Don't Underestimate Me

Chapters

Chapter 1: A New Land to call Home
Chapter 2: Training Through Time
Chapter 3 First Contact
Chapter 4 A filly's Prayer
Chapter 5 The Element of Compassion
Chapter 6 Introduction
Chapter 7 First Day in Ponyville
Chapter 8 Rescue The Slaves And ... His Friends?
Chapter 9 Healing and Making New Friends
Chapter 10 How To Toy With A King
Chapter 12 Disciplining The Guards
Chapter 13 How To Relax A Week
Chapter 14 Relax For A Day And Then Get .... Ambushed?
Chapter 15 Facing The Ancient Weapons
Chapter 16 The Grand Galloping Gala
Chapter 17 Info About The Golem And Punch An Asshole
Chapter 18 Protecting Minoros And Getting Pissed Off HARD
Chapter 19 Ash's Wrath Mode
Chapter 20 New Partners And Projects
Chapter 21 Cooking Battle And The Power Of Pink
Chapter 22 Wedding, Allies And Monsters
Chapter 25 Descovery, Ninjas And Hells Training
Chapter 26 Chrysalis Daughter And Justice
Chapter 27 Power Source And Brawl With Marvel World
Chapter 28 Winter Wrap Up And Scootaloo's Past
Chapter 29 Cutie Pox And Its Origin
Chapter 30 Sunny Town Massacre, Destroy Its Origin
Chapter 31 Demi-god, Hollow, Meet The Blonde Hair Child
Chapter 32 Naruto's Life, Training, A Line That Shouldn't Have Been Crossed
Chapter 33 Advance Training, Big Brother, Another Surgery
Chapter 34 Kirigakure And Loyal Friends
Chapter 35 Graduation And Land Of Waves
Chapter 36 Chunin Exam, Preliminary Round
Chapter 37 Naruto's True Strength
Chapter 39 Naruto's Wrath
Chapter 40 The Power Of Uzushiogakure
Chapter 41 Akatsuki Season, Orochimaru's Demise
Chapter 42 The Fourth Ninja War
Chapter 43 Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Uchiha's Demise
Chapter 44 The Heroes of the Past
Chapter 23 We Are Many
Chapter 24 It Takes A Giant To Fight A Titan
Chapter 38 Return Of Legends, Securing Allies
Prologue: A Walk in Someone's Boots
Chapter 11 Meeting With Royalty

Chapter 1: A New Land to call Home

I was having a great nap, enjoying the peaceful bliss when I was disturbed by the annoying chirping of birds and the loud rustling of leaves. The sound drove me away from the void and back to the world of reality. I groaned as the bright light of the watching sun overhead pierced through my slowly opening eyelids.

My eyes creaked open to see around me what looked like a giant garden with trees and bushes that looked like it was in a park. The composting, organic smell rose up in waves like a miasma. I could see that I was on a bed of flowers, peonies, bluebells and primroses bursting forth from the ground around me, obscuring my peripherals. There was a pond not too far away from me and a hedge that looked like it was a maze.

'Where am I?'was the question on my mind.

I was in a state of confusion for a few seconds before an avian aria erupted from the knot of trees. Landing on one of the branches that stretched out above me. The bird, eyes brimming with curiosity, watched me. The solitary songbird was soon joined by his beaked companions, who then created a symphony of the song the songbird was roused from its curiosity and it joined its friends, flying into the sky and leaving me behind. The heart haunting melody that echoed throughout the ancient forest waking me from my confused state.

'Well, that was some good melody. Now I think I should get up.' I thought.

I slowly rose in defiance of my protesting body that acted like a stiff board that wished to stay immobile for eternity. As I pushed myself off the bed of flowers and rose to my full height, "Ow!" I cried out in surprise as I slammed my head against the branches above me.

Was the world smaller, or was I bigger? As I rubbed my head, perplexed, I noticed that my forearm and hand were different. They were huge. So big in fact that I could easily grip an average head with ease. My arms that were originally scrawny were now incredibly buff with muscles that looked like they were going to burst out of my skin with familiar white gloves.

One of my arms was, in fact, a lion's paw. I prodded the furry surface and realized with a shock, that it was part of me, it was me. I felt every sensation, from the prodding to the slight breeze of wind.

I then looked down at my body, from hands to feet and when I did, I had to do a double-take, complete surprise etched onto my face. Gone was my old scrawny body, now in its place was nothing but muscle upon muscle. I am now wearing a blue gi and sash with an orange undershirt. I am wearing white gloves that cover my entire hands and white boots with three lines on them.

While I was checking out my new body, I began to feel really thirsty, so I walked over to the pond that was a couple of feet away from me. I finally reached the pond and got on the ground. I immediately dove my head into the clear water and started consuming massive amounts of the clean water. My thirst that seemed infinite. As I withdrew from the water, trickles of liquid pouring down my body, I finally got a good look at my the reflection in the water. I could not recognize my own body because It wasn't my body at all.

In the reflection, I saw a very tall figure with bulking muscles. Black eyes stared back at me, and those eyes lifted to see spiky, black hair on my head. On two ends of my ears were earrings with yellow orbs hanging from the chain. But the most noticeable difference was the fact that I had a long, furry, brown tail coming from a hole in my suit.

Then and there it hit me like a bus, THIS was my new body. The body of Vegito. The fusion of the two strongest characters on Dragon Ball Z. Another strange thing about myself was that I am taller than the series portrays the character. I seem to be about 9ft tall. The series shows Vegito to be pretty tall character, but not this tall. The shock was unbelievable so much that I fell backwards and looked into the clear sky.

As I laid there while thinking about the Disappearance phenomenon, the rumors were correct, things about people disappearing and the merchant, they were true. If that is what had happened then that means not only am I in a new world, but I may now be in possession of all the powers that the characters from the costumes I bought from the merchant.

I stood back up slightly excited that I could try out these new skills and abilities but stopped when I looked around the area. I was looking for all the stuff that I had purchased from the merchant. While I was looking around the place I was getting the memories of different characters from all the stuff I bought. So many lives bombarded my mind so much I had to lean on a tree to keep myself standing. I found out that I possess the powers of the characters from what I purchased along with their memories.

When I received all of the information of so many characters I got up and readjusted myself. I was brought out of thought when I felt something in my pocket. I looked down to see black tendrils slowly poke out from the pocket and try to make its way towards me. As my eyes fell upon it, the tendrils flinched and retreated quickly back into the confines of my pocket. I first used Armament Haki to cover my hand in invisible armor. This turned the color of my hand into black. I carefully placed my hand in my pocket, fearful of the unknown creature that resided within it, and retrieved something that made me pale in fear.

It was a mass of black-red goop, The Blacklight virus. The goop surrounded an open phial and was using it like a snail's shell while it's tendrils that pocket out from the glass surface was trying to pierce my hand but was unsuccessful thanks to the Armament Haki.

In my hand was the ability to destroy the world, and it was in my pocket. Talk about a close one. I knew I couldn't let it spread, lets it's vile essence desecrate Earth, or wherever the hell this place was.

With no option available that wouldn't result in the annihilation of all life, and the virus trying desperately to pierce my hardened skin, I swallowed the phial and the squirming ooze, the virus seeping down my throat, burning like whisky. Its effects were instantaneous, and it was horrifying. A burning sensation radiated from within my chest, spreading across my body like tendrils and I cried out. A fist clamped onto my clothes above my heart, nails digging deep, cutting through the fabric and into the flesh in search of relief of this agony that drove me to my knees.

For those moments of pain that was my life, at that moment that is all that I could feel, experience, see, smell, hear, the pain becoming everything.

With the passing of each moment, the pain only seemed to get worse and worse. For a moment I feared it would never stop. After what felt like an eternity, the pain resided, and I was left in a state of exhaustion, panting heavily and sweat pouring down my body.

I laughed. I just died, and now I am alive, the Blacklight virus had completely destroyed me, and I was now reincarnated.

As I rose back to my feet, a grin plastered on my face, memories of James Hellers's life began to filter into my brain.

I checked that pocket again and checked what else was in there. I grabbed something from the inside of my pocket and when I brought it out what the object was threw me for a loop. It was an injection gun with red and black liquid in it. The glass tube had all four kagunes written across it. This is just like the Blacklight virus except this time it was the power of a species with dangerous powers.

I could destroy any enemy with these powers with just a thought. I know I should inject myself with this so no one can get there hands on it and hurt others with these powers. I need something to test my powers to show that I’m not tied to the rules that the characters go through. I looked the place and my vision came towards the pond beside me. I have Devil Fruit powers of a couple of characters from One Piece but I didn’t eat a devil fruit to get these powers. I know it’s a risk, but it’s one I’m willing to take.

I put down the injector gun near the edge of the lake. I dipped my feet in the slowly while keeping my hand attached to the grass, I wasn't feeling weak or immobile when I’m in the water but I wasn’t going to stop until I have my entire body in the water. In just a few seconds I was up to my neck with pond water and I was still the same. My theory was almost confirmed but I still had one final test to prove it. I took one large breath and dove into the pond. I could freely move in the water. Unlike the many devil fruit users that lost their ability to swim, I still had that ability and I was pretty damn good at it.

I brought my head out of the water and swam back to the side of the pond. When I got myself out of the pond and dried off my clothes with my heat. I picked the injector gun back up feeling a little better about using it.

There was no other option that wouldn’t result in the lives of many that are lost. I brought then needle to a vein and injected myself with a the ghoul blood. After that the same occurrence occurred just like how I drank the Redlight virus. I was feeling immense a pain and seeing red lights come over my body. It was burning sensation that radiated from my heart. A fist clamped onto my clothes above my heart, nails digging deep, cutting through the fabric and into the flesh in search of relief of this agony that drove me to my knees.

After what felt like an eternity, the pain receded, and I was left in a state of exhaustion, panting heavily and sweat pouring down my body.

I got back up on my feet, trying to get my second wind back. I got the powers of all four kagunes and some memories of a couple of ghouls. I felt the same on the inside, but I still needed some proof that I can still eat normal food and not living flesh. I snapped my lion’s paw and an apple appeared in my hand. I took and bite out of the apple and it tasted really good. “I guess I can eat normal food without going crazy, “ I said. I ate the rest of the apple and tried out my others powers. I felt something in my other pocket. I took out what looked like a lightsaber from Star Wars with a note that says, “you’ve mastered the light and dark side.” I activated the saber and the light was orange. I thought to myself, “guess I’m a Grey Jedi now that's cool.”

I put the saber away and tried out another one of my powers. I began sensing strong power levels. I sensed two moving power levels in the castle and two power levels that aren’t moving around me. While sensing more power levels I sensed a massive amount of power levels in the forest. I checked around to see if anyone around is here to see me. After checking no one was around, I brought two fingers to my forehead and activated another one of my DBZ skills. I activated the instant transmission technique and then after a few seconds I was gone.

I appeared in a huge cave with a huge opening not too far away from me. There was a light coming from behind me. I turned around and saw something that left me in awestruck. It was a giant tree me of crystals. The center of the tree has a six pointed star, the ends of the five branches have colored gems, and along the bottom of the tree is pictures in the shape of the sun and moon.

The light was so illuminating that it looked like I was in a dream. I was slowly walking to the tree so I can get bask in more of its glory. With each step I took, the tree was becoming brighter and brighter. When I stepped right in front of the tree I placed my hand upon it and it shined a light so bright that covered the whole cave. The light subsided and the tree’s light began to go down. It seems as if the tree was trying to talk to me but I couldn’t figure it out at the time. I stepped away from the tree and headed for the exit.

I walked out of the cave to get a better look at where I am. I was in what looked like a cavern with a pair of stairs that lead into a forest. I was walking for a few minutes looking until I came upon something under me. On the ground were the spear, the sword, the staff, the orb, the hammer, Aladdin's flute and staff, and two scrolls with the words that say, “Weapons” and “Items” in Japanese that somehow I could understand.

“How are these here?” I asked. curiously. I picked each of them up of and got memories of other characters and powers they have. I practiced a couple of moves to get a better handle on them. A thought came across my mind about these powers. I need a way to train myself so I can be better in tune with this body. I was thinking of what to do next and an idea popped into my brain. I'll train in the hyperbolic time chamber just like the characters do on DBZ. I will just make my chamber a little special. Before I do that I need to do something about this lion's paw. I used the "Prototype Virus" to replace the lion paw for a similar version of my other hand and I made glove for that hand.

I made a few shadow clones and had them pick up the items that were still on the ground. I snapped my fingers to create a door to my chamber. Each of my clones walked in with leaving me left. I looked up in the sky and I saw the moon shine bright. I looked to be about close to 6 in the evening to angle of the moon. I walked to the door and closed it right behind me.

Unbeknownst to myself, the mysterious crystal tree was growing another branch between one of the other branches. This branch had crystal inside it waiting to be obtained.

Chapter 2: Training Through Time

When I entered the room behind me I dissipated my clones and closed the door. I looked around and couldn't believe I'm standing in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. It has everything from the building, the two giant hourglasses, and the giant white void that covers the entire area. This place was different though because I used my magic to make it so anyone can be in here as long as they want and there is no limit of people that are in the chamber.

I stepped down on the platform and felt the gravity push down on me, but after a few minutes I got used to it and was free to move freely. Then I thought "Do I have access to all my forms ?" I begin to gather some ki and then I transformed into a Super saiyan look here. "Hm I can go Super saiyan what about the rest ?" Then I transformed to Super saiyan 2, 3, 4 , 5, God, Blue. Here are the forms and how they look like Ssj2, Ssj3, Ssj4, Ssj5, God, Blue.

After knowing I could access all of these forms I began to train in each of them before that I put a gravity seal near my heart to make my body weight increase by 20 times to increase my speed and gravity endurance.

After 6 months later inside Chamber (outside half day passed)

Mastering Super saiyan 1,2 was easy but 3 was quite the challenge as it drains my ki at an extremely fast rate but I got the hang of it I now can stay in Super saiyan 3 for about 1hour and 45 minutes.

As for Super saiyan 4 and 5, 4 was quite easy to control due to it being stable and not having it draining my ki very fast unlike my previous form 3 so I have mastered Super saiyan 4 quite easily.

Super saiyan 5 I haven't mastered it as it requires a lot of killing intent to trigger the transformation and due to the transformation being destructive to the surrounding area I need to train in this form more to control the form more easily, but I have gotten used to fighting in it. Thanks to the gravity seal.

As for Super saiyan god I have mastered it completely thanks to the form being a balanced of stamina and power it was easier then most forms. Also I found out that I can fight in this form for long periods of time. But for blue it's a different story, it may give me a burst of power but it drains a lot of stamina and is hard to maintain the form.

"I need to train in blue more to master this form and control it more proficiently. Or else when I'm out of normal ki I might be in big trouble."

"Now I need to train my mind, there is no point in training the body to the breaking point if my mind is going to hold me back."

after 1 week of mind training

After training my mind I gained greater control over my own ki, "Hmm seems training my mind was worth it, now I can easily turn into Super saiyan 5 easily." Well now I really need to train in blue now, then I thought of a brilliant idea. I shouted " Multi-Shadow clone jutsu!" Then each of my clones turned into Super saiyan blue then we tried to find a way to perfect our blue form by eliminating the stamina lost or at least reduce it.

3 weeks later of training in blue

After training in blue for 3 weeks I have complete control over Super saiyan blue by absorbing the blue aura around me I will have the full power of Super saiyan blue I have wondered how long I could last in this form/state turns out I can stay in this form for as long as I want thanks to goku and vegetas mastery over blue. And thanks to goku I can use kiaoken X20 with ease I think I can go to kiaoken X40 also but my max should be at kiaoken X50. At the same time I learned four new transformations!!!

"They are Super saiyan blue 2, 3, 4, 5 by adding the powers of Super saiyan 2, 3, 4 with God ki I can turn into these new forms.

But if I use kiaoken X50 for a long period amount of time my body might not be able to keep up so I thought "How could I make my body to be able to keep up when I'm in kiaoken X50" Then I remembered that I have the gourmet cells of the four heavenly kings and Knocking Master Jirou. "Not bad I should be able to push it up to kiaoken X60 now. Great now I'm extremely hungry." So I snapped my fingers and a lot of food appeared then I began eating, after 2 hours of eating I finally felt full.

Time skip inside Hyberbolic Time Chamber 3 months

After training in all of my forms I have completely mastered and have complete control over them, I thought to myself "I have given myself 2 zenkais during my training in 1 year I can safely say I can fight Lord Beerus to a stand still even when he is at 100% full power when I'm in my base form but I still need to go full power in my base form (without god ki) to fight him if I want to fight him to a draw and not die. If I'm not wrong when I'm in my Super saiyan form I can beat Lord Beerus easily but I'm still a tiny bit weaker then Whis I need to transform to Super saiyan 2 to at least have some chance against him.

But since I can go Super saiyan 3, 4, 5 I can beat him with some minor difficulties like for example his sixth sense and self-movement heck I think I can beat him if I go perfect blue but you can never be sure. "Hmmm what should I train in next?" I thought for awhile then decided "Ok I shall train in my force powers and lightsaber styles all 7 of them!"

6 months later inside the Hyberbolic Time Chamber

I have mastered all 7 forms of lightsaber combat and the force it self I even follow a code (Grey Jedi Code). "I can use both light, dark side and the force it self I'm too cool!"

3rd pov

If you're wondering how Sora mastered all 7 forms of lightsaber combat the answer is simple Google he use discords powers too make a hologram and learn from there same goes for the force training, he learned from both Jedi and sith holograms.

Sora pov

"Those meditations really helped in my connection towards the force I'm even more attuned to it then Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker combined!!!!! I find it more interesting that I can adapt so easily to either side of the force." 'Must be because I have mastered the force itself, I have a strong foundation and have an adaptable mind.' I thought to myself.

"The next thing I could do is look what is in these scrolls." I grabbed the two scrolls and put them on the floor. I unwrapped the scroll with the word 'weapons' on it. There was a puff of smoke and when it cleared I was quite shocked at what I saw. There were Zoro's swords and a bunch of different imperial arms (Animal King: Lionelle, Cutter of Creation: Extase, Demon Armor: Incursio, Infinite Uses: Cross Tail, Magical Beast Transformation: Hekatonkheires, March of the Dead: Yatsufusa, One-Cut Killer: Murasame, Roman Artillery: Pumpkin, The Speed of Lightning: Susanoo). I was surprised at the amount of weapons that are here but I wasn't gonna look a gift horse in the mouth and reject any of these things.

6 months later in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber

I trained myself with all of the imperial arms and it was difficult. I bonded with all of them, but using them was another story. I got a pretty good feel from them and even thought of some combinations that could work. When I was using the living imperial arms, Susanoo was handy in practicing in hand-to-hand combat and using Koro helped in my strength. I gained another zenkai from that training. I was also able to get a handle on Kagetane's powers along with using the All Seeing Eyes. I could see many things along with them but couldn't use the other abilities of them since I'm the only one in the chamber. I then practiced the bending styles I acquired. I mastered all the bending styles of air, water, fire, earth, and energy. I also mastered the sub categories, which included: water healing, bloodbending, seismic sense, metalbending, lavabending, combustionbending, lightning generation, and spiritual projection. The next thing I'm gonna do is practice using Zoro's swords along with my other One Piece powers.

2 years later in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber

After training, I got accustomed to the Ittoryu, Nitoryu, and Santoryu. When I used each of the swords I got a pretty good handle on fighting with swords. The curse of the Sandai Kitetsu was pretty easy to control. I then worked on my kicking power just like Sanji and the I also practiced the 6 powers and Haki abilities. The last part of the training was practicing in the devil fruit powers of Luffy, Scratchman Apoo, Robin, and Boa Sandersonia. The powers of Apoo, Robin and Sandersonia were difficult but Luffy's took a while to master. I master Luffy's powers and I'm able to go into gear 2, 3, and 4.

I sat down on the floor to take a little break. I snapped my fingers and created a bag full of senzu beans. I grabbed one and popped it into my mouth. I swallow it and felt my energy go back to normal. I gained 2 zenkais and a new transformation called limit breaker. If I went up against Jiren I would have to be in base form to go toe-to-toe with him; I would have to go super saiyan to beat him. I snapped my fingers and put all my weapons into a pocket dimension."I wonder what's in this scroll." I picked up the scroll that said 'items' and unwrapped it. A puff of smoke surrounded me and covered the area. I looked and saw there were a bunch of ÄRM, celestial spirit keys, and a time ring. "I think I'll save the keys the last part of my training but I will trains with these ÄRM."

5 months later in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber

I practiced with a lot of my ÄRM and since some of them were guardians, I used them to practice using my ghoul powers. It was pretty easy to get a handle on my powers. I also trained using Shadow's chaotic powers and his speed. I even made myself a chaos emerald so I could increase in power when I hold it. While I was training I also created the dragon balls so if I need them, I would use them. These were even more powerful because when all 3 wishes are made they return back to my pocket dimension. "It's time to work on my transformation powers."

11 months later in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber

My training in transformations were pretty unbelievable. I first took the forms of the extreme dinosaurs, raptors, and street sharks. I got in tune with each of their bodies and it was amazing. I even made the weapons that the raptors got in the beginning of the show. After that I worked my next forms of the dinosaurs and sharks; I worked on my next transformations.

The next powers I had were those of the bakugan. I can turn into them whether I be at their giant size or miniature size. I can use ability and gate cards, and I can summon battle gear and baku-nano on the right bakugan. I have also made the character bakugan and put them in a different dimension, in case I ever need help. After I changed back to my normal form I went to my next powers. I can take the forms of monsters from Yu-Gi-Oh and use spell and trap cards and create action fields. I can also summon a duel disk and use cards to help in a fight or have fun. I worked on my final form that took up the rest of this time.

I can take the forms of any of the creatures from Perim; whether they be Overworlder, Underworlder, Danian, Mipedian, or M'arrillian. I can summon any type of battlegear whether I'm in the form of a creature or just myself. I can use mugic but it has to work with the right creature I have turned into. And just like the fields from Yu-Gi-Oh, I can make locations appear around me and others.

I can take the forms of all the Pokemon and use their moves. Each form had its own attacks and abilities that would be useful in different situations. I made myself shadow clone so I could get a better handle on these forms which helped a lot. I fought in all of my forms so I could get a better handle on them. After I finished with my forms, I changed back and had my clone disappear.

"Well since I got that out of the way I'll work on ninja skills."

Timeskip 6 months later inside Hyberbolic Time Chamber

After training in the Ninja arts I gotten use to my six paths powers and sage mode, I gained another 2 zenkais and another transformation if I'm not wrong it's called ultra instinct or mastery of self movement from what I seen from the latest dragon ball Super episode the longer I'm fighting in that form the stronger I get also I can even add god ki to it ! I think I can even defeat whis and the rest of the Gods of the destruction if I use that form at the right moment.

I have mastered Susanoo I can go perfect Susanoo thanks to the rinnegan , on TOP of that I have all types of sharingan from the naruto series now that's AWESOME!!! At the same time I became a seal master as well. I also mastered all of my elements and my advence elements as well, my favourite element should be dust style as it destroys everything at a molecular level so no matter how strong the defence is I can completely destroy it.

"I"m still going to train one more year before I leave so it's finally time to train myself in magic."

1 year later insider Hyberbolic Time Chamber

After training in magic I have gotten a handle on my skills. I gained another zenkai and improved my skills in magic. I mastered the skills of Meliodas, Ban, Merlin, Diane, Gowther, and King with the help of their sacred treasures along with Howzer, Gilthunder, and Guila's magic. I'm able to wield both of Asta's magic negating swords; I mastered all of Yuno's wind, creation, spirit, and reinforcement magic. I mastered all my dragon slayer magic along with combining some elements, enter into dragon force, and gain the ability of the dragon King mode. I also mastered other types of magic from Fairy Tail. I mastered plenty of spelsl because of Aladdin and became good friends with Ugo. The powers of Captain Marvel were somewhat of a challenge. I had to simply add the strength into my attacks and I kept up with my increased stamina. The knowledge I acquired was very useful and may be useful in the future along with the courage and speed.

The last thing I did was put my magic into all of my celestial gate keys and called upon the celestial spirits. All of the keys shined bright lights that encased the whole location. When the light dissipated I looked at an amazing spectacle. In front of me were the celestial spirits from Fairy Tail. Here is what they look like ( spirits , spirit, spirit).

I dropped down on the floor because of a little magic exhaustion and amazement. Loki came towards me. "Here, let me help you up man." He offered me his hand.

"Thanks." I took his hand. "It's nice meeting all of you. Shouldn't all of you be contracted to someone else?"

"That's actually not a problem. The keys you used to summon us are the same as the originals, but unlike the originals they can't be destroyed when summoning the celestial spirit king." Loki said

"Really, that seems kind of sad since Lucy sacrificed her key." I said.

"Well that's just how these keys work."

"So if these are duplicates, what does that mean for the rest of you." I gestured to the spirits.

"We are the counterparts of the original spirits. We are 10X as strong as the celestial spirits an eclipse spirits combined." Loki explained.

"That's amazing." I said.

"Would you like to meet the rest of us?" Loki asked.

"Sure." He walked me over to meet all of the spirits. The celestial spirits all had very unique personalities. It felt like I was in a dream and i didn't want to wake up. They all were so nice to me, greeting me like we've known each other for years. The next spirit I got to was Virgo. "It's very nice meeting you, Virgo."

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well, prince." She said which through me off.

"Prince, why are you are me prince?" I asked.

"Because that is my job and I won't call you anything else." She said with a determined tone.

I was about to say something but Loki said, "You should just go for it. She won't change her mind."

I sighed and agreed to be called prince. She smiled and grabbed something behind her. "As a token of our meeting I would like to give you this." She presented to me a small black rod to me. She activated it and a yellow whip came out of the rod before she made it disappear.

"Is that the fleuve d etoiles?" I asked pointing to the rod in her hands.

"Yes it is and I want to give it to you." She said moving it to me.

I took it in made hand and whipped it around for a few minutes. "Thanks, Virgo. I'll use it wisely." She smiled at my comment and bowed a little. I put the weapon in my pocket dimension and moved to the last spirit, Aquarius. "Hello, Aquarius. It's nice to meet you. And you are very beautiful in person."

She blushed a little at my comment but still showed a little hint of a smile. I continued, "I know sometimes you may not be in the mood to help, but I hope you will be there when I need help."

I waited for her to respond to me. She turned to face me and said, "I may not be in the mood sometimes but I will help if you need me.

I smiled, "Thanks, Aquarius. I really appreciate it." After I finished talking to them a light shined behind them that could be seen for miles. When the light dissipated what was there was the celestial spirit king. He said, "You are an interesting wizard to be able to summon all of these spirits. And it seems like you care for them very well."

"I do." I said.

He nodded. "I can see that. I hope to see again when the time is needed. My power will be with you when you need it." After he said that all of the spirits glowed and disappeared leaving stardust particles in the air. When they were gone I ate another senzu bean to get my energy back. When I was done a thought had crossed my mind. I have all of these powers but I still may need something that could in case I need it. Something that could help if I'm in a little of a bind. I went over a couple of things and thought of what to do. I'll make weapons to assist against anyone who wish to hurt the innocent. I'll use my reality bending powers to make them.

I need something that could easily be used against enemies from range that requiring little focus for the user. I rubbed my chin as I began to go through the thousands of hours of movies and books that I had consumed, thinking of anything that would be perfect me.

I finally thought of a solution, what I need is a gun and not just any gun, a huge, really powerful, really cool gun.

I remembered that three characters in fiction possess some of the strongest combat pistols ever designed:

Brandon Heat's black magnums "Cerebus Left Head" and "Cerebus Right Head" (from Gungrave)

Dante's "Ebony & Ivory" (from Devil May Cry)

Alucard's combat pistols "Casull" and "Jackal" (from Hellsing Ultimate)

And in there respected fictions, they were indeed some heavy-hitter slug shooters, but I was having a hard time choosing the right one for me. Then I got an idea. Why just choose one when I can fuse them together into an even more powerful gun. So I did so and merged them together and created "Heaven" and "Hell", it's not like they were an impossibility, the laws of possibility obeyed me after all.

Next, I need some big guns to my arsenal or perhaps a couple of explosive shooters. Again I need to think about them, and if my memory is correct, there are around four unusually important types that demanded my fixation from the rosters of weapons that filled my mind.

Fangoram's anti-tank rifle "Cerberus Centerhead" (from Gungrave)

Brandon Heat's coffin "Death Hauler" (from Gungrave)

Seras Victoria's Anti-Tank & Air Cannon "Harkonnen" (from Hellsing Ultimate)

Nicholas D. Wolfwood's "Punisher" (from Trigun)

These weapons can actually cause a tremendous amount of destruction in the right hands. Again, since I didn't want to lug them around, I just fused them all together, the materials that made up the design slowly moulding to my whim, twisting and turning to resemble the layout and design of the "Punisher" because if I wanted a cool design for my 'super-weapon'. And the Punisher's design is kick-ass.

And finally, strapping the weapons to my body thanks to a little magic to create carbon fiber weapon holsters, I need a melee weapon. Something that can be used against a hoard of enemies, which has the ability to attack from a distance and can defend not only myself but others as well. So I racked my brain to the limit and searched through thousands upon thousands of weapons from every type of fiction I could remember. After a while, I found the only weapon strong enough to fit that category, and that I liked. It was Walter C. Dornez's Monofilament Wires (from Hellsing Ultimate).

The weapon was ultra-sharp and super-thin wires that cannot be seen by an ordinary eye. They are able to easily cut through almost anything from steel to entire buildings with ease. The characters in the anime used them to hunt Vampires and Ghouls. So the wires themselves were blessed with Holy energy capable of dealing a tremendous amount of damage to Vampires and Ghouls, a precaution in case there are some in this world. Also, the wires can also form into a mesh-like shield that is strong enough to stop incoming physical attacks.

After creating my weapons, I was ecstatic with, everything, I felt like a genuine hero in all those anime and fantasy novels, about to embark on an epic quest. But I realized something. All those abilities were far beyond anything I wanted. Not a single one of the individuals I inherited were as powerful as me, not one. A simple fire spell from the world of magic almost set the forest ablaze, I had the ability to create an army, instantly and with the strength that coursed through me, could probably result in me leveling a mountain if I wanted to.

I thought about weapons safety as I do not want others to take them from me. These weapons were the pinnacle of destruction, and if was to die, a lot of damage could be done. So using reality warping, I increased the weight of my weapons by tremendous amounts. The pistols weight increased until they weighed about twenty tonne's each while the "Punisher" weighs close to one hundred tons. If another incredibly strong individual tried to lift them, their weight will multiply which will prevent them from using my weapons.

When I took just a single step with the added weight, the ground beneath my foot crumbled and a crater was formed under the combined weight of one hundred and forty tonnes.

I looked down at the mess I made, "welp" I stated in annoyance, that would be a massive problem.
So using some creative thinking I used a levitation spell on myself to reduce my weight, stopping a significant amount of weight affecting the terrain.

It was quite easy to multi-task now as the virus has made my brain unbelievably fast, hell all those memories were now sorted and I could recall everything about the individuals that skills and memories were now part of me.

I also enchanted my guns to have a homing attack where the bullets follow the target that I wish to harm, all I have to do is focus on them slightly. I also enchanted my weapons to feel blunt and harmless to the innocent. If a bullet does happen to hit an innocent bystander then that bullet will simply bounce off of them without hurting them, well there might be a bruise but it's better than the alternative.
As a final precaution, I made sure that my weapons and possession are immune to any magic. I also used reality warping to create a strong mental shield so that if there are any mind readers in this world. They won't be able to hear my thoughts or steal valuable information from my mind. As for dimensional traveling, I will test that out later when I'm ready.

After all that I thought of one more thing that would make me look cooler. I snapped my fingers and a black coat with white fur at the border that made me look like somewhat that of an upper-class citizen appeared on my body. I just thought I looked cool.

I also created a couple of capsules that contained a couple vehicles and food that I made myself. I snapped my fingers to put Aladdin's staff, Meliodas's sword, Merlin's orb, Diane's hammer, and Ban's staff in a pocket dimension while I turned the spear into a green pillow and wrapped the flute around my neck.

Outside Hyberbolic Time Chamber

When I came out of the Hyberbolic Time Chamber I felt really strong not just physically but mentally and spiritually as well at the same time I felt weightless even though I'm still wearing the gravity seal which I upgraded to 500 times of my weight. I also increased the weight on my clothes to increase my strength every time I move. "I guess having the gravity seal on me helps a lot should I take it off ? No I shouldn't but I do need to relax." After pondering I decided to not take of the gravity seal don't want to become to fast maybe I will if I'm fighting I strong opponent.

I looked up in the sky that had the moon in the same position before I entered the chamber. I was in that chamber for 7 years and it has been 7 seven days on the outside. I flew up to the edge of the ravine with the pillow right behind me and went into a direction looking for civilization.

Chapter 3 First Contact

I have been walking through the forest for a few hours now, and I still have yet to meet anyone or anything remotely of note. I have seen a few animals cross my path, but they all fled as I lumbered through the forest. Squirrels, birds, a rabbit and a couple of badgers, nothing of real note or interest.

I have been walking in the direction of some voices that have been reaching my superhuman hearing for quite a while. It was strange; I knew that whoever was speaking wasn't from Earth, or at least, not the Earth I know.

After an hour of journeying through the enchanted forest, my ears picked up the faint sound of water drops colliding with the surface of a pool of water. I changed my course slightly and came across a pool that looked like a polished mirror of silver, with skeins of swirl-white twisting slowly on the surface. A shiny spillway led to a choppier pond. Boulders colonized the edges of the pond, buffed with pillows of moss. Sweet fragrances, alluvial and palliative, seemed to flit in and out of my awareness. I smiled at the sight, it was perhaps the first time in a while that I had seen something of such ... beauty, something natural, untouched by man. I took it in, taking a break from my travel and propping myself down against one of the boulders watching the light dance on the surface of the water.

While relaxing, I heard the sound of footsteps rapidly approaching me. My eyes slowly turned away from the pond and looked to my left where the footsteps were approaching.

I remained cautious as the sound of footsteps slowed as the distance between us decreased. After a few seconds, someone or rather something jumped in front of me and landed meters away from me.

My eyes rose in shock to see a creature I'd never seen before. It was a huge lion at 10 feet in height, with sharp pointed teeth, razor claws, a pair of bat wings on its back and a scorpion tail. When I saw this beast, I immediately recalled the legends of mythical creature's called Manticore's, from my old world as the appearances were deathly similar. I slowly rose up from my comfortable resting place and faced the beast.

The monster started to approach me, a faint growl resonating from its body while bearing rows of sharp teeth. I realized it wanted my blood. It was hesitant and cautious, perhaps because it had never met something like me before. But my thoughts weren't on the habits and instincts of the creature. It was its teeth.

Hell, there were a lot of teeth, I mean it. There were hundred of daggers in its massive jaws and the faint light that pierced the upper canopy illuminating its stained teeth. I just stood there, not moving, not because I was afraid, but because I wasn't afraid. I didn't know why but on all accounts I should be running in any direction that is not in front of me, so why didn't I?

I looked inside myself for brief second only to feel in place of fear, rage. Raw, unaltered rage. I could feel my anger build up. Rage against this lower life form that dares to think it can make a meal out of me.

As my rage built up like a volcano, energy slowly seeping through my skin and rising into the air, I unknowingly manifested one of my inner Gourmet demons, "The Red Ogre".

The demon's upper body manifested behind me. Ogre had dark red skin covering a carved body of muscles, pointed ears, white hair that flowed like gravity didn't exist, and black eyes with yellow pupils stared into the Manticore.

The Gourmet demon's appearance stopped the Manticore in its track whose hunger was replaced with unbridled fear. Ogre's stoic expression twisted into an evil grin that revealed his pristine, sharp, vampire-like fangs as the fear resonated from the beast.

A smirk made its way to my face as the Manticore stopped and for added effect, I began to force energy out through the pores on my skin, black, dark red and green energy seeping from my body and rising into the air.

This severely terrified the Manticore even more, and now it no longer saw prey but the fact that death itself. This paralyzed its body to the point that it could barely breathe, its body still as cold terror gripped it in its icy embrace.

As I got closer to the beast and stopped right in front of its face, the creature couldn't even move as if in fear that one wrong move would cost it's life. Then I raised my right arm and slowly brought it down on the beast's head.

From the Manticore's point of view, it would of saw a monster of deathly proportions resting its paw on its head. Its heart started to beat faster, wishing to move but every muscle, every fiber of its existence forcing it still. It wished that it didn't leave its home to hunt today.

I heard the sound of the beast heart and smirked. I wanted to kill it and then cook its meat, devour everything, but I stopped, as I looked at the beast again and saw the terror in its eyes. The fact that it is probably begging for its life.

'Today you will not face death' I thought as I decided to spare its life. It was ignorant on which predator was on the top of the food chain, and it certainly wasn't the Manticore, it was me.

But before I removed my hand from the beast I took a DNA sample from it by plucking one of the hairs from the fur on the top of its head. The Manticore flinched, and it began to move finally, by shaking the fear violently starting to show. Then I look it in the eye, scowling deeply, and I spoke in an ice-cold tone.

"I'm going to let you live beast. Your life will continue as it was before, but I will warn you, be careful who you cross, I am going to make a name for myself in this world and if I hear from the locals of a Manticore hurting their people". My scowl turned into a smile, "We will be having a splendid chat. And don't think you can hide because you can't".

I spoke each syllable with such intent that the Manticore just stood there unmoving. It took me a moment to realize that I was talking to a beast and that my threats were empty since it couldn't understand what I was saying. With a chuckle I patted the creature's head, it flinching at each contact that was made.

And with a sigh I took that chance to leave and continue my journey towards the direction of the voices that I heard, while watching as tendrils slowly rose from my hands and grasped around the lock of fur and slowly began to adsorb it into my skin.

Manticore DNA
A scorpion tail can now appear, and be utilized. Can inject any poison that resides within the user body.

After walking for at least a half hour, I thought back to when the Gourmet demon appeared. If I had one of them, then surely the other demons would be present inside my body as well. For now, though, I put aside my thoughts when my stomach grumbled for food. Luckily I can warp reality and create banquets of food easily. But then I suddenly realized a huge problem, a very, very big problem.

"Fuuuuuucckk!" I swore in realization.

Due to the Gourmet cell, which has extreme regenerative and strength-enhancing qualities, present in my body, I would need to eat an enormous amount of food to satisfy my hunger. This was a massive problem because so far the biggest thing is that my appetite combine with the other three, I could easily eat away the food crops of 10 villages or more, leaving them to starve.

So using my magic, along with the memories that were still being shifted through in my mind, I came up with an ingenious plan. Using the various pools of energy and my magic, I began to cast a spell on my body to decrease my appetite while maintaining my abilities, skills and physique. Magic course across my body like a wave, the energy making me shiver as my body temperature decrease by several degrees.

After that, I ate a couple of fruits to fill my stomach. I kept on walking, taking my time to reach my goal, but as I got closer and closer, the sounds that I heard were getting clearer, louder and more erratic, violent and chaotic.

So I labelled the voices locations destination as 'Alpha' and the sounds of a lot of footsteps as 'Beta'.

As Beta reached Alpha, I started to hear sounds ranging from thundering footsteps to the shattering of glass that heralded screams of fear. I immediately picked up the pace to Alpha as I could pick up the sounds of screams and cries of pain.

More sounds invaded my superhuman senses and this time the heavy, labored flapping of wings (labelled as Epsilon) which came from the air above the two group and more footsteps (labelled as Delta) who were rapidly approaching Alpha and Beta.

When Epsilon and Delta reached Alpha and Beta, I heard the sound of metal clashing against metal, screams of pain and fear and the maniacal laughing of various individuals reaching my superhuman ears. As I made my way to Alpha, smoke and blood overwhelmed my sense of smell. Alarm shot through me, and I used "Soru" to move like a blur towards Alpha, passing the rest of the distance in seconds.

I reached the edge of the forest, and I saw a small town spread across the green plains in front of me. Buildings were burning, while some were smashed, splintered and devastated by god knows what, and others were covered in monsters from the depths of hell. I stood there trying to think what was happening but then I saw some movement. I wanted to be cautious, so I first used "Life Erase" to erase my presence. Then I hid in the shadows of the trees and broken buildings as I move closer towards the center of the village.

With my "Superhuman Vision" I was able to see going on in the town from the long distance that separated us. From what I images I could gleam, I came to the realization.

I wasn't in Kansas anymore.

Putting that aside, I focus at what was going on and what I I saw in the village sickens me which made me very, very, very angry.

Chapter 4 A filly's Prayer

In the town, there were bipedal beings that he could best describe as monsters or demons who were covered in crude armors. These were many monsters who were of different sizes. The smallest one stood at 4 feet with daggers in their hands and had green skin. He named them Goblins.

The midsize ones were about 8 feet who were equipped with crude swords and had horns like a ram. He named them Satyrs.

Then there were the huge ones at 13 feet with bulky body and have tentacles on its face. He named then Cthulhu.

There was one even bigger than the rest of them standing at 20 feet tall was a monster that had one eye instead of two and a huge axe in his hands. He named it Cyclops.

Out of all of them there was one noticeable monster that got his attention. It looked like a person who was 8 feet tall, covered in a black robe from head to toe and had a long scepter in his hand. When he examined this person closely, he found that this thing wasn't a person at all but a mess of hundreds of worms that formed the shape of a person. What creeped him out were the red glowing eyes on its worm like face. He just named it The Worm.

This thing seemed to hold more intelligence than the rest of the monsters because it was ordering them to fight the town's inhabitants. Now that he think about it, he moved his eyes to the inhabitants and saw that they were ... well at least looked like humans. Instead of a flat face, they had a small snout that look like a horse face but more human like and had large eyes and tails. Each of their bodies were covered in colorful fur that were different from each Individuals. They had hooves instead of feet but what caught him off guard were the wings and horns. Some of them had wings on their back while some had a horn on their forehead while some had none of them. They were 7.5-8 feet tall.

He also noticed that there were a group of horse/person? you know what, he would just call them aliens for now. These aliens were wearing golden armors and were equipped with either a sword, a spear or a mace and shield. This specific group of more than 100 individuals looks like guards because they were fighting against the monsters. He saw their fighting capabilities and was really disappointed in them as they were only able to take down a few Goblins before they were overwhelmed with brute force and numbers. During this, he saw some of the guards shooting magic from their horns which caused some damage to the monsters but quickly lost when they got surrounded by the monsters. This confirmed that there are magical being in this world. He also saw the Worm casting a spell from its scepter that paralyzed some of the guards. He immediately copied this spell with his "Rinnegan" and added to his arsenal.

After the guards were defeated, the monsters captured them and gathered the rest of the aliens in the in the center of the town. Then the Worm made its way in front of them while the monsters surrounded the aliens.

The Worm then spoke that sounded like multiple voices were talking at the same time, "You pathetic ponies have lost to the might of our king's glory and soon he will become the ruler of this world. You all will be nothing more than our slaves, objects of desire and you will work for us for the rest of your life. If you would not give in, then you will receive some .... punishment if you know what I mean."

This made the other monsters laugh as they stare at the alien's body with lust while the aliens gave a fear and disgusted look.

Just from that little speech, Sora found out that these aliens are called ponies? Also that these monsters were not only going to enslave them but were also going to do atrocious things to them against their will. His blood started to boil as his rage escalated. This is one of the things that he will not stand for it. He now knows who to beat the crap out and who to protect. It's not like it was obvious from the very start, he sarcastically though.

He activated his "Hair Sensor" and spread his invisible feelers through out the entire town in order to find any hidden enemies. He also activated "Echolocation" and made a map of the entire town and its surrounding in his mind, just in case there were monsters hidden in the ground but thankfully there weren't any.

Before he could reveal himself, his sound map showed him a lot of individuals running away from this village and it also showed a group of monsters running towards these individuals. They must be more ponies who have managed to run away but are now being chased by the monsters. He will not let them. Sora created a Shadow Clone.

He said, "You. Quickly go towards the fleeing ponies and saved them from the monsters. Kill every bastards who are chasing them. Leave none alive."

The clone nodded and said, "Got it boss."

The clone used "Soru" to dash towards the fleeing ponies in order to save them from the monsters. Sora remained hidden in the shadows and waited for a chance to reveal himself.

Near Ponyville Location

*Boom*

A few houses exploded as the blazing hellfire erupted from the town, and like a tidal wave, the flames consumed the monsters that failed to flee the inferno.

Panting, Sergeant Blaze Champion smiled at his handiwork, before the remains of his guards that served in his squad led the small group of ponies along with most the town's youth, across the field of black. The guards pushing the horror-stricken towns-ponies whose eyes fell upon charred corpses.

They had no time the sergeant knew, glancing as one of the mares collapsed in shock, and one of his subordinates dropped his weapons to quickly pick up and carry the unconscious female. Already the monsters that littered the town and those that survived the inferno were beginning to chase after them.

It was their job to protect Equestria's population, and they wouldn't be able to do it in town. Already most of their comrades had fallen, and the monster outnumbered them 10 to 1. Doing what he can, the sergeant had gathered as many of those he could save along with Ponyville's school children, who that Blaze had personally rescued from the swarm of goblins that were breaking through the school building.

Glancing behind him, Blaze could see a horde of monster had formed and was pursuing them, ignoring their burnt comrades and stampeding over them. They were quickly catching up, and the space between the ponies and monsters was gradually getting smaller.

'They will be on us' Blaze realized.

Just as they cleared the burnt field of death and the road leading to the south was visible beneath their feet, the Sergeant skidded to a stop and faced the approaching horde. His comrades along with a few of the towns-ponies stopped and looked at Blaze with concern.

Blaze ordered his comrades, "You boys get these ponies out of here."

The guards, understanding of the situation that was arising from the approaching horde, nodded and left the sergeant, though many looked back. Without fear, Blaze clutched his sword hilt and in one fluid drew his blade, readying the bloodthirsty blade as the horde approached.

Blaze whispered to himself, "For the Solar Princess and the Luna Princess."

He closed his eyes as the wave of death approaching. At that moment, he prayed for someone to save Equestria, he prayed for someone to protect those who Blaze knew he couldn't. Saying the ends of his prayer, the sound of the horde drowning out his voice the guard's eyes shot open, and he charged towards the enemy with a face filled with fury.

In his hand, the blade sang the song of death when the creatures reached him. Cold steel caressed the Satyrs skin, and his sword *Shing* arched down and sunk deep *Splatter* of the gushing fountain of blood that was the goblins.

A satyr wielding a mace, saw an opening as the pony disemboweled one of its brethren and *Clang* smashed into the guard's helmet and sending him *Crash* crashing into a surprised goblin.

As the guard laid dazed on top of the slowly suffocating goblin, blood slowly pouring down his head, the goblins began to jump onto him, their crude knives plunging into the guard's armor.

*Cling* *Clang* *Crackle* *Creak*

Most of the blunt, rust filled weapons failed to penetrate the guard's armor initially, but the pain struck Blaze's chest piece caved in under the weight. The chest piece was thrown away as the goblins peeled away the metal for the flesh, and the knives began *Shik* *Shing* cutting, stabbing and slicing into the white fur of the guard.

Blaze roared, "Get off you bastards!"

His horn began to glow, an orange aura emitting like a torrent from it. The aura quickly collapsed onto itself and sent a pulse of energy exploding outward.

*Boom*

Goblins and satyrs went flying in all direction. Panting, the guard slowly pulled himself off from the ground. Blood was seeping through the cracks of his armor, his life force was slowly seeping into the grass at his feet. He felt faint from the loss of blood but forced himself to carry on. Turning back to the guard, he became dwarfed by a creature, whose shadow swallowed his injured form.

The guard cursed, "Oh hay no."

The only Cthulhu that followed the fleeing towns-ponies, had taken the magical attack like a wall; unscathed. Using a massive chunk of roofing it had grabbed from one of the destroyed houses, like a hammer, *Bash* it slammed the wood into the earth. The Cthulhu withdrawing, the makeshift wooden weapon was saturated with bloody clumps of green skin and red gore.

"Close, but not quite."

A voice called out from behind the sickly looking monster. The Cthulhu's eyes went wide and just as it arced the wood around, a flash of orange erupted in front of the turning creature, *Shik* and a finely-honed blade ripped through the tentacled monster larynx.

Sergeant Blaze stood triumphant, watching as the monster tried to cover its bleeding neck, air failing to enter its lungs. The dozens of monsters that had been blown away by the unicorn cautiously approached the bleeding unicorn. The guard, wiping his brow readied his weapons and prepared to fight.

*Shik*

That was until something powerful slammed into his back. Dumbstruck, he stared down and saw a piece of metal that protruded from his chest. Turning, the guard looked at horror at the smirking satyr, in its hands was a crudely carved wooden bow. Notching another arrow, one creak of the wood, one twang of the string, and unable to dodge in time, the guard felt something brush past his ribs. Grinning, ear to ear, the Satyr notched another arrow and sent it flying, this time the arrow *Shik* taking him in the knee. He crumpled to the ground as his kneecap shattered, screaming in pain finally.

Realizing that the guard's leader was defeated, the dozens of remaining monster raced in the direction that the towns-ponies had fled, leaving the guard and the Satyr, who was watching the dying stallion with a grin of delight. Drawing a dagger from its sheath and licking its lips in anticipation, it approached the dying Blaze.

Blaze croaked, "You think you won bastard. The princesses will find you, and they will kill you".

The dagger-wielding Satyr ignored its threat and instead grasped its furry hand around the guard's neck and rising the weakling struggling. Just as the blade was about to plunge into the dying guard, black flames, as black as night, erupted across the surprised creature's body, quickly consuming its entire body. Reeling the monster let go of the guard, and its knife, and began to wail in pain. Blaze landed on his feet but fell to the ground in quick succession as his knee sent waves of pain throughout his body.

Ignoring the lightheadedness that was gracing his head, Blaze smirked as he heard the withering monster scream. It was trying desperately to extinguish the black fire that was killing it, but it only seemed to spread the flames.

Blaze stated with contempt, "Magic's a bitch huh. Ha ... ha ... ha"

After seconds of pain filled screams, their voices were silent, and they toppled over, the fire slowly spreading across the dirt.

Blaze said, "Seems backup is here. Finally."

Blaze observed with a smile as the monster was silent. He did feel that someone was coming closer to him but he didn't feel any fear as he knew that who ever it was, was the one responsible killing the monster.

Blaze said as his vision was darkening, "Please. I beg of you. Save them. Whoever you are."

Just as a shadow loomed over his body, Blaze Champion breathed his last breath, dying in a pool of blood that seeped outward.

The Shadow Clone of Sora cursed as he was too late to save the guard. Before coming here, he fought and killed all of the monster that were chasing the ponies and guards. He didn't reveal himself to the ponies and simply went for the monsters. After killing them, he heard one more pony who was fighting one monster. He quickly dashed towards the pony but when he reached him, he saw that a monster was about to stab the wounded pony.

The clone's eyes changed into the Mangekyō Sharingan and glared at the monster holding the helpless pony.

The clone said, "Amaterasu."

Immediately, the monster's body was covered in black flames who released the pony and tried to put out the fires but it was useless. Whatever the monster did failed to put out the fire. Instead it only further spread across its body and burn its body. The monster screamed as it tried to save itself from the black fire but is was all for nothing. Soon, its screams were silenced as it died and its body was burn to ashes by the black flames.

After the monster was burned to ashes, the black flames then began to spread on the ground and nearby trees, burning them.

The clone glare at the black fire and said, "Extinguish."

With just one word, the black fire that could not be put out by any means, was extinguished in seconds. After that, the clone ran towards the wounded guard but it was too late to save his life.

In the guard's dying breath, he heard what he said, "Please. I beg of you. Save them. Whoever you are."

The clone nodded and closed the dead guard eyes. With the monsters dead, the ponies safe, the clone's job was done but not before taking the dead guards body back to his comrades. The clone silently approached the guards who were protecting the ponies civilians. While keeping himself hidden, he quietly put the body of the dead guard near them and left quickly before they spotted him.

When the guard's eye landed on their dead commander, they ran towards him and cried for him. They have not only lost their commander but he was the one who kept the monster back for them to escape. He will be remembered as the pony who fought a hoard of monster alone for the safety of the ponies.

The clone silently whispered in a sad tone, "Forgive me for being late. But rest assured that I will be keeping your final words. I or more specifically my boss will protect these ponies. Rest in peace. You deserve it."

*Poof*

With that, the clone dispel himself.

Back To Sora

Just as Sora was about to reveal himself, he stops when he received the memory of his clone. He was happy that the ponies were safe but he became sad that one guard lost his life in order to keep the monsters back.

Sora was pulled out of his thoughts when a female pony shouted, "We rather die than become slaves to you monsters".

Sora looked at this pony and saw that she was a cyan color pony with blue wings and rainbow hair. How did she do that to her own hair?

'She looked like the athlete type' thought Sora.

Next to her was a normal orange pony with blond hair and a cowboy hat. She looked physically fit and a hard worker. She joined the cyan pony and said, "That's right and we will not go down that easily you varmints".

Another one stood up who was a white pony and wore an elegant dress. This one had a white horn with purple curled hair. She supported the other two by saying, "How dare you. You brutes should be ashamed of yourselves for treating a delicate mare with force. Look at what you did to my hair."

'What? She thinks that her hair is more important that her life.' thought Sora.

Suddenly he was caught off guard when a pony zipped its way to the three in an instant and said, "Yeah, you big meanies. I was thinking of giving you all a big "Welcome to Ponyville" party but you destroyed Sugarcube Corner and hurt my friends, so now you can forget about having one."

'Whaaaaa???? This one was a normal pony and was well ..... pink! Pink fur, pink poofy hair, pink poofy tail, pink shirt and pink skirt. She was literally pink!! She looked like she was having the worlds biggest sugar rush. And what she said about giving them a party??? And how the hell was she avoided detection by his "Hair Sensor" and "Echolocation"' thought a shocked Sora.

"Pinkie. I don't think they were expecting any .... if you don't mind me saying" said a quiet voice but he clearly heard it. This one was a yellow fur pony with yellow wings and long pink hair and pink tail. When he look at her he saw how cute she was and her shyness only made her more

"HHHHHHNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!???"

'What! what!! What!!! What the hell just happened!!!!? He felt like his heart was going to burst due to high level of cuteness' thought Sora.

Well, after getting over that .... unique experience, another pony with purple fur, purple horn and pink-streaked indigo hair stood with them saying, "Come on girls. We need to come up with a plan to get everypony away from here safely". Sora at least had to say that he was impressed with them who still fight even though they know they cannot win.

'And did she say any"pony"' thought Sora.

This is how these six looked like.

The Worm was not pleased at all for the defying ponies which made it furious and what it said next only fueled his anger.

The Worm said, "You dare defy me you insignificant pony. I'll have your heads for this! But I don't want to lose valuable slaves so how about I give you a little .... entertainment!"

The ponies were confused what it was talking when the Worm gave a signal to two of the monsters. One monster brought three young ponies wrapped in chains. One was white fur with lavender and pink-striped hair with a horn. The other one was orange fur, with wings and purple hair. The last one was a normal yellow fur pony with red hair and a pink hair bow.

This is who the three fillies looked like.

When the fillies saw the other ponies, they shouted "Rarity/Rainbow Dash/AppleJack help us!!!!". The other ponies immediately started shouting "let them go you monsters or I am going to take you all down in 10 sec flat", "you let them go right this instant", "keep your filthy hands of my little sister you varmints" and stuff. From their shouts Sora confirmed that they were the younger siblings of the ponies.

Then a Cthulhu came dragging a really bruised pony and throw him in front of the Worm. He examined the wounded pony closely a found that it was not a pony at all but a reptilian like being who had purple and green spines and a tail. The purple pony screamed "Spike!" when she saw him.

He came out of his thought with what he heard next. The Worm raised its left arm and pointed at the children and said, "These ponies are weak and useless, so I will make a show out of them. Chain them up on the ground and leave them".

The monster did that and left them. The Worm turned its attention to the bruised reptilian whose name is Spike and said, "You on the other hand are not useless for being a dragon. So you will live as a slave but if you go against us then there will only more pain and suffering for you".

'A dragon? That reptilian was a fucking biped dragon!!! So let get this straight, the world that he is on not only has monsters, and magical beings like the ponies but also dragons and Manticores as well. What next? A wolf made of wood or a hydra that can regenerate its lost heads?' thought a sarcastic Sora.

The Worm then diverted his attention to the five ponies and said , "You want to know what I'm going to do to them? Heh ... heh .. heh".

The ponies were afraid to know what this thing was going to do to the children.

The Worm continued, "I am going to kill them for being useless"!!!!

The ponies were shocked that the monster was going to kill the children and immediately the shy pony, the elegant white pony and the purple pony started to beg the monsters to spare the fillies life but their pleas were ignored. The cyan pony, the orange pony and the pink pony charged towards the young ones, hoping that they could somehow save them but were immediately subdued by other monsters. Spike could only watch in horror as the Worm began to charge a spell while aiming at the three children. Spike could not even move as all of his limbs were broken.

After hearing what the Worm said, Sora became so enraged that the ground beneath his feet started to crack due to the energy he was releasing. He changed his plans from "beating the crap out of the monsters" to "Kill them. Slaughter them. Don't let even one of these things left alive. They don't deserve to live."

In the mean time the children lost hope when they saw they could not be saved. The orange filly with tears streaming from her eyes looked at the other two and said,"Well girls I'm glad to be your friend and I enjoyed my time with you both."

The Yellow filly with tears in her eyes said, "And I'm glad that you were my friends when I was alone."

The white filly spoke while crying, "And I *sob* I *sob* *sob* I love you girls for *sob* for being my best friends *sob*. I'm going to *sob* miss you all."

The three of them hugged each other tightly while crying and said together, "Cutie Mark Crusaders forever."

Then the Worm fired its spell towards them. When the spell was about to reach them, the white one prayed in a low voice which the others could not hear.

The white filly whispered, "Please somepony any"one", help us."

After saying this she closed her eyes and waited for her demise but at the same time hoped for someone to hear her prayer and come and save her and her friends.

"I hear it .... your voice."

*Boooom*.

Chapter 5 The Element of Compassion

Silence filled the air as the ponies saw the explosion while the monsters were grinned at their shocked expression. The ponies immediately started crying for the death of the young fillies while the rainbow haired and the blond haired ponies were looking at the Worm with hate while tears of anger streamed down from their eyes. Spike was crying as he saw how the fillies died in front of him. He was powerless to do anything that could have saved them.

After killing the the fillies, the Worm turned its attention back to the ponies and laughed at their sorrows. It said, "This is what will happen to those who become a useless dead weight." It then gave an order to the monsters, "Now, gather everyone of these slaves and we'll take them back to sell them to the highest bidder. There are some very rich customers who really like to have some of these ponies as their slaves."

While the monsters were moving in to chain the ponies up while the Worm was fantasizing about all the money it can make by selling these ponies. Its thought and everyone's attention were cut off when a deep masculine voice spoke with venom, "Don't Underestimate, you lower life forms."

Everyone, monster and pony, turned their attention to the voice which was coming from the explosion spot. As the smoke dissipated, what they saw, shocked them all.

Play this awesome music for his appearance.

From the smoke revealed a 9 feet tall hulking being who had a scowl on his face that sent shivers down the spines of everyone. He was carrying a huge cross on his back that was about 8 feet long. There was also a floating spear right beside him. There he just stood there looking directly at the Worm with hate filled eyes while his coat was fluttering around with the wind which made him look majestic. This was a glimpse of a long brown tail under the coat.

Behind him were the three fillies safe and sound. They looked fine as if the explosion never reached them. Well that is true because when he stood in front of them, the spell made contact with his body and exploded all around him. He knew that he is immune to magic base attack so the explosion did nothing to him but what about the three fillies. When the spell was about to explode, he immediately covered the fillies in "Sound Armor" that kept them safe from the explosion and repelled it.

The fillies heard explosion but did not feel any pain from it. Curious, they opened their eyes and saw not only they were unharmed but someone was standing in front of them. The tall person turned his head around and looked down on them. The first thing that was going through their minds was that he was not a pony and started to fear him. However he was not a monster as well, since it looks like he had just saved them from the explosion.

The being then asked in a soft voice, "Are you all okay?" They were surprised to by his kind voice and nodded their heads. When he received his answer, he flicked one of his finger and a *Slash* sound was made which after 2 seconds, the chain that was coiled around the fillies were cut into little pieces. He simply used his wires to cut the chains.

After the fillies were freed from their chains, they stood up and looked at him closely. He was not only tall but had a muscle body that every male would be envious of. The fillies were still a little afraid of him since they have never seen something like him before but what he said next made their fears replaced with a feeling that they would be safe around him and that he would protect them. The being said, "Stay behind me and you will be safe."

After he finished his sentence, the white filly immediately latched on to his left leg and started crying. The other two fillies soon followed her and latched on to his right leg and started to cry as well. These poor little fillies. He felt sorry for them who were forced to experienced all this when they are still so young. This only fueled his anger when he turned his attention back to the Worm. He scowled at it with enough hate that he willingly manifested a Gourmet demon but it was not the same one that appeared during his encounter with the Manticore. This one was Zebura's own Gourmet demon called the "Evil Voice Demon."

I could feel the fear coming from the ponies around me. This fear was all too familiar to me. I've felt this fear before and I'm gonna let this fear take over them. I will protect all of these ponies and kill this monsters. I was pulled out of thought when a bright light shined around my body. 'The element of compassion.' A soft voice said in my mind. When the light went away a golden collar appear around my neck. In the middle of the collar was a light blue gem in the shape of an X.

I pushed away the question about where this necklace came and returned my attention back to the monsters. His angry scowl combined with the demon's appearance made everyone tremble before him in fear. Well except for the three fillies who instead of fearing him were feeling very safe just by being near him. They also wanted to see what he would do to these monsters who tried to hurt them and their friends and family.

Sora saw how the monsters were afraid of his presence and he liked it. The Worm soon came over his fears but just barely and asked with hostility, "Who in Tartarus are you suppose to be!!" Tartarus? The underworld abyss that is used as a dungeon to torment the wicked and is also a giant prison for the Titans? That Tartarus!!!?

He put that information aside and focus on the current one i.e. to kill every last one of these monsters. He answered in a demonic voice, "The dead have no need for that information." This send shivers down everyone's spine. The Worm was trembling with unbridled fear and in a state of panic, it ordered the other monsters to attack him. The rest of the monsters came out of their fears and charged towards him.

As the monsters were rapidly approaching him, something happened that stopped the monsters right in their tracks. Every monster that was behind Sora suddenly split *Schlikt* into several pieces with blood and organs spraying everywhere but none of the blood reached him. How did this happened? It was when he was running towards the three fillies, several monsters stood in his path with their back facing him. They didn't notice him because his "Life Erase" was still activated. He then expanded his wires and swing them towards every monster that came in his path. He got through them like a blur and the monsters didn't even know they were already dead. When they started running towards him, their body which was already cut, simply started to fell into pieces due to sudden movement.

When the monsters behind Sora died, the rest of the monsters stood there as fear started to take control of their bodies while the ponies only stare him in shock and awe. He just stood there, glaring murderously at the Worm who was too scared to move while under his glare. While no one was moving, he received feedback from his "Hair Sensors" about every living being in the town and marked them in his sound map. This is so that he would know where the monsters stands, what kind they are and how many there are. He also included the ponies so that he does not accidentally hurt them.

Here are the names and type of enemies he is going to fight.

The Worm 1
Cyclops 2
Cthulhu 16
Satyrs 127
Goblins 536

Here is the numbers of ponies present in the town.

Ponies 365
Guard ponies 120

Play this awesome music from 0:26 before continuing reading.

When no monsters were moving from their current positions, Sora decided to make his first move. He raised his right arm and spread his four fingers at a group of Goblins and said "Poison Machine Gun." As soon as he said this, poison rapidly start shooting *Bratatatatatata* out of his fingers towards the Goblins at 2,000 miles per hour.

In just 5 second with precise shooting, 143 Goblins were hit with poison that rapidly destroyed their organs. While shooting, he did not take away his eyes from the Worm and continued glaring at it.

The ponies were amazed with his shooting skill especially the guards who were only able to take down a few of the Goblins while having a hard time, where as he only took 5 seconds to kill 143 Goblins with ease. After seeing this the rest of the monsters came out of their shock and charged towards him again.

The Satyrs were the first ones to reach him as they were very agile. When they got close, he moved both of his arms in a circular motion, his right arm in a clock wise motion while his left arm was in a anti-clock wise motion. He then brought his arms together in an X shape as soon he finished his circular motion. When he did, the ponies were sure that they have seen some strings that shine white blue to pass through the monsters with a *Shiiiing*. After a few seconds, they saw the same thing happened to them when the first monsters were killed. The monsters continued running towards him then all of a sudden *Schlikt* 67 Satyrs fell into pieces with blood and organs scattered around.

When the rest of the Satyrs saw this, they stopped in their tracks and instead of approaching him, they stayed a few distance away from him trying to stay out of his attack range while they surround him. While they were surrounding him, the Cyclops got behind him for a sneak attack. When the Cyclops was prepared to attack him from behind him, the shy pony saw this and shouted "behind you!" but he ignored her because he already knew that the Cyclops was there due to his "Hair Sensor" and "Echolocation" that keep track of everyone in his sound map.

The Cyclops attacked by swinging its massive axe aiming for Sora's left side while he simply swing his left fist at the axe without even look back. When his fist meet with the axe *Clink*, a powerful shock wave was created from the collision that pushed back the Satyrs by 10 feet. The monsters and ponies were surprised to see that he stopped the Cyclops axe with his fist easily while the Cyclops was pushing with all of its strength. They then heard *Crackle* and to everyone's surprise saw that cracks started to appear on the huge axe. The axe then burst *Throom* into smaller pieces, leaving everyone looking at this site with disbelief.

While the Cyclops stared at his broken axe in shock, Sora used a gravity spell in the palm of his left hand. He then opened his palm at the Cyclops head which was forcefully pulled towards his hand while the monster was struggling against the pull with all its might but to no avail. He grabbed the Cyclops head and swung down smashing its head into the ground with a sickening *Crack* sound emitting from the its head, then the rest of the body went limp. He then simply throw the Cyclops corpse behind him like yesterday garbage.

Everyone stared at the Cyclops corpse with eyes full of disbelief but the pony guards were shocked the most. The guards were surprised because a Cyclops is a really strong monster with tough skin that can stop their swords and can crush them easily. They need at least 100 well experienced guards to take down just one Cyclops while taken several casualty. But here it is, just one person that has easily killed it with just one hand. This is beyond anything they have ever seen before. Even the princesses needs to do cast some powerful magic in order to take down a Cyclops. They were given a sample of this being's strength and they some how knew that it wasn't his full strength at all.

The other Cyclops was in shock after seeing its fellow Cyclops taken down by simple means. It wasn't even moving which gave him an opportunity for another devastating move. The spear that was floating right beside the creature shined and when the light was dispersed a bunch of small spears was surrounding it aiming at the Cyclops. "Fifth Configuration: Increase" said the creature. He snapped his fingers and the spears were sent flying towards the Cyclops.

*Shik* *Shik**Shik* *Shik*

The Cyclops was pierced by all of the small spears and when the last spear was hit the monster it was dead. The monster was later thrown to the other dead Cyclops. The spears flew back around him and turned back to one giant spear.

When the Satyrs saw the 2 Cyclops corpses, they all immediately charged him . When they got closer, they all jumped into the air in order to avoid his ground attacks. How wrong they were. Sora pulled out his combat pistols "Heaven" in his right hand while grabbing "Hell" in his left hand. He started shooting *Bang* *Bang* *Bang* at them while moving his arms in every direction, front, back, left, right and diagonally like a blur. In just three seconds he shot 60 bullets at 60 Satyrs with 60 head shots, who now lay dead on the ground around him in a circle, all the while he was glaring at the Worm.

Again the ponies were now beyond amazed when they witness this amazing feat where he shot down a group of monsters in the air without even looking at them. Even the ones who were behind him. Some thought that he may even have eyes in the back of his head. It was thanks to his "Hair Sensor" combined with "Echolocation" that pin pointed their exact location in the air.

A Cthulhu grabbed a nearby trees and ran towards him. When it reached him, the monster swung the tree like a bat that was aimed at his head. Sora used "Tekkai" to harden the muscles on his head. When the tree connected with his head *Smash*, the tree shattered into thousands of splinters which shocked the monsters and the ponies. Sora took the hit without even blinking.

He then brought his right hand to the Cthulhu's left side of its face and grabbed it. Then he swung his right arm to the left thus ripping its head from the body which made a *Kerrriiiiippppp* sound. He then threw the sever head to his left while the dead body fell backward.

When the other 16 Cthulhu saw one of its own died by his hands, they got mad and charged him. However, he didn't give them a chance to come near him as he shouted "Voice Crusher" that literally crushed all 16 of them at the same time into nothingness in a matter of seconds.

This time the ponies were flabbergasted when they saw him killed the monsters just by shouting at them that reduced the monsters into nothingness. It couldn't be magic because they didn't see any aura around him when he kill the monsters.

The remaining monsters were 393 Goblins and the Worm. The Worm saw how he was slaughtering his monsters with ease which terrified him greatly. It then ordered the remaining Goblins to attack him together. The Goblins gathered themselves into one large group and charged him with a frontal assault. Sora saw this and decided to do one major power move.

He bend over and exhaled loudly that even the ponies could hear him. After exhaling, he then started to inhale huge amounts of air that the ponies themselves started to suffocate a bit due to the lack of air in the surrounding area. After he inhaled about 5 ton of air in 5 seconds, he then compressed all the air inside his lungs into a 10cm ball. He then bend his upper body backwards so that his face was facing the sky. With a loud "Haaaaaa!!" he shot the ball from his mouth straight into the sky which now had gained the attention of everyone. When the ball passed through the dark clouds in the sky, they immediately dissipated in a circular motion which cleared the sky. This let the sunlight shine upon the town and everyone in it. After the ball passed through the clouds, it just stopped right there in its track and stayed there. Everyone, monster and ponies stared at the ball in the sky as they heard small explosions coming from the ball. That is true since the sound was trapped inside the ball and continued to echo while being amplified in it.

While the ball was being filled with thunderous sounds, Sora spoke, "Now rain down upon my enemies and decimate them." After 3 seconds, when the ball was about to explode, he shouted "Thunder Noise".

The ball exploded with a *Booom* and from it, several lightning bolts made of sound came crashing down on the hoard of Goblins. Their screams were muffled by the thunder like sound. After the smoke dissipated, the ponies saw the corpses of all the Goblins ..... well what left of them. More than 80% of the bodies were turned to ash while the rest were scattered around with blood and gore.

The ponies were mimicking like a fish as they opened and closed their mouth multiple times. They have seen some ponies able to cast offensive spells that can cause a good amount of damage but this??? This is something they had never seen before in their lives. This being, whoever he is must be a really powerful person who continues to shock and awe them as they witness him perform amazing skills each one more powerful than the last one.

Now all eyes fell on the lone monster aka, the Worm whose body was trembling nonstop with unbridled fear as it saw how the other monsters were easily and brutally killed by this being that stopped it from enslaving the ponies. Whats more terrified it was that the being didn't even moved when he attacked them. He just stood at the exact same spot where he first made his appearance because the three fillies were hugging his legs who were terrified of the monsters that were surrounding him.

The Worm in desperation started to cast multiple explosion spells towards Sora who in return simply said "Sound Wall" that created a wall made of sound in front of him.

This wall stopped the incoming spells *Boom* *Boom* *Kaboom*. He did not use this skill to stop the spell from hurting him as he is immune to all magic except his own. No. He used the skill to protect the three fillies hugging his legs from the spell. Even though the fillies were covered in "Sound Armor" that was capable of protecting them from being injured and repelling the explosion, he just didn't want to take a risk when it involves the lives of children.

After casting the spells, the Worm looked at the destruction it caused to the being and waited. After a few moments, no sound was heard from the smoke. It grinned when it thought it had killed the being and began to laugh loudly while the ponies were looking with sorrow and sadness believing that the being who came to stop the monsters, now lay dead. Most of them were crying because he died trying to save them especially the shy one. The Worm spoke with glee, "This is what happens to those who stand in my way! How dare you, a miserable excuse of a lower being dare to think you could just come here and ruin my business!" It then turned towards the ponies who were looking at it with a face full of fear. It asked them, "Who did he think I was!? Huh!? I! Am!-"

"A lower life form". came a demonic voice from within the smoke.

Silence once again filled the air as the ponies turned their attention towards the voice while the smoke was dispersing. The worm slowly turned his head towards the voice while fear once again started to take control of its body.

When the smoke started to disperse, the Worm first saw the beings legs.

Then it saw his abdomen.

Nono

Then his torso.

Nononono

Then finally his head.

NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO

The Worm was screaming mentally as it saw him standing there without so much as a scratch. Even his clothes weren't damaged. After staying in silence for a few moments, it then shout at him fearfully, "What are you! What in Tartarus are you!!!" The ponies waited to hear his answer only to be frightened by what he answered.

Sora said in a demonic voice filled with venom, "Your Death". He then gathered a huge amount of energy into his throat and let out a demonic growl *Graaaaaaaaoooowwwlllll* at the Worm. This was no mere growl at all because it was more than that. He used one of his deadly sound skill called "Death Sound" which guarantee the opponent's death 100%.

The Worm heard his frightening growl and felt that its life was being extinguish. It tried to fight against this unseen force but to no avail as death was literally standing in front of it and starring at it as its remaining life was taken by the Grim Reaper.

The ponies saw the Worm body became stiff, its red glowing eyes went out and finally its whole body fell to the ground with thousands of dead worms scattered around the corpse. The ponies could not believe that The Worm aka a powerful sorcerer who enslaved their kind and brought them nothing but suffering was now officially dead.

They immediately started cheering at its death. But as soon as their cheering started it suddenly came to a stop as there was still one more thing to deal with. The being who slaughtered the monsters. While they were happy that he stopped them from a life of being a slave, they were also very fearful of him when they saw how easily he killed the monsters with skills and powers they had never seen before. They were being cautious of him especially the guards.

They looked at him who just stood there with an angry scowl who was looking at the corpse of the Worm, waiting to see what his next action would be, for it will decide if he was a savior or a monster.

Chapter 6 Introduction

After killing the last of the monsters, Sora's anger dissipated and let out a sigh. While he was killing them, a small root made up of flesh and virus sprouted from beneath his right foot and submerged into the ground. There, it split like a tree root into different directions. Each one of these roots while below the dirt, made their way to the different corpses of the monsters. When they reached below a corpse, the root then raise from the ground and into the body of the dead monsters where it takes a sample of their DNA. After collecting DNA from the monsters corpses, the root submerged back into the ground again and returned back into Sora's right foot without anyone's notice. He did not want the ponies to be afraid of him, so he stealthily collected the different monsters DNA for later use.

Here is what he obtained:

Cyclops DNA
Tough skin and strength.

Cthulhu DNA
Can now make tentacles from his body.

Satyrs DNA
Agility.

Goblins DNA
Can create numerous small infected creatures.

The Worm DNA
Can mesh together smaller infected creatures into a huge one.

After collecting the monsters DNA, he thought about how he fought against these monsters and he was pleased to say that he did a damn good job. He turned the spear back into its pillow form. He then returned his attention to the fillies who were still hugging his legs. He soften his face and gave a small smile so that he don't scare them as he remembered how scary he can look.

The ponies panicked when they saw him raising his left hand and slowly brought it down on the head of the white filly. They thought he was going to hurt her but their fears were erased when he said in a kind voice, "Hey little ones. You all can let go of me now. All the monsters are gone, so you're safe." to the three fillies.

The three fillies opened their eyes and looked around while tightly hugging his legs. They were shocked when they saw all the monsters laying down on the ground dead. They then brought their eyes to his face and were surprised at what they saw. He wore a small smile yet it radiated his kindness that erased any doubt and fear they had about him. They smiled at him and thanked him for saving not only theirs but everyone's life as well. He chuckled at their cuteness and scratched the back of their ears to which they immediately leaned their heads into this hands and enjoyed it.

The other ponies saw this and smiled at his kindness. This proved that he was not a monster but a savior who is not only powerful but a kind one as well. The six ponies who stood against the monsters started to approach him while he was scratching the fillie's ears. When Sora saw the 6 ponies approaching him, he stopped scratching their ears which made them puff their cheek and pout at him cutely which made him chuckle at their cuteness. When the fillies saw the 6 ponies, they immediately ran off to them and hug them. The white filly hugged the white pony, the yellow filly hugged the orange pony and the orange filly hugged the rainbow hair pony. They were hugging each other and crying while the adult pony comfort them by saying "its all over", "you safe now", "I will never let this happen again" and stuff.

This site melted his heart as he saw them doing this. He also saw that the shy pony keep glancing in his direction from time to time. This confuses him but ignored it. He was about to greet them when the purple pony shouted "Spike!" and ran towards the bruised dragon. The others soon followed her and he did as well. When they reached him, they gasped at the site of his bruised and broken body.

A purple aura started to cover the purple pony's horn, then a light traveled from her horn to the dragon whose body started to glow. Sora saw that the wounds on Spike's body began to heal really slowly. He copied this healing spell with his "Rinnegan" and added to his list of healing skills.

The purple one began to strain her face as the aura started to fade away. She panicked and said, "I don't have enough magic to heal Spike!" She then turned towards the other ponies and shouted, "We need to take him to the hospital immediately!"

However, the orange pony said, "We can't take him to the hospital, Twilight. The monsters destroyed it." This caused the others to look down sadly and tears began to fall from theirs eyes as they could not think of another way to save the dragon.

When he saw their sadness and tears, it broke Sora's heart. This reminded him of when he saw his mother die in his arms when there was nothing he could have done to save her when he was so powerless. He couldn't take it anymore and approached the dragon and said "Allow me". The other ponies did not stop him as he saved their lives. They saw him with eyes full of hope that he can somehow save Spike's life.

Sora bent down and put his right hand on the dragons head. Then he let the virus seep into Spike's body and spread across his body like wild fire. The ponies gasped when they saw the dragon's body covered by a red flesh like membrane but calmed remembering that he had saved their lives. The ponies were looking at the now cocooned dragon and thought that this must be some type of new healing magic.

While the dragon was cocooned, Sora started to heal him by repairing his broken bones, sealing his wounds without leaving any scars and replaced all of his lost blood. After a few seconds, the red membrane returned back into his right hand. He took back in all of the virus so Spike would not become an infected zombie and he also took a DNA sample from him.

Young Dragon DNA
Dragon Scales tough as iron and small dragon breath. Immune to fire. Can now eat gems.

The ponies were surprised yet again at how easily he healed the dragon who now look as if he was not injured at all. The purple pony immediately hugged Spike who happily returned her hug. Sora was happy at what he did as he looked at the heart warming site. He then felt something latched onto his legs and looked down. He saw the three fillies he saved earlier were now hugging his legs again. They raised their heads and smiled at him with tears of happiness streaming down from their eyes as they thanked him for saving Spike's life. He gave them a kind smile and bend over and ruffled their hair ... or is it mane? Well whatever. The other ponies saw this and smiled as well.

The purple pony then approached him with tears in her eyes and said, "Thank you whoever you are for saving us and my little brother." She then surprised him by hugging him and cried into his chest.

He then slowly brought his arms around her and gave a soft hug and said, "It's no problem at all. It's what I do." This brought smile to everyone's face.

The purple pony was in a relaxed state when she was being held by him in his strong arms. She also started to feel safe with him but when she realize that she was hugging him, she immediately let go of him and moved backed a little with a massive blush on her face. The other ponies chuckled at her. Sora who didn't know what happened asked her "Are you feeling okay, miss. Your cheeks have turned red. Are you sick or something?" while bringing his right hand towards her left cheek which simply made her blush more furiously.

She shook her head and said, "I-I'm fine. T-there is nothing w-wrong with me." The other again laugh at her behavior but were silenced when she shot them a glare.

The purple pony then cleared her throat gaining his attention and said, "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Twilight Sparkle. The current owner of the library." Then she pointed to Spike who came over and added, "And this is my adoptive little brother and my number one assistance Spike."

Spike said, "Hi. I'm Spike and thanks for saving my life." They both shake each other hands.

After him, the white pony said, "I am Rarity Belle darling, owner of Carousel Boutique. If you need any help with clothes then I am your mare."

After her the orange pony spoke, "My name is Applejack and I am the owner of Sweet Apple Acres where we make the tastiest and juiciest apples you have ever eaten before."

Then the rainbow hair pony introduced herself while doing a few loops in the air as she flew above him, "And I'm Rainbow Dash, the fastest flyer in all of Equestria." Equestria? That name sounds very familiar.

When he wanted to ask about this "Equestria", his vision suddenly became pink and he could have sworn he smelled cotton candy? He soon realized that he was being hugged by the pink pony with his face buried into her soft breasts. Twilight Sparkle removed the pink pony from his face with her magic and apologized about her behavior to which he simply dismissed with a wave of his hand. He looked calm on the outside but was screaming on the inside about the feeling of her soft pillows. The other ponies would had seen his blush if it weren't for his virus that stopped the blood from rushing to his cheeks.

The pink pony somehow got free from Twilight Sparkle's magic and zipped in front of him and asked in a very fast pace, "Hi! Nice to meet you! I'm Pinky Pie! I work at Sugarcube Corner where I bake delicious cakes and cupcakes and milkshake and chocolate shake! Speaking of cakes! What your favorite flavor?! How old are you?! What are you?! Do you like parties?!" all the while jumping up and down.

He was stunned that she spoke all of that very fast in just one breath. Others would have asked her to slow down if they want to understand what she was saying but not him. Thanks to his "Superhuman Hearing" he understood every word she said and answered in order, "Yes. It is very nice to meet you as well Pinkie Pie. My favorite flavor is chocolate. I am 18 years old. I am a human and yes, i do like parties". The rest of the ponies were stunned because he was the first person to actually understand what she was saying in a hyper state like she always does. Pinkie Pie was too surprise that she actually stopped bouncing and stood there looking at him with eyes as wide as dinner plates. Then she dived tackled him and hugged him but failed to budge him from his spot due to his size and strength. He also hugged her and chuckled at her child like nature.

After a few moment of hugs from Pinkie Pie, he turned his eyes towards the shy pony who was trying to hide her face behind her long pink mane. He gently asked her with a smile, "And what is your name, miss?"

The shy pony let out a small cute "eep" and said in a whisper, "My name is .... Flutteryshy".

The other ponies couldn't hear her whisper like voice but he did thanks to his "Superhuman Hearing". He said, "That is a very beautiful name Fluttershy." This got her blushing madly and hid behind her mane which made him let out a small "Awww" which made her blush even more. The other ponies were amazed that he could her quite voice.

After them, the fillies came in front of them and introduced themselves. First the yellow filly spoke, "My name is Apple Bloom and I'm Applejack's little sister."

Followed by the white filly, "My name is Sweetie Belle and I'm Rarity's sister."

And finally the orange filly, " And I'm Scootaloo. Rainbow Dash's number one fan."

Then they shouted together, "And we are the Cutie Mark Crusaders!!!."

Their shout while hurt other ponies' ears, did not effect him as he can control the sound itself. He just smiled at them and ruffled their manes that got them to laugh a bit.

After hearing all of their names, it then hit him like a ton of bricks that he was in the world of "My little pony: Friend is Magic". He became extremely happy but sad at the same time. He was happy that he can finally spend the rest of his life in his dream world but was sad that this world had monsters who enslave the ponies. Well that's not going to happen anymore because he is here now with powers that these ponies have never seen before. He made his next goal: Protect the ponies and slaughter all those who would dare to harm them or his new friends.

After that, it was time to introduce himself but paused to think about it. Does he want to continue with his original name as he remembered the time he was on his old world where the people took away his happiness. No!!! Definitely not because that name is now dead to him as he now has a new life to live. He thought about a new name and came with one that fits him well.

He then introduced himself, "It nice to meet all of you. My name is Ash and I am a Saiyan from another world." That confused them so they asked what a saiyain is. "A saiyan is a warrior race that comes from another planet. I crash landed on a world of humans who were not Saiyans. The proof of me being a saiyan is my long tail." I lifted up my coat and showed them my tail that swayed freely. The fillies stroked my tail which tickled instead of caused me pain. "I am also a monster hunter." He wants to forget about his old world and what better way in doing that is to change it with the aspects of different worlds.

Once again, silence took hold of the air and the ponies were starring at him with eyes of disbelief. Rainbow Dash started to laugh loudly and said, "You from another world! Yeah right. Hahahahahahaha." Her laugh died when she saw Ash who had a smirk on his face. She then asked, "Your serious aren't you?" to which he simply nodded.

Twilight Sparkle's left eye started to twitch and started blabbering something about not being possible with variables and stuff. This scared the rest of the ponies as they started to back away from her. Ash saw her state then approached her and scratched her ears. The result was immediate as she relaxed, closed her eyes and leaned into his hand. He chuckled again because this made her look adorable. Twilight Sparkle was in a state of bliss and only wanted more of the ear scratch but he stopped after a few moment to which she pouted. Everyone laughed at her behavior.

"Hey, Ash. What is that around your neck?" Applejack asked pointing to the necklace around my neck. Everyone's eyes were on me and were waiting for my answer. They were surprised at what they heard next.

I shook my head. "I don't really know. I was just thinking about wanting to protect all of you. The next thing I know this neck lace appeared around my neck. I heard a voice that called it the element of compassion." They were surprised at what they heard and had thinking faces on them. I put the necklace in my coat pocket to be brought out when needed.

As he looked into the sky he saw that the sun was setting and said, "Hey, Twilight. Do you have an INN or a place where I can stay for the night".

This snapped Twilight out of her bliss and looked around the town in which more than half of the buildings were destroyed. She started to panic and said, "Oh no oh no, most of the houses were destroyed and now we have homeless ponies. What should we do, what should we do?"

Ash simply smiled and said "Simple". He snapped his finger and cast restoration magic which then made all the destroyed buildings to be rebuilt themselves from scratch. In just a matter of seconds, the entire town was repaired that again left the ponies to look at the buildings and him in disbelief.

The ponies came out of their shock and thanked him for repairing their homes but he still didn't know where he would stay for tonight. Out of the 6 ponies, Fluttershy was the one who said, "You ... you can stay at my home .... if you don't mind that is?"

This surprised everyone with her being shy and afraid of everything. Well none the less Ash thanked her and went with her to her home with the pillow following behind him. When he was going with her, he turned around and say "goodnight" to the ponies and saw that they had a look of jealousy? He ignored it and continued on his way while the rest of the guards were disposing the monsters corpses.

When he reached his destination, he saw a beautiful cottage with several animals surrounding the house. Fluttershy opened the door and move inside then Ash followed her in. Inside the house he saw many small animals and birds surrounding Fluttershy who was happily talking to them. She then introduced me to them and what they did surprised both Fluttershy and Ash.

The small animals started to climb his body while the birds rested on his head and shoulders. Some even started to lay near him and started to doze of. Ash just smiled at this. He always loved animals when he was young. He then looked at Fluttershy who was watching him with eyes as wide as dinner plates which made him chuckle.

He then moved carefully with the animals still on his body and lay down on the couch. Fluttershy came out of her shock and said, "Um excuse me but you can sleep in my spare bedroom on the second floor ..... if you don't mind that is". God, her cuteness will literally kill me someday and I'll be fine with it.

Ash smiled at her and said, "The couch is fine for me Fluttershy and besides your animal friends will be sad if I left them and sleep upstairs." At this the animals let out a individual voices. Fluttershy shyly accepted this and went to her room before saying "goodnight" to him.

Ash then laid on the couch with his pillow under his head while some animals started to get relaxed around him. He also saw a white rabbit looking at him up and down. It then smiled and gave him a thumbs up then went to a basket, hopped into it and dozed off. This confused him at what just happened but decided to think about it later and closed his eyes, getting ready for sleep to take over his mind.

Canterlot Castle

On top of a mountain was a beautiful castle and inside the throne room were the sun princess Celestia and the moon princess Luna. They were discussing things about ponies getting attacked by monsters around Equestria. The ponies were not the only ones being attacked by the monsters. The Zebras, Monkeys, Minotaurs, Griffins, Deer and dragons were also being targeted by the monsters. They didn't know where they came from but what they did know is that to the monsters, every other being is beneath them.

While they were discussing how to deal with them, suddenly the double door opened and came running in a guard with a face full of disbelief. The princess asked the guard, "Are you okay my little pony. What has made you so disturbed to run here like this."

The guard took some heavy breaths to calm himself down then said, "Princess, I am here to report about the recent attack on "Ponyville" by a large group of monsters." The sun princess's face paled when she heard this because that is where her precious student Twilight Sparkle lived. She motioned him to continue while she was worrying about the safety of her student and the lives of everyone who lived in "Ponyville."

The guard said, "I am happy to report that the monster's attack had been successfully repelled." As soon as the guard finished, the princesses let out their breath and relaxed at the good news. She congratulated the guard for their effort but the guard had an uneasy expression on his face which made the princess to be a little bit worried about him.

The princess asked "What is wrong my little pony? The monsters have been repelled. Is everything alright?"

The guard said, "Well ... not quite. You see when me and my squad arrived at "Ponyville", we started to fight the monsters." The princesses listened to him very carefully.

The guard continued "After successfully taken down a few of the smaller monsters, we were overwhelmed by their numbers. Also there was a Cyclops along with a sorcerer that used magic to paralyze us and captured us along with the whole town." The princesses gasped when they found the presence of not only a powerful Cyclops but a sorcerer as well. They were greatly worried about the town's ponies and wonder what happened.

The guard then continued his story where he described the appearance of a 9 foot tall being that wore a giant metal cross on his back and a floating spear and how he killed every monster in "Ponyville" and save everypony's life by himself. He also said that he used skills and magic which he had never seen before and how powerful they were.

The princesses were shocked and surprised when the guard told them how easily he stopped the Cyclops attack but killed it as well with just one hand and another with a bunch of small spears. Even though the princesses possess powerful magic, they could never do something like this. As the princesses listened to each and every word the guard spoke, they became more interested in this being who by the looks of it is not only a very powerful being but has kindness as well. They would very much like to meet this person and personally thank him for saving her ponies and also reward him personally. Maybe even ask for a date?

When the guard finished his story, the princesses took a while and said,"Thank you for your report my little pony. You can take the day off and relax." The guard accepted it then left them.

When the princesses were alone, Luna spoke, "Sister. If what he said is true, then we need to ally ourselves with him as he maybe the only one that can push back the monsters."

Celestia said, "Indeed. And if he is indeed not only powerful but kind as well, then we may have finally found a contender for which we longed for."

Luna gasped with glee and asked, "You don't mean..."

Celestia nodded and continued, "Yes. The position as the ruler of Equestria. A King."

Luna nodded and said, "That may be true but first he must be tested to see if he is indeed worthy for that position."

Celestia somberly said, "And I truly hope that he is the one, Luna. Equestria's future is at risk of being destroyed and we cannot do anything to protect our ponies."

The moon princess hugged the sun princess who hugged her back while they cried silently. No one knew how hard it was for them to see their ponies suffer and they could do nothing in order to stop the monsters. However, it seems that they may have a chance yet to save Equestria with the help of this new being who may very well could be listening to their conversation.

At Fluttershy's Cottage

Ash was laying on the couch while the animals slept around him. He was awake and had heard the princesses desperate plea for their future. He smiled and spoke, "I hear it .... your voice princess" then fell asleep.

Chapter 7 First Day in Ponyville

When morning came, sunlight seeped through the cottage's window and onto the sleeping face of Ash which woke him from his peaceful slumber. He looked at his surrounding and saw the animals were still sleeping. He carefully got up and stretched his limbs which emitted some cracks. After that, his stomach growled, alerting him that he is hungry. He walked into the kitchen to find something to eat when he got a brilliant idea. In Toriko's Gourmet world, there are all kinds of food that were a thousand time delicious than the food of his old world. He thought of the vegetables from the Vegetable Sky a location from Toriko's Gourmet world.

He then summoned some vegetables and made a dish out of them. When he took a bite out of his food, several delicious flavors exploded in his mouth which got him in to a bliss like state and ate the rest. This just proved that his old world's food was nothing but shit compared the Toriko's Gourmet world food. Another reason to despise his old world.

After eating his fill, Ash wanted to thank Fluttershy for letting him stay in her house for the night and what better way to thank her is to make some delicious food for her. He summoned TG (Toriko's Gourmet world) vegetables and fruits and made a vegetable dish and salad for Fluttershy. He also made some animal feed for her little animal friends.

While he was making the food, Fluttershy came down in her night gown from her slumber. She was still a little sleepy but when she saw him making food and some for her animals, she smiled at this but was also surprised because there were only a handful of ponies who like to cook. He was not only kind but strong, gentle and handsome. Her whole face blushed at that thought and when she saw him turning his head towards her, she immediately hid her face behind her mane or at least tried to.

When Ash turned to place the food on the table, he saw Fluttershy standing there in her night gown which made him speechless. She look like an angel sent from the Heaven above. She had a perfect hourglass figure and probably the biggest set of breasts he has seen.

They both were silent for a few moments when Ash greeted her, "Good morning, Fluttershy. How are you feeling?" He then saw her cheek turn red and became worried, "Your cheeks are red, Fluttershy. Are you okay?" He rubbed his right hand on her left cheek.

If Fluttershy's face wasn't red before then it only got redder with him rubbing his hand on her cheek. She gently shook her head and shyly said, "I-I am okay. It's just the morning heat."

Ash said, "Okay but if you ever feel sick or just need help then you just come to me okay. I can help you with what ever you need." This made her blush again.

She was again taken back with his kind words and smiled, "Thank you." Her heart began to beat fast and a feeling started to blossom inside her that made her want to be with him.

Ash smiled and said, "As a thank you for letting me stay in your house for the night, I have made you breakfast. I also made some feed for your animal friends as well."

Fluttershy thanked him and went over to the table. Ash held out a chair for her to sit which made her blush. She sat on the chair Ash held for her and started to eat her breakfast. Just as he expected, when Fluttershy took a bite out of her food, her eyes went wide with different flavors swimming in her mouth. She happily ate the rest of her food and said. "That was very delicious. Thank you."

Ash smiled and said, "Your welcome, Fluttershy. I am going to feed the rest of your animals and can I ask a favor from you if you don't mind?"

Fluttershy got a little nervous at what he was going to ask but answered, "Yes you can ask me anything .... if I am able to help you with it that is."

Ash asked, "Do you know anyone that might be selling some land so I can purchase it and make my house there?"

Hearing this Fluttershy was both happy and sad at the same time. Happy that he did not ask something bad from her but sad that he was not going to stay in her house as she felt safe with him. Maybe she can change that in the future.

Fluttershy said, "Well if you're looking to buy land then you will need to go to Mayor Mare at the Town Hall. I can lead you to her myself after I change my clothes ....if you don't mind waiting that is."

Ash answered, "It's no problem at all, Fluttershy. Take as long as you want. I'll just wait for you by the door." With that she went upstairs to get changed. I snapped my fingers and sent my sacred treasure to my pocket dimension.

After a short time, Fluttershy came down wearing her casual clothes. When Ash was ready to go out the door, he was stopped by Fluttershy's soft voice, "Ash, can you wait for a second? I have something to say ....if you don't mind."

Ash looked at her and saw she was fidgeting. He gently said with a smile, "Fluttershy. You can tell me anything you want and I promise that I won't be uncomfortable with what you say."

Fluttershy instead of saying anything, immediately hugged him and buried her face in his chest and started to cry a little. She said while sobbing, "Thank *sob* you for saving *sob* the fillies and our lives. I was so scared *sob* when the monsters came to *sob* to take us away. I didn't know what to do and *sob* I lost hope. It was like darkness surrounding us and *sob* started to swallow us. But then *sob* then you came. You pulled us out of the darkness and saved us. You shine as bright as the sun and erased the surrounding darkness. So *sob* thank you. Thank you so much*sob* *sob* *sob* *sob* *sob* ."

Ash was really taken back of the way she described him as and seeing her in this fragile state really broke his heart. He then gently hugged her and said, "Fluttershy. I am so sorry that you had to experience that when there wasn't anything the others couldn't do. However, now that I have come to this world, I promise with my life that I will protect this world from all those who would wish to do harm. And I also promise you that I will protect you and your friends as well and help you whenever I can."

They stood there for a short time when Fluttershy's crying came to a stop. While he hugged Fluttershy, she felt safe in his arms and felt like butterflies were fluttering in her stomach. 'Is this love'? she thought. She thought about Ash that he is strong, protected her and her friends, kind towards all of them and extremely gentle with her. Yes this must be love and she wants to ask him to be her special somepony but was afraid that he might reject her cause of him and her being different species. In the end, she swallowed down her fears and decided to see what happens and hope that everything would turn out OK.

Fluttershy looked up at Ash who was still hugging her and said, "Ash. There .... there is something else that I .... I want to ask you .... if you don't mind that is."

Ash looked down at her and smiled, "Of course, Fluttershy. You can ask me anything you want."

Fluttershy shyly asked while blushing, "Will .... will you be my ....special somepony?"

Ash did not know what she meant by this, so he asked her, "What is a special somepony?"

Fluttershy answered shyly, "It's when a m-mare loves a stallion and w-wants to be in a relationship with him."

Ash was shocked that she want to be his lover. He has never loved other girls besides his mother and sister. However, when he saw the show "My little pony: Friendship is Magic" he started to love the main characters and some others. So will it be alright for him to love her and start a family here in this world.

When Fluttershy saw him lost in his thoughts and didn't received an answer, tears started to come out of her eyes because she thought that he didn't want to be with her. She said tearfully, "I'm sorry. I should have n-never have asked you something l-like that. I-I'll understand if you don't want to be my friend anym-"

She was cut off when she felt Ash's lips meet her lips. At first she was surprised but then closed her eyes and leaned into his kiss. She was in a state of bliss and did not to let go of him if she had to.

After a few moments of kissing, they released their kiss and stare at each other. Then Ash said with a smile, "I would be happy to be your special somepony, Fluttershy."

When Fluttershy heard this, tears of happiness were streaming down from her eyes. She then hugged him and buried her face in his broad chest. She was feeling like she was the happiest mare in the world. After hugging for a short time, Ash left Fluttershy's house with her towards Ponyville to meet with Mayor Mare.

While they were walking through the town, the ponies that were out of their houses saw Ash and waved and greeted him and thanked him again for saving their lives. He also learned from her that she was a Pegasus pony while those with a horn are called unicorns ponies. Those who do not possess any wings and horn are called earth ponies.

After walking for some time, they arrived at their destination. They went in and saw a mare sitting in front of a desk. When she saw Ash, she stood up and greeted him who in return greeted her. He asked if he can meet with Mayor Mare for some business. She directed him to the next room.

When Ash entered the next room and meet with a mare who introduced herself, "Hello, Ash. I am the mayor of Ponyville, Mayor Mare. And I want to thank you for saving this town along with everyone's lives. How can I help you?"

Ash saw how well aged she looked but despite that, she still looks beautiful. He asked, "Miss Fluttershy informed me that you can sell me some land where I can build my house."

Mayor Mare nodded, "Yes I have some lands to sell. How much land do you want to buy?"

He asked, "The largest piece of land please."

This shocked her and asked in a worry tone, "Yes we do have one very large piece of land but it is very expensive that nopony has been able to buy it since Ponyville was made."

Ash assured her with a smile, "It's alright, Mayor Mare. In my line of work, we are paid extreme amount of money." That is true because in each world, I can be paid a lot for many different varieties of work.

She was shocked at this news but accepted his answer. She then brought out a map of Ponyville and said, "The largest piece of land is below the park right here." pointing the location on the map. She continued, "This piece of land will cost you about 50,000 bits."

The land is between "The Park", "The School" and "The Rock Pile"

Ash knows that bits are small gold coins but not its value so he asked her, "How much is 1 gold bar worth?"

She answered, "About 10,000 bits." He then reached into his coat and created 5 gold bars which he gave to Mayor Mare. She was surprised to see the gold bars and said, "Well you weren't kidding when you said you were paid handsomely." She took the gold bars and placed them in a safe. Then she brought Ash the deed to the land to which he accept it. He also asked for a copy of the map of Ponyville to which she did.

After buying the land, he said goodbye to Mayor Mare and exited Town Hall. When he was about to leave, he turned back to Mayor Mare and told her, "If any problem occurs that you may need some help with, then you can come ask me for help." She thanked him for his offer. With that he left.

When Ash came outside, he saw that Fluttershy was waiting for him. He came to her and asked, "Well Fluttershy, I got the land I wanted and now I am free for the time being. What would you like to do?"

Fluttershy shyly answered, "Well, how about I give you a tour of Ponyville. That way you can also meet my friends."

Ash said, "That is a very good idea. Lets go then." They walked through the town and looked at many different places. While they were walking Pinkie Pie suddenly appeared out of nowhere which surprised Ash because he did not hear a single sound she made.

Pinkie Pie said in a cheerily voice, "Good morning, Ash. How are you this fine morning?"

Ash answered with a smile, "I am fine, Pinkie Pie. How are you today?"

Pinkie Pie giggled and said, "I am feeling super duper fine and you can just call me, Pinkie. Also I will be planning to give you a "Welcome To Ponyville And Thank You For Saving us" party later."

Ash chuckled and said, "Alright Pinkie but I have a favor to ask of you." He then brought out the map of Ponyville and asked her, "I want you to gather your friends and meet me here (pointed the location of his new home) as quickly as you can."

Pinkie accepted his request and with a salute she disappeared right in front of his eyes. He could have sworn he saw the outline of her body to where she was standing. He shrugged his shoulder and went to his newly purchased land with Fluttershy.

Fluttershy asked him why he wanted to gather her friends at the land to which he answered, "It will be a grand surprise for all of them."

She then asked him another question regarding his land, "When will you start building your new house?"

Ash smiled and answered, "That too is included in the surprise that I will be giving to you and your friends."

When Fluttershy and Ash reached their destination, he saw the rest of her friends along with the CMC and Spike were waiting there for their arrival. They walked towards them and greeted them. After greeting was done, Pinkie asked, "Now that we are all here, can you please show the surprise you have prepared? Please please please!" She hugged him while looking up to him with huge puppy dog eyes which almost made him go "dawwww".

Rainbow Dash said, "Yeah. I wanted to see what all this surprise is about."

Rarity said, "Me to darling. I am looking forward to your surprise as Pinkie literally dragged all of us here."

Applejack nodded and said, "I was working on the field when I saw a pink blur and the next thing I notice is that I was here with pinkie saying something about a surprise or something."

Finally Twilight said, "And I was reading a good book when I heard a knock on my door. When I opened it and just blinked, here I am with no idea how."

Ash laughed at Pinkie's antic and ruffled her hair. He then answered, "I want to show you all my newly purchased land which we are all standing on."

This shocked everyone even Fluttershy who were all staring at him with eyes wide as dinner plates. Fluttershy knew that he purchased a land for his new house but she never expected him to buy the biggest and most expensive land in Ponyville.

The others soon came out of their shock and started asking him if he was joking to which he simply showed them the deed to the land. After they calmed down, Rainbow Dash asked, "What about your house? When will you start building it?"

Ash simply said, "Right now."

This confused them and Applejack asked, "Pardon me partner but we don't see any working crew here for building your house."

He answered, "There aren't any because I don't need them. I am more than enough for building my own house." This again shocked them that he was going to build an entire house by himself.

Twilight said, "That can't be true. It will take you a long time to finish your house."

Ash laughed and said, "Just watch and learn, Twilight. Now, all of you please get behind me."

The other ponies and dragon were confused as to why he said that but then they all moved behind him. Ash was now facing the entire land that he has purchased which was a very large and wide area. He wanted to use every part of the land for his house and began to think what he wanted to build. After a short time of thinking he finally came up with the designs for his new house. He spread his legs a little and started gathering a large amount of energy into his hands. After he gather the energy, he quickly made some hands and brought his hands together. Then he brought both of his hands onto the ground and shouted "Wood Style Grand House Formation".

After saying that, the ground started to tremble which scared the ponies and dragon. Soon thousands of large tree like roots raised from the ground and started to join each other and started taking the shape of a house. When the roots finally stopped forming into a building, they were shocked and awe at what they were seeing. What they saw was not a house but a huge mansion that was really beautiful that took away their breath.

If that wasn't enough, Ash even made a huge beautiful pool where he and his friends can come and relax.

Ash was satisfied with his work and looked back at his friends and saw their mouth opened to the brim and eyes full of disbelief. He snapped them out of their shock by snapping his fingers and said, "So, who wants a tour of my new house?"

They were silent for a few seconds then started to ask him a ton of questions about what just happened and he simply answered, "I have a skill that allows me to control all plant and trees. That is how I made my house."

With the question answered, they all made their way into his house. The inside was huge with more than 50 rooms but the house did not have any furniture so he simply created some and decorated his house. After having explored his house, they felt hungry and went to eat at a restaurant.

While walking, Ash asked the mares, "Hey girls and Spike. How old are all of you if you don't mind me asking?"

They didn't mind and told him their age. Twilight was 18, Rarity was 17, Fluttershy was 18, Rainbow was 17, Applejack was 18, Pinkie Pie was 17 and Spike was 12. The Cutie Mark Crusaders were 12 years old. He was surprised when Twilight told him about their life span. Earth ponies can live up to 1000 years, Pegasus can live up to 1200 and Unicorns can live up to 1500. Dragons can live up to several thousands of years. The Alicorns are immortal thus living forever.

Ash was shocked to hear that they have such a long life span. Humans can only live up to 80 to 110 if they are lucky. But what about him? He now posses magic and his virus can stop him from aging. So he can safely say that he too can live a very long life.

When they arrived at the restaurant they were surprised to see it closed with a note on the front door saying "I am sorry that I have to close the restaurant due to the monster attack. I will be heading to Manehattan and open my restaurant there."

The ponies and dragon were sad that the restaurant the would together at was now closed forever and their stomach growled for food. Pinkie whined and said, "Aw, now where are we suppose to eat because my tummy need food?" and pouted cutely.

Ash chuckled at her child like nature and said, "Why don't you all come to my house? I'll cook some food for you all."

This shocked them and Rainbow Dash asked, "You can cook?" Ash nodded. She continued, "But you're a guy!"

He confusedly said, "Yes I can cook. What does that have to do with me being a guy?"

Twilight answered, "Because we mares are the ones who cook for the stallion. It's unheard of a stallion to cook or at least have any interest in cooking."

Ash smiled and said, "Well, that is where you are wrong, Twilight. I am not a stallion. I am a human. And as for my cooking skill, why don't you ask Fluttershy about the taste of my dishes?"

With that they all walked to his house while the ponies were asking Fluttershy how good a cook he is. Fluttershy shyly answered, "Well girls, when I took a bite from his dish, it was like a bunch of flavors were dancing around in my mouth. It was so delicious that I can just eat it forever."

After hearing Fluttershy's answer, they were all looking forward to tasting Ash's food. When they arrived at his house, Ash took them to the dining room where they waited while he went into the kitchen. He first created a huge fridge and filled it with all kinds of TG vegetables, fruits and meat. Then with the help of his reality warping, he learned all recipes from Toriko's Gourmet world.

After learning the recipes, he started to make vegetarian dishes for the mares. As for Spike, he learned that he likes to eat gems so he created some rubies, emerald, sapphire and diamond, and crushed them into powdered form with his bare hand. He then used this powder in into cooking a dish for Spike. After 10 minutes of cooking, he brought them to the dining room and placed them on the table. The ponies and dragon were surprised to see many different kinds of dishes and some which they had never seen before. They started to drool from the fragrance coming from the food.

Ash said, "Well what are you all waiting for? Dig in." and when they did, their eyes went wide and started to moan with pleasure. Spike really liked his jewel crusted dish. When they were busy devouring their food, Fluttershy came over to Ash and sat close to him and leaned on his shoulder. He saw this and with a smile, wrapped an arm around her which made her blush.

When the others saw this, Rainbow Dash said coyly, "Wow, Fluttershy. Already making a move on him are you." This made her blush even more and hid her face behind her mane and let out a cute "eep".

Rarity spoke, "Rainbow darling. Would you please leave the poor mare alone. Can't you see your making her uncomfortable?"

Pinkie's hair deflated looking sad and said, "Aww. And here I thought I can be with a super duper hunk of a stallion."

The rest of the mares minus Fluttershy and Rarity who were blushing shouted,"Pinkie!"

Pinkie then exclaimed, "What! You were all thinking about being with Ash. He is strong, smart and can cook. He has been nothing but kind and gentle towards us. And did I mentioned that he can cook."

Ash was surprised that not just Fluttershy but even her friends have fallen for him. Well except for Rarity who didn't say anything but was blushing and glanced in his direction when he was not looking at her. But they also looked a little bit sad thinking that they were not the first to ask him out.

After an few minutes of silence, Fluttershy shyly spoke, "Well .... you all can form a .... a herd with him and since your my friends, I won't mind ... if you don't mind that is." She spoke the last part to Ash.

Ash who did not had any idea what they were talking about asked Fluttershy, "Excuse me Fluttershy but what is this herd thing your talking about?"

She was not able to answer as she was blushing up a storm. In her place Twilight answered, "Before I answer your question, can you first tell me what are relationships like back on your world?"

He answered, "Back in my world, once a person finds someone who they love, they will stick with them and no one else. Why would you need to ask that? Is it not the same thing here?"

Twilight was intrigued with this information and continues, "Well, here in Equestria due to male population being low, mares outnumber stallions by 10 to 1. So a stallion can have multiple relationships with different mares.

He was surprised at the information then it suddenly hit him and said aloud, "That would explain why I only saw a few males while walking around Ponyville. I just thought that they were out on vacation or something."

Ash then looked at the mares and saw in their eyes which was filled with hope of being with him. He then looked at Fluttershy whose eyes were also filled with hope for him to accept them.

He then sighed and said, "Okay girls. Since you all want to be with me then I think I will give this herd thing a try." This replace their sad face with a huge smile and even cheered for it. Ash then said, "But I have to warn you. I am new to this whole multiple lovers thing, so if I do anything wrong or something to upset you, then you can just tell me about it and I will fix it up OK."

This got a smile from them and accepted it and then hugged him. Except for Rarity who was looking at him with a thoughtful expression while Spike was looking at her with a sad face.

After finishing their food, they spend some time talking to Ash about different things such as what he did back in his world. Well, he changed his old world with the aspects of different worlds.

"In my world there are places where people practice magic and form guilds to help others who can't help themselves. And there are other places where people practice martial arts and compete in competitions. All over the world there are untold amounts of different ingredients ranging from plants to different types of animals. But with every blessing comes a price. In my world, there are countless numbers of different types of monsters who have a taste for human flesh. They sometimes come into the human world (where all the humans live) and feast on our kind. It was a dark time where humans had no mean to defend themselves. To the monsters, we humans were nothing more than food for them."

The ponies and dragon became very sad as they hear him talk about how his kind were suffering through dark times. Fluttershy was crying and was being comforted by Rarity who had tears fall down from her eyes while Rainbow Dash and Applejack had very sad faces. Pinkie's mane became straight and was crying a river. Twilight was writing his story on a piece of paper while also crying a bit. Thanks to his virus, Applejack could not detect his lies. Even though he lied, it was for a better life by forgetting his old world, mix his life with the life of that world in order to live in this world and protect it.

Their sadness were lit when Ash said, "However, there was one person who discovered a way to make ourselves stronger when he discovered a particular DNA called Gourmet Cell from a very rare organism deep in the ocean. What so special about this cell is that when implanted inside a human, the cell will evolve their bodies, thus becoming stronger and faster. However, only a few thousand humans out of 12 billion were compatible with the Gourmet Cell. There is also a requirement in order to evolve the human body. The cells need proteins. Lots and lots of proteins. The humans first started to eat vegetables and fruit but did very little. They then started to eat wild life but it still wasn't enough. After eating so many different things, they did not evolved that much but were still stronger than normal humans. They didn't know what to eat in order to evolve their bodies further."

The mares and dragon were listening intently to his story and as he continued they became more and more interested with his world's history.

Ash continued, "However, that all changed one day when a monster came into a village to feast on the humans but that did not go well for it. The monster that arrived was not that strong and was killed by a group of evolved humans. After killing the monster together, one evolved human decided to eat the monster's flesh."

When they heard that, they become a little green but continued to listen, waiting to hear what happened next. Ash continued, "After that evolved human ate some of the monster's flesh, that human evolved rapidly becoming stronger by leaps and bounds. Later when scientist study the monster's corpse, it was discovered that the monster's flesh were packed with concentrated amount of high proteins. From then on, evolved humans started to go out of their town and started hunting the monsters. The monsters that the humans were fearful of became the hunted. Soon the numbers of evolved humans started to increase and the human world became a safe place due to them. This is the current era I came from."

The mares and dragon were all astonished at what the humans had gone through and what they have accomplished through their suffering. Then Rainbow Dash said, "Wow. If you can become stronger by eating other monsters then we can do the same thing."

Applejack asked, "What are you talking about sugercube?"

Rainbow Dash said, "Duh. Isn't it obvious? With this Gourmet Cell, we can become stronger and protect ourselves and other ponies from the monsters."

When she said this, the others were surprised at her logic and agreed with her. Rainbow Dash then asked him, "So can you please give us this Gourmet Cell so we can become stronger?"

Ash frowned at that because of the danger Gourmet Cell possess. He answered, "I'm sorry Rainbow Dash but that is something I cannot do."

The others were a bit sad about that but Rainbow Dash got annoyed and said, "Why can't you give it to us? Don't you want us to get stronger and defend for ourselves!? Or is it that you just want to be the strongest?"

The mares and dragon were aghast by what she said and were about to reprimanded her but Ash beat them to it and said, "That is not the case, Rainbow Dash. I am not going to give any of you the Gourmet Cell as it is not only dangerous to yourself but others as well."

Rainbow Dash got annoyed and shouted at him, "What could be more dangerous than the monsters that attacked us and enslaving us!?"

Ash was silent for a few seconds then calmly said, "From becoming a monster yourself."

This confused everyone which made Twilight asked, "What do you mean that one can become a monster itself?"

Ash looked around at everyone. He sighed and said, "The Gourmet Cell is a double edge blade."

Twilight asked, "How can that be when it is the very thing that made you humans stronger?"

Ash answered, "There is one essential information that I didn't tell you about the Gourmet Cell." He looked at Rainbow Dash and asked, "You remember when I said that there were very few humans that are compatible with the Gourmet Cell." She nodded. He continued, "While the Gourmet Cell did indeed made those compatible humans stronger but what I did not tell you all about is what happened to those who were not compatible with the Gourmet Cell."

This again confused them at what he was saying. Rainbow Dash asked irritably, "What happened to them? Did they got stronger or weaker?"

They were all waiting for his answer but what he said next terrified them. Ash answered, "They become blood thirsty monsters and start killing their friends and family."

He saw that they were both terrified and confused at his answer so he explained it to them. "Let me explain it all from the beginning. Do you all remember when I first appeared to save all of you?" They nodded. "Did you happen to see a monstrous figure behind me?" They again nodded. "That is what you can call a Gourmet Demon."

They were again scared of what he informed them of this. To the ponies, Demons are nothing more than blood thirsty monsters who were banished to the depth of Tartarus by the princess 2000 years ago.

Ash continued, "In every living being there are always two sides, one good side that compels you to do the right thing while the other one is the bad side that compels you to do the wrong thing. When a Gourmet Cell is infused into a compatible human, it awakens both your good and bad sides and merged them into one being and manifest them into a Gourmet Demon. The compatible human can manifest them and together they fight other enemies. In return, the Gourmet Demon will evolve their bodies much further than before. Even give them some rare abilities."

This information was both good and bad news to the ponies and dragon. The good news was that they could get much much stronger but the bad news was having a demon inside of you. But what Ash said next would even scare away their nightmares.

Ash continued, "However, when a Gourmet Cell is infused into a non compatible human, then the Gourmet Demon will be created from only the bad side, an evil demon which will then take over the human body and transform them into an abomination that will eat any living thing is site. Even if they were its own family. There were many idiots who were power hungry and forcefully infused the Gourmet Cell in their bodies, thinking they will become the strongest and rule the world. Bunch of idiots. All they got is turning into hideous monsters and started rampaging around the town for a short while until they got killed by other evolved humans. What more is that once a human is turned into a monster, they will lose their minds and can never return to their human form ever again. The humans don't devour their corpses but instead they burn it by fire and scatter their ashes."

He then looked at the rest of them and saw how terrified they were, even Rainbow Dash who had nearly all her colors drained from her face. Seeing this, he then told her, "Do you now understand why I won't give any of you the Gourmet Cell. It is so you won't become a monster and start hurting your friends. And most of all" he lowered his head and said softly "I don't want to lose any of you at all". He remembered how he lost his mother and sister and tears started to fell from his eyes.

As first the mares were surprised at how much he cared about them but when they heard what he said in the end and saw his tears, they immediately ran towards him and gave him a group hug. Never before in their life have they seen a stallion as caring as he was. Almost all of the stallions saw mares as objects of desire while those who didn't think like that, still treated them like they were better than them. Except for a few stallions who treated mares with respect like Big Mac and Braeburn. Males always show their superiority by not showing their weaker side but here is Ash, who may very well be the strongest male in Equestria, is crying for the safety and well being of his friends. This really touched their hearts and made them feel butterflies fluttering in their stomach and felt safe when they were hugging him.

After a short time in comforting him, they each gave him a kiss on his cheek, even Rarity, and said that nothing is going to happen to them because he would protect them no matter what. This made Ash happy and hugged them as well.

After that, he saw that it was almost night time, so he personally escorted each of them to their houses who thanked him in returned. Fluttershy was the last one he escorted to her house. When they reached her house, Fluttershy hugged him and gave a goodnight kiss on his lips and went into her house. He started to feel really happy with how his life is turning out to be except for the monsters that he will soon be facing in the future. But all in all, its better than his old shitty life. He then returned to his house and went to bed. He closed his eyes and got ready for sleep to take over his mind.

Slave Camp

In a place far away from Ponyville, a place called Ghastly Gorge was a slave camp. The ones who run this place were the Diamond dogs and their leader Bark Bite. They had kidnapped many ponies and even a Griffin and forced them to mine gems deep below the ground.

Deep below the ground there was a room where many of the kidnapped individuals were kept as slaves. They were exhausted from mining gems for the dogs who didn't even feed them properly. Many wished in their sleep to see the clear sky again and bait under the sunlight. In the corner of the room was an azure colored unicorn with silver hair and a female griffin who hugged each other in order to keep themselves warm. They both were taken by the dogs when they were inside the forest. Both of them have done something they regret and want to rectify their wrong doing.

The azure unicorn said sadly, "Please someone, help use get out of here and I'll apologize to that purple unicorn whom I consider a rival."

The griffin said with tears falling from her eyes, "Me too. I need to make up with my former friend for being mean towards her other friends. Please whoever is out there, I beg you, please help us."

With that they fell asleep and pray that they would be rescued from this life of slavery.

Ash's House

What he heard only made him angry but it was too dark to see so he made a mental note to search for them in the morning. He angrily said, "I hear .... your voice. Just wait for a little longer." Then he fell asleep and waited impatiently for morning to arrive.

Chapter 8 Rescue The Slaves And ... His Friends?

When morning came the next day, Ash woke up from his slumber. He took a few minutes to stretch his body which emitted loud cracks coming from his joints. After that he felt hungry, he went to the kitchen and made lots of food to recharge his energy because he needed to go and save the slaves that he had heard last night with his "Superhuman Hearing".

After eating his fill, he created a paper and wrote

Dear friends,

I will be away from Ponyville for a few hours. If you are wondering where I am then I am going to raid a slave camp and rescue them. If any trouble starts in Ponyville or you find yourselves in a pickle, then just start saying things about it and I will hear them. Stay safe all of you.

Your friend and lover

Ash.

After writing that, he sticked the paper on his house door and then used "Soru" to dash like a blur to the slave camp.

Ponyville

The girls got together to spend sometime with their new friend or as they would call it coltfriend which made them blush. Rarity was also accompanying them with an excuse for asking some fashion related question from Ash but in her mind, she was thinking of whether or not she wants to be with him. He was really everything she would have dreamed of. He was strong yet kind and gentle. He treated the girls with respect and never got angry at them even when Rainbow Dash shouted at him.

When they all arrived at his house, they saw a paper was stuck on his door which say:

Dear friends,

I will be away from Ponyville for a few hours. If you are wondering where I am then I am going to raid a slave camp and rescue them. If any trouble starts in Ponyville or you find yourselves in a pickle, then just start saying things about it and I will hear them. Stay safe all of you.

Your friend and lover

Ash.

After they all read it, they were both happy and sad. They were happy that he was rescuing those who need it but sad that there were individuals who were living as slaves which they did not know about.

Just then Spike came running towards them with a letter in his hand and said, "Twilight! This here is a letter from the princess!"

Twilight quickly took the letter from his hand and read it.

Dear Twilight Sparkle,

Please gather the other bearers of the Elements of Harmony and come to Canterlot castle. There is a situation that requires your presence. Please come at once.

Yours sincerely

Princess Celestia.

With this, the girls took the train straight to Canterlot castle while becoming worried about any bad news. Well there is one that will shock them all. Spike went back to the library.

Back To Ash

He finally reached his location in 20 minutes and used his "Superhuman Vision" to see the slave camp from afar. He saw some ugly bipedal dogs moving around while wearing crude armor and spears.

He also saw that the slaves there were ponies, a few zebras and 2 deer. As he was looking around the camp, he heard a scream and turned his direction to where the sound came from and what he saw made him angry. There, on the floor were two individuals , an azure colored unicorn and a female griffin. Their backs had some line like wounds and on top of them was a dog with a whip in his hand. He understood what happened which made his anger to escalate.

As the dog was about to whip them again, Ash used his "Soru" to get behind the dog in an instant and stabbed *Riiipp* his right hand into its back and out the front with its heart in his hand. The dog didn't even managed to scream as it was too shocked to see its own heart in front of it. Every activity that was going around, came to a stop and what they saw shocked them all.

They all saw a tall being suddenly appearing behind the dog who was whipping two slaves. The being surprised them by stabbing his hand into the dog's back and out from its chest with its heart.

Ash then crushed the heart and threw away the dog's corpse, He then looked at the dogs who were preparing to attack him. Before he could begin killing these mutts, a much larger dog came in front of him. This dog must be their leader as it was wearing better armor, jewelry and a big two-hand broad sword.

The dog growled at Ash and said, "Who are you suppose to be you freak!?" Really? A freak? That's all it could come up with.

Ash angrily said, "You will be wise to release every slave you own."

The dog then laughed loudly along with other mutts. Then it said, "Why should I? These slaves are my property, Bark Bite and I will do whatever I want with them!" It then looked at Ash's body and grinned, "Why don't you join them? You will make a great addition to my slaves."

Anger started to build inside of him and manifested his Gourmet demon but was different one.
He manifested the "Poison Devil".

With the demon's appearance, everyone was trembling with fear, especially the dogs. He then spoke with a venom filled voice, "Don't underestimate me. You lower life forms". He also used "Hair Sensor" and "Echolocation" to make a map inside his head with all of the individuals marked in it.

Here is what he will fight.

Diamond dog 547
Diamond dog's leader 1

Here are the slaves.

Ponies 61
Zebra 12
Doe 2
Griffin 1

Play this music for this fight.

The big dog panicked and shouted "Attack him you fools!!" The dogs were hesitant at first but came over their fear and attacked him.

Ash didn't moved a muscle and used "Poison Armor" to cover himself with lethal poison and solidified it to form an armor made from poison. When the dogs attacked him with their weapons, they shattered against his tough armor. This shocked the dogs and slaves at how strong his armor was.

After having their weapons broken, 27 dogs started to claw and bite him which was a stupid idea. They caught the poison on their claws and their teeth which then started to spread on their entire bodies and melting them as they screamed in pain. This turned some of the slaves green while some even vomited.

The dogs were now terrified of him as they saw their own getting melted into a puddle of flesh and blood and started to back away. Seeing this, Ash stretched out both of his hands at the dogs and from each of his hand, a long flesh like tentacle came out and stabbed 2 dogs that were in front of him. The tentacles then injected "Prototype Virus" that immediately destroyed their insides, turning them into infected zombies who he can control. The infected were recognized with their eyes turning blood red and blood leaking from their ears, eyes, nose and mouth.

He mentally ordered the two infected zombies to attack the other dogs which they did and infected 8 more, then the new zombies infected 15 more. The dogs and slaves were baffled at why the dogs were attacking their own but the dogs quickly became aware of the zombies bleeding face and started to attacked them which only made 26 more infected zombies.

The leader of the dogs, Bark Bite saw that the table was turning against him so he let out a large roar and pointed his broad sword at Ash and said, "I challenge you to a one on one duel. No one is more stronger than me Bark Bite!" How wrong he was thinking that he could take him down just like that.

Ash who was amused by his foolishness accepted his challenged and ordered the infected zombies to let him through. The infected parted a way for Bark Bite to approach Ash. He snapped his fingers and brought out Yatsufusa in his right hand. When the dog was 15 feet away from him, he immediately rushed him while holding the broad sword at his back. At 6 feet near him, Bark bite jumped into the air and swung the sword down with all its might at Ash with intent to cut him in half. However, that did not happen because to Ash, he saw how slow the dog was moving and simply caught the sword in his left hand which was covered in "Armament Haki" that turned his hand shining black.

Bark Bite, the dogs and slaves were shocked with awe to see him stopping the massive blade with just his hand. They were once more shocked when Ash crushed the sword in his hand with a loud *Crunch* that made Bark Bite back away from him due to fear.

Bark Bite could not believe what he just saw. This thing that came out of nowhere, not only turned his loyal dogs against him but how strong he was to stop his attack. Now he was trembling with unbridled fear as he realized what a huge mistake it was to go against him. He should have just agreed to freeing the slaves and get to live another day but he got greedy and now he will pay the price for his mistake.

Ash then walked towards Bark Bite with powerful steps that made the ground crack under his fury. The dog couldn't move or run for its life as fear took hold of its whole body. Ash stopped right in front of Bark Bite, then raised his right arm with the sword still in his hand. Every slave was watching at the two with great interest, waiting to see what would happened to the dog's leader that had enslaved them. The few dogs (about 43) who sensed that their leader was about to be killed, rushed in to aid Bark Bite only for them to fall prey to the infected zombies.

When Ash brought his left hand on Bark Bite's head who was trembling with unbridled fear. He looked into the dog's eyes and spoke with venom, "This is what happens when to those who take pleasure in enslaving others for their own amusement." With a few swift motions, he cut Bark Bite to pieces. The pieces of Bark Bite turned black and went into the sword. He snapped his fingers and the sword disappeared. He also took a DNA sample from some of the blood on the ground.

Canterlot Castle

When the girls reached Canterlot, they quickly made their way to the castle and into the throne room where they meet with the princesses. The girls approached them with a smile but turned worried when they saw the princesses with a grim look.

The princesses both smiled a little and greeted them, "Hello, my little ponies. I thank you for coming here."

The girls smiled and Twilight said, "It's no problem, princess. We are happy to come here whenever you want us to. What is it that you need us to help you with."

The princesses face then turned sad and Celestia said, "I wish I could have not involved you all in this matter but I have no choice."

The girls were worried about what the princess were talking about. Twilight asked, "What happened, princess? Why don't you need our help?"

Princess Luna sadly said, "The Griffin kingdom, the Deer kingdom, the Minotaur kingdom, the Diamond dogs kingdom and the Dragon kingdom have come together and demanded us to hand over the Elements of Harmony to them and use their power against the monsters. They want to use you all as a prize in a fighting competition. Who ever wins owns you all."

This shocked all the girls when they heard this disturbing news. They were disgusted at the thought of being used as a mere prize. Twilight screamed at the princess, "This is an outrage, Celestia! We cannot accept this! We are not mere objects! We are living beings!"

Then Celestia shouted, "If I don't agree to this then all five of the kingdoms will wage war on us! They will not stop until they get their hands on you and the Elements. The only kingdoms that refused to participate in this was Zebrafrica and Monketopia."

The girls were shocked and saddened that if they did not agree to this then they will be attacked from five other kingdoms. As if the monster's attack was not enough. If war does happen, then a lot of lives will be lost and they did not like it.

Twilight spoke with a little hope, "But ... but there must be something we can do princess? You can send in your soldiers, right?"

Her hopes were shattered when the sun princess said sadly, "I am so sorry, Twilight. The other kingdoms have forbidden any ponies to enter the fight. Please forgive me. My hands are tied in this matter. If there was anything I could do then I would have done it immediately."

The girls were now crying that there was no way out for them from this matter. It's either they go as a prize for the competition or have a war waged on their peaceful kingdom and lose a lot of lives. They begrudgingly choose the former.

Just then the throne room double doors opened and came in a group of guards that contained griffins, dragons, Minotaurs, diamond dogs and deers. They surrounded the girls and said, "You all will be coming with us to the griffin kingdom as prizes. Do not resist or you will be subdued."

The girls did not fight them and went sadly with them. As they were leaving, the sun princess, in order to raise their morality, said, "Don't worry girls. I will try to talk to the other kings about releasing you all." This did very little to help their moods as they were then placed inside a huge cage and carried them off towards the griffin kingdom. They all started to cry silently while thinking what would happen to their lives after someone wins them as prizes.

Back at the castle, the two princess cried silently as they saw their ponies were taken away. They then got ready to go to the griffin kingdom and try to save their lives by talking with the kings of the five kingdoms. They must try to do everything they can to save their lives. The sun princess prayed that everything would turn out OK for her little ponies. Little did she know that a certain human would be the one to answer her plead.

Back to Ash at the slave camp

The whole place was silent as everyone stared at him with fear of how he easily killed the dog's leader just slashing him with a sword.

Ash then turned his attention to the remaining 428 dogs who were now trembling before him with fear. He then rushed at them while ordering the infected zombies to attack the rest of the dogs. About 86 dogs became prey to the infected while 153 were cut into pieces with Ash's wires. While killing the dogs, he saw that 96 of them were running away which meant that they could regroup later and continue to enslave others. This he cannot allow and shouted "Voice Machine Gun". The ponies saw him open his mouth and were shocked to see him shooting *Brahahahahahah* small red bullets made of sound from his mouth at the dogs, leaving their bodies with several small holes.

Then his "Echolocation" alerted him that the rest of the 93 surviving dogs were running away by digging quickly into the ground. These insects dare to run away when they did horrible things to the slaves. No!!! He would not let them have the chance to live for another day if it means others would only be enslaved by them. He immediately formed different hand signs and slammed his hands onto the ground and shouted "Wood Style Ground Decapitation". This made the near tree roots to grow rapidly and move towards the dogs under the ground and skewered them all making them scream as they died. None were spared.

Silence took hold of the air as the slaves were now happy to be freed from their slavers but fear of what Ash will do next. They saw him starting to walk towards them. As he came closer, fear started to raise in them as they thought he was going to hurt them. He then swung his hand and with a *Slice* sound, the chains that were holding them were cut into pieces.

After Ash cut their chains with his wires, he gently said, "You have no need to fear me. I have come from Ponyville to rescue all of you." This made them relax as they now know he was not going to harm them. He continued, "I am now going to send everyone of you to Poniville's hospital where your wounds will be taken care of. Also while your there, tell them of what happen here OK."

This confused them about how he is going to send them all but they were surprised at what happened next. Ash shouted "Sound Orb" that covered everyone of the slaves who were now floating 2 feet above the ground. Then suddenly they were shot in the air at the speed of sound towards Ponyville. After a few minutes they landed safely in front of Ponyville's hospital and immediately ran into the building to get their wounds and weak bodies taken care of.

After Ash sent all the rescued individuals, he then order the infected zombies to gather all of the dead diamond dogs, even the ones under ground. After all the corpses were collected, he then stomped his right leg and large amount of viral flesh started to spread from his right foot towards the corpses and infected zombies, and devoured them all. Not even a single drop of blood was left.

Diamond Dog DNA
Can dig through dirt and rocks with ease.

After his work was done, he used "Soru" to travel back to Ponyville to spend some time with his new friends and his lover Fluttershy that made him blush.

Ponyville

After arriving in Ponyville, he first walked towards his lover Fluttershy's house. When he arrived at her house, he knocked on her door and waited for her reply. He didn't receive any, so he used his "Echolocation" on the house in search for her but did not find her. Must have gone someplace else, he thought.

If Fluttershy is not here, then he walked towards the house of his other friends. While walking through Ponyville, he heard the ponies talking about how Ash went alone to a slave camp and rescued everyone of them. Well, news spreads fast here. He continued his walk towards his friends houses but they all were not present in their houses or for that matter, in Ponyville.

He then asked some nearby ponies about the whereabouts of Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle. Some of the ponies saw them running towards the train that was headed to Canterlot.

He was pleased to know where they went but was worried about the "running" part. Why would they run towards the train that was headed towards Canterlot? He then remembered that Twilight was telling him about where the princesses lived and that was Canterlot. This could only mean that some trouble was brewing there. So he used his "Superhuman Hearing" and focused on Canterlot to in order to find his friends.

He searched the city for any sound that would match his friends but he did not hear any. This got him worried about their safety, so he expanded the range of his hearing around Canterlot by a huge margin. He then heard some voices that belonged to his friends but what he heard really made him angry.

Back to the Mane 6 (Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle) a few minutes earlier.

While they were being transported to the griffin kingdom in a cage, the girls were all miserable and were silently crying while hugging each other. They were thinking that their lives would get better when they finally found a caring stallion who cared about them enough that he would ....... Ash!

The girls were so sad and worried that they completely forgot about Ash. But how will they let him know what is going on? Fluttershy remembered that he told them in that piece of paper that if they ever got in trouble, they just need to speak about it and he will hear them. So she started to speak, "Ash. If you can hear me, please help us."

Twilight spoke, "Please help us, Ash. The princesses can't even help us or there will be a war."

Applejack spoke, "Please, Ash. I don't want to be away from my family."

Rainbow Dash spoke, "Yeah, Ash. Please come and beat them all up."

Rarity spoke, "Ash, darling. I don't want to become a prize for some barbarian. Please save us."

Pinkie Pie spoke, "Please save us, Ash. I don't want to be with someone who will be mean to me and my friends."

The near by guards heard their plead and laughed at them saying, "No one is coming to save you. The griffin king made sure of that."

The girls did not stop and made many attempts to speak about their situation as they reached the griffin kingdom. They hope that he would hear their plea ... and he did.

Back to Ash

Ash heard enough and summoned his ki and started flying in the sky. The surrounding ponies looked at him in awe at the sight of flying without any wings. He then followed the voices of his friends and flew in the direction of the griffon kingdom.

While he was flying through the air, his anger was growing with each passing second as he was worried about the girls safety. But more importantly what he was going to do to the ones that caused this mess. Within 20 minutes, he reached the griffin kingdom by following the girls voices and landed in front of the city gate.

As he was walking through the gate, two griffin guards stepped in his way. The first griffin said, "Halt! Who goes there?"

Ash looked at the guards who had a bird like appearance with wings. He saw they were equipped with steel armor with gold ends. As for weapons, a spear and a sword. So these are griffins and the ones who took his friends. Just thinking that made his blood boil and was about to kill him but stopped when the other guard spoke.

The other guard said, "Hey, Saber. Look at his body, that giant cross, and that spear. He must be one of those fighters that has come to participate in the tournament to win the Elements of Harmony." What? Elements of what?

The first guard said, "Hmm, maybe your right. Okay just go ahead and sign up for the fight. Not like you will win that is."

That last statement confused him about not winning but ignored it and walked through the gate and into the city. This city looked like the Romans had built them. He saw many of the griffins going around doing their business but what else he saw were many different species who wore armors and weapons. These must be those fighters that are going to participate in the fight. So he followed them.

While he was following the fighter who he was going to beat later, he heard many voices from the city that only made him angry.

"Hey you heard about the Elements of Harmony going to be held as a prize in the Colosseum?"

"Yeah. And have you seen the bearers of the elements? Wish I could compete and win them as my trophies."

"I want them as my slaves and do whatever I want with them."

"They would have made me look great as their master."

"I want all of my elite soldiers to participate in this fight. I don't want to let the elements slip away from my claws. I don't care about what I promised to the other kingdoms. Just win the fight and you will be greatly rewarded."

That last sound came from the castle. So the owner of this voice must be the ruler of this city and he wants to win this fight by any means necessary and mistreat the girls! NO!!! He will not allow this. He is going to teach him, a king a lesson which state why you don't fuck with his friends.

He found the registration area for the Colosseum and saw there was a long line of fighters who were signing up for the fight. He remained patient and waited for his turn to register while thinking of all kinds of brutality he is going to unleash on these so called elite fighters.

When his turn came, he was the last one to register but as he was about to, the one who registered the fighters said, "I am sorry to say that there will be no more registrations for the competition as they are now full."

Ash wanted to smash this griffin's face in but calmly reached into his coat to take something out. The griffin saw this and became afraid what he was going to pull out. Ash used his reality warping to create a gold diamond and placed on the desk.

The griffin's eyes were stuck on the gold diamond that was put in front of him. Ash then said, "Get me into the fight and you can have this."

The griffin immediately changed his attitude, "Of course, sir. I'll get you in without any problem" and took the diamond. Ash was then taken to a large room where the fighter were kept.

When Ash entered the room, every fighter turned their attention to him and stared at him. This was because he was the only human that was present on this world and that he looked like a 9 foot tall being that can take them on with ease which is true.

Ash ignored their stare and simply walked to the back of the room, leaning his back to the wall and waited for the fight to begin. As he was waiting, the other fighter started to talk about him, which made his blood boil.

"What's that thing doing here?"

"Is it going to participate in the fight?"

"It looks like a shaved monkey with clothes?"

"It should be in a circus with the other freaks."

"It will make an easy kill during the fight."

"Can't wait to get that shiny cross from it corpse."

"I can't wait to get that shiny spear."

After waiting for half an hour, the gate to the Colosseum opened and everyone walked through it. When Ash walked out of the gate, he was at least impressed how the Colosseum looked from the inside.

When the fighters were coming to the arena's center, Ash looked at them closely and saw what they are.

He saw a 13 foot tall being that had muscular body with two horns on his head and equipped with small armor around his waist and wrist. He also held a great axe. This must be a Minotaur.

He also saw many griffins who he thought were the kings elite soldiers.

Then he saw the dogs who were the same as the ones he killed before.

There were also beings that looked like a deer. They were equipped with a spear and a shield.

And finally there were four huge dragons who were about 50 feet tall. One held a huge gigantic hammer and some body armor.

When he checked his opponents, he looked up where the royal box was and saw 7 different individuals sitting there wearing regal clothes and crowns. The first one he saw was a 16 foot tall dragon who he assumed is the dragon king. Next was a 9 foot tall dog who wore many jewelry, making him look like an important figure or a king of the diamond dogs. Then there was the 15 foot tall Minotaur wearing a crown and clothes, so he must be the Minotaur king. After him, he saw a 10 foot tall deer wearing a crown and armor who must be the deer king. Then he moved to the next individual and when he does, his anger starts to rise. There sitting with a gold crown, gold armor, gold necklace, gold rings and a golden sword was the griffin king at 9 foot tall. He was sitting there with a smug smile thinking he had already won the bearers of the Elements of Harmony. Well, that is where he is wrong.

He then turned to his sight towards the last two individuals and was taken back by their beauty. The first one was a 9 foot tall pony with white wings, horn and coat. She had multicolored mane and tail that were flowing. This must be princess Celestia.

The one next to her was a 8 foot tall pony with dark-blue wings, horn and coat. She had Light blue starry mane and tail that were also flowing. She look a bit younger so she must be Celestia younger sister, princess Luna.

When he was done looking at their beauty, he saw that the princess had a sad look on her face while talking with the griffin king who didn't even looked at her and had a smug smile on his face. Ash then used his "Superhuman Hearing" to hear their conversation.

Celestia pleaded with the griffin king, "Please, king Black Beak. Spare my little ponies lives. Don't take them away like this."

King Black Beak smugly said, "That I cannot do princess. You possess a weapon of great power and you have not used them on the monsters. It's time someone truly used them for what they are."

Hearing this, Ash's blood began to boil with anger. How dare this griffin think of the girls as nothing but an object, a weapon to be used on the monsters! His mind was now clear on who to slaughter. He decided his goal, "Slaughter and Brutalize every fighter in the arena. Make a Terrifying example to the kings of what happens when they Mess with his friends!"

If Ash thought that he couldn't get anymore angrier than this, then he was dead wrong. He heard someone crying softly and turned his vision in that direction and when he looks at the one crying, all of his anger that was building inside him just vanished. There in a huge cage that was hanging from the arena's wall contained his 6 friends where the girls were all held in it with miserable looks on their faces as they silently cry. Especially Fluttershy who looked like she had just seen her family killed in front of her.

For 10 whole seconds Ash stood there with a shock face staring at the girls with wide eyes. Then from the depths of his body, anger started to erupt inside his body. He was trembling with anger but kept it controlled inside his body but he held on just barely. He wants to put up a show of immense strength and brutality that no one will be able to forget what they saw this day in the Colosseum.

When Ash was ready to unleash his wrath upon these so called fighters, an announcer spoke from a speaker.

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the grand battle where you will see fighters from all around the world killing and tearing each others apart. In the tournament, we have the griffin kingdom's most elite soldiers who have protected this kingdom from all monster attacks from the outside. Today they will be fighting against many diamond dogs, Minotaur and deer warriors. The dragon kingdom has also sent in one of their elite dragon warrior. In this tournament, every fighter is for themselves. In the end, there will be only one winner and for him there is a special prize. That lucky winner will have the pleasure of owing the Bearers of the Elements of Harmony as his property. Now let the fight to the death begin!"

Play this music for the fight.

Then a bell rang, it signaled every fighter to take a battle stance and look at their opponents. Everyone was starring at each other thinking of ways to being the other down, all except Ash who didn't take a battle stance. He just stood there looking at the fighters while just barely keeping his anger in check. He used "Hair Sensor" and "Echolocation" to count the numbers and types of enemies and mark them in his sound map.

Here is what he will fight.

Griffin Soldiers 300
Minotaur Warrior 100
Diamond Dogs 150
Deer Warriors 130
Dragon Warriors 4
Unknown Creature 1

Ash sensed an unknown creature held behind a locked gate. He wanted to find what it was but a sudden battle cry brought him out of his thought. He turned his attention to the sound and saw that fighter were now engaging each others. Some went as a group while some went alone. He also saw some fighters approaching the giant dragon but they were either squashed by his huge hammer or were hit from his long spike tail.

Another one of the dragons caught his attention. It was fighting without a weapon and just breathing fire on them. He thought of a perfect way to get everyone's attention on him. He brought out Yatsufusa and brought it up over his head. He pulled his hand back like he was going to through something. And when he saw it was in the right angle, he threw the sword at the dragon who had its back to him. The sword pierced threw the dragon's armor and came out threw its chest with blood on it. The sword imbedded itself in the wall leaving the arena in silence.

The dragon didn't even have enough time to scream because all it did was clutch its chest because it was pierced threw the heart. As the dragon was falling down, its body turned black and was sucked into to the sword like the diamond dog at the slave camp. He casted on magnetizing spell on the sword and brought back to his hand and made it disappear with a snap of his fingers. Everyone in the colosseum was staring at a creature that took down a dragon by throughing a sword threw its heart. They were surprised at what happened next.

He brought his hands up and closed his eyes. Rocks started to float in the sky and the ground started trembling. He was gathering energy and his muscles were starting to grow. He was surrounded by a light blue fire of energy that was starting to change into a golden hue. His hair was starting to change from black to golden and his energy was beginning to sky rocket. He spread his arms and the golden light engulfed the entire location. When everyone looked at the creature they saw it was engulfed in a golden fire. It had golden hair instead of its black hair and had blue eyes instead of black eyes. He just turned into a Super Saiyan.

Ash then sensed two beings were coming from both of his sides, a griffin from the left and a deer from the right. He didn't move from his place and lowered his head facing the ground and waited. As they came within 15 feet, they jumped into the air and brought their weapons down upon Ash. As the weapons came down, he curled both of his hands into fists and swung them in their direction, right fist at the deer while the left fist at the griffin. When the griffin and the deer saw his incoming fist, they immediately changed their weapons direction to his fist, intending to cut off his hand. Too bad that his fists are harder than their weapons or any tough metal.

When their weapons made contact with his fist, they shattered *Crackle* into hundreds of pieces but Ash's fists did not stop. His fists were still going for their heads and when they both met them, both of their heads exploded *Splat* from the immense strength he put into his fists. Then their headless bodies fall beside him with blood spilling from their necks.

The five kings and the two princesses were looking at him in shock and awe along with the audience. There in the middle of the arena, Ash stood with both of his arms stretched to his sides and with his head down. Then he slowly lowered his arms to his sides. He also absorbed the griffin and deer blood and gained their DNA.

The announcer spoke "Wow. Ladies and gentlemen. Did you all see that? He first threw at sword at such strength that it killed a dragon. He just killed two fighters with his bare hands without even looking. He must be a real strong one to do something like that. I can even feel the power he is radiating from here."

The audience cheered at Ash for his display of strength. As they were cheering for him, a boastful Minotaur who just cleaved a griffin with his axe, saw this and got angry at Ash for taking away all the attention from him. The Minotaur then charged towards Ash. When the Minotaur came within 4 feet, he lifted his axe above his head and brought it down upon Ash's head. The Minotaur smirked that he was not able to dodge his attack or more specifically, Ash didn't even bother to dodge.

Ash used "Tekkai" on his head which shattered *Crackle* the axe into hundreds of pieces, shocking everyone again. The Minotaur looked at his broken axe in disbelief. Ash with his head still looking towards the ground, thrust both of his arms into the Minotaur's chest. He then ripped the Minotaur's chest opened with a sickening *Keerrriiiiippp* by moving his arms side ways. The Minotaur looked down at his opened chest with blood spraying from it. He tried to close his chest by to no avail and then dropped dead. Ash absorbed the Minotaur's blood on his hands and got its DNA.

The entire Colosseum again became silent as they saw him brutally killed the Minotaur with his bare hands again. The announcer spoke "Well, looks like it has been confirmed that he is indeed a strong being. Strong enough to stop the Minotaur's axe with his head. Who is he and what will he be showing all of us in the tournament?" This got the audience to cheer for Ash again.

In the huge cage, not wanting to see the fighter kill each other off, the six girls kept their eyes closed. But when they heard the announcer talked about a strong individual, they opened their eyes to look at the being. When they saw who it was, they gasped with happiness. There in the center of the arena was their coltfriend, Ash. His presence alone took all their worries and fear away from them. Even though they saw three dead fighters around him, they were not scared because he was doing this to saved them and they started to cheer for him as well. They were also surprised to see his hair colored has changed from black to golden.

A group of fighters were slowly approaching him, they thought they could take him in a group, how wrong they were. Ash cupped both his hands together and gathered some energy. "Ka...." The area was starting to shake again. "Me...." The group was still going to the creature because they weren't scared. "Ha...." Rubble and some debris was starting to float in the air. "Me...." A blue ball of energy appeared in my hands that made the area appear dark. "Ha.....!" I thrusted my hands to the group that was coming towards me with a blue energy wave.

They tried to run away but the attack was too fast and it destroyed the group and a couple of other contestants who were just standing there and watching my attack unfold. The blast was so long it blasted through the wall making a giant gaping hole where you could see the city. When the attack was over I brought my hands back down and left the audience in awe of my amazing power.

Back at the arena, Ash stood there waiting for any of the fighters to make a move on him. The another of the dragons who easily killed his opponents with his hammer, looked at Ash and grinned. If he kill him then all the attention will come to him, he thought. What could a puny being do to a giant dragon like him. With this thought, the dragon then made his was towards Ash who didn't moved.

Every attention turned towards the dragon who was approaching Ash. The fighters who were in the dragons path, moved aside and let him pass. They wanted to see him kill Ash. When the dragon came close, he raised his massive hammer above him and look down at Ash who was still looking at the ground. He said while grinning, "Any last words, worm?"

When he got no response from Ash, the dragon exclaimed, "Those mares will become my property!" and brought his hammer down upon Ash who didn't even budge from his position while the six mares were yelling him to move.

As the hammer came crashing down on Ash, *Crash* huge clouds of sands and dust spread everywhere which obscured everyone's vision. Silence once again reign the entire arena where the audience and the fighters stood still, waiting to see what happened to Ash.

When the dust dissipated, everyone including the kings and princess gasped at what they all saw. There, at the center of the arena, below the hammer that stood 9 1/2 feet above the ground was Ash who was just fine. They were thinking why the hammer didn't made contact with Ash or why the hammer stopped? When they looked at Ash closely, they again gasped with shocked and awe at what they saw. Ash had raised his right arm up and was stopping the massive hammer with ............ a single finger!!!???

Everyone in the arena had their jaws on the ground at the display of his immense strength. There were only a few powerful individuals who could stop such an attack with both of their hands but this person stopped it with just one of his finger! But their shock were escalated at what he did next.

Ash curled the middle finger in his right hand while still stopping the hammer, and concentrated a lot of strength at the tip of his finger. He then flicked his middle finger towards the hammer and when it made contact, a loud *Clang* emitted and then *Crackle*, the entire hammer shattered into millions of pieces. If everyone's jaws weren't on the ground then now it must have dislocated their jaw bone to get lower. Even the dragon was starring at his broken hammer in disbelief.

The other two dragons came from behind the other dragon and breathed fire on Ash. They thought if the hammer didn't work than maybe some dragon fire breath could be used. Dragon fire is the strongest of all and no one could survive, or so they thought. *Gulp* A large gulp was heard from inside the fireball and what happened next surprised everyone. Ash was sucking in the dragon fire into his mouth like it was ordinary food. After all the fire in his mouth he swallowed it all put his head back towards the ground.

The next thing he did shocked the audience to their core. The arena started to rumble and the shaking was the cause of Ash. He was mixing the fire magic inside him with lightning magic. He engulfed himself in actually flames but that's not all that was there. Lightning was surging across the flames as Ash was right in the middle of it. He was in his Lightning Flame Dragon Mode.

He sucked in all of the flames and lightning that was all over his body. He bended his back till he had his faced aimed at the dragons in front of him. One of the dragons got out of the way without the other two noticing. He shouted, "Lighting Flame Dragon Roar!!!!"

The two dragons didn't have time to dodge the attack and were engulf in an attack of fire and lightning. The attack burst right at the top of the arena missing any of the audience. The attack was so large it could be seen for miles. When the attack the over all that was left of the two dragons was the lower half of their bodies. The attack only got the top art of their bodies and turned that part to ash. The bodies then fell down on the ground in a loud bang.

The last dragon was still shaking and wondering what the creature will do to it. Ash then bent over, put some strength into his legs and jumped at such speed that he vanished in front of everyone. He then appeared in front of the dragon's face who was now standing still with fear controlling his body when he saw the anger in Ash's eyes.

Ash, while still in the air reared his right hand back, then swung forward towards the dragon's left face and punched him with a loud *Baaassshh* emitting threw out the arena. The hit turned the dragon's head to the right with such force that his neck *Crack* was broken from the powerful blow and *Crash* dropped dead on the ground. Ash landed back on his original position and continued to look down on the ground.

Again there was silence in the air. Everyone have seen bizarre things in their lives but here they saw the impossible. This person has taken down two dragons with a roar of lightning and fire like if an actual dragon had done it. And a giant 50 foot powerful dragon with a single punch!! They were all mimicking like fishes. They just could not believe what they were seeing. Even the five kings and the two princesses were shocked beyond anything they could think of.

The announcer came out of his shock and spoke "Down. The dragons are down. This being has taken down the dragon, who even the fighters were having a hard time with, took them down with amazing skills. What is he and who is he to possess such monstrous strength that can take down powerful dragons. And .... whats this? He is now moving towards the dragon. What is he going to do?"

Ash approached the dragon's corpse with hate and anger growing inside of him with what that dragon said about the mares being his property. How dare he thought that he could treat the mares, his friends as mere objects. Ash came close to the dead dragon, grabbed its back with his right hand and then lifted the corpse above him. Everyone was again shocked at the display of his strength but their shocked turned to fear with what he did next.

Ash then grabbed the dragon's neck with his left hand and with great strength, ripped its head off with a loud *Keerrriiippp* from its body. Then he threw the body to his right and the head to his left, and stood there with his arms stretched sideways. He absorbed the dragon's blood that was sprayed on him and got its DNA.

The audience was now looking at him with dumbfounded expressions. The fighters who were underestimating him or badmouthing him were now scared for their lives as they saw how he easily brought the dragon down and ripped him in two with his bare hands.

Ash then slowly turned his attention to the rest of the fighters who recoiled in fear when they saw him looking at them with hate and anger in his eyes. These are the ones who want to take away his friends. These things dare to take away the right of his friends. These .... these .... these lower life forms. Then he thought demonically, Slaughter them all. Don't even let one of these things alive.

He had his hand glow bright colors. His left and glowed a yellow like while his right was engulfed in small flames. He screamed, "Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Flame Lotus Exploding Lightning blade."

I sent a torrent of lightning and flames towards the fighters. Most of them got out of the way, but some were hit and got turned to ash.

Play this music for his brutal slaughter.

Ash then bend his body backwards with his face looking at the sky. He then spread his arms and shouted "Don't underestimate me!!! You lower life forms!!! Grrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!" with all of his anger and hate that he manifested two Gourmet demons, "The Red Ogre" and "Evil Voice Demon" who also roared at the fighters.

Ash's roar terrified everyone in the Colosseum except for the 6 mares who understood why he was getting so much angry. The rest of fighters were now trembling with unbridled fear as they now wished that they didn't came to this tournament. But their fears only worsened when they saw him pulling out his spear and having it fly in the air. It spun for a few seconds before it divined into the ground. What sprung up was a large plant that bloomed into a sunflower that glowed brightly. "Fourth Configuration: Sunflower" It charged up and fired concentrated sun beams while I ran towards the fighters.

Ash rushed at a group of fighters at a speed that they will be able to see but won't get away from. His running sounded like bombs were exploding. That was true as he was making 10 feet wide craters in the ground with each powerful *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* step.

As he reached a group of fighters, he simply punched in the middle of the group with such force that let out a powerful *Boom* shockwave that not only sent fighters in different direction but their bodies exploded under the incredible pressure of the shockwave. Ash then ran towards another group of fighter and killed them in the same way.

Now every fighter was running for their lives as Ash rushed at them and brutally killed them. Some were ripped in two, some had their hearts ripped out from their chest, some had their heads ripped off, some were ripped from their pelvic to their chest, some had their spines ripped out while some were crushed under his feet. Those who tried to escape the arena by flying, only got themselves full of holes from his "Voice Machine Gun". As for those who tried to escape by digging into the ground, Ash punched the ground so hard that it crushed them and killed them. While this was happening the sunflower was hitting any of the fighters that Ash didn't get or any of the corpses that were on the ground.

The audience, kings and princesses only looked at the arena with terrified expressions as they watched Ash slaughtering all of the fighter in the most brutal way they could think of. They even saw the human grabbing a Griffin above him and then *Keeeerrrrrriiiiiippppp* slowly and painfully ripped the griffin in two. After 10 minutes of brutality, Ash stood in the center of the arena and looked at his surroundings. He saw the mangled and ripped corpses of the so called fighters and the ground was covered in their blood and gore. From the audience perspective, it look like they were looking at a scene from hell. He called back his spear and powered down back into base form.

Ash then calmed down and looked at the cage that held his friends. He saw that they did not look fearful of him which made him smile and started to approach them. The girls were waiting impatiently for him to come and release them and when he does, they will shower him with their love for him.

When Ash was approaching the mares, king Black Beak did not liked the outcome of this tournament. He wanted to keep the bearers of the Elements of Harmony for himself and use them for his liking. He even sent in most of his elite soldiers in this tournament thinking that one of his soldier would have won in the end. King Black Beak then shouted to his guards, "Release the Crystal Scorpion!"

When Ash heard this, he stopped and looked at the gate where the unidentified creature was, which he now knows was a Crystal Scorpion. Why it is called that? He found out when a huge 40 foot scorpion with crystal growing all over its body, came out from the gate and into the arena.

The audience gasped at this because this is a ferocious creature with lethal poison. The princesses immediately spoke to the griffin king with anger, "What is the meaning of this!? He won fair and square. Are you going to go back on your words!?"

The king simply scoffed and said, "The Elements of Harmony are only my tools and I will let no one have it. And if I can't have them then I would rather destroy them!"

The princesses were appalled to hear him say about destroying the bearers and the elements. The dragon king, diamond dog king and the deer king were not phased by the griffin kings words as they did not care what happened to them. Only the Minotaur king looked disturbed with this news.

When Ash heard this, his vision became red with anger at the griffin king. He wanted to not only use them as tools but kill them if he could not have them! He decided to torture this so called king but his attention was directed towards the Crystal Scorpion who was approaching the cage with intent to eat the girls.

Ash quickly rushed at the scorpion and stood in between the girls and the scorpion. The scorpion saw him getting in his way and lashed its poisonous tail at Ash to kill him and move to eat the girls. However, that did not go well for the scorpion as Ash, with his "Superhuman Vision" saw the scorpion's electromagnetic auras and predicted its attack, which he easily caught its tail in his right hand. The scorpion tried to pull its tail back but Ash did not budge an inch.

Ash then lifted the entire scorpion into the air and proceed to pound it to the ground like a hammer *Bam* *Crash* *Bam*. After pounding the scorpion for about 1 whole minute, Ash threw away the scorpion who looked really beat and wounded with cracks all over its body. The scorpion was now angry with Ash who toyed with it, and charged at him.

Ash saw this and jumped into the air, reared his right arm back, then punched the scorpion on its head and *Crash* squashed it with green blood splattering around. A crater of about 20 foot was formed under the scorpion. He absorbed its green blood and got its DNA.

Here is what he obtained from this fight.

Minotaur DNA
Strength and durability.

Griffin DNA
Can form eagle wings from his back.

Deer DNA
Immune to cold atmosphere.

Teen Dragon DNA
Dragon scales hard as steel. Immune to fire. Stronger dragon breath. Can now eat metals and ores.

Crystal Scorpion DNA
Can now create different jewels from his body.

Everyone was once again looked at Ash in disbelief at how he first toyed with the Crystal Scorpion and then squashed it like a bug. He then started to approach the cage that held his friends. The cage was hanging from the wall, so Ash formed some hand signs, then slammed his hands on the ground and said "Wood Style Stair Formation". Then to everyone's amazement, tree like roots started to rise from the ground and move towards the cage and formed wooden stairs that lead from the ground to the cage.

Ash then started to move up the stairs towards the cage. As he was reaching the girls, the griffin king shouted to his guards, "Don't let it reach the Elements!" A group of 50 griffin came from the sky towards him.

Ash was now seething with rage at the griffin king who just kept getting in his way. As he was about to reach the mares, two of the 50 guards stood in his way and pointed their weapons at him. He looked at the guards surrounding him and sighed. He motioned one finger to the six mares in the cage that he will be with them in a minute. He backflipped to the center of the arena. The King thought he was going to leave but was shocked at what he did next. Ash grabbed a key from the pouch on his leg. This key glowed a dark color and then what happened next shocked everyone. A dark purple mist covered the entire area. No one could hardly see a thing.

"Open, Gate of the Snake Charmer, Ophiuchus!" The voice of Ash echoed all across the colosseum. The next thing everyone sees is a large snake with markings all over its body and purple eyes with no pupils in them.

I sent a psychic message to the giant snake and said, 'Ophiuchus, I need you to attack the 50 griffin guards that are in the area. And don't harm the 6 mare that are in the cage.' The snake nodded to my request and began its attack. A griffin tried attacking it but his weapons had no effect. The snake got up close and ate the griffin. Ophiuchus did the same thing to the other 49 griffin guards. After about 2 minutes all of the griffin guards were eaten by the snake and the snake disappeared, taking the the purple mist with it.

Now the king was flabbergasted at how easily he took down his guards and soldiers. Not even the princesses can take down 50 elite guards with ease but this being did that like it was nothing at all.

When Ash reached the mares, he smiled at them and said, "Are you all alright?"

The mares smiled in return and Rainbow Dash said, "We are now thanks to you, big guy."

Ash was thankful that they were fine and said, "Now, please get away from the door."

The mares did that and Ash proceeded to grab the door, ripped it off and threw it behind him. As soon as he did that, the mares immediately hugged him and started to cry. He also hugged them to calm them down. After a while they calmed down and Ash smiled softly at them and said, "Girls. I am going to send you all to my house. When you get there, I want you all to go in my house and wait for me there. Alright?"

The girls were confused at that but nodded as they should know that he can do many different feat. Fluttershy asked, "What ... are you going to here ..... if you don't mind me asking?"

Ash smiled and said, "I got some business to deal with a certain king." He then said "Sound Orb" and covered them in sound and send them to his house.

When the girls were gone, he then slowly looked at the kings, more specifically at the griffin king with an angry scowl. The king was about to say something when Ash used "Soru" to appear in front of him in the blink of an eye. He then glared down at the king with hate who was sitting on his seat. The other kings moved away from him in fear that he would hurt them for what they made the princesses do.

The griffin king was now trembling with fear for in front of him was the very being that killed every elite guard and soldiers not only of his own but other kingdoms as well. Ash then spoke in a demonic voice that sent shivers down the king's and princesses' spines, "You dare call my friends a weapon and treat them like they are nothing more than a tool?"

King Black Beak could not speak in his defense as fear take control of his body. Ash continues, "You were going to use them like weapons against the monsters?"

In a blur, Ash grabbed Black Beak by his shoulders with both hands and lifted him up so that everyone could see the griffin king. Ash shouted angrily, "You dare force the princesses to hand them over to the likes of you!"

As then brought the griffin king closer to his face and stared him in the eyes with hatred and shouted, "This is what happens when you mess with my friends." With that he ripped both of the griffin's arm off *Kerriip*. The griffin fell down and he screamed at the top of his lungs. Ash was holding his severed arms in his hands, crushed them an throw it away in the other kings direction which scared them. He then grabbed the griffin's throat and lifted him up again. He held him with one hand and used his other hand to grab one of the griffin's legs and rip it off *Kerriip* which made the griffin screamed more. Then he ripped his other leg *Kerriip* and then proceeded to rip Black Beak's wings. The griffin king's scream echoed through out the Colosseum as no one dare moved to stop Ash in fear of his wrath.

After ripping all of the griffin's limbs, Black Beak laid down on the ground, screaming and crying at the loss of his limbs and wings. Ash then grabbed his head and lifted him above himself and showed the limbless king to the audience who gasped at the griffin king's condition. Ash then shouted, "This is the so called king who thought he could get away with anything just because he is the ruler of this country!!! Now look at the pathetic state he is in!!!" He then threw the griffin at the feet of the other kings who were now trembling before him with unbridled fear.

Ash looked at the other kings with a scowl and said, "Here is my warning to you so called kings. You try some shit like that griffin, you will be in the same position as him. And this time, I will come to your kingdoms and I will destroy them. You. Have. Been. Warned."

He was about to jump out of the royal box when he remembered something. He turned his attention to the princesses. They were fearful at what he would do. When he was a few feet from them he reached into his pocket and grabbed the golden necklace that appeared on his neck a few days ago. They were shocked to see him with that. He said in a soft tone, "I think you should keep a hold of this until it is needed. I don't much about it except it called me the element of compassion." They looked back at him and look back the element in his hands. They smiled and Celestia took it from his hands. "We will take care it." She said in a soft voice.

I nodded and jumped into the arena. The gate was closed so he kicked them which *Crash* destroyed the entire gate and he walked out of gate and then out of the city. As he was walking through the city, the inhabitants of the city looked at him with fear and kept their distance away from him. Even the guards ran away when they saw him.

When he reached outside the city, he summoned his ki and flew into the direction of Ponyville towards his house and check on his friends and his lovers.

Back at the Colosseum

They princesses looked at the griffin king with pity as he was being carried away by the doctors. The princesses have seen Ash's monstrous strength and brutality that no one should have been a victim of. But when the princesses saw how he treated her 6 ponies with such gentleness and kindness, their worries faded away because he did all of this to save them. He will do anything to protect them from the monsters even if he becomes a monster himself in doing so.

The princesses were happy to know this and wanted to meet with him personally but they still have work back at their castle. They also looked at the necklace and happy to know there is another Element of Harmony that wishes to protect others. So sun princess said, "Well now that this is all over. Why don't we return to our castle, Luna?"

The moon princess nodded and said, "Agreed. Let us return to our home at once, sister."

When they turned to move, the other kings stopped them and said, "Where do you think you're going? We still don't know where that creature's allegiance is. For all we know that must be your pet since it came and took them away. Do you want to start a war with our kingdoms!?"

The princesses turned around and looked back at the four kings. Then Celestia said calmly, "That creature is a "he" and he does not belong to anyone. He is his own self and as for that last statement, if I were you then I would not do such a foolish thing."

The kings got angry at the princesses who, before the tournament were very submitted to them but now, they act like they can just walk all over them. The deer king said, "Know your place mare. You are beneath me and what is exactly stopping us from waging a war against your kingdom?"

Then Luna spoke smugly, "The very being who slaughtered all of yours and the other kingdom's elite soldiers."

This statement stopped the four kings who could not speak anything. They did not want to deal with a powerful monster such as Ash who easily slaughtered their strongest warriors. The next thing Luna said really made them doubt their plans for waging a war against the princesses.

Luna said, "Do you want the same thing happen to any of you like what the human did to Black Beak. He has clearly warned all of you about it?"

Silence reign as the kings did not said anything else. They knew that he would torture them and kill them and their kingdom if they did something as the griffin king.

When they didn't say anything, the princesses resumed walking towards their chariots and returned to their castle. They were thinking about the figure who won the tournament with ease. And thinking about the necklace he gave them and what the element represents. Such a strong being but at the same time gentle and kind towards her little ponies. They want to meet with him and get to know him. Such an individual who didn't fear death in order to protect his friends will make a great king. Maybe he will be the one to save Equestria from its surrounding enemies.

Chapter 9 Healing and Making New Friends

Ponyville

When Ash finally arrived at his house, he walked in and was immediately engulfed by the mares hug. They nuzzled their muzzles into his chest and face as they cried softly. He softly hugged them as well. When they calmed down, they went into the living room and started talking about their experience in this whole matter.

Rainbow Dash exclaimed, "That was one heck of an awesome fight you did, Ash. Even though you killed them."

Applejack said, "Well what else was he suppose to do when the tournament was a fight to the death?"

Rarity said, "I, for one am greatly thankful to you Ash darling. Just thinking about another person to posses us as a prize is not a comfortable feeling."

Pinkie Pie said, "Yeah! I don't want to be with a big meanie pants who are mean to me and my friends."

Twilight said, "And I still could not believe the amount of strength Ash displayed. It was really exciting to see that."

Fluttershy who was sitting beside him and hugged him tightly said shyly, "And I am very grateful ..... that you have come to our world. If you didn't arrive in this world, then we ..... would have been someone's else trophy. I don't want that. I .... I just want to be with you. *sob* *sob* *sob* *sob* *sob*"

Ash softly hugged her and kissed her on the lips. He then said, "And I would not want to be anywhere else but here as I don't have anything back on my world."

The mares were confused when he said that. They wanted to hear about that but they were interrupted when their stomach growled which made them blush. Ash chuckled at that and said, "Well looks like you all have yet to eat any food. So, who wants to eat some of my cooking?"

All the mares raised their arms because his cooking was just so delicious. The mares went to the dining room while Ash went to the kitchen and started to cook many different vegetable dishes. And he made a special dessert and kept it in an air tight metal box that will stop any fragrance from seeping out of the box. This will be a surprise dessert for them later but for now he took the dishes to the dining room where the mares started to fill their empty stomach. In Pinkie Pie's case, she was literally drinking his food.

While eating their food, Applejack spoke, "Ash, can you tell us what you meant about what you said earlier?"

The other mares stopped eating an looked at Ash with worry faces. Ash knew they were going to ask him about that. He sighed and told his story but with a change. Ash said, "Exactly what I mean. I have literally nothing back on my old world."

Twilight spoke, "That can't be true. What about your family? You must have a family right?"

Ash said, "Yes, that is true." This made them smile but only to turn to frown as he continued "I had a family."

Fluttershy asked, "What ... what happened to your family ..... if you don't mind."

Ash said, "It's okay, Fluttershy. I do not mind at all. I was going to tell you all sooner or later." He then drink a glass of water to quench his thirst and put down the glass. He then sighed and said, "You all know how I said I am a Saiyan and I traveled to another planet?" They nodded their heads. "Well that happened when I was a baby. You see, my home planet is called planet Vegeta and it was attacked by an evil guy by the name Frieza. He attacked our planet because he feared that one day we would become the legendary Super Saiyan."

Twilight asked, "What's a Super Saiyan?"

Ash said, "A Super Saiyan is a transformation that increases a Saiyan's speed, power, all around skill. It was when my hair changed from black to gold."

They recalled back to the colosseum and remembered my amazing transformation. Applejack then asked, "Where were your parents during this attack?"

Ash said, "My father took on Frieza's entire army and defeated them. But when he went up against Frieza, he was defeated and killed. As for my mother, I never met and assumed she died with the rest of the Saiyans when our planet exploded.

The mares were heartbroken to hear that not only had I lost my parents, but my entire race was destroyed along with my home planet. I continued, "Before the planet was destroyed, pods filled with Saiyan babies were launched to different planets so they could live. My pod landed on Earth where it was later found by dragons. These dragons were like family to me. They taught me how to read and write. And they taught me many different types of magic. I was happy to have an amazing family like them.

The mare smiled that I was found and taken of when I was a baby. They were a little confused that I was raised by dragons but they thought of it as another thing that is unique about me. "When I was 7 years old they left me without a trace. I didn't know where they were, so I kept looking for them everywhere but I couldn't find the. So I spent the next few months traveling by myself and training my body. I was later found by an orphanage that took me in for awhile until I was adopted by a great family. I used to have a loving family. A loving mother, a dedicated father and an older sister. I had everything a child could ask for and wanted nothing more than to be with my family."

The mares smiled at how he described his family but were confused at the "used to" part. Their expression turned to sorrow at what he said next, "But that all changed when I came at the age of 10. My mother was taking me for a walk in the city in order to spend some time with me. I was so happy at the time I spent with my mother and family and saw a beautiful rainbow that looked like sonic boom but it looks like fate has decided to screw with it. A monster came into the city and started to destroy it. During its rampage, the monster spotted me and moved to eat me. I was too scarred to move as the monster was about to bite me. I closed my eyes and waited for my death but it didn't come. Oh how I wish that death would have taken me instead of her."

The girls were now sad and confused at what he said in the end. Who was her? What he said next made their hearts break into pieces. Ash continues, "When I opened my eyes, I saw my mother was hugging me and the monster was chewing on some flesh. I felt some warm liquid on my hands and looked down. I saw blood but I was not injured. So who did this blood belong to? Then it hit me. I looked at my mother and saw that the entire left side of her chest and her abdomen was missing. The monster was eating my mother's left side."

The mares were horrified when they heard this. For a child to see their parents dying in front of them was the most horrifying experience there was. Ash said, "I hugged my mother's dying body in my arms and tried to stop the bleeding but to no avail. While the monster was taking its time to eat my mother's flesh, a group of evolved humans came and killed the monster. They then called the ambulance when they saw my mother's condition but by the time they arrived, my mother died in my arms."

Now the mares were crying as they heard what happened to his mother. They wanted to comfort him about his loss but didn't move as they saw that he still has a story to tell. Ash then continued, "After my mother's funeral, my life continued to get worse as my father became an alcoholic and my sister became a drug addict. My father would blame me for the death of my mother and beat me in his alcoholic state until he was too tired to beat me anymore. My sister just ignored my existence. I endured this treatment till the age of 15 where I left my home and rented a cheap apartment to live in. I earned my money by working in a shopping mall. For 3 years I worked and did amazing things and my future was beginning to look bright."

The mares were crying as they heard what he had to go through. When he said about his future being bright, they became a little bit happy that he turned his life for the better but they were wrong. Ash said, "But it all came crashing down when I heard some news about another monster attack. I went there at the location where the monster was rampaging then killed by the evolved human. I looked around the ruins and stopped when my eyes came upon a corpse that was half crushed beneath the rubble's of a building. That corpse belonged ..... to my elder sister."

The girls gasped at this horrifying discovery. First they heard how he lost his mother at the age of 10 and now he lost his sister at the age of 15. How can he still be sane even after going through all of that. Ash continues, "The only two people who I cared deeply in my world were now dead. Killed by the monsters. I was so weak to do anything that I aimlessly walked through the city's dark alleys in despair. During my walk, I just happen to come across a small syringe> curious, I picked it up and found out that the syringe contained a Gourmet Cell. I did not know if I was compatible or not and I could not think of anything else. My desire to get stronger and hatred towards the monsters made me inject the Gourmet Cell in my body without thinking. After I inject it into my body, I started to experience excruciating pain going through my entire body as the Gourmet Cell begin to evolve my weak body. For an entire week, I laid there in the dark alley. I endured the intense pain which was nothing to me as I have already experienced the most excruciating pain of all. Losing my family."

The girls were now feeling very sad and cried as he told them the story of his life. To live after all of that is a miracle. They could not think what they would have done if they were in his position. Ash said, "After all that, I finally was able to stand and my body felt stronger than before. Immediately, I left the city in order to hunt monsters to eat their flesh and become more stronger. I hunted all kinds of monster that I could find but my hatred for them did not quell. I have hunted so many monsters that I have brought down 26 dangerous species of monsters to extinction in less than a year. I went to a couple of countries and did other work and helped those who needed it. Even after all that, the wound in my heart did not heal. Instead it only got me more depressed. I started to hate myself, loath myself enough to kill myself."

The girls sadness kept on increasing as he continued telling them his story and gasped when they heard him about killing himself. Ash said, "But .... I stopped at the last second when I remembered something. In my time during hunting the monsters, I met with other monster hunters and heard about a rumor. According to this rumor, there was a person who could grant anyone's wish if they could find him that is. Here I was just about to kill myself and then there was this rumor about a person granting wishes. I though about it. If I could find this guy, he could grant my wish. But everyone knows that if you need a wish, you need to pay some sort of a price if you want to receive your wish. At that time, I was determined to pay any price for my wish. I started to search every town that I came across. After searching for about a month, I finally found the guy. He was covered from head to toe in a black robe and had red eyes. I asked him to grant my wish. He looked me in the eyes and asked what my wish is. I answered "I .... I wish that I was in a world where I could find my own family. A family who I would love with all my heart and protect them from anything at all. No matter what. That is my wish." The person looked at me for a few seconds and smile. He then said "Your wish .... I will grant you." Then a portal opened beside me but I asked him about the payment and he said "Your desire for a loving family is more than enough for my payment. Protect them and that world." With that I thanked him and walked through the portal and here I am, in this world.

Ash then looked at the girls who had tears streaming down their faces. Fluttershy immediately flew towards him and hugged him tightly while she cried and nuzzled her muzzle into his chest. The others soon followed her and hugged him as well. He hugged them and calmed them down.

After they calmed down, Rarity asked him, "Ash darling. Can I asked you something?"

He smiled at her and said, "Of course, Rarity. Ask anything you want."

Rarity blushed and asked, "Can I ..... be a part of your herd?"

Ash was stunned at first but gave her a soft smile and said, "I would be happy to have you in my herd."

Rarity then happily kissed him on his lips. Then Pinkie Pie pouted and said, "Hey! Where is my kiss?" She pushed Rarity away and kissed him.

The Rainbow Dash and Applejack said, "Us too, big guy!" and kissed him.

Twilight said, "I want to experience what a kiss feels like." She kissed him and said, "I like it."

Fluttershy then kissed him as well and said, "Thank you for accepting my friends in your herd." and nuzzled her muzzle with his.

Ash felt very happy for the first time since he lost his mother. He finally has a loving family and he will protect them at any cost. He then remembered his surprise for the girls and asked, "Hey girls. Do you like sweet food?"

The girls nodded while Pinkie Pie furiously nodded. He smiled and said, "Well, I hope you have some space in your stomachs because I have prepared a special desert for you girls." He then went back into the kitchen to get the desert.

The girls waited to see what kind of desert Ash would have made for them. When Ash returned, the girls were confused when they saw him holding 7 metal boxes and placed one in front of everyone and one for himself. He then said, "Girls. I present to you .... The Rainbow Jelly!" and opened the boxes with his magic. When the boxes opened, a delicious sweet fragrance exploded from the boxes and into the room. What they saw made their eyes go wide.

The girls were drooling due to the sweet fragrance coming from the desert. Ash said, "Well now. Lets eat." With that, the girls started to eat their desert which made them moan loudly. They didn't care if they were making some inappropriate sounds. They just wanted to enjoy their delicious deserts.

Ash was blushing as he heard their sexy moans. He then took a bite out of his desert and began to enjoy it himself. The flavor of the jelly change 7 times in his mouth thus the reason rainbow is in its name.

After they ate their desert, they had a satisfying look on their faces. He then looked outside the window and saw that night was coming. He said, "Come on girls. Let me escort you all to your homes."

With that, he escorted each of them to their houses who kissed him when they got to their houses. Fluttershy was the last one he escorted who again kissed him and went into her house.

As Ash was returning to his house, a small object fell from the sky heading towards him. He caught the object and saw that this thing was actually a token. He remembered back in his old world he read fanfics about displaced humans going to different versions of Equestria. They use these tokens to go to other Equestria. He did not like this one bit because he didn't want any other humans to come to this Equestria and mess with their lives. He didn't care if they were the good guys.

Ash then crushed the token in his hand thus destroying it. He then thought if a token fell from the sky, then there must be more around this world and some poor being will accidentally use the token for them to come to this world. He did not want that so he thought about how he would stop them from coming into this Equestria. Maybe a shield or a barrier will do. A barrier? Yes, that's it. A barrier that is powerful enough to stop any displace human or anything to come to this Equestria.

In order to create this barrier, he is going to have to go into his base form (100%) and use that energy to make a powerful and impenetrable barrier. Ash powered up and used his power to make a barrier around this planet but something else happened. Due to using his immense power, he did not take in the amount of energy he was using. The barrier instead of forming around the planet, was now expanding towards the entire universe. He made a barrier big enough to protect this entire universe from any displaced humans. If a strong displace tries to force its way to this dimension then the barrier will repel them as it has now become impenetrable. Nothing will work on this strong barrier. Not even a god can get through this barrier. Only he and he alone will be able to remove this barrier. Also, if any tokens are present in this dimension, then the barrier has disintegrated them to dust thus destroying it. This dimension is now displaced free except for Ash.

After using all of his energy, Ash fell down due to weakness. He laid there and waited for some of his energy to return. After a short time, he started to regenerate small amount of energy. That was all he needed at the moment. He then used his reality warping to create some Puffer Whale meat and eat it as it contains high amount of proteins. It was also very delicious.

After eating a lot of the meat, he regained all of his energy. He returned to his house, took a bath and slept for the night.

Dream Realm

Princess Luna was dream walking and looking through the pony's dreams in order to stop any nightmares they might experience. She has gone through many ponies dream but when she checked the ponies of Ponyville, she saw that they were having a nightmare. The nightmare was about monsters surrounding them and were ready to attack the ponies. Luna entered the dream in order to stop the nightmare when suddenly, a shadowy figure came out of nowhere and started to kill the monsters. After the monsters were killed, the shadowy figure turned its attention to the ponies and just stood there. When the dark clouds dispersed, sunlight shined upon the shadowy figure and revealed who it was. It was none other than the being who killed all the fighters at the tournament. The nightmare turned out to be a normal dream.

Luna then left the dream and checked the dreams of other ponies. She found that they were having the same dream. The Cutie Mark Crusaders were dreaming of him as a hero to them. She smiled at this and continues to dream walk. Then she came upon the dreams of the Bearers of the Elements of Harmony. Their dreams were a bit different from the others. In their dreams, the mares wore skimpy outfits and they were having intimate activities with him. This made her blushed hard and immediately left their dreams. Then she stopped her dream walk as she could not continue her work after seeing such a thing. Their skimpy outfits and having intimate activities with that being were now stuck in her mind which made her whole head blush.

Next Morning

When morning came, Ash woke up with a yawn. He got out of the bed and stretched his limbs. Then he went to the bathroom, washed his face and brushed his teeth. (If you're thinking why he didn't take care of his morning business, then it is thanks to his stomach that dissolves anything and is turned into energy thus not making any waste.)

After that, he went into the kitchen and made breakfast. After eating his food, he thought how he should spend his time today. Why not have a picnic with the girls? He smiled and started to make different food and packed them into a basket and store it into a dimensional pocket. He then left his house and went to visit Fluttershy. When he arrived at her house, he saw her feeding her animal friends. He approached her and said, "Good morning, Fluttershy."

Fluttershy turned around quickly startled by the voice, but when she saw who it was, she flew to him and hugged him and said, "Good morning, Ash. What are you doing here .... if you don't mind me asking?"

Ash smiled and hugged her and said, "Just wanted to see how my sweet lover is doing." This made her blush a lot. He continued, "Also I wanted to ask you if you wanted to spend some time with me while having a picnic?" She wants to spend her time with him and accepted his request.

After hugging for a few moments, he helped her feed her animal friends. After that, they both went to meet with their friends or lovers. First they arrived at Sweet Apple Acres to meet with Applejack. They found her brother, Big Mac in the orchard and kicking trees to make the apples fall into a wooden basket that was laid below the tree.

Ash greeted him, "Good morning, Big Mac."

Big Mac stopped kicking the trees and turned towards the voice and saw Ash. He smiled and said, "Good morning to you all. What have you came here for?"

Ash said, "I wanted to meet with Applejack and see if she wants to hang out with us and have a picnic."

Big Mac nodded and said, "She is in our house along with Granny Smith and Apple Bloom."

Ash nodded and said, "Thanks, Big Mac. Have a nice day." With that they walked to Applejack's house.

Ash arrive at her house and knocked at the door. The door opened and out came Apple Bloom who became excited to see him and said, "Ash!" and jumped at him and hugged and he hugged her back.

Ash chuckled and ruffled her mane and said, "Hey Apple Bloom. How have you been doing lately?"

She giggle and said, "I'm doing fine Ash. So, what are you doing here?"

He said, "I'm here to meet with Applejack and ask her if she wanted to have a picnic with us."

Apple Bloom said, "Really? Can my friends and I come too?"

Ash smiled and said, "Sure you can."

Apple Bloom squeal in happiness and then took him and Fluttershy to meet Applejack. When they went in, he saw an old mare with green coat sitting on a rocking chair. She saw him and greeted him, "Well howdy there sonny. *cough* I am Granny Smith. What's your name *cough* and *cough* what's a good looking stallion *cough* like yourself doing here *cough*? Trying to woo my *cough* *cough* granddaughter, Applejack?" She asked the last part with a tease.

Ash smiled and greeted her, "Good morning, Granny Smith. I am Ash and it's nice to meet you too. And why would I woo Applejack since she is already a part of my herd?"

Granny Smith smile widely and asked, "Really? She is a part *cough* of your herd?" He nodded. She then yelled, "Applejack! Come *cough* here quickly!"

Applejack came running and asked, "Yes granny, what is it? You know you shouldn't be yelling due to your coughing."

Granny Smith said with a coy smile, "Forget about my coughing! Why did you never *cough* say that you were in a herd with a *cough* handsome and strong *cough* stallion like Ash?"

Applejack's whole face blushed and tried to answer, "Well ... I ... you ... we ... that ...."

Granny Smith said happily, "My grand daughter is finally *cough* in love with someone and I can *cough* rest easy now. So when are you two *cough* going to start making some *cough* babies? I want to see some *cough* little AJs running around here and *cough* calling me granny."

This made Applejack, Fluttershy and Ash blush hard at the thought of having children. Applejack yelled while blushing, "Granny!"

Granny Smith smiled, "Oh there is *cough* nothing to be embarrassed about Aj. In my time, we use to *cough* get intimate with our *cough* partners. Why I still remember *cough* when your Ma and Pa were going at *cough* each other in the orchard."

Applejack's head was now bright red when she heard Granny talking about that. She then shook her head and gave Granny some medicine, "Granny, take these medicine. You need to take care of your coughing."

Granny said, "I have been *cough* taking this medicine for some *cough* time now and it has done nothing to *cough* fix my coughing." and took the medicine.

Applejack said, "I know, Granny. It will just take some time to fix your coughing." She then turned her attention to Ash and hugged him, "Howdy Ash and Fluttershy. What are you doing here?"

He hugged her and asked, "Just here to ask you if you want to have a picnic with us."

Applejack smile turned to a frown and said, "I would love to but I can't. I have some apple bucking to do."

Ash then said, "Why don't I help you with that? It will be quicker with two people working together."

Applejack smiled, "Thank you, Ash. That will be really helpful."

They then went to the apple orchard where Applejack showed him how to buck apples. Ash nodded and said, "I may have a much more efficient way in collecting the apples if you want me to."

Applejack said, "Really? Then why don't you show how you will collect the apples faster than me."

Ash nodded and raised his right hand at a group of apple trees. He then cast a spell that magnetized the apples and his right hand. All the magnetized apples were then pulled towards his right hand where they stack up into a huge pile of apples. Applejack looked at him with her jaw hanging and wide eyes.

Ash chuckled and said, "How do you like them apples?"

Applejack came out of her shock and blushingly said, "I like them." She took the apples and stored them in her barn.

With the apples collected they were ready to go but Ash stopped Applejack and asked, "Applejack. How long has Granny Smith been taking her medicine?"

Applejack said, "She has been taking her medicine for about three weeks. Why you ask?"

Ash frowned as he knew the bad news. He said, "Applejack. Since she is so old, her immune system has weakened. Her coughing is a sign of her dying in the near future."

Applejack and Fluttershy were now looking him their mouth open and with eyes of disbelief. Applejack could not believe that her Granny was dying because of her old age. She started to panic about saving her life and even started to cry. Ash saw this and hugged her as she cried and buried her face in his chest. Fluttershy hugged Applejack and started to console her.

Ash's heart broke when he saw how sad she was. He perfectly understood the pain of loosing a family member. There was nothing he could do to save Granny's life as she was dying of ....... That's it! He can save her life with his virus and even make her better than before. He smiled and tell Applejack, "Applejack. You don't need to worry about Granny Smith anymore."

Applejack got mad at that and shouted at him, "How could you say something like that!? She is my family and I would do anything to save her!"

Ash simply smiled and said, "Because I can save her."

Applejack was shocked when she heard him say that. She shakily asked, "You can?" He nodded. She then buried her face into his chest and pleaded, "Please save her Ash. She is like a mother to me ever since we lost our parents."

Ash became sad when he heard that she also lost her parents. He hugged her and kissed her on her forehead and said, "I will do anything to make you all happy, Applejack." She blushed and kissed him on his lips.

They then went back into her house and saw that Granny Smith was sleeping on her rocking chair while coughing a few times. Ash moved close to her and put his right hand on her head while Applejack and Fluttershy were looking at them from the sides.

Ash then let the virus seep into Granny's head and into her body. He commanded the virus to heal all of her illness, strengthen her weak muscles and bones, and he left a little surprise for Applejack. Then he took all the virus back into his right hand and stepped back.

Applejack looked at Granny who was now sleeping peacefully but was surprised when she looked at her closely. She then asked, "Ash. Why does Granny look like she is 30 years younger?"

Ash smiled at her and said, "That's because she is 30 years younger. She wishes that she could live long enough to spend some time with our children. So I did just that."

Applejack had tears of happiness falling from her eyes and she hugged him tightly and nuzzled her muzzle into his chest. Fluttershy also had tears of happiness and hugged Applejack. He hugged them both.

After crying for a few minutes, Applejack, Apple Bloom and Fluttershy left with Ash to meet the rest of their friends. They arrived at Rarity's Carousel Boutique and knocked on the door. A voice came ,"Who is it?"

Ash said, "Its me Ash."

A gasp was heard and then the door quickly opened and Rarity hugged Ash immediately who hugged her back. She then let him go and said, "Hello darling. How are you? Have you come to see some of my clothes?"

Ash said, "Actually Rarity, I came here to ask you if you want to have picnic with us?"

Rarity smiled, "Is that all? I would love to have a delightful picnic with you."

Ash smiled but then heard another voice coming from behind Rarity, "Rarity. Whose at the door?" He looked behind her and saw Sweetie Belle.

Sweetie Belle saw Ash and gasped. She ran towards him and jumped and hugged him as he hugged her back while ruffling her mane. He ask, "And how are you doing Sweetie Belle?"

She smiled, "I'm doing great." She then noticed Apple Bloom and said, "Hey, Apple Bloom. What are you doing here?"

Apple Bloom said, "We are here for Rarity to join Ash in a picnic."

Sweetie Belle gasped and looked at Ash with wide puppy dog eyes and asked, "Can I come to? Please."

Ash felt like his heart was going to explode due to overload cuteness and said, "Of course you can join us, Sweetie Belle."

She then squealed with happiness and joined him. While they were walking through Ponyville, Pinkie Pie literally ran into him and hugged him but failed to budge him even a little. She then said, "Hey Ash! What are you doing today?"

He was about to answer when Pinkie cut him off, saying, "Oh you want to gather all our friends and have a nice picnic and get to know each other. Well, of course I'll join you."

Ash was stumped at how she knew about that. Applejack saw his face and said, "Don't try to understand her partner. It will only give you a headache."

He didn't know what to say but accepted her answer and continued his walk towards Twilight's house. During their walk, they met Rainbow Dash with Scootaloo who was riding a wooden scooter. When Scootaloo saw him, she immediately ran towards him and hugged him. Rainbow Dash came over and kissed him which made the fillies go "ewwww". She then said "Hey big guy. What you up to this morning? Going to beat up some monsters or something?"

Ash said, "Not today, Rainbow. Today I am going to spend my time with all you girls with a picnic."

Rainbow said, "Aw man. I really wanted to see some of your cool moves. But a picnic doesn't sound so bad. Sure I'll join you."

Ash then looked at Scootaloo and said, "Why don't you join us as well, Scootaloo."

Scootaloo said, "Really?" He nodded.

She squeal with glee and joined him. Now only Twilight remained. When they reached her house or more specifically a large tree house. He knocked at the door and waited for a reply.

The door opened and Spike came out and greeted them. He asked, "Morning Ash. Did you came here to read some books?"

Ash said, "No Spike. I wanted to ask Twilight if she wanted to join us for a picnic."

Spike nodded and went back inside the house and shouted, "Twilight! Ash is here to ask you for a picnic!"

Twilight came running down from the steps from the second floor. When she saw him, she also hugged him and asked, "Hello Ash. It's so good to see you. What are you doing here?"

Ash said, "I was hoping if you wanted to join us in a picnic?"

Twilight said, "Really? Well I could use a break from my reading."

Ash then looked at Spike and said, "Hey Spike. Want to join us?"

Spike became happy and said, "Really? That would be awesome."

With that they all went to a quite location near a lake. Ash created a large picnic blanket and spread it on the ground. He then pulled out his picnic basket from his pocket dimension and started to put them on the blanket. After putting the food, everyone joined him and enjoyed eating his food. They talked and laughed while the fillies were playing. He saw that the three fillies were looking at Spike with a dreamy expression which made him chuckled. Ah young love. He then looked at Scootaloo who was riding on her scooter and saw that she was using her wings. She didn't fly but was gaining speed with it. This confused him about why she was not flying.

Ash then said, "Scootaloo! Can you come here for a minute?" The others turned their attention to him as Scootaloo made her way to him.

Scootaloo asked, "Yes, Ash?"

Ash asked, "Why aren't you flying, Scootaloo?" This made her look like she was about to cry.

She could not say anything as she was doing everything to stop her from breaking down. Rainbow said sadly, "She can't fly Ash. Her wings are suffering from a disease that stopped her wings from growing to their full size."

Ash was shocked to hear that there was a disease like this present in this world. He then said, "Why not just cure the disease?"

Twilight said sadly, "We can't do that, Ash. There is no cure for that disease. Once you have that disease, then you can forget about flying forever."

He looked at Scootaloo who was now covering her face with her hands and was crying. Ash then said, "I just have to remove the disease and grow her wings to their full size, right? I can do that."

This made everyone look at him with disbelief. Even Scootaloo stopped crying and looked at him with hope and asked, "You can do that?"

Ash smiled at her and said, "Of course I can. So come here and I will heal your wings."

Scootaloo ran towards him and hugged him with tears falling from her eyes. She could not believe that there was a cure for her disease. She thought that she could never fly. But when she heard Ash say that he can heal her, her once dead wish for flying immediately rekindled.

Ash said, "Scootaloo. I want you to lay on your stomach on my lap OK? This is so I can have a good look at your wings."

Scootaloo did that and lied down on his lap with her wings facing him. The others were watching him perform this miracle work. They gasped when they saw him turning his right hand into liquid red flesh which he then covered Scootaloo's wings with it.

After Ash covered her entire wings with his liquidized viral flesh, he first cut off her nerves so that she would not feel any pain. He then devoured the wings and eliminated the disease. Then he used her DNA and his biomass to reconstruct her wings, cell by cell, to their full size. After her wings were made, he then connected her nerves with her new set of wings and made her blood and magic flow through her wings. After the operation was completed, he collected all of his liquidized viral flesh and turned it back into his hand. He also made sure not a single strand of virus was left inside her.

Everyone was looking at him in shock and awe as he reconstructed her new set of wings which was now twice the size of her original wings. Scootaloo was looking at her new set of wings in disbelief. Ash asked her, "Why don't you try them out, Scootaloo."

Scootaloo nodded and prepared herself to fly which was her dream. The others were waiting to see if his operation was successful or not. Their jaws hit the ground when Scootaloo launched herself into the sky and started to fly around. They just could not believe what they were seeing. For hundreds of years, ponies were working very hard in order to find a cure for this disease and failed. But here is Ash who has only been in Equestria for less than a week, has already cured one of the incurable diseases.

Scootaloo came flying down and hugged Ash with tears of happiness flowing down from her eyes and kept on saying "Thank you thank you thank you" to him who just smiled at her and hugged her.

Scootaloo then let go and Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle hugged her while crying tears of joy. Ash smiled when he saw them like this. He then felt multiple arms around him and saw that the mares were now hugging him. Fluttershy said, "That was very nice of you to do that."

He smiled and said, "I do what I can. I won't stand by and see a child's dream taken away from her just because of some disease."

The mares smiled at his response and felt happy for such a stallion to come into their lives. Ash then thought that there must be other incurable diseases in this world that he can cure. So he asked Twilight, "Twilight. Are there any other diseases that you ponies have yet to find a cure for?"

Twilight said, "Well there are multiple incurable diseases that have plagued us ponies. Like for example there is this one disease for unicorns that make their horn hollow which stops them from using magic. Then there is a disease for earth ponies that weaken their bones which make them unable to work. Why do you ask?"

Ash smiled, "Because I am going to make a cure for all the incurable diseases in this world from my blood."

The ponies first look at him in disbelief but then believed him as they have just seen him curing Scootaloo's wing disease. They smiled at him and kissed him. When Spike saw Rarity kissing Ash, he became very sad for a moment but then returned his face back to normal.

They finished their picnic and Ash packed up all the things and stored them into a pocket dimension. He then said, "Alright girls. I am going to pay the hospital a visit and see if I can cure all the diseases there with the help of the doctors. Also I want to see how the individuals that I rescued from the slave camp are doing. If you want you can come with me to meet them."

The girls agreed to go with him, even the fillies but Spike said that he is going back to the library and clean things up and left them. Ash was sensing some sadness coming from him as he left. He will confront him about that later as they all went to the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital and went through its front door, they saw many ponies from the slave camp were being moved around. They did not look well so Ash approached a nurse and asked, "Excuse me, miss. But can you tell me what is wrong with them?"

The nurse turned to look who it was and gasped when she saw him. She looked like she was in her twenties. She had white fur like Rarity.

The nurse said, "Oh thank goodness you're here. My name is Nurse Redheart and we really need your help here with these ponies that you rescued. They are suffering from an unknown disease that we can't seem to find a cure."

Ash asked, "What does this disease do to the host?"

Redheart answered, "The disease makes the ponies harder to breath. There are numerous wounds on their bodies that are not healing. They sometimes cough up blood and they are in constant pain. You can heal them, right? I saw how you healed Spike without leaving any scars."

Ash smiled and said, "Yes I can. I originally came here to cure incurable diseases when I heard about them."

Redheart did not believe him about that and said, "But how can you cure them? We have tried for hundreds of years and failed miserably. Thousands of ponies are suffering from these incurable diseases and we can do nothing to fix them."

Ash simply said, "I have already healed Scootaloo's wing disease and she can now fly with ease."

Redheart was shocked to hear that and asked, "Really?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes I did. Why don't you ask Scootaloo herself?"

Redheart looked at Scootaloo and saw how big her wings are now. It would be a blessing if he really can cure our incurable diseases. She asked Scootaloo with hope, "Scootaloo. Did he really cure your wings?"

Scootaloo smiled and nodded. She opened her wings and started to fly around the room which shocked Redheart and smiled happily at Ash. Now there can be hope for the ponies who are suffering from incurable diseases.

Redheart had tears falling down from her eyes and she pleaded with Ash, "Please Ash, help them. I beg of you. Please cure them of their diseases so they can have a peaceful life."

Ash smiled softly and hugged her. He said, "I was going to do that even if you didn't ask me to."

The other ponies again smiled at his kindness and hugged him. Redheart then took Ash and the ponies to a room which was filled with ponies who were suffering from an unknown disease and were moaning in pain.

Ash then moved to the nearest patient and put his hand on the patient's body. The rest of the ponies saw him healing the patients with a calm demeanor. He injected his virus into the patient's body and spread it across the body. He found the disease and eliminated it. He then healed the wounds and any other illness. After finishing his work, he then took back all of his virus from the patient back inside him.

When he was done with the patient, the other ponies were amazed to see the patient good as new. Ash then moved onto the next patient and healed them as well and eliminated the disease. He healed them all in about 30 minutes. The patients thanked him for not only rescuing them from the slave camp but also healing them.

Redheart then took him into another room where he saw four patients lying on their beds. He looked closely at them and saw that one was an azure colored unicorn, one was a female griffin and the last two were female deer. The unicorn and the griffin looked worse than the other patients. They have deep wounds, burned flesh and they were missing one of their limbs. The unicorn was missing her right arm and her horn while the griffin were missing her left leg and her wings.

When the other ponies saw them, they gasped at their condition. Twilight and rainbow rushed at them and were trying to talk to them. Twilight talked to the unicorn and asked to please respond to her and stuff while Rainbow was trying to wake the griffin and saying sorry about something.

The azure unicorn woke up and looked at Twilight and smiled softly and said, "We meet again, Twilight Sparkle. Trixie wishes she would have met you again in better condition."

Twilight said sadly, "Trixie, please tell me what happened to you? Who did this to you?"

Trixie said, "The diamond dogs. They cut of my arm when I could not find enough gems for them. When I tried to use magic to defend myself, they broke my horn." Twilight gasped at this and hugged her tightly.

Twilight said, "I'm so sorry you had to go through this Trixie but everything is going to be fine now. You are safe here."

Trixie smile sadly and said, "Twilight. Trixie .... I want to apologize to you for being mean to you and your friends. I'm sorry for making you my rival when I should have been friends with you."

Twilight hugged her tightly and said, "It's okay, Trixie. I have already forgiven you." Trixie hugged her with her one arm and cried when Twilight forgave her.

Rainbow spoke to the griffin, "Come on, Gilda. You can't be down like this. You're stronger than that."

The griffin Gilda woke up and smiled sadly when she saw who was talking to her. She said, "Hey, Dash. It's so nice to see you again."

Rainbow became sad when she asked, "How did this happened to you, Gilda?"

Gilda said, "I tried to get away from the diamond dogs by flying but they caught me and cut off my wings and one of my legs to make sure I could not fly or run away anymore."

Rainbow had tears falling from her eyes and hugged her and said, "I'm so sorry, Gilda. If only I had never left you when you were being mean to my friends, I-"

Gilda cut her off by saying, "No Dash! It was my fault that you left me. I was jealous when I found out about your friends. I didn't want to lose you and tried to scare off your friends. I should have just become friends with them. I'm so sorry, Dash. I'm so sorry." They both were now crying while hugging each other.

Ash became very happy to see them make up with their former friends and a rival. But his happiness turned to anger at how they were treated by the dogs. He thought about finding more slave camps and free them. Leave none of the slavers alive. Get every single one of these bastards.

He then moved closer to them and when they saw him they asked who he was. The girls told them how he went alone into the slave camp, killed all the dogs and rescued everyone. Trixie and Gilda thanked him heartfully for rescuing them from their suffering. They then became sad when they looked at their missing limbs. Trixie will never be able to use magic again and Gilda will never be able to fly again. This thought made them even more sad.

Ash knew what they were being sad about and said, "You don't have to be sad. I can give you new limbs, wings and a horn."

Gilda and Trixie looked at him with shock and disbelief. Even the girls were looking at him with disbelief. They have seen him cure diseases and heal wounds but they never thought that he could heal missing limbs.

Trixie asked with hope, "Can you really give me my arm and my horn? I can use magic again?"

Gilda also asked with hope, "And my wings and leg as well? I can fly again?"

Ash nodded and moved closer to them. He came between their two beds and put one of his hands on Trixie's head and the other hand on Gilda's head. He then injected his virus into their bodies and first healed their wounds and illness. After that was done he collected his virus from their bodies and back into himself.

Ash then turned to Trixie and liquidized both of his hands into viral flesh. He covered the top of Trixie's broken horn and the stump of her missing arm with the viral flesh. He then cut off her nerves so that she would not feel any pain. He used her DNA with his biomass to slowly reconstruct her horn and her arm. After few minutes, he was done with her and collected his liquidized viral flesh back into his hands.

The ponies and griffin who were watching him, gasped as he made her a new horn and an arm. Trixie looked at her restored horn and arm with disbelief. She then tried to use magic and was able to do it. She gasped with happiness that she could do magic again. She then tried her new arm and was again shocked to feel that her arm didn't felt out of place. Trixie looked at Ash with tears of happiness and hugged him and started to cry into his chest.

Ash hugged her softly and was happy that he could help her. He then turned towards Gilda who was looking at him with hope. He again liquidized his hands into viral flesh and did the same. He reconstructed her wings and her leg. After treating her, he collected his liquidized viral flesh back into his hands. Gilda was looking at her new wings and leg with disbelief. She tried her wings and gasped when she found herself flying around the room. She was so happy that she could fly again that she hugged him tightly and thanked him many time.

He hugged her in return. Rainbow also joined the hug. Ash then turned his attention to the last two patients and saw that they were female deer or doe. They also had wounds on their bodies but thank goodness they weren't missing any limbs. When he started to approach them, the two does started to back away from him and started to tremble before him in fear. This made him stop in his tracks and was confused as to why they were afraid of him.

Ash gently said, "May I ask why you two are afraid of me?"

They said with fear, "It's ... because you're a male. Please don't hurt us! Well do whatever you want us to do!"

Everyone was looking at them and were confused as to why they were acting like this. Rainbow became irritated with their behavior and said, "So what if he is a male? If you haven't noticed, he was the one who rescued you along with everyone else from that slave camp and brought you here."

Twilight shouted, "Rainbow! Don't yell at them like that. They must have a reason for their behavior." Rainbow huffed. She then looked back at the two doe and asked, "Can you please tell me why you are afraid of Ash? He is a very sweet and kind person who helped and protected us from monsters. Also, he is our coltfriend." This made the 6 girls blush.

The does looked at each other and nodded and said, "It's because .... our ruler King Dainn .... sees us females below males and has deemed them as nothing more than breeding tools. We females have no right and if we resist, the males would beat us and have their way with us. We females are bought and sold to one another. Even the males who were fathers to their daughters have sold them or have their way with them."

Everyone who was in the room were not only shocked but disgusted by what they heard about their king. They felt sad that the female doe have been treated like sex objects and were mad at their king for allowing this. But the one who was feeling anger the most was none other than Ash. He would never harm a female. He would not even treat them like they are below him. But when he heard that the ruler of the deer kingdom, a king has allowed females to be treated like nothing more than sex objects really made him angry. He felt so much anger at this so called king that his muscles started to bulge. Even his blood veins started to show on his exposed arms and face which scared everyone, especially the two doe.

When Ash saw their scared faces, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm himself down .... for the time being. He then opened his eyes and looked at the does and bowed his head a little and gently said, "I am sorry you two have to see that. I was angry at what your king has done. You both have no need to be afraid of me. You are safe here in Ponyville and my friends will be there to help you in any way they can. May I have your names?"

The two doe were shocked to see a male being kind towards them, a female. They were so afraid of what their king has done that they have thought that every male would treat them like mere objects. But here he is a male talking to them with nothing but kindness and not looking down on females.

They looked at each other and nodded. One of the doe said, "My name is Swift Tail."

The other doe said, "And my name is Mellow Hoof."

Ash smiled at them and then introduce his friends, "These six mares are my friends. Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Fluttershy. They are all in my herd." He then pointed towards the fillies, "And these are my little friends Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle." He then pointed towards his two new friends, "And these are my new friends Trixie and Gilda."

Trixie and Gilda were surprised that he would call them his friends. The does were again surprised at how he introduced his friends with respect who were all females. Maybe they can trust him to keep them safe. Ash then asked them, "May I heal the both of you?"

They were still a bit fearful of him but nodded and let him approach them. He then put his hands gently on their heads and let the virus healed them. They were surprised that they didn't felt any pain and at his gentleness.

After healing them, Ash asked Redheart, "Miss Redheart. Can you take me to your medical lab, so that I can start making cures for the diseases."

Redheart was surprised when she heard that he will make cures of the many diseases the ponies are suffering from. She happily took him to the medical lab. When he was about to leave, he turned towards his friends and said, "Girls. Why don't you all wait here for a while? I will be returning after a short while."

The girls happily nodded and waited for him as Ash went to the medical lab. When he arrived at the medical lab, he saw many ponies in white coats and masks on their faces. Redheart called one over, "Doctor Heart Beat. Can you please come here please. It's important."

Doctor Heart Beat came and asked, "Yes, Nurse Redheart? What is it?" He then looked at Ash and said, "You do know that this room is limited to the staff only?"

Redheart said with glee, "That's the thing doctor. Ash is here to make cures for the diseases."

Doctor Heart Beat looked at her with a raised eye brow and said, "Oh really?"

Redheart nodded and said, "Yes really. He cured a Pegasus filly of her wing disease."

Doctor Heart Beat was shocked at what he heard and asked, "Is this true? Has he really made a cure for the wing disease?"

Redheart said, "Yes it is. It was that filly Scootaloo and I saw her flying around with my own eyes."

Doctor Heart Beat was surprised and happy that the filly can finally fly. He then looked at Ash and asked, "Can you really cure any disease?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes I can. I just need to see what kind of diseases there are and what harm they cause to their hosts."

Doctor Heart Beat nodded and took him to a medical table where there were a number of test tubes containing different diseases. The doctor pointed towards each test tubes and explained to Ash their effects to the hosts. While he was explaining to Ash, the rest of the doctors turned their attention to them.

After Ash got all the information from the doctor, he then lifted one of his finger and a small tentacle came out which surprised the doctors. The tentacle then moved towards the test tubes and took a sample of the disease. Ash then broke down the disease inside of him and created a cure for it. After the cure was made, he took an empty test tube and filled it with the cure through the tentacle. Ash then gave the cure to the doctor and said, "This is the cure for this disease."

The doctors were looking at him with their jaws hanging and wide eyes. They worked for years to find some sort of cure for the disease but could not find any. But here he is, who just, within seconds has created a cure for the disease. Ash then did the same with the rest of the diseases. In just 10 minutes, he has created cures for all the incurable diseases and also made some for minor diseases, like the common cold.

Ash asked the doctor, "Can you replicate and make more of these cures?"

Doctor Heart Beat said with a smile, "You don't have to worry about that. We can simply duplicate them with magic. This way, we will never run out of cures."

Ash nodded and went back to room where his friends were waiting for him. When he arrived, Twilight asked him, "So, did you make cures for some of the diseases?"

He said, "I didn't just create cures for some diseases. I created cures for every disease the doctors had."

This surprised and shocked everyone at how he has just made cures for every disease the ponies suffer from. Even the incurable diseases. His lovers hugged him happily and kissed him.

Ash then looked at Trixie and Gilda and said, "Excuse me you two. I need to know if you two have any place to stay while in Ponyville."

Trixie and Gilda both became sad when they realized that they don't have any place to stay in Ponyville. Some of the mares were about to tell them that they could stay at their house but Ash beat them to it. He said, "Well, if you don't have any place to stay then you can stay in my house."

Trixie and Gilda looked at him in disbelief. He, who not only saved them and gave them new limbs, is now giving them a place to stay as well. They asked, "Really? Will you let us stay at your house?"

Ash smiled and said, "Of course you can. My house has many rooms so you can pick any of them." He then looked at the two doe and said, "You two can also live in my house with them as you may know each other from your time in the slave camp."

The does were now shocked at his kindness. The males they know of would have throw them out of their house or even chain them up and store them in their basement. However, this male is giving a place to stay out of his own kindness. They smiled at him and accepted his offer.

Ash then turned towards his friends and said, "Well, girls thank you for spending some of your time with me. I enjoyed every second of it."

The girls smiled and hugged him. They really love him for what he has done for them. Twilight asked, "And thank you Ash for being such a great stallion. Now what would you be doing?"

Ash said, "I am first going to take Trixie, Gilda, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof to my house so they can settle in. Then I will deal with a certain king."

His lovers understood what he meant by that and supported him while the other four did not have a clue what he was talking about. Ash said goodbye to his friends and took Trixie, Gilda, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof to his house. During their walk, Swift Tail asked, "Excuse me Mr Ash. Can I ask you something?"

Ash smiled and said, "Of course, Swift Tail. Ask me anything but please none of the Mr stuff. It makes me feel old and I'm only 18. Just call me Ash."

They were shocked to hear how young he was. She asked him, "What do you mean by having to deal with a certain king if you don't mind me asking."

Ash chuckled at her behavior that was similar to Fluttershy. He nodded, "It's okay. I don't mind at all. What I mean was that I am going to deal with your king and his followers after I get you all to my house."

They were all shocked to hear him say that. To take on a ruler and his followers is insane. You would need an army if you want to take down a king. Mellow Hoof said, "But you can't do that. You're only one person."

Trixie agreed, "She is right, Ash. You just can't walk in there and attack the king. It will start a war with the ponies."

Ash smirked, "I tore the griffin king, limb from limb in front of his followers when he tried to force the princesses to hand over the bearers of Elements of Harmony. Also I slaughtered every one of his guards that tried to stop me."

They were now speechless at how he casually said what he did to the griffin king. Gilda asked, "Did you make him suffer for what he did?"

Ash nodded, "Yes I did but I didn't kill him. I want him to suffer as much as possible for what he made my friends go through."

Gilda sadly said, "Then he deserve what you did to him."

He became curious about her and asked, "Why are you not angry with me for what I did to your king?"

Gilda shouted with tears in her eyes, "Because he is not my king! He was my father but when he found out what happened between me and Rainbow Dash, he got mad and exiled me from my family. From my home. He said that I have brought disgrace to the family" and started to cry.

Ash was shocked that just because she had a little fight with her friends, her dad threw her out of his family just like that. He then hugged her and said, "It's okay. You don't need to worry about that anymore. You have already made up with your friend and you became my friend. So be happy that you have a bright future ahead of you."

Gilda was really touched by his words. The male griffins did not talk kindly to the female griffins. They always want to dominate the others and forcefully made them their mates. Having a male to talk kindly to her was a really nice feeling. She like this feeling. She then blushed at that thought.

When they arrived at his house, they were shocked and awed to see something huge and beautiful. Ash saw their expression and asked, "Do you all like my house?" They nodded. He then said, "Thank you. It took me 2 minutes to build it."

They quickly turned their head towards Ash and look at him like he grew another head. Trixie said, "You must be joking. There is no way you can build something this huge in just 2 minutes."

Ash said with a smirk, "I can because I can control the trees. I simply used them to shape them into my house."

They were amazed to learn that he could control nature. In this world, no one could control the them. Yet he can. Ash took them to their rooms and was about to leave when Mellow Hoof said, "Ash. If you really are going to kill the king then please try to kill only him and not the others."

He was confused by her request and asked, "Why do you want me to spare the rest of the males that have treated you and your fellow females as nothing but sex objects? They have taken away all of the females right and look down upon them."

She said sadly, "Before Dainn became our king, we lived happily with the males. They treated us kindly and were fair. But that all changed when he came to rule us. I don't know what he did but the males started to act strangely. They looked like they were fighting with themselves and later on they became what they are. They enslaved the females and took away our rights. This is all I know about when I managed to escape with Swift Tail from our kingdom."

Ash looked at her with a small frown. He then raised his right hand and brought it down on her head slowly. She closed her eyes as she thought that he was going to hurt her for speaking against a male. She thought wrong as she felt him scratch her ear which made her relax and lean into his hand. Ash said, "Thank you for that information. It will help me greatly and I'll try not to kill the males needlessly except for the king." This made her smile.

Ash then left his house and looked at it for a few minutes while he used his"Superhuman Hearing"and expanded its range to hear voices that sounded like males talking down to females. After a while he finally heard the voices that he was looking for and floated up in the air. He flew in the sky with his ki surrounding him in the direction of the Deer Kingdom. He then said angrily, "Hey you little king. I am coming for you and when I do. I'll Devour You."

Chapter 10 How To Toy With A King

Towards The Deer Kingdom

As Ash was flying towards the deer kingdom, his thoughts were some where else. The information that Mellow Hoof has raised some suspicion. According to her, the males only started to act differently after this Dainn came to power. To change them, he must have done something to them like mind control or even used dark magic. His bet was on the latter. But then one thought came to his mind. If some fighter from the deer kingdom would have won the tournament, then he would have done the same to the six mares. Selling and buying them, beating and violating them. This made his anger erupt that he was then surrounded by a red aura and increased his speed. If someone from afar looked at the sky, they would have believed that they saw a meteor falling towards the deer kingdom. Well, this meteor will bring doom to the king of that kingdom.

The Deer Kingdom

With the additional speed, he finally reached the entrance of the deer kingdom.

He flew over the entrance and reached a village. The village had many houses and some really big gates that connected with the city. He used his "Superhuman Vision" to look at the village while flying over it but what he saw made him angry.

There were many male deer (that he now labeled them as Caribous) who wore nice clothes and held a leash which was around the female deer's neck (now label as does). The does were bare of any clothes and they were forced to walk on all four of their limbs like an animal. Some Caribous were having their way with the does out in the open while others just watch. There were also some buildings were they were selling the does or forced them to service the Caribous.

Ash was drowning in his own anger and thinking of nothing but to kill every last one of these Caribous. But he then remembered what Mellow Hoof told him. He was thinking of a way to handle this situation when he heard a scream. He looked down and saw a Caribou beating a doe for resisting. Ash did not think for a second and just dived to the village.

Deer Village

Every Caribou was looking at the show with a smug smile as the male was beating the doe while the other does only watched in pity and sorrow. They could not rebel against the Caribous as the king would punish them with death. They helplessly watch one of the does getting beat by her owner for refusing his order. They prayed for something to happen to stop this or someone to came here who would stand against this unjust slavery.

As they prayed, one of the does looked at the sky and her eyes widen to see a meteor falling towards the village. She did not have any time to scream as the meteor landed in the center of the village with lightning speed. The meteor landed with a *Booom* that sent out shock waves that spread across the village as it shook the entire land. When the shock wave stopped, they saw someone in a kneeling position but could not see what it was due to the dust clouds. As the dust was dissipating, they could see the being standing to its full height. When the dust cleared, they gasped at what they saw.

Standing there was a 9 foot tall muscular male with a large metal cross on his back. He easily dwarfed the rest of the males here as they stood at about 7 foot tall. They saw that he had frightening look on his face that send terror down everyone's spine.

Ash then started to walk towards the Caribou who was beating the doe. The other Caribous did not move as they thought that the male would join the Caribou and beat the doe or have his way with her. They were dead wrong.

Ash was now standing 2 feet from the Caribou who was now holding the doe with her hair. His anger just kept on increasing as he saw the Caribou smirking at him and said coyly, "Hey there stranger. Want to have some fun with my slave? Here you go. I just disciplined her a while ago" and he pushed the beaten doe towards Ash.

He saw how weak and beaten the doe looked that she could not even stand on her legs and fell down but Ash grabbed her and laid her down gently. He looked at her face and saw her pleading to spare her as she thought he was going to have his way with her. Ash gave a soft smile and pushed aside her hair that was on her face and petted her head lightly. He then said softly, "Everything will be okay now. You just rest and leave the rest to me." This surprised her at his gentle voice but trusted him and fell asleep.

Ash then stood to his full height and looked back at the Caribou with anger. The Caribou said, "What are you doing? Are you not going to beat that slut and have fun with her body?" This only angered him further as the Caribou kept degrading the doe.

Ash shot out his right hand towards the Caribou and grabbed him by the face and lifted him up as he screamed to let him go. He needed to confirm one of theories about the Caribou being mind controlled by the king. But first he needs to ask the does' permission to kill this Caribou as he could have a family before all of this started.

Ash looked at the does who were looking at him with fear and hope. He asked, "Does anyone here want me to kill this trash. If so then say yes but if you want me to spare his life then say no."

The does were now surprised when he asked them to tell him whether or not to let that Caribou live or die. They remembered that this Caribou was the most brutal one and did not care whether the does lived or not. They tried to say something but their voices refused to come out due to fear from other Caribous.

Ash saw them trying to speak but couldn't. He then raised his voice, "What's it gonna be? Dead or alive?"

The Caribou in his hand shouted "What are you waiting for sluts?! We are you superiors! You should bow to us as we ar-graah!!" only to receive a punch to his stomach from Ash.

The does started to feel hope rising and tried to say something which came out as "es".

Ash then shouted, "Yes! Or! No!"

The does then gathered all of their courage and shouted "Yes!!!" They didn't care what will happen to them. They just want to be freed from this slavery.

Ash nodded and looked back at the Caribou and started to crush his face slowly. The Caribou began to scream in pain, shouting for him to stop as blood started to leak from his face down to Ash's arm and onto the ground. After making the Caribou suffer a bit, he then crushed his face *Crack* in one go and dropped his corpse to the ground.

Everyone was looking at the Caribou's corpse. The males were growling with rage as they saw him kill one of the Caribou but the does were now seeing Ash with hope that he could save their lives. They all gasped at what Ash did next.

Ash lifted his right leg above the corpse and slammed down *Crunch* crushing its chest. Tendrils made of viral flesh came out from his right leg and devoured the entire corpse and returned back to his leg. When he devoured the Caribou's corpse, he found some kind of dark magic in the Caribou's brain. He studied the magic and was confirmed that the rest of the Caribous were kind of brainwashed by the king to be his loyal followers.

Everyone was now looking at him in fear as he not only killed a Caribou but has eaten it as well. The Caribous came out of their shock and with a war cry, they started to charge at him. Ash looked at the charging Caribous and decided to take them down with non-lethal method.

As the first Caribou came closer, Ash curled up his fingers while keeping the index finger straight and buried that finger into the Caribou's pressure point and immobilized him. Ash has used "Knocking" on him to stop his movement for a few hours. The Caribou fell to the ground like a stiff board as he was stuck in a position till the "Knocking" wears off in a few hours.

Ash then turned his attention to the rest of the Caribous and saw all of the Caribous charging at him from all directions. He can't focus on one individual in this situation but got an idea. He waited for the Caribous to come closer and when they did, he unleashed a powerful non-lethal attack that stopped every Caribou in their tracks and fell to the ground as stiff as a board.

What attack did he used? He used "Million Knocking" and struck every Caribou's pressure points that immobilized them. His attack was so fast that others only saw some kind of blur and then they went stiff.

In just 10 minutes, every Caribou of the village were immobilized. He then used his reality warping to created a special chain that will tie up the Caribous together and make sure they won't be able to escape their bindings.

While Ash was busy tying up all of the village's Caribous, the does started to surround him in a huge circle as they see him chaining the males. They did not know what he would do next and kept some distance from him. They just prayed that he may be the one to free them from their slavery. And he will.

After chaining the Caribous, he then looked around and saw the does were looking at him with some fear and hope. He gave them a soft smile and said, "I have not come here to hurt any of you females. It's the opposite. I am here to free you from this unjust slavery." He then wave his hands around and used his wires. With a *Slash* sound, he cut the does' chains into pieces thus freeing them.

Ash then used his magic to cast a healing spell (the same one that Twilight used on Spike) on everyone. The does' bodies shine for a bit and gasped when they saw their wounds and bruises were healed. He then used reality warping to create clothes for the rest of the does as they were standing there naked. They immediately started to wear the clothes he made. When they were fully clothed, they thanked him for freeing them. He then looked at the chained Caribous and asked the does, "Can you all keep an eye on them encase they try to escape?"

The does were shocked that he would ask them to look after the Caribous who are twice as strong as them. One of the does said, "But we don't have anything to stop them with if they do escape." The other does agreed with her.

Ash nodded and created a whole bunch of swords, spears and maces for them. He said, "Will these help you?"

The does were surprised at him as he created weapons out of nothing. To create something out of nothing is a very powerful feat. This male must be really powerful if he has come to free the does from their slavery. The does nodded and picked their weapons and surrounded the chained Caribous.

As Ash was going towards the castle, one of the does asked, "Where are you going?"

Ash looked over his shoulder and said, "I am going to kill the so called king who is responsible for allowing all of this to happen."

The does were shocked to hear him say that. They remembered that when they first tried to rebel against him, he easily defeated them and enslaved them. One doe asked, "But you can't stop him alone. You will need an army to fight him and his army."

Ash smiled, face forward and started to walk and said, "I have my own ways."

When he passed through the huge gate, he saw a beautiful site.

He was mesmerized by its beauty as he looked at the city made of ice. But he then remembered that he needs to deal with the king. Such a beautiful city tainted by filth. He needs to clean up the city and started to walk into the city to find the castle. After 10 minutes of searching, he finally found the castle. He then jumped high into the sky and above the castle, then dived down upon the castle.

Deer Kingdom Castle

In the castle throne room, King Dainn was looking at his fine collection of different species of females that were does, griffins and ponies. He liked when he had his way with them especially when they resisted. He planned to enslave this worlds females and keep the males as their superiors. If a male tried to stop him, he will convert them into his followers, but if a female stands in his way, then he will enslave them. No one will be able to stop him. He also wanted to make the princesses his property but he came out of his thoughts when the castle shook and the throne room's ceiling broke *Crash* and something landed *Thud* on the floor.

The guards surrounded the thing while pointing their weapons at it. When the dust dissipated, they saw who the thing was. It was none other than Ash who stood there and looking around the room. He stopped when the saw the females that were chained up. His anger escalated when he saw there were ponies and griffins chained up as well. So this king was not satisfied with his own species that he now kidnaps different species of females from other kingdoms.

Ash then turned to the King who was sitting on his throne and was wearing some strange armor. He was clapping at his entrance, then stood up and walked towards him and said, "Well well well. Look who has shown up in my castle. I welcome you to my kingdom, Deeralios. I see that you are fascinated with my collection of slaves. Want to have some fun with them?"

Ash glared at him as he talked about the females as nothing but objects. He said, "I am here to free this kingdom from your pathetic rule."

The females were looking at Ash with disbelief and hope. Someone has finally come to stop this tyrant and free them from the Caribous. The king was not pleased at all. A fellow male has stood in his path and challenged him when he should be his loyal follower. The king said, "Oh? And how would you do that exactly?"

Ash said angrily, "By killing you like the piece of shit you are."

The king became angry and immediately shot a spell towards Ash who didn't dodge it and hit him dead on. The king smirked that his spell has made contact with him as he has now gained a powerful follower. Why? Because the spell he used on Ash was a mind control spell. When he first saw him in the griffin's tournament, he was both impressed and fearful of him to what he did to the griffin king. But his fears turn to joy at the though of having him as his loyal followers and now that has come true.

The king then moved in front of Ash who was standing there with his eyes closed. When Ash opened his eyes, the king saw that the threatening aura he was first giving out has now stopped. The king smiled and extended his hand towards Ash and said, "Welcome to the age of male superiority, brother."

Ash smiled in return and grabbed his hand. When the females saw this, their hope of being freed shattered. Yet once again a male has fallen to the kings mind control spell and they started to cry. They prayed and pleaded for someone to help them from their dark times. Little did they know that one of the beings in this room will become their salvation.

While Ash was shaking the king's hand, what he said next shocked the rest. He said as his face turn to scowl, "I am not your brother." and punched him in the face with a loud *Crack* that threw the king towards his throne and shattered it.

Everyone looked where the king was who lied on the floor with pieces of the shattered throne. The guards then chargde at him and readied to kill him but Ash used "Conqueror Haki" to send out a shock wave that knock out all of the guards.

The females were shocked to see every guard falling on the ground unconscious. How did he do that? He didn't even move from his spot and then suddenly all the guards fell. Now their hope was returning as they see him walking past the unconscious guards and towards the king.

As Ash was getting closer to the king, Dainn was in shock that his mind control spell didn't work on Ash. Every male that stood against him, he brought them under his spell and made them his loyal followers. But this male has refused to follow him and resisted against his spell. Now he had no choice but to kill him. He could be a valuable ally to him but since he wants to stand in his way, then he must be removed for the glory of male superiority.

Dainn stood up and shouted, "You will not stop my glorious kingdom! I will have your head for going against me." He then started shooting out different spells which were ineffective against Ash as he is immune to magic.

Ash used "Soru" to appear in front of him in the blink of an eye and punched him in the guts which launched the king through the throne room's wall *Crash* like a bullet and towards the city. Ash then turned his attention to the slaves and freed them. He gave them clothes and weapons to defend themselves. They thanked him with all their hearts. Ash then chained up the unconscious guards and jumped out of the hole in the wall and followed the king.

Dainn was getting himself out from the rubble of a destroyed building he crashed into. When he got out, he saw Ash landing *Thud* a few feet away from him. He also saw that the inhabitants of the city were now surrounding them while they pulled their slaves with them. The Caribous wanted to see what was going on and why was their king coming out from the rubble of the destroyed building.

The King saw this and grinned. He spread his arms and shouted, "My loyal followers! Gaze your eyes upon this heathen who dare to lay his hand on your king! He wants to free the slaves from our grasps! Us! The superior males of this glorious kingdom!" The females were shocked when they heard him saying that a male is trying to free them and even hurt the king which was impossible since he was covered in special armor that protects him from being injured.

The Surrounding Caribous were cheering as the King spoke about males being superior to females. The king continued, "Do you want your slaves to be freed from you?!"

The Caribous shouted, "No!"

The King continues, "Do you want your property to walk side by side with you as your equal!"

The Caribous again shouted, "No!!"

The King shouted, "Do you want our glorious kingdom to be destroyed by this heathen!"

The Caribous shouted louder, "No!!!"

Dainn then yelled with a grin, "Then join me in bringing this heathen down so our kingdom will stand for eternity!"

With a war cry, the rest of the Caribou rushed at Ash in order to bring him down. The King was grinning as he saw his followers charging at Ash who didn't move at all. Oh, so he is afraid so much that he can't even move. Perfect. He then readied his 10 foot long massive blade and waited for the Caribous to bring him down so that he can give the final blow. If only that would have gone according to him.

Ash's anger was erupting inside of him when he heard the King talk to the crowd like that. He was such a coward that he is now using his own followers to fight for him after he gave such a shitty speech about males being better than females. He saw the surrounding Caribous rushing at him which made him angry. So he used "Conqueror Haki" and sent out a powerful shock wave through out the entire kingdom. His targets were only the males except for the king.

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Dainn was slowly approaching Ash, thinking that he had already won but stopped when he saw that all of his followers stopped right in their tracks and stood still. He was confused as to why his followers suddenly stopped. He was about to yell at them but was then shocked when he saw all of the Caribous dropped on the ground unconscious.

Silence reigned the air as the females and the lone king saw every Caribou in the kingdom on the ground unconscious. The females could not believe what they were seeing. Their tormentors and owners now lay unconscious. They stood on their feet and looked at the stranger who was facing the King. Hope started to raise inside of them as they stood there, watching the two about to fight. This will be the moment that will decide their freedom. So they put all of their hopes on this stranger and started to cheer for him.

The rest of the females who were on the other side of the kingdom now free of their owners, heard the cheering and started to move there. When they arrived at the location, they saw the situation and joined the other females in cheering and rooting for the stranger to defeat the king and free them from his tyranny.

Dainn now looked fearful as he looked around and saw that the females were now banding together and were cheering for Ash. His fears then turned to rage at the thought of these females standing against him. The King! He would not allow this. Dainn then charged at Ash while lifting his massive blade above his head.

Ash saw him charging towards him while wielding his massive blade. He just waited for him to strike. When the king swung his blade towards him, Ash simply lifted his left arm and caught the blade with his fingers.

Everyone was taken back by his action that they stopped cheering and looked at him with eyes wide as dinner plates and their jaws hitting the ground. Even the king was shocked that he stopped his massive blade with just his fingers. How can he do that? Dainn swung his blade with all of his strength. No one has ever been able to stop his blade and live to tell about it. He then remembered what he saw at the tournament. He saw this being stop a massive hammer from crushing him with a single finger!!!

Ash then crushed the blade *Crackle* with his fingers and shattered it into thousands of pieces. The females were again shocked when he did that. They were hoping that he must be a strong male but this level of strength baffled them.

Dainn let go of his broken blade and started to back away. Fear started to raise inside of him. He knew he would be in trouble just like the griffin king but due to his overwhelming confidence, he made a mistake that will now cost him his life. He became so afraid of him that he quickly turned around and ran for his life. He didn't care if he was seen as a coward in the eyes of the females. Right now, he just wanted to get away from this being ........... only for him to run into something sturdy. When he looked at what he ran into, he gasped and fall back when he saw that is was none other than Ash that was blocking his path.

Ash looked at the terrified King who then ran away from him. He will not allow this .... worm to live when he tormented all of these females and even kidnapped others from other kingdoms. He used "Soru" to disappear and reappear in front of the King and blocked his path which made him run right into him.

Ash was now glaring down angrily at the fallen king who was backing away on the ground with unbridled fear. He then said, "So, you're suppose to be a superior male? You disgust me."

Dainn fearfully said, "Why didn't you join me? We could have ruled this world together. All the females are below us! You can have any slave you wa-gaak"

Ash grabbed him by his throat and lifted him above. He stared angrily at the King and shouted in his face, "Because I don't look down upon females! They are equals to males in every way! They laugh and cry as same as any male. They feel the same emotions like happiness, sadness, sorrow, joy as any male. They are the ones who gave birth to all of us! And you want to enslave them just because they are females?! I don't even want to know what you did with your own mother! She would have killed herself if she sees what you have done!!"

The females were now stunned at how he praised them. They began to admire him as he kept talking about their equality. They saw him as a true male who would never look down upon them.

Dainn said while choking in his grip, "Ah yes. My mother who gave birth to me. She did sell for quite a bit. He he he." This shocked everyone. How could he have done that to his own mother. They were really disgusted by him and wished he was never born.

Ash was really really disgusted by this .... this .... thing, this trash, this abomination. He then thought how depressed he felt when he lost his mother and her older sister. He loved them with all his heart and wanted to protect them. But this thing in his hand did not love his mother and sold her to someone else. This made him really ..... really ....... Angry!!!

Ash glared at him and said venomously, "I have decided. You will suffer the most painful death you could ever think of." This got the attention of everyone as he threw the king into the air.

Ash then spread his legs a bit and took a stance while looking forward. Every female looked at the falling King in suspense at what Ash was going to do to the tyrant. As the king fell down upon Ash, he, without looking, grabbed the king's right ankle with his left hand. He then swung Dainn behind him, without releasing his grip, in such a way that the king's head was now between Ash's left chest and his left elbow.

The females gasped when they saw blood starting to spray from Dainn's nose who didn't know what was going on.

Ash then explained, "There is a martial arts weapon back on my world called Nunchucks. They consist of two 32 cm sticks connected at one end by a 12 cm chain. They can be used by swinging them around your body with intense speed and then strike your opponent with such force that will deliver devastating damage." The females were surprised to hear about such a weapon that can deal a great amount of damage to the enemies. He then asked the stunned king, "Do you understand what I am saying? I am going to use you like this weapon."

With that said, Ash then swung the king in front with a circular motion.

He swung Dainn around a few times, then he released his grip and grabbed his left ankle with his right hand and swung him around again and then behind his right side.

He then grabbed Dainn's right wrist with his left hand and swung him behind to his left side. Then he grabbed Dainn's left ankle with his right hand and swung him again.

After swinging Dainn around a bit, Ash then grabbed him by his left ankle.

Ash then swung Dainn around himself with such force that the Caribou king became a blur.

Ash then slowed down for a moment and grabbed Dainn's right wrist. By this time, blood sprayed from Dainn's nose and with him being swing around, the blood also moved around in circular motion.

Then Ash continued to swing Dainn around himself once again.

He kept swinging the king up, down, left and right. With each swing, he increased his speed by a small bit. Then at one point he swung so fast that the king started to look like a blur. With every swing, Ash hand his grip by grabbing Dainn by his ankle and wrist with his hands.

The females were amazed to see him swinging someone like the king around with ease. This was an amazing feat that showed an example of his strength. They were then shocked when they see Dainn looking like a blur when Ash increased his speed.

To Dainn, he could not even tell which side was up or down. When he saw something, it instantly changed into something else. With all the centrifugal force due to circular motion, all the blood started to gather in his head. The blood then started to leak from his eyes, ears, nose and mouth. Then Dainn's vision started to turn red due to large amount of blood gathering inside his eyes.

After swinging Dainn for a few minutes, he stops and held his limp body but was still alive. Ash then saw a statue that looked like the King and moved towards it. He then told the females, "Please move away from that statue. It's for your own safety."

The females became confused at what he meant by their own safety but they moved from the statue anyway. They see him approaching the statue while holding the king by the ankle.

Ash stopped 5 feet away from the statue and asked the king, "I have already used you like a weapon but there is one thing one must always do after trying out the weapon. Do you know what that is?" Every female waited to hear his answer. Ash then said, "It's to check the durability of the weapon!" which shocked the females. He is now going to use the king as a weapon against the statue.

Ash then started to swing Dainn around his body. After gaining a certain amount of speed, he struck the statue with the King's body that emitted a loud *Crash* which made the females cringe. He didn't stop as he again started to swing Dainn around and then struck the statue again *Crash* which broke some pieces from the statue. He then swung the king around and hit the statue again *Crash* and again *Crash* and again *Crash* and again *Crash*. Ash kept hitting the statue with Dainn's body until the statue was completely destroyed.

All the females were watching him destroy the statue with the king's body. They wanted to see him suffer for what he did to them and were supporting him through out the entire process.

After the statue was destroyed, he stopped and looked at the King's body. Dainn's limbs were broken, part of his body were either crushed or ripped apart from hitting the statue continuously. All of his ribs were broken as well his spine. He was covered in his own blood but was still alive. As for his armor, it was dented and scratched but still held on. Must be a really durable armor.

Ash then said, "I will give you credit for surviving this. But it is time that you die for all the wrong you have done."

Ash then threw Dainn into the air and waited for him to come down. When Dainn was close enough, Ash stretched the fingers of his right hand together like a spear and skewer him *Riiipp* through his chest thus killing him.

Silence took hold of the air when the females finally saw their King, the tyrant dead at the hands of this strange. They gasped when they saw tentacles made of red flesh coming out of his right arm and plunge into the king's corpse and devoured it and went back into his arm, leaving behind his special armor. This terrified the females but they calmed down when they reminded themselves that he is the one who freed them from their torment.

Caribou King DNA
Immune to cold and freezing climate. Immune to ice.

Ash relaxed after killing the deer king. He looked at the strange armor that Dainn wore and stored them in his pocket dimension to study it later. He then looked at the females and said, "You all are now free from his tyranny. And also" he snapped his fingers and their leashes vanished, their injuries healed and every female were now fully clothed. He smiled, "There we go. Nice and warm."

The females then thanked him for freeing them and giving them clothes but there was still one thing he had to do. He asked them, "Can I ask you all to tie up the Caribous and gather them in the center of the city?"

They were confused at why he would ask that. They then remembered all the pain and suffering they had to go through from the hands of these Caribous. They then started to spread around the city, tying up the unconscious Caribous and dragging them to the city's center. After an hour, every Caribou in the kingdom were now tied up and gathered at the center of the city while the females surrounded them with the weapons Ash gave them.

Ash then cast a little lightning spell at the Caribous that shocked them and woke them up from their unconsciousness. When they came to their senses, they looked around and saw that they were not only tied up but were surrounded by females who pointed their weapons at them. At the moment, they did not know what was going on. It was like waking up from their dream. When they asked the females what was going on, they received several harsh words from them. But Ash told them to calm down.

After the females were calmed, Ash looked back at the Caribous and glared at them, "Do you know why you are all here?"

The Caribous were confused and said, "I have no idea, what's going on? Why are we tied up and why are they pointing their weapons at us like we did something horrible to them?"

Ash was silent for a few seconds and then said, "It's because you all did something so horrible that made these females look at the males with fear, disgust and hate!" The females became sad when he said about them hating every male. No he was wrong. They did hate the males for what they did to them but that is not the case with him. To all of these females, Ash was special to them as he alone fought the tyrant and freed them from their suffering. They tried to deny that but they were cut off by the Caribous.

A Caribou shouted, "Oh yeah! Then why don't you tell us what we did to them?!"

Ash glared at the Caribou who buckled under his gaze. He said, "Then let me repeat somethings that you might have heard from your beloved king." He cleared his throat to get their attention and said, "The females are not our equal!"

When he said that, the Caribous eyes widen as some of their memories started to return. Ash continued, "The females are beneath us!"

More memory started to return to them as guilt and fear started to raise inside of them. Ash said, "The males are superior to females in every way!"

The Caribous started to splutter in horror saying, "But .... that's .... no .... it was ..."

Ash then shouted angrily, "We should just enslave the females to our needs! They are nothing more than a breeding tool!!"

The Caribous started to protest against him, "No! That's not true! We never wanted to do those things! We were being mind controlled by the king! We're innocent!"

The females were about to attack them but when they heard about them being mind controlled by the tyrant, their anger dissipated and lowered their weapons. But their anger raised again with what Ash said next.

He said, "If only that was true then I won't have to punish any of you." This confused the Caribous at what he meant by that. What Ash said next shocked them, "The mind control you all are talking about is not the same one the King used. If he used a mind control spell on you then you would have followed his every order, even if he ordered you to kill yourselves. No. What he used was a spell that gave you dark advises in your heads, telling you that what you are doing is the right thing and should be done. If it tells you that beating your sister is the right thing to do, you would have followed its advise. It takes away your guilt and encourages you to keep doing those things. You could have ignored those advises and none of this would have happened. But you want to know what the sad truth is? In reality, you all wanted to do things that were wrong but were too afraid to do it. However, Dainn's spell removed that fear and fueled your desires which made all of you to do those horrible things to these females.

The Caribous were now horrified at what he told them. They did have some desire for dirty things but suppressed them. However, King Dainn's spell encouraged them to unleash their hidden desires on the females and hurt them badly. Even their own family.

Ash then said the final truth, "And you know what else? If you didn't posses those desires in the first place, the spell wouldn't have worked and you would have defeated your so called king. But you didn't! Instead you all joined him and enslaved your own friends and family just to feel the pleasure of being superior to females and have your way with them! Your wrong! What you all have done is that you degraded and insulted not only yourselves but every other male on this planet as well!!"

Again the females became sad at what he said. They would never hate him or look down on him because of the mistakes of these Caribous. They were thankful from the bottom of their hearts that he is not like these Caribous and posses a kind heart.

Ash sighed and said, "I will now let these females decide whether or not you all get to live or die."

The Caribous were now becoming fearful as they knew the females would never forgive them for what they did and started to protest against him but a large "Silence!!!" from Ash stopped them all.

Ash then looked at the females and asked, "Their lives are in your hands now. If you want them to suffer for their crimes, then say yes but if you want to spare their lives then say no. Now please discuss among yourselves and I'll wait for your answer."

The females then started to discuss whether or not to let them live. Some said to spare their lives as they were pushed by the King's spell while some say that they would be better off dead. There were some younger females who were crying to spare their father's lives. Oh god. Even the children weren't spared. Ash glared at the Caribous who were now looking down at the ground with horrified guilt weighing them down.

After discussing what needs to be done, they approached Ash and said, "Half of us want these Caribous to suffer for all the horrible things they have done to us. But the other half wants to forgive them as the King used his spell on them. Then there are our children who don't want to lose their fathers."

Ash was thinking what to do with this situation. He wanted to kill these Caribous but the children will be without a father and he knows the pain of losing a family member. So after thinking for a few minutes, he came to a decision.

Ash then looked at the Caribous and said, "These females could not come to an agreement of either killing you or letting you all live. So, I have decided your punishment where you all will get to live."

The Caribous and the females were thinking what kind of punishment he will give out. They saw him raise his right hand at the males and gasped when they saw a red tentacle come out from his index finger and shot towards the Caribous.

The single tentacle then split into several tentacles and attached themselves to each of the Caribous' heads. Ash then injected his virus into their bodies and started to modify them from the inside out. After a few minutes, he retracted the tentacles away from them and back into his hand.

Every female was looking at him and wondered what has he done to the males. One of the Caribous yelled, "What have you done to us!"

Ash simply said, "Oh it's really simple. I have made you all weaker than these females. Your strengths are now so much weaker than before that you can lose a fight with a female on one on one."

This greatly shocked the males but made the females a bit relaxed at this. If the Caribous try something like the King again, then this time the females will be able to stop them in their tracks.

The Caribous then started to yell, "You can't do this to us! We will not stand for this! Who do you think you are!?"

The females became angry at them and were about to silence them but Ash beat them to it. He then used his virus to transform his right arm into a massive blade.

This made everyone gasp at the huge blade he made from his right arm. Ash then said, "Whoooooo ammmm I? I'm the one who brutally toyed with your king. I'm the one who killed your king. I'm the one who freed all of these females. I am Ash! A Saiyan from another planet! A monster hunter from Ponnyville! That is who I am!!"

Fear started to take control of the Caribous while the females looked at him with shock and in disbelief. He is not only strong but also a monster hunter and an alien from another planet. That would explain why he was strong enough to take down the King.

Ash continues, "And if you don't like my punishment, then I can always kill you and be done with it but I won't. The only reason that I am even sparing your lives is because I don't want the young children to grow up without a father." This made the Caribous tremble with fear. The last statement made the females happy that he was worried about the children's future.

Ash then turned his blade arm back to normal and calmed himself. He was about to speak to the females when one Caribou said, "But what's stopping the females from doing the same to us males?! Now that we are weaker than them, they can do anything to us!"

This did make Ash think about the male's safety but his thoughts were cut off when a doe shouted, "Don't think that we are the same as you males!"

Another doe said, "You all hurt us and did horrible things to us. Yes. We hate you males for it. But do we hate you enough to enslave you all like you males did to us? No. We do not."

Another doe said, "We just want to go back to the time where we were happy together. I want my daughter to spend some time with her father."

The other does agreed with her. This made the Caribous at least feel safe that they won't be enslaved by them. Ash smiled that the problem was solved. He then looked at the females and said, "Well now that the problem with this kingdom has been solved, I will be going back to Ponyville. Good bye and have a nice day."

He was about to jump into the air when the does stopped him and said, "Please, Mr. Ash. Don't think that you are the same as these Caribous. We would never look at you the same way we look at these males. You have fought for our freedom and killed the king while these males joined him in his tyranny. In time, we will forgive them. But you. You are our savior and we will never fear you or hate you."

Ash was shocked to hear them say that. He truly believed that these females will look at every male with hate and disgust, even him. But it seems that he was wrong. He smiled at them but was then shocked at what they did next.

All the females dropped down to one knee and bowed their heads towards Ash and shouted, "All Hail King Ash! The Savior of our Kingdom and Slayer of the Tyrant King! Long Live the King!" The Caribous could not believe what they just heard. The females wanted to make him their new king. The males did not like this.

Ash stood there with his jaw on ground and looking at all the females in disbelief that were bowing to him. Never in his wildest dreams would he think that this would happen. He then held up his hands and spoke, "Whoa whoa whoa. Stop right there. You can't just make me your king just like that. I don't even live in this kingdom. And don't bow to me. I just hate when others bow to me or worship me. Only if my enemies bow to me in fear, then I'm okay with that. But other than that, nope."

The Caribous agreed with him but were silenced by the females glares. They told them, "He will be a thousand times better king than you all put together!" The Caribous look down with shame when they heard that.

The females then look back at Ash and said, "You are more suitable for that position that anyone else."

Ash desperately pleaded with them, "But couldn't you just pick one of yourselves to rule this kingdom? You can make a group of individuals who you think highly of and they can manage this kingdom together."

The females said, "Because you treat us females with respect and don't look down on us for being females."

Ash again tried to get out of this situation, "But why me? Heck, I don't even know the first thing about ruling a kingdom. I am just a monster hunter that hunts them and save others from them. Also, I have some marefriends back in Ponyville, waiting for my return."

The females smiled at his honesty. This male is not only a strong individual, but kind as well and does not posses any greed at all. Any other male would have taken the role of a ruler in a heart beat but this male refused to accept that role. They said while smiling, "That is exactly why you are suitable for the position of the king and as the ruler of this kingdom."

Ash's hope was beginning to look grim. He tried to form a sentence, "But .... I .... you .... with .... that .... can't" but gave up in the end. He sighed and said, "You aren't going to let me leave like this are you?"

Every female smiled widely and said simultaneously, "Nope!!!"

Ash then sighed and decided to just go with the flow. He said, "Okay but not at the moment as I have plenty of work to do around this world. Like freeing slaves from slave camps, stopping other tyrants and finding out where all of the monsters are coming from. After all that is done, I will then see what to do about being your ruler.

The females agreed with him and understood what he said about. There were indeed many slave camps out there and they were afraid of the monsters. He may be the only one that can get rid of them from this world.

Ash then continued, "In the mean time, why don't you go with my idea of forming a group of individuals that you think highly of and let them rule this kingdom during my leave?"

The females accepted his idea of forming a group that will take care of the kingdom during his absence. Ash relaxed when they accepted his offer and was about to leave when one of the doe ask, "Can you tell me how did you find out about our situation?"

Ash looked at her and said, "I raided a slave camp and rescued all the slaves there. Two of them were does, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof. They are the ones who told me about this kingdom's situation. So after I heard about all of your suffering, I immediately came here to save all of you."

The females were very pleased to hear that he rescued the slaves and two of their own kind. They were also pleased to know that he did not came here with any malicious intent. Ash's vision then came upon the female griffins and ponies. He asked them, "Do you want me to send you all to your kingdoms?"

The griffins and ponies started to look at each other and then their surroundings and said, "No but thank you for the offer. We have decided to stay here and help around the kingdom."

Ash smiled at them and nodded. He said his goodbyes and jumped into the air flew in the sky with ki surrounding him flying towards Ponyville.

All the females saw him, their savior leaped into the sky and flew away. They will never forget his kindness and will always support him no matter what.

Ponyville

When Ash arrived in Ponyville, it was evening but there was something strange going on. He looked at his surrounding but did not saw anyone. It was also very quite like the whole town was empty. He started to get worried and ran through Ponyville in search for anyone but didn't find them. Even his house was empty but then he heard some voices coming from Sweet Apple Acres and ran towards it. When he arrived there, he heard the voices coming from the huge barn and when he barged through the door, everything became quiet.

Ash then spoke, "Is anyone here?"

He waited for an answer but was blinded with bright light that he had to cover his eyes with his arms. He then heard "Surprise!!!" and lowered his arms to look and was stunned at what he saw. Almost all of Ponyville's population was present, as well as his six lovers and Gilda, Trixe, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof. All of them were smiling at him.

There was all types of decoration around the room and there were tables filled with food. He also saw a banner hanging from the roof saying "Welcome To Ponyville And Thank You For Saving Us From The Monsters".

Ash stood there with a stunned expression. He didn't know what was going on when suddenly his vision became pink and again he smelled cotton candy. He was being hugged by Pinkie Pie and had his face buried in her soft pillows again. Pinkie said, "How are you Ash!? We planned to give you a surprise "Welcome to Ponyville" party! So were you surprised!? Were you!? Were you!?"

Ash reached up and hugged her. He freed his face from her pillows and said with a smile, "Yes, Pinkie Pie. I was really surprised with all of this." He then put her on the floor gently. Pinkie giggle and kissed him and pulled him towards her friends while shouting, "Ok everyone! It's time to party!" With that the rest of the ponies started to mingle with each others while enjoying all the food.

When he and Pinkie reached their friends, all five of them hugged him and kissed him, even Pinkie pie hugged him again as she didn't want to feel left out. They then asked him what happened and he told them all about the tyrant. The girls became angry and disgusted at what the king did to his own females. They got mad when they found out that Dainn even kidnapped some ponies and griffins were enslaved them. They then got happy at how he rescued all of them and how he dealt with the King. Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof were crying with happiness that Ash had removed the tyrant from their kingdom and hugged him. He hugged them and scratched their ears to calmed them down. But then they were all surprised when he told them about being given the position of the king of their kingdom and how he managed to avoid that ..... for the time being.

Ash looked around to see if Spike was here and saw him at the food table talking to some colts about the same age as him. He also saw the Cutie Mark Crusaders a little further away from them and they were sneaking looks at Spike with dreamy expression. He smiled at this young love.

After they talked for a little while, another white unicorn approach him. She was wearing headphones and purple lens glasses, shirt and pants. She said, "Hey, big guy. Names Vinyl Scratch and my stage name is DJ Pon-3."

Ash nodded and greeted her, "It's very nice to meet you too, Vinyl Scratch."

Vinyl Scratch smiled and told him, "Just call me, Vinyl. I wanted to ask you if you can perform some songs for everyone?"

Ash thought about it then looked at his friends. They smiled at him and nodded. He nodded in return and looked back at Vinyl and said, "Okay. I will sing some song for everyone. And one special song for my friends."

Vinyl squee with glee and dragged him to the stage. She then talked through a mike, "Hey, everyone. How are you liking the party?" The crowd shouted "Yeah!"

She continued, "That's what I want to hear. But let's get this party even more enjoyable. Our town savior's Ash will sing some songs for all of you. So please give him all of you undivided attention." With that she left the stage.

Ash was now standing in the middle of the stage. He was going to create a guitar but Pinkie came out of nowhere and gave him one. Everyone was looking at her and she just said, "What? I have guitars stashed all over Ponyville for guitar emergencies." They all shook their heads for Pinkie being Pinkie. Ash tweaked the guitar strings and asked Vinyl to help him with music.

Ash looked towards the crowds and said, "Hello, everyone. As you all know, my name is Ash and I am going to sing three songs for you all. And one special song at the end. So get ready to dance with my song at your leisure."

Ash got ready for playing and said, "This song is called 'Reach for the Stars' (Tomoya Ohtani)"

Take off at the speed of sound
Bright lights, colors all around
I'm running wild, living fast, and free
Got no regrets inside of me
Not looking back
Not giving up
Not letting go
I'll keep on running!

I'm gonna reach for the stars
Although they look pretty far
I'm gonna find my own way
And take a chance on today

The sky with stars so bright
The colors feel so right
I never felt like this
I'll keep on running!

The sky with stars so bright
The colors feel so right
Just take my hand
We're gonna reach for the stars

Tonight...

Wake up, living day by day.
Do what I want, and I'll do it my way
The world is flying right below my feet
Got no regrets inside of me.
Not looking back (Not looking back)
Not giving up (Not giving up)
Not letting go
I'll keep on running!

I'm gonna reach for the stars
Although they look pretty far
I'm gonna find my own way
And take a chance on today

The sky with stars so bright
The colors feel so right
I never felt like this
I'll keep on running!

The sky with stars so bright
The colors feel so right
Just take my hand
We're gonna reach for the stars
Tonight...

Tonight...

I've got it in my sight.
The colors feel so right.
Got my feet off the ground
I'll keep on running!

Oh, I can feel it now.
The colors all around
Just take my hand we're gonna reach for the stars...
Just take a chance (Just take a chance)
We'll do it right again
(We're gonna reach for the stars)

Just take my hand (Just take my hand)
We'll take a chance tonight...
Reach for the stars...

Tonight!

Tonight...

Everyone was surprised when they heard his singing voice. They enjoyed his song so much that they started to bob their heads to the beats and even started to dance on the floors. His six lovers didn't know that he would sing that well. They all smiled with happiness filling their heart as they hear him sing. When his song ended, everyone was clapping and cheering him at his wonderful performance.

Ash nodded and got ready for his next song. He said, "This next song is called 'Look for the light' that is thinking about when times get dark and you lose all hope. Then there is a light that shines upon you and brings you out of the darkness."

Ash started singing 'Look for the light'

When you're stuck in a hole and you don't know where to go
When it's too dark for you to tell your tail from your toe
You wonder which way is wrong and which road is right
The best thing for you to do is just look for the light

Look for the light, one little spark
A little bit of hope to lead you out of the dark
Somewhere deep inside of you, it's shining so bright
All you gotta do is look, you gotta look for the light

If there's a wall, sometimes you bump it
A big ol' rock, you have to jump it
Maybe you're tired, maybe you're scared
But the only thing you have to be
Is be prepared...

To look for the light and open your eyes
You never know when you're going to find a surprise
Some things may tickle you, others may bite
So listen to my sister, mister, come on and look for the light
Get up and look for the light
Get up and look for the light
Come on and look for the light

The song made them look at Ash the same way they looked at him the first moment he showed up during the monster attack. The ponies were listening to the relaxing song, drowning in the bliss of his song and his sweet voice. When the song ended everyone clapped their hands and waited for the next song.

Ash nodded and got ready for his next song. He said, "This next song is called 'My Demons' which is well .... about my inner demons. Hope you like it." His lovers became sad when they heard him say that. They remembered what he told them about the Gourmet Cell manifesting demons. You needed to be strong in order to control them but if your not then they will take over your body.

Ash started signing 'My Demons'

Mayday! Mayday!
The ship is slowly sinking
They think I'm crazy but they don't know the feeling
They're all around me,
Circling like vultures
They wanna break me and wash away my colors
Wash away my colors

Take me high and I'll sing
Oh you make everything okay, okay, okay
'Kay, Okay, Okay
We are one in the same
Oh you take all of the pain away, away, away
'Way, away, away
Save me if I become
My demons

I cannot stop this sickness taking over
It takes control and drags me into nowhere
I need your help, I can't fight this forever
I know you're watching,
I can feel you out there

Take me high and I'll sing
Oh you make everything okay, okay, okay
'Kay, Okay, Okay
We are one in the same
Oh you take all of the pain away, away, away
'Way, away, away
Save me if I become
My demons

Take me over the walls below
Fly forever
Don't let me go
I need a savior to heal my pain
When I become my worst enemy
The enemy

Take me high and I'll sing
Oh you make everything okay
We are one in the same
Oh you take all of the pain away

Take me high and I'll sing
Oh you make everything okay, okay, okay
'Kay, Okay, Okay
We are one in the same
Oh you take all of the pain away, away, away
'Way, away, away
Save me if I become
My demons

Everyone again clapped and cheered for him. However, the six were sad at how he described his demons. Ashlooked at the crowds and said, "Now this next song will be my final song for tonight. However, this will be a special song for six special individuals. When I arrived in this world, these six individuals have become some of my very close friends. They even support me when dealing with other things. They have taken a very special place inside my heart and made me the happiest man in the world. This song is for these special ones, that will tell them how much I love each and everyone of them them and want to be with them till they die of old age."

His lovers were surprised that he would sing a special song for them and at the same time will tell them how much he loves them. They had tears of happiness falling down from their eyes. He truly is a kind person who is different from the rest of the males.

Ash got ready and said, "This song is called 'Looking through your eyes'

Look at the sky
Tell me what do you see
Just close your eyes
And describe it to me
The heavens are sparkling
With starlight tonight
That's what I see
Through your eyes

I see the heavens
Each time that you smile
I hear your heartbeat
Just go on for miles
And suddenly I know
My life is worth while
That's what I see
Through your eyes

Here in the night
I see the sun
Here in the dark
Our two hearts are one
It's out of our hands
We can't stop what we have begun
And love just took me by surprise
Looking through your eyes

I look at myself
And instead I see us
Whoever I am now
It feels like enough
And I see a girl
Who is learning to trust
That's who I see through your eyes

Here in the night
I see the sun
Here in the dark
Our two hearts are one
It's out of our hands
We can't stop what we have begun
And love just took me by surprise
Looking through your eyes

And there are some things we don't know
Sometimes a heart just needs to go
And there is so much that I'll remember
Underneath the open sky with you forever

Here in the night
I see the sun
Here in the dark
Our two hearts are one
It's out of our hands
We can't stop what we have begun
And love just took me by surprise
Looking through your eyes
Looking through your eyes

When he finished the song, he opened his eyes and saw that everyone had tears flowing down from their eyes. He then looked at his lovers and saw they were in the worst condition. Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie Pie were crying a river while Applejack had her face hidden with her hat as tears fell from under it. Rainbow Dash covered her face with her arms while she cried as tears fell. Twilight held her head down and covered her face with her hands as she cried. They never thought that there could be a male who held this much love for them.

Ash then smiled softly and said, "Well that was my true feelings for my special mares. And thank you for listening to my songs." With that he left the stage and towards his lovers while the crowd clapped loudly for him.

When Ash reached his friends, he was immediately hugged by his lovers and cried as they nuzzled their muzzles with his face and chest. He hugged them back and rubbed their back to calm them. After crying for a few minutes, Fluttershy asked with tears in her eye, "Do you really *sob* love us that much?"

Ash smiled softly, removed her tears with his fingers and said, "With all my heart."

They all smiled softly and lovingly kissed him. When it was night time, he escorted each of his lovers to their houses. He then took Gilda, Trixie, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof back to his house and into their rooms while he went to his and got ready to sleep.

Some Place Far Away

In the snowy mountains, a cave that goes deeply below ground was a shadowy figure that moved like smoke, said with malice, "Soon .... I will return and when I do .... there will be nothing that will stop me from taking back my empire. This time I have a little pawn to order around." It looked behind a massive prison made of crystal and saw what it contained. There was something huge that showed multiple mouths that was filled with razor sharp teeth as it growled venomously. Grrrrrooooowwwwwlllll!!!

Chapter 12 Disciplining The Guards

The one who came to the dining room was wearing noble clothes and had a face that just begged to be smashed in.

This pony was dragging a mare by her mane who was crying. He said, "Just look at what this commoner has done to my expensive suit. Throw her into the dungeon for the rest of her life."

The mare cried, "I'm sorry. Please, it was just an accident."

Ash looked at this mare carefully and recognize her. Her name is Ditzy Doo but everyone calls her Derpy for her clumsiness. However, she is a very sweet mare that always made him smile.

However, at this time, just looking at her crying face made Ash's blood boil. He slowly stood from his seat to his full height and walked towards this prick while glaring at him with hate.

The prick saw him and said with disgust, "What is this abomination doing here? Aunty! You should have killed it for even stepping in this city."

The girls gasped at what the prick said but Ash just kept getting closer and closer to him. When he got close, the prick shouted, "Don't come near me you disgus-" *Slap* Ash slapped him away with the back of his left hand and into the wall *Crash* where the prick was embedded into it.

The girls and the princesses stared with wide eyes and jaws agape as they saw the prick getting slapped away and into the wall. They then looked back at Ash who bend down, hugged the crying mare and started to comfort her.

Ash hugged the crying mare and gently asked, "Hey Ditzy. Are you okay? That prick didn't hurt you, did he?"

Ditzy hugged him back and said while sobbing, "N-No I a-am fine. He didn't h-hurt me. Just p-pulled me by my h-hair." After calming down, she said, "Thank you for b-being nice to me."

Ash smiled and scratched her ear, "Ditzy. You are a loving and sweet mare. Others may look at you differently, but to me you will always be a beautiful mare that gets back up on her hooves and continue on with her life." She felt her face blushing and a feeling in her stomach like something is fluttering around. She felt safe while being hugged by his strong arms. No one has ever said nice things to her because of her clumsiness and her eyes, but he didn't care about it.

The princesses and the girls smiled at his kindness. He really is a sweet and kind person who would treat females with respect. They then heard some sounds from the destroyed wall and saw the pony who Ash slapped away, was shakily standing back up. He did not look happy at all.

The prick glared at Ash with malice and shouted, "How dare you hit me you animal! Who do you think I am!? I am Prince Blueblood! I'll have your head for this!"

Ash ignored him and lifted Ditzy up on her hooves and brought her to the girls. He pulled a seat for her and she sat on it. He then gave her a glass of water which she accepted and drank it.

Blueblood was getting angrier as he was being ignored. He then looked at the other girls and angrily said, "What are you commoners doing here? Is this abomination your pet?"

The girls gasped at what he said and got angry. Applejack said, "Watch what you say Blueblood or I'll buck you back into the wall."

Rainbow Dash said, "Yeah! Take that back Blueblood or there will be a world of hurting."

Buleblood shouted, "That's Prince Blueblood to you peasants! I am a prince and you will treat me with respect!"

Rarity said, "The only one who should be treated with respect here are the princesses and Ash, you brute."

Blueblood got mad and yelled, "What are you doing here you wench!? I will have you all and that mistake of a Pegasus thrown in the dunge-aaack!?" He got cut off when a red tentacle wrapped around his neck.

Ash kept comforting Ditzy while he ignored the prick babbling about shit. Ditzy didn't deserve to be treated like dirt. Why are there so many trash like this prick roaming here in Equestria? While the nobles here are safe from the monsters, the rest of the ponies outside are suffering from them. And worst of all, it seems that they would not even lift a finger or spend a single bit to help the outsiders or those lower that their standards.

He came out of his thoughts when Blueblood called Rarity a wench which made his blood boil. He raised his right hand towards the prick and grew a tentacle that extend towards Blueblood and wrapped around his neck. He then pulled him towards himself and grabbed Blueblood by the throat and lifted him above the ground. Blueblood tried to speak but Ash squeezed his neck that stopped him from speaking.

Ash then said angrily, "You dare call yourself a prince and look down on those who are below your standards. You think your so better then them that they should kiss the ground you walk on? Then tell me this. Are you better than Applejack who can single handedly harvest more than a hundred apple trees in her orchard in a single day? Are you better than Rainbow Dash who can clear the weather in 10 seconds flat? Are you better than Pinkie Pie who can put together a party that everyone can enjoy? Are you better than Twilight who can organize her entire library books? Are you better than Rarity who can make beautiful clothes? Are you better than Fluttershy who can take care of any animals? Are you better than Ditzy who can deliver mails to others far and wide?"

The girls felt happy when he praised them. Ditzy was shocked that he included her in his speech and blushed at the praise he gave. Even the princesses were happy to hear what he said about the girls.

Ash then brought Blue blood's face closer to his and said angrily, "You are not better than them and you never will be. You are a spoiled rotten little brat that needs to be taught some lessons. It's trash like you that gives the rulers a hard time. It's trash like you that other species will look down on this kingdom. Your kind are the parasites of a kingdom that will be brought down from the inside out!"

Everyone was stunned when Ash said that. It's true that ponies like this Blueblood are one of the reasons other species despise them. In return, they treat the ponies the same way these nobles treat them.

Ash then dropped the prick on the ground who fell on his back. Ash looked back at the princesses and asked, "I want to punish this prick for badmouthing my friends and hurting Ditzy. What do you say?"

The princesses were surprised that he would ask them about Blueblood's punishment. They wanted to punish the prince themselves but then they got an idea. They wanted to see what he would do to him. Luna asked with a grin, "We would very much like to punish Prince Blueblood for his disrespect towards the girls and harming Ditzy. But we want to see how you will punish him."

The girls and the prince were shocked to hear that. Blueblood shouted, "Why am I the one to be punished!? The one who is supposed to be punished is this filth! I say throw him in the dungeon!"

Luna shouted, "Silence Blueblood! You not only come here while dragging a poor mare but also insulted our guest. It is high time someone should punish you and that someone would be, Ash." She then looked at Ash and asked, "So what will be his punishment Ash?"

Ash thought about it and said, "Well, I want nothing more than to rip his head off his shoulders." This made everyone gasp while the prince was shivering with fear of dying. He then said, "However, since he is related to you princesses, then i won't do that." Everyone then released their breath and relaxed. Sure the prince was an asshole but even they would not want him to be killed.

Celestia asked, "What other punishment do you have in mind?"

Ash asked her, "Where does he get his bits from?"

Celestia said, "We give him allowance once a month so he can spend them to his liking."

Ash nodded, "Then I want you to give three months of his allowance to Ditzy."

Blueblood gasped and shouted, "You can't do that! I am a Prince! Who do you think you are!?"

Ash said, "Four months allowance."

The prince again gasped and shouted, "I will not allow this!"

Ash continued, "Five months."

Blueblood was now shocked and realized that he was digging his own grave. He was so shocked that he was being played by Ash that he could not even form a sentence, "No .... you .... can't .... I .... am ...." He then went quiet.

Celestia nodded and smiled, "Then it's settled. Prince Blueblood's punishment will be to give away five months of his allowance to Ditzy."

Ditzy was shocked at what just happened. Ash defended her and now has been given a huge amount of bits by himself. she said, "Ash. I can't accept the Prince's bits."

Blueblood said, "Yes. Of course you can't. They are my bits and no one else." The princesses and the girls glared at him.

Ash smiled and petted her head, "Ditzy. You have more than earned those bits. You work very hard everyday and deliver mail to great distances. Also, you can take some days off from your work and spend time with your daughters, Dinky and Sparkler. I know that they will love that."

Ditzy felt so much happiness. Due to her clumsiness and eyes, some keep away from her, while others look down on her. It was not her fault that she was born like this. They even make fun of her by calling her Derpy due to her clumsiness. Other stallions didn't even speak to her which made her sad. However, Ash did not care about her clumsiness or mind her eyes. To him, she is a unique mare with beautiful eyes and a loving personality. He always treated her with kindness, talks to her gently and calls her by her real name. Her daughters even got along with him and play with him.

Ditzy had tears of happiness falling from her eyes. She hugged him and nuzzled her muzzle into his chest. Ash hugged her and patted her head. The others smiled at him while the prick scoffed at him.

Blueblood said, "I will have your head. Mark my words!" and left the room.

The princesses were about to stop him but Ash stopped them and said, "Let him go princess. Just ignore him. If he does not learn from this then I will personally deal with him."

The others were not sure to leave Blueblood at that but Ash assured them that he will handle him when the time comes. After a while Ditzy left the room with the bits Ash got from the prick. Before leaving, Ditzy hugged him again and quickly kissed him on the cheek and ran out the room. This stunned him and the girls but smiled saying that he made another mare fall for him. Ash also smiled at what she did and didn't mind it at all. He would be happy for Ditzy to be a part of his herd.

Celestia asked, "You can punish him but please don't kill him. Even though he is like that, he is our nephew."

Ash said, "I promise I won't kill him. You should really take away that title from him. He does not deserve it and you definitely don't want someone like that ruling a kingdom. I have already mangled one and killed another.

The princesses knew what he meant by the first one which was the griffin king but became confused at who he killed. The girls then explained about the situation of the deer kingdom and how the king and males have enslaved the females and violated them. The princesses gasped and became angry when they heard about this. They knew that Dainn looked down on females but they could not believe that he would do that to his own females. They were then shocked at how Ash went there and killed the King and freed the females. They were really thankful to him for doing what he did. They were then surprised when the girls told them about Ash receiving the position of the king and how he avoided it .... for the time being.

After all that, Ash asked the princesses, "What are you going to do about the guard's behavior, princess?"

The princesses did not think about that as they were busy with all the shocking information and gifts Ash have given them. Celestia said, "I don't know what to do about the guards. I want to change them but I just can't go in there and punish them like that."

The girls were confused at that. Twilight asked her, "What do you mean by that princess?"

Luna answered, "The guards who protect us and look up to us would then start to lose their trust in us. For thousands of years, everyone have looked up to us as goddesses who will guide them and protect them. If we were to punish them severely, then they would start to hate us and even betray us."

The girls became sad that the princesses can do nothing about the guards. There must be a way to punish them and even change their behaviors, but what?

Ash thought about it and an idea popped into his head. He said, "I have an idea if you want to hear it."

The princesses and the girls looked at him with interest. Celestia asked, "What is your idea, Ash?"

He said, "You can give me a high position that will allow me to train and discipline the guards."

They were stunned at his request. Twilight said, "But that position is given to my brother, the captain of the royal guards."

He looked at her with a smile, "You never told me that you had a brother, Twilight. Maybe later you can tell me all about him." He then looked back at the princesses, "Just give me a similar position to him and if any should ask about my position, then you can just say that I am a special case and that you have allowed me to do my work. This way I can not only punish the guards but discipline them and train them to become stronger. Also, any hate they may have towards you, will then be targeted to me. And back home I was considered a general."

They were surprised that I was considered general, a title that was higher than captain. Celestia asked, "How were you considered a general, Ash?" Everyone now he their eyes on him.

Ash said, "Well, a long time a there was a giant war in space where there were two sides. On each side, there were warriors that fought on those sides. They were called Jedi. The Jedi are considered generals because they wield immense power called the force and use one of a kind weapons called lightsabers. They were three different types of Jedi: the Jedi, the Sith, and the Gray and each of them followed an oath."

They were shocked to hear there was a war going on in space. Twilight asked, "Were you in this war?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No. I found a ship and that was there for what looked like million years."

Rainbow asked, "What is the force?"

Ash said, "It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together. I can use this power to lift things, control others, and create lighting. It's a power that can't be acquired by training, it's something that you have or don't have. I acquired this power by pushing a monster a way from an innocent civilian."

They amazed by this power that was wielded by amazing warriors that existed a long time ago. Luna asked, "You said that there were three different types of Jedi and that you follow an oath. What type of Jedi are you and what is your oath."

Ash said, "I am a Gray. We are the ones that lie between the Sith. We are not swayed by the Light or Dark side and try to keep the balance in the force. And this is the oath I stand by." I took out my lightsaber and activated it. They were amazed by the orange light that radiated power. But were quiet after hearing my oath.

There is no Dark Side, nor a Light Side
There is Only the Force
I will do what I must to keep the balance
The balance is what keeps me together
There is no good without evil, but evil must not be allowed to flourish
There is passion, Yet emotion
Serenity, Yet peace
Chaos, Yet order
I am the wielder of the flame, the protector of balance
I am the holder of the torch, lighting the way
I am the keeper of the flame, soldier of balance
I am a guardian of balance
I am a Gray Jedi

They were in awe of his words. They sounded like they came from a being with a pure heart. And that was true because it was coming form Ash. When he was done with his oath he put his lightsaber away and saw everyone looking at him. After getting hearing his speech the princesses were considering his idea.

That idea could definitely work. They can't punish them but he can and can direct all their hatred towards himself.

The princesses agreed with him. Everyone then walked to the barracks. While walking, Ash decided to ask the princess about the necklace that he gave them. They said it was indeed an element of harmony like the other six. The necklace was giving off the same power as the other necklaces. So the princesses dubbed Ash ,the element of compassion since that is what the element called him. Everyone was surprised to hear that there was a seventh element of harmony but felt the name suited Ash. The six mares gave him and a hug and welcomed him as one of the elements of harmony before they continued walking.

When they reached there, Ash saw that is was a huge place. There were many training equipment and a large training ground. Many of the guards were having some close quarter combat with each other while some were using the training equipment. The rest were relaxing and talking to each other but some of them were a bit worried. Probably were the ones who know that the princesses are coming.

Ash saw a pony coming towards the princesses. This pony wore purple and gold colored armor and was equipped with a trident.

When he came closer, Twilight shouted, "B.B.B.F.F!" and hugged him. What??? What does that mean. Maybe he'll ask later.

After hugging Twilight, he turned towards the princesses and gave a salute. He said, "Welcome princesses. What can I do for you?"

Princess Celestia said, "Thank you, Shining Armor. We are here for a special reason. Can you gather every guard here?"

Shining Armor nodded and turned towards the guards and yelled, "Attention all guards! Gather at the center at once! The princesses have come here for some reason!"

After a few minutes, every guard were gathered in the middle of the huge ground. Shining Armor then turned towards the princesses and said, "They are ready, your highness."

The princesses came forward to address them. Celestia spoke, "I am very disappointed in all of you." This confused the guards and Shining Armor at what she meant.

Luna spoke, "Today we have discovered something that has greatly betrayed our trust."

Celestia said, "When an important guest that we have invited ourselves to meet us, came here, he told us how the guards treated him harshly because he was a different species."

The guards started fidgeting a little. Shining Armor could not believe what he was hearing. He said, "Excuse me princess. That can't be true. My guards would never do anything like that. Your guest must be lying to you." Oh, so this must be Twilight's brother and the captain of the royal guard. What a joke.

Luna shook her head and said, "Not only that, but he was also attacked by the guards for not bowing to us. This greatly displeased us."

Celestia said, "Our guest also enlightened us on some important information."

Shining Armor asked, "What kind of information?"

Luna said with a glare, "How Equestria has been making enemies with other species behind our backs."

Shining Armor was shocked and confused when he heard this and asked, "What do you mean princesses?"

The princesses then told him and the guards what Ash told them. The guards were now sweating bullets while Shining Armor was shocked. He was the captain of the royal guards and he didn't know what his own guards were doing. He did teach the guards to always act superior to other species but not to the point where they harass them into becoming our enemies.

He then glared at the guards who had really uncomfortable looks on their faces. He then looked back at the princesses and bowed his head and said, "Forgive me, princess. If I knew what they were doing then I would have confronted them. Allow me to punish them for their disgusting behavior."

Celestia said, "You have nothing to be sorry for, Shining Armor. It was not your fault. However, I'm sorry captain but I have someone else in mind who will punish them severely."

The guards were now sacred as to who they chose to punish them. Shining Armor was sad that they chose someone else and not him. He asked, "Who is it, your highness?"

Ash came by the princesses side, crossed his arms and said with a glare, "I am."

Some of the guards who knew about him were trembling with fear while those who attacked him in the throne room only looked at him with anger. The rest of the guards who didn't know anything about him were thinking "who is this guy? or "who the hell he think he is standing by the princesses?"

Shining Armor did not like this person at how he was disrespecting the princesses by just standing there and also for not bowing to them in the throne room. He asked him, "And who are you suppose to be?"

Ash can already tell that this pony didn't like him and smirked. So be it. Ash said, "I am Ash. The strongest monster hunter and Saiyan from another world."

The guards and Shining Armor were looking at him with dumbfounded faces. They did not believe what he said. One of the guard became a little bit cocky and said, "Oh yeah!? And what's so special about you that the princesses choose something like you for our punishment!?" The other guards nodded their heads.

Ash smirked, "What's so special about little oh me? Let's see now. I come from a world where I hunt gigantic monster, that could easily destroy Equestria without any problem, on a daily basis. I travel through dangerous and poisonous environment, that Equestria would die within seconds, with ease. I can take monstrous hits and come out with a small wound that not even your princesses could survive. Is that good enough for you?"

All the guards and Shining Armor were baffled to hear him say that. Those who have seen him fight the monsters in Ponyville believed every word he spoke of while those who didn't only scoffed at him, saying that he is putting on airs. However, their disbelief soon turned to belief and their hate towards him soon turned to fear at what they heard next.

Shining Armor then asked the princesses, "Princess. Is what he saying is true?"

The princesses nodded. Celestia said with a smile, "Every word Ash has spoken was nothing but the truth. He indeed comes from another world that is a thousands time more dangerous than Equestria." The princesses and the girls shuddered at the thought of the Eight Kings.

Shining Armor then narrowed his eyes at Ash and asked him, "So what's an alien like you doing in Equestria without under the supervision of the guards and the princesses?" Oh what an asshole. Already wants to lock him away and dissect him soldier boy? Ha.

The princesses and the girls did not like what Shining Armor just implied. Twilight yelled, "Shining! How can you say something like that!?"

Shining Armor looked back at Twilight and said, "I am just looking out for Equestria, Twily. This alien could be dangerous and a threat to our beloved kingdom. That is what the royal guards are for. To protect our kingdom and the princesses."

Rainbow Dash became angry and said, "Oh yeah? Your so called royal guards who failed to stop a monster attack on our home and got captured but Ash here rescued all of us. If you ask me, then he is the one who can do your guards' jobs better than anyone."

Shining Armor looked at her with a raised eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean the guards failed and what monster attack on your homes?"

Applejack said, "Ponyville was attacked by monsters and everyone got captured, including the royal guards."

Shining Armor was horrified that Ponyville, where his little sister Twilight lives, got attacked and were captured as well. He then asked, "Then how are you all fine?"

Twilight looked at Ash and smiled, "Ash. He is the one who came to our rescue when we all lost hope." She then looked back at her brother with a sad look, "The monsters were going to enslave us and sell us to some rich snobs. He killed all the monsters and saved all of our lives and even repaired all the destruction the monsters did to Ponyville. If it was not for Ash, then we would have been sold into slavery!" She started to cry in the end.

Shining Armor saw her tears and was about to go to her and comfort her but Ash was the one who reached her first. He hugged her and petted her head saying, "Twilight. Please don't cry. You know my heart breaks when you girls cry." Twilight hugged him and cried into his chest. Even though he saved them, the memories still haunt them.

Shining Armor did not like what he was seeing. This alien was hugging her, something who is not a pony, is hugging his sister! He did not like this and his anger rose. He said angrily, "So that's it? You all think he's so great by just saving Ponyville?"

The princesses and the girls did not like how he said that. He was looking down on him for being different which angered the girls. Celestia said with a glare, "You should watch what you say, Shining Armor. Don't ever talk like that to the savior of Equestria."

This shocked the guards and Shining Armor. How can this alien be the savior of Equestria. They refuse to believe it. Shining Armor asked, "How can this alien be the savior of Equestria?"

Again this made the princesses and the girls angry. Celestia said, "A few days ago, the other kingdoms demanded that the bearers of the Elements of Harmony to be handed over to them where the girls would be used as a prize for a tournament and the winner will be the owner of the girls."

This shocked Shining Armor who then shouted with anger, "How dare they ask of such a thing to do! Who do they think they are!?"

Celestia continued, "Unfortunately, we had no choice but to give into their demands or there would have been a war with the other kingdoms."

Shining Armor yelled, "You let them take the girls away!? Then why didn't you tell me about this? I would have taken some of my best guards an myself and participated in the tournament and rescue the girls!"

Luna said with a glare, "Don't underestimate the fighters in the tournament Shining Armor. They were far more will trained soldiers than your guards. There were elite soldiers of the griffin kings, Minotaur warriors, deer guards and diamond dogs soldiers. There was also four 50 foot tall dragon warriors. You and your best guards would have been easily slaughtered."

This shocked the guards and Shining Armor at what the princess just said. They were their guards and the princesses didn't believe that they could have won the tournament. Shining Armor always believed that he and his guards could fight against anything. However, his belief was shattered when the princesses told him about the fighters. Even if they won against the fighters, what could they have done with the giant dragon. Nothing.

Shining Armor then asked, "Then who won the tournament?"

Celestia smiled, "The one who won the tournament was none other than Ash himself. He alone participated in the tournament and killed every fighter including the dragons with ease. The griffin king was not pleased with the outcome and released a Crystal Scorpion to kill not only Ash but the girls themselves. However, Ash simply squashed the Crystal Scorpion, saved the girls and brought them safely to Ponyville."

Every guard had their jaws on the ground and starring at Ash with wide eyes. Even Shining Armor was looking at him with disbelief. How could one individual kill a lot of fighters and a huge dragon with ease, including the ferocious Crystal Scorpion? He then asked the princesses, "What about the griffin king? What happened to him? You would not have left him Scott free for what he did to the girls, right?"

Celestia said, "We still could have done nothing to the griffin king or there would have been a war. But he was severely punished by Ash."

Shining Armor asked, "How did he punish the King?"

Luna said with a smirk, "He ripped off his limbs and wings in front of everyone."

This shocked them all at how casually she spoke about that. How can this alien do that and get away Scott free? Shining Armor then asked, "But why did you call him the savior of Equestria?"

Celestia smiled, "After he was done with the griffin king, Ash threatened the other kings that if they should ever do something like the griffin King again, then he would destroy their kingdoms. Because of this, he has stopped other kingdoms from attacking our kingdoms."

Now Shining Armor was shocked and mad at Ash. He was shocked how effectively Ash single handedly saved the girls and stopped the other kingdoms from attacking Equestria. But was mad at that because it was his job to save the girls. It was his job to protect this kingdom. It was his job to become a great pony! Not this freak who does not even belong to Equestria. His anger only raised at what he heard next.

Luna said, "A day later, Ash raided a slave camp and rescued our ponies and a few other species. Two of the slaves were does who told him about their King enslaving his kingdom's females and have the males violate them. He immediately went there, killed the King and freed the females from their tormentors. The females were so happy that they even gave him the position of the ruler of their kingdom but Ash avoided that .... for the time being."

The guards and Shining Armor could do nothing but stare at Ash with eyes full of disbelief and what the princesses told them.

Luna continued, "Do you understand what we are saying, captain? What you and your guards failed to do in years, Ash here has done it within a few days. He does not care what species they are, he will simply help them when they need it and will not ask for anything in return. He is just that kind of a person."

The girls hugged him and they nuzzled their muzzles into his face and chest. They were happy that he came into their lives. If he didn't, then calamity would have struck Equestria.

Some of the guards, mostly from noble families, shouted against Ash, "We will not be punished by the likes of this thing! I am from a noble family and I refuse to stand for this!" The other guards agreed with him and started shouting their shits against him. Shining Armor smiled that his guards were standing up to this alien. He did not want to have such a thing near his sister and will let the guards belittle him.

The princesses and the girls were angry at what the guards just said. They were about to shout at them but then they heard Ash laughing. This stopped the guards shouting.

Ash said, "Heh heh heh. So! You all think that you are better than the other species? You all think that you can do what ever you want and get away with it? If so, then you are sadly mistaken."

One of the guard yelled, "So what if we are? What are you going to do about it? We are the royal guards who protect the princesses and this kingdom!" Other guards nodded at that.

Ash grinned, "What am I going to do about it? I'll tell you what I am going to do. All of you so called royal guards will fight against me and try to kill me. If you can that is. So grab your weapons and get ready for your punishment." He cracked his knuckles as he walked in front of them.

The guards were surprised that he wanted to fight all of them like that. They looked at their captain who nodded to them. He wants to get rid of him and what better way to do that is beating him in front of the princesses. He will not believe that this alien have done the thing the princesses have said.

The guards began to grab their weapons, which range from swords, spears and hammers to bows and throwing knives. While they were busy grabbing their weapons, Ash made incursio appear in his right hand. When he swung it around himself he stabbed the ground with the sword. He shouted, "Incursio!!!" That got the attention of everyone and they were shocked at what they saw. It looked like they was a monster right behind Ash while the wind was picking up around him.

The monster slammed itself down on Ash while smoke appeared around them which worried the mares but were in awe of what happened next. The smoke was starting to clear showing an individual in armor. The individual was Ash. The armor he was wearing consisted of white pants and a white and black shirt with a metal chest plate. He has a long white over coat and a giant red spear on his back. He also has a mask on with two flaps on top and tow dots where the eye holes should be.

Everyone was in awe to see a piece of armor that looked like it came from a monster. The guards shook off their shock and focused on getting their weapons.

Ash saw that 60% of the guards were males while the rest 40% were females. 70% of them were unicorns, 20% were Pegasus and 10% were earth ponies. Why are the majority of them were unicorns? They must heavily rely on their magic instead of physical attacks.

When they were ready, a bulky stallion with a iron hammer walked in front of Ash and starred him in the eyes and said, "I am going to enjoy pounding you with my hammer, you freak."

Ash said with a grin behind his mask, "And I am going to enjoy pounding you all into the ground."

This enraged the stallion, who raised his hammer and swung at Ash, aiming for his right cheek. Ash didn't bothered to doge as he used "Tekkai" to harden his face muscles.

The girls didn't scream at Ash to dodge the hammer as they know it could do nothing to him. They were right. When the hammer struck Ash's cheek, a loud *Clang* echoed throughout the area, followed by a loud *Crunch*. The guards smiled when they heard the sounds of crunching while the girls and the princesses cringed at the sound. Shining Armor was screaming with glee that the hit must have killed the alien. The stallion who hit Ash smiled when he heard the sound of something being crushed. He thought that it was Ash's face that was crushed. Oh how wrong he was.

When everyone looked at Ash, they gasped that he didn't fell. He was just standing there. They looked up to his face and were shocked at what they saw. His face mask was not the thing that was crushed, it was actually the hammer being crushed against his cheek. The crushed hammer then fell from Ash's face mask and onto the ground with a loud *Thud*.

Silence took hold of the air as everyone saw the crushed hammer and Ash being fine. The stallion who hit Ash, was looking at his hammer with disbelief. Ash grabbed the stallion by the face with his right hand. He then said demonically behind his mask, "This is where I'm going to bury you."

Ash then lifted the stallion into the air and then brought him down, head first, onto the ground with such speed that a loud *Crash* emitted and dust clouds spread around him. After the dust dissipated, everyone was shocked at what they saw.

The stallion was buried in the ground all the way to his legs. Only his hooves were above the ground level. Oops. Didn't meant to bury him that much. Got to adjust my strength level with these weaklings.

Ash then stood back to his full height and looked at the rest of the guards who were now shaking with fear. They could not believe that Ash was able to do that to the strong stallion with ease. Maybe what the princesses said about him was true. They shouldn't have doubted the princesses word because they were now in a lot of trouble. Oh shit! Here he comes!

Play this music for the guard's punishment

Ash used "Echolocation" and "Hair Sensor" to mark all the guards in his sound map and ran towards the nearest guard and grabbed him from the face and pound *Crash* him into the ground head first. The guard's upper body was buried in the ground while his lower abdomen and legs were in the air. Ash then ran towards a pair of guards and grabbed them both by their faces and *Crash* buried them in the same way he did to the last one.

The other guards came out of their shock and charged him with a war cry. They swung their weapons at him which to their shock break *Crack* against his body. Ash did not want to continuously use "Tekkai" when ever the guards swung their weapons at him as he could not move when this skill is active. So he decided to cover his clothes and exposed flesh with "Armament Haki". This turned his clothes and flesh into shining black that shocked the guards.

Ash continued to pound and *Crash* bury the guards into the ground. The Pegasus guards began to fly high above the ground in order to avoid Ash and started to attack him with ranged weapons. They grinned, thinking that even though he had strength and speed, he could not reach them in the air. Oh, how wrong they were.

Ash jumped from the ground and 30 feet into the air. The guards were laughing that he could not reach the Pegasus with that jump but what Ash did next shocked everyone, even the princesses and the girls. He used "Geppo" and kicked the air below his feet launching himself higher than before. This surprised the Pegasus who were now scurrying away as they saw him reaching their height. Ash kicked the air in different ways that launched him in different angles.

From the perspective of the guards on the ground, they saw that Ash was running on the air and jumping around with ease. How can this alien fly without wings. This baffled them and they started to think what else he can do.

When Ash reached one of the Pegasus guard, he grabbed him and then pile dived him into the ground with a *Crash* that buried him. Ash again used "Geppo" and ran on the air towards the Pegasus guards and grabbed another. However, this time he did not pile dive the guard into the ground, but instead threw him above *Crash* where the guard's head was buried in the ceiling.

Ash then targeted the unicorn guards who were shooting offensive magic spells at him which did nothing to him because of his magic immunity and because Incursio is strong. Some tried to save themselves by creating a shield but it was only for a brief moment as Ash ran through it with ease. They were then grabbed by Ash and *Crash* buried into the ground like the rest.

As for those guards who were closer to the wall, Ash grabbed them and thrusted them into the wall *Crash* head first and buried them.

Ash pounded and buried the male guards but when he confronted a female guard, he used "Knocking" on them and immobilized them, which made them stick in their current position. He will punish them later as soon as he dealt with the male guards.

Ash continued to pound and bury the male guards while he used "Knocking" on the female guards. They could do nothing to harm him as he grabbed them and buried them into the ground. Some male guards even started to run away from him, only for Ash to use "Soru" to appear behind them, grab their heads and *Crash* bury them into the ground. None of the guards were spared from his punishment.

The girls and the princesses were looking at Ash's work with amusement as he dashed in all directions like a blur and burying the guards while Shining Armor was looking at Ash with a flabbergasted face. How can his royal guards that he trained himself be defeated by this alien. The guards trained hard in order to become the best of the best, but at this moment, what he was seeing only angered him at how easily the guards were being subdued. His hate for Ash only grew with each guard being defeated by him.

After 15 minutes of "cat and mouse" game, Ash was looking at his surroundings where the guards were buried.

From the perspective of the princesses and the girls, it looked like Ash planted all the guards in the ground, wall and ceiling. Now that the male guards have been dealt with, it was time to punish the female guards. He did not want to hurt them but still they needed to be punished.

The armor Ash was wearing disappeared and the sword he summoned disappeared as well as he was thinking about what to do next. He got a brilliant idea and looked at Rainbow Dash and said, "Rainbow. Could you please come here for a minute?"

The girls and princesses were confused at why he called for Rainbow Dash. She just shrugged her shoulders and flew towards him and said, "Hey big guy. What do you need from me? Oh and by the way, nice going with the male guards but what are you going to do with the female guards?"

Ash smiled, "Thanks and that is why I called you here. I need one of your feathers for their punishment."

Rainbow got confused at what can a feather do to them and asked, "What can my feather do to punish them?"

Ash smiled, "Trust me. I am not going to hurt them but you are gonna love what I am going to do to them."

Rainbow trusted him and gave him one of her cyan feathers. Ash took the feather in his hand and devoured it, gaining her DNA.

Pegasus DNA
Can now make Pegasus wings. Can walk on clouds.

He then turned towards the immobilized female guards and raised his right hand. The female guards were scared at what he was going to do to them. Ash then created hundreds of cyan feathers from his right hand and levitated them with his magic.

The princesses and the girls were amazed to see him creating hundreds of feathers from his right hand. They were thinking what he was going to do with them. However, Pinkie Pie some how knew what was going to happen and pulled out a chair and a bowl full of popcorn from .... some where. She then sat on the chair and started to eat her popcorn while waiting for the show to start. The others just look at her with a bewildered face and shook their heads and looked back at Ash.

Ash then sent all the feathers at the female guards and started to tickle them, making them laugh continuously for 10 minutes. The female guards told him to stop tickling them, even begged him but he didn't stop and continued with their punishment. This only made Shining Armor angry at how he was playing with the guards. After 10 minutes of tickling torture, the females collapsed on the ground. They were tired from all that laughing. Ash then pulled all the feathers back into his hand and absorbed them back into himself.

Ash looked at the princesses and said, "There's my punishment for their awful behavior. How do you like it?"

The princesses smiled and nodded. Celestia said, "That was a suitable and amusing punishment you did there."

Luna said with a laugh, "Yes. That was the funniest thing we have ever seen in our long time."

Ash then walked towards his lovers who all hugged him and he hugged them back. He said, "How was the punishment girls? Not too intense was it?"

Applejack said, "No Ash. That was mighty fine work you did there."

Rarity said, "What you did darling was the right thing to do. These awful guards really needed that. And that armor looked lovely."

Pinkie Pie said with glee, "And the way you put them in the ground was like planting them. He he."

Rainbow said, "That was really cool when you started to run in the air. How did you do that when you don't even have wings?"

Twilight asked, "And why did your clothes and part of your body became black?"

Ash looked at Rainbow and said with a smile, "The answer to your question Rainbow, is that I simply kicked the air beneath my feet with strength. This propels me forward the harder I kick the air. But in actuality I can fly without kicking the air. " He floated up in the air up the princesses and the girls for a few minutes before landing back on the ground. He then looked at Twilight, "And the answer to your question Twilight, is that I used an ability called "Armament Haki" that allows me to cover myself or even a weapon with a powerful invisible armor that will protect and repel all attacks. When I use this ability, the parts that I cover them in invisible armor becomes shining black. Look." He then brought his right hand in front of the girls and used "Armament Haki" on his hand which made it shining black.

The girls were amazed to see this and touched his black hand. They felt it being hard like iron but still soft like flesh. He returned his hand back to normal after they were done inspecting his hand.

Celestia asked, "Ash. What was that armor you wore?"

Ash said, "That was incursio. One of my imperial arms." That confused all of them so he decided to explain what imperial arms are. "Imperial arms are weapons that are mysterious and powerful relics that are wielded by only the strongest of warriors. Incursio is one of forty-eight of them. It was created from a dragon monster and any normal individual who wears it would die, but I'm can wear it pretty easily." They were amazed by that while Twilight was taking notes on that.

Fluttershy asked, "You're not hurt are you?"

Ash smiled and petted her head and said, "I am not hurt, Fluttershy. It's not like their weak and pathetic weapons could have harmed me in the first place."

This made Shining Armor mad and shouted, "Who in Tartarus do you think you are coming here and embarrassing my guards in front of the princesses!?"

The princesses and the girls were stunned to see him like this. Celestia said, "Captain. He has done nothing wrong. In fact, this punishment is just what they needed to become better than before. My sister and I have personally given him the position to discipline and train the guards."

Shining Armor shouted at the princesses, "I will not accept some thing like this freak here to train my guards! That is my job!" He then looked at Ash with hate and said, "I challenge you to a duel. If I win, you will leave Equestria forever!"

The princesses and the girls were appalled to hear him say that. Twilight yelled, "Shining! What's gotten into to you!? Why are you behaving like this!?"

Shining Armor said, "I am the captain of the royal guards and it is my duty to look over the guards. Not this freak!"

This only angered the princesses and the girls. They were about to say something but Ash beat them to it by asking, "And what would I get when I win this duel?"

Shining Armor angrily said, "You'll never win against me, the captain of the royal guards, you freak! But if it pleases you then you can think whatever you want if you win against me."

Ash began to think what would be his prize for wining against this douche bag. When he got it, he nodded and said, "When I win, you will continue to be the captain of the royal guards but you will teach them and yourself, if you are one of them, to treat other species equally. Don't ever think that you are better than the others because they might just surprise you. I will come from time to time to train and discipline them. If their behavior is still the same, then I will continue to punish them every time I come until they change themselves for the better."

The princesses and the girls were surprised to hear his answer and smiled at this. He did not want to gain anything, but just wants to improve the guards.

However, this only made Shining Armor more angry and said bitterly, "I accept." He then went to the middle of the ground and waited for Ash.

Ash looked at Twilight who had a worried face, thinking about her brother's safety. He smiled and hugged her, "Don't worry, Twilight. I will simply give him a light beating and some pointers. Okay?"

Twilight hugged him and said with puppy dog eyes, "Please don't hurt him too much. He is my big brother. I don't know why he is acting like this, but he is usually a sweet and kind pony."

Ash nodded and walked towards Shining Armor however there were the buried guards in his way. So, he snapped his fingers and teleported all the guards closer to the wall thus making space for them to fight. They all regained consciousness and saw that their captain was about to fight with Ash. They all began to cheer for him to beat Ash, thinking that Shining Armor will win against him.

Ash stood 40 feet away from Shining Armor with his hands inside his pant's pocket. His coat was fluttering behind him that made him look like a boss.

Ash said, "Well, what are you waiting for? Come at me with everything you got. Don't hold back you hear me."

Play this music for the duel

Shining Armor got mad and shot a big explosion spell that hit Ash dead on with a *Booom*. The girls and princesses were not worried as they have seen him coming out of such explosions without a scratch. Shining Armor smirked that he didn't dodged his spell and must have been blown to pieces. He was fine with killing this alien for embarrassing his guards in front of the princesses and for being near his sister. He will not allow such a freak to be near her.

When the smoke dissipated, Shining Armor's smirk turned to disbelief, as well as the guards when they saw Ash in the same position, without so much as a scratch on him.

Ash looked at him with a bored expression and said, "Is that all you got? What a let down. Even that worm sorcerer's magic was better than yours."

Shining Armor became mad and charged him with his trident. He raised his trident at Ash and thrusted at his heart with intent to kill him. Ash simply raised his right hand, curling his fingers while extending his index finger at the trident's front blade. When the blade meet his finger, the attack stopped right there.

The guards went wide eyes when they saw him stopping their captain's trident with a single finger. However, the princesses and the girls were not surprise that he stopped the attack with a finger, as they have witness him stopping a huge hammer with a finger.

Shining Armor was looking at Ash's finger with disbelief at how easily he stopped his attack. Ash then started to push his finger forward which pushed Shining Armor back who tried to put more strength into his trident but to no avail. Then to everyone's surprise, Ash said "Shigan" and thrusted his finger forwards with such speed and strength that his finger pierced the trident from the middle and split it in two, thus rendering his weapon useless.

The guards were baffled that their captain's weapon was split in two with just a single finger. Shining Armor stared at his weapon with wide eyes and his jaw on the ground. This was a very durable trident that he's been using and reinforcing it many times but Ash just destroyed it with a single finger!!! How can this be possible?

Ash then said, "Your choice of weapon was good but the way you used it was really predictable. You should spin your trident around more before attacking in order to confuse your enemies. And don't attack the enemies upper bodies as they always expect you to strike there. No. You should aim your trident at their legs while they least expect it."

Everyone looked at the split trident with jaws on the ground and wide eyes. Shining Armor threw away his trident and jumped back. He then pulled out his sword and threw it at him from a distance, which he grabbed with his right hand and *Crunch* crushed it. This made Shining Armor angry and said, "I may not be a weapon specialist or a powerful magic user but what I am proficient at is defensive magic!" He then created a golden shield that surrounded himself in a sphere.

Shining Armor grinned at Ash and said, "Front, back, above, left and right. It does not matter. No attack from any direction can reach me now. You may have strength and speed but with my shield, you can't hurt me." The guards cheered for their captain as they know that his shield is really strong and is now untouchable.

Ash looked at him with a bored expression and walk in front of him. As he stood in front of Shining Armor, Ash raised his right hand, stretched his index finger and said "Shigan". Ash thrusted his finger forward and *Crack* pierced his shield.

Everyone were shocked to see Ash piercing Shining Armor's shield with just a single finger. Shining Armor was definitely a strong shield user that could stop a dragon's fire breath and Minotaur's heavy hits. He then shocked them all at what happened next.

Ash said two words "Shigan Lotus". He then rapidly thrust his finger multiple times and pierce *Crack* *Crack* *Crack* his shield in different spots.

In just 3 seconds, Shining Armor's shield was full of holes which made the shield collapse due to heavy damage. Everyone was looking at what just happened with a flabbergasted face. No one has ever been able to get through Shining Armor's shield magic, however, Ash did that in just 3 seconds.

Ash then said, "It's true that a shield magic can come in handy but what good is a shield when you can't even protect your comrades. You use your shield to protect only yourself but you can also change that by shielding your guards who can protect you. You can also send them forward while you stay behind them and shield them from any attacks. There are multiple ways in using a shield which are more effective than what you have been doing till now."

Shining Armor became mad with every word Ash said about his way of using a shield. It was his shield and his way of using it. Who the hell did he think he is.

Ash then narrowed his eyes at his armor and said, "And another thing." He use "Soru" to get in front of him and brought his right fist at Shining Armor's chest and flicked his index finger at the armor *Clang*. Everyone was shocked to see cracks started to spread *Crackle* all over his armor and then *Throom* the armor shattered into hundreds of pieces. "Your armor is heavy and weak. It looks like it was restricting your movements. Get some sturdy and light armor to increase your potential."

Every guard was now mimicking their mouths like a fish as they see their captain standing there without his armor. His armor was stronger then the guards which also enhanced his over all performance but against Ash, it was nothing more than a child's play. Well, it's a good thing that he wore under clothes.

Luna exclaimed, "The winner of this duel is Ash!" The girls cheered and ran to him and hugged him who hugged them back. The princesses were pleased that he didn't hurt the captain and only destroyed his weapon and armor. They may need to start making new armors and duplicate the weapons that Ash have gifted them.

While all of this was going on, Shining Armor was seething with anger. Not only did this alien come here and embarrass his guards but he has embarrassed him, the captain of the royal guards who protected this kingdom from other species, in front of his guards, the princesses and his sister. He will not let this go, no by a long shot.

Shining ran towards Ash, whose back was facing him, and shouted, "You disgusting freak! How dare you embarrass me and my guards! Die!"

The princesses and the girls were shocked to hear him say that. Ash slowly turned towards him and waited while standing in front of the girls to protect them from this bastard. When Shining Armor came close, he jumped into the air and pulled out a hidden knife and stabbed Ash in the face.

Everyone gasped when Ash's face was stabbed. Shining Armor was grinning with glee that he killed this alien with his own hands. However, an audible *Crack* was heard which got the attention of the others. What they saw made them gasp again. They saw that the knife didn't stab Ash's face but was caught in between his teeth and he was eating the knife which emitted many *Crunch* *Crunch* sounds that made others cringe.

After Ash ate the knife, which he just found out that due to his Teen Dragon DNA and Iron Dragon Slayer Magic, he was able to eat and absorb it without any problem. He then looked at Shining Armor who was looking at him with disbelief.

Ash said, "So, the captain of the royal guards decided to attack me when my back was turned. Truly a cowardly action." This made the guards and Shining Armor mad but then they were stunned at what he said next. Ash continued, "But! It was an excellent approach with the current situation."

This confused everyone what he meant by that. One of the guard asked him, "What do you mean that was effective? It was completely ineffective against you."

Ash nodded, "True. Against me, that attack was not a very good one. But what if there was someone else, an enemy who had just dealt with all of you, then turns his back to you while he approaches to harm the princesses. You then have the opportunity to make a surprise attack on him when he leasts expects it. Don't think that using a cowardly attack is dishonorable when it will get the job done. Use what ever you can in order to defeat your enemies. That is what makes you a protector of the princesses."

Everyone was stunned that Ash praised them and gave them some good advice at the same time. Even the guards were beginning to look up to him. All except one who could not put his pride away.

Shining Armor shouted, "Stop lecturing us, you freak! We don't need someone like you here! You don't even belong here!"

The princesses and the girls gasped while the guards looked at him with disapproving eyes. Ash simply raised his head and looked down at him, "So, you won't even put aside your pathetic pride and learn from this? It makes me wonder how someone like you got the position of the captain of the royal guards?"

Shining Armor went mad saying, "Shut up and just die already!" and punched Ash's face. However, as soon as his punch got closer to his face, Ash grabbed Shining Armor's face with his left hand like a blur and slammed his head onto the ground with a loud *Crash* and knocked him out.

Ash then stood back up and looked down at the unconscious captain with pity. He then walked towards the princesses and the girls with a sad face. He said, "I am sorry that I had to do that. He was beginning to get out of control, so I had no choice but to knock him out."

Twilight hugged him and said, "It's okay. I forgive you. I would have done the same thing but not like slamming his head on the ground thing."

The rest of the girls hugged him. Ash was happy that Twilight forgave him for hurting his brother a little. He then looked at the princesses and said, "Princess. Don't take away his position of the captain of the royal guards. Let him keep it. After he cools down, he will think clearly and become a better pony than before."

The princesses smiled and nodded. Celestia said, "I will do that Ash and thank you for what you did. It was necessary for this to happen."

Luna said, "And thank you for the gifts you have given us. We will immediately start working on that."

Ash said, "Just remember princess. The armors and weapons are powerful, so only give them to the ones you trust who won't betray you."

The princesses nodded and then took them to the castle's exit while some of the guards took Shining Armor to the infirmary. They got a lot of things to think about what Ash told them and change themselves for the better. Or they will face his punishment which they do not want to experience again.

When everyone exited the castle, Celestia said, "Thank you Ash for visiting us. It was really nice to meet you."

Luna said, "Yes and we will be looking forward to your visit in the near future."

Ash nodded, "It was nothing princesses and it was really nice to meet you both."

Celestia said, "Before you go, I would like to give you and the girls tickets to the grand galloping gala that will take place in a week."

The girls gasped with happiness but Ash was confused at what it was. He asked, "What is this grand galloping gala?"

This made the girls gasped with shock. Rainbow said, "How could you not know about the grand galloping gala!?"

Ash looked at her with a deadpan expression and pointed to himself and said, "Another world remember?"

Rainbow blushed with a sheepish smile and said, "Oh yeah. Sorry."

Ash then smiled and petted her head and said, "Rainbow. You have nothing to be sorry for. I will never get angry or hurt you all. All of you girls are my precious friends and lovers. You are my treasure that I have found in this world. You all brighten my day whenever I see you girls smile."

This made the girls shed some tears and hugged him happily. They were taken away at how he described them. The princesses were now really beginning to see his love towards the girls. They felt jealous of the girls. They also wanted to be held by his strong arms. They wanted to feel his warm chest with their faces and also kiss his lips as well. The princesses blushed at that thought. They wanted to be with him and become apart of his herd. Maybe they can in the future.

Twilight cleared her throat and said, "Thank you for your sweet words, Ash. That really made us feel special."

Ash nodded, "You girls are all special to me." This only made them more happy.

He then asked, "So, what's this grand galloping gala thing about?"

Luna said, "It is an annual royal ball where high-class ponies and leaders from other kingdoms come here and talk with each other and enjoy the food."

Ash then said with a frown, "So, it's a party where rich snobs come and show off their wealth to others and make themselves feel important? Nope. I'm not coming to such a party."

Rarity said, "But darling. There will be important ponies there who you can meet with."

Ash said, "Rarity. You all have seen the reactions of the nobles here when we walked through the street. They think they are above the rest of us and act all high and mighty."

Twilight said, "It won't be that bad."

Ash said, "If I went to this party, the other nobles will ridicule us. And I bet that prick Blueblood will be there to instigate things. If that happens, the first thing I will do is smash his face into the floor."

Rainbow said with a grin, "That's something I would pay to see. But come on Ash. The WonderBolts will be there and you have just got to meet them."

Ash asked, "Who are the WonderBolts?"

She was shocked and said, "How can you .... oh right. Well, they are the best flyers in Equestria and they defend the kingdom from the air."

Ash became interested, "Oh, so they are like an aerial military squad?"

She said, "You could say that but they are also celebrities."

Ash looked at the girls who had puppy dog eyes that made his heart beat like it was about to explode. That's cheating. He nodded, "Okay girls. If you want me to go to this grand galloping gala, then I will. But on one condition."

The princesses asked, "What will that condition be?"

Ash smiled, "I want to bring some of my friends with me to this grand galloping gala."

The princesses nodded. Celestia said, "That is acceptable. You can bring your friends with you to the grand galloping gala."

Ash said, "Thank you, princess. Now we must be going. Until next time." He and the girls took the tickets and Ash used "Sound Orb" to send the girls back to Ponyville. He then flew and the sky and flew towards Ponyville with his ki surrounding him.

The princesses watched them flying away towards Ponyville. When they were out of their vision, they went back into the castle to continue their work. And the armors as well.

Ponyville

When they finally reached Ponyville, it was night time. So he escorted them to their homes and went back to his house. When he entered his house, he heard sounds of snoring coming for different rooms. He smiled that Trixie, Gilda, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof were sleeping peaceful. He then went to his room and washed up. Before he moved to his bed, he first went to a table and pulled out Dainn's armor from his pocket dimension.

What's so special about this armor. He could not feel anything from it. He checked them from all angles, broke some pieces and found it to be more durable than the guards armor. He then casted a levitation spell on the small pieces of the armor and found that they were not floating. Confused at that, he again casted a levitation spell and nothing happened. He then casted a fire spell and found the same thing happen. He casted different spells on the armor but found the same result.

He finally found what was so special about this armor. It was immune to magic, just like he was. Ash then thought that if Dainn went to war with Equestria, then they would have lost as they depend heavily on magic. This armor is dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands. So, he crushed the armor into a metal ball. He also named this metal, the Ninth Metal.

After that, Ash stored the Ninth Metal into his pocket dimension and went to his bed. He started thinking about the grand galloping gala that is coming within a week. As much as he hates it, he will need to go with the girls at this party. If not for himself, then he can go for the girls to make them happy. Also, he must be there, so that he would punish any snobs that try to bad mouth them or even Dare to lay a hand on them. He will protect them. After having these thoughts, sleep took over his mind.

Chapter 13 How To Relax A Week

So, Ash has a week before the grand galloping gala. How will he spend his time during the week? Let's find out, shall we.

First Day

Ash spent some of his time with the girls. The girls were talking about what they want to do at the gala. He went to spend some time with Trixie who was busy practicing some magic in his house garden. However, she was having a hard time with her magic.

Ash asked, "Hello, Trixie. What kind of magic are you using?"

Trixie gasped as she was distracted by his sudden voice. She turned around and saw that it was Ash and hugged him. She said, "I am an illusion magic user. But I'm not very good at it."

Ash then thought that he possesses magical knowledge that he can use to help her with her magic. He said, "Do you want my help with your magic?"

Trixie became confused and said, "How can you help me? You don't possess any magic."

Ash smiled and said, "As a matter of fact, I do."

Trixie became shocked and said, "But how? I never saw you doing any magic."

Ash answered, "I can do a lot of magic. It's just that I usually focus on my abilities rather than my magic sometimes."

Trixie asked with puppy dog eyes, "Can you help me train my magic? Please?" HHHHHGGGGNNNN! He felt that his heart was being attacked by cute little soldiers with fluffy weapons.

Ash said with a smile, "I would be happy to help you train your magic." She happily hugged him who hugged her back. Other stallions refused to help her as they didn't want to waste their time with her. If she went to another village to perform her show, then they would have ran her out of their village. They insulted her and threw rocks at her which made her life miserable. However, Ash saved her from her terrible life and even gave her a home. And now he is going to help her with her magic. She really felt being safe with him as she was being hugged by his strong arms. She also felt some fluttering feeling in her stomach.

After hugging for a few more minutes, Ash asked, "So what kind of magic do you want to practice first?"

Trixie said, "I was practicing to make illusion clones of myself but so far I only managed to make the legs and arms."

She used her magic and created clones of her legs and arms. Ash used his "Rinnegan" to study her magic and saw that she was trying to fill her clone with magic.

Ash said, "I know what you're doing wrong, Trixie. You are trying to make an illusion clone of yourself but you are filling the inside of the clone which is taking a lot of magic."

Trixie asked, "Then what do I do to make my illusion clone?"

Ash answered, "In order to make your illusion clone, simply try to make the outer layer of your clone with magic. Don't try to fill the inside of the clone as that takes a lot of magic."

Trixie nodded and tries to make her illusion clone. After 10 minutes of practicing, she was able to make half of the clone and then another 10 minutes to make the other half. She then took a breather to relax herself and look at her clone. She was really shocked to see a perfect clone of herself was standing in front of her. Ash moved towards her clone and tried to touch it but his hand only phased through the illusion clone. He also used his "Rinnegan" to copy this magic and stored it in his arsenal.

Ash then looked back at Trixie and smiled, "Congratulations, Trixie. You have finally made a perfect illusion clone of yourself."

Trixie became really happy and hugged him with tears of joy falling from her eyes. She has been trying to make an illusion clone for a long time but failed every time. However, Ash help her and she made an illusion copy in just 20 minutes.

Ash then asked, "So, which magic do you want to try next?"

Trixie shook her head and said, "I have been stuck on the illusion clone magic that I haven't thought of what other types of magic I want to try out."

Ash thought about what he can teach her next and found it. He said, "Since you have been successful in making a perfect illusion clone of yourself. Why don't you try to make an illusion clone of someone else, or more specifically a monster?"

Trixie thought about it and nodded. She then used her magic to make an illusion clone of a beast, that was beginning to look like a Manticore. After 40 minutes of concentration, she was finally able to make a illusion clone of a beast.

Ash said, "Very nice work, Trixie. With a little more practice, you will be able to make multiple clones with ease."

Trixie said, "Thank you, Ash. So, what's next?"

Ash thought what to teach her next and got an idea. He said, "How about you try to hide yourself into your surroundings. Try to camouflage yourself with the environment."

Trixie nodded and began to use her magic to make herself hide in her surroundings. Ash saw that the background colors started to hide Trixie little by little. In 30 minutes, she was perfectly camouflage in the environment. She was hiding in plain site and could not see her. He used his "Rinnegan" to find her and copied this magic into his arsenal.

Ash said, "Trixie, you have done it. From my point of view, I can't see you. You have become one with your surroundings. Your are a very talented mare."

Trixie then came out of her camouflage and hugged him and thanked him as well. She blushed and said, "It's all thanks to your help, Ash. If you were not here in this world, then I can only think of what the worst would have happened." She began to cry.

Ash quickly hugged her and rubbed her back. He said, "Trixie. Please stop thinking of what would have happened. I am here now and you don't have to worry about it again. You just need to look forward to the future and be happy."

Trixie was really happy with him. She wants to be with him as he has shown her nothing but kindness. She asked him, "Ash. Can I ask you something?"

Ash said, "Of course you can Trixie. Ask away."

Trixie blushed and said, "Would you allow me to be a part of your herd?"

Ash was a little surprised and asked, "I don't mind you being a part of my herd. But why me? Why not some stallion? You did say that you were a show entertainer. So there must be some stallions who would have fallen for you."

Trixie face became sad as she looked down and said, "I am a show entertainer and I need to boast about defeating such beasts and amazing feats that will get their attention. However, my life went down after I failed to stop an Ursa minor from rampaging in Ponyville. News about that spread fast. Every where I go, the ponies would insult me, throw rocks at me and chase me out of their town. I tried to hire a magic teacher in order to improve my magic capabilities but they refused to teach someone like me. I was forced to sleep on the side of a road. I was not even allowed to sleep there and they chased me out. I then came into the Everfree forest and lived there. At least I was able to find some fruit there to survive on. No one helped me, Ash. No one. I was all alone and had to fend for myself. Then the diamond dogs found me and enslaved me. You know the rest from here."

Trixie then looked up at his face and said, "You not only saved me and the others, but also gave me back my magic and a home. No other beings would have done that for me but you did and you didn't ask for anything in return from me. You even taught me how to use my magic and improved it. That's why I want to be with you. I don't think I will feel safe with anyone else." She started to cry when she remembered her dark past and all the hardships she has endured.

Ash looked at her with sympathy. She is just like him, alone in the world with no one to help you. He hugged her gently and said, "I am so sorry you had to go through those hardships, Trixie. You are a very talented and beautiful mare." He lifted her face and looked at her teary eyes and said with a soft smile, "If you are happy with me Trixie, then I would be happy to have you in my herd."

She happily kissed him and thanked him again. Ash smiled and scratched her ears. For the next 2 hours, Ash helped her in training her magic. In the end, she was able to create 3 illusion clones, 3 illusion beasts and was able to camouflage in different environments.

During her training, Twilight came to visit Ash and saw him helping Trixie with her magic. She became excited and asked Ash to train her magic as well. Obviously she used her puppy dog eyes when she asked and as usual, the cuteness attacked his heart again. He agreed and then started to train them both.

With Ash's help and training, Twilight was able to cast levitation spell on multiple rocks. She was able to levitate 2 huge boulders and casted fire and water spells. During this time, they talked about various things and Ash found out that Trixie wanted to find a job so she can pay him back.

Ash said, "Trixie. I don't need you to pay me back. You are a part of my herd now."

Trixie said, "But I must need a job somewhere. I just can't live in your house and do nothing."

Ash thought about what to do with her situation. He then looked at Twilight and an idea popped into his head. He said, "Why don't you help Twilight in her library? This way you can also spend time with Twilight and become close friends with each other while helping each other out."

Trixie looked at Twilight and asked, "Can I work at your library, Twilight?"

Twilight smiled and said, "Of course you can work in my library. I could really use some help with my books and stuff."

Trixie hugged her and said, "Thank you, Twilight. And thank you for being my friend." Twilight also hugged her back.

Ash was really happy that they put their rivalry aside and working together. He looked up and saw it was night time and escorted Twilight to her home while Trixie went to her room. Ash then returned to his room and laid on his bed and slept for the night.

Second Day

Ash went to spend some time with Gilda who was flying above his house. He used his Ki to fly up in the to reach her above his house and said, "Hey, Gilda. How have you been lately?"

Gilda spun around to look who it was and gasped when she sees him fly in the air. She came near him and asked, "How are you doing that without wing?"

Ash smiled and said, "It's just one of my abilities where I can use the energy inside of me and use it for things like flying."

Gilda whistle and said, "That is one cool ability you got there. So why are looking for me?"

Ash said, "I just wanted to spend some time with you."

Gilda asked, "Thanks but you think you can keep up?"

Ash nodded and said, "I can, but I'll do something that will make things a little more interesting."

Ash used Griffin DNA and mixed it with Pegasus DNA to make a pair of beautiful wings that grew from his back.

Gilda gasped as she saw him making a pair of wings from his back. They were wings that looked like it was a mixture between griffin and a Pegasus. The wings were golden colored and they were at least 8 feet long. But most of all, they were a beautiful pair of wings that mesmerized her.

Ash opened and closed his wings a few time to see what they felt like and which back muscle he needs to control in order to move them. Ash then looked back at Gilda who was looking at his wings with a surprised look. He chuckled and opened his wings and flew around Gilda who kept looking at him with a stunned expression.

Ash came near her and patted her head. He said, "Now that I have wings, we can hang around right?"

Gilda came out of her shock and blushed a little and said, "Yes we can."

They then flew towards the sky and raced each other. Ash kept up with her. He still needs to fix some kinks with his wings.

As they flew together, Gilda looked at Ash and she began to feel something for him. The griffin males treated their females like property. They would even beat them if they wanted to. However, Ash is a different case. He treats her with kindness and looks out for her. He does not see her as an object like the other males. Is she falling in love with him? When she thought this, her entire body became stiff and she fell to the ground.

Ash went wide eyes when he saw Gilda falling. He immediately flew down to save her. He could not reach her with his current speed, so he used his Ki to increase his speed and finally caught her in his arms before she hit the ground. Ash flew up with Gilda in his arms.

Gilda comes out of her thoughts and saw that she was being held in his strong arms. She blushed hard and tried to get out of his arms but Ash hugged her tightly and asked, "Whoa, Gilda. Stop struggling. You were just about to hit the ground if I hadn't flew down to save you. Why did you fall? It looked like your body suddenly went stiff."

Gilda stopped struggling when she heard him saying that he saved her. She lowered her head and look down. She was being hugged by him who has saved her life again and was worried about her. The feeling of fluttering began in her stomach. She wants to be with him. She would not find anyone like him anywhere if she let him go now.

Gilda then suddenly hugged him and kissed his lips. Ash was stunned at what just happened. Gilda was kissing him just like that. She broke the kiss and then realized what she had done and tried to apologize.

Gilda tried to say something, "I .... sorry ... didn't ... meant .... kiss ..."

Ash said, "It's okay, Gilda. It was just a kiss."

Gilda shouted, "It was not just a kiss Ash! I k-kissed you b-because ..... I want to be with you!"

Ash was surprised to hear that from her. He asked, "Why do you want to be with me, Gilda? Why not be with a male griffin?"

Gilda shouted, "Do you even know how they treat us female griffins!? They look at us like we are their property! If they have their eye on a female griffin then they would fight her and dominate her, showing that they are your better! They forcefully make us their mate." Tears then started to fell from her eyes as she continued, "I have seen what my father did to my mother. He always treated her like an object. Even me, her daughter! You are different, Ash. I have seen how you treat the girls with respect and kindness. You don't treat me like the other griffins do. You don't order me like them, you don't hurt me like them, you just treat me with respect and kindness. That's why I want to be with you."

Ash was getting angry when he heard her say how they were being treated by the male griffins. To forcefully make one female yours and dominate them, only disgust him. Maybe he will need to do something about the griffin kingdom, but for now, he needs to comfort a crying griffin.

He gently hugged her and said, "It's okay, Gilda. If you love me, then I won't mind you becoming a part of my herd."

Gilda was surprised that he would welcome her just like that. Usually male griffins would fight them and dominate them to forcefully make them their mates. However, Ash instead of dominating her, simply asked her if she wanted to be a part of his herd.

Gilda asked, "Can I really be a part of your herd? You won't mind a griffin like me to be in your herd?"

Ash smiled and kissed her gently and said, "I won't mind one bit, Gilda. You are a very beautiful griffin who has over come many obstacles in your life but you always stand back up on your legs and continue on. You are just like me. I promise you that you will never have to go through something terrible like that again. I will always love and protect you."

Gilda had tears of joy falling from her eyes. Never before has some male said those kind of sweet things to her. She hugged him and kissed him lovingly. She has finally found someone to be with who will love her and protect her.

After kissing for a few minutes, they then flew to Cloudsdale for some site seeing.

Cloudsdale

When they arrived at Cloudsdale, Ash was again mesmerized by its beauty. Everything was made up of clouds. There were some factories that even produce clouds.

They landed on the cloud and felt it being a little bit bouncy. Thanks to the Pegasus DNA, Ash was able to stand on the cloud. They then walked through Cloudsdale and see many of its wonders. The inhabitants of Cloudsdale saw them walking and were surprised to see Ash with a pair of wings. They greeted the both of them who in return greeted them back.

After walking and greeting for a while, they came to see some sort of factory that was producing clouds and ..... is that liquid rainbow? Fascinated by this site, Ash moved closer to the factory. When he came closer, he saw there were Pegasus wearing worker clothes and working there. He then saw two Pegasus who he recognize and smiled.

Ash then waved at them and said, "Hey, Rainbow. Hey, Ditzy."

They both heard him and looked at him. They gasped when they saw him here, with wings and walking on clouds. They flew towards him a hugged him.

Ash hugged them both and said, "Hey you two. How are you doing?"

Ditzy said, "Were fine Ash, but what are you doing here?"

Rainbow said, "And where you got those cool wings and how are you even walking on the clouds?"

Ash said, "I wanted to hang out with Gilda, so I made my own wings. And with a little magic, I am able to walk on the clouds."

Rainbow whistled and said, "Those are some cool wings you got there." She then looked at Gilda and hugged her, "Hey, Gilda. How are you doing lately?"

Gilda hugged her and said, "I have been doing great lately. Just a little while ago, Ash saved me from falling to my death."

Rainbow gasped and asked, "What! What happened?"

Gilda said while blushing, "I .... I fell in love with Ash which made my body stiff and I fell from the sky. Ash saved me and ... I was so happy and kissed him. He is so kind and gentle for a male that you won't find anyone like him anywhere. And best of all .... he asked me if I wanted to join his herd and I said yes. You aren't mad that I made a move on your coltfriend are you?"

Rainbow smiled and hugged her and said, "You joining his herd? No Way! That's awesome! My friend is going to be living with him. What's more, we can spend time with each other. And besides, you're right that there being no one like Ash anywhere."

Gilda smiled and said, "Thank you for accepting me back as your friend, Dash."

After hugging for a few moments, Ditzy asked, "So, Ash. What brings you here at Cloudsdale's factory?"

Ash said, "I just wanted to see what Cloudsdale is like. Then I saw this factory and came to find what it's making."

Ditzy said, "Really? You're interested in this factory?" Ash nodded.

Rainbow said, "Then why don't we give you both a tour of Cloudsdale's factory."

With that they went inside the factory and saw many different things were being made. Like snow flakes, lightning in a bottle, clouds, rainy clouds, thunder clouds, snow clouds, liquid rainbow etc. After half an hour, the tour of the factory was finished.

Rainbow said, "Well, that's the end of the factory's tour. So what do you think about it?"

Ash said, "If you ask me, then the factory is very unique. I mean, it's producing weather clouds and liquid rainbow? What's up with that?"

This made them all laugh. Ditzy then asked, "So now that the tour's over, where do you want o go next?"

Ash said, "I originally came here for sight seeing, so I might want you to show me some important places?"

Rainbow said, "Sure, big guy. I live here and I know Cloudsdale like the back of my wings."

With that, they went of many locations and enjoyed their time together. Rainbow then took them to a place that looks like Pegasus uses it for racing or something. Ditzy was shifting uncomfortably which Ash noticed.

Ash asked, "Ditzy. Are you okay?"

Ditzy said, "I am fine, Ash. Just have some thing on my mind."

Ash said, "Why don't you share it with us, Ditzy? Maybe we can help you with it."

Ditzy said, "Well, it's more like I need to ask you something if you don't mind?"

Ash smiled and said, "Ditzy. You are my friend. I won't mind anything you ask of me."

Ditzy looked down and twiddled with her fingers and tried to say something, "I ... well .... I ... want .... join .... herd .... yours ...."

Ash could not understand what she was trying to say but Rainbow Dash understood her and grinned. She said, "Ash. She is asking if you would allow her to join your herd."

Ditzy whole face blushed and shouted, "Rainbow!"

Rainbow said with a laugh, "Don't worry, Ditzy. We all knew that you have fallen for Ash when you first kissed him in the throne room." This only made her blush even more.

Ash also knew about her being in love with him. He also knew how others treated her because of her clumsiness and her eyes. A sweet and loving mare like her didn't deserved to be treated like this.

He hugged her and said with a soft smile, "Ditzy. I would love to have a beautiful and kind mare like you in my herd. I will love you just like the rest of the girls."

Ditzy hugged him and cried tears of happiness. Her husband left her when he found out that she was pregnant with his child. She felt heart broken when he left. She had to take care of her filly all by herself. Most males would not like to be with mares who have a child and some only wanted to use her for their pleasure. However, Ash didn't care about such things. He just care and love her and wants her to be in his herd so he can love and protect her.

They were having a loving moment, "Well well well. What have we here? If it isn't Rainbow Crash and Derpy and whatever that is." until a voice decided to cut off their moment, which really irritated Ash.

Ash looked at the one who had the balls to make fun of his friends. He saw three Pegasus stallions who look like they were jocks. Correction. They are Jocks.

Ditzy immediately moved behind Ash while Rainbow angrily asked, "What are you doing here Hoops, Dumb Bell, and Score?" Well, their names define them of who they are. A bunch of dumb idiots who goes duuuuuuuuhhh.

Hoops said, "That's none of your business, Rainbow Crash. We can do whatever we want. And where is that useless Pegasus of yours? Can't seem to remember her name. Oh yeah! Klutzershy!" The three jocks then laugh.

Klutzershy? Who is he talking about. Klutzershy? Klutzershy?? Klutzer .... shy??? Fluttershy!!!???? How. Dare. They! She is the most kindest and sweetest pony that he has ever met and these bastards are making fun of her! Wait? If they have been picking on Rainbow and Ditzy then ...... even Flu ... tter .... shy.

Rage. Rage is all that was coursing through his veins. His vision became red with anger. How dare they. How dare they. How Dare they pick on someone sweet like Fluttershy and Ditzy. Many options began to form within his mind.

"Kill these bastards!"

No. He can't just kill these bastards like this. They are the inhabitants of Cloudsdale.

"Rip out their hearts!"

No. Again as much he wants to, he can't.

"Tear them apart, limb from limbs."

No. Their lives will be ruined. They don't deserve that.

"Tear off their wings."

No. That will also ruin their lives as they live here.

"Beat them up bloody."

That's a good one. Any other?

"Beat them at what they are good at."

Another good one.

Rainbow shouted angrily, "Her name is Fluttershy!"

Dumb Bell said with a chuckle, "More like Uselesshy. Ha ha ha"

Score said, "Yeah! Uselesshy! Ha ha ha ha. Good one."

A loud *Snap* was heard which made the three stallions, Rainbow and Gilda look at and what they saw frightened them. Well, not Rainbow and Gilda as they were both grinning with glee and then looked back at the three bastards who were trembling at what they saw. Ditzy could not see Ash's face as she was hiding behind him.

Ash was so enraged that the muscles on his face tightened and his veins bulged on his neck and face. The veins in his eyes became visible as large amount of blood flowed through them. This was the face of someone who will go through anything in order to do something. Even kill these bastards but he controlled his temper ..... just barely.

Ash then took a step forward which made others feel his raging aura but for the three bastards, it was more like an executioner was making his way to them. As Ash walked closer, they felt dread and fear coursing through their bodies. They tried to take a step back, even tried to run away from this nightmare, but their bodies refused to move from their spot.

Ash stood in front of them and looked down at them with rage. They were trembling with unbridled fear and asked who this man could be? What did they do to make him so angry? Dumbasses.

Ash then spoke demonically that send shiver down their spines, "Who did you just called a klutz and useless?"

Hoof fearfully said, "It was .... that .... Pegasus .... who is always .... s-scared of-mmmfff!??" He got cut off when Ash grabbed his face.

Ash grabbed his face with his right hand and lifted him above ground/cloud level? Whatever. The other two were trembling at what he was going to do to him.

Ash glared at the Pegasus stallion in his hand and said, "Her name is Fluttershy. She is the most kindest and sweetest pony that you will ever find. If I beat you to a bloody pulp, Fluttershy would have nursed you back to full health. That is the kind of pony she is."

Dumb Bell managed to gather what little courage he could manage and fearfully asked, "W-Who a-are you s-suppose to b-be?"

Rainbow Dash grinned and said, "What? Don't tell me that you don't recognize him or even heard about him? Well open your ears cause this is gonna blow your minds away! He is none other than the strongest monster hunter and Saiyan who has saved Ponyville from a monster attack, raided a slave camp and rescued the prisoners, killed all the fighters in the griffin tournament including four dragons and a ferocious Crystal Scorpion and saved us, teared the griffin King Black Beak limb from limb, saved the deer kingdom from the tyrant King Dainn and brutally killed him, and finally owned all the royal guards and the captain of the royal guards single handedly. He is Ash!"

Their fear rose with each achievement Rainbow told them. How could they have not recognized him. He is literally the only human in this world. Then Rainbow decided to drop a bomb shell that literally made them shivered with fear.

Rainbow said with a grin, "Oh, and did I forgot mention that me, Gilda, Ditzy and Fluttershy are all in his herd?"

Now they were literally scared shitless. No wonder he got mad when they made fun of the mares who are all in his herd. They began to feel so tiny in front of Ash who, if wanted to, can beat them to death.

Ash then said, "Yes. These girls are very veeerrryyy special to me. If you bad mouth them, I'll Beat you to a bloody pulp. If you pick on them, I'll Tear you limb from limb. If you hurt them, then I'll Rip your god damn heart out and shove it down your throat." He then brought the stallion closer to his face and said, "Got it?"

The three stallions fearfully nodded. Ash then released the Pegasus from his hand and then they ran for their lives and out of their sights. Ash then breathed to relax himself. He then felt three pair of arms around him and saw that it was Gilda, Rainbow and Ditzy hugging him. He smiled at them. Even though he had showed extreme hostility to the three jocks, they didn't fear him. They know that he did that to protect them and they love him for doing that.

After that, they spent the rest of the day with each other and talked about various things. During this Ash found that Gilda too wanted to find a job and pay him back.

Ash said, "Gilda. You don't have to do anything to pay me back. You are a part of my herd and that is all I need. A loving family."

Gilda said, "I know that. It's just I need something to do. I can't just sit idly and do nothing."

Ash said, "Then why not work here with Rainbow at the factory?"

Gilda thought about it and asked Rainbow, "Can I work here with you, Dash?"

Rainbow smiled, "Sure you can. I know the boss here and I can get him to find some work for you."

Gilda hugged her and said, "Thank you, Dash. You have no idea how happy I am right now." Rainbow hugged her as well.

Ash and the girls spent their time together till it was night time. He then escorted Rainbow and Ditzy to their houses and took Gilda back to his house. Gilda went to her room and he went to his room and slept for the night.

Third Day

This morning, Ash was in his room where he was working on the Ninth Metal. If this metal is capable to negating all types of magic, then maybe he can use it to capture some future villains without killing or beating them half to death. He was trying to make some restraints out of the metal which didn't go well as it was really sturdy and hard. He knew this when he punched Dainn in the guts and the armor was only a little dented.

Ash tried to make some handcuffs but it didn't turn out well. He became frustrated with this metal. He has been working on this metal for 5 hours straight and nothing works. He can't use magic fire or dragon breath which is also magical, since the metal is immune to magic. His ninja flame techniques were not hot enough to soften the metal. Heck, he could not even eat the metal with his Teen Dragon DNA or Iron Dragon Slayer Magic. Even pounding the metal takes great strength. It got him thinking where the hell did Dainn get his hands on this type of metal and how did he manage to turn it into an armor when he is having such a hard time with it? Also, are there more of this metal in this world? If so, then he would need to do something about it. Don't want to have other tyrants to get their hands on this type of metal.

He came out of his thoughts when someone knocked at his door. He stored the Ninth Metal back into his pocket dimension. He will think about work later but for now, who knocked at his door? He opened the door and saw Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof were standing there.

Ash smiled, "Hello, Swift Tail. Hello, Mellow Hoof. How are you two doing lately and how can I help you two?"

Swift Tail said, "Hello, Ash. We have been doing fine."

Mellow Hoof said, "Hi, Ash. We just wanted to see you. You have been in your room for quite a while now and we been hearing some strange noises from your room. Is everything alright?"

Ash sighed and said, "I have been continuously working on Dainn's armor but whatever I tried, didn't work or have little result. You two wouldn't know anything about this armor or where he got it from?"

They both shook their heads. Swift Tail said, "I'm sorry. We don't know anything about that armor or where he got it from. He just came out one day, wearing that armor and since that day, he has never once removed it."

Mellow Hoof asked, "Why have you been working on that thing? It's just an armor, right?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No, Mellow Hoof. It's not about the armor. It's the metal with which the armor is made out of."

This confused them and Swift Tail asked, "What's so special about the armor's metal?"

Ash answered, "The metal, which I have named it Ninth Metal, is immune to all kinds of magic. What's more is that it is extremely sturdy and hard. It is even given me a hard time in reshaping the metal into my own image."

This shocked them about such a metal. Mellow Hoof said, "To have an armor that can not only protect you from all magic but also hard enough to stop physical attacks. That is amazing!"

Ash nodded and said, "It is indeed an amazing metal but there is something that I must find out about this metal."

Swift Tail asked, "What do you want to know about this metal? You already found out that the metal is immune to magic and it is really hard and sturdy."

Ash said, "I want to find out where Dainn got this metal from? Did he discover it somewhere? Did someone give it to him? How did he manage to turn it into his armor? Are there more of this metal somewhere? If there is indeed more of this metal, then I have to secure it, so others won't be able to get their hands on it."

The does became confused about not letting others have it. Mellow Hoof asked, "Why don't you want to let others have it? It is an amazing metal that can greatly help out the guards of a kingdom against their enemies."

Ash said, "Or even attack other kingdoms." This shocked the does. He continued, "Since the majority of this world's population relies heavily on magic, this metal can be used for both good and bad thing. It will indeed give them an edge in protecting their kingdoms but if beings like King Dainn or Black Beak got their hands on this metal, then they would attack other kingdoms and conquer them with ease since the metal will protect them from magic and physical attacks."

This greatly shocked them at what he said about the metal, especially about King Dainn. If they think about it, then what he saying is true. Other power hungry beings would have used the Ninth Metal to cause destruction and misery to others.

Ash then said, "And if my hunch is right, then Dainn would have eventually attacked Equestria and enslaved the mares and the princesses. I am glad that I killed that trash and rid this world of beings like him." He won't let anyone harm Equestria. Especially the girls and his lovers.

The two does smiled at him for saying that. They are very thankful for what he has done for them and their kingdom. He always treated them and the girls with kindness.

Ash asked, "So, what are you two going to do for the day?"

Swift Tail said, "We were just about to go and have a walk through Ponyville."

Mellow Hoof said, "And maybe find some work to keep ourselves busy."

Ash smiled and asked, "Would you mind if I come along with you two? I need to clear my head from all the work I have been doing on the metal."

They both smiled and Mellow Hoof said, "We don't mind at all, Ash."

Swift Tail said, "We would be happy to have you along with us."

Ash smiled at the two does. In the past few day, their fear of him were gone and they started to open their hearts to him. Sometimes when he walks by them, they swish their tails against his legs and blush a little too. They also stare at his body sometimes when he is not looking. Maybe these two are also falling for him? Well, when the time comes, he will gladly accept them into his herd. His dream is to have a big loving and caring family which he will protect.

They then walked through Ponyville and talked about various thing and Ash found out that Swift Tail is a hard worker and Mellow Hoof has knowledge about fashion. Maybe he can ask two of his friends to give them a job.

Ash asked Swift Tail, "If you would like, then I can ask Applejack to give you some work on her apple farm?"

Swift Tail eyes lit and asked, "Really?" He nodded. She said with glee, "That would be wonderful. I always wanted to work on a farm when I was little."

Ash smiled at her and then looked at Mellow Hoof and asked, "And how about you, Mellow Hoof? My friend Rarity is a fashionist and she would be happy to have some helpful knowledge about your kingdom's fashion."

Mellow Hoof smiled and nodded, "I would very much like that."

With that they went to Sweet Apple Acre to meet Applejack. When they arrived, they saw Applejack working in the apple orchard.

Ash called her out, "Hello, Applejack."

She turned towards him and smiled. She walked to him and hugged him and said, "Howdy, Ash. What brings you here?"

Ash said, "I wanted to ask you if you can give Swift Tail a job here at your apple farm? She is a hard worker and always wanted to work on a farm."

Applejack smiled and said, "Of course she can work here." She turned towards Swift Tail and introduced herself, "Howdy miss. My name is Applejack and I am the owner of Sweet Apple Acre."

Swift Tail introduced herself, "Hello, Applejack. My name is Swift Tail. It's nice to meet you."

Applejack asked her, "So, you want to work here at the apple farm?"

Swift Tail nodded and said, "Yes. I always dreamed of working at a farm since I was young."

Applejack smiled and said, "Well, come on then. Let me show you around Sweet Apple Acre."

Swift Tail nodded and looked at Ash and said, "Thank you, Ash. That's very sweet of you for helping me." She hugged him and then left with Applejack to see the apple farm.

Ash smiled that she is acting normally now. He then took Mellow Hoof to Rarity's house. When they arrived at her house, he knocked at her door.

Rarity said, "Who is it?"

Ash said, "It's me, Rarity."

Rarity gasped and came running out and hugged him lovingly. She said, "Hello, darling. It's so good to see you again."

Ash hugged her and said, "It's good to see you so happy too, Rarity."

After a few seconds of hugging, Rarity asked, "So darling. What can I help you with?"

Ash said, "It's not me who needs help, Rarity. I want to ask you if you can hire Mellow Hoof for some fashion work? She is from a different kingdom after all."

Rarity's eyes lit up and asked with glee, "She wants to work with me on fashion?" He nodded. She then hugged Mellow Hoof and said, "I would be delighted to hire you, Mellow Hoof. Come. We must get to work immediately. Bye Ash." She kissed him and went back into her house.

Mellow Hoof said, "Thank you very much, Ash. I really appreciate your help." She hugged him and went into Rarity's house.

Ash was happy that she too is opening up to him. He looked at the sky and saw it was evening. His walk with them cleared his mind. So, he went back to his house and in his room. He brought out the Ninth Metal and again tried to reshape them. He worked till it was night and all he did was able to make a few straight poles, well almost, and flat metal sheet with rough edges. Well, it's at least a start.

A thought then came into his mind which made him realize something. If there is someone or something out there that can reshape this metal, then he just needs to find him or it and ask for the knowledge or take it from him or it. Without this knowledge, he will not be able to refine these metal and reshaped them. With that he stored the metal into his pocket dimension and went to sleep.

Fourth Day

Ash awoke at 6 in the morning. He got out of his bed and got ready for the day. He greeted Trixie, Gilda, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof, and made them breakfast. As usual, the girls ate their breakfast by stuffing their mouths which made him laugh. He then went back to his room and started to work on the Ninth Metal again. This time he worked from 7 in the morning to 12.

He failed to reshaped them which infuriated him. He casted a silence spell and a shock absorber spell on his room. With this, no sound or shock waves will be heard or felt from his room. He then did some hand signs and said "Shadow Clone Justu" and *Poof* made 10 clones who appeared out of white smoke. He then told one of the clones to suspend the pile of metal 5 feet above the floor, in the center of the room. The clone levitated the pile of metal and suspend it 5 feet above the floor, in the center of the room.

Ash then told the rest of the 9 clones to surround the pile of metal which they did. He also joined them and then told them to pound this pile of metal with their fist. They all nodded and started to punch the pile of metal. Ash also began to punch it with all his anger *Bash* *Clang* *Bash* *Clang* *Bash* *Clang* *Bash* *Clang* *Bash* *Clang* *Bash* *Clang* *Bash* *Clang*. They kept going at it for 30 minutes and then stopped to take a breather. All 10 clones then vanished *Poof* in white smoke.

Ash looked at his knuckles and saw that they were cut, scraped, bruised and bleeding. He used his virus to heal them instantly, ate a senzu bean to get his energy back and then looked back at the pile of metal and saw that it was now crushed into a square like shape with heavy dents and rough edges. He sighed heavily at the pathetic sight of the metal. Even after all that, he still got no result. He stored the metal back into his pocket dimension.

Ash began to walk out of his house and felt pain around his back. He found out that his back and muscles were sour from over working. Damn these muscle aches. He walked through Ponyville to clear his mind again. While walking with a sour back and muscles, he found Rarity walking with Fluttershy. Just looking at their smiles, made all his pain and aches go away.

Ash called them out, "Hello, Fluttershy. Hello, Rarity."

They heard him and hugged him. Fluttershy said, "Hello, Ash. How are you doing if you don't mind me asking?"

Ash smiled and hugged them both. He said, "I am doing fine, Fluttershy. I was just walking around to ease some of my back pain and sour muscles."

Rarity said, "Your back and muscles are sore? Then why don't you come along with us, darling. We are heading to the Ponyville Day Spa to relax. You can definitely heal your sore back and muscles, darling."

Ash asked, "There is a spa here in Ponyville? Why have I not heard about this? I could definitely use some relaxation for myself. You don't mind if I join you girls?" With that, they went to the spa.

Fluttershy said, "I don't mind if you come with us if you don't mind." She blushed when she thought about seeing his body without clothes.

Rarity said, "Come, darling. It will be a wonderful experience for you .... and us." She whispered the last part to herself but Ash heard her and was confused at what she meant. He just ignored it and went with them to the spa.

They arrived at the building and walked through the door. They were greeted by two beautiful earth ponies who were twins. Except their colors were swapped between them.

They both greeted them, "Welcome to Ponyville Day Spa where we will take care of your needs so you can relax your spirit and body."

The blue one with pink mane said, "I am Lotus Blossom."

The pink one with blue mane said, "And I am her twin sister, Aloe."

They were wearing such skimpy outfits and the way they hugged each other just made them really sexy. When Ash saw them his brain stopped working for a few seconds and went duuuuuuhhhhhh????

Brain.exe v 1.0 has stopped working.

Rebooting Brain.exe v 1.0 ......

Rebooting failed.

Modifying Brain.exe v 1.0.

Upgrading Brain.exe v 1.0 to Brain.exe v 1.1 ......

Upgrading complete.

Rebooting Brain.exe v 1.1 ......

Reboot successful.

Ash's brain came back online and he shook his head. What the hell just happened???

Rarity said, "Hello darlings. We would like to have our usual please."

Lotus Blossom nodded and said, "Right this way miss Rarity and miss Fluttershy."

Aloe looked at Ash and said, "And who is this handsome stallion?" 'Handsome?' Ash thought that he has a scary face even when he is not angry.

Rarity smiled and said, "Darlings. I would like you to meet the one who has saved Ponyville from the monster attack and also saved us at that dreaded tournament, Ash."

The spa sisters gasped and looked at him. They were not present in Ponyville during the Monster attack. When they returned to Ponyville, they heard many things about Ash from their customers about how strong he is and some females even said that he look handsome. Now that they looked at him closely, he is indeed what others may call a walking hunk.

Lotus Blossom asked him, "How can we be of your service, Mr. Ash?"

Ash smiled and waved off his hand and said, "Please ladies. None of that Mr stuff. It makes me sound really old and besides I'm only 18 years old."

Aloe lowered her ears and said, "Forgive us, Ash. We just wanted to welcome you to our spa."

Ash gently said, "There is nothing to be sorry about, Aloe. It's okay. I don't think anyone can get angry with such a beautiful pair of mares like yourselves." This made the spa sisters blush while Rarity and Fluttershy smiled warmly at him.

Lotus Blossom smiled and asked, "So, what can we do for you, Ash?"

Ash said, "Well, my back and some of my muscles are sore. I can't even walk normally without hunching a bit. Can you two ladies help me with my back and muscle pain?"

The spa sisters smiled and nodded. They then took a hold of Ash's strong arm and pulled him towards the back of the room.

Aloe said, "Now, come this way please and we'll get you three started.

They went to a room that had several massage tables, 5 hot tubs, and some doors leading to other rooms. The atmosphere here was really relaxing. He saw Rarity and Fluttershy going to the female changing room.

Aloe pointed towards a door and said, "Ash. You can go in the male changing room. We'll start with your session when you come out."

Ash nodded and said "Thank you girls."

He then went to the changing room. When he entered the room, he started to take off all of his clothes, down to his underwear. He put all of his clothes in a basket and put his "Punisher" along with "Heaven" and "Hell" in his pocket dimension. Don't want anyone to steal them while he is away from them. It's not like anyone would have the strength to even lift them.

After he stored his weapons in his pocket dimension, he then had a sudden realization. This is a spa and he forgot to bring his swim trunks with him. He was starting to panic that he can't just go out like that. After panicking for a few seconds, he then stops and face palmed. He forgot that he possess reality warping power. So he created a white swim trunks and put it on. He sighed and was really glad that he possesses a power that can help him in times like this one.

He looked around the room and saw there were some robes hanging from the walls. He took a white robe and put it on, covering his body. Now that he was ready, he walked out of the room.

While Ash was changing in the room, Rarity and Fluttershy came out and started to talk with the spa twins.

Rarity asked, "So tell me, darlings. What are your thoughts about Ash?"

Lotus Blossom, "Well, he is handsome if you ask me. He talked with us normally and even complimented us."

Aloe said, "And he was not looking at our bodies with lust, even though we wear these types of clothes."

Fluttershy said, "Ash would not do such a thing. He is such a sweet and kind stallion."

Rarity said with a grin, "Yes, but I think that you two have managed to stop his mind when he first saw you."

Lotus Blossom said with a smirk, "Then that is a success on our part."

Rarity thought mischievously and said, "Girls. Why don't you stay right here with us, so we can all see what he looks like underneath all of those clothes that he wears?"

The spa sisters blushed and Aloe said, "But ... but isn't that wrong for us to just gawk at his body like that?"

Rarity said with a grin, "Don't worry about that, darling. Me, Fluttershy and the rest of my friends are in his herd. We will be the first ones to see his magnificent body."

This mare the spa sisters and Fluttershy blushed deeply as they thought about seeing his muscular body.

When Ash came out of the room, he saw Rarity and Fluttershy were out as well and they were wearing their own robes. They were also talking with the spa sisters who were blushing for some reason. Rarity was wearing a white robe that matches her fur, and had the diamond cutie mark. Fluttershy was wearing a yellow robe which matches her fur, and had three pink butterflies on them. They looked really beautiful and a bit more sexy. Thanks to his virus, his blush was stopped and saved him from a heavy nose bleeding.

The girls saw that he was out and remained calm thinking he didn't hear their conversation. Well, he didn't, as he was busy panicking about not having swim trunks.

Lotus Blossom asked, "Are you three ready for your relaxation?" They nodded.

The spa twins first took them to the hot tub.

Aloe said, "First of all, you will be taking a dip in nice hot medical water to soften your muscles."

Ash nodded and began to remove his robe. Behind him, were the 4 mares who were waiting to see him remove his robe and see what his body looks like. When he untied his robe, removed it and put it beside the tub, the mares were astonished at what they saw.

Ash's body looked like it was carved from marble. His body was well developed. No. His body was beyond what they could have imagined. First of all, his entire body, from neck to toe, was devoid of any hair. Next, his arm's muscles were bulky but firm. It looked like the muscles were concentrated into his arms tightly. He had eight packs and his chest and abdomen also had muscles tightly packed in. Even his back. Then there were his legs that looks like they were going to crush anything beneath them with his tail swinging behind them. All in all, he looked like he was wearing an armor made of muscles. They could have sworn that they saw his body shining a bit.

This made the mares eyes go wide as dinner plates, their mouth were agape, their entire face blushed furiously and they were drooling as they stare hungrily at his well defined muscles and physique. They wanted nothing more than to be held by him with his strong arms and their bodies touching each others. Fluttershy's wings became stiff and then with a *Pomf* her wings were fully extended which only made her blush more.

Ash then looked at the four mares and saw that they were staring at his body while blushing up a storm. He also saw Fluttershy's wings were fully opened and were twitching a bit. He became worried about her.

Ash asked, "Fluttershy. Are your wings okay?"

Fluttershy blushingly nodded and said, "I-I a-am .... am f-fine Ash. This s-sometimes happens t-to Pegasus."

Ash accepted her answer. Rarity and Fluttershy then started to remove their robes and he immediately looked away. Even if the girls were in his herd, he didn't want to stare at their body like a pervert.

Rarity saw that Ash was looking away and asked, "Darling. Why are you looking away from us?"

Ash said, "Well, you girls are removing your robes and exposing your bodies, so I am looking away. I don't want to stare at your beautiful bodies like some kind of pervert."

The girls smiled warmly at his honestly. Fluttershy said, "It's fine, Ash. You don't need to look away. I am okay .... if you are the one staring at my body."

Ash was shocked to hear her say that and blushed a little that his virus failed to stop this time. He asked her shockingly, "Fluttershy. Even if you want me to look at you .... that way. I don't think I can do that to a sweet and kind mare like yourself. Or any other mares. "

Rarity warmly smiled at him and said, "Darling. We are fine with you looking at us. In fact, we want you to look at our bodies. Besides, we are looking at your body and we have to say that it is a magnificent site for us."

Ash blushed more. Curse you virus! Why isn't it stopping his blush! He said, "That is a different thing, Rarity. Back where I came from, the females can look at us males all they want, but we didn't care as we were busy hunting monsters and such. However, when the males stare at the female bodies, it is considered inappropriate."

Again they all warmly smiled at him. Here, the males only looked at them with lust filled eyes and didn't care if it was inappropriate or not. They just wanted to use their bodies for their own desires. However, Ash here is the opposite of the males. He does not look at them with lust but with respect. He treats them with kindness and refuse to look at their bodies. This is the type of male the females wanted to be with and one is standing in right front of them.

Rarity warmly smiled at him and said, "It's okay, Ash. You have earned this, so please look at us."

Fluttershy said, "I'm okay with it too, Ash. Please look at us ... for me?"

Ash was battling within his mind about whether to look at them or not, but when he heard Fluttershy say that, he just couldn't refuse her. He sighed and closed his eyes. He then turned his face towards the girls and slowly opened his eyes. When his eyes opened, he went wide eyes at what he saw. Rarity and Fluttershy were wearing bikini that made them look beautiful and sexy.

Ash could not say anything but gawk at their bodies. Rarity and Fluttershy saw him staring at their bodies and blushed. They liked that he was looking at their bodies and decided to tease him a bit. They then started move their bodies around in an alluring way and he followed their every movement.

Rarity and Fluttershy were blushing when they did that but they really liked the look on his face. Rarity then asked with a smirk, "Well, darling. Do you like what you see?"

Ash could not speak and he dumbly nodded. The girls giggled at his answer and moved towards the hot tub. When they were about to go into the hot tub, Rarity said in a sultry tone, "That's is a very good answer, Ash. Maybe in the future, me and the rest of the girls will give you a special surprise."

Now Ash's whole face was blushing. Why virus? Why you betray him? These mares are really forwards with their flirting. He shook his head and moved into the hot tub with Rarity and Fluttershy. He submerged his body from neck to toe in the medical water. His body was unwinding slowly, which made him take a relaxing sigh and smiled.

The girls giggled when they saw him in a relax state. Rarity asked him, "How are you feeling now darling?"

Ash said, "I feel great. My back pain and sore muscles are healing nicely."

Fluttershy asked him, "What did you do to make your muscles sore ... if your don't mind me asking?"

Ash softly smiled and told them all about the Ninth Metal he has been working on lately. He also told them about his worries regarding the metal and what he need to do. The girls were shocked to hear what he told them. A metal that is capable of negating magic and sturdy enough to take some heavy damage was both amazing and frightening. They were afraid when he told them about other power hungry beings getting their hands on the metal and causing chaos all over Equestria.

After Ash told them all about the metal, Rarity said, "But darling. With you here, we don't have to worry about the enemy."

Ash said with a worried face, "But what if something happens that I was not ready for, Rarity? What if they find something else or something much worse than the Ninth Metal? Back in my world, I would not have to worry about an evil being coming up with some kind of world domination plans because I had no one to protect or care for. I was alone. Others like me were capable of stopping them but here, in Equestria, where I have found you girls who love me, I can't take that risk. I need to be prepared for anything that might come my way, so I would be able to protect you girls and all of Equestria. I can't lose any of you. Not like I lost my family." He lowered his head and tears fall from his eyes when he thought about his mother and sister. He will not lose them like he did with his family. This time he will protect them at all cost.

Rarity and Fluttershy became sad when they heard that he was alone in his world. Their hearts ached when he told them that he didn't want to lose them like his family. And when they saw his tears, they could not take it anymore. They moved in and hugged him to comfort him.

Truly, a strong stallion like him is this much worried about their safety and Equestria. Others would only take what they want and when the times comes, they would abandon them. They know that Ash would not do such a thing. He would never abandon them if some calamity comes his way. He will fight to protect them and never give up, even if the enemy is stronger than him. If Ash will not abandon them, then they too will not abandon him. They will walk side by side with him, even in dangerous situation because they know that he will definitely protect them, no mater what.

Rarity lifted his face up and looked at him in the eyes and said, "Ash. In all my life, I have never once come across anyone like you. You are a very sweet and gentle stallion. You care about us so much that you are worrying yourself and that is bad for your health. You went out on your own to save some ponies from a slave camp and even freed the deer kingdom from their King and you didn't even asked for anything in return. You don't even brag about your achievements or how strong you are. You are a very selfless and loving stallion and I would be a very lucky mare to spend my life with someone like you." She then lovingly kissed him on the lip.

After a few moments of kissing, Fluttershy said, "Ash. In my life, stallions have teased and picked on me for being shy and a scaredy cat. They sometimes even say mean things to me which really hurt me, but you Ash, are different than them. You did not do any of those mean things to me. You treat me with gentleness and kindness that no other stallion has done for me. You never once ordered me around or even hurt me. When I am with you, all of my fears went away and I feel safe with you. I would like to spend my life with a kind and gentle stallion like you .... if you don't mind." She also lovingly kissed him on the lip.

When Ash heard them say that, he had tears of happiness falling from his eyes. In his old world, he was beaten and broken and had no one to love or be loved. He thought that he would spend the rest of his life alone with nothing but misery. However, here he is, in Equestria, where he is surrounded by girls who love him dearly. These girls were the ones who are healing his broken heart and spirit. He hugged them lovingly and didn't want to let them go. He too wanted to be with them and love them and protect them. They have become his family, his treasure, .... his heaven.

Ash said with a soft smile as he shed more tears of happiness, "Thank you girls. For loving someone like me. Back on my world, ever since I lost my family, every day for me was a dark day. No matter what I do, no matter what good deed I could have done, all I ever saw was darkness around me. No matter how much I fight that darkness, no matter how much I destroy it, it just comes back and surrounds me again. Always keeping me in the dark where it is cold, never seeing the clear blue sky, the bright light of the sun again. But being sent here, to this world, you girls came into my life. Every time I see you girls happy, my day just brightens up and push away the darkness, freeing me from the dark and cold. Because of you girls, I am able to see the clear blue sky. Because of you girls, I can see the bright sunlight shining above me, bathing me with its warmth. Because of you girls, my darkness has been destroyed. I too want to spend my life with you and the rest of the girls."

When the girls heard him say all those things, and how he described them, and how they have saved him from his darkness, tears flow from their eyes. They could not believe how damaged he was. They know that he told them how he lost his family and how he got back up on his feet and faced his world but they could never think of how much he was suffering.

Even the spa sisters, who were preparing the massaging table, had tears flowing from their eyes as they listened to each and every word he said. To be surrounded by darkness and still living on every day was torture. They didn't know what would have happened to him if he did not arrive here in Equestria where he was saved from his darkness by these girls. They were now very thankful that he had not only came here, but he came into the lives of these mares as well.

After hugging for some time, they then relaxed in the hot tub. After 10 minutes, *Ding* the bell rang, saying it was time for them to get out of the water. They stepped out and dried themselves with a towel. Ash was surprised to feel his body rejuvenated. What ever was in that water, really did helped his muscles.

Lotus Blossom smiled at Ash and asked, "Are you ready for your massage?"

Ash nodded. Lotus Blossom then guided him to a massage table where he lied down on his stomach and rested his head on his arms. Lotus Blossom came beside him and started to gently apply pressure on his back with her hands. Ash felt her hands on his back and how she was unwinding his muscles which made him relax. His bones and muscles became soft like jelly under her hands massage and he loved it.

Ash said, "Wow, Lotus. You are very good at this. I can feel my muscl- *Crack* Ye-ouch!" He then felt very relaxed when his joint made a snap.

Lotus Blossom became worried and said, "Oh sorry about that. You muscles are just so knotted up together that you-"

Ash cut her off by gently saying, "Don't worry about it, Lotus. It was very good that soothed me. I never felt this relaxed before. Keep doing that please."

Lotus smiled and continued to massage his back. She even went for his tail and got out a few cracks that felt even more relaxing before she went back to his back. He felt so relaxed that he started to doze off and then he fallen asleep.

When the girls noticed that he was asleep, they giggled at him. They saw he had a soft smile on his face while he was sleeping.

Lotus was about to wake him up but Rarity said, "Lotus, please let the poor dear sleep peacefully. He has been really worrying too much in the past few day."

Lotus nodded and said, "Certainly Rarity. He deserves it."

The four mares gathered and warmly smiled at his peaceful face as he slept without any worries. Fluttershy said, "Poor Ash. He tired himself by worrying for our safety."

Rarity said, "Indeed he has, Fluttershy. But that just makes him more special that other stallions." She then asked Lotus, "So Lotus, how is your life going? Find any good stallions?"

Lotus shook her head and said, "I have yet to find any decent stallion, Rarity."

Aloe said, "All the stallions we have met so far, only see us with lust filled eyes.

Lotus sadly said, " They only want to be with us, so they can have their way with our bodies. That's all they ever want. We don't think that we will ever find a stallion who will love us for who we are and not for our beauty."

Rarity and Fluttershy became sad when they heard that. It was indeed true that most stallions only like a mare for their beauty. Lotus and Aloe have been Rarity's good customer and good friend. She didn't want them to be sad and alone their whole life. An idea then popped into her head and she grinned.

Rarity then said, "Well Lotus and Aloe. There is a kind and gentle stallion that you can be with."

Their eyes lit up when they heard that. Lotus asked, "Really? What is his name?"

Aloe asked, "And where can we find him?"

Rarity chuckled a bit and said, "You don't have to look for him darlings. For he is right here in this very room."

Lotus and Aloe became confused as they were the only customers for the day. They looked around the room until their eyes landed on Ash who was sleeping.

Their eyes went wide and Lotus said, "But Rarity! He is already taken."

Aloe said, "And he is you and yours friend's coltfriend."

Rarity said with a smiled, "And are you two not my friends?"

They were stunned what they were hearing. They were indeed her friends and she is inviting them to join Ash's herd.

Lotus said, "Are you sure about this?"

Rarity asked, "Why? Do you not want to be with someone like Ash?"

Aloe said, "We do! But will you and the other girls be okay with us being part of his herd?"

Rarity said with a smile, "I would be happy if you join us, darlings."

Fluttershy said, "I don't mind having you two join our herd ... if you don't mind that is."

The spa twins looked at each other with a thoughtful expression. Lotus asked, "Will he accept us for joining his herd?"

Rarity nodded and said, "Of course, darling. He would welcome you and treat you with love and kindness."

Fluttershy said, "He really is a sweet and caring stallion. He will only get angry at those who would try to hurt you or his friends."

The twins looked at Ash and thought about it. They have heard many positive things about him from their customers and friends. He is strong but he does not brag about it. He also treats females with respect and kindness. Since they are both beautiful mares, the stallions only looked at their bodies with lust filled eyes. They just want to use their bodies and then throw them away like garbage. However, Ash is nothing like them and they really want to be loved by a caring stallion.

The spa twins looked at each other and nodded. They then looked back at Rarity and Fluttershy and said, "With your permission, we would very much like to be with him."

Rarity and Fluttershy smiled and hugged them. Rarity said, "Welcome to the herd darlings."

After hugging for a few moments, they began to talk while letting Ash sleep peacefully. The mares were smiling mischievously as they thought of surprising him with two new herd members.

1 Hour Later

Ash started to wake from his peaceful slumber. He opened his eyes and looked around the room. He saw the girls talking to each other. He then stood from the massage table and began to stretch his limbs, emitting some pops and cracks. He never felt this good before.

He then looked at the girls who were looking at him with a smile. He said, "Sorry for sleeping there like that. I have never felt this relaxed before and I dozed off."

Lotus smiled and said, "It's fine, Ash. We have many customers who sometimes fell asleep during our massages."

Ash nodded and said, "Well, I have to say that you two are very talented girls. I'm sure that if a stallion falls for you girls, then you two will make him a very lucky stallion."

This made the girls blush at his complement but they still have a surprise for him. They both smile and started to move closer to him. Ash saw them getting closer with half lid eyes and asked, "Is there something I can do for you girls?"

The spa twins stopped right in front of him and Lotus asked, "Well, there is something you can do for us."

Ash smiled and said, "Sure girls. Just ask me whatever you want."

Aloe asked, "We .... we would like to be a part of your herd."

Ash was stunned as his eyes went wide. These two, who he had just met today, have fallen for him.

He asked them, "I am flattered girls. Don't get me wrong as you two are really beautiful girls but why do you want to be with me? You both have just met me today."

The spa twins faces became sad. Lotus said, "We have heard about how you treat females with respect and kindness. The other stallions only see us as objects of their desires."

Aloe sadly said, "They just want to be with us since we are beautiful. We have been with some stallions before but it didn't end well."

Ash was confused by what she meant. He was then shocked when the twins began removing their clothes right in front of him. He immediately covered his eyes with his hand and said, "Girls! What are you doing? This is wrong. Please stop undressing yourselves in front of me!"

He was beginning to blush and confused at why they would do such a thing in front of him. Do they really want to be with him even if it means they need to do this kind of thing. His thoughts were broken when he heard a gasp from the girls.

He became worried and uncovered his eyes to see why they gasped and asked, "Girls. Are you okay? Is everything al ..... right?"

He stops at what he saw which made his eyes go wide with disbelief. The spa twins were standing in front of him naked while covering their exposed breasts and private areas with their arms. What he was looking at were not their bodies but what happened to them. He saw that their bodies were covered in bruises, some on their backs while some in front. There were some on their faces as well but were very well hidden thanks to some make up. Rarity and Fluttershy were looking at the twins with horrified expressions.

Tears began to fall from the twin's eyes as they look down with sad faces. Lotus said, "This is what she meant by things going wrong."

Aloe said, "The last stallion who we wanted to be with abused us. He would beat us when he didn't get what he wanted or if we refuse his request."

Ash could not believe what he was hearing. A stallion did these horrible things to these beautiful girls. Anger started to raise inside him. How dare this bastard hurt these mares. He would never hurt a female for as long as he lives but seeing them like this hurt his heart.

The spa twins looked at him and waited for his response but didn't get any. They became even sadder that he would not want some damaged mares to be in his herd.

Lotus said, "I guess now that you have seen us like this, you don't want ugly mares like us in your herd, right?"

Aloe said, "It's okay. No one will want us like this anyway. We are very damaged mares and who would want to hav-?" They were cut off when they were suddenly embraced by Ash.

Ash felt his heart ache when he heard them saying bad things about themselves. However, when he heard them calling themselves ugly and damaged, he could not take it anymore and quickly hugged them. These were mares who just wanted to be with someone who would love and care for them but all they got were bastards who wanted to use them and hurt them.

Ash gently said, "It's okay girls. It's okay. You just wanted to be loved by a male but they turned out to be bastards who saw you two as nothing but objects of their desires. You have went through something that never should be done to you." He then looked down at the twins faces who were looking at him with teary eyes and smiled softly, "If you two want to be with me, then I welcome you with open arms. I will never hurt you no matter what. I promise you that I will care for you and love you both with all my heart, just like the rest of the girls in my herd."

The twins were crying tears of happiness as they hugged him and bury their faces in his chest. They have been hurt badly and believed that no other male would want anything to do with then anymore. But Ash brought them into his heard and promised them to care and love them. They can finally have a family they always wanted. Rarity and Fluttershy smiled warmly and hugged them too. They were happy for their friends to see their worries fly away.

Fluttershy said, "Thank you for accepting them, Ash. They really needed this."

Ash warmly smiled and nodded. They stayed like that for a few minutes as they tried to calm the twins down. After they calmed down, the twins wore their clothes but Ash stopped them and asked, "Would you two like me to heal you?"

The twins gave a soft smile and nodded. Ash placed a hand on their head and let the virus heal their bodies. After a few seconds, the twins were fully healed. They even look more healthy than before. They were looking at their bodies and were amazed to find not a single bruise on their bodies. They completely forgot that they were naked when they were checking their bodies. Ash blushed and looked away.

The twins saw this and smiled. Lotus asked, "What's the matter, Ash? Are we not that beautiful for you to look at us?"

Ash said, "No. You both are very beautiful. I just don't want to stare at your naked bodies without your permission."

The girls smiled warmly and kissed his cheek which made him blush. Aloe said, "You can look at us all you want Ash. We don't mind one bit."

Ash said, "Maybe later when I get to know more about you two?"

The twins nodded and wore their clothes. After that Rarity, Fluttershy and Ash exited the spa. Before leaving, Ash asked the spa twins, "Can you tell me who was the one that abused you two?"

Lotus asked, "Why do want to know his name?"

Ash smiled and said, "Cause If I ever meet that bastard, I will warn him that you two are in my herd now and I will protect you two. If he ever lays a hand on you two or comes even near you both, then his face will have a meeting with my fist."

The twins smiled that he would protect them from the stallion. Aloe said, "He is a unicorn whose name is Stone Heart."

Ash nodded and hugged them both, who also hugged him. After that he left the spa and saw that it was close to night. So he escorted Rarity and Fluttershy back to their houses. Ash happily walked back to his house and into his room and laid there, thinking about the new members of his herd. They were both beautiful and they had gone though a hard time. Not anymore. He will love them and protect them, especially from that bastard Stone Heart.

He angrily said, "Look out Stone Heart. You have an important date with my Fist." He then fell asleep.

Chapter 14 Relax For A Day And Then Get .... Ambushed?

Fifth Day

The next day he woke up and did his usual. He washed up, he greeted the four girls in his house and made breakfast for them. He did not want to work on the Ninth Metal as he currently don't have any way to reshape them. He left his house and walked towards Sugar Cube Corner to get something sweet to eat. After walking for a while, he arrived at the bakery but stopped at what the building looked like. He even rubbed his eyes, thinking that his eyes were playing tricks on him. He saw that is looked more like a ginger bread house than a bakery.

Ash stared at the ginger bread house for a minute then shook his head. He reminded himself that he was in a world of magic, so having a house look like an edible delicacy must be normal here. He walked into the building and saw that Pinkie Pie was at the counter.

She looked at him with a huge smile and waved at him, "Hi Ash! Welcome to Sugar Cube Corner where all the sweet and delicious things are made! So what can I get you?"

Ash smiled and said, "Hello Pinkie. Can you get me a chocolate milkshake and 4 different flavor cupcakes?"

Pinkie nodded and said, "One chocolate milkshake and 4 cupcakes with different flavors coming right up. Why don't you sit at the chair while you wait for your order?"

Ash nodded and went to sit on the chair and waited for his food. He looked around the bakery and saw other ponies sitting at different tables and eating and talking with each other. He let out a relaxing sigh.

After 3 minutes, Pinkie came with his order and put it on his table. She said, "Here is your order Ash."

Ash looked at his food and said, "Pinkie. Why don't you eat with me for a while?"

Pinkie nodded and said, "Sure Ash." She looked back at the counter and said, "Ms. Cake! I will be taking a short brake Okay!"

A voice came from behind the Counter, "Okay Pinkie!"

She then sat beside Ash and started to eat one of the cupcakes. Ash also ate one and savored its sweet flavor. While he was eating his, Pinkie swallowed her first cupcake and then started to eat another one. When Ash finished eating his cupcake, he saw that there was only one cupcake on the table. He smiled and gave the last cupcake to Pinkie.

He said, "Here you go, Pinkie. You can eat this one too."

Pinkie had a huge smile and said, "Thanks Ash!" She ate the cupcake in one big bite which surprised him but then smiled.

He asked her, "Want to have some of my milkshake?"

Pinkie nodded ans said, "Sure Ash. I want to drink something that will wash my throat from all the yummy cupcakes I have eaten."

Ash then gave her his milkshake. Pinkie took his milkshake but then thought and said, "Why don't we drink it together Ash?"

Ash blinked and said, "How can we drink from one glass, Pinkie?"

Pinkie smiled and pulled out two straws in the shape of hearts from .... somewhere. She put the straws in the glass, one facing her and one facing him.

She said, "Now, lets drink together."

Ash was again stunned at her action. Where did that straw can from? Is she able to use magic? He shook his head and started to drink his milkshake with her. They both enjoyed it very much. After drinking their milkshake, Pinkie stood from her chair and sat on Ash's lap and hugged him.

Ash was surprised by this and hugged her as well. He asked her, "What's the matter Pinkie? Something on your mind?"

Pinkie nuzzled her muzzle into his chest and said, "Just thinking what an amazing super duper awesome kind stallion you are and I was right to become a part of your herd."

Ash smiled and said, "Thank you, Pinkie. I am happy too that someone like you are in my herd."

Pinkie said, "I mean that you are probably the first one to understand my super speedy talk. You are super kind and gentle with my friends and other girls. A lot of stallions only treat me like I am a little filly but you treat me like a mare. Even though you have a scary face when you get angry but underneath all that is a kind and gentle stallion that the girls and I like." She then looked up to Ash's face and said with a smile, "You are like a stallion from my dreams Ash and I love you."

Ash was feeling a warm in his heart when he heard her say that. Even though she has a child like innocence, she is a very cute and lovely mare.

He smiled and said, "I love you too, you silly mare." He kissed her on the lips who leaned in and wrapped her arms around his neck. They kissed for a few minutes and enjoyed their time with each other. After that, Ash paid for the food and said good bye to Pinkie and let the bakery. He walked through Ponyville and was lost in his thought, thinking about why the other girls liked him. He came out of his thought when he saw Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle walking towards the Everfree forest. Why are they going into a forest that has beast that can rip them apart within seconds? He then ran towards them.

The CMC were standing in front of the Everfree forest. Scootaloo said, "Girls, we have tried ice skating, cart racing and barrel rolling. We still haven't gotten our cutie marks."

Sweetie Belle said, "Now what do we do? We are running out of ideas for crusading."

Apple Bloom thought a bit and said, "How about we go to Zacora and get ourselves a cutie mark in potion making?"

Scootaloo said, "That's a great idea."

All three of them then shouted, "Cutie Mark Potion Maker! Yay!"

They were about to run into the forest until a voice called them from behind and stopped them in their tracks. "And where do you fillies think you're going?"

They looked at whose voice that was and gasped when they saw it was Ash. They yelled "Ash!" and ran towards him and hugged him.

Ash hugged them and asked, "So girls. Can you tell me why you three are going into a forest that has flesh eating beasts who would want to have a bite out of you?"

Apple Bloom said, "We are going to Zecora's house. She lives in the Everfree forest."

Ash asked, "Who is this Zecora pony and what does she do?"

Sweetie Belle said, "She is not a pony, Ash. She is a zebra and she is a potion maker." Potion maker? A health potion or a cure potion? He is now interested to meet this Zecora. Maybe he can learn a thing or two from her.

Scootaloo said, "We are going to see her and see if we can get our cutie marks at potion making."

Ash said, "That's fine girls but you can't just go in there without someone to see over you."

Sweetie Belle said, "Then why don't you come with us? You can beat any of those beasts easily. Please."

The three cute fillies then unleashed their most dangerous weapon on him. The cuticle cannon! All three of them used their puppy dog eyes at him. It was Super Effective!

HHHHHGGGGGGGGGGNNNNNNN!!!!!! Ash thought that he was going to die. He felt his heart was about to explode as the level of their cuteness was over 9000!!!

Ash sighed and said, "Okay girls. I'll come with you but please stop what you are doing with your eyes. You three are already cute enough but with your puppy dog eyes, you have weaponized your cuteness."

The fillies blushed and chuckled a bit. They along with Ash went into the forest towards Zecora's house. During their walk, he discovered several life forms which interested him. After walking for a while, they finally arrived at their destination. Ash saw a tree that has been made into a house.

It looked a little bit spooky with the strange decor and stuff. The fillies knocked at the door and waited. After a few seconds, the door opened and out came a zebra who was ... wooooooooow.

She wore some tribal clothes, which exposed a lot of her body that made her sexy. Some parts of her breast were exposed as well. Ash looked else where and mostly avoided staring at her beautiful body.

The three fillies greeted her, "Hi Zecora."

Zecora smiled and greeted them, "Hello my friends. It's so good to see you three." She then looked at Ash and said, "And who is this strange one?"

Apple Bloom said, "Zecora. We want you to meet our friend and hero, Ash."

Zecora stared at his body and asked, "Is he the one who kept you safe from any of the beasts?"

Sweetie Belle said, "Yes he is. He is very strong."

Apple Bloom said, "And he is a monster hunter."

Scootaloo said, "And he is the one who cured my disease and fixed my wings. Look." She then flew around for a bit.

Zecora was impressed to see this and was happy for her. She said, "Well, I would like to welcome you Ash, to my humble abode."

Ash nodded and said, "Thank you, Zecora. It's nice to meet you too."

Zecora invited them in her house. They went in and saw that her house looked more like a witch house. Several ingredients hanging from the walls and ceiling. A huge pot in the middle and various bottles filled with some kind of liquid were on a table.

After they settled down, Zecora asked, "So, how may I be of service?"

Apple Bloom said, "We came here to see if you can help us in getting our cutie marks in potion making."

Zecora nodded and said, "I would be happy to help you in making potions little filly." She then looked at Ash and asked, "Would you like to join as well?"

Ash nodded and said, "I would like that, thank you."

Zecora then started to teach them how to make a potion. The first one was about a health potion that can heal minor injuries. She also described what kind of herbs and flowered they would required for this potion. She had some in her house and started to show them how to make it.

Ash has been listening to her attentively and memorizing everything she is saying. This potion knowledge would be of some use to him later. While they were making the potion, they came upon a problem.

Zecora said, "Oh dear me. It seems that I am out of "Blue Bird of Paradise" and "Rainbow flower". I will need to go out and find it. You all please stay here for my return."

Ash said, "I am coming with you, Zecora. There are some very dangerous beasts in this forest."

Zecora smiled and said, "Thank you for coming with me. It will be a great help."

Ash turned towards the fillies and said, "Girls. Please stay here while we return with the ingredients, okay. You will be safe here."

The fillies nodded and started to talk with each other. Ash and Zecora then walked into the forest and searched for the two ingredients.

During the walk, Zecora asked, "So tell me, Ash. Where are you from?"

Ash said, "I came from a different world called Earth."

Zecora was surprised to hear that he came from another world. He must be an alien and she could learn their knowledge.

She asked, "What are you exactly? What is your world like and what do you do?"

Ash said, "My world is riddled by gigantic flesh eating monsters that can destroy a small town like Ponyville in minutes. As for me. I am what you can call a human. Well an evolved human that is called a monster hunter. Evolved humans likes us are the ones who protect towns and cities from the monsters. We even hunt them and eat them for their proteins. The more monsters we eat, the stronger we get. And most of all, it pays well. Back on my world I am also called a Saiyan that came to Earth." He lifted his coat and showed her his tail.

Zecora was shocked to hear how dangerous his world is and that he and his kind hunted these dangerous monsters on a daily basis. She became really fascinated by him. A fine species that have adapted to a harsh world and is now above the food chain. She was also interested to hear that he came from another world and that he has a monkey tail.

Ash asked her, "Tell me about yourself, Zecora. Where do you come from and why are you living in this dangerous forest?"

Zecora smiled and said, "I come from a far away land called Zebrafrica. My kind live off the land which has blessed us with many bountiful resources. I left my home to see the world and finally came to this forest. It is true that there are many beasts lurking in this forest but it also has many rare plants that I can make potions from."

Ash was amazed that she lived here for the rare plants despite the danger. They walked for a few minutes and finally came upon one of the ingredients.

Zecora said, "There is it. One of the ingredients for the potion. Blue Bird of Paradise."

What king of a name it that. He looked at the plant and finally understood why it was called that. The plant really look like it had a blue bird resting on it's top.

Zecora was walking in close to pick it up but Ash's "Superhuman Hearing" alerted him that there was something dangerous hiding near the plant. He quickly moved closer to Zecora, wrapped his arms around her and pulled her back. This shocked her and made her blush upon skin contact. She was about to tell him to release her but a sudden growl gained her attention. What she saw, stunned her.

It looked like a wolf made out of tree branches and leaves. It was also drooling green liquid like substance. Could be tree sap or something. Four more beasts joined the first one. They then move closer to Zecora and Ash menacingly.

Ash put Zecora behind him in order to protect her. He then started to release his intimidation around him which stopped the beasts. Zecora was surprised that he is defending her when she knows how to fight these monsters. She then saw some red aura leaking from Ash's body which made the beasts stop right in their tracks. She was confused as to why these beasts stopped when they are ferocious and will not stop until they catch their prey. She then felt an aura around her which made her feel safe. She then understood that Ash was letting out an aura that not only stopped the beast but is protecting her as well.

Ash asked her, "Zecora. Do you know what these things are?"

Zecora said, "Yes I do. They are beasts made from dead tree branches and leaves. They are called Timber wolves." Oh, they are called that since they are made of wood. Clever.

Ash said, "So, how have you dealt with them?"

Zecora said, "I have a herb that lets out a scent that these Timber wolves don't like. That is how I have been safe from them."

While they were talking, one of the bigger wolves lunged at Ash. It didn't care what he was. It just wanted to sink its teeth into his flesh and eat him. However, it didn't went how it want it to.

Ash sensed danger when he wasn't looking. He used "Rankyaku" and swung his left leg three times vertically that shot out three vertical air compressed blades. The blades went towards the wolves. The first two blades hit *Shhiiinnnggg* the ones who were standing back while the third one *Shhiiinnnggg* cut straight through the wolf that was attacking. Three of the wolves were cut in two instantly.

Zecora was shocked and amazed when she saw him sending flying blades that cut three of the wolves without looking. She saw the remaining two wolves become enraged when they saw their fellow wolves killed in front of them. They charged at Ash who just stood there and raised his right leg. He then used "Rankyaku" and swung his leg horizontally that shot out a horizontal air blade, that *Shhiiinnnggg* cut the two wolves at the same time.

Some of the Timber wolves sap fell on his body, which he devoured it and gained its DNA. He looked back at Zecora and saw that she was staring at him with wide eyes and jaw agape. She had a hard time if she fought just one of these Timber wolves but he just dealt with them in less then 5 seconds.

She came out of her thought when Ash said, "Well, they are down now, so we can get that plant and move on to the next one."

Zecora nodded and picked up the plant and then walked towards the next ingredient. When they left, the remains of the Timber Wolves began to float and started to join together. Then something large approached the floating pile of wood.

During the walk, she kept thinking how strong he must be if he could take down 5 Timber wolves with ease. She then began to wonder what else he could do. She looked at his body closely and saw how well built he was. Perfect amount of muscles were on his arms and legs. He had 8 pecks and a huge chest. Those fine lines between the muscles just made her want to touch him. She then blushed at what she just thought. He is an attractive male and since the fillies praised him so much, he must be an interesting one.

After walking for a short time, they finally found the second plant. Zecora said, "That is the final ingredient we need for the potion. The Rainbow Flower."

Ash looked at the plant and saw why it was called that. It was indeed a flower that has colors like a rainbow.

Ash was the one who moved in to pick the flower because last time, Zecora was in danger. So this time he will take the danger while Zecora stayed behind. She smiled as he did that. Males would use them as shields if they are in danger but he himself is going into danger, so she would not have to. This made her happy to see a male who cares about the safety of females. However, unknown to them, a beast was making its way to Zecora without making any noise.

Ash picked the plant and said, "I have it, Zecora. Let mov-?" He stopped himself when he heard two sounds of breathing. One belonged to Zecora while the other belonged to someone behind her. He immediately turned back and looked at her. He saw something huge looming over Zecora who didn't notice its presence. He screamed at her, "Zecora! Get out of there now!"

Zecora became confused when he said that. Why would he need her to move from her position? She felt something breathing on the back of her neck and became tense. She turned her head to look at what it was and went stiff with fear. It was a beast that looks like a Timber wolf but it was way too big. She saw that it lifted its paw above her and then brought it down with such force, intending to crush her. She closed her eyes, waiting for her death. She then heard *Crash* and some wind was flowing against her face but she didn't feel any pain. She was alive but how. She opened her eyes and saw that Ash was holding her in a bridal style with her face against his chest. She blushed immensely but held on to him when she saw the huge beast.

This thing was made out of trees. Trees! With its body being made out of trees, it was huge. Almost the size of the dragon he killed at the tournament. Is that a crown made of wood on its head?

Ash put Zecora down on her hooves gently and then started to walk towards the huge wolf. Zecora latched on to his right arm and said, "What are you doing!? Do you want to die!? That is the Timber Wolf King! It cannot be killed! We need to run away now!"

Ash looked at her with a soft smile and petted her head. He gently said, "It will be fine, Zecora. Have you forgotten that I came from a world where I hunt monsters much bigger than this one? Trust me and stay here where you will be safe."

Zecora listened to him and felt that she could trust his words. She slowly let him go and saw him walking towards the Timber Wolf King. She did not want to lose her new friend as she has started to have some feelings for him. She began to pray for his safety.

Ash stopped right in front of the Timber Wolf King. He looked up and glared at its face. He said, "So. You are the so called King of this forest? Ha ha ha. How laughable. You're not a king. You are nothing but a bunch of pile of dead woods stacked together. You may look strong on the outside but on the inside, your nothing but a hollow piece of crap. Don't underestimate me. You lower life form."

The Timber Wolf King became fearful when it heard his demonic voice but then it got enraged for speaking to it like that. How dare this flesh bag speak to it like this, the ruler of this forest. It raised its paw above him and was about to crush him but Ash didn't give it the chance to do so. He quickly raised both of his arms and pointed towards the Timber Wolf King. His left arm was above his right arm with his fist clenched hard. He then said "Rokuogan" and *Thhhhrrrrroooooommmmm* a huge shock wave was sent out of his fists, that was concentrated in a forward direction, that traveled through the Timber Wolf King's body and damaging it immensely from the inside out. The Timber Wolf King's heart was completely destroyed by Ash's devastating attack.

Zecora saw that the attack he unleashed upon the Timber Wolf King was so fierce, that the trees behind the Timber Wolf King were destroyed as they stood in the path of the shock wave. She then looked at the Timber Wolf King and saw it was not moving at all. After a few seconds, the Timber Wolf King then *Throom* burst into thousands of pieces.

Zecora's jaw hit the ground and her eyes went wide as dinner plates. The Timber Wolf King that has ruled this forest for hundreds of years and almost killed her a few time, now lies dead in front of her by the hands of her new friend. She could not believe what just happened. She looked at Ash who looked at her with a smile. Her heart was beating fast and she began to feel something fluttering in her stomach. Her respect for him escalated as does her feeling for him.

Some of the sap fell on Ash's body which he devoured and obtained its DNA.

Timber Wolf DNA
Can mix his virus with wood to create a wood base infected.

Timber Wolf King DNA
Can control the Timber Wolfs.

He then brought her the last ingredient and gave it to her. He said, "Now that we have what we need, it's time to go back to your house."

They went back to Zecora's house. During the walk, she just kept thinking about him as how he easily killed the Timber Wolf King when not even the princesses were able to take it down. She remembered him saying that he fought monsters back on his world that were much bigger than the Timber Wolf King. She didn't believe him at first but now after seeing him kill the Timber Wolf King with ease, she believes every word he spoke. He really is a genuine monster hunter and he saved her and killed a dangerous beast of this forest. She was now smitten by him.

They arrived at Zecora's house and went in. They then completed the potion with the missing ingredients. The fillies were amazed when they see the complete health potion. Even Ash. Even though, the filles didn't get their cutie marks, they were happy to spend their time learning from Zecora. After learning how to make a potion, it was time to leave and take the fillies to their home.

Before they left, Ash asked, "Zecora. Do you need to go out again to get more ingredients?" He was looking out for her safety.

Zecora nodded and said, "Yes. I will need to restock my ingredients so I will be ready for anything."

Ash said, "Then let me help you with that." He then walked around the room and collected small pieces of the ingredients, that was used in the potion, and put them in an empty flower pot. He then formed some hand signs and brought his hand down on the pot and said, "Wood Style Plant Growth".

The fillies and zebra gasped as they saw several plants growing out of the pot. They were the same ingredients she used in making the potion but now there were several of them growing out of the pot.

Zecora smiled at him and said, "Thank you, Ash. Now I won't have to go out for several days to collect more ingredients."

Ash said, "There is still one more thing that I need to give you, Zecora."

Ash then took all of them outside. When they were outside, Ash then whistled *Wwhhhheeeeeee* out loudly. The girls were confused as to why he did that. Could he be bringing a friend? Their attention was directed towards several growling voices. They gasped when they saw 10 Timber Wolfs coming out into the open. Zecora stood in front of the fillies and was about to attack them but Ash stopped her.

Ash said, "Zecora. You don't have to hurt them."

Zecora became confused and asked, "Why? They are Timber Wolves who are going to chew us to the bone."

Ash smiled and said, "Because they are here for your safety. Say hello to your protectors."

The girl's jaws dropped to the ground and their eyes went wide as dinner plates when they heard that. Timber Wolves actually protecting someone was unheard of but Ash said that they are now. Could he be a beast tamer? They moved closer to the Timber Wolves and saw that they didn't growled. They then started to pet them.

Ash saw their interaction with the Timber Wolves and saw how cute they looked. He used Timber Wolf King DNA to order these 10 wolves to protect Zecora. He ordered the rest of the Timber Wolfs to protect anyone else who enters this forest.

After that, they began to walk towards Ponyville, but before they did, Zecora hugged him and even gave him a kiss to the cheek. Ash went wide eyed at her action. He looked at her who gave him a wink and walked into her house while swaying her luscious hips. Damn, these females are really forwards with their flirting.

Shaking his head, he took the fillies back to Ponyville where they then left for their homes. Ash was having some cravings for something sweet, so he went to Sugar Cube Corner. When the bakery came into his view, he saw Fluttershy running towards Sugar Cube Corner. He became worried and followed her inside the bakery.

In the bakery, he saw Fluttershy, Twilight and Pinkie who was gobbling up lots of cakes that were placed on many tables. He saw that the bakers, Mr and Ms Cake were baking and putting more cakes on a table but they were being eaten or more specifically swallowed by Pinkie. How she does that and remains slim is a wonder? Maybe her sugary activities and running around with speed would consume all the calories.

He smiled and greeted them, "Hello girls. How are you all doing?"

They all hugged him and greeted him. Ash then asked them, "So, what's going on here?"

Fluttershy said, "I ... I have a surprise for all of you. You won't believe what I found at the edge of the Everfree forest." She then looked at her mane and said, "Come on out little guy. It's okay."

What Ash saw almost made him squeal like a little girl but stopped himself ... just barely. He saw three cute little creature come out of Fluttershy's mane, that were on the level of cuteness with the CMC.

Dawww. What a cute little creature. Fluttershy gasped and said, "Three?"

Twilight came and looked that the three cute things. She said, "They are amazing. What are they?"

Fluttershy said, "I'm not sure. I'm also not sure where these other two came from."

One of the cute things flew towards Twilight and around her body. She said, "I'll take one off your hands. I have never seen something so adorable." She hugged the cute thing.

Fluttershy smiled and asked Pinkie, "Pinkie. Do you want the other one?"

Pinkie stuck her tongue out and said, "Bleaah. A Parasprite? Are you kidding?" They're called Parasprite? Pinkie then started to walk out of the bakery.

Fluttershy and Twilight were confused as to why she refused to have a cute thing like these one.

Twilight asked, "A Para-what?"

Fluttershy asked, "How could you not like-?"

Pinkie stopped at the door and said, "Now I got to go and find a trombone."

This further confused them and Twilight asked, "A what?"

Pinkie said "A trombone. You know." She then did a sound of the so called instrument and went outside, leaving everyone confused.

Twilight sigh and said, "Typical Pinkie." Her Parasprite flew to her face and she nuzzled it.

Ash just smiled at them as he saw how they were interacting with the Parasprites. He was also worried about Pinkie's behavior against the Parasprite. What can a tiny adorable creature like it can do? Maybe Pinkie must know something about it. But for now, he wanted to eat something sweet. He took some cakes from the table and ate it. He paid for them and then left to his house as it was almost night time. He laid on his bed and was thinking about the Parasprite. What mysteries will these little guys hold? He then fell asleep.

Sixth Day

This morning, he was still sleepy when he woke up. He forced himself and got out of his bed and went to the kitchen. He made breakfast for the girls before they woke up and went back to his room and slept. After sleeping for a few hours, he finally woke up and felt refreshed. He then went to the bathroom and washed up and got ready for this day. He looked at the clock and saw it was 10 in the morning. He then left his house but left his two weapons in his room. He didn't feel that he needed them today. He walked through Ponyville but there was something strange going on here.

The town looked like a storm went through here. There were buildings that were missing some parts, shops looked trashed and ponies were running around. What is happening here? Is it another monster attack?

Ash immediately activated his "Hair Sensor" and "Echolocation" and searched the town for any monsters or enemies. He found nothing of that sort but he did find a whole bunch of little things flying around the town. He was confused as to what these things might be. Could they be the things these ponies are running from? Naahhh. That can't be.

His map showed him that a group of those tiny flying things were coming in his view. He looked at the direction they were coming from and when he saw what it was, his jaw hit the ground and his eyes went wide. He could not believe what he was seeing.

Those tiny flying things were Parasprites and they were eating the whole town! The Parasprites were eating wood, cloth, metal, brick etc but they avoided eating any food that the ponies eat. Well that is a good thing. Right? He was shocked to see that the amount of things the Parasprites were eating were twice or thrice the size of their own. He was fascinated by these creatures but one thing came to his mind regarding these Parasprites. Where did they come from? Fluttershy only brought 3 of them. But why was she surprised to see three of them when she said she only brought one?

He kept thinking of the answer to that question while observing the Parasprites and finally found his answer. He saw one Parasprite like it was about to vomit. Maybe it has eaten too much? Wrong. The Parasprite puked out a ball that was the same size of its body. Ash looked closely at the ball and saw that it started to move and then turned into another Parasprite.

Ash was stumped to see this. For an organism to reproduce by itself by just eating food was shocking to him. He then looked at another Parasprite who was also puking out another Parasprite. He then saw the rest of the Parasprites doing the same. Their numbers just keep on growing. What a wonderful living organism. He wants it DNA.

He immediately shot out a red tentacle and grabbed one of the Parasprites and pulled it back in his hand. He was about to devour it but when he saw its face, he just couldn't make himself do it. The Parasprite was looking at him with huge round eyes that made it really cute and the sound *Pree* *Pree* *Pree* it was making, made it even cuter. Even though they were eating the town, he just could not devour or hurt them.

He sighed and thought about what to do in this situation. He got an idea and formed a very small and thin needle from his finger and softly pierced the Parasprite and took a sample of it's DNA. It didn't feel anything since the needle was so small, almost the size of his "Hair Sensor".

Parasprite DNA
Can create a small infected that can spawn several smaller infected by itself.

Not bad at all. This will be very useful in the future. After taking its DNA, he released the Parasprite, who then joined its fellow in eating the town. Now Ash was thinking how to stop them from completely devouring the town. He was brought out of his thoughts when Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow, Applejack and Twilight ran towards him. Where's Pinkie?

Twilight said, "Ash! Thanks goodness, we found you. We need your help to stop them from eating all of Ponyville."

Fluttershy said, "Please stop them but don't hurt them, Ash. They are just hungry." HHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGNNNNNNN!!!! How cute can she get? Even though, the Parasprites are eating her home, she still worries about their safety. She is just the sweetest and kindest mare there is.

Ash smiled and said, "Don't worry, Fluttershy. I will not hurt them."

Rainbow said, "Then how are you going to stop them?"

Ash said, "Oh, I have a way to stop them. Or more specifically, to collect them all."

Rarity asked, "What do you have in mind darling?"

Ash nodded and said, "Applejack. Do you remember how I collected apples from your apple orchard?"

Applejack nodded and said, "Sure I do partner. You did your fancy magic to magnetize the apples and then you ...." Her eyes widened when she realized what he was going to do and grinned.

Ash smiled and said, "Yes, Applejack. I am going to do the same thing to these Parasprites."

Twilight asked, "What does he mean by that, Applejack?"

Applejack said while grinning, "Oh you are going to love what he is about to do, Twilight. Just sit back and watch him do his magic."

The others did that and saw Ash in wonder about what he was going to do. Ash moved towards the center of the town and raised his right arm. He casted a magnetization spell through out Ponyville that magnetized all of the Parasprites. He then casted a stronger magnetization spell on his right hand. After that he just waited and saw the Parasprites being pulled towards his right hand.

The girls and the town's ponies saw that every Parasprite were being forcefully pulled towards Ash's right hand. They were being piled on top of each other and within a few minutes, all of the Parasprites were caught and stuck in his right hand. There was a huge ball made up of Parasprites resting on top of Ash's right hand.

The entire town's ponies cheered at Ash for stopping the Parasprite. But now there was a question of what he will do about the Parasprites. He can't hurt the little cuties.

Fluttershy asked, "What are you going to do to them, Ash?"

Ash thought for a bit and then smiled. He said, "Something that will make them harmless."

This confused them all at what he was going to do. They saw him raising his left hand towards the Parasprites and from his hand, several small branch like tentacles shot out towards the Parasprite. The ponies thought that he was going to kill them but Fluttershy didn't. She believed in him and waited to see what he did.

The tentacles touched each of the Parasprites and injected the virus into them. Ash ordered them to modify their bodies from the inside out. After a short time, he was done modifying the Parasprites. He took back all of the virus and the tentacles returned into his left hand.

Ash then released all of the Parasprites which made the ponies gasp that they will again wreak havoc on their town. But their fears turned to confusion when they saw that the Parasprites were simply flying around the town and relaxing on many surfaces of the half eaten buildings.

Fluttershy asked, "What did you do to them Ash, if you don't mind me asking?"

Ash smiled and said, "I simply modified their bodies to act like a normal animal. Meaning that they now can eat limited amounts of food and as for their multiplication, they can make one of their own in two months time. I also changed their diet to normal food that we eat. But I am quite baffled that they can eat and digest things like wood, brick, glass, metal etc."

Rainbow pointed towards Twilight and said, "Well, you can thank Twilight for that. They were eating every food in Ponyville and Twilight used one of here spells to stop them and she did. The Parasprites changed from eating our food to our town instead."

Twilight was blushing with embarrassment and lowered her head and twiddled with her fingers. Ash smiled at how cute she was looking like that.

He said, "So, you changed their diet with just your magic?" She nodded. He smiled and said, "That is amazing. You really need to teach me that kind of magic, Twilight."

Twilight cheered up when he complimented her. The other girls thought that he as going to scold her but they were wrong. He would never scold or hurt them. Fluttershy hugged him that he not only saved their home but saved the Parasprites as well. The other girls followed her and hugged him too.

After hugging for a few moments, Ash had a question that was still on his mind. He asked, "Girls. I wanted to ask you all something. Have any of you seen where Pinkie is?"

From the girls answer, Pinkie has been running around Ponyville in search of many musical instruments. Why would she want the instruments when the town was being eaten by the Parasprites? His and the rest of the town's attention was taken when they heard some music. They all looked at the direction the music was coming from and were surprised to see that it was Pinkie Pie. She was playing multiple instrument at the same time.

Pinkie just walked through the town while she played the instruments. Twilight said, "Pinkie. What are you doing? Why are you playing those instru .... ments?" She stopped at what she saw.

The Parasprites were now dancing according to the music. They then started to follow Pinkie in a long line while Pinkie lead them all back to the Everfree forest. The ponies who were looking at this scene had their jaws on the ground with their eyes wide in disbelief.

Ash chuckled at Pinkie for being Pinkie and he loved her for that. He said, "Well girls. It looks like the crisis has been averted. So I will be taking a relaxing walk through the forest okay. Bye."

He then walked into the forest and relaxed his mind. He walked for an hour as he heard the sound of nature around him which soothed him. He was so lost in his relaxed mind that he didn't realized that he walked deep into the forest.

As he continued to walk, he was listening to his surroundings. It was so peaceful and quite. So quite. Almost as if he was .....

Ash's eyes opened wide and he stopped right in his tracks. He listened to his surroundings and found that it was too quiet. There were no sounds of birds, insects and animals around him. Silence looms the air. He tensed his muscles and became ready for anything. This silence means that he is being hunted by something or someone.

He then heard a sound far behind him, like it took air in its lungs and then breathed through something small and *Poot* something was launched and it was making its way towards him from behind him. Ash immediately swung his right hand behind him and caught the thing that was shoot at him. He then brought his right hand in front of his face and looked at what was shot at him. He saw that it was a dart that was filled with some purple liquid. Probably poison. Idiots. It won't work on him as he can produce different poison.

Ash did the mistake of lowering his guard when he thought that it was poison. He was wrong. As he was inspecting the dart, he brought it closer to his face to look at it more clearly. When the dart was closer to his face, it exploded into a purple mist that surrounded his face. This surprised him and due to this, he inhaled the mist which was a bad move.

The mist immediately attacked his brain which made him dizzy and made him lose his balance. While he was trying to regain his balance, he heard multiple breathing and then *Poot* *Poot* *Poot* *Poot* *Poot* several darts were shot at him from every direction. Due to his dizziness and lack of balance, he could not dodge them and the darts *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* hit him all over his body. He felt that this liquid was paralyzing his body and he fell to his knees.

Damn it. He shouldn't have let his guard down. He then heard someone running towards him. The attacker? He then felt something hard *Bash* hitting the back of his head. So, trying to knock him out? You Trash!

In that moment, his anger raised instantly at the thought and swung his right fist in the direction of the attacker and *Crack* hit something and *Splat* killing it. Ash smiled that he killed it but then heard more footsteps running towards him and started *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* hitting his head. So they are trying to knock him out and capture him. You bastards. He won't let them take him just like that.

As he was loosing consciousness, he released a purple mist from his body that surrounded him and the attackers. This was no ordinary mist but something worse. He used "Poison Mist" that was mixed with his virus. The attackers got infected by the virus but it didn't attack their bodies. Oh no. He simply ordered the virus to stay dormant inside their bodies. He has something much worse planned for these bastards. After he planted the virus successfully, he grinned as he lose his consciousness.

After 6 Hours

Ash was regaining his consciousness slowly. He still felt a little bit dizzy and weak from the poison. He also heard some voices speaking to one another. He could feel his virus fighting against the poison and making his body more resistant to it. After a few minutes, he was finally able to see and hear clearly. He saw that he was somewhere in a very large room made of stones that looked ancient. He looked around the room and saw four huge long chains hanging from the walls. He followed the chains at saw that they were attached to his arms and legs. One chain for each of his limbs. So whoever they were, they captured him and chained him too. They also stripped him of his clothes but left his swim trunks on.

Ash was getting angry by the seconds and thought maliciously what he was going to do to these bastards. He came out of his thoughts when the door to his room opened and several stallions wearing tribal clothes came in with swords, spears and bows. They were all earth ponies.

Seriously? Ash was captured by these kinds of beings. Oh, that really really made him depressed. He could have accepted it they were some special military force or even some dark cult but this? This was really pathetic. As he was drowning in his self pity, another one entered the room. When he looked at who it was, it shocked him.

The thing that entered the room was .... he could not describe what it was. It looked like it was a cross between a monkey and a dog or a wolf. And is that a hand at the end of its tail?

It looked at Ash and grinned and walked towards him like he own him. He said, "So this is the great monster hunter I have been hearing about. Doesn't look very strong."

It saw that he was still staring at it and said, "What's this? It can't even speak to me hmm? Too speechless to say anything?"

Ash then finally said it, "What in the hell are you suppose to be?"

It became angry and said, "My name is Ahuizotl. I am the aztec king and you monster hunter, now belong to me."

Ash smiled and said, "That's where you are wrong, Ahuizotl. I belong to no one."

Ahuizotl said, "You will be my slave when I am done with you. Then you will-"

Ash cut him off and said, "Help you with conquering the world. Blah blah blah. Geez. You nymph skulls need to come up with a different plan. Everyone of you have the same idea. Pathetic."

While he was saying that, he scanned the area and found that there were 10 stallions who were carrying his virus. 5 of them were present in this room, while the rest were present in different rooms.

Ahuizotl became mad and threatened him, "You will do well to follow my orders or I will have to do something that you will not like."

Ash asked with a smile, "And what would that be?"

Ahuizotl grinned and said, "I found a yellow Pegasus who is in love with you. You don't want anything to happen to her now would you?" He grinned more when he saw Ash face changing.

When Ash heard that he was talking about Fluttershy, his face turned to a scowl. To make him follow him, this thing is going to hurt Fluttershy. No! He will not let this thing touch her. He will slaughter this thing and it's followers like the trash they are!

Ash mentally ordered the 10 infected to hatch and takeover their host. The virus immediately did that and the 10 stallions were now under the control of the virus. He then ordered them each to move closer to a group of enemy. 5 infected in the room moved towards a different group of enemies and awaited his orders while the 5 infected outside the room did the same with other groups.

Play this music for their slaughter

Ash then stood on his legs and his muscles bulged due to his immense anger. His scowl turned to an angry grin and glared at Ahuizotl who was beginning to fear him.

Ash spoke in a demonic voice, "If that is the case then I have no choice but to exterminate everyone of you trash from this world. Good bye."

This made them fear at what he just said. They had him chained up but still he acts like he can get away from them.

Ahuizotl out of fear shouted, "Get him before he does anything!" With that, the stallions charged at Ash in order to subdue him. They thought that they can take him down as they did before. How wrong they were.

Ash exhaled loudly and then inhaled a ton of air. Due to being inside a building, everyone began to suffocate due to the sudden lack of air. After inhaling a large amount of air, he then used one of Zebura's special moves. He shouted "Sound Bazooka" that sent out shock wave in every direction, destroying the room and knocking back the enemies. Large cracks *Crackle* started to form on Ash's chains and then *Throom* they shattered into thousands of pieces.

Ash kept shouting "Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!" for about 20 seconds and then stopped. He looked around the room and saw it was falling apart and the enemies were beginning to stand on their legs after being knocked away by his shock wave. They were also injured greatly by his attack but still managed to stand back on their legs.

Ahuizotl dug himself out from under the rubble and saw his soldiers damaged. He then looked back at Ash and was frightened to see that his chains were destroyed as well. He was free of his bindings and he didn't looked happy at all. Ash was glaring at him with hate that made him shiver with fear.

However, when he saw how many of his soldiers were ready to engage him, Ahuizotl's fear was replaced with confidence. He then said, "You can't win monster hunter! We are many while you are just one! Ha ha ha ha ha!"

Ash then ordered the infected stallions to turn into "Bio Bomb". The infected started to shake violently as the virus began to mutate their insides. This gained the attention of nearby enemies and they moved closer to them to see what was wrong with them. Big mistake.

Several red tentacles shot out from the bodies of the infected and grabbed nearby enemies, and then pulled them towards itself. The infected then *Booom* exploded, killing nearby enemies and showering the area and enemies with infected flesh, organs and blood.

Those unfortunate enemies who were showered with the infected flesh or blood became infected zombies. Ash mentally ordered the infected zombies to attack the others. They did that and started to attack the others and turning them into infected zombies as well.

Ash then started to walk towards Ahuizotl who was yelling at his former soldiers who were attacking and infecting other enemies. He became fearful when he saw Ash coming closer to him. He ran out of the room and Ash followed him while he ordered the infected to kill and collect all enemies for devouring.

As Ash followed Ahuizotl, he saw that they many hallways like an old castle or something. To confirm this, he used "Echolocation" on the entire building he was in.

With the sound vibration going into every direction, it gave him the image of the surroundings and it was confirmed that he was in a huge building that was 80% buried below the ground with the remaining 20% above the ground. So that's where the exit is.

As Ash followed Ahuizotl, he found him in front of a huge double door with 50 soldiers guarding it.

Ahuizotl shouted to them, "Quick! Kill him immediately! I don't care how strong he is! Just kill him!"

The soldiers followed his command and attacked Ash. Ahuizotl stood closer to the door and watched his soldiers attack him, thinking that they might be able to stop him. He was dead wrong.

Ash was getting annoyed as Ahuizotl fled from him and now, more of his soldiers stood in his path. He got angry and as the soldiers came closer, he shot out a red tentacle towards the nearest soldier and caught him by the throat. He then pulled him towards his hand and grabbed his throat and lifted him closer to his face. What he did next terrified the shit out of everyone.

Ash's eyes turned red and he opened his mouth wide which were full of long razor sharp teeth that made everyone's eyes go wide as dinner plate.

Ash growled *Grrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaa* and then *Chomp* bit off the entire head of the enemy in his grip in front of everyone making them gasp as blood sprayed around from the now headless body. This made the soldiers stop right in their tracks when they saw this act of cannibalism. Ash then chewed the head inside his mouth that emitted *Crunch* *Crunch *Crunch* which made the others shiver with fear. They then gasped when they saw red tentacles emerging out if his body and latched onto the headless corpse in his grip. The corpse was then pulled into Ash's body and was devoured. Ash didn't care if they saw him like this because he was going to devour everyone here.

Everyone saw this cannibalism and were now trembling with fear. Especially Ahuizotl. They have never seen someone being devoured like this before as they have traveled through many dangerous places and saw some of their fellow being killed and eaten by wild animals but this. This is simply cannibalism. And to their horror, they saw Ash charging towards them with a murderous face and mouth wide open. They tried to defend themselves but were no match against Ash.

Ash *Chomp* bite off some of the enemies while tearing *Keeerriiippp* some of them into pieces. Several red tentacles emerged from his back and started to *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* skewer the enemies and pulling them in and devouring them. It didn't take long for him to kill and devour the 50 enemies.

Ahuizotl was trembling with fear as he saw his soldiers being devoured by the very one he wanted to control. What was he thinking when he thought that he could control him by threatening his lover? He didn't want to suffer the same fate of his soldiers. So he opened the huge double door and fled inside but not before he screamed when he felt a sharp pain in his tail.

As Ash was tearing and devouring the soldiers, he saw that Ahuizotl was opening the door and fleeing inside. This made him angry and shouted "Single Slash Voice Cutter" and launched a blade made of sound out of his mouth at Ahuizotl at the speed of sound. However, Ahuizotl managed to get in the room but his tail was still outside and was *Shiiiing* cut by his attack, which made him let out a painful scream.

After devouring the soldiers, he walked over to Ahuizotl's severed tail and stomped on it, devouring it, gaining his DNA. Before going into the room, the infected informed him mentally that all of the enemies have been infected except for Ahuizotl. Ash then ordered them to come into this room as he walked inside.

Ahuizotl DNA
Can now create multiple limbs.

When Ash entered the room, he saw that it was a huge place and had three huge stone doors. One in front of him, one to the left and one to the right. He saw that Ahuizotl was standing in the middle of the room and there was a switch on the floor.

Ash said, "This is what happens to those who threaten my friends. They get devoured." He then glared at Ahuizotl and said, "And now, I will devour you."

Ahuizotl was still afraid of him but he had a hidden weapon that was present in this room. He said, "I may not be able to kill you, but there is something that this room holds that will kill you. This place we are in, is an ancient temple built thousands of years ago to hold something very dangerous. And now you will face them and die!"

Ahuizotl stepped on the switch and ran towards a wall. He immediately climbed the wall and into a small hole that was in the ceiling to escape. Ash was about to attack him but stopped when the three huge stone doors began to open. As they were opening, he heard some *Thud* stomping, like something huge was making it's was in the room. Ash waited to see what it was and what came out of the stone doors, shocked him.

Three huge beings made of flesh and metal came out from the doors. The first one was an black armored knight at 17 feet tall with spikes all over its body. Its left arm was a scythe and its right arm had a chain that was connected to a sever head. He named it Dullahan.

Next one looked like a female knight at 18 feet tall with black and gold armor with spikes. Just like the Dullahan, it had its sever head chained to its left arm while its right arm was an axe. It also had long golden hair. He named it Iron Maiden.

The last one was the biggest of them all. It stood at 20 feet tall and had black armor. It wielded a long spear like sword with many teeth on the sides. There were some chains hanging from its back. The most notable feature of his thing was that it had two heads. One on its neck that looks like a wolf's head and one on its chest which looked like a human skull with one green eye and flesh on its side with two skeletal hands. He named it Red Riding Hood.

What the Hell are these things!!!??? Are they the weapons Ahuizotl talked about? Are they from a thousand years before? How strong can these things be? Ash was in deep thought about what these things could be. He had never seen anything like these things before. He was also feeling a little bit creeped out by their looks. It looked like it was something made with the darkest magic of all.

Ash was so busy in thinking that he didn't even notice the Dullahan walking towards him, then swung its chain head at him *Bash* and launched him towards a wall *Crash*.

Ash was stunned at not what just happened but that he felt something he has yet to experience ever since he came to this world. He felt pain. These thing were capable of inflicting pain on him. If that is the case then he needs to get serious with them. He got out of the wall to engage them but was met *Bash* with the severed head of the Iron Maiden. He was launched towards the Red Riding Hood, who *Shik* skewered him through his chest on its sword and then threw him behind, thinking that it had killed him.

Ash was laying still on the ground as he was experiencing pain with his chest opened and skewered heart. Yup. His heart was dead. He wasn't even breathing. Yet he was still alive. It was thanks to his "Prototype Virus" that kept him alive. The virus began to heal his wounds, made a new heart and closed his chest.

If these things were able to beat him with ease, then what would happen if they went out of this temple and into the open world. They would kill everyone and raze the kingdoms. They would even kill his friends. His .... lovers.

NO!!!! He will not allow these things to harm his friends and lovers!!! He will stop them here, kill them and devour them!!! He will exterminate these things from the face of this world!!!

As the things were about to leave the room, a loud *Thud* stopped them in their tracks. Then a demonic voice spoke "Hey. Where do you think you're going you bastards?"

They turned their attention to the voice and saw that Ash was back on his feet and was fully healed and had a demonic look. Due to the darkness in the room, his look only made it more scary as his eyes and mouth glow red with anger.

Ash said, "I don't know what you are and I don't care. But what I do know is that you need to be exterminated. So come and get me with your lives. You lower forms."

Chapter 15 Facing The Ancient Weapons

Silence took hold of the air as the three things look at Ash's demonic aura swirling around his body. He took an aggressive stance and got ready for one hell of a beat down. He went Super Saiyan while still expanding his intimidating aura.

Play this music for this fight

Ash was the first one to make the move. He used "Soru" to appear in front of Dullahan and above the ground. He then gave it a strong right *Clang* kick at its abdomen that launched it *Crash* into the wall to his left side.

While he was in the air, the Iron Maiden attacked him from behind with its head. Ash used "Geppo" to jump higher into the air in order to avoid the incoming attack. After successfully dodging the attack, he ran on the chain that was attached to the severed head. When he got closer to the Iron Maiden, he gave it a good *Clang* punch in its chest and sent it flying *Crash* into a wall.

As soon as Ash landed on the ground, the Red Riding Hood swung its sword at him, aiming for his right chest. Ash didn't have enough time and used "Tekkai" to harden his chest muscles but it didn't work as he wanted to. When the sword made contact with his right chest, *Clang* the sword actually broke through his defense and launched him into a wall. That hit hurt him again and his virus healed him again. As he was sailing through the air and towards the wall, he flipped in mid air and planted his feet on the incoming wall. When Ash landed his feet on the wall, *Slam* a huge crater was formed with many spider webs going through.

As Ash was on the wall, he looked back at the Red Riding Hood with hate that made his veins bulge. He concentrated muscles around his legs and then launched himself from the wall, towards it with such strength, that the wall he used to jump from was destroyed due to the amount of pressure he made. As he was flying towards the Red Riding Hood, he reared his right hand back and concentrated a lot of muscle in his right arm and prepared to give it a powerful blow.

When Ash reached Red Riding Hood, he *Baassshh* punched it with such strength and speed that it created a huge shock wave that send it flying towards *Crash* a wall and through it. He learned a new skill and named it "Sonic Fist". He recalled doing something like this at the tournament but at that time, it was much weaker.

Sonic Fist
Punch the enemy with such speed that causes a powerful shock wave to be released from the punch and damaging the enemy. This bypasses any defense the enemy has and damage them from the inside out.

When he landed on the ground, he couldn't even take a breath to relax himself as two severed heads were thrown at him from both sides. He immediately stretched his arms to his sides and caught the severed heads in his hands. Dullahan's head in his left hand and Iron Maiden's head in his right hand. Tough bastards. They already recovered from his attacks.

Ash then pulled their heads with such strength that made the Dullahan and the Iron Maiden fly forcefully towards him. He then took a step back and saw that Dullahan and Iron Maiden *Clang* crashed into each other. Ash released their severed heads and casted an explosive spell, lightning spell and fire spell on them but was shocked to see that it didn't worked. Or more specifically, the spell had no effect on them. Could they be made out of the same metal as the Ninth metal? He put this information aside for now and joined both of his hands into a single strong fist and *Baaassshh* hit the two with immense strength that send them flying towards *Crash* a wall.

After Ash sent the two flying, he took a breather to relax himself. His break was interrupted when something landed behind him and attacked him, aiming for his head. Ash quickly used "Armament Haki" to cover his hands in invisible armor, making them black. He then raised both of his hands above his head and caught the attack with his hands. He grunted as the attack was strong and then looked at what it was. It was a red sword, that belong to the Red Riding Hood who was standing right behind him. How can it recover that fast from his strong attacks?

He didn't get a chance to retaliate as two sever heads were again thrown at him and *Clang* hit him dead on. Ash was launched towards Red Riding Hood who caught him with its hand and then *Crash* *Crash* *Crash* slammed him into the ground multiple times. After doing that for a few seconds, it then threw Ash towards Dullahan and the Iron Maiden, who used their scythe and axe to *Schlikt* cut off his arms and legs while he was in the air.

Ash landed on the ground with a grunt as he felt pain from his limbs being severed. His virus used the biomass that was stored inside his body to create new limbs within seconds. He then stood back on his legs and was shocked to see that all three of them recovered quickly. His attack only dented their armors. How strong are these bastards?

Ash's anger only escalated as he saw that his attacks were not working. If more strength is needed to hurt them, then that is exactly what they will get from him. He then powered up his Ki and activated the Kaioken. The energy around me changed from gold to bright red.

The air began to get heavier as dust clouds were dispersed quickly. The ground and walls began to crack from the pressure of the power was making.

The Red Riding Hood was feeling something strange from Ash and didn't want to approach him. So, it gave a signal to Dullahan and Iron Maiden who then charged at him. When they came closer to him, they raised their scythe and axe and were going to cut him into pieces but Ash did not move from his position. When they swung their weapons down upon Ash, *Crash* dust clouds surrounded them that covered their vision. They waited to see Ash cut into pieces and when the dust dissipated, they saw .... nothing!!!???

How could he have dodged their attacks? He did not move from his position. Where is he? They began to look around but could not find him. As they were looking around, they then heard the sound of foot steps. Dullahan and Iron Maiden looked behind and saw Ash walking calmly towards Red Riding Hood.

Dullahan and Iron Maiden were about to turn towards him and continue their attack but then suddenly something happened that confused them. As they turned, some huge areas on their armors suddenly *Creak* *Creak* *Creak* dented in greatly like several holes were formed in their armor. This made them grunt with pain and they *Thud* fell down from the sudden shock.

What did Ash do? As soon as he was about to be cut by their weapons, he used "Speed of Sound Movement" and simply walked between their weapons and through them. He didn't need to run because in this state as he was pretty much too fast for the naked eye to see him. When he was walking between Dullahan and Iron Maiden, he used "Superhuman Vision" and everything became slow in his eyes. To him, he was seeing everything slowing down to the speed of a snail. 1 second of the real world (short to RW) turned into 5 super slow seconds (short to SSS) for him in this super state. He made an entirely new skill called "Time Walk".

Time Walk
With the combination of "Speed of Sound Movement" and "Superhuman Vision", he can walk extremely fast and see things around him like they were moving at the speed of a snail.

So Ash made use of this and *Baassshh* *Crack* *Clang* attacked them several times and with access to the Kaioken, his strength and speed was magnified by leaps and bounds. After attacking Dullahan and Iron Maiden several times in just 3 seconds (RW) or 15 seconds (SSS), he then walked towards Red Riding Hood who was waiting for its minions to finish him off. It didn't know who it was actually facing.

When Red Riding Hood saw its minions beaten like that, it looked around at the one responsible for this. It then heard foot steps and looked down and saw Ash walking towards it with an angry scowl. It got angry and swung its sword at him but only to hit air. Ash again used "Speed of Sound Movement" to walk around the sword and stopped right in front of it.

Ash then started to concentrate immense energy into his right arm. The right arm's muscles began to bulge as more energy was continuously being poured into his arm. By the time he was done, his arm looked like it was about to explode with muscles bulging due to all the immense amount of energy he poured into his right arm.

Ash then said "Explosion Punch Time 30" and *Clang* punched Red Riding Hood in its abdomen and unleashed all the concentrated energy from his right arm into its body. Red Riding Hood didn't feel anything as it looked down on Ash and was about to attack him but *Bash* was pushed back when a huge shock wave erupted from within its body. It looked at its body to see what attacked him but saw nothing and then *Bash* another huge shock wave erupted from within its body that knocked it back again. Then several shock waves *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* erupted from within its body that sent it flying backwards with such force that it *Crash* through the wall and then another *Crash* and another *Crash* and again *Crash*.

Red Riding Hood was sent far away from Ash's location and the attack finally stopped after the 30th shock wave. Many infected then informed him mentally that something big crashed near them and he realized that Red Riding Hood was sent crashing towards the hoard of infected zombies. He ordered them to attack it and stall it. The infected zombies obeyed him and started attacking the Red Riding Hood.

Ash then turned his attention towards Dullahan and Iron Maiden who were beginning to stand back on their legs but were struggling a bit. Looks like they were damaged when he attacked them. Iron Maiden was the first one to recover and then charged towards him while swinging its severed head. Before he engaged the Iron Maiden, he formed some hand signs and slammed his hands on the ground and said, "Wood Style Silent Strangle". Tree like roots shot out from underneath Dullahan and then started to wrap around it and constrict it. Dullahan was temporary immobilized.

Ash then manifested his "Evil Voice Demon" and waited for it to come closer to him. When it came near him, it swung its severed head at him but he strongly *Baassh* punched its head aside, leaving a good dent in its face. Ash then became one with his Gourmet demon and unleashed a devastating attack on the Iron Maiden. From the perspective of others, they would have seen a demonic being was standing were Ash was.

Ash swung his right fist at the Iron Maiden armored chest and *Baassshh* hit it with such strength that staggered it and dented it greatly. Becoming one with his Gourmet Demon made him even more stronger and increased his natural defense by a lot. He then swung his left fist at its chest *Baassshh* and did the same result as the right fist. He then jumped up and brought his right elbow down on its neck area with such force that *Baassshh* its greatly dented inward and it's lower body was buried into the ground. Ash landed on the ground and then grabbed it and lifted it above him. He then jumped up with it and brought it down to his right knee as they landed back on the ground with a loud *Crack*.

This action destroyed its spine and cracked the armor open. From the crack, silver liquid flowed. It must be its blood. Several red tentacles shot out towards the broken form of the Iron Maiden but they were unable to devour it as it was made up of unknown metal and returned back into his body. He got angry and lifted Iron Maiden above him and *Keerrriiiippp* ripped it in two. He was drenched in its silver liquid, which he was able to devour and gain its DNA. Red tentacles again shot out of his body and this time, they impaled the Iron Maiden and devoured it. Ash devoured the entire Iron Maiden with its severed head within seconds. That's one down and two to go.

Ash's head then jerked to the left as something hard *Bash* hit his head. The flesh on the right side of his head exploded due to the force of the attack but he stayed in his spot thanks to him becoming one with his Gourmet Demon. This only angered him as his virus healed him and then he looked at the one who attacked him from behind which only angered him further. He saw that Dullahan was free from his wood bindings and attacked from afar with its severed head.

Ash turned his attention to Dullahan and glared at it with anger who was now charging towards him with a war cry that irritated him. It was still far away from Ash who was impatient, so he used "Voice Machine Gun" and shot several bullets made of sound from his mouth *Brahahahahahaha* towards it and damaging it.

After continuing his attack for a few seconds, he stops and sees that the Dullahan was severely damaged with several holes punctured all over his armor and was staggering a bit. Ash used "Soru" to appear in front of it and grabbed it's neck area, bringing its whole body down to his level and said demonically, "You're too loud." He then inhaled a lot of air and then said, "Voice Missile" and literally shot a missile made of sound out of his mouth towards the Dullahan at point blank range which *Boom* exploded on contact. He used "Voice Missile" again *Boom* and again "Voice Missile" *Boom* without releasing Dullahan from his hand. Some area behind the Dullahan were completely destroyed by his powerful voice attack.

After giving it some major punishment, Ash looked at what remained of the Dullahan. Its armor was ruined beyond repair and its limbs were mangled. Silver liquid seeped from the cracks on the armor. He looked at its head that was lying on the ground and shot out a tentacles from his back and brought it near him and dropped it in his hand. These tentacles were black with red outlines. These tentacles were the Rinkaku.

When its severed head was in his grip, he opened wide his mouth that was filled to the brim with razor sharp teeth and *Chomp* bite an entire piece from its head making it scream in pain. So these things can feel pain. Well, all the more reason to give it more Pain.

After *Crunch* *Crunch* *Crunch* eating a piece of its head, Ash again *Chomp* bit a piece from the Dullahan's head, making it scream more. He didn't stop till its entire head was devoured. After *Crunch* *Crunch* *Crunch* eating its head, he used his virus and turned his left arm into *Blade Arm*. He then threw Dullahan into into the air and when it came down, he swung his *Blade Arm* upwards and *Shiiinng* cut it in two pieces.

Several tentacles shot out from Ash's body and towards the corpse of Dullahan and devoured it along with and obtained its DNA. Two down and one to go. As Ash was about to leave the room, he spotted his severed limbs and absorbed them into his body and then left to face the last weapon.

When he arrived at Red Riding Hood's location, he saw that it was busy fighting the infected zombies. It was using chains on its back to skewer them and rip them apart with its sword. Those chains look troublesome. He inhaled a lot of air and was about to hit it with "Voice Missile" but due to his rage, his attack changed into something new.

Ash shot out an orb of sound out of his mouth and then flattened it between his hands and made three flat circular sound blades and shot them towards Red Riding Hood's chains.

The circular blades managed to *Shiiinng* cut three of the chains but four chains were left. He learned a new skill called "Sound Disc Blade".

Sound Disc Blade
First make an orb of sound and then flatten it and make three circular sound blades that can be thrown at multiple enemies and cut them into pieces.

Red Riding Hood became aware of Ash and faced him in order to protect its remaining four chains while killing the infected zombies. Ash saw how it was protecting its chains and thought that it might be its weak point. He again inhaled a lot of air and said, "Single Slash Voice Cutter" and shot four sound blades from his mouth, towards it. Red Riding Hood saw this and took a defensive stance, but Ash's target was not it but the chains on it's back. Ash controlled the four sound blades that flew around and behind it and then *Shiiinng* cut off the rest of the chains.

Red Riding Hood then fell to its knees and planted its sword into the ground and held onto it like it was severely weakened. Ash used "Soru" to dash towards it and use "Sonic Fist" to *Bash* uppercut it's fox head that launched Red Riding Hood upwards and made it flip multiple times in the air and *Crash* into the ceiling. When it fell from the ceiling, he jumped up and wrapped his arms around its back and began to spin. As they fell towards the ground, he gave Red Riding Hood a mid air suplex with it's head coming *Crash* crashing down and was buried in the ground.

Ash flipped in the air and landed on his feet. He then ran towards the upside down Red Riding Hood and gave it a strong *Clang* kick in its abdomen, that launched it backwards. Ash then used "Soru" to appear behind it and raise both of his arms and pointed towards the back of Red Riding Hood. His left arm was above his right arm with his fist clenched hard. Ash first stopped Red Riding Hood with his fist and flipped it right side up, making it stand on its legs. He then used "Rokuogan" and *Thrrooooomm* shot out a powerful shock wave that traveled through its body and heavily damaged it from the inside out. After the shock wave passes through, Red Riding Hood was standing still for a few seconds and then it fell forward. Ash didn't give it a chance to hit the ground and used "Soru" to appear in front of it and launched his right leg upwards and kicked *Basssh* the lower jaw of its fox head. Red Riding Hood's body was launched upwards with a satisfying *Crack* emitting from its fox head confirming that its neck was broken.

The Red Riding Hood body fell on its back *Thud* on the ground. Ash saw that it was not moving and moved closer to devour it while being surrounded by infected zombies. Ash thought that it was dead but then he saw that the green eye in the skull on its chest began to glow green. Its whole body began to float above the ground like a corpse hanging from a rope attached to its abdomen. The skull then casted several lightning spells on the infected zombies and started to kill them. One lightning spell hit Ash but it didn't affect him much. This bastard just won't die like the other two. If it won't go down, then it's time he kill it. Brutally!

Ash used "Soru" to appear above the skull and joined his hands together and then *Baasshh* brought it down on the skull like a hammer with such force that Red Riding Hood was *Crash* buried in the ground. Ash landed on top of the skull and started to land powerful punches *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* to its face non stop. After punching it for 2 minutes straight, he stops and looked at it. Several holes were dented into the armor and the skull was shattered into hundreds of pieces. It was not moving at all.

Just to be sure it was dead, Ash used "Shadow Clone Justu" to create 60 clones. They were divided into 6 groups of 10 clones. 4 groups had a hold of its 4 limbs. One group took a hold of its upper body while the last group took a hold of its lower body. The group of clones who were holding Red Riding Hood's limbs began to pull while the last two group of clones just held its body in place. Its four limbs were *Keerrriiipp* torn off from its body with silver liquid spraying around. Then the last two groups of clones began to pull its body apart and *Keerrriiipp* torn it in two with more silver liquid spraying around. After tearing the Red Riding Hood into pieces, the clones disappeared and then several tentacles shot out of Ash's body and devoured its corpse and severed limbs along with its sword and the rest of its silver liquid. He gained its DNA. He also devoured the rest of the infected zombies and every last drop of infected blood, making sure not a single piece of the viral flesh or blood was left behind.

Dullahan DNA
Can now eat steel. Can create and control a steel golem.

Iron Maiden DNA
Can now eat gold. Can create and control a gold golem.

Red Riding Hood DNA
Can now eat Ninth metal. Can create and control a Ninth golem.

The last DNA baffled him. These things were golems and they were made out of Ninth metal. Did Dainn get his metal from these golems? No. That cannot be. These golems were really strong and Dainn would be incapable of killing them or even scratching them. Then how did he get his hands on the metal? Did someone give him the metal? Or did he discover a destroyed golem? The last one is more likely to be true.

Ash looked around the area and saw several of the infected zombies were ripped and cut into several pieces. Some were splattered on the wall and ground. He shot several tentacles in every direction and devoured them to the last drop of blood. After devouring every infected, he suddenly realized that one person was able to escape from here and that was Ahuizotl. The one who Dare threaten to hurt his lovers.

Anger began to raise inside of him exponentially. His body began to tremble with unbridled fury. Ahuizotl, in order to escape him, he released these golems that could have destroyed Equestria. Ahuizotl didn't care as long as he escaped with his pathetic life. How dare that lower life form! Maybe he might still be in this temple. He didn't waste any time and inhaled more air than usual and shouted "Sound Bazooka" with such power that the shock waves began to destroy the entire temple from the inside out.

Ash kept on screaming for 1 minute and within that time, the entire temple was destroyed and he was buried in it. It didn't satisfy him as he launched himself through the debris and high into the air. When he was in the air, he looked down at the destroyed temple and formed hand signs and said, "Fire Style Great Fire Destruction". He then shot a massive stream of intense flames from his mouth towards the destroyed temple and set it ablaze, melting the temple.

Ash kept himself in the air with his Ki as he saw the temple burning and melting. After a short time, he then formed hands signs and said, "Water Style Bullet Orca" and shot a concentrated water bullet from his mouth at the burning temple. When the water bullet hit the temple, it exploded into huge amount of water that submerged the entire temple. In order to keep the melted temple submerged in water, he made hand signs and said, "Water Style Water Wrap" that surrounded the entire temple in a water bubble that kept the water inside.

Ash then formed hand signs and said, "Water Style Thousand Feeding Sharks" and formed a thousand sharks made up of water inside the bubble. The sharks then swam inside the destroyed temple and hunted any living thing he might have missed. After waiting for a few minutes, he released his techniques which released the bubble, turning the sharks back into water which then spread around the destroyed temple and into the nearby forest.

Ash landed in front of the destroyed temple and formed hand signs and said, "Wood Style Forest Formation". From the destruction, trees started to grow at an increased rate. In a few minutes, the entire area was filled with trees and the destroyed temple was made into a forest.

After doing all that, he finally took a breather and relaxed himself. Ahuizotl is still out there and he will find him and he will Devour Him! He then snapped his fingers and teleported his clothes that were taken away from him and wore it. He also grabbed a senzu bean and ate it to get his energy back up. After that, he used "Echolocation" to find which way was Ponyville. After a few minutes, he found it and flew towards Ponyville.

Ponyville

Ash arrived in Ponyville at night time. He first used his "Echolocation" and "Hair Sensor" to locate the girls. After confirming that they were okay, he let out a sigh and went to his house. He went to his room and laid on his bed and thought about how to increase some security for the girls safety if he was not there at the time. Many ideas came to mind that interested him greatly. When he got the right idea, he then slept peacefully.

Seventh Day

Ash was sleeping peacefully when morning came. He was in his bed but then he began to wake up when he started hearing several noises coming from downstairs. It sounded like a commotion was going on. He got out of his bed and stretched his limbs, emitting some cracks. He then went to the bathroom and washed up and got ready for the day.

Ash was still hearing several noises from downstairs, so he walked there to see what it was. When he came down from the stairs, he saw that Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Twilight, Lotus, Aloe, Ditzy, Trixie, Gilda, Swift Tail, Mellow Hoof and even Zecora were there and were talking to each others with worried expressions. Something was troubling them, so he called them out.

Ash said, "Good morning girls. What's all the commotion about?"

As soon as he said that, silence took hold of the air as everyone was looking at him with a shock expression. After a few long seconds, tears began to well up in their eyes.

Ash got worried and asked, "Girls. What happe-gaaak!?"

He got cut off when Fluttershy, Rarity and Pinkie dive tackled him with such force that he fell on his back. They cried into his chest and hugged him tightly, not wanting to let him go like he was going to go away or something. Ash began to worry more and was about to ask them what happened but didn't get to say as the rest of the girls dog piled on him, hugged him and cried.

Ash could not do anything except comfort them by hugging them and scratching their ears. After a few minutes of crying and hugging, Fluttershy finally spoke, "W-where *sob* were .... y-you?"

Ash heard her and answered, "Why? What happened? Did someone get hurt when I was away?"

Rarity said, "No darling. Nothing *sob* happened while *sob* you were away."

Ash became confused and asked, "Then why are all of you girls crying like this?"

Fluttershy said while crying, "We thought *sob* that you left us *sob* since you didn't come *sob* back last night. We thought *sob* we're *sob* not good enough for *sob* you."

Twilight said, "We became worried that you *sob* didn't return to your *sob* house and thought that something has *sob* happened to you. So, we gathered *sob* everyone to start searching *sob* for you but we couldn't *sob* find you."

Zecora said, "I too joined *sob* their search for you when I heard *sob* the news. I don't want to lose my new friend *sob* just like that. You mean so much to me." She whispered the last part but he heard her.

Ash was shocked to hear how the girls were worried about him. Seeing their crying faces hurt his heart. He never wanted to see them distraught like this. He then gently wiped their tears off with his hands and said with a soft smile, "Girls. I don't know how the males of this world treat you all but know this that I am not a male from this world. I would never leave you or hurt you ever. You are all my friends, my lovers and my treasure. I will always love you all."

The girls cry tears of happiness when they heard him say that and they continued to hug him. After a few minutes, they calmed down. They all sat in the living room and started asking what happened but before that, their stomachs decided to order some food which made them all blush. Ash smiled and went to make breakfast for all of them. After making their breakfast, they eat their delicious food.

Now that their bellies were filled, Rarity asked, "So darling. Can you tell us why you didn't come home last night?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure Rarity." He looked at the girls and said, "I was taking a nice relaxing walk through the forest. I was so lost in my relaxed state that I didn't realize that I walked deep into the forest."

The girls gasped and Applejack asked, "You walked deep inside the Everfree forest just like that? Is that the reason you didn't come back? Were you lost?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No Applejack. I was not lost and walking deep into the forest didn't make me come back to Ponyville. I was actually ambushed by some group of stallions wearing tribal clothes."

The girls gasped but Rainbow was surprised and asked, "How could someone like them be able to ambush you, a monster hunter and the winner of the tournament!?"

Ash simply said, "Poison." This shocked them as he continues, "They surprised me by using some paralysis poison and captured me ....." He told them how they caught him off guard and took him away.

Fluttershy asked, "Where did they take you if you don't mind me asking?"

Ash said, "After some hours, I woke up in a large room and chained up. Later I found out that I was inside a large ancient temple that was built thousands of years ago far away from Equestria. I also met the ones who captured me and their leader."

Twilight asked, "Who was he?"

Ash said, "I don't know what he was but his name was Ahuizotl." He then snapped his fingers to make a hologram image of him.

The girls gasped and Rainbow screamed, "You met with him!?"

Ash raised an eyebrow and said, "Yes I did. Do you know him?"

Rainbow said, "Sure we do! He sometimes gets in the way of Daring Do's adventures. We even once went against him when he was about to activate an artifact that could turn a forest into a desert."

Ash became angry at the thought of Ahuizotl. He said, "Tch. Maybe I should have killed him right there rather than letting him escape."

Lotus asked, "Why did he capture you?"

Ash said, "He wanted to make me his slave and help him take over the world."

The girls were not surprised to hear that since they have seen what he is capable of doing. Rainbow grinned and said, "But you didn't let him right. You must have beaten their flanks with ease."

Ash didn’t answer and lowered his head. Rarity saw this and asked, "Darling. Is everything alright?"

Ash said, "No Rarity." He let out a sigh and said, "I have been hiding a secret from all of you and I hoped that I could avoid this but I don't want to keep any secrets from all you girls."

Twilight asked, "Why did you want to avoid telling us this secret Ash?"

Ash sadly said, "Because it will make me look like a monster. No. Something worse than a monster."

The girls were worried about him. Why would he say something like this? Is this secret really that horrible?

Fluttershy hugged him and said, "It's okay, Ash. You are you. We will never look at you differently even if this secret you are talking about is a horrible one. I will always be with you no matter what."

Rarity said, "Me too darling. You have done so much for us and have never once treated us like objects." She then hugged him.

Pinkie said, "Me too! You are a super duper nice stallion and I love you!" and hugged him.

Lotus said, "You healed me and my sister and even accepted us into your herd. I don't think anyone would have done that to us as we were damaged mares." Lotus and Aloe hugged him.

Trixie said, "You healed my arm and horn. You gave me back my magic when no one could." She hugged him.

Gilda said, "You healed my leg and my wings. I am able to fly again thanks to you." She hugged him.

Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof said that he had saved them, healed them and freed their kingdom from a tyrant. They hugged him.

Applejack said that he saved her Granny, Rainbow Dash said how cool and awesome he was, Twilight said how smart he was, Ditzy said that he is kind, caring and does not treat her differently because of her eyes and Zecora said how he saved her life. They hugged him.

Ash smiled softly and hugged them for a short while and released them. They all went back to their seat, waiting for him to tell them about his secret.

Ash look a long breath and sighed. He then raised his right hand and turned it into liquidized red flesh. He asked the girls, "Do you all remember how I am able to heal wounds? How I made cures for incurable diseases?"

The girls nodded and except for Zecora who didn't get what he was saying as it was her first time seeing this. He said while pointing towards his liquidized red flesh, "What you see here is the result of a bio weapon going out of control."

They became confused and Twilight asked, "Excuse me Ash, but what is a bio weapon?" So they don't even know what a bio weapon is?

Ash said, "Well, think of it like a weapon that was made to kill your enemies. But the weapon was a living organism that you can control and give orders to."

The girls gasped when they heard this. To make a living bio weapon against the enemy was unheard of. They could never believe turning someone or something living into a weapon.

Trixie asked, "So are you a bio weapon?"

Ash shook his head and said, "I am not a bio weapon, Trixie. I merely use it for fighting against my enemies. I refuse to use it like the original bio weapon did."

Gilda asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Ash said, "This bio weapon was originally a virus created by scientist of Gentek, a genetic engineering company based in Manhattan, to increase the strength of US military soldiers or something. This virus is called Blacklight which was a top secret project and was kept away from any civilians. However, one day, a reporter by the name of Alexander J. Mercer, apparently stumbled upon this project and somehow got his hands on a vial of the virus. He intended to reveal the truth about the virus to the world or something like that. However, the military didn't wanted him to reveal their secret and killed him. As Alex was dying, he smashed the vial on the ground and released the virus and he then fell on top of it and died. After some time, his body was send to a morgue where a pair of scientists were about to perform an autopsy on him, but he woke up and ran away. After hiding for a while, he discovered that he has superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability and endurance. I don't know what happened but he started to target several people that were related to Gentek."

Swift Tail asked, "Why did he do that?"

Ash said, "One of the most dangerous ability the Blacklight has, is the ability to consume others and gain their memories, skills and appearance."

The girls gasped when they heard the horrifying news. To not only consume another but also take their memories, skills and appearance. This bio weapon started to sound more and more horrifying by the second.

Gilda didn't get what's so special or horrifying about this virus was since she eat meat which was normal for her and their species. She said, "So what? He can eat others? Big whoop. That's nothing special. We griffins hunt wild and dangerous animals all the time and eat it."

Ash explains to her, "Gilda. That is an ability more dangerous than any monster you have faced before. Let me explain it to you with an example. What if your kingdom have done wrong to an individual and then that individual has somehow gotten this ability and he decides to take his revenge on your entire kingdom? He will first approach a lone griffin and consume him and then takes the appearance of the griffin. Then under the appearance of that griffin, he will enter your kingdom and slowly start to consume the inhabitants without anyone noticing and by the time someone does, it will be too late. He won't rest until everyone in the kingdom has been killed or consumed. That's how dangerous this Blacklight is."

Everyone was shocked terrified by this. To have an enemy that can infiltrate their kingdoms just like that and then starts to kill and consume others, terrified them. Gilda understood what he was saying as she was trembling with fear.

Gilda asked, "Did .... did this Alex guy .... do that in your world?"

Ash nodded and said, "He did that but it was way worse what I have told you. He didn't simple go after the ones who made the virus or the ones who killed him. No. He made the entire Manhattan his target and unleashed the virus upon the city. The virus didn't made the civilians into him but transformed them into infected zombies. He fought both the US military and Blackwatch Special Forces. Blackwatch is the black ops military force responsible for the containment of bio-hazard/viral outbreaks. However, they failed miserably to stop him. He killed more than 1.6 million civilians and turned them into zombies. Some of them were mutated into beast and monsters. Manhattan could not be saved and in order to prevent the virus from spreading to other cities, Blackwatch detonated a nuclear bomb that destroyed Manhattan along with Alex and every spec of virus. This is an ancient incident according to the books."

The girls sat on their seat with horrifying expression and fear. How could one individual cause this much death and destruction? How can they defend themselves against something like that?

Ash said, "There's also on more thing I need to show you." He sighed and closed his eyes. After a few seconds he opened his eyes and the girl gasped at what they saw. His eyes changed from white to black and the irises changed to red.

Fluttershy asked, "Why did your eyes change .... if you don't mind me asking?"

Ash said, "My eyes changed because they are the eyes of a ghoul."

AppleJack said, "What's a ghoul?"

Ash closed his eyes and changed them back before explaining. He opened his eyes and said, "I'm gonna begin by saying they don't exist anymore because they lived a long time ago. A ghoul is an individual that look like humans and they wielded powerful weapons called kagune. They are weapons that inside of a ghoul's body. The cells in a ghoul's body gives them the ability to create this ghoul weapons along with giving them the ability to slowly heal themselves. These cells are also the reason that ghouls have black eyes. The way the ghouls lived was hard especially because of what they had to eat."

Twilight asked, "What did they have to eat?" Everyone was off they seats about finding out what they eat but will be horrified about what they'll hear next.

Ash said, "They ate living things including their own kind."

Everyone gasped after hearing this. Why would they eat their own kind? Rarity asked, "Why would they eat their own kind?"

Ash said, "It's because they couldn't eat anything else. The cells in a ghoul's bloodstream didn't allow them to eat any normal types of food. Eating the flesh off of a living thing kept them from going crazy and reveal their identities to the public. They get energy from living things and they would throw up any other type of food. I can eat normal food because the cells that I got let me eat food and I don't go crazy because I don't need to eat the flesh off of other living things. I heard about them while traveling and heard they were just ancient stories from a long time ago.

Mellow Hoof shakily asked, "If what .... happen was ancient, then .... how did you get .... your hands on the virus and the cells?"

Ash said, "When I was hunting a monster, it fleed into a cave deep inside a mountain. I went in and I discovered a lab deep below the ground. I had no interest in the lab and moved around in search for the monster. It ambushed me from behind and threw me towards the lab. I crashed through some walls and glasses and landed in some sort of freezing area. I didn't know what that place was at the time but I landed on two of the vials that contained the virus and the cells. The virus and cells then started to takeover my body but due to my strength and anger, I took over the virus and cells and made it mine and killed the monster with it. I was surprised what it did to my body. So naturally, I began to look around the lab and found many files about this virus and the cells and what abilities they possesses. Before leaving, I burned everything thing in the lab and collapsed the cave, so that no one would ever get their hands on this virus or the cells and repeat those incidents ever again."

After a few moments of silence, Pinkie asked, "Do you have the ability to consume us well?" He nodded. She then asked, "You won't use it like this meany Alex or those meany ghouls?" He shook his head. She smiled widely and said, "Then that's fine with me Ash." She hugged him.

Ash smiled and hugged her and said, "I promise you girls that I will not become someone like that maniac Alex or those crazy ghouls. I will only use the ability to consume those who are scums like Dainn and that Ahuizotl thing and use my ghoul abilities to help others."

The girls smiled and hugged him. Twilight asked, "Ash. If you consume someone, then what happens to their bodies?"

Ash said, "Those that I have consumed are turned into biomass which is the biological material that makes up a living organism." He then created a small ball of biomass from his hand and showed it to the girls.

The biomass looked like soft red flesh. Twilight was fascinated by this and even touched it and found it to be soft like cotton.

Twilight asked, "What do you use this biomass for?"

Ash said, "Since I can control and manipulate flesh with the virus, I use them to heal others and make cures for diseases." Zecora now understood completely how he was able to heal others. Especially Scootaloo 's wing disease.

Applejack asked, "You mean that you can heal any injury others have?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes I can. And if someone loses their limbs or some organs, then I can simply use the biomass to recreate their missing body parts. Heck, I can show you girls right now."

Ash stand up and walked in the middle of the room and then faced them. He raised his right arm and turned it into a razor sharp claw which made them gasped. He then *Shiiinnng* cut off his left arm that fell on the ground and made a puddle of blood. The girls gasped again and started to scream but went silent when Ash told them that he was fine as he turned his claw back into his hand.

Ash said, "There is no need to panic girls. I am fine. Heck, I barely felt that."

Applejack shouted while pointing to his severed left arm, "How can you say something like that when your arm is lying on the ground!?"

Ash smiled and pointed to his left arm stump and said, "Just watch."

The girls were shocked to see red flesh growing from his left arm stump. It grew to the size of his arm and they saw bones, muscles, veins and skin regenerating at an alarming rate. In just seconds, his left arm was good as new. But what about his severed left arm?

Trixie asked, "What will you do about your severed arm?"

Ash smiled and picked his severed left arm up and said, "Simple. I will consume it and turn it into biomass." Red tentacles came out of his hand and devoured his severed left arm. He then stomped on the puddle of blood and red tentacles came out and devoured every last drop of blood that was on the ground. After a few seconds, the ground was spotless, cleaned of any blood stain.

The girls sat there with shocked faces. Rainbow then asked, "That is so cool! What else the virus can do and how did you make your hand into a claw!? And what are those ghoul powers!?"

The girls became interested to know about that. He saw that and smiled a little. Ash said, "With this virus, I have gained the ability to turn my arms into several dangerous weapons." He then transformed his hands into a razor sharp claw.

Ash said, "This is called "Razor Claw" which is made from hardened flesh that is able to cut clean through steel like butter." He then increased the size of his hands that was twice as big as his hands.

Ash said, "This is called "Hammer Fist" that can punch straight through solid walls but since I already have "Superhuman Strength", this ability became useless." He then changed his arms into more bulky muscular arms.

Ash said, "This is called "Muscle Mass" which increases my strength and allows me to lift things that are really heavy or bigger than myself. However, this ability is useless due to my "Superhuman Strength". He then stretched his right arm into an elongated appendage with a blade at the end.

Ash said, "This is called "Whipfist". I can extend it very far and attack others from a distance. I usually use this ability to catch monsters or swing from building to building." He then transformed his right arm into a huge blade.

Ash said, "This is called "Blade Arm" and just like "Razor Claw", it can cut through just about anything." He then transformed his right arm into a huge shield.

Ash said, "This is called "Flesh Shield" that is capable of stopping any incoming attack but it will break if it sustains too much damage." He then took a stance and the girls gasped when they saw red tendrils coming out and covering his whole body. After 5 seconds, what stood in front of the girls shocked them.

Ash's whole body looked like it was dipped in melted steel that now formed his armor. He said, "This is called "Viral Armor" that's pretty much impenetrable."

After showing his virus powers, he turned back to normal and began to use his ghoul powers. Red tentacles began to grow out from his back.

Ash said, This is called "Rinkaku" that appears as tentacles and is released at the back around the waist. A rinkaku wielder has powerful regenerative abilities and some could even survive the most critical of damage. Its peculiar appearance and structure yield a superior striking power and they excel in brute strength. Some rinkaku users are able to manipulate the shape of their kagune, such as changing its usual tentacle form into swords or claws." He retracted the tentacles and formed a blue blade around his arm.

Ash said, This is called "Koukaku" that is released below the shoulder blade. Due to its high density of Rc cells, it is heavy and extremely robust, giving it the greatest sturdiness and making them very well suited for defense. Normally, they are generally shaped into armors or shields, but on the offense, they can be shaped like melee weapons such as drills, hammers, blades, and swords." He made the sword disappear and brought out what looked like wings made of fire.

Ash said, "This is called "Ukaku" and it is spread out like feathers and is released from the shoulder area, it specializes in high speed attacks, most of the users seeming to have highly enhanced speed. The kagune is lightweight and can be used to deliver high-speed attacks against an adversary, the primary method of attack is crystallizing their kagune to deliver a high speed torrent of spike-like projectiles, however whilst crystallized they are much stiffer and cannot be used for short range combat; at least one ukaku-type can generate powerful lightning-like bolts, a possible rare ability. While the kagune is suited both for short-distance and long-distance attacks, short-range is considered their weakness. They may use their kagune as a shield and several are capable of shaping them into sharp blades reminiscent of a koukaku to aid in close quarters. Many ukaku-types are able to increase the flexibility of their kagune for short-range combat, though this makes it ill-suited for their distinctive long-range attacks." He retracted the wings and brought out what looked like a blue tail.

Ash said, "This is called "Bikaku" and typically has a tail-like appearance and is released around the tail-bone/coccyx. It is good for medium-distance attacks and has decent offense, defense, and speed. Thus, they have no notable strengths or weaknesses like the kagune based on other Rc types, meaning the kagune itself is treated as a surprise "trump card.""

After he retracted the blue tail, he looked at the girls. They were really impressed and amazed to see his different forms and abilities. Now they realized what he meant by seeing him differently when they saw him looking a little sad.

Ash asked with a frown, "So girls. What do you think about me now?" He lowered his head and waited to hear them call him a monster after seeing what he was capable of doing. However, what came next, he was not expecting at all.

All the girls hugged him from every side. He was confused. Why were they not afraid of him after they saw what his virus and ghoul abilities can do?

Ash asked, "Why girls? Why aren't you afraid of someone like me?" The girls looked at him and gave a soft smile.

Fluttershy said, "Because Ash. Even though you possess some dangerous powers, you use them to keep us and Equestria safe."

Rarity said, "That's right darling. You don't misuse your powers."

Twilight said, "Any other would have tried to take over Equestria."

Applejack said, "Or try to become the center of attention."

Rainbow said, "Or hurt someone for no reason."

Pinkie said, "Or take away someone's cake and goodies and eat them by himself."

Ditzy said, "Or be mean to others."

Lotus said, "Or force others to follow him."

Aloe said, "Or threaten to hurt them if they didn't do what he asked them to do."

Gilda said, "Or force others to become their mate."

Mellow Hoof said, "Or force others to become their slaves."

Trixie said, "Or charge huge amounts of money for healing them."

Swift Tail said, "Or kill others."

Zecora said, "Or try to forcefully rule others."

Ash was stunned when he heard the girls say that. They were not afraid of him and they didn't see him as a monster but one who they love with all their hearts. He was really happy that they were not afraid of him. He smiled softly and hugged them.

Ash said, "Thank you girls. For being with someone like me."

After a few minutes, Gilda asked, "Ash. I have been meaning to ask you something. How did you make your wings before?"

Rainbow said, "Yeah. You said something about an ability or something."

Ash said, "There is another ability the virus gives me. Whenever I consume my enemy, if he has a special trait, then I can absorb that trait and use it for myself. Watch as I use Griffin DNA and Pegasus DNA to make my hybrid wings."

The girls watch with shock and amazement as he creates his wings from his back. After he finished making his wings, Ash asked, "So. How do you like my wings?"

The girls couldn't help but gawk at his wings. They look really majestic. They even started to touch his wings and nuzzle their faces into his feathers. Ash was feeling a little ticklish and weird at their touching but just smiled at them.

Rarity said, "Darling. These wings are magnificence."

Fluttershy said, "And they feel soft and warm."

After a few minutes of touching, Rainbow asked, "So Ash. Can you ... can you give us that virus?"

The girls were shocked to hear her ask that after they have just seen with their own eyes what it was capable of doing.

Applejack said, "Rainbow! You feather brain! Why do you want something like that when Ash has just told us how dangerous it is?"

Rainbow said in her defense, "I know that AJ! But this is different from his Gourmet Cell!"

Ash was about to deny her request but stopped when he realized something that made his eyes go wide. With the help of his virus, he can modify ..... and change ..... and the Gourmet Cell .... can .... and ... with ... modification. He then face palmed that gained the attention of the girls.

Pinkie asked, "Are you okay, Ash?"

Ash saidm "I am fine girls. It's just that Rainbow has given me a brilliant idea."

The girls became shocked and Applejack said with a bewildered face, "What? You mean this feather brain here who lays around on a cloud and sleeps all day long?"

Rainbow puffed her chest out and put her hands on her hip and said proudly, "Yeah!" but then she realized what Applejack just said and began to blush, "I mean no! I mean .... Applejack!"

The girls and Ash laughed at Rainbow as she pouted cutely. Rarity asked, "So darling. What idea did Rainbow Dash give you?"

Ash said, "At first, I was afraid of giving you my Gourmet Cell, thinking for your safety. But thanks to Rainbow Dash, she reminded me of what I can do with my virus."

The girls became confused, especially Trixie, Gilda, Ditzy, Lotus, Aloe, Swift Tail, Mellow Hoof and Zecora since they were not there when Rainbow first asked him to give them his Gourmet Cell. His lovers explained to them about his Gourmet Cell and were amazed to hear that something like that existed but became afraid when they were told about what would happen if they were not compatible.

After the explaining was done, Ash said, "Since I can control and manipulate my flesh, blood and cells, I may be able to modify and even control the Gourmet Cells and make them compatible with you girls. This way, you can safely use them to get stronger and defend yourselves and others. But I am going to give you all a controlled version of the Gourmet Cell and some of the abilities of the virus so you won't hurt yourselves or others accidentally."

Rainbow Dash was overjoyed to hear that and started to fly around the room happily. Some of the girls were worried about his decision and Fluttershy asked, "Ash. Do you really have to give us something like that?"

Ash gave her a soft smile and said, "Fluttershy. There is no need to worry. What I will be giving you all will be like a another set of wings for you and the girls. However, they will lack some of the dangerous powers, so don't worry about it okay. And besides, what if I was away saving someone else and some idiot decided to attack you girls in my absence? Well, he will pay dearly as you girls will be much more stronger than before with my Gourmet Cells." He then scratched her ear to make her relax.

The girls understood what he was saying. He can't be around all the time to protect them. Maybe this way, they can defend themselves from the enemies. They all nodded and accepted his offer.

Rainbow then flew towards him and ask, "So, when are we going to get our Gourmet Cells?"

Ash said with a smile, "I will need some time to experiment a bit. After I have confirmed it to be safe, then I will give you all a modified version of my Gourmet Cell."

Rainbow asked, "How long will that take?"

Ash thought for a bit. He will have to first make it compatible for the girls and then decrease their dangerous potency and other things. It will take while to complete this project.

Ash said, "It will take me at least a month or two at most."

Rainbow became sad and threw her arms in the air and said, "Oh come on! Can't you speed it up? Please." She used her puppy dog eyes on him and it was super effective. However, Ash prevailed.

Ash said, "I can't speed it up, Rainbow." He scratched her ear and said, "I don't want to give you something that will turn you into a monster or something. I just want you girls to be safe. That's all."

Rainbow pouted cutely but accepted it. Ash then realized something and asked Rarity, "Rarity. Tomorrow is the Gala, right?"

Rarity said, "Yes darling. Tomorrow, we will be going to the Gala. I have already made wonderful dresses for the girls. I even made one for you darling."

Ash raised an eyebrow and said, "But I never gave you my measurements."

Rarity chuckled and said, "Darling. I am a seamstress and I know about someones measurements by just looking at their bodies."

Ash nodded and said, "Wow. That's really something Rarity. You are a talented mare."

Rarity blushed at his compliment, "Thank you darling."

Ash then asked the girls, "So, who's taking who to the Gala?"

Twilight said, "Well, since me and my friends were given the tickets and you also received a ticket, we decided to take our friends to the Gala. This way we all can go together to the Gala with you. So, I'm taking Trixie with me."

Rainbow said, "I'm taking Gilda with me."

Applejack said, "Ah'm taking Swift Tail with me."

Fluttershy said, "I'm taking Mellow Hoof with me if she won't mind."

Rarity said, "I'm taking Lotus with me darling."

Pinkie Said, "I'm taking Ditzy with me!"

Ash then looked at Aloe and Zecora and asked, "Why don't you two come with me? Aloe? Zecora?"

Aloe smiled and said, "Thank you for taking me, Ash."

Zecora was a little stunned that he asked her to go to the Gala with him. She asked, "Is it okay for me to go with you to the Gala?"

Ash smiled softly and said, "Of course you are, Zecora. You are my friend and would love to have you go with me to the Gala. Why? Don't you want to go? If so, then I'll respect your decision."

Zecora shook her head and said, "It's not that, Ash. The ponies there are all nobles and will look down on someone like me, a commoner, a different species." Tears began to well in her eyes.

Ash became angry at the nobles for putting ideas like this one in the minds of others. He already hated them but seeing Zecora like this, made him furious at the so called nobles. Ash hugged her and rubbed his hand on her head and hair.

Ash smiled softly and said, "Zecora. You don't need to live according to the standards of some stuck up noble who have their head raised up so high like something is stuck up their .... Ahem. Anyway, what I am saying is that you will be spending time with me at the Gala. And if some of those so called nobles dare bad mouth you or any of the girls, then I will bury them 50 feet below the ground."

The girls smiled at him for saying that and hugged him. After that they then went to their houses and continued with their day. However, Ash had some other plans.

Ash left his house and went deep in the Everfree forest. There, he started to hunt tiny insects of all shapes and sizes. He first found an ant hill and investigated them. He found out that they were Bulldog ants. His worlds most dangerous ants.

He devoured a few and gained their DNA. He then started to dig up the ant hill. Inside he found the Bulldog ant queen.

Ash devoured it and gained its DNA.

Bulldog Ant DNA
Can create numerous tiny infected Bulldog ant.

Bulldog Ant Queen DNA
Can create an infected Bulldog ant queen that will lay thousands of infected eggs that will spawn infected Bulldog ants.

Ash then searched for more insects and found a swarm of house fly and Mosquito.

Ash devoured some of them and gained their DNA.

House Fly DNA
Can create a tiny infect house fly.

Mosquito DNA
Can create a tiny infected mosquito.

He continued to search more insects and stumbled upon an insect's hive in a tree. He investigated it and found it to be a hornet's hive.

He devoured all of them and gained their DNA. He then tore the hive apart and found the hornet queen.

He devoured the hornet queen and gained its DNA.

Hornet DNA
Can create small infected hornets.

Hornet Queen DNA
Can create an infected hornet queen that can lay hundreds of infected eggs that will spawn infected hornets.

After 4 hours of collecting insects DNA, he then walked towards a mountain to collect some ores but on his way, he was stopped when he heard some bird's distress voice. He immediately ran towards the sound and when he arrived, he saw that on a tree, there was a bird's nest and in the nest were some baby birds along with two adult birds. The two adult birds were flaring their wings and chirping wildly. Why are they doing that? He then looked down at the tree and found a fricking 4 foot long centipede climbing up the tree, towards the bird's nest.

Ash felt chills running down his spine when he saw the huge creepy crawly. He did like insects but never this fucking huge!!! He didn't want to touch the centipede but when he heard the bird's cry for help, he said, "Fuck it" and raised his right arm. He first gathered a blob of viral flesh and then threw it at the huge centipede. When the viral blob hit the centipede, it quickly began to ensnare it whole in red tendrils. When the centipede was captured, the virus then began to devour it whole. After a few seconds, a blob of viral flesh was stuck on the tree that has devoured the centipede. Ash then devoured the viral blob and gained the centipede's DNA.

Centipede DNA
Can create an infected centipede.

Ash let out a breath he was holding the whole time. Even though he could kill the centipede with ease, he still felt chills from seeing something huge like this creepy crawly. Also, it looks like Ash made a new skill called "Viral Ball".

Viral Ball
Throw a ball made up of viral flesh at an enemy and it will devour him whole.

He then looked at the birds and saw that they were looking at him. One bird picked something from the nest and flew towards him. The bird rested on his shoulder and he saw that it held a red flower in its beak. He opened his palm and the bird dropped the flower in his hand and then flew back to the nest. Is this their way of saying thanks?

Ash accepted the flower with a smile and said goodbye to the birds and left for the mountain. All of these insect's DNA will help him with his plan. He used "Soru" to dash towards a mountain. When he reached the mountain, he made some hand signs and said, "Shadow Clone Justu" and with a puff of smoke, 80 clones of himself appeared before him. He then told them to dig and collect any ores from the mountain. The clones starts digging with their hands turned to "Razor Claw" and "Hammer Fist", and with their strength, they were able to easily dig through the mountain.

After 3 hours of mining, Ash was able to collect a lot of ores.

Iron Ore

Silver Ore

Gold Ore

Gemstone

He didn't need the gemstones, so he will just give them to Rarity for using them in her clothes and Spike who would love to eat them. He stored them all in his pocket dimension and used "Soru" to return back to Ponyville while his clones disappear in a puff of smoke.

Ash arrived at his house but stopped outside. He began to use the insect's DNA and created many infected insects inside his body. He then raised his hands into the air and released the infected insects that flew through and around Ponyville. Some even went in the Everfree forest.

The infected Mosquitoes and infected House Flies went to Ponyville. Some went inside the ponies houses, while some stayed in the park, roofs and around the buildings.

The infected Hornet Queen flew towards the Everfree forest and began to make a hive to lay her eggs and spawn several infected hornets.

The Queen Bulldog Ant went in Ash's house garden and dug into the dirt and started to make an ant hive to lay her eggs and spawn infected ants.

All of these infected insects have been given orders by Ash:

Observe their surroundings for any strange activity.
Do not get close to anyone.
Do not make contact with anyone.
Do not harm anyone.
If someone attacks them, then don't retaliate and simply flee.
If they found something strange, then inform Ash first and await further orders.
They are not allowed to infect anyone without Ash's approval.
They are only allowed to attack someone if Ash gives them the order to.
They will defend someone if Ash gives them the order to.

There. The infected insects will keep an eye on Ponyville. This way, if someone tried to sneak in or when he is away, then the infected insects will inform him about them. He did not creat an infected centipede because it will scare the others, even himself.

Ash let out a relaxing sigh and went into his house and to his room. When he was inside his room, he pulled out all of the iron, silver and gold ores along with the pile of Ninth metal.

He first devoured the Ninth metal and stored it with the rest of the same metal he got from devouring the three golems. He sure has a lot now. He then looked at the iron ore, which was a weak metal. He began to think what to do with this useless ore. After a while he got an idea but first he needed to test it out.

Ash ate one ore of iron and inside his body, he began to manipulate his virus to change the iron from cellular level. The virus removed all impurities from the iron and made it into steel. Success. He did it. He ate the rest of the iron ore and made them into steel. He then opened his palm and created several steel ingots.

Ash put away the steel ingots back into his pocket dimension. He then devoured the gold ores and made several gold ingots.

He put the gold ingots in his pocket dimension along with the silver ores as he does not have the required DNA to consume them. Maybe he will find a golem that will give him the DNA for devouring silver.

Now, what to do with the Ninth metal. He finally can reshape them into what ever he wants. So what to make first. He thought about it that this metal will mostly be used to capture or subdue evil magical beings. He got an idea and first pulled out some sapphires from his pocket dimension and ate them. He then mixed them with the Ninth metal inside his body and began to construct a weapon from cellular level. This way, the weapon will be made up of pure Ninth metal with a perfect shape. It took him about 30 minutes to construct his weapon.

Ash then plunged his right hand into his abdomen and pulled out the weapon he constructed inside his body and what he saw looked like a master piece.

Ash created a 10 inch long spike and 2 cm width. Small sapphires were placed in two different locations. The middle part that was a bit separated had two hidden spikes. When this spike is thrown at an enemy, it will plunge into their flesh and then the hidden spikes will come out so that it will be stuck in their body.

Ash was impressed that he made something like this and named it Ninth Spike. He made 4 more and now he has a total of 5 of them. He then thought that what if he needed to subdue someone without harming them. He got an idea and started to construct something else inside his body. After another 30 minutes, he plunged his right hand into his abdomen and pulled out what he constructed.

Ash had the idea of making a bola but with the current materials, he made it look cool. There were four 4 foot long chains with one end attached to each other. On the other end, four hooks were attached to them. With these, he will be able to capture or subdue a magical being without any harm. He named it Ninth Bola. He made 4 more and now he has a total of 5 Ninth Bolas.

Since these are special weapons, Ash absorbed them into his body so that it would not fall into the wrong hands. This way, he will be able to use them whenever he wants to. He also kept the rest of the Ninth metal inside his body.

He then laid on his bed and was about to sleep when he thought something. It was his memories from his old world that he despised. He wanted to forget them and he didn't want to lie to the girls anymore. So what can he do? Simple. First make the world he has talked his original world. Then mix the memories from his old world with that world. This way, he will completely forget about his old world.

Ash smiled that it was the perfect way to erase his old world from his mind. He then used his magic and a little bit of reality warping to permanently change his memories. After a few minutes of changing his memories, he finally forgot his old world. To him, he was born on the the world he has spoken of and lost his mother to a monster and his sister from a collapsed building. He injected the Gourmet Cell into his body and became an evolved human.

Ash let out a breath and calmed himself down. He is going to be living in this world and he needs to forget about his old world and he was happy with what he did to his memories. From that world, he is a monster hunter. And a Saiyan. Here he is a an evolved Saiyan who will protect this world and its inhabitants. He will be this worlds protector. He will punish those who hurt or enslave others for their amusement. He is the strongest monster hunter. He. Is. Ash!

Ash then fell asleep with a smile.

Chapter 16 The Grand Galloping Gala

When morning came, Ash woke up from his peaceful sleep and he felt like a new man. Well, that was true as to what he did last night. He got out of the bed and stretched his limbs and yawned. He remembered that today was the day he was going to the Gala with the girls. He went to the bathroom and washed up and got ready for the day.

Ash went down the stairs into the kitchen and made some breakfast for himself and the four girls. As he was making breakfast, the girls woke up from their sleep and came downstairs and greeted him. He greeted them in return and gave them their breakfast and they all ate their food happily.

After eating their food, Ash then spent his time with them as the Gala won't start till evening. So he spent some time with each of the girls.

He first spent time with Trixie and Twilight along with Spike at the Library. He trained the girls in their magic. Trixie was able to learn how to cast an illusion spell on an enemy's eyes that will make them see something else. Twilight was able to learn some binding spells.

Ash then spent time with Gilda and Rainbow along with Scootaloo. He flew around with them and even taught them some air maneuvers. Gilda was not fast enough to keep up with them. Maybe he will change that later with his modified Gourmet Cell.

Ash then spent some time with Swift Tail and Applejack along with Apple Bloom at Sweet Apple Acres. They talked while harvesting apples from the orchard.

He then spent some time with Mellow Hoof and Rarity along with Sweetie Belle at her boutique. While they were making some clothes, he even gave her some ideas from his world that really fascinated Rarity.

Ash then spent some time with Ditzy and Fluttershy at her cottage. They talked with each other and he helped with feeding Fluttershy's animal friends. Ditzy was having a bit of trouble around the house so he helped her which she really appreciated.

Ash then went to the spa to spend some time with Lotus and Aloe. Since he was spending time with them, they gave him a massage session to which he accepted it. After having his muscles unwind, he thanked the twins and payed for the session.

Ash felt a bit hungry and went to Sugarcube Corner met with the cheerful Pinkie. He spent some time with her and taught her the recipe of how to make a pizza in different ways. Pinkie was jumping around with glee at how delicious she can make a Pizza. Even Mr and Ms Cakes liked his Pizza recipe that they asked him if they could put this recipe in on their menu and give 50% profit from it to him. He declined the money as he didn't need them and simply said that they can serve the Pizza to their customers.

Ash then went into the Everfree forest and spent some time with Zecora. He learned many different knowledges about potion making and the effects of different flowers from this forest. One of the interesting flowers was the Poison Joke that interested him. When Zecora told him what it does, he could not believe that it makes a joke on the person but when she told him what it did to his lovers, he laughed for 5 whole minutes. He was tearing up as he could not breath from laughing uncontrollably. Maybe he can use this flower as a joke item for pranks?

Ash also learned from Zecora that her kingdom is a part of the lion kingdom where they rule over them. He was about to get angry when he thought that the lions would treat the zebras like food or slaves but Zecora calmed him down saying that the king of the lions is a kind and benevolent one. The king treats them on equal terms like he does with his own species. Well, there is at least one king who is not a bastard.

After spending time with all of the girls, there were still some time left before they have to get ready for the Gala. So what can he do to spend the rest of the time doing? As he was walking through Ponyville, he spotted Spike coming out of a store.

Ash approached him and said, "Hey Spike. What are you doing?"

Spike saw him and said, "Hi Ash. I'm just getting some supplies for Twilight. What are you doing here? Want to buy something from this store?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No. I'm not here to buy anything. I'm just trying to spend some time before the Gala. And then I saw you and thought why don't I spend the remaining time with you?"

Spike said, "I like that. It would be fun to talk before I return to Twilight."

With that they then started to walk around Ponyville while talking about different stuff. Ash asked with a sly grin, "So. How are your three lovelies doing Spike?"

Spike’s whole face blushed and he began to walk slowly and said, "They are ... doing fine. I mean that ... they .. and me .. and ... "

Ash patted his back and said, "Hey Spike. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. The fillies love you and you love them, right?"

Spike calmed down and said, "Yeah. That's true. I love them. I have been spending some time with them and we have gotten closer than ever that they even gave me a kiss." He blushed at the end.

Ash laughed and said, "Atta boy, Spike. You love them and they will love you and you will live happily with them." His smiling face then turned serious and asked, "Just a warning Spike. Don't hurt or abuse them. Do not hit them, do not force them to do anything against their will and don't you ever become someone like the stallions who treat the females like property. Or you will have to deal with me. You got that?" He glared at Spike who was shivering with fear.

Spike said fearfully, "I w-would never h-harm them. I love t-them with a-all my heart a-and would protect them with my l-life. I Pinkie promise."

Ash’s serious face then turned to a smiling one and said, "Thanks, Spike. Sorry I had to do that. Ever since I have arrived to this world, I have seen the females treated like objects and some even worse. I just had to make sure that you will treat those fillies with love and kindness. And by the look of it, looks like you will. So don't hate me for what I did okay?"

Spike calmed down and didn't mind it when he explained it to him. True, he has seen some stallions act like they own the mares and he hated that. He said, "It's okay, Ash. You did the right thing. I love the girls and I don't want to become like other stallions."

Ash said, "So tell me, Spike. Have you gone on a date with them?"

Spike said, "Well, I was planning to but there are not enough places here since they grew up here."

Ash thought for a bit and said, "Why not bring them to the Gala and have your date there?"

Spike goes wide eyes when he heard this and said, "The Gala!? But that is a party for nobles and leaders to join it How can I go with my marefriends there?"

Ash smiled and said, "Simple. You and the fillies come with me. You enjoy your time with the fillies there and don't let anything the nobles say there get to you. They aren't the ones who control your life. You are. And if things get out of hand then I can always bury them 50 feet below the ground."

Spike was stunned to hear that and asked, "Would you really do that for us?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure I will. You are my friend Spike and friends always help each other out. Always."

Spike smiled and said, "Thanks Ash. Your the best."

Ash smiled and looked up at the sky and saw that it was about time for him to prepare for the Gala. He said, "Looks like it’s time that we prepare for Gala, Spike. Why don't you go ahead and gather your dates and come to Rarity's boutique?"

Spike smiled and said, "Sure Ash. I'll meet you there. Bye." With that Spike ran to gather his dates.

Ash then walked towards Rarity's boutique and when he arrived, he saw that the rest of the girls, Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy , Rarity, Trixie, Gilda, Ditzy, Swift Tail, Mellow Hoof, Lotus, Aloe and Zecora were there. He saw how they were dressed in wonderful clothes that makes them look more beautiful. They all have similar dresses like below.

The girls saw him and Fluttershy asked shyly, "Well Ash. H-How do we ... look?"

The girls were waiting for his reply and saw that he was looking at them with wide eyes and giggled. Ash shook his head and said, "Girls. You all look wonderful in those dresses. They just bring out more of your beauty. If I didn't know you girls, then I would have mistaken you all for some princesses."

This made them blush at his praise. They knew that he would like their dresses but to think that they were princesses was really something.

Rarity then said, "Well darling. If you think that our dresses are beautiful, then just wait till you see the suit I have made for you."

Ash smiled and said, "You didn't have to make me a suit Rarity. But since you did, I would like to see the suit."

Rarity said, "Darling. I made the suit for you because I wanted to. I just know that you are going to love it. Your suit is in the next room over there where you can wear it." She pointed to a room.

Ash nodded and started to walk towards the room but before going in, he said, "Rarity. I forgot to mention that Spike will be taking Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle to the Gala."

Rarity asked, "Why would he be taking the fillies there?"

Ash said, "Spike will be taking the fillies to a date at the Gala. They will be coming with me."

Rarity smiled and said, "Oh, that's wonderful. I always knew the fillies had a crush on Spike."

Ash asked, "Rarity. Do you have any dresses for them to wear for the Gala?"

Rarity said, "Why certainly yes. I made some dresses for them if they ever wanted to go to some fancy parties. And they can wear the dresses to the Gala. I even made a suit for Spike."

Ash smiled and said, "Thank you, Rarity. Spike and the fillies will be here any moment now." He heard some steps walking towards the boutique. He knew who they were and he walked into the room where his suit is and what he saw surprised him.

While Ash was changing clothes in the room, all the girls were waiting to see what he will look like in his suit. Some even tried to take a sneak peak through the keyhole but were levitated away by Rarity and Twilight.

Rarity said, "Now girls. You just have to wait to see him when he comes out."

Pinkie said, "But I want to see what he looks like. And his muscles." Said the last part in a whisper.

Rainbow was a little blunt and said, "Come on, Rarity. Move out of the way so I can see what his awesome muscles looks like."

The rest of the girls blushed at her statement. Applejack hit her on the back of her neck and shouted, "Rainbow! You can't just take a look at someone who is changing clothes! That's rude!"

Rainbow said with a sly grin while rubbing her head, "Come on, AJ. I know you want to see his body. And besides, Ash is the only one who has muscles like that in Ponyville. Not even your brother can match his muscles."

Applejack's whole head was blushing when she said that. The other girls blushed more as they heard her say that. Just as Applejack was about to say anything Rarity said, "Oh girls. If you want to know what his body looks like, then me, Fluttershy, Lotus and Aloe have already seen what he looks like and I have to say that he looked magnificence."

The other girls looked at Rarity and Fluttershy with wide eyes and with jealously. Fluttershy was trying to hide her blushing face behind her hair.

Rainbow asked, "Wait. You two saw his body?"

Rarity said, "Of course we saw him darling. But not like you are thinking about."

Applejack said, "Then how did you two see him without his clothes?"

Rarity said, "Well, when me and Fluttershy were going to our spa session to relax, we bumped into Ash and took him with us to the spa."

Rainbow Dash were shock and said, "What! Ash! The Ash!? The big strong monster hunter!? Winner of that griffin tournament and slayer of the tyrant king Dainn!? That Ash!!???"

Rarity calmly said, "Yes darling. Ash went with us to the spa to relax."

Gilda said, "But why did he go there? Couldn't he relax in some other way than go there?"

Rarity said, "He was really worried in the past few days that his muscles started to hurt him.

Lotus said, "That's right. I have never seen so much knot up muscles like that since the spa was built.

Aloe said, "He really needed to relax. He fell asleep in the middle of his massage session."

The girls became confused and Twilight asked, "What do you mean by he was worried Rarity?"

Rarity, Fluttershy, Lotus and Aloe told the girls what he told them at the spa. They girls were shocked to hear about the discovery of the Ninth metal and what it could have done to Equestria. They were glad that he killed Dainn and stopped his future war. They were then surprised at how much he cares about the girls and were then sad and cried at how much he was suffering on his home world. But now that he was here, the girl’s love for him made the darkness around him disappear. For such a strong and kind stallion, they have decided that they will be with him and support him whenever they can.

As they were waiting for Ash to come out, the front door to the boutique opened and in came Spike with Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. The girls wiped away their tears so they wouldn’t worry the young one.

Rarity said, "Well Spike. We heard that you will be taking the fillies as dates to the Gala?"

Spike blushed a bit and said, "Y-Yes. I was going to take them on a date but Ash told me to take them to the Gala."

Twilight said, "That's good news, Spike. You finally found someone to love who are around your age."

Spike nodded and the fillies hugged him that made him blush and the girls giggled at them. Rarity said, "Well, why don't you girls come with me and I will give you your dresses for the Gala. Spike, you also come with me so you can get your suit."

The three fillies and Spike nodded and went with her. After a few minutes, the fillies and Spike came down with Rarity, wearing their dresses and suit.

The girls were looking at their cute dresses and Spike looked good in his suit. If Spike looks this good in a suit then how good will Ash look in his suit. They kept starring at the door which he was behind and waited impatiently to see him. They also could have sworn that they saw some light coming from the door.

In the room, Ash was about to wear his suit but he felt a bit hungry and created a snack with Puffer Whale meat. It had many proteins but too little to fill his stomach. He wanted to eat something with more flavor, so he summoned 1 KG of Jewel Meat that was shining so much that the room was lit in bright light. He was too busy looking at the mouth watering Jewel Meat that he didn't hear the girls talking about seeing his body.

He then compressed them into small balls and deep fried them with his magic. He created Jewel Meat balls.

There were 6 of these meat balls and he was about to eat one but stopped when he thought that these are packed with proteins. So he took a very small bite from the meat ball and ate it. So delicious. So many different meat flavors were swimming in his mouth just from that small bite. The flavors kept on coming the more he chewed and when he swallowed it, his body received the high amount of protein and then suddenly, his muscles began to bulge. He looked at his bulging muscles and veins and saw how they were evolving. He was glad that he didn't wear the suit. If he did, then his suit would have been ripped apart by his bulging muscles. He used his virus to calm his muscles down and after a few seconds, his muscles turned back to normal but the muscles were still a little bit evolved.

The evolution was not complete as he stopped it. If a small concentrated piece of Jewel Meat ball did this then what would have happened if he ate a whole meat ball filled to the brim with high proteins? He would say that his Gourmet Cell will evolve to another level but he can't. Not at the moment, since he needed to wear the suit that Rarity made for him. He did not want to ruin her hard work and make her sad. So he wrapped up each of the meat balls in white wrappers and put them in the right pocket of his pants. He will eat them after the Gala and evolve his Gourmet Cell.

When Ash wore his suit, he looked like a fantasy person was standing there. He looked awesome. He tied his tail around his waist since there wasn’t a tail hole. After checking out his suit, he stored his weapons in his pocket dimension. No reason to bring them to the Gala. After that, he walked out of his room to meet the girls.

The girls were waiting impatiently while staring at the door, for him to come out. After a while, the door opened and out came Ash and when he did, the girls were shocked and surprised that made them look at him with wide eyes and jaws agape and with a slight drool. Standing in front of them was Ash in a black suit that covered his body. He had cuff buttons made up of diamonds that sparkle. The tie look like a mixture of black and silver. To say that he looked dashing was an understatement. He looked like a stallion that have came out of their dream.

Ash looked at the girls and saw how they were looking at him and chuckled at that. He moved his arms around a bit and asked, "So girls. How do I look?"

This time, it was the girls who could not say anything and only nodded their heads. He chuckled a bit more and then looked at the fillies and saw how cute they looked.

Ash said, "Well, you girls certainly look cuter than before. Is it the dresses?"

The fillies blushed and nodded. Ash then looked at Spike and saw him in a suit. He said, "Yo Spike. Looking good."

Spike grinned and said, "So do you." They both laughed a bit that shocked the girls enough to come out of their state of shock.

Ash then said, "Come on everyone. Our ride is here."

Lotus asked, "How do you know about that?"

Ash pointed towards to his ear and said, "I have "Superhuman Hearing" which allows me to hear sounds from far away. I heard some sounds of wings flapping coming towards this boutique. So they must be our ride to the Gala."

With that, they all went outside and true to his word, there were 3 carriages outside the boutique with two Pegasus attached to each of them.

First Carriage
Twilight, Trixie, Rarity, Lotus, Pinkie Pie and Ditzy.

Second Carriage
Rainbow Dash, Gilda, Applejack, Swift Tail, Fluttershy and Mellow Hoof.

Third Carriage
Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Spike, Aloe, Zecora and Ash.

Ash helped the girls to step into the carriage first which made them smile. Spike saw this and did the same with the fillies which made them happy. After everyone was in the carriages, the Pegasus pulled the three carriages and flew towards Canterlot.

Canterlot Castle Ballroom

From an eagle's eye view, the outside of the ballroom was filled with many Equestrian high class ponies or just the so called nobility. They are the most sophisticated and wealthiest ponies to ever grace the Grand Galloping Gala or the most racist bastards. There were also other leaders and nobles present there from other kingdoms as well.

Due to numerous rumors of a special guest arriving at the Gala has spread like wildfire and as usual, the nobles plan on increasing their social ladder by getting on his good side or bringing him to their side. They eagerly await the arrival of the special guest as they talk with each other.

A male noble said, "Greetings Top Lamonia. Do you perhaps know any information about the special guest attending this year's Gala?"

A female noble said, "I am sorry, Money Count. The princesses have not really shed any information about the one arriving here. I think that they want it to be a surprise."

Another male noble said, "Well, I did heard a rumor that said this pony was the one who saved Ponyville all by himself from a monster attack."

An old noble said, "Yes. There are similar rumors saying that this pony attacked a slave camp and freed the prisoners single handedly."

Some of the noble's eyes went wide when they heard this and asked, "Is that really true? To be able to do that, this pony must be strong, yes?"

Some nodded and a female noble said, "According to some of the rumors, it seems that our mystery guest hails from a land far away from Equestria. There isn't anyone that has seen what this pony may look like."

"That my dear is because that thing is not a pony like us." A voice came from behind them. They all turned their attention to the voice and saw that it was none other than Blue Blood himself. Blue Blood had a scowl on his face and was walking towards the group of nobles while he sipped from a glass of wine.

A noble asked him, "What do you mean by that this guest is not a pony, prince Blue Blood ? Have you met him?"

Blue Blood said in a disgusted voice, "Oh, I have met him alright and let me tell you that the so called special guest is not a pony at all. That thing is nothing but an abomination. Also, according to my sources, that thing has made his home in that backward, hick town known as Ponyville."

A noble said, "However, it seems that the princesses themselves have personally invited this so-called abomination to this year's Gala. Also, I have heard that he will be arriving here with the bearers of Elements of Harmony themselves."

Blue Blood said with annoyance, "Oh, please spare me. I know that my aunties are kind and benevolent, and because of that, they don't reject anyone. How can the princesses stand something like that abomination? If it were up to me, I would have thrown that abomination straight into the dungeon and throw away the keys. This is Canterlot, home of Equestria's finest nobles and we need to keep it that way and not let any filthy commoner set hooves here." The other nobles seemed to nod in agreement. However, one voice spoke against his.

"So, according to you, those who have money are allowed to come here while those who don't need to be kicked out of Canterlot? Is that what you are trying to say Prince Blue Blood?" Everyone turned their attention to this voice and saw a noble who was white furred, blue maned stallion and wore a finely pressed black tux and monocle over his left eye. Accompanying him was a lavishing mare who had white fur with a pink tint and a rosy pink mane. She wore a beautiful white dress that clung closely to her form.

Blue Blood hated these two nobles but he didn't want to look bad in front of the other nobles, so he wore a fake smile and greeted them, "Why, if it isn't Sir Fancy Pants and Fleur de Lis. I am pleased that the two of you could make it to the Gala."

Fancy also smiled and said, "You're quite welcome. It's good to meet you too, Prince Blue Blood. However, it seems that your sources have given you the wrong information about our new visitor. According to my sources, I have been informed that our guest is a truly unique being. Also, there is one big information regarding our special guest. It seems that the princesses have not only invited this guest personally but he will also be held as the guest of honor for tonight's Gala." This made the rest of the nobles' jaws dropped on the floor when they heard this news.

Blue Blood could not believe what he was hearing. He said with disbelief, "T-that cannot be true. There must be a mistake! How can that abomination possibly gain such an honor?!!"

Fleur De Lis said with a hint of a smirk, "Oh, it is very true Prince Blue Blood. Why else do you think the princesses have invited other leaders of foreign countries? If you ask me, it seems that the princesses are very interested in this mysterious being and they want the entire world to know about his existence."

Blue Blood didn't like what he was hearing. First that thing harmed him and then threatened him. A Prince! He was about to retort when the sound of trumpets ranged out. Every noble and leaders present there looked up at the sky. Over in the skyline, they could see three chariots approaching the castle. The nobles thought that the guest of honor must be on one of those chariots and prepared themselves so they could met him.

Fancy Pants said, "Well now, I believe that the bearers of the Element of Harmony are arriving in one of those chariots. And I do believe that our guest of honor will be aboard on one of those chariots and I really want to meet with him." He then held out his arm for his wife and said, "Would you care to join me, my dear?"

Fleur smiled and said, "Of course honey, I would love too". She then links her arm with his and then walked towards the incoming chariots. The rest of the nobles became interested at what Fancy Pants said and followed the noble couple. They all walked towards the incoming chariots and left Blue Blood behind.

Blue Blood didn't want to make a fool of himself. So with a huff, he too joined them and said, "Yes. Why don't we meet this guest of honor."

Nobles began to form a crowd along the red carpet as the chariots drew closer. They were interested to see who this mysterious guest could be. At the end of the carpet, the royal diarchy of Equestria as well as the foreign delegates were standing there to meet the guest of honor. The chariots touched down and the guard ponies position themselves in front of the chariot's doors.

One guard announced, "Now presenting, her royal highnesses faithful student, Twilight Sparkle, the bearers of the elements of harmony and her friends." the guards opened the doors to the first two chariots and came Twilight along with her friends Trixie, Pinkie Pie, Ditzy, Applejack, Swift Tail, Rainbow Dash, Gilda, Fluttershy, Mellow Hoof, Rarity, Lotus. They didn't move towards the red carpet, instead they simply waited waited by their chariot for Ash to come out.

The guards then made their way to the third chariot's door and proceeds to open them. Inside, the girls were a bit nervous as it was their first time coming to a Gala.

Ash comforted Aloe and Zecora, "It will be fine, girls. You are with me and I will not let anything happen to you and the girls." That made both the girls calm down. He then looked at the fillies and Spike and saw that instead of being nervous, they were excited to be here at the Gala, which made him chuckle.

The guards were a bit excited to see Ash as he has not only disciplined them but gave them some very strong armors and weapons. They were thinking that maybe they could ask him to train them as well.

The guard announced, "Now presenting, the guest of honor, winner of the last griffin tournament and slayer of the tyrant king Dainn, Ash!"

The crowd of nobles then erupted into a small bout of murmurs. The guest of honor was someone who won that tournament and also killed the deer kingdom's ruler. They were looking forward to see who this guest could be that the princesses have invited him themselves. When the guard pony opened the door, everyone held their breaths as they waited to see who the mysterious guest is. What emerged from the chariot first confused all of the nobles.

The nobles first saw a hand coming out and grabbing the side of the door and then they saw someone coming out while bending a bit down to come through the door. His head was down, so that no one saw what he looked like. They then saw the being put his right leg on the floor and when his foot touched the floor, everyone around that location felt something going down their spines. They felt power. Not magical but pure raw power coming from this being. That's because Ash did release a sample of his power by letting his power out like a wave in every direction. He was literary saying "Don't Mess With Me".

They were then surprised when they saw the being raise his head with his eyes closed and reaching his full height. The being stood at 9 feet tall. The same height as the princesses. The nobles never thought that they would have to look up someone besides their princesses. The nobles were taken aback by his appearance and were shocked and speechless when they realized that this being must be the guest of honor. The being shocked them even more when they saw him opening his eyes.

As soon as the being opened his eyes, they again felt power but this time, they saw it. They saw that his eyes radiated power of the like they have never seen before. They even wilted under his gaze.

Ash stood there and looked around a bit at his surrounding. He saw a ton of nobles in their fancy suits and some even wilted when he looked at them. He also saw that the guards were wearing new armors that were made from his gift.

Solar Guards

Night Guards

They look like they can at least defend themselves now. Ash then turned back to the door of the carriage and lifted his right hand and said, "You can come out now girls."

Ash helped Aloe and Zecora to step down from the chariot and Spike did the came with the fillies. Ash then said to the rest of the girls, "Lets go and meet the princesses, girls."

Aloe took hold of his left arm while Zecora took hold of his right arm. They began to walk down the red carpet with the rest of the girls followed close from behind. Spike and the fillies followed behind them. As they were walking, Ash heard what the nobles were talking about him.

"What is that?"

"Is that the guest of honor?"

"He's tall like the princesses."

"He's huge."

"He's buff."

"Did the guard say that he won that tournament?"

"Why are the bearers of the Element of Harmony around someone like him?"

Ash was calm that they were at least not badmouthing the girls. He then stood before the royal diarchy and other leaders. He straightens his posture and nodded his head. He said with a smile, "It is great to meet you again princess Celestia and princess Luna."

Celestia and Luna smiled and greeted him. Celestia said, "And it is my great pleasure to have you here Ash, inhabitant of the Planet Earth." She said it aloud so that everyone could hear her. This made the nobles confused as to what they just heard.

Luna saw the confused faces of the nobles and said, "What you all have heard is no lie my friends and subjects. Our guest of honor does not come from a country nor reign on Equis. He hails from a planet far far away from the stars that is more dangerous then our home. This is the true reason for the title of the guest of honor." The nobles were now shocked to hear that a being have come here from another planet.

Luna then said, "We know that you all have many questions for our guest. However, we request that you all refrain from asking them, so that we may partake in tonight's festivities. Now, lets all move into the ballroom and let the Grand Galloping Gala commence."

With that, all the guests went inside while casting a curious glance at Ash.

Play this music for the Gala.

Inside the ballroom, The girls stayed with Ash and talked with him and to each other. Spike and the fillies were moving around the ballroom with excitement. Ash saw the room and was impressed how huge it was. He also saw some tables with food and refreshments and a stage where some musicians were playing a soothing melody.

Rarity asked, "So Ash. What do you think about the Gala?"

Ash said, "Well, the Gala has just started, so I don't think I can say anything except that the architecture has impressed me and the melody soothes me."

After a while of talking, Ash asked, "Girls. Are you all feeling a bit thirsty?" The girls nodded. He said, "Then why don't I get something for you all to drink." With that, he went to a table that had drinks. This made the girls happy that he is not one to order them around like the other stallions.

While Ash was choosing the drinks, Rainbow Dash saw someone that made her excited and said, "Hey girls! Look! It's the wonderbolts! I'm going to meet them and when Ash comes back, I will let them meet him." She then walked excitingly towards the group of famous ponies.

Ash was at the table and was done with selecting the drinks for the girls. He could not hold every glass of drink as he only had two hands but then an idea came to his mind. He used his 0.1 micron hairs to take a hold of each glass and lifted them up. The nearby nobles were surprised to see that. They thought that he was using magic since they could not see his hairs. They then saw that the glasses were not covered in an aura. So how was he doing that?

Now that Ash had the drinks and before he walked back to the girls, he sampled some of the food and found them to lack flavors. He only liked a candy ball that was wrapped in a white wrapper. He put some of those candy balls in his left pant's pocket. After that, he went back to the girls and gave them their drinks. The girls happily accepted and took their drinks. Ash too was taking a sip from his own drink.

Ash then asked, "So girls. What do you all want to do and where is Rainbow?"

Twilight said, "She is seeing the wonderbolts and she is bringing them here to meet with you."

Ash nodded and waited to meet these wonderbolts that Rainbow Dash is excited for him to meet, while he talked to the girls. After a while, he saw Rainbow coming towards him with a group of Pegasus in skin tight suit. Must be for air maneuverability.

Rainbow hugged him and said, "Ash. I would like you to meet Fleetfoot, Soarin and captain of the wonderbolts, Spit Fire."

Ash nodded and greeted them, "Hello. It's nice to finally meet the wonderbolts that Rainbow keeps praising about. And here is your drink, Rainbow." He gave her a glass of wine to which she drank in a gulp. Must have been thirsty from talking to the wonderbolts.

Spit Fire said, "Hello. It's nice to meet you too, Ash. Rainbow has been talking a lot of things about you."

Ash said with a sly grin, "Oh. Do say what has been saying about me?"

Spit Fire grinned and said, "She said that you single handedly saved Ponyville from a monster attack and then saved them from that dreaded Tournament. Also, that you mangled King Black Beak and killed King Dainn. Is this all true?"

Soarin scoffed and said, "Of course that can't be true. Rainbows just gushing about how she found a stallion who wants her and is praising him. There is no one strong enough to do all of that. Not even the princesses."

This made the girls a bit angry when he said about that. Especially Rainbow. She said, "Hey! What do you mean by that!?"

Soarin said with a grin, "Isn't it obvious? You met a stallion or whatever he is suppose to be, and he took you in when others didn't want to be near someone like you." Nearby nobles were listening to them and had an amused expression as they watched them.

Now the girls and the two female wonderbolts were angry. Rainbow was steaming mad and shouted, "Why you rotten goo-" but stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She whipped her head to see who it was and found that it was Ash who was looking at her eyes with a soft smile.

Ash gently said, "Rainbow. Don't let others say thing that will get to you. You are a lovely mare and fun to be with, with the occasional bragging and boasting, but you will always stick to your friends no matter what. That's what I like about you, Rainbow. So please don't be angry at someone like him who does not know anything about you." This made Rainbow calm and hugged him and nuzzled her muzzle into his chest.

The girls were surprised that he was able to calm Rainbow like that. Ash had his eyes closed when he was comforting Rainbow. Suddenly, the temperature around him went cold when he moved his face towards Soarin. Soarin was now feeling that something bad is about to happen and it did. When Ash opened his eyes, Soarin was petrified with fear at what he saw. Nearby nobles were also feeling cold due to the sudden drop in temperature as they watched what Ash would do. They too were scared when they saw him opening his eyes.

Soarin was trembling with fear when he saw Ash's eyes. He used Dragon DNA to change his eyes into a red dragonic eyes which looked like his eyes were staring straight at his soul. The girls were not scared because the intimidation was pointed towards the stallion. Spit Fire and Fleetfoot were only scared when they looked at his eyes.

Ash said in a deep threatening voice, "Soarin. I don't care what you say about me. You can ridicule me and talk behind my back, I will tolerate that. But. If you or another would say something bad about the girls, especially my friends. Then that will be the last time, you will take your last breath. Undeeerrrstaaaand?"

Soarin was scared shitless when Ash gave him a warning. He felt some pressure on his shoulder which weighed him down and made his legs buckle underneath him. He could not take the pressure and fell on his knees. He then looked up at Ash and saw how huge he was. He saw that Ash just kept getting bigger and bigger by the second due to his immense fear coursing through his body. He felt so tiny in front of this being that he fainted right there at the spot.

Silence took hold of the air around them as everyone saw one of the wonderbolts losing his consciousness, in front of the guest of honor. Ash closed his eyes and reverted them back to normal and then opened them. He then looked at Fleetfoot and Spit Fire and said, "Sorry about that. I get extremely angry when someone talks bad about my friends."

Spit Fire came out of her shock and said, "No. You are not the one who needs to apologize. If anyone needs to apologize, then it should be Soarin. He talked out of line and I was about to reprimand him, but you beat me to it."

Ash gave a soft smile and said, "Thank you, Spit Fire." He then looked at the unconscious Soarin with a glare and said, "And please make sure that he never speaks like that to my friends or any other for that matter."

Spit Fire and Fleetfoot nodded and called a nearby guard to help them moving the unconscious body of Soarin to somewhere else.

After that, Ash looked down at Rainbow, who was hugging him. She looked up and said, "I'm sorry, Ash. I thought that they were cool and stuff, and that by meeting you, they would know how awesome you are and would become friends with you. I never thought that Soarin was such a jerk and thought about me like that."

Ash moved his right hand on her head and rubbed her hair and said, "It's okay, Rainbow. There are just individuals like that who will always look down upon others in order to make themselves look better. And talking about friends, I believe we already became one. At least with Spit Fire and Fleetfoot."

Rainbow smiled when she heard the good news. They then began to walk around and meet with the nobles and talk to them. Well, at least to the ones who were not disgusted or terrified by him. He didn't care. A group of nobles gathered their courage and put their nasty attitude aside and began to approach the guest of honor. Ash saw the approaching group and prepared himself to see how things will go. When the nobles came closer to him, they greeted him and started a conversation with him.

One noble male said, "Mr Ash. Can you please tell us what your world is like?"

A female noble said, "Yes. For you to come from such a long distance, your world must have something of interest."

Ash smiled knowing what they were trying to do and said, "Well, I could tell you a bit about how my world works." This made the group of nobles and nearby one's ears to flick as they got ready to hear about his world and maybe try to exploit it.

Ash said, "You can say that like your world, mine is the same. Having monsters roaming around and attacking others and such. But, the biggest difference between yours and mine, is that the monsters of my world are a thousand time dangerous than your world's monsters. They are much stronger and ferocious that are capable of destroying a kingdom on your world with ease. There are plenty of monsters that are bigger than a house. Some are even bigger than a castle while few are bigger than a mountain." The nobles thought that his world would hold riches but they never thought that it would be filled with dangerous monsters that can destroy their homes with ease.

A female noble asked, "How can you survive them when they are that dangerous?"

Ash smiled and said, "Simple. We humans make ourselves stronger and hunt such monsters who dare try to attack our homes. Because of this, we are called monster hunters." The nobles were surprised that they are capable of hunting huge dangerous monsters just like that.

A noble asked, "What do you do with their corpses? How do you get rid of them?"

Ash grinned and said, "That's pretty simple. We simply devour them."

The nobles were shocked to hear that. The humans are not only capable of hunting dangerous monsters, but they also eat them. How could the princesses brought someone like him here at the Gala?

"Well, it seems that you are not only an abomination but you also eat your kind as well?" came a voice which made Ash hold back his desire to skin the one who spoke as he recognized this voice.

Everyone turned to the new voice and saw it was none other than Blue Blood who was approaching him with a smug expression. He thought that Ash would not be able to do anything to him with several nobles around him. Idiotic bastard.

Ash smiled and said, "Well, would you look at that. It's Blue Blood whom I swatted away like an insect. I'm am very much surprised to see garbage like you surviving my hit. Usually they die and no one would care about them."

The nobles were shocked to hear him speaking like that to the prince. Didn't he know who he was speaking to? He would be thrown into the dungeon for that. However, Ash didn't care because he can simply break through them.

Blue Blood was seething mad at him for speaking like that to him in front of the other nobles. He shouted, "I am Prince Blue Blood you abomination! I can have you thrown into the dungeon for disrespecting me! You will give me the respect that I deserve for being your prince!"

Ash said with a bored look, in a bored voice, "First, you being my prince? Yeah, when this world explodes. Second, your dungeons would not be able to hold me for more then a few seconds. Third, the only respect you will be able to get from me, is for you to be squashed like the insignificant insect you are beneath my feet."

Now everyone was more shocked to hear him say that like he didn't even care. Blue Blood became more mad and said, "I am a Prince! The nobles and I are above all commoners! They are nothing more than objects for us to play with!"

The girls gasped at what the prince said about them. How could he act like this? They were getting angry at the prince but they waited to see what would Ash do to him.

Ash said with a smile, "That is the exact reason we, the humans, have gotten rid of the likes of you and your fellow believers from our world."

This surprised everyone as they began to think how his kind could do such a thing to their prince or nobles who think like the prince.

Blue Blood glared at Ash and said, "What do you mean that your kind got rid of your prince and believers?"

The others looked at Ash and waited to hear his answer but what they will hear will forever haunt them for the rest of their lives.

Ash simply said, "Oh, we just killed them all."

Silence took hold of the air when they heard him say that like it was nothing. Everyone was shocked to hear that his kind just killed their prince just like that. What force them to do such a thing.

Ash then said, "You all must be thinking why we killed our prince and his believers? What forced the, how you all say commoner, to retaliate against the likes of you? Well, here is a bit of a history lesson for all of you and you better listen carefully to each and every word I speak because if you don't then the same thing will definitely happen in this world." He then began to think of a story that would surely scare them enough to change them.

Everyone listened intently to him, even the nobles as they were scared what he meant by being killed by commoners. They didn't want that to happen to them, so they listened closely to what he says to avoid that fate from happening to them. Nearby nobles were also listening to him.

Ash looked at the Apple Bloom, Scootaloo , Sweetie Belle and Spike and said, "Spike. Why don't you take your dates to a more quiet place like a garden. There is a garden somewhere here right?"

Spike understood why he wanted to have him and the fillies away from here and he nodded. He then took his dates to the garden and left Ash to tell his story.

After the young left the room, Ash said, "A long time ago, when the humans were in the age of the King and Queen. There were people like you can say, the commoners, who work hard to grow food, build building, roads, shop etc and other types of work. Then there were the King and Queen who were kind and benevolent just like your princesses who cared about the well being of their subjects. Then comes the prince. An arrogant spoiled being who thinks he is above the rest and better than the commoners who were beneath his feet. Then comes the nobles who also shared this belief with the prince and treated the commoners like dirt. There were very few of the nobles who were not like the rest of the arrogant nobles. These few nobles were like the King and Queen, who cared about the well being of the commoners. They were the very few nobles beloved by the commoners."

Nobles around the room began to listen to his story, even the princesses were listening to him from afar. They wanted to know what happened to his world's rulers, prince and the nobles. Maybe they can learn to avoid that happening in Equestria. Other rulers and their delegations were also listening to his story.

Ash continues, "The commoners tolerated the harsh treatment from their prince and the nobles and continued with their lives. Sometimes, they would complain to their rulers about the treatment they were receiving from their prince and nobles. However, due to having a kind nature, the rulers were not able to give them a suitable punishment. They would either get a warning or have them give away some of their money. This only gave the prince and the nobles free reign to do anything."

Some nobles were lowering their heads as they knew how they treated those lowered than them, while some raised their head like they were proud of doing something like that. The princesses were also realizing that they too have done that and never gave a serious punishment to the nobles or Blue Blood.

Ash continued, "However, that all changed one day when a certain prince crossed a line that should never have been crossed by anyone." This got the attention of everyone around him and the princesses, even Blue Blood.

Ash said, "One day, when the prince was looking out from his castle's room balcony, he looked down in the market area and his eyes caught someone that interested him. There in the market area, was a beautiful girl selling her goods to others. He sent his guards to find who she is and found that she was the daughter of a farmer who was having trouble in raising money since their farm was not doing great. His lust for her beauty and wanted to have her fun with her. He sent a guard to bring her to him and when she came to his room, he offered to give her financial support for her farm. Obviously, she was happy that her farm was going to be save but there is always a catch. The prince said that if he was going to give her that, then she needs to give him something in return."

Applejack who is also a farmer didn't like which way this was going. She asked, "What did the Prince ask from her?"

Ash closed his eyes and said, "Her body." This shocked the girls and the nobles. Blue Blood was affected a little by this since he does not seem to care about what happened to the commoner. The princesses were shocked to hear that and thought if Blue Blood would ever do something like that.

Ash opened his eyes and continued, "Obviously, the girl was disgusted by this and rejected his offer saying that she will find another way to save her farm. As she started to walk out of the room, the prince was furious at her. How dare a commoner like her rejects his offer, the prince, just like that. He will show her who she is dealing with. He ordered his guards to bring her back and the guards did that. They dragged her kicking and screaming , back into his room and threw her onto his bed and left the room and locked it. Then the prince forcefully violated her and had her fun with her body. After he was satisfied with her, he ordered the guards to throw her out of his castle. The guards did that and threw her onto the street and left. The other nearby commoner quickly took her back to her farm and asked her what happened."

The girls were angry at the prince for doing something like that, even the princesses as they looked at Blue Blood, who was beginning to feel uncomfortable as everyone was starring at him. Even the nobles were disgusted by this. Sure they treat them like dirt but they would never cross that line.

Rainbow asked, "What happened next?"

Ash said, "What do you think would have happened next? When the commoners found out how she was treated like an object, they became furious and started to spread the news to the rest of the commoners. In just a week, more than 8 million commoners rallied together and stormed the city where all the nobles and the prince lived. Needless to say that the 2 million guards were trampled beneath the commoners huge force. Some guards found out what happened and even joined the commoners against the prince and nobles. They broke into the homes of the nobles and captured them. They were tied with ropes and chains and threw them into cages that were made for wild animals. Some guards alerted the prince of what was happening and became scared. The bastard then ran to the King and Queen, planning to tell them some lie and have them protect him. However, when word spread to the castle staff, they became furious and caught the prince who was on his way to the rulers. Even his guards were captured along with him. Some nobles were able to escape but they were being hunted like animals by the commoners and later on, every noble was caught."

Now Blue Blood was feeling something inside him, a feeling that is saying that something horrible is about to happen. Every noble, the princesses, the delegates and the girls listen to him closely. They wanted to know what happened to the prince and the nobles.

Rarity asked, "Darling. What about those nobles who cared about them? What happened to them?"

Ash smiled and said, "They were spared, Rarity. Since they were the ones who selflessly helped the commoners, they were spared and left inside their houses. Only the arrogant nobles were captured and taken to the center of their city. There, they made a huge platform so that everyone would be able to see what would happen to them. Of course, the first one to be punished was the prince. He was forcefully dragged to the platform as he threatened to execute them if they didn't release him. When they ignored his threat, he became scared and even told them to take the lives of the rest of the nobles instead of his. Disgusting bastard. Before they could punish him, the King and Queen came there to stop his punishment and asked what happened. The rulers were shocked to hear what the prince did to the girls and how the commoners have been treated like by the hands of these nobles. The rulers did ask them to spare their lives but the commoners refused to do that. The rulers could do nothing, since their guards were killed and injured when they attacked the city in order to capture the nobles and the prince."

Blue Blood began to tremble as fear started to rise in his body. The rulers were not able stop the commoners from killing their prince and the nobles. Then if that happens here, what will he be able to do? Nothing. He never thought that commoners would be able to do something like that and against their prince and nobles.

Gilda asked, "How was the prince and nobles punished?"

Ash said, "Well, they did extreme torture and gory stuff to them, especially the prince. Do you really want to hear something like that?" He looked at the girls and the nobles.

The girls looked at each other and did some talking and then nodded their heads. They looked back at Ash and said that they want to hear what happened.

Fluttershy hugged him and said, "It's okay, Ash. As long as you are here, I can take it. You can tell them what happen. I don't mind."

Ash gave a soft smile and hugged her. He then looked at the rest of them and said, "To say that the prince was tortured was an understatement. Since he was the first one to be punished and the most hated, they made an example out of him. They first tied each of his limbs with rope attached to four different pillars, making his limbs stretch in four different directions. The commoners then picked up rocks and threw them at him, hitting him and making him scream. After throwing stones for a few minutes, some commoners then came up to the platform with wooden sticks and started to beat him mercilessly. After beating him that bruised and broke some of his bones, they then picked up red hot iron rods and branded him with symbols all over his body making him scream in pain. After his flesh was burned to black, they took small knives and did something horrible to him."

The nobles were trembling with fear as they hear him say such details about the torture. They have never seen or heard anything like that in their lives or in Equestria. The princesses and the girls were shaken by this, but still held on. Fluttershy buried her muzzle into Ash's chest and hugged him tightly as she heard what happened to the prince. Blue Blood was now trembling with fear. He never wants to experience pain like what happened to the prince.

Trixie asked "What kind of .... horrible thing happened .... to him?"

Ash said, "They skinned him alive." Everyone gasped with shock when they hear that. To have their skin cut off was something out of their nightmares. They all were visibly shaking.

Ash continued, "After skinning him alive, his flesh and muscles were exposed. They then started to rip out his muscles piece by piece. Before they could continue his torture, the girl who was violated, came to the platform and stood beside the prince. The prince recognized her and tried to plead with her to spare him, but his plea was not heard by her. He saw the girl's eyes and recognized that look. It was the same look that he sees the commoners with. Disgust. She took a spoon and shoved it into the prince's eye hole and forcefully scooped out his eyeball, making him scream with pain. She took the spoon and shoved it inside his other eye hole and scooped out his eyeball. After that, she took pliers and grabbed his tongue with it and then, she forcefully tore out his tongue."

Ash then closed his eyes to take a break from the story. The nobles, girls and princesses were horrified to hear such things. Blue Blood became paler by the second. He could not believe that the prince was tortured like that.

Lotus asked, "Did they kill him after that?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No, they didn't. It only got worse." What could be worse than that!? He opened his eyes and continued, "After the girl had her revenge, the commoners who were experts on insects, brought a box that was filled with carnivorous insects. What they did was really disturbing. They first cut open his belly and then they took the box and poured all of the carnivorous insects into his belly and then they stitched it up. The prince screamed in intense pain as he feels his insides being eaten by the insects. The commoners then took all the gold that the prince had and melted them. They then took liquid gold in small cups and poured it down the throat of the screaming prince. With that, his screams were shut but he still struggled due to immense pain coursing through his body. They watched him struggle with amusement, and after a while, they got bored. They then cut off the ropes around his limbs and picked him up and then threw him into the liquid gold. Needless to say that this finally killed him. The commoners then used long iron rods to take out the corpse of the prince from the liquid gold and saw that his entire body was now covered in solid gold with his face stuck in a horrified and painful expression. They did the same thing with his guards since the guards knew that what they did was wrong and didn't try to stand up to him. The nobles were either hanged or had their heads cut off."

No one moved an inch when Ash finished his story. Never in their life have they heard such horrible things. Even tyrants didn't deserve to suffer that kind of fate.

Zecora nodded and said, "A fitting end for such a tyrant." The girls nodded with her.

Fluttershy looked up and asked, "What ... what a-about the .... c-children of t-the nobles?"

Ash looked down at her with a soft smile and said, "The children were spared as they are young and can be changed with proper caring and guidance. They don't carry the sins of their parents."

This made Fluttershy smile and nuzzle her muzzle into his chest. A noble asked, "What happened after word?"

Ash looked at the noble and said, "After killing the prince and the nobles, the commoners went back to their simple life but it was greatly changed. Since most of the nobles hoard tons of money, there was little going around but with their deaths, more money now flowed through that kingdom. The commoners didn't have to over work to get a higher pay now that they were being payed generously. This points out that the prince and the nobles were nothing but parasites. Now, after getting rid of those parasites, life returned back into the kingdom. Gloomy days turned into joyous days. Garbage on the side of the streets were cleaned out. Fragrance from flowers now spread across the city. The rulers went back to their lives and continued their ruling and the commoners lives were better than they could have dreamed of."

Ash then looked at Blue Blood who had a terrified look on his face, and said, "Do you now understand Blue Blood? Don't mess around with the commoners or they will someday bite back. Hard."

Blue Blood could do nothing other than nodding his head furiously. The nobles were shaken to the core at the thought of having their heads cut off by comm- citizens. They immediately changed their way of thinking such ways about them. The girls and the princesses were happy that the children weren't harmed.

"Well, at least something good came out of that." A voice came. When everyone looked at who it was, they were surprised to see a noble with a beautiful mare, walking towards Ash with a smile.

He raised his hand to shake with Ash and said, "I am Fancy Pants." He pointed towards the female noble and said, "And this is my wife, Fleur De Lis."

Ash smiled and shake his hand. He greeted them, "Hello Fancy Pants and Fleur De Lis. It's nice to meet someone who are better nobles."

Fleur De Lis said, "It's nice to meet you too, Ash. And just call me Fleur."

Fancy Pants was surprised to hear him say that and asked, "May I ask how you knew about that?"

Ash said, "It's the way you talk and smile without forcing it. I can also sense that you genuinely care about others and want to help them without asking for anything in return. You are the kind of nobles, this kingdom needs."

Fancy Pants smiled and said, "Well, thank you for that Ash. Why don't you and the girls come with us and we shall talk about many interesting things."

Ash nodded and said, "Sure. I would be interested in that." With that, Ash along with the girls went away with the two nobles and talked about many things, while the other nobles began to talk about changing their way of life. They even started to thank the staff for their services which surprised the staff members.

During conversation, the princesses along with another, approached Ash. Princess Celestia said, "Hello Ash. I would like to apologize to you about Blue Blood's behavior against you."

Ash waved his hand in front of her and said, "Princess Celestia. You have no need to apologize for him. You did nothing wrong. It was his and only his fault for being that way."

Luna said, "We would have liked to punish him but after hearing your story, which was really unpleasant, Blue Blood will surely change his behavior for the better."

Ash said, "I am sorry for telling you a part of human history. I was hoping that telling him and the nobles about our history would change them for the better." He then looked around and saw how some of the nobles were treating the staff members with respect. He said, "And I have to say that it really worked."

The princesses and the girls looked around and saw it as well. They smiled that the nobles will now see the citizens in a different way.

Ash looked at the mare that came along with the princesses. He asked them, "And who is she princess?"

Celestia said, "Ash. I would like you to meet our niece, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza"

Ash smiled and greeted her, "Hello. It's nice to meet you, Mi Amore Cadenza."

Princess Mi Amore Cadenza also greeted him, "It's nice to meet you too, Ash. And you can call me Cadance."

The group began talking for a while when someone approached them and said, "So this is the one who mangled Black Beak? I'm not impressed."

The group turned towards the voice and saw a griffin wearing royal clothes. Ash asked, "And who might yo-"

Gilda cut him off by shouting, "Brother! What are you doing here?"

The griffin got a bit irritated and said, "Don't you dare call me brother. I am now your new king and you will refer to me as such."

Gilda scoffed and said, "Of course dad would have made you the next king." Sibling rivalry perhaps?

Ash asked, "And your name?"

The griffin said, "I am Black Wing. The new king of Griffonstone." Oh. So that's that name of their kingdom.

Ash then asked, "And how are you doing with your new position? I'm hoping you won't try something like what the last bastard tried to pull now, would you?"

Black Wing glared at him and said, "Do not disrespect my father like that you shaved ape! He was a great griffin until you came and did that to him! I will be more than he could ever dream of. I will be better than my father."

The girls gasped when he insulted him but Ash remained calm. He chuckled a bit and said, "Well, you're not that far off from describing me. We humans evolved from primates, so yeah, you could say that. And I hope you be better than your father. You don't want me to come after you now would you?"

Black Wing got angry and shouted, "Is that suppose to be a threat to me!? A King!?"

Ash smiled and said, "A threat? Please." He brushed it off but then got serious and said, "When I make a threat, you will not be able to rest for the remainder of the time till I come over and kill you in the most gruesome possible way you could ever think of." He then made an evil grin and said, "I know how to keep my enemies alive for their torture."

Black Wing scoffed and said, "And what would that be?"

Ash said, "I can rip out my enemy's heart and still keep them alive for however long I want to." Yes. He can do that with his virus.

Black Beak was stunned but he didn't let it show and said, "I'm not afraid of you, Ash. We are the mighty griffin warriors who can stand against the monsters and even the princesses."

The others were angry at what he was implying but Ash simply said, "Yet, the mighty griffin warriors fell like insects before me."

This angered Black Wing but when he saw Gilda laughing he shouted, "And what are you laughing about!?"

Gilda said with a chuckle, "Ash does have a point. If he can simply kill all the warriors at the tournament with ease, then you should find better guards then."

Black Wing said, "You dare talk back to you King! I will have you arrested for treason!"

Gilda glared at him and said, "You as my king? Please. My father, that Ash has mangled to which I am happy about, has exiled me from my own home. I am free to go anywhere and stay with whom ever I want. I am staying with Ash and I am a part of his herd because he treats me with kindness and not like some property."

Black Wing became more angry and shouted, "It does not matter! I will take you back to Griffonstone and have you become a slave! You will spend the res-mmmppp!?"

Ash has been listening to this brat for a while as he kept on saying shit about things but when he said that he would enslave Gilda, then that was it. His anger escalated and in an instant, he shot his right hand towards Black Wing's face and shut his beak with his thumb and index finger. The others were shocked to see that, especially Black Wing. He tried to free his beak from Ash's grip but he could not even budge his hand as the evolved human had a strong grip on his beak.

Ash then lowered his head and leveled with Black Wing's face and glared into his eyes with anger. This made Black Wing stiff as fear started to rise in his body. This is the man that has easily killed the elite griffin warriors and ripped off Black Beak's limbs and wings with ease.

Ash spoke in a demonic voice, "Listen and listen good Black Wing. Gilda is not only my friend but she is also a part of my family. I care and love my friends and family and will do anything to protect them. Even if you a king dare to lay a single hand on them, then i will mutilate you and kill you without mercy. You got that Boy."

Black Wing was trembling with fear as he hears his demonic voice. He thought that he could face Ash and threaten him but it backfired and now he was the one being threatened and he could do nothing about it. As soon as Ash released his beak, Black Wing quickly walked away and left the ballroom.

Gilda saw her brother leaving the room and when he left, she hugged Ash and said, "Thanks for protecting me, Ash. Not many would do that, especially against a king."

Ash smiled and hugged her and said, "I will always protect my friends, Gilda. I don't care who they think they are. They can be the very creators of the world and I would still go against them if I have to protect you all."

This made the girls happy. Cadence was looking at the girls and saw how much love was emitting from them for Ash. When she looked at Ash, she was surprised to see huge amounts of love aura emitting from him towards to girls. She smiled that he truly loved them and will do anything to protect them.

Later on the group met a male yak, Prince Rutherford of the kingdom of Yakyakistan and a male Minotaur, King Iron Hoof from the Minotaur kingdom.

Prince Rutherford

King Iron Hoof

These two were engaged in a drinking contest. Beside these two, there were a group of nobles on the ground and were holding their stomachs and were moaning with pain. What happened to these nobles? Curious Ash approached them and started a conversation.

Ash said, "Hello. May I ask what happened to these nobles?" He pointed to the nobles on the ground.

Prince Rutherford said, "Ha. These are ponies with weak stomachs. They can't drink my Kingdom's special drink Cold Breeze." He drank another one.

Iron Hoof said after finishing his drink, "Indeed. You will need to have a strong gut to stomach this kind of drink. Ha ha."

Pinkie Pie said, "Oh. A drink. I want some." She then zipped to the table and drank down an entire drink with a single gulp. After drinking, Pinkie was standing still. Then after a few seconds, her body started to twitch in some places and then her entire body vibrated like an engine and then suddenly, she jumped high into the air and shouted, "This is the best drink ever!!" and began to drink another.

Rutherford and Iron Hoof were surprise to see her drinking this stuff with ease and started to laugh. Ash was worried that the drink would hurt Pinkie Pie but it seems she can take it.

Rutherford said, "Pink pony impress me. Not many can stand to down this strong stuff."

Iron Hoof took a drink and handed it to Ash and said, "Why don't you drink as well? Maybe you will like it."

Ash was getting a bit thirsty with all the talking, so he accepted the drink and said, "Don't mind if I do." With that, he drank it and found out why it was such a strong drink. As the liquid passed through his intestines, it felt like his insides were being frozen. Almost like getting frost bite. That's why the drink is called Cold Breeze. However, due to Caribou King DNA, he was immune to any type of cold and with Dragon DNA, he heated up his insides to melt the ice.

After Ash swallowed his drink, he said, "Hmmm. A little bit strong and feeling a bit cold on the inside but overall, it's delicious."

Rutherford and Iron Hoof were shocked to see him drinking the strong stuff like it was nothing. Rutherford laughed and said, "Amazing. Not one but two ponies have managed to drink Cold Breeze. Come. We greet you like strong yaks do."

Rutherford stood up and walked closer to Ash and then gave him a crushing embrace. He said, "This is how we greet the strong ones. I welcome a strong one like you Ash, to pay a visit to my kingdom Yakyakistan. See our glorious kingdom with the beauty of ice and snow."

Ash smiled and gave him a strong hug as well. He was liking this Rutherford fellow who seems like a great one. He said, "I will be happy to visit you kingdom in the future, my friend."

Rutherford was at first shocked but then started to laugh. He said, "This is amazing. I, Rutherford, the prince of Yakyakistan have made a strong friend. And others say that I couldn't do it."

This made everyone laugh. Iron Hoof looked at Ash with a sad face and said, "Ash. Princesses. I would like to apologize to you for what the griffin king and others forced you to do. I didn't want to resort in doing that but I had no choice. I was so desperate to find some sort of defense against the monsters near my kingdom. They have been attacking my Kingdom for some time now and have captured my citizens as well."

The princesses and the girls were shocked to hear that. They were angry that he took part in forcing the princesses to hand over the bearers of Elements of Harmony but now that they heard his side of the story, their anger disappeared. Ash too was surprised to hear that and for a strong Minotaur to actually apologize to someone is something you don't see all the time since they are stubborn and prideful.

Ash was a bit suspicious about him and asked, "If your kingdom was in danger from the monsters, then why didn't you ask the princesses or any other to aid you in your time of need?"

The girls and princesses wanted to hear that and waited for his answer. Iron Hoof said, "As you may have known, we Minotaurs are .... well you can call us prideful. We are strong and stubborn and have always been. I too was strong and due to my pride, I refused to ask for anyone's help. But in the past, my kingdom has been heavily attacked by the monsters and they are cutting through my Kingdom's defense day by day. I knew that if something is not done sooner then my Kingdom will fall to the monsters and I can't have that. I love my kingdom and my citizens enough to make me do anything. Even forced me to agree with the other kings with the tournament. I am extremely ashamed with what I have done and ask for forgiveness from all of you. Please help me and my kingdom. Don't let my city fall to the dreaded monsters and have my citizens enslaved by them." he bowed his head before the princesses, the girls and Ash.

This shocked them to see a King bowing in front of them and asking for forgiveness. Ash used his "Rinnegan" to see if Iron Hoof was lying but found that he was speaking the truth. Ash gave a soft smile and walk up to him.

Ash then surprised everyone by giving him an hug and said, "I forgive you, Iron Hoof. You were just looking out for your citizens. You were put into a position many have been put through before. You didn't have a choice and chose the one that may hurt you but save your kingdom in return." He then looked at Iron Hoof face and said, "I will be making a visit to your kingdom in a few days and see what I can do. But on one condition."

The girls and princesses were surprised to hear him forgive the Minotaur king just like that. They thought that he would have pummeled him into the ground but they were wrong. He can forgive someone if they were forced to do something that they didn't want to do. This made the girls and the princesses happy that Ash is not only strong but kind as well and can forgive those who deserve it.

Iron Hoof was really shocked to have been forgiven by the one who could literally tear him to pieces. He never thought that Ash would not only forgive him but also do something about the monsters attack. He was ready to give anything he asked for if it means that his kingdom would be saved from the monsters.

Iron Hoof said, "Anything. Just name it. As long as it will save my kingdom, I am willing to give you anything. Even my life."

Ash smiled and said, "I just want you and your kingdom to be allies and good friends with Equestria. That's all." This way, Equestria will gain a friend and an ally as well.

The girls, princesses and Iron Hoof were surprised that he simply asked for that. He could have ask for anything but he just asked for friendly relationship between the Minotaur kingdom and Equestria. He does not posses greed or want to exploit others when they are weak. He will look after them and protect them.

Iron Hoof had tears falling from his eyes. He was ready to pay any price in order to save his kingdom. Even his life but Ash just asked for friendly relations with Equestria was something he never expected to hear from someone like him. He hugged Ash and said, "Thank you, Ash. Thank you. You have no idea how a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. If you can save my kingdom, then I will give you my word that the Minotaurs warriors will become your and the princesses allies."

This made everyone happy but was interrupted by a female voice saying, "May I have the courtesy of meeting Ash?"

Everyone looked at the new voice and saw that it was a 8 feet tall female dragon.

Ash asked, "Yes, I am Ash. May I ask who you are?"

The female dragon said, "My name is Ember. I am the dragon princess, daughter of the dragon King Torch. I have come here to meet you Ash."

Ash nodded and said, "It's nice to meet you as well Princess Ember. Now what is the reason for meeting me?"

Ember frowned a bit and said, "If what I have heard about you is true then I have come to ask for your help with my kingdom with monster problems."

Celestia asked, "Wait. Aren't your dragons able to fight against the monsters with ease due to your warriors strength and size?"

Ember shook her head and said, "We were able to easily squash them with no effort but in the past, they have some sort of weapons. Or you can call them beings made up of flesh and metal. They are able to brush off dragon breath easily and can go toe to toe with our dragon warriors. Even though they are only 20 feet tall beings but they pack quite the strength to hurt and even kill our dragon warriors." Zecora became a bit stiff when she heard about the being of flesh and metal. Ash noticed this and thought that she might know something about the golems.

Everyone was shocked to hear that the monsters posses weapons that could even go against the mighty dragons. However, the one most shocked was none other than Ash. He had fought and killed three golems and knew how strong they were. He was also surprised that the monsters could control the golems. Were they the ones who created them in the first place? Or there's one hiding behind these monsters? There must be a leader of the monsters who is responsible for attacking the different kingdoms? He needs to find this leader and end- no scratch that. Devour It.

Ash said, "I may know what those being are that your warriors fought, princesses Ember."

Ember and the girls were surprised to hear that he actually fought those things. Ember asked, "You did? What are they? Did you win? How did you beat them? Do they have any weakness at all? Please I need to know."

Ash said, "Calm down, Princess Ember. Yes I know what those things are and I killed the ones I fought. And If you want to know more about them, then I would like to request for you to meet me after the Gala is over." He then looked at Rutherford, Iron Hoof, Celestia, Luna, Fancy Pants, Fleur and the girls and said, "I want all of you to meet me after the Gala as well."

Luna asked, "Why do you want all of us to meet you? Ember is the one who wants to know about those things."

Ash said, "This may be important information I have discovered and I was going to discuss it with you after the Gala anyway. So having the rest of you there will help as well."

They all agreed to meet him after the Gala. They continued their talk for the rest of the Gala and Fleur asked him a question.

Fleur asked, "Ash. Do you play any musical instruments?"

Rarity gushed about that, "Oh darling. You should have been there at his party. He not only played the instrument by himself but sang magnificently as well." The other girls nodded with her.

Fleur was now interested and asked, "Can we hear your music as well Ash?"

Ash looked around and saw that the girls and princesses wanted to hear his music as well. He smiled and said, "Okay Fleur. I will play some music for you girls."

Ash then went to the musical stage and looked over the many instruments to choose from. He picked the piano and thought which music to play on it. Before playing, he first took out a candy ball from the left pocket of his pants. He sat on the seat in front of the piano and cracked his knuckles which echoed through out the room, making some flinch at that.

Ash looked over the room and saw that all the nobles had their attention on him. He said through a mic, "Hello to you all. I am going to perform a musical note for Fleur who has asked me to play some music from my world. I hope you would all like it."

Ash then turned towards the piano and started to play Guren no Yumiya - Shingeki no Kyojin OP [Piano]

Ash quickly started to play the piano and then as the music went forward, the nobles began to like what he was playing. They never heard someone play a piano like that which was new to them. The music only lasted for about 2 minutes but they still like it and began to applaud for his performance.

Ash looked back at the audience and said, "I know that was a little too short for all of you. So I will be playing a the next one that is a bit longer then the first one.

Ash looked back at the piano and began to play Unravel - Tokyo Ghoul OP [piano]

This time Ash surprised the nobles with playing something soothing that calmed their minds as they listened to his wonderful music. The girls and princesses were also amazed to hear him play this type of music. They all closed their eyes and listen to the soothing music. The music end with 4 minutes of playing and everyone began to applaud for his wonderful performance.

Ash looked back at the audience and said, "If you like that, then get ready for this next one that will surely get to you. This next song will be a little deep and loud but I sure hope some of you like it."

Ash looked at the piano and began to play 【HQ】Soul's Concert - Soul Eater Piano | Resonance Madness

The nobles were surprised to hear him playing something like this. He moved from playing a song that soothed their minds to a song that sounded like it came on a battle field. Even so, they found the song a little compelling. The girls and the princesses were amazed by his skill in playing music. They could feel their soul being touched by this music and connect with his soul. And to them it felt warm. After about four minutes of playing he looked back at the audience and everyone began to applaud to his spectacular performance.

Ash looked back at the audience and said, "The next song I will be playing will have lyrics. It's a song about all ways remembering the good times you've had even if its been years."

Ash looked at the piano and began to play ENGLISH 'Bink's Sake' One Piece

Yo ho ho ho, Yo ho ho hoo

Making a delivery, bringing it across the sea

Bink's sake in the hold as we all sail through the breeze

Far across the eye can see, the sun is shining merrily

As the birds fly in the sky as they sing out with glee

Bid adieu to everyone as we sail under the sun

Sailing on from dusk 'til dawn and singing out as one'

Cross the gold and silver waves, changing into water sprays

Sailing out on our journey to the ends of the sea

<<..PIANO..>>

Making a delivery of Bink's sake through the sea

Let be shown that we are known as pirates, sailing free

Time to raise the flag up high, of jolly roger in the sky

Raise the sails and tell the tales that never pass you by

Somewhere in the endless sky, a storm has started coming by

Waves a-dancing, sails a-prancing through the wind and rain

If we let blow winds of fear, then the end of us is near

Even so, tomorrow the sun will rise again

Yo ho ho ho, Yo ho ho hoo (×2)

Making a delivery of Bink's sake through the sea

Through today, and through tomorrow, all your dreams will lay

Say goodbye should we depart, and keep your memories in your heart

Don't you frown and don't be down, but live to seize the day

Making a delivery of Bink's sake through the sea

Sailing on from dusk til dawn and singing out as one

After all is said and done, we all end up as skeletons

Tales unending, rules a-bending, journey just begun

Yo ho ho ho, Yo ho ho hoo

The audience was enjoying the song that he was playing. They were also surprised that he had such a melodies voice. The girls and the princesses were also enjoying the song and loved to hear him sing again. The princesses were also surprised that the strong monster hunter had a melodies voice. The song was so good some of the audience was stomping their feet to keep up with the tempo of the song. After he finished singing his song the place was echoing from the loud round of applause that was coming from the audience.

Ash looked back at the audience and said, "If you like that, then get ready for this next one that will be my final music for the day. Be warned though. It is said that this music that I'll be playing next will touch your inner souls and will make you all emotional. Lets see if that is true." Everyone was confused what he just said and see what kind of music he would play.

Ash turned back to the piano and started to play Blue Bird - Naruto Shippuuden OP3 [piano]

As Ash played his music, everyone present in the ballroom heard his music and began to feel something inside their hearts. It was a feeling that made them sad and emotional. They felt that everything they did bad hurt them. Hurt them emotionally enough to make them cry. Even the girls and the princesses were crying. Those outside the ballroom, heard his music and also began to cry.

When Ash finished his song, he looked at the audience and was surprised to see everyone crying. Wow. That music had power to render them into crying children. After crying a few minutes, the audience began to applaud loudly for his beautiful performance.

Ash stood up and bowed to the audience and started to walk away from the stage. As he was walking he pulled out another candy ball with his right hand and ate it. He closed his eyes and chewed the ball as he walk. He found it very favorable but he liked it. How can a candy ball went from being sweet to a mea ... ty ... fla ... vor ??? His eyes shot wide open at what he thought he was eating and due to his sudden surprise, he accidentally swallowed the mystery ball in his mouth.

Oh Shit. Oh Shit. Oh Shit. Please be it something else and not be what he thought it was but it was too late as the universe decided to have a little bit of fun with him. As soon as the mystery ball reached his stomach, its proteins exploded and quickly spread through out his body.

Everyone looked at Ash who was standing there with his body fidgeting a bit. The girls and the princesses became worried about him and were about to help him when suddenly Ash's upper clothes were *Keerrrriiippppp* ripped apart and they saw his bear upper muscles.

Everyone went slack jawed and stared with eyes wide as dinner plates at what they saw. His muscles were bulging and were shining as well. They have seen some muscular beings but this. This was beyond them. Such defined muscles with perfect curves and most of all, his body was barren of any hair.

Shit Shit Shit Shit Shit Shit Shit!!!! Ash was worrying up a storm inside his head as he thought that everyone will look at him with disgust. He accidentally ate the Jewel Meat ball and had ripped the suit Rarity made for him. She would now hate him for it. This is bad. Really bad. Any moment now they will scream at him and say the most vile thing that he ... ever .... heard???

Ash looked at everyone and found something very strange at the way they looked at him. Every male in the room was looking at him with envy??? Why would they do that? He then looked at the females and found that their whole faces were blushing red with jaws agape and wide eyes. They were looking at him like a piece of meat?? Do they eat meat? Is that why they are drooling? He heard a loud *Pomf* and saw that every female Pegasus and even the princesses had their wings fully extended. Even Ember's wings were fully stretched. Fluttershy was beet red but could not move her eyes away from his body. What's up with that? No. Seriously. What's up with their wings?

After a while of silence and gawking at his body, King Iron Hoof gave a loud laugh and said, "So is that another sort of greeting from your world? If so, then I like it." With that he ripped off his upper clothes and showed everyone his muscles as he flexed them. The audience began to look from Ash to Iron Hoof and then back to Ash and then back to Iron Hoof several times.

Prince Rutherford stood up and said, "You all want to see muscles! Then Yaks are the ones who have most muscles!" He then ripped off his upper clothes and showed his muscles. Even his two personal guards ripped their upper clothes off to show their muscles.

This caused a chain reaction and every male began to rip off their upper clothes and started to show off their muscles to the females. For the females, it was like seeing candy for the first time. They all ogled at the muscular males and their bodies but the only one with well defined muscles was none other than Ash as every female returned their sights back onto his body and started to talk about it.

"My what splendid muscles."

"His muscles look like they were carved from marble."

"Look at his muscles' curves."

"They are shining like jewels."

"They must be jewels dear."

"I want to touch them."

"I want to feel them."

"I want to lick them."

Some of the comments made Ash shiver like if he stayed in this room any longer than something really really bad would happen. His instinct was screaming at him to get out of this room as fast as he could and so he did just that.

Ash with a blush on his face said, "Well, excuse me for my .... well accident?? I will now be ... leaving you all. So yeah ... uh .... have a ... nice day. Yeah .... exit stage left."

Ash then began to walk away but he still felt every female starring hungrily at his muscles. He gulped nervously and used "Soru" to *Zoom* out of the room and somewhere else.

The males were still flexing and showing off their muscles even after Ash left the room. However, the females will never forget what they have seen at this Gala. Especially the girls and the princesses.

Twilight with a beet red face asked, "Princess. What do we do now?"

Celestia whose face was also beet red said, "I don't know, Twilight. I have never once been in a situation like this before." She looked around a saw that the female Pegasus were busy trying to calm their wings.

Cadence is the princess of love. She can see how much love is emanated from other beings. However, for the first time, she was feeling something strange from herself. She started to have some feelings for Ash after seeing not only his love for the girls but how much he is protective of them. Maybe she could ... No! Get that thought out of your head Cadence. You've love Shining Armor since child hood. You can't fall for someone else after you have just met them. That is wrong. She took some breaths and calmed herself. She began to leave the room with her wings stretched, in search for her lover Shining Armor but she still can't get the image of Ash's well defined muscles out of her head. She also wants to touch and feel his exotic muscl-No! No! No! With a sigh she left the room and wants to forget about what she saw. Well, at least she tried to but failed miserably. Maybe Shining Armor would comfort her about that.

Chapter 17 Info About The Golem And Punch An Asshole

Castle's Garden

Ash ran away from the ballroom and entered a garden. He stopped near a meadow and looked around to see anyone but saw no one. He let out a sigh and thought what happened back at the ballroom, with all those eyes looking at his muscles. Brrrrr. He felt a chilling sensation going down his spine.

Come to think of it, he looked down at his muscles and saw that they were still bulging and were also shining. Why? Oh yeah. The Jewel Meat has a luminescence effect on the one who eats it. He again felt hungry and since his upper suit was ruined, he ate the rest of the Jewel Meat balls. Again his muscles bulged and his body evolved to another level, making him stronger than before.

After eating the Jewel Meat balls, Ash snapped his fingers to recreate the ruined suit and wore it. His body was still shining, so he took a sample of this luminescence and made a new skill.

Luminescence
His body will shine brightly enough to blind enemies or light a dark path.

After that, he walked around the garden for a bit to relax and have the luminescence effect disappear. While walking through the garden, he saw many different flowers and animals there. The scenery soothed him as he laid down on the grass and rested for a bit. While relaxing, he heard some voices he recognized. He stood back up and moved in the direction of the voice.

After a while, Ash found the owners of the voices and saw Spike with Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. They were talking and even dancing with each others, which made them look cute. He even saw the fillies giving Spike a kiss which made him blush. Ash was happy for Spike for he now has three lovers.

As Ash was about to leave, he saw some nobles making their way towards Spike and the three fillies. By the looks of their faces, it seemed they did not have any good intentions. He stood there and waited to see what happens.

One noble said, "What are your kind doing here dragon?

Spike raised an eyebrow and said, "What? You have a problem with me?

Another noble said, "This is Canterlot. Home of the nobles of Equestria and we don't allow over grown lizards like you here."

Another noble said, "Yeah. So get out of Canterlot before we get the guards to do so."

The fillies and Spike became angry. Apple Bloom said, "Hey. Who do you think you are picking on Spike like that."

Scootaloo said, "Yeah. Don't you have some important thing to do besides talking down to Spike?"

Sweetie Belle said, "Spike is a great dragon and he is our date. So don't go around and pick on him just because he is not a pony."

Ash smiled how his lovers stood up for Spike. The nobles were shocked to hear that the fillies were dating a non pony. One said, "How could you date someone that is not a pony. Then that means .... you three are impure! Blasphemy!"

Another noble said, "Throw them into the dungeon!"

A female nobles said, "Banish them from Equestria!"

Another said, "They must not leave here! Call the guards! Catch these heathens and punish them!"

The group of nobles began to march menacingly towards Spike and the fillies. The fillies were scared as they saw the nobles approaching them with disgusted faces. Spike moved in front of the fillies to protect them. He could do little against this group.

Spike protecting the fillies made Ash happy. However, what the group of nobles said to them made him angry. How dare they say those kinds of things to the young ones! Who do they think they are! He took a deep breath and shouted "Roar Bullet" towards the group of nobles.

The nobles approached the young ones with intent to punish the fillies and the dragon but they were stopped right in their tracks when something out of no where appeared in front of them that scared the shit out of them. In front of them was a huge face with a dangerous scowl and had its teeth bared at them.

The nobles could not move a muscle as fear took control of their bodies. The face was glared right at them and spoke in a demonic voice, "Hey! You bastards! Who do you think you are talking to these young ones! If you don't want to be mutilated, then hurry up and get lost! If you don't, then I will devour you! Every single one of you!"

The face then opened its mouth revealing several rows of razor sharp teeth and it then *Rrrrrroooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrr* at them, making them scream and run away with their tails between their legs.

Ash made sure that the nobles were away from Spike and the fillies. He saw that the fillies were hugging Spike and praising him for protecting them, that made Spike blush. Ash laughed at that and decided to leave them alone and not ruin their moment. He gone back to laying on the grass and waited for the Gala to end. He really needed to know something about the golems. Maybe the princesses have knowledge about them since they have lived for thousands of years. And Zecora. The way she became stiff at the mention of the flesh and metal beings, maybe she knows something about that. Well, thinking about all of these things is making him sleepy. So with the calm environment of the garden and the night star sky, he fell asleep.

After a few hours, he heard sounds of several foot steps approaching him. Ash woke from his slumber and stretched his limbs. He saw that his body was not shining anymore. He then waited to see the ones approaching him and after a while, Twilight, Trixie, Rarity, Lotus, Pinkie Pie, Ditzy, Rainbow Dash, Gilda, Applejack, Swift Tail, Fluttershy, Mellow Hoof, Aloe, Zecora, Celestia, Luna, Fancy Pants, Fleur, Prince Rutherford, King Iron Hoof and Ember arrived.

Ash was happy to see them but saw that the girls still had a bit of blush on their cheeks. He felt bad about ripping his suit that Rarity worked hard to make. He said, "Rarity. I'm sorry for ruining the suit you have given me."

Rarity said with a smile, "Oh don't worry about that Ash. I'm not mad at all. And besides, the girls got to see what was hidden underneath all of those clothes and I have to say that they loved every second of it."

The girls were blushing furiously. They could not deny that they loved seeing his well defined muscles that every stallion envied.

Ash asked with a raised eyebrow, "Are my muscles really that interesting?"

Rarity nodded and said, "Of course darling. The girls have been fantasizing about your muscles every day and today, they finally got to see what they truly looked like."

The girls were now blushing more as they avert their eyes from looking at him. Rainbow flew to him and said, "Ash! What happened back there? It was like your muscles just went boom! And they just ripped and were bulging and ... wow. That was so awesome! Can I touch your muscles?"

Ash was now blushing when she ask that. The girls became jealous and Applejack said, "Now hold on there Rainbow. You can't just go up to him and asked to just touch him like that."

Pinkie said, "Yeah Rainbow! I mean if you want to touch him then you will first need to bring him to a room and then take your clothes off and then have a bit kissy wissy and then-mmmmph!!??"

Twilight, who was blushing furiously, covered Pinkie's mouth and said, "Okay! That's enough Pinkie! Too much information!"

The rest of the girls were blushing too. Ash receded his blush with his virus and tried to change the subject by asking, "Where is Spike and his dates? It's almost night time."

A blushing Luna said, "They were getting sleepy so we took them to a room where they are now sleeping."

Ash said, "Thank you princess Luna. Princess Celestia. Why don't you take all of us to a room where we can discuss about the thing Ember spoke of?"

The princesses nodded and they all went inside the castle and into a huge room. When they all settled, Ember spoke, "So, are you going to tell us now what those things are?"

Ash nodded and said, "Before I continue, I will first tell you how I met those thing. During this past week, I was ambushed when I let my guard down and payed for it. The aztec king Ahuizotl had his flunkies kidnapped me and brought me to an ancient temple far away from Equestria. And before I continue." He Pointed towards Rainbow and asked, "Rainbow. Do you know who Daring Doo is?"

Rainbow said, "Yeah. Me and my friends know her. We even went to one of her adventure against this Ahuizotl guy."

Ash said, "Then can you contact her and tell her to inform me whenever she encounters with Ahuizotl in the future."

Rainbow said, "Sure. Twilight can tell Daring Doo that but why do you want her to inform you about Ahuizotl?"

Ash said, "Ahuizotl kidnapped me and tried to force me to become his slave and help him take over the world. If I refused to do so then he threatened to harm you girls. That is why I want to know where that bastard is so I can kill him as soon as possible."

Everyone was shocked to hear that. They knew how strong Ash is and if someone even dared to hurt the girls, then he would go after that person and deal with him.

Ash continued, "Needless to say I got angry and started to slaughter his followers. While I was busy killing them, Ahuizotl ran away from me and into an ancient room with three huge stone doors. When I confronted him, he told me that the temple I was in was built thousands of years ago to trap some kind of dangerous weapons. He released the weapons to distract me and escaped. And that is when I met these things."

Ash snapped his fingers to create three holograms about the things he fought before. Everyone gasped with shock as they see what the things looked like.

Ember pointed towards the holograms and said, "That! Those are the things that the monsters used to attack my kingdom. What are they exactly? Do you know anything about them Ash?"

Ash said, "It was my first time meeting these things so no. But I do know how string they are. They are strong enough to take me on as a Super Saiyan and they are able to hurt me. Yeah, two of them cut off my limbs while the last one impaled me through my chest."

The girls were horrified to hear him say that like it was nothing. Ash said, "Needless to say I got pissed off after I healed myself and went berserk and used my Kaioken and tore them apart mercilessly. After killing them, I took them and studied them for sometime and found that these things are called golems."

Everyone was confused as they don't know what a golem is. Twilight asked, "Excuse me Ash. But what is a golem?"

Ash said, "You can describe a golem as a magically created being made entirely from inanimate matter. Like for example, you first make a figure out of mud and used magic to bring it to life. This will result in making a mindless puppet and if you give it an order, then it will obey you. A golem is only loyal to the one who has created them."

Everyone was surprised to hear that something like that exists. To have a loyal golem following them and protecting them really interests them.

Ash said, "Also, you have to be a powerful magic user in order to create a golem. However, the golems I have faced were entirely different than normal golems."

Luna asked, "What do you mean by that, Ash? Aren't they supposed to look like them?" while pointing towards the three images of the golems.

Ash shook his head and said, "No Luna. They are different because a normal golem is made from mud, clay, stones or metals. A golem can be only made up of one material."

Ash asked Ember, "The ones you have encountered were made up of metal and flesh right?"

Ember said, "Yes. They first looked like they were made up of metal but later with further investigation, we found that they also had flesh on parts of their bodies."

Ash said, "Yes that. Those golems were made up of two materials and let me tell you that it is extremely difficult to create a golem comprising of two different materials. These golems that are taking on your dragon warriors are something beyond that should have never been made."

This confused them at what he meant by that. Celestia asked, "What do you mean, Ash? Is creating one with two different materials a bad thing?"

Ash said, "Like I said, it is extremely difficult to mix two different materials and create a golem out of it but these golems have a material that should never be used."

The girls and the princesses were getting worried when he said that. What could it be? Mellow Hoof asked, "What it is, Ash?"

Ash said, "The flesh of a living being or the being themselves." Everyone was shocked to hear that. He continued, "To create a golem with a living organism is both a forbidden art and requires dark magic."

The girls and princesses were appalled to hear that. To make a golem like that is not only forbidden but to use dark magic as well? That is something they would never do as they will get corrupted by the darkness.

Gilda asked, "Why is it forbidden to make something like that? I get that using the flesh of someone is creepy and down right, wrong but would it not be better to make something strong that will obey and be loyal to you?"

Ash shook his head and said, "Creating a normal golem is fine but when you make a golem with flesh as one of its materials, then that may cause you a consequence."

Trixie asked, "And what's that?

Ash said, "Intelligence. Or to say that the golem will be given the ability to think and with time it will be able to think for its own action. One of the major draw backs for these types of golems is that they will betray you after they have enough intelligence. And believe me, you don't want a thinking golem running free."

Everyone nodded and accepted what he said about the golems. Ember asked, "Can you tell me how to fight against these golems? Do you know any weakness about them that will give us an edge?"

Ash said, "They are pretty sturdy, agile and strong. You can only gang up on them one at a time and attack them between the gaps in their armors. Also, it would help you greatly if you manage to break their limbs and immobilize them. That is all you can do against them. With your giant dragon warriors, you will have no problem dealing with them like that. Also, you should watch out for some surprises. When I thought that I killed the last golem, it stood back up and casted multiple lightning spells at me."

Ember frowned as she didn't get any weakness but accepted his strategy against them. It will help her greatly.

Ash then said, "But there is still one thing that I need to know about these golems."

Fleur asked, "What's that Ash?"

Ash said, "Who was the one responsible for creating these golems?"

That was a good question which struck everyone. Who could have made these abominations?

Ash said, "I mean that whoever did, surely didn't make them for a tea party. They were made to fight and conquer. But back at the temple, Ahuizotl said that the temple was a prison for the golems, was made thousands of years ago." He looked at the princesses and asked, "Princess. Since you both have lived for such a long time, do you know anything about these golems or the one who created them?"

Every eye was on the two princesses and they want to hear what they know. The princesses shook their heads and Celestia said, "I am sorry Ash but even in our long time of ruling, we have never seen or heard anything about these golems."

Ash took a thinking pose and said, "So that means the golems were even more ancient before you two began to rule."

Luna said, "But is it not good that they are ancient? I mean that whoever was responsible for their creation must have died due to old age by now."

Ash shook his head and said, "If only that was true Luna."

This confused them and Fancy Pants asked, "What do you mean Ash?"

Ash said, "Did you all hear what Ember said about the golems?"

Gilda said, "Yeah. She said that they were attacking them along with the monsters."

Ash nodded and said, "Exactly. The golems were working together with the monsters. Someone is giving orders to the golems, which are ancient and that someone might just be the leader of these monsters. Or ... " He trailed off for a few seconds.

The others asked, "Or?"

After thinking for a few moments, Ash said, "Or it could be the very one who created them. Who ever it is, somehow survived or used dark magic to make himself live longer than possible."

Everyone was shocked to hear that. A being from ancient times have somehow used dark magic to make itself live longer than possible.

Celestia asked, "How can you be so sure about this Ash?"

Ash said, "Because once the creator dies, the golem that the being has created will go out of control or will shut itself down permanently. If that should have happen, then the golems would have fought the monsters as well but it didn't. Instead they were aiding the monsters against the dragons."

The others thought about what Ash said and saw that his logic must be true. The princesses believed him because they know what dark magic is capable of.

Zecora was lost in her mind, thinking about whether or not to tell them what she knows about the golems. Maybe she shouldn't since Ash will be able to deal with them or maybe she should because she loves him. The information may be able to be of some use to him.

Zecora cleared her throat to gain everyone's attention and said, "I may have some information regarding these golems that you fought Ash."

Everyone was surprised that she knew something about the dreaded golems. Ash smiled at her for sharing any info about the golems. He said, "That would be very helpful Zecora."

Zecora nodded and said, "There is a legend passed down from generations to generations. According to the legend, thousands of years ago, before the princesses were born, there was a being without any feelings. This being had no mercy or remorse. It only saw others as mere insects beneath its feet and would kill anyone who encountered it. It did not bat an eye or spare anyone from its cruelty. Its tyranny then spread to the whole island and the inhabitants. It created monstrosities from the dead and metal. The monsters obeyed their creator and master in enslaving all the inhabitants of the Island. For hundreds of years, the inhabitants were tormented by the tyrant. Then one day, they began to form a plan to seal away the being and its monstrosities. A grueling battle took place and many lives were lost but in the end, the inhabitants came out victorious against the tyrant. As they were about to seal the being away, it gave them a warning, "I will return once again in the future and when I do, no one will be spared. No one." After they sealed the being, they then made numerous temples around the island and sealed the tyrant's monstrosities away."

When Zecora finished her tale, she saw that everyone was staring at her in shock. They could never have thought that something like that could happen in ancient times.

Ash was calm and he was taking in the new info Zecora just gave him. He thought about many possibilities and came to a conclusion. He said, "Thank you, Zecora. This tale about a tyrant has given me a conclusion. Either this very being has somehow managed to escape from its prison or one of its followers or creations is the one behind the monsters."

Everyone now knows about the tyrant and were beginning to fear it but with Ash here, in this world now, their fears were evaporated. He will protect them. He will also be the one to face this tyrant and put an end to its cruel rule.

Ash asked, "Ember. Can you tell me how your dragon warriors are fairing against the monsters and golems?"

Ember nodded and said, "We have an army of dragon warriors protecting our kingdom. With them, it's only a matter of a month before they could overcome our forces."

Ash nodded and said, "That is good news. I will be first making my way towards the Minotaur kingdom and deal with the monsters there. After that, I will visit the dragon kingdom and kill all the monsters and golems there. Prince Rutherford. Is your kingdom having any trouble with the monsters?"

Rutherford said, "We are but there are few of them. We can handle ourselves with our yak warriors. Why only few monsters? Maybe because my kingdom is in a cold place and they don't like cold?"

Ash nodded and said, "If you ever find your kingdom in any sort of danger, then please contact the princesses, so they will tell me and I will come and help you in anyway I can."

Rutherford said, "Sure I will. We yaks stick together and help one another. We help friend too and friend will help us too."

Ash nodded and noticeed that everyone were tired for the day. Celestia said, "It's getting late everyone. Why don't we all call it a night and go to sleep?"

Everyone nodded and the princesses took them to their rooms. Fancy Pants and Fleur said goodbye to everyone and went to their house since they live here. Rutherford, Iron Hoof and Ember went back to their kingdoms. Ash went inside his room and laid on the large comfy bed and was about to fall asleep when he heard a knock on the door. He said, "Come in."

He was expecting to see one of the girls to meet him but was surprised to see Celestia and Luna entering his room.

Celestia said, "Can we talk for a bit Ash, if you're not asleep that is?"

Ash said, "I'm not sleep at the moment." He sat up in a sitting position and asked, "So what do you princesses want to talk about?"

Celestia said, "Please Ash. Just call us by our names."

Luna said, "We need to talk with you privately."

Ash nodded and said, "Okay prin-I mean Celestia. Luna. So, what do you need to talk to be about?"

The princesses were fidgeting a bit and were twiddling their fingers together. After a while, Celestia asked, "Ash. Can you tell us what you desire?"

Ash was a bit confused as to why they would ask him that. He said, "My only desire is to have a big family. One that I will love and care for and I will do anything to protect them."

Luna asked, "But don't you desire more? Something like ruling a kingdom?"

Ash shook his head and said, "Even though I have immense strength, I have no desire to rule any kingdom. Heck, I don't know anything about being a ruler. It's the reason I am avoiding the deer kingdom Deeralios. I need to come up with some excuse or give someone else that position."

This made the princesses smile. He has no desire for ruling and just want to have a loving family. A quality that is rare in males. He will be the perfect candidate for the position of Equestria's king.

Celestia said, "That is very noble of you, Ash. But me and my sister here need to ask you something else."

Ash said, "Sure. Go ahead and ask me anything you want to Celestia and Luna."

The princesses first looked at each other, then looked back at him and asked at the same time, "Can we become your special someponies?"

When they asked him, his brain crashed right then and there. He got that the males in this world are assholes and he is the opposite of them. Because of this, many girls have fallen for him and now the princesses are asking him to be his lovers!

After his Brain.exe v 1.1 was upgraded to Brain.exe v 1.2, he looked at the princesses and asked, "Ummm I am flattered but why me? Won't you be happy with a stallion who knows how to rule this kingdom?"

The princesses became sad and Luna said, "It's because we don't want to be with a stallion who only wants to be with us so that he could become king."

Celestia sadly said, "In our long time of ruling, every male that we have come across only sees us as objects they desire and become king. They don't care about our feeling and just want to rule the kingdom as they want to." She then looked at him with a soft smile and said, "But you Ash are different. You don't see us females as mere objects and have no desire in becoming a king. You treat the girls with gentleness and kindness the males have refused to give."

Luna said with a soft smile, "We want to be loved by a male and we have finally found one. That is you Ash."

Celestia asked, "Please, let us be with you. We don't want to be alone without a lover."

Ash was surprised to see how desperately the princesses want someone to love them, but was disgusted by the males at how they only want to be with them so they can rule this kingdom. He was thinking that if he did allow them to be his lover, then he will become a king which he didn't want. He came out of his thought when he saw tears in the eyes of the princesses. Maybe they thought that he was going to deny their request but seeing them like this made him feel bad. Fuck it. He'll think of what to do with the king thing later. Right now, there are two girls in front of him who he needs to comfort. He got off from his bed and walk towards the princesses. When he came close, he surprised them by hugged them both.

Ash looked at them and gave a soft smile. He said, "If you two want to be with me then I'd be happy for you to become a part of my herd. I will care for you and love you both like I do with the girls."

The princesses were happy to finally be with someone who would love and care for them. They both hugged him and cried tears of joy. After a few minutes, they calm down and released their hugs.

Celestia said with a smile, "Thank you, Ash. You have no idea how happy you have just made us."

Luna nodded and said, "Indeed. We had several suitors before but rejected them for they only desired the throne. You will make us happy and a brilliant King for Equestria."

Ash became a bit uncomfortable about the king part. He said, "Can we not talk about me being the king at the moment. Maybe afterwards but not now."

Celestia asked, "Why don't you want to talk about that Ash? Is something the matter?"

Ash said, "It's just that I don't want to become a king because I don't want to. And if I do become one, then what would I do? I have basically no knowledge about what a ruler needs to do. I will make a bad ruler. And even if I did have any knowledge about a ruler, I still would have refused to become a king."

This made the princesses smile. He had no greed or desire to become a king at all. Which is why, he will make an excellent ruler.

Celestia said, "Ash. It is because of that, you will make the greatest king ever to rule Equestria."

Luna said, "And don't worry about what a king does. We both will teach you everything a ruler does in time."

Ash just sighed and accepted that he would not be able to get away from them and becoming a king. He kind of knew somethings about a ruler but then facing some political stuff will become a pain in the neck for him. However, if it means that he can make the girls happy, then he won't mind doing it. He will do whatever it takes to make them happy.

However, Ash needed to tell them about his viral abilities and ghoul. He needs to see how it will go on with his reveal. He would rather hear them scream monster or something, rather than later.

Ash said, "Celestia. Luna. Since you both will be my lovers, then I have to tell you something. I have been keeping a horrible secret that you need to know."

The princesses became a bit worried and urged him to continue. Ash took a breath and raised his right hand. The princesses gasped when they saw his hand turned into a razor sharp claw.

Ash said, "I have this dangerous ability that allows me to transform my arms into weapons." He then showed them all of his viral weapons. And he showed them his abilities of a ghoul.

The princesses were shocked to see his weapons made of flesh and bones. They get that this ability gives him hidden weapons and such but why did he said that it was a horrible secret?

Luna asked, "Ash. We don't see anything dangerous thing about this. All we are seeing is you turning your arms into weapons which from the looks of it, they can cut through our guard's armor like butter."

Ash said, "This power gives me a dreadful ability. The ability to consume my enemies."

Celestia and Luna were shocked to hear that. To eat others is very disturbing. Celestia asked, "Do you mean you eat them?"

Ash said, "No. It's not like I chew them but rather turn their corpses into usable biomass that I can use to heal other's injuries."

The princesses processed this information and understood why he said it was a horrible secret because it is. However, before they went with their conclusion, they need to confirm something first.

Celestia asked, "Do the girls know about this?"

Ash said, "Yes."

Luna asked, "And what did they think about it?"

Ash said, "They were shocked at first about it but then accepted me for who I am."

The princesses smiled and hugged him that stunned him. Celestia then said, "If they are fine with it, then I don't see any reason for being against it."

Luna said, "Yes. We are fine with it as well. Also, it is more interesting to find out that you are full of surprises."

Ash came out of his shock and asked, "So, you two are not creep or terrified about my abilities?"

Both the princesses simultaneously said, "None at all." They both give him a kiss on the cheek that stunned him. The princesses saw this and chuckled at his reaction and then left the room. Ash just stood there with a stupefied expression as he thought about what just happened. He let out a sigh and laid back on his bed and fell asleep.

Canterlot Castle's Garden

In the castle's garden, there were many statues about ponies and such but one of them stood out from the rest. This one looked like it had parts of different types of animals and put them together to form something like a chimera. Everything close to it was silent, even the animals refused to come close to this thing. Then all of a sudden *Crack*, a small crack was formed on the statue which made nearby animals run in fear. An ominous aura leaked that made the near by plant life wilt. An evil is beginning to to break from its prison with intent to wreak havoc on Equestria. However, it does not know anything about Ash's arrival in this world.

The Next Day

When morning came, everyone gathered in the dining room, where they ate their breakfast. During breakfast, the princesses told them about becoming a part of Ash's herd, which shocked them, especially Twilight whose hair began to stand on some ends. After calming her down, she and the rest of the girls happily accepted the princesses to be a part of his herd. After breakfast, the girls were ready to go home but Lotus, Aloe and Rarity who wanted to do a little shopping in Canterlot before going back to their home. Ash used "Sound Orb" on the rest of the girls to send them to Ponyville. He said goodbye to Celestia and Luna who gave him a kiss on his cheek that made him blush and the girls giggled.

Ash then went with Lotus, Aloe and Rarity for their shopping. The spa twins shopped for spa materials while Rarity shopped for clothes materials in bulk. And when he says bulk, he means that she bought tons of clothes materials that he carried by himself. No way is he going to let a girl carry all of that. He didn't mind at all. He liked spending time with the girls.

After two hours of shopping they decided to have some refreshments in a near by restaurant. They had a couple of snacks and some drinks to relax. Yes, they were relaxing until "Well well well. I didn't think you two would have shown your faces in Canterlot again or did you come here to see me" a voice broke their tranquility. However, the spa twins became stiff as soon as they heard that voice.

The girls and Ash looked at who said that and saw a male Unicorn noble. He approached them with an all high an mighty air around him. Ash noticed that the spa sisters were scared of this stallion. Who could this be that is scaring Lotus and Aloe? Could he be ..... ?

Lotus asked with a trembling voice, "W-We have o-only c-come here to b-buy some herbs for o-our spa, Stone Heart." Stone Heart!!?? This guy is Stone Heart!!??

Aloe said, "We h-have no d-desire t-to meet with you e-ever again."

Stone Heart became a bit angry and said, "Who do you two whores think you are talking to!?"

The near by nobles stopped to see what was going on. Ash was just sitting on his seat and was sipping his drink while trying to keep his anger under control. Sadly to say that with the increasing anger, his veins started to bulge and became visible on his bare flesh.

Lotus got a bit courageous and said, "We don't belong to someone like you and never will be!"

Aloe also got courageous and said, "We will live our own lives and it does not involve you one bit!"

Ash smiled that they were at least standing against this prick but his happiness soon turned to anger at what he heard next. Stone Heart shouted with rage, "Who do you think you are you wenches! I am a noble and I can do whatever I want with commoners such as yourselves! You both belong to me! I own you and your lives!"

That was it! Ash put down his drink and slowly stood up to his full height. He then walked towards the asshole and the girls saw that he didn't look happy at all. He walked right in front of Stone Heart and glared down at him. However, Stone Heart was not scared with years of getting away with things due to his noble status. So why would he be scared of this being glaring at him. He is a noble and this being cannot touch him.

Stone Heart said, "And what are you suppose to be? Their pet?"

The girls gasped but Ash remained calm. He said in a demonic voice, "Let me tell you something Boy. Those lovely ladies behind me are my friends. They are precious to me and a part of my family. They do not belong to you and never will be. You will never come near them again. But if you do and dare to lay a hand on them, then that will be the last time you breathe your last breath. Understand?"

The near by nobles were scared by his demonic voice, even Stone Heart but his fear turned to anger and he shouted, "How dare you threaten me you animal! I will have the princesses banish you from Canterlot and then I will see how you protect those whores you call family!"

Ash was silent for a few moments which made Stone Heart smirk that he had him. However, his smirk fell when Ash said, "If words do not affect you, then I think a little incentive will."

Stone Heart scoffed and said, "What could something like you can probably give me-?" He was cut off when Ash's fist *Bash* meet with his face and then his head *Crash* collided with the ground, forming a huge 10 foot wide and 1 foot deep crater. Several cracks like a spider web were formed from the impact, around the crater. The entire Canterlot nobles stopped right in their tracks as they all felt a small earth quake.

Silence took hold of the air as everyone in the area were seeing something that they could not believe would have happened. From Ash's perspective, he saw his fist buried in the asshole's face whose head was buried into the ground. Probably crushed his muzzle too.

However, from the perspective from the bystanders, they saw that in the middle of the street, which is now turned into a crater, saw the huge being punch the noble right into the ground.

Ash slowly pulled back his fist and stood back to his full height. He glared down at the knocked out prick with disgust. A few guards came to see what all the commotion was about and saw Ash standing in front of an unconscious noble. They recognized Ash because they were disciplined by him at that time.

The guards approached him and asked, "Excuse me. But could you tell me what happened here." The guard asked politely because he knew how strong Ash is and can pummel him and his fellow guards without any trouble at all. They didn't want to be buried in the ground again or tickled either.

Ash looked at the guard with a glare that scared him and said, "This piece of crap was saying trash about my friends. I warned him to keep away from them but he didn't listen and kept on pushing my buttons. Now what you see here is the result of him underestimating me. I want you to arrest him for not only badmouthing my friends but for bodily harming and forcing them to be his slaves."

The guards were shocked when they heard what the noble was being accused of. However, they could not do anything against a noble and tried to deny it by saying, "Forgive me but we can't-"

Ash knew what he was about to say and cut him off by saying, "And if you dare say that you cannot arrest him just because he is a fucking noble, then" He raised his right hand and transformed it into "Razor Claw" that scared everyone, except the girls.

Ash spoke in a demonic voice, "I will punish him myself and let me tell you, it won't be pretty."

The guards swallowed fearfully because they knew that Ash would do it and no one will be able to stop him. So they accepted what he asked them to do and arrested Stone Heart and took him away.

Ash turned his right hand back to normal and then he felt two pairs of arms around his body. He saw that Lotus and Aloe were hugging him and had tears in their eyes. He gave a soft smile and hugged them. After that Ash used "Sound Orb" to send the girls and the things they bought to Ponyville.

Ash then asked a near by guard the direction for the Minotaur kingdom. After receiving the directions, he flew into the sky and flew the Minotaur Kingdom with his Ki surrounding him.

Outskirt Of Minotaur Kingdom

After flying for 2 hours, Ash saw a kingdom in the distance. He looked down upon the land and saw several corpses of both monsters and Minotaur warriors. This showed that they had a recent monster attack.

He landed on the outskirts of the kingdom and pulled out his dual pistols and "Punisher". He equipped them and started to walk towards the entrance of the Minotaur Kingdom. As he was walking, he devoured the corpses on the way for more biomass. When he came closer, he was amazed to see what the kingdom looked from the outside.

With high walls like that, must be the reason for the Minotaurs to defend themselves from the monsters. Ash walked towards the entrance but saw that the giant double gate was closed. He knocked hard on the door and waited. A few moments later, some Minotaur guards looked down from the walls and said, "Who goes there!"

Ash looked up and said, "I am Ash! Your King Iron Hoof is expecting me!"

The guards didn't believe him and said, "And how do we know that you are not lying!?"

Ash said, "We met at the Gala in Equestria and he requested me for my aid! So here I am!"

The guards didn't believe him and said, "Lies! Our King would never ask help from something like you! Go away or we will be forced to attack you!"

Ash glared at the guards and began to walk away. The guards laughed behind his back as they saw him walking away and ... only for him to stop and turn back at them. Ash crouched down and then jumped high in the air and over the wall. He landed right in the middle of the Minotaur guards. The guards immediately brought out their weapons and pointed towards him.

A guard said, "Don't move a muscle or we will attack you!"

Ash said, "Your King has asked me for my help. Either you send one of your guards to the king and find out for yourself or I can just beat you up and meet him myself. What will it be?"

The guards said, "We don't believe a word you say! Everyone arrest this thing!" With a war cry, every guard charged at Ash.

Ash narrowed his eyes at the incoming Minotaur guards and took a battle stance. He used his "Hair Sensor" and "Echolocation" around him to mark his opponents. There were 29 guards around him.

Play this music for the fight

As the first guard came closer, Ash gave a *Bash* quick jab in the guard's stomach. The guard clutched his stomach in pain and went down. 1 down, 28 to go. Three guards attacked him from behind to which he spun around and gave them *Bash* a round house kick that launched them away. 4 down, 25 to go. Sensing danger behind him, Ash quickly raised his arm above his head, used "Tekkai" on his arm and *Clank* stopped an axe attack. He then launched his left elbow backward and *Bash* into the stomach of a guard, knocking him out. 5 down, 24 to go. A guard charged him from the front. As the guard came closer, Ash raised his right leg straight vertically and then *Crash* slam his leg down on the guard and buried him into the ground. 6 down, 23 to go.

The guards now know that Ash was strong and were planning their next move against him. Four guards jumped from four different directions and brought their weapons down upon Ash who didn't move from his position. The guards thought that they had him but they were wrong. Ash used "Kamui" to make his body intangible. This made the incoming attacks pass harmlessly right through him and into the *Crash* ground.

Everyone looked at him with wide eyes and slack jaws. They saw him standing still but the attacks did nothing to him. How can that be possible? Ash then jumped and did a spinning kick that *Bash* hit the four guards in the face and knocked them out.

10 down, 19 to go. Ash then ran towards two guards, grabbed them by their faces and *Crash* slammed them down on the ground head first. In that moment, he used the force of his dash to stand upside down on his hands, raised both of his legs into the air and then *Bash* slammed them down onto a third guard in front of him, with his face *Crash* meeting the ground. 13 down, 16 to go.

Ash stood there on the unconscious guard's head and looked at the remaining guards. He saw that they were now keeping their distance from him. They were now weary of him as they saw how easily he beat 13 of their fellow guards without making a sweat. Some then tried to attack him from all sides. They thought that if they attack him from every direction, then they will be able to get a hit on him.

A guard attacked him from the front to which Ash simple grabbed the Minotaur's weapon with his hand and then *Crunch* crushed it that shocked the guard. Ash then brought the back of his fist down *Bash* on the guard's head and knocked him out. Another guard attacked him from behind. Ash, without looking swung his right fist behind him and *Bash* hit the guard right in the face. Another tried to attack him from his left side and Ash used "Guillotine" with his left hand to *Shiinngg* cut the weapon in half and then *Bash* punched the guard in the stomach. A guard attacked him with a battle hammer to which Ash *Clang* punched the incoming hammer and *Throom* shattered it into thousands of pieces. He then grabbed the guard by the horns and then *Bash* kneed him in the guts. One more ran towards him and was *Bash* backhanded by Ash straight *Crash* into a wall. 18 down, 11 to go.

The remaining guards were scared now because Ash just beat down some guards without moving from his position. Ash was about to pummel them but he received feedback from his "Hair Sensor" about another one approaching him. He put his hands into his coat pockets and after waiting for a few moments, he saw another Minotaur coming towards him and from the looks of it, this one seems stronger then the guards.

The new Minotaur snorted and said, "What's all this? What's going on here?"

A guard said, "This thing says that our king has asked for his help. We didn't believe him and denied him entry into our kingdom. He then jumped up here and started to beat us around."

The Minotaur snorted again and looked at Ash and said, "So, you think you can just walk in here and start beating up the guards? If so, then we'll see how you fare against me, Stone Bulk!"

The remaining guards began to cheer for Stone Bulk. Ash calmly said, "Please refrain from fighting me. You will only get hurt."

Stone Bulk snorted with anger and shouted, "We'll see who gets hurt!"

Stone Bulk charged at Ash with his huge spike mace. Ash pulled out his left hand and then, in a blur, *Clap* slammed his hand into Stone Bulk's face with such force that stopped him in his tracks.

Ash did not stop there. He pushed with more strength and then threw Stone Bulk backwards, onto the ground *Crash* with such force that his upper body was buried in the ground.

Silence reign the air as the remaining guards stare at Stone Bulk with eyes full of disbelief and jaws agape. They could not believe that Ash was able to beat Stone Bulk just like that. He was a stronger Minotaur but against Ash, Stone Bulk simply paled in comparison of strength to him.

Ash then glared at the guards who flinched when they saw him looking at them. He said, "Now will you take me to your King or do I have to beat every one of you?"

The guards were shaking with fear but they still said, "We will not let someone as dangerous as you meet the King just like that!" The remaining guard then gathered into a group and pointed their weapons at him.

Ash sighed with annoyance and used "Soru" to dash between them like a blur and then stood in front of the last guard behind the group. The last guard was surprised to see Ash standing in front of him and then shouted to the rest of the guards, "He's right here!" but his voice didn't reached them. All of a sudden,*Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* the abdomens of the 10 guards dented in like something hit them and they fell on to the ground unconscious.

When Ash dashed between the 10 guards, he punched each of them like a blur in the stomach. The guards didn't know what happened and after a few seconds, they felt the blow to their stomachs and were knocked out.

The last guard was now trembling with fear as he looked at his fellow guards knocked out on the ground. Ash said, "You will be escorting me to your king. If I go alone, then everyone one will look at me with suspicion but with one of you guards walking with me, they will avert their attention from me. Got it?"

The guard furiously nodded and then started to escort Ash to meet with the King. When they were walking through the streets, many of the civilians were looking at Ash with interest because he was something new to them. He saw that the female Minotaurs looked a bit similar to humans.

During the walk, Ash looked around the city and saw that it was just like Canterlot. There were many building and shops but most of them were selling weapons and armours. They then walked by some buildings that were being constructed. When they went past the construction site, he heard a scream coming from the construction site. Ash looked back and saw a female Minotaur was screaming with a horrified expression.

Why was she screaming? He then looked in the direction she was screaming and found out why. Near the construction site, a little Minotaur girl and was a bit dazed.

Ash then looked up and his eyes widen when he saw that a heavy load of iron beams were hanging from a rope high above the girl. He used "Superhuman Vision" and saw that the rope was beginning to tear from the weight of the iron beams. The female Minotaur was screaming for someone to save the girl's life. This made the near by Minotaurs try to reach for the girl but it was too late as the rope broke and the iron beams began to fall on the girl.

Ash immediately used "Soru" to dash towards the girl and when he reached her, *Crash* *Clang* the iron beams came crashing down on the two of them. Silence reign the air as everyone was shocked to see the girl die right before their eyes. The female Minotaur was balling her eyes out while some of them were trying to comfort her. However, when the dust began to settle, a Minotaur saw something and pointed towards the crash site saying, "Hey. Look. I think I see something."

Everyone looked back at the crash site and gasped. The female Minotaur who was crying heard the gasps and thought that the girl was dead. She then looked to see it for herself but what she saw made her gasp in disbelief.

There at the crash site, the girl was safe without even a scratch. How could she survive the iron beams that crashed on top of her? When the dust dissipated, they saw their answer. The very being that was walking with the guard was standing above the girl in a protective manner while the iron beams were resting on top of him and against his body. They saw that the being was not injured at all. Even after having that huge load of iron beams crashing on him, he was fine.

When Ash reached the girl, he stood above her and used "Tekkai" to harden his entire body. This is how he was able to stop the iron beams from hurting the little girl. He then look down at the girl who was hugging his leg with fear of dying. He smiled and said, "Hey little one. You're safe now. So, open your eyes and look around."

The girl heard his voice and opened her eyes slowly and gasped when she saw a large being was standing above her like a guardian and saved her life. The female Minotaur who was crying before, came running towards him and hugged the little girl and began to cry.

She said, "Oh my little pumpkin. I told you to stay close to me. What were you thinking going near a construction site?"

The little girl said, "I'm sorry, mommy. I was just curious about it." Oh. So the little one was her daughter. He became happy that he was able to save the life of a mother's joy.

While they were talking, Ash carefully pushed the iron beams away from him and onto the ground. When he was finished, the female Minotaur approached him and said, "I don't know who you are or what you are, but I just wanted to say .... thank you. Thank you so much for saving my daughter's life. I don't know what I would do if I had lost her." She hugged him and began to cry.

Ash hugged her gently and petted her head to calm her down. He said, "You don't have to thank me about it. It's what I do."

The mother calmed down and thanked him again. She then left with her daughter who waved him goodbye before leaving. The onlookers were still stuck in their position of starring at him with eyes full of disbelief and their jaws hitting the ground. Ash chuckled and walked back to his guard who was also staring at him with wide eyes and his jaw on the ground. Ash snapped his fingers in front of his face to bring the guard out of his shock. They then continued their walk and Ash saw that the guard was taking him towards a castle.

When they reached the castle's door, the two guards there stopped them and asked, "Halt! Who goes there?"

The guard escorting Ash spoke, "I am here with Sir Ash. The king is expecting him." Sir?

The door guards nodded and let them pass. After walking for a while, they finally reached the throne room. They walked into the throne room and saw King Iron Hoof having a conversation with an elder looking Minotaur.

The guard said, "My King. Sir Ash has arrived."

Iron Hoof and the elder Minotaur stopped talking and looked at Ash. Iron Hoof became happy and walked towards him and said, "Welcome Ash, to our beloved kingdom Minoros." He hugged Ash and said, "It's so good to see you again. You can't believe how much I am relieved that you are here now."

Ash also hugged him and said, "It's good to meet you again Iron Hoof."

They ended their hug and Ash said, "On my way here, I saw several corpses of both Minotaur and monsters. Was it a recent one?"

Iron Hoof nodded and said, "Yes. The recent monster attack was two days ago which gave me some time to go to the Gala. We have lost many of our warriors in that attack but I am glad I went to the Gala because I met you and you accepted my request. For that, I can't thank you enough."

Ash nodded and then looked at the elder Minotaur and asked, "And who is this elder one?"

Iron Hoof introduced him, "Ash. I would like you to meet my father, Great Steel."

Ash smiled and greeted him, "Hello. I am Ash. It's very nice to meet you."

Great Steel smiled and nodded his head, "It's nice to finally meet you too, Ash. My son here has been talking about you and said that you can help us with our monster problem. Is this true?" He asked with hope in his eyes.

Ash smiled and said, "That is very much true. I already had a run-in with them at Ponyville and killed them all."

Great Steel became happy and said, "Oh thank the creator! This city can now be saved from the monsters. We have lost many warriors in fending off the monsters and I don't want to lose anymore."

Iron Hoof smiled and said, "Ash will save our kingdom father. So you have no need to worry and rest you tired body. We will-"

He got cut off when a guard barged in and said, "My King! I have brought grave news!"

Iron Hoof said, "What is it?"

The guard was panicking a bit. Maybe whatever news he brought is making him nervous. He said, "The guards on the walls have spotted monsters coming from a great distance. However, this time it seems that they have brought an army."

Iron Hoof and Great Steel became stiff when they heard the news. An army of monsters is heading towards their kingdom. They began to panic about the army and thought how to deal with them.

Ash saw them panicking and said, "Iron Hoof. Great Steel. You have no need to fear. I am a monster hunter who is made for these kind of situations."

This calmed them for the moment. Ash then asked, "Iron Hoof. Can you gather your entire warriors at the city's gate?"

Iron hoof said, "I can gather them but what do you need them for?"

Ash said, "I will be fighting in the front lines. I want you to have your warriors to guard the city for any monsters who can sneak their way into the kingdom."

Iron Hoof nodded and looked at a guard and said, "I want you to escort my father to his room and guard him with your life."

The guard nodded and escorted Great Steel to his room. Great Steel looked back at Ash with Hope and said, "Please Ash. I beg of you. Please save our beloved kingdom and its citizens." With that, he went out of the room.

Iron Hoof began to gather all of his warriors at the city's entrance. Ash was also there and saw many of the Minotaur warriors. Some of them stood out from the rest, showing that they were stronger than the rest.

The last Minotaur was a mage that is able to cast spells. So they are also able to learn magic but it seems that only a few can. While Ash was looking over at the warriors, one arrogant Minotaur saw him and made his way towards him and said, "Who is this suppose to be? Only warriors like us are suppose to be here!" This gained the attention of everyone else.

Iron Hoof said, "Ah. General Bulk Head. I would like you to meet Ash. He has come all the way from Equestria to help us fight the monsters."

Everyone erupts into a small bout of murmurs. Bulk Head snorted with anger and said, "Then Tell him that we don't need any help from outsiders. We Minotaurs are the strongest warriors there is! We will deal with the monsters ourselves." The others agreed with him.

Iron Hoof narrowed his eyes and said, "I, myself have personally asked Ash for his help and he has accepted my request. And if you are talking about being the strongest warriors, then I am sorry to say that that title goes to Ash."

Bulk Head became angry and said, "Why do you side with this thing, my king? He is not a Minotaur and he does not look like a warrior at all."

Iron Hoof glared at him and said, "HE is my friend and is one of the most powerful warrior I have even met. If you doubt me, then why not test him out for yourself?"

Bulk Head snorted with anger and said, "Very well. I will see for myself if this thing is a warrior or a coward."

The others made space for Bulk Head to test out Ash. Others cheered for Bulk Head while Iron Hoof told Ash, "Please go easy on him." Ash nodded and simply stood on the spot.

Bulk Head immediately ran towards him and gave *Bash* a strong punch in his gut. He smiled that he hit the human and he looked up to see Ash's face in pain. However, his smile disappeared when he saw Ash was simply glaring at him. It was like he didn't feel Bulk Head's punch at all. He then began to hit the human more *Bash* Bash* *Bash* in his abdomen and even his face but Ash just stood there with his hands inside his coat's pocket and took the hit like it was nothing to him.

Bulk Head was getting tired and started to fear the human as he saw that his attacks were doing nothing to him. He needs to stop now or else things would go wrong but due to his pride, he didn't back down and chose to continue his attack. Bulk Head pulled out his massive battle hammer and with a powerful swung, *Clang* *Crunch* he struck the human in the face with it.

The others cringed at the sound of crushing while Bulk Head was smiling like he finally reached his life goal or something. However, his smile turned to shock at what he and the rest of the Minotaurs saw. It was not the human's face that was crushed but rather the hammer being crushed and flattened on his face. The flattened hammer fell on the ground with a *Thud* and everyone saw that the human's face wasn't even scratched.

Bulk Head was now trembling as fear started to course through his body. Ash glared at Bulk Head and said, "Is that all?"

Bulk Head began to back away from Ash with fear. He was now regretting to let his arrogance and pride control him like that. When he saw Ash taking a step forward, he got scared and turned around to run away for his life. He didn't care if he was seen as a coward in the eyes of the other Minotaurs, he just wanted to get away from here.

As soon as he was about to make a run, Bulk Head felt a hand grabbing his shoulder and stopped him. He looked back and was scared that it was none other than the human who stopped him from running away. Ash glared down at Bulk Head and said, "Is. That. All?"

Bulk Head could not say anything as fear overtook his body. His fear only grew when he saw the human raising his right hand above and curled them into a fist and then, his arm muscles bulged twice the size of his arm. He also began to see how big the human was getting and he felt really small to him.

Bulk Head began to beg, "Please stop. I have learned my lesson. There is no need to go on .. please .. no .. stop .. noooooo!"

Ash ignored his pleas and swung his right at Bulk Head's face and stopped a few cm away from his face. Due to the force he swung his arm, a wind pressure was released from his fist in every direction that shocked everyone.

Bulk Head was trembling with fear as he saw the human's fist stopping right in front of his face. Ash then pulled his fist back and glared at Bulk Head in the eyes and said, "If you want to talk about honor and pride, then do it on the battle field against the ones who want to kill or enslave this Kingdom's citizens."

Ash then jumped onto the Kingdom's wall and saw that a huge army of monsters was making their way towards this city. He used "Superhuman Vision" to get a closer looked at the incoming army of monsters he is going to fight soon. He saw three types of monsters that he already fought.

Satyrs

Cthulhu

Cyclops

Then he saw some Monsters that looked like Minotaurs or they were Minotaurs, at least that is what they looked like to him. The first batch of monsters were about a 8 foot tall Minotaurs who had several cuts on their bodies. They also had some wooden stakes impaled on their backs which by all accounts, it should have killed them but were still moving. Their teeth were pointing outwards and were very sharp. These one looked like they were brought back to life and turned into a zombie. He named them Undead Minotaurs.

The next batch of monsters were like the Cthulhu but instead of bulky body, they were slim. Another difference was that their eyes were glowing yellow. Ash looked closer and saw that these 8 foot tall slim Cthulhus were waving their scrawny arms around that made the Undead Minotaurs move about. So they are controlling the reanimated Minotaurs. He named them Mind Flayer.

The next batch of Minotaurs were 9 foot tall but they had razor sharp claws and their horns were long and sharp that looks like it could impale others with ease. He named them Blade Horn.

Behind the monsters, Ash saw some huge Minotaurs at the size of 30 feet. They had no eyes and held a massive spike mace. It also had very sharp looking horns. He named them Goliath.

Ash then saw a larger unique Minotaur that was at least 12 feet tall. He had a shield gauntlet on his left arm and held a huge spear like weapon in his right hand. He had spike shoulder guards and had white horns and hairs. Since he looked like a general for the monsters, he will name him as the Unknown General for now.

Ash saw another unique Minotaur at 13 foot tall. This one was wearing battle armor and held a great battle axe that had some red aura coming out if it. He also saw that there were some red runes present on this Minotaur's horns. His eyes were also red. He looks like the leader to this army. For now he named him as the Unknown Leader.

Around the Unknown Leader, there were several creatures that looked like Minotaurs but had wood in place of their skin. They also had razor sharp teeth and claws. They looked like they were crossed between a Minotaur and a Timber Wolf. He named them TimberTaur.

As Ash was looking at the massive army of monsters and Minotaurs, Iron Hoof and some of the generals came to his side and gasped at what they saw. Maybe seeing that some of his own Minotaurs betrayed him and joined the monsters.

The monster's army stopped a good distance away from the kingdom. Then the Unknown General and Unknown Leader came forward and stopped in front of the city's entrance.

Unknown Leader said with a smug expression, "Well look who is here to greet us Beast Master."

Unknown General who is now identified as Beast Master said with a chuckle, "Indeed. I thought that he would have been dead by now."

Iron Hoof shouted, "Enough! Tell me brother, why have you betrayed me!? Your friends!? Your Kingdom!?" That one is Iron Hoof's brother!??

Unknown Leader scoffed and said, "I am no brother of yours Iron Hoof! I have forsaken my old name and gained unimaginable powers! I am now called Karn The Destroyer!!!"

A guard shouted, "How dare you cut your loyalty to the King!!"

Karn laughed and said, "Loyalty!? Ha! My loyalty lies with the master of these monsters. He has given me an army so I can and will conquer this pathetic kingdom. After I'll kill Iron Hoof and end his bloodline, I will take the throne and become the ruler of Minoros!!! Ha hahahahahaha!!!"

Iron Hoof became angry and said, "You may have an army of monsters Karn and you may be stronger than them, but know this that every citizen, guard, warrior and even myself will not go down easily!! We will fight to the end and take as many of your monsters with us to the afterlife!!!" The other warriors began to cheer for the king.

Karn scowled and said, "We shall see who prevails at the end. And that would be me." He and Beast Master then returned back to the army of monsters and began preparing for the assault on the kingdom.

Iron Hoof gave orders to the warriors to prepare against the monsters. Archers took their places on the walls and warriors took place at the entrance. They all were preparing themselves against the monsters attack but this time they face an army. However, they failed to notice that they have an army of their own or more specifically, an army of one, Ash.

Chapter 18 Protecting Minoros And Getting Pissed Off HARD

Ponyville

Rainbow Dash was flying above Ponyville as she could not keep the image of Ash's muscles out of her mind. She was fantasizing about what it would feel like to touch his big strong well defined muscles. She had a dreamy face and was also drooling at the thought. Then suddenly a pink cloud zoomed beside her that made her spin in the air. After stopping herself from spinning around, she was dazed for a bit and even saw some stars spinning above her head. She could have sworn that the stars were twinkling. She shook her head to recover from it.

Rainbow looked at the pink cloud and became angry. How dare a cloud disturb her from her fantasy. She shouted, "Hey you! Come back here!"

She flew towards the pink cloud and kicked it only to end up crashing into it. Rainbow found her self stuck in some sticky pink stuff.

Rainbow looked at the pink stuff and said with disgust, "Eww. What is this stuff?" She then shook her body like a dog and got some of the pink stuff off from her.

Rainbow then licked some of the pink stuff on her hand and tasted it. She said with confusion, "Cotton candy?"

She then saw more pink clouds flying around her. Rainbow then heard a thunder sound and looked up and saw a big pink cloud. A brown liquid dropped from the pink cloud and onto her head.

Rainbow said, "Wait a second. It's not suppose to rain till tomorrow. You can't just -" she was cut off when the pink cloud began to rain brown liquid on her. She said with a frown, "You did."

Sweet Apple Acre

Applejack was also fantasizing about Ash's muscles. She to was drooling as she kept on seeing his well defined muscles in her mind. She was busy harvesting corn from her corn field when she heard "Hey, I didn't tell you to go anywhere!"

Applejack looked at the sky and saw Rainbow chasing a pink cloud that was raining brown liquid. She then saw more of those pink clouds above her farm and were raining brown liquid.

Applejack asked, "Rainbow Dash, what's going on with this rain? I mean chocolate milk? I mean chocolate milk rain?!"

Rainbow flew towards her and said, "There's crazy weather all over Equestria! Cloudsdale is getting soaked by a major cola storm right now! But don't worry. I'm not leaving you until I get control of Ponyville!"

Rainbow then flew towards the pink clouds. Applejack heard some *Pop* *Pop* *Pop* noise and saw that the corn on her corn field was popping into popcorn. One corn that was in front of her popped the corns at her like bullets that made her fall on her back and then got buried in loads of pop corns.

Pinkie Pie was having fun as she was diving in the huge pile of popcorn and ate them. She said, "Why would you wanna stop this?" She then popped out from the pile of popcorn and began to drink the chocolate milk.

Applejack managed to dig herself out from the pile of popcorn and saw Rarity approaching her. She wore a long pink jacket, a huge hat and an umbrella that protected her clothes from getting dirty by the chocolate milk rain.

Rarity said, "Ahem. I heard about your troubles, Applejack, and I came to see if there's anything I can do without getting wet. Or dirty. Or out from under my umbrella."

Applejack and Rarity then heard *Creaking* noises and saw that the apples on the apple trees grew three times bigger than their original size. Due to the weight of the huge apples, the trees bent down from the extra weight. Then several small animals like squirrels, mice and rabbits came over the trees and began to eat the huge apples.

Applejack panicked and shouted, "Fluttershy! Do something!"

Fluttershy flew near a rabbit and said in a quite voice, "Now, Angel, you really shouldn't–" She was cut off when the rabbit grew long horse legs. The same happened to the rest of the rabbits and began to run around the farm while they eat the huge apples.

Fluttershy was shocked to see this and said with disbelief, "No! It's not possible! I must be seeing things!"

Twilight Sparkle came with Spike at the farm. She held a book in her magic and saw what was going around the farm. She said, "Don't worry, everyone. I've learned a new spell that will fix everything."

Twilight's horn began to glow purple and then shot a huge spell at the whole farm that temporarily blinded everyone from the bright light. When the light faded away, they saw that the spell did nothing. The pink clouds were still raining chocolate milk. The corn was popping into popcorn. The apples were still huge. The rabbits still had their long horse legs and were eating the huge apples. The smaller animals were also eating the huge apples.

Twilight Sparkle was shocked to see her spell doing nothing against this disaster. She said with disbelief, "My fail-safe spell... failed. What do we do?" She asked spike.

Spike shrugged and said, "Uh, give up?" This made Twilight glare at him.

Rarity walked towards Twilight and said, "Spike. Twilight will come up with something." She then gave Twilight her umbrella.

Now that Twilight was protected from the chocolate rain, she was able to think of what to do with all this crazy stuff going around. Her eyes lit up when she got her plan.

Twilight was about to speak when Trixie, Lotus, Aloe, Swift Tail, Mellow Hoof, Gilda and Ditzy came running at the farm.

Trixie said, "Twilight! Can you explain to us what in Equestria is going on!?

Twilight was surprised to see them here and asked, "How did you manage to find me here?

Gilda said, "We all were having a quiet day and then suddenly all of this crazy stuff began to happen. We tried to find you but you were not at your house. We then saw a huge purple light coming from Sweet Apple Acre and thought who has purple magic? You Twilight. So we came here to find you and here we are. Now tell us what's going on."

Twilight said, "I don't know. One minute everything was fine but then all of a sudden, the sky became pink, clouds turned into cotton candy that rains chocolate milk, corn turning into popcorn, apples growing huge, and rabbits growing long legs. I tried using a fail-safe spell but it .... failed."

Trixie said, "Let me take a shot at it." She used magic on the huge apples but nothing happened.

Trixie was shocked that her magic didn't work. She said, "What? Why didn't my magic worked!? It feels as my magic refused to make contact with the apples."

Rarity pulled out a pair of umbrellas and gave them to Lotus and Aloe to protect them from the chocolate milk.

Lotus said, "Thank you Rarity."

Rarity said, "It's my pleasure darling."

Lotus asked, "So what do you think Twilight will be able to do to stop all of this?"

Rarity said, "Oh girls. Don't worry about it. I'm sure that Twilight will be able to come up with something to fix this horrid disaster."

Swift Tail asked, "So what do we do against all of this?"

Mellow Hoof said, "Maybe Twilight has something up her sleeve?"

Twilight nodded and said, "Yes. I do have a plan but I will need all of your help girls." The rest of the girls nodded.

Twilight said, "It's time for plan B." She then looked at Rainbow who was covered in cotton candy that was being eaten by the animals. She said, "Rainbow, can you along with Gilda gather all of those pink clouds in one corner of the sky?"

Rainbow shook off the cotton candy and gave a salute to Twilight before flying towards the pink clouds along with Gilda. Rainbow and Gilda then began to collect the pink cloud in one area and kept them there by flying around them in a circle.

Twilight Sparkle then said, "Applejack. Swift Tail. I need you two to bring those high-strung storm clouds down to Earth."

Applejack and Swift Tail took a lasso and spun it around to get some momentum and then threw it towards the cluster of pink clouds. They were able to get every pink cloud in and brought them down at ground level. They then tied them to a fence so they won't fly away.

Pinkie Pie and Ditzy were having a great time drinking loads of chocolate milk. When the pink clouds were tied up, the chocolate milk stopped. This made Pinkie whine and say, "Hey, what happened?"

Mellow Hoof was trying to tell the animals to stop eating the apples but failed. Twilight saw this and then whispered something into Fluttershy's ear. Fluttershy understood what Twilight told her and flew towards the blob of pink clouds and said, "Oh dear. I hope none of the animals see these delicious chocolate-filled cotton candy clouds. I'd hate to have to share them."

When the rest of the animals heard what she said, they stopped eating the huge apples which made Mellow Hoof happy. The animals then looked at the blob of cotton candy that Pinkie Pie and Ditzy were busy eating.

Pinkie said, "You and me both, sister!"

Pinkie was pushed away when all the animals came and started eating the cotton candy. However, Ditzy somehow was able to stay near the cotton candy and continued eating it. She didn't even notice the animals.

Pinkie pouted and said, "Hey!"

Applejack said, "And when y'all are done with that, feel free to have some popcorn for dessert."

Twilight said, "You see, Spike? You should never give up. There's nothing we can't overcome if we all work together."

Spike felt something raising out of his stomach and burped out a scroll. Twilight picked up the scroll and opened it. When Twilight read what was written in the scroll, she gasped and said, "Come on, girls. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna want to see us all in Canterlot immediately!"

Twilight then looked at Trixie, Gilda, Ditzy, Swift Tail, Mellow Hoof, Lotus and Aloe, and said, "Girls. While me, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Applejack are going to Canterlot to see the Princesses, I want all of you to look after Ponyville and help however you can."

Trixie, Gilda, Ditzy, Swift Tail, Mellow Hoof, Lotus and Aloe nodded. Trixie said, "You all can count on us girls."

The mane six then headed towards the train station for Canterlot. They just wish that the Princesses would know about what's going on.

A good distance away from the mane six, there were a few infected insects who all saw what had happened. They also saw that the mane six were going to Canterlot, so they mentally informed their master/creator, Ash about this situation and awaited orders.

Kingdom Of Minoros

Ash saw an army of monsters in a distance from the city. He was about to engage them when suddenly he was mentally informed by some of his infected insects from Ponyville about something strange was going on in Ponyville. He was confused at what the infected insects told him. Pink clouds that were made up of cotton candy and rain chocolate milk? Corn popping into popcorn?? Apples growing three times their original size??? Rabbits growing long horse like legs????

Ash was dumbfounded at what the infected insects were telling him. For a moment, he thought that the infected insects have become defective and gave him corrupted info. Or that Pinkie Pie somehow discovered his infected insects and found a way to mess with them. The infected insects then told him what the girls did and fixed a portion of the problem.

Ash was happy that the girls could handle this weird situation. The infected insects then informed him that Twilight, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow, Applejack and Pinkie Pie were going towards Canterlot castle to meet with the princesses about this strange phenomena. Ash wanted to be there for the girls but he had an army of monsters to stop from destroying the Minotaur kingdom.

Ash ordered a group of infected insects to follow the girls and look over them from a distance. He also ordered them to inform him if anything weird happens or if the girls are in danger or something. A group of mixed infected insects comprising of hornets, mosquitoes and house flies, obeyed his order and went after Twilight, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow, Applejack and Pinkie Pie while keeping a good distance away from them so they won't be discovered by them.

After dealing with that, Ash now focused his mind against the army of monsters. He bent down and jumped high into the air and landed a few distance away from the city. He was now standing between the monsters and the city. He used "Hair Sensor" and spread out his feelers on the whole soon to be a battle field. He used "Echolocation" to mark everyone in his sound map. This is what he is going to fight against.

Satyrs 453
Cthulhu 257
Cyclops 261
Undead Minotaurs 579
Mind Flayer 162
Blade Horn 453
Goliath 149
TimberTaur 237
Beast Master 1
Karn The Destroyer 1

Ash glared at the army of monsters with rage. They came here to conquer this city and enslave the citizens. Even the young ones. His anger flared at that thought. He will not let these things harms this city and its civilians. Ash began to increase his power and strength by increasing his Ki there by increasing his power.

The ground beneath him started to tremble and *Crack* form large cracks. Some pebbles and rocks began to float around due to the release of his powers. Every monster and Minotaur looked at Ash with wider eyes as they saw huge cracks forming on the land. They were then surprised when they saw his hair began to get longer and longer with each passing seconds. They became so long that they almost reached the height of the city's wall.

When they became long enough, Ash then began to jumble them together to form something dangerous. Everyone looked at his hairs moving and going around each other and forming something. They thought that he must be playing with his hair but they soon became fearful at what they saw. The hairs transformed into a huge demonic face with glowing blue eyes and teeth made up of countless hairs. The demonic face was scary enough but having the face *Grrrrrrooooooowwwwwlllllll* growling at them, scared the shit out of them.

Ash thought about what these monsters would do to the females and just thinking about it, made him extremely angry. He used this anger to manifest a new Gourmet Demon, Hair Monster.

Play this music for the massacre

Ash took a huge breath and shouted in a demonic voice, "You all have a death wish!? Then come! I will gladly grant you all your deaths! You lower life forms!" He bent backwards with his face looking up at the sky and shouted "Meteor Noise". He launched a small red sound orb from his mouth, high into the sky where it stopped and then expanded into a huge red ball. This attack will take some time in getting ready as the sound vibrates inside the orb nonstop, thus creating more and more power as time pass.

With Ash's first move made, the monsters came out of their shock and with a war cry, they charged at him and the city. Ash first dissipated the huge demonic face back into his hairs and ran towards the incoming monsters. He used "Hair Cutter" to *Shhhiiiiinnngg* cut a group of monsters that consist of 26 Cthulhu and 53 Undead Minotaurs. He made sure to make mince meat out of them.

A group of 60 Cyclops charged Ash. He used "Devil Spear" and shot out a flying attack from his left leg that acted as a spear to *Shhhiiiikk* skewer 23 of them in a straight line.

He then used "Haven Cutter" to shoot out a huge flying air blade from his right leg that *Shhhiiiiinnngg* cut 37 of the remaining Cyclops in two pieces along with the land.

Next were the Satyrs who chose to attack in numbers. 137 of them surrounded Ash and then, they jumped into the air in order to attack him from all sides. Ash saw their next move and gathered his hairs above his head and then he used "Hair Spike" to form several long spikes made of hairs that *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* skewered all 137 Satyrs at the same time.

Ash pulled his head backward and then whipped his head forward and threw the corpses of the Satyrs stuck in his hairs back at the monsters.

The monsters and Minotaurs were shocked to see how easily the human has dispatched the incoming monsters easily. The rest of the Satyrs understood that they can't take on this human. So they changed their target from Ash to the city behind him. The remaining 316 Satyrs then ran towards the city while keeping a great distance away from Ash.

Ash saw this and became angry. How dare these things think they can avoid him and attack someone else! Ash was about to attack them but then he felt like something was trying to enter his mind. He looked back and saw that 17 Mind Flayers were at a distance from him and their eyes were glowing. These things dare to try and mind control him! However, since Ash has a strong mental shield, they failed. When the 17 Mind Flayers saw that their tactic was not working, more Mind Flayers began to join them.

While the Mind Flayers were trying to mind control the human, 97 Blade Horns and 68 Cthulhu charged him. The Blade Horns lowered their heads so that they could skewer the human with their horns but Ash didn't let them come closer to him. He raised his right fist and then *Crash* slammed it down on the ground and buried his arm in it. Ash sent out a huge amount of biomass from his fist that quickly moved below the ground and under the incoming enemies. The biomass then solidified into spikes and immediately burst out of the ground and *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* skewering the incoming enemy. The spikes spread over a larger area that was more than enough to kill all of the incoming 97 Blade Horns and 68 Cthulhus.

Ash liked this move and named it "Ground Viral Spike".

Ground Viral Spike
He can send out biomass that move below the ground and then burst out from the ground into huge spike that skewer his enemies.

Ash took back all the viral flesh but he didn't devour the corpses. He will do it later. Ash looked behind him and saw 316 Satyrs charging towards the city. He was about to intervene but stopped when he saw the Minotaur archers began to shoot several arrows at the Satyrs while the Minotaur warriors met them head on and began to cut them down. He saw that they the Minotaurs had the upper hand and were winning. So he let them deal with the Satyrs as they are weak monsters.

Ash was beginning to feel a small headache and saw that there were now 89 Mind Flayers who were trying to mind control him. This angered him as he gritted his teeth. How dare these lower life forms try to control him! Ash transformed both of his arms into "Whip fist". This shocked everyone.

Ash then began to swing around his "Whip fist" and launched them at the group of Mind Flayers from a distance. The Mind Flayers were easily being cut apart into pieces from afar. He *Shik* impaled them, *Shing* cut them vertically and horizontally and even took their heads off. Some monsters tried to protect them but were impaled or cut apart like the rest. 40 Cyclops and 98 Undead Minotaurs died in the process.

After killing 89 Mind Flayers, a group of 67 Goliaths began to make their way towards Ash. He saw how big these ones were and thought how to deal with them. He grinned as he got his answer. He buried both of his arms in the ground and sent out a huge amount of biomass. He remembered that he can create infected creatures. So why not make one but which one?

The ground began to shake and soon a massive fang bigger than the Goliath's horns came out of the ground. The fang rose out of the ground and everyone saw that the fang was a part of a snake like thing that emerged out of the ground. This thing just kept on rising and rising till it reached the height of 50 feet. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at this thing with eyes full of fear. Ash grinned more as he saw what he just made. He has created a Viral Hydra!!!

The group of 67 Goliaths looked at the huge Viral Hydra in surprise as they thought that there could not be any being larger than them. The ground began to shake again and 2 more Viral Hydras emerged from the ground.

Ash mentally ordered the 3 Viral Hydras to kill the Goliaths and then moved on to the other monsters. They obeyed and began to attack the Goliaths. The first Hydra *Shik* skewered 6 Goliaths with its fang and then threw away their corpses on the smaller monsters which killed 76 Blade Horn, 57 Undead Minotaurs and 69 Cthulhu. The second Hydra wrapped around 3 Goliaths and crushed them, making them vomit their organs and blood out of their mouths. The Viral Hydra used its blade like fang to *Shing* *Shing* *Shing* cut 15 Goliaths into pieces.

The remaining 43 Goliath charged and began to attack the Hydras. They hit them with their massive spike maces that damaged them. The Hydras became enraged and went below the ground and moved under the Goliaths. The Hydras then launched out of the ground and they each grabbed one Goliath and dragged them down into the ground where they *Keerriiippp* teared them apart. Two Hydras came out and grabbed the limbs of a Goliath and *Keerriiippp* tore it into two pieces. One Hydra came out and opened its huge fang that showed a mouth filled with razor sharp teeth. The Hydra *Chomp* bit off the head of a Goliath. 6 more Goliaths had their heads *Chomp* bitten off by the Hydras.

The remaining 32 Goliaths became afraid of these Hydras and gathered together to form a tight group. This way, they would protect themselves from the Hydras. Dead wrong.

Ash mentally ordered the Hydras their next move to which they obeyed. The Hydras returned back into the ground, which made the Goliaths stand on their guards. They felt something was going beneath their feet and after a while it went quiet. The Goliaths were looking at their surrounding for the Hydras to pop up but they didn't. Instead the ground beneath them *Crash* collapsed and all 32 Goliaths fell into a huge hole. Below the ground, the Goliaths were cramped together that restricted their movements. This made it easy for the Hydras to *Keerriiippp* tear them apart as they scream in pain. After tearing the Goliaths apart, the Hydras began to eat them for biomass.

13 Goliath took the opportunity for a different tactic. They picked up massive boulders and threw them at the city from afar. The Minotaur warriors who were killing off the remaining Satyrs saw the incoming massive boulders and stopped right in their tracks. They could do nothing against these clusters of massive boulders that were flying towards the city's wall. As the boulders were coming closer, they thought that they saw some shiny things moving through the boulders and then, right in front of their eyes, *Shhiiinnnnggg* all of the massive boulders crumbled into smaller rocks the size of pebbles. It was like a rain of small rock and pebbles that did no harm to anyone other than to give small bumps on their heads.

The Minotaurs were shocked to see what has just happened. They rubbed their eyes to see if they were hallucinating. They even pinched their cheeks to see if they were dreaming. They looked around what did this and saw several shining threads coming from Ash's hands. They understood that he was the one who protected their city and cut the massive boulders from afar, into harmless rocks and pebbles. They began to cheer for him.

When the monsters saw that their attack failed to damage the city, they became mad. A huge group of 164 Blade Horns then began to charge at Ash with a frontal attack. Since they were in a group, he can used a skill that will deal with all of them. He gathered a huge amount of biomass into his arms and then shoot out several tendrils at the incoming Blade Horns.

The tendrils attached themselves to the bodies of 164 Blade Horns. The tendrils then latched onto nearby boulders, trees, cliffs etc and then they pulled the Blade Horns *Kerriiipp* apart and tore their bodies into pieces. Blood, organs, intestines and body parts were flying in every direction. It was a blood bath that stained the land red with their blood.

Karn and Beast Master who have been looking over the battle were mad as they saw that their monsters were unable to anything against this human.

Karn shouted over the remaining monsters with anger, "What do you think you pea brains are doing!? If you can't kill this thing, then use all of your numbers against this thing!! Now form a group of all the remaining troops and attack him together!! What are you all looking at!!? Move! Now!!!"

Beast Master shouted over the TimberTaurs, "I want a large group of yours to join them as well!! Go!!"

The remaining monsters formed into a massive group that consists of 94 Cthulhus, 161 Cyclops, 371 Undead Minotaurs, 73 Mind Flayers, 116 Blade Horns, 82 Goliaths and 148 TimberTaurs. They then began to march towards the human menacingly.

Ash grinned and then looked into the sky. This confused the incoming monsters as they too look at the sky and paled at what they saw. It was Ash's first move that was still high above in the sky and the massive group of monsters were directly below it. The huge red orb looked like it was about to explode with all the power generated inside of it.

Ash said, "Now, fall on my enemies and tear them apart! "Meteor Noise". The huge red orb exploded with a *Boooom* and from it, a gigantic red beam hit the massive group of monsters and then spread in every direction that covered a huge area. This destroyed not only the monsters but tore apart the land as well.

After the dust dissipated, the Minotaurs gasped in shock at what they saw. The red beam that hit the monsters not only killed them and tore them apart but the land as well. There was a huge crater where the massive group of monsters suppose to be. The Minotaurs were really impressed to see a attack that can cause such area wide destruction.

Canterlot Castle

Twilight, Pinkie, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow and Fluttershy arrived at Canterlot and immediately ran towards the castle. A group of infected insects also followed them from a distance. The mane six went into the castle and met with the princesses.

Twilight said, "Princess Celestia. Princess Luna. We came as fast as we could!"

Princess Celestia said, "Thank you, Twilight. Thank you all for coming here."

Princess Luna said, "And please call us by our names. We are all part of Ash's herd so we all are family."

The girls blushed a bit and nodded. Twilight said, "Is this about the weather? And the animals' weird behavior? What's happening out there? Why isn't my magic working? Is there–"

Princess Luna hold up he hand to stop her and said, "Follow us."

The princesses lead them through a hall way with many glass pictures. The girls look at the pictures with interest. Fluttershy looked at a peculiar picture.

Princess Celestia said, "I've called you here for a matter of great importance. It seems an old foe of mine, someone I thought I had defeated long ago, has returned. His name... is Discord."

When Fluttershy looked at the picture of a strange creature and when she heard her name, she squealed in fear and joined the girls.

Princess Luna said, "Discord is the spirit of disharmony and madness. Before my sister and I stood up to him, he ruled Equestria in an eternal state of fear and cruelty. He first toyed with the lives of Pegasus, Unicorns and Earth ponies, making them miserable and even force them to fight each others. And when he got bored with them, he killed them and look for others to toy with."

Princesses Celestia said, "Luna and I saw this but we were not that strong at the time. However, we discovered the Elements of Harmony was weak against Discord. With the Elements of Harmony, we combined our powers and rose up against him, turning him to stone."

The girls were frightened and amazed at what the princesses told them.

Rainbow Dash said, "All right, Princess!"

Princess Celestia then said, "We thought the spell we cast would keep him contained forever, but since Luna and I are no longer connected to the Elements, the spell has been broken."

The girls became confused and Twilight asked, "No longer connected?"

Princess Celestia said, "This is Canterlot Tower, where the Elements are kept inside since all of you recovered them." They all stopped in front of a special door with different jewels embedded in them.

Princesses Luna said, "We need you to wield the Elements of Harmony once again and stop Discord before he thrusts all of Equestria into eternal madness."

Twilight asked, "But why us? Why don't you-"

She was cut off by Pinkie who said, "Hey, look! We're famous!" The girls looked at a picture where they were in it and were shooting a magic beam towards a being that looked similar to Luna.

Princess Celestia said, "You six showed the full potential of the Elements by harnessing the magic of your friendship to beat a mighty foe. Although Luna and I once wielded the Elements, it is you who now controls their power, and it is you who must defeat Discord!"

The girls were shocked to hear that and then looked at each other. Twilight was thinking for a few moments and then her face became a determine one and said, "Princess Celestia, you can count on–"

She was again cut off by Pinkie Pie who said, "Hold on a second! Eternal chaos comes with chocolate rain, you guys. Chocolate rain!"

Twilight said, "Don't listen to her, Princess. We'd be honored to use the Elements of Harmony again."

The princesses nodded and faced the jewel embedded door. They both shot their magic at the door and the jewels began to shine brightly. Slowly the door opened and revealed a jewel embedded box that amazed the girls.

Rarity look at the jewel embedded box with wide eyes and said, "Ooh. You can keep the Elements. I'll take that case!" Both the princesses smiled and brought the box towards the girls.

Princess Celestia said, "Have no fear, ponies. I have total confidence that you will be able to defeat Discord with these!"

When the princesses opened the box, it shows that the Element of Harmony ...... were not there! Everyone gasped when they saw the empty box.

After a silence of few moments, Pinkie said, "Oh, well. If anyone needs me, I'll be outside in the chocolate puddles with a giant swizzle straw."

Twilight said with shock, "The Elements! They're gone!"

The princesses were walking forward and back with worried expressions. Princess Celestia said, "That chamber is protected by a powerful spell that only Luna and I can break! This doesn't make sense!"

Princess Luna said, "Who would be able to get past our spell?"

Then everyone heard the laughter of a maniac that echoed through out the hall. Then a voice spoke, "Make sense? Oh, what fun is there in making sense?"

The princesses were on guard and Celestia shouted, "Discord... Show yourself!"

The voice laughed again. The princesses looked around in search for the vile being. Their eyes stopped on a picture of the being that began to move and look at the princesses with a smirk. It said, " Did you miss me, Celestia? I missed you."

Discord then moved from one picture to another and said, "It's quite lonely being encased in stone, but you wouldn't know that, would you, because I don't turn ponies into stone."

Princess Luna shouted, "Enough! What have you done with the Elements of Harmony?"

Discord who was in a picture that displayed the Elements of Harmony said, "Oh, I just borrowed them for a teensy little while." He snap his finger which made the Elements in the picture disappear.

Princess Celestia said with anger, "You'll never get away with this, Discord!"

Discord was relaxing in the picture and said with a bore tone, "Oh, I'd forgotten how grim you can be, Celestia. It's really quite boring."

Rainbow Dash became angry and said, "Hey! No one insults the Princess!" She flew towards the picture but Discord disappeared and she then *Smack* flatten against the glass like in the cartoon. She pulled herself off the glass and then discord appeared in the picture again.

Discord said, "Oh, you must be Rainbow Dash, famed for her loyalty, the Element of Harmony you represent."

Rainbow Dash said, "That's right! I'll always be loyal to the Princess!"

Discord disappeared and said, "We'll see about that."

Rarity said, "I can't believe we're wasting our time talking to a tacky window."

Discord appeared in the window besides Rarity and said, "The beautiful Rarity, representing the element of generosity, if I'm not mistaken?"

Applejack walked closer to the window that Discord was in and said, "So you know who we are, big deal."

Discord then became bigger in the window and said, "Oh, I know much more than that, honest Applejack."

Twilight said, "You seem to know our strengths too."

Discord then appeared smaller and said, "Yes, Twilight Sparkle, and yours is the most powerful and elusive element, magic. Fluttershy's is kindness and Pinkie Pie's is a personal favorite of mine - laughter." He began to laugh.

Pinkie Pie was snickering. Twilight said, "Pinkie!"

Pinkie Pie laughed and said "He's standing on your head!" She pointed towards a window which showed a picture of Twilight and on her head was Discord. He was doing a moon walk on her head.

Princess Celestia said, "Stop stalling, Discord! What have you done with the Elements of Harmony?"

Discord said, "Oh, so boring, Celestia. Really? Fine, I'll tell you, but I'll only tell you my way." He disappeared and began to appear in different windows around the girls.

Discord said, "To retrieve your missing Elements, just make sense of this change of events. Twists and turns are my master plan. Then find the Elements back where you began." In the end, Discord returned back in the original window and returned back into a picture while his laughter echoed through the halls.

Fluttershy asked with fear, "Can we go home now?"

Applejack asked Twilight, "What do you reckon he meant? Twists and turns and ending back where we started?"

Twilight said while thinking, "Twists and turns... twists and turns..." She came to a window and looked out from it and spot a huge maze. She realized and said, "Twists and turns! That's it! I bet Discord hid the Elements in the palace labyrinth!"

The princesses looked at the girls with hope and said, "Good luck, my little ponies. The fate of Equestria is in your hooves."

Twilight said, "Thanks, Princess. We won't let you down." The girls then left the castle and ran towards the maze in search for the Elements of Harmony.

The girls were also followed by the infect insects as they informed Ash about what they heard from the princesses.

Kingdom Of Minoros

Karn and Beast Master were shocked to see how easily this human has killed and slaughtered his army of monsters. The last attempt to attack him with numbers was in vain as the red beam tore them apart.

Ash was standing there as he looked over the land that was littered with the corpses of monsters that he killed. He then mentally received more information from his infected insects. They informed him about what they heard from the princesses which according to them, a being of power called Discord has escaped his prison and was the one responsible for all the crazy stuff going around Equestria. He became worried about the girls safety when the infected insects informed him how Discord was a tyrant who toyed with his victims and then kill them. He mentally ordered the group of infected insects to follow the girls and keep an eye out for this Discord being. He will deal with him a soon as he is finish killing the rest of the monsters here.

He was brought out of his thought when Karn pointed his battle axe at the human and shouted with rage, "You! How dare you stand in my way of my rightful throne!"

Beast Master said, "Who do you think you are!? I will feed your rotting carcass to my pets!"

Ash glared at them and said, "I am Ash. The strongest monster hunter!" He then said with a grin, "And I categorize you both as F class monsters." He then heard the Minotaur warriors, even the King snickering and laughing behind his back when they heard him say that.

Karn and Beast Master were seething mad. How dare this human make fun of them. Beast master shouted to the remaining TimberTaurs, "Go and tear him apart! I want to hear his screams as he dies! Get him now!!"

The 89 TimberTaurs charged towards Ash who simply pulled out his guns and shot *Bang* Bang* Bang* *Bang* and killed 46 of them. The remaining 43 TimberTaurs came closer to him. Ash brought his fingers towards his mouth and bit down on the tips of his fingers. When he pulled his hands back, there were shining wires stuck in his teeth and were attached to the tip of his fingers. He then swung his hands forward that made the wires move towards the TimberTaurs and *Shhhiiiinnng* pass right through them. As the TimberTaurs came closer to Ash, *Schlikt* they immediately fell into several pieces. One TimberTaur managed to avoid Ash's wires and lunged at him. Ash simply raised his right leg vertically and then *Bash* brought it down on the TimberTaur and *Squelch* squash it beneath his feet.

Ash then looked at Karn and Beast Master as they were the only ones alive on the battle field. Karn and Beast Master charged at him with a war cry. Karn made his first move by slamming his great battle axe down upon the human who side step in order to avoid the attack. When the axe *Crash* hit the ground, a firery shockwave was released from the battle axe that tore a part of the land. Next attack came from the Beast Master who jumped and brought his spear down upon Ash. He side stepped again and avoided the incoming attack. When the spear *Crash* hit the ground, it froze the surrounded area.

Ash was now aware that their weapons were special. The great battle axe is a flame base weapon and the spear is an ice base weapon. With the correct DNA, he can easily overcome their weapons elements. He used Dragon DNA and Caribou King DNA to became immune to fire and ice.

After changing his body with correct DNA against the weapons, Ash used "Soru" to dash towards Karn and *Bash* knee him in the guts who bent over and clutch his stomach in pain. Ash then flipped backward and *Bash* kicked Karn in the jaw that send him flying backwards.

Now Ash faced Beast Master who thrust his spear at him. Ash kicked his spear away that left him defenseless for a few seconds. Ash pulled his right fist back and then swung forward towards Beast Master but he then brought his left arm that wore a shield gauntlet. He blocked *Clang* the incoming attack but was pushed back with tremendous force. Not giving him a chance to rest, Ash used "Soru" to appear above Beast Master and *Bash* did a guillotine drop kick on his head. Beast Master's head was *Crash* slammed into the ground and was knocked out for the time being.

Ash then turned and saw that Karn recovered and was running towards him with a scowl. Ash also ran towards him and transformed his arms into "Hammer Fists". When they got closer, both of them attacked at the same time *Clang* with with Ash's fist against Karn's axe. A shockwave was released when they struck each other and both of them were pushed back.

Ash was staring at the battle axe with interest. Karn saw this and snorted,"What? You thought that you could destroy my weapon with just your fist? Pathetic. My battle axe has been forged by the master's personal blacksmiths. You will need a tremendous amount of strength to break my battle axe or something that far surpasses my weapon."

Ash narrowed his eyes at his statement. If he wants more strength, then that is Exactly what he will give him! He used "Muscle Mass" to bulk up his arms in order to increase their strength by several folds. He then ran towards Karn.

Karn saw this and laughed. He said, "Are you an idiot? Did you not hear me what I just said a moment ago? Then if you didn't, then I will repeat it. I said that you will need a tremendous amount of strength or something that far surpasses my weapon. Understand?"

Ash ignored him and kept running at him. Karn snorted with anger and shouted, "So be it! I will show you what it mean to stand in my way! Feel the might of my battle axe!!"

Karn lifted his axe above him and waited for the human to approach him. When Ash came closer, Karn brought his axe down to strike him. Ash saw his incoming axe and *Clang* punched it with his fist. Due to his "Hammer Fists" combined with "Muscle Mass", *Crackle* cracks spread across the axe and then *Crackle* shattered into thousands of pieces.

Karn stared in disbelief at his broken axe that was given to him by his master. Ash's fist didn't stop at the axe. His fist continued to move forwards and *Baassshhh* punched Karn's face with with sickening *Crack* emitting from his broken face. The punch launched Karn towards a huge boulder and *Crash* shattered it when he collided with it.

Ash stood there holding some broken pieces of the axe in his hand. He devoured it and found it to be made of the same Ninth metal. However, it had some kind of rune cast on it that gave it a fire element. This interest him greatly.

As he was thinking about this rune stuff, he failed to notice Beast Master sneaking behind him and *Shik* impaling him on his spear. Beast Master began to laugh and said, "You thought that you had me beat!? I am Beast Master! I know how to fight and I can use animal instincts to my advantage! Just like I used it to sneak behind you. Now turn to ice and shatter before me!"

Ash simply looked down at the spear protruding from his stomach and used his virus to start devouring the weapon. Beast Master stopped laughing when he saw the human was not being frozen and his spear was being pulled into the human's body. He tried to pull away his spear but it was futile as the virus was stronger. The spear was snatched away from his hands and absorbed into the human's body.

This spear was also made of Ninth metal and had a rune which granted it the ice element. Ash then turned back and glared at Beast Master who was now backing away from him. Ash used "Soru" to appear above Beast Master and pulled his head back. Then suddenly he swung his head forward and *Bash* headbutt Beast Master's face, who fell on his back and grabbed his face in pain.

Ash looked down at the Beast Master with anger and grabbed his leg. He swung him around a few times and then threw him towards Karn who was beginning to recover, only to have Beast Master crash right into his guts. Ash walked towards the two enemies and began to pummel them into bloody pulps. For the next 10 minutes, Ash beat them, broke their bones, threw them, bent them, and electrocuted them.

Canterlot Castle

The princesses were standing in the throne room wearing their old battle armors. Several Solar and Night guards were there for the protection of the princesses. The guards were wearing their new and improved Crush Turtle armor and Leo Dragon blade. They were all waiting for Discord to show up to confront them.

After a short time, the throne room's door exploded into thousands of splinters and came in Discord like he owned the place. Discord looked at the princesses and the guards and smirked. He said, "Well, this looks all fabulous for all the toys I get to play with."

The princesses and the guards took a battle stance and pointed their weapons at Discord. Celestia said, "You will toy with no one Discord!"

Luna said, "You will be stopped by the Elements of Harmony and return back to your stone prison!"

Discord laughed and said, "What? Those trinkets? You got to be joking. The only reason I was hit by them in the first place because I didn't know what it would do to me. So I let the rainbow beam hit me and that was my mistake. Now after I deal with you, I will destroy those elements and then, there will be nothing that could stand in the way of my glorious rule!"

The princesses shouted, "Never!!"

Both the princesses and the guards charged the spirit of disharmony who only grinned and snapped his finger.

Kingdom Of Minoros

After 10 minutes of brutal beating, Karn and Beast Master who at first looked like strong warriors now look like a couple of beaten and broken beings. They both laid on the ground due to severed wounds, bleeding and broken bones. As Ash was about to end them, his "Hair Sensor" gave him feedback about a large force coming towards the city. He used "Echolocation" to see how many there were and found out to be a lot. Over the distance, another army of monsters appeared and their numbers were larger than the army he just killed.

Satyrs 535
Cthulhu 426
Cyclops 357
Undead Minotaurs 759
Mind Flayer 435
Blade Horn 624
Goliath 345
TimberTaur 523

Among them was only one monster that stood out from the rest. It stood at 10 foot tall and had a mouth on its abdomen. Three small heads were present on its chest rather on his shoulder. He named this one Delraich.

The Delraich was standing behind the army of monsters and was drawing something on the ground. He could not see what it was drawing because the other monsters were getting in the way. He then heard small laughing and looked down. He saw that Karn and Beast Master were laughing at him.

Karn said, "I said that I would be the King of Minoros and it will be done."

Beast Master said, "If you don't, then the monsters will destroy the city."

They both smirked at Ash and simultaneously said, "You see now? You don't have a choice! Either you help us become the rulers of Minoros or have the monsters destroy it! What ever the outcome will be, we will be Victorious! And there is nothing you can do about it-gaaakkk!!???" They were both cut off when they found their chest impaled by Ash's arms.

Ash was getting angrier as he listened to Karn and Beast Master talking about that they have already won and will become king and so on. However, when they said that he didn't have a choice, he got pissed off and *Shik* *Shik* impaled them through their chest with his arms. Red tentacles shot out from his arms, latched onto Karn and Beast Master's body and devoured them and their armor.

With that done, he now needs to deal with the new army of monsters. He looked back at the Delraich and saw that it was finished whatever it was drawing. Red light began shine from the drawing that Delraich drew on the ground. A blinding light appeared that made him and the Minotaur warriors cover their eyes. After a few moments, the light faded away and Ash uncovered his eyes to see what the light was about but was shocked at what he saw.

There, behind the army of monsters, was a massive 60 foot giant. It had no arms but in their place were large mouths filled with long sharp teeth. It had several crab like legs. There was one huge mouth in its abdomen and several smaller mouths on its body. Its head had two long horns and had three eyes. Behind its head were some long spikes or tentacles. Whatever this thing is, it gave him a bad vibe that it should not belong here.

Ash saw that the Delraich and the huge being were talking to each other. He used "Superhuman Hearing" to hear their conversation.

The being said, "Ah, it is good to come into the mortal realm. Who is the one that has summoned me?" Mortal realm?

Delraich said, "I did. My master has told me to summon you here so that you can help us by conquering this city." Summon??

The thing nodded and said, "I thank you for bringing me here. I have been starving to feast on mortal's flesh and drink their blood. Let me reward you for your service."

The mouth that was in place of the right arm on the thing's body opened and a giant arm came out of the mouth. The arm then grabbed Delraich and brought it towards its face.

The Delraich was struggling in the thing's grip. It shouted, "Hey! What do you think you are doing!?"

The thing grinned and said, "Didn't your master tell you anything about me? I am the Demon Lord of one of the lower levels of hell, The Devourer! And I feast on the mortal's flesh and blood." Hell!??? Demon Lord!!????

Delraich began to panic and started shouting, "No! You can't do this! I am the one who has brought you here! You owe me!"

The Devourer said, "I owe you nothing." It then *Crunch* ate the Delraich that shocked the rest of the monsters.

After eating the Delraich, the demon looked at the monsters with hunger and said, "You all look tasty!" It began to feast on the monsters who either ran away from it or attacked it and got eaten by it.

Ash was now seething with rage. How dare these lower life forms! He was about to finish killing the last two enemies and then return back to help the girls but another army of monsters had now arrived. And on top of the other, whoever the master is, has ordered one of its monsters to summon a demon from hell to the land of the living! He then walked towards the demon with strong steps that cracked the ground beneath his feet. The demon was too busy eating the monsters to notice the human making his way towards him. For the demon, everything living was food to it.

Ash was walking straight towards the demon but his path was blocked by the monsters who were running around in fear. He got angry and took a breath and shouted "Voice Cutter". This made several threads made of sound and he then launched them forward that *Shhiiinng* cut all the monsters in his path into several pieces.

The other monsters began to back away from the human in fear and made a clear path for him towards the demon. Ash walked towards the demon while several tentacles shot out of his back and devoured the monster's corpses that were cut by him. This made the monsters become fearful of the human.

When he reached the demon, he looked up at the towering being. After swallowing his latest victim, The Devourer looked down at the human and smiled widely. It said, "Well hello there. I have never seen anything like you before. I wonder what will you taste like?"

The demon bent over and opened his mouth wide so it could take a bite out of the human but instead of receiving a mouthful of flesh, it received *Bash* a powerful kick to its jaw and *Crack* emitted from breaking its jaw. The demon was launched backward onto its back. It was shocked that something so small can hit it with such strength. The demon stood back on its legs and glared at the puny human.

The Devourer said with rage, "How dare a filthy mortal like you hurt me!? A Demon Lord! I will chew you slowly and digest you till your nothing but liquid!"

Ash jumped over the demon's head and brought his right elbow *Bash* down upon its head. While Ash was in the air, he spun around and gave a round house kick *Bash* to the demon's face that sent it sprawling onto the ground.

Ash landed on the ground and saw that the demon was recovering faster from his attacks. The demon raised its right hand and it became shrouded in darkness. Then a demonic skull was formed while being surrounded in darkness.

The Devourer said with a grin, "You did well mortal. Now its time you die!"

The demon shot the skull at the human. Ash was feeling bad vibes coming from the skull. Like it could do something very bad if it hits him. He used "Soru" to avoid the incoming skull that instead *Boom* hit a group of monsters that made them scream. Ash looked back at the monsters who were hit by the skull and saw that their bodies were covered in darkness and then, they became stiff as statues. That is exactly what happened because when the darkness faded away, Ash was shocked to see the monsters were turned to stone. He heard *Crack* and saw that several cracks were spreading on the stone monsters and then *Crackle* they shattered into smaller rocks.

Ash looked at the shattered form of what used to be living monsters. If this demon can turn living beings into stones, then what will happen if this thing reached the city. It was either eat the citizens or turn them to stones. Even the children. No! He will not let this thing have its way with the city or any living beings!

Ash looked back at the demon with rage and saw that it had already prepared another skull. The demon threw the skull at him but he didn't move from his position. Rage just kept on building inside of him as he looked at the incoming skull. Ash spread his arms wide and when the skull was about to hit him, he brought his hands together forcefully *Clap* that not only *Crunch* crushed the skull but created a huge shockwave that launched the nearby monsters away.

Ash then realized that he was not being petrified when he looked over his body. How? He clearly saw what the skull was capable of doing. So why was he not turning into a statue? He then remembered that he had magic immunity. So that means that this demon is capable of using magic. No. Dark magic. This demon should not be allowed to live and must be deal with at all cost.

The demon and the monsters were starring at the human with eyes full of disbelief. Why didn't he turn into stone? This only made the demon more angry as he now has to deal with the human who is getting in the way of his meal.

Ash saw that the demon was shocked and that gave him an opportunity. He mentally ordered the Hydras to come to his location. The Hydras burst out from the ground near the demon and started to fight it. While the demon was now busy with the Hydras. This gave Ash some time and he began to grow his hairs longer than before.

A few moments later, Ash's hair was so much longer than before that they could expand in the city with ease. He then began to gather his hairs and transforming into a huge being. The Hydras were able to wrapped themselves around the demon and temporary immobilize it. The demon started to struggle but then stopped at what it saw in front of it.

There, in front of the demon was Ash and above him was a huge towering 70 foot demonic being made up of countless hairs and it didn't looked happy.

The towering demonic hair demon pulled back its giant right fist and gathered strength in its arm. Ash said, "500,000 Strand Hair Punch" and the hair demon swung forward and *Baaassshhhhh* gave a devastating punch to the demon's face with such force that its whole body *Crash* was slammed onto the ground.

A huge tremor was felt by the monster, Minotaur warriors and the city civilians. They all felt the ground beneath them shake due to the powerful punch the hair titan gave.

Ash didn't stop there. He controlled the hair titan who again pulled his fist back and gave another *Bash* devastating punch to the demon again. This made the land trembled again. The hair titan *Bash* punch the demon again. And *Bash* again. And *Bash* again. And *Bash* again. And *Bash* again. And *Bash* again. And *Bash* again. And *Bash* again. And *Bash* again. And *Bash* again. And *Bash* again. And *Bash* again. *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

Everyone was looking at the titanic being beating the demon mercilessly. The land trembled every time the titan punched the demon. Part of the land rose in someplace while in another, large cracks were formed on the land. For 5 minutes, everyone saw the demon being beaten continuously by the hair titan as they heard the demon's painful scream. Even the citizens were able to see the hair titan in amazement since it was much taller than the city's wall. The children cheered at the titan as they all saw it beating the demon.

After one more punch, the hair titan stopped and Ash looked at the demon. The Devourer was beaten, wounded and bleeding. It also had several broken bones and limbs. The demon could not stand up from the beating it received. It laid on the ground while it moaned in pain. The hair titan receded back into normal hairs and became shorter in a few seconds. The hydras went back into the ground and Ash absorbed them through his feet.

Ash has beaten the demon and it could do nothing now except have its life extinguish. He knew that the demon would die in a few hours. So he decided to just leave the broken demon to die in it own way. Ash turned back and started to walk towards the city. The rest of the monsters dare not approach him and made a path for him to leave. The monsters look at the human with fear as they have just witnessed him beating an ancient and powerful Demon Lord with out breaking a sweat.

As Ash was getting closer to the city, he began to think about returning to the girls and see what he can do. The Minotaur warriors began to cheer for his victory. However, their cheer soon turned to shock and gasp. Ash was confused at that and then heard screaming coming from behind him. He looked back and was surprised to see the broken demon was furiously eating the nearby monsters like its life depended on it. As the demon was eating, its body began to heal at an alarming rate. Soon, the demon was able to stand back on its legs.

The Devourer looked at the human with a massive grin and said in a cocky voice, "Did you really think that someone like you will be able to beat me? I am a Demon Lord! My specialty is eating that will not only heal my wounds but makes me stronger the more I eat! After I'm down with these snacks, I will deal with you and then that city! Oh I can't wait to sink my teeth in some female flesh! The children will be more delicious because they are young and so full of pure blood! Mmmmm, I can just taste their soft chewy flesh in my mouth!" The demon then continued to eat the monsters.

Ash's anger began to escalate at what the demon just said. This demon is stalling him from going back to the girls. So much anger began to rise inside of him that made his muscles bulge in size and his veins became visible. How dare this thing speak of eating the city's inhabitants! And to talk about the children like they were nothing but a piece of meat for the demon, really really made him Angry!

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Ash said with rage while girting his teeth, "So, your specialty is eating others huh!? Then, Two can play at that game!!!!"

Ash spread his legs a bit and took a stance. He first brought his hands together with a loud *Clap* and then made some hand signs and gathered a lot of chakra and biomass in his hands. After gathering it, he then slammed down his hands on the ground and poured every ounce of biomass beneath the ground along with his chakra. His chakra then combined with the biomass turning it into something new. A devastating Jutsu.

If the Minotaurs were shocked to see the demon getting beaten around by the hair titan like a rag doll, then what they see next will forever be imprinted into their minds as the most devastating offense they have ever seen.

The land began to tremble as every wild life fled the land as they sensed the eminent danger coming. Everyone stopped in their tracks, even the demon stopped eating as they all felt chills running down their spines. Then it happened.

The ground in front of the human began to bulge out and then it burst. From the ground, red viral flesh began to raise into the air like a huge wall. The viral wall kept on raising till it reached 50 feet in the air, Ash then shouted "Viral Tsunami" and the wall of viral flesh came crashing down towards the monsters like a giant tsunami.

The monsters tried to run from the red viral tsunami but they weren't fast enough and got drenched in red liquid. They began to screaming pain as the virus began to eat away at their bodies. Those who were strong enough, tried to get out of the sea of red death but they couldn't get far enough. Several tentacles shot out of the viral sea and impaled the fleeing monsters. Then they were forcefully dragged back into the death sea while they screamed, kicked and struggle to get free but it was all in vain. In the end, they were swallowed by the viral flesh and were devoured. As for the Goliaths, they were dragged down into the viral sea where they were crushed and finally devoured.

The demon saw the monsters were being eaten by the red liquid. It became afraid of the incoming red tsunami. The Demon Lord of a part of hell, who has seen and done the most terrifying and disgusting thing, was Afraid! Yes. It was afraid for its life. The demon was afraid of death. It was afraid of the crimson sea as it came closer and closer to the demon.

The demon turned around and tried to run away. However, due to having a huge body, its speed was not that fast and the viral sea caught up to the demon. The tsunami collided with the demon whose lower body was submerged into the viral sea.

Immediately, the demon screamed in pain as the viral flesh began to devour its flesh and muscles. Soon, the demon's legs were devoured and then they began to make their way inside the demon's body. The demon screamed loudly as it felt its insides being eaten by the viral liquid. Soon its body began to sink into the crimson sea.

The demons last ditch for escaping with its life, tried to crawl out of the viral sea by dragging its body with its huge hands. While the demon tried to crawl out of the death sea, the viral flesh was devouring its massive body which was taking time to eat all of it. Finally, after struggling for a few agonizing minutes, the demon was finally out of the crimson sea and crawled on dry land.

The demon rested on the ground and relaxed for the time being. It took many breath to calm itself down. After calming itself, the demon became very happy that it survived and was free from the crimson sea. It began to laugh a little and then loudly. It laughed that the human was not able to kill it because it was a Demon Lord, who are powerful demons given the privilege of ruling a realm of hell. Even though it had lost its legs and some of its flesh and organs, the demon was still very much alive. There were parts of its body where the bone and muscles were showing. Its lower body was devoured by the viral sea but the demon was not worried. All it had to do was eat something living and it could regenerate its lost body parts.

The demon's laughter then turned to growls as it thinks of the human who did this to it. How dare that mortal! The demon will have its revenge against the human. It will take away everything the human cared for. It will punish and torture the human for eternity and see him beg at his feet for mercy and only then will the demon eat him.

The Devourer said with anger, "I will get you mortal. And when the time comes, all of your loved ones will be eaten by me. I will slowly chew them in front of you and you will watch them die a slow and painful death. I will make you life a living hell! Hehehehe. Hahahaahahahahaha!" It laughed with glee as it thought how satisfying it would make it feel to see the human beg at its feat.

"I hear ..... your voice."

The demon's laugh stopped when it heard a demonic voice. It looked around to see who it was but saw no one. However, when the demon looked forward, it was shocked and scared to see that a huge demonic face was in front of it and was glaring down on the demon with eyes full of rage and hate. The demon became more fearful when it recognized who the face belonged to. It was none other than the human, Ash!

Ash knew that the demon was alive and was searching for it by hearing any sound it made. After a few seconds, he found the demon and was about to confront it but stopped when the demon began to talk. When he heard that the demon wanted revenge against him and what it was going to do to his lovers and friends, his anger escalated. How dare this thing! This lower life form dare to think about hurting the girls! No more! He is going to kill this demon once and for all!

Ash took a breath and shouted "Roar Bullet" and was now speaking to the demon from afar. With his face projecting in front of the demon, he spoke in a demonic voice, "How dare you think of laying your filthy hands on my friends! Did you really think I will let you escape when you have not only threaten to kill and eat every living being but you also have the nerve to hurt my friends! Grrrrrrraaaaaa! Don't underestimate me! You lower life form! I will be the one to devour you and if anymore of your kind dare to set even one foot on this world, then I will devour them as well!"

The demon screamed in pain when it felt a sharp pain on its back. It looked behind and its face became pale at what it saw. There were several red tentacles impaled on its back. The demon looked at the tentacles to where they came from and became scared when it saw the tentacles come from the crimson sea. The very sea that the demon managed to struggle with all its might to get out with its life.

The tentacles then began to drag the demon's body towards the sea of death. The demon panicked and dug its hands into the ground to stop his body from being taken away. There was a struggle of power but soon the ground that the demon grabbed gave in and was then dragged into the crimson sea. It screamed with unbridled pain as the virus began to devour its flesh and bones.

The demon begged the human to spare its life, "Please oh agggg great one! I was wrong! ahhh Please spare my aggg life! I promise that I will never ahhhhhh come near your friends and loved ones! I'll ahhhh even become your underling! Please just spare me-gaaakkk!!!???"

The demon was cut off when several red tendrils shot out of its mouth and started to devour its face. It screamed and struggled against the viral liquid but was no match against it. Several red tentacles pierced the demon's chest and then *Keerrriiipp* ripped it open. The tentacles then impaled the demons heart and devoured it and then began to eat the insides. The demon's enormous body began to sink into the crimson sea as it was being devoured by the virus. A short time later only the demon's arm was left which was stretched vertically with the hand open like it was trying to grab something to pull itself out of the red sea but was denied. The arm was then dragged down into the sea of death and was finally devoured.

The Minotaurs looked at the red sea with fear as they saw the monsters being devoured by it. Soon the sea began to sink into the ground and disappear in front of their eyes. Even if the red sea disappeared, they will never forget what they saw and the screams of the monsters as they were eaten alive.

Ash did not want to absorb the crimson sea in front of the Minotaurs. So he mentally ordered the viral sea to sink into the ground and then make its way towards him while moving below the ground. Ash was still in the same position when he used this tsunami Jutsu, with his hands still on the ground. The viral sea arrived below Ash and then it made its way towards his hand. Ash then started to absorb all of the viral sea from below the ground. In just a few minutes, he absorbed every ounce of viral flesh back into his body and the Minotaur suspect nothing. Ash has gained a shit ton of biomass along with many DNA.

Gained New Power From Mind Flayer DNA
Lesser Mind Control
Can control the minds of beings with lesser intelligence.

Blade Horn DNA
Can create an infect with razor sharp horns.

Goliath DNA
Can create an infected giant. Brute strength.

TimberTaur DNA
Can now grow wood on his body.

Beast Master DNA
Can become the leader of beasts and lead them.

Karn The Destroyer DNA
Can create a strong and efficient infected fighter.

Demon Lord The Devourer DNA
Can create an gigantic hatchery that will spawn numerous infected beings. The infected beings will bring enemies and feed them to the hatchery to make more infected zombies.

The Undead Minotaurs were simply reanimated Minotaurs, so he didn't get any new DNA strands. As for the Delraich, it was digested by the demon, so he could not get its DNA. There may be more of these Delraich out there. He needs to be very wary about this type of monster who are capable of summoning demonic beings from Hell!

After absorbing all of the viral sea, Ash stood to his full height and looked at the battle field. The land was free from any corpses of the monsters as the crimson sea has devoured all of them. However, there are parts of land where it is destroyed and there is the hole which the Hydras made for the Goliaths. There is also the huge hole where the "Meteor Noise" fell.

Ash heard footsteps behind him and saw that the King, Iron Hoof and many of their generals and warriors approached him with exciting faces. They were extremely happy that their city has been saved from the monsters.

Iron Hoof stood in front of Ash with a happy face. He said, "Ash. For what you have done today for my kingdom, you have my eternal thanks. You have saved not only my city and its civilians, you have also dealt with the monster's army. If you had not arrived today, then I fear that Minoros would have fallen to the monsters. I can't thank you enough for your help Ash. Truly, I thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Ash smiled and nodded, "I am glad that I could help your kingdom Iron Hoof. Though I am sorry to say that I have damaged a good portion of your land." He said as he looked over at the land.

Iron Hoof saw what he was talking about and dismissed it with his hand saying, "It's okay Ash. In due time, the land will heal and life will return to it. You have no need to be sorry about damaging the land."

Ash shook his head and said, "No. I need to fix this because part of your kingdom relies on the land for resources."

Iron Hoof understood what he was saying and asked, "Yes we do need to gather resources from the land but how can you fix it?"

Ash said, "Simple. Like this." He made some hand signs and said, "Earth Style Ground Restoration" and slammed his hands on the ground. The part of the land that was destroyed began to restore themselves while the holes in the ground were being filled up. In mere seconds, the land was restored right in front of the Minotaurs who were impressed by this.

Iron Hoof was impressed that he was able to fix the land and said, "Thank you for fixing the land Ash."

Ash said, "I'm not done yet." This confused the Minotaurs. What else needs to be done with the land?

Ash made more hand signs and said "Wood Style Grand Forest Formation" and slammed his hands on the ground again.

This time, all the Minotaur's eyes bulged out of their eye sockets when they saw grass and trees growing all over the land. In just a few seconds, the once barren land was now fill with greenery. Trees with many fruits waiting to be plucked away. Grass that they can lay on and have a peaceful sleep. The Minotaurs were amazed by this. The human has not only saved their homes from the monsters but also gave them an entire forest. They all now deeply respect him.

Iron Hoof came out of his shock and said, "Wow. Ash, I don't know how can I ever thank you for all of this. I mean ..."

Ash smiled and said, "If you want to thank me then I just want you and your city to be good friends and allies with Equestria. That's all."

Iron Hoof smiled and accepted his request. Ash then mentally received info from his infected insects. He was shocked to hear how the being Discord played with the minds of the girls. They told him that the girl's colors became gray and acted opposite of their nature. Only Twilight remained okay and the girls went back to Ponyville. There, with Spike's help, Twilight was able to turn the girls back to normal. They then tried to face Discord with some jewelry which was the Elements of Harmony. However, Discord became bored and started to hurt them. The infected insects also informed him that Trixie, Gilda, Ditzy, Swift Tail, Mellow Hoof, Lotus and Aloe arrived to protect the mane six but were also being hurt by Discord. The infected insects attacked Discord who tried to send them away with his magic. However, Discord was unable to do so as the infected insects were made out of Ash's flesh, so they also possess magic immunity. Discord became annoyed and created a giant vacuum machine to suck all of the infected insects and threw them away. This was the last thing the infected insects saw and were now trapped in the machine.

Ash was now drowning in rage due to what Discord has done. First he toyed with the girl's minds and made them opposite of their nature who hurt each others. Then after having his fun, he was now hurting them and the other girls who came to help them. How dare this thing! How dare it hurt the girls!

Ash said in a strained Iron Hoof, "I need to head back to Ponyville. Something has come up that needs my presence."

Iron Hoof understood the urgency of his voice. Something must have happened in Ponyville to make him like this. Iron Hoof said with a smile, "Then go my friend. Go and deal with whatever is happening in Ponyville. Come visit my kingdom from time to time."

Ash nodded and flew up in the sky with his Ki surrounding him and flew towards Ponyville with haste. On the way he just kept on thinking about the girls safety and how to kill this Discord bastard in the most brutal and painful way possible!

Ponyville

Discord was sitting on a golden throne hovering above ground. He sat there with a smug face as he looked down on the horribly wounded ponies, griffin and does.

As he twirls some pairs of wings in his hand, he said, "Did you mortals really think you could stand up against me. I am Discord! The spirit of disharmony and madness! If your princesses cannot win against me, then what made you think you all could."

Discord then looked at Ponyville and snapped his fingers. This made many houses float upside down, making some part of the land into quicksand, making a tree into a huge firecracker etc. He laughed as he began to screw with everything he sees.

Some painful moans and sobbing from the wounded girls interrupted his fun. Discord looked back at the girls with annoyance and snapped his fingers. A sword appeared in his hand out of nowhere and lifted it up and prepared to kill the girls.

Discord said, "You all were some fun but now you bore me. So die now."

As he was about to kill the girls, he stopped when he saw something red coming towards him from the sky with great speed. The red thing slammed with a loud *Boom* near by which sent tremors around Ponyville. When the dust settled, Discord saw a creature that he has never seen before. It was a 9 foot tall being just like him but far more buff then his slim body. It had a giant metal cross on its back and its face didn't had a snout. He was now interested in this creature as he thought about all the fun thing he will do to it. Too bad it will be a painful lesson to Discord for what he has done to the girls.

Ash landed in Ponyville and when the dust settled, he saw a horrifying site that made his blood cold. The girls had deep wounds on their bodies but not fatal enough to die. All the girls had their limbs broken and were lying on the ground in their blood but this was not what made him gasp. It was what's been done to them. Trixie, Rarity, Twilight, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof had their horns ripped off of their heads. Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Zecora, Lotus and Aloe had some of their limbs broken. Rainbow Dash, Ditzy and Gilda had their wings ripped off.

Ash was getting angrier and angrier at an alarming rate at what he saw was done to the- wait. Where is Fluttershy? He looked around and spotted a being sitting in a gold throne that was floating above ground. This being looked like it had parts taken from other animals and stitched them together to make something. He could best described it as a chimera who was sting there with a cocky attitude. This must be Discord.

Ash's eyes stopped on something that made him feel sick. In one of Discord's hand, there were severed cyan wings, grey wings, brown wings and then ......... yellow wings???

Ash recognized who those wings belonged to and started to look around for Fluttershy and when he saw her, his mind, body, blood flow, breathing, even his heart beat immediately stopped. He saw that Fluttershy was lying on her stomach on the ground in her own blood. Her wings were not on her back as they were ripped off. There were some lines like wounds on her back like she was whipped. Both of her legs were cut off.

Ash immediately closed his eyes and used his "Superhuman Hearing" to hear the girls' heart beats. Thankfully, they were all breathing and their hearts were beating as well. The wounds the girls received were not enough to kill them.

Wounds. Wings Ripped! Sever Legs! WHIPPED!!! HOW DARE THIS THING HARMED THE GIRLS AND ONE OF THE MOST INNOCENT ONE IN THE WORLD LIKE THIS!!!!

ANGER! RAGE! MADNESS! HATRED! FURY! VIOLENCE! FEROCITY! WRATH! FRENZY! BITTERNESS! MALICE! Everything exploded inside his body like a volcano! This state of rage forced his Gourmet Cells and Prototype Virus to forcefully change his body into something else. Something much worse than the demon.

Discord floated to the creature with glee and saw that its eyes were closed and its body was trembling. He thought that it was afraid of him. Wrong. Dead Wrong.

Discord said, "My, what an interesting creature you are. I have to say that I have seen many things in my long life but never have I seen something as interesting as you. So, do you like what I did here. I mean the ponies were fun to mess around and breaking their limbs made them squeal in pain was just music to my ears. Want to join me in causing chaos and madness around Equestria? I'll give you the first try. Go ahead."

Everything Discord said only fueled the human's unbridled anger and rage. But when he said that he took pleasure in harming the girls, that is when he could not take it anymore to hold back his rage and opened his eyes. Discord, the spirit of disharmony and madness, killer of millions, ruler in the old times, was afraid. For the very first time in his life, he was genuinely afraid of what he saw. He saw the eyes of a being that was filled with rage and hate that it was making him sick.

Ash looked at the thing in front of him with unbridled rage, hate and malice. He only had one thought running through his mind. Kill this thing in the most brutal and painful way possible and Devour it!!!

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Chapter 19 Ash's Wrath Mode

Discord felt fear for his life when he looked into the eyes of the creature that came from the sky. What could this creature be? Why am I scared of this thing? I am Discord. The spirit of disharmony and madness! He tried to regain his cocky confidence but his fear only increased when he saw that something was happening to the creature's body. It was nothing good at all.

Play this music as loud as possible for the transformation.

Ash's Gourmet Cell and Prototype Virus was beginning to go out of control due to the enormous amount of anger that was building inside of him. The Gourmet Cell combined with the Prototype Virus began to use this anger as fuel and began to change his body into something that could contain the amount of anger his body was making. Ash *Crash* stomped his leg into the ground that sent out a small quake and he *Rrrrraaaaaaaagggggggggghhhhhhh* screamed at the sky as he felt his body being changed.

First was the blood. A huge amount of blood was being made inside his body at an alarming rate. This made Ash's body grow in size. Second was the muscles. Due to large amount of blood, the virus used them to increase the size of his muscles and then compressed them. Third, the virus used excess blood to strengthen his bones and increase their size. Fourth, his Gourmet Cells was rapidly evolving his body by several fold. Fifth, his Ki was increasing at an alarming rate that made him transform. His hair grew and turned white. His eyes turned black with yellow rings around it.

Discord saw the creature's body being changed right in front of his eyes. He saw that the creature grew in size which *Keerrriiippp* ripped off the upper clothes it was wearing. Its muscles began to bulge in huge size and then shrank back in to their original size but then began to bulge again. This happened several times. He also saw that the creature's skin was becoming dark red. He could have sworn that the entire land of Equestria was trembling from the creature's transformation.

10 to 20 seconds later, the creature's transformation was finished. Silence took hold of the air. Discord saw that the 9 foot being was now a 30 foot tall creature. Its muscles now adjusted to fit the huge creature's size but were still very huge. Its hands were bigger than before and now had sharp nails. Several veins were visible on its body and its eyes became even more dangerous than before.

When Discord saw the creature's eye glaring at him, he felt unbridled anger, rage and malice directed towards him. He was sweating under the creature's gaze and felt fear coursing through his body. He then shook it off and decided to be himself.

Discord said with a grin, "My, that was a wonderful transformation you did there. There are not many beings who could do what you just did." He looked at the creature and saw that it only glared at him.

Discord became a bit nervous and said, "Eh heh. Tough crowd. Why don't I use magic for some entertainment. How about you? Want to see what I can do? Hmm. I got it! Why don't I turn your insides out? It would be hilarious!" He snapped his fingers and ..... nothing happened?

Discord raised his eyebrow and snapped again but had no result. He snapped again and again and again. For 1 minute, he continued to snap his fingers but of no avail.

Discord got frustrated and shouted, "Why is my magic not working on you!!??? Did you do something!!? Answer me or I will kill you!!!"

Discord only answer was to receive *Bash* a devastating punch to his face followed by a *Crunch* from his broken face. Half of his teeth flew out of his mouth.

That punch launched Discord like a bullet towards a mountain that had a city built on the side of it. Canterlot. Ash only had one thought going through his mind. To kill Discord in the most painful and brutal way possible. He saw where that abomination was launched and bent down. He then jumped towards the mountain with such force that the ground beneath his legs was destroyed. Ash flew like a bullet towards Canterlot to continue his onslaught against that disgusting abomination.

The girls were able to see Ash going after Discord and were worried when they saw him transforming into something scary. They want to be there to calm him but couldn't move as their limbs were broken. They just pray that Ash would turn back into his right mind before he goes in a rage rampage.

Canterlot Castle

Several limbs and wings of Solar and Night guards were littered on the castle's floor but thankfully they were still alive. Having their bones broken, wings ripped off and legs cut off made them immobilized but still breathing. The unicorn guards had their horns broken. It was mostly thanks to the armors made from Ash's gift that have saved their lives.

The princesses were in some better state. They had several bruises and cuts on their bodies and had their wings crushed. Their rib cages were also broken. This happened due to wearing their old battle armors. Now they regretted not having their armors remade from Ash's gift that could have protected them from their sever beating.

The princesses laid on the floor in the throne room and looked around at all the brutality Discord did. Celestia and Luna prayed that the girls would be successful in stopping Discord with their Elements of Harmony.

As both the princesses laid on the ground helplessly, they heard some sounds like something was breaking through many walls. As the listen closely, the sound became larger and then suddenly, *Crash* the castle's wall burst open and something came crashing on the floor of the throne room. When the dust settled, the princesses gasped at what they saw.

In the hold on the floor, was Discord with a very swollen face and several missing teeth. Part of his cloths were ripped and had several bruises and cuts on his body. Probably from crashing through several building's walls. The princesses were shocked to see him in a state like this. Never before have they seen Discord bearing bruises like these as he was stronger than the princesses combined.

Discord for the first time in his life has felt pain. He could not believe what just happened. With his magic, he can bend reality to his will. He can do anything! Even protecting himself from being hurt but the creature he met not only defied his magic but was able to hit him as well! He felt anger at the thought of a mortal to hurt him like this. He used his magic to heal himself and regrew his missing teeth.

After healing himself, with a grunt he walked out of the hole and then saw the princesses staring at him. He became angry at the thought of seeing his bruised body must be a good thing to them.

Discord conjured up a sword in his hand and said, "You think seeing me in this state is fun!? I should have kill you when I had the chance! Now I will rectify my mistake by killing you both now!!" With that, he charged at the princesses.

Celestia and Luna were frightened when they saw Discord running towards them with a sword. They could not protect themselves at the moment as they were severely wounded. They grabbed each others hands and held them. They looked back at Discord and closed their eyes while they waited for their death.

Both the princesses didn't want to die and prayed in a whisper, "Please. Someone. Save us. ..... Ash." They had tears streaming from their eyes as they hope that their coltfriend would be able to save them. They laid there on the ground and waited for their death.

"Rrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

Both the princesses' eyes opened when they heard a frightening roar that shook the entire castle. Then suddenly, a red Goliath ran *Crash* through the wall and *Bash* crushed Discord with such force that it buried his body in the floor.

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When the dust settled down, the princesses gasped at what they saw. It was a 30 foot tall being with a bulky body with red skin and very dangerous looking eyes. The princesses were afraid at what was standing there who had just crushed Discord into the floor. They felt unbridled rage, hate and malice coming from this being but something caught their eyes. The princesses look closely at the being's face and a few seconds later, they recognized who this being was. It was their coltfriend, Ash! But why did he look like this? Both the princesses realized that something may have happened to the girls and that triggered Ash into becoming whatever he is now.

Before they could think more, they saw Ash lift the dazed Discord and threw him in the air. Ash reeled both of his fists back and when Discord came down, he thrusted both of his fists forward and *Bash* struck Discord. Discord was hit with such strength that it not only launched him outside the castle *Crash* through a wall and into the city but it also *Keerriipp* tore off his right arm that fell on the floor.

Celestia, Luna and the guards in the room all stare at the site with wide eyes and jaws on the floor. They could not even come close in touching the spirit of disharmony but Ash has managed to not only hit him but also tore one of Discord's arms off. They knew Ash was strong but this much just blew their minds away.

They then saw Ash looking down at Discord's severed arm and bent down to pick it up. They saw him bring the severed arm closer to his face. They were confused about what he was going to do with the arm but what they saw next shocked and horrified them.

Ash opened his mouth and *Chomp* bit a good portion of the arm and began to *Crunch* *Crunch* *Crunch* chew it. Everyone cringed at the sound of crunching bones and flesh. They saw him eat the rest of the arm and then Ash leaped through the hole in the wall towards Discord.

The princesses sat there on the floor with shock expressions. They knew that Ash said he had the ability to consume others but watching him eat the severed arm in front of them disturbed them. However, they quickly regained themselves and reminded themselves that he is doing this to protect them. Even if he had to become a monster to do it.

They also saw something in Ash's eyes. There was anger, hate, malice and .... pain. The princesses thought that he must have seen something bad happen to the girls that has severely affected him. They need to be there for him and bring him back to his right mind or he will do something he will regret. Celestia and Luna quickly started to heal their wounds and the guards so they could make their way to the girls and save them.

Both the princesses were very hurt from seeing Ash like this. They need to comfort him but for that, they will first need to save the girls.

Canterlot

The citizens of Canterlot were in a state of panic as they flee from the spirit of disharmony and a red Goliath who were battling each other. Explosion and and destruction kept happening around the two beings. The entire mountain trembled under the mighty foot steps of the red Goliath.

"Rrrrraaaaaggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!" *Crrrraaaassssssshhhhh* Three to five buildings were destroyed as Ash ran through them. Good thing there were no civilians near him or in the buildings.

Discord used his magic to heal his severed arm and was battling with the red Goliath. He shot a beam of his chaos magic at the creature but it hit the beam with its fist. He was shocked to see that the creature's fist not only pierced through the chaos beam with ease but also *Bash* punched Discord in the face again and launched him into *Crash* a building that collapsed on him.

Discord dug himself out of the collapsed building and flew into the sky. He began to shoot several chaos beams at the creature but it didn't flee and stood its ground, waiting for the beams to come closer to it. The red Goliath then punched each of the incoming beams and destroyed them. After destroying the beams, the red Goliath picked up nearby buildings with its hands and threw them at Discord.

Discord flew around and dogged the incoming building that the creature was throwing at him. He was getting frustrated about why his magic was not effecting the red Goliath. He didn't know that the creature was immune to magic and only saw it destroying his chaos beams with its fist. Discord kept flying in the sky to that he would be safe from the creature. How wrong he was.

Ash saw Discord was keeping its distance away from him and was flying in the sky. This thing thinks that he will be safe in the sky? Lets show him how wrong he is. Ash used "Soru" to appear in front of Discord in the sky that shocked it. Ash pulled his right fist back and then pushed forward with such speed that in a blur, *Bash* he punched him in the face and sent him towards the ground like a speeding bullet.

Discord *Boom* crashes into the ground and laid there in pain as he felt his face broken and some of his other bones as well. It was getting difficult to fight this creature. He has never met a being that can harm him but this creature looks like it wants to kill him. He was brought out of his thoughts when it saw the red Goliath coming towards him from the sky like a meteor. He immediately teleported himself away from that location and into a nearby alley. He then healed himself and casted an invisible spell on himself and prepared to attack the creature.

Ash was about to stomp on Discord when he suddenly disappeared and he hit the ground *Boom*. He then looked around in search for Discord but then he felt a presence coming towards him. He looked into the direction of the presence but saw no one. He then used "Rinnegan" and saw Discord in a ghost form who was approaching him with a cocky grin that only angered him.

When Discord came closer to him, Ash extended his index finger and in a blur, used "Shigan" to thrust it forward. He *Shik* stabbed Discord with his finger. However, due to Ash's current state, his finger sent out a shockwave in a forward direction that pierced through the abomination's body. A hole was left in Discord's body who staggered back in shock and pain at how the creature was able to see him.

Discord was completely shocked to not only be hurt again but the creature somehow was able to find him when he was invisible. The invisibility spell wore off due to the sudden pain he felt that broke his concentration and became visible. Then he suddenly felt multiple pain shooting through his body as he saw the creature attacking him with its finger several times like a blur.

Ash used "Shigan Lotus" and in a blur, *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* he stabbed and pierced Discord all over its body. This left several holes in Discord body and the ground behind him was riddled with holes.

Discord was feeling intense pain from having his body riddled with several holes. He snapped his fingers and healed himself. Discord then snapped his finger again and he disappeared. Then with multiple flashes, there were about 100 Discords that surrounded the red Goliath. They all grinned and said at the same time, "You may have an advantage against just one of me but lets see what you can do against a hundred of myself! Who will you fight? Hmm. I am curious to see what you can come up with to fight all of us!"

Ash stood still and just glared at them. He then lifted both of his hands and curled both is his index fingers with his thumb and said, "All." Ash then pointed both of his hands at the group of Discords and said "Shigan". However, instead of thrusting his fingers, he flicked both of his index fingers and *Bach* shot out two flying wind bullet at two Discord. Each wind bullets *Pew* pierced both Discord's heads and they vanished after they died.

Ash created a new skill called Flying Shigan.

Flying Shigan
A projectile version of Shigan that fires sharp air bullets from the fingers.

Then in a blur, Ash flicked his fingers multiple times and *Bach* *Bach* *Bach* *Bach* *Bach* *Bach* shot out a storm of flying wind bullets at all of the Discords.

The flying wind bullets *Pew* *Pew* *Pew* *Pew* *Pew* *Pew* *Pew* pierced every Discord, leaving all of them full of holes and then they disappeared as they died. After every fake Discord died and vanished, the real one dropped onto the ground in sever pain as his body was now full of bleeding holes. Discord gasped in pain and was bewildered at what the red Goliath just did. Instead of engaging just one Discord, the creature took on all of them at the same time!

Discord snapped his finger and healed himself again. He then snapped his finger again and several stones and rubble floated in the air. Suddenly all of the floating stones and rubble shot towards the creature like a bullet. However, due to the creatures thick skin, the stones didn't do anything to him. Discord snapped his fingers again and this time, several buildings floated into the sky and flew towards the creature. Discord grinned when he thought that the creature won't be able to defend him self from this attack. However, his grin vanished when he saw the red Goliath *Bash* *Crash* *Bash* *Crash* *Bash* *Crash* *Bash* *Crash* *Bash* *Crash* punching each and every building that came towards it. The creature punched with such speed that should not be possible for such a huge being.

Discord snorted and snapped his fingers to gather as much metal from Canterlot. A large amount of metallic things floated into the air ranging from house hold things to swords and armors, even including the Crush Turtle armor. Discord snapped his fingers again and melted all of the metal into a huge blob. He snap his finger again and the melted metal began to take the shape of a 40 foot long sword.

Discord took hold of the huge sword and lifted it into the air. He then lunged himself towards the creature like a bullet and brought down the sword upon it. The sword made contact with the creature's right arm with such speed that it was able to *Shing* cleanly cut through its thick muscular arms. After cutting through the arm, the sword *Crash* collided with the ground and *Crackle* shattered into thousands of pieces.

Discord threw away the broken sword as it has served its purpose. He grinned with glee as he just found out that the creature can be hurt. He stopped when he saw that the creature didn't react like he wanted to. The creature didn't scream or writhe in pain from having its arm cut off. And most of all, blood didn't sprayed from his sever arm.

Discord then saw that the red Goliath look down at its severed arm and picked it up with its left hand. It then brought the severed arm and pushed it against the stump of its shoulder. He was shocked to see the arm stitching itself back to its original position. He saw that the red Goliath was moving his reattached right arm around and moved his fingers so see that it was working just fine.

Ash was moving around his right arm to see if it was working fine. After confirming that it was, he looked back at Discord who was staring at him with wide eyes and its jaw on the ground. Ash didn't give it time to recover and *Bash* slammed his right shoulder against Discord and *Crash* ran through a building. He kept on running and *Crash* slammed Discord through another building. And then another *Crash*. And another *Crash*. And another *Crash*.

After Ash ran through the 25 buildings, he grabbed Discord and threw him into the air and then grabbed his "Punisher". With his hands now huge, he was able to get a good grip at the lower end of the cross with his right hand. Ash pulled his right arm back along with the cross and when Discord came down, he swung with all of his might. The cross collided with Discord's face with a huge *Crackathoom* echoing through out Canterlot. The crack was from Discord's face being severely broken which made everyone in the city cringe at that noise. The boom from the huge shockwave that was created from this attack that spread out in every direction and blow the nobles a couple of meters away.

Discord's face was utterly destroyed from the giant metal cross. Parts of his face flesh and bones were flying in different directions while Discord himself was launched towards *Crash* a building which then collapse on him. Ash put "Punisher" back on his back and got a few moments to look around and saw how much destruction was caused from their fighting. He was glad that no one got hurt in their fight but he needs to take this fight away from Canterlot. He looked back at the collapsed building and saw that Discord was coming out of it. Ash ran towards Discord to continue his merciless onslaught on him.

A few minutes later, Celestia and Luna managed to heal themselves to the point where they could at least walk but were still very much hurt. They healed the guards wounds and cuts but could do nothing about their sever limbs, wings and broken horns. With the help of the castle's staff, they put all the guards in the hospital wing. After that, the princesses heard several explosions and felt the ground tremble. They went outside of the castle to find Discord and Ash.

Celestia and Luna came into the city and stopped when they saw all the destruction that was made from the fight. Several buildings were collapsed and some were ripped off from the ground. Some building looked like something rammed through them. Some part of the ground was destroyed. They looked around to find the ones responsible for this. They heard something above and look up and gasped at what they saw.

Ash was standing above a huge building and was facing Discord who looked really bruised. He was even struggling to stand there. Several civilians came out of hiding and looked at the red Goliath in amazement. Even though, Ash destroyed a part of the city, he was able to severely beat Discord like a rag doll. That is what amazed them. Even some noble mares looked at Ash with bedroom eyes.

Discord breath tiredly as he suffered from all the beating from this creature. He has never been humiliated like this before in his life. With a grunt, he snapped his fingers to heal himself. He snapped his fingers again and this time, he made an entire mountain appear high above Canterlot.

Discord yelled, "You miserable mortal! I have had enough of you! How dare you humiliate me! Die with this city!!"

This scared everyone as they saw the mountain falling down on them. They screamed as they try to ran away for their lives but to no avail as the mountain covered all of Canterlot. The princesses fearfully looked at the incoming doom but their eyes went back to Ash who was bending forward and *Hhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa* exhaled loudly.

Ash then inhaled a few tons of air that made nearby civilians gasp for air. He then bent backward with his face in the direction of the incoming mountain and shouted "Voice Eruption" loud enough for everyone to hear. Everyone in the city heard his voice and stopped running. They all looked back at Ash and saw him "Rrrrraaaaaggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!" roaring at the sky with rage. Then from his mouth, a huge pillar of a flame-like sound erupted towards the mountain in the sky. The attack was so enormous that it engulfed the entire mountain and completely and utterly destroying it.

*Baaaaakkkkkyyyyuuuuuuuuu*.

Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw the mountain being destroyed into nothingness. They were about to die by the falling mountain but were saved by none other than Ash. So much devastating power this being held that blew their minds away.

Discord was was shocked to see another one of his attempts to kill the creature failed. This made him angrier and wants to just get rid of this creature. Discord then brought his hands closer and began to gather a lot of his chaos magic into a huge ball and condense it into 10 centimeter ball.

Discord looked at the red Goliath with a smirk and said, "I have to say that you put up a very good fight with me. However, it seems that I need to finish this fight now. I got a lot of chaos and madness to spread across Equestria, so you need to how you would say, disappear." He then showed the magic orb to the creature and said, "See this. This is an orb made up of pure condensed chaos magic. You may be tough and able to resist against my magic. However, with this much magic condensed into it, even you won't be able to stand against it."

When the princesses heard what Discord said, they became worried about Ash's safety. Will he be able to stand against that much chaos magic? Or will he die from it?

Discord lunged at Ash with such speed that he was not able to dodge. Or did he even want to dodge at all? Discord thrusted the chaos orb right into the creature's face. A loud *Boom* explosion took place above the building that made the nearby nobles panic. Several nearby buildings were destroyed from the chaos explosion. The princesses fell on their knees and had tears flowing from their eyes when they saw Ash taking the attack.

Discord began to laugh like a maniac and spread his arm like he had a grand performance. He said, "Thank you. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen. You're too kind. That was the performance of how to deal with an annoying creature that refuses to go away. So the best thing I did is blow it up! Now that is taken care of, its time for me to spread glorious chaos and madness."

Discord began to laugh again which made the nobles and the princesses fear him for what he will do. However, as the smoke from the explosion started to clear, Discord's laughter came to a stop and saw that the building upon which the red Goliath was standing, was not destroyed at all. He became confused and when the smoke dissipated, his eyes widen and jaw agape at what he saw.

Ash was standing there on the building and was not injured at all. This made the nobles and princesses look at Ash in amazement. The princesses were baffled about how he stood against that much chaos magic and came out without even a scratch.

Ash glared at Discord and saw how stunned he was. Ash then flexed his entire body which made his muscles bulge twice in size. Everyone was looking at his muscles in wonder and thought how much more muscles can he bulge? Then to everyone's amazement, Ash's entire right arm muscles bulged that increased its size twice or thrice the size of his body. In other words, his right arm became a huge muscle arm that looked like it could punch through a mountain with ease.

Ash said, "Your puny magic is nothing to me. Take this!" He pulled his right fist back and said "Big Bang". He then gave a devastating uppercut to Discord's abdomen with his huge right arm. However, since his right fist was so huge, instead of striking the spirit of disharmony's abdomen, Ash's huge fist was able to cover Discord's entire body. From that attack, a loud *BASH* emitted and a shockwave was released from it that destroyed several building's windows and mirrors or any other glass object. Everyone in the city closed their eyes and covered their ears from the huge noise.

After a few seconds, they opened their eyes and looked at Ash whose right fist was raised in the air. Then they thought about one thing. Where is Discord? They looked around but could not find him anywhere. Where could he be?

*Crackle*

They all heard a small sound cracking coming from the sky. When everyone looked up, they gasped in shock and utter disbelief. The civilians in other cities of Equestria also heard the sound of something breaking emitting from the sky and looked above only to gasp in utter disbelief and fear. The Kingdom of Deeralios, Minoros, the dragon kingdom and any other kingdoms heard the sound and when they all looked up, they had the same reaction like the rest.

The moon in the sky had been Cracked. No seriously. That is what happened. From the center of the moon, several cracks began to spread around the entire planet like a spider web. Then the entire moon broke into several huge planet pieces. Equis only moon has been broken into several pieces right before the inhabitants of the planet.

Both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna had their jaws on the ground and their eyes were bulging out of their eye sockets. Even the nobles and civilians in other cities and other kingdoms had the same reaction like the princesses. Everyone looked at the broken moon in utter shock and disbelief. They could not believe what they were seeing. Never would they even dream of seeing such a thing happening right in front of them but there it is. A broken moon.

The nobles and princesses then realized what happened. Ash punched Discord with such strength that the spirit of disharmony was launched into the sky and into space. Discord then collided with the moon like a powerful meteor and destroyed the planet.

Discord was severely wounded. His body looked like it was crushed into paste but he still lived. He used his magic to heal his body back to normal and then teleported back to Equis. Discord appeared near the red Goliath and said with rage, "I don't know what you are creature but I have had enough of being humiliated by the likes of you! If I can't hurt you with my magic then I will use the very thing that you use against me! Your strength!"

Discord snapped his finger and his body began to bulge with muscles and his body also increased in size. Everyone gasped when they saw Discord becoming a hulking figure just like Ash. They thought that he will be using Ash's supreme strength against him and cause more destruction.

Discord looked at his new body and flexed his muscles. He whistled as he admired his new look. Discord then looked at the red Goliath and grinned. He said, "Now I am just as strong as you are! Lets see what I can do with these babies!" He then charged at the creature.

Ash didn't moved from his spot and simply waited for Discord to attack him. The princesses and civilians looked in shock as Discord charged towards Ash.

When Discord came closer, he lunged his right fist at the creature and said, "This will teach you not to mess with me! I am Discord! I am a God!!"

What Ash did next made everyone go wide eyes and jaws agape if they weren't already. He simply lifted his left hand and stopped Discord's attack like it was nothing at all. Discord stared at his right fist in disbelief. How was this creature able to stop his attack when he is just as strong as it is!?

Ash glared at Discord and spoke in a demonic voice that frightened him and the rest of the onlookers, "You damn fool! You're nothing but an imitation of me!! Don't underestimate me!!! You lower life form!!!!"

Ash pulled back his right arm and shouted with rage, "Grit your teeth!" He then *Bash* gave a powerful *Sound Knuckle* to Discord's belly.

Ash punched Discord with enough strength to lift him a few meters above the building he was standing on. Everyone present felt a shockwave from Ash's punch. Discord's abdomen was dented inwards which made him gasp as he felt some of his organs being crushed by this punch.

The "Sound Knuckle" sent out a shockwave that passed through the spirit of disharmony's abdomen that tore apart several of his organs. Discord felt that his insides were being minced by the shockwave. He then vomited a lot of blood along with few parts of his organs.

Everyone gasped when they saw Discord vomiting blood from that punch. As Discord was coming down, he saw the red Goliath turning with speed and swinging its left fist towards his face. He wanted to avoid being hit by the creature but he was in immense pain from having his insides shredded. He could do nothing but see the red Goliath's fist coming towards his face.

Everyone saw that Ash spun his body around and then *Bash* swung his left fist at the spirit of disharmony with such strength and speed that Discord's left face was destroyed and 80% of his teeth were sent flying out if his mouth. Also, a huge cut appeared on Discord's body which sprayed blood. This was caused by the immense force put into Ash's swing that released an air blade which made a deep cut on Discord's body.

Discord was launched towards a very far away mountain and crashed into it. Everyone saw that with wide eyes and jaws agape. They still could not believe what they were seeing today. First it was Discord's return, then Ash came in a hulking form and beat the shit out of the spirit of disharmony. Then Discord summoned a mountain to destroy Canterlot but Ash destroyed the mountain. Then Discord threw a condensed chaos orb at Ash with intentions that it would kill him but didn't do jack shit. Then Ash punched Discord into the moon and destroyed the planet. And now, Ash has punched Discord towards a very far away mountain that everyone could see from Canterlot. They all looked back at Ash and started to cheer for him.

Now that Discord has been thrown away from Canterlot, Ash can prepare a devastating attack on the spirit of disharmony. Everyone looked at Ash who opened his mouth and started to inhale a ton of air. This made the nearby civilians to suffocate a bit due to lack of air in the surrounding. He was preparing to launch his "Voice Missile" at the mountain in which Discord crashed but this attack is so much different than the one he did on the golem in the ancient temple. The "Voice Missile" at that time was a much weaker version than what it was capable of doing.

The current attack he is preparing will be so much stronger then before. Ash put a lot of energy into this attack and thanks to his current state, his attack is only amplified by several fold. After Ash got a few ton of air, he shouted "Voice Missile" and launched a missile made of sound at the mountain in which Discord crashed.

Everyone in Canterlot saw Ash shooting a red beam at the mountain and when it reached it, *BOOOOOM* an enormous explosion took place. They all looked at the huge explosion with wide eyes and jaws on the ground. They felt the shockwave from that explosion that made the land and the city tremble from it. That explosion was the equivalent of a nuclear bomb. Everyone covered their eyes from the blinding light coming from the explosion.

After the explosion dissipated, all of them uncovered their eyes and then gasped with shock at what they saw. The mountain that was hit by that attack was no where to be found. The attack has completely destroyed the mountain to smithereens. That mountain was at least twice the size of the last one Ash destroyed. The princesses looked at the missing mountain with stupefied expressions. Even though they control the sun and the moon, they could never come close to doing something like that.

Ash bent down and then jumped with such strength that the building he was on was destroyed under the pressure. He launched himself towards the mountain where Discord was and continue his merciless beating. After that, he will kill him.

When Ash left, Celestia and Luna came out of their shock and teleported to Ponyville to find the girls and with their help, they might be able to calm Ash and bring him back to normal.

Destroyed Mountain Area

Discord was severely wounded and bruised all over his body. He could not move due to intense pain running through his body. His body reverted back to his original size. Discord was laying on the ground where the mountain was suppose to be which was now destroyed. Parts of his body were disintegrated into dust from the attack. He began to use his magic to heal his broken body and half of his destroyed face. While his body was healing slowly, Discord began to think about the red Goliath who was responsible for his current state. He was furious at that creature. Who does it think it is just coming out of nowhere and beat him up! He began to think about how to win against such a creature and kill it painfully.

Discord was brought out of his thoughts when he saw the red Goliath in the sky and in the next moment, *Crash* the creature crashed upon him, crushing him underneath the creatures feet.

Ash looked down at the spirit of disharmony who was screaming with his insides being crushed. Ash saw that Discord's broken body was beginning to heal. He was using magic to do that and he needs to stop that. Ash didn't waste any time and plunged his hands into his own chest and pulled out all 5 of his Ninth Spikes.

Ash then impaled all five of them onto Discord. Two were *Shik* impaled into his hands, two *Shik* in his feet and the final one *Shik* in his tail. This way, Ash has immobilized Discord by impaling his limbs and tail on the ground below. Discord was screaming in pain as he was now restrained and he could not snap his fingers to cast magic. Also, the Ninth Spike cut him off from any magic at all. Discord was now utterly helpless and was laying before the red Goliath who glared at him with rage and malice.

Ash pulled his right fist back and *Bash* gave a devastating punch to Discord that made the ground shake from the force put into his attack. Ash then *Bash* punch the spirit of disharmony with his left fist which also made the ground shake. He then continued to attack and was gaining speed. After gaining enough speed, his attacks began to look like blurs. Ash screamed with rage "Ohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohraohra!!!!!" as he unleashes a barrage of devastating punches *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* that made the land trembled under the might blows.

With the onslaught of these might blows, the entire land of Equestria began to tremble. Everyone in Equestria felt the land shake like an earth quake. They were also shivering from fear due to these quakes. Some ran into their homes while mothers took their children with them and took cover under a table and prayed for their safety. Some thought that it was the end of the world while others thought that they were being punished for something.

Ponyville

Celestia and Luna appeared in Ponyville and immediately began to search for the girls. After a short time, they finally found the girls but gasped at what condition they found them in. Both the princesses were horrified to see them in this condition. They immediately began to heal them in order to save their lives. Just like with the guards, the princesses could do nothing about their wings and broken horns. Especially Fluttershy's sever legs.

After healing some of their sever wounds, the girls thanked the princesses. Gilda asked, "Where is Ash, Princesses?"

Celestia said, "At the moment, he is engaged in beating Discord mercilessly."

Rainbow grinned and said, "Way to go Ash! Beat that thing and make him pay for what he did!"

Some of the girls agreed with her but Mellow Hoof asked, "Princesses. When Ash came here, his body changed into something before he fought Discord. Do you know what happened?"

Luna frowned and said, "I believe that's when he saw what Discord did to you girls. He must have snapped and undergone some disturbing changes."

Twilight said, "You mean that he became furious and that made his powers go out of control?"

Celestia nodded and said, "Something like that but we need you girls to come with us and help Ash."

The girls became confused at why would Ash need help when he is beating Discord into a bloody pulp? Trixie asked, "Um princesses. Not to be rude but why does Ash need our help when clearly he is winning against Discord?"

The girls nodded and waited to hear some answers from the princesses. However, before the princesses could say anything, the land began to shake violently that scared them.

Celestia said, "I believe that when Ash saw all of you girls wounded like that, he became mad with rage and has set his mind on killing Discord no matter what. Even if that means destroying Equestria." The girls were stun to hear that Ash would destroy Equestria just to kill Discord.

Ditzy asked, "Why would he destroy Equestria princess? He won't do that because he lives here." The other girls agreed with her.

Luna said, "Why don't all of you girls look up at the moon." She pointed towards the sky.

The girls became confused at what she means by that and looked up at the sky. They all gasped when they saw the broken moon. Their eyes bulged out of their eye sockets and their jaws hit the ground in utter disbelief.

Aloe said with shock, "Is that ..."

Lotus shook her head in disbelief and said, "No. It couldn't be ...."

Trixie asked, "How did that happen?"

Celestia said, "Ash punched Discord with such strength that he was launched towards the moon and destroyed it."

The girls looked that the princesses like they grew another head. They could not believe what they were hearing.

Twilight splutter, "Ash .. punch ... break ... moon .. He did that?"

The princesses nodded and Twilight said, "That can't be possible!? Do you even know how much strength you would need in order to destroy something as big as the moon!? An unbelievable amount of strength!! That much!!"

Luna nodded and said, "This is why we need all of you to come with us and help calm him down before he destroys Equestria or Equis for that matter."

The girls were shocked to hear that. Will Ash really go all the way to kill the one who hurt them like this? Fluttershy pushed her body off from the ground into a sitting position and said, "We must go to him girls. Ash desperately needs our help."

The other girls looked at Fluttershy and Rainbow and Rarity moved towards her and helped her as she had her legs cut off. Zecora asked, "What do you mean that he needs us Fluttershy?"

Fluttershy and Rarity looked at each other and nodded. Rarity looked back at the girls and said, "Girls. You have no idea how precious we are to Ash."

Pinkie Pie said, "Well of course we are! We're part of his herd!"

Fluttershy shook her head and said, "That is not the only reason he loves us Pinkie."

Applejack asked, "Then why does he love us? We love him for several reasons. I love him for saving the life of Granny Smith. She would have died in a few weeks due to old age. But Ash saved her by extended her lifespan by 10 years."

Twilight eyes lit up and look at Applejack and said, "He extended her life? How can he do that? Not even magic can increase your lifespan!"

Applejack shrugged her shoulder and said, "Beats me. I'm really glad he did that. To me, Granny Smith has been my mother ever since I lost my parents due to an accident." Tears began to fall from her eyes at the thought of losing her parents and Granny Smith.

Twilight hugged her and said, "I am so sorry Applejack. I didn't know how you felt about that."

Applejack hugged her and said, "It's okay Twilight. Ash saved Granny Smith and that's all that matters."

Rainbow said, "So if Ash does not love me for my awesomeness, then why does he love us?"

Rarity said, "When Ash came to this world, he saved our lives and all of Ponyville. But what you all don't know is that when we became part of his herd, we saved him."

The girls and princesses were confused at that. How did the girls save him? Was he suffering from something?

Celestia asked, "What do you mean that he was saved when you girls became part of his herd?"

Fluttershy and Rarity then told them what happened at the spa with Ash. They told them how he suffered back on his home world and what he needed to go through and stand against many obstacles in his path. Everyone was saddened to learn how lonely he was and what he felt. He was surrounded in darkness that took away his hope enough to force him to take his own life. Then he arrived in this world, Equis to get away from that darkness and find some sort of healing. Here, he found the girls who took his darkness away and gave him hope.

The princesses and the girls had tears flowing down from their eyes when they heard Ash's past. They didn't know how much he was suffering and coming to this world has saved him. Now they understood why Ash wants to be with them. He wants to be with the ones who gave him hope. He wants to love and care for them. He wants to protect them. Even if it means becoming a monster himself in doing so.

Rarity said, "Do you understand now girls. He loves all of us with his heart but when he saw what Discord did to us, he thought that he lost us and gone mad with rage."

Fluttershy said, "We need to go to Ash and show him that we are okay. He needs to know that he didn't lose us."

The girls nodded and Celestia said, "Come and join your hands with me girls. Luna and I are going to teleport all of us at Ash's location."

Luna said, "Also, bring your Elements of Harmony with you. We need to use it on Discord. And maybe ..... on Ash too."

The girls became sad. They need to save Ash and bring him back to his senses. They can't lose someone like him they deeply care about. They pray that they don't need to use their elements on him. Rainbow and Applejack held Fluttershy above the ground as she can't walk without her legs. The mane 6 then picked their elements and joined hands with the princesses. Celestia also had Ash's element to use when they seal away Discord. The rest of the girls joined their hands with the princesses too and in a flash, they were gone.

Destroyed Mountain Area

For 20 minutes straight, Ash beat Discord mercilessly. The spirit of disharmony threatened him to stop but fell on deaf ears. He even begged him but Ash didn't stop and continued his onslaught on Discord. The spirit of disharmony was cut off from magic and was using his reserve magic in his body to heal himself, only to be hurt again by Ash's powerful punches.

After a while, Discord's magic was depleted and had no way to heal himself. So without magic, his body suffered greatly under the onslaught of Ash's punches. He beat Discord till all of his bones were broken and crushed, his organs squashed inside his body. His face was now a bloody crushed face. Both of his horns were broken as well.

Ash stopped and looked down at the severely wounded and broken form of Discord. The spirit of disharmony could not even see as his eyes were swollen and blood seep out from them.

Discord spoke in a broken and barely audible voice, "Please ..... stop ..... mercy ..... beg ..... you .... spare ..... my ..... life ...."

Ash became even more enraged at what he heard and lifted his right leg above Discord. He then brought down his right knee *Bash* on Discord's chest that *Crack* broke his rib cage making him scream in immense pain.

Ash was in a kneeling position with his right knee on Discord's chest. He then grabbed Discord's head with his right hand and brought it closer to his face.

Ash spoke with malice, "You dare ask for mercy! You dare ask me to stop! Did you spare the girls when they were asking you to stop hurting others!? Did you stop when they pleaded you from ripping their wings off!!? Did you stop when they pleaded you from breaking their limbs!!? Did you stop when they pleaded you from breaking their horns!!!? Did you stop from cutting off Fluttershy's legs!!!!? Did you stop when she screamed in pain as you whipped her!!!!!? Did. You. Give. Them. Mercy?" With each statement, Ash pushed his right knee further into Discord's chest and crushing it more.

Discord wailed in immense pain from having his chest crushed slowly. He wished that he was far away from here. Far away from this creature. He thought that he could do anything since he can change reality with his magic and now, he is paying the price for it. Discord began to cry at how foolish he was. If there would be a way to please the red Goliath then he would have done it in the blink of an eye but it looks like he will not get that chance.

Discord begged for his life, "Please .... I'm .... sorry .... forgive .... me .... spare ..... life ...."

Ash growled like an animal and said, "Scum like you don't deserve any mercy."

Ash had enough and the time has come to finish him completely. He used his virus to turn his teeth in long and very sharp fangs and also unhinged his jaw to open his mouth wider than possible. Discord managed to open one of his eyes barely and became frightened at what he saw. In front if him was the most terrifying thing he has ever saw. He could only described it in one word. Monster.

Ash with his wide mouth full of razor sharp teeth said, "Scum like you get devoured by me." *Rrrrraaaaaaaggggggghhhhhhhh* He growls as he inches closer to eat Discord's head in one bite.

Discord was trembling with fear and tried to struggle to get free but to no avail. His life was about to come to an end and he could do nothing to stop it. He begged again, "I'm sorry! Please don't do this! Don't kill me! I'll be good! I'll be the best good person there is! I'll use my powers for the good of Equestria! So please don't eat me!" However it all fell on deaf ears.

Ash's mouth was coming closer and closer towards Discord's head. Just when his teeth were mere centimeters away from Discord's flesh "Sstttttttttoooooooppppppppp!!!" came several voices. Voices that he recognized but refused to believe it. Ash stopped from biting Discord's head off and turned towards the voices and his eyes became wide in disbelief and his long teeth began to shrink back to normal.

There, just a few meters away from him, all the girls and both of the princesses were there. Their wounds were healed except for their wings and horns. And Fluttershy's legs. She was being held up by Rainbow and Applejack. Ash then looked at their eyes and saw fear. Fear at what he has become. A monster.

So what?

He is fine being a monster if it means that he could protect the girls and that is what he will do. Even if the girls are afraid of him, he will protect them at all cost! Ash turned back to Discord and opened his mouth again. His teeth became long again and was about to eat Discord but was stopped by the girls and princesses.

Celestia said, "Please Ash, stop. Don't kill him."

Luna said, "Discord is beaten. He can do nothing now. You don't have to kill him."

Ash without looking at them said, "Why are you protecting this thing Celestia, Luna? This thing has toyed with the lives of millions of beings and killed them just for its own fun. Would it not be beneficial to exterminate this thing from the face of Equis?"

The girls were a bit afraid with the voice he spoke but then they remembered that he would not harm them. He would never do something like that and the form he is in now is because he wants to protect them.

Rarity said, "Please darling. We know what Discord did to us was terrible but you can heal everything he did to us."

Rainbow said, "Yeah Ash. You can use you bio-whatever to heal us just like you did with Scootaloo's wings."

Trixie said, "Just like you did with my horn."

Gilda said, "And my wings."

Twilight said, "So please Ash. We are fine. You don't have to kill Discord just because he hurt us. Even though it was painful."

Ash said, "It's not a matter of healing you girls after what this thing did to you all. It's a matter of that this thing enjoyed hurting you girls and others for its own amusement. This thing does not care for the lives of others as long as it can have some fun with them. In its eyes, it sees everything as toys that it could play with. This thing will play with its toy until it is broken and then throw them away and search for other toys. It will not show any mercy to others, so why should anyone show mercy to this thing?" He clench his grip on the spirit of disharmony's head harder that made his nails dug deeper into the flesh of Discord's head, making him scream in pain.

The girls were taken back at what he said. He was right. Everything he said about Discord was right but they still didn't want to have him dead. Again Ash opened his mouth to bite Discord's head off but stopped when he heard the voice from the one he least expected.

"Please don't kill him."

Ash eyes went wide and his teeth shrank back to normal. He looked at the one who spoke softly and saw that it was Fluttershy. He looked at her in disbelief and said in a softer voice, "Fluttershy. How can you say that? Look at what this thing has done to you girls. Especially you. This thing not only ripped off your wings and cut off your legs, it even whipped you when you had no way of defending yourself." His grip on Discord's head became tighter.

Fluttershy gave a soft smile and said, "It's okay Ash. I know that he did bad things to us but you have stopped him from hurting anyone else. He cannot hurt anyone now. You can heal our wounds so there is no need to take his life."

Twilight said, "We can use the Elements of Harmony to seal Discord back in his stone prison. So there is no need to kill him."

Ash was silent as he thought about several things. If he ignored the girls' request and killed discord, he would be seen as a monster in their eyes. If Discord is sealed back in his stone prison, he could escape from it again like he just did it in the first place. Then he would need to fight him again. However, his rage made him think about nothing but to kill Discord. This thing is too dangerous. It cannot be trusted. It needs to be killed. Don't let it slip away. Crush its head. Rip its heart out. Kill it. Crush it. Squash it. Kill it. Kill it! Kill it!! KILL IT! KILL IT!! KILL IT!!! KILL IT NOW!!!!

"Please."

All the rage that was erupting inside Ash suddenly stopped when he heard her voice. He looked at Fluttershy and saw her eyes and through it he understood that she wants Ash to spare Discord's life. She forgives Discord for all the things he has done to her. Ash closed his eyes, took a breath and exhaled to calm himself. Her soft gentle voice evaporated all of his rage in an instant. Without his anger, his body began to turn back to normal. He reverted back from Super Saiyan 5 back to his base form.

When he was reverted back to normal, Ash opened his eyes and gave a soft smile to the girls. He said, "Okay girls. I won't kill him."

The girls became happy and smiled. They knew that he would come back to his senses. The princesses relaxed and smiled as well.

Ash looked back down on Discord and his face became serious. He said, "You hear that? Even after all that shit, you are going to live."

Discord let a breath out and relaxed for a bit that he was not going to die. But then his happiness was gone at what he heard next.

Ash said, "But here is a bit of a warning for you." He then plunged his right hand *Shikeerriipp* inside Discord's chest and grabbed his heart. The girls and princesses gasped as they thought that he was going to kill Discord but stopped when they heard him speaking.

Ash said, "This is me, killing you." He then began to squeeze Discord's heart making him scream in pain. A few seconds later, Ash continued, "This is mercy from the girls who you hurt and wanted to kill." He released Discord's heart and pulled his hand out of his chest.

Discord began to breath heavily as he was just about to experience death but was granted mercy. Not by Ash but by the very ones who he tried to kill. He was never more thankful at the moment than he was in his whole life.

Ash stood up and stomped on Discord's head and knocked him out. He then pulled out the Ninth Spikes from Discord and absorbed them back into his body. After that, he walked to Celestia and grabbed his element from her. When the others cleared, all seven of us floated up in the air and shot a rainbow beam towards Discord. When the beam hit him his entire body was turned to stone.

The pink sky returned back to blue. The cotton candy clouds turned back into normal white clouds. The rabbits with long horse legs returned back to normal. Everything crazy returned back to normal upon Discord's being sealed in his prison.

The mane 6 and Ash then came back down and landed on their feet. Except for Fluttershy who has no legs. Ash used "Soru" to catch Fluttershy in his arms. She looked at him and smiled. She then hugged him and buried her muzzle in his chest. Ash hugged her as well and then he felt multiple arms around him. He saw that all the girls were giving him a group hug.

Ash then looked at their missing wings, horns and then Fluttershy legs. It hurt him to see them like this. He needs to heal them.

Ash said, "Come on girls. Lets all return back to my house so I can begin to heal all of your wounds." He then looked at the stone Discord and asked, "What will you do with him?"

Celestia said, "I am going to send Discord back to the castle and have him lock up in the deepest and darkest place we can find before we find how to deal with him."

Ash nodded and said, "You both come to my house as well so I can heal you both."

The princesses nodded and teleported Discord back to their castle. Ash used "Sound Orb" to sent everyone and himself flying towards his house.

Ponyville

When everyone arrived at Ash's house, they went inside. Ash then snapped his finger to create a huge room with several beds for the girls and princesses to rest on. He walked towards a nearby bed and gently laid Fluttershy on it. The rest of the girls and princesses laid on the other beds.

Before Ash starts to heal them, there was something that needed to be fixed. He said, "Girls. There is something I need to do first. It will take a few minutes so wait for me."

The girls nodded and with that Ash left the house and used "Soru" to dash towards the area where the girls were severely wounded by Discord. He arrived at the location and looked around for their severed wings, horns and Fluttershy's legs. When he found them, he devoured them. It still hurt him when he saw their severed body parts. During his dash in Ponyville, he saw how damaged the buildings were. Ash snapped his fingers and fixed Ponyville in a few seconds.

Ash looked at his body and saw his clothes were ripped. Even though he made his clothes to be indestructible, they would take damage when he himself inflicted damage on the clothes. So when he increased in size, the clothes ripped because of him. He used reality warping to create his clothes again and wore them. After that, he returned back to his house and walked in the room where the girls are resting. He then walked up to Fluttershy and placed his right hand on her head.

Ash said, "I am going to heal you now okay. So just relax your body and my flesh will heal you up."

Fluttershy gave a soft smile and closed her eyes. A red viral membrane then emerged from his right hand and spread across Fluttershy's body. Her entire body was now cocooned by the red membrane. Inside, the virus began to heal all of her wounds and began to recreate her wings and legs. After a minute, the red membrane returned back into his right hand and everyone saw that she was fully healed like she was never hurt in the first place.

Ash said, "I'm finished healing you Fluttershy. Open your eyes and see for yourself."

Fluttershy opened her eyes and looked at her body. Even though she has seen with her own eyes how Ash can heal any injury, she was still shocked to see her body fully healed. She looked at her wings and flapped them a few times. Then she looked at her legs and stood on them. They were working the same like they never were cut off. She looked at Ash with tears in her eyes and hugged him. She nuzzled her muzzle into his chest and cried. Ash hugged her and scratched her ears to calm her.

After calming her down, he laid her back on her bed and then began to heal everyone else. After healing the rest of the girls and princesses, they hugged him and thank him. Then their stomachs growled that made them blush.

Ash just smiled and said, "Why don't you girls wait here while I cook a good meal for all of you?"

The girls became excited to eat his food again. Celestia and Luna were a bit confused at why the girls were excited about eating his food. Then they realized something. Ash can cook?

Celestia asked, "Ash. Can you really cook?"

Ash smiled and nodded. He said, "Sure I can. I love to cook and have others eat them. And I have to say that my food gets others to drool at it."

Luna asked, "Is your food really that good?"

Before Ash could answer, Pinkie said, "Oh Celestia, Luna. You have no idea how yummy his food is! His food is like the best thing you would have ever eaten! It's like a missing puzzle from a ginger bread house that completes it! The flavors dance inside your mouth! It's so delicious that you can't just stop eating his food!"

The princesses became intrigued and wanted to see for them selves. Celestia said, "If what you say is true then we don't mind tasting some of your food Ash."

Ash smirked and said, "Are you sure you two just want to have a taste of my cooking?"

Celestia and Luna blushed and Luna said, "We don't mind eating your food. It would be great to eat something different from the castle's chef."

Ash nodded and exited the room. Before he went towards the kitchen, he went outside of his house. He saw how damaged Ponyville is and the destruction he caused at Canterlot when he fought Discord. He needs to fix them and also see if anyone was hurt and needs medical attention.

Ash made some hand signs and said "Shadow Clone Jutsu" and then the entire area around his house and even in the forest burst into white smoke. When the smoke dissipated, Ash was shocked at how many clones appeared. There were more than 50,000 perfect clones and a few thousand non-perfect clones. He then realized that he didn't limit his excess powers after fighting Discord.

Ash dissipated all of the clones except for one perfect clone. He told him to go in his house and make some nutritional food for the girls. The clone nodded and went inside his house and began to make food for the girls. While the clone was preparing food, Ash used "Soru" to dash towards Ponyville.

When Ash arrived in the middle of Ponyville, he began to move around and see if anyone was hurt or needed some help. He found several ponies who were injured and healed them. He then found Dinky and Sparkler hiding in a house.

Ash knocked on the door and said, "Dinky? Sparkler? Are you both alright?"

He heard gasps from inside the house and then the door opened quickly. Dinky and Sparkler quickly hugged his legs and started to cry. He hugged them and said, "It's okay. You have nothing to be afraid of. I am here and I will protect you."

After crying for a while, Sparkler asked, "What happened to Discord?"

Ash said, "I beat him up. He lost and was sealed back into his stone prison by the Elements of Harmony."

Dinky looked up with teary eyes that broke his heart. She asked, "Where's mommy?"

Ash gave a soft smile and scratched her ears. He said, "Your mommy is fine, Dinky. She is resting at my house along with the girls. Do you two want to go to my house and see your mommy?"

Dinky and Sparkler nodded. Ash used "Sound Orb" to send them to his house. He then continued to see if anyone else was hurt or needed some help. After healing everyone who was injured, his next target is Canterlot. Before he dashed towards Canterlot, he heard four heart beats coming from Twilight's tree house library.

Ash found it strange to have someone in the house when Twilight is resting at his house. Then he realized that he has yet to find Spike, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo or Sweetie Belle anywhere while he was moving around Ponyville. Maybe they moved in the library to hide themselves from Discord.

Ash walked into the tree house and moved towards the sound of heart beats coming from the second floor. He opened a door and found all four of them hiding under a bed.

Ash smiled and said, "Hey you all. You can come out from under the bed now. It's safe."

The fillies and Spike gasped and came out from under the bed. The fillies were surprised to see Ash unharmed and ran towards him and hugged him. Ash hugged them and waited for them to calm down. After a while they were calm and looked up to him.

Apple Bloom asked, "Is it really safe?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes it is safe now."

Scootaloo asked, "What about Discord?"

Ash said, "I beat him to a bloody pulp and the girls were able to imprison him back into his stone prison."

Scootaloo pumped her fist into the air and said with glee, "Way to go Ash! You really are the strongest monster hunter there is!"

Sweetie Belle asked in a worried tone, "What about my sister? What about her friends? Discord hurt them badly. Are they okay?"

Ash gave a soft smile and petted her head. He said, "You don't have to worry about the girls Sweetie Belle. I healed them all and they are doing fine."

Sweetie Belle became happy and hugged him. Spike asked, "Is Twilight okay too? Where is she and the girls?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yep. They are all okay. At the moment, they are all resting at my house. Why don't you all go and visit them. I still need to go to Canterlot and fix the damage I made when I fought Discord there." The fillies and Spike nodded and exited the tree house and ran towards Ash's house.

Ash exited the tree house and used "Soru" to dash towards Canterlot. When he was far away from Ponyville, he heard the fillies and Spike yelling, "What in Celestia's name happened to the moon!!!???"

Ash chuckled when he heard them and continue to dash towards Canterlot.

Canterlot

When Ash arrived in Canterlot, he saw how much of it was destroyed. He looked over the city to see if anyone was hurt but fortunately, no one was injured. They were nobles who ran away at the first site of Discord and hid away. A few nobles saw him and walked closer to him.

A male noble said, "Thank you Ash for saving our lives from that dreaded Discord."

A female noble said, "Yes indeed. If you have not come here, then I am afraid that Discord would have killed all of us."

Another female noble said, "Yes. You even saved the princesses from that vile creature."

Many nobles agreed with them and thanked Ash. However, there were some who were not happy at all.

A male noble said, "Why are all of you thanking this brute? If you haven't noticed, half of our beloved city has been destroyed by this thing and Discord's fighting!"

Another male noble said, "You destroyed my expensive mansion along with several priceless antiques! How will you compensate me for all that!"

Several nobles began to blame Ash for the destruction of their city or their houses while several other nobles defended him for his action. Ash cleared his throat to get all of their attention and then raised his right hand into that air. He then snapped his fingers and right before everyone's eyes, Canterlot was being fixed. The destroyed buildings were rebuilding themselves, the ground mended themselves and any broken mirror, house hold objects and others were repaired fully.

Everyone was looking at their repaired city with shock and then back at Ash. He looked at the nobles who were making a fuss over their destroyed possession, and said, "To be worried about your own possessions rather than the lives of yourselves and others. Disgusting. Once an object is broken, it can be repaired over and over again. However, once a life dies, it stays dead." When he said that, there were several nobles who at least had the decency to lower their heads at what he meant by that.

Ash said, "Now move out of my way. I got others to heal and stuff." He then walked towards the castle without taking a single glance at the nobles.

After arriving at the castle, he spotted a single male unicorn guard at the castle's door. The guard was injured with a broken leg and broken horn. Ash approached him and said, "What are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be at the healing room or something?"

The guard became stiff and looked at who it was. He relaxed when he saw that it was Ash and said, "Oh. It's just you. I am here to guard the castle. Discord is still out there."

Ash said, "No he isn't anymore. He has been sealed back into his stone prison."

The guard's eyes widen and asked, "Really? That vile creature has been defeated?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. He lost. I beat the shit out of him and the girls used the Elements of Harmony on him to seal him back into his stone prison. You don't have to stand guard here with those injuries."

The guard sat on the ground and relaxed his body. He said, "That is good to hear. I don't know if we could've taken Discord on. He is really powerful. The only reason the other guards and I are alive is because of the armor made from your gift has protected us all from certain death."

Ash smiled and said, "Yes. My gift has saved all of your lives. It's a really hard material. Let me heal you up."

The guard looked at him with confusion and asked, "I don't know if you know this but to a unicorn, a broken horn cannot be fixed once it is broken." He then sighed and said with sadness, "This means that I won't be able to do magic for the rest of my life and I will be unable to continue to be a guard."

Ash said, "I have healed severed limbs, wings and unicorn's horns before and they were successful. The one's I healed are doing fine and are able to do magic and fly as well."

The guard looked at him in disbelief and asked, "You can really heal all of those?" Ash nodded. The guard looked at him with hope in his eyes and asked, "Can you do the same for me?"

Ash smiled and put his right hand on the guards head and said, "Yes I can. Hold still. This may take a few minutes." Then a red membrane came out of his right hand and spread all over the guard's body. The guard was now cocooned in a red membrane and was being healed of all of his injuries. After a short time, the red membrane went back into Ash's right hand and the guard was fully healed along with his horn.

The guard looked at his horn and used a levitation spell on his sword to see if his magic still works. The sword floated in front of him and he became happy and cried tears of joy. He thanked Ash many times for giving him back the use of his magic.

Ash nodded and said, "It's all right. You don't have to thank me. I assume there are other guards who are wounded as well?" The guard nodded and Ash asked, "Can you take me to them so I can heal them as well?"

The guard smiled happily and took him to the castle's recovery room where all the wounded guards were. After a short time, they came to the recovery room's door but there was someone else standing at the door. Shining Armor. What's more is that he didn't even had a scratch on him. Also, he was wearing his old purple armor that was not made from Crush Turtle armor.

Ash and the guard approached the door, Shining Armor looked at him with a scowl and said, "What are you doing here alien?"

The guard was offended by how he treated the one who defeated Discord and healed his wounds but Ash remained calm. Ash look at Shining Armor and said, "Before that, I have to ask where were you? I don't see any injuries on you? Not even a scratch."

Shining Armor snorted and said, "I have nothing to say to you alien! But if must know, my squad and I have been looking for that vile creature Discord and are ready to face him. With my shield spells, we can easily capture him and prevent him from escaping. Where have you been? Are you here to help me in taking down Discord? I don't need help from someone like you. my squad and I can take on Discord and we will be successful." He said with a smug tone. So Shining Armor didn't face Discord or rather he didn't want to. Coward.

The guard was getting angry at how he thought that he could take on Discord when not even the princesses could hurt him. Ash closed his eyes and said, "If you are looking for Discord, then you're just wasting your time. And besides, do you really think you and your squad can take on Discord?"

Shining Armor became angry and said, "What do you mean by that alien? Of course my squad and I can take on Discord!"

Ash sighed and shook his head. He said, "This is a waste of time. I came here to heal the guards who actually faced Discord and received sever wounds. Unlike someone."

Shining Armor was now red with anger and shouted, "Who do you think you are alien!? Don't underestimate us! We are the royal guards of the princesses! We don't need someone like you! We can take on whatever is thrown at us! So why don't you just pack your things and leave our home! You don't belong here!"

Ash was now getting pissed off as he heard Shining Armor blabbering shit. He was about to say something when someone shouted "Enough is enough!!!" behind him. Ash and Shining Armor look behind and saw that it was the Unicorn guard that was healed by Ash. The guard had an angry scowl.

Shining Armor recovered himself from the guard's outburst and glared at him. He said, "What is the meaning of this guard?"

The guard said, "I am getting sick and tired at how you keep on treating Ash like he is a wanted criminal or something! He has done nothing but given us better armor and weapon for our safety! He has been fighting outside of Canterlot and saved several lives while we here did nothing and stood around like idiots!"

Shining Armor became angry at how a guard had the balls to speak to someone like him. He said, "You better pick your next words carefully guard, or I will have you detained for insubordination."

The guard scoffed and said, "Insubordination my flank! You really think you and your squad can take on Discord!? Ha! What a laugh. I was there when Discord confronted the princesses and let me tell you, he easily beat the princesses and the guards like they were nothing to him! And you! You think you can take someone like him and win!? Your ego must be getting to you if you really think that!"

Shining Armor gritted his teeth and said, "That is enough guard. "

The guard ignored him and continued, "And as for where Ash was. He was the one battling Discord when no one else could! Ash took Discord head on and was able to beat him! When Discord was finally beaten, the Bearers of Elements of Harmony were able to seal him back into his stone prison while you have been wondering around in search for him! Which makes me wonder, were you really moving around in search for Discord or were you too scared to confront him?"

Shining Armor became red with anger and growled, "You better stop now guard or I will arrest you along with this alien for-"

The guard cut him off and shouted, "And my name is Silver Streak! Not guard! And the alien has a name! Its Ash! Get it through your thick skull!"

Shining Armor had enough and yelled, "That's it! You are here by expelled from the royal guards! Pack your things and get out!"

Silver Streak shouted, "Good! I'd rather work somewhere else than under some egoistical maniac who only thinks so highly of himself when in reality he isn't!"

Ash was starting to like this guy. He had guts to stand up to his captain and is not afraid to receive any punishment from him. Ash began to laugh when Silver Streak said that Shining Armor was an egoistical maniac.

Shining Armor looked at Ash with anger and said, "What are you laughing at alien?"

Ash smiled and said, "I'm laughing at what I am seeing. It's just that there are very few who have the guts to stand up to their leader who they think are not fit for their role anymore." He then looked at Silver Streak and said, "Your name is Silver Streak correct?"

Silver Streak nodded and said, "Yes it is."

Ash said, "If you are quitting the royal guards, then why don't you join my squad?"

Silver Streak became confused and asked, "But you don't have any squad?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes I don't but after what happened today, I see how inefficient the royal guards were against someone like Discord. I will be making a squad that will work directly under me. This squad will be special as they will be trained personally by me and they will be able to take down various monsters with minimal effort. I see. I think I will call this squad "Monster Hunter". So, would you like to join this squad? You are free to choose whatever you want."

Silver Streak was surprised to hear that. To be able to work for him rather that that idiot of a captain, must be a big opportunity for him.

Shining Armor didn't want the guard to join Ash and said, "You will not be joining him Silver Streak! You are a royal guard and I order you to remain here!"

Silver Streak scoffed at him and said, "Fat chance Shining armor! You already suspended me and even if you didn't, I quit!" He then looked at Ash and said with a smile, "I would be honored to join your "Monster Hunter" squad, captain."

Ash smiled and said, "You don't have to call me captain, Silver Streak. Just call me by my name and go and pack your things. I will inform the princesses about my squad and then I will come here in a few days and look for other candidates as well."

Silver Streak saluted and said, "Yes sir! I mean ... Ash."

Ash nodded and walked into the recovery room and saw all of the wounded guards. Discord really did a number on them. He was about to begin healing them when Shining Armor blocked his path.

Shining Armor said, "You will not touch them! We can heal them without your help!" This gained all of the attention of the wounded guards in the recovery room.

Ash said, "Oh. And you have someway to heal severed limbs, ripped wings and broken horns?"

Shining Armor said, "Of course we do! We are unicorns! A superior race than the rest of the lower race! We can use magic and are capable of doing anything! Even these wounds will be nothing to a Unicorn!"

One of the veins on Ash's forehead bulged with anger at what he heard. He thinks that his species are superior among others who are incapable of utilizing magic like them. Is this the reason there are more Unicorns than Pegasus and Earth ponies? How dare he belittle the other race!

As Ash was about to say something, Silver Streak came in and said, "You still think like that? Pathetic. We unicorn may be able to use magic but that does not make us better than the rest! Also, we don't have any magic that can heal severed limbs, ripped wings and broken horns! Not even the princesses!"

The wounded guards heard their conversation and saw that Silver Streak was fully healed. Even his broken horn. Their eyes went wide with disbelief at how he was healed.

One of the wounded guards asked, "Silver Streak? Is that you? How did your broken horn heal?"

Silver Streak smiled at the wounded guard and said, "Have no fear my friends. Ash here is the one who fully healed me and gave me back my magic. He came here so that he can heal all of your wounds. Also, you don't have to worry about Discord anymore because Ash here beat the shit out of him and the bearers of Elements of Harmony were able to turn him back into his stone prison!"

All of the guards were shocked to hear that. Not only they were happy to hear that they would be able to get their wounds healed but were also glad to hear that Discord has been stopped and sealed away.

Shining Armor said, "We don't need any of the alien's help! We are fine without him!"

Silver Streak said, "Oh really? Then tell me, can you heal their severed limbs? Can you heal their ripped wings and give them back their ability to flying? Can you heal their broken horns and give them back their ability to do magic?"

Shining Armor was unable to give an answer and splutter, "No .... I .... we .... can .... get .... heal ...."

Silver Streak smirked and look over the wounded guards. He said, "Tell me everyone. Would you rather stay like this with no way of ever recovering back from your wounds? If so then say no. However, if you all would like to get healed by Ash then say yes. Shout you answer!"

Every guard in the recovery room simultaneously shouted "Yes!!!"

Silver Streak smirked at Shining Armor and said, "There is your answer. Now, I would suggest you to leave this room as you don't have any business here."

Shining Armor became angry and shouted, "How dare you speak to your captain like that!? I will have you arrested for this kind of behavior!"

Silver Streak smirked and said, "Former captain. Did you forget that I already quit the royal guards? I now work directly for Ash and you can't do anything to me. Now, I will ask you nicely again. Please leave this room and let Ash heal the guards. Besides, I don't think you can do anything against Ash who was able to beat someone like Discord, now can you?"

Shining Armor gritted his teeth and stormed out of the room. As soon as he left, Ash began to heal the guards which amazed everyone. After a while, all of the guards were healed and they all thanked him. Ash then left the castle but stopped when he looked at the broken moon.

Silver Streak came by and also looked at the broken moon and said, "How did that happened?"

Ash said, "I punched Discord so hard that he was launched towards the moon and with the collision, the moon broke apart."

Silver Streak winced at that and said, "Ouch. I do not want to be Discord when he hit the moon like that. Can anything be done to fix the moon?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes I can." He snapped his finger and used a lot of energy to fix the moon. Everyone who was looking at the broken moon saw that the pieces of the moon began to join back. A short time later, they saw that the moon was formed back into a complete moon.

Silver Streak whistled at that and said, "That is some ability you got there. Thanks for fixing the moon Ash."

Ash said, "No problem. I must be going back to my house. And don't worry about the princesses. They are resting at my house for the night. They will return here when they are fully healed."

Silver Streak nodded and Ash jumped into the air and flew in the sky. He then flew towards Ponyville and left Canterlot. Before that, he needs to find his lost infected insects that Discord threw away. With his link with those group of insects, he found them and flew towards them.

Everfree Forest

Somewhere in Everfree forest, there was a crater and in it was a machine like object. Some small animals became curious of the object and came closer to inspect what it was. They sniffed it and then scurried away when they felt something dangerous withing the machine.

Ash landed near the crater and found the object. He walked to it and picked it up. He saw that it was a square made up of steel. In it, were his infected insects. He then devoured the entire box along with the infected insects and absorbed them. After retrieving his insects, he jumped into the air and flew towards his house.

Ponyville

Ash landed outside his house. He went inside his house and towards the kitchen. When he arrived there, he saw that his clone was almost finished preparing the food for the girls. He thanked the clone who then disappeared in a poof of white smoke. Ash finished preparing the rest of the food and took them to the girls. Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Spike, Dinky and Sparkler were in the room as well. Celestia and Luna were surprised to see many different kinds of dishes that they have never seen before. When everyone started to eat their food, they all moaned in pleasure with many new flavors dancing around inside their mouths. This made Ash blush but his virus helped him in stopping it.

After eating their food, Celestia said, "Ash. That was the most delicious food I have ever eaten."

Luna said, "Indeed. I have never experienced a taste like this before."

Sweetie Belle said, "Ash. Did you really cook all of this food?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure I did. I love to cook and it makes me happy when others enjoy eating my food."

Sweetie Belle eyes lit up and said, "Wow. That's so cool. I burn whatever I cook." She frowned at the end.

Ash ruffled her hair and said, "Oh it can't be that bad. I'm sure with a little bit of help, you'll cook just fine."

Sweetie Belle look up to him with a deadpan face and said, "I burned juice."

Ash raised his right eyebrow at that. How can you burn juice? They cannot be burned since they are liquid. When he was about to ask how, Rarity said, "It's true Ash. She really did burn juice when she decided to give me breakfast in bed. Oh and she burned the toast so much, it was turned into a black sludge. Oh Celestia forbids that she doesn't get a Cutie mark in cooking."

Ash head reeled back when he heard the impossible. No way you can do that? He looked back at Sweetie Belle and saw that she was giving her sister a glare but that only made her look cute. Ash chuckled and scratched her ears to calm her.

Ash said, "It's okay Sweetie. I will teach you how to cook delicious food."

Sweetie Belle look back at Ash with wide eyes and asked, "Really!?" Ash nodded and Sweetie hugged him and said "Thank you" several times.

Apple Bloom finished her food and said, "Wow! This is even better than Granny's cooking."

Applejack said, "Well, I won't deny that Ash's food is delicious."

Scootaloo said, "Ash. You are so amazing. A stallion that can cook will make a lot of mares happy." This made the girls and princesses blush.

Ash chuckled and said, "Well, I am glad that you all like my cooking."

Pinkie Pie said, "Are you kidding me! You must be a master chef if you can cook like that!"

Ash smiled at her and said, "Thanks Pinkie. Now, why don't you all sleep here for the night."

Celestia said, "But we need to go back to our castle and heal the guards."

Ash said, "It's okay. You don't have to heal them anymore. I went there and healed everyone."

Luna said, "But what about Canterlot that has been damaged by your fight. And the moon?"

Ash said, "I fix everything. So you don't have to worry about anything."

Both the princesses looked out of the house's window and saw that the moon was back in its original form. They were amazed again by Ash's powers.

Luna said, "Thank you Ash for fixing my moon."

Ash said, "It's no problem at all Luna. Sorry I broke the moon in the first place."

Luna shook her head and said, "It couldn't be helped. You were fighting Discord and there had to be some sort of damage. I am just glad that no one was killed by Discord."

With that, everyone laid on their beds and slept. Ash snapped his fingers to create more beds for the fillies and Spike who laid on them and fell asleep. Ash then walked out of his house and jumped on top of his house. He sat on the roof and looked at the moon. Many thoughts began to form inside his mind. Some of them were about the safety of the girls and some were about enemies who could be strong or stronger than Discord out there. Ash can't be with them all the time to protect them. He needs to find many ways to keep them safe. He can't use his "Shadow Clone Jutsu" because it is not the right time to use that skill.

What about creating some golems that will protect the girls? He had a lot of Ninth metal inside of him. He can make the golems out of that metal and become immune to magic. This will give them an edge when dealing with magic entities. Yes, that is a good idea but first, he needs some sort of blueprints to make some really strong golems. He will not find any of them in this world. So that means he needs to visit other worlds and find those blueprints. Maybe it's time he finally tries out his dimensional traveling power. He will try them in the morning.

Next he needs to do something about the girls recovery from any wound they receive in the future. But how? He can't just give them his virus like that. What if they make a mistake and they accident devour someone. It would devastate them. He just needs to give them a recovery virus but how. He kept thinking for a while and then an idea finally popped into his mind. Yes, that will work. He will need to work on that idea immediately in the morning.

Also, he needs to inform the princesses about his "Monster Hunter" squad and that Silver Streak is joining it. He will need to visit the castle's barracks and find suitable candidates for his squad. However, he will need to avoid picking the ones who are too full of themselves or those who get cocky or those who look down on others. He needs ponies like Silver Streak who look out for others and don't look down on others because of their differences. Also, he will need to create special armors and weapons for them. He will also need to personally train them to become stronger and much more efficient than the rest of the guards. The "Monster Hunter" squad will become a team that will be capable of taking down large groups of monsters and they will at least be able to stand against someone like Discord for a while.

Finally the last thought is how to make the girls strong enough to face monsters with ease. His Gourmet Cells can make them stronger but it will also effect their appetite and switch their moods into fighting someone. He can't just give them his Gourmet Cell like that. He needs to modify them in a weaker form that won't effect their appetites and their moods. Also, there is a problem about their compatibility. However, he gained all of their DNA when he healed them. Ash can use their DNA to combine with his Gourmet Cells and make them compatible to the girls. This Gourmet Cell may be a weaker version of his original cell but it will be just the thing to make them stronger. Even though they would not get even near 10% of his strength but it would still be enough for them.

This process will take a lot of time to make a modified version of his Gourmet Cells for the girls. So Ash began to make many different Gourmet Cells inside his body and mixed the girls' DNA with them to see how they would react to them. There will be several failures from this and it will take a lot of time to perfect them. He ordered his virus to keep on experimenting with the Gourmet Cells and make them perfect for the girls.

Lastly, what was that form he went under. All that rage forced his Gourmet Cell and virus to transform his body into a the red Goliath. What should he call this transformation? How about "Wrath Mode".

Wrath Mode
Transform into the Red Goliath and increase his strength by several folds. Use to fight very strong entities.

A very nice transformation he got there. With that he then went inside his house and into his room. He laid on the bed and fell asleep. He has plans to work on in the morning and will complete them.

Chapter 20 New Partners And Projects

Ash immediately woke up when morning came. He had been waiting impatiently for morning to come because he had a few plans that he needs to work on. But first, he got out of his bed and went to the bathroom and washed up. After that, he went downstairs and stopped outside the room where the girls are resting. He heard their snoring confirming that they are still sleeping. So he went into the kitchen and began to make their breakfast.

During cooking, the fragrance of the food spread out from the kitchen and seeped into the girl's room. As they were sleeping peacefully, they got a whiff of something delicious. Their noses began to sniff the fragrance and the girls, in their sleep state, got out of their beds. They began to sleep walk towards the fragrance and out of their room.

Ash cooked a few dishes and put them on the dining table. He went back to make more. As he left, the sleeping girls came into the dining room and their noses lead them towards the delicious food. Ash came back into the dining room with more food but stopped when he saw something funny.

The girls looked like they had a huge slumber party and their hairs were really messy, except for Pinkie. Her hair is just as poofy as always. Even the fillies and Spike moved like zombies and walked slowly towards the food like they want to eat brains. Rarity had a blind fold on her eyes and her hair was messy. Rainbow, Ditzy and Gilda were flapping a bit above the floor while they glided towards the table with the food on it. Even the princesses looked like they had a bad hair day. He then saw Fluttershy and saw how cute she looked. She had her face hidden behind her hair and was taking really small steps like a child would. The rest of the girls were in similar state.

Ash chuckled at the site and said, "Good morning girls."

This made them wake up from their sleep walking and stop in their tracks. They rubbed their eyes and stretched their limbs and yawned. After they were fully awake they looked around and were confused as to why they were out of their room. They then saw Ash smiling and he was holding a few plates of food.

They all said "good morning" to Ash and Applejack ask, "Can you tell me why we were out of our room and here in the dining room?"

Ash said, "Would you believe me when I say that you girls got a whiff of the breakfast I was making and then made your way here while sleep walking?"

The girls looked at him in disbelief and thought that he was joking. Rainbow began to laugh at his joke and then said, "Ha ha ha! Good one Ash. But seriously, why are we in here rather than our room?"

Ash smiled and said, "You really want to know?" The girls nodded and he said with a grin, "Well, see for yourselves."

Ash snapped his fingers and his memory of seeing the girls went into the girls' minds. In their minds, the girls saw how they were sleep walking towards the food and how messy they looked. Rarity immediately screamed and said, "I look hideous!" The other girls began to look at themselves and saw that they also had messy hairs.

Ash said, "Rarity. You don't look hideous at all. In fact, I think that you all look cuter this way."

This made all of the girls blush while the fillies laughed. Rarity asked, "Do you really think I am cute?"

Ash smiled and said, "Sure you are Rarity. All of you are cute in your own way. Except for the fillies. They are already cute."

This time it was the fillies who blushed and the girls laughed. Then the fillies pouted cutely and they simultaneously said, "We are not cute."

Ash chuckled and said , "Yup. They're cute." He then looked over the girls and said, "Why don't you all get washed up while I finish preparing your breakfast."

The girls, fillies and Spike nodded and went back to their room and began to wash up. Mean while Ash prepared their breakfast and waited for them to come. While he waited, he thought about the plans he has for the girls. He will need to travel dimensions in search of a blueprint for the golems. They need to be really strong in order to protect the girls. However, he will need to be cautious when he travels to another dimension. He does not know what the dimensions will hold for him to face.

Ash was brought out of his thoughts when he saw the girls, fillies and Spike coming towards the dining table. They all sat on the chairs and begin eating their delicious food. As usual, they all moaned in bliss from the delicious food.

During breakfast, Ash said, "Celestia. Luna. I need to inform something to you.

The princesses turn their attention from their yummy food towards Ash. Celestia said, "Yes?"

Ash said, "I am making a special squad that will directly work for me."

Luna said, "Why do you want that?"

Ash said, "After seeing how inefficient the guards were against Discord, I want to make a special squad that would be at least able to harm or stop someone like him for a time."

Celestia said, "Really? Can you do that?"

Ash nodded and Luna asked, "Who will be joining this squad of yours? Are there any willing ones?"

Ash said, "Yes. In fact, I already got my first member yesterday."

Celestia said, "That fast? Who is it?"

Ash said, "A solar guard whose name is Sliver Streak."

Luna said, "Ah yes. Sliver Streak. I didn't know he would leave the solar guards like that."

Ash said, "He didn't. He was expelled."

The princesses were startled to hear that. Celestia asked, "Why was he expelled?

Ash said, "You can thank the captain of the royal guards for that."

This gained the attention of the rest of the girls. Twilight asked, "What did my brother do? Why did he expel Silver Streak?"

Ash said, "Last night, when I went to the castle, I met Silver Streak outside the castle's gate wounded. I healed him and he thanked me for it. I asked him if there were anymore wounded guards to which he said yes. He then lead me to the recovery room where the wounded guards were. However, Shining Armor was standing at the door and he saw me. He then began badmouthing me and saying things like I was not needed here or like I didn't belong here. Silver Streak became angry at how I was being treated by Shining Armor. So he stood his ground against Shining Armor while he said all about how he was not the one who fought Discord and stuff. Shining Armor didn't like that and expelled him right there. However, Silver Streak was relieved that he was free from working under someone like him. I liked this one. So I invited him to join my squad to which he joined instantly. Of course Shining Armor tried to stop him from joining me but Silver Streak simply flipped him off."

The princesses and the girls were appalled at Shining Armor's behavior and began angry at him. Twilight said with anger, "Why is my brother acting like this? He did not act like this before he became Captain of the royal guards? What is wrong with him?"

Ash took in this new information and said, "Hmmm. Maybe he thinks of himself as a superior being after he received that position."

Rarity asked, "Why would you think that darling?"

Ash said, "There are many beings who would change their attitude after they receive something of great importance or in this case, the position of captain of the royal guards."

The princesses had a look of understanding and Celestia said, "I see. Then it would be best to have him removed from such a position."

The girls nodded and agreed but Ash said, "Let him be Celestia. Shining Armor won't change his attitude if you simply remove him from his position. In fact it will get only worse. He needs to learn his lesson by himself. If he causes trouble then I will take care of it."

Everyone looked at him in surprise. They thought that he would be happy that Shining Armor would be removed from his position but has refused that idea.

Luna asked, "Then how would you change his attitude on all of this?"

Ash smiled and said, "Simple. When I train my squad and he sees how efficient they are than his own guards, he will train them with everything he got. With time, his behavior will change for the better when he has someone to compete with. However, if he refuses to change and remains the same, then he really does not deserve that position."

The princesses nodded and Celestia said, "If that will help Shining Armor then I approve of your "Monster Hunter" squad. When my sister and I return to our castle, we will announce this news to the guards and see if anyone would like to join your squad."

Ash said, "You don't need to do that Celestia. I'd rather just personally choose who can join my team. Just announce the news of my squad is more than enough."

Luna asked, "Why don't you want us to tell them if they would like to join your squad?"

Swift Tail said, "Yeah. Would that not benefit you in having a lot of guards join your squad?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No. I can't allow just anyone to join my squad. I need to see them personally and see how they behave with others. What's their personality like? Is the one joining my squad fighting for honor or just fame, glory or money? I don't want guards who think they are better than the rest or those who look down on others. They would misuse my training for their own desires or worse they would teach others who are not worthy and cause trouble. What I want are guards who are willing to be able to give their lives away for another. I want selfless guards who see others as equals. That is what I want for my squad and Silver Streak is the first member for it."

Everyone listened to him and understood what he meant. To have guards who are selfless and don't look down on others, would be perfect to join Ash's squad. Also, having someone possess the knowledge of his training would be troubling.

Celestia nodded and said, "Okay Ash. I will only announce the news of your squad."

Ash said, "Thank you Celestia. I will visit the castle in a few days, so tell Silver Streak to keep on training and wait for my arrival." The princesses nodded.

A while later, everyone finished their breakfast. The princesses thanked Ash for the delicious food and gave him a kiss on the cheek. They then teleported themselves back to their castles. The girls, fillies and Spike went to their homes and continued their day. Now Ash was left alone in his house. He first cleaned the dishes and went to his room. He locked his door and and then snapped his fingers to create a barrier around his room. He is about to try out his dimensional traveling power and he does not want anything from another world to run free in this world. The barrier will trap anything from escaping this room.

Before he begin, he suddenly realized that he had acquire some new DNA from yesterday. Lets see what they are.

Earth Pony DNA
Can now create infected creatures that can help with a farm.

Unicorn DNA
Can now create infected creatures that can use unicorn magic.

Celestia DNA
Can now use Light magic.

Luna DNA
Can now use Shadow magic.

Discord DNA
Can create one infected creature with limited reality warping power.

Hmmm. The first one he can use to make some infected creatures who can aid Applejack's farm or grow other things. Then the second one will allow him to create an infected mage that can use unicorn magic against enemies. Then he had the princesses DNA. With them, he has gained the ability to use Light and Shadow magic. Finally, the last one, Discord's DNA. He already had Discord's power but much better than him. To create infected zombie that can warp reality around them, that sounds awesome but at the moment, he needs to try out his dimensional traveling power.

Ash first thought of what world he wanted to go to. He wants a world where he can see the beauty of nature. Then he used his dimensional traveling power and a beautiful stone gate formed in the middle of his room. Through the gate, he could see what lies on the other side. It looked like he went to the world he wanted it to be. The natural beauty of nature.

Ash began to walk towards the gate and lifted his right leg to go through the gate. However, he stopped right in his tracks and pulled his leg back. Before he goes through the gate, he needs to have some precautions. What if he went through the gate and when he returns, he finds out that a month or a year has passed in his Equestria? Or once he crosses the gate, he would never be able to return back to his Equestria? There are many more precautions he needs to take before he cross the gate.

Then an idea popped into his mind and made some hand signs. Ash said said "Shadow Clone Jutsu" and with a *Poof* of white smoke, 10 perfect clones appeared. He told one clone to go through the gate and then return immediately. The clone did that and walked through the gate and then returned within the next second. Okay, so the clone was able to return without any problems.

Now for another test. He told the same clone to go back through the gate and spend 10 minutes there. Also, bring back some plant and stone samples. The clone again went through the gate and again, the clone returned back but within the next second. And the clone also brought a plant sample.

Ash was confused and asked the clone, "I thought I told you to spend 10 minutes on the other side. Its only been one second."

The clone was surprise and said, "But I did spend 10 minutes there and returned back here."

Ash was surprised to hear that. He knows that his clones would not lie to him so he accepted it. But this raises some more tests. He asked, "OK. This is new information. Show me the plant and stone sample."

The clone gave Ash the plant and stone sample and saw that it was just a normal plant and stone. This test gave him new information about his dimensional traveling power. Now, on to the next test. He told the clone to go through the gate and close it. Then the clone must use dimensional power to return back here.

The clone obeyed and walked through the gate. The gate closed and disappeared. After a few seconds, another gate like the last one opened in the middle of his room. Then from the gate, the clone came back safe and sound. This revealed more information about his dimensional power.

Now for the last test. He used his dimensional power to create 9 more gates but they looked a bit different from each other. A total of 10 dimensional gates were created in his room. Then Ash told all of his 10 clones to go through each of the gates separately and spend some time there before returning here. Each clone went through a different gate and the gates disappeared.

Ash then waited to see if his experiment was successful. After a few seconds, 10 gates appeared in his room and each of his clones came out from the gates. Ash asked each of them how much time did they spend beyond their gates. He got different answers. One clone spent 14 minutes, another spent 34 minutes, another spent 52 minutes. Each clone spent a different amount of time than each other but the end result was the same. They all returned back a few seconds later and at the same time. So, the information he has gathered from his experiments is:

You can go to any world you want to. You first need to think about the world before opening a dimensional gate.
You can go through them and return safely.
You can close the gate and open it again to return back to the original world.
You can bring anything through the gate.
No amount of time will effect the original world when you go through the gate. This means that you can spend a lot of time in another world but when you return back to your world, the time line would be the same as if you have not left your world.

The last info was really convenient for Ash. He can go and spend a month beyond a gate but he will return to his world at the same time he left. He smiled and began to walk through the gate but stopped again. What if something happened to him on the other side? If something did happen to him, Equestria would be left defenseless against the monsters. He then told his 10 clones to stay here and if he doesn't return, they will need to defend Equestria. He gave them permission to create more clones if they began to lose their numbers. The clone saluted him.

Ash nodded and stored his guns and "Punisher" in his pocket dimension. He then took a breath, closed his eyes and walked through the dimensional gate. As he walked, he felt the floor changing into soft grass. He stopped and opened his eyes. Ash looked in amazement at his surrounding.

He was surrounded by beautiful nature. The smell of trees and flowers filled his nose which made him calm. He looked back and saw that the gate was not there anymore. Must have closed when he crossed it. Ash then laid on the grass and relaxed. For 20 minutes he relaxed his body while being surrounded by the beauty of nature.

After he relaxed, he stood back up and created a dimensional gate back to his world. He walked through the gate and saw that he returned back to his room with the 10 clone standing there. Ash smiled that the information was correct. He had no need for the clones and dismissed them who disappeared in a puff of smoke. The rest of the dimensional gates disappeared as he had no use for them.

Ash needed to start his plans. First was the plan to find some blueprints for a powerful golem. He thought of a world to find that kind of blueprints and created a gate. However, this gate looked like a swirling blue energy.

Ash shrugged his shoulders at the weird gate and walked through it. When he crossed the gate, his eyes went wide at what he saw.

On the other side, there were massive buildings that looked futuristic. Their designs were weird and he heard something soaring above him. He looked up and saw futuristic jets flying in the sky. He then looked around and saw that he was in some alley. Ash walked out from the alley and onto the main street but stopped at what he saw next. There were humans. Humans were walking around and talking to each others. Their clothes, hair styles, accessories everything was different than what his human world has.

So this world is a futuristic one and humans inhabit this world. Their military must be futuristic as well. How about he finds out for himself? Ash began to follow the sound of the jets that will lead him to their military base. As he was walking, he saw that some people were looking at him curiously. He understood what they were looking at. His clothes were different than theirs and is raising some suspicion. He needs to fix this.

Ash saw a clothes department and went inside. He looked around saw many different types of clothes. He then saw a customer purchasing some clothes. The customer then pulled out some papers that looked like money and gave them to another person who could be the shop employee. Ash carefully looked at the money and saw what it looked like.

So this can be called futuristic money? Well, whatever they are, he needs to have them. Ash used reality warping to make a bundle of futuristic money in his pocket. After the customer bought his clothes and left the shop, the employee saw Ash and walked towards him. The employee smiled and welcomed him. The employee said, "Welcome to the clothes department where you can find whatever style of clothes you want. How can I be of your service."

Ash saw that the employee was staring at his clothes which made him a bit uncomfortable. He said, "I know that my clothes look out of fashion but I couldn't find any good ones. So I just wore these and came here to buy some good clothes. So can you help me find something that will fit me?"

The employee came out of his thoughts and apologized. He said, "Forgive me for staring at your clothes. It's just that they are some of the oldest clothes I have ever seen. And they are in pretty good shape too. Oh yes, you asked me to help find you some clothes that fit you? So follow me and we'll see what there is."

After searching for a while and wearing several clothes, Ash finally found some clothes that not only fit him but were stylish as well. This is what he looked like.

The employee said, "Wow. you look really great in those clothes."

Ash looked in the mirror and saw how good he looked. He looked back at the employee and said, "I'll take it. How much?"

The employee smiled and said, "That will be $5600."

Ash nodded and gave him a bundle of cash. The employee's eyes went wide when he saw that he over paid him. By a lot. He was about to say something but Ash cut hm off by saying, "Keep the change." With that he walked out of the shop, leaving a wide eyed employee with his jaw on the ground.

Ash then continued to follow the sound of the jets. He also saw that the people were not looking at him any more. He wore their clothes and has stopped their suspicion. Good. He needs it this way. Ash continued following the jet's sounds and an hour later, he finally found a military base that look really awesome.

Wow. How big is this base? With his "Superhuman Vision", Ash looked over the base from a far and saw several different kinds of vehicles ranging from jeeps, tanks to helicopters and jets. He also saw several soldiers equipped with weapons paroling the area. Getting inside the base without anyone noticing him would be a bit difficult.

Ash needs to prepare some precautions before he enters the base. He first used "Life Erase" to erase his presence. Then he used an invisibility spell on himself to become invisible. Then he casted a spell that covered his entire body, from head to toe, in a transparent cover that will prevent him from leaving any footprints or fingerprints around. Then he casted a silence spell on himself that will cut off any sound he makes. Then, he used "Echolocation" on the entire military base and mark every soldier and vehicles patrolling the area. Finally, he used "Hair Sensor" to spread his feelers to his surroundings that will alert him from anyone coming close to him.

Now that the preparation has been completed, Ash slowly began to walk towards the military base. Even with all of the buffs he had on himself, Ash walked carefully and heightened his senses around himself. He does not want to fight them and destroy this military base. After walking carefully around the base for half and hour, he found an entrance that goes deeper into the base. Ash walked inside and saw that it was an area where they make weapons and vehicles etc.

This is the right place he needs to be. There must be a place or a room where they keep their blueprints. Ash needs to find that room and see what the futuristic humans have achieved. Ash walked through several hallways that go deeper and deeper below the ground. After a while, he reached an area where he saw many scientists and engineers working together to make several different machines.

Good. Ash is near the place where he can find some blueprints but the question is where are they exactly? He looked over the scientist and saw that she stood out from the rest. She was wearing a white coat, glasses and had black hair. She had a clip board and telling the scientist to complete their project faster. She must be the one who overlooked all of the projects. That means she might know where the blueprints are kept.

Ash thought about how to proceed with extracting the information from her. He can't just kill her and devour her in order to gain her memories. She is not the enemy. However, he can mind control her with his Lesser Mind Control but this is a risky move because he can only control those with lesser intelligence. Maybe he can make her let her guard down and open her mind. That way he can easily control her mind and have her show where the blueprints are.

Yes. This can work. If it fails, he can cast a sleep spell on her and search the underground base himself until he finds the blueprints. Ash followed her and when she came into a hallway, he looked around and saw that she was alone in the hallway. Perfect. Ash first casted a spell to make her relax and waited. The woman's expression softened and closed her eyes as she became relaxed. When she let her guard down, Ash used Lesser Mind Control to control her mind. He got a hold of her mind as she didn't put up her guard. He can't fully control her but he can give her some suggestion.

Ash whispered into her ear and said, "Why don't you go and check on the blueprints of weapons that are stored in this base. See if they are okay."

The women nodded and began walking and Ash followed her. After a while they arrived before a huge gate.

The women said, "I have already come here before. Maybe I should check on those blueprints and see if they are there."

The women pulled out a card and swiped it at the door. Then a small orb opened on the left side of the door. The women pushed her face closer to the orb and it scanned her eyes. After scanning her eyes, it beeped once and the door opened.

Ash said, "Thank you" and and casted a sleep spell on the women. She fell asleep and Ash walked in. The door closed behind him and he saw several blueprints scattered all around the room.

Ash rubbed his hands and said with glee, "Lets see what level of military weapons this world has achieved." He then began to look over each of the blueprints and was fascinated at what he saw. Some blueprints were about guns but looked heavily modified.

These weapons looked cool and the amount of fire power they packed must be on a whole now level from his human world. He then looked at the others and saw that they were blueprints of flying ships.

Wow. The last two got him very excited. Huge battle ships patrolling Equestria and if any monsters or enemies dare to come closer, they would bombard them from the sky. He liked it. On to the next ones. What else they got? Now these next blueprints are about ground machines.

Ash was now drooling at what he saw. So awesome. He can build the last two huge machines that will defend cities from any attack and with his type of strong metal, they will be really hard to damage. Everything he saw is good and all but he has still yet to find anything blueprints about golems or robots.

Ash checked them all but didn't find any. He sighed with disappointment. He thought that such a futuristic world would have come up with something about a robotic fighter but he didn't find any. He began to walk towards the door but stopped when he felt something beneath his feet. Ash looked down and tapped the floor a few times. He found out that the floor was a bit hollow. Why would that be?

Ash kneeled down and punched the floor, thus breaking it. At once several alarms activated that alerted the military base. Ash ignored the alarms and searched the hollow floor. He found a case and opened it. Inside he found some blueprints and smiled at what he saw.

Finally! Ash found some blueprints about creating golems or robots. From the looks of it, there are several procedures he needs to follow if he wants to make a powerful guardian and with the Ninth metal, they will become immune to magic and harder to damage. He took all of the blueprints in the room and stored them in his dimensional storage.

Ash's attention was then brought back to the alarm. With his "Superhuman Hearing" he heard a huge squad of people outside the room. They must be soldiers who came here to see what made the alarm set off. Hooo. So they think they can stop him? HA! Lets see how they fare against a monster hunter!

Ash pulled his right fist back and was about to punch the door but stopped at the end. He thought that they didn't do anything wrong and he doesn't want to hurt them. So how will he escape from here without punching them? He thought for a bit and then face palmed. He has a skill with which he can get out of this base.

Ash closed his eyes and then he opened them. His eyes were not the same as before. They were different.

With these eyes, he walked towards a wall and .... passed right through it like he was a ghost or something. Ash used "Kamui" to turn his body intangible that allowed him to pass through solid objects. Before Ash left, he snapped his fingers and created duplicates of all the blueprints he took and put them back in the room. The humans of this world still needed those blueprints so he left behind copies of them. He also freed the women from his mind control.

With that Ash left the military base while he moved underground. After moving far away from the base, he came out from the ground and looked around. He was alone. He used his dimensional power to create a gate back to his Equestria and walked through it. Ash returned back to his room and the gate disappeared. He then pulled out the blueprints for making a golem and set them on a table.

As Ash was looking over the blueprints, he remembered that he needs to go and save the dragon kingdom. However Ember said that she and her army of dragon warriors can defend their kingdom for at least a month. He needs to work on his projects so he thought of a way to give them a helping hand.

Ash went outside the house and buried his hands in the ground. He then released tons of biomass below the ground. The biomass then began to take form and after a few seconds, 10 Viral Hydras were created below the ground. Ash snapped his fingers and created a scroll. He rolled it up and mentally ordered a Hydra to raise its fang. A huge fang emerged from the ground and opened a bit. Ash put the scroll inside its mouth and mentally ordered the Hydras to go towards the dragon kingdom and help them. He ordered them to give the scroll to princesses Ember and follow her orders and protect the kingdom.

The Hydras obeyed and moved towards the dragon kingdom while burrowing below the ground. The Hydras will take a few days to reach the kingdom but when they do, they will greatly help them in fighting against the monsters. In those few days, he will be busy with his projects. Ash went back inside his house and in his room. He first checked how his Gourmet Cells were coming along and saw that they were only 0.02% complete. Wow. That's slow. Well, that will take a long time for completion as it is not an easy task.

Ash then sat on a chair and began to study the blueprints. After studying them for a few hours, he understood what he needed to do in order to create a strong golem but it will take time to make it. He began to use the Ninth metal in his body to construct several small strong circuits. After that, he made an 8 foot tall skeleton made from Ninth metal. However, they were not perfect, so he absorbed them and tried again to create circuits and skeleton. It took Ash 6 hours to make several perfect circuits and a skeleton that is very tough.

He looked outside and saw that it was already evening. He used 6 more hours to create another perfect skeleton and several circuits. Good. These skeletons will be the main support for making a strong golem. It was about time Trixie, Gilda, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof would come back here. He stored the Ninth metal circuits and two skeletons in his pocket dimension.

Ash then moved towards the kitchen and prepared dinner for the girls. After a while the four girls entered his house and saw that Ash was finishing putting food on the table. The girls hugged him and greeted him.

Ash hugged them and said, "Hello girls. How was your day today?"

The girls said that it was a fine day for them. They all ate their dinner and went to their rooms and slept. Ash washed the dishes and went to his room. He still had 3 hours before he sleeps. So what will he do in that time? Aha! Another project for the girls. He pulled out a steel ingot and ate it. Then he started creating something from the steel. After working on it, he made an 8 inch long thing that looked a bit like a centipede. Ash will present this thing to the girls in the future. For now, he stored this thing into his dimensional storage and went to sleep.

*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*

Ash woke up from his sleep when someone knocked on his door. He got out of his bed and walked to the door. He opened it and saw Trixie, Gilda, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof were standing there in their night gowns. They also held their pillows and were blushing a bit.

Ash asked, "Hey girls. What is it?"

They look down and didn't speak for a while. Then Trixie asked, "Can we .... sleep with you?" Ash's eyes widened at that.

Mellow Hoof said, "We want to sleep in the same room as you."

Gilda said, "After going through such pain, we are now scared."

Swift Tail, "Since you have saved us, we would feel much safer closer to you."

Ash let out a sigh of relaxation. He thought that the girls wanted to do some intimate things with him but fortunately that was not the reason. Don't get him wrong. He would love to do some .... intimate things with them but he is not ready yet.

Ash gave a soft smile and said, "Come in girls. You don't need my permission to come in my room. Whenever you need help or comfort, come to me okay?"

The girls nodded and came to his room. Ash snapped his fingers to make the bed larger for the girls to fit in. Ash laid in the middle. Trixie and Gilda laid on his left side while Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof laid on his right side. The girls hugged him and fell asleep as they felt safer with him. Ash hugged them and also fell asleep.

Next Day Fluttershy's Cottage

Fluttershy was sleeping peacefully as she dreams of being hugged by Ash in a protective manner. In her dream, she was cuddling with Ash as he hugged her. They both looked into each others' eyes and their faces came closer and closer. She leaned in for a lovely kiss-

*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*

However, she woke up when someone knocked at her room's window. She opened her eyes and saw that it was a dream. She pouted that she was just this close to the good part of her dream. Fluttershy then remembered that someone knocked at her window and said, "Who could that be? It's so early."

All of a sudden, the window opened when something rammed through it and crashed in the room. She looked at who it was and saw that it was Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow flew towards Fluttershy and said in a panic voice, "C'mon, Fluttershy! Cider season's about to start!"

She removed the bed sheet from Fluttershy and saw that she was in a night gown. A very sexy night gown. Fluttershy immediately blushed and covered herself with her hands and squeed in embarrassingly. Rainbow saw her erotic night gown and blushed. She shook her head and helped her get dressed quickly. When Fluttershy was dressed, Rainbow grabbed her and flew out of her house.

Fluttershy shrieks when she was forcefully take from her room and asked, "Oh, where are we? What's the rush?"

Rainbow Dash said, "The rush? Don't you remember what happened last year? Or the year before that? Or pretty much any cider season ever?"

Fluttershy said, "Um, well, uh–"

Rainbow cut her off by saying, "Pinkie Pie. She always ends up ahead of us in line, and then they always run out of cider!"

Fluttershy said, "I guess I–"

She was cut again by Rainbow saying, "Well, not this year! This year I'm gonna get there before sunrise, so I can drink all the cider I want and laugh when she doesn't get any! It's the perfect plan. Y'know, I might even buy some cider and hold onto it for a while, drinking it drop by drop in front of her–" She then gasped in shock at what she saw.

There was a really long line of tents on the road leading towards Sweet Apple Acre. Fluttershy said, "Gee, Rainbow Dash. It looks like a few other ponies had the same idea."

They both landed at the front end of the line where a pink tent was. The tent opened and out came a bunch of balloons and then came Pinkie Pie with messy hairs.

Fluttershy saw Pinkie's hair and flew closer to her. She said, "Oh, gosh, Pinkie. I love your new style."

Rainbow flew closer to them and asked in shock, "Who are all these ponies?!"

Pinkie became excited that made her hair sprang back to normal and said, "Isn't this great? I couldn't sleep last night 'cause I was so excited about cider season, and I had this brilliant idea to come down here and camp out, so I told a few others about it, and they all thought it was a great idea too, and now it's just a big old cider party! Woo-hoo!"

Pinkie jumped high into the air and came down crashing with her face kissing the ground. She pulled her face back up and saw the rest of the tents. She said, "Oh, gosh, that's a lot of ponies. Hope they don't run out before you get any."

Rainbow could only growl at that as she looked at the long waiting line. She and Fluttershy then went to the back of the line and waited for Cider Season to begin.

Ash's House

Ash woke up with some soft fuzzy feeling over his chest and abdomen. He opened his eyes and saw that Gilda and Swift Tail were hugging his abdomen while Trixie and Mellow Hoof had their muzzle under his jaw. The girls were cuddling to him. He smiled softly and scratched their ears. This made them cuddle some more and nuzzle their muzzle and beak with his body. Ash was now feeling ticklish but held his chuckle.

Ash looked at the clock and saw that it was six in the morning. He needed to get up but he was held down by the girls. He didn't want to wake them up, so he created a bunch of pillows. He then switched his body with the pillows by teleporting. The girls didn't notice this and continued to cuddle with the pillows thinking that they were Ash. He smiled sweetly at the scene he was looking at. The girls slept peacefully with not a hint of worry.

Seeing them in this state, he whispered, "I promise you girls that I will make a world where no one will have to worry about being attack by anyone or anything."

Ash then moved closer to the sleeping girls and kissed their foreheads. This brought a sweet smile on their faces and continued to sleep. He will protect them at any cost. Ash then went to the bathroom and washed up. He then went down stairs and into the kitchen. He prepared the girls breakfast and put them on the table.

The girls woke up, came down, hugged Ash and quickly began to eat their breakfast. Ash was worried and said, "Slow down girls. The food is not going anywhere."

Gilda said, "It's not that. We need to get to Sweet Apple Acre quickly."

Ash asked, "Why?"

Trixie said, "Today is Cider Season."

Ash raised one of his eyebrow and asked, "The what?"

Trixie said, "Yesterday, Applejack said that she will be selling apple cider to Ponyville today."

Ash said, "And?"

Mellow Hoof said, "Applejack's apple cider is very delicious and she sells them once every few months."

Again Ash said, "And?"

Swift Tail said, "In short, everyone from Ponyville wants to have a taste of her apple cider that is a limited amount."

Ash nodded and said, "If you say that her apple cider is good, then maybe I should try some myself."

After they all ate their breakfast, Ash and the girls exited his house. Then he used "Sound Orb" to send the girls and himself towards Applejack's Sweet Apple Acre. From the sky, he saw a very long line of small tents on the road that goes to Sweet Apple Acre.

When they landed near Applejack's farm, Ash asked, "What is with all the line of tents?"

Mellow Hoof said, "Since Applejack produces a limited amount of apple cider, the ponies would camp out and wait their turn."

Ash then saw Applejack coming from the farm with Big Mac puling a cart loaded with several barrels. They must be filled with cider. Apple Bloom was sitting on the barrels. Granny Smith was sitting in the cart.

Ash greeted her, "Hi Applejack. How are you?"

Applejack hugged him and said, "Just doing fine Ash. So what are you doing here? Came here to buy my apple cider?"

Ash hugged her and said, "The girls told me that today is Cider Season. So I came to see how your cider tastes. And by the looks of the long line, it must be really good."

Applejack chuckled and said, "Yeah. It sure is. You should try some. Wait here while I get some for you."

Applejack was about to get a mug of cider but Ash stopped her and said, "Applejack. That is really nice and all but you don't have to do that."

Applejack said, "Why not? You're my coltfriend."

Ash said, "I am your coltfriend Applejack but if you give me some cider then it would not be fair to the others who have been waiting in line before me to get a taste of your cider."

Applejack's ears went flat on her head when she heard that. She said, "Oh. Sorry about that. You're right."

Ash found that cute and hugged her. He said, "It's okay Applejack. I'll just wait in line like everyone else."

Applejack smiled and hugged him. She said, "Ash. You are the best coltfriend the girls could ever have. If someone else was my coltfriend, he would have taken the cider but you. You thought about others who are waiting in line to get cider." She nuzzle her muzzle in his chest and said, "I am so glad to have you sugarcube."

Ash gave a soft smile and said, "And I am glad to have you and the girls. I will never take advantage from anyone. Except from the enemy of course."

This made Applejack laugh and she kissed him on the lips. Then she said, "I am going to set up the stall now, so why don't you go and join the line?"

Ash thought for a bit and said, "Nah. I think I'll help you with selling the cider." He looked back at Trixie, Gilda, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof, and said, "Girls. Why don't you all go without me and join the line?"

The girls nodded and went to join the line. Ash then helped Applejack and Big Mac with setting up the stall and placing the barrels near it. Granny Smith and Apple Bloom sat at the stall. Then Applejack faced the line of customers and announced through a megaphone, "Attention, everyone! Cider season is now officially open!"

Everyone began to chatter in excitement. The first customer was Pinkie Pie. She dropped two bags filled with bits at the counter. Granny Smith took the bits and Apple Bloom pulled a lever that filled a mug with cider. Pinkie drank the cider and looked like she was in a state of bliss. Apple Bloom began to fill several mugs with cider according to the amount of bits Pinkie paid.

While Pinkie was waiting for her cider, she looked around and saw Ash talking with Big Mac.

Ash asked, "So how's the business going Big Mac?"

Big Mac said, "All good."

Ash asked, "Any infestation going around at the farm?"

Big Mac said, "Nope."

Ash asked, "Any beasts from the Everfree forest troubling the farm?"

Big Mac said, "Nope."

Ash said, "If you see any Timber Wolves, then don't attack them Okay."

Big Mac raised and eyebrow and asked, "Why?"

Ash said, "A few days ago, I was in the Everfree forest and I encountered the Timber Wolf King. I fought it and beat the king and now, all of the Timber Wolves follow my command."

Big Mac looked at him in shock and asked, "You really beat the king of Timber Wolves?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yep. The king was huge and strong but that's all it was. It was pretty easy to beat it."

Big Mac whistled in amazement. He said, "That's good. This means that the farm won't be attack by them anymore."

Ash raised one of his eyebrows and asked, "They attacked your farm in the past?"

Big Mac nodded and said, "Sometimes at night, the Timber Wolves would sneak into our farm and eat our farm animals."

Ash smiled and said, "Well, they won't trouble you anymore. In fact, I ordered them to patrol the Everfree forest and prevent any beast from coming near Ponyville and the farm. They will also lookout for anyone who goes into the forest and protect them."

Big Mach smiled and said, "Thank you Ash. So what do you think about Applejack?"

Ash gave a soft smile and said, "What can I say? Applejack is sweet, strong and a hard worker. She can be a bit stubborn sometimes but she is one who really cares about her family's safety. Sometimes she does these little things that makes her look so cute that you want to just hug her and pet her."

Big Mac laughed at that and said, "Yeah. She can be a bit stubborn-no scratch that. She can sometimes be really stubborn and won't change her mind. Once, I got my leg injured and Applejack had taken it upon herself to harvest all of the apple orchard."

Ash eyes widened and asked, "Seriously? But she is just one girl and there are more than 20,000 apple tress at the farm. So how it went?"

Big Mac said, "Well, from what her friends told me is that she got so tired from harvesting the apples that she started to make mistakes in her sleepy state. And before you ask, nope. Her friends offered to help but she refused to accept any. When Rainbow Dash asked her for help with one of her stunts, Applejack accidentally launched Rainbow towards Twilight's house. When Pinkie asked her for help in baking some muffins, instead of adding the correct ingredients in the batch, she mixed them with something else. Like salty potato chips instead of chocolate chips, fizzy soda instead of baking soda, a cup of lemonade juice instead of a cup of flower and earth worms instead of wheat germ."

Ash grimaced and said, "Aug. That is a recipe for disaster."

Big Mac nodded and said, "Eeyup. Applejack got more than 20 ponies sick because of that. However for some reason, Spike liked those muffins. Don't know why he didn't get sick from eating them?"

Ash said, "He is a dragon. So maybe his stomach was strong enough to stop him from getting sick. Heck, I've seen him eat gems like they were candy to him."

They both laughed at that until Pinkie shouted, "Ash!!"

Ash looked and saw that Pinkie was waving at him. Ash said to Big Mac, "I'll be right back. Gonna meet Pinkie there."

Ash then walk towards the stall and said, "Hi Pinkie. How are you?"

Pinkie hugged him and said, "I'm doing fine! I'm so excited with the Cider Season starting. What are you doing here?"

Ash hugged her and said, "Just helping Applejack out." He then saw how several mugs full of cider on the table and asked, "Are you going to drink all of that?"

Pinkie said, "Of course silly. They are so tasty and yummy that you just want to keep on drinking them."

Ash said, "Just don't get sick from drinking too much. You will- never mind. I don't think you will ever get sick from eating sweet things. Also, I think you better take your cider now because the customers are waiting for their turn."

Pinkie look behind her and saw the customers were waiting impatiently for her to move. Pinkie smiled and kissed Ash on the lips and took all of her cider with her and walked away. Ash tasted apple cider from that kiss he got from Pinkie. It was sweet and he liked it.

Time passed as customers come, paid bits and drink their mug of cider. Big Mac and Ash took turns in bringing barrels to the stand when one of the barrels were empty. Ash also met the girls at the stall. There were several barrels by as time went by, only a few remained, then one. Fluttershy took her cider and Rainbow came to the stall. She paid her bits and was drooling as she waited to get her hands on her cider and drink it. Unfortunately, when Apple Bloom pulled the leaver, only a few drops of cider fell into her mug. Rainbow became so sad that she looked like she was about to cry but then her face became one of anger as she growls a bit.

Applejack saw that their cider was finished and said to the rest of the customers, "Heh. Sorry, everyone! That's it for today!"

Everyone became sad and let out "Awww" that they didn't get to drink cider.

Rainbow flew towards her and said, "Surprise, surprise. You ran out again!"

One pony said, "Yeah, you always run out!"

Fluttershy became a bit sad and said, "For the record, I don't mind–"

Rainbow cut her off by saying, "Why can't you make enough cider for all of us? Or at least for me!"

The rest of the ponies agreed and said "Yeah" as they begin to complain.

Applejack held up her hands and said, "Hold on, everyone. We've done our best to improve supply this year-"

Applejack was cut off when one pony said, "You always say that!"

Applejack nodded and said, "And it's always true. But Apple family cider is made with love and integrity, and only the highest quality apples in Equestria. Sorry, but that recipe takes time."

The ponies didn't like her reason and continued to complain.

Applejack said, "If y'all just be patient, we'll have plenty more tomorrow."

Everyone went away disappointed. When Rainbow turned back, Pinkie's face came closer to hers and she said, "She's right, y'know! You can't rush perfection! And this year's batch was perfection!"

This was making Rainbow angry a bit. Fluttershy saw that and tried to stop her, "Uh, Pinkie Pie–"

However, Fluttershy was cut off by Pinkie who put an arm around Rainbow and said, "I'll never forget the cider I just drank! It was a moment in time that will never exist again." She sigh in bliss.

Rainbow got really angry and was about to shout when

*Honk* *Honk*

Everyone looked in the direction of that noise and saw something making its way towards the stall. Ash heard some motorized noises coming from whatever it was

Applejack walk in the middle of the road and said, "What in Equestria is that?"

As the thing got closer, Ash saw that it was some kind of a machine on wheels. Strange. He has never seen this level of technology in this world. The only thing that come close to it was the train and medical equipment.

The machine stopped near the stall and hit a fence that made Granny glare at it. Ash looked closely and saw some barrels, beakers, buttons and a vacuums on the machine. What purpose does this machine have? Everyone gathered near the strange machine with curiosity. Then saw two male unicorns got off from the machine. They both were twins and wore matching clothes and hats. However, there was a difference. One had mustache while the other didn't.

The first one without a mustache said in a singing voice, "Well, lookie what we got here, brother of mine, it's the same in every town" He got walk closer towards a mare and said, "Ponies with thirsty throats, dry tongues, and not a drop of cider to be found." He then joined the other one and continued, "Maybe they're not aware that there's really no need for this teary despair."

The second one with the mustache sing, "That the key that they need to solve this sad cider shortage you and I will share." This made the ponies a bit excited as they began chattering.

Both the unicorn twins sing, "Well you've got opportunity. In this very community."

The first one pointed towards the second one and said, "He's Flim."

Flim pointed towards the first one and said, "He's Flam."

Both Flim and Flam sing, "We're the world famous Flim Flam Brothers. Traveling salesponies nonpareil."

Pinkie was confused and asked, "Nonpa-what?"

Flim explained, "Nonpareil, and that's exactly the reason why, you see. No pony else in this whole place will give you such a chance to be where you need to be. And that's a new world, with tons of cider. Fresh squeezed and ready for drinking."

Flam sing, "More cider than you could drink in all your days of thinking."

Rainbow Dash crossed her arms and said, "I doubt that."

Flim and Flam began to dance and the crowd join their singing, "So take this opportunity. In this very community."

Flam said, "He's Flim."

Flim said, "He's Flam."

Flim and Flam sing , "We're the world famous Flim Flam Brothers. Traveling salesponies."

The crowd, Flim and Flam said together, "Nonpareil."

Flim then sing while pointing at the machine, "I suppose by now you're wondering 'bout our peculiar mode of transport."

Flam sing, "I say, our mode of locomotion."

Flim sing, "And I suppose by now you're wondering, where is this promised cider?"

Flam sing, "Any horse can make a claim and any pony can do the same."

Flim sing, "But my brother and I have something most unique and superb. Unseen at any time in this big new world"

Flim and Flam sing together, "And that's opportunity."

Flim sing, "Folks, it's the one and only, the biggest and the best."

Flam sing, "The unbelievable."

Flim, "Unimpeachable."

Flam, "Indispensable."

Flim, "I-can't-believe-able."

Flim and Flam sing together, "Flim Flam Brothers' Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000."

Flam sing to Rarity, "What d'you say, sister?"

Rarity stepped back from him as he came closer to her in her comfort zone. She does not want to be close to any male besides Ash.

The crowd began to sing, "Oh, we got opportunity. In this very community. Please, Flim, please, Flam, help us out of this jam. With your Flim Flam Brothers' Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000."

Flim came closer to the stall and sang to Applejack, "Young filly, I would be ever so honored if you might see fit to let my brother and I borrow some of your delicious, and might I add spellbindingly fragrant apples for our little demonstration here?"

Applejack hesitated for a bit and said, "Uh, sure, I guess."

Flam said, "Ready, Flim?"

Flim said, "Ready, Flam?"

Both said, "Let's bing bang zam!"

Both of them lit their horns and shot a green beam of magic at the machine's iron rods that absorbed their magic. The machine began to come to life as the vacuum stretch towards a apple tree.

Flim sing, "And show these thirsty ponies a world of delectable cider!"

Flim sing, "Watch closely, my friends!"

The vacuum suck up all of the apples from the apple tree. The apples went towards the barrel and it began to spin.

Flam sing, "The fun begins!"

Flim then explains to the crowd, "Now, here's where the magic happens. Right here in this heaving, roiling, cider-press-boiling guts of the very machine, those apples plucked fresh are right now as we speak being turned into grade-A, top-notch, five-star, blow-your-horseshoes-off, one-of-a-kind cider!"

The two large glass beakers on top of the machine began to be filled with cider.

Flam then pointed towards a window on the side of the machine and said, "Feel free to take a sneak peek!" Some ponies gathered around and watch through the window. They saw that several apples were on a moving platform. When a good apple come through a sensor, the light went green but when a bad apple comes, the light went red and that apple is thrown off from the platform.

Granny Smith interrupted them and sing, "Now wait, you fellers, hold it! You went and over-sold it! I guarantee that what you have there won't compare. For the very most important ingredient. Can't be added or done expedient. And it's quality, friends, Apple Acres' quality and care!"

Some ponies nodded in agreement with Granny. Flim approached Granny and sing, "Well, Granny, I'm glad you brought that up, my dear, I say I'm glad you brought that up. You see that we are very picky when it comes to cider if you'll kindly try a cup." He gave her a mug of their own cider and when she drink some, she found it to be delicious just like theirs.

Flam sing, "Yes, sir, yes, ma'am, this great machine lets just the very best. So whaddaya say then, Apples? Care to step into the modern world. And put the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 to the test?"

Flim sing, "What do you think, folks? Do you see what the Apples can't? I see it clear as day! I know she does! So does he! C'mon, Ponyville, you know what I'm talking about!"

Flim and Flam sand together, "We're saying you've got. Opportunity. In this very community. He's Flim, he's Flam. We're the world famous Flim Flam Brothers. Traveling salesponies nonpareil! Yeah!"

When their song end, everyone was cheering for them. Apple Bloom ran in front of the twins and said, "You got a deal!"

This made the crowd chatter with excitement that they get to drink cider. However, Granny Smith stomped her right hoof and said, "Not so fast!" This stopped everyone.

Granny Smith, Big Mac, Applejack and Apple Bloom huddled together and talked among them selves. Granny Smith said, "No way no how that machine matches up with the care we put in our cider!"

Apple Bloom said, "But if it really does works, we could make everyone in town happy!"

Applejack said, "I just don't know, y'all. We've always made cider the same way."

Big Mac said, "Eeyup." He then saw the twins right besides them and said, "Huh?"

Flim said, "We'll sweeten the deal. You supply the apples..."

Flam continued, "We supply the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000."

Then they both said, ""Then we split those sweet sweet profits."

Flim said, "Seventy-five."

Flam said, "Twenty-five."

Apple Bloom said, "Deal–"

Applejack cut her off and said, "Hold on. Who gets the seventy five?"

Flim said, "Why, us, naturally."

Flam said, "And, we'll throw in the magic to power the machine for free."

Applejack said to her family, "Cider sales keep our business afloat through the winter. We'd lose Sweet Apple Acres if we agreed to this."

Flim and Flam said, "So? What will it be?"

Big McIntosh stomped his hoof and said, "No deal."

Flim narrowed his eyes and said, "Humph. Very well. If you refuse our generous offer to be partners, then we'll just have to be competitors."

Applejack glared at him and said, "You wouldn't dare."

Flim said in a challenge tone, "Oh no?" He looked back at his brother and nodded.

Flam saw his brother nodded to him and then said to the crowd, "Don't you worry, everyone! There will be plenty of cider for all of you!"

Flim whispered to the Apple family, "Once we drive Sweet Apple Acres out of business." They all gasped at what they heard.

Ash did not like when he saw them using the crowd to their own gain. Then he got angry when he heard Flim whispering to Applejack and her family. Ash clenched his jaw at the twins. How dare they think they can talk like that to Applejack and her family.

After the twins left with their machine, Ash saw how sad the Applejack looked. He hated seeing her like this. Ash walked to her and rub his hand on her head. He said, "Don't worry about them, Applejack. They were just trying to scare you into agreeing to their terms."

Applejack hugged him and cry a bit. She nuzzled her muzzle in his chest and said, "But what if they were serious? What if they do something that would hurt my family or take away my farm?"

Ash hugged her and said, "Then I will deal with them. I promise you and the girls that I will protect my family. And you and your family are my family."

Applejack hugged him tightly as she cried into his chest. Ash's anger was erupting inside of him as he sees Applejack crying like this. How dare those twins make her cry! If they cross a line then he will deal with them. Personally.

The rest of the day went by and Ash was able to create 3 more Ninth metal skeletons. Now there were a total of 5 Ninth metal skeletons. It took him a lot of time to make just these and it was night time. He then checked the Gourmet Cells inside his body and found that only 0.05% was completed. Damn, this is slow. After checking that, he laid on his bed and when he was about to sleep, Trixie, Gilda, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof came into his room to sleep with him. The girls laid with Ash and then fell asleep. Ash hugged them and fell asleep.

Next Day Sweet Apple Acre

The apple family continued selling their cider at their farm. Twilight and Spike were drinking their cider while they talked with Applejack who looked worried.

Twilight asked Applejack, "Still worried about Flim and Flam?"

Spike said, "Granny Smith says they were just blowing hot air."

Applejack said, "I'm not so sure. They sounded mighty serious when they threatened to run us out of business."

Apple Bloom said, "That's it! Last cup!"

From a distance, Rainbow flew into the sky and yelled, "Oh, for Pete's sake!" while the rest of the customers sighed in disappointment.

Apple Bloom said, "Come back tomorrow, everyone!" This only made them complain.

Then they all heard the same sounds they heard yesterday. Applejack looked somewhat scared when she heard that sound. The Cider Squeezy 6000 came towards the stall and again, it hit the fence that Granny Smith was fixing.

Flim said, "What seems to be the problem here?"

Flam said, "Oh my, oh my, out of cider again?"

Flim pressed a button on Cider Squeezy 6000 and a barrel of cider was ejected out.

Flim said, "What have we here? Who'd like a cup?"

The rest of the customers ran towards the twins for cider.

Flam said, "Don't worry, everyone, we've got the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000 to make more in an instant!" He gave a mug of cider to Rainbow who took it with a wide smile.

Applejack looked at the barrel and gasped. She took out a lasso and threw it towards the barrel. She then pulled the barrel towards herself. In the process, the barrel collided with Rainbow's mug that spilled all of her cider on the ground.

Applejack said, "You can't sell that cider! That's made from Apple family apples!"

Rainbow looked at her cider on the ground and had tears falling down from her eyes. She was just about to taste the cider but that was denied to her. She quickly gathered the cider on the ground into a mud ball and ate it. She then looked at Applejack with teary eyes and said, "Is this some kind of cruel joke?"

Flim said, "Don't worry, everyone, there are plenty of apples in Equestria. We'll find some others and make more cider than all of Ponyville can drink!"

The crowd gasped at that. Apple Bloom came forward and said, "We'll make more cider than you could ever imagine!"

The crowd gasped again. Apple Bloom was then pulled back by her brother Big Mac. Granny Smith said, "Now, it ain't about the speed, young'un, it's about quality."

This made the crowd sigh in disappointment. Rainbow said, "Who cares how good the cider is if I never get to drink any?"

Flim said, "Oh, look at these poor, dissatisfied ponies."

Apple Bloom said, "Ponyville is Sweet Apple Cider country!"

Applejack said, "Our cider speaks for itself!"

Flim sat on his seat and said, "Let's put it to the test!"

Apple Bloom said, "Anywhere, anytime!"

Now the crowds were muttering in shock at that. Granny Smith told Apple Bloom, "Well, that's enough now."

Flam said while pointing towards the Cider Squeezy 6000, "With our machine, we can make enough cider in one hour to satisfy this entire town!"

Apple Bloom said, "We'll do it in 45 minutes!" The crowd chatter in shock. This made Flim smirk that their plan was going accordingly.

Granny Smith said, "Easy, Apple Bloom, easy."

Flim needs one more push for his plans and said, "What's the matter, Granny Smith? Chicken?"

Granny Smith became stiff and asked in a low voice, "What did you call me, sonny?"

Flim said with a smirk, "If you're so confident in your cider, then what's the problem?"

Granny Smith zoomed right in front of Flim that shocked him and said, "Tomorrow morning, right here!"

Flam interrupted them and said, "But I'm afraid we haven't any ... apples."

Granny Smith said, "You can use our south field! It'll be worth it to teach y'all a thing or two about cider making!"

Flim grinned and said, "Excellent; we have a bet. Whoever produces the most barrels in one hour wins the exclusive right to sell cider in Ponyville."

Applejack was sweating as she worried about what was about to happen. The twins grinned as they waited to hear their answer.

Granny Smith shook Flim's hand and said, "And after we beat ya, I don't ever want to see you bambahoozlers around here again!"

The crowd began to cheer for them. The twins bowed to the crowd and Flam said, "Until tomorrow." Then they went away with their machine.

Applejack looked really worried at what just happened. Twilight put a hand on her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Applejack, I know you'll win tomorrow!"

Applejack said in a sad tone, "We'd better, 'cause if we don't, we're gonna lose our farm." A lone tear fell from her eye as she thought about losing her farm.

Ash spent his time inside his house and was busy creating more Ninth metal skeletons. He made 4 more and now he has 9 Ninth metal skeletons. His Gourmet Cells were about 0.09% complete. From his house, Ash heard everything that happened at Sweet Apple Acre. He was not happy at all. He heard how sad Applejack's voice was which hurt him. Tomorrow, he will personally deal with her problems once and for all. The girls slept with him just like yesterday.

Next Morning Sweet Apple Acre

At the apple farm, Film and Flam were on the left side of the orchard with their machine while the Apple family were on the other side on the right side of the orchard.

Big Mac was doing some pushups to rile himself up. Granny Smith was sniffing some apples. Applejack was kicking a sandbag that Apple Bloom was holding for her.

Twilight came to Applejack and said, "Applejack? Are you sure this is such a good idea?"

Applejack said while kicking the sandbag, "Me 'n' the family are *Thud* one hundred percent confident *Thud* in our cider making capabilities."

Apple Bloom said, "And besides, no one calls Granny a chicken." She was then launched away when Applejack kicked the sandbag harder.

Mayor Mare said through a megaphone, "Attention, everyone!"

Twilight said, "Well, good luck." She then walked away.

Applejack said, "Thanks, Twilight. We'll need it." She the helped Apple Bloom whose eyes were spinning around.

Twilight then joined Rainbow, Ditzy, Fluttershy, Gilda, Trixie, Swift Tail, Mellow Hoof, Aloe, Lotus, Rarity, Pinkie and Zecora. Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Spike were there as well. They were all worried about Applejack.

Twilight asked Trixie, "Where is Ash? Is he gonna be here?"

Trixie said, "Ash said that he will come when the time is right."

Rainbow said, "That's it? It would be more awesome if he would be here right now."

Gilda said, "Rainbow. This is Ash we are talking about."

Swift Tail said, "Yeah. He won't let Applejack face this contest by herself."

Fluttershy said, "He will definitely come to save Applejack's farm. Just trust in him girls."

The girls nodded and looked at the competition that was about to start. Then Fleetfoot, Spit Fire and Nurse Red Heart arrived there to see what's going on.

Rainbow saw the wonderbolt members and squeed with excitement. She said, "Look! It's Fleetfoot and Spit Fire!"

The rest of the girls looked and saw them. Fleetfoot, Spit Fire and Nurse Red Heart approached them. Fleetfoot said, "Hi Rainbow. How you doing?"

Rainbow squeeed again and said, "Ohmagosh, ohmagosh! She is asking how I'm doing! Someone pinch me."

Gilda grinned and said, "Okay." She pinched Rainbow's cute butt that made her yelp. Rainbow then looked at her and glared. She said, "What? You asked for it."

Rainbow said, "I meant on my cheek. Not my butt!"

Gilda grinned and said, "Well, cheek can also be used for butt cheek. Next time be more specific." This made Rainbow grumbled.

Spit Fire said, "So can anyone tell me what's going on?"

Twilight was about to explain but Mayor Mare said through a megaphone, "The teams have one hour to produce as much cider as they can, after which the barrels will be counted and the winner will be named the sole cider provider for all of Ponyville!"

Fleetfoot, Spit Fire and Nurse Red Heart said, "Oh."

Twilight said, "If the Film and Flam brothers win this, then they are going to take away Applejack's farm."

Nurse Red Heart said, "Can't we help her?"

Twilight shook her head and said, "We can't. This is only for the Apple family."

Spit Fire said, "Damn. Wish we could have helped."

Fleetfoot said, "Yeah. Her apple pies are really delicious."

Nurse Red Heart looked at Fleetfoot with a deadpan expression and said, "I don't think that is what you should be worrying about."

Mayor Mare then asked the Apple family, "Are both teams ready?"

They all nodded and Applejack said, "Ready!"

Flim and Flam relaxed on their couch and said, "Ready!"

Mayor Mare flip an hour glass and said, "Then let's ... go!"

The Apple family immediately started working. Applejack kick the tree and Apple Bloom catch the falling apples in a wooden basket. She then gave the basket full of apples to Granny Smith.

Flim and Flam yawned and used their magic to power up their machine and then they controlled the vacuum pipe to suck up apples from the apple trees.

Granny took one apple and sniffed it and said, "Ugh, bad 'un. Good 'un! Bad 'un..." She threw the bad ones away and threw the good ones behind her into a juicer.

Big Mac was running over a tread mail that powered up the juicer and cider comes out and filled a barrel. He then stops, seals the barrels and puts it away. Then he replaced it with another empty barrel and starts to run on the tread mail again.

Applejack kick another tree and said, "Great job, y'all! We've already filled an entire barrel!"

Apple Bloom caught the apples and gave them to Granny while she said, "I'll bet you those guys don't even have–" Then Apple Bloom, Big McIntosh and Granny Smith suddenly gasped in shock.

In the time that the apple family produced 2 barrels, Film and Flam's machine was able to produce 5 barrels of cider. Applejack eyes were filled with fear as she saw how efficient the machine was.

Applejack quickly kicked a tree but Apple Bloom didn't catch the falling apples as she was stunned when she looked at the amount of cider the machine was making. Applejack said, "Come on, Apple Bloom, focus! We gotta forget those guys if we're gonna have a chance of winning!"

Apple Bloom came out of her shock and said, "Sorry, sis!" She quickly collected the apples and gave it to Granny Smith. She said, "Better keep up, Granny, we're falling behind!"

Granny Smith still had five more baskets of apples to sort out. She wiped off some of her sweat on her forehead and started to sniff the apples, "Egh ... *Sniffs* Good 'un ... Ugh, bad 'un ..."

Big Mac was running slower as he became tired from all the running. Applejack saw this and said, "Rest when it's over, Big McIntosh! Ride! Ride!"

Big Mac nodded and his face became one of determination. He began to run faster than before and the barrel was filled in just a few seconds.

Rarity looked over the Apple family and saw how they were struggling against the machine. She said, "This is just dreadful. Even at top speed the Apples are only making one barrel to the twins' three!"

Twilight began thinking about what she and her friends can do to her Applejack. She walked towards Mayor Mare and asked, "Um, Miss Mayor! Are honorary family members allowed to help in the competition?"

Mayor Mare put a finger on her chin and thought about it. She said, "Well, I'm not sure... Flim, Flam, would you object to honorary family members helping?"

Film and Flam were relaxing on their couch while their machine do all of the work. Flim asked mockingly, "Are you kidding?"

Flam said, "We don't care if the whole kingdom of Canterlot helps. It's a lost cause." They act like they already won.

Mayor Mare said, "Hm, I guess it's okay." She then looked at Applejack and asked, "Applejack? What do you think?"

Applejack kicked a tree and wiped away the sweat from her forehead. She said, "I think I'd love to have the rest of my family helping out."

The rest of the girls exclaimed, "All right!"

Fleetfoot, Spit Fire and Nurse Red Heart approach Mayor Mare. Spit Fire asked, "Can we also join in and help Applejack?"

Mayor Mare said, "Flim and Flam did say anyone can help. So, go ahead."

With that Fleetfoot, Spit Fire and Nurse Red Heart joined the rest of the girls. Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Spike asked, "Can we help too?"

Mayor Mare smiled and nodded. The fillies and dragon joined the girls.

Twilight then said to her friends and the new comers which she was surprise to see. She said, "Okay, everyone, we're not gonna let those smooth talkers take our friend's farm."

The girls, fillies and dragon said, "Yeah!"

Nurse Red Heart asked, "Excuse me Twilight but where is Ash. Should he not be here helping Applejack?"

Twilight said, "He told us that he will be here when the time comes."

Fleetfoot said, "Really? Will he really come?"

Fluttershy said, "Of course he will. He is our coltfriend and will not let Applejack face this by herself. Ash will come. You'll see."

Fleetfoot said, "Okay."

Twilight then said, "Fluttershy, Ditzy, Zecora, Swift Tail. Go an help Applejack with the trees."

Fluttershy, Ditzy, Zecora, Swift Tail said, "Got it."

Twilight said, "Pinkie Pie, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Spike. You all are on apple catching detail."

Pinkie Pie, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Spike said a mixture of "Yes sir" or "Ma'am" or "Sir!"

Twilight said, "Rarity, Mellow Hoof, Lotus, Aloe. Can you all help Granny Smith at the quality control station."

Rarity, Mellow Hoof, Lotus, Aloe said, "Of course."

Twilight asked, "Rainbow Dash, Gilda, Fleetfoot, Spit Fire. Do you think you can help Big Mac with the juicer?"

Rainbow Dash, Gilda, Fleetfoot, Spit Fire said, "We are made for speed."

Twilight said, "Nurse Red Heart and Trixie. You two are with me. Alright, everyone, let's save Sweet Apple Acres!"

The girls, fillies and dragon said, "All right!"

Pinkie Pie, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Spike ran towards Apple Bloom and helped her with collecting the apples. Zecora and Swift Tail ran towards Applejack and started kicking the trees. Fluttershy and Ditzy flew at the trees and shook them that made the apples fall. Rarity, Mellow Hoof, Lotus and Aloe ran towards Granny Smith and started sorting the good apples from the bad. Rainbow Dash, Gilda, Fleetfoot, and Spit Fire took turns and ran on the tread mail while Big Mac rested. When a barrel is filled with cider, Nurse Red Heart replaced it with an empty one. Trixie took the cider filled barrel and put them with the other barrels. Twilight counted them and wrote them on her clip board.

Twilight then smiled and said, "Based on these figures, we're making five barrels for every three of theirs!"

The crowd began to cheer for them. Applejack smiled and said, "Keep it up, everyone! We're back in this!"

When Flim heard that, he spat out his cider in shock. He said, "Come on, brother, we've gotta pick up the pace!"

Flam panic a bit and said, "Right, uh, double the power!"

They both shot their magic and overpowered the machine that made it suck up the apples and the tree as well. In the sorting area in the machine, the apples were smashed and mixed with leaves and wood. This made the machine reject them all.

When Flim saw this, he panic and said, "We've gotta try something else!"

Flam said with a smile, "I've got it, brother of mine."

Flam pressed a button on the machine that made it accept the smashed apples and made cider out of it along with the mix gunk. It began to produce 10 for every 5 the Apple team produced. Flim said, "Well done, Flam! We're at top productivity!"

When Rainbow saw this, she thought about speeding their production. She left the tread mail but Twilight said, "C'mon, Rainbow Dash, keep grinding!"

Rainbow said, "We don't have time for quality control if we wanna win this thing!"

Rainbow flew towards the apple sorting area but Granny Smith stopped her and said, "Get back, you! One bad apple spoils the bunch!"

Rainbow said, "Applejack, help me!"

Applejack said, "There's no point in winning if we cheat!"

Twilight said, "We'll just have to work harder! C'mon, everyone!"

Rainbow then flex her muscles (which weren't much) and said, "All right then, double time!"

The apple team worked harder to produce more cider but could not match up to the machine's speed. The situation began to look like a lost cause. Some even stopped doing their work. Applejack had tears in her eyes as she thought that she was about to lose her farm.

Applejack closed her eyes and pleaded, "Ash. Where are you?"

*Boom*

Applejack's eyes opened and saw that a crater was formed a few distance away. When the dust settled, she and the rest of the girls gasped when they saw who it was. Ash was standing in the middle of the crater.

Ash looked around and saw how much the machine was producing. He then saw the girls who had sweat on their bodies that made some parts of their cloths transparent. He could see their under clothes. He averted his eyes and saw that Applejack was coming towards him.

When Applejack came closer Ash asked, "I'm not late for the competition am I?"

Applejack frowned and said, "No you're not but I don't think even you can help with this."

Ash smiled and petted her head. He said, "Applejack. I told you that I will protect your farm and that is what I'll do."

Applejack asked, "How? We only have about 2 more minutes."

Ash smiled and asked, "Mayor Mare. Can I help Applejack with the competition?"

Mayor Mare was speechless that he would still ask to help when there is not enough time. She said, "Of course you can but with such little time I don't think you can do much."

Flam said with a grin, "Oh brother. Look at that. Its some kind of creature that I have never seen before."

Flim said, "You're right. Is that creature a friend of Applejack?"

Applejack heard them and got angry about how they were referring to Ash. She shouted at them, "Don't you dare call him creature you varmints! His name is Ash and he is my coltfriend!"

Flim said, "Oh sorry about that. This Ash will be helping you? I want to see that."

Flam said, "Yes. Put on a show for our victory would you."

Applejack and the girls became angry but Ash grinned and said, "Ooooh? A show huh? Alright. I'll put up a show."

Applejack gasped and said, "Ash! How could you-"

Applejack got cut off when Ash continued, "But! This show will be for the girls' victory."

Everyone became confused and said, "Huh?"

Ash looked at the juicer and said, "Girls. I want all of you to keep the juicer running and manage the cider production."

The apple team became confused and Applejack said, "But then who will kick the tress and collect the apples and sort them out?"

Ash said with a grin, "I will."

The girls were surprised to hear that he will be doing almost all of the work. They then saw Ash bending down into a kneeling position and the ground *Crackle* began to crack as they feel a small quake.

Ash kneeled down and gathered energy in his leg muscles. He closed his eyes, use "Superhuman Smell" and took a deep sniff. He smelled a huge portion of the apple orchard and found which ones were the fresh and juicy ones from the spoiled ones. He then opened his eyes and used "Soru" to disappear in from everyone's eyes.

Everyone looked around to see where Ash disappeared to . Flim said, "Where is he? I thought he was going to put on a .... whaaa?"

Everyone saw the most bizarre thing they have ever seen in their lives. There were several sightings of Ash everywhere. One second he's at the apple tree and then at the next, he's in front of the juicer. Ash was dashing around with such speed that he was leaving several after images of himself behind him.

Ash didn't kick the tree but instead grabbed the apples from their branches. He took the good apples and avoided the bad ones. He knew where the good apples were because he smelled the area before. He collected a bunch of apples and threw them in the juicer.

Everyone looked at the amazing feet in shock and awe. Rainbow, Gilda, Fleetfoot and Spit Fire only thought of one thing. How fast can he really go?

Twilight came out of her shock when she saw how much cider was coming out of the juicer. She immediately changed the barrel with an empty one but it was filled again in just 2 seconds.

Twilight said, "I want every free hand available to help me with managing these barrels!"

Besides Rainbow, Fleetfoot, Spit Fire, Gilda and Big Mac, the rest of the girls came running towards the juicer and began to rapidly change and seal the cider barrels.

Granny Smith look at the amount of cider and said, "Hooey. That sonny sure is a hard worker if he can make this much in just a few seconds."

Everyone kept seeing him appearing and disappearing all over the place. The crowd were seeing everything with wide eyes and their jaws on the ground.

Twilight looked over the production and said in disbelief, "I don't believe it."

Rarity asked, "What's not to believe Twilight?"

Twilight said, "Flim and Flam's machine is making 10 barrels of cider but here with Ash's help, we are making 40 barrels of cider in every 10 seconds!!!"

Everyone's eyes widen at that. Ash was really speeding up their work and produced more than the machine could. Both teams kept on making cider and when the time end, Mayor Mare shouted, "Time's up!"

Everyone stopped and took a break from their work. Well, almost all of the work was done by Ash. The crowd began to cheer for both the teams. Ash then appeared near Applejack who immediately hugged him and kissed him on the lips. The rest of the girls hugged him too.

Twilight said, "Thank you Ash for coming to help Applejack."

Ash said with a soft smile, "I will always look out for you girls. That is a promise."

Mayor Mare was counting the barrels made by both teams. The Flim and Flam brothers were relaxing on their couch as they thought that they have won with their machine.

Mayor Mare announced, "The winner of this competition is .... the Apple family!!"

The crowd began to cheer while the girls hugged Ash as he was the reason they were able to win. The Flim and Flam brothers could not believe that the apple team won against their machine.

They both yelled, "We can't accept this! There must be a mistake!"

Mayor Mare said, "I assure you that they won fair and square."

Flim said, "How can they win!? We have a machine that can perform work without any rest!"

Flam said, "And tell us how much did we made compared to theirs!"

Before Mayor Mare could answer, Ash said, "It's true that your machine works splendidly. A machine does not need any rest and works when it has been commanded. But you forget one thing."

The Unicorn brothers said, "And what's that?"

Ash said with a smile, "Family. Look around Applejack and see how many family members are here to help her. No matter how good your machine is, it would not be enough to beat a family."

When Applejack heard him say that, she hugged him and cried tears of happiness. The rest of the girls also hugged him.

Mayor Mare smiled at the scene a she look at Ash with ... something. She then looked back at the unicorn twins and said, "As for your second question, your machine has produced 177 barrels of cider."

The unicorn brothers at least grinned at how much their machine was able to produced. However, their grins didn't last long.

Mayor Mare continued, "The apple team has produced ....... 798 barrels of cider!!!"

The crowd gasped in shock and Flim and Flam's grins fell from their faces. The apple team has beaten their machine by a landslide.

Twilight said, "This means Sweet Apple Acres is still in business!"

Applejack said, "Sure is." She then look up to Ash and said, "And its all thanks to you sugarcube."

Ash gave a soft smile and said, "And I will always help you girls whenever you need me."

Apple Bloom said, "Thanks to this silly competition, we've made enough of our cider for the whole town!

This made the crowd cheer in joy but among them there were two individuals who were looking at the human with interest or at least one of them did. The Flim and Flam brothers then left the apple farm in defeat with their machine.

Ash saw that and didn't want to let them get away. With the ability to make something like the machine, they would be valuable business partners. He was about to chase them but was suddenly tackled by a green mint unicorn mare. However, Ash didn't go down as he had his feet planted onto the ground. He then looked down at the mare who tackled and saw her eyes were full of little stars. He was kind of getting a strange vibe from her. A vibe that said "Get the hell away from this one!!!"

The unicorn mare asked, "Are you a human?"

Ash raised one of his eyebrows and said, "Yes, I am. Who are you by the way?"

The unicorn mare gasped in shock and was about to say something but someone else shouted, "Lyra! Release him at once!"

Ash looked who said that and saw that it was a cream colored Earth pony mare. The mint unicorn that was Lyra pouted and released him.

The cream colored mare grabbed Lyra and said, "Lyra! Why in Celestia's name did you tackle him!? It was a good thing that he didn't fall down or you would have hurt him."

Lyra said, "But Bon Bon! You won't believe what he is! He said that he is a human!"

The Earth pony mare that was Bon Bon sighed and said, "Lyra. How many times do I have to tell you that there are no such things as humans. They are only in your head and nothing more."

Lyra said, "But-" Bon Bon cut her off and said, "Lyra please. We have gone over this several times. You have seen how the other ponies reacted to your delusions, calling you crazy and other things. Just let it go."

Lyra's eyes got moist and lowered her head in shame. Ash didn't like what he saw and said, "Excuse me miss Bon Bon but miss Lyra is right. I am indeed a human."

Bon Bon looked at Ash in disbelief and said, "You can't be a human. Although I have never seen anything like you before."

Ash said, "That is because I came from another dimension. I came from a world that is inhabited by billions of humans."

Lyra and Bon Bon's eyes widen in disbelief. For a long time, Bon Bon could not believe Lyra's delusion about humans but right here and now, a real live human is standing right in front of them.

Lyra smiled widely and said, "Yes! I told you humans are real!"

Bon Bon said, "B-but how? Lyra only dreamed of humans."

Ash shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know how Lyra was able to dream about something she didn't know about. However, I am real. I simply crossed into this dimension and now, I am living here in Ponyville."

Rainbow flew towards Ash and hugged him. She said, "Yeah he is. Where were you two? Didn't you know that Ponyville was attacked by monsters and we lost but Ash here saved all of Ponyville. He came out of nowhere and killed all of the monsters like they were nothing to him. You should have seen how awesome he was when he was killing them without even moving from his spot!"

Lyra and Bon Bon were shocked to hear that not only Ponyville was attacked by a hoard of monsters but when they were about to lose, Ash, a human came and saved them all by himself.

The rest of the girls came towards them and Twilight said, "Hello Lyra, Bon Bon."

They both greeted her and Rainbow asked again, "Hey I asked you both a question. Where were you two?"

Bon Bon said, "We were visiting Canterlot for a few days and then went to Manehattan and spent some days there. Then we came back to Ponyville today and saw the competition going."

Lyra said, "And I have to say that what Ash did with the multiple images of him was amazing! Are all of you humans capable of doing such amazing feats?" She had sparkles in her eyes as she stares at the human.

Ash said, "Well, not all of us are capable of doing feats such as the one I did a while ago. Out of the billions of humans, only a couple of thousands are capable to doing those kinds of things."

Lyra and Bon Bon were amazed to hear that but there was one thing that needed to be asked since all the girls were standing closer to Ash and Rainbow was hugging him.

Lyra said, "Um girls. can I ask you all something?"

Applejack said, "Sure Lyra. Ask away."

Lyra said, "Um ... why are you all standing closer to him and why is Rainbow hugging him?"

The girls were confused at what she meant by that. They then realized and hugged Ash. Then Applejack said, "You see here that we are all part of Ash's herd."

Rarity said, "He is a gentlemen who treats girls with respect."

Fluttershy said, "He is very kind and cares about us."

Trixie said, "He not only healed my wounds but gave me back my magic."

Gilda said, "He gave me back my wings."

Mellow Hoof said, "He freed my home from a tyrant king."

Zecora said, "He saved my life from a Timber Wolf King."

Lyra and Bon Bon were amazed as they hear what Ash did. Redheart said, "Not only that, Ash was able to cure Scootaloo's wing disease and made several antidotes for several incurable diseases."

Bon Bon look at her in shock and asked, "Really?" Redheart nodded.

Ash then said, "So girls, what do you all want to do now?"

Pinkie said, "Why don't we have a party!?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sounds good."

They all joined Pinkie and began to prepare a party at Sweet Apple Acre. Everyone was enjoying a good time while they drank the cider from the competition. Ash then saw that Fleetfoot, Spitfire and Redheart were walking closer to him. From their facial expressions, it seems that they want to ask something.

When they came closer, Spitfire said, "Ash. There is something that we need to ask you."

Ash nodded and said, "Sure. What it is that you wanted to ask?"

They all began to shift uncomfortably on their spots. They looked at each other and Spitfire looked at him and asked, "Can I- no can we become your marefriends?"

Ash was thinking that this was what they wanted to ask but he needs to know something first. He said, "Girls. I am fine with you being my marefriends but I need to ask you all something?"

Fleetfoot, Spitfire and Redheart said, "Yes?"

Ash asked, "Why me? I mean what do you all see in me that makes you want to be my marefriends?"

The three girls looked at each other and began to think for an answer. After a while, Spitfire said, "It's because you respect the girls."

Fleetfoot said, "You don't treat them like objects."

Redheart said, "You didn't ask for anything in return when you made those cures. Anyone else would've asked for a huge amount of bits but you didn't."

Ash nodded and asked, "But Spitfire, Fleetfoot. Tell me. Both of you are like celebrities right?" They nodded. He continued, "Then you two must have several stallions coming on to you. Why didn't you choose someone from them?"

The wonderbolts members looked down and they frowned. Spitfire said, "It's because we are celebrities that we avoid males who approach us for gaining some fame. They only see us as a way to increase their reputation or fame."

Fleetfoot said, "The stallions don't think about our feelings as long as they get what they want. One time, I thought that I found someone who loved me for who I am but later I found out that he was only using me to further his goals. I dumped him after that and didn't look for any stallions."

Spitfire said, "The same thing happened to me a couple of times. Since I am the captain of the wonderbolts, several stallions just want to own me as their prize. I tried to find the one who would truly love me but they all wanted the same thing. Fame. When I dumped them, they tried to beat me but since I trained myself, I was able to beat them and got away with a couple of bruises. From that day on, Fleetfoot and I have been looking for the right one to love."

Fleetfoot said, "Then you came. We have been reading about your achievements which we were amazed by but the one thing that amazed us the most was your gentleness and kindness towards the girls. You don't treat them like objects. You don't order them around. You don't beat them. You simply love them and respect them."

Ash then look at Redheart and asked, "And you like me because I didn't ask for anything in return?"

Redheart nodded and said, "That too but most of it is because of how you treat your herd mates. They all seem to love you very much."

Spitfire said, "I would have to say that your type of males would be very rare in Equestria."

Ash raised one of his eyebrows and said, "Hoooo. Why is that?"

Spitfire smirked and pointed towards his herd girls and said, "The amount of girls you have in your herd is a sign of a great stallion."

Ash simply stared at her in silence for a few moments and then said, "Reeeeaaaaaallllllllyyyyyyy?"

Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Redheart nodded and said, "Really."

Ash again said, "Really?"

Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Redheart again nodded and said, "Really."

Ash again said, "Really?"

Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Redheart glared at him, nodded again and said, "Really."

Ash smiled and again said, "Really?"

Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Redheart became angry and said, "Really!"

Ash was silent for a few moments and he said it again with a grin, "Reeeaaaaaallllllyyyyy?"

Now Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Redheart became red with anger and shouted, "Yes! Really! We love you! So can we be part of your herd!?"

Silence took hold of the air as everyone stopped. The party became quiet as everyone was staring at them. Spitfire, Fleetfoot and Redheart looked around and saw that everyone was looking at them. Their eyes went wide as they realized what they did. They looked back at Ash and saw that he was chuckling at them. Their faces blushed red in embarrassment.

Then his herd mates gathered around them. They were also surprised to hear that from the three girls. Rainbow was the first one to break the silence.

Rainbow said, "No way. The captain of the wonderbolts want to be in Ash's herd? Yes!"

Rarity said, "Well darlings. We would be happy to have you three join his herd."

Applejack said, "We sure are. I have to go and visit Redheart a lot of times whenever I get injured. Now we have a doctor in our herd."

Redheart looked at her with a deadpan expression and said, "Is that the only bright side you see me in joining?"

The girls begin to laugh that made them blush. Ash smiled and said, "Well girls? Would you mind letting Fleetfoot, Spitfire and Redheart join the herd?"

All of his herd mates nodded and congratulated the three new comers to the herd. Fleetfoot, Spitfire and Redheart hugged Ash and thanked him giving them a chance. A chance to find true love.

A few distances away from them were two individuals who were looking at Ash with interest. Well, one was madly interested with the human.

Lyra looked at Ash with dreamy eyes and she was drooling too. Bon Bon shook her and said, "Lyra. Will you please stop looking at him like he is a piece of meat?"

Lyra said, "But Bon Booonn. Just look at him. Look at his well built muscles. Look at the way he treats his herd mates. Look at how he is scratching Fluttershy's ears and she is in a bliss like state. Look at how dreamy he is." She sighed and said, "What I would give to be held in those strong arms of his."

Lyra was madly in love with the human but unknown to her, her friend Bon Bon was also beginning to have interest in Ash. She too looked at his well built body and his treatment of the girls. Bon Bon saw that he was not acting mean like the stallions here do but the opposite exactly. She will need to wait for some time before she decides to do what she and Lyra wants.

The rest of the day went by and when it was evening, Ash use "Superhuman Smell" to find the location of the Film and Flam brothers. When he got their sent, he use "Soru" to dash towards them.

After a while Ash found them and saw that they were sleeping on the machine's couch. He *Thud* stomped his leg on the ground that woke them up from their sleep. When they looked who has disturbed them, their eyes widen in fear as they thought that the creature has come to finish them off for what they did to the apple family.

They both immediately began to beg for their lives as they kept on saying "Please don't kill us" or "We're sorry for what we did" or "we'll never bother anyone ever again" etc. Ash was beginning to become irritated from their begging and shouted, "Silence!"

The unicorn brothers shut their mouth with their hands. Ash sighed and said, "I didn't come here to kill you two. If I wanted you dead, then I would have killed you in your sleep."

The unicorn brothers understood what he meant. If he was able to come this close to them without making any sound, then he could have easily killed them while they slept.

Ash continued, "The reason I am here is because I am interested in your machine. Did the two of you build it by yourselves?"

The unicorn brothers nodded. Flim said, "We indeed built it by ourselves."

Flam said, "It took us a several days but we were able to complete it."

Ash nodded and asked, "How good are your skills in making something from scratch?"

Flim said, "We are really good in construction things from scratch."

Ash then asked, "So can you make anything? Say something like a metal arm that can be controlled with small wires running through it?"

Flam said, "Well, we can but we need to have a blueprint or something if we want to build something like that."

Ash nodded and looked at the machine. He opened his dimensional storage and stored the entire machine in it. The unicorn brothers were shocked to see their machine disappearing in front of their eyes just like that.

They were about to ask where their machine went but Ash beat them by saying, "If you are asking about what happened to your machine then you can relax. I only stored it in my magical storage compartment. Now, I need you to tell me where is your house located."

The unicorn brothers hesitated for a bit but answered anyway. After getting their house location, Ash used "Sound Orb" and sent them and himself towards Flim and Flam's house.

A while later, they all landed near Manehattan. The unicorn brothers were shocked to see how fast they got here from Ponyville. They then lead Ash towards their house which was in the outskirt of the city. It was an abandoned building that looked like it was about to collapse from all the cracks the building had. Ash then pulled out their machine from his pocket dimension and put it in front of their house. Flim and Flam were shocked to see their machine appearing like that. They then went inside the building.

Inside the building, there were several pieces of scrap, wood and metal. There was also a small place where metallic ores are melted, refined and then given a form. There were several things related to metalworking available in the building.

Flim said, "Well, here we are in our humble house." A wall then collapsed due to the cracks. He cringed at that and said, "Or what's left of it."

Flam said, "So what do you need from us?"

Ash pulled out a blueprint with a simple design of a robotic hand and gave it to them. He said, "I want you to demonstrate your skills to me by building this."

The unicorn brothers looked at the blueprints in wonder as they have never seen something like this before. After looking over the blueprints, Flim said, "Well, I have to say that this is a unique thing we are seeing."

Flam said, "Yes. Something like this would take us a while to build."

Ash said, "I can wait. Just show me how good you two are."

Flim asked, "What would you do after we build this thing?"

Ash glared at them which scared them and said, "I'll decide what to do after you complete this thing. Now proceed."

The unicorn twins accepted and began to work on the project. They first melted some ores and scrapped and refined them. Then they gave them a form and from that, they began to construct the metallic hand. A few hours later, they finally completed it. They present the metallic hand to Ash.

Ash took the metallic hand and began to look all over it. He saw how great it was really. Such artwork and use of refine skills, the unicorn brothers were able to build something that was thousands of years ahead of their time. He even saw how the wires inside them were connected with the fingers and was able to move them.

Ash was satisfied with their work and will now proceed with his plan. He looked at the two unicorns and asked, "Tell me. Do you like Equestria?"

Flim said, "Of course we like it. We were born in Equestria."

Flam said, "Yes. Even if were face some obstacles, we still love this kingdom. Why do you ask us this?"

Ash said, "Before I explain that, I want to hire you both to work for me and build more things like this metallic hand you constructed. You will be paid handsomely of course."

The unicorn brother's eyes widen at the sound of money. Flim smiled and said, "Well if you are willing to pay us handsomely, then we accept."

Flam said, "Yes. Constructing something like that was really fun. I am looking forward to see what else you will give us to build."

Flim asked, "So, can you tell us now?"

Ash nodded and said, "One more thing. What I am about to tell you, you two must promise never to inform to anyone about it. You two will work for me and for this Kingdom's future. You will be rewarded for your work." The unicorn smiled when they heard that but their happiness fell when Ash continued, "But! If you do anything that leads to a betrayal, then I will devour you both. Understand?"

The unicorn brothers nodded in fear. Ash then began to tell them whats going on, how an ancient evil is returning and what he needs them to do. After telling the whole story, Ash said, "So that's about it."

No one spoke for a while as the unicorn brothers took in the information Ash has revealed. Something is threatening to destroy Equestria and he needs their help making the kingdom stronger. Flim and Flam always tried to con others for their own gain but this time, an individual name Ash has come for their skills. Not for their trickery but for their machine skills. They are being asked to build something that will protect Equestria and will also be rewarded for their work. The unicorn brothers look at each other and nodded their heads. They decide that if they can help make Equestria strong enough to protect it, then they will do it. They will protect Equestria by working for Ash.

The unicorn brothers then stood straight like a guard and their faces became serious. No more trickery, no more schemes, just pure determination.

Flim said, "We have decided that we will work for you."

Flam said, "If it means that our beloved Equestria will be safe from the coming evil, then we will for till the night in order to complete the projects you give us."

Flim said, "We will not betray you for anything. No matter what amount of bits are given to us by others."

Flam said, "It won't be enough to buy us. We are now working to protect Equestria and nothing will come in our path."

Flim said, "Even if it means our death"

Both of them said simultaneously, "We will still march on our path to Equestria's safety!" In the end they both gave a salute to Ash.

Ash smiled and said, "Well for your first order" he snapped his fingers and the old cracking building shined bright for a few seconds that made the unicorn brothers shut their eyes. When they opened their eyes, they were shocked to see that their old abandoned building was renewed. No more cracks in the walls, white tiles covered the floor, bright light lit from different parts of the house that illuminate the building, new furniture replaced the old broken ones. Their house was completely rebuilt into something new.

Ash said, "Here is your first payment. A brand new house. I also filled your refrigerator with food. So go ahead, eat something and sleep for the night. I will come here tomorrow and will then give you new projects."

Flim and Flam smiled and nodded. They then went to the kitchen to eat something. Ash left their house and flew in the sky with his Ki.. He flew towards his house and arrived a while later. Ash went in and to his room but when he opened the door, he stops at what he saw. Gilda, Trixie, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof were sleeping on his bed. They were waiting for his return but fell asleep.

Ash smiled and gently laid in the middle of the bed without disturbing them. When he settled down, the girls hugged him in their sleep. Ash hugged them and fell asleep as well. He has many plans for Equestria.

Somewhere Inside A Mountain

In a cave of a mountain, several shadowy figures were moving around in the darkness. They had green eyes and transparent wings. They wore black armor and were equipped with swords and spears. A lot of noises were going around that were similar to the sound of insects.

However, there was one individual that stood out from the rest. This one stood at 9 feet tall, wore a green dress and had a slender body that attracted the eyes of males. She spoke, "Are the preparations ready?"

One smaller shadowy figure hissed and said, "Yeeeessss. Mmmmyyyyy Quuueeennn. Wee are ready."

The larger figure grinned that revealed two sharp teeth and said, "Excellent. Soon I will have all the food my hive requires. Soon." She said as she looked from the cave, towards Canterlot.

Chapter 21 Cooking Battle And The Power Of Pink

Morning

When morning came, Ash woke up and first freed himself from the girls who were hugging him. Then he got our of his bed and went into the bathroom to wash up. He then went into the kitchen and made breakfast for the girls. The girls woke up, got ready, came down, hugged and greeted Ash. Then they ate their breakfast and started their day.

Ash checked the Gourmet Cells inside his body and found it to be 0.16% complete. He then flew towards FFB's house. (Short for Flim and Flam brothers).

Outskirt Of Manehattan

Ash landed in front of FFB's house and knocked on the door. Flim opened the door and greeted him, "Hello Ash. We have been waiting for your arrival. Shall we get going?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure. Lets go."

They both went in and towards their work place. Flam was there and was tinkering with the metallic hand. When he saw Ash, he put the metallic hand down on a table and greeted him, "Greetings Ash. I am so excited to see what you will give us to make. This metal hand is a fantastic piece of work if I have to say my self."

Ash nodded and pulled out several blueprints from his pocket dimension and showed them. He then told them of his plans and what to make. He told them all the specific details about what to make and how to make it. It took half an hour explaining his plans to FFB.

Flim said, "Wow. I had no idea that we would be tasked in making such marvelous technology."

Flam said, "Indeed. These blueprints reveals technology that must be thousands of years ahead of Equestria."

Ash said, "If it's too difficult for you two then I can give you some easy projects."

Flim said, "Nonsense. We would be happy to take on this project."

Flam said, "I can't wait to begin working on some of these wonderful machines."

Flim said, "But there is one problem."

Ash asked, "And that is?"

Flim and Flam said, "We need materials for making these machines. Lots and lots of materials.

Ash thought about providing them with the required materials but stopped when something popped into his mind. He said, "When I came here, I saw several piles of scrap around this area. Can you extract material from them?"

Flim said, "Of course we can. Most of the scraps here comprise of iron."

Ash said, "Iron won't do. It is a weak metal. I need stronger materials."

Flam said, "Well, we do have a purifier. We can first extract iron from the scrap and then purify them into pure iron but that is all it can do."

Ash said, "What if I give you a way to convert iron into a stronger metal. Steel."

FFB look at him in confusion, so Ash pulled out a steel ingot from his pocket dimension and showed it to them. He said,"This is steel. A metal that is stronger than iron. I will show you how to convert iron into steel."

Ash then went over to the purifier and changed it a bit with his magic. With the change, Ash demonstrated how iron can be converted into steel. Flim and Flam looked over the process with wide eyes. They memorized everything Ash told them of the process.

After that, Film said, "Wow. I never knew there was a way to change something worthless into something valuable."

Flam said, "That is true but even with that, there is only a small amount of scraps around here. We still need more materials if we need to complete the projects."

Ash asked, "Do you know anyone who will sells ores and others things like that."

Flim said, "Of course we do. We know several ponies who mine for ores and sell them."

Flam said, "However, they only find iron ores. With the right price we can buy that from them but we don't have enough bits to purchase them."

Ash pulled out 10 gold bars from his pocket dimension and gave it to them. FFB took the gold bars with wide eyes and jaws agape. They have never seen a gold bar in their life. A gold bar is equal to 10,000 bits. So 10 gold bars equal to 100,000 bits.

Ash said, "Take these gold bars and convert them into bits first. Then I want you to buy as much ores as you can. You can also use some of the bits from this for yourselves. After that, extract the iron, purify them and convert them into steel. How long will it take you to do that?"

Flim came out of his shock and said, "Well, first we need to convert these gold bars into bits. Then we need to travel to different places in order to find the ponies selling iron ores. Then we need to get a transport to move all of the ores back here. It will take us approximately a week to get everything ready."

Ash nodded and said, "Then do that. If you need any help or need more bits then" he created an infected hornet from his hand and showed it to them. He said, "You can tell me by speaking to this special hornet. This hornet will tell me telepathically and I will come here."

The hornet flew towards Film and landed on his head. Flam said, "The hornet won't sting us would it?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No. It will not hurt you. Also, I will be leaving more of my special insects around your house for your protection. If you go somewhere and see some insects following you then don't panic. They will be my insects and they will follow you in order to protect you."

Flim asked, "Who would want to hurt us?"

Flam said, "Yeah. We are just normal business ponies."

Ash gave them a deadpan expression and said, "You two now hold 10 gold bars and when you go to a bank to convert them into bits, word about it will spread around. There will be several peoples who would want to get their hands on that much bits. Also this area is in the outskirt of Manehattan, so there is a high chance of someone will try to either steal the bits from you or kill both of you and then take the bits."

FFB's eyes went wide in shock at the news. True, there are some criminals who would kill them to steal their bits. They will need to be on the lookout for some shady peoples who have their eyes on their bits.

They thanked Ash for revealing that and for giving them a mode of safety. Before leaving, Ash told them, "When you are ready, call me okay." With that he exited their house and then created several infected insects from his hands. He then order them to spread around this house and look out for anyone suspicious that has ill intent for Flim and Flam. He also ordered a bunch of infected insects to follow the unicorn brothers anywhere they go and protect them. Ash then flew towards Canterlot castle. He needs to see what to do about his "Monster Hunter" squad.

Canterlot Castle

Ash landed outside the castle's door that was guarded by two solar guards. The guards took a battle stance and were about to engage the intruder but stopped when they saw that it was Ash. They then relaxed and greeted him. They also thanked him for saving their lives and stopping Discord.

Ash said, "It's alright. Now can one of you take me towards your guards' barrack. I have some work there."

The guards nodded and one of them lead Ash inside the castle and towards the barracks. After a while, they arrived at the barracks. Ash thanked the guard who then left him. Ash saw that the guards from both Solar and Night were working out in the area and Shining Armor was instructing them. Ash didn't want to argue with him and used "Life Erase" to erase his presence. He then walked towards a wall and leaned on his back and look over the guards in order to find potential members for his squad. While Ash was looking over the guards, he spotted Silver Streak working out in a corner of the barracks. He was alone and kept on exercising. He then heard what the other guards were talking about.

"Hey, did you hear what the princesses said a few days back?"

"You mean how Ash is looking for members to join his squad?"

"Yeah that and I think that Silver Streak over there has already been selected to join that squad."

"What's so special about that squad?"

"Yeah. It's just a squad. What will it do against us royal guards?"

"Hey you talking about that squad?"

"Yeah. Whats it to you?"

"Well, for one thing, that squad is very special."

"Special? In what way?"

"Well, I heard a rumor that whoever is picked to join that squad will be taught to become stronger or something."

"What? Stronger than the royal guards?"

"Yeah. It seems that way."

"Damn. Now I want to join that squad."

"You're not the only one. There are several other guards who are working out in order to get selected by Ash."

Wow. They're guessing game is good. But this had made it complicated for Ash. Now that everyone knows about his reason for selecting members for his squad, they all were over performing to get themselves recognized for joining the squad. Ash then used "Rinnegan" to analyze them. He saw how they performed, how their muscles moved, how much strain they put on their bodies etc.

For a while, Ash kept on looking over the guards and found several potential members but he still needs to find out about their personality and the right stuff. He observed them closely and saw how they behaved and talked with others. Through this, he found some guards who think that they were better than others and thought highly of themselves. So he eliminated them from the list. He found 57 unicorns, 94 Pegasus and 214 Earth ponies who cleared his inspection. He then marked those members with his magic.

Ash then deactivated his "Life Erase" and revealed himself to the barracks. Everyone stopped what they were doing when they saw Ash appearing out of nowhere. Shining Armor who was instructing his guards saw them stop and was about to yell at them. However, he stopped when he saw that every guard was standing on their spot and were looking at something. He turned his head in that direction and he scowled at what he saw.

Ash looked over the guards and said, "I'm sure a few days ago, the princesses have told you about my special squad?"

Some guards nodded and one said, "Yeah, we heard about it."

Another guard said, "According to the rumors, the ones who make it will be trained by you to become stronger then the royal guards."

Ash nodded and said, "That's right. Those who are selected to join my squad will be personally trained by me. They will be taught how to take down monsters of all sizes efficiently. I will teach and train them on how to become stronger and better then they could ever be."

The guards were looking forward to joining the special squad but their attention was diverted when Shining Armor shouted, "Who do you think you are coming here!? This is the barracks where the royal guards train to become stronger!"

Ash gave him a bored look and said, "In case you didn't hear, the princesses has given me permission to select members from the royal guards to join my squad."

Shining Armor said, "So what!? No one here will leave the royal guards and join your pathetic squad! We are already stronger than the other kingdoms! We don't need you so get out of here!"

Ash said, "Oh really? I have seen warriors from other kingdoms who are stronger and tougher. They can beat your royal guards with ease. And lets not forget about the Discord incident. I saw how inefficient the guards were against someone like that. They could not even touch him and yet here you are boasting that your guards can take on anyone."

Several guards looked down in shame when they heard that while the others look at Ash with hate. How dare he belittle them like this.

Shining Armor became angry and was about to say something but Sliver Streak came forward. He look at Shining Armor and said, "And not to mention that you are going against the princesses orders."

Shining Armor glared at him and said, "What are you doing here? You're not part of the royal guards anymore."

Sliver Streak smirked and said, "Looks like you have a short term memory loss, Shining Armor. If you've forgotten, then I quit the royal guards and joined Ash's special squad. I don't work for you."

Shining Armor scowled and said, "That doesn't give you the right to come in between this alien and me!"

Silver Streak said, "Oh but I can. Since I work for him, I can intervene with peoples like you who disrespect him. Also, his name is Ash, you twit."

Shining Armor was seething red with anger and Silver Streak face became serious and he continued, "Now why don't you step aside and let Ash pick his members? If you don't then you are going against the order of the princesses and I will be forced to arrest you for treason."

The rest of the guards were shocked to hear that and saw that Shining Armor's horn lit up and was ready to attack Silver Streak. Shining Armor said, "How dare someone like you think that you have the right to arrest me!? I am the captain of the royal guards! And treason!?"

Silver Streak said, "You really are an egotistical maniac. Not only are you going against the princesses orders but you are also about to attack someone who is higher then you. Tread carefully Shining Armor. If you attack now, then I can't guarantee that you will get away with just suspension or being expelled from your position. That is of course if you manage to get away from Ash first."

Ash was beginning to like this one more and more. Not only is Silver Streak standing up for him but also gave a threat to Shining Armor that will make him back down. The rest of the guards looked at them in suspense. The aura around Shining Armor's horn disappeared and he stepped away from them with an angry scowl.

Shining Armor said, "Someday, you will pay for this. You and that alien."

Silver Streak smirked and said, "Then come with all you got. I'm pretty sure we will be much more stronger than before when that time comes and you will get a beat down. And his name is Ash, you idiot."

This made Shining Armor snorted in anger. Silver Streak then said, "All right, everyone! Front and center!"

Every guard then ran into a position and stood in front of Silver Streak. The solar guards on one side while the Night guards on the other side. Ash then walked in front of them and saw that many were expecting to be chosen by him but he didn't want the cocky ones or those who think highly of themselves.

Ash said, "I have been observing all of you sometime ago and I already know who I want. However, those who I select will have the freedom of choosing to either join my squad or remain a royal guard. It's their choice. Now I have magically marked those who I saw with potential for my squad. If your hands glow come up and stand in the front."

Ash then activated his magic and several guard's hands begin to glow. Everyone were looking at the one's with glowing hands. The guards having glowing hands walk in front of every guard.

After all of the glowing guards gathered in front of the rest of the guards, Ash said, "Now before I begin, I must inform you all that I have not chosen you for your strength. I don't care if you are the weakest bunch of guards there were. The only reason I have chosen all of you was because I saw how you treated others and help them out of your own good will. That is a splendid quality I need in my guards."

Shining Armor saw who were the ones Ash selected and smirked. He said, "Well good luck with them. They are the weaker ones from the royal guards. I was thinking of expelling them as they didn't reach the standard of the royal guards."

The glowing guards look at Shining Armor in shock. To expel them just for not doing a good job or being inefficient was something they didn't expect to hear from their captain. Their shock turned to anger and were about to yell at him but stopped at what Ash said next.

Ash said, "Shining Armor. You can have the strongest guard in your royal guard but if he is just as arrogant and boastful like you then I would not select him. I wouldn't even pick him if he was as strong as the princesses. In his place, I'd rather pick the weakest of the guards than the superior ones."

The glowing guards were surprised to hear that. To choose a weak one rather than a strong one was something else. They began to look at Ash in a new light of respect. Shining Armor was furious at what Ash told him.

Ash then spoke to the glowing guards, "Now all of you have the choice to either join my special squad or remain in the royal guards. I am not forcing any of you. It's your choice but know this that I will be looking after each and everyone of you and make you much stronger and efficient than before. You all will become the sword of Equestria and will be dealing with monsters who are ravaging this kingdom. You don't need to be worried about facing them right now as you are not ready for it yet. However, when I see that you are ready to fight against the monsters, then I will send you and personally observe how you perform against them. If you face any trouble then I will help you. Now make you choice."

The glowing guards were first thinking of rejecting his offer but when they heard what their captain said about expelling them for being weak, they rethink about their situation and made their choice. They all saluted to Ash and shouted, "It would be an honor to join your squad, sir Ash!"

Shining Armor was shocked to see that everyone of them said yes. He thought that some of them would reject Ash's offer but to have all of them join the special squad just like that angered him.

Shining Armor shouted, "How dare you leave the protection of the princesses and join this alien!? I will have you all arrested for treason!"

The veins on Ash's face began to bulge in anger. Shining Armor was beginning to get on his nerves. Silver Streak saw this and confronted Shining Armor, "The one who is committing treason is you! How dare you stand in Ash's way when he has a higher position than yours! He works for the princesses! The only reason those guards joined Ash's squad is because of they were treated like shits by the likes of you! One more outburst like that and I will have you arrested for treason!"

Shining Armor snorted and said, "And who is going to arrest me!? You or that alien!?"

Silver Streak grinned and said, "Look around you."

Shining Armor raised one of his eyebrows and looked around. He saw that the other guards looked at him in defiance and glared at him. Shining Armor began to feel a bit of fear from the looks of their eyes.

Shining Armor said, "Why are all of you looking at me like that? I am your captain!"

Ash said, "So what if you're their captain? You think they will just keep on being mistreated by you and obey your orders? If you really think like that then you are a really pathetic excuse of a creature I have ever seen."

Silver Streak laughs and said, "And who do you think the guards would listen to? You, the captain of the guards who didn't face Discord and failed to protect the princesses? Or Ash, who not only beat Discord all by himself but healed every wounded guard and the princesses? I think the answer is very clear."

Shining Armor was getting furious when he saw his own guards looking at him in hate and defiance. He yelled, "All of you continue on with your training and exercise!" With that, he left the barracks in anger.

Silver Streak let out a sigh when he saw Ash's rage dissipating. As much as he wanted to see Shining Armor get his butt kicked by Ash, he didn't want to see any blood sprayed from his corpse or what remains of it.

Silver Streak said, "So shall we get them ready."

Ash nodded and faced his new members. He said, "I welcome all of you into my squad that is called "Monster Hunter". Simple name right? Now Silver Streak, is there an open area where Pegasus fly outside of the castle?"

Silver Streak nodded and said, "Yes there is."

Ash said, "Then please take us to that area."

Silver Streak nodded and lead Ash and his new members towards an opening. They arrived at an area where they saw a huge gate opened in the wall and several Pegasus guards were flying through it.

Ash nodded and said, "Okay. Now fly with me and I will take you all towards your new training ground."

The guards look at him in confusion because he didn't had any wings. Then their eyes went wide when he flew up in the sky without having any wings attached to his back. Ash flew above the ground along with the 94 Pegasus guards.

The one unicorn guard said, "Um sir. If you have not noticed, we can't fly."

Ash look back at them and said with a smirk, "I know. I will be taking you all with me."

The 214 Earth ponies and 57 unicorns along with Silver Streak looked at him in confusion at how he would take them all. Then suddenly they felt something pulling their bodies above the ground and then they began to lift off. They yelped in panic as they were floating above the ground.

Silver Streak said, "What is going on? How are we floating?"

Ash said, "You are not floating. I am simply pulling you all with me. Now relax and enjoy the flight."

Ash then flew out of the castle while he dragged the non-flyer guards with him. He used his invisible hairs to grab them. Ash flew down the mountain and the Pegasus guards followed him. He lead them towards a land that was closer to the ocean. He then landed on the ground and put released the non-flyers from his hairs. They all landed on their hooves and the Pegasus guards soon joined them.

They all look at the surrounding area but it was empty. Silver Streak said, "Ash. Why did you bring us here? There is nothing here?"

Ash said, "No there isn't but I will fix that." He snapped his fingers and several buildings began to build themselves. Soon the land was filled with several training buildings and camps. The guards saw all of this in disbelief.

Ash then said, "Okay everyone, listen up! All of you are now in my special squad and in this squad there are rules! You follow the rules, you won't get beaten by me!"

Ash's voice made the guards nervous and were now beginning to think that they made a very bad choice of join his squad.

Ash said, "Rule No 1! Everyone in this squad are now equals and you will treat your fellow members as family!"

When the guards heard this, they visibly relaxed. They thought that he was going to train them to the bone or something.

"Rule No 2! If you see a fellow member struggling with something, you will help them and always lookout for one another!"

The guards nodded at this. They were already looking out for each others when they were working under Shining Armor.

"Rule No 3! There is no rule No 3!"

They guards quirked their eyebrows at that. If it wasn't part of the rule then why say it?

"Rule No 4! If one of your fellow members hurts you, then you will forgive them if they are truly sorry!"

They smiled at this. Sometimes they did fight with one another but made up afterwords.

"Rule No 5! You all will follow my orders and complete any training I will give to you!"

They all nodded as they understood what he meant since he is their captain now.

"Rule No 6! There is no rule No 6!"

Again with that. The guards look at him like he was crazy or something.

"Rule No 7! You are forbidden to share any of my teachings to any outsider without my permission! The moment you inform anyone about my teaching, I will know about it and I will deal with you personally! So be very careful about it!!!!"

They all cringed and nodded in fear of facing his wrath if someone was foolish enough to do that.

"Rule No 8! You are free to question me about anything relating to your training!"

That was a good this since the previous captain, Shining Armor didn't let them question him.

"Rule No 9!-"

The guards saw this coming and this time they were prepared for it. They all shouted, "There is no rule No 9!!!"

Now it was Ash's turn to look at them like they were the crazy ones. He said, "Nooooooo???? I was going to say have fun but since you all don't want that then I can begin your training."

The guards eyes went wide and immediately began to say, "We're sorry!" or "We won't interrupt when you're speaking ever again!" or "Rule No 9 exists!" or "Your hot!" etc. Okay, that last one was unexpected but he ignored it.

Ash chuckled and said, "I was just messing with you. Now there will be a 1 hour free time so use that time to explore your new training ground okay?"

The guards shouted "Yes Sir!"

Everyone spread out and began to explore their new training ground. The buildings had several exercising equipment and machines they have never seen before. There was also a running track for them to test their speed and stamina on. There were also several beds for them to rest when they get tired. Some buildings were made for them to live in during their training. This new training ground was so much better than the one in Canterlot's Castle and everyone liked it.

After an hour, the guards gathered in front of Ash. He said, "Now that you all had the chance of exploring your new training grounds, what do you think about it?"

One guards said, "It's the best I have ever seen!"

Another said, "It has machines that I have never seen before!"

Another mare said, "The beds are so much softer than the ones we get to sleep in!"

All of the guards liked their new training ground. Ash then said, "Now, are you lot ready for some training?"

All the guards yelled "Yes Sir!"

Ash grinned and said, "Then I welcome all of you to begin your training for the "Monster Hunter" squad! First thing you all will be training for is strength!"

The Pegasus and Earth ponies were looking forward for that training but the rest of the unicorns were a bit taken back. A unicorn guard said, "Sir, we unicorn excel in magic. So having us training for strength is useless."

The other guards looked at them with disapproval eyes. Ash said, "In my time here on Equis, I have seen what the monsters are capable of. Unicorns may excel in using magic but when it comes to face a hoard of monsters, they won't give you the time you need to cast your spells. On top of that, the bigger ones just shrug off any unicorn magic like they were nothing to them. That is because you unicorns possess low level offensive spells. So having you train for your strength will give you an advantage against them. Also, in the future, I will be training you unicorns in advance offensive magic. As for the Pegasus, I will be teaching them how to fight in air and air maneuverability that will confuse the enemies."

The guards nodded in understanding. What he said is true. Their magic does not do much damage against the monsters. So having this strength training will give them an edge over their enemies.

Ash said, "Okay! Now lets begin your strength training!" he snapped his fingers and a pile of odd things appeared in front of him.

The others looked at the strange things with curiosity. Ash picked up a vest and showed it to the guards. He said, "What you see here is a Weighted Vest. It weighs about 5 KG." He wore it.

Ash then picked another thing up and said, "This one is called Weighted Legs Strap. It weighs 2 KG each." He straps them on to his legs.

Ash then picked up a pair of gloves and said, "These are called Weighted Gloves. It weights 2 KG each." He wore them.

Ash then picked up two straps and said, "These are called Weighted Wrist Straps and they weigh 2 KG each." He strapped them on to his wrists.

Ash then looked at the guards and said, "Now pick yours and get them on."

The guards began to take each on of those weighted helpers and wore them. After everyone wore them, they felt their bodies becoming heavy with all the weight they put on. Some were straining to stand with the additional 17 KG weight.

Ash nodded and said, "Now, I want to you to run with me on the running track. I don't want you to force yourselves to keep up with me. Just run the best you can and when you get tired, then rest for a while before join in again. This will increase your strength and your stamina. So lets go!"

Ash began to run on the running track. The rest of the guards then ran behind him. They kept on running and some of them got tired who then rested on the side of the running track. After they got their rest, they returned back and continued their running. For 3 hours, everyone ran while Ash kept running in front of them the whole time which shocked them. Ash didn't look like he was getting tired at all. The guards were drenched in sweat while Ash didn't have any. After a lot of running, Ash stopped and the rest fell on the ground in exhaustion.

Ash looked at them and said, "Good running you all did today. I know your bodies will ache for sometime but later on, you will feel like you could run all day long. Just give it time for your bodies to adjust to the additional weight. When you become adjusted to them, those weighted gears will automatically increase the weight by themselves. That will constantly make you feel heavy but in the end, it will be so much worth it. Just hang in there okay? Now for today, your training is finished" The guards moaned in approval as they thanked that their training is done for the day.

Ash continued, "Now why don't you all take a dip in the ocean and clean yourselves up. Then I'll take you all back to the castle to have some food. How does that sound?"

The guards nodded and went towards the ocean and cleaned themselves up. After they got cleaned up and dried themselves, Ash again flew in the air and again pulled the unicorns and Earth ponies with his invisible hairs. They all flew back towards Canterlot's castle and went inside.

Ash also felt hungry but he was with his squad members so why not eat with them. He said, "I'm feeling hungry so why don't I eat with you guys?"

The guards were surprised to hear that from him. On guard asked, "Why would you eat with us? You're our captain, so you get to eat with other high officers of the royal guards."

Ash said, "I choose who to eat with and I am going to eat with you guys."

The guards were shocked at that. Usually their former captain would eat with others close to his higher position. However, their current captain, Ash is going to eat with them. They were already seeing a lot of change happening in their future and they like it.

Silver Strike said, "You are very well welcome to join us for eating Ash. However, I have to warn you that the food tastes terrible."

Ash quirked an eyebrow and said, "Come on. It won't be that bad. You sound like we are going to eat some grub."

Guard's Cafeteria

Ash and his squad members sat at a long table. Their food were placed in front of them and they began to eat, except for Ash who just looked at his food with a raised eyebrow.

Ash said, "When I said that we were going to have some grub, I didn't literally mean it." The food that was in front of Ash looked like dried rice mixed with nuts, leaves and other leafy things.

Silver Streak took a bite out of his food and his face scrunched a bit due to the bad taste of the food. He said, "Well, what can you do? The higher ups get to eat good food while lower guards like us eat this ... whatever this thing is." He said disgustedly but still continued to eat his food.

Ash shook his head and said, "No wonder you guys are weak." He took a bite out of his food and found it to taste very bad. He said, "It tastes disgusting and has little to no proteins and nutrition in it. This is the reason you're not getting stronger since your bodies are not receiving the required proteins and nutrition it needs."

When Ash finished eating his food, he stand up and shouted, "Who the hell cooked this piece of crap!"

Silence took hold of the entire cafeteria when Ash said that. Everyone and even his own guards looked at him in shock. The food was bad- no, disgusting but they could not say anything since they were only guards.

From the kitchen area, one Earth stallion came out, when he heard what was said about the food. He looked over the guards to see who had the balls to say that. He then found who he was looking for. He walk towards Ash and said, "What did you say about my food?"

Ash looked at him and saw that this stallion had a pot belly and wore an apron and a cook's hat. He asked, "And you are?"

The stallion said, "I am Cook Grub and I make the food here. You have something against my food?" He said threateningly.

Ash narrowed his eyes and said, "As a matter of fact, of course I do. What are you trying to do huh? You want these ponies to choke up on your disgusting food?"

Cook Grub scowled and said, "What did you say about my food?"

Ash said, "That your food can give them food poisoning. I am more surprised that none of them died so far. Where I come from, even prison food is much better than this shit."

Cook Grub pushed his face forward and said, "You looking for a fight punk?"

Ash pushed his face forward and said, "If I wanted a fight, then you would be 50 feet buried below the ground."

As both of them were arguing back and forwards, the rest of the guards in the area looked at them and began to cheer. Some even started to make bets on "who will start the fight" or "who will win" etc. Others began to pool bits for the bets and look forward to what will happen.

Shining Armor was on the second floor, eating good food with other ponies of similar position to his. His eating was interrupted when he heard the guards cheering. He stood from his chair and went to the balcony to see what's all the commotion was about. He looked down and saw that the guards were cheering at two individuals. One was the cook while the other one made him scowl. It was none other than the hated alien, Ash. He saw both of them arguing and decided to stand there with an amused expression and see what's going to happen.

As Ash and Cook Grub's fore heads collided, they still argued with each others. Silver Streak looked at them in fear as this could turn out ugly. Not for Ash but for the cook. He looked around to search for something that would stop this but only found a spoon. What can a spoon do you imbecilic! Then an idea popped into his mind and took the spoon from the table.

Silver Streak then brought the spoon towards his mouth like a mic and announced, "Ladies and gentlemen. To the right, you will see the one who has been cooking for Canterlot guards for a long time. Standing at 7.4 foot tall, Cooooooook Grub! To the left, you will see the one who beat the crap out of Discord and healed every guard's wounds and the princesses. Standing at 9 foot tall, the captain of the newly "Monster Hunter" squad, Aaaaaaassh! Today, we will see these two going at each other as they demonstrate their cooking skill and make several dishes for the guards to eat. Who will win? Who will lose? That will be decided by the guards. Now, let the battle of the cooks begin!"

All of the guards in the cafeteria began to cheer at them. Ash and Cook Grub turned their heads slowly towards Silver Streak and stared at him with a raised eyebrow. Then they both pointed towards Silver Steak and said simultaneously, "Why are you the one deciding what we can do!??? But that is not such a bad idea. Lets go with that."

Ash and Cook Grub took their places in the kitchen while every guard watched them in suspense. Cook Grub said, "I will show you what a great cook I am."

Ash said, "If you were such a great cook then we would not been having this match."

Silver Streak said, "You both have one hour to make several dishes that the guards will eat. On your mark. Get set. GO!"

Cook Grub immediately began to cut ingredients, mix them and cook them in his own way. Ash on the other hand, simply walked towards the fridge and opened it. He then looked at what were the ingredients inside the fridge. He saw several eggs, wheat, fish meat, cheese, tofu, rice and vegetables. He took them all.

Ash first filled two pots with water and put them on the fire for the water to boil. Ash then took out a frying pan and poured cooking oil in it, filling half of it and put it on the fire. Ash then took out a huge bowl and he began to break eggs and poured its contents inside the bowl at amazing speed.

After collecting a good amount of eggs, he poured flour in it and mix them up nicely. He made a lot of dough. Ash then began to take several fishes and first cleaned them up. He then began to cut them up in big pieces.

Ash put the fish's head, bones and guts aside. He took the fish meat and marinated it in a lemon spicy sauce. Then he took the marinated fish meat and put them in the dough. The fish meat was now coated in dough and he threw them all in the frying pan. The fish meat began to cook in the boiling oil.

Ash then turn his attention towards the fish's heads, bones and guts. The guards were confused at what he was going to do with those since they cannot be eaten. Ash took all of them and threw them in a bowl and began to pulverize them into paste. After that, he made small meat balls from that paste and threw them in the dough. The meat balls were now covered in white dough.

Ash then looked at the boiling rice and saw that they were cooked. He then took them out and then put them in another frying pan. He then saw that the fish meat was done and took them out. He made Fired Fish.

Ash put all of the fried fish on a huge plate and put them on a table. He then threw all of the meat balls made from fish paste, into the boiling oil and left them to cook. Ash then took all of the dough and cut them into long thin strings. He made noodles and threw them into the second pot of boiling water. He then cut several vegetables and some fish meat and threw them into a new pot. He put several spices into it and poured a bit of water. After he was done with that pot, he made Curry.

Ash took half of the cooked rice and put them in several plates. He then poured Curry on them and made Curry Rice.

Ash then put several eggs in boiling water. He then cut several vegetable again and put them in a new pot and filled it with water. He left it to boil. Ash took the peeled skin of potatoes and cut them up. Then he cooked them and mixed them with spices. He also took out the fish paste meat balls and put them on the table. He made Cuisine A La Carte.

Ash then cut some vegetables and mixed them with the rice. He put several spices in it and began to cook them in a frying pan.

Ash flipped the pan several times to get the rice and vegetables mixed up nicely. This way, every part will be cooked and the flavor will spread in the rice. After the rice was cooked, he put them in several plates and put them on the table. He made Fried Rice.

Ash saw that the noodles and vegetable broth was done. So he took out the boiled noodles and put them in the broth and boiled them again. He saw that the boiling eggs were done and took them out. Ash peeled the shells off and put the boiled eggs in the broth. He also threw in some tofu. When it was done, he poured them in several bowls and put them on the table. He made Ramen.

He then took several vegetables and cooked them by steaming them. When they were cooked, he brought them out and put them on several plates. He made Dried Salty Vegetables and put them on the table.

Ash looked at the vegetable pot and saw that it was also done. He made Hot Pot.

Ash then took several corns and put them on a grill. As they were being cooked, he coated them in miso sauce that he brought from his world with his reality warping. He made Miso Flavored Corn.

Ash then took some dough and made a huge flat circular shape. He first covered it in some red sauce and then put several cooked vegetables on it. He then put some fried fish pieces on it. Then he covered it all in cheese. Ash put the entire thing in a large oven and left it to be cooked.

However, he didn't had time for the special food to get cook when Silver Streak said, "Times up! Please present your dishes."

Ash was unable to finish his special as he ran out of time. He took all of his dishes and put them in the cafeteria tables. he saw how much he made in one hour.

Fired Fish 287 Servings.

Fried Rice 279 Servings.

Curry Rice 268 Servings.

Cuisine A La Carte 254 Servings.

Ramen 275 Servings.

Dried Salty Vegetables 264 Servings.

Hot Pot 258 Servings.

Miso Flavored Corn 247 Servings.

Ash was impressed that he was able to make that much in just one hour. He then saw Cook Grub coming out with his dishes but failed to identify them. They looked just like the thing that he ate before but in different shapes. And color. That must be bad.

Cook Grub look around and saw that all the guards were drooling. He thought that they were drooling for his food and he smirked in victory. However, that was not true because the guards were drooling from the delicious fragrance coming from Ash's dishes.

Silver Streak was also drooling and announced, "Well now that the dishes are ready, everyone dig in!"

As soon as Silver Streak said that, he dived to the nearest dish made by Ash and began to devour it like he was starving for several days. The rest of the guards followed him and dived at the food.

Cook Grub was smirking as he saw the hungry guards charging towards the food. However, his grin fell when he saw that none of the guards were touching his food. Every guard was devouring the food that was made by Ash. He then heard what the guards were saying about the food they were eating.

"This is so good!"

"Yeah! I have never tasted something this delicious in all my life!"

"Even my wife's cooking failed in comparison to this food!"

"Try the fish! They taste great!"

"How can fish taste this good!? It always tasted bland!"

"Don't know! Don't care! More food!"

"The soup is great!"

"Wow! These fish balls are delicious! Even though they are made from fish's heads, bones and their guts but they are still delicious!"

"These long strings are marvelous!"

"These dried salty vegetables are making me more hungry!"

"You delicious corn! Marry me!"

"This is so much better than the things we were eating before!"

Cook Grub looked in shock as the truth sinked into his head. His food sucked. He then thought that everyone hated his food and began to leave the cafeteria. However, he stopped when he saw that someone was actually eating his food. That one was none other than Ash.

Ash took a plate of food that was cooked by Cook Grub and threw it into his mouth and ate it. He didn't like the taste but he didn't like wasting food either. He started to eat every dish that was made by Cook Grub and turn them into biomass inside of him.

Cook Grub and the guards looked at him in shock and surprised. Why was he eating the food that was disgusting? Cook Grub continued to look at Ash as he ate all of his dishes. Not a single dish or a piece of food was left.

Ash sighed that he was able to ate every bad food on the table. He then saw Cook Grub coming towards him with a sad face. He surprised Ash by bowing to him and said, "Forgive me of my arrogance and blindness. If I had known about this, I would have tried to make something else but I don't think that would have helped as my cooking such."

Ash sighed and said, "Please don't bow to me. I hate it when someone bows to me. Unless they are my enemies, then I have no problem with it."

Cook Grub stood and said, "Well, it looks like I will need to find another job. I'm pretty sure that I will be fired from this."

Ash shook his head and said, "No. You don't need to leave Cook Grub. I will teach you how to cook food the right way."

Cook Grub eyes widened and asked, "You will help me? But Why?"

Ash said, "Tell me. Do you like cooking?"

Cook Grub nodded and said, "Yes. I love cooking but I don't have that much skill for it."

Ash smiled and said, "That is all I need to hear. Now sit here and I will show you something."

Cook Grub sat on one of the chairs while Ash when back into the kitchen. A while later, he came out and was holding some things. Ash walked towards Cook Grub and put a bowl of cooked rice, a raw egg and a bottle of soy sauce on the table.

Ash said, "Now, can you tell me what these are?"

Cook Grub nodded and said, "Yes. One is a bowl of cooked rice. One is a raw egg and the last one is a bottle of soy sauce."

Ash nodded and said, "Good. Now tell me. If I ask you to make a dish out of these three things, how would you do it?"

Cook Grub looked at him in shock and said, "You got to be kidding me. I can't cook something with just these ingredients. I will at least need some vegetables to make it taste good."

Ash shook his head and said, "You don't need extra ingredients to make something taste good. Where I come from, we have made even the simplest way of making something taste good with such ingredients like the ones in front of you."

Ash saw that Cook Grub didn't buy what he said. So he needs proof, then he will get one. Ash said, "Don't believe me, then I will show you."

The rest of the guards were also looking at Ash with interest. They too want to know how he would be able to make a dish out of those three things.

Ash took the raw egg and said, "First, you take a raw egg and break it on top of the bowl of cooked rice." He broke the egg and poured its contents on the rice.

Ash then took the soy sauce and said, "Then you pour some of this soy sauce on the egg." He then poured some soy sauce on the egg.

Ash then took a spoon and said, "Finally, you mix the egg on top with the soy sauce. This will make its flavor spread out on the rice." He then used the spoon to mix the egg with the soy sauce.

After mixing the egg, Ash gave the bowl to Cook Grub and said, "There. It is done. Now why don't you eat it and see how it tastes."

Cook Grub looked at Ash then at the bowl of raw egg on it with disgust. He said, "You can't possibility expect me to eat this. It's not edible anymore. It's raw egg and you put soy sauce on top of it."

Ash said with a smile, "Just trust me and take a bite. I would never serve something bad to anyone."

Cook Grub looked around and saw that the guards were looking at him with expectation. He looked back at the bowl of rice and sighed. He grabbed the bowl and picked up the spoon. He took a scoop of the rice along with some raw egg and soy sauce. He brought it closer to his mouth and closed his eyes. With some hesitation, he put it into his mouth and began to chew it. Suddenly his eyes opened and went wide as the taste of the food spread inside his mouth. He swallowed it and took another bite and chewed it. He then took another bite and then another, and another. He was so lost in the taste of the food that he didn't realize he ate all of the rice.

Cook Grub looked at Ash with a shocked expression and said, "That was delicious. How? How can that be!? It was nothing more than cooked rice mixed with a raw egg and some soy sauce!"

Ash said with a smiled, "That is the beauty of making food in different ways. Look at the guards who ate my dishes."

Cook Grub looked at them and saw that they had satisfying expressions from eating the food. Ash said, "See that. I will teach you how to make delicious food so that the guards will look forward to come here everyday to eat your food."

*Ding*

A sound emitted from the kitchen and Ash smiled. He then looked over the guards and said, "I hope you all have some space in your stomachs cause I have a special dish prepared. Join four tables together for me to place the food on."

The guards nodded and started to push four tables together while Ash went back inside the kitchen. He opened the oven and smiled at what was inside. He took the huge circular food and walked out of the kitchen and put it on the table. Everyone was looking at what it was.

Ash said, "This is one of the most popular foods back on my world. It's called a Pizza." He used his wires to cut them into pieces and said, "Take a slice and eat."

Cook Grub took a piece and saw how the cheese just kept on stretching. When he took a bite, his eyes widen as the flavors explode inside his mouth. He quickly ate that piece and took another one. Soon the rest of the guards followed and began to eat it. Ash used restoration magic on the pizza to make it possible to eat it again and again. This way, all of the guards would be able to eat some.

On the second floor, Shining Armor looked at the human with a scowl. He thought that the human would lose against Cook Grub but that didn't happen like he wanted it to. Ash not only won but now got a lot of the guards to like him. From the corner of his eyes, he saw some of the higher ups like him, moving down the stairs and towards the delicious food.

Shining Armor said, "Where are all of you going?"

One higher up stopped and said, "The fragrance of delicious food calls for me."

Another said, "I want to see what it tastes like."

Another said, "That food is making me drool."

Shining Armor said with angry, "That food was made by an alien."

One said, "Yeah. So what?"

Shining Armor shouted, "That thing could have poisoned the food!"

A higher up said, "Shining Armor. You are just being paranoid."

Shining Armor retorted, "I am not!"

Another one said, "Besides, if the food had been poisoned, then why are none of the guards becoming ill?"

Shining Armor could not say anything, "He ... you ... will ... but .."

The higher up said, "I don't know what you have against the human, Shining Armor. He has done nothing but help us, gave up new armor and weapons that are much better than our old ones, beat Discord, healed us and our guards' wounds, healed the princesses, created his personal squad and now he has not only made delicious food but is also helping Cook Grub in how to cook. He has done nothing to warrant your hate. I suggest that you change your attitude or things will change drastically in the future." When he was about to leave, he said, "For you that is."

With that, the group of higher ups went down the stairs and joined the guards. The remaining higher ups also left with them. Only Shining Armor remained on the second floor with a shocked expression. His face turned to scowl as he saw the higher ups eating along side the lower guards. He turned around and sat on his chair and resumed eating his food. He will not join that human.

Shining Armor began to think. If he can get a higher rank, then things might go his way. He grinned evilly as he knew how easy it will be. Soon, he will be marrying the alicorn of love and he will become a prince. He began to laugh evilly as he thought how he would belittle the alien when he becomes a prince. He'll even order the human to stay away from his sister.

After teaching Cook Grub how to cook delicious food, Ash left and went back to Ponyville by flying with his Ki surrounding him.

Ponyville

Ash landed in front of his house and went inside his house. He found it to be empty. The girls must be with the others. Just in case, he mentally asked his infected insects about the location of the girls, They informed him that they were in different parts of Ponyville. He relaxed that they are doing fine.

Ash then exited his house and went behind it, towards the forest. He has another project for Equestria but first, he needs to find a good location for it. A very large location. After searching for a while he found it or at least a good south and east portion of the Everfree forest.

(Ash's house is between "The Park", "The School" and "The Rock Pile". Now the location for his project starts from "The Rock Pile" and stretches a good distance towards south and east."

Ash made some hand signs and slammed his hands on the ground as he said, "Earth Style Great Earth Walls". Several walls erupted from the ground and stood at 50 feet tall. A huge portion of the forest was now boxed in due to the walls.

Ash then snapped his fingers and teleported all of the animals and their homes from inside the box, to the outside. After the forest within the walls were clear of any animals, he first released his viral flesh and devoured all of the forests and plant life within the walks. Now that the land within the wall was cleared, he can now begin his project.

As Ash was about to begin with his project, he stopped and look at us, the Readers. He grin and said, "This is a secret project. So none can see it."

A string appeared out of nowhere from above and Ash grabbed it. He said, "By the power of pink, I summon the pink shutter!" He pulled the string and the view slowly began to be covered by pink shutters.

Ash pointed towards the Readers and said, "You!" He then crossed his arms in an X shape and said, "Shall Not!" He then stretched his arms wide and said, "Pass!" Then the entire view was fully covered in pink shutters.

The Readers were denied to see what Ash's secret project was. However, Ash did give them something to make them happy. Hug the pony!

Sugarcube Corner

Pinkie Pie was working in the kitchen of the bakery. Mrs Cake was also baking with her. Then all of a sudden, Pinkie's entire body went stiff. Then, some of her body parts began to vibrate at an alarming rate and then she jumped and hit the ceiling. Then she bounced on the walls and around the kitchen like a spring and then she fell right where she was a few moments ago.

Mrs Cake became worried and quickly came to help her up. She asked, "Pinkie dear. Are you okay?"

Pinkie shook her head and said, "My pinkie-senses is tingling. Someone was able to evoke the power of Pink! Who could have done that?" She then look through the window and over the forest with narrowed eyes.

Chapter 22 Wedding, Allies And Monsters

Next Morning

Ash was spending his time with his secret project that he didn't let the Readers see. This project will help Equestria in its own way. After working on it for a few hours, he looked at the watch and saw that it was 1:00. It's time he left and rest for a bit. Before he left, he casted an invisibility spell on the entire area of his project. He is keeping this project a secret for now. Later, he will surprise the girls with this.

Ash went to Sugarcube Corner and met with Pinkie who tackled-hugged him. She said, "Hi Ash." She kiss him on the lips and said, "What can I get for you?"

Ash hugged her and said, "Hello Pinkie. Can you get me 5 chocolate milkshakes, please?"

Pinkie smiled widely and said, "Of course Ash. 5 chocolate milkshake coming right up."

Pinkie zoomed towards the kitchen and came back in 2 seconds. Ash and Pinkie both enjoyed drinking the milkshakes together.

Pinkie asked mischievously, "So Ash. What have you been doing lately?"

Ash looked at her and smiled. He brought his finger towards her face and boop her nose. Pinkie's face scrunched a bit that made her look really cute. Ash said, "I am preparing a surprise for all of the girls."

Pinkie gasped in joy and asked, "A surprise!? For us!? You have to tell me what it is!? Please tell me!? Plleeeaassseeeeeee?" She asked with a cute pout that made his heart go 'Daaaawwwwww'.

Ash composed himself and said, "That is ..... a secret."

Pinkie frowned and then then puffed her cheek cutely. Hhhhhhnnnnnnggggggg. How can these ponies do this level of cuteness? Ash kissed her on her lips and that Pinkie leaned in and relaxed. She then cuddled with him as she sat on his lap. After resting for a while, Ash gave her another kiss before he left the bakery.

As Ash was walking through Ponyville, he came across the closed restaurant. He also saw that the ponies passing by frowned at the closed restaurant. Are they sad that they could not eat food at this building? Perhaps he should buy this building and get it running again. Since this is a building, it will help him with his secret project. So he went to the Town Hall and went inside.

Ash saw the secretary who greeted him,"Hello Ash. How can I help you?"

Ash greeted her and said, "Good Morning. Is Mayor Mare inside? I have some business with her?"

The secretary nodded and said, "Go right ahead. She is inside."

Ash went inside a room and met with Mayor Mare who was stamping on some documents. She looked up from her work and saw him. She smiled and greeted him, "Hello Ash. It's nice to see you again. What can I do for you today?"

Ash greeted her, "Hello Mayor Mare. It's nice to see you too. I wanted to buy the restaurant that has been closed down."

Mayor Mare asked, "Are you planning to run the restaurant?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. I have seen several ponies walk across the restaurant with a frown. Maybe they miss eating food there? I will be running it and cook for them."

Mayor Mare Eyes widen and asked, "You can Cook!?"

Ash chuckled and said, "Yes I can cook."

Mayor Mare said, "But that is a mares' job? No stallion would ever make his own food."

Ash said, "The girls asked me this already. I love to cook and when I see others eat it and have a satisfying expression, it makes me happy."

Mayor Mare stared at him in surprise. Stallions will order a female to cook for them but to hear Ash say that he enjoys cooking was something else. On top of that, he is not cooking for money but for the satisfaction of the customers. She smiled at him. He really is a prefect male. Maybe now is the time to ask him that question which she has been waiting for.

Mayor Mare said, "Ash. Can I ask you something?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure. What is it?"

Mayor Mare looked away from him and blushed a bit. She asked, "When you look at me, what do you think of me?"

Ash tilted his head a bit in confusion and said, "Well, I see a well aged mare who is capable of running a small town like Ponyville. She works hard in order to make the citizens happy that she is the mayor of this town."

Mayor Mare was touched to hear that but there is still one thing she has to say. Her ears flattened on her head and she said, "But I am an old mare. No stallion looks at me and always go for the younger ones."

Ash sighed and said with a soft smile, "You are not old at all. In my eyes, I see you as a beautiful mature mare. If the stallions can't see that then they are blind idiots."

Mayor Mare was shocked to hear that and turn around to look at him with tears in her eyes. Never before someone has said something like that to her. She look down and asked one more thing, "Ash. I want to ask you one more thing but I don't think I am worthy of that. But I still want to ask you."

Mayor Mare took some breath and look up at Ash's face. She said, "Can you give me a child?"

Ash's eyes widen in surprise when she asked something like that from him. Mayor Mare continued, "No stallion has touched me and I have been single for so long. I want to give birth to my child. I want to feel the joy of raising my own child. I want to feel happiness. Can you give me that please?"

Ash stared at her for a while and then said, "I am sorry but I can't do that."

Mayor Mare ears went flat on her head and she became sad. She looked down and said, "No no. It's my fault for asking something like that. You have nothing to apologize for." Tears began to fall from her eyes as she was denied to have her own child. However, that changed at what she heard next.

Ash said, "However, I can give you something much better."

Mayor Mare looked up at his face in confusion and asked, "What could be better than having my own child?"

Ash gave a soft smile and said, "A family. I can give you a family."

Mayor Mare was shock to hear that and asked, "Are you asking me to join your herd?" He nodded and she asked, "Is it okay for an old mare like me to join your herd?"

Ash walked up to her and hugged her softly. He said, "Of course you can join my family. And when you do bear my children, we both will raise them together. I won't allow any of my family members to raise their children without a father."

Tears of happiness were flowing from Mayor Mare's eyes. She only wished to have her own child but she got something even more. A family. She hugged him tightly and cried into his chest. No stallion has ever done something good for her but Ash has given her a chance to find happiness.

After crying for a while, Mayor Mare calmed down and she wiped her tears. She said, "Thank you Ash. For giving me a chance to be happy."

Ash smiled and said, "I will make sure to keep you and the girls happy for the rest of their lives."

Mayor Mare smiled and said, "Thank you. Now you came here to buy the deeds for the restaurant?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. How much will the restaurant cost?"

Mayor Mare said, "You don't need to pay for it. You can have it for free."

Ash shook his head and said, "No Mayor Mare. You should not give the building to me for free. I will pay for it."

Mayor Mare said, "But you should. You gave me a family. Let me do something for you."

Ash said with a smile, "Mayor Mare. You are now a part of my family, so let me tell you something. I will never abuse my relationship with my friends and family. Others will take advantage of it but I won't. And never will."

Mayor Mare was surprised that he won't take advantage of her position. She smiled sweetly and hugged him. She said, "I am so glad to be with someone like you Ash. It's true that others would have taken the deed for free but you didn't."

Ash hugged her and they stayed like that for a while. Then they released each other and Mayor Mare said, "The restaurant will cost you about 3,000 bits."

Ash nodded and pulled out 3 gold bars from his pocket dimension and gave it to her. Mayor Mare took it and gave him the deed of the restaurant. Ash said "goodbye" to her and left Town Hall. He walked around Ponyville while he checked on how his Gourmet Cells were coming along. He found them to be 0.31% completed.

Since Ash has some free time, why not use it? He then began to form another weapon inside his body. A deadly one at that. After a while and some tampering, is weapon was ready. Ash pulled the weapon out from his body and saw what he created.

This may look like a Shuriken but it's not an ordinary one. This Shuriken's blade is filled with "Prototype Virus". Just a single cut or scratch is enough to infect his enemies. Ash liked this and made 9 more. Now he has a total of 10 Viral Shuriken.

As Ash was walking through, some of the infected insects mentally informed him about a struggle going on. He immediately used "Soru" to dash towards the disturbance. Ash arrived in an alley and what he saw, made his blood boil.

Three adult stallions, one mare and a colt were in the alley. The mare was pinned on the ground by one stallion, one stallion covered her mouth to stop her from screaming while the last stallion was removing her clothes. The colt was knocked out on the ground. These three bastards were trying to have their way with the mare. These Trash are trying to rape her! He will not allow this.

Ash's muscles began to bulge as his anger increased rapidly. He walked with powerful *Crash* steps that cracked the ground. The stallions stopped what they were doing and looked at the disturbance. When they did, their eyes widened in fear as they saw who it was. It was Ash and he had a dangerous scowl on his face. The stallion immediately backed away from the downed mare and began to walk backwards as they saw Ash coming closer.

When Ash was closer to the mare, he stopped and asked in a demonic voice, "What were you three doing to her?"

The stallions were trembling in fear. One tried to lie, "N-nothing! W-we were just trying to ..."

Ash didn't listen to the stallion because it was a waste of time. He looked to his left, at the mare that was now sitting on the ground. She tried to cover her self as her upper and lower clothes were removed, except for her bra and panties. She was a tan color Earth pony mare.

Ash asked in a gentler tone, "What were they trying to do with you?"

The mare looked at him with tears in her eyes and said, "T-they were trying t-to rape me." She began to cry.

That's all Ash needed to hear. He looked back at the three trash and began to walk towards them. The stallions began to move back in fear. However, when they turned to run, they saw that the alley was a dead end. They look back at the approaching Goliath and knew one thing. They fucked up.

As Ash was walking closer to the trash, he saw that the colt was near them. One stallion saw the colt and dived at him to use as a bargaining chip for their safety. As the stallion dived towards the colt, time slowed down in Ash's eyes. He saw what a despicable act the trash was about to do. Ash used "Soru" to dash towards the colt and kicked the incoming stallion in the face.

As the stallion was diving towards the colt, he thought that they could get out of here without a scratch but he thought wrong. Instead of taking the colt, he took a *Bash* powerful kick to his face and was launched backwards towards *Crash* the wall, through it and passed through the house. He fell on the road which caused the nearby ponies to stop and look at him in confusion. However he lost consciousness as he was in so much pain.

The two remaining stallions stare in shock at how easily one of their fellow stallions was kicked through a building by Ash. One stallion came out of his shock and charged at him. The stallion pulled back his arm and punched the human in his left cheek. The stallion grinned that he was able to hit the human but then his grin turned into a painful expression when he felt *Crack* the bones in his hand breaking.

Ash looked at the one who hit him, from the side of his left eyes and grabbed his face with his left hand. He then thrusted the stallion's head through *Crash* a wall that knocked him out. The last one ran away in fear but the human didn't let him.

Ash shot out a tentacle from his right hand towards the running stallion and wrapped it around his neck. He then pulled the stallion back towards him and grabbed him by the back of his head. Ash then lifted him up and the stallion began to beg, "Please! I'm sorry! I won't do it again! You got to believe me! I will never touch a-"

The stallion was cut of when Ash *Crash* slammed his head into the ground and knocked him out. After the three stallions were knocked out, Ash sighed and relaxed himself. He then turn towards the unconscious colt and walked closer to him. He kneeled down to get a better look at him and saw that he has brown coat, two-tone orange mane and tail. There was a bump on his head. Probably the trash hit him on the head to knock him out.

Ash put his hand on the colt's head and let his virus heal the bump. The colt then began to wake up and look around. He asked, "What happened?"

Ash was about to answer but the mare rushed at him and hugged the colt. She cried, "Button! Are you okay!? How is your head!? They didn't hit your head hard did they!?"

The colt who was Button could not answer as his face was squished between the mare's huge breasts. Ash said, "You don't need to worry about him. I have already healed his head, so he should be fine."

The mare looked at him and smiled with teary eyes, "Thank you, Ash. For saving me and my son. I don't know what I would do if those stallions had their way with me."

Ash said, "It's okay. While I'm in town, I will not let these disgusting acts happen. Oh and also, could you release Button? He is about to suffocate from lack of air."

The mare looked down and saw that her son's face was turning blue as it was buried in her breast. She immediately released him and said, "Sorry!"

Button took a deep breath and said, "It's okay mom." He then looked around and saw the two unconscious stallions, then looked back at the human and asked, "Did you do that?" Ash nodded and button's eyes began to sparkle and said, "That's so cool!"

Ash smiled but then realized that the mare was half naked. He removed his coat and covered the mare's body with it. The mare blushed a bit and said, "Thank you."

Ash said, "No problem. May I know what your names are?"

The mare eyes went wide and composed herself. She said, "My name is Love Tap and this here is my son, Button Mash."

Ash nodded and then Rainbow came into the alley and said, "Wow what happened here?" She then saw Ash and flew towards him and asked, "Ash! You okay?" She then looked at the mother and child and asked, "What happened here?"

Ash told her what happened which made her angry. She then glared at the two knocked out stallions with hate and said, "You did the right thing Ash. If I was the one who found them first, then I would have beaten them into the ground."

Ash scratched her ears to calm her and said, "It's okay, Rainbow. Can you get the one on the other side of the house? I am going to tie them up and send them to Canterlot."

Rainbow nodded and flew above the building to get the first stallion that Ash launched through the building. He then gathered the two stallions and waited for Rainbow. She came after a few seconds with the first stallion and Ash tied them together. He then snapped his finger and a scroll appeared. He tied the scroll with the stallions and used "Sound Orb" to send them towards Canterlot Castle.

Canterlot Castle

Two guards were guarding the door to the castle. They both were bored as they did nothing more than simply stand and guard the door everyday.

The first guard said, "Man. This is so boring."

The second guard said, "I hear you. I thought that being a guard would be exciting."

The first one said, "But it's not what you expected right?"

The second one nodded and said, "Yeah. I just wish that something would happen that would relieve us of our boredom."

Then suddenly, something came down from the sky *Crash* and crashed a few meters away from them. Both the guards got into a defensive position and waited to see what it was. When the dust settled, they were shocked to see three stallions tied together and had some bruises on them.

Both the guards looked at each other and then walked closer to them. One guard saw the scroll and took it. He opened it and read:

Hello Guards

These bastards tried to rape a mare. Arrest them.

From Ash

The guards looked at each other and grinned. Finally something happened that will take away their boredom. One guard raised a wooden stick and said with a grin, "I got a stick."

The other asked with a raised eyebrow, "And what will that do?"

The first one said, "I'll poke them with it."

The second guard face palmed and said, "Idiot." They then dragged the three criminals inside the castle's dungeon for their fun. Well at least for one of them with the stick.

Ponyville

Ash and Rainbow were escorting Love Tap and Button Mash towards their house. Love Tap thanked Ash for saving them while Button Mash talked about games with him. Ash smiled at the colt for his love for her mother and his games. Yes. He was a gamer. During conversation, Ash found out that her husband left her as soon as she got pregnant with his child. Bastard.

When they arrived at Love Tap's house, she gave him a kiss on the cheek and quickly went inside. Rainbow snickered at Ash's stun expression. After that, Ash spent his free time with the girls. During this time, he was informed by his Viral Hydra's arriving at their location.

Outskirt Of The Dragon Kingdom

On the outer areas of the dragon kingdom, an army of monsters were charging at the city. However, an equal powerful army of dragon warriors were fighting against them. The dragons used their weapons, flight skills and fire breath to push the monsters away. Most of all, the dragons used their sheer size to their advantage and squash several monsters at once. They also had the terrain advantage. With several volcanoes, rivers of lava flowed through out the land. This made it difficult for the monsters to march straight towards the city.

However, reinforcements just keep on coming for the monsters. No matter how much they kill them, their numbers just keep on increasing. If that was not the least of their problems, there were several golems on the battle field that were able to match the strength of a dragon warrior. Due to that, several dragon warriors attacked a single golem with all of their might but had a hard time damaging it.

Princess Ember was also on the battlefield and when she saw the golems, she shouted, "Don't attack the golem's bodies! Attack their limbs and immobilize them!"

The dragon warriors nodded and started attacking the golem's limbs. Ember looked at the battlefield and saw that it was a stale mate. However, that changed when another group of several golems joined in. With the help of the golems, the battle drastically changed in the favor of the monsters. They charged and killed any dragon warrior that stood in their path.

Princess Ember saw how closer the monsters and golems were coming closer to the city. Dragon warriors charged at them but were cut down by the golems. Ember saw her hope decreasing as the monsters come closer and closer by the seconds.

Ember closed her eyes and said, "Ash. Where are you? I need your help. Please."

Suddenly the land began to shake violently that stopped everyone. The earth quake lasted for a while and then suddenly parts of the land exploded. From them, 50 foot Viral Hydras emerged and began to attack the monsters.

There were about 9 Viral hydras who were attacking, crushing, impaling and eating the monsters. As for the golems, the Hydras whacked them away or isolated them, teared them apart and then ate them. Thanks to Teen Dragon DNA, the Hydras had their bodies covered in hard scales and were immune to fire but not against lava. So they stayed away from the rivers of lava.

Princesses Ember and the rest of the dragon warriors looked at the giant Hydras in disbelief. What were these things? Where did they come from? Why are they attacking the monsters? Are they going to attack them too? Several questions were popping inside Ember's head and she looked at the giant worms slaughter the monsters with ease. Then suddenly the ground several meters from them exploded and another one of those giant worm emerged.

The Hydra stood tall and search for the one it was suppose to among the dragons. It then finally saw Ember and slowly lowered its fang towards her. The dragon warriors saw this and thought that it was going to attack the princess. They ran in front of her and one shouted, "Defend the princess!"

The dragon warriors took defensive stance in front of the princess. However, the Hydra didn't stop and kept on coming closer towards her. Ember too stood where she was. She didn't retreat from this thing and stood firm. When the Hydra's fang was close enough, the fang split in two and out came a scroll that was hanging from a tentacle.

Everyone looked at the scroll in confusion. No one approached it as they thought that it was some kind of a trap. However, Ember walked towards the Hydra as she was curious about the scroll. Others tried to stop her but she ignored them and continued to walk towards the Hydra. Ember stopped in front of the fang and looked at the scroll. She slowly raised her right arm towards the scroll and grabbed it. The tentacle holding the scroll released it.

Ember took the scroll and opened it. She read:

Dear Princess Ember.

I am sorry but it is taking me some time to arrive to your kingdom and help you fight against the monsters. Due to some circumstances, I cannot leave Ponyville for some time.

Don't be disappointed because in my place, I have sent these Hydras to aid you in you battle. They are what you can call my pets. I have told them to take orders from you and you alone. They will protect you and your kingdom. Use them however you want to. These Hydras will be able to hold against the monsters for a few more days. In that time, I will be able to arrive at your kingdom and deal with the monsters.

Your friend

Ash.

Ember was shocked to find out that these Hydras were Ash's pets. She looked at the Hydra in front of her and raised her right hand. She petted the fang and the Hydra didn't moved. She smiled and look back towards the dragon warriors. The warriors were ready to fight the Hydra but stopped when their princess spoke.

Ember said, "It's okay boys. These Hydras are not our enemies. In fact, they are the pets of my friend from Ponyville. He promised me that he would help us fight the monsters and has given us these creatures."

One dragon asked, "But will these creatures listen to us?"

Ember nodded and said, "Yes they will. My friend instructed these creatures to listen to my orders. Watch."

Ember turned towards the Hydra, that had given her the scroll, and said, "Go and attack the monsters who intend to harm this city."

The Hydra turned towards the monsters and slammed on them. The dragons were shocked the see that the creature actually listening to their princess. They cheered as they saw that the tide of the battle was turning in their favor. They gave out a war cry and joined the Hydras in fighting the monsters.

Ember looked at the Hydras with a smile and said, "Thank you, Ash."

Ponyville

Ash smiled as he was informed by his Hydras that they were pushing the monsters back. Ash spent some time with the girls and then went to Canterlot castle and trained his "Monster Hunter" squad. He did the same thing as last time. He grabbed the non-flyers and flew towards their training ground. They ran around the racing track and lifted weights. He saw that their strength was steadily increasing with this training. After their training was done for the day, he took them back to the castle and went to the cafeteria with everyone else. There, everyone enjoyed Cook Grub's new and improved food.

After that Ash had free time but he was still hungry. He thought what should he eat and felt like he had a craving for some fish. So he opened a dimensional gate to Toriko Gourmet World and went there. When he arrived in that world, he began to sniff the air in order to find some delicious fish to eat. After sniffing the air for a while, he found it and was confused. The smell he got pointed him towards a location that is far away in the sky. What kind of fish live in the sky? He shrugged his shoulders and summoned his Ki. He then flew into the sky and went towards the location where delicious fishes lived.

After flying for an hour, the scent of the fishes became stronger and stronger by the seconds. This means that he is getting closer to them. The scent was attacking his nose which made him drool. He thought what would the fish taste like? As he was lost in his thoughts, he failed to notice several creatures flying towards him with extreme speed.

Ash was brought out of his mind when he suddenly lost the feeling in his left arm. He was confused and looked at his left arm and saw that his arm .... was not there!? His entire left arm was missing! He look around and saw a group of flying .... FISH!?

No. These are no ordinary flying fish. They are Torpedo Sausages! They are a hybrids of birds and piranhas. They are an aggressive bird-fish beasts that live in the Gourmet World where only strong monster hunters can go and hope to not get eaten by the monsters. Another reason the Torpedo Sausages are terrifying is that they have a Capture Level of 195!

Its size was about 10 feet tall and its overall appearance resembles a shark. Ash looked closely at the creatures and saw that they had a caudal fin of four flippers that makes it look alike a torpedo. Also, their mouth was filled with razor sharp fangs which looked like they were capable of biting through steel with ease.

Ash glared at the group of Torpedo Sausage and was about to engage them but stopped. He saw how fast they were able to fly, so catching them will be a pain in the ass. He then grinned as an idea popped into his mind. He spread his limbs and said, "Come! Free food here for you bastards!"

The Torpedo Sausages flew straight at Ash and within seconds, he was eaten. The group of Torpedo Sausages flew away with some of their bellies filled with the human's flesh. Is this the end of Ash? Or not?

As the group of Torpedo Sausages flew in the sky, the ones who actually ate parts of the human began to shiver. Then their eyes turned red and became infected. The infected fishes immediately began to attack and eat their fellow fishes. The other fishes saw this and began to attack them. Due to their numbers being bigger than the infected fishes, the infected lost and were eaten. However, those who ate the infected fishes became infected themselves and attacked the others.

This happened several times until only the infected fishes remained who survived the cannibalism. Then the remaining infected fishes charged at a single point and began to merge with each other. There was a blob of red flesh in the sky. It then began to transform and took the shape of a human. It was Ash and he returned back to normal from being eaten by the Torpedo Sausage.

Ash look around and saw that there were no more Torpedo Sausages in his surroundings. He was satisfied with eating them was found them to be delicious. Also, it seems that he got their DNA.

Torpedo Sausage DNA
Can create creatures with mouth filled with razor sharp teeth.
Can now breath under water.
Flying speed has been increased.

Ash was impressed. He got three traits from eating Torpedo Sausage. He began to wonder what other traits the Gourmet monsters will give him? Well, he can find them later. Right now, he needs to get back to his Equestria. He opened a dimensional gate that lead back to his Equestria and went through it. He arrived on Equis and saw that time remained the same. He began to like his dimensional traveling power as it allows him to not only travel to other worlds but the timeline of his Equestria remains the same. He can spend any amount of time in another world and he will come back to his Equestria like he didnt left at all.

After that, he returned home at night and went to bed with the four girls in his house. As he was sleeping, he thought about the Viral Hydras. If he can make something like that, then what else he can create? Also, to what extent can his creation be? This needs to test that out in the near future. This could be really something that could help him. With that, he fell asleep.

Next Day

Ash and his herd mates Twilight, Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow, Pinkie, Lotus, Aloe, Gilda, Trixie, Swift Tail, Mellow Hoof, Ditzy and her two daughters Dinky and Sparkler, Fleetfoot, Spitfire, Red Heart, Zecora and Mayor Mare along with the CMC were having a picnic near the lake in Ponyville. The girls were happy to have Mayor Mare join their herd. This made Mayor Mare so happy that she began to cry tears of joy. The girls hugged and patted her back to calm her. After she calmed down, they all enjoyed eating the food that was made by Ash. The Mayor was shocked to know that he could also cook and it was delicious.

Dinky was sitting in Ash's lap while he fed her pudding. She giggled while she was being fed by him. Sparkler was leaning on his side and fell asleep. He saw this and draped an arm around her in order to kept her from falling off. The site alone made the girls go 'awww'. Ditzy was happy to see how much he lover her daughters like a father would. She really is glad that she is with someone like him and not with those stallions who only want to use her for their desires.

As they were enjoying the picnic, Spike came running towards them with a letter. Spike fell down in exhaustion and gave Twilight the letter. The CMC gave Spike some refreshments. Dinky also went to him to see if he was okay. Ash took Sparkler and laid her on a soft grass and began to pet her head. Twilight opened the letter and read:

Dear Twilight.

I am sure you are as excited as I am about the upcoming wedding in Canterlot. I will be presiding over the ceremony, but would very much like you and your friends to help with the preparations for this wonderful occasion. Fluttershy, I would like you and your songbird choir to provide the music.

Fluttershy gasped cutely and said, "Oh my goodness! What an honor!"

Twilight turned towards Pinkie and read:

Pinkie Pie, I can think of no one more qualified than you to host the reception.

Pinkie Pie exclaimed with happiness, "Hip, hip, hooray!" She did a somersault.

Twilight looked at Applejack and read:

Applejack, you will be in charge of the catering for the reception.

Applejack smiled and said, "Well, color me pleased as punch!"

Twilight then look at Rainbow and said, "Rainbow Dash" She yawn as Twilight read:

I would very much appreciate it if you could perform a sonic rainboom as the bride and groom complete their "I do"'s.

Rainbow became stiff and then jumped into the air and said, "Yes!"

Twilight then looked at Rarity and read:

Rarity, you will be responsible for designing the dresses for the bride and her bridesmaids.

Rarity eyes went wide and she spoke some unintelligible things, "Princess Celestia wants me to uwha wedding dress? For a Canterlot wedding... I, ah, ooh, oooh!" She fell on her back but Ash appeared behind her and caught her. He set her head down on his lap and began to rub her head. Fluttershy also came to his side and started to fan Rarity with her wings.

Twilight continued reading the letter:

And as for you, Twilight, you will be playing the most important role of all: Making sure that everything goes as planned. You can also bring your friends with you as well. We would like to see Ash again. See you all very soon.

Yours, Princess Celestia and Luna.

Twilight then became confused and said, "But... I don't understand. Who's getting married?"

Spike ate the food and said, "Oh, wait! Uh, I was probably supposed to give you this one first." He gave another letter to Twilight.

Twilight took the letter and read:

Princess Celestia cordially invites you to the wedding of Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and-

She gasped in shock and said, "My brother?!"

Ash raised one of his eyebrow and thought, 'Who could marry that racist bastard?'

Applejack patted Twilight on the back and said, "Your brother's getting married? Congratulations, Twilight! That's great news!"

Twilight snorted and said, "Yeah, great news. That I just got from a wedding invitation! Not from my brother, but from a piece of paper! Thanks a lot, Shining Armor. I mean, really, he couldn't tell me personally?"

Twilight imitated Shining Armor voice and said, "Hey, Twilight, just thought you should know I'm making a really big decision that changes everything. Oh, never mind, you'll hear about it when you get the invitation."

Twilight then spoke in her normal voice, "Princess Mi Amore Cadenza? Who in the hoof is that?!"

Fluttershy asked with a worried expression, "Um, Twilight? Are you okay?"

Twilight took some breaths and calmed down. She said, "Sorry, it's just that Shining Armor and I have always been so close. He's my B.B.B.F.F!"

Everyone looked at her confusingly at what that word meant. Twilight then explained like it was the most obvious thing, "Big Brother Best Friend Forever?"

The rest of the girls said "Ohhh!" in understanding.

Ash and all of his herd mates boarded the train for Canterlot. Mayor said that she could take a break from all of the work and joined them. She assigned her secretary to look over her work while she is away. Even Zecora came because she was going with Ash. Spike, the CMC along with Dinky and Sparkler were also on board the train. On the train, they all conversed with each other and talked about the upcoming wedding.

Rainbow said excitingly, " A sonic rainboom? At a wedding?! Can you say "best wedding ever"?!"

Spike said, "So you all get to help with the big fancy wedding, but I'm the one who gets to host the bachelor party! I have just one question. What's a bachelor party?"

The girls laughed at his question. Fluttershy sat with Ash and leaned her shoulder onto his. She rested as she was hugged by him. She spent her time cuddling up to him.

Twilight was a few seats away from the group and had a worried expression. Applejack walked towards her and asked, "Why the long face, sugarcube?"

Twilight sighed and said, "I'm just thinking about Shining Armor. Ever since I moved to Ponyville, we've been seeing each other less and less. Then he was hostile towards Ash for being an alien and now he is going to marry this "Princess Mi Amore Ca-whatshername". What will he do when he becomes a prince? Will he use his new position to his advantage against Ash?"

Applejack patted her back and said, "Come on, now. That won't happen. Even if Shining Armor does become a prince, he would not be able to do anything to Ash. You all saw what he did to Blueblood when he tried to send Ditzy to the dungeon?"

Twilight nodded and said, "Yeah. I remember. Thanks Applejack."

Twilight then returned to the group and join in their conversation.

Canterlot

After 2 hours, the train was getting closer to Canterlot. Everyone aboard the train saw that the city was covered in a pink shield.

Mayor said, "What's that around Canterlot?"

Trixie said, "It looks like a magic shield."

Twilight said, "It is a magic shield and I know who casted it."

Applejack asked, "Who cast it?"

Twilight said, "My brother, Shining Armor."

The others were surprised to see that her brother could cast something of that level. Ash looked out from the window and look closely at the pink shield. He felt some bad vibes coming from it. In the cart where everyone was sitting in the train, they waited as the train began to pass through the shield. Ash saw the the shield was coming towards him and raised his right hand forward. He stretched his index finger and time slowed down in his eyes. He watched as the shield slowly came closer to him and when the shield made contact with his finger, the shield pushed him back. Ash glared at the shield and pulled his head back. Then quickly, he thrusted his head forward and *Bash* headbutt the shield. The shield *Crackle* was broken and let Ash pass.

Ash looked back and saw that the shield repaired itself. The girls looked in shock at the shield as they passed through it harmlessly but when it came to Ash, he was pushed back but he broke the shield with his forehead.

Spitfire asked, "What happened?"

Fluttershy hugged Ash when she saw what the shield did to him. Ash petted her head and said, "I'm okay, Fluttershy. Something weak like that can't even scratch me.

Spike asked, "Dude. What was that all about?"

Ash said, "It seems that Shining Armor didn't want me to enter Canterlot or his wedding."

Ditzy asked, "Why would he do something like that?"

Twilight growled and said, "Shining Armor. You dare deny entry to our coltfriend?"

Applejack said, "Looks like Shining Armor still has something against Ash."

Fleetfoot said, "What does he got against Ash?"

Red Heart said, "He should be very grateful that someone like Ash is here to protect us when he and his guards couldn't."

Pinkie's hair went flat and said, "That meanie pants. I will put Tabasco sauce down his pants! Then we'll see him jumping around with his little Jr burning."

The girls look at Pinkie in disbelief. Ash cringed at that thought of having Shining Armor's ..... um dick burning by the Tabasco sauce. Yeouch! He said, "Um Pinkie. I don't think even someone like him deserves that."

Pinkie nodded and said, "You'r right ,Ash. Even he doesn't deserves that."

Ash smiled and said, "Thank-" Pinkie cut him off by saying, "Someone like him deserves something worse. Like having his little Jr covered in sweet honey syrup that will attract bees. Then the bees will painfully sting his little Jr and make it bloated like a rotten banana for a week."

Now the girls were a bit afraid of Pinkie. Ash sighed and let her be. They all waited and after a while, they arrived in Canterlot.

Pinkie's hairs returned back into fluffy hairs and she said, "We're here, we're here!"

When they all left the train, they saw a lot of guards patrolling Canterlot. Rainbow whistled and said, "Whoa, what's with all the guards?"

Rarity dismissed it with her hand and said, "I'm sure they're just taking the necessary precautions. Royal weddings do bring out the strangest ponies."

Pinkie sneezed and from her nose, some confectionery stuff came out. The moment Ash got off from the train, he smelled something. This smell was coming all over the city and beyond it. This scent smell like an insect. He didn't know what exactly it was but he kept his guard on and spread his "Hair Sensor" around him, the girls, children and Spike.

Rarity said with excitement, "Now, let's get going! We've got work to do!"

When they walked into the city, several guards were roaming the streets while Pegasus flew above the buildings. Ash called a nearby guard who just happened to be Silver Streak.

Silver Streak said with relief, "Oh thank the princesses. Ash. I am so glad that you are here."

This confuses the girls and Ash said, "It's good to be here but can you tell me what's all this is about? Don't tell me that this is all for a wedding?"

Silver Streak shook his head and said, "I would be happy if that was the case but unfortunately it's not. A threat has been made against Canterlot. We don't know who's responsible for it, but Princess Celestia and Luna asked us to provide additional protection."

Ash was right to keep his guard up. Someone is planning to attack this wedding but who could it be? Could it be some monsters? Or some other kingdoms enemies? Or a hidden Delraich that would summon demons into the city? That's bad news. If it comes to this, he will need to use his secret skill.

Ash nodded and said, "Thanks for the info. You can continue with the patrol."

Silver Streak saluted and went back to patrolling the city. Ash and the girls reached the castle and went inside. Twilight ran forward to search for her brother and give him a good earful. She found him talking to some guards.

Twilight said while she approach him, "I've got something to say to you, mister."

Shining Armor looked at the one who talked to him and smiled when he saw who it was. He said, "Twily! Ah, I've missed, you, kid. How was the train ride? I–"

Twilight cut him off by poking him in his chest while saying, "How dare you not tell me in person that you were getting married! I'm your sister, for pony's sake!"

Shining Armor put up his hands and said ,"It's not my fault! Princess Celestia has requested a major increase in security. Didn't you see all the guards at the train station?"

Twilight said, "Yeah. Someone threatened to attack Canterlot during the upcoming wedding."

Shining Armor eyes widen and then he narrowed his eyes. He asked, "Who told you that?"

Twilight said, "One of Ash's squad members, Silver Streak told us."

Shining Armor gritted his teeth and said, "Why that no good bastard?" He sighed and said, "Whatever but I am keeping this shield up all by my self."

Shining Armor performed another spell to keep up the shield. He gasps in stress and said, "The burden of keeping Canterlot safe and secure rests squarely on my shoulders. Staying focused on the task at hand has been my top priority."

Twilight saw this and said, "Okay, okay, I get it. You've got a really important job protecting all of Canterlot with a force field only you can conjure up. But still... how could you not tell me about something as big as your wedding? Am I not that important to you any more?"

Shining Armor hugged her and said, "Hey. You're my little sister. Of course you're important to me."

Twilight then asked, "Then why did your shield push Ash back?"

Shining Armor quirked his eyebrow and said, "My shield did what?" He tried to lie.

Twilight said, "When the shield began to push Ash back, he broke a part of the shield with a simple headbutt."

Shining Armor eyes widen in disbelief. His shield was not able to keep the human from entering the city. He is a powerful shield user but was bested by the alien. Then he saw Ash coming towards him with the rest of the girls.

Shining Armor scowled and said, "How dare you break my shield and enter this city when you didn't have permission to?"

Ash looked at him with a bored expression and said, "When did I need permission from someone like you? I can go wherever I want to. Also, the princesses called me here."

Shining Armor was seething with anger but recoiled at the last part. He didn't know that the princesses themselves invited Ash here.

Shining Armor was ready to say something but Twilight interrupted him and said, "You still haven't told me who you are marrying. I don't even know who this "Princess Mi Amore Cadenza" is? When did you even meet her?"

Shining Armor said, "Princess Mi Amore Cadenza is Cadance, your old foalsitter."

Twilight had a confused expression but then her eyes widen when she realized who he was talking about. She said, "Cadance? As in the Cadance? As in the greatest foalsitter in all the history of foalsitters?!"

Shining Armor chuckles and said, "You tell me. She was your foalsitter."

Twilight began to hop around her brother in joy at the wonderful news as she said, "Ohmygoshohmygosh! Cadance is only the most amazing pony ever! She's beautiful, she's caring, she's kind..." She began to remember what she and her foalsitter (which was Cadance) did when she was younger.

After she remembered her childhood, Twilight said, "How many unicorns can just spread love wherever they go? I only know of one! And you're marrying her! You're marrying Cadance! You're marrying Cadance!"

Then came a voice, "I hope I'm not interrupting anything important."

Everyone look at who it was and saw that it was Cadance. Twilight jumped towards her and did her silly but adorable dance. She said, "Cadance! Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake! Clap your hooves and do a little shake!"

Princess Cadance looked at her with a raised eyebrow and asked, "What are you doing?"

Twilight said, "Cadance, it's me, Twilight!"

Princess Cadance nodded and said, "Uh-huh" like she was not interested in her.

Shining Armor came closer to Cadance and put an arm around her. She said, "I've gotta get back to my station, but Cadance will be checking in with all of you to see how things are going. I think I speak for both of us when I say we couldn't be more excited to have you here. Right, dear?"

Princess Cadance said, "Absolutely." She had this look in her eyes that said she was up to something no good. Twilight didn't like this look.

Shining Armor said, "Well, we'll let you get to it." He left them.

Cadance then saw the human and became interested in him. She began to walk closer to him. Ash saw her coming and his instinct told him to be aware of her. He took a sniff of her from a distance and found to have the same scent that he has been smelling through out the city. The smell of an insect. He just kept his guard up and waited to see what happens.

Cadance said, "Well, I have not seen anything like you at all. Who and what are you?"

The girls who attended the gala looked at her in confusion. How could she not know him? She met him at the gala where his upper clothes were ripped and then they saw his ... very ... well built .... muscles.

This was all the Ash needed to confirm his worries. The one in front of him was not Cadance at all. It was an imposter. However, he didn't attack her, like he would ever hurt a female. He will see where this will go and intervene when it will get a bit messy.

Ash smiled and said, "Greetings princess Cadance. My name is Ash and I am a human from another world."

Cadance quirked an eyebrow and said, "Another world? You must be joking. And call me Princess Mi Amore Cadenza. Also, why aren't you bowing to me?" The girls gasped when they heard her saying that.

Ash simple smiled and said, "I bow to no one. Not even to the rulers of this kingdom. Heck, we humans don't even bow to our own. It's just how we are."

Cadance narrowed her eyes and said, "Whatever. I have some important business to get to. Farewell."

Cadance began to walk past them. However, when she passed Ash, he whispered so that only she could hear him, "I don't know who you are but we should talk in private later. Just you and me. You can bring some of your guards if you need to feel safe."

Cadance was frozen stiff for a split second, when she was found out by him but then she resumed and walked away. She was baffled that she was somehow found out by the human. She needs to deal with him later if she wants to complete her mission.

Ash and the girls went inside the castle. Ash saw how Twilight was worried about her brother's safety when she had met the fake Cadance. He told the rest of the girls, "Girls. I am going to meet with the princesses. Why don't you all help Twilight with the preparations for the wedding."

The girls nodded. Ash also said, "Also, you all are one family now, if Twilight has some concerned then please listen to her and support her. That is what a family does."

The girls were confused but agreed non the less. They hugged him and went with Twilight in preparation of the wedding. Ash then walked towards the throne room but stopped when he heard voices from inside. He heard the princesses talking with someone, so he waited for them to finish. While he waited for them, he listened to what they were talking about.

The male voice said, "... and that is why you both should be in my herd."

Celestia said, "I am sorry Gold Rush but me and my sister already have someone we love."

Luna said, "Yes and he loves us back equally."

The male noble that was Gold Rush said, "Who is he? What's so special about him that I don't have?"

Celestia said, "We will not say his name but as for the other question, he loves us for who we are, not for our status."

Luna said, "Unlike you, he doesn't see us as princesses or a way to gain fame. He simply sees us as two simple mares and nothing else."

Gold Rush said, "How dare he treat you like a mere mare! He should be banished from Equestria for such behavior against you princesses!"

Celestia said, "I suggest that you stop right there."

Luna said, "Unless it is you that needs to be banished."

Gold Rush said, "Me!? What did I do!?"

Celestia sighed and said, "You are wasting our time, Gold Rush. We will not join yours or any others herd at all."

Luna said, "We love our coltfriend with all of our heart. He is much better than you or anyone could be."

Gold Rush said, "Whoever he is, does not deserve you two!"

Celestia said, "Oh and you think you do?"

Gold Rush said, "Yes! You should be with someone closer to your status! A noble!"

Luna said, "Silence! You have no right to say who we can love or can't! Guards! Escort Gold Rush from this castle."

Two guards spoke from within the throne room, "Yes Princesses."

From within the throne room, Ash heard some struggling noises. Then the door opened and out came a noble that was being pushed by two guards. This must be Gold Rush.

When Gold Rush saw the human, he scowled in disgust and said, "What is this thing doing here? Throw it out of this city!"

The guards ignored him and kept on pushing him. Gold Rush managed to push them away and marched towards Ash. He said, "What is something like you doing here in the princesses castle?"

Ash said in a bored tone, "That is none of your business."

Gold Rush became red with anger and said, "How dare you talk to me like that!? I am a noble! You will respect me-" *Bash* *Crash* Gold Rush found himself buried in a wall.

Ash got a bit angry and punched him into a wall. The two guards looked at him in shock. He hit a noble and didn't bat an eye.

Ash said, "Damn them. You give them a status and all of a sudden they think they are on top of the world. Disgusting. Take him and throw him out of the castle like the trash he is."

The guards nodded and picked Gold Rush up and took him away. Ash then entered the throne room. When the princesses saw him they smiled.

Celestia said, "Guards. Leave us alone."

The guards in the throne room nodded and left them. When they were alone, the princesses rushed and hugged Ash who also hugged them.

Celestia said, "It's so good to see you again."

Luna said as she nuzzled her muzzle into his chest, "It feels good to be hugged by you."

Ash said with a soft smile, "It's good to see you both again."

They remained like this for a while and then released each other. Celestia said, "I wish it was a good time for us to meet again."

Luna said, "With the unknown threat, we can't let our guard down."

Ash said, "You don't need to worry about that. I will take care of this threat."

Celestia asked, "You know who threatened us?"

Ash said, "Yes I do."

Luna said, "Then what are we waiting for? Lets face them."

Ash shook his head and said, "Not at the moment. I still need more info about them."

Celestia asked, "How will you do that?"

Ash said, "I can gather info by simply walking around the castle. Several conversations will lead to hints and new info."

Luna asked, "Are they dangerous for us to worry about?"

Ash said, "No. I don't think they are that dangerous but don't let your guard down just because of that. I will see what to with them when I gather enough info about them."

The princesses hugged him and kissed him. Celestia said, "Be safe my love."

Luna said, "Don't let them take you away from us."

Ash said with a smile, "I won't. I will always be with my loved ones."

Ash left the throne room and started to walk around the castle. He heard several conversations from the castle's staff about various things. He also heard strange hissing noises coming from some guards in the castle. He then walked outside and into a garden.

A voice called to him, "Ah is that you Ash?"

Ash looked and saw that it was Fancy Pants and Fleur. He smiled and greeted them, "Hello Fancy Pants, Fleur. How have you two been?"

Fleur said, "We are doing fine. What are you doing here?"

Fancy Pants said, "Ah. You must have also been invited to the wedding yes?"

Ash said, "Kind of. I'm just spending my time by walking around."

Fleur said, "Well, in that case, why don't you join us for some tea?"

Fancy Pants said, "That is a splendid idea. Won't you join us?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure. Lets go."

Fleur said, "Follow us." When she turn around to walk, she tripped on a small rock and fell but Ash quickly caught her and gently lifted her on her hooves. She blushed when she felt his strong arms around her holding her softly. She thanks him for saving her. Fancy Pants saw this and smiled. Maybe the human can help him with a problem he's been having for sometime.

Ash spent a few hours talking with them. He found out that Fleur was a super model and Fancy Pants had several trading connections. However, the conversation had gone some-what weary.

Fancy Pants said, "Ash can you do me a favor?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure thing Fancy Pants. What is it?"

Fancy Pants said, "I want you to protect Fleur."

Ash was taken back by this request. He asked, "What do you mean by that? Is someone trying to kill her?"

Fleur clutch Fancy Pants arm in worry. He said, "You see Ash, Fleur is not only a super model, but she is sought by several nobles. They want to have her in their herds and gain more fame from it."

A vein bulged on Ash's forehead in rage. He said, "Are you trying to say that the so called nobles want to have her as a prize?"

Fancy Pants said, "Yes."

Ash's rage flared instantly and *Crunch* he crushed the tea cup in his hand. The surrounding atmosphere became a bit hotter due to his rage.

Ash spoke in a demonic voice, "How dare these shits think that they could just claim another being like a trophy? I'll beat every last one of them into a bloody pulp."

Fancy Pants was taken back by that and said, "I'm not asking that kind of protection Ash."

Ash look at him in confusion and asked, "Then what kind of protection are you asking me?"

Fancy Pants said with a smile, "I have lived for a very long time. In a few years, I will die and I won't be able to protect Fleur anymore. I want you- no. I am begging you to let Fleur join your herd." He bowed his head towards Ash. Fleur had a sad expression and hugged him.

Ash was taken back by this request and that Fancy Pants was bowing to him. He said, "Why won't you tell the princesses about this? Would they not be able to help you with this problem?"

Fancy Pants said, "The nobles are always trying to increase their power. In time, they will be able to find loop holes in the princesses protection and they will take Fleur away."

Ash was enraged by this info. Not only was Equestria and other kingdoms were being attacked by monsters, the nobles of Canterlot are now another filth that he has to clean up. He will deal with them personally and when the time comes, he will take away their power, status and rights. He will take away everything from them.

As for Fancy Pants request, Ash thought about it and said, "I have another idea."

Fancy Pants said, "Yes?"

Ash said, "I can make you younger. This way, you will be able to not only protect Fleur but be with her as well."

Fancy Pants and Fleur's eyes widen in disbelief. Magic was incapable of extending ones life but the human here could do it.

Fancy Pants asked, "Can you really do that? Can you make me younger?"

Ash said, "Yes I can. I already made Applejack's grandmother 10 years younger. She was going to die in a few weeks due to old age but I extended her life. Even made her a bit younger and strengthened her bones and muscles so she does not have a hard time in moving around."

Fancy Pants smiled and Fleur hugged him in joy. He said, "You are a really kind stallion, Ash." Then his smiled turned into a frown and said, "However, I can't take that."

Ash and Fleur looked at him in shock. Why was he denying youth? Did he not want to be with Fleur?

Fleur asked, "Why? You can be young again. We can be together and have a family of our own. Don't you love me?"

Fancy Pants said with a soft smile, "It's not that I don't love you, Fleur. It's that even if I did become younger, I still would not be able to protect you."

Ash asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Fancy Pants asked, "Tell me something first, Ash. What would you do if someone with the status of a King comes on your doorstep and demands to hand over your herd mates to him?"

This question made his eyes widen in rage and his veins became visible on his face. He answered, "If someone like that does come to my doorstep, then I will mutilate him right there. Then I will go to his kingdom and destroy it from the face of this world. I will not leave a single piece of that bastard's body in this world."

Fancy Pants nodded and smiled. He said, "That is exactly what I wanted to hear. You are able to do things like that for your loved ones. However, I don't have that power."

Ash looked at him in confusion and waited for him to explain. Fancy Pants took a breath and explained, "Since nobles are always trying to find ways to increase their status and power, they try to find some secrets about other nobles. When they do find it, they will control them with that. Another way is that they try to buy off my assets and my property. The nobles have ways of getting illegal documents and take away others property. To simply put, they play dirty. Even now, there are nobles who are trying to take away my status and powers bit by bit. Soon, I will not have the power to protect Fleur and she will be taken away by them." Fleur looked at Fancy Pants with eyes full of sadness. She knew that it would happen eventually.

Fancy Pants then looked at Ash and said with hope, "However, if Fleur is in your herd, she will be safe. The nobles have seen your strength when you fought Discord, so they will stay away from you and your loved ones. However, there are some nobles who will try to confront you but I believe that you will simply beat them down. This way Fleur will be safe from the nobles and she can also have a family with you."

Ash stayed silent for a while as he process all the info Fancy Pants has given him. From Fancy Pants' point of view, he didn't have that much power which was decreasing by the nobles. Due to this he could not provide protection to Fleur for a long time. In case of the princesses protection, the nobles play dirty and will find some sort of loop hole within that protection and take Fleur away. However, if Fleur was with Ash, he would threaten, beat or even kill the nobles who would dare to come near his family. She will be safe with him.

Ash sighed and said, "I'll accept Fleur in my herd but on one condition."

Fancy Pants asked, "Name it. Money. Land. I'll give you anything for Fleur's safety."

Ash look at Fleur and said, "I'll allow Fleur to join my herd if she comes willingly."

Fancy Pants asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Ash said, "All the girls who are in my herd, asked me to join my family. Never once have I forced another girl to join my herd. If Fleur wants to be in my herd then she must come of her own free will. I will not force you or any other to join my herd against their will. You have the freedom of choosing of what you want."

Fancy Pants and Fleur eyes widen at that. They thought that he would be happy to take Fleur into his herd but he is giving them the freedom of choosing of what they want.

Fancy Pants looked at Fleur and smiled. He said, "Fleur my dear. Ash has shown that he is a true gentlemen and that he treats females with respect. Go to him my dear. He will protect you from the nobles. You can even start a family with him."

Fleur looked at Fancy Pants with sad eyes and said, "But my love. I want to be with you. I know that Ash may be the only male comparable to you but I still want to be with you."

Ash saw this and tried to comfort her by saying, "Fleur. You don't have to join my herd right away. You can spend all the time you want with Fancy Pants. However, when the nobles take away his status and power, that is when you should come to me. I promise you that I will not only care for you but love and protect you as well. Just like the girls in my herd."

Fleur was silent for a while and then she looked at Ash with a soft smile. She said, "I like that. Thank you, Ash."

Fancy Pants nodded and said, "Thank you but how will I contact you? For all I know this incident will happen in the near future and the nobles will be on my doorstep to take away Fleur."

Ash lifted his right hand and created an infected hornet. He said, "This is a hornet made from my flesh. You can contact me by speaking to it." The hornet flew towards Fancy Pants and landed on one of his coat's buttons. The hornet then transformed into a red button.

Fancy Pants look at the red button with wide eyes. He said with a smile, "Ash my boy, you are just full of surprises. I Thank you again for what you are doing for Fleur."

Ash smiled and said, "No problem. Out of all of the nobles, you and Fleur are the ones I like so far."

Fleur came closer to Ash and hugged him. She said, "Thank you, Ash."

Ash hugged her and scratched her ear. She leaned in his hand as he scratched her ear. After that, Ash said 'goodbye' to them and left the garden. He began to walk towards the castles exit but before that, he heard how Twilight was suspicious of Cadance and told her friends. The rest of the girls didn't believe her at first but then remembered what Ash told them. They are a family now and must support each other no matter how crazy it is. The girls agreed with Twilight and started to believe her as the fake Cadance didn't act well.

Ash then exited the castle and walked through Canterlot's streets. As he walked, he heard more of those hissing sounds coming from various parts of the city. He also saw a couple of ponies acting weird. Like this one mare who was giving flowers avoided her eyes from him. Then another pony quickly changed the direction of his face away from Ash when he look at him. On several occasions, this happened which confirmed that some of these ponies were fakes. Even some of the guards acted weird which confirmed that they have infiltrated them.

Ash looked up and saw that it was night time. So he went back to the castle. He still has to have a private conversation with the fake Cadance. Ash went inside the castle and towards Cadance's room. When he reached the room, there were two guards there and they had the scent of insects coming from them. When they saw Ash coming towards them, their bodies became stiff as they were about to defend the one inside.

Ash stopped a few feet away from them and said, "I want to have a conversation with the one inside."

One guard said, "She does not want to be disturbed, so go away."

Ash said, "I already told her that I want to have a talk with her and I will. I am not here to harm her." He began to walk towards the door.

The guards took out their swords and pointed towards the human. The guard said, "Halt! Come any closer and we will be forced to attack you."

Ash looked at them and calmly said, "Do you really think you both have a chance of stopping me let alone hurting me? If I wanted to, I can easily rip you both into pieces and devour your corpses. Now choose. Either you let me pass and get to live or continue to stop me and I will devour you both and then enter the room and have my talk with her. You got 5 seconds. So choose."

The guards tensed their muscles as they glared at the human. Ash said, "One."

The guards didn't move from his path and Ash said, "Two."

The guards then looked at each other and Ash said "Three."

Now the guards were trembling in fear as Ash said, "Four."

The guards didn't know what to do in this situation and raised their swords and as Ash was about to say the last number, a voice came out from the room, "Stop! Let him pass."

The guards stopped and put their swords back in their sheaths. Ash opened the door and before he went inside, he said, "You two can come in if you feel like protecting her."

With that Ash went inside. The guards looked at each other and then followed him inside. Ash saw that the fake Cadance was sitting on a chair and had a smile on her face.

Cadance said, "Well hello Ash. So nice of you to meet me in my room."

Ash took a seat and sat on it. He then said, "Lets cut to the chase shall we. I want to know what your plans are for the ponies."

Cadance lied, "I don't know what you are talking about? I just want to have a great wedding and marry Shining Armor."

Ash closed his eyes and said, "You can marry him and tear him apart, I'm fine with that but! If you are planning on hurting or killing the ponies or even think about enslaving them, then." All of a sudden, the light in the room became dim enough to cast a shadow on Ash's face and when he opened his eyes, Cadance and the guards were scared shitless at what they saw. From the darkness, two demonic red eyes became visible and they looked like they were seeing through their souls.

Cadance jumped away from her chair in fear and moved back to the wall. The guards stepped in front of her and took a defensive stance while trembling in fear. Ash released a small amount of power that was enough to make the room shake a bit.

Ash spoke in a demonic voice, "I will kill all of you and devour your corpses."

Ash stared at Cadance with his red eyes for a while and then closed his eyes. He also stopped his aura and the room stopped shaking. The light returned back to normal that revealed Ash. He took a breath and said, "However if you are being forced by someone or you have come here for some other reason, then I will hear your reasons. After I hear it, I will decide what to do with you and your followers. So talk. I'm listening."

Candace took several breaths to calm herself. She has never seen something like this. This intimidation the human released showed that he was serious when he said that he would kill them. She was sweating in fear but when he said that he will listen to their reason, she saw some hope for the survival of her species. Her hive.

Cadance said, "We are a species of insect ponies called Changelings. We are called that because we can take the form of others with ease."

Ash said, "That is a convenient ability your species got there. You have no idea how much this ability is in demand where I come from. So, what do you look like?"

Cadance shifted uncomfortably and said, "I don't think you will like what you see. You will even call us monsters the moment you see our true forms."

Ash said, "Lady. Do you even know what a monster is? A monster is a creature who does not care about the well being of others. A monster will simply take what it wants, kill whoever it wants. It does not think. It does not care. All it wants is to kill and feast on the flesh of others. That's what a monster is. And besides, I have seen weirder things."

Cadance and the guards were shock to hear that. He explained to them what a monster is and he will not be affected by their true appearance. Should they trust him or not?

Cadance asked, "Weirder things? Such as?"

Ash said with a smile, "A man that can stretch his limbs like they were made of rubber. A man that can eat flames like they were food for him. A girl that can turn herself into water. There are many more where that came from in my home world. One of the weirdest things I saw is a singing skeleton. He is not a zombie, just a skeleton. He is nice and just wants to sing to others."

Cadance was surprised to hear that other then her, there were beings who possess different abilities. Especially the singing skeleton. How can that be?

Cadance asked, "Are you sure you want to see my true form?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. I want to see what you and your species looks like. I won't judge."

Cadance took a breath and then her entire body was covered in green flame. After 2 seconds, the green flame dissipated and in place of Cadance, was a 9 foot female pony. Except she had a green insect like carapace on her abdomen. There was no fur on her body. Her arms and legs had holes in them. Even in her wings. Her horn looked crooked and she had a black crown with white pearls on her head.

She said, "My name is Chrysalis and I am the queen of the Changelings." Her two guards also changed into insect ponies.

Ash just stared at her for a while and then he sighed. He put his right elbow on his right leg and rested his head on his right hand. He looked at her with a bored expression and said in a bored tone, "Is that all?"

Chrysalis and her two guards jaws dropped on the floor and eyes widen at that. She shouted, "What do you mean is that all!? I mean look at us!? Were hideous!? We have fangs and claws and these holes in our limbs!? We look like monsters!"

Ash shook his head and said, "No. You look nothing like a monster. I see a beautiful women standing in front of me. In fact, I think you could win a beauty contest with a bit of fancy clothes."

Chrysalis blushed when he said she was beautiful. She said, "You don't see us as monsters?" Ash shook his head. She asked, "You really think I'm beautiful?" He nodded.

This made Chrysalis smile. Not a sadistic smile or one that shows she is up to something. No. For the first time, in several years, she genuinely smiled.

Chrysalis said, "Thank you, Ash. For not looking at us like monsters."

Ash said, "No problem but you still haven't told me why you came here and impersonating Cadance. Speaking of her, where is Cadance?"

Chrysalis said, "She is fine. I put her to sleep with my magic and she is resting beneath Canterlot. There is a hidden crystal cave where she is sleeping. As for why we are here? It's because my hive is starving."

Ash asked, "Your hive?"

Chrysalis said, "It's what I call my subjects."

Ash nodded and asked, "Why are your subjects starving? Is there a food shortage or something?"

Chrysalis said, "Yes. We have run out of food and came here to take it."

Ash said, "You could have just asked the princesses for food and they would have given it to your people."

Chrysalis said, "We can't just come in here into Canterlot and ask for an audience with the princesses. Have you seen the way these nobles looks at those different from them?"

Ash nodded and said, "I hear you. They also look at me in disgust but I ignored them as they are not important people. They can say whatever they want, I can take it but if they say something bad about my friends, then they will find themselves 50 feet below ground."

Chrysalis was shocked to hear that. He was also treated like a commoner but he ignored them and will harm them if they mistreat his friends. He really cares about his friends.

Chrysalis said, "You don't seem afraid of the nobles."

Ash scoff at that and said, "They are nothing more than spoiled children who start a tantrum when they are not given the thing they want. Give them a status and they think they are better than the rest. Disgusting."

Chrysalis smiled at that. She likes that he does not care about ponies like the nobles. He would stand against them and beat them down if they ever did something bad to his friends.

Ash asked, "Is that the reason you didn't want to meet with the princesses?"

Chrysalis shook her head and said, "No. It's because of what we eat that makes us a bit different."

Ash tilted his head in confusion and asked, "And what do you eat?"

Chrysalis said, "We eat love." She answered like it was the obvious thing.

Ash just stared at her in silent. Chrysalis became a bit nervous from the silent and said, "Well?"

Ash said, "Well what?"

Chrysalis said, "Aren't you going to say that is the most craziest thing you ever heard? Aren't you going to laugh about it?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No. There is nothing to laugh about. You heard me what I said about my people eating different things. There is one man who only eats germs, viruses and parasites. There is another who can eat others luck. So I'm not shocked to hear that you and your species eat love. But can you show me how you eat it? I want to see it."

Chrysalis was taken back by him. He didn't care what they ate and she was also shocked to hear that there is someone who can eat luck? He really doesn't see them as monsters. Maybe he can be her species savior.

Chrysalis said, "We can eat love from other beings but they need to be affectionate with the one they like. This is why we change our forms into the ones they love and siphon love energy from them. The processes is not harmful. It will simply leave the other one tired. That's all. They will gain their energy by resting and eating food."

Ash took the info and said, "So you can only take love energy from another being when they are showing love for you? Is that right?"

Chrysalis nodded and said, "That's right. However, you have seen our true forms. This makes it harder for anyone to like us. Others most likely branded us as monsters for what we look like." She became sad in the end.

Ash sighed and said, "Chrysalis. Don't you ever think that you and your species are monsters. Those who have branded you as monsters are nothing but trash. You just have not met the right people or ponies in this case. Trust me. There are beings out there who will not be afraid of your species. I know my girls will welcome your species with open arms. And if you haven't noticed, I'm not a pony, griffin, Minotaur, deer, dragon etc. I am a human."

Chrysalis was surprised to hear him say that. Every other creatures looked at them like they were soul sucking monsters. No one even gave them a chance to tell their part of the story but here is a human who is not only listening to their story but also becoming friends with them.

Chrysalis smiled and said, "Thank you for treating me and my subjects with kindness, Ash."

Ash dismissed it with a wave of his hand and said, "No problem, Chrysalis. Now if what you told me is right, I just need to like you in order for you to eat the love energy from me?"

Chrysalis eyes widen and asked, "You would willingly give your love to me just like that?"

Ash nodded and said, "Of course. and besides, I want to see how your species are able to eat something without a form. So lets get started."

Chrysalis was shocked that Ash would give his love to her with his own free will. She was even more shocked when he saw how much love energy was pouring out of him. When she met him for the first time, she felt love energy from the other girls coming from him. Now that same energy is spreading out from his body. The energy was so much that it was filling the room. Chrysalis opened her mouth and began to suck the energy into her mouth.

Ash saw that a purple stream was flowing from him towards Chrysalis's mouth. He looked at the purple stream intently and raised his right hand towards it. He tried to grab the stream but his hand simply pass through it. This situation reminded him of a character from "One Piece". He smiled when he knew what to do. He coated his hand in "Armament Haki" and then he was able to grab a portion of the purple stream.

Chrysalis stopped and her eyes went wide when she saw the human grabbing a small part of the love energy in his hand. She then saw him taking out a beaker and put the love energy in it. Then he put his hand in his pocket and pulled out what seems to be a seed.

Chrysalis asked, "What are you doing? And how did you manage to get a hold of your love energy?"

Ash said, "I simply put my will into my hand and was able to grab it. And this is a flavor seed. Back on my world, when a specific food source is going extinct, the humans would gather the remaining food and make soup out of it. Then they would put a flavor seed in the soup and let it absorb all of the soups flavor and nutrition."

Ash put the flavor seed in the beaker and the seed began to absorb all of the love energy. Chrysalis was a bit skeptical at what the human told her about the seed but then her eyes went wide and jaws hit the floor when she saw the tiny seed absorbing all of the love energy in the beaker.

Ash then picked up the flavor seed and snapped his fingers. A pot filled with dirt appeared and he said, "After that, they will plant that seed into the ground and pour water on it. After a week or two, and a tree will grow from that seed and bear several fruits."

Ash put the seed in the pot of dirt. He did some hand signs and put his hand on the pot and said, "Wood Style Plant Growth". Chrysalis eyes became wider as a plant grew out from the pot. The plant grew about 10-13 feet tall with several pink heart shape leaves. It then produced many pink heart shape fruits.

Ash looked at the fruits and said, "However, fruits made by the flavor seed are no ordinary fruits. Those fruits contains the flavor and nutrition of the extinct food. This is a method that we humans have come up with in order to preserve some foods that have a chance of becoming extinct."

Ash picked one heart shape fruit and gave it to Chrysalis who was still in shock. He smiled and said, "Go ahead and take a bite. Tell me how it tastes."

Chrysalis looked at the fruit and took it. She eyes the fruit carefully and saw some love energy surrounding the fruit. She then took a small bite and chew it. Her eyes went wide when the flavor spread inside her mouth. Not only the flavor was sweet and taste like vanilla but there was love energy in it as well. She ate the rest of the fruit quickly and then she took another fruit and ate it. She ate several fruits because she was also starving like her subjects. After she had her fill, she looked at Ash with eyes full of hope.

Chrysalis said in disbelief, "I can't believe it. These fruits have love energy in it. How can that be?"

Ash smiled and raised his right hand. He then brought his hand on Chrysalis's head. When the guards saw this they went into a defensive stance but stopped when they saw that he simply put his hand on her head.

Ash petted her head and said, "There is no question about how it is possible or impossible. In my world, there are countless things that will blow away your mind if you keep on asking questions about that. You simply just accept it."

Chrysalis blushed when he petted her head. She could feel the amount of affection from him. She smiled and asked, "Can you provide these fruits to my hive? They are all starving as we have to ration our remaining love among them."

Ash smiled and said, "Of course. But on one condition."

The guards didn't like that as they thought he would take advantage of them. However, Chrysalis didn't feel any ill will coming from him. She asked, "And what is that condition?"

Ash said, "You and your species will be Equestria's new neighbors and allies."

The guards and Chrysalis's eyes went wide at that. They thought that he would ask something like becoming his slaves or something but he just asked of them to be Equestria's allies. He also said neighbors. Did he mean that he is given them a place to stay near them?

Chrysalis asked, "Is that all? No becoming your slaves or something?"

Ash's face became one of anger and Chrysalis felt immense malice and hatred coming from him so much that she was about make a run for her life but didn't when he spoke, "I despise slavery with every part of my soul. If I caught anyone committing such a disgusting act, then I will crush them with my hands. I will crush each and every one of those bastards from the face for this planet!" He even *Crack* cracked his knuckles when he said crush.

Chrysalis has never felt this much hatred and malice from a being. There are numerous creatures out in the world who enslaved others for their own amusement. Even some of her own subjects have been captured and enslaved by those slavers. She smiled as she finds out that the savior of her species is one who despise slavery.

Ash's anger dissipated and he apologize, "Sorry. I just hate them for what they do. Who gave them the right to take away the freedom of others? Anyway, yes. I want to have your species as not only allies to Equestria but as their friend and neighbors as well."

Chrysalis smiled and nodded. She said, "If those are the conditions, I happily accept them."

Ash smiled and said, "Then I welcome you as Equestria's ally and friend. Also about your staying, I suggest your species staying anywhere but here in Canterlot."

Chrysalis asked, "Why is that?"

Ash gave her a deadpan expression and said, "This is Canterlot. Home of the most stuck up nobles you can find anywhere. They are racist bastards and will belittle you and your species at the first chance they get."

Chrysalis face turned one of realization. She then asked., "But you are also different from them. Don't they target you too?"

Ash said, "I don't care what those little shits say about me. They can say whatever they want but if they dare say anything bad about my friends, then their faces will have a meeting with my fist."

Chrysalis began to like this human. A person who doesn't take shits from others if it's about their friends and will protect them at all cost. He really is caring human.

Chrysalis said, "Then I'll take your advise and find another place to live."

Ash said, "There are plenty of cites in Equestria that you can build your home near them. You can also build a small hive near Ponyville. That is the town where I live. So if you face some trouble, you can come and visit me."

Chrysalis said, "Thank you. I will see to it."

Ash said, "Okay. Now can we get Cadance here from her cave?"

Chrysalis nodded and teleported to her location. A few seconds later, Chrysalis returned with Cadance sleeping on the floor. Ash picked her up and put her on the bed. Ash, Chrysalis and her guards then passed the time talking with each other in Cadance's room. After some time, Cadance woke up from her sleep and looked around the room.

Cadance saw Ash and said, "Good morning, Ash. Why are you in my room?"

Ash look outside the window and saw that it was night time. He looked back at her and said, "Candace. It's not morning. It's night time and I am here talking with our new ally and friend."

Cadance looked at the who he was talking about and her eyes widen when she saw her. She took a defensive stance and shouted, "What is she doing here!?"

Ash looked at her in confusion and asked, "What do you mean?"

Cadance said, "She is the one who captured me and took me down to the crystal caves and casted a sleep spell on me!"

Chrysalis had a sheepish expression and said, "Um sorry? I apologize for what I did. I had to do what I thought was best for the survival of my subjects."

Cadance shouted, "That still does not give you the right to what you did to me!"

Ash said, "Cadance. Please calm down. Lets all take a breath and talk like normal people do."

Cadance was angry at Chrysalis for what she did and did want her to not be near her but she took Ash's advice and took several deep breaths to calm herself. After that she said, "Okay. I'm calm now. So tell me. Why did did you do it?"

Chrysalis then began to tell her how her subjects have been starving and how she could not meet the princesses because of how they look. Cadance understood what she meant. Chrysalis's species did have a bit of an intimidating look that would make others run in fear but after talking to her, she found out that they just look differently and that they eat love which was awkward since she was the princesses of love.

Chrysalis also told her how Ash has made a fruit filled with love energy and promised to provide her hive with them. Cadance was quite shocked to see the heart shaped fruit and that it has love energy in it. Chrysalis then told her about Ash's condition of becoming allies to Equestria and be their friend and neighbors.

After listening to Chrysalis, Cadance said, "I get that you have to do what you needed to in order for your species survival but why didn't you simply meet with one the the princesses? They would have helped you, you know?"

Chrysalis was quiet for a while and then she turned her face away from her. She said, "There is also another reason I didn't show myself to the princesses."

Cadance asked, "What is that reason?"

Chrysalis said, "They hurt my daughter."

Cadance gasped in shock and said, "The princesses would never harm others unless they harmed her subjects!"

Chrysalis shook her head and said, "I didn't mean the princesses. I meant the guards."

Cadance said, "Why did the guards hurt your daughter?"

Chrysalis said, "My daughter, Insectum was 10 years old when it happened. She wanted to meet you ponies and become friends with them. I saw this as a chance to make a friendly relationship with the ponies. So I sent her along with a couple of guards to Canterlot. However, it didn't go as I wanted it to be."

Cadance asked in a worry tone, "What happened?"

Chrysalis said, "Insectum was approaching Canterlot under a white flag. A group of royal guards were patrolling the outskirt of Canterlot. They were the ones who spotted my daughter and attacked her immediately."

Cadance gasped and said, "But she was under a white flag. You don't attack someone when they are under a white flag."

Chrysalis said, "But they did. They ignored the white flag and started shooting spells on my daughters. Her guards tried to protect her but were killed while defending her. My daughter was severely injured before she managed to cast a teleportation spell and came back home. I ran to see her but to my horror, I could not even recognize her with all of those injuries. The doctors did their best to heal her but she will forever be scarred. She lost more than half of her face and an eyes, an arm and a leg. She will never be able to walk correctly, or speak again." Tears flowed from her eyes when she remembered back then of how her daughter looked like with all of those injuries.

Cadance covered her mouth in horror as she heard what the royal guards did to Chrysalis's daughter. Ash on the other hand was furious. He may look calm on the outside but on the inside, his anger was erupting like a volcano. How dare they hurt a child like that? No child should ever go through things such as this. He will find the one responsible for harming Insectum and severely punish them.

Ash said while trying to keep his anger in check, "Do you know the ones responsible for hurting your daughter?"

Chrysalis shook her head and said, "No. I don't. All I know is that the guard is a male unicorn in the royal guards."

Ash asked, "When did this happened?"

Chrysalis answered, "About 2 years ago."

Ash said, "I will see if I can find that bastard and his goons. In the mean time, I can give you a good news."

Chrysalis asked, "What's the good news?"

Ash said, "You don't have to worry about your daughter any more. I will be able to heal all of her injuries."

Chrysalis immediately looked at him in disbelief. She said, "You can heal her? But not even my doctors and magic could fully heal her? How can you be so sure that you can heal her completely."

Ash smiled and grabbed his left arm with his right hand. Then in front of Chrysalis, her guards and Cadance, he did the unthinkable. Ash *Keerrriiippp* ripped off his entire left arm with his right hand. The others screamed in horror as they saw him ripping off of his left arm like it was nothing. Then to their surprise, they saw several small red tentacles coming out of his left stump and began to form bones, muscles, veins and finally the skin. They watch as his left arm was fully regenerated in front of them.

Ash moved his left arm and showed them it was okay. He then absorbed his sever left arm. Tentacles sprouted from his legs and absorbed all the blood that was sprayed from his left stump and onto the ground. After a few seconds, there was no trace of blood in the room. They all looked at him with wide eyes and jaws agape.

Ash said, "One of my special abilities is that I can manipulate my flesh however I want to. I can also heal others with this. I can even cure diseases and viruses from others. With this, I can give back severed limbs to others."

Chrysalis came out of her shock and asked with hope, "Can my daughter be saved?"

Ash nodded and said, "Of course. I can completely heal her and also take away her scars."

Chrysalis didn't know how to thank him. First he didn't treat them like monsters. Then he gave them a source of food. Then a friendly relationship with Equestria and now, he was even going to heal her injured daughter. She hugged him and cried into his chest while saying 'thank you' several times. Ash hugged her softly and rub her back.

After crying for a while, Chrysalis calmed down. She said, "Thank you so much, Ash. I would really want to see my daughter walk and talk normally. I don't know how I could ever repay you for what you are doing."

Ash dismissed it with a wave of his hand and said, "It's okay. No need to thank me. I do this all the time with others."

Chrysalis smiled at him. Cadance said, "Chrysalis. I am so sorry for what the royal guards did to your daughter. I promise that I will aid Ash in catching the culprit and bring them to justice. And I also forgave you of what you did."

Chrysalis eyes widen at that. She then smiled and said, "Thank you so much, Cadance."

They all began to talk normally with each others. During conversation, Chrysalis said, "Cadance. Are you really going to marry Shining Armor?"

Cadance said, "Of course. He and I have been friends for a long time. I met him when I started foalsitting Twilight."

Chrysalis said, "I don't think you should be marrying someone like him."

Cadance narrowed her eyes at her and said, "What do you mean someone like him?"

Chrysalis said, "Cadance. Since you became my friend, I will tell you this. Shining armor is not who you think he is."

Cadance asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Chrysalis asked, "How does he act around you?"

Cadance said with a smile, "He treats me like a flower and makes me laugh. He is kind to others and helps them whenever they need help."

Chrysalis asked, "Then have you seen him acting when he is not around you?"

Cadance shook her head and said, "No, I didn't. Why?"

Chrysalis said, "Cadance. He treats others like they are dirt beneath his hooves."

Cadance gasped and said, "No! He doesn't act like that! He is nothing like Blueblood!"

Chrysalis said, "He refers to Earth ponies as mud ponies. That they should stay where they should be, in the mud. He treats the Pegasus no differently than the Earth ponies. The only ponies he gets along with are Unicorns."

Cadance was shocked to hear that. She said, "But ... but he loves me and I love him."

Chrysalis said, "His love for you is genuine but ask yourself this. Would he love you if you weren't an alicorn or a unicorn? What if you were an Earth pony or a Pegasus, then what? Would he still have love you? I don't think so since he considers them to be lower than him. He thinks that the unicorn and alicorns are the superior race as they can use magic and such."

Cadance thought about it but refused to believe it. She opened her mouth to say something but Ash beat her to it. He said, "You should believe what she is saying Cadance."

Cadance looked at him with eyes full of disbelief. She said,"Ash. Even you are.."

Ash said, "It is true that Shining Armor looks down on those who are not unicorns or alicorns. You should know that ever since he first saw me, he has done nothing but get in my way and belittle me. Calling me a monster, a threat and wants to banish me and such. Did you know that at the end of our duel, he tried to kill me in front of the princesses?"

Cadance gasped and said, "But he ..."

Ash nodded and said, "He did. Later, when Discord appeared, several guards were severely wounded by him. After I beat the crap out of Discord, the girls managed to seal him back into his stone prison. Then I came here to heal the wounded guards but Shining Armor stood in my path and refused to allow me to heal the guards. It was thanks to Silver Streak who confronted him about this. If he didn't, then I would have beaten him severly."

Cadance felt like he was talking about someone else. Shining Armor could never do those thing. Could he?

Ash continued, "When I had permission from the princesses to select members for my own squad, Shining Armor still got in my way. Again Silver Streak confronted him and Shining Armor was about to attack him but Silver Streak gave him a warning which made him stop in his tracks. After that, I selected the members for my squad. When Shining Armor saw who I picked, he belittled them in front of everyone, saying that they were the weaker bunch of the guards and he was thinking about expelling them. When the members of my squad heard what he said about them, they accepted to joining my squad. This made him mad and threaten to arrest them for leaving the services of the princesses. At that time, I really wanted to smash his pathetic face in but Silver Streak save him by confronting him."

Ash look at Cadance and saw that she had a worry face. He said, "I'm not saying that you shouldn't marry him Cadance. I'm saying that you should think about the safety of you and your child."

Cadance asked, "What do you mean my safety and my child?"

Ash said, "What if the child that you give birth to is not a unicorn or an alicorn? What if your child is an Earth pony or a Pegasus?"

Cadance said, "He will love them. They will be his children too."

Ash shook his head and said, "Cadance. I know a lot of people like Shining Armor. And let me tell you that they will not hesitate to hurt you or your child. He will see your child like an imperfect being, a plague and will do hurtful things to them. He will also abuse you if you ever go against his wishes."

Cadance looked down as she began to process about what he told her. If Shining Armor is indeed what he is as they say, then her children are in danger. If she goes against him, then there is a chance that he will hurt and abuse her and her child.

Cadance looked at Ash and said, "I ... I don't know what to do. What you told me is the exact opposite of what Shining Armor is. I have loved Shining Armor for a long time and I don't think I can leave him just like that. What should I do? Please tell me."

Ash petted her head and said, "You may be thinking that we are trying to stop you from marrying Shining Armor by telling lies but we aren't. We are just looking out for you and your child's safety. As for what you can do? Why don't you go on with the wedding and marry him. When you spend time with him, you will began to see what his true color is. Just promise me one thing Cadance."

Cadance looked at him with worry eyes and asked, "Yes?"

Ash said, "If you are ever pushed into a corner or about to be hurt by Shining Armor, then come to me. Run as fast as your legs can carry you away from him. Come to me and I will protect you. Then I will see what I can do with him. Promise me this Cadance. I don't want to see you get hurt."

Cadance felt an aura coming from him. It felt like an aura of protection to her. She smiled and said, "I promise you Ash, that if should that happen, I will immediately come to you. In fact I Pinkie promise. Close my eyes and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye-ouch!" She did the Pinkie promise and accidentally poked one of her eyes in the end.

They all laughed at that. Ash then said, "Well, it's getting late so why don't we go to our rooms and sleep?"

The others agreed and when they were about to leave, Ash said, "Oh and Chrysalis. In the morning, we may need to tell the girls about all of this. Especially Twilight since she has been suspecting of you being fake."

Chrysalis blushed a bit and said, "Well, I really should have done my homework on Cadance's behavior. Do you think she would forgive me for what I did?"

Ash nodded and said, "Of course she would. Me and Cadance will also be there to explain all of that. So you have nothing to worry about."

Chrysalis smiled and said, "Thank you Ash. For everything."

They all left Cadance room and went towards their sleeping quarters. Ash went towards his and slept for the night.

Next Day

Ash woke up from his sleep and got out of his bed. He got ready for the day as today was the wedding day. But first, he needs to tell the girls about Chrysalis. He first went outside his room and towards Cadance's room. He knocked on the door and waited.

The door was opened by Cadance who smiled when she saw that it was him. She hugged him and said, "Good morning, Ash."

Ash was taken back by this but greeted her as well, "Good morning to you too. You seem happy. Why is that?"

Cadance said, "I'm just so happy. Today I get to marry the one I love."

Ash gave a soft smile and said, "I am happy for you too, Cadance. Just remember your promise okay?"

Cadance frown a bit but nodded. She still could not believe that Shining Armor was like that. Ash only thought about her safety from that bastard. Guess when the time comes, he will deal with Shining Armor.

Ash entered Cadance room and saw Chrysalis there. Chrysalis smiled and greeted him and Ash greeted her.

Ash asked, "So shall we head towards the girls room?"

Cadance and Chrysalis nodded and went with him towards the girl's room. When they reached, Ash said, "Wait here you two. Let me first go in and explain to them a bit about Chrysalis." They both nodded.

Ash knocked on the door and Pinkie said, "Come in! It's open!"

Ash went in and met his herd mates. They all hugged and kissed him. Twilight said, "Ash. It's good that you are here. You have to believe me when I say that something is wrong with Cadance. I think she is an imposter."

Ash scratched her ear to calm her and said, "Twilight. It's okay. I know about that already."

Twilight asked, "You do?"

Ash said, "That is why I came here to tell you all about it. But first you need to remain calm about what I am about to tell you."

The girls nodded and Ash told them about Cadance being Chrysalis and what species they are. What were their reason of impersonating her? What he did for them? He told them everything. Even about the attack on Chrysalis's daughter. The girls understood why she did it and gasped in horror about the injuries inflicted on Insectum by the royal guards.

Fluttershy asked, "Is she okay?"

Ash said, "She is alive, Fluttershy. Later, I am going to visit Chrysalis and heal her daughter."

Fluttershy smiled and happily hugged him. Ash also told them that Chrysalis and her species are now allies of Equestria.

Twilight's eyes widen at that and said, "A new species? Can I meet her? I would love to study her and make many bundles of new information."

Ash chuckled at her adorkable and petted her her head. He said, "You will need to ask her yourself." He then looked back at the door and said, "You both can come in now!"

The door opened and came in Cadance and ..... another Cadance. The girls were shocked to see a duplicate of Cadance.

One Cadance said, "So girls?"

The other Cadance said, "Can you tell which one of us is the real one?"

The girls look from one Cadance to the other Cadance several times. They tried to look closely at their bodies but still they could not figure it out. They eventually gave up.

One Cadance said, "Giving up already?" The girls nodded.

The other Cadance look at Ash and said, "Can you tell which one of us is the real Cadance?"

Ash smirked and walked closer to them. He brought his face closer to theirs which made them blush. He then sniffed at them. He pulled his head back and smiled at them.

Ash pointed towards the first Cadance and said, "You are the real Cadance."

He then pointed towards the second Cadance and said, "You are Chrysalis."

The fake Cadance smiled and then her body was covered in green flames which made the girls gasp. After the green fire subsided, the girls were shocked to see a pony that had some insect like features. They just kept on staring at Chrysalis in silence which made her uncomfortable.

Ash saw this and said, "Girls. I would like you to meet Chrysalis. She is the queen of her subjects."

The girls came out of their shock and began to introduce themselves. After the introduction, they all talked with each other. Twilight wanted to study her as she had this mad scientist aura coming from her. Chrysalis agreed to be studied by her which made her happy. The other girls also talked with her about various things. This way, time passed by until it was time for the wedding.

Cadance said, "Well, I am going to get ready for my wedding. I'll see you all later." She left the room.

Chrysalis said, "So when will you introduce me to the princesses?"

Ash said, "After the wedding is done, I will take you to them."

So they all went to attend the wedding. Chrysalis took the disguise of another pony and joined them. At the wedding, Cadance was dressed in a white gown that made her look beautiful. She and Shining Armor were standing in the center of the room. The CMC were the flower girls and Spike held the rings. Princesses Celestia and Luna were there to look over the wedding.

Princess Celestia said, "Mares and gentlecolts, we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of the real Princess Mi Amore Cadenza–"

Princess Cadance interrupted her and said, "Princess Cadance is fine."

Princess Celestia nodded and continued, "Hm. The union of Princess Cadance and Shining Armor. The strength of their commitment is clear. The power of their love, undeniable. May we have the rings please?"

Spike brought them their wedding rings which Cadance and Shining Armor wore. Princess Celestia and Luna said, "I now pronounce you mare and colt!"

Shining Armor and Princess Cadance both kissed and the crowd began to cheer and throw a lot of flowers at them.

While Shining Armor and Princess Cadance were kissing, Princess Celestia whispered to Rainbow, "Rainbow Dash, that's your cue."

Rainbow nodded and flew out from the room and into the sky. She flew with such speed that she was able to break the sound barrier which made a rainbow colored circle to spread in all direction. She did a sonic rainboom.

Rainbow did an air fist and said, "Best... wedding... ever! If only it were with Ash and not Shining Armor." She whispered the last part to herself.

After having some conversations and fun with the wedding, Ash, the girls and the disguised Chrysalis went into the throne room. There they meet with the princesses.

Luna said, "Guards. Please leave us."

The guards nodded and left the throne room. When they were alone, the princesses happily hugged Ash.

Celestia said, "So Ash. Have you dealt with the threat?"

Ash said, "I deal with it and I have good news."

Luna said, "Really? What is it?"

Ash said, "I have gotten Equestria a new ally and friend." He looked at the disguised Chrysalis and motioned her to come closer to him.

Chrysalis came near Ash in her disguise. The princesses look at her and Celestia asked, "Who is this Ash?"

Ash said, "Celestia. Luna. Allow me to introduce Chrysalis, queen of the Changelings."

Chrysalis then burst into green flames which made the princesses gasp and take a step back. When the flames subsided, Chrysalis was standing there in her true form.

Chrysalis said, "Greetings princesses. It's very nice to finally meet you two."

The princesses look at her in shock and surprise. Then they smiled and greeted her.

Celestia said, "Greetings Queen Chrysalis. I am princess Celestia, goddess of the sun."

Luna said,"And I am princess Luna, goddess of the moon."

Celestia asked, "Which kingdom do you hail from?"

Chrysalis said, "My kingdom is in the badlands."

The princesses were shocked to heat that. Luna asked, "Why does your kind live there?"

Chrysalis said, "Princesses. You have already seen what my kind looks like. When others see us, they either panic and run away or try to attack us. That is why we live there so that no one can hurt us."

Celestia frowned and said, "I am so sorry to hear that Chrysalis but rest assure that me and my sister welcome you to Equestria with open arms."

Chrysalis smiled and said, "Thank you princesses and I'm also sorry for what I did."

The princesses became confused and Luna asked, "What are you sorry about?"

Ash then explained to the princesses the reason for Chrysalis presence in Canterlot. The princesses were first shocked and then became sad when they found that their royal guards attacked her daughter who was under a white flag.

Luna said in anger, "How dare they attack someone like that! A child no less!"

Celestia said, "I am really sorry about what happened to your daughter Chrysalis. I promise that we will find the ones responsible for the attack and severely punish them."

Chrysalis smiled and said, "Thank you princesses. Ash and Cadance also promised to catch the culprit. He will also be visiting my kingdom in order to heal my daughter."

The princesses became happy that Ash will be able to save her daughter's life. When everything was going fine, the door to the throne room opened and came in the last pony he wanted to see. Shining Armor.

Shining Armor came into the throne room and said, "Twily? I have been looking for you all over the castle."

When he saw Ash, he scowled but when his eyes were on Chrysalis, he yelled in shock, "What the heck is that thing!?"

The girls glared at him and Twilight said, "Shining!"

Shining Armor said, "What!? Just look at that thing! It's hideous!"

Tears formed in Chrysalis's eyes. When Ash saw this, his blood boiled with rage. He turned towards the bastard and said, "She is queen Chrysalis of the Changelings and her species are Equestria's new allies. You will respect her and refrain from acting like that again."

Shining Armor scowled and said, "How dare you talk to me like that? I am not the captain of the guards anymore. I am now a prince!"

Ash said, "So what?"

Shining Armor said, "It means that I am in a higher position than you are. I can now have you arrested and throw you into the dungeon. After that, I will deal with this thing you call Chrysalis. I think I will have her executed publicly."

The girls and princesses were horrified to hear that. They knew he was like that but this is worse.

Shining Armor grinned and said, "Now where are the guards so I can-mmmph!?" He could not finish his sentence as he found his mouth grabbed by something and being lifted above the ground. He looked down and saw that it was the alien who grabbed him.

Ash glared the bastard with his right hand and said, "Let me tell you some thing Prince." He said with distaste and continued, "If Blueblood couldn't even have me arrested, then how could you? Blueblood is nothing more than a spoiled brat who looks down on those who are lower in status to him but you. You on the other hand look down on those who are not ponies at all. No scratch that. You even look down on your kind as well. You see Pegasus and Earth ponies as lesser beings because they are unable to use magic. You think that Unicorns and alicorns are the superior race because they are able to us magic."

Everyone in the throne was shocked to find that Shining Armor was a spiciest. Twilight looked at her brother with eyes full of disbelief. She could not believe that her brother would be like one of the nobles.

Ash said, "As for executing Chrysalis?" His grip on Shining Armor's face became harder that hurt him. Her spoke in a demonic voice, "You dare try to kill someone just for looking different!?"

Ash lifted Shining Armor above his head with his right hand and then *Crash* slammed his head into the floor. Shining Armor was slammed into the floor on his back. Several cracks formed on the floor. Shining Armor groaned in pain and then felt something slam into his chest. He looked up and saw that the alien had his right leg on his chest.

Ash looked down at Shining Armor in disgust and said, "If you thought that marrying Cadance will give you power over me, then you are sorely mistaken. I'm feeling sorry for her that such a sweet mare like her is marrying someone like you. Disgusting. She could have found someone even better than you but she didn't." He then kicked Shining Armor in his gut that launched him towards *Crash* a wall. Shining Armor fell on the floor in pain. He laid there as some of his bones were broken.

Ash walked towards Shining Armor and *Crash* slammed his right foot on his head that pinned him onto the floor. He said, "Did you really think someone like you can control and hurt me?" He pressed his foot and began to crush Shining Armor's head slowly which made him scream in pain. After crushing his head for a few seconds, he stopped.

Ash said, "Don't ever think I can't kill you, Shining Armor. The only reason I am even letting you live is because you are Twilight's brother and a husband to Cadance. If you weren't, then I would have killed you on the first day when you tried to kill me."

Ash then leaned his head closer to Shining Armor's head and said, "You will never have power over me. NEVER!" He then pulled his head back and walked away from Shining Armor who pathetically laid there on the floor.

Ash then said, "Also, Celestia. Luna. When you reveal Equestria's new ally and friend, tell them this. The entire Changeling species are under my protection. Anyone dares to hurt a single hair on them will be dealt with by me. I don't care if it's a noble or a prince. They harm the Changelings in any way, then I will hunt them down like an animal and kill them. No. I will mutilate and torture them first. Then I will kill them."

Everyone and Chrysalis were surprised to hear him say that. She smiled at him that even after all the things he did for her, he still does more.

Celestia said, "Ash. Isn't that too much? I know that nobles can be a bit-"

Ash said, "Racist?"

Celestia pulled her head back at that word and said, "I was going to say rude and unkind but if that's how you put it ... Anyway, as I was saying, I mean that what you are doing is too much."

Ash said, "Celestia. I know what I'm doing. You yourself know how the nobles look at others who are different from them. My way is simply telling them that they will face me if they even think about hurting the Changelings. Their fear of me will prevent them for harming the Changelings."

Luna nodded and said, "I understand what you're saying Ash. If Celestia and I simply reveal the Changeling to the world, many will harm them for what they look like. Your way will not only stop from anyone to harm the Changelings but will also keep them safe."

Celestia said, "If you put it that way, then I agree with your method Ash."

Ash smiled and said, "Thank you Celestia, Luna."

Celestia said, "No. It should be us who needs to thank you, Ash."

Luna said, "You not only protected our ponies but also gave Equestria an ally and friend."

Ash said, "Don't forget the deer kingdom and the Minotaur kingdom. They have also become Equestria's allies."

The princesses and the girls eyes widen at that. Celestia asked, "When did that happen?"

Ash said, "For the deer kingdom, when I went there, I freed the females and killed the king. So they will probably follow me as they tried to make me their King which I have avoided for the moment. I still have to find some sort of solution for that. As for the Minotaur Kingdom, I saved their city from an army of monsters that was being lead by King Iron Hoof's brother. Iron Hoof thanked me and agreed to be Equestria's ally. He probably wanted to thank me for saving his beloved kingdom."

Everyone was shocked and surprised to hear that two more kingdoms have become allies of Equestria. They were first neutral kingdoms but now, thanks to Ash, they have become their allies and friends.

Celestia smiled and said, "That is an indeed great news."

Suddenly the door to the throne room opened and came in a guard with a panic face. He said, "Princesses! Canterlot is being invaded by an army of monsters!"

Silence reign the air when everyone heard that. The princesses began to panic as she starts ordering for all the guards to arm themselves. Chrysalis also began to panic as her changelings were present in the city disguised as a pony. The girls were also panicking about Canterlot being attacked by an army of monsters.

During their panic, Ash heard Twilight saying that her parents live here. That was all he needed to hear to get his blood boiling. Also, from the outside he heard the voice of someone precious to him. Immediately he bent down and jumped *Crash* through the room's ceiling and outside. Everyone stopped their panic and looked up at the hole in the ceiling. They realized that he was going in for the attack and they quickly left the room to see what he was going to do.

When Twilight was about to leave, she stopped and looked at her brother laying on the floor in pain. She could have said "You deserve it" but she didn't because he was her big brother who she looked up to when she was a filly. However, after finding out his true colors, she was sad and disgusted by him. To think that she is related to someone like him.

Twilight took a breath and told a nearby guard, "Please take my brother to the infirmary." With that she left the throne room.

The guard was shocked to see that their captain was laying on the ground beaten and bruised. The guard came to him and lifted him up, however, Shining Armor pushed the guard away and limped out of the throne room all by himself. He left the room with a scowl on his face. He bitterly thought that he would make the alien pay for this.

Canterlot

The city's nobles were walking through the streets and minding their own business like finding out dirty secrets about others nobles, when all of a sudden *Thud* echoed that stopped everyone right in their tracks. They looked around to find the source of that sound when *Thud* they heard it again. After listening to the sound, they realized where it was coming from and looked at the city's gate. Some huge stomping sound came from the other side of the wall which indicated that something huge was coming towards the wall.

All of a sudden, *Crash* the city's gate was destroyed which shocked the nearby nobles and guards. When the dust settled, everyone was horrified to see an army of monsters standing at the destroyed gate. Then like a flood, the monsters began to enter the city. A huge amount of different kinds of monsters rushed in through the gate. Some monsters climbed up the wall while others flew above it.

When the nearby nobles saw the monsters entering the city, they immediately began to run towards the castle where the princesses were. The nobles who weren't aware of the monsters presence were simply standing there to see what the commotion was about. However, when they were informed of the running nobles that a horde of monsters are attacking the city, they immediately joined them and ran away. They were running there so that the princesses could protect them.

The guards who were near the destroyed gate, immediately attacked the monsters, but due to the sheer number of the monsters, the guards were killed in mere seconds. Several guards who were patrolling the city, ran towards the screams and saw the monsters. They too attacked the monsters but were killed by them.

When the monsters entered the city, they began to smash and destroy the shops, houses and building. Whatever stood in their path, they destroyed it. They all marched through the city while destroying anything that stood in their paths. They were marching towards the castle where the nobles were running to.

There was a rush of nobles near the castle's gate as they tried to enter the castle but with the huge amount of nobles, they were pushing each other out of their way so that they could enter the castle in order to save their lives. This made it impossible for them to enter through the gate. The nobles outside of the castle looked at the approaching monsters and their panic took another level. They then tried to beat the other nobles and forced their way inside the castle.

The monsters saw this and grinned maliciously. They then began to march towards the terrified nobles menacingly. This made the nobles scream in terror as they watched the monsters getting closer and closer to them by the second.

In the crowd of nobles were two unicorn fillies. They were the daughters of Ditzy. Sparkler held her little sister closer to her as she saw the monsters getting closer to them. Dinky had tears in her eyes. She looked up to her big sister and asked, "What are we going to do?"

Sparkler just hugged Dinky and said with tears in her eyes, "Shhh. Just close your eyes. Every thing will be fine."

Dinky closed her eyes and hugged her big sister in fear. Both unicorn fillies held each other and waited for whats to come. Dinky prayed in a whisper, "Please. Someone save us .... daddy."

*CCCCRRRRRAAAAAASSSSSSHHHHH*

Dinky and Sparkler opened their eyes at the sound of something crashing through something solid. They looked around and saw that the nobles, guards and even the monsters have stopped right in their tracks and were looking around for the source of that voice. They all saw that part of the castle's roof exploded like something rammed through it from the inside.

Then all of a sudden *THUD* *CRACK* a sound came from above. They all looked above and their eyes went wide at what they saw. It was the human Ash. He landed on a tall building that cracked under his feet when he landed. And he looked pissed off. His arms, legs and chest's muscles were bulging with immense rage. His eyes turned red with rage as blood flowed into his eyes, making him terrifying to the onlookers. Especially the monsters.

Ash immediately searched the crowd in search for the fillies. When he saw Dinky and Sparkle to be fine, his eyes soften and his body relaxed. However, it was for only one second that he relaxed and then suddenly, his muscles bulge again. He then look at the monsters in rage and hate.

Ash heard what Dinky and Sparkle said when they were frightened by the monsters. Especially Dinky. Her bastard of a father, Jewel Ring left her mother when she was pregnant with Dinky. She had to grow up without a father but got a new sister, Sparkler. Ditzy adopted Sparkler when her parents abandoned her and left her at the orphanage.

Those bastards!!! How dare they left their children like that! Just thinking about this, made his blood boil so much that hot white steam were coming out from his mouth. This only made him even more terrifying when he exhaled that everyone could hear that made their blood run cold, "Hhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

The princesses and the girls came out from the castle and were shocked and confused as to why everyone in including the monsters stopped. They also noticed that everyone was looking up. They looked at what they were all looking at and their eyes went wide when they saw Ash in the state he was in. They began to worry about him as they thought that he would became the Red Goliath like last time when he was in such rage as he fought Discord.

Ash glared at the monsters which made them flinch under his piercing gaze. He then said in a demonic voice which the nobles would never be able to forget for as long as they live, "Don't underestimate me. You lower life forms."

Chapter 25 Descovery, Ninjas And Hells Training

Next Morning

Ash woke up when sunlight entered his room. He yawned and rubbed his eyes. Ash felt his body was fully healed but still felt some pain in his muscles. The pain will pass away after a while or he could have a good massage from Aloe and Lotus. Yeah. He will do that later.

Ash then looked around and saw that the girls were still sleeping. Some were hugging their pillows while some hugged each other. Pinkie and Rarity were hugging him while Fluttershy was sleeping on top of him. She was hugging Fluffle Snow like a teddy bear. It was such a cute site for him. He bent down and gave a kiss to her forehead which made her smile. Now he needs to find a way to get out of this without waking up the girls.

Ash got and idea and used "Kamui" to make his body intangible. He slowly sunk into the bed and gently put pillows for Pinkie and Rarity to hug. He also gently laid Fluttershy down on the bed as his body phased through the bed. After that, he easily got out of bed and phased through the girls like a ghost. He then turned his body back into tangible and went to the bathroom to wash up. After getting ready for the day, he saw that the girls were still sleeping. He smiled and left the room by phasing through the door with his "Kamui".

Ash was feeling terrible pain from his muscles. Even his virus could not take away that pain. He scanned his body and found that due to overexerting himself in the last battle, a lot of burden was placed on his body. Also, using "Rage Fuel Recovery" twice was a really bad idea. If he didn't had his virus, then he would suffer from permanent damage. In the future, he will need to avoid using "Rage Fuel Recovery" twice. This skill must only be used once a day and he will be okay. However, with his current pain, that will last for a while before it goes away.

Then there was the incident of his Gourmet Demon taking over his body and becoming one with it. He found that transformation to be a surprise as in the show, only part of the body can be turned into a Devil form but it was different with him. Ash’s entire body was transformed into a Gourmet Demon and became several times stronger but also put sever strain on his body. He needs to train in this area so that in the future he would be able to fully control his Gourmet Demon form. Also, can he transform into other Gourmet Demons as well? Maybe.

Ash walked through the hallway and found no guards or staff members. He then passed by the CMC room and heard them sleeping. Spike was sleeping in another room. He also walked past the princesses room and heard two sleeping sounds. Chrysalis and Cadance must have left, so only Celestia and Luna are sleeping. He then walked towards the castle's kitchen and saw that it was empty. It looks like Ash was the only one who woke up early in the morning. Which reminds him. How much of the Gourmet Cells have been completed? He checked them and found them to be ... 5.84% complete!!????

Whats up with that? It was taking way long to just get 1% done but now it was at least 6% completed? How? How can this be? Ash checked them and his virus informed him that due to devouring unique monsters like the monster's general Ziantos and the demon Asmodeus. These creatures are powerful being and hold some kind of unique energy that is compatible with his Gourmet Cells.

Really? The strong monsters and demons poss this unique energy that are compatible with the Gourmet Cells? He needs to confirm this. He still has the biomass from Karn The Destroyer, Beast Master and the first demon he killed, The Devourer. He found their biomass inside his body and inspected it. A while later, he found it. There was indeed some kind of unique energy they possessed. Karn and Beast possessed very little of this unique energy. However, the demon, The Devourer had five times than what Karn and Beast Master possessed.

As Ash was inspecting the energy, something strange happened. Ash's own Gourmet Cells began to activate against his will. Then all four of his Gourmet Demons manifested by themselves.

The Red Ogre said, "This ..."

Poison Devil said, "Energy ..."

Hair Monster said, "Taste ..."

Evil Voice Demon said, "Delicious ..."

Ash struggled with his Gourmet Demons for a while but then got them back under control. He was stunned to have something like this happen to him. The Gourmet Cells wanted this unique energy for themselves. They said that this unique energy tasted delicious. How can that be?

However Ash didn't let his Gourmet Demons have it. He isolated the unique energy inside his body with his virus that prevented his Gourmet Cells from taking it. He can't just give his Gourmet Cells this energy without knowing what it is and what it will do to him if his Gourmet Cells take the energy.

Ash inspected the unique energy and found it to be .... IMPOSSIBLE!!!! How can this be!! This must be a mistake or something!!!! Please let this be a mistake!!! Ash inspected the energy again and found the same result. He didn't want to believe it, so he inspected it again and again and again but the end result was the same. This unique energy is .... Gourmet Energy!!!

No. The correct way to say it is that this energy is very vvvveeeerrrrryyy closer to Gourmet Energy. This energy is 60% similar to Gourmet Energy while 40% of it was ..... Dark magic!!!! He immediately extracted the Gourmet Energy from them and ejected out all of the dark magic in the shape of a dark orb. He then cast a light base magic called "Purification" and destroyed the dark orb. After that he stored the extracted Gourmet Energy inside his body.

Now that is done ....... how in the hell did these monsters and demons managed to possess Gourmet Energy!!!??? This doesn't make any sense. He was the only one to posses Gourmet Cells which provides him with Gourmet Energy. However, the strong monsters and demons have this energy. He again inspected the biomass of the demons and discovered that they didn't even had any Gourmet Cells. So how could they have hold Gourmet Energy without any Gourmet Cells!!!!???

Ash took several breaths to calm himself down. At the moment he does not have the answer to his question. Maybe he'll find them in the future. For now, he needs to see what to do with the Gourmet Energy. Ash looked at them and saw that there were three yellow orbs. Two were the size of a 1 cm ball while the third one was 5 cm ball. The two small orbs must belong to Karn and Beast Master while the big one belongs to The Devourer.

Ash was curious to see what the Gourmet Energy would do to him since his Gourmet Demons were begging him to let them have it. But first he needs to see how much stronger he got from that fight with the monsters and demon. He scanned his body and found that his full power capacity has increased from 133% to .... 149%!!!

HOW!!!! This is too much from a single fight. Even pushing himself in his wounded state would not make him this much stronger. So how? Lets see what happened. Through his virus, he found that fighting the monsters and demon increased his power by 3%. During fighting the demon, when he activated his Rage Fuel Recovery, his Gourmet Cells evolved his body that increased his powers by 4%. Ash was evolved even further when his Gourmet Demon "Evil Voice Demon" took over his body, thus increasing his power by 5%.

Then when he absorbed the swarm of Fluffle Snow, who devoured every monsters and demon corpse, he also absorbed the Gourmet Energy in Ziantos and Asmodeus without knowing it. The Gourmet Energy from Ziantos was devoured by his Gourmet Cells which further increased his powers by 4%. So his power capacity has been increased by 149%. Wow. He already possess almost 50% more power than he originally had.

What happened to the Gourmet Energy that Asmodeus possessed? That energy went straight to the Gourmet Cells that he was preparing for the girls which is why they were completed by 5.84%. If he didn't devoured the demon, then it would take him at least a month or two to reach 5% completion.

However, why didn't the Gourmet Cells devour the energy from Karn, Beast Master and The Devourer? At that time, he didn't create the Gourmet Cells for the girls. That is why, the energy was simply stored inside his body. But what about his Gourmet Demons? Why didn't they devoure it at that time? It seems that when the Gourmet energy from Asmodeus went straight into the girls Gourmet Cells, his Gourmet Demons noticed it and devoured Ziantos energy. However, they failed to notice the Gourmet Energy from Karn, Beast Master and The Devourer. That is a good thing thought. He can now see how much further his Gourmet Cells evolves.

Ash gave the Gourmet Energy of Beast Master to his Gourmet Cells which they devoured it in an instance. Then suddenly his muscles bulged and he could feel his strength increasing. Since the energy was small, his power increased by 2%. Ash then gave the Gourmet Energy from Karn to his Gourmet Cells and they devoured it. Since Karn was a bit stronger than Beast Master, his Gourmet Energy was a bit more than the other. So his power increased by 3%. This made his total powers increased from 149% to 154%.

Now what to do with the Gourmet Energy from the first demon, The Devourer. The demon's energy was at least 4-5 times bigger than Karn and Beast Master. He can either give this energy to his Gourmet Cells. Or he could give it to the Gourmet Cells that he has been making for the girls. Which one would he choose.

Lets see what are the benefits of his options. Option one: Give the Gourmet Energy to his Gourmet Cells. If Ash does this then he will become more stronger than before. He would be able to fight with more stronger demons with ease. However, with option two: Give the Gourmet Energy to the girls Gourmet Cells, it would increase the process of making his modified Gourmet Cells for the girls faster than before. This way, he can make the girls stronger earlier in the future.

Ahhhhhhh! Which one would Ash choose. Both have benefits that are good but which one is the right one? After wracking his brain for a while, he got it. He will use one of the world’s most sophisticated methods of choosing between the two options. Ash took a deep breath to relax himself. He raised his right hand, preparing to do an awesome skill that others have done before him. He extended his right index finger and

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"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a demon by the tail. If it hollers, rip it off, then pound it into a bloody pulp" said Ash as his finger landed on option No. 2. Banzai!!!

Ash said, "Hmm. Looks like option two it is. Who would have thought that there was such an easy method of choosing between two things. It’s really an amazing skill."

So Ash gave the demon's Gourmet Energy to the girls Gourmet Cells. This competed their process from 5.84% to 7.49% in an instant. Good. So he can speed up the process by devouring the Gourmet Energy from powerful monsters and demons. Sounds great.

Okay, now that is done, discovering some shocking information, time to make some delicious breakfast. Ash went into the Castle's kitchen and started cooking breakfast for himself, the princesses, the girls, fillies and Spike.

Ash took all of the cooked food to the dining room and put them on the huge table. After that, he went towards the princesses and the girls rooms. He knocked on them and woke them up. Ash told them it’s morning and it was time to wake up. Everyone groaned but when he said that he had made them breakfast, all of them zoomed towards the bathroom and got ready for the day. This made Ash chuckled at that.

Ash went back to the dining room and waited for everyone to come. A few minutes later, everyone came and greeted him. Fluffle Snow was being hugged by Fluttershy like a teddy bear and he liked it. They all sat around the table and began to eat. Those who had not eaten his food before, moaned in bliss when several flavors exploded in their mounts.

Mayor Mare, Fleetfoot, Spitfire and Red Heart were in a state of bliss. They have eaten his cooking before but those were only the picnic goodies. The food they were eating now was something even better that anything they have ever eaten before.

Mayor Mare asked, "Ash. Did you really make this food?

Ash said with a smile, "Yes I did. Do you like it?"

Mayor Mare said, "Like it? It’s delicious!"

Fleetfoot said, "Yeah! It’s even better than my cooking!"

Spitfire said, "And mine. I would have never known someone like you could cook Ash."

Redheart said, "Yeah. I think you might have just beat every mare at cooking."

Rarity said, "I don't think I can match your cooking Ash."

Applejack said, "I'm pretty sure whatever I make will fail in comparison to yours."

Pinkie said with a frown, "My cakes and sweets won't be as tasty as yours."

Ditzy said while looking down, "My muffins are no match for yours."

The others girls also spoke about how their cooking would not be up to Ash’s cooking skills. Every girl and princesses were looking down as they would not be able to cook something that would be acceptable for their coltfriend. It was one of the females’ duty to make good food for their coltfriends. He sighed and thought of an answer.

Ash look at the girls and said, "Girls. Back on my world, I have eaten numerous forms of delicious food. I have went to the wild and hunted fierce monsters and ate them. I have went to the most expensive restaurants on my planet and eaten all kinds of food there. I can even made my own food which would be delicious compared to them."

The girls became sad as they hear him say how he ate delicious food and can make them. They were beginning to think that they won't be able to satisfy his needs for food that taste good. However, that changed at what they heard next.

Ash said, "But! Compared to all of that, the food that will be made by your hands will be enough for me. All of the delicious food that I have eaten will be nothing compared to the food that you girls will make. Be it good or be it bad. To me your hand made food will be the most delicious I would have ever eaten."

All of the girls look back up to him with wide eyes and jaws agape. They knew that Ash was a great chef and thought that their cooking would not be appreciated by him. However, to say that he would not only eat their cooking but it would be delicious to him was something they could never have thought to hear from a male. Other males would simply say that the food is good or fine but for Ash to say something like this warm their hearts.

Ash said with a soft smile, "Did I travel to dangerous places that could very well killed me? Yes I did. Did I hunt down vicious monsters for their meat? Yes I did. Did I swim down to the deepest depths of the ocean where the sunlight could never reach, in order to find marine life to eat? Yes I did. Did I eat delicious food at expensive restaurants? Yes I did. Can I make delicious food on my own? Yes I can. However to me, having food cooked by a friend or a family member is more delicious than that. Also, if we all eat like this with each other, the food tastes even better."

All the girls and princesses smiled and had tears in their eyes. They just couldn't believe to have met someone like him. A male who did not only protect them but also say such sweet things about them. A male who does not look down upon the females like a lesser being. A male who would show respect to the females.

Fluttershy and Rarity who were sitting beside him hugged him lovingly. Soon all of the other girls came towards him and hugged him lovingly. Even the princesses. After hugging for a while, they all went back to eating their food.

During eating, Mellow Hoof said, "Ash. Can I ask you something?"

Ash said with a smile, "Sure. What do you want to ask?"

Mellow Hoof asked, "What did you do when you fought the monsters?"

Ash tilted his head in confusion and said, "Sorry but you need to be more specific. I did a lot of things when I fought the monsters. So which one are you asking?"

Swift Tail said, "She was asking how were you able to make or multiply yourself? There were about 5000 of you out there."

Twilight said, "6000 to be correct. This is very fascinating that you could multiply yourself like that. Can you tell us how you did it and what is it called?"

Everyone, the fillies and Spike were looking at Ash with expectation. He smiled and said, "Of course. I'll tell you what I did but first."

Ash used "Sound Wall" to cover the entire room in it. The others look at him in confusion and he said, "This is to make sure none besides us hears what I am about to speak of. Don't want this information to fall into the wrong hands." They all nodded in understanding.

Ash closed his eyes and thought of how to explain it. After a while he opened his eyes and said, "Before I tell you, can you tell me something?" They all nodded and he asked, "Have you ever heard of what a Ninja is?"

All of them shook their heads as they didn't know what he was talking about. Well, almost. *Thud* Everyone looked at the noise and saw that Rainbow's eyes were wide in disbelief and her jaw hit the table.

Applejack asked, "Rainbow. Are you okay?"

Rainbow shook her head and said, "Are you seriously saying that Ninjas exist!?

The other girls look at her confusingly and Trixie asked, "You seem to know what a Ninja is. Care to tell us about it?"

Rainbow became excited and said, "It's one of the most amazing things there is girls! A ninja is a warrior of the night that uses stealth against their enemies. A Ninja also uses the shadows to hide in. They are all silent mercenaries who are payed by kings to help them against their enemies. Their main weapon is usually a sword, knifes and throwing stars."

The girls were intrigued by her knowledge. Twilight asked, "How do you know this Rainbow? I have read several books and I haven't found anything like that anywhere."

Rainbow said proudly, "It was in one of my Daring Doo adventure books."

Twilight face palmed and said, "Rainbow. You know that is just a legend right? It's just fictional knowledge that Daring Doo must have found somewhere and decided to use it in one of her books."

Rainbow was shocked and said, "No way! It's real because Daring Doo put it in her book!"

Twilight shook her head and said, "Rainbow. Not everything in books are real."

Rainbow lowered her head in sadness as she thought that her adventure books had fake information. Ash saw this and said, "Rainbow is not wrong, Twilight."

Rainbow looked up to him and said, "Really?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. In fact there are some info that you don't know about Ninjas."

Twilight said, "Wait Ash. Are you saying that Ninjas are real and what Rainbow said is true.

Ash nodded. Rainbow did an air fist and pointed at Twilight. She said, "Hah! In your face egg head! I knew Daring Doo adventures books have real info!"

Twilight pouted cutely which made Ash chuckled. He said, "It's all right, Twilight. You just need to open your mind to other things. Now, what Rainbow said about Ninjas are true. They are a group of people who have been specially trained in the art of spies and mercenaries. Their specialty included espionage, scout, sabotage, infiltration, assassination and guerrilla warfare. In the past, If a ruler is having trouble against another nation, the Ninjas will provide their skills for money. They would go to an enemy nation and will blend in with the inhabitants and act like normal people. During their stay, they would gather info about the nation's military, defense and soldiers etc and give it to their employer. If a war can be stopped by just killing an important person, then the ninjas would skillfully assassinate that person without leaving any evidence."

The girls were very intrigue by these Ninjas and gasped about the assassination skill. Ash continued, "There was a time where there were several small villages that trained Ninjas and each and every one of the villages had a different element of their jutsu."

Fluttershy asked, "Excuse me. What is a jutsu if you don't mind me asking?"

Ash said with a smile, "Of course not Fluttershy. Jutsu is a kind of skill that only Ninjas can do. They can be either used for defense or offense. Jutsu is categorized into three classes. Ninjutsu, Genjutsu and Tijutsu. Ninjutsu is the art of using elementals in their attack. For example."

Ash stood up from his seat and moved away from the table and said, "In order to do a Ninjutsu skill, you first need to know what your element is. There are 5 types of elements the Ninjas use. Earth, wind, fire, water, and lightning." Ash snapped his fingers and an image appeared which showed everyone the elements.

Ash said, "Your element could either be one of these. After you find what your main element is, you can train in that area. When using a Ninjutsu, the ninja will need to use their chakra."

Celestia asked, "What is chakra?"

Ash thought about how to explain it and said, "In order to explain this, I will first need to tell you about its origin. In an ancient time, long before the monsters appeared, where every human was weak and lived a normal life. In that time, there were several wars against other nations. There were several incurable diseases and famine. Most people were dying of starvation and diseases. The land was scorched from several wars but no matter how much the land was damaged, there was one enormous tree that stood out from the rest that refused to fall. In fact, it was so enormous that rumors said that its height was able to reach beyond the planet's atmosphere. This tree was named the God Tree as it stood tall from all of the devastation and destruction from the war. What was so special about this tree? The tree, in its entire life span, bore one and only one fruit. Now this fruit was no ordinary fruit. It was one of a kind. It was so special that no amount of money could buy it."

Redheart asked, "What's was so special about this fruit?"

Zecora said, "If a mighty tree bore only one fruit in its entire life span then that fruit must indeed be special. Am I right?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. You are indeed right Zecora. What's so special about this fruit is that it was filled with a form of new energy that was not seen by anyone else. In that time, there was a princess named Kaguya Ōtsutsuki who was the one who acquired this fruit.

Rarity said, "She is pretty. Such white skin. It makes her look beautiful." The other girls nodded.

Ash said, "When she ate the fruit, her body was enhanced by the energy and she was blessed with abilities that was considered to be God. She grew two horns and a third eye on her forehead."

Trixie asked, "What does her third eyes do?"

Ash said, "The third eye gives her special powers. Kaguya named the new energy as chakra and became the first person in history to wield chakra. With her new-found power, she ended all the wars that plagued the lands and brought peace to the humans."

Luna said with a smile, "That is very kind of her to bring peace to her subjects."

Celestia nodded and said, "Indeed. If we were the ones in her position, then we would have done the same thing."

Spitfire asked, "What happened next?"

Ash said, "After peace was brought, the humans began to worship her as she was like a God to them. Later, she gave birth to two sons. The younger one was Hamura and the older one was Hagoromo. Since these two boys were born from the womb of a God, they were the first people to be born with chakra."

Fluttershy said, "Aw that's so sweet."

Celestia said, "That would be nice to have sons bearing the same powers as their mother."

Ash shook his head and said, "If only that was the case."

Everyone look at him in confusion. Luna asked, "What do you mean Ash? Did she not love her sons?"

Ash said, "Kaguya was so happy and loved them with all of her heart. That was before she found that her sons possessed the same powers as her. As the years passed, the boys grew up and so did their powers. When the boys discovered that they could do different things with their powers, they secretly trained themselves, away from anyone's eyes. Even from their mother. When they became masters of their chakra, they were unfortunately discovered by their mother and she was furious."

Rarity asked, "Why? Why would Kaguya be furious at her own sons? She should be happy that they possess the same powers as her."

Ash said, "Kaguya was furious because her chakra have been spread to others. She wanted that power to only belong her and her alone. She was jealous of her sons and out of rage, she tried to steal her son's chakra by force. The sons defended themselves from their enraged mother and were equal in power. Kaguya became mad and merged with the God Tree , transforming into a monster called the Ten-Tails."

Ash snapped his fingers and the girls gasped in horror when they saw a terrifying looking monster. The Ten-Tails.

Ash said, "This is what she became in order to steal back her powers from her sons. However, her sons were victorious and defeated her. Kaguya was then sealed within Hagoromo. Hamura and Hagoromo both knew that their mother was still alive and will be freed in the future. So in order to prevent her escape, Hagoromo divided her mother's chakra by creating 9 beasts. He extracted her mother's chakra from his body and created the beasts. Each of these beast had a different numbers of tails from 1-9. This displayed the beast's powers. The more tails the beast had, the more powerful it was. These beast were called Tail beasts."

Fleetfoot asked, "What would he use the beasts for?"

Ash said, "I will tell you that later. After Hagoromo created the ninth beast, he needed to extract the Ten Tail beast. Since Kaguya chakra has been divided into 9 beasts, the Ten Tail beast was severely weakened. When it was extracted, it appeared in a different form which was a weaker form of the Ten Tail beast. It was the Ten-Tails' husk."

Ash continued, "Hagoromo then sealed the Ten-Tails' husk into the moon. That day, Hagoromo died because extracting her mother's chakra was killing him and when he extracted the last of her chakra, he was going to die eventually. So before his dying breath, he sealed the Ten-Tails' husk into the moon. However, before his dying breath, Hagoromo gave instructions to his younger brother. Hamura and the rest of the clan followed his instruction and left their home planet Earth and went to the moon. They did this in order to guard his mother's sealed remains. Hagoromo also instructed his brother to wait for a full millennium and observe mankind. Eventually as time passed, Hamura died as well along with his clan."

Everyone lowered their heads in sadness. The story made their heart ache and tears fell from their eyes. Rarity said, "Oh what a tragic story about a mother and her two sons."

Celestia said, "That was a very sad story indeed."

Luna said, "Who would try to do that to their own sons?"

Rainbow said, "Not cool. A mother should never harm their own foals."

Applejack said, "Why that no good. I would have given her a buck to her head. That's not how a family should stay."

Twilight said, "History that show tragic lives. How did you know of this history if it's so ancient?"

Ash sighed and said, "I found a couple of scrolls from an ancient buried temple of sort. That is where I found the ancient history. Or at least what was written on them."

Twilight asked, "What do you mean? Are you saying what I think you are saying?"

Rainbow asked, "Hey! Egg head! What are you talking about?"

Twilight said, "What I am talking about is that the history that was written on those scrolls were fake or a cover story in hiding the truth. Is that right Ash?"

Ash said, "Yes you are right. The history was fake in order to hide the truth. In fact, it was much worse."

Celestia asked, "Then what is the true story?"

Ash said, "Kaguya never did hate her sons. In fact she trained her sons herself and made them stronger. The true story is that they all were living normally, like a ruler and her sons. However, Hamura and his brother Hagoromo lived in ignorance of their mother's true amoral nature. Under the rule of Kaguya, their homeland continued to prosper. However, there were some people who would disappear without a trace. Many people tried to investigate the source of their disappearance but couldn't find anything."

Ditzy asked, "What happened to them?"

Ash said, "It was bad Ditzy. Something really bad. One day, the two brothers were approached by a Great Toad Sage, Gamamaru. He is the oldest and most respected toad of all the inhabitants of Mount Myōboku. He is famed for his highly accurate prophecies. Due to him being very old, the other toads affectionately call him Great Honorable Geezer."

This made everyone laugh at that. Rainbow said, "Geezer? Are you serious? Pfff. Bwhahahaha!"

After everyone laughed for a while, they calmed down. Then Ash continued, "Gamamaru told them that beyond the peak of the nearby mountains lye the truth. The brothers didn't take him seriously and ignored the toad's words. As time passed by, more people disappeared. No one was able to find the cause of it. In that time, Hagoromo came to care for a local girl."

Rarity said, "Aww. Young love." The other girls liked that but Rainbow and Scootaloo gagged at that. However, their joy turned to horror at what they heard next.

Ash said, "One day, the girl who Hagoromo began to care about disappeared without a trace. He searched for her but couldn't find any clue of sort. For days he searched for her. Even his brother joined him in his search but of no avail. Hagoromo was distressed from this. He wanted to know what happened and where she could have disappeared to? Then he remembered what the Toad Sage told him. The brothers then went beyond the peak of the nearby mountains and found the horrible truth."

Luna asked in a worried tone, "What was it?"

Ash sighed and said, "It was a sacred Ritual for the God Tree. In this ritual, life is sacrificed in order for the God Tree to bear another fruit. The sacrifices were the people that disappeared and the one responsible was none other than Kaguya."

Everyone gasped at the horrifying truth. How could a ruler do that to her own subjects. The princesses were disgusted by Kaguya's act. They would never hurt their subjects or use their lives like that.

Ash continued, "When the brothers found out that the people were being used as part of the ritual, they confronted their mother about ending the rituals. However, she dismissed their concern by simply saying that it was necessary for 'the others' arrival."

Mayor Mare asked, "What did she mean by 'the others' arrival?"

Ash said, "After I searched for more info, I came to the conclusion. Kaguya was an alien who came to Earth in order to eat the fruit."

Everyone was shocked to hear that. Scootaloo asked, "How could she be an alien? She looks the same as you humans right?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No Scootaloo. Kaguya was not a human. There were several hints that pointed towards her being an alien. One was her pure white skin. You won't find any human who has that much pure white skin. Two, her eyes were white as well which is completely different from the humans of that era. Three, when she came to power, she didn't rule the kingdom but enslaved every human on the planet."

Everyone gasped in horror at that. They despise slavery and know the feeling from being a prize in the tournament.

Fluttershy asked, "Why w-would she do that? What did t-the h-humans ever d-do to her?"

Ash said, "Nothing. The humans did nothing to her. In fact, when she arrived on Earth, the humans welcomed her with opened arms. The humans were mesmerized by her divine looks and thought her to be a goddess. And how does she repay them? By enslaving everyone on the planet."

Rarity covered her mouth in horror and said, "That's horrible."

Zecora said, "To repay someone's kindness with slavery? If she was back at my home, then she would have been put in the dungeons for the rest of her life."

Applejack said, "Ash. What did she mean when she said the 'the others' arrival?"

Ash said, "There were more like Kaguya who were coming to Earth for the fruit. She was the one who reached the planet first and gained powers from the fruit but it wasn't enough. She was greedy and wanted another fruit to further increase her power but the God Tree would take a really long time to bear another fruit. So she decided to speed up the process by sacrificing humans' lives to the God Tree."

Everyone was starting to hate Kaguya for her vile actions. Celestia asked, "What happened next?"

Ash said, "The brothers wanted to stop the ritual but were not strong enough to stop their mother. So they both went to the Great Toad Sage for help. He revealed to them their mother's history of coming to Earth and using the God Tree's fruit to gain great power and enslave the humans with her powers, including the brothers' father."

Ash decided to not tell them about the world conquering technique "Infinite Tsukuyomi". He said, "Hagoromo began to train under training under Gamamaru in Senjutsu which I will tell about it later. While the older brother was busy in training, the younger brother went back home so that their mother would not be suspicious of their rebellion. However, Kaguya soon caught on to her sons' scheme of rebelling against her. She then confronted her son Hamura and captured him. She used her powers to brainwash him for future plans."

Applejack said with anger, "How could she do that to her own child!? Going far to even enslaving her sons' own father!"

Ash said, "That's just how she was Applejack. A mother who didn't care about anyone but herself. After Hagoromo completed his training, he become much more stronger than before along with new skills. He then returned to face his mother but saw that she had his brother under her control. Kaguya then told Hamura to fight Hagoromo. The brothers fought one another but Hagoromo was stronger. He needed his brother by his side in order to face Kaguya. So in a desperate attempt to free his brother's mind, he chose to strike down his brother. This freed his mind from Kaguya's control but was heavily injured. Hagoromo then healed Hamura with a special seal tag given by the Great Toad Sage."

The girls cheered as they heard the good news. Ash continued with his story, "Now that both Hamura and Hagoromo were fighting against their mother, Kaguya became mad and fused with the God Tree and transformed into the Ten-Tails. She then tried to forcibly reclaim her chakra from her sons but in the end, she lost. Hagoromo and Hamura succeeded in defeating and sealing her. Hagoromo then created the tailed beasts from the Ten-Tails' chakra and decided to stay and watch over the world, while Hamura decided to go on the moon and watch over their mother. Hamura eventually passed away in bed, surrounded by his clan."

Everyone was happy that Kaguya was defeated but became sad as they heard how the younger brother passed away in his sleep.

Twilight said, "That's so sad. To find his younger brother passed away on his bed. What happened to the older brother?"

Ash said, "Hagoromo became the watcher of Earth, He took on the title of Sage of Six Paths. He spread chakra to the humans so that they would be able to defend themselves. His wish was to create peace by using the chakra to connect people's spiritual energy so that they would understand one another without even talking."

Everyone smiled at that but soon turned to a frown at what they heard next. Ash continued, "However, the people did not use chakra in the way Hagoromo hoped. The people instead of using chakra to connect their inner spiritual and physical energies, they kneaded their inner chakra to amplify and weaponize it, creating what is now known as Ninjutsu."

Ash looked at the girls and saw how they had a look of sadness. Celestia said, "After all that, with Hagoromo good intention, things still turn out bad in the end."

Ash sighed and said, "It was not the humans' fault. It was actually Hagoromos fault. He should have known this and selected few people but instead he gave everyone chakra."

Luna said, "Why would he give chakra to only few of them?"

Ash looked at the princesses and asked, "Can you give me an honest answer?"

The princesses looked at each other and then looked back at him and nodded. Ash asked, "Can you really say that each and every one of your subjects are good ponies?"

The princesses look at him in silent and Celestia asked, "What are you trying to say? Are you saying that my ponies are a bad species?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No. I am saying that whatever species there are, there would always be good and bad ones. The bad ones would target the good ones and harm them for their own gain."

Luna said, "I understand what you mean but what's that got to do with Hagoromo?"

Ash said, "Imagine this. I have this chakra and wanted to spread it among the ponies. Now there are several individuals who are criminals like robbers, murderers,"

Ash used a smaller version of "Sound Wall" on the ears of the fillies and Spike so that they would not hear what he was about to say. He continued, "Rapers etc and don't even say that there aren't any ponies like that. I have met three stallions who were about to rape a defenseless mother as they were ripping off her clothes. They even hit her colt's head and knocked him out. They would have raped her if I was not in Ponyville."

The princesses eyes widen at that. Celestia asked, "This happened in Ponyville?" She was worried about Twilight's safety and the girls.

Rainbow said, "Yeah it's true princesses. I was there when he beat them around and saved the mare."

Mayor Mare said, "I also heard about that incident. To think that stallions like that are in Ponyville is not good news."

Celestia's ears went flat against her head and said, "I'm sorry Ash. I thought that you were trying to say something bad about my ponies. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions."

Ash said, "It's okay Celestia. You just need to be open minded. Now imagine when everyone along with the bad one's get chakra. What do you think would happen?"

Ash look at the princesses and girls, waiting for an answer. Twilight said, "Bad things would happen?"

Ash said, "Bad things? No Twilight. What would happen is something worse. The robbers would use chakra to help them in robbing banks and others with ease. The murderers would use chakra to kill innocent ponies with ease and get away with it. The rapers would kidnap others and have their way with them. This is the mistake Hagoromo did when he decided to spread chakra to every human on the planet."

Everyone now understood what he was saying. Indeed there were ponies like that and it would be bad if they got a hold of some power. Ash look at the fillies and Spike who were busy poking their ears as they could not hear anything.

Sweetie Belle said, "I can't hear anything."

Apple Bloom said, "What?"

Sweetie Belle said, "I said I can't hear anything!?"

Apple Bloom again said, "What!?"

Sweetie Belle scrunched her face and shouted, ""I said I can't hear anything!!!?"

Apple Bloom tilted her head and said, "What!!?"

Sweetie Belle's face became red with anger and was about to yell but Scootaloo beat her to it by shouting, "I think she's saying that she can't hear anything!!!!?"

Apple Bloom remain silent for a while and asked, "What!!!?"

The princesses and the girls were laughing at their antics. Ash then removed the "Sound Wall" from their ears so they could hear again. However, Sweetie Belle didn't know.

Sweetie Belle took a deep breath and shouted into Apple Bloom's ear, "I said that I can't hear anything!!!"

It was so loud that Apple Bloom fell from her chair while holding her ears. She got up and poked her ear a couple of times. She then said, "What?"

Ash chuckled and said, "Apple Bloom. You can hear now. I didn't want you little girls to hear what we were talking about."

Apple Bloom put her hand on her ear and said, "What? I can't hear you!"

Ash now became worried and walk towards her. He kneel down and said, "Apple Bloom. Let me see your ear."

Apple Bloom didn't hear him and asked, "What!?"

Ash now knew something happened to her ear. He snapped his fingers and created a piece of paper. He wrote something on it and gave it to Apple Bloom. She read

"Apple Bloom. I need to check your ear."

Apple Bloom nodded and Ash looked into her ear. He could see some blood coming out of her ear. Everyone was worried about her.

After looking for a while, Ash said, "Yup. I think your ear drum has been damaged."

Everyone gasped and Sweetie Belle began to apologize to Apple Bloom with tears in her eyes. Applejack asked in a worried tone, "Can you do something about that?"

Ash smiled and petted Apple Bloom's head. He said, "Of course Applejack. If I can regenerate my limbs with ease then this should be a piece of cake."

Pinkie shouted, "Cake! Where!" *Zoom* She was gone so fast that she left an outline of her body where she stood. Then at the next second, she was there with an entire cake in her hands.

Pinkie said, "I got cake!"

Rarity asked, "Pinkie dear. Where did you get that cake?"

Pinkie said with a wide smile, "Duh! I got this from Sugar Cube Corner."

Everyone looked at her like she grew another head but then shook their heads as Pinkie being Pinkie.

Ash then looked at Apple Bloom and snapped his fingers. He created another piece of paper and wrote something on it. Apple Bloom read

"I am now going to heal your ear okay? It may tickle you a bit but you will not feel any pain."

Apple Bloom nodded and Ash put his right index finger near her ear. He liquidized his finger into viral liquid that moved into Apple Bloom's ear. The virus then began to heal her damaged ear drum and cleaned her ear of the blood. Apple Bloom giggled at bit as she felt her ear being tickled. A while later Ash pulled out his virus from her ear.

Ash said, "There you go Apple Bloom. Now you can hear again and much clearly than before."

Apple Bloom hugged him and said, "Thank you Ash."

Apple Bloom let him go and was then hugged by her big sister Applejack. Sweetie Belle kept on apologizing to Apple Bloom and she said that it was okay.

After a while, Twilight said, "Well, that was quite a story you told us, Ash."

Rainbow asked, "Are there anymore Ninjas back on your world!?"

Ash said, "Back on my world in the current era, there are very few Ninjas who have managed to blend in like the normal people. The Ninja could be the owner of a bakery, or a teacher, an officer, a doctor or anyone else. The point is that it is very difficult to find them."

Rainbow lowered her head in disappointment and said, "Aww. I was hoping that there would be more or at least I get to meet one."

Ash chuckled and said, "Why meet the Ninjas when one is standing right before you?"

Rainbow's head popped back up and looked at Ash with wide eyes and jaws agape. The rest of the girls and princesses also looked at him with the same expression. The fillies had stars in their eyes as they all look at him like some sort of super hero.

Rainbow asked, "Are you really a Ninja?"

Ash said, "Yes I am. If I wasn't then I could have never done what I did in the last fight."

Rainbow flew and tackle hugged him and said with joy, "I can't believe it! My colt friend is a freaking Ninja!!"

Rarity gasped and said, "Rainbow! Language!"

Rainbow said, "Aww come on Rarity. Ash here is a Ninja! What could be more awesome and cool as that?"

Scootaloo eyes were sparkling and said, "Yay! A Ninja!"

Sweetie Belle gasped and said, "Girls! We could have our Cutie Mark in being a Ninja!"

Apple Bloom said, "That would be so cool!"

Ash petted Rainbow's head and chuckled. He said, "Now now girls. Being a Ninja isn't something you can just be. It takes a lot of hard work in controlling the chakra."

The CMC 'Aww' in disappointment and Rainbow sat back on her seat. Ash then said, "Now I told you the origin of chakra but what I didn't tell you about is what chakra really is. Chakra is a form of life energy that all individuals produce to some degree. Some can produce more than others while some don't produce that much. A Ninja can use chakra freely but they need to be cautious about spending all of their chakra."

Zecora asked, "Why is that?"

Ash said, "Because those who run out of chakra will die." Everyone gasped and he continued, "Like I told you, chakra is like life energy. If you use it all up then you die. However, if you simply rest, eat food and sleep, you can regenerate all of the chakra that you have used up."

Trixie said, "So as long as Ninjas don't use up all of their chakra, they will be fine?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. Now I will tell you how chakra is created. Chakra is created when two other forms of energy, known collectively as one's "stamina", are moulded together. Physical energy is collected from each and every one of the body's cells and can be increased through training, stimulants, and exercise. Spiritual energy is derived from the mind's consciousness and can be increased through studying, meditation, and experience.

Everyone listened intently to his words like a teacher is talking to his students. Ash continued, "These two energies become more powerful in time and the chakra created from them will be more powerful. Therefore, a Ninja must keep on practicing a technique repeatedly that will result in building up more experience, increasing one's spiritual energy, and thus allowing more chakra to be created. As a result, the Ninja is able to do that same technique with more power. The same can be applied to physical energy, however, the ninja will need to increase their endurance."

Celestia said, "So it's basically like training but with more concentration?"

Ash nodded and said, "Training to become a Ninja is a thousand time harder than it look. For a first timer, it's incredibly hard to get a hold of their chakra as they need to clear their mind and search within their bodies for the energy. Next is the mind of a Ninja. A Ninja needs to be able to process several things within seconds. They will need to training their senses to their peak. Also, they need to be physically fit and not a lazy person."

Ash then faced everyone and said, "Now some of you have seen me doing some sort of hand signs before using one of my skills. These hand signs are called Hand Seals which are the basic commands in doing a Jutsu. I will now show you all the basic Hand Seals that Ninjas use."

Ash then slowly did different hand signs and told them what each signs are called.

After doing that Ash said, "What's so important about these hand signs is that one, you cannot do a jutsu without the hand signs and two, the hand signs will manipulate the exact amount of chakra necessary to perform a jutsu. The hand signs also control which elements you want to mix in with your chakra. Now there are other hand signs that only powerful Ninjas know of which are very unique and hard to do. Now I will show you how to do a jutsu and the process that involves it."

Ash snapped his fingers and an image of a body appears that seems to show how a Jutsu is done.

Rainbow and Gilda looked like they were about to explode with excitement. Twilight was writing all of this on several papers but she forgot that without chakra, they can't use it what he is telling them. The fillies and Spike looked at him in excitement like he is doing the greatest thing of all.

Ash pointed towards the image and said, "Now look here at the abdomen. You will see that there is a circle in which two things are contained. One is 'Mind' and the other is 'Body'. The 'Mind' is your 'Spiritual Energy' and the 'Body' is your 'Physical Stamina'. Both of them are being mixed together in order to create chakra."

Ash then pointed towards the image hands and said, "Here, you can see a hand sign. With hand signs you need to use the element you have and control how much chakra you are putting into your Jutsu. The jutsu will need to have the right amount of chakra or otherwise your jutsu will fail and you will lose all of the energy you have gathered in your body, but don't worry about that. There are a lot of Ninjas who fail at it a couple of hundreds time but after that, they began to grasp at how to do a Jutsu correctly."

Ash then pointed towards the image mouth and said, "Here you can see the Ninja expelling out fire from his mouth. That is not actually fire. It's just an example of showing on how to release your jutsu on your enemies. When your jutsu is complete, you need to say the skill name and release it from your mouth. Not all of the jutsus need to be released from the mouth. There are other jutsu that can be released with the hands and feet. Now I will show you all example of how to perform a Ninjutsu."

Rainbow squeed like a fan girl and said, "Oh! I can't wait to see that!"

Gilda nodded and said, "Me too. This Ninja stuff is making me more excited than before." The other girls nodded too. The fillies and Spike look with expectations of what Ash would show them.

Ash walked away a few meters from the girls and then faced them. He said, "What I am about to show you all is an offensive Ninjutsu called "Fire Style Fire Ball". I will first show you which Hand Seal you will need to make in order to execute this Ninjutsu."

Ash then slowly showed them seven different hand signs and saying their names respectively.

After that Ash said, "Now I will do the Hand Seal in a fast pace and execute the Ninjutsu."

Ash looked away from everyone and faced a wall. He then made the hand signs quickly and said "Fire Style Fire Ball".

Everyone gasped when they saw Ash breath out fire that turned into a ball of fire and sailed towards the wall, *Boom* destroying it. A small hole was made in the wall and there were some cracks near the end of the hole. Everyone's mouths hit the floor and their eyes went wide.

Rainbow said, "That ... was .... awesome!!!"

Gilda said in glee, "I would love to do that!"

Spitfire said, "Fire is in my name so this skill will suit me!"

Fleetfoot said, "It would be so cool if I could do that!"

Everyone complimented about that demonstration but were shocked at what Ash said next.

Ash said, "That was a Ninjutsu which contained a small amount of chakra."

Twilight said, "You mean that was a weak fire ball!?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. Now I will show you what happens when this Ninjutsu has twice the chakra as before."

Ash did the same hand signs, gathered more chakra and said "Fire Style Fire Ball".

Everyone's jaws dropped on the floor and their eyes bulged out from their eye sockets when they saw a fire ball that was twice-no thrice-no. Five Times bigger then the previous one. They saw the huge fire ball soaring towards the wall that had a small hole in it and *Boom* exploded on contact. After the dust settled, they saw that the wall was entirely obliterated into nothingness.

Everyone looked at the missing wall in shock. Ash said, "This is what happens when you put more chakra that is necessary into a Ninjutsu. A Ninjutsu will become even more powerful as you keep on practicing it."

Everyone was silent for a while and then Pinkie jumped up into the air and shouted, "This is amazing!"

Twilight nodded and said, "It is Pinkie. Just think what the guards could do if they were able to use chakra."

Luna said, "It would make them capable of fighting against the monsters."

Celestia said, "But we need to be careful of choosing who would get the chakra. Ash did raise a good point. Not all of our little ponies are good."

The CMC, Sparkler, Ditzy and Spike cheered for him. Other girls also were talking about how useful chakra can be. However, Fluttershy was thinking about one thing when Ash showed them the five main elements of the Ninjas.

Fluttershy asked, "Um Ash?"

Ash said, "Yes Fluttershy?"

Fluttershy asked, "Um when you showed us the five elements the Ninjas use, I didn't see anything related to wood."

Everyone looked at her and Rainbow said, "What are you saying Fluttershy?"

Fluttershy hid behind her hair from all the attention she was getting. She said, "Um you girls saw how he controlled the trees when he was making his house but it does not fit with the five elements of Ninjas."

The girls eyes widen at that and look at Ash. Applejack said, "Now that you mention it, that is strange."

Twilight asked, "Ash. How can you control trees? The five elements were water, fire, wind, earth and lightning. So where does tree fit in this?"

Ash smiled and said, "That is an excellent question girls. How can I control trees when there are only five elements the Ninjas use? Allow me to explain. When a person is born with chakra, they have one of the five elements but there are rare cases where some people possess two elements. In a more rarer case, 3-4 people will posses three elements. Now what's the importance of having more than one elements? The answer is that they can mix their elements to create new types of elements that give way to new Ninjutsu!"

Everyone's eyes widen at that. If the five elements were that powerful then what can a mixture of two or three elements can do?

Ash said, "Now let me ask you a question. Out of the five element, what does a tree have a relation with? Think for a while and tell me."

Everyone thought for an answer. Twilight was wracking her brain to come up with an answer. Others tried to think too.

Mayor Mare said, "Well, trees have a relationship with earth?"

Applejack said, "That's right! Tree grows from the earth!"

Fleetfoot said, "Trees need sunlight to grow so that relates to fire?"

Zecora said, "Not exactly. Trees don't need that much sunlight if they need to grow fully."

Mellow Hoof said, "Trees take minerals from the dirt and grow."

Fluttershy said, "Trees need water in order to absorb minerals from the soil."

There were several different answers and after everyone told Ash their answers, he said, "Well, almost all of your answers are in a matter of fact correct. A tree needs dirt and moisture to grow so that relates to the element Earth and Water. If a Ninja has these two elements, they can combine them to make a new element, Wood. This is how I am able to control the trees and plant life."

Everyone were stunned with the new info. With multiple elements, a Ninja can combine them to produce a new Ninjutsu.

Ash said, "With the combination of elements, this gave way to new elements. Here is an advance chart of the elements."

Ash snapped his fingers and an image appeared that showed everyone new kinds of elements.

Everyone looked with wide eyes at the new types of elements. There were several of them and each element has a whole list of Ninjutsu. Rainbow and Gilda began to drool at that. Twilight, Trixie and Zecora looked at the chart with knowledge. The rest of the girls too look at the chart with interest. The fillies and Spike look at the chart with sparkling eyes. Especially the CMC who think that the chart could help them with their Cutie Mark.

Celestia said, "That is really something Ash. TO have not only the history of an ancient civilization but even knowledge of their skills."

Ash scratched the back of his head and said, "Well, I don't have the exact full knowledge of their skills. Heck, I'm pretty sure that there are more then what I was able to find out."

Luna said, "Well, you did a pretty good job at that, but I have a question. How many elements do you have?"

Everyone looked at him and saw him smiling. Ash raised his right hand and stretched out his fingers. Lightning crackled from his pinky finger. Water flowed from a glass towards his hand and floated around his ring finger. Fire burst from his middle finger. Wind swirled around his index finger. Rocks from the destroyed wall floated towards his hand and covered his thumb.

Everyone looked at his hands and the elements on each of his fingers in disbelief. Ash asked with a grin, "Guess which ones I have?"

Rainbow gulped loudly and said, "A-ll f-five?"

Ash said, "Correct."

*Thud*

Everyone's jaws ht the floor like a hammer and their eyes bulged out of their eye sockets. They could not believe that Ash possesses all of the five Ninja elements. This means that he could do all types of jutsu there were and there were plenty.

Gilda asked, "You mean to tell me that you can do every kind of Ninja skill there is!?"

Ash nodded and immediately he was tackled-hugged by Rainbow, Gilda, Pinkie, Trixie, Swift Tail, Spitfire and Fleetfoot. They all look up to him with their cute puppy dog eyes and asked, "Can you please train us to be a Ninja?"

Ash chuckled and hugged them all. He said, "I can teach you all. It will take some time before you can grasp your chakra."

Twilight said, "But Ash, we don't have any chakra."

Ash said, "I know. I will share my chakra with you all as I know how to spread it but this time I will not make the same mistake that Hagoromo made. This time, I will carefully select individuals who are worthy of having my chakra. If they abuse it then I will take the chakra away from them."

Celestia nodded and said, "That is a wise decision. I don't want anyone to run around with that kind of power and cause destruction."

Ash eyes lit as he remembered something and said, "Oh! I almost forgot. If you think that Ninjutsu was incredible, then look at this."

With the attention of everyone on him, Ash walked towards a wall. He raised his right leg and put his foot on the wall. Then to everyones shock, he lifted his left leg and put his left foot on the wall. Ash was now standing horizontally on the wall and he did not fall. Then he began to walk upwards towards the ceiling and did the same with it. Ash was now literally standing upside down from the ceiling. He looked down at the shocked girls, princesses, fillies and dragon. He waved at them who waved in return while still shock.

Scootaloo said, "Wow! That's so cool!"

Apple Bloom said, "How are you doing that!?"

Sweetie Belle said, "I want to try walking on walls!"

Ash laughed and said, "Being a Ninja does not mean that there is only flashy moves or elements. A Ninja will train themselves beyond their limit. One of the favorite skills of a Ninja is that they can walk on any surface. Be they solid or liquid. Yes you heard me. A Ninja is capable of walking on water as well."

The CMC gasped and said, "Cutie Mark Crusaders Wall Walkers! YAY!!!"

Ash laughed at that and said, "Oh that reminds me!"

Ash fell from the ceiling and landed on his feet. He said, "Here is one of my favorite Ninja skills!"

Ash did some hand signs and said "Shadow Clone Jutsu". Several explosions of *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* of white smoke happened near him and when they dissipated, everyone gasped at what they saw. There beside Ash was another Ash and another and another and another. There were a total of 11 Ashs in the room. Some were on the wall, some on the ceiling while the rest were standing on the floor.

One of the clone said, "This is called the "Shadow Clone Jutsu"."

A clone on the said, "As you can see, this skill allows me to multiply myself by making clones of myself."

A clone on the ceiling said, "This is very useful when you are outnumbered by the enemy."

A clone on the floor said, "Just simply make clones of yourself and even the odds."

Another clone on the wall said, "Or you could outnumber your enemies."

The real Ash came in front of the girls and said, "Can you tell me if I'm the real one or not?"

Everyone began to look at the clones and tried to find some kind of flaw but couldn't as they were perfect copies of Ash. Pinkie brought out a magnifying glass from .... somewhere and began to look closely at each of them. However, in the end, she too failed. Her randomness couldn't help her with this.

Every clone pointed towards the real Ash and said, "He is the real Ash."

Ash then said, "Each of these clones will act just like me. They will talk just like me and have the same personality as me."

Some of the girls moved towards the clones and look over them. Some even poked them with their fingers.

Ash laughed at that and said, "Girls. They are real enough to have physical forms. Also a clone can dissipated when he receives any kind of damage. For example."

Ash moved towards a clone and gave a flick to his forehead. However, the clone didn't dissipate like he intended to. Ash raised and eyebrow and gave another flick to the clone's forehead and again the clone didn't dissipate.

'What's going on? Why aren't they dissipating after that?' thought Ash. He gave a few more flicks but the clone didn't dissipate.

Ash said, "Sorry about this." and finally *Bash* punched the clone and then he dissipated with a *Poof*.

'Okay? That was different' thought Ash. He looked at the girls and saw them a bit confused at what happened.

Mellow Hoof asked, "Ash. Is everything alright?"

Ash said, "Yeah. Well .. truthfully, it's not."

Fluttershy asked, "What's the matter, Ash? Is the clone not suppose to disappear like that?"

Ash said, "No. They are suppose to dissipate whenever they receive some kind of damage or pain. My clone should have dissipated after I flicked his forehead but he didn't. My clone took a punch in order to dissipate. This is not how the skill work."

Twilight said, "If a clone is suppose to dissipate after receiving any sort of pain then maybe your clones are different. You said it yourself that your Gourmet Cells have made you really strong. If so then they must have affected your chakra in some kind of way. This way, your clones may need to receive a bit more damage than they originally need before they dissipate?"

Ash thought about what Twilight said. She may be right. Maybe his Gourmet Cells combined with chakra have an effect on his clones. If so then it is a positive effect that he likes.

Ash said with a smile, "Thanks for clearing that up, Twilight. My Gourmet Cells must have affected my chakra in some way and that in turn made my clones more durable than before." Twilight blushed when he thanked her.

Pinkie said, "That cloning skill is amazing! Just think what I can do with that skill! I can be at several places at the same time!"

Rainbow eyes widen at that and said, "No!!"

Everyone looked at Rainbow who smiled sheepishly. She said, "Well, it's not that it is a cool skill and all but! I don't think having more than two Pinkies will be safe for Ponyville. Or anywhere else for that matter. You don't want her randomness spreading like that do you?"

Everyone's eyes widen at that and agreed with Rainbow. Having more than one Pinkie can be disastrous. One Pinkie is more than enough.

Pinkie pouted cutely and said, "You girls aren't any fun."

A nearby clone walked to Pinkie and scratched her ears. This calmed her down and leaned in his hand.

Trixie asked, "What else can these clones do?"

Ash said, "These clones possess one very unique skill."

Mayor Mare asked, "What is that?"

Ash said, "I'll show you." He snapped his fingers and 9 papers appeared. He gave them to his 9 clones and said, "Now, my clones will write any number on the paper and they will give any of you the papers. I do not know which clone wrote what and who received the papers."

When Ash turned around with his eyes away from everyone. The clones then wrote numbers on the papers and gave them to some of the girls. The girls looked at the numbers and hid the papers. The clones then dissipated and Ash turned around to face them.

Ash then pointed towards the girls and said, "Scootaloo, your number is 48. Sweetie Belle, your number is 24. Apple Bloom, your number is 18. Spike, your number is 86. Dinky, your number is 12. Sparkler, your number is 31. Fluttershy, your number is 59. Celestia, your number is 16. Luna, your number is 67."

The ones Ash pointed out were shocked and pulled out the papers and showed the others. Everyone was shocked to see that.

Swift Tail asked, "How did you know the numbers?"

Mayor Mare said, "Even the ones who were given the papers?"

Ash smirked and said, "In the era of Ninjas, this skill was used to mainly gather info about their enemies. When a clone learns something, they dismissed themselves and all of the gathered information is sent back to the original. This is how I knew which ones were given the papers and what numbers there were."

Everyone were really impressed with this. To have this kind of skill will be a huge advantage against the enemies.

*Zoom* *Thud*

Everyone looked at the sound and found Ash hugged by Twilight. She looked up to him with the most adorable puppy dog eyes and asked cutely, "Can you please teach me?"

HHHHHHNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!

Heart explosion eminent. Highly advised to take precautions.

After calming his heart, he hugged Twilight and said, "Of course Twilight. But it will take a lot of time before you can get used to your chakra."

"Yay!" Twilight happily hugged him and nuzzled her muzzle into his chest.

Rainbow said, "Bet what she is going to do with that cloning skill."

Mayor Mare asked, "What?"

Rainbow said, "Books. She is going to read several books at the same time with her clones."

Applejack chuckled and said, "That's Twilight for you."

The fillies cheered, "We're gonna be Ninjas! We're gonna be Ninjas! We're gonna be Ninjas!"

Trixie asked, "Ash. You said something about jutsu being categorized in three classes. You already told us what Ninjutsu is but what are the other two?"

Twilight eyes lit up and said, "Yeah. I have been meaning to ask about that too."

Ash said, "Right. I already told you all what Ninjutsu are. The other two classes are Genjutsu and Taijutsu. Now you first need to know that not every Ninja is strong. Some are pretty weak but those who are smart will change their weakness into strength. A Genjutsu is the art of using illusions against your enemies."

Trixie said, "Then I am already at top of the class in that."

Ash said, "No Trixie. You an illusionist magic user is completely different from a Genjutsu user."

Trixie asked, "What? Then what's the difference between my magic and a Genjutsu user?"

Ash said, "The illusion magic of pony can show others false things. Like for example you are being chased by monsters and in order to save you life, you use your magic to show them that you have run in a different direction to which they follow the false one. However, a Genjutsu will either trap the enemy in a world of illusion or you can manipulate them. A Ninja can create Genjutsu by controlling the energy flow of a enemy's cerebral nervous system. This will affect their five senses."

Ash said, "A Ninja can use Genjutsu to trick the enemy by creating false images. You can even use it to hurt others mentally. For example, you are using Genjutsu on your opponent and in the world of illusion, the opponent is being continuously stabbed by a knife. The opponent is not being harmed in any way but his mind will think that he is being stabbed and will feel pain only in his mind. Ninjas usually do this if they are interrogating a criminal or running away from an enemy. The other way of using Genjutsu is showing them false images by making yourself appear to be somewhere else and then attack the enemy. You can also use Genjutsu to change the environment. Like for example, you make the enemy see a flat plain where there is a steep cliff but the enemy doesn't know that. When the enemy walks towards the fake plain, he will fall off the cliff. The ones who are under the influence of Genjutsu will either appear to be unconscious or continue to move around under the pretense of the Genjutsu. "

Trixie eyes widen at that and said, "Really? My illusion magic can't do that. I can only make fake fire works, can multiply myself with illusion magic and create an illusion of a Manticore."

Luna asked, "How can one use this skill?"

Ash said, "In order to create a Genjutsu, the enemy is required to simply make eye contact with the caster. Another way of casting a Genjutsu is with sound which is deemed to be the most dangerous because the user can trap victims from long distances."

Sweetie Belle asked, "You can use the skill with sound too?"

Ash said, "Yes. By hearing a weird sound, it will affect the brain of the victim and his senses can be manipulated into seeing whatever you want him too."

Trixie said, "If I combine my illusion magic with Genjutsu, then I can be the greatest illusionist there is!"

Ash said, "Using Genjutsu is not easy, Trixie. It requires precise chakra control in order to manipulate the target's senses and advanced intelligence to make the illusion convincing but I know with training, you can definitely become one." This made Trixie smile.

Luna asked, "Can you show us how a Genjutsu works?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure Luna. I want all of you to look into my eyes okay? You have nothing to worry about. I would never use anything that would harm you in anyway. What I am about to do will simply make your mind see a world full of natural beauty."

The others were first worried about it but then relaxed when he said that he was not going to harm them. They all nodded and looked into his blue eyes. Even Fluffle Snow. They all gasped when they saw Ash's body began to dissipate by turning into flower petals. Soon there was no sight of the human. Only the flower petals flowed around them that blocked their view. Then they disappear and everyone were shocked to find themselves in a flower field along with trees and a lake.

Everyone began to walk around and explored the area. Fluttershy sat down on the grass and felt it real. She smelled the flowers and found it real. Applejack touched a tree and felt it to be real. Fluffle Snow rolled over the grass as it felt real to it. Rainbow dipped one of her legs into the lake and it felt wet. It was real to her. The sight. The plants. The smell. The environment. The atmosphere. Everything was real.

Then everyone's attention turned to something when they heard *Crack*. They looked around and found the sky to be cracking. Soon, several cracks spread around the beautiful sight and then *Crackle* the sight shattered like a broken mirror and everyone found themselves back in the dining room. Everyone looked around and saw no sight of the flowers, grass, lake and trees.

Ash asked with a smile, "How was your trip?"

Everyone were silent for a while and then Luna asked, "Was that a Genjutsu?"

Ash nodded and Trixie said, "But! But how can that be!? Everything felt so real!"

Fluttershy said, "The grass and flowers were real."

Mellow Hoof said, "Even their sweet smells felt real."

Applejack said, "The trees were hard and felt real."

Rainbow said, "The lake was cool and wet. It felt so real."

Fleetfoot said, "The sky. The air felt so real."

Spitfire said, "The atmosphere felt real."

Zecora said, "The plant life and its nature felt real to me."

Celestia said, "The sunlight felt real."

Ash said, "That is the difference between illusion magic and Genjutsu. By looking into my eyes, you all came under my Genjutsu. I then showed you all a fake scenery."

Celestia asked, "But it felt so real. How can it be real when we were simply seeing the fake scenery?"

Ash said, "With my Genjutsu, I manipulated all of your five senses. I tricked your brain into not only seeing a fake image but also made the smell, grass, water, sky real to you. Before all of this, I even told you that I was going to use Genjutsu on all of you but still your brain took the fake image to be real."

Trixie was mesmerized by this skill. She will need to train hard in becoming a top notch Genjutsu user.

Applejack said, "And what does Iaijutsu do?"

Ash said, "It's Taijutsu Applejack and it involves all kinds of martial arts that a body is capable of doing. Taijutsu is executed by directly accessing the user's physical and mental energies. Ninjas most rely on the stamina and strength that can be gained through training. Taijutsu is the only class that does not require any chakra. Well, most of them. Some may even use chakra to enhance their techniques. Taijutsu is best for those who are good in close quarter combat and those who rely on their physical attributes."

Celestia said, "That's amazing, Ash. Are you going to spread chakra to your "Monster Hunter" squad as well?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure am. They are getting stronger with my training but with the addition of chakra, they would become excellent guards. However, I will need to come up with a way to stop them from abusing it. I don't want my guards turning out like Shining Armor. That would be extremely bad."

Everyone nodded at that. They have seen Shining Armor's true colors. Twilight once highly looked up to her brother but after seeing his true colors, she is very sad about that. To think that someone like Shining Armor is related to her is not a good thing.

Mayor Mare said, "Ash. When you were telling the story, there was a new kind of skill that you mentioned. I think it was sunjuitsu or something?"

Ash said, "It's Senjutsu Mayor and it's one of the most rarest and difficult Ninja skill there is. Even I had difficulty in learning this."

Rainbow said, "What!? You? Get out. How can someone like you not learn that sunjutsu or whatever. You already learned the rest of the Ninja skills that you have shown us."

Zecora said, "I have to agree with Rainbow. What makes this skill so hard for you to learn?"

Ash said, "It is called Senjutsu or Sage Techniques. This is a specialized field of techniques that allows the user to sense and then gather natural energy in their surroundings. Those who are able to learn Senjutsu, will be able to not only draw out the energy of nature and absorb them but they can mix them with their own chakra. This adds a whole new dimension of power to Ninja's chakra. There is a form of skill called Sage Mode and those who managed to activate it will have their physical parameters increased by several folds for as long as the mode is active."

Celestia asked, "Is it really that hard to learn this Senjutsu?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. It's very hard and time consuming. I only got the basis of it but it will take time to learn the more advance stuff. The only one who mastered Senjutsu was Hagoromo." He looked down as he thought how much hard training it would take the girls in learning the art of Ninja.

Rarity said, "Well now, no need to get depressed darling. I'm pretty sure that we can learn it after training for a while. I know you will be with us in each and every step we take."

Ash looked up to her and smiled. He said, "I will Rarity. I would never leave you girls with something like that. I will help you all to train in the art of Ninja. This in turn will prepare your body when your Gourmet Cells are ready. I will also be training you in something else that I will keep to myself for right now."

Rainbow flew around the room with excitement and said, "I can't believe it! Not only am I going to be an awesome Ninja but I get to have my very own Gourmet Cell!"

Gilda flew with her and said, "You got that right Rainbow!"

Mayor Mare said, "I too would like that. It would help me greatly with looking over Ponyville."

Applejack said, "It would help me with bucking more apple trees than before."

Everyone talked about what they could do when being a Ninja as they finished eating their breakfast. The princesses and girls thanked Ash and kissed him before leaving. The girls took the fillies and dragon around Canterlot to spend their time. Ash sent his pet Fluffle Snow with Fluttershy so that he can keep an eye on them if any trouble occurs. Ash in the mean time decided that it would be better for him to train the guards more. With the increase of monsters attack, he will need them ready as fast as possible.

Ash first contacted his infected insects in Ponyville to see if any monsters were near that town. It was clear. He then contacted the infected insects that were following Flim and Flam. The insect informed him that the brothers were doing their job and purchased a lot of ores. They also relaxed a few time when they were tired but everything is fine.

Ash then went towards the barracks and saw that the guards were getting ready. So he waited for them to get ready. A while later, the guards were ready and he approached them. When the guards saw him, they were shocked to see him fine. They all gathered into a group, saluted him and shouted "Sir!"

Silver Streak asked, "Ash. Are you okay? Should you be getting up just like that?"

Ash said, "Yes. I'm fine. Just have some pain here and there but I am okay. Now, are you all ready for some training?"

Everyone shouted "Sir! Yes! Sir!"

Ash nodded and said, "Good. Then lets get going."

Silver Streak said, "Before we begin Ash, I want to have one of my friend join your squad."

Ash asked, "Sure. Who is your friend?"

Silver Streak waved to someone and and a light green male Unicorn came towards Ash with a small wolf.

Silver Streak said, "Knives. I want you to meet our captain sir Ash. Now introduce yourself to him."

Knives looked at Ash with a smile and bowed in respect. He said, "Sir. It's an honor to finally meet you. My name is Jack Hunt but I prefer to be called Knives. I am 24 years old."

(Imagine him in anthro form)

Knives pointed towards the small wolf and said, "This is my pet Lightning Fang. He is a rare species of lightning wolf."

Ash noticed that Knives had a stick on his back and asked, "Why do you have a stick?"

Knives grinned widely and took a hold of the stick. He held the stick in his right hand and pointed towards the roof while trying to make it look like a sword. He said, "There are many criminals in Equestria. When they are brought down here in the castle's dungeon, it is my job to make every second of their life miserable by poking them with this almighty stick. I will poke them here and poke them there but not there where the sun don't shine. I mean who would want to poke the criminals there. That is just wrong on so many levels. No one has the guts to do this poking job except for me. For I am the great Pokenator!!"

*Crackle*

Electricity shot out of Knives horn which made him look a bit cool if only the stick was a sword. Ash stared at him for a while and then looked at Silver Streak with a raised eyebrow. Ash saw Silver Streak doing a *Smack* facepalm. Hard. This made Ash laugh. A guard who can make jokes. He likes it.

Ash then talked with Knives for a bit and found out that he is generally a joker who loves to make bad puns and is slightly perverted but knows when to keep it in check. He also likes to help those who needs it. When it comes to protecting his friends, he will fight to protect them to the end.

Ash also found out that Knives' parents abandoned him at birth and was sent to an orphanage. There he grew up mostly normal. He is pretty good at Lightning based magic. Knives was in a group of guards who protected his home town. In order to support their town, they would go into dangerous areas and hunt down dangerous animals. Knives was happy in protecting the town he lived in but one day, while patrolling a few rouge dragons stormed into town and started to tear up the place.

Knives' superiors ordered him to help the towns folk to get into the emergency bunker. He obeyed and escorted almost all the towns folk while his superiors fought the dragons. However, things turn to the worst when a dragon captured a filly and was planing to eat her. This made something snap in Knives as he quickly grabbed a sword and starting attacking the dragon. He used quick reflexes to dodge most of the dragon's attacks and used lighting magic to stun it for a few moments which gave him the upper hand and took down the dragon and saved the filly.

After dealing with the dragons, a party was held for them for successfully repelling the dragons. At the party Knives was congratulated for his fighting capability in taking down a dragon all by himself. He was even promoted. At the party, a lady named Sapphire approached him and thanked for saving her daughter Lin from the dragon. In time, the two fell in love and after 2 years of dating, Knives asked her to marry him. Sapphire happily accepted and married him. They both lived happily ever since.

As for the lighting wolf, Knives said that he found the wolf as an infant who was abandoned in the wild. When Knives found him, he saw that the wolf was really scrawny, like he didn't get to eat anything but was still alive. Knives immediately took the infant wolf back to his home and took care of him. In time, the wolf became Knives loyal pet and follows him every where he goes.

Ash found no lie in Knives story and accepted him into his squad. Silver Streak and Knives thanked him. Ash then took everyone to the training area. Also, he stealthy took one piece of hair from the lightning wolf with his invisible hair and gained its DNA.

Gained New Power From Lightning Wolf DNA
Electric Generator
Can now generate low amount of electricity in his body.

When everyone arrived at the training area, Ash said, "Everyone! I have something to say to all of you!"

Ash now had everyone's attention and he said, "During the Canterlot's monster invasion, instead of charging towards the monsters blindly, you all choose to protect the citizens. That was a good choice you all made. Should you all have choose to engage the monsters, then not only you would have died but the citizens would have as well."

The guards nodded as they all understood what he was saying. They knew that they would not win against the monsters. So the best option was to secure the citizens and protect them as best as they could.

Ash said, "Now, from yesterday's attack, I came to the conclusion that the monsters are getting bolder and bolder. They first only targeted small villages and towns but now, they are targeting entire cities. From this, I may need to speed up all of your training by a few levels. So I ask all of you, do you want to become stronger?"

The guards nodded and said, "Yes!"

Ash said, "Do you want to be able to take on monsters all by yourselves?"

Again the guards nodded and said louder, "Yes!!"

Ash said, "Do you want to protect your loved ones from the monsters!?"

Again the guards nodded and said louder, "Yes!!!"

Ash shouted, "Do you want to spread around Equestria and protect not only Canterlot but other cities and areas as well!!?"

Again the guards nodded and said louder, "Yes!!!!"

Ash said with a grin, "Then all I ask you is to be patient and hold out with the training I am going to give you now. When ever you feel like you can't take it anymore then think about those who can't protect themselves. Make your body listen to you and keep on moving forward!"

"Yeah!!!" The guards shouted as they got ready for their new training. However their mistake was that they didn't know how hard the training would be.

A Few Minutes Later

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

*Crack*

"NO MORE!!!"

*Smack*

"MY BACK!!!"

*Crunch*

"MY LEG!!!"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"MY SPLINE!!!"

"MAKE IT STOP!!!"

"I'M DYING!!!"

"MERCY!!!"

All of these screams sounded like some sort of torture was going on the training area. Well, that's true. It was a training torture. On the training area, there were several clones of Ash and each of them were looking over a guard's training. However, this sort of training was different than what they were used to. They were all shocked to see the human cloning skill but soon their shock turned to horror when the training began that made the guards scream in pain. Let's see what sort of training they are doing.

There was a group of clones who were training ponies in a different sort of way. The first training set consisted of two vertical 40 foot high wooden poles. A horizontal wooden pole joined them from the middle. A pony was tied to the horizontal pole by the hooves. The pony was Knives and he was swinging back and forth as there was a fire pit below him. A clone stood in front of him and put more woods into the fire to keep it from going out.

Knives shouted, "Ahhhhh!! This is bloody murdering!!"

The clone look up at Knives like a teacher would and said, "This one is called Roast Squid Dance."

Knives shouted, "Like I care! It's not like the name makes it any easier! And why a food name!? It's making me hungry just by thinking about it!"

The clone said, "In this training, you will be forced to turn your body back and forth. This will train your back muscles and abdomen muscles."

Knives shouted, "This is called a slow death!! Ahhh!"

The clone added more wood to the fire and said, "You better move back and forth or you will be cooked alive. Mmmm. I wonder what a roasted pony tastes like?" He licked his lips at that.

Knives became white in horror and shouted, "No! I can't die here! I have a wife and a filly! Ahhh!"

There were several more ponies training like this and they were just like Knives as the clone added wood to the fire. Their color turned white when Ash said, "Come on! Swing back and forth like your life depends on it! Well that's true. If you fail here then you will be roasted alive and I get to eat you up."

Immediately all of the upside down ponies swung back and forth like they never had before.

"No way I am dying here!"

"Ahhh! It's hot!!"

"My hair is on fire!!!"

"It burns!!!"

The next training includes some sort of machine. It includes a rubber wheel big enough for a pony to fit in while standing at his full height. Inside the wheel, the pony is strapped to a holder which prevents the pony from getting out of the wheel. Behind the pony is a metal rod that crackled with electricity. The pony is forced to run inside the wheel.

Another group of clones were training ponies with some weird machine. The clones were beside the machines with one pony inside each of them and they were all running. The clone said, "This training will increase your stamina. The more you run, the more electricity the machines generates. The moment you slow down, you will get a nasty shock from all of the accumulated electricity. So you better not stop running at full speed or else, there will be roasted pony for me to eat."

There were several of the machines which held ponies inside of them. All of them were running at their top speed and when ever someone slowed down, they get zapped from the electric rod behind them. The clones looked over their training as they control the machine's speed.

"Ahhh! This is madness!!!"

"I can't run forever!!!"

"I'm getting tired!!!"

*Zap*

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

"No more!!!"

"My legs feel like they are going to break!!!"

*Zap*

"Mercy!!!"

The clone said, "If you have enough energy to complain then use them to run more!" Some clones either increased or decreased the speed of the wheel as they look over the ponies stamina training.

Another group of clones were training ponies with body restrictions. Ponies were wearing some kind of vest that was made out of strong springs. The vest covered their upper body, their arms, wrist and legs. With the vest on, the ponies looked like they were struggling to move around. No. They were using all of their might just to take a single step.

A clone said, "This vest will restrict a lot of your movements. You will have a hard time moving your body with it. This training will force you to move your body while getting use to the restriction. As you get use to it, you will feel like your body is getting lighter. From this, you can increase your reflexes."

"It's so hard to move!"

"I can barely take a step!"

"I can't move my arms!"

"Ouch! I think I pulled a muscle!"

"I feel like snakes are coiled around me!"

Another group of clones were training ponies in a weird way. Especially for the ponies. The ponies were standing on a wooden plank and had their legs bent and were tied with a rope so the pony could not straighten their legs. A bowl of hot water was placed on each of their thighs. Their hooves were tied to the plank so that the pony would not get off of it. Between their legs, was a small bowl with "Mind" written on it. The bowl held a vertical stick that had its end burning red hot. If the pony's body lower, then their flank would get burned by it.

The ponies' arms were stretched horizontally in both directions. With their hands, they held a weight in each hand. The weight in the left hand has "Effort" written on it while the weight in the right hand has "Spirit" written on it. There were two ribbons tied on their biceps. The ribbons held a blade facing down. If the ponies arm lower from the weight, then the blades would pierce the side of their rib cage.

On their head was a bowl with "Endurance" written on it. It held boiling hot water. This will make them concentrate on their body so that the bowl on their heads would not fall on them.

A clone said, "In this training, you will be forced to stay in this position for as long as you can. By doing so, it will put a lot of strain on your bodies. You will also need to keep your arms straight while never letting go of the weights. If you do lower your arms, then the blades on your biceps will pierce the side of your chest. So don't lower them. Also, the bowls on your thighs and on top of your heads are filled with boiling hot water. Stay in your position and you won't get showered in boiling hot water."

"Ahhh! My body is in pain!"

"The weights are pulling my arms down!"

"Ahhh! The blades pierced me!"

"How long do we have to stay in this position!?"

The clone said, "Till the boiling water cools down."

Some of the ponies sighed in relief that it was not going to be a hard or long training. However, their worries came back when they saw the clones refilling the bowls with more boiling hot water.

The clone said, "From time to time, we will be refilling your bowls with fresh boiling water. This will keep you up in your concentration."

"What!?"

"You can't do that!"

"If you do that, then this training will never end!"

"Our bodies will get tired!"

The clone said, "It won't be forever. Just a couple of hours and then you all can rest for the day."

"Nooooo!"

"Mercy!"

"Your merciless!"

"Your a demon!"

"Ahhhhh!!! My flank!!!"

The clone said, "Yes. For all of you, I am a demon during training and a friend after it. Now get back to your training and stay in that position."

Another group of clones were putting small rocks on the ponies bodies. The ponies were confused as to why they were having stones placed on their bodies.

"Why are you putting rocks on our bodies?"

"Are we going to run with it without making the rocks fall from our bodies?"

The clone said, "No. That would be stupid. In this training, you won't have to run or lift weights. All you have to do is remain perfectly still. That's all."

"That's all?"

The clone nodded and said, "That's right. Don't move your legs. Don't move your muscles. Just stand till and most of all, keep your eyes open."

"Well, if you say so."

"This has got to be the most easiest training we got?"

"Yeah! You said It."

"I thought that we were going to do something more lik-gghhhhaaaaaaaa!!!"

*Shing* *Shing* *Shing* *Shing* *Shing* *Shing* *Shing*

Several clones created a sword and swung them at the ponies. They swung the sword skilfully so that only the rocks on the ponies bodies were cut in two. The ponies' eyes went wide and their color were turn white in terror of seeing swords swinging at their bodies. After swing quickly for 5 seconds, the clones stopped and the rocks split into two.

A clone said, "In this training, you will be forced to see danger coming towards your life. The most important factor in fighting your enemies is courage. This training will increase your courage so that you won't run away from the monsters. And well done in staying perfectly still. If you would have moved even 1 CM, then you would have been cut apart."

"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO!!!"

"I THOUGHT MY HEART WAS GOING TO JUMP OUT OF MY CHEST!!!"

"I SAW MY LIFE FLASH BEFORE MY EYES! IT WAS SO BORING! ..... LIFE WELL SPENT!!!"

The clones put new rocks on their bodies and moved a few meters away from them.

"What are you doing? You can't slice the rocks when you are that far away?"

The clone said, "We will not be swinging swords for a while." He put his hands inside his pockets and pulled out a bunch of knives and said, "We will be throwing some sharp objects. So don't move at all or you'll get stabbed by them."

The clones then aimed their knives at the terrified ponies and throw it at them.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Another group of clones were training by pushing ponies. No. The ponies had their legs tied together and the clone grabbed them by their backs and pushed them with their faces almost a few inches above the ground. The ponies were using their hands like legs in order to move forwards and save their faces from smashing into the ground.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"SLOW DOWN!!!"

"MY FACE IS ABOUT TO HIT THE GROUND!!!"

"MY HANDS ARE KILLING ME!!!"

The clone said, "Your legs are about three times stronger than your arms. Why is that? It's because you use your legs to walk all the time, thus why are your legs stronger as it supports all of your body weight. In this training, you all are being forced to use your arms and hands like legs. This will increase your arm muscles."

"WILL YOU SLOW DOWN!!!"

"BLEAAAA!!! THE DIRT IS GETTING INTO MY MOUTH!!!"

"THERE IS DIRT IN MY EYES!!!"

"MY BEAUTIFUL HAIR IS BEING DIRTIED!!!"

Some ponies were collecting logs and tied them together to make a bundle of logs. After making several of them, the clones tied one end of a rope with the abdomen of two ponies while tying the other end of the rope with a bundle of logs. Then one clone sat on each of the bundle of logs and held a whip in his hand.

"Why are we tied with a bundle of logs?"

"And why do you have a whip?"

The clone said, "In this training, you will be forced to pull these logs with you. You all will drag these bundles of logs towards the mountain's hill. Now, start moving."

"You can't be serious?"

"You expect us to just walk all over there while pulling these logs? Near the mountain hill?"

The clone said, "No."

The ponies sighed in relief and one said, "For a moment there, I though you were going to-"

The clone said, "I expect you to run all over there."

"We can't do that while dragging these logs."

"Yeah we can't do-"

*Whipped*

"Yeouch!!"

The clone shouted, "I said start running!! Those who slow down will be whipped by me!"

*Whipped*

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

The ponies began to run while dragging the entire bundle of logs. Several groups of ponies were forced to pull their bundles of log while the ran towards the mountain's hill. Those who were being slow were whipped by the clones which made them run faster. Also, the clones noticed that some of the ponies, mostly the mares seemed to enjoy being whipped. Weird.

A clone shouted, "Too slow! You are even slower than a turtle. Run faster!"

*Whipped*

"GHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"

The clone yelled, "I bet even a snail is many more times faster than you slow pokes!"

*Whipped*

"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"You demon!!!"

The clone said, "Yes. I am a demon. Now if you have energy to waste in complaining, start using that energy to run faster!"

*Whipped*

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

After a half an hour of running and dragging the bundle of logs, they finally reached the mountain's hill. The clones cut of the roped from the ponies who fell to the ground in exhaustion. The clones then picked up the logs and said, "You all have done well. However, there is still one more training left to do."

The ponies groaned at that. The clone said, "You have nothing to do in this training. You don't need to lift anything, or push anything, or bend anything. There is simply one thing you need to do in this training."

The ponies managed to get back on their hooves and look at the clones who held the logs in their hands. They saw the clones grinning which means that something is bad going to happen. Mostly to the ponies.

A clone said, "Don't die."

The ponie's eyes widen when they saw the clones throwing the logs at them. Time slowed down as the logs came closer to them. Their brain registered that they were going to die and thus, adrenaline pump through their bodies, giving them temporary enhanced reflexes and speed. With that, the ponies began to dogged as their life depends on it.

Some ponies jumped above the incoming logs while others duck under them. Some even hopped from logs to logs. The Pegasus could not use their wings as they were really tried from all of the brutal training , so they simply jumped and ducked under the incoming logs. Some ponies decided to climb on nearby trees in order to avoid the incoming logs but the clones saw this and threw their logs at the trees which broke them. The ponies who thought that they were safe on the trees were severely wrong when they found their trees breaking from the incoming logs. They all fell from the trees and right in the middle of the rolling logs.

"Watch out!!!"

"Jump now!!!"

"Lay flat on the ground!!!"

*Smack*

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

"This is so much intense!!!"

The clones said, "You all have to make your way back down from the mountain. We won't stop until you all reach there."

"This is murder!!!"

"You demon!!!"

"This isn't training!!!"

"This is torture!!!"

The clone said, "If you have energy to scream then use it to run and avoid getting crushed by these logs."

"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

After 5 Hours Of Brutal Torture-*Smack* (Ash punched the title on the screen and changed them) Training

After training, all of the pony guards were extremely exhausted that their bodies became white as ghost. Their bodies ached in terrible pain. There were moaning in pain too. Some of them were even unconscious from all of the training. But they did it. They all survived the brutal training. Ash grabbed everyone with his hair and took them back to the castle's barracks. He put them all in beds and casted a sleeping spell on them so that they can rest and regain stamina. He also cured them of their aching muscles, so that they won't feel pain when they wake up and continue with their training.

Castle Throne Room

The princesses of Equestria were having work done with the pesky nobles of Canterlot. They hid their annoyance behind a smile and continued their work. Then suddenly.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Everyone in the throne jolted up and looked around. The guards held their spears and began to check around.

"Mercy!!!"

A noble said, "What in the creator's name is going on!?"

The princesses were worried about those screams and Celestia said, "Wait here. We will go and see what that scream was all about.

Both the princesses then teleported away and came back a while later. A noble asked, "What were those screams about princess?"

Celestia said, "That was just our guards doing training."

Another noble said, "A training that makes them scream?"

Luna said, "Indeed. Our guards are being specially trained by someone special. His training will make our guards more stronger than ever before."

A noble asked, "Who is the one training them?"

Celestia said, "He shall be remain anonymous for the time being for he does not want any attention."

The nobles nodded in understanding as they won't be able to get anything out of the princesses.

Before The Tortu-err Training
Canterlot

The girls were spending their time by exploring Canterlot with the fillies and Spike. On their way, they met with Lyra and Bon Bon or was it the other way around? They all sat in a restaurant and converse with each other. The fillies and Spike were on another table and talking with each other.

Rarity said, "So Lyra. I see that you have some interest in our coltfriend."

Lyra spluttered, "What! I ... we ... no ... human ... like .."

Rarity chuckled a bit and said, "Oh it's nothing to be ashamed of darling. We know how special Ash is."

Bon Bon said, "How is he special besides being a human that Lyra always fantasize about?"

Rarity said, "For one Ash acts a lot differently from any male."

Fluttershy said, "He is not mean like the stallions."

Mallow Hoof said, "He treats us with kindness."

Swift Tail said, "He freed our kingdom from the tyrant king after hearing about it from us."

Trixie said, "He gave us a home when I had nothing."

Gilda said, "He gave me my wings and a home."

Zecora said, "He will put his life on the line to protect others."

Rainbow said, "He is so awesome and cool. He does things that we can never dream of doing. Also! Did you know that he is a Ninja as well!?"

Applejack said, "He saved my granny's life and my farm."

Aloe said, "He healed our wounds and took us damaged mares into his heard."

Lotus said, "He protects and loves us. He also dealt with the one who harmed us."

Mayor Mare said, "He gave me more than what I asked for. He gave an old mare like me a family."

Pinkie said, "He always listen to me. Even when I speak in hyper speed."

Ditzy said, "He never saw me weird for my eyes and treated me like a normal mare. He even saved me from prince Blueblood."

Redheart said, "He has made cures for several incurable diseases and didn't ask for anything in return."

Spitfire said, "Me and Fleetfoot had several bad encounters with stallions but ever since we joined his herd, he has done nothing but treat us with kindness and loves us all." Fleetfoot nodded at this.

Twilight said, "Ash is really a one of a kind male who doesn't look down on females. He has even helped in training us in our magic."

To say Lyra and Bon Bon were surprised to hear such praise from the girls was unexpected. Well, for Bon Bon anyway. She thought that the human would use his charm and muscles to lure mares into his herd and be rough with them but the complete opposite happened. Bon Bon was shocked to hear how gentle he was with the girls and how he treats them with kindness. She was also surprised to hear that he wouldn't mind becoming a monster if it meant that it would save their lives. All the human ever wants is to have a big family and love the girls and protect them.

Lyra squeed with joy and said, "I told you humans are amazing Bon Bon!"

Bon Bon came out of her shock and said, "Okay. I really thought that Ash would act like all of the other males but this is completely different than what I thought to be."

Rarity said, "It's all right darling. Ash is very special to us. He would go to such length to just keep us safe."

Fluttershy said, "He is very gentle and kind. He does not ever get angry with us or order us anything against our will."

Rarity said, "So darlings. Mind telling us why you are interested in our coltfriend?"

Bon Bon and Lyra started to splutter and blush. They were indeed interested in the human now that they have heard so much praise about him. They too were treated like object by the ones they thought they loved.

Lyra said, "I'll be honest with you girls. Yes I am very much interested in Ash. He even saved our lives when the monsters invaded Canterlot."

Bon Bon said, "He also carried us and ran on the wall which I have to say was amazing."

Rainbow said, "That's Ash for you. He even saved Love Tap from getting ... raped by three stallions." She said 'rape' with venom.

Lyra and Bon Bon gasped in shock. Lyra said, "Well thanks goodness that Ash saved her."

Bon Bon said in anger, "Her stallion left her as soon as Button Mash was born. That bastard. Wait Till I get my hands on him. I'll beat him into the ground."

Applejack said, "I think you have to wait in line for that."

Bon Bon asked, "Why?"

Trixie said, "After saving Love Tap, Ash escorted her to her house. Before leaving Love Tap gave a quick kiss to his cheek and went inside of her house."

Gilda said, "I'm pretty sure she would want to join Ash's herd in the near future and we are okay with it."

Bon Bon asked, "But whats that got to do with me waiting in line to beat her ex-stallion?"

Rainbow said, "When Love Tap becomes part of Ash's herd, he would love and protect her like the rest of his herd members. Not only that, if Love Tap's ex-stallion ever dare come near her again, then I'm pretty sure Ash is going to rip his balls off and shove it down his throat before giving him a major beat down!"

Rarity gasped and said, "Rainbow! Don't use crude words like that. It's unfit for a lady."

Rainbow scoffed and said, "Oh come on Rarity! You would have done the same thing if a stallion got you pregnant and left you. I know I would."

As much as Rarity wanted to counter Rainbow's words, she was right. To have a stallion only be with you but leave as getting a mare pregnant was really awful. Rarity sighed and said, "You're right Rainbow. I would have definitely done that if someone got me pregnant and then left me."

Fluttershy hugged her and said, "It's okay Rarity. Ash would never do that to any of us. He loves us all and would do anything to make us happy."

Rarity hugged Fluttershy and said, "I know dear. I am glad that I can see stallions who only wanted me for my body. Ash is not like them and we are very lucky to have him in our lives."

Applejack pounded her fist and said, "I too fell for a stallion who I thought loved me but I was wrong. When I was about to beat him, he ran away. One day, I will get my hands on that lousy varmint. I just hope I can get to him first before Ash does."

Aloe said, "I think it would be Ash who reaches him first Applejack."

Lotus said, "The one who abused us was a noble, Stone Heart and he encountered Ash while we were with him in Canterlot."

Bon Bon asked, "What did he do?"

Aloe said, "Well first Stone Heart said how he owned our lives and that he can do whatever he wants with us. This only made Ash mad and he stood up for us and faced Stone Heart. He said that we were his friends and warned him to stay away from us but Stone Heart didn't listen and threaten to banish him from Equestria."

Lyra asked with excitement, "What happened next!? Did he pummel him or something!?"

Lotus said, "Oh he did more than a simple beating. Ash punched Stone Heart so hard that he buried that prick into the ground and knocked him out. I'm pretty sure he crushed Stone Heart's muzzle and on top of that, Ash even made the guards arrest the noble!"

Lyra did an air fist and said, "Yeah! Way to go Ash! I knew humans are awesome!"

Bon Bon said with wide eyes, "Really!? A noble was arrested!?"

Twilight said, "Wouldn't the guards be in trouble for arresting a noble?"

Aloe said, "I think the guards were more afraid of Ash than the noble."

Applejack said, "I believe that. We saw how he disciplined the guards all by himself."

Lyra asked, "How did he discipline them?"

Gilda said, "You should have seen it by your own eyes. I still can't believe he did that."

Lyra said, "What? What did he do!? Come on! Tell me! Please?" She did the puppy dog eyes.

Rainbow said, "Only the most awesome coltfriend can do that."

Swift Tail said, "Ash kind of half buried every guard in the ground, wall and ceilings."

Rainbow said, "And speaking of ceilings, did you know that he could jump in air!?"

Bon Bon asked, "What! How can he do that!? That goes against the laws of physic!"

Applejack said, "It was a pretty amazing skill he did there. Ash could literally keep on jumping in air as much as he wants. What was the skill name called? Guppo? Glucko?"

Twilight said, "It's "Geppo" Applejack."

Applejack said, "Yeah that. He did that to reach the flying Pegasus and thrown them into the ground and ceilings."

Bon Bon asked, "Even the female guards?"

The girls began to laugh at that which confused Lyra and Bon Bon. Rainbow said, "He didn't hurt them but what he did to them was really funny."

Pinkie said, "Yeah! What Ash did was really something!"

Lyra asked, "What did he do?"

Rainbow said, "Ash took one of my feathers and multiplied them into hundreds of them. Then he controlled them to tickle every female guard and didn't stop until they all fell on the ground exhausted from laughing. Bwhahahahahahahaha!"

Lyra said, "Seriously!? That is so funny! Hahahahahaha!"

They talked for a while and Rarity asked them, "So Lyra, Bon Bon. Do you have any interest in joining Ash's herd?"

Lyra and Bon Bon both blushed and looked down. Lyra said, "I ... would like to ... join Ash's herd. I mean that I have been fantasizing about humans and here he is! A human! But I don't want to join just because of that reason. I think I genuinely have started to have feelings for him ever since we met at Sweet Apple Acre. He didn't treat me like a fool or call me crazy for my dreams of meeting a human. The way Ash smiled and held me in those strong arms was really something. I think ... I am in love girls."

The girls smile and looked at Bon Bon for an answer. Bon Bon said, "I don't know girls. I mean we only met like two times? Even though you all praise Ash so much, I need some time to decide."

Lyra pouted and said, "Come on Bon Bon. You saw how awesome he is. How he came to us when the monsters were about to kill us. Don't you want to be hugged by his strong arms. They were so warm that just makes you want to snuggle into his hug and cuddle up to him."

Bon Bon blushed at that. She really did like his hug when she was being transported to the castle. Also, she felt safe with him. She thought about it for a while and said, "Okay Lyra. I will see how good it is being with Ash. But if he turns out like the other stallions then I and you will leave the herd. Okay?"

Lyra pouted at first but nodded a while later. They continued their conversation for a while when suddenly Rainbow said, "Hey girls! Do you hear that?"

The girls were quiet as they tried to listen what Rainbow heard. Mayor Mare said, " I don't hear anything."

Rainbow shushed them and said, "There it is again. Listen closely."

They all listen closely and after a while they heard something. Something that sounded like a scream.

Fluttershy said, "Who could be screaming like that?"

Pinkie said, "Oh it's the ponies in Ash's "Monster Hunter" squad are being trained by Ash special training. Some ponies are being roasted on top of a fire, some are being electrocuted, some are becoming a statue, some are getting the day light scared out of them while some are dodging logs for their dear lives!"

Everyone looked at Pinkie in confusion. Rainbow asked, "How you know that?"

Pinkie pointed towards us, the Readers and said, "The Readers!"

They all looked at what she was pointing at but found nothing. Then they all shook their heads at Pinkie being Pinkie.

Rainbow said, "I'll go take a look at what those screams are about."

Before anyone could stop her, Rainbow flew out of Canterlot and towards the training area where the screams are coming from. The girls waited for Rainbow to return and after a while, she did. Everyone saw that she had a face full of disbelief.

Rainbow looked at Pinkie and asked, "Pinkie. How did you know all of that?"

Everyone was now looking at Rainbow and Twilight asked, "Wait you're serious? What Pinkie said was true?"

Rainbow nodded and Pinkie pouted. She said, "Huff. I don't lie Twilight. You should know that."

Twilight ears went flat and look a bit sad. She said, "Sorry Pinkie. It's just that sometimes you just randomly say things out of nowhere. So its gotten us into a bit of a trouble."

Pinkie quickly hugged her and said, "It's okay Twilight! I forgive you! And also, like I said before, I know things because of the Readers!"

Applejack asked, "What are the Readers Pinkie?"

Pinkie said, "That's just it Applejack. They are the Readers and nothing more!"

Rainbow grabbed her head and said, "My brain hurts."

Applejack said, "If you even have a brain at all."

Rainbow said in anger, "Hey!"

Everyone laughed at that and Rainbow pouted cutely.

Chapter 26 Chrysalis Daughter And Justice

After training the guards, Ash went into the barracks' kitchen and told Cook Grub to prepare delicious food for his guards as they will be starving after lasting through his brutal training. He is proud of them that they were able to face his training. This will prepare their bodies when he gives them chakra. For now, Ash went back to his room and rested on his bed.

Ash was informed by his Hydras that they are winning against the monsters over at Dragon Kingdom. That was good news for him which means that if his Hydras are able to protect a kingdom then he would not be needed there. Then his infected insects informed that some ponies tried to mug Flim and Flam but were repelled by the insects stinging paralysis poison on their flanks. His insects are keeping his employers safe. The infected insects around Ponyville informed him of no danger as well.

Now, Ash has some free time so what can he do to pass the time? He came out of his mind when someone knocked at his door. He said, "Come in!"

The door opened and came in his herd mates along with two new girls who he recognized. Ash sat up and said, "Hey girls. How was your day?"

Twilight said, "It was great Ash."

Trixie said, "We went from shop to shop and had a great time."

Fluttershy hugged Fluffle Snow and said, "And your pet liked seeing new things too."

Ash smiled and said, "I see. And Lyra and Bon Bon. To what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you here?"

Rarity said, "Darling. I would like to introduce you these two for joining your herd if you want them to."

Ash said, "I have no problem of them joining my family, Rarity. Can you two tell me the reason why you want to be with me?"

Lyra said, "Because you are a human! ... And that you kinda saved our lives from the monsters and such. And I like the way you hugged me when you carried me."

Ash nodded and said, "It's okay, Lyra. And Bon Bon, can you tell me why you want to be with me?"

Bon Bon remained silent for a while and said, "I gave up being with a stallion after I had several bad encounters with them but after hearing how the girls praised about you made me think differently. They told me how you didn't act like the stallion and how you treat them with kindness. I agreed with them that I want to be with you and see for myself."

Ash said, "Bon Bon. I would never force another to join my family against their will. I would never treat females like they are objects of desire. I love all of the girls equally and I want to spend the rest of my life with them. I will do anything for them to make them happy."

Bon Bon said, "Well, if you say so but if I felt that you are not what the girls have said then Lyra and I will leave."

Ash nodded and said, "Of course. I won't stop you against your will."

Lyra said, "Sorry about, Bon Bon. She really had a bad experience with some stallions but I think that being with you will change her mind."

Bon Bon ears went flat and said, "I'm sorry, Ash. It's just that I don't want to be hurt like I was in the past."

Ash asked, "Who was it and what did he do to you?"

Bon Bon asked, "Why do you want to know that?"

Ash said, "If someday I met that stallion, then I would pound his face into the dirt for hurting you."

Bon Bon said, "Yeah. Aloe and Lotus told me how you punched a noble in the face and even had him arrested. I still can't believe that."

Ash said with a smile, "Bon Bon. I told you that I would do anything to make the girls happy. Even if I have to beat the one who hurt you was a king himself."

Rainbow said, "Yeah. Like what you did at the griffin tournament."

Lyra asked, "What happened at the griffin tournament?"

Twilight said, "The griffin king Black Beak along with the rulers of other kingdoms demanded to give them the Bearers of the Elements of Harmony or there will be a war. The princesses didn't have any choice and gave into their demand. We were held like a prize for the winner of the tournament."

Bon Bon said, "What happened!? Did someone other than a pony win the tournament!?"

Applejack said, "No. Ponies were forbidden to take part in the tournament. The rulers made so that only one of their warriors would become the owner of us."

Lyra said, "Then who won the tournament?"

The girls smiled and Rarity said, "It was none other than our coltfriend, Ash dear."

Lyra and Bon Bon jaws hit the ground and their eyes went wide as dinner plates. Bon Bon asked, "How did he win?"

The girls then began to tell them how Ash all by himself killed all of the warriors of the other kingdom single handedly. Then how he squashed the ferocious Crystal Scorpion and saved them and how he literally mangled the griffin king in front of everyone. No one dared to try and stop him as they fear for their life. After the story, Lyra and Bon Bon were looking at Ash in disbelief.

Bon Bon asked, "Did you really did that to the griffin king?"

Ash nodded and said, "Exactly. I don't care who it is. If they have any intention of harming my friends then they are dead. Simple as that."

Lyra said, "Yes! I knew humans are awesome!"

Bon Bon nodded and said, "Maybe you're right girls. Ash is different from the rest of the stallions."

Lyra and Bon Bon both came towards Ash and hugged him. He hugged them back. Then Ash spent his free time with the girls. Fluffle Snow was flying around the room while being chased by Rainbow who was failing at catching the parasprite who took her cookie.

Rainbow said, "Come back here you little!"

Applejack laughed and said, "Rainbow, you can't even catch the little critter."

The others laughed and spent their time with Ash. Some time later, Princess Celestia and Luna came into his room.

Ash greeted them, "Hello Celestia. Luna. How are you doing?"

Celestia said, "We are doing fine Ash. How is the training of your guards going?"

Ash said, "It's going fine. Why do you ask?"

Luna said, "Oh nothing. Just that we heard screams of torture from the training ground you made."

Ash said, "Oh yeah. I kinda upped their training."

Celestia asked, "Why is that?"

Ash said, "Ever since the monsters attacked Canterlot, I saw the difference between the royal guards and my "Monster Hunter" squad. The royal guards charged blindly at the monsters and were slaughtered while the members of my squad effectively pushed the civilians to a safer spot and kept the monsters from reaching them. From this I concluded that the "Monster Hunter" need to be ready as fast as possible."

Mayor Mare said, "But Ash. Your special skill can help you."

Rainbow said, "Yeah. You can just clone yourself and spread them all over Equestria. That will be easy for you."

Ash shook his head and said, "I can't do that Rainbow. If I do that then others will completely depend on me. I need to train the guards so that they could handle some monsters by themselves."

The princesses nodded and Luna said, "I understand what you are saying Ash."

Celestia said, "The nobles of Canterlot always come to us with the most ridiculous complaint. It's like I'm dealing with foals."

Ash said, "Exactly. With my training, the "Monster Hunter" will be able to defend small villages and towns. After they get more stronger, I can send them on patrolling around the towns or even send them to hunt various monsters."

Twilight said, "That's a really good plan Ash. I only hope my brother doesn't give you anymore trouble than he already did."

Ash said, "It's fine Twilight. Shining Armor may choose to come at me directly or would send some others to deal with me. Either way, I'll deal with him. I just hope that he opens his eyes and see that all creatures are equal. Only those who think they are better than the other are the ones lower then them."

Twilight smiled and hugged him. Ash hugged her. Lyra and Bon Bon were a bit confused at how friendly the princesses and the human were talking to each other.

Lyra asked, "Can someone tell me why Ash is not using titles to talk with the princesses?"

The girls looked at each other and nodded. Rarity said, "Darlings. There is a secret that we have been hiding from the rest of the world."

Bon Bon asked, "What is that secret?"

Pinkie said, "Before we tell you, you two have to pinkie promise to not tell it to anyone! Ever!"

Lyra and Bon Bon looked at each other and then did the whole pinkie promise. Bon Bon said, "There, we did the pinkie promise. Now tell me what the secret is that you all are hiding?"

Twilight said, "Well, you see ...."

Applejack said, "Both the princesses are in Ash's herd."

Lyra and Bon Bon's jaws hit the floor in disbelief. They could not believe that both the princesses, Celestia and Luna were in Ash's herd!

Bon Bon asked, "But why keep it a secret? Would it not be nice to announce such good news?"

Celestia said, "At the moment, this needs to be kept a secret from everyone else."

Lyra asked, "Why?"

Ash said, "Think about it Lyra. The nobles of Canterlot already look down on other species. If news about the princesses being in my herd, especially a non-pony, reach the ears of the nobles, then there would be a major commotion that may result in a revolt."

Bon Bon and Lyra eyes widen at that. They understood what they meant. Bon Bon said, "I kind of understand what you mean. The nobles will not like this at all and will do something drastic."

Ash said, "Exactly. At the moment, I want to keep this to be kept a secret. Believe me I want nothing more than to punch these bastards in the face. They think that just because they are nobles, they are pure, only they have the right to have the princesses like they own them. Disgusting."

Celestia and Luna look down with sadness. Celestia said, "I'm sorry that you are having trouble with us."

Luna said, "If we knew that would be the case then we would have never ask of joining your herd."

Ash saw the princesses' sadness and sighed. He stood up and walked to them. He hugged them both and kissed them. He said, "Celestia. Luna. I don't care what I have to do to keep you both safe. I will do anything even if it means making an enemy out of the entire planet. You both are beautiful mares that deserve to live a happy life and I promise to do exactly that."

Celestia and Luna hugged him and sobbed into his chest. They truly were being kept in a cage by the nobles. They both have to look out for anything that could make the nobles take advantage of.

Celestia said, "Thank you Ash for coming to this world."

Luna said, "We could never thank you enough."

Ash scratched their ears and said, "And I am thankful to meet all of you girls."

The other girls had tears in their eyes and all of them hugged Ash and the princesses. After that, they all rested in Ash's room and conversed with each other.

During their conversation, Ash asked, "Celestia. Luna. How the search going on for the one who attacked Chrysalis daughter?"

Celestia said, "We are still investigating the one responsible for attacking Insectum 2 years ago."

Luna said, "It's not easy to find someone just like that. Even if we did, there is no way to arrest them when we don't have a
single evidence against them."

Ash think for a while and said, "Maybe if I visit Chrysalis daughter, I may find some sort of clues. Only time will tell. And speaking of which, I should go and pay a visit to Chrysalis and heal her daughter."

Celestia said, "That is a good idea."

Fluttershy hugged him and said, "Please save her daughter."

Ash hugged her and said, "I will, Fluttershy. I will heal her so that she can have a normal happy life with her mother and her friends."

Ash said 'goodbye' to them and walked towards the balcony. He then flew into the air and summoned his Ki to fly towards the changeling kingdom in the badlands.

Badlands

Ash flew in the sky and looked down at the barren waste land. The land below him bare no plant or animal life form. Just sand, rocks and mountains. There wasn't even a water source. No wonder they call it badlands.

Ash saw no life form from above the badlands. He just saw sand for miles and a couple of mountains. Where is the changeling kingdom? He could not see the kingdom with his eyes so maybe his ears would help him. With his super hearing, Ash heard sounds of breathing, heart beasts, muscle movement and several hooves stepping on rocks. They were all coming from below the ground.

Ash began to look for an entrance because he can't just break through the ground as it would damage their kingdom or hurt someone. So he used "Echolocation" to make a sound map of the underground kingdom. He saw several tunnels going below the ground and expanding into big areas. Probably buildings and houses and such. He analyzed the whole map and saw a single tunnel going away from the underground kingdom and towards a mountain. That must be the entrance to the changeling kingdom.

Ash flew towards the mountain and saw a cave entrance at the base of the mountain. He looked closer and saw a couple of changeling guards guarding the entrance. He *Thud* landed a few meters away from them. The guards pointed their weapons at him and said, "Halt! Who are you!?"

Ash said, "I am Ash. I am here to meet your queen Chrysalis."

A guard said, "Why do you want to meet our queen?"

Ash said, "I am here to heal her daughter."

A guard said, "We don't know if we can-"

Another guard cut him off and said, "Hey! Does he not look familiar?"

A guard asked, "Why?"

A guard said, "Are you by any chance the one who gave our queen the love fruit?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. I made the seed of the fruits and gave it to Chrysalis."

The guard said, "Yes! It's you! You saved our species from starvation. You have saved my little daughter from starving to death. I can never thank you enough." He looked at the other guards and said, "It's okay. He is our savior. Let him pass."

The other guards understood who the human was and quickly apologize to him, "Forgive us. We didn't know what you looked like. Living in the badlands has made us take several precautions to protect our kingdom."

Ash said, "It's okay. You were just doing your job but why many precautions? I have not seen any living thing in the badlands as far as I can see."

A guard said, "There is one kind of monster that lives in the badlands and prey on us. It approaches the one who is left behind or distracted with a disguise of it's own. When the prey drops their guard, the monster eats them."

Ash said, "Really? What does this monster look like?"

A guard said, "That's the thing. We don't know what it look like and that is why we are on high alert all the time. Every time it gets one of us, only a few remains of the body are found and nothing else. Not even foot prints."

Ash nodded and asked, "When was the recent attack from this monster?"

A guard said, "It has been some days ago. Almost a week I think. We think that it's just waiting for us to drop our guard and then it will jump on us."

Ash thought about it and said, "If your alertness has stopped the monster from attack you for some days, then it must be hungry which would force it to attack you out in the open. I suggest you bring out more guards here so that if it does come to attack you, then you can use your numbers to attack it at the same time."

A guard thought about what he said and said, "That is a good idea. After hearing that the monster would attack in hunger then I'll be needing more guards than before."

Another guard said, "Come with me. I'll lead you to our queen."

Ash nodded and followed the guard into the tunnel. The walls of the tunnel shine that provided light.

Ash asked, "How are these walls shining?"

The guard said, "These are special stones that shine in the dark. These stones are able to provide a source of light that illuminate the darkness."

Ash nodded and continued following the guard. After walking for a while, Ash came to a bigger area that held buildings. This place looked like a small town that was similar to Ponyville. There were several houses and shops and he saw changelings moving back and fort as they continue with their lives. He also saw several little changelings playing tag with each other. This brought a smile to his face. Also, from the looks of their bodies, there were very little holes left on their arms and legs, which means that they are eating their fill.

The guard lead the way and Ash followed him. As soon as he came into the opening, one by one the changelings' eyes went towards the human. One thing was that Ash was a 9 foot tall hulking being that towered over the 7 foot tall changelings and that he was a species they have never seen before. Even the children who were playing around stopped and stared at the human in awe.

Ash didn't mind the stares but when the guard noticed it, he said, "Everyone! You have no need to fear this being! In fact you all should be thanking him for it was he that gave our queen the seeds of love fruit!"

Everyone's eyes widen at that and all of them began to thank him for what he did for them. Some females even shed tears of happiness as they swarm around him and tearfully thanked him for saving them and their children's lives from starvation. Ash petted their heads and scratched their ears to calm them down. Even some of the children came running and hugged his legs.

After managing to free himself from the females and children clinging onto him, the guard lead him towards a castle made of entire black rocks. They entered the castle and walked towards the throne room. There he found Chrysalis sitting on her throne and she was talking with one of her subjects.

The changeling said, " ... the harvest of the love fruit is coming good my queen."

Chrysalis said, "That is good news indeed."

The guard said, "My queen! Sir Ash has arrived to meet you!"

Everyone's eyes widen and quickly turn towards the human. They were all staring at him in shock as they were seeing the one who has single handedly saved their entire species and made an friend and ally of the ponies.

"Ash!"

Chrysalis was really happy and tackle-hug him. Ash also hugged her and scratched her ear. This act of their queen hugging another made everyone's eyes wide at that.

Chrysalis said, "I'm so glad that you are here."

Ash said, "Sure I would. I need to see how your daughter is doing and heal her."

Chrysalis said, "Thank you. I can't wait to see Insectum getting back on her hooves." She turned around to see the others in the room and said, "I will be taking Ash to see my daughter. So you all can take a break from work." They all nodded.

Chrysalis then took one of Ash's hand and pulled him out of the throne room. During their walk, Ash crossed an area that looked like a farm. There, several trees were grown that bare love fruits. He also saw several changelings harvesting the fruits while they look after the trees.

Chrysalis said, "Ever since you gave me the seeds of love fruit, my changelings have been growing more and more of them every day. They seem to grow faster than other plants."

Ash said, "I did that by genetically modifying its growth spurt. This way, you can have all the food your species wants and never run out."

Chrysalis said, "Thank you. Several of my changelings and their children were starving to death but with your gift, you have saved them."

Ash said, "I do what I can to save anyone who deserves it."

Chrysalis smiled and lead him on. She asked, "How goes the search for the ponies who attacked my daughter?"

Ash said, "Celestia, Luna and Cadance are doing all they can to find them. It's really hard to find someone that attacked your daughter 2 years ago."

Chrysalis said, "I just wish they are caught and punished for what they did."

Ash said, "I want to catch them. That is also another reason I came here. I think your daughter can provide me with some clues or evidence as to who attacked her."

Chrysalis understood and nodded. A while later, they came across a door which was guarded by several guards. The guards saluted to Chrysalis when they saw her.

Chrysalis said, "At ease guards. This is Ash the one who gave me the gift of love fruit."

The guards eyes widen and bowed to him. A guard said, "We can never thank you enough for saving all of us."

Another guard said, "If I may ask, why have you come here?"

Chrysalis said, "He is here to heal my daughter."

The guards eyes widen at that. A guard ask, "Can you really save the princess?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure I can. That's the very reason I came here to save her. Also, I want to find some sort of clues about the ones who attacked her. So meeting her might give me something to look into."

The guards nodded and stepped aside. They opened the door and let Chrysalis and Ash pass. Inside the room, he saw a bed on which a small figure was laying. Besides the bed were several females dressed in nurse outfit. They were there to take care of the one laying on the bed. When the nurse noticed Chrysalis they all stood and said, "Welcome Queen Chrysalis."

Chrysalis nodded and said, "How is my daughter doing?"

A nurse said, "She is doing fine my queen."

Another nurse asked, "Who is the one beside you my queen?"

Chrysalis said, "This here is the very one who gave me the love fruit. He is Ash."

The nurse eyes widen and look at him in disbelief. Here, standing right in front of them was their savior. They all swarm around him and wholeheartedly thanked him.

Chrysalis smiled as she saw her subjects thanking Ash. No one has ever helped the changelings because of how they look but Ash didn't care about that. He simply saved them from starvation and even made friendly relationships with the ponies.

After a while Chrysalis said, "Now everyone, give Ash some space. He has come here to heal my daughter."

A nurse asked, "Really? Can you save her?"

Ash nodded and Chrysalis lead him closer to the bed. When Ash reached the bed, his heart ache at what he saw. On the bed was a filly changeling. She is probably the same age as the CMC. The filly, looked horrible with all the wounds, scar, missing limbs and wings. Half of her left face was burned and lost her left eye. There were several IV stands beside the bed and attached to the filly.

Ash knelt beside the bed and looked down at the filly with eyes full of pain and sorrow. This should not happen to a child. He will not let the ones escape from punishment!

Ash said in a gentle tone, "Hello little one. I am Ash. A friend of your mother."

The filly looked up with her right eye. Ash looked into her eye and saw how she felt. She felt like a monster due to her disfigure and scarred state.

Ash soften his eyes and rubbed her head softly to which she leans her head into. He said, "You think that you look ugly from what has happened to you? But I don't think so."

The filly eye widen and looked at him. Ash asked, "Do you know why?"

The filly shook her head. Ash said with a smile, "Because little one. I am going to give you back your life. I am going to take your wounds, your scars, your pain. I am going to take away all the bad things that have been done to you. You will get to live like a filly does and live happily with your mother and your friends."

Tears formed in Chrysalis eyes when she heard that. She really wants to have her daughter back to normal and she will get it. Tears began to fall from the filly's eye as she looked at the human in disbelief and hope.

Ash said, "I am going to heal you and you don't have to worry about anything. You will feel no pain at all. So are you ready little one?"

The filly nodded and he said, "Good. Now close your eye and relax. Okay?"

The filly nodded and closed her eye. Ash then slowly put his right hand on the filly's head. Everyone in the room looked at him and the filly. Even the guards outside the room opened the room and peaked inside to see what is happening. They all gasped when they saw a thin red membrane spreading from Ash's hand towards the filly's body. Soon, the filly was in a red cocoon.

Chrysalis asked, "Ash. What are you doing? And what is that?"

Ash said, "No need for any alarm Chrysalis. This is a healing cocoon. Those who are inside of it are healed from all sorts of wounds. Even her lost limbs will be restored."

A nurse asked in disbelief, "But how can that be? You will need something to act as a substitute for the missing limbs."

Ash nodded and said, "That's right. That is why I am giving her part of my flesh that will act as a substitute for her missing limbs."

A guard came in and asked, "But won't you be in trouble for that? I mean if what you are saying is true then you are literally cutting parts of your own flesh and giving them to the princess."

Ash said, "Well, what you said is true. I am willingly giving her my own flesh. No need to worry about me. I can restore my flesh by simply eating food and stuff."

Everyone was shocked to hear that. Here the human is giving his own flesh to save the life of the filly. Everyone silently looked at the red cocoon. The guards outside of the room were now inside and they too were looking at the red cocoon. Chrysalis didn't mind them. She had only one thing on her mind and that was the well being of her daughter. She joined her hands and brought them to her chest and prayed for her daughter's safely.

Inside the red cocoon, the virus began to heal the filly. First were the wounds as they were filled up and healed. The filly's face was healed back to normal and her left eye was healed too. Then the scars were taken away from the filly. After that, came the missing limbs. Ash used his biomass to combine it with the filly's DNA and convert them into changeling flesh. Then the changeling flesh formed into limbs that joined with the filly's arm and leg. Even her wings were recreated from scratch. The virus also cured any sort of bacteria that may have been inside of her body. Ash also took DNA from the filly.

New Power Gained From Changeling DNA
Insect Wing
He can create insect like wings that buzz when he flies around.

Changeling Magic
He can now use changeling magic. This mostly possesses shape shifting and mind control.

Hive Mind
He can now link his mind with his creations. With this, he can hear and see things from their point of view.

Emotion Eater
He can now feed on emotions like happiness, love, joy. He can also eat emotions the changelings could never eat like fear, anger, sadness, disgust etc.

To say the least Ash is now capable of eating every kind of emotion. Here is a diagram of the emotions he can eat.

Wow. That is a lot of emotions. This means that even when he fight his enemies, he can feed on their fears to increase his power. Nice. Also, he can now tell which ones are lying and which ones are telling the truth. This DNA is really helpful.

Also, the "Hive Mind" can become pretty useful to him in the future. As for changeling magic, he just added them to his arsenal.

After a while, the healing was done. The red membrane then began to leave the filly and return back into the human's hand. Everyone gasped at what they saw. The filly was completely healed like she was never harmed before.

Ash said, "You can open your eyes now little one."

The filly slowly opened her eyes. She immediately noticed that she can see through her left eye. She then looked down at her body and was stunned. Tears fell from her eyes as she felt her missing limbs were not missing anymore. She had them and they didn't feel different at all.

Ash then snapped his finger and created a mirror. He held the mirror in front of the filly so that she could look at herself. When she did, more tears flowed from her eyes. She saw no wounds. No scars. Her face was not disfigured but had a cute face. Here wings buzzed as she felt two wings instead of one. Here hair and eyes were just like her mother.

Speaking of mother, she looked at Chrysalis and saw her crying. Chrysalis could not believe what she was seeing. Her daughter that was severely wounded and mangled has been returned back to her normal self. She slowly approached her daughter as if she was in a dream like state. When Chrysalis reached the bed, she slowly reached her daughter with her hands. She then rubbed the filly's face to see if it was real.

Chrysalis said, "My daughter.."

The filly choke, "Mo-mommy!"

Chrysalis immediately hugged her daughter and cried. She cried and cried as she hugged her daughter. She didn't let the filly go in fear of something harming her. The nurses and guards also shed tears of happiness and joy at that princess.

Ash dissipated the mirror and stood up to his full height. He looked at the heart warming scene in front of him. A mother who held her daughter in a loving embrace. This reminded him of his mother. His heart ached at the thought of seeing her mother dying in his arm but he didn't shed any tears. He accepted that she is gone and into Heaven along with his older sister.

After crying for a while, Chrysalis wiped her tears and looked at Ash. She said, "Ash. I can never thank you enough for what you have done for my subjects. For my daughter." She held her daughter in a loving embrace.

Ash gave a soft smile and said, "It's alright. I am happy to help you all. Especially the little one."

The filly looked at the human and said, "Thank you for healing me. Oh! Where are my manners. I am princess Insectum. It's very nice to meet you."

Insectum walked towards the human and hugged his leg. Ash knelt down and hugged her softly. While he was hugging the princess, several different sorts of scents hit his nose. These are not like those stinky kind of scent. These were different.

Ash look at Chrysalis and asked, "Chrysalis. Ever since Insectum was attacked, have you only used changeling magic to heal her?"

Chrysalis looked at him in confusion and said, "Yes. We only used changeling magic since there was no other species that would help us. Why?"

Ash said, "There are several different types of scents coming from Insectum."

Insectum blushed and said, "Oh! Sorry if I stink. I have been laying on my bed for a long time."

Ash shook his head and said, "You don't stink Insectum. The scent that is coming from you is quite different from the rest."

Chrysalis asked, "What do these scents entail?"

Ash thought about it and asked, "Insectum. Can you tell me how many ponies there were when you were attacked?"

Insectum looked down in sadness and didn't say anything. She hugged herself. Ash petted her head and said in a soft tone, "Insectum look at me please."

Insectum slowly look up to him. Ash said, "I need to know how many ponies there were. I have to confirm something and I promise you that no one will ever hurt you again. Especially the ones who attacked. I intend to find them and punish them severely."

Insectum remain silent. Chrysalis came forward and hugged her. She said, "My dear Insectum. You can trust Ash. He has done so much for our species and even gave protection to us. Please tell him what he wants to know. I too want to see the ones who attacked you, punished for what they did."

Insectum looked down and breathed. A while later she looked up and said, " You promise that they won't hurt me?"

Ash said, "I promise you Insectum that as soon as I find them, they will regret that they were ever born."

Insectum detected no lies from the human and smiled softly. She said, "When I was on the outskirts of Canterlot, there was a group of guards. When they saw me, they immediately charged and casted several spells on me and my guards. They ... they killed them. My g-guards were cut down by their spells. Those who survived were c-cut down by their swords. I-I managed to g-get away after I received several spells. I managed to see about 15-18 ponies. Most of them were unicorns but some of them were Pegasus and Earth ponies."

Chrysalis hugged her trembling daughter. Ash looked at the filly with eyes full of pain and sorrow. He petted her head and said, "Thank you for telling me that. You have been very helpful."

Chrysalis asked, "So what does this info mean to you? And what about the scent?"

Ash said, "I think that the scent coming from Insectum is from the magic spells that were thrown at her. There are several scents coming from her. I need to sniff Insectum if I have to get a lock on the magical scent of the ponies who did it."

Chrysalis said, "How can you smell magic? That is impossible."

Ash pointed towards his nose and said, "My sense of smell is thousands of time superior to a dog's nose. I can smell things that are very far away. I can even smell the tiniest drop of poison in a drink. Heck, if someone passed by my house, I can sniff their smell and find them a while later. That is how I am able to smell something that is impossible to others."

Chrysalis, Insectum and everyone's else eyes widen in disbelief. To hear a being that is capable of sniffing scents that is impossible for other to so was something else.

Chrysalis looked at her daughter who was sitting in her lap. She nodded and said, "Okay Ash. Go ahead and sniff Insectum. Find the one who did this to my precious daughter and punish them."

Ash nodded and said, "I will. That is a promise."

Ash brought his face closer to the filly and took a deep sniff of her scent. He found several different types of scents. After sniffing for a few seconds, Ash said, "I got it. There are at least 9 *Sniff* no 11 different scents coming from her. These scents must be from the unicorns. You did say that you were only injured by magic right?"

Insectum nodded and said, "Yes. I was running away and only the unicorns were able to reach me with their magic."

Ash nodded and said, "I have locked their scents in my nose. I can find the unicorns with ease. Now, all I have to do is find the rest of the ponies who attacked your guards."

Chrysalis said, "How will you find them?"

Ash thought about it and asked Insectum, "Do you know the location where all of this took place?"

Insectum nodded and said, "Yes I do. I remember the path I took and the scenery near Canterlot before all of that happened. Why?"

Ash said, "I want you to think about that location inside your mind. Okay? I will see that place inside your mind. This will give me the location where you have been attacked."

Chrysalis said, "How are you going to look into her mind? And what can you do by going to a place where it happened 2 years ago?"

Ash said, "I can look into her mind and only see what she is thinking. I can't look at the rest of her memory. When I get the info about the location, I will go there and find the scent of the rest of the ponies that attacked her."

Insectum nodded and said, "Okay. I am thinking about the location."

Ash then put his right index finger on Insectum's forehead and saw what the filly was thinking. He saw a meadow, near the outskirts of Canterlot. He got the location and pulled his finger back.

Insectum said, "Did you get it?"

Ash said with a smile, "Yes I did. Thank you Insectum. You have really helped me in catching these low lives."

Suddenly, Ash stood to his full height, whipped his face upwards and looked at the ceiling with wary eyes. Why? Because he heard something approaching the mountain entrance. Something big.

At The Mountain Entrance

Over 50 guards stood at the entrance looking out for some strange thing. Or in this case an unknown monster. They were all covered in dark green armor and equipped with swords and spears. Everyone of them were paired up with another so that their chance of survival would increase a bit. However, none of them noticed the ground shifting slowly a few meters away from them. From the ground, something came out and transformed itself into something else that will lure the guards to it.

One of the guards was looking straight and when he looked to his side, he stopped. Then he whistled and said, "Hey beautiful. What are you doing out here? Don't you know that it's dangerous out here where a monster is roaming around that will try and eat you?"

The other guards heard him and looked around to see who he was talking to. Their eyes landed on the figure and they too whistled since all of them were males. The one who had all of the guards eyes on it was a gorgeous female changeling who was wrapped in very skimpy clothes. She was also sitting on top of a boulder in a very seductive way that showed the guards her long curvy legs. The female smiled and beckoned them to come closer.

Like the idiot males they are, they began to walk closer to the female with a goofy smile on their faces. They forgot that they were there to guard the entrance of their kingdom. They didn't even notice that something distorted the air. Like something invisible was moving slowly.

The guards thought that it was nothing and gawked at the beauty. They thought that spending some time with the gorgeous female would be nice since nothing happened in the last few days. How wrong they were.

When the first guard reached the female, he began to look up and down at her body. He took in every detail of the female's slender and gorgeous body. However, something caught his eyes. Behind the female, there was a long snake like thing that was attached to her back. The other end of the snake like thing was going backwards and into .... nothing???

That end of the snake like thing was held up a few feet above the ground. Then in front of their eyes, something starts to appear. The guards saw that a huge hole was first formed and that the snake like thing was a tongue. Then rows of sharp teeth formed behind the female. A lower jaw formed and then an upper jaw formed with another rows of teeth. And then the rest of the thing's body as well. It was an enormous monstrous serpent that stood behind the female who kept on smiling. The serpent's head was about 30 feet high and its mouth was opened wide.

The guards finally registered what they are seeing. It was the monster that preyed on their species and now they have seen what it looks like. Also, the female was actually part of the serpent's tongue which it used to lure unsuspecting victims and eat them. Also, the reason no one sees the serpent was because of its invisibility.

The guards now realized what was happening but it was too late as the serpent closed its huge mouth on a bunch of guards who were closest to the female.

*Chomp*

The guards screamed and backed away from the serpent. They all pulled out their weapons and pointed at the monster. However, the serpent didn't feel threatened from their small weapons. It continued to attack and eat them. The guards swung their weapons at the serpent but their weapons shattered into pieces when their swords and spears made contact with the monster's hard scales.

The serpent was hungry as it didn't eat for some days. Now, it comes to their home and plans to fill its stomach with its food. Ever since the serpent was making its way here, it felt some bad vibes when something flew in the sky. It simply ignored the flying being and continued making its way to the mountain where plenty of food is. However, the serpent didn't know that the flying being who was giving off bad vibes have went into its food kingdom and today will be its last day of preying on the changelings.

Below Ground Level In Insectum's Room

Chrysalis looked at Ash in worry and asked, "Is everything alright Ash?"

Ash kept on looking at the ceiling and then began to move out of the room. He said, "Chrysalis. Quickly gather your strongest guards."

Chrysalis asked in worry, "Why?"

Ash said, "We got company and not the good kind."

Everyone went on alert when they heard that. Chrysalis immediately told the guards, "Quickly! Gather our strongest warriors and send them to follow Ash! Hurry!"

The guards nodded and quickly ran away. Chrysalis told her daughter, "Insectum. I want you to stay here okay? Don't follow us at the moment. You will be safe here."

Insectum said, "Okay mother. Be careful."

Chrysalis told the nurse, "While I am away, tell some of the guards to look after my daughter and alert the rest of them that something is approaching us. Tell them to be on their guard."

The nurse nodded and went away while some stayed behind to look the princess. Chrysalis quickly ran after Ash and after a while, she reached him.

Chrysalis asked, "What is attacking us? Do we need to be worry about it?"

Ash said, "I don't know what it is but it's big. And you should be worried. This must be the thing that have been preying on your species."

Chrysalis's eyes widen in fear. Something has been attacking and eating her species for a long time but have been unable to find it. She was trembling in fear from the terrible news. However, Ash saw this and released his aura around her. This took away her fears.

Chrysalis breaths to calm herself and said, "Thank you Ash. I was just so scared. For years, I have lost a lot of my subjects to this monster and now it has come here at the entrance of my kingdom. I don't know if I can fight it off."

Ash said, "Don't worry about it. I am here and I will see that the thing is dealt with. Permanently."

Chrysalis calmed down when she heard that. With Ash aiding her, she has nothing to worry about. She can definitely win against this monster.

On their way, several changeling warriors caught up to the two. One of them said, "We are ready my queen."

Chrysalis nodded and Ash look at them. He saw that the changeling warriors were divided into three fighting classes. Some changelings looked like they were evolved from a Mantis DNA. They had green armor and green spiked sickle that looked like a mantis claw. These ones like like they are made for quick attacks. He will call them Mantis Warriors.

Other changelings looked like they were evolved from Stag beetle. They had brown armor and arm blades. They even had two stag like horns coming out of their heads. They looked like balanced fighters. He will call them Stag Warriors.

The rest of the changelings looked like they evolved from rhinoceros beetles. They had bulky black armor but had no weapons. Instead, they had buffed arms. They are probably strength users and are expert in fighting in closer quarter combat. However, they looked a bit slow from all of their bulky armor. He will call them Rhino Warriors.

So they can evolve like an insect and take their traits. Nice. However, Ash's came out of his thought when all of a sudden a scream was heard.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Ash immediately blurred away towards the entrance with his "Soru". Chrysalis chased after Ash and yelled, "Quick! Follow him!"

The changeling warriors ran as their queen commanded them. They all ran towards the entrance and when they reached it, they found the human standing there looking around. Chrysalis walked towards him to ask what was going on but she gasped in horror at what she saw. On the ground, several limbs or body parts were littered around. Their green blood sprayed on the ground. Chrysalis saw the remains of her guards that she put here.

Chrysalis asked, "What happened here!? Who did this!?"

The changelings warriors spread apart as they looked at their surrounding. Some warriors made a circle around their queen in order to protect her.

Ash was about to say something but a *Cough* noise caught their attention. They all looked at the noise source and saw a lone wounded guard on the ground. Chrysalis immediately ran towards the wounded guard and tried to speak to him. However, Ash was a bit suspicious about the guard.

Ash saw that every guard was eaten. Only some remains were left. So why did only one guard survive the monster's attack? Did it spare the guard as it was full from eating the rest? Or could this be a trap? He looked at the wounded guard and saw something distorting the air behind the guard. There wasn't anything there but he was able to see electromagnetic aura coming from something behind the wounded guard.

Chrysalis knelt down besides the wounded guard and asked, "Guard! Tell me what happened here!? Who was the one responsible for this monstrosity!"

Some warriors stood near their queen while the rest look around for any hostile enemy. The wounded guard kept on coughing and didn't say anything.

A nearby warrior came towards the guard and said, "Our queen has asked you a question guard. Answer her!"

However, the wounded guard refused to answer and continued to cough. This was strange. Very strange. Chrysalis was about to say something but stopped when she felt like something was watching her. She raised her head and saw something appearing in front of her. She saw a huge mouth filled with rows and rows of sharp teeth. Her eyes widen at that and the nearby warriors were frozen in shock. The wounded guard was actually the monster's tongue.

The serpent closed its mouth and tried to eat Chrysalis along with some of the warriors. Time slowed down in Chrysalis's eyes when she saw the rows of teeth closing in on her. She was frightened which froze her right on the spot. She thought that she was going to die here and now. It was not fair.

Chrysalis finally has her daughter back to normal. Her thoughts were filled with taking care of her daughter. However, she was going to die now. Tears began to fill the side of her eyes. She didn't want to die. She had so much to do but it seems that fate is cruel to her. Chrysalis closed her eyes and waited for her death. However, that didn't came.

Chrysalis felt like someone shove her with enough force to throw her aside. She opened her eyes and looked to her left and her eyes widen. The one who pushed her out of the monster's way was none other than Ash himself. She saw how angry he looked but that anger was not directed towards her. It was directed towards the monster. Chrysalis gasped in horror as she realized that Ash was now standing in front of the monster's mouth.

Chrysalis raised her arm towards him and tried to pull him with her magic but failed as he was immune to magic. Then in a blur *Chomp*, the monster ate Ash entirely and swallowed him.

Everyone went silent as they saw in horror how the monster ate the human. Tears fell from Chrysalis eyes when she saw her friend being eaten in front of her. She lost her friend who may be the only one in the world who doesn't look at her species in disgust. Her friend was the one who saved her species from starvation. Her friend was the one who made friendly allies with the ponies. Her friend was the one who gave her back her daughter's life. Ash was her friend. No. He became more than a simple friend.

Chrysalis stood up slowly while her eyes never left the monster that ate her friend. Her sorrow then became unbridled rage. She shouted, "Warriors! Take up your weapons and kill this monster! Do not let it flee! Kill it at all cost!"

The warriors shouted "Yes! My Queen!"

Chrysalis then used magic to materialize her battle armor. She held a long spear that had a sharp blade. She charged at the monsters and yelled, "Kill it!"

The changeling warriors also charged at the monster as they shouted, "HHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

The warriors attacked the monster who in return slithered around them and tried to eat them. However, these were very experienced warriors so they were able to dogged the monster's incoming mouth.

Chrysalis's face was one of pure rage and sadness. Her one true friend was eaten by this monster. Ash did so much for her and her species and now, he gave his life away to save her. She started to have genuine feelings for him and this monster took him away from her. Just like her husband. He too was eaten by this monster who pushed her away from it.

Chrysalis attacked the serpent with *Bash* powerful blows that were able to damage the monster. She was blinded by rage at the loss of her friend. Ash was the kindest stallion she has ever met. He was gentle with her. He was sweet with her. He was protective of her. Ash was perfect in every way.

Chrysalis swung her spear at the serpent *Bash* and managed to push it back a couple of feet away. The monster moaned in pain. She wanted to torture this monster for causing so much pain to her and her subjects. She wanted to spend her time with her daughter and with Ash. She wanted to be with him but he died in saving her life.

Chrysalis shouted, "Give him back!"

She hit on the side of the serpent's face *Bash* that launched it towards a boulder and *Crash* smashed into it.

Chrysalis yelled, "Give him back I say!!"

She flew towards it and gave a strong vertical hit *Bash* under the serpent's jaw that send it flying upwards.

Chrysalis shouted, "Give Ash back to me!!!"

She flew towards the serpent's head and *Bash* gave a drop kick to its head. The monster was launched towards the ground like a bullet *Crash*.

Chrysalis yelled on top of her lungs with tears falling from her eyes, "Give me back my Ash you bloody monster!!!!"

When Chrysalis attacked its face, the serpent's eyes opened. It saw her coming towards it and opened its mouth. Chrysalis was unable to stop herself as she was flying at the monster with full speed. She crashed inside the monster's mouth who closed it and swallowed her whole.

The warriors were horrified to see their queen eaten by the monster. The all gave a war cry and charged at the monster. They would follow their queen orders even if it means dying in the process.

Inside the serpent, Chrysalis was being pushed deeper into the monster's esophagus. Saliva secreted from the walls of the esophagus made it slippery for esophagus to get a hold on it. She kept on slipping down deeper into the monster's body. The saliva began to melt her armor and spear. She also felt her skin burn from the saliva.

'Am I going to die?' thought Chrysalis. No she didn't want to die. She still has her daughter to care about. She must live for her. Chrysalis started to struggle but the inside of the monster was slippery and she continued to fall deeper in its body.

Chrysalis pleaded, "I don't want to die. Please. Don't let me die now. I have to look over my daughter. Please, god! Save me! *Sob* *Sob* save me. *Sob*"

Chrysalis began to cry when she was nearing the monster's acidic stomach. She saw several bodies of her guards being melted in the digestive juice of the stomach. She closed her eyes and waited for her death.

Suddenly, from the darkness, a voice spoke, "God can't do shit."

Chrysalis eyes widen as she began to look around in the darkness to see who spoke but saw no one.

Again the voice spoke, "God won't even raise a single finger to save his creations."

Chrysalis then saw something moving from the pile of melted bodies. Something was rising out from the corpses.

The voice spoke, "If you want to save your life, then do it yourself!"

Chrysalis eyes widen as she saw a figure rising out from the corpses but it terrified her at what she was seeing.

The figure spoke in a gentle tone, "Or at least ask a friend for help."

Chrysalis covered her mouth when she recognized the figure who stood in front of her. The figure blocked her path and stopped her from falling into the lake of digestive juice of the monster's stomach.

The figure look at the walls of the monster's insides and said in rage, "This thing thinks it can just kill me by eating me? This thing dares to underestimate me!?" The figure then thrusted its hands at the wall of flesh.

From The Outside

The warriors were sweating from constantly attacking the serpent with intent of killing it but its hard scales were protecting it from being injured. Soon the warriors became exhausted from fighting it while they dodged its attack. However, they still stand tall and engage the monster. They would die trying to avenge their fallen queen.

The warriors stopped when the serpent stopped. Suddenly, its belly bulged out. Its face turned into one of fear and pain. Then they gasped in shock when they saw a skeletal hand *Kerip* piercing the monster's belly from the inside out. Then another skeletal hand *Kerip* pierced its belly.

Also, they all heard someone speaking in in a demonic voice from withing the monster, "Don't underestimate me!"

Then to everyone's disbelief, the skeletal hands *Keerriippp* ripped open the serpent's belly and tore the entire monster in two pieces. The monster screamed in pain as it was ripped in two by the very one it should avoided eating.

The same voice from before spoke in a demonic tone, "You lower life form!"

The warriors eyes went wide in disbelief as they saw the serpent ripped in two and out came a horrifying thing that sent shivers down their spines. But their horror turned to surprise and relief when they saw their queen safe and sound as she too came out of the monster's belly along with the thing.

The warriors looked at the giant serpent that was ripped in two on the ground. It's blood painted the area red. In the middle of the monster's corpse, stood the horrifying figure and in front of it was their queen who sat on the ground in shock and horror.

Chrysalis looked at the figure in horror and sorrow. She began to cry. Why? Because the figure that stood in front of her had more than half of its body melted by the acid. Its bones and ribs were clearly visible to the others. But the figure still stand despite being a half skeleton.

Who was this figure? Well, there is only one person who could survive the acid and kill the monsters. It was none other than Ash and he looked like a Halloween monster.

The warriors had their jaws hit the ground and their eyes widen in disbelief when they realized who the figure was. Ash had not only killed the serpent but saved their queen as well. However, in return, the human received sever damage and was left in his current state which sent shivers down their spines.

Ash looked at his right skeletal arm and move it around. He look down and saw his exposed ribs. Heck, he could even see his heart and half a lung inside his rib cage. Further below, he can see half of his spine was on display for the others to see. He also saw that his right leg didn't had any flesh or muscle on it. He felt his face and found out that his right half was melted as well. Most of all, he didn't feel pain at all.

After looking at his damage, Ash said, "Well, it looks like the acid was strong enough to melt away my flesh." 'I want it' he thought.

Ash then looked at Chrysalis and saw her bawling her eyes out. It hurt him to see her cry. He took a step forward towards Chrysalis and when he did, some of his intestines fell out of his abdomen where the flesh has been melted. This site made some of the warriors face green and puked. Others fainted as they saw the gory site.

Ash look at the warriors and said, "Seriously? You guys are warriors and yet you can't look at my melted skeletal body? Some warrior you all are."

Ash looked at his body again and saw that his body was not healing. He looked at his flesh closely and saw that due to the acid, the virus are unable to repair his body as they are getting in the way. So how he can fix this? He thought about it and realized something. He look at the corpse of the serpent and thought 'If the serpent was immune to its own strong acid, then I can too.'

Ash lifted both of his hands at the serpent's corpse. It was ripped in two. One part on his right side while the other part was on his left side. He raised his right hand towards his right side and pointed towards one half of the monster's corpse while he did the same with his left hand pointed towards the other half of the corpse. Then from his hands, several red tentacles shot out and pierced the monster's corpse. The tentacles reeled the corpse towards Ash's hand and began to devour it.

The warriors and Chrysalis saw the corpse going into the human's hands. Soon the entire corpse was devoured by the human. Then his whole body was covered by several red tendrils. After a few seconds, the tendrils receded back into his body and Ash found his whole body healed. The others were shocked to see him repairing himself like this as he was half a skeleton just a few seconds before.

Ash gained the unknown monster's DNA.

New Powers Gained From Unknown Monster
Acid Spit
He can now spit out acid from his mouth that can melt his enemies and solid things.

Acid Immunity
He is now immune to acid.

Chameleon Skin
He can now change the color of his body to blend in with his surrounding.

Nice. He got some good skills from that giant serpent. He can do a lot of things with the new skills he got today. Suddenly he was brought out of his thoughts when someone hugged him. He looked down and saw Chrysalis hugging him. She look up to him in teary eyes that really hurt his heart. Ash gently brought his finger to her face and wiped away her tears.

Ash said, "No more crying Chrysalis. Everything is fine now."

Chrysalis said, "How can you say that!? How can you just push me away and get eaten by that thing!? You could have been killed!"

Tears fell from her eyes as she nuzzled her muzzle into his chest. Ash slowly but gently hugged her. Chrysalis said, "Don't leave. *Sob* Don't leave *Sob* me like *Sob* my husband."

Ash's eyes soften when he heard that. She lost her lover in someway. Now Chrysalis thinks that he too would leave her by way of dying. Well, that can never happen. Ash brought his hand under Chrysalis's chin and raised her face.

Ash look into her eyes and said, "Chrysalis. One thing you should know about me is that killing me is nearly impossible. You've seen what happened to me just moments ago. I was a walking skeletal zombie due to the acid melting away most of my flesh. But look at me now. I am standing here like nothing ever happened to me. So, dry those tears and smile for me."

Chrysalis wiped away her tears and gave a soft smile to him. Ash smiled and rubbed her head to which she leans into. The warriors who made a circle around the two saw how their queen was being affectionate to the human and smiled. To see their queen happy was something they all lived for. Since the human has also done great things for their species, they approved of their relationship. Or future one.

However, the sweet moment was disturbed when something caught Ash's ear. His ears twitched when he heard several tiny sounds of sand being disturbed. Like something was slithering on it very very slowly. His eyes widen and hugged Chrysalis in a protective manner. Then he shouted "Sound Wall".

A huge red shield made of sound surrounded everyone. They all look around at the transparent red wall in confusion.

Chrysalis asked, "Ash. What are you doing?"

Ash said, "It seems that there is more than one of those things."

Chrysalis's eyes widen and look around to see where they were but couldn't find them. The warriors too became alert when they heard that there are more than one of those giant serpents. Silent reign the air as everyone was searching for the monsters location. Then suddenly out of nowhere, *Clang* something hit the shield. They all looked a that spot but saw nothing. *Clang* Something else hit the shield but on the opposite site. *Clang* Again something hit the shield. Soon, the shield was being attacked from every direction.

Chrysalis asked, "Where are they? I can't see them?"

Ash said, "They are invisible as they blend into the surroundings. They have already surrounded us."

Chrysalis asked in worry, "How many are there?"

Ash looked outside the shield and saw several electromagnetic auras coming from the invisible monster. Ash said, "There are at least 10 of them."

Chrysalis was now worried and asked, "What are we going to do? Just one of them gave us so much trouble."

Ash was looking around in order to follow the invisible serpents but with their quick movements, it was difficult. Ash became annoyed by them and said, "They are a pain in my neck. I'll settle this on my own."

Ash took a deep breath and shouted, "Sound Pressure".

On the outside of the shield, *Crash* several huge craters formed as something hit the ground. Also, painful screams echoed in the air. Everyone looked closely at the nearest crater and saw something wiggling in it. The serpent that was caught in the human's attack, was trapped as they felt a huge pressure on their bodies that pressed them into the ground. Soon, they released their camouflage as their bodies were being crushed under the immense pressure.

Everyone's eyes widen when they saw 10 huge serpents around them. Ash released the shield and said, "Go. Now is your chance to kill them."

The warriors looked at him with wide eyes and then they grinned. They all charged at the serpents and attacked them. However, their attacks had done nothing to them since the serpent's hard scales protected them.

A mantis warrior said, "We can't hurt them!"

A stag warrior said, "Our weapons are not able to pierce their tough scales!"

A rhino warrior said, "I can't even crack their scales with my strength!"

Ash saw that the warrior were now panicking. So in order to calm them, he snapped his fingers and created 100 Leo Blades. The swords floated towards the warriors and Ash said, "Take these Leo Blades. They will give you an edge on the serpents."

The warriors took the swords and attacked the monster with them. To their surprise, the sword *Shing* easily cut through the serpent's hard scales. With courage, they all gave a war cry and attacked the immobilized serpents. After a short time, the warriors killed all ten of the serpents. Ash then released Chrysalis and walked closer to the corpses.

Ash looked at the serpent's corpses and began to think of something. Chrysalis came closer to him and asked, "Ash. I can never thank you enough for what you did for my species. You've gone out of your way to even kill the monsters that have been preying on us."

Ash said, "I do what I can."

Chrysalis smiled and look down at the monster's corpses. She asked, "What are you going to do with their corpses?"

Ash said, "My first concern is that there must be more of these serpents out in the badlands. If that is true then I will need to do something about them."

Chrysalis said, "If that is true, then I need to be more careful from now on."

Ash poked the monster's corpse and an idea popped into his mind. He said with a smile, "Or I could make you some sort of guardians."

Chrysalis asked, "What kind of guardians?"

Ash chuckled and stood to his full height. He raised his right hand and 10 tentacles shot out from it towards the ten serpent's corpses. Each tentacle pierced the monster's heads and injected the virus into them. Then the tentacles receded back into his hand. Everyone looked at the monster's corpses and saw them twitching.

The warriors immediately formed a circle and raised their swords. Ash stopped them and said, "Don't. They are already dead."

A warrior asked, "Then why are they twitching like that?"

Ash said, "They are simply being recreated."

Chrysalis asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Ash smiled and said, "You will see in a few moments."

They all saw the corpses twitching and then they gasped when red tendrils shot out of their corpses and covered their entire bodies. A few moments later the tendrils receded and the serpents were healed.

The warriors panicked and raised their swords at the serpents but Ash stopped them and said, "Everyone. I want you to meet your new guardians. The Silent One."

The warriors and Chrysalis looked at him in disbelief and then looked back at the serpents that were now called The Silent One. The snakes all slithered silently towards the human and rested their heads on the ground. The human then began to pet their heads.

Chrysalis came out of her shock and asked in disbelief, "Ash. What did you do to them?"

Ash said, "Like I said, I recreated them with my blood. Now all 10 of them will obey your orders and protect your species from any monster. If there are more of these serpents, then The Silent One will attack them and convert them in more guardians."

Everyone looked at their new guardians in disbelief. The serpents were the ones who hunted them but now they are turned into their guardians. The warriors circled around the serpents in awe. Chrysalis too was inspecting her new guardians in awe.

Chrysalis said, "Please guard us from other monsters."

The Silent One nodded and became invisible. They then spread around the entrance and guard it.

Chrysalis then hugged Ash and said, "Thank you, Ash. With these guardians, my species will now be safe from any monster."

Ash hugged her and said, "Your welcome Chrysalis. Now that is taken care of, I should be heading towards the location Insectum provided me."

Chrysalis nodded and said, "When you find them, please call me. I want to see who they are and see them punished."

Ash said, "You can count of that."

Chrysalis smiled and gave him a kiss on his cheek and then she left him. Chrysalis quickly left towards the mountain entrance. Ash just stood there with a stunned expression. The warriors laughed at his expression.

One warrior came towards with and asked, "Um here you go Ash. The swords you gave us really helped us in killing the monsters."

Ash came out of his shock and said, "Oh. You all can keep the swords. Consider them another gift from me."

The warriors smiled and nodded. Ash then flew towards the place where Insectum was attacked.

Outskirt Of Canterlot

Ash landed a quite a distance away from Canterlot. He saw that he landed in a meadow. However, there were still spots that showed that someone fought here. Ash bent down and brought his face closer to the ground. With his nose just a cm away, he deeply sniff the ground.

First he smelled the fragrance of the flowers near by. Then he smelled small insects. He smelled a lot of things but with his "Superhuman Smell" he was able to smell things that were here 2 years ago. He then caught something that he was looking for. He smelled the decaying flesh and bones of a long and forgotten corpse. This corpse smelled just like a changeling due to their insect trait. He continued his sniffing and found what he was looking for. He smelled Unicorns. With further sniffing, he smelled Pegasus and then Earth Ponies.

'Got it!' Ash thought.

Ash finally caught the smell of the ponies who attacked Insectum and her guards. However, there is still one problem with that. He can't prove that they were the ones who attacked Insectum and her guards. His nose can simply point him towards the ones responsible for it but without evidence, it's nothing. For now, Ash went into Canterlot to spend some time with his lovers. He will find some way to catch the guards who attacked Insectum.

Canterlot

Ash walked down the street of Canterlot and towards his lovers. He heard the sounds of his lovers coming from a building. He went there and found it to be a restaurant. The girls were inside and its sounded like an argument. So he opened the door and went inside.

A Few Minutes Earlier

The girls were having a fine time with each other at the restaurant. They converse with each other while they ate light snacks. Well not for Pinkie who ordered an entire cake and ate it in one gulp. Their talk was disturbed when someone interrupted them.

"Well, hello ladies. What are you beauties doing here?" said a stallion.

The girls looked at the stallion and saw that he was a Pegasus with black fur and a white Mohawk on his head.

Rainbow recognized him and scowled, "What are you doing here Thunderlane?"

Thunderlane said, "Oh don't get up from your seat Rainbow Dash. I came here to get some refreshments."

The girls saw him going towards the counter and order somethings. Then he took his refreshments and sat on a table that was a few feet away from the girls. The girls ignored him and went back to their conversation.

However, Thunderlane came here knowing that there were beauties here. He ate his snack and took a sneak peak at the girls. But from all of the girls, his eyes were upon the beautiful white unicorn. Rarity. He trailed his eyes up and down on her slender body, taking in much details of her pristine beauty. He wanted her. He desired her. He lusts for her.

After Thunderlane finished eating his snacks, he got up and walk towards Rarity and said, "Hello my lady. Why don't I show you around Canterlot's finest shops?"

The girls stopped talking and looked at him with a glare. Rarity turned to look at him with a smile and said, "Why that would be marvelous." Thunderlane grinned internally but soon turned to frown when Rarity continued, "But at the moment, I am spending time with my friends."

Thunderlane didn't give up and said, "You can spend sometime with them another time. Come with me and I'll show you things that others have not seen before."

Rarity politely said, "I'm sorry my dear but I want to spend my time with them."

Thunderlane was not one to give up once he targeted a mare. He said with a smile, "I have information about shops who would sell you their most fantastic and expensive clothes at half the price, beautiful."

Rainbow glared at him and said, "Hey! Rarity said she is not into you! So go away!"

Thunderlane got her name and said, "So her name is Rarity. My, such a wondrous name for a beauty such as yours."

The girls knew where this was going and glared at the stallion with hate. Applejack said, "Leave before we do it ourselves. Rarity is already taken."

Thunderlane ignored her and looked at Rarity. He said, "Come with me my lady. Leave your friends as they don't suit someone like you."

The girls growled when he insulted them. Rarity on the other side had a perfect mask on her face. However, on the inside, she was burning with anger.

Rarity looked at him with a forced smile and said, "Dear. Who are you to tell me who I can be with and not. They are my friends and I would love nothing to be with them. Now I think you have wasted my time. So leave me with my friends."

Thunderlane became frustrated and grabbed her hand and said, "You will come with me!"

Rarity shouted, "Unhand me you brute!"

The other girls stood up and were about to help Rarity but stopped when *Ding* the door to the restaurant opened and the one who walked in was someone they were glad to see. Everyone looked at the door and saw Ash looking at the stallion who was forcefully holding Rarity hand.

The girls shouted, "Ash!"

Ash glared at the stallion and dashed towards him with such speed that he was nothing but a blur. When Ash reached him, he grabbed the stallion's wrist that was holding Rarity's hand. He then *Crunch* crushed Thunderlane's wrist, making him scream and release Rarity.

Thunderlane didn't have any time to think as he immediately felt his wrist being crushed. He used his free hand to punch the human in the face but it didn't effect him at all. The human then twisted his arm by the wrist with such force that it *Crack* broke his elbow. Thunderlane screamed as his arm was broken by a simple twist. If he had been listening to the girls, then he would realized that this human was Ash but he simply ignored them and now he is paying for it.

Ash lifted the stallion with his broken arm making him scream in pain. He looked at the girls and asked, "Are you girls alright? He didn't hurt you did he?"

The girls shook their head and Rainbow said, "No. This guy just came in here and started talking with Rarity."

Applejack said, "She tried to shoo him away but he refused to leave."

Rarity hugged him and said with teary eyes, "He tried to take me with him and when I refused, he forcefully grabbed my hand."

Ash growled in anger as he turned his head back towards the hanging stallion. He said, "Hey. What were you trying to do to Rarity?"

Thunderlane said, "I can do whatever I want to a mare!"

Ash said, "Wrong answer."

Ash began to crush the stallions wrist more and more. Thunderlane screamed as he felt his wrist being crushed to dust.

Ash asked, "Tell me what you were planning to do to Rarity?"

Thunderlane gasped in pain and said, "I just wanted to show her the good spots of Canterlot."

However, Ash didn't believe. With his new skill "Emotion Eater", he was able to tell that the stallion was laying. This emotion tasted like sour lemon.

Ash *Bash* punched him in the gut and asked, "You are lying. Tell me the truth."

Thunderlane gasped in pain. He was beginning to feel fear from this human. After being beaten for a while, he finally told he truth, "I wanted to sleep with her. I was after her body."

The girls gasped at the stallion. Ash knew he was telling the truth as it tasted like fine quality wine. He brought his face closer to the stallion who flinched under his glare and said, "When a girl says they are not interested, you leave them. It's trash like you who makes other males look bad in the eyes of females. I should rip off your arm for touching Rarity like that."

Thunderlane paled in fear at the threat. Ash however did not do it because he smelled something coming from the stallion. It was a familiar scent to him. He then recognized this scent as it was one of the scents he was following. This stallion in front of him was part of the guards who attacked Insectum.

Ash snarled and said, "But I think I will do something else to you."

Thunderlane wanted to ask what the human planned but before he could, Ash knocked him out by hitting the back of his neck. Ash then lifted the unconscious stallion on his shoulder and began to walk out of the restaurant.

The girls look at him in confusion and Rarity asked, "Darling. Where are you taking him?"

Ash said, "I am taking him to the princesses. This is one of the bastards who attacked Chrysalis daughter."

The girls eyes widen at that and they walked with him. They all walked towards the castle while the human received strange looks from the nobles as he was carrying a stallion on his shoulder. Ash and the girls went inside the castle and into his room.

Ash told a nearby guard, "Please tell Princess Celestia and Luna to meet me here as soon as they can. We have important matters to talk about."

The guard nodded and went away. Ash threw Thunderlane on the floor and tied him up. The girls settled in the room and waited for Ash to explain things to them. After tying up Thunderlane, Ash sat on the bed and Fluttershy sat beside him and hugged him.

Zecora asked, "Ash. Can you tell us what happened?"

Aloe asked, "How things went with the changelings?"

Fluttershy asked, "How is her daughter? Is she safe?"

Ash hugged Fluttershy and said, "Every thing is fine girls. Just wait for the princesses to come here and I will tell you all what happened."

The all waited and after a while, the door opened and in came Celestia, Luna and Cadance. They were worried what happened and came rushing towards him and hugged him. Except Cadance who stopped and looked at the tied up stallion on the floor.

Celestia asked, "Ash. Is everything alright?"

Luna asked, "We were worried when a guard told us that you wanted to meet us as soon as possible."

Cadance asked, "And why is that stallion tied up?"

Ash calmed them down and said, "I just wanted to tell you that the changelings are doing fine. Her daughter Insectum is fine as well. I have fully healed her and she is now back to normal."

Fluttershy said, "That is very good."

Ash said, "Also, I kind of found a lead in finding the one who were responsible of attacking Insectum and her guards."

Luna asked, "What did you find?"

Ash said, "I found the scent of ponies magic on Insectum."

Rainbow said, "You smelled magic?"

Twilight said, "But that's impossible!"

Ash pointed towards his nose and said, "I should have told all of you this but my nose is a thousands time superiors than a dog's nose. I can literally smell things that others could not."

Trixie was intrigued by this and so were the other girls. Lyra said, "Yay! Humans are awesome!"

Celestia asked, "Whose magic does it belong to?"

Ash said, "The ones who attacked her using magic. Also, I went to the location where Insectum and her guards were attacked and found the rest of the ponies scent."

Rarity asked, "You mean that you can sniff the ones responsible for attacking Insectum?"

Ash nodded and Celestia said, "That is very good news Ash. We were having quite a difficult time in searching for the attackers."

Cadance pointed towards the stallion and asked, "Is he one of them?"

Ash said, "Yes he is. I found him today trying to take Rarity by force."

The princesses glared at the unconscious stallion in disgust. Luna said, "He will be dealt with."

Rainbow said, "This is great! With Ash's sense of smell, he can catch the ponies who attacked Insectum!"

The girls cheered but Ash said, "However, there is one problem with that."

Applejack asked, "What's that sugercube?"

Ash said, "Even if I do catch them, I still have no evidence that they did it."

Everyone realized that he spoke the truth. Indeed. Without any form of evidence, they cannot arrest them. They all looked down in sadness as they could not punish them.

Ash said, "Hey cheer up girls. I think we can come up with something that will prove that they were the ones responsible for attacking Insectum. It's almost night, so lets sleep. In the morning, after waking up from a good night sleep, we can think with a clear mind."

The girls smiled and Celestia said, "That is a good idea Ash. Good night girls. See you all in the morning."

Luna took the unconscious stallion in her magic and said, "I will be putting this one in the dungeon."

Cadance hugged Twilight and said "See you in the morning Twilight."

Twilight said, "I will. Good night Cadance."

The princesses left with Thunderlane. Ash laid on his bed and the girls laid with him. They all slept as they felt safe with him.

Next Morning

Everyone woke up in the morning and got ready for the day. They all were in the dining room where they were having breakfast that Ash cooked. Celestia, Luna and Cadance were there too as they ate their delicious breakfast. During breakfast, they all were talking about how to catch the criminals and Cadance had a brilliant idea.

When everyone hear her idea, Ash grinned and said, "Cadance. You are a very devious girl."

Cadance smirked and said, "What? Just because I am the princess of Love does not mean that I can be all lovey dovey as others view me."

The other laughed at that and Ash said, "Well, are we in this?"

Everyone nodded and Ash said, "Good. Well set out the plans but first Celestia. Can you sent Chrysalis a message to meet us today?"

Celestia nodded and said, "Of course I can. I can directly send her a letter with my magic. Why are you asking her to meet us today?"

Ash said, "Chrysalis wanted to see who were the ones that attacked her daughter and see them punished for it. Also, tell her to come in disguise. I want her to keep herself hidden until the criminals are caught."

Celestia nodded and said, "I will send her as soon as I finish eating the delicious breakfast you have cooked for us."

Ash said, "Good. After Chrysalis comes here, we will begin the plan. I will also take with my squad members to aid us in this."

They all nodded and ate their breakfast. The fillies and Spike were sent to their rooms where they will be looked after by the guards. This is so nothing bad happens to them when the plan begins. Ash went to meet with his squad members and asked them to help him in catching the criminals to which they all agreed. Celestia wrote a letter and send it to Chrysalis with her magic.

At The Changeling Kingdom
Insectum's Room

Chrysalis has been happily spending her time with her daughter. Now that Insectum has been healed, she has become very active and moved around her room while she talked and played with her mother. She is very very grateful that her daughter has been healed. Also, she can't believe that a stallion like Ash exists in this world. A powerful male but kind, gentle and protective of his friends. He surpassed any kind of male she has seen. Chrysalis understood what her heart was telling her. She was in love with the human. Who wouldn't? After all the things he did for her specie, anyone would be happy to be with someone like him.

Chrysalis came out of her thoughts when a letter appeared in front of her in a wisp of magic. She took the letter and opened it. She read:

Dear Queen Chrysalis

Ash has found the ones responsible for attacking your daughter. However, without any evidence, they cannot be arrested. Do not be disappointed as we came up with a plan to expose their crime. Ash has invited you to meet with him today. He wants to begin his plan today and catch the criminals. He wants you to see them get punished.

Your friends,

Princess Celestia and Luna.

P.S. When you arrive in Canterlot, please come in a disguise. Ash doesn't want the criminals to recognize you in your original form.

P.S.S. You can also bring your daughter to see the criminals getting punished. You are free to bring some of your guards with you but they should come in a disguise.

Chrysalis read the letter again and and nodded. She looked at her daughter playing around and thought about bringing her with her to Canterlot.

'Insectum deserves to see the criminals being punished' She thought.

Chrysalis made up her mind and said, "Insectum."

Insectum stopped and looked at her mother. She said, "Yes mother?"

Chrysalis said, "I have just received a letter that told me about Ash and his friends formed a plan to expose the criminals. He has asked me to come to Canterlot and see their judgment. Do you want to come and see their punishment?"

Insectum looked down and thought about it. She didn't want to be near the ponies who hurt her but she really wanted to see them get punished for it.

Insectum looked back up to her mother and said, "I want to go mother. I want to see the ponies who attacked me and my guards get punished."

Chrysalis nodded and said, "Then get ready. We will be leaving in a few minutes."

Chrysalis and Insectum then went towards Canterlot with the help of teleportation. Chrysalis also took 10 warriors with her for protection.

Canterlot Castle

Ash and the girls have been proceeding with their plan. Firstly, the princesses changed their guards with the "Monster Hunter" members in her throne room. Then Ash took a few of his squad members with him towards the barrack. There they saw several other guards and higher rank officers. Ash and his squad members pretended that they were simply talking with each other while they were walking through the barracks.

While Ash pretended to talk with his squad members, he was busy sniffing his surrounding as he tries to find the right scent and he did. He saw a unicorn guard talking with his fellow guards. The scent was coming from that unicorn and one of the fellow guard. Ash stealthily pointed towards the two culprits and his squad members recognized them.

Ash whispered, "I want you to remember who I am pointing at. They are the ones who attacked Chrysalis's daughter."

Silver Streak asked, "What do you want us to do with them?"

Ash said, "For now nothing. I am simply pointing out who are the ones responsible for such a vile act. Later when the time is right, we'll begin with the plan."

Knives said, "Okay boss."

Ash chuckled while his fellow squad members groaned at Knives words. They continued to walk and talk with each other while Ash sniffed and pointed towards specific ponies. His squad members recognized them and remembered their names. Soon Ash found all of the culprits.

Knives said, "I can't believe it. There is one high ranked officer among them."

Silver Streak said, "I always knew that he would do something bad but attacking a child is crossing the line.

Ash said, "We will deal with him, Knives. I want you to go to the princesses and tell them the names of the culprits."

Knives saluted and went to the throne room. Ash said, "Silver Streak. You can deploy a group of the squad in the hall way. Put some more of our fellow members in the throne room and some Pegasus outside the castle in case they plan to escape through the windows."

Silver Streak nodded and went away. Ash then walked outside of the castle and waited for Chrysalis to arrive. Some time later, Ash saw a group of ponies and a filly coming towards the castle. He sniffed and smiled as she finally arrived.

Ash approached the group of ponies and greeted them, "Welcome. You are just in time too, Chrysalis."

Chrysalis disguised as a pony smiled and hugged him. She said, "Hello Ash. It's good to see you again. I received a letter which states that you are going to expose the culprits crimes?"

Ash said, "Yeah. Me and my friends have been preparing everything in order for the plan to succeed."

The filly that was Insectum in disguised asked, "They won't hurt me will they?"

Ash kneeled down and hugged her. He said, "No Insectum. I will never let them hurt you again. My friends will be there to protect you when the culprits are caught."

Insectum hugged him and said, "Thank you."

Ash said, "Now come with me. We are going to meet the princesses."

They all went inside the castle and into the throne room where the princesses and the girls were. There were several "Monster Hunter" members inside the room and outside as well.

Celestia asked, "Ash. Who are these ponies."

Ash said, "They are Chrysalis, her daughter Insectum and her guards. They are in disguised so the culprits don't recognize them."

Celestia nodded and walked towards Chrysalis. She said, "It's nice to meet you again."

Chrysalis nodded and said, "Likewise."

Cadance walked towards the filly who hid behind Ash's legs. She asked, "Is she Insectum?"

Ash said, "Yes she is." He looked down and petted her head. He said, "Insectum. You have no need to be worried. Everyone here is my friend and will protect you. Now come on out and meet Cadance. She is a princess just like you."

Insectum slowly came out from behind Ash's legs and shyly waved her hand and said, "Hello princess Cadance. I am princess Insectum. It's very nice to meet you."

Cadance squeed as she quickly hugged the filly and said, "Oh you are just so precious. You remind me of when I foalsit Twilight when she was just about your age."

Insectum first panicked but calmed down when she realized that she was being hugged. Slowly, she returned the hug. The girls came towards the filly and introduced themselves to her. Pinkie did some crazy things that was physically impossible but that made the filly laugh. Chrysalis smiled that her daughter was beginning to open up to ponies.

Luna asked, "So shall we begin?"

Ash nodded and said to a group of his squad members, "Please bring the culprits here without alarming them. Just say that the princesses want to see them for something."

The guards nodded and left the room. The changelings moved to a side of the room where the girls were. Celestia and Luna sit on their throne. Cadance stood with the filly in order to provide her with protection.

Ash said, "Just in case they retaliate."

He said "Sound Armor" and Insectum was covered in blue transparent layer of armor.

Ash said, "This will protect you from being harmed. Also, whatever happens, do not engage them at any cost. Remember, this is all part of the plan."

Insectum looked at the thin blue layer in interest. Everyone waited patiently and soon the double door opened and came in 11 unicorns, 3 Pegasus and 4 Earth ponies. When Insectum saw them, she began to tremble in fear. Fluttershy saw this and hugged her.

Fluttershy said, "You have nothing to be afraid of Insectum. Ash is here and he will not let anyone harm you."

Insectum stopped trembling a few seconds later and hugged Fluttershy tightly. She is just a filly and having the same ponies in the room as her was not a good idea. However Insectum trusted Ash to protect her and he was in the same room as them.

The culprits came forward and bowed to the princesses. The lead pony who wore some military clothes looked like a high ranked officer. He said, "Greeting your highness. What have we been brought here for?"

Celestia said, "Greetings Sergeant Nasty Drill. We have brought you and your fellow guards here for some info."

Sergeant Nasty Drill asked, "What would you like to know princess?"

Luna asked, "We would like to know how you dealt with some ... monsters that you encountered in the outskirts of Canterlot 2 years ago." She hated how she said monster that referred to the changeling.

Sergeant Nasty Drill beamed at that and began to tell his story, "Certainly my princess. 2 years ago, me and my fellow guards were patrolling the outskirts of Canterlot. We were walking back and forth for quite a while and then one of guards said that he saw something. I look over in the direction the guard was pointing and I saw the most disgusting creature I have ever seen."

Chrysalis glared at him with hate. The other girls glared at him too. Sergeant Nasty Drill continued, "I remember like it just happened yesterday. These ..... things came at us. They looked like they were giant insects and they held a white flag. They probably took it from someone else. These things wore armor and had swords and spears like us. They simply continued walking towards us. This made me panic but I pushed my fear aside and gathered all of my courage to charge at them. Soon my fellow guards joined me and we all attacked these monsters."

Chrysalis gritted her teeth and lit her horn as she was prepared to blast this bastard but *Crack* a sound emitted from somewhere that distracted her concentration. She looked around and *Crack* she heard it again. Where was it coming from? Soon her eyes fell on Ash whose hands were behind him and his fingers were moving back and forth like it was trying to grasp something. One of his hands grabbed his other hand and held it firmly while the fingers made several small cracking noises. Chrysalis looked at Ash's face and saw his scowl. She saw how hard he was trying not to attack the unicorn in his blind rage. Chrysalis understood that he was doing everything to control himself because he wanted to expose them of their crimes. She too stop herself and waited patiently for the unicorn to tell his story.

Sergeant Nasty Drill was blinded by his glory that he failed to notice how the princesses, girls and the guards were looking at him. He said, "We were upon these monsters in the blink of an eye. We fought against them who tried to fight us but were no match for our skills. We cut them down and soon only one was left. This one looked like the spawn of the monsters, so we attacked it as it tried to run away. We shot several spells at the monster and took some of its limbs but the monster used some kind of magic and disappeared. Probably gone to where it came from. I say good riddance."

The other guards also put in their own glory of how they managed to kill the monsters. The girls were disgusted by them and Chrysalis wanted nothing but blast them to smithereens. Ash too was controlling himself from killing them right there and be done with it.

The princesses had a neutral look on their faces but inside they were raging up a storm. They wanted to punish them and they will be.

Celestia said calmly, "Is that so? Are all of you who engaged the ... monsters?"

One of the guard said, "No princess. One of us is missing. I didn't see him since yesterday."

Luna asked, "Who is he?"

A guard said, "His name is Thunderlane my princess."

The princesses nodded and looked at Ash. He look at them and nodded. The princesses look back at the culprits and Celestia said, "You all fought for the safety of Equestria. For that I am proud of you all."

The guards smiled as they thought that they could get some kind of reward for their work. Even a promotion. However that didn't happen at what they heard next.

Celestia said, "However, I am deeply disgusted at what you all did."

The culprits all look at her in confusion. Sergeant Nasty Drill asked, "W-what? Princess, what did we do?"

Luna said, "Tell me Sergeant Nasty Drill, were these monsters approaching your group with any hostility?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "N-no but they were-"

Celestia said, "Were they threatening your group in any way?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "N-no b-but-"

Luna said, "Were they running towards your group with their weapons out in the open?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "I-I d-don't think-"

Celestia said, "Did they do anything aggressive against your group?"

Luna said, "Why did you attack them?"

Celestia said, "Did their appearance simply make you attack them?"

Luna said, "Could they have been allies?"

Celestia said, "Could they have been friendly neighbors?"

Cadance said, "How dare you attack a child!?

Several questions were asked by the princesses to which Sergeant Nasty Drill didn't have an answer. Why was he being questioned? He fought off the monster. He protected Equestria from those things. So why?

When the princesses stopped their questions, everything was silent. Everyone in the throne glared at the group of guards in the middle of the room.

Sergeant Nasty Drill saw this and wondered why. He asked, "Why am I being questioned like this, princesses? I fought to keep Equestria safe from the monsters!"

Cadance asked, "Let me ask you something Sergeant Nasty Drill. When you saw them approaching you, did you happen to see them waving a white flag?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill nodded and said, "Yes I did. They had one."

Cadance asked, "Do you know what a white flag stands for?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "Of course I know what it stands for."

Cadance said, "Really? Then please tell the rest of us the meaning of a white flag."

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "A white flag is recognized as a protective sign of truce or ceasefire, and request for negotiation. A white flag signifies to all that an approaching negotiator is unarmed, with an intent to surrender or a desire to communicate. Persons carrying or waving a white flag are not to be fired upon, nor are they allowed to open fire."

Cadance asked, "Then why did you attack them?"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "Why shouldn't I attack them? They were monsters! We are the line of defense of Equestria and it's our duty to keep dangerous creatures away from Canterlot!"

The nearby guards reached for their weapons in case things go south. Celestia shouted, "Enough Sergeant Nasty Drill!"

Sergeant Nasty Drill said, "My apologies princesses but can you please tell me why I am being questioned like this? I do not think I did anything wrong."

Luna asked, "You truly don't know why you are being questioned? Then let us explain to you what you did."

Celestia said, "On that day, the ones who you saw as monsters were not monsters at all. They were beings called changelings. Their queen sent them in hopes of making a friendly relationship with Equestria and its ponies."

Sergeant Nasty Drill and his guards eyes widen at that. Luna said, "And the one the queen sent was her own daughter. A 10 year old filly who wanted to meet the ponies and become friends with them. She was sent to Equestria with some of her guards in hope of meeting with us, the princesses of Equestria."

The culprits were stammering now as sweat dripped from their foreheads. Celestia said, "And how was this group treated? They were attacked on site by a group of guards who were patrolling the outskirt of Canterlot."

Cadance said, "And not only that but you also attacked and harmed the queen's daughter. Do you know what that means? You all attacked a princess! A filly no less! And that they were under the white flag! You never attack someone under a white flag!"

Luna said, "We already have several kingdoms against us! Do you want to add another kingdom against Equestria and wage war against us!?"

Celestia said, "If it wasn't for Ash, then we and all of Equestria would have be burned to the ground from the other kingdoms attacking us! We are in no shape to even defend ourselves if a war takes place!"

Luna said, "From that day, Ash came into this world, he has done nothing but save not only our little ponies but other species as well! He and he alone did what you all couldn't do in less than a few weeks!"

Celestia said, "Ash has not only stopped several wars against Equestria but he even made allies with some of the kingdoms that were against us!"

Luna said, "It's a miracle that the changelings didn't wage war against Equestria when her daughter was attacked and severely wounded! If they had attacked us 2 years ago, then we would have lost!"

The culprits were now in deep shit. They knew they fucked up and they were going to be severely punished for it. They looked around and saw the guards gripping their weapons in anticipation of them doing something.

Sergeant Nasty Drill stammered out in panic, "M-my princess. I d-didn't know that! I w-was only d-doing my duty! You have to b-believe me!"

The princesses glared at him and Celestia said, "You all are guilty of not only attacking someone under a white flag, but you also attacked a princess! A filly at that!"

The guard surrounded them and pointed their weapons at the criminals. Sergeant Nasty Drill asked, "W-what are y-you going to d-do to us?"

Luna said, "We would very much like to punish you but we think that someone else should do that. Ash. You can punish them in anyway you want. Just don't kill them."

Ash nodded and came in front of them. He glared down at the criminals and said, "So tell me. How does it feel to harm a filly who only wanted to be friends with the ponies?"

The criminals couldn't say anything as they were surrounded by the guards and the human who beat Discord with his bare fists all by himself.

Ash saw this and glared at Sergeant Nasty Drill who glared right back at him. Nasty Drill said, "I don't regret attacking those things. We are much better than them!"

Nasty Drill tried using magic which alarmed the guards. However, Ash broke his magic as he shot his hand towards him and grabbed his horn. Ash squeezed his hand around the the bastard's horn and was about to crush it but stopped when he realized that Insectum was in the room.

Ash look at the filly and said, "Fluttershy. Can you take Insectum to meet the fillies and Spike in their room, please."

Fluttershy asked, "Why Ash?"

Ash said, "What I am about to do is not meant for the eyes of a filly."

Insectum frowned and said, "But I want to see them get punished!"

Nasty Drill said, "What do you have against me filly?"

Insectum growled and burst into green flames. She was now in her original form. She said, "I am the one who you attacked!"

Nasty Drill eyes widen as he looked at her. Ash said, "Chrysalis. Please take her away. She is too young to see this."

Chrysalis looked at him then to her daughter. She sighed and revealed her true form. So did her guards which shocked the criminals.

"You!?"

"What are these things doing here!?"

"Get them you fools!?"

Some of the criminals charged towards the changelings while some tried to flee the room.

Celestia shouted, "You will do no such thing!"

The "Monster Hunter" members tackled the ones who tried to get away and captured them. The Pegasus criminals tried to fly towards the windows but were intercepted by the Pegasus guards. The ones who reached the changelings were subdued by Chrysalis magic. Nasty Drill couldn't do anything since he was stuck with the human.

Nasty Drill said, "Go ahead! Punish me for all I care. I don't regret what I did and I am not afraid of you!"

Ash glared at him and saw his electromagnetic aura. From this, he was able to foresee a part of the unicorn's future. He will use this for himself. Ash said, "You should be. Tell me something. What do you think a Unicorn is afraid of the most? Is it their friends? Their families? Or .... their horns?"

Nasty Drills eyes widen in fear. He said, "No. You won't-"

Ash spoke in a demonic voice, "This will teach you not to judge others by their appearance!"

In a swift movement, Ash *Keerriipp* ripped off the unicorn's horn out of his head. Blood gushed out from the hole in the stallion's head as he screamed in unbridled pain. Nasty Drill crumpled onto the floor as he tried to stop his bleeding. The horn in the human's hand was devoured by the virus.

Ash knelt down and said, "How does it feel to be powerless? To have the one thing that makes you different from your fellow ponies? The thing that makes you feel superior to others? From this day on, you will be an outcast. A pony who can neither use magic like a unicorn nor have the strength of an Earth pony. You will simply be stuck in the middle of them."

Ash then stood to his full height and he looked at the rest of the criminals. He saw how terrified they were of him. Some even tried to hold on to their horns thinking that he would do the same to them.

Ash said, "Take them away and throw them in the dungeons."

This gave everyone a surprise. Silver Streak asked, "What about the rest of them? Don't you want to punish them?"

Ash shook his head and said, "The one who attacked Insectum first was Nasty Drill. The rest simply followed him so they don't need to be punished severely."

The guards nodded and took the criminals away. They had to drag the hornless unicorn out of the room. After they left, the princesses, the girls and changelings were there. Ash stood there while looking down at the floor. He forgot that the filly was in the room.

Celestia said, "Ash. What you did was the right thing to do."

Luna said, "If Nasty Drill somehow got free then he would use his magic to do harm to others."

Cadance said, "Ash. Come on. You don't need to be sad for what you did."

Ash sighed and said, "I'm sorry you girls had to see that. I'm sorry, Insectum. You saw something that someone of your age shouldn't have seen."

Insectum came forward and hugged his leg. She said, "It's okay. It didn't bother me when you ripped off his horn. I was thinking of doing the exact thing to him."

This made Ash smile. He knelt down and hugged the filly. He said, "Thank you little one."

Everyone 'awww' at the scene. Chrysalis began to like the human even more. He has so much for her species and now this, he caught the culprits who attacked her daughter.

Celestia said, "I will be taking away Nasty Drill's rank away and expel him from the royal guards. He will be serving 20 years in the dungeon while his fellow guards will serve 10 years. Is that alright with you Chrysalis?"

Chrysalis nodded and said, "That is fine with me."

Luna said, "Thunderlane will also be joining them for what he did to Insectum and what he tried to do to Rarity."

Rarity said, "Thank you princess. It will do that ruffian good when he spends some time in the dungeon."

Cadance came towards Insectum and said, "So Insectum. Now that we have some free time, what do you want to do while you are here?"

Insectum thought about it and said, "I want to explore Canterlot and meet ponies with Ash!" She hugged him and didn't want to let go.

Ash smiled at her cuteness and said, "I'm up with that. Who wants to join me in showing her around Canterlot?"

Rarity said, "Oh! I would love to show you around Canterlot darling."

Applejack said, "Why don't we let my sister and her friends come along with us. Insectum can spend some time with them and becomes friends with them."

Zecora said, "That is an good idea. Young ones should be with young ones."

Celestia said, "Good then. You all have a good time. Me and my sister need to return to our work."

Ash nodded and said, "Goodbye Celestia, Luna. We'll meet with you again."

Celestia and Luna came forth and give him a kiss on his cheek. Luna said, "Goodbye my love."

Ash, the girls, fillies, Spike and the changelings explored Canterlot while showing Insectum a good time. Several nobles looked at the changelings in disgust but didn't say anything since they heard the princesses warning that the changeling species is under the human's protection. If they did something bad to the changelings then Ash would not hesitate to punish them. Due to this, they stayed away from them in order to avoid a sever beating from the human because they know what he is capable of doing and does not take shits from them.

Chapter 27 Power Source And Brawl With Marvel World

It was a new day in Equestria for Ash. Yesterday, he and his friends spent the day showing Chrysalis, Insectum and her guards around Canterlot. Insectum was very happy to not only explore Canterlot but also become friends with the fillies and Spike. Chrysalis was always near the human and kept on looking at him with dreamy eyes. The girls knew and asked Chrysalis the one question that she wanted to hear.

Yesterday

When Ash took the fillies and Spike away from them for a while, the girls were left alone with Chrysalis. Rarity asked, "Chrysalis. Do you have a crush on our coltfriend?"

Chrysalis who was taking a sip from her drink, did an *Sppllllluuuurrrrttttttt* epic spit-take that drenched Rarity whole face and wet her hair. Rarity was sitting across her and didn't flinch when her whole face was drenched in liquid that was meant to drink. She just stayed there with a twitching eye while her hair dip down and covered half of her face.

Rainbow, Gilda, Applejack Pinkie, and Swift Tail fell to the ground laughing like maniacs at the site of not only seeing a queen doing a spit-take but seeing their friend Rarity getting drenched in her spit-take. The others held in their laugh as they tried desperately not to laugh at their friend. Fluttershy and Mellow Hoof were the ones who came to Rarity and tried to dry her hair.

Chrysalis said in surprise and shock, "Yes! I I m-mean no! I mean ..."

The girls chuckled a bit and Rarity just took a deep breath and flicked her wet hair out of her face. She said, "It’s alright darling. Ash does have that effect on girls. He is quite the gentle stallion that treat girls with respect and kindness."

Chrysalis nodded and said, "Well, your right about that. He was the only one I have ever met who didn't see me and my species as monsters. Not only that, but all of the things he did for my species. The love fruit, friendly allies, protection, healing my daughter, killing the monsters, turning them into our guardians and finally catching the culprits who attacked Insectum."

Fluttershy said, "Ash is very unique. He did come from another world and saved all of our lives. He really is a gentle and kind stallion."

Chrysalis nodded and looked at where Ash was and said, "Yes and look at how attached my Daughter has become to him."

The others looked and saw Ash giving Insectum a ride on his shoulder while the other fillies were hanging from his arms and on his body. He was giving every filly a ride.

Applejack said, "He really is a sweet heart."

Trixie nodded and said, "Yes he is. A stallion who posses immense power but only uses it for others."

Zecora said, "A fine trait of someone so selfless."

They all looked at Ash for a while and then Rarity said, "So Chrysalis. When are you going to join Ash's herd?"

Chrysalis eyes widen and said, "What! I-I don't! I ..."

Rarity rolled her eyes and said, "Oh come now dear. We all know how you fell for him and we are alright with you joining his herd."

Chrysalis said, "But I c-can't. I a-am a q-queen who must l-live for her s-subjects. I can't join someone's herd."

Lyra said, "Oh please. Don't use that excuse."

Bon Bon nodded and said, "She is right. Just join us and you will see a whole new world."

Chrysalis said, "But-"

Twilight said, "Let me tell you a secret Chrysalis." She casted a sound proof spell around the girls who began to look at their surrounding to see if someone was listening to their conversation.

Chrysalis asked, "Why have you put up a sound proof spell?"

Twilight said, "This is a top secret that must never reach the ears of nobles or anyone besides Ash and his herd members."

Chrysalis saw the serious look on the girls faces and nodded. She said, "Okay. I promise to keep this secret from others."

Pinkie said, "You need to do a pinkie promise."

Chrysalis asked in confusion, "What's a pinkie promise?"

Pinkie showed her how to do a pinkie promise and said, "With this you will never break a promise. Ever! Or there will be trouble."

Chrysalis nodded in fear and did the pinkie promise. After that she said, "Okay. I did the pinkie promise. Now what is this secret you all are keeping?"

Twilight looked around for some seconds and said, "The secret is that both princess Celestia and princess Luna are in Ash's herd."

Chrysalis eyes widen and said, "What!? But that's-"

Rarity said, "Impossible? Now dear, what you see here is not a gain of any power or fame for Ash. He does not look at them like princesses but simple mares who wants to be loved for who they are and not what they represent."

Fluttershy said, "Ash accepted them both in his herd and promised to protect and love them."

Chrysalis asked, "So Ash would be king of Equestria?"

Aloe said, "Ash refused to become king."

Chrysalis said in shock, "What!? Why didn't he accept the status of a King!? He would be able to do anything! Or maybe he wants something more?"

Lotus shook her head and said, "You are wrong Chrysalis. Ash didn't want to become King because he simply does not want to be King."

Chrysalis asked, "Why?"

Mayor Mare said, "First is that he does not know what a King is suppose to do. Secondly, even if he does, he would have still refused to become king."

Trixie said, "To put it simply, he has no desire to rule others."

Mellow Hoof said, "He even refused to take the position of King when he saved the deer kingdom from its tyrant king."

Zecora said, "He is indeed a stallion who does not want things that other stallions normally wants."

Fluttershy said, "Ash simply wants to have a big family and nothing else. He loves all of us with his heart."

Chrysalis was really touched by what Ash wanted. He simply wanted to have a loving family and not power and control like the other males desired.

Chrysalis asked, "Okay. I have to ask why keep such a big thing like the princesses in Ash's herd a secret?"

Rarity said, "Chrysalis. Think of how the nobles will view all of this. The nobles here already look down on other species and when they know that both of their princesses are in Ash's herd who is not a pony, will cause some major commotion. They will do something drastic to either the princesses or us who are in his herd."

Chrysalis nodded as she understood. She said, "I get what you are saying but why doesn’t Ash just beat those nobles. Ash told me that even if they are noble he would punch them if they ever give him trouble."

Twilight said, "He said that he could do that but he has plans to make sure that the princesses and us girls are safe from the nobles. He will make sure that the nobles won't be able to hurt any of us. That is why we are keeping this a secret at the moment. When the time comes, the princesses will reveal the new to Equestria."

Chrysalis took in the info and said, "Okay. That is a pretty big secret."

Rarity asked, "So Chrysalis dear. Will you be joining Ash's herd?"

Chrysalis thought about it. She loves him and really wants to be with him but her subjects. What will they think about this? She said, "I-I don't know Rarity. I really love Ash and I want to spend my time with him but what would my subjects think of their queen joining a herd."

Rarity said with a smile, "I don't know dear. Why don't you ask them yourself?"

Chrysalis looked at her guards who were with Insectum and the human. She thought about it and used her Hive mind to talk with her guards.

Chrysalis asked, "Guards. I want to ask all of you something?"

The guards said, "Yes my Queen?"

Chrysalis asked, "What do you think about your queen joining a herd?"

The guards knew what she was talking about and said, "My Queen. You are free to do whatever you please but joining a herd is out of the question."

Chrysalis ears went flat and she looked down in sadness but was surprised at what her guards said next, "However, joining the herd of the one who saved our species is another thing. Ash is our savior and our friend. We all would be very happy to have you join his herd."

Chrysalis was shocked and surprised to hear that. She said, "Really? You are all fine with me joining Ash's herd?"

The guards nodded and said, "Yes my Queen. He has already proved himself to be a suitable mate for you."

Chrysalis blushed at that and said, "Thank you guards."

The guards nodded and said, "Your welcome my queen."

Chrysalis then looked back at the girls and Rarity asked, "So, dear. What is your answer?"

Chrysalis said, "My guards support me to join Ash's herd and I would really love to be with him."

Rarity smiled and clap her hands. She said, "Splendid darling. You will make a fine addition to his herd."

Twilight dispelled the sound proof spell and said, "Ash. Can you come here please?"

Ash nodded and walked towards the girls with the fillies hanging from his body. He asked, "Yes Twilight. What is it?"

Twilight said, "The girls have good news for you."

Ash said, "Good news? What is it?"

Rarity said, "Darling. Chrysalis here has a crush on you and we all have welcomed her into your herd."

Ash's eyes widen in surprise and said, "Reeaallly?"

Ash looked at Chrysalis with a smile and saw her blushing. She lowered her head and quietly said, "Yes."

Ash chuckled and scratched her ears. He said, "I will be more than happy to have you in my herd Chrysalis."

Ash then hugged her softly. Insectum became happy and asked, "Does this mean you are my daddy now?"

Chrysalis smiled and said, "Yes Insectum. Ash is indeed now your father."

Insectum shouted in glee, "Daddy!" and hugged his head.

Ash chuckled and hugged her and Chrysalis. The girls also hugged him too. They all celebrated for Chrysalis joining their herd.

Next Day

Today he was working on his secret project that the Readers can't see. The Readers will find out in future chapters. As Ash was busy with his secret project, in the Everfree Forest, his infected insects informed them that Flim and Flam have prepared everything and were ready for his arrival. Ash stopped his work and began to leave the area.

However, when he walked a few steps towards the exit, the ground beneath him gave in and he fell into a pit hole. However, Ash was not alone in the hole as one creepy crawly resides in it. It was a huge ass spider.

'Holy Shit!!!' Ash mentally screamed. He was kinda afraid of big bugs but this one takes the cake. He was falling towards the spider who was ready for its prey. Ash was stiff as a board due to his fear. He saw that he was falling closer to the spider and did what he thought best. He turned his entire body into liquid viral flesh.

The blob of liquid viral flesh splashed against the spider's face and spread all over its body. It screeched in pain as the liquid virus began to devour it. The spider tried to climb out of the hole but the liquid virus pulled it back into the hole and devoured it whole. A few seconds later, a blob of liquid virus crawled out of the hole and then turned back into the human.

Ash was panting as he just got through that. He took several deep breaths to calm himself. After he calmed down, he looked back into the hole and thought how unsafe this area was. If someone else came here then they would definitely become spider lunch. Also, he found a way to fight against creepy crawly. By turning himself into liquid virus and devour them. Oh yeah. He got the spider's DNA. Let's see what skill he got from it.

New Power Gained From Spider DNA
Web Shot
Can shot webs from his mouth or fingers.
Web strong as iron.

Well, at least he got some skill from the spider. Wait. If there was one, then there must be more of them. He used his "Echolocation" around his secret project area and found multiple of them hiding beneath the ground. Ash then began hunting them down. When he reached one, he fills the hole with his liquid virus and devours them. After he cleared the area of big ass spiders, he jumped into the air flew towards Flim and Flam’s home.

Ash flew through the sky towards Flim and Flam's house. Soon, he landed in front of their house and knocked on their door.

The door was opened by Flam who greeted him, "Welcome Ash. We have been waiting for your arrival."

Ash nodded and walked into the building. He met with Flim who was refining some steel. Flim saw him and greeted him, "Hello Ash. It’s nice to see you again."

Ash greeted him, "Hello you two. How goes the steel refinement?"

Flam said, "It’s going very well. We have gathered quite a lot of iron ores and are beginning to refine them into steel."

Flim said, "It won't be long now that for all those iron ores to be converted into steel."

Ash said, "Good. When It is done, we will begin with the next step."

Flim and Flam nodded and continued to convert iron into steel. After a few hours, they were done. Flim said, "Whew. We’ve done it."

Flam said, " Yes brother of mine. Now what is the next step for us?"

Ash snapped his fingers and created a tonnes of Crush Turtle shells. He said, "Steel may be stronger than iron but I need a metal that is stronger than steel. For the next step, we will be melting these shells and mixing them with steel. This will result in a much stronger metal."

Flim asked, "You said that this is a shell. What creature did this come from?"

Ash said, "This shell belongs to a gigantic sea monster called Crush Turtle. It’s big enough to eat fishing ships in a single bit."

Flim paled at that and Flam asked, "How much stronger is this shell?"

Ash said, "Strong enough to withstand almost every attack."

Flam said, "Well then lets get this shell melted shall we?"

They then melted the shell which took a few hours to do and then mixed it with steel. In the end they created a metal stronger than the armors of the royal guards. Ash will call this Crush Steel.

Flim said, "We’ve done it! We made a metal that is stronger than steel!"

Flam said, "We are getting good at this. Now what is the next thing we do?"

Ash said, "Now, it’s time to work on the golems." He pulled out all of the Ninth Metal skeletons from his dimensional storage.

Flim and Flam looked at the skeletons with wide eyes. Flim said, "What is that?"

Ash said, "This here will be the main support of a golem. Just like how our skeletons support our entire body. We will now work on this skeleton and make it even better than before because the golems I have planned are bigger and heavier."

Flam nodded and said, "Well lets get started. It will be the first time for both of us to work on something like this."

Flim said, "You got that right brother. Lets see how much we can improve it."

Ash, Flim and Flam all worked together on the skeleton. They worked under the instruction of Ash and carefully attached more stuff to it. They made several robotic parts, wires and stuff. There were several trial and errors but they never gave up. They kept on going and with time, they added more and more stuff to the skeleton. Soon, they even increased its size from 8 foot to 15 foot. After a few more hours, the golem's support was ready.

(Skeleton improved from right to left.)

The golem's support skeleton was coming up nicely. Ash said, "Nice work you guys. This is excellent work you both did."

Flim said, "Yes. This must be the most futuristic work we have ever done."

Flam said, "You said it brother. I can't wait to see how it looks once we are finished with it."

As Ash was finishing one of the skeletons, he suddenly had a realization. He had no way to power the golem!

Ash can't use his magic because the skeleton is made out of Ninth Metal. He can use his reality warping powers to make a power source but it would be unstable as he does not have the right image in his mind. He needs to have a perfect image in order to make something. He thought about what to do? Where could he get a working power source that will power his golems?

Ash said, "Aha!" as he got a brilliant idea.

This startled Flim and Flam. Flim asked, "Is something the matter?"

Ash said, "I just realized that we have no way of powering the golems."

The brothers’ eyes wet wide at that. Flam said, "What!? After all the work we have been doing? How can we look over something so simple?"

Flim said, "Why don't we use magic to power it up? We used it on our machines so far?"

Flam said, "No can do brother. Did you forget that these skeletons are made up of Ninth Metal that negates magic?"

Flim said, "Oh. Then what are we going to do for a power source?"

Ash said, "I think I know where to get a power source that can power up these golems."

Flim asked, "Where can you get one that does not use magic?"

Ash said with a smile, "I know places which hold such things."

Flam said, "That's great. Now we don't have to worry about a power source."

Ash said, "I will be going there by myself as it is a very dangerous. In my absence, just work on the rest of the skeletons. I will return after I acquire the power source."

The brothers nodded and continued their work on the skeletons. Ash left the building and flew towards his house. He went inside his room and created a dimensional gate. He also created 10 clones to guard the gate. Ash then walked through the gate and into a new world.

New World

Ash stepped out of the gate and looked at his surroundings. He saw that he was on top of a very tall building. He walked to the edge of the roof and looked down. He saw that this was not only the world of humans but the right world he desired. It was marvel's world. How could he recognize that? Because there was a building with the name of the billionaire right in front of him. The name was STARK.

Yup. He is going to get the mini arc reactor for his golems. Now the question is, should he just go in there and ask for one or steal one? Which should he choose? Lets see, if he goes and asks for one, he would make some allies. If he steals one, then the heroes of this world would become his enemies. Hmmmmm.

Option one it is. Ash looked back at the gate and put it in his dimension storage. Then he jumped from the roof and ran horizontally on the building's wall. He ran towards STARK industries and landed in front of the door. He went inside and saw a blond haired women sitting on a desk.

Ash walked towards her and said, "Hello."

The girl slowly raised her head and said, "Hello. Welcome to STARK industries. I am Pepper Potts. It’s nice to meet you-whoa! You’re tall!". She said when she finally sees him. She was quite surprised to see a human standing at 9 feet tall.

Ash chuckled and said with a smile, "It's nice to meet you too Pepper Potts. And yes. I am tall indeed."

Pepper regain her composer and said, "I am so sorry about that. I have never seen someone so huge and muscular. Well, except for the Hulk."

Ash said, "It's quite alright Pepper Potts. I don't mind when others call me tall or huge. In fact, I like it because I can reach the top shelf all by myself."

Pepper Potts chuckled and said, "Just call me Pepper. Now, who are you and what can I do for you?"

Ash said, "I am Ash and I wish to meet with Tony Stark. I have a matter to discuss with him. Can you see if he is free?"

Pepper nodded and looked in her computer. After a while, she talked to someone on her headphone. She then said, "Mr Ash. Tony Stark has some free time later. Can you come back at 2?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure I can. Thank you. Oh an please don't add Mr to my name. It makes me feel so old."

Pepper chuckled and asked, "Will do. How old are you if you don't mind me asking?"

Ash said, "I am 18 years old."

Pepper eyes widen and she shouted, "18! You're that young and this tall!?"

Ash laughed and he left the building, leaving the women behind in shock. He had a few hours to spend before he could meet with Tony Stark. What can he do to spend his free time?

*Boom*

Ash came out of his thoughts when he heard something exploding. He looked around and saw the entrance of a building explode. Then he saw a group of people wearing mask running into the building. Ash looked at the building and saw that it was a bank. So this was a robbery. He also heard several screams coming from the bank. Ash looked around to see if there were some kind of officers he could talk too but unfortunately there weren't. Looks like he knows what he is going to do to spend his time.

Ash simply walked towards the bank and entered it. Inside, he saw some robbers tying up civilians on one side while the rest of the robbers were taking wads of cash from the safe. When they saw him they all aimed their guns at him.

One robber said, "Hey look. We got a big one here fellas."

Another robber said, "Yeah. Lets deal with him and get our money."

Ash however, didn't give them time to react as he used "Soru" to dash and give a nice karate chop at the back of their necks. The robbers were knocked out. Only one robber was left who quickly took a pregnant women and held his gun at her head.

The robber said, "Don't move a muscle or the lady gets it."

Ash looked at him with bored eyes and simply snapped his fingers. The robber looked at him in confusion and said, "What's that suppose to mean?"

The robber heard growling beside him. He looked and paled when he saw that he was holding a freaking tiger in place of the lady. The tiger then pounced on the robber, biting him and clawing at his face and body as he screamed in pain.

Ash didn't like that the robber used a women as a hostage and a pregnant one at that. This angered him and thought of teaching the robber a lesson. A painful one at that. He used his reality warping to switch a tiger with the women. He teleported the women away from the robber.

The civilians look at the tiger attacking the robber. After the robber was injured severely, Ash teleported the tiger back to its home. Ash then walked towards the robber who was laying on the ground with several bites and claw marks on his body.

Ash leaned down and said, "This will teach you to take a pregnant lady as a hostage, you trash."

Ash then stood up and kicked the robber in the head and knocked him out. He then looked at the civilians who were tied up. He waved his hand at them and his wires came out and cut their bindings apart. The civilians were free from their bindings and thanked him for saving them from the robbers.

Ash said, "No need to thank me. I was simply in the area and acted on my own will. I'm sure others like me would have acted as well to save all of you."

A child asked, "Are you a hero mister?"

Ash chuckled and said, "No little one. I am simply a person with immense strength. Now I must go before the cops arrive and question me. Bye."

With that, Ash left the bank and walked away from that area. He then walked through out the city and saw various locations and shops. Ash got hungry and spotted a Hotdog stand. He went towards it and said, "I want 50 hotdogs with everything on it."

The owner of the hotdog stand looked at him in shock and said, "50!? Are you sure you can eat all of that?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure can. With my size, I think I can easily eat all of your hotdogs."

The owner nodded and prepared 50 of his hotdogs and packed them. Ash gave him a wad of cash and said, "Keep the change."

Ash happily ate his hotdogs within 10 minutes. However, that wasn't enough. He went towards a burger stand and said, "Give me 50 of your biggest burgers with everything in it."

The owner's eyes went wide and said, "50 of my biggest burgers!? Man you must be a fan of food."

Ash said with a smile, "If the food is delicious, you can get addicted to it."

The owner chuckled at that and made his 50 burgers. Ash gave him a wad of cash and said, "Keep the change."

Ash then devoured all 50 burgers in 15 minutes. After having a good meal, he wondered around and continued his walking. He was having a good old walk but then all of a sudden.

"Ahhhhhhhh! My purse! Thief!"

Ash sighed and looked around. He saw two people on a bike with one of them holding a bag. They stole a bag from a lady. Scums. Ash was about to intervene but stopped when he saw that there were police chasing them on their bikes. He saw them but with the distance between them, the cops would never catch them. So, Ash pointed his index finger at the thief's bike and shot out a substance that he didn't recognize.

When that unknown substance hit the bike's wheel, they melted within seconds. This made the bike unstable and crashed on the side of the road. The thieves fell onto the ground and were dazed enough to let the cops arrest them.

Ash looked at his finger and saw a bit of the unknown substance hanging from his finger. He flicked his finger and saw the unknown substance hitting the pavement. To his surprise, the pavement melted and a small hole was made. He now recognized what the unknown substance is. Its acid and he made a new skill called "Acid Bullet".

Acid Bullet
Shoot out bullets made up of acid that will melt the enemies from the inside out.
Acid is strong enough to melt even rocks and steel.

After that he wondered around the city. There was still one more hour before he could meet with Tony Stark. He got an idea and went to the city's most expensive restaurant. There he saw that the inside of the restaurant was superb. Large tables, chandeliers, music and plenty of glass sculptures.

A waiter came towards him and bowed to him. He asked, "Hello. What can I do for you sir?"

Ash said, "Hello. I am here to eat at your restaurant."

The waiter nodded and lead him towards an empty table. Ash sat on the chair and the waiter gave him a menu. He looked at the menu and saw that there were a lot of dishes.

The waiter asked, "What can I get for you sir?"

Ash said, "All of them."

The waiter was confused and asked, "Excuse me but would you repeat that please?"

Ash said, "I want every dish this restaurant serves. I want 20 servings of each dish and drink and keep them coming."

The waiter's eyes widen in shock and gulped. He went away with a shocking order from a customer. Ash even heard "What!? Are you serious!?" from the kitchen. His order probably shocked them.

Soon, several waiters came and put several dishes on his table. Ash began to eat dish after dish in such speed that there was a continuous line of waiters who brought food and another line who take away the empty dishes. Ash took a dish of roasted pig and *Chomp* it vanished from the plate. He put the empty plate aside and took another dish and just like before *Chomp* the food vanished from the plate.

Some waiters look at the scene in shock and said, "What is this speed?"

"He is eating all of them."

"How can he eat that much?"

"Where is all of that food going?"

"We are running out of food."

"He ate 800 grams of steak in a single bite?"

"Wow! A whole plate of fried rice gone in a instance?"

Ash ate every food that was brought to his table. He took a wine bottle and pulled out its cork with his fingers. Then drank the whole bottle in a few seconds like a fizzy drink. The others were shocked to see that.

Ash said, "Bring me a couple of more of these wines and drinks."

The waiter nodded and went away. A while later, a waiter brought a cart full of different wines and drinks. Ash shocked them when he began to drink them like water.

A waiter said, "These wines are 80% alcoholic."

Another waiter said, "He is already drinking his 14th wine bottle. Is he going to be okay?"

The other guests in the restaurant stopped eating and look at him in disbelief. Some even began to record him on their mobiles and cameras.

Ash didn't mind them. He simply continue to eat and drink. He ate fried rice, steaks, roasted pig, fried chicken, fried fish, sushi, ramen, soba, fried prawns, cakes, pastries etc. He didn't even spare the complementary bread. He ate everything the restaurant had. In the kitchen, it looks like a war was going on. Several cooks were going back and forth from dishes to cooking wares. They all were cooking several dishes at the same time. When a dish is prepared, a waiter comes and take it away. Some waiters returned with empty plates and put them in the sink.

"Hurry! Think of this as if we got a house full of customers!"

"Thought its only one customer that we all are cooking for!"

"The fruit salad is done! Take it away!"

"Put only one serving per plate!"

"The Lasagne will be done in a few minutes!"

"The salmon roe dish is ready!

"Bring out more wine!"

"We are running out of food to cook!"

"Then just keep on cooking till out supply runs out!"

After 50 minutes of eating, Ash sat with a satisfying smile on his face while he drank probably the last wine bottle the restaurant had. The cooks in the kitchen were on the floor as they were exhausted from cooking several dishes. The waiters were tired from moving back and forth from the kitchen.

Ash sighed in relief and said, "That was refreshing."

A group of waiters and customers were shocked to see Ash eat so much. A waiter said in disbelief, "I can't believe it. He ate everything."

A waiter slowly walks towards with with sweat dropping from his forehead. He said, "Um sir?"

Ash said, "Yes. How much do I owe you?"

The waiter looked at the bill and gulped in shock. He said, "Um sir. Your total bill is about-"

Ash cut him off as he reached inside his coat and pulled out something. He then *Thud* put it on his table and everyone in the restaurant jaws dropped to the floor. There on the table was a small tower to cash. The waiters became stiff like a statue when they saw the tower of cash.

Ash finished his wine bottle and stand up. He said, "Keep the change. The food was delicious."

With that he began to walk towards the exit. The waiters came out of their shock and said, "Thank you for eating at our restaurant! Please come again!"

They all saw him leaving the restaurant. When he left, the waiters then began to look at the pile of cash. They counted the money and found a surprise.

A waiter said, "He paid more than what he owes us!"

Soon as time passed by, the video showing Ash devouring all of the restaurant's food went viral. He became the talk of the century and a good thing happened to the restaurant. Due to the video taking place in the restaurant, that specific restaurant became famous and soon the number of customer increased by several folds.

The owner of the restaurant was very grateful to Ash for making his restaurant famous. He wanted to thank him for what he did and got an idea. He somehow got a picture of Ash from a guest who was recording the entire time. They than made a big poster of him and hang the picture on a wall. They written some words blow it that said:

"No. 1 customer of our restaurant."

Ash left the restaurant and went to STARK industries as it was about time. He entered the building and met with Pepper.

Pepper said, "Hello Ash. You are just right on time. Mr Stark can meet you now. You can take the elevator to the top floor and meet him."

Ash nodded and said, "Thank you Pepper."

Ash took the elevator to the top floor. He exited the elevator and saw a huge office with a sky view. He saw a man sitting on a chair in the middle of the room. This man was none other than Tony Stark aka Iron man.

Stark was busy on his phone so Ash sat in a chair and waited for him. After a while, Tony ended the call and looked at me with a smile. He said, "Hello sir. Welcome to Tony Stark Industries. How can I help you?"

Ash smiled and said, "Hello Tony Stark. I am Ash. I have come here to buy one of your products."

Tony nodded and said, "Sure. Which one do you want to buy? I have created several things like a mobile with 1 TB space, a TV with infinite channels, a-"

Ash said, "I want to buy a mini arc reactor. The one you use in your Iron man suit."

Tony was silent for a while and asked, "Why do you want a Mini arc reactor?"

Ash said, "I will be truthful with you Tony Stark. I have come from another world. No. Another dimension."

Tony said in surprise, "Really? What is this dimension like?"

Ash said, "I will only say that there are no humans there. Only pure beings. I live with them in peace. However, their peaceful lives have been endangered by monsters who have targeted them. I alone am fighting them to protect that world's inhabitants but I am only one and the enemies are many. So I am making golems that can be spread around and fight the monsters but one thing I don't have is-"

Tony Stark said, "A power source right?"

Ash nodded and said, "Correct. You have created a mini version of the arc reactor and I desire to have one. I am ready to compassionate you for one of them."

Tony said, "Well, I can give you one but I need something in return."

Ash said, "What is it you need?"

Tony said, "I have several of my iron suits have been severely damaged. Don't ask how. I want them repaired and in top condition."

Ash nodded and said, "Easy enough. Lead the way."

Tony lead him towards a room that contained several iron man suits. There were several different versions of the suit including the Hulk Busters. He saw a row of iron suits that have been dented, cut, shredded and burned.

Tony said, "I want these iron suits repaired. Think you can do that?"

Ash nodded and said, "If it comes to repair then sure I can."

Ash snapped his fingers and the room was illuminated with blinding light that caused Tony to shield his eyes with his arms. Then the light went away, Tony opened his eyes and there was a look of disbelief in his eyes. There in front of him, all of his iron man suits were repaired and were also shining like they were newly made.

Ash said, "There you go. I repaired all of your damaged suits."

Tony didn't speak for a while and said, "Okay. That's new. How did you do that?"

Ash said, "One word. Magic."

Tony looked at him with a deadpan expression and said, "Right. Now wait in the office and I'll get you one of my mini arc reactors."

Ash left the room and sat on a chair in the office. A while later Tony came with a box. He gave the box to Ash and said, "Here you go. One mini arc reactor."

Ash opened the box and found a small circular object that was the arc reactor.

Ash looked over the arc reactor. He was very fascinated with the arc reactor. However, he also felt some bad vibes coming from the reactor. His instincts were telling him that something was wrong with the reactor. Tony didn't give him a faulty reactor, did he?

He will need to see what the truth is. Ash said, "So this is what an arc reactor looks like. Looks good. Is it safe?"

Tony nodded and said, "Yes its safe to work with your golems."

When he said that, Ash tasted sour lemon in his mouth. With his "Emotion Eater", he found that Tony lied to him. Why would Tony lie to him? He did what Tony asked for in exchange for the arc reactor. Whatever Tony's reason is, he despise lying to him. Especially from a hero.

Ash put the reactor back in the box and asked, "Why are you lying to me?"

Tony flinched for a second but regained his composure and said, "Lying? What do you mean? I am not-"

Ash said, "I despise when someone lies to me. I have done my part of the deal. However, you are not doing your part. What have you done to this reactor?"

Tony was shifting a bit uncomfortably. He said, "I'm not lying. The reactor is perfectly safe. Why would I lie?"

Ash glared at him and spoke in a demonic voice, "I have the power to atomize this planet and its entire inhabitants in seconds. Do not lie to me for the rest of the innocent civilians will also pay the price with you."

Tony gulped and moved his hands behind him. He began to push some buttons on his watch that activated some defenses of his office. He said, "I'm telling you I am not lying to you."

Ash saw some of the defenses coming out of the walls and saw Tony smiling. He snapped his fingers and took away all the power that was in the building thus deactivating every defense the building had. Tony's smile fell when he saw that no power was running through the building.

Tony said, "What's happening? What did you-gaaakkk!?"

Ash dashed towards Tony and grabbed his head. He slammed *Crash* Tony on the table and glared at him.

Ash said, "Show me what you are hiding."

Ash used his powers to forcefully go inside Tony's mind and saw the truth. The truth is that Tony never trusted Ash and was planning to double cross him. Tony gave an arc reactor with a virus inside it. He didn't want his invention to get into others hand and be used by him. So he decided to give Ash an arc reactor that will destroy his golems when he use it.

Ash was pissed off and he went deeper inside Tony's mind where he found all the info about creating advance robots and weapons. He copied all of that info and took it for himself. Ash then left Tony's mind and glared down at him.

Ash looked at the arc reactor in Tony's chest and said, "Since you decided to back stab me, I will be taking your arc reactor."

Tony's eyes widen when he saw where Ash was looking and to his horror, he saw him plunging his hand into his chest. Ash plunged his hand into Tony's chest and grabbed the arc reactor. He pulled out the reactor, making Tony scream in pain and stored it into his dimension storage.

Ash then lifted Tony and said, "I can kill you right now for double crossing me but I won't. I don't know why you stabbed me in the back and I don't care. You have gone against me and for that you will be punished."

Ash then threw Tony towards his iron man suit room. Tony flew *Crash* through the wall and into the other room. Tony felt some of his bones breaking and he became weak from the lack of an arc reactor in his chest. He was dying but when he saw where he is, he immediately began to make another arc reactor.

While Tony was busy making another arc reactor in order to save his life, Ash left the building and went towards another building. Before he left, he also took the arc reactor that had the virus in it. He wanted to see what it would do to his golems. He jumped from building to building and landed on a roof. He pulled out the dimensional gate from his storage and went through it.

Tony managed to make an arc reactor and put it into his chest and felt energized. He then put on an iron man suit and flew into his office. He looked around but didn't find Ash. Tony then flew out of the building and searched for him through out the city but he could not find him. Tony cursed that he let him get away with not only his arc reactor but he got owned by him as well.

Ash's Equestria

Ash came out of the gate and into his room. The gate disappeared and he dismissed his clones who were guarding the gate. Ash then left his house and summoned his Ki. He flew towards Flim and Flam house. After a while, he landed in front of their house and entered it.

When Ash came in, he saw that Flim and Flam have worked much on the skeletons. Two of them were completed enough to test out the power source.

Flim saw him and said, "Ah Ash. Have you got the power source?"

Ash nodded and pulled out two arc reactors. The unicorn brothers look at them and Flam asked, "Are these the power sources for the golems?"

Ash said, "Yes they are. These are called arc reactors. Think of them as small generators that produce energy."

Flim said, "Fascinating. Something so small can produce energy. Lets see if they work."

Ash said, "Before that. Bring one of the skeletons that we can try out the reactors on. Bring it in a secure room so that if things went south, the damage would be contained in the room."

The unicorn brothers nodded and picked up one skeleton. They brought it into another room and put it against the wall. Ash first reinforced the walls with his magic in order to make them much stronger than before. Then he pulled out the arc reactor that he tore out from Tony's chest. He put that in the skeleton and saw that it was powering it. The golem's eyes began to turn red.

Soon the skeleton began to move slowly and then walk normally. The skeleton saw Ash and stand like a soldier waiting for its orders.

Ash said, "Golem. Where is your loyalty?"

The golem said in a robotic voice, "My loyalty lies with you, my creator Ash."

Ash nodded and said, "Good. What are you created for?"

The golem said, "I am created to serve and obey your orders."

Ash nodded and said, "Very good. At the moment, you are incomplete. Shut down your systems."

The golem said, "Affirmative." Then its eyes went blank.

Ash said, "Good. The arc reactor works perfectly. However, I need to increase its energy production for future uses."

Ash then took the arc reactor from the golem and put it back into his storage. Then he pulled out the arc reactor that had a virus inside it.

Ash looked at the unicorn brothers and said, "Please leave this room. I am going to test this faulty arc reactor to see what damages it has."

They nodded and left the room. Ash put the reactor in the golem and stood a few distances away from it. Soon its eyes glowed red and began to move around. However, it didn't react when it saw him. It kept on moving around and then it came to a sudden stop. Then it began to shake violently for a while and then it stops and looked at Ash.

The golem said, "Organic life form detected. Terminating."

Ash's eyes widen as he saw the golem coming towards him and started to attack him. However, the golem's attack didn't even faze him as he was much stronger than it. He *Bash* punched the golem away who *Crash* crashed into a wall and fell on the floor.

The golem then stood back up and sparks were flying from its body as it was severely damaged. The golem said, "Chances of killing organic life form is below 0%. Body damaged by 78%. Consider last option. Self destruct."

The golem then *Boom* exploded with flames expanding in the room. Ash casted a water spell to put out the fire and then a heat spell to dry the room. He then looked at the golem and saw that it was blown to pieces. Surprisingly, the arc reactor survived. Ash growled at the thought of having golems with this reactor. The golem would have hurt or even killed innocent civilians. This is the virus that Tony gave and it would be his fault for killing the innocent.

Ash's anger grew at that and placed the virus reactor in his pocket. He devoured the golem's scrap and exited the room.

Flim saw him and asked, "What happened in there?"

Flam said, "We heard some sounds and then something exploding. What happened?"

Ash said, "Apparently, the faulty reactor made the golem go crazy and attacked me. So I destroyed it."

Flim asked, "Oh. Well no matter. We can always make more golems."

Flam asked, "Where are you going?"

Ash said, "To meet with the one who gave me the reactors."

With that Ash left the building and flew towards his house. He went inside his room and created the same dimensional gate and some clones to guard it. He then walked through the gate.

Marvel's World

When Ash walked through the gate, he came on the roof of a building. He looked around and saw that STARK Industries was a few distances away from him. However, before he could move towards the building, he heard an engine roaring. Something was flying towards him. He looked around and saw Iron man flying towards him. Just the tin can Ash was looking for.

Iron man landed a few meters away from him. A small jet flew nearby and two figures jumped from it and onto the roof. One had a bow and arrows while the other had a shield with a star design on it. They were Hawk Eye and Captain America. Ash then heard something crawling on the wall. He saw something black jump and land near the others. It was a person that was wearing black clothes that looked like a panther. It was the Black Panther.

Thunder appeared in the sky and a small portal opened. A figure came flying out of it and landed near the others. This one was a blond guy holding a hammer. It was Thor. Ash then saw a small insect flying. The insect then became bigger and turned into a lady. It was the Wasp. Then another insect became 40 huge. It was a giant in red suit. He was Ant Man. Then Ash heard stomping noises and a roar. Something huge jumped from the street below and landed on the roof. It was the freaking Hulk.

Ash said in an amuse tone, "Well well well. Look what the tin can brought with him."

Hawk Eye laughed at that and said, "Hey look. Someone actually called you tin can besides me."

Iron man said, "You are under arrest for attacking me. Come with us quietly or we will use force."

Ash said, "You really think weaklings like you can fight me or even put a scratch on me. Besides the Hulk, you all are nothing but weaklings."

Hulk beamed at that and said, "Yes. Hulk is strong. Hulk is the strongest there is."

Wasp said, "Hey! Who are you calling a weakling!?"

Iron man said, "Stand down Wasp. We may be weaklings but we have numbers and besides, I brought others as well."

With that, several things happened. A hover craft flew towards them and out came four famous people. The Fantastic 4. Next came the entire X-Men group. The robot Vision. The Hell carrier flew and its S.H.I.E.L.D members jumped out from it. They all landed on the roof and other buildings roof as well and pointed their weapons at Ash. Several other super heroes came as well.

There was an impressive number of heroes that surrounded Ash. Iron man grinned under his mask and said, "Well, how about now Ash. I brought all of the heroes just for you."

Iron man thought that he now has Ash cornered but to his dismay that didn't happen. Ash put both of his hands into his pants pockets and looked at Iron man with a bored expression. He said, "I repeat. What can weaklings do to me? You may have brought more of these heroes but there is still one thing that remains of them. They are weak."

The Thing Ben Grimm said, "Hey wise guy. You think I'm weak. Let me just clobber you and we'll see who's weak."

Ash said, "Please. You are weak. You are nothing but a walking pile of rocks. The only one here who can even give me a bruise is none other than the Hulk. The rest of you are nothing more than weaklings."

The Thing got mad and said, "Why I ought to-"

The leader of the group Reed Richards said, "Stop Ben. Don't let him get to you. We need to play this with a calm mind."

The Wolverine said, "Hey bub. You looking for a fight?"

Ash said, "If I want to fight I would take on the Hulk rather than a weakling like you."

The Wolverine snarled and *Shink* out came his adamantine claws. He said, "Just keep on pushing Bub and we'll see what happens."

Ash saw his adamantine claws and was interested in them but will see it later. Captain America said, "Now calm down everyone. We came here to see why Ash attacked Tony in his office."

Iron man said, "I told you that he came in and attacked me. Then he ripped away my arc reactor from my chest and left me for dead."

Captain America said, "Is this true Ash?"

Ash said, "Yes it is."

Captain America nodded and said, "Then I am afraid that you need to come with us for attacking one of the heroes."

Ash said, "Like I said before, what can weaklings do to me? I will not be going anywhere with you or anyone else."

Captain America said, "Then we are forced to bring you in forcefully."

Iron man said, "What are all you waiting for? Get him!"

Ash laughed at them and then he released his intimidation to his surroundings. He released so much power that the buildings and streets began to tremble. Dark clouds began to form in the sky and lighting spew from them. Everyone was taken back by the sheer display of absolute power coming from Ash.

Ash said, "If I wanted to, you would all be dead in matter of seconds. Don't underestimate me. You pathetic weaklings."

Everyone began to shake in fear but some of them stood their ground like the Hulk, Captain America, Black Panther, Wolverine, the Thing.

Play this music for a beat down.

Wolverine charged at him and growled, "Alright bub. You're gonna get sliced into pieces by me!"

Professor Charles Xavier said, "Wolverine! Stop!"

However, Wolverine ignored him and jumped at Ash with his claws ready to cut him. Ash saw him with the corner of his left eye and swung his left fist at him. *Bash* The fist connected with Wolverine's face and was launched backwards like a bullet. Wolverine was launched through *Crash* several buildings and kept of going until he was out of the city and *Crash* crashed into the outskirts of the city.

Everyone watched Wolverine launching out of the city in disbelief. Ash put his left hand back inside his pant's pocket and said, "Like I said, what can weaklings do to me? And wouldn't Wolverine learn by now that charging blindly into battle was the stupidest of idea anyone can have?"

Cyclops put his hand on his visor and said, "Take this!"

Cyclops shot a beam at Ash and smiled when it connected with him. However, his smile turn to shock when he saw that the beam was not even damaging Ash or pushing him.

Ash looked at Cyclops with annoyance and said, "You call that a beam? This is what a beam is!"

Ash shot a laser from his eyes towards Cyclops and *Zap* hit his right hand that was vaporized into dust. Cyclops screamed in pain as he gripped his stump where his hand should be.

Reed Richards dived at Ash and stretched himself. He did this in order to wrap around Ash and stop him. However, Ash pulled his right fist back and coated his fist in "Armament Haki", turning into a black fist. Then Ash *Bash* punched Reed Richards in his gut which surprised him that he felt the pain of a blunt weapon. Reed Richards fell on the roof while he groaned in pain "Gahhhh!".

Ash said, "Don't think that just because you are made of rubber, you are immune to any physical attack. By the way that was a weak punch."

Johnny Storm saw this and turned into the Human Torch. He flew towards Ash and blasted him with jets of flames as he yelled, "Take this! Burn baby burn!"

When Johnny Storm stopped, he was smiling that he beat him but his smile fell when the flames subsided, revealing Ash to remain unaffected by the attack. Ash used "Fire Dragon Slayer Magic" to eat all of the flames.

Ash look at the Human Torch and said, "You call those flames? This is a true flame technique!"

Ash pointed his index finger at the Human Torch and gathered all of the heat he gathered from before. He said "Flame Lord's Wrath" and shot out a narrow beam of concentrated flame that went *Shik* through the side of Johnny Storm's abdomen.

The beam made a 2 cm hole on the side of his abdomen and probably destroyed one of his kidneys. Johnny Storm screamed in pain as he held the hole in his abdomen. He could not believe that a flame base attack has effected him. The Human Torch.

Johnny Storm screamed, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Impossible! I am the Human Torch! I am made of fire! How can fire hurt me!?"

Ash said, "Because you are an idiot for thinking like that."

Professor Charles Xavier said, "I must stop this violence." He used his powerful telepathy to stop Ash by going into his mind to control him. However, it backfired as his telepathy was weak against Ash's mind. Charles was blown away from his mind by the superior being in front of him.

Xavier grunted in pain "Ghaaaaaa!" Blood began to seep out of his eyes, ears and nose.

Jean Grey looked at the professor in horror and asked, "Professor. Are you okay?"

Charles could not answer as he was in immense pain. Jean Grey glared at Ash and asked, "What did you do to the professor!?"

Ash said, "Like any weakling will feel when he barge into my mind uninvited. He was blown away from my mind."

Jean Grey used her telekinetic powers to push Ash away but nothing happened. She then tried to lift him up and that too failed. She was shocked that her powers didn't affect him. Ash was using his chakra to stick to the roof.

Ash said, "Even though you have superior telekinetic powers, if they are weak, then they are useless against me."

Ash bent down and *Crunch* thrusted his fingers into the roof. He then ripped off a small chunk of stone from the roof and threw it at Jean Grey. She tried to stop the stone but it was thrown with such force that even she could not stop it. The stone *Bash* hit her on her forehead which flipped her off the ground. She came crashing down on the roof and was knocked out.

Susan Storm of the fantastic 4 used her shield to trap Ash. However, he brought his hand towards the shield and with *Thunk* a simple flick of his finger, *Crackle* the shield broke away which damaged her mind. Blood began to seep out of her nose.

Susan Storm then used her powers to make a small shield inside Ash and slowly began to expand it. However, the shield inside him didn't expand as his flesh was crushing the shield instead and finally broke it. More blood began to seep out of her nose and ears due to that.

Ash said, "Did you really think that making a shield inside me and expand it could cause me pain? Even the inside of my body is stronger than you weaklings."

Susan Storm became fearful and turned invisible, thinking that she would be safe. Wrong. Ash looked in her directing which startled her. He was able to see her invisible body with his "Rinnegan". He pointed his index finger towards her and *Pew* shot out a poison bullet that hit her. Susan Storm began to feel drowsy and fell asleep. Ash shot her with a sleeping poison.

Iron man flew towards him and said, "Last time you got me good but now I have my suit. Let's see what you can do against me."

However, Iron man was launched back with a *Clang* punch to his face that dented his mask. Iron man recovered in midair and *Basss* shot Repulsor beams from his gauntlets at Ash who simply used "Repulsion" with his invisible hairs to deflect them right back at Iron man.

*Bam* Iron man staggered back when he was hit with his own attack. He looked at Ash in anger and said, "So you can deflect attacks huh? Then let's see if you can deflect this!"

Iron man spread out his arms and from his chest, shot *Bazoom* a Unibeam towards Ash who just stood there with a bored expression.

Ash said with a smirk, "Challenge accepted."

Ash again used "Repulsion" and deflected the Unibeam right back at Iron man who didn't see it coming and *Boom* was launched into the air. Iron man came *Crash* crashing down on the roof head first.

Iron man slowly stood up and some sparks flew out as his armor was damaged. He was angry at Ash and launched Smart Missiles at him. He grinned as he thought that he got him with this.

Ash saw the swarm of small missiles coming towards him. He casted a strong magnetic spell on Iron man. This caused the Smart Missiles to stop right in front of Ash and were then pulled back towards Iron man due to the powerful pull of the magnetic force. Iron man's eyes widen as his Smart Missiles flew towards him and hit all over his armor. Small explosions *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* took place as his armor was severely damaged by his own weapon.

The arrow that Hawk Eye was using to fire at Ash was yanked from his grip and hit Iron man which *Boom* exploded on contact. Even the arrows on his back flew towards Iron man which caused a number of *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* explosions that damaged his armor even more.

Hawk Eye saw this and said, "I had nothing to do with this! I ain't paying for that!"

Captain America's shield was yanked from his grip and flew towards Iron man that *Clang* hit him in the head and knocked him over the ground.

Captain America said, "Sorry Tony. Lost my grip on my shield."

War Machine was away from them and flying in the sky. He used ranged weapons but every bullet, missiles he shot were pulled towards Iron Man which further damaged him. War Machine stopped his attacks and flew higher into the air. After reaching a certain height, he then dived towards Ash.

Ash looked up and saw War Machine making a dive bomb towards him. He won't let him come near him. He casted another magnetic spell on War Machine. Now War Machine's suit was magnetized, and since Iron Man was also magnetized, they both pulled to each other. Iron was pulled from the roof and launched towards War Machine who was being pulled towards Iron Man.

Both of them *Crash* collided with each other and *Crash* fell onto the roof. Iron Man and War Machine were out of commission as Iron Man was too damaged to move while War Machine was stuck with him.

Wasp shrunk herself and flew towards Ash like an insect. She then attacked him with her tiny energy weapons but it didn't have any effect on him. Ash looked at her tiny form and simply blew her away with his breath.

Ant-Man used his suit to command a swarm of red ants to attack Ash. Soon Ash was covered from head to toe in red ants. Ant-Man thought that he won but his victory turned to horror when he saw his ants dying. Ash simply turned his skin into viral flesh that devoured every single ant on him.

Ant-Man became enraged at the loss of his ant friends and turned gigantic. he then punched Ash who stopped it with a single finger, shocking him even further. Ash pulled back his right fist and *Bash* punched Ant-Man's fist that launched him towards another building and *Crash* into it.

Black Panther charged at Ash and began to punch, kick and claw at him. However, Ash simply used "Tekkai" to harden his body muscles, which made him invincible to Black Panther's attack. When Black Panther stopped his attack, he was shocked to see him unharmed. Ash then swung his right leg at him and *Bash* kicked Black Panther towards another building and *Crash* into it. However, due to the armor Black Panther wore, he was not injured but it might take some time to join the fight again as he was in another building.

S.H.I.E.L.D. members then started shooting *Bratatatatatata* at Ash with their weapons. However, they proved to be useless against him as he simply let the bullets hit him and let his virus devour them. When they ran out of bullets, they threw a whole bunch of grenades at Ash. He saw the grenades coming towards him and several tentacles shot out and grabbed them. The grenades were then pulled into Ash's body where they were devoured.

Then Ash used his invisible hairs to grab every weapon from the S.H.I.E.L.D. members and pulled them towards his body and devoured them. He even brought some of the weapons in front of his face and *Chomp* *Crunch* ate them. After disarming the S.H.I.E.L.D. members, he shouted "Sound Pressure" and all of the agents slammed onto the roof as they felt immense pressure on their bodies.

Now that the S.H.I.E.L.D. members were incapacitated, Ash can focus on the other heroes. Spider-Man jumped from a building and shot his webs at him. The webs wrapped around Ash and covered him in a cocoon.

Spider-Man said, "This will stop you from hurting my friends. Don't bother breaking from my webs because they are really strong."

Ash didn't move. He simply let the virus do its thing. Several tendrils shot our and pierced the cocoon. Now the cocoon was being wrapped in red tendrils. The virus devoured the webs and Ash looked at Spider-Man with a bored expression.

Ash said, "You are the weakest of the group but you still fight on to be a hero. You are one of the splendid examples of what a hero is suppose to be. However, did you really think a mere spider web would stop me?"

Ash then shot out webs from his mouth towards Spider-Man who couldn't dodge it. The web wrapped around him and soon Spider-Man was trapped in a cocoon of webs that were stronger than his.

Iron Fist began to concentrate his chi into his fist which greatly enhanced his physical power. He said, "You may be strong but you have no discipline."

Iron Fist charged towards Ash while doing a series of acrobats and attacked him. Ash saw his incoming attacks and intercepted it with his own attacks. Both of their fists *Bash* collided and Ash felt the amount of strength coming from Iron Fist but his strength failed in comparison to Ash. The bones in Iron Fist's hand were *Crunch* crushed from Ash's punch.

Iron Fist scream in pain, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" as he was launched back.

Luke Cage caught Iron Fist and said, "Hey Iron Fist. You okay?"

Iron Fist said, "My hand. Guhhh! It's broken."

Luke Cage said, "Just lay down here buddy. I will fight this one now."

Luke Cage said, "So you think that you can just come here and mess with my friends? If you thought that, then you are in a world of hurt!"

Luke Cage charged at him and started punching him but each of his fists were intercepted by *Bash* Ash's fist. While Luke Cage was using both of his fists to punch Ash, he was using only his right fist to punch each of the incoming punches. Ash was surprised to see that Luke Cage wasn't backing down even though he failed in strength when it comes to the Monster Hunter.

Luke Cage saw this and said with a smirk, "What? Surprised I'm not backing down or being hurt? Well, that's the thing buddy. I have unbreakable skin that makes me invulnerable to physical attacks. You can't win against me!"

Ash said, "Hoooooooo? Want to put your unbreakable skin to the test?"

Ash pointed his index finger at Luke Cage and said one word "Shigan" *Shik*. Luke Cage stopped when he felt pain like something pierced his body but that was impossible. He had unbreakable skin. Luke Cage looked down and his eyes widen in shock and disbelief. Ash's finger had managed to pierce Luke Cage's unbreakable skin.

Luke Cage stammered, "What? ... but ... how? ..."

"Shigan Lotus"

*Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik*

Luke Cage then felt immense pain all over his body as his flesh was pierced several times. Luke Cage looked down and saw several small holes on his body.

Ash said, "You rely too much on your unbreakable skin. The only reason your skin stopped any physical attack was because they weren't strong enough to break your skin."

Luke Cage fell on the roof as he lost consciousness due to immense pain. Ash absorbed some of his blood and gained his DNA. Thor Odinson began to spin his hammer and said, "You may have beaten the others easily but be warn. You now face an Asgardian. I am Thor Odinson, the prince of Asgard! Have At thee!"

Thor roared and shot lighting at Ash who took it like a man. Ash wasn't hurt. He simply felt some tingling feeling. Thor saw this and pointed his hammer at the sky. Dark clouds began to form and thunder sparks from it.

Thor said, "Feel the might of the mighty thunder!"

A huge lightning bolt burst from the dark clouds towards Ash who didn't move at all. Ash took the gull blunt of the lightning bolt. Thor saw how he was twitching from the lighting and thought that his attack has damaged him but he thought wrong. Ash was in a bliss. The lightning bolt was not damaging him at all. Instead, Ash felt like he was having an electric massage that stimulated every part of his muscles.

After the lightning was absorbed into his body, Ash said, "Hey Thor. Thanks for the electric massage. I think my sour muscles have recovered from that. I feel like a new man."

Thor was in shock that his lightning attack didn't even faze him but rather it only rejuvenated him. he said, "If my lightning is not enough then feel the might of Mjolnir!"

Thor threw his hammer at Ash and *Clang* hit him right in the face. Thor said with a smirk, "Hah! Take that!"

However, Thor's smirk fell when Mjolnir fell on the roof and revealed that the hammer didn't even scratched Ash's face. Ash used "Tekkai" to negate any damage from the incoming hammer. He looked down at the hammer and bent down to pick it up.

Thor said with a laugh, "You can't pick up Mjolnir. The hammer is enchanted to only allow worthy ones to lift it up. No mortal is capable of even liftin-"

Thor stopped when he saw the impossible. He saw Ash lifting the hammer with ease. Thor said in disbelief, "What? But .. that's ... that's impossible! No one besides my father and myself can lift Mjolnir! Only the ones who the hammer deems worthy are allowed to lift it up! Unless ..."

Ash looked at Mjolnir with interest. He felt magic and enchantments on he hammer. Also, the hammer was made of unknown metal. Well, he'll find what its made of later. Ash looked at Thor's shocked face and threw Mjolnir at him. Thor grabbed the incoming hammer but was lifted along with Mjolnir as it was thrown with immense strength that Thor *Crash* crashed into a building.

Storm's eyes went white as she began to use her weather controlling powers to create a storm and shot several lightning bolts at Ash. However, these were much weaker than Thor. She didn't stop and continued attacking.

Ash looked at her and said, "What could you hope to gain from attacking me with lightning that is much weaker than Thor's lightning? Away with you!"

Ash thrusted his right open palm at her with such force that an air blast was launched from it. Storm was blown away from the powerful air blast and she *Crash* crashed into a building.

Ms. Marvel flew up and shot energy blast at Ash who simply absorbed it. When that failed, she got no choice but to use physical attacks. She flew towards him and began to *Bash* punch and *Bash* kick him who didn't defend at all. Ash simply took on her attack and didn't even flinch as he just stared at her.

Ash said, "You got great powers but" *Bash* Ms. Marvel got punched in her gut and he continued, "Don't ever think that your opponent will give you the time to keep on your attack."

Ms. Marvel was punched in her stomach, elbowed to her back, hammer fist to her head and a palm thrust to her face that launched her away into *Crash* a building. She had durability but not enough to withstand against the sheer force of his attack. As she was about to be launched away, Ash quickly took one of her hair and his virus devoured it, thus gaining her DNA.

Black Widow, Commander Maria Hill and Agent Jasper Sitwell joined the fight. Black Widow was using martial arts in close combat to which Ash simply deflected her attacks with his hand. She then jumps away and used her gauntlets to shoot bullets, knock out gas, tear gas pellets, explosive bullets and even taser. However, all of these were ineffective against him.

Commander Maria Hill used her jet pack to fly above him and attack with her guns while Agent Jasper Sitwell run around him and shoot at him with his guns. Unfortunately it was ineffective against him. Ash was annoyed at their attack pattern and shot out webs from his mouth at them. He cocooned Black Widow, Commander Maria Hill and Agent Jasper Sitwell and incapacitated them without harming them as they were normal humans.

Nick Fury was watching everything from his Hell carrier. Vision and Captain America didn't join the fight. They both simply stood back and watched all of Ash's action. They saw that Ash was not the aggressor but the rest of the other heroes. Ash only attacks when he was attacked.

Rogue slowly sneaked behind Ash and took off her gloves. She planned to stop him by touching his skin and absorb his powers. However that didn't go as she planned.

Ash said, "It's no use trying to sneak up to me. I can hear your heart beat."

Rogue was shocked that she was caught and in a desperate moment, she immediately launched at him. However, she was caught by him as he turned around and grabbed her by her clothes. It seems that he was avoiding to touch her skin.

Ash looked into her eyes and said, "Are you tired of living like a plague? To not feel the touch of your friends or even loved ones?"

Rogue eyes widen and said, "How did you know that?"

Ash face soften and said, "Your eyes. They show me how you have been singled out due to your ability. You cannot touch someone in fear of hurting them. You may have a unique ability but because of it, you are deprived from touching your friends and family."

As Ash spoke, he slowly put her down and released her. Rogue didn't attack him but instead listen to him as he was the one who knew about her pain. Ever since she discovered her ability, others stay away from her. Her friends did come and talk to her but refused to touch her as she would absorb their powers temporarily and weaken them. All she ever wanted is to feel like a normal person.

Rogue looked up to him and said, "So you know about my pain. Big deal. I can deal with it."

Ash said, "At the moment, you will but what about the future?"

Rogue knew what he was talking about and stayed silent. She knew that with her ability, she can never touch a friend or family member without hurting them.

Rogue said, "What can you do about it? Nothing. The professor has been helping me cope with how I should live but even that is not enough for me."

Ash said, "You want to touch others. You want to feel their warmth but you can't. Not with your ability."

Rogue lowered her head as she felt pain from just hearing his words which were true. However, her pain disappeared at what she heard next.

Ash said, "However, if you want, I can take away your ability."

Rogue looked up at him in disbelief and asked, "You ... can?"

Ash nodded and gave a soft smile. He said, "Yes I can. I can make you a normal human. You won't have the fear of accidentally touching others and hurt them."

Ash slowly gave her his hand and said, "Do you want me to take away your pain?"

Rogue wasn't certain if that what she wanted but to live like a normal person and not accidentally hurting others with just a touch was something she wished for.

After thinking about it, Rogue said, "But what about my-"

Ash cut her off and said, "I see that you have grown attached to your ability but you still want to be normal and want to be able to touch others without harming them. Hmmmmm. I think I might have a solution for that."

Rogue asked, "What's that?"

Ash said, "How about I perfect your ability."

Rogue asked, "What do you mean?"

Ash said, "Your ability is to absorb powers from other super humans but normal humans are also effected by this. So I will have you take full control of your ability."

What Rogue heard seemed like her wish. She said, "You mean ..."

Ash smiled and said, "Yes. You can decide when you want to activate your ability. With this, you cannot accidentally hurt your friends."

Rogue's eyes widen in surprise and said, "Can I really control my ability? Can I touch others without harming them?"

Ash answered, "Yes you can."

Rogue looked at his hand and slowly put her hand on his. Ash's virus then seeped into her hand and entered her body where it began to modify her mutated genes.

Rogue panicked when she saw red tendrils around her hand but stopped when Ash said, "Don't panic. They are simply modifying your mutated genes which gave you the ability. Soon you will be able to control it easily."

After the virus finished modifying her mutated genes, the virus left Rogue's body and back into Ash's body. Also, it took a DNA sample from her.

Ash said, "There you go. Now you have full control of you ability."

Rogue looked at her hands and said, "I don't feel any different. Are you sure you fixed my ability?"

Ash said, "Why don't you check it out on your friend?"

Rogue walked up to one of her friends and slowly touched him as she fears that she would harm them. However, her fear vanished when nothing happened to her friend. She touched him again and again and saw that her friend was fine. She then touched him a bit and mentally commanded to activate her ability. She immediately pulled her hand away when she felt absorbing her friend's power. She mentally commanded to deactivate her ability and slowly touched her friend again and saw nothing happen.

Rogue began to cry tears of happiness. She now is finally able to touch someone without harming them. No longer she has to be on guard about accidentally touching others.

Iceman saw her crying and shouted, "What have you done to her!?"

Rogue heard this and said, "No wait! Stop!"

Iceman ignored her and blasted an ice beam towards the monster hunter and froze him in a solid ice cube. He said, "Yeah. That's what I'm talking about. No one makes my friend cry and get away with it. You can take him in now boys. It was really Ice to meet you. Get it? Because I use ice powers and I froze him and-"

*Crack*

Everyone looked at the ice cube and saw several cracks that began to spread across the entire ice cube.

Iceman said in disbelief, "No. That can't be .."

*Crackle*

The ice cube was shattered in several pieces and everyone saw Ash standing there like nothing happened to him.

Ash said, "Really? Ice to meet you? That's the best you can come up with? That's so lame"

Ash took a breath and shouted, "Voice Machine Gun".

*Brahahahahahahaha*

Ash shot several sound bullets at Iceman who quickly made an ice wall. However, the ice wall *Crackle* shattered in several pieces when the sound bullets hit it and then hit Iceman. He screamed in pain as his body was damaged and cracked by the sound bullets.

"It's clobbering time!"

"Hulk smash!"

'Oh boy' Ash thought as he saw two of the heavy hitters charging towards him. The Thing and the Hulk joined the fight. Hulk jumped into the air and brought down both of his fists like a hammer. The Thing launched himself towards Ash and did a shoulder tackle.

Ash used both of his hands to block the incoming attacks from the Thing and Hulk. He used his right hand to stop Hulk's attack while he used his left hand to stop the Thing's shoulder charge. This shocked them as they were both pretty strong from the others. They began to hit pretty hard and Ash blocked them with ease. They both got angry and wailed on him with all they got. However, with Hulk's rage, he was getting stronger by the second as his rage escalated. Too bad it was nothing compared to Ash.

Nick Fury landed beside them and said, "Stand down all of you! That's an order!"

The Thing said, "What!? Fury? I can win against him! And besides, isn't he the one who beat most of our friends!"

Hulk said, "Hulk won't stop! Hulk strongest one there is!"

Captain America said, "Stand down Hulk. Ash attacked only those who attacked him. He only defended himself."

Ash said, "Captain America is right. I didn't start this fight. You all did. And besides, you all haven't asked why I attacked Tony in the first place."

Vision said, "That is correct. We have yet to know the reason of your attack on Tony Stark. Can you please tell us why you attacked Tony Stark?"

Iron Man said, "What are you talking about!? He attacked me and took my arc reactor! So that's all you need to arrest him! Stop standing there and get him!"

Captain America said, "Tony. You're not acting normal. Calm down."

Iron Man said, "Calm down!? I will calm down when he is behind bars! Hulk! Smash him!"

Hulk scoffed and said, "Hulk smash when hulk feels like it."

Iron man said, "Come on Ben Grimm! Clobber him!"

The Thing crossed his arms and said, "Believe me I want to but Vision does raise a good point. Why did Ash attack you?"

Iron Man yelled, "He attacked me to get my arc reactor!"

Fury shouted, "Shut up Stark! Now, Ash, tell us why you attacked Tony?"

Ash sighed and answered, "I came to Tony Stark with intent of buying one of his mini arc reactors. As you all know that I came from a different world-"

Fury cut him off and asked, "Wait what? You? From another world?"

Ash asked, "What? Didn't Tony Stark tell you that I was from another world?"

Captain America said, "No. Tony only told us how you walked into his office and attacked him on site."

Ash scoffed and said, "Really Tony Stark? You even lied to your friends. That's low."

Iron Man shouted, "Shut up! Don't listen to him! Attack him right now!"

Fury shouted, "Stark! If you don't shut your bloody mouth then I am going to arrest you right here, right now!" He look at Ash and said, "Now continue."

By now, some of the heroes recovered and were prepared to attack but stopped when they saw Nick Fury talking with Ash. They too gathered around and listened to his story.

Ash said, "The world that I came from is inhabited by pure beings. That world is being targeted by monsters who are bent on enslaving them. Only I stand in their way and that's not enough. I am making golems to battle them but I don't have a power source."

Fury said, "So you need to find a power source to power your golems?"

Captain America said, "And that's where Tony's mini arc reactor comes right?"

Ash nodded and said, "That's right."

Vision said, "That is a good reason. Please continue your story."

Ash said, "I wanted to buy Tony Stark's arc reactor and in payment, he asked me to repair several of his Iron man suits. I repaired them with my magic-"

Fury asked, "You can do magic?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes I can. Now where was I? Oh yes. After I repaired several of his Iron man suits, he gave me an arc reactor. However, my instincts were telling me that something was wrong with the arc reactor. So I asked Tony if it was safe to use and he said yes. Before I continue, I must tell you that I can tell when someone is lying."

Fury raised an eyebrow and Hawk Eye said, "Really? Hmmm. I have a really hot girlfriend."

Ash tasted sour lemon and said, "That is a lie."

Fury nodded and said, "Yeah. No girl can stand your jokes for a day. I believe you can tell who is lying. So Tony lied about the arc reactor?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes he did. I told him that I can tell who is lying but still he refused to tell me the truth. Then I threatened him about destroying this planet along with the billions of innocent lives if he does not tell me the truth. Guess what he did?"

Hawk Eye said, "He told you the truth didn't he?"

Ash remained silent which confused him. Hawk Eye said, "Come on man. He must have told you the truth if the lives of innocents were on the line, right?"

Ash remained silent which made Hawk Eye nervous. Fury said, "He didn't did he?"

Ash nodded and said, "He didn't care about the lives of the innocent and activated his building's defenses. Of course I would not hurt an innocent life if they didn't do anything bad to me in the first place."

Vision said, "That's why you attacked him."

Ash said, "Yes. I attacked him and searched his mind for what he did. Turns out he didn't trust me and gave me an arc reactor that had a virus in it."

Captain America said, "Tony. Is what he is saying true?"

Iron Man said, "Of course it isn't true! He is lying!"

Vision said, "The rate of your heart beat has risen which shows that you are lying."

Fury said, "Tony. Tell me the truth! Now! Because at the moment, Ash is the one who is gaining my good side."

Iron Man curse and said, "Fine! I didn't trust him to have one of my inventions in his hands. Who knows what he could have done to that world with my arc reactor so I had to do something. Besides, that virus was only meant to blow up the arc reactor and nothing else. No harm done."

Ash growled and said in anger, "No harm you say? You little piece of shit!" He released his intimidating aura around him that sent shivers down everyone's spine.

The Thing got in between them and said, "Whoa whoa whoa! Calm down there buddy. There is no need to hurt him. He said that the virus only meant to explode the reactor. So why are you getting angry?"

Ash took some breaths to calm himself. His intimidation dissipated and he said, "I'll tell you why I'm angry at that shit."

Ash snapped his fingers and a hologram appeared in front of them. Everyone saw some skeletal form of a robot in a room. They then saw Ash putting an arc reactor into the robot's chest. Soon the robot came to life and began to move around. The robot then looked at Ash and saluted to him. They listened to what was said between them and how he was created to protect and serve.

The hologram disappeared and Ash said, "This was the arc reactor that I tore out of Tony Stark's chest. Now I will show you what happened with the arc reactor that had a virus in it."

Ash snapped his fingers and another hologram appeared. Everyone saw the same robot and saw Ash putting in the viral arc reactor in its chest. They saw the robot moving and ignoring Ash's presence. Then they saw how the robot shook violently for a while and suddenly stops. They all saw the robot turning its head to look at Ash and said something which horrified them.

The robot said, "Organic life form detected. Terminating."

They saw the robot attacking Ash but he simply overpowered it and punched it away. The robot stood again and sparks were flying from its body due to the sever damage.

The robot said, "Chances of killing organic life form is below 0%. Body damaged by 78%. Consider last option. Self destruct."

Then the robot *Boom* exploded and the hologram disappeared. They all looked at Ash with a shocked expression.

Ash said, "Now imagine what would have happened if I had made thousands of these and spread them around the world?"

Vision said, "Millions of innocent lives would have been lost."

Ash nodded and Nick Fury glared at Iron Man and said, "What do you have to say about this Stark?"

Iron Man was shocked to see that his simple virus could have resulted in the death of millions of innocent lives. He said, "I-I ... He's lying! My virus could have never done that!"

Captain America said, "So you really did put a virus in that arc reactor."

Iron Man curse at that and said, "No! I didn't! I mean I ... that what he showed us is not real! He could have made it all up!"

Thor came flying down and said, "Nay! Ash is not lying. Mjolnir has deemed him worthy. He is telling the truth."

Ash pulled out the viral arc reactor and said, "Anyone here who is a lot smarter and more intelligent than Tony Stark?"

Reed Richard came forth and said, "I am."

Ash nodded and said, "You can check it for yourself."

Ash threw the arc reactor towards Reed Richard who caught it. He took it towards their transporter ship and started to check it for viruses. After a while, he came back and said, "I have checked it and confirmed it that there is indeed a virus in this arc reactor."

Iron Man said, "He could have put the virus in himself!"

Reed Richard said, "That can't be because the virus in this arc reactor has software that Stark Industries uses."

Everyone looked at Iron Man with disapproval eyes. Iron Man felt everyone's eyes upon and he was sweating from it.

Iron Man said, "Um come on guys. It was a mistake. How was I suppose to know that would happen."

Fury said, "Really? Then what about the threat Ash made about killing innocent lives if you didn't tell him the truth?"

Iron Man stammered, "I-I k-knew that he w-was laying. So I p-planned to t-trap him and a-and-"

Vision said, "Your heart rate is going up. You are lying."

Fury said, "Tony Stark. For the crime of potential deaths of millions of innocent alien lives, I here by arrest you. You are also charged with murder for ignoring the lives of innocent civilians. Even if you didn't know that your virus would result in killing lives, it was still you who made it. Also, you have made an enemy from a powerful being from another world. Boys, arrest him."

S.H.I.E.L.D members began to approach Iron Man who started his boosters to get away from them. However, he was electrocuted by S.H.I.E.L.D members tasers which short circuited his suit and was shut down. They then removed his Iron suit and arrested Tony Stark. Everyone saw him being taken away to the Hell carrier as he kept on saying that it wasn't his fault.

Ash was happy with what happened to Tony Stark. With him in jail and away from technology, he would not be able to make his greatest failure, the global defense program "Ultron". In this way, Ash has stopped one of the greatest and most dangerous villain from coming to life.

Captain America turn towards Ash and said, "I apologize for Tony's action. I hope that there are no more hostility from you?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. I am not mad at anyone. I simply wanted that trash to pay for stabbing me in the back and for the deaths that could have happened with his virus."

Captain America smiled and said, "That is good to hear. Tony will be punished for his crimes. All of us here are witnesses of his crime."

Nick Fury walked towards Ash and said, "You said that your world is in trouble from monsters. I can help you with that."

Ash asked, "How?"

Nick Fury said, "I can send a group of my best soldiers to your world and have them stationed there. With that, we could make a gate way to connect our worlds together and protect them."

Ash sighed and said, "That is something I cannot allow at all cost."

When everyone heard that, they look at him in disbelief. Captain America asked, "Why is that Ash?"

Ash sighed and said, "Tell me something. Do you think that humans are good or evil?"

Captain America was confused and said, "Well, I can say that humans are both good and evil. Half and half."

Ash shook his head and said, "Wrong. The majority of humans are evil. They are cruel, merciless, sadistic and greedy. They would prey on the weak and take away everything from them. They don't care what they are doing. As long as they can gain something from it, they would even hurt or kill their own family."

Fury said, "Not all humans are like that Ash. Yes there are people like that but there are also people who help others."

Iron Fist said, "Good and evil are always present in us. We are both good and evil in some way."

Hawk Eye said, "What could go wrong with having humans there?"

Ash said, "Like I told you all, the world I came from have pure beings there. They are so pure and fragile that just one act of kindness will save their lives while one act of evil could destroy their whole lives."

Vision said, "Beings so pure that they could easily be corrupted?"

Ash nodded and Fury said, "Be that as it may be. You can't just say that all humans are evil."

Ash said, "According to the info going around, I say that over all 80% of humanity is evil while the rest 20% are good humans who are losing against the evil ones."

Storm asked, "Is that the reason you don't want any humans to go there?"

Ash said, "Like Iron Fist said, every human has both good and evil inside of them. They can do both good and evil things. If some of you visit my world, you will only desire to exploit it."

Reed Richard said, "No we won't. We will-"

Ash cut him off and said, "You Reed Richard are an intelligent and smart human. If you visit my world, you will not only be fascinated by its beauty and wonders but try to help them as well. However, as time passes by, your help will soon turn into your greed. You will begin to use my worlds gift for your own greed."

Ash looked at Fury and said, "You Nick Fury are a tactical genius. If you visit my world, you will be interested in the gifts the pure beings possess. You will then try to enlist them into joining your S.H.I.E.L.D. group. Having them in your group will give you an edge on super humans."

Ash looked at Professor Xavier and said, "You Professor Xavier are a teacher who helps fellow mutants and help them control their powers. If you visit my world, you will be blown away by the pure beings' gifts. You will try to learn what their gifts are and prepare some sort of back up plan in case they attack the humans."

Ash looked at the Hulk and said, "You Hulk will by no mean take advantage of their kindness or try to hurt them. You would in fact come to love and protect them. However, I can't say the same about the one inside you."

Hulk growled and said, "Puny Banner?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. Banner would use their gifts in order to find a cure for you. Though I can say that he would not hurt them in any way so I am fine with you visiting my world."

Ash then looked at all of them and said, "As for the rest of you, any human that visits my world will try to exploit its gifts for their own gain and nothing else."

Reed Richard said, "Then why are you living in such a world? You are a human yourself."

It started with a small chuckle and then Ash began to laugh loudly which confused the others. After laughing for a while, he stops and said, "Oh now that's a laugh. If only I was human."

Luke Cage asked, "What do you mean? Your clearly human."

Ash shook and said, "I am not a human. Not anymore. I ripped away my humanity and tear it apart. I discarded my humanity for the greater good. I am never so proud to be a non-human in my entire life. I am free from the sins of humanity. I am free from theirs cruelty, greed, madness, arrogance, pride, envy, hate, etc. Ha ha ha. Also I am technically an alien from another world." He lifted his coat and showed his tail which baffled everyone.

Ash laughed and then his face become serious and said, "I am no longer a human. I saw the truth of the human world as I lived among them as their own. I have seen their cruelty. I have seen their most unspeakable acts of evil. I have also seen their good deeds but they fail in comparison to the evils that the majority of humans are enslaved to. I only saw the whole picture after I discarded my humanity. Humans just need an excuse to hurt others. One day, you humans will be the death of your species and on that day, one of the universe's evil will disappear."

Silence reign the air as everyone listen to him. No one spoke for a while as they digest what they heard. Nick Fury asked, "Then how can we save ourselves?"

Ash said, "You all have faced countless villains who are hell bent on taking over the world or robs others or harm the innocent but in the end you just arrest them and spare their pathetic lives. That is your greatest mistake. Killing them would be for more better than letting them rot in jail who will eventually escape."

Captain America said, "We can't just kill them Ash. They are human too."

Ash said, "Wrong. They aren't humans the moment they decide to take the path of evil. After that, they are nothing more than trash. Taking their lives will keep the innocents safe."

Professor Xavier said, "Even if that is true, we must save them and bring them back to the right path."

Ash shouted, "Stop trying to save them! A spoiled apple can never taste good no matter what you do! This is one of your biggest failures! You keep on fighting them and let them get away with it. Next time, they would return again but with more sinister planning and will repeat what goes on everyday. One day, they will cross the line and on that day, one of you will die."

They all stood in silence as they registered his words. What he said was true. They fight and stop evil but they don't deal with it permanently. Reed Richer asked, "Then how do you suppose we deal with them?"

Ash said, "Simple. Just kill them like the trash they are. I mean how hard is it to kill MODOK? That thing is a huge floating head for god sake! A sniper would be more than enough to kill it from a distance. That tin can of Doctor Doom. Why haven't you killed him yet. You have taken him down several times already."

Reed Richard said, "We can't arrest him. Doom has diplomatic immunity."

Ash shouted, "Screw his diplomatic immunity! He is always trying to gain an upper hand to take you down! Also, he always plans to take over the world so that more than a reason to eliminate that trash! And that guy Magneto? He already tried to turn every human into mutants but was stopped by Wolverine. It's easy to Kill him. Just take a non-metallic thing and launch it at his head. Easy kill."

After a while Ash said, "Well, I said my piece. Now I will be returning back to my world."

Ash turned around and began to walk towards the dimensional gate. However, when he reached the gate, he stops and said in a demonic voice, "This is a warning to all of you. If you or anyone dare tries to invade my world, I will torture you, mutilate you and then I will kill you. I won't allow any humans to set one foot on a pure world. I will protect that world from anyone that dare tries to harm my world. Enjoy the limited time that your kind has if you choose to not follow my advice. You have been warned."

As Ash was about to enter the gate, he stops as he felt something ... powerful. At least to these humans. Ash turned his face in the direction where the power is coming from and saw who it was. It was Jean Grey who was being lifted by Cyclops. He saw some aura coming from the girl that was only visible to his eyes.

Ash began to walk towards her and gained the attention of others. When Cyclops saw him approaching her, he stood in front of her and put his hand on the side of his visor.

Cyclops said, "Don't you dare come close to her!"

However, Cyclops was thrown aside like a rag doll by Ash's invisible hairs. He stood in front of Jean Grey and looked down at her. The other X-Men members were on guard as they saw him looking at her.

Ash said, "You ... have something powerful deep inside your body. A power that will someday take control of your body and kill others."

Professor Xavier was shocked about that. He couldn't believe that someone besides him also knew that. He said, "How did you know about that?"

Ash said, "I can see things that others can't. Right now, I can see something like a flaming bird growing inside of her. One day, this bird will grow powerful and take control of Jean Grey's mind and body. You have dealt with this before have you, professor Xavier."

Professor Xavier sighed and said, "Yes. In the past, I have faced this ... power inside her body and subdued it. However, I don't think she could control her powers fully in the future. I am afraid that she will be taken over by her own powers and hurt others."

Jean Grey was horrified by this news. She said, "Professor! Please don't say that it's true? I don't want to hurt my friends."

Professor Xavier said, "I am sorry Jean but I won't be able to hold off your powers in the future. As your powers grow, they will brake from my hold. I won't be able to stop you."

Jean began to sob as she heard the sad news. Cyclops came and hugged her and comfort her. Ash saw her sad state and thought about a way to prevent the birth of Phoenix who consumed a star, inadvertently killing the inhabitants of the star's planetary system, and jeopardized the entire universe.

Ash thought about using his powers to help her and got an idea. He said, "There is a way to save you from being taken over by your powers."

Jean asked with hope, "There is hope for me?"

Ash said, "As you know that your powers will grow and in the future, it would come to a point that even you could not control it. So my method is to stabilize your powers. In that way, your powers will stop growing after reaching a certain point. With time, you would be able to control them with ease."

Jean asked, "What do I need to do?"

Ash said, "You don't need to do anything. I will send my mind inside yours and see what I can do with your powers."

Cyclops said, "I won't let you! Who knows what you will do to her mind!"

*Bash* *Crash*

Cyclops was punched away into a building by Ash. He said, "That is not yours to decide. So will you let me help you or will you stay the same and let your powers run out of control. You have the freedom to choose what you want to do."

Jean thought about the danger of her powers could bring upon her friends and said, "Okay. I want to protect my friends and family. Please help me."

Ash nodded and put his hand on her head. He then sent his mind inside her along with the virus. His mind moved inside her body, searching for the hidden power Jean possess.

Inside Of Jean Grey

Soon he arrived in front of a black gate. He sensed malice coming from behind the gate. Ash ripped open the gate and entered through it.

As he was searching around a voice spoke, "Who dares enter my domain?"

Ash looked around and saw a black phoenix floating above him. The phoenix landed a few distances away from him and said, "Who are you mortal to enter my domain?"

Ash said, "I am Ash and I am here to help Jean Grey with a problem."

The Phoenix said, "And what is the problem that affects my host?"

Ash pointed at it and said, "You are the problem and I am going to fix it."

The Phoenix became angry and said, "Such disrespect coming from a mortal. You dare think you can beat me!? A God!?"

Ash chuckled and said, "You are not God but a lowly creature, a parasite."

The Phoenix roared and shouted, "How dare you mortal! I will erase your existence by turning you to dust!"

Ash cracked his knuckle and said, "And I am going to erase your existence by devouring you. I wonder what a Phoenix would taste like?"

The Phoenix flew and shot a huge flame storm that began to fill the area around it. Ash concentrated power into his right leg and used "Haven Cutter". He swung vertically upwards, launching a huge air blade that cut through the fire storm and cut a part of the Phoenix's wing.

The Phoenix screeches in pain as it felt a small part of its wing cut off. It glared a the human and covered itself in flames. It then launched towards him like a flaming cannon ball. Ash saw this and concentrated power into his right arm. He clenched his fist tightly and the muscles in his right arm began to bulge and increase in size. When the Phoenix was about to hit him, Ash swung his right fist at it and said, "Explosion Punch Time 40".

*Bash*

The Phoenix was knocked back by his punch and landed on the ground. It looked down at its body and saw nothing wrong with it. It smirked at the human and said, "What was that suppose to do human. Did you really think that a mere punch could have hurt me?"

Ash said with a smirk, "If only that was a normal punch, then you would be right."

The Phoenix became confused and then *Bash* it was pushed back when a huge shockwave erupted from within its body. It looked at it's body to see what attacked him but saw nothing and then *Bash* another huge shockwave erupted from within its body that knocked it back again. Then several shockwaves *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* erupted from within its body that sent the Phoenix flying backwards and *Crash* crashed into a wall.

However, the wall didn't break as it was some kind of mental wall or something. The Phoenix hit the wall and bounced away from it. Then *Bash* another huge shock wave erupted from its body that launched it back at the wall and *Crash* hit it again. The Phoenix bounced away from the wall again and then another *Bash* shockwave erupted from its body that launched it back at the wall again.

This happened till the all 40 shockwaves exploded from the Phoenix's body all the while it screeched in immense pain. After the shockwaves ended, the Phoenix fell on the ground in pain as its body was severely damaged. It was in pain and was drowning in rage for it was harmed by a mere human. The Phoenix slowly stand back up while it ignored its pain.

Phoenix then covered itself in pure white flames that brighten the room. It said, "How dare you... How dare you! A mortal hurt me! I will burn you to dust!"

Phoenix shot a torrent of white flames at the human who stood still and closed his eyes. The Phoenix grinned and said, "I see that you have already resign to fall before me. A god. A fitting end for a mortal such as yourself. Hahahahaha"

Tears of blood began to fall from Ash's eyes as he opened them. When he did, his eyes were not black anymore but blood red. His pupils split into three different parts that looked like a shuriken.

Ash's eyes stared at the Phoenix who was shocked to see his different eyes that were filled with power. The Phoenix felt fear from those eyes. Fear? How could it feel fear? Phoenix is a god and yet it felt fear by looking into the human's eyes?

Ash said, "You are no god. You lower life form."

He said "Amaterasu" and suddenly flames as black as the night appeared out of nowhere and began to cover the incoming white flames. Soon the white flames were entirely covered with black flames.

Phoenix looked at the black flames with interest. It thought that something was happening that confused it. It saw that its white flames were diminishing and didn't know why. However realization dawned upon the Phoenix like a brick wall. Its white flames were being eaten by the black flames. How could that happen? The Phoenix's white flames were very hot that it could burn even walls but the black flames were something else. The black flames is something that is even hotter than the sun itself.

Soon the white flames were eaten and the black flames hit the Phoenix who screeched in pain as its body began to burn away.

The Phoenix shouted, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! How can this be!? I am a being created from the fires of the sun itself! How am I being hurt by another fire!?"

Ash said, "You may be an entity created from the flames of a sun but that is all you are, fire. You may be able to burn almost everything but the black flames are something that you can never hope to burn."

Phoenix asked in pain, "Why is ... gha .. that!?"

Ash said, "The black flames is hotter than the sun. They can never be extinguished by any means. They would continue to until there is nothing left."

Phoenix became fearful and rolled around, trying to put out the black fire but it only burn more. It screeched in unbridled pain as its body was being burned away. It never thought that it would feel the pain of being burned alive. For 10 whole minutes, the Phoenix struggled and rolled around but the black flames continued to eat away at its body. Soon it became tired and fell to the ground.

Ash saw this and commanded the black flames to stop. The black flames disappeared and the remains of the Phoenix were left. Ash saw that both its wings and legs, almost all of its feathers were burned away. 80% of its flesh were burned black. Some of its bones were even exposed but were also burned. It look like a chicken was barbecued alive.

Ash walked closer to the Phoenix and glared down on it. He said, "Look at you. You call yourself a god. Yet here you are, lying on the ground in this pathetic state."

Phoenix was trembling in pain and fear as it looked up to those dangerous eyes. It wanted nothing more than to run away from this human who has managed to damage it this much. It tried to move but found that its limbs were burned away. So it used its telekinesis to lift its body and fly away. However, it then crashed into something. The Phoenix looked up and saw a wall of flesh. Its eyes widen when it looked closer. The Phoenix saw that there were several bodies that were melted into the flesh wall, making it look like several unfortunate victims were trapped in the wall of flesh. It looked around and saw that every part of the area was covered in red flesh. The ceilings, the floor and the walls were entirely covered in red viral flesh.

Phoenix fearfully asked, "What is all this?"

Ash said, "This is part of my flesh. While you were busy fighting me, my flesh spread around the room and covered everything in case you try to run away."

Phoenix looked around in fear as it saw that there were no exits. It desperately wanted to run away and started to ram the the flesh walls but it only bounced back from it. Soon all the flesh walls began to to fill the huge room and take up more of the free space. The Phoenix panicked as it saw that the free space in the room was being filled with more flesh. It tried desperately to find an exit but to no avail. Soon, the Phoenix was surrounded by the flesh and to its horror, several mouths filled to the brim in razor sharp teeth opened in the flesh wall.

Ash said, "I told you that I will devour you. Now Die."

"Gggrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh"

Phoenix yelled, "No! Please! Spare me! You can't do this to me! I am a god! I am- Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

*Chomp* *Crunch* *Chomp* *Crunch* *Chomp* *Crunch* *Chomp* *Crunch* *Chomp* *Crunch* *Chomp* *Crunch* *Chomp* *Crunch* *Chomp* *Crunch* *Chomp* *Crunch* *Chomp* *Crunch*

The Phoenix was devoured by the wall of flesh. After eating the Phoenix, Ash fixed Jean's power problem and then left her body.

Outside Of Jean Grey

Ash's mind entered back into his body and he took back his virus from her. He also took her DNA.

Ash pulled his hand back from her head and said, "There you go. I have fixed your powers. No longer have you need to worry about going out of control. You just need to keep on mentally training yourself and you will be fine."

Jean Grey felt her power stabilizing and she sighed in relief. She looked up to him and said, "Thank you so much for what you did. I can already feel my powers calming down."

Ash nodded and said, "Well, I need to head back to my world, so good bye."

Ash turned around and walked towards the dimensional gate. Before he left, he used his invisible hairs to take a piece of hair from Storm, a blood sample from Iceman and Xavier. He got their DNA.

As Ash was about to leave, someone said, "Um Mr Ash sir? Can you um ... please free me?"

Ash stopped and looked behind him. He saw a white cocoon that was his web. From that cocoon, an arm came out and pointed at the web. There were four cocoons in which Spider Man, Black Widow, Commander Maria Hill and Agent Jasper Sitwell. Ash chuckled and raised his right hand at them. Four tendrils shot out and wrapped around the cocoons and devoured the webs. The tendrils then receded back into his hand.

Spider Man, Black Widow, Commander Maria Hill and Agent Jasper Sitwell all stood up after they got freed. Spider Man said, "Um thank you for freeing us Mr Ash."

'Well, at least he is showing respect to me' thought Ash. He said, "No need with the Mr stuff Spider Man. It makes me feel old. Just Ash is fine. Also, take this."

Ash threw a bottle towards Spider Man who caught it. He looked at the bottle and saw some liquid inside it. He asked, "What is this Mr um .... Ash?"

Ash said, "That bottle contains a serum that you can inject into yourself. It will increase the strength of your webs, making them near unbreakable. Also, a little of your strength will increase too."

Spider Man's eyes widen and looked at the bottle in awe. he said, "Thank you for this Ash."

Ash smiled and said, "No need kid. Just keep on being a good hero." With that he walked through the gate and it collapsed into nothingness.

Ash's Equestria

Ash returned back in his room and the gate disappeared. He dismissed his clones and exited his house. He flew towards Flim and Flam's house.

On the way, he checked what powers he got from the newly acquired DNA.

New Power Gained From Ms. Marvel DNA
Energy Conversion
He now has the ability to absorb one form of energy and convert it into another form of energy

New Power Gained From Rogue DNA
Power Absorption
Ability to absorb another person's powers or skills.

New Power Gained From Luke Cage DNA
Unbreakable Skin
His skin can become as hard as steel or even harder than that.

New Power Gained From Xavier DNA
Mind Reader
He can now read the minds of others.

Xavier DNA Evolved Lesser Mind Control To Greater Mind Control
Can now control the minds of beings with higher intelligence.

New Power Gained From Jean Grey DNA
Telekinesis
He now has the ability to move objects with his mind.

New Power Gained From Storm DNA
Weather Manipulation
He can now control the weather. With this, he is able to generate various natural phenomena like rain, tornadoes, lightning, ocean currents, etc. He can also control the intensity of the weather.

New Power Gained From Iceman DNA
Cold Manipulation
He can now control all forms of cold and ice. He can reduce temperature of things and others. He can control, generate, or absorb ice.

Nice. These are some really useful powers he obtained. They will come in handy in the future. After a while, Ash landed in front of their house and entered the building. He met with the unicorn brother and Flam asked, "How'd it go?"

Ash said, "It went splendidly and the one who gave me that arc reactor was punished."

Flim said, "That's great. Now what do we need to do?"

Ash said, "For now, both of you can continue to working on the skeletons while I improve the arc reactor."

The unicorn brothers nodded and went to work on the skeletons. Ash went towards a table and put the arc reactor on it. He then accessed memories that he took from Tony's mind and found the blue prints on arc reactor. He also found how to make it even better than before. Ash then began to work on the reactor and improve it by leaps and bounds. Soon, he created an arc reactor that produced 10 times the amount of energy it originally produced.

Ash was satisfied with the result and used his reality warping to multiply the arc reactors by several times. He placed one arc reactor into his pocket dimension while he took the arc reactors and started to put them into the skeletons.

After that, Ash said, "Good. The progress of the golems are coming along nicely. The skeleton of the golems are almost complete. Now only the outer appearance of the golem is left. What shape should I give it? Hmmmmmmm."

Ash thought about it and found his answer. He thought of a brilliant idea that will make his golems very unique. He rubbed his hands together and laugh maliciously.

What could the golems look like? Only time will tell.

Chapter 28 Winter Wrap Up And Scootaloo's Past

After visiting Marvel's world, Ash spent a few days in completing his golems. He was kind of sad at what he did in that world but it was for the greater good. He stopped Tony Stark in creating Ultron who would wage war against the humans and eventually wipe them out. Then there was the Phoenix who takes over Jean Grey's mind and consume a star. This inadvertently killed all of the inhabitants of the star's planetary system. Not only that but it also jeopardized the entire universe. So he kind of just saved the world in a way from having these incidents from happening. Also, he gave Rogue what she wanted which made him happy.

Ash did hold some sort of hatred for the humans but even he did not want their species to become extinct. Now that he possesses unbridled power, he will visit Marvel's world from time to time and help them with dealing with villains and scums. Plenty of bad incidents will happen in the future where a lot of human lives will be lost. That is where he comes in and stops that from happening. There are also plenty of evils who will target that world. He will do whatever he must in order to save the humans of that world. Even if he has to kill some important figure in that world.

Back at Ash, he took a break from creating his golems and was busy with his secret project. He had to say that everything was coming nicely. His golem plan is going smoothly as well as his secret project. After working on his project for a few hours, he decided to take a break. He left the Everfree Forest and went to Ponyville.

While Ash was walking around in order to relax himself, he felt something inside his mouth. He used his tongue to see what it was and found something hard. Whatever this thing was, it was stuck between his teeth. He used his tongue to forcefully remove it but found it to be firmly stuck in between his teeth. Ash became annoyed and was about to use his virus to take care of it but he stopped when he saw something.

Ash saw a shop beside him which had poster of a huge white teeth and a tooth brush on it. It was the dentist building. A mare and a colt exited the building with the little one grabbing the side of his face.

The mare said, "Now do you know what happens if you don't brush your teeth son."

The colt could says nothing from the pain and simply nodded. Ash could easily fix his teeth but sometimes he wants to do things normally. So he entered the building and and saw a Unicorn mare in white clothes sitting on a chair. She had blue fur and her hair were a mixture of dark blue and grey colors.

The mare looked at him and smiled. She stood and said, "Welcome to the dentist where I will be taking care of your teeth and everything they need to be healthy and pearly whites. My name is Colgate. What can I do for you?"

Ash said with a smile, "Hello Colgate. My name is Ash and I came here today to have my teeth checked as I feel something is stuck in there."

Colgate smiled and said, "Great! Please sit here and we'll get started right away."

Ash nodded and sat on a dental chair. Colgate wore rubber gloves and said, "Okay. Now open your mouth and let me see those teeth."

Ash complied and opened his mouth. Colgate began to look inside his mouth and at his teeth. She was quite fascinated by his unique pearly white teeth. She checked each tooth closely and took in every detail. Not only does this being have teeth for grinding plant food but also razor sharp teeth to mince flesh. She shuddered at the thought of having her flesh rend by them. She looked deeper and found something stuck.

Colgate said, "I see something indeed stuck between your teeth. I am going to pull it out."

Colgate took a set of tweezers and put it into his mouth. She took hold of the thing and slowly pulled it out of his mouth. She looked at the thing closely and found it to be some piece of metal.

Colgate asked, "Why was this piece of metal stuck in between your teeth?"

Ash said, "Oh that. Well, I can eat metal with ease. A piece of it must have got stuck when I was eating some."

Colgate looked at him in disbelief and asked, "You can eat metal?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes I can."

Colgate asked, "What does metal taste like?"

Ash said, "They taste a bit sour but they are really good once you get used to their taste."

Colgate said, "Fascinating. You not only have teeth to break down plant food and flesh but you are also able to crush metal with them."

Ash said, "That I can. So is it done? Are my teeth safe from any bad things?"

Colgate nodded and said, "Yes. I'm done. Your teeth are in the best condition I have ever seen. You must really keep them healthy all the time."

Ash thought about how he ate his enemies and he chomped on the weapons. He can also eat rubies, emeralds, sapphires, diamonds etc. His teeth can now even bite through the Ninth Metal with ease. To say the least that he has a good pair of chompers.

Ash smiled and said, "Thank you for helping me. How much do I owe you?"

Colgate smiled and said, "That will be 20 bits sir."

Ash nodded and pulled out 20 bits. He put his hand on her hand and dropped the money. Colgate blushed a bit when her hand made contact with his. Ash then left the building and walked away. Colgate just stood there as she was lost in her thoughts. She felt a shiver run through her hand when he touched her. She liked it.

Ash walked to his house and went to his room. There he sat on his chair and worked on another secret project for the girls.

Back To Colgate

Colgate was nuzzling her hand that touched the human. She was quite fascinated with his teeth and when she made skin contact with his, she felt warmth and something else. Like there was an aura coming from the human that state an unimaginable strength and protection. Colgate already heard what Ash had done for Equestria and several mares wanted to be with him. Herself included.

Colgate said, "Maybe I can find sometime to spend with him? Just to know what he is like."

Colgate giggled like a little filly and bounced around the room. She was so lost in her mind that she didn't even hear the door to the room open.

"Oh Colgate, why are you acting like a little filly who has a secret crush?" A mare asked.

Colgate stopped and looked at her and blushed. She said, "Oh h-hey Love Tap. You didn't see me jumping around like a filly did you?"

Love Tap crossed her arms under her breasts and smiled. She said, "Yes I did and I have to say that you looked so adorable acting like that."

Colgate blushed and pouted cutely. She said, "I am not cute! I am a beautiful mare."

Love Tap chuckled and said, "Yes you are dear. Now why don't you tell me what made you act like a filly?"

Colgate sighed and said, "Well, I just met the human who saved Ponyville for the first time. At first he looked intimidating due to his height but I didn't feel any fear. Instead I feel safer when he was here."

Love Tap nodded and said, "He does give off a safe environment around him."

Colgate said, "Also, he was different than my customers."

Love Tap said, "Of course he is. Ash is a human from another world."

Colgate shook her head and said, "Not that. I mean that he acts differently from the stallions. Almost all of the stallions who came here gawked at my body but Ash didn't. He simply came and let me check his teeth and went away. He didn't even look at my curvy body."

Love Tap said, "That is definitely Ash. He is such a gentle stallion. Did you know I was pulled into an alley by three stallions who wanted to rape me?"

Colgate gasped in shock and asked, "Ohmagosh! They didn't did they!? Did you get away unharmed?"

Love Tap said, "It's alright dear. I was saved by Ash who came in and beat them up."

Colgate sighed in relief and said, "Wow. So he was there in the beginning or after?"

Love Tap said, "He came a bit later. He saw what the three stallions were trying to do to me and got very angry. He alone beat all three of them with ease."

Colgate asked, "What happened to them?"

Love Tap said, "I saw Ash blowing them away into the sky. According to him, he used one of his abilities to send the three stallions to the castle's dungeon."

Colgate whistled and said, "That is a very convenient ability he got there. What else did he do?"

Love Tap said, "He gave me his coat and healed my son's injury."

Colgate asked, "Wait. Button Mash got injured!?"

Love Tap said, "Calm down Colgate. My son is perfectly fine. The stallions hit his head to knock him out. Ash healed his head injury and he is fine."

Colgate sighed in relief and said, "Well, that's a good thing. So he gave you his coat. What else did he do?"

Love Tap said, "Ash then escorted me and my son to my house. On the way, he and my son got into a conversation about games. Button Mash already began to like him as he not only saved us but is a fun guy too."

Colgate said, "That's so sweet. He is getting along with your son. Did he do something more than simply escorting you to your house."

Love Tap quickly said, "That's all he did!"

Colgate stared at her for a while which made Love Tap sweat under her gaze. Colgate said, "There is something your not telling me. What else did he do? ... Or did you do something to him?"

Love Tap blushed and lowered her head. She whispered, "I gave him a kiss on his cheek."

Colgate didn't hear her whisper and asked, "What did you say?"

Love Tap said a bit louder but it was still a whisper, "I gave him a kiss on his cheek."

Colgate couldn't hear her voice as it was comparable to Fluttershy. She said, "What? You need to speak louder."

Love Tap blushed and shouted, "I said that I gave him a kiss on his cheek!"

Colgate's jaw hit the floor and her eyes bulged out of their eye sockets. She said, "You kissed him? On the cheek?"

Love Tap nodded bashfully. She really felt like she was full of joy and happiness when she kissed him. The human saw her naked body and didn't react to her. He didn't gawk at her body and gave her his coat to cover her up. The human didn't see her as an object and treated her with kindness. She came out of her thought when she was asked something she didn't expect to hear.

Colgate asked, "So what did he feel like when you kissed him?"

Love Tap blushed more and said, "Ash felt warm when I kissed him. At that time, I felt that he would be the one to care about me and my son. I felt safe with him."

Colgate nodded and said, "Yeah. Me too. When he gave me bits for checking his teeth, his hand touched my hand and it felt soft and warm. I felt cozy at that moment and never wanted to leave that feeling."

Love Tap smiled and said, "So we both have fallen for him. Hmmm?"

Colgate blush and said, "Yeah. Well, when you look at all the facts about Ash, who wouldn't fall for him. I mean just look at him. He is tall and those juicy muscles of his will make any girl feel like they are made of jelly. He has powers that no one have ever seen before but he does not use them for his own greed but for others. And most of all, he treats females with gentle and kindness."

Love Tap said, "Wow. You certainly know so much about him don't you?"

Colgate shrugged and said, "More or less. I have been hearing what the ponies have been saying about him. It was actually my first time today meeting with him."

Love Tap said, "Well what do you plan to do?"

Colgate tilted her head in confusion and asked, "What do you mean?"

Love Tap said, "I mean would you go straight to him and ask him to be his marefriend or something?"

Colgate blushed and said, "Well, yeah. If it's possible, I want to be with him but will he even like me?"

Love Tap walked towards her and hugged her. She said, "I think he would love to have you join his herd dear. I am really interested with him too."

Colgate asked in hope, "Really?"

Love Tap nodded and said, "I'm sure he will. After all, like you said, who wouldn't fall for such a big strong handsome stallion."

Colgate smiled and hugged her. They will meet with the human in the future and hope that he would accept them into his herd.

Back To Ash

Ash has been working on another secret project that will help the girls. After a few hours, he finished it. After a couple of more tweaks and stuff, he put them in his pocket dimension. He spent the rest of the day with his friends and lovers. During the day, he saw something strange. He saw Scootaloo walking with her head down. He felt sadness coming from her which tasted like sardines.

Ash began to walk to her but stopped when he saw Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle approaching her. Scootaloo hid her sadness with a forced smile and went with them. Ash didn't go to her with hope of whatever made her sad, the fillies would solve themselves. With that, Ash continued the day normally.

Early Next Day
Twilight's Library

Twilight and Spike were sleeping very peacefully. Spike occasionally snored as he slept. Then all of a sudden, Twilight awoke with a smile.

Twilight said, "Spike, wake up. Wake up, wake up, it's Winter Wrap Up day!"

Twilight shook Spike who woke up but was still half asleep. He said, "Huh? Mommy?"

Twilight chuckled at that and said, "No Spike. It's Winter Wrap Up!"

Spike said, "You're not mommy." and went back to sleep.

Twilight lit her room and said, "Spike, the first day of spring is tomorrow, so everyone in Ponyville needs to clean up winter. Now help me get ready."

Twilight began to wear warmer clothes while spike said from under his bed sheet,"Clean up winter? Who cleans up winter? Don't they just use magic to change the seasons like they do in Canterlot?"

Twilight said, "No Spike, Ponyville was started by Earth ponies, so for hundreds of years they've never used magic to clean up winter. It's traditional." She sighs at the end when one of cloth fell.

Spike said, "It's ridiculous. No magic ... Fuh." He went back to sleep.

After Twilight was ready, she bring up a check list and said, "Okay, let's see: scarf, check; saddle, check; boots, check; Spike refusing to get up and going back to sleep, check. It's a good thing I'm so organized, I'm ready. Bright and early."

Twilight opened the door and exited her house. However, she stopped right in her track at what she saw, "Oh... maybe a little too early."

You it was early. In fact it was still night. Twilight woke up like 4 in the night. She went back in and went to sleep in order to wait fro morning to come.

Morning

Twilight levitated Spike in her magic as she ran towards Town Hall. She was very eager to join this thing. As she came closer to the town hall, she saw plenty of ponies along with her friends.

Twilight saw some ponies wearing vest with three different colors and said, "Those must be the team vests Rarity designed. Blue for the weather team, green for the plant team, and tan for the animal team. I wonder which team vest I'll be wearing."

Spike said lazily, "I'll take a blue vest, same color as my blanket, which I think I hear calling my name. "Spike! Spike! Come to bed!" Ugh, it's too early."

Mayor Mare cleared her throat to get everyone's attention and said, "Thank you, everyone, for being here bright and early. We need every single pony's help to wrap up winter, and bring in spring."

Everyone cheered and Mayor Mare said, "Now, all of you have your vests, and have been assigned to your teams, so let's do even better than last year, and have the quickest Winter Wrap Up ever!"

Everyone cheered again. Twilight was also excited and said, "Oh, this is so exciting."

Mayor Mare said, "All right everyone, find your team leader, and let's get galloping!"

With that everyone went towards specific ponies and divided into three groups. Except Twilight who was worrying herself.

Twilight said, "Oh gosh, where should I go? I'm not sure where I fit in. What exactly does everyone do?"

Mayor Mare went back into her office and began to work on some papers. However, her work was interrupted when someone knocked on the door.

*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*

Mayor said, "Come on!"

The door opened and in came Ash which made her smile. He said, "Hi Mayor."

Mayor stood up and hugged him. She said, "Hi Ash. What are you doing here?"

Ash hugged her and said, "Just wanted to see you."

Mayor asked, "Why's that?"

Ash said, "You are part of my family now Mayor. I will always pay attention to all of me herd mates. I won't keep my attention to just one mare. I will love all of the girls equally."

Mayor smiled healthfully. In a herd, stallions will pay more attention to a beautiful mare while they pay less attention to their other herd mates. However, Ash is not one of them. He will love all of his herd mates equally. She kissed him lovingly. She was in a state of bliss when she kissed him and wanted to stay like this.

After a while, they released each other and Mayor said, "Thank you so much Ash. You have given an old mare like me happiness."

Ash smiled and rubbed her head. He said, "You have no need to thank me Mayor. I will love you and protect you all. I will make all of the girls happiest in the world."

Mayor leaned her head into his hand and nuzzled it. After a while, Ash said 'goodbye' and left Town Hall. Outside, he saw Twilight worrying. He silently went behind and hugged her which made her yelp "epp" in surprise.

Twilight asked, "Ash?"

Ash said, "Who else would lovingly hug you Twilight? Why are you worried?"

Twilight calm down when she knew that it was Ash. Said, "It's just that there are three groups of workers. One of them is for Pegasus to control the weather. One is for looking over the animals who have been hibernating and the last one is for shoveling the snow for the farmers to plant."

Ash kissed her cheek and asked, "So what's bothering you Twilight?"

Twilight said, "I don't know which team of workers I should join."

Ash said, "Twilight. You are a magic user. So I think you can pretty much do all of those things with ease."

Twilight sighed and said, "That's the thing Ash. I can't use magic. It is forbidden to use magic during Winter Wrap Up. Everything needs to be done physically."

Ash said, "Hmmmmm. That's easy Twilight."

Twilight asked, "What is it Ash?"

Ash said, "Why don't you try all three teams and see which one you fit in?"

Twilight eyes lit up and said, "That's a great idea Ash! That way I can find out which team is suitable for me. Come on! Lets get going!"

Ash chuckled and released her. He said, "Sure Twilight. I'm coming with you."

Twilight said, "Everyone belongs to a team. Now which team should I try first?"

All of a sudden, Rainbow flew by them and told a group of Pegasus, "All right team, you're clear for takeoff." The group pf Pegasus ponies saluted and flew off.

Twilight saw her and said, "Rainbow Dash!"

Rainbow looked down and saw Twilight, Spike and Ash. She immediately dived and tackle-hug Ash who hugged her back.

Rainbow said dreamily, "Hi Ash."

Ash smiled and kissed her. He said, "Hello rainbow."

Twilight chuckled at the scene and said, "Hi Rainbow."

Rainbow looked at her and said, "Hey Twilight, what's up?"

Twilight waved at the sky and asked, "What are you doing?"

Rainbow said, "Sending off one of my flight crews to retrieve the birds that have flown south for the winter."

Twilight became excited and asked, "Oh, can I help? How about if I help clear out the clouds?"

Rainbow smiled sheepishly and said, "Um..." She then flapped her wings to show her that it was a Pegasus job.

Twilight deflated from that and said, "Right. No wings."

Rainbow said, "Sorry, Twilight. Maybe you could try out the other teams."

Twilight said, "Yeah. Maybe there is something I could do in their team."

Gilda, Fleetfoot and Spitfire flew near them and saw Ash. They flew down and hugged him, "Hey Ash."

Ash hugged them with a smile. He asked, "Hey girls. Are you in the weather control team?"

Gilda nodded and said, "Sure we are."

Fleetfoot said, "Yeah. We are members of the Wonderbolts so we are just the right ones for the job."

Spitfire asked, "So what are you doing here?"

Ash said, "I was with Twilight to see which team she could help. However, she can't do anything with the weather team without her magic."

Gilda said, "Chin up Twilight. There are still two teams left."

Spitfire nodded and said, "Yes. There bound to be something you can do to help them."

Twilight smiled and said, "Thank you girls for cheering me up."

Fleetfoot said, "See you Twilight. We'll be going now for weather control!"

With that, Gilda, Fleetfoot and Spitfire flew towards the clouds in the sky.

Twilight said, "Come on! Let's go see the other teams!"

Spike still being levitated said, "I don't know about you, but I'm gonna be napping." He fell asleep.

Twilight looked at the sleeping dragon and said, "Come on Spike, this is serious business. Winter needs to be wrapped up, and I'm determined to do my part. Somehow."

Ash said, "Twilight. I think you should let Spike sleep."

Twilight asked, "Why Ash?"

Ash said, "Spike is a reptilian being. So being winter, he needs to rest during this time."

Twilight asked, "You mean he needs to hibernate like other reptiles?"

Ash shook his head and said, "Not hibernate Twilight, but rather Spike has become less active during cold weather. It is called 'brumation'."

Twilight said, "So Spike is just lazy during cold?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes he is but don't worry. After all of this cold went away, Spike will be good and healthy."

Twilight's eyes widen at the new info she got. She said, "Well if that's that case, Spike can sleep all he want. I will teleport him back to my house."

Twilight used her magic to teleport Spike back to her house and on to his bed. Twilight said, "Well, lets go see the other team."

Ash and Twilight went to meet them. They came across Rarity and found her with a bunch of hay stacks, sticks and colorful ribbons.

Rarity saw them and hugged Ash. She said, "Hello darling. How are you doing?"

Ash hugged her and said, "Just helping Twilight find out what she could help others with."

Twilight said, "Rarity, please tell me there's something, anything I can help you with."

Rarity said,"Well, there is something you could help me with Twilight."

Twilight became excited and said, "Really!? What is it!?"

Rarity said, "How would you like to help create Ponyville's finest birds' nests?"

Twilight asked in confusion, "Birds' nests?"

Rarity walked towards a table said, "Why yes. When the weather team guides the birds back north for the spring, they'll need a place to live and lay their eggs."

Rarity took some hay, sticks and some ribbons. She then showed her how to make a nest. The result was a beautiful bird's nest.

Twilight said in wonder, "Wow, Rarity, that one's really beautiful."

Ash said, "Indeed. The birds would be very pleased to live in some beautiful nest like that."

Rarity blushed and said, "Oh why, thank you darlings. So Twilight, would you like to try your hoof at a nest?"

Twilight beamed at that and said, "Would I? Yes! Where do I begin?"

Rarity gave her some hay, sticks and ribbons said, "Okay. Now, take some of that straw and hay over there, and a little bit of branch."

While Rarity said that, Twilight organized everything like she does with her books. Rarity continued, "Now, weave them through there, yes. Uh, take some ribbon, yes, oh uh, n... not there, oooh, yes, uh, tuck it in over there, uh but be careful not to... I don't know I guess that would do... oh dear."

Twilight was not doing a good job. Instead of making a beautiful nest, she made ... something else. Like a flatten nest.

Twilight was done with her nest and said, "There! It looks just like... yours. Oh my."

Rarity chuckled and said, "Oh, Tw-ilig-ht. It's not so bad, ah, maybe birds can use it as a...

Twilight said, "An outhouse?"

Rarity said, "Come now Twilight. It's just fine. It's just a little rough around the edges. Let me lend you a hoof. Let's just untie this ribbon, and let me take out these sticks here, we'll shave this ..." [mumbling]

Zecora, Lotus, Aloe, and Trixie came as they carried some bundles of hay, sticks and ribbons. Trixie said, "Here are more supply for making the bird's nest Rarity."

Rarity said, "Oh. Thank you darlings."

The girls saw Ash and hugged him. Ash hugged them and said, "Hey girls. Are all of you helping Rarity make bird's nests?"

Aloe nodded and said, "Yes we are Ash."

Lotus said, "We will be making a lot of bird's nest."

Zecora said, "Have to help the birds is really soothing."

Trixie asked, "So what are you doing here?"

Ash said, "I was kinda helping Twilight to see what she could help with. I though that she could help Rarity n making bird's nest but ...."

Ash look at the failed nest as the girls look at it too. The girls recoiled seeing such a bad bird's nest. This made Twilight sad and walk away sulkingly.

Trixie said, "It's alright Twilight. You just need to find something else that you could help with."

Twilight asked, "What more is there?"

Zecora said, "There are a lot of frozen lakes around Ponyville. I believe Pinkie is the one in charged of breaking the ice."

Twilight thought about it and said, "Hmmm. Maybe I should see her about that. Maybe I could help in breaking the frozen lakes."

With that, Twilight and Ash went to find Pinkie. They found her skating on a frozen lake. Pinkie was skating like a pro. She skate like a person who is on a sugar rush.

Pinkie saw them and said, "Hellooooooo, Twilight! Ash! Wheeeeeeee!"

Pinkie skated towards them and jumped high towards Ash and hugged him. Ash caught her and hugged her.

Pinkie said, "Hi Ash!"

Ash said with a smile, "Hello Pinkie."

Twilight said, "Wow, Pinkie Pie, you're quite the skater. Probably the best skater I've ever seen."

Ash put Pinkie down and she said, "Thanks Twilight, I've been doing this since I was an itty-bitty little-wittle Twinkie-Pinkie. Just comes natural. Which is probably why they designated me the lake scorer. I cut lines in the lakes with my skates."

Pinkie then began to skate on the ice making cuts with her blades. She said, "That way, when the rest of the weather team comes here to break the ice, it'll be easy as pie."

Twilight said, "How clever. When the thick ice begins to melt, it'll break along the lines. Well, you sure have a lot of work ahead of you, there's quite a few lakes in Ponyville."

Pinkie said, "Ha, tell me about it. Hey, Twilight, wanna help me out?"

Twilight beam a her and asked, "Would I?"

Pinkie nodded and gave her a pair of skates. She said, "Come on, put on these skates and join me. I bet you'll be a natural too."

Twilight nodded and said, "Okay."

Pinkie gave another pair of skates to Ash and said, "You too Ash. Come on! It would be fun!"

Ash shook his head and said, "I won't be needing those Pinkie."

Pinkie asked in confusion, "Then how are you going to skate with me?"

Ash smiled and said, "Like this."

Ash feet was covered in tendrils. When they subsided, there was a blade beneath his shoe. He made Ice Skates from his virus.

Pinkie saw this and cheered, "Yaaaaay! Now we can skate together!"

Pinkie pulled Ash on the frozen lake and began to skate with him. Twilight wore her skate boots and slowly put her hooves on the ice. She began to wobble a bit and was kind of slipping too.

Twilight said, "Uh... maybe on second thought."

Pinkie came behind her and pushed her further on the frozen lake. She said, "Come on Twilight! Lets go skate! Yippie!"

Twilight was pushed by Pinkie and was wobbly skating. She was going zig zag and then she crashed into Pinkie. Both of them were sailing towards a hill of snow but Ash intercepted them and caught them.

Pinkie hugged him and said, "Thanks Ash."

Ash said, "No problem Pinkie."

Twilight became sad that she failed another time. Pinkie saw this and tried to cheer her up, "Twilight, you did a great job your first time around. I'm sure my first time was just as wobbly and bobbly and crasheriffic as yours."

Twilight asked in hope, "Really?"

Pinkie tried to smile but could not. She sighed and sadly said, "No. Sorry Twilight."

Twilight became sad and Pinkie got an idea. She said, "Twilight. I think you'll be super awesome at something that keeps your hooves on the ground. I know, Fluttershy could probably use your help with the critters."

Twilight smiled and said, "Well... I'm pretty good with little animals. Yeah, I'll go help her."

Twilight skated away wobbly and Pinkie pointed in the opposite direction and said, "Uh... it's, ah, that a-way."

Twilight turned in that direction and wobbly skate but Ash came and lead her safely. They both reached a forest area where small holes were present in the ground. Fluttershy, Mellow Hoof and Redheart were there with small bells in their hand.

Fluttershy bent down and rang the bell in the hole. She said gently, "Wake up, little sleepy heads. Hope you had some wonderful dreams and restful hibernation, but it's time to get up now, spring is coming."

From the hole, came out some Hedgehogs who yawned and walk away.

Twilight came closer and cooed at them, "Awww, how cute."

Fluttershy said, "Aren't they? This is my favorite task the whole season, when I get to see all my little animal friends again."

When Ash came by, the girls hugged him and he hugged them back. Ash said, "So you all are here in waking up the animals?"

Mellow Hoof nodded and said, "Yes we are. The little animals sleep for a long time during winter."

Redheart said, "And that's where we come in. We will wake them up from their slumber."

Fluttershy nodded and rang a bell near a hole. She said, "Wake up, little porcupines. Animals often hibernate through the winter to save their energy and eat less food."

Some porcupines came out and went away. Fluttershy smiled but then frowned and said, "Oh, would you just look at all these warrens and dens? I'm worried that I won't be able to wake up every animal before spring comes."

Twilight said, "Well, I'll be happy to help, Fluttershy."

Fluttershy said, "You will? Oh, that would be wonderful."

Fluttershy gave a bell to Twilight who went near a hole. She said, "Okay, let's start there."

Twilight rings the bell and look closer to the hole. She said excitingly, "Hello? Wake up little friends, wherever you are. Spring is coming. I wonder which cute little furry creatures I've awoken."

Suddenly, some snakes came out of the hole and hissed. Twilight got scared and screamed, "Waaa! Snakes! Snakes!"

Twilight backpedaled and she went inside a cave. Then she ran out and she was followed by a swarm of bats. She was about to run into a tree but Ash appeared in front of her and caught her.

Ash said, "It's alright Twilight. They are just animals. You have no need to be afraid of them."

Twilight hugged him and said, "But the snakes and bats. They .."

Ash rubbed her head and said, "Maybe you should see another team. Who knows? Maybe you could help them with something else."

Twilight smiled and said, "Yeah. Maybe that's a good idea. Sorry Fluttershy but I don't think I could help you with the animals."

Fluttershy said, "It's okay Twilight. I don't mind."

Ash and Twilight went towards another team and found Applejack and Swift Tail along with a group of Earth ponies who were pushing some sort of shoveling machine.

Applejack cheered, "Keep pushing, Caramel. That's it, Bumpkin. I know it's hard work, but you guys are doing great. Yee-haw!"

Ash and Twilight came over and he asked, "Hey, girls. How's everything going?"

Applejack and Swift Tail hugged him. Applejack said, "Oh, just dandy. A little slow starting, but peachy all the same. There's a lot of ground to clear, ya hear?"

Swift Tail said, "We can't even start the planting and the watering until we shovel all of these heap of snow away fro here."

Twilight said, "Well, I'd like to help you."

Applejack looked at her and said, "Well, I... I dunno Twilight. I mean that you need to be an Earth pony so you would be able to push them machine."

Twilight pleaded, "Just give me a chance. Please?"

Applejack sighed and said, "Okay Twilight. You can try but no magic you hear me?"

Twilight nodded and entered on of the machine. She began to push it but the machine didn't budge. She tried again but still no result.

Twilight thought about it and said to herself, "I could use a come-to-life spell. Hwww... Here goes... "

Twilight casts a come-to-life spell on the machine which made it move forward by itself. Twilight began to walk hlietrying to show that she is the one pushing the machine. Ash saw this and smiled. He copied the spell with his "Rinnegan".

Applejack looks at Twilight in suspicion and said, "Hmm. She's awful strong for such a little pony."

Twilight was going along with the machine. However, the machine began to pink up speed. Soon it was running faster than Twilight could have. She was stuck as she was the one who was now being pushed by the machine. Twilight began to panic and turn the machine away from the other ponies.

Twilight said in worry, "Uh-oh. Slow down. Slow down!"

However, Twilight turned in the direction of Applejack. Soon a huge snowball was made out of the snow which the machine was shoveling. The machine ran towards Applejack and collided with her. Applejack found herself stuck in the snowball.

Applejack's head came out of the snowball that was rolling and said, "What's going on? What did you do? You used magic, didn't you?"

Twilight and Applejack then collided with a hill that caused a small avalanche of snow. However, Ash appeared in front of the girls and raised his right hand. As soon as the avalanche came in contact with his hand, it turned to warm water.

*Splash*

The girls were confused about the wet feeling and look around. They saw that around them, there was no sign of snow. Even the avalanche disappeared. Only warm water was around them.

Ash was confused too. He thought about stopping the avalanche with his ice powers but something else happened. He thought about what just happened and came to a conclusion. What he did was that he used his ice manipulation to absorb the cold from the snow. Without the cold, the snow was turned back into water.

Applejack came out of the snow and she did not look happy. She said, "Nuts, Twilight, you used magic, didn't you?"

Twilight looks down with sadness and said, "Well, see, I just wanted to ... *Sob*" She began to cry.

Applejack immediately hugged her and said, "I'm sorry Twilight. That wasn't how a family suppose to act."

Twilight sniffed and said, "I'm sorry Applejack. I just wanted to help everyone."

Applejack petted her back and said, "It's alright sugar cube. I'm not mad at you. We all make mistakes sometime."

Twilight sheds more tears and said, "I'm sorry for making a mess Applejack. I shouldn't get in other ponies' way."

Before Applejack could stop her, Twilight teleported away. Applejack said in sadness, "Oh Twilight."

Ash came over her and said, "Applejack. If magic is not allowed, then how about my abilities?"

Applejack said, "I don't think your abilities are magic."

Ash smiled and said, "Then how about I help with Winter Wrap Up?"

Applejack said, "Really? With your help we can get this done really fast."

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. But before that, where is Twilight?"

Applejack sighed and said, "She became sad for making a mess and before I could stop her, she teleported somewhere else."

Ash said, "It's alright Applejack. I'll find her."

Applejack smiled and hugged him. She said, "Thanks sugarcube. Go find Twilight. She needs you."

Ash nodded and went away. He used his super hearing to find Twilight's location. He soon walked near Town Hall and stopped near a bush that was moving a bit.

Ash said, "Twilight?"

Twilight said, "Yes?"

Ash said,"Come out of there Twilight. There is no need to hide in a bush."

Twilight said, "But I made a mess Ash. I couldn't help with Winter Wrap Up. I'm a winter mess up. "

Ash said, "Come on Twilight. It's not a big deal if you mess up. Everyone messes up from time to time."

Twilight sobbed and said, "I'm a failure. Maybe I should ... I should leave your herd."

Ash became stiff when he heard that. He asked without any emotion, "What did you say?"

Twilight said, "I'm not good enough. Stallions usually kick out mares who are not good enough or becoming a burden to others. So they kick them out of their herd. I'm sorry Ash for not being useful. I leave your herd. Just leave me alone."

Ash's body began to tremble with unbridled anger. What he heard was like igniting a fuel station. He didn't like what he heard one bit. How dare the males treat females like this. To keep the useful ones in their herd while kicking the useless ones out. This was disgusting.

Ash breathed several times to calm his anger. After that, he pushed his hands inside the bush and grabbed Twilight by her waist which made her let out a cute 'epp' . He lifted her above him.

Twilight became scared and started to struggle to get free. She said, "Put me down Ash! Let me go!"

Ash ignored her and sat on the ground. He crossed his legs, put Twilight into his lap and then he hugged her.

Twilight struggles to get free but failed as she was hugged tightly by him. She said, "Let me go Ash! I'm useless to you! I'll only be a burden to the others!"

Ash shouted,"You will never be a burden to anyone Twilight!"

Twilight became stiff when he shouted at her. She looks up at him with a shocked expression.

Twilight said, "But I'm-"

Ash cut her off and said, "Twilight. Why would you think you would be a useless to me? Why would you think that you would be a burden to the others?"

Twilight said, "I made a mess and I-"

Ash said, "So you made a mess. Big deal. Everyone makes a mess from time to time Twilight."

Twilight said, "But .. but ... I am not useful to you-"

Ash said, "Twilight. Did you honestly think that I invited the girls into my herd just because they could be useful to me?"

Twilight said, "But .. but I-"

Ash said, "Each and everyone of the girls that are in my herd are not in it because of their usefulness or their unique skills but because they love me and I love them. Simple as that."

Twilight looked down and said, "But I am-"

Ash said, "Twilight. Look at me."

Twilight didn't respond so Ash asked again, "Twilight. Please look at me."

Twilight slowly looked up to his eyes and he said, "Twilight. You may be the most smartest girl or the most dumbest girl in the world. Other males may judge you on that but I don't give one shit about that. I would still love you and want to have a family with you."

Twilight was taken back by what he said. The human didn't care what faults she had or any other for that matter. The thing was that he could have still loved her despite being a burden. She began to tear up as her heart ache from his unconditional love.

Twilight asked, "Why are you so kind towards females? The males here only see us females as nothing more than objects. Why are you different?"

Ash said, "Do I look like a stallion Twilight? Do I act like a stallion? Do I see females like they are mere objects? No. I am not a stallion nor will I ever act like them. I am a human male who sees females as equals to males. I don't discriminate females based on their usefulness or skill."

Twilight nuzzled her muzzle into his chest and cried. Ash comforted her as she cried. She was wrong about him. So very wrong. He acts opposite of the males in Equestria. He does not look down on the females but treats them with respect and kindness. He is truly a male who sees females as equals to males. Twilight felt very warm as she hugged him. She felt not only happy but safe as well.

After crying for a while, she calmed down. Ash asked, "Have you calmed down Twilight?"

Twilight nodded and sniffed. She said, "Yes. I'm fine now. Thank you."

Ash wiped the tears away from her eyes and said, "No more crying Twilight. Smile for me. I love it when you girls smile. It always brightens up my day."

Twilight smiled happily and hugged him. Ash kissed her forehead and said, "I think I know how you can help others with Winter Wrap Up."

Twilight eyes lit up and asked, "I can? With what? What do I need to do?"

Ash said, "Come with me to the Town Hall."

Ash lead Twilight to Town hall and saw some kind of commotion going on. They saw Applejack, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash talking back and forth.

Applejack said, "Rainbow Dash, y'all on the weather team need to melt the rest of the snow here on the ground and the trees, pronto."

Rainbow nodded and said, "Got it."

Rainbow was about to fly but was stopped by Fluttershy who said, "Wait. My poor little animals' homes will get flooded if the snow melts too fast."

Rainbow nodded and said, "Got it."

Rainbow was again stopped from flying by Applejack, "I'm telling you, Rainbow, you gotta melt that snow now."

Fluttershy stopped her and said, "No, you simply must wait."

Rainbow look at both of them and said, "Okay."

Applejack said, "Go."

Fluttershy said, "Stop."

Applejack said, "Go."

Fluttershy said, "Stop."

Applejack said,"GO!"

Fluttershy said,"STOP!"

Rainbow held her head as she was getting a headache from this. She said, "Ugh! Make up your minds!"

Mayor Mare came out of her office from all the commotion and said, "Oh! What in Equestria are all of you arguing about? This sort of silliness is why we were late for spring last year, and the year before that, and the year before that."

Twilight walked closer to her and asked, "Did you just say late?"

Mayor Mare nodded and said, "I was hoping my amazingly inspirational speech would urge everyone to do better than last year, but now it looks like we're going to be later than ever. I mean just look at this catastrophe. The ice scorers made the ice chunks too big to melt. The nest designer is horrendously behind, we need several hundred, and she's only made a few. And don't get me started on all the clouds in the sky, the icicles on the trees... This isn't good, not at all!"

Applejack said, "And it's gonna be all to pieces disastrous if we can't get our seeds all planted."

Rainbow said, "Chillax Applejack, we're busting our chops as fast as we can."

Fluttershy said, "No, not fast, we have to wake animals slowly."

Big McIntosh came towards Applejack along with another pony and said, "Uh, AJ?"

Applejack recognized the other pony and said, "Oh good gravy, Caramel lost the grass seeds again, didn't he?"

Big McIntosh nodded and said, "Eeyup."

A Pegasus mare came and said, "Ditzy Doo accidentally went north to get the southern birds!"

Rainbow facepalm and said, "Oh that featherbrain. Didn't she learn her lesson last year when she went west?"

More ponies joined in and began to argue with one another.

Mayor Mare saw this and tried to stop them, "Stop this at once. We don't have time to argue. It's almost sundown. Spring is going to be late again. Another year of scandal and shame. If only we could be more organized."

Ash tapped Twilight on the shoulder and said, "Twilight. You wanted to help. So this is your chance to shine."

Twilight said, "But what am I suppose to do here?"

Ash said, "You are a very good organizer, Twilight. Here, you use your skills and direct them."

Twilight said, "I don't think I can do that with so many ponies?"

Ash smiled and rubbed her head. He said, "Twilight. I know you can do this. Remember, you are not alone. You have friends and family here who will support you. So go up there and show them what you can do."

Twilight smiled and hugged him. Then she walked towards the arguing ponies and shouted, "Stop, everyone!"

The ponies didn't stop and continued arguing. Twilight faltered a bit and Ash saw his. He shouted,"Stop!"

This made everyone shut their mouths and look at him. Ash smiled and said, "Okay Twilight. Go ahead."

Twilight nodded and said, "I know you all want to complete your jobs on time, but arguing is no way to go about it. What you need is organization, and I'm just the pony for the job."

Twilight began to instruct the ponies and they followed it. Ponies helped Rarity, Zecora, Lotus, Aloe, and Trixie in making more bird's nests. Ash too helped them by making a hundred clones who then join in and started making bird's nest.

Then Twilight told the ponies to form a group and skate in straight lines and then cross on the lines which made square shapes. Ash used his wires to make perfect cuts on the ice. Then it came to the snow, Ash used his ice powers to absorb all of the cold from the snow and turn them into water which sink into the ground. They a group of ponies plowed through the cleared dirt and planted seeds.

They then helped Fluttershy, Mellow Hoof and Redheart in waking up the animals. Ash shot out several tentacles that grabbed one bell and ringed them in several holes which woke up a lot of animals. Twilight jumped in Ash's arms when she saw snakes coming out which made him chuckle.

Ash then flew up towards Rainbow and nodded that it was their turn. Rainbow whistled and other Pegasus joined together into a group. They then flew towards the clouds and through it that dissipate them.

Ponies began to plow the dirt and planted seeds. Ash used "Rankyaku" and swung his right leg vertically to launch several compressed wind blades that cut the dirt. This allowed ponies to plant seeds at a much quicker pace.

Soon, there was no site of snow or ice anywhere in Ponyville. The birds came and made their homes into their new nests. Butterflies and small animals roamed around the nature. A few hours later, Winter Wrap Up was finished and spring came.

Mayor Mare walked to Twilight and said, "I can't believe it. Spring is here! On time! And we have you to thank for it. If it weren't for your organizing skills we would still be arguing."

Big McIntosh said, "Eeyup." which made other ponies laugh.

Twilight chuckled and said, "It wasn't just me Mayor. It was a team effort."

Mayor Mare nodded and said, "And since you helped every team, we have an official vest for you. We give you the title, "All-Team Organizer"."

Twilight saw her vest and said, "Gosh, I don't even know what to say. Thank you, everyone but I want to say that the one who told me that I can help you all was none other than my coltfriend. Ash."

Ash smiled at her and rubbed her head. The ponies cheered for Twilight and Ash.

Mayor Mare cleared her throat to get everyone else attention and said, "And hereby I declare that winter is... wrapped up on time."

Everyone cheered at their hard and successful work. After spending some time with the girls, Ash left them and walked through Ponyville. He was really happy to see Twilight happy. Her helping out others have made her more happier than before. He smiled at her successful work.

*Sniff*

Ash suddenly stopped when he heard something. He looked around to see what it was but only saw the ponies going around their normal way. If it was any other who heard that, then they would simply ignore it. However, Ash will not. He stood there and waited to hear it again.

*Sniff* *Sob*

Ash heard it and it sounded like someone is crying. This was not an ordinary cry. What alarmed him was that this sounded like a filly was crying. He then concentrated on his ears and blocked out every sound other than the crying sound.

*Sniff* *Sniff*

Ash got it. He focused on the sound and ran towards the location where the sound is coming from. Ash reached the outskirts of Ponyville and came across a house. The house was run down and looked like it was going to collapse at anytime.

*Sob* *Sob*

Ash heard crying coming from inside the house. He walked towards the house and used "Kamui" to become intangible and pass through the door like a ghost. Ash saw that the walls of the interiors was really old and cracked in more places. He walked around silently in search for the one crying.

*Sniff*

This sound came from above. Ash then walked up the stairs and moved towards a room where the sound was coming from. When he phased through the door, his heart ached at what he saw. There in the middle of a worn down room was an orange Pegasus filly who was crying. It was Scootaloo. She was sitting on the wooden floor and had a torn sheet wrapped around her in order to keep herself warm. However, that didn't help her as she was shivering from the cold.

Ash saw this site and just couldn't stand for it. He slowly walked towards her and stood behind her. Scootaloo didn't notice him as she continued to cry and shiver from the cold. Ash bent down on his knees and slowly hugged her. She gasped when she felt someone hug her from behind. When she looked back, she saw that it was Ash. She also saw that his eyes showed pain and sympathy.

Scootaloo's lower lip wavered and then turned around to face him, buried her face into his chest and began to cry. Ash hugged her and kept on rubbing her head. After she cried for a while, she returned to sobbing quietly. Ash wanted to ask her why she was crying and what was she doing here in this run down house. Also, when he looked closely, he saw how messy her hair was and her clothes were a bit dirty. He also felt how light she was. Was she starving?

Ash said nothing and stood up with Scootaloo in his arms. He began to exit the room but Scootaloo stopped him and said, "Please. *Sob* Not without *Sob* my bed sheet."

Ash looked behind him and saw the torn sheet. He walked towards it and picked it up and gave it to Scootaloo. She took the sheet and hugged it. The sheet meant a lot to her. With nothing more, Ash then exited the house with Scootaloo sobbing in his arms. He heated up his body temperature to warm Scootaloo's shivering body. Soon, she stopped shivering as she felt Ash's warmth. She fell asleep as she felt safe with him.

Ash looked down at the sleeping filly in his arms which made his heart ache. He needed to find what was going on with her but that will come later. For now, she needs a warm bed and food and a place to live. He took Scootaloo to his house and into his room. It was night already so he put Scootaloo in his bed and laid beside her.

During the night, he felt something gripping his abdomen and looked down. He saw that Scootaloo latched on to him in her sleep. She was also shivering. Not from the cold but from something else. Ash smiled sadly and hugged her which stopped her shivering. He didn't know why and didn't care. Right now Scootaloo needed him and he will comfort her.

He bent down and gave a kiss to her forehead and said, "Good night Scootaloo. You have no need to be worried. I will be there to protect you. Always."

With that, he fell asleep and unknowingly stopped Scootaloo's nightmares which was about some stallion beating her.

Next Day

Ash woke up when morning came. He yawned and was about to get out of the bed when he felt something gripping him. he looked down and saw Scootaloo hugging him as she slept. She also had a cute smile on her face. This warmed up Ash's heart. He rubbed her head to which she began to lean her head in.

Ash smiled and needed to get out of the bed without waking her up. So he used "Kamui" to phase through her arms and put a pillow as a replacement for his body. Scootaloo hugged the pillow and slept peacefully. Ash smiled and went to the bathroom and got ready for the day. He then made breakfast for the girls and took Scootaloo's food to his room.

When Ash entered his room, he saw that Scootaloo was awake and looking around his room from the bed.

Ash smiled and said, "Hello Scootaloo."

Scootaloo squeaked and dived under the bed sheet. Ash saw that she was trembling which made him sad. He walked towards a table and put the food on it. He then walked to his bed and sat beside it.

Ash said, "Scootaloo. Its me, Ash."

Scootaloo stopped trembling and slowly poked her head out from under the bed sheets. Her eyes were full of fear but when she saw him, her fear disappeared. She calmed down and came out from under the bed sheet.

Ash asked, "Are you alright Scootaloo?"

Scootaloo nodded but didn't say anything. Then her stomach*Grroowwll*grumbled in starvation which made her blush.

Ash smiled and walked towards the table. He picked up the food and brought it to Scootaloo and said, "Here you go Scootaloo. Eat up."

Scootaloo took the plate of food and began to eat like she was starving for some days. This did not sit well with Ash. To have a little filly starving like this made him angry. He held his anger and waited for her to finish her food. After a while, she ate everything and was satisfied.

Ash took away the empty plates and asked, "Do you want more food Scootaloo?"

Scootaloo shook her head. Ash then put the empty plates on the table and then looked at her. He saw that she had some scraps of food on her. She already wore dirty clothes and now she was even dirtier than before.

Ash said, "Come on Scootaloo. I'll prepare a bath for you."

Scootaloo said nothing and simply followed him to the bathroom. There, Ash turned on the hot water and cold water to adjust the water's temperature.

When Ash felt that the water was warm enough for the filly, he said, "Okay Scootaloo. Go ahead and have a nice warm bath."

Ash began to leave but was stopped when Scootaloo grabbed his hand. He looked down at her and saw that she was scared. Scared of what exactly?

Ash said, "Um Scootaloo. Why did you stop me?"

Scootaloo looked down and said in a small voice,"Don't leave me alone. Please."

Ash heard her voice and sighed. He said, "Okay Scootaloo. I won't leave you. I will give you a bath and wash you."

Scootaloo nodded and began to undress. Ash looked else where and waited for her to undress. After she took off her clothes, Scootaloo went into the shower. Ash closed his eyes and used a sound map to see his surroundings and avoid looking at the filly's naked body. He walked towards the shower and helped wash her up. As he was scrubbing Scootaloo's back with soap, he felt somethings on her back. He opened his eyes and looked closely at the filly's back.

Ash's eyes widen at what he saw. On Scootaloo's back were several slash wounds that were healed. He looked closely and saw that some places on her back were bruised as well. He then looked at the filly's arms and legs and saw the same thing. Ash then turned Scootaloo around and look at her front and saw that same thing.

Scootaloo squeaked when she was turned around and saw him looking at her naked body. She blushed when she saw him checking out her body but stopped when she saw the look in his eyes. There was anger being filled into his eyes. She was confused at first but then she realized at what he was looking at. She immediately turned around and began to cry softly.

Ash was pissed off. How can someone hurt a filly like this? This was child abuse. No! This is more than a simple child abuse! He growled in anger. He wants to find the one responsible for hurting Scootaloo like this and Tear them apart! Limb! from limb!

Ash saw that Scootaloo was crying softly and calmed himself. He then continued to wash the filly and comfort her as she cried. After taking a bath, he used his magic to dry her and made her a new set of clothes with his reality warping.

Scootaloo sat on the bed with her head down. Ash sat beside her and hugged her with one arm. He asked, "Scootaloo. Can you please tell me where all of those scars and bruises came from?"

Scootaloo remained silent and refused to speak. He asked again, "Please Scootaloo. You have no need to be afraid. No one is going to harm you while I'm around. I will protect you."

Scootaloo then began to sob. Ash's heart ached from this and picked her up gently and put her in his lap. He then hugged her and rubbed her head. He comforted the filly while he waited for her to tell him. After a while, Scootaloo calmed down.

Ash asked, "Scootaloo. Are you ready to talk?" She nodded and he said, "Then please tell me what happened to you. I promise that I will protect you from any harm."

Scootaloo took several breaths and said fearfully, "My ... my d-dad did this. He h-hurt me f-for a l-long t-time."

Ash was shocked and angered by this. He asked, "What about your mother? Did she do nothing to stop your father from hurting you?"

Scootaloo cried and said, "M-my m-mom died from a d-disease when I w-was 8. D-dad has been h-hurting me ever s-since then."

Anger was erupting inside of him. This is just like what he has gone through. He not only lost his mother at a young age but his father blamed him for the death of his mother and beat him.

Scootaloo continued, "Dad would b-beat me a-and say that I-I was u-useless since I couldn't f-fly. He w-whipped me, lashed me, *Sob*. He even p-punched and k-kicked me a-a lot. *Sob* *Sob* My .. my d-dad even t-tried to ... tried t-to ...*Sob* Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

Scootaloo cried into his chest. Ash was shocked at what he heard. The filly has gone through so much. She lost her mother to a disease and she got beaten by her own dad. But worst of all is what she told him at the end. If Ash was correct, which he hoped not, was what she was going to say was that her dad tried to rape his own daughter.

*Snap*

Ash snaps. His anger erupted inside of him like a volcano. Scootaloo's dad was the worst scum of the universe there was. He needs to dispose of this trash but not before punishing him. Maybe a bit of torture would do him good.

Ash looked down at the crying filly and comforted her. He casts a sleep spell on her and laid on his bed. He also casts a spell on her so that she would dream of the time she was happily spending time with her mother. But first, he needs to know who her dad was and what more did he do to her.

Ash gently put his hand on her forehead and sent his mind into hers.

Inside Scootaloo's Mind

Ash arrived in some sort of meadow. He looked around and found several doors. He walked towards a door and opened it. He looked inside and saw a baby Scootaloo being hugged by a Pegasus mare. Her name is Soothe Wing.

Ash smiled at the site and left the room. He picked the next door and found Scootaloo 5 years old. She was playing with some clouds and a Pegasus stallion was beside her. He saw how the stallion was eyeing the filly like a higher rank soldier does to simple soldiers. His name is Swift Wing.

Ash glared at the stallion before leaving the room. He opened several rooms and saw Scootaloo's happy memories. He then reached a wooden door that had several cracks on it. Ash opened the door and saw a graveyard. There he saw an 8 year old Scootaloo along with her dad. They both were standing in front of a grave whose tomb had the name Soothe Wing.

Swift Wing said, "Hurry up with your goodbye. I need to get going. You have 2 minutes."

Scootaloo walked slowly towards her mother's grave and put flowers on it. She said in a sorrow tone, "Mommy. Why have you left me? I want to be with you mommy. Ever since you have ... left me, daddy has been mean to me. He said bad things to me and even hurt me. I don't know why he is mean to me but I wish he would stop hurting me. *Sob* I miss you so much mommy. *Sob*"

Swift Wing said, "Hurry up already or I'm leaving you here!"

Scootaloo flinched at her father's voice and said, "Goodbye mommy. I will miss you."

With that, she went to her father who grabbed her arm and flew up to the clouds. Ash growled at the display of her father's attitude. He left the room and found another door that was much more damaged then the last one. He opened it and stopped at what he saw. What he saw in there sicked him to his soul. He saw how Scootaloo was being treated in her home.

Swift Wing would get drunk and whip her with his belt. If that wasn't enough, he punched and kicked her as she curled up into a ball and cried in pain. She begged him to stop but he simply ignored her words and beat her up. When Swift Wing was done beating her, he would make fun of her how she couldn't fly and that she was a failure as a Pegasus. He even claimed that she would never be his daughter. Then when he wasn't drunk, he would try to drown her by pushing her head into water. And finally, Ash saw that Swift Wing was drunk and went into Scootaloo's room. There he did the most disgusting thing the worst of the worst scum do. He tried to rape her.

Thankfully, Scootaloo panicked and kicked him in the balls and ran out of the house. She ran at the edge of the cloud and stopped as she couldn't fly. She looked back and was scared when she saw her father coming towards her. She did what she had to do. She jumped and fell to the ground. Swift Wing didn't bother checking to she if she survived. He simply went back to his house. Scootaloo was falling towards a forest and her fall was slowed by the tree branches. She then fell into a lake which cushioned her fall.

Scootaloo then came out of the water and went towards Ponyville. It was night time and she was alone on the streets. She didn't know who she could trust as she didn't know anyone here. Afraid that her father would find her, she ran into a dark alley and hid between some trash cans. She trembled in fear as she was surrounded by darkness and silent. She only had her clothes and a sheet that belonged to her mother. She wrapped the sheet around herself and laid down. She cried herself to sleep.

Enough!!!!!

Ash seen enough and exited the room. He was trembling with unbridled anger. He turned around and glared at the door. The door that held Scootaloo's darkest moments. Such a memory should not exist! He grabbed the door with both of his hands and began to *Crunch* crush it. With a burst of strength, *Crunch* the door was crushed and shattered into several pieces. However, that wasn't enough to calm his anger. Ash opened his mouth and inhaled all of the pieces of the damn door. He devoured every last piece of that filthy door that held Scootaloo's darkest memories.

Now Scootaloo is free from such horrible memory. He got what he came for and healed Scootaloo memories. Ash left Scootaloo's mind.

Outside Of Scootaloo's Mind

Ash's mind returned back into his head and looked down at the sleeping filly with pained eyes. To be hurt like that is something he will not let go. He put his right hand on her head and a red membrane spread across on her body. Soon, she was in a red cocoon and the virus began to heal her wounds, scars and bruises. The virus also made sure to strengthen her bones and muscles a bit. After she was healed, the red membrane receded back into his hand. Ash bent down and kissed Scootaloo's forehead.

Ash said, "Sleep well Scootaloo. I am going to take away your pain and suffering. You will enjoy the rest of your life with friends and family. I will protect you. That is a promise."

Ash also took a good sniff from her and got the scent of her father. He then left his room and if he had turned back to look at Scootaloo, he would have seen her shedding a tear. A tear of joy and happiness.

Ash left his house with a dangerous scowl. He was pissed off at what the filly's father did. He will find him right now but first, there is one thing that has been confusing him. How did Soothe Wing die? Scootaloo said that her mother died from a disease but Ash has met with Ponyville doctors and found no such disease that is life threatening. So how can that be?

Ash needed to confirm this and he dashed towards the cemetery. He reached the graveyard and began to find the grave of Scootaloo's mother. After a few minutes, he found it. He was standing before Soothe Wing's grave.

Ash bowed to the grave and said, "Greetings Soothe Wing. My name is Ash and I am here to find out what killed you. Forgive me for what I am about to do to your corpse."

Ash bent down and shot a tendril from his hand towards the ground. The tendril dug through the dirt and into the coffin. The tendril then burrowed into the corpse and spread across the dead body. After scanning the corpse, Ash found out how she died. Soothe Wing didn't died of any disease. In fact she was a healthy mare before she died. What killed her was poison and he could take a good guess who poisoned her.

The tendril then left the corpse but not before he restored her rotting dead body back to her original self. Ash did this because he has a plan with Soothe Wing's corpse. A plan that will make Scootaloo very happy.

Ash said, "You have no need to worry about your daughter's life Soothe Wing. I will look over her and keep her safe and happy."

Ash then casts a preservation spell on the corpse and stored her into his pocket dimension. He didn't want other worms or bacteria eating away at her dead body.

Ash then left the cemetery and dashed towards Ponyville. It was about time he catch that scum bag. He used his super smell to find the scent of that bastard. After a while, he found it. He followed the scent to a bar and entered it. Inside, he saw several stallions and mares drinking apple cider. He scanned the crowd and found him. Swift Wing was sitting in a seat at the bar table where the bartender was serving him drinks. He was also trying to flirt with a Pegasus mare who didn't like it.

Ash scowled and began to walk towards that bastard. As he came closer, he heard what the bastard was talking about which made him even angrier.

Swift Wing said, " .. I had a useless daughter that couldn't even fly! I mean I was Admiral Swift Wing of the princesses royal guards. I was the fastest! I was the best! And what did I get? A Pegasus filly that couldn't even fly! What a disgrace. Glad that she died. I would have never call that thing my daughter."

Ash was now standing right behind the bastard. He heard what the scum spit out and became enraged. How dare he talk like that about her won daughter! Ash lifted his right hand and grabbed the bastard's head. Then suddenly, he *Crash* smashed the trash's face down on the table and destroyed it with his face.

Silence reign the air as everyone else looked at him in shock. Ash ignored them and lifted the bastard but found him to be unconscious. He scoffed at the pathetic site of this trash. He then reached into his coat and brought out a bag full of bits. He threw it at the bartender who caught it

Ash said, "That is for the repair of the damage."

The bartender looked inside the bag and his eyes widen. He took it and smiled. He said, "Thank you for the bits. I can get the building repaired with this much bit. Why did you attack him?"

Ash said, "Do I need a reason to beat a criminal?"

The bartender's eyes widen and simply nodded. Ash closed his eyes and then he opened his right eyes. He activated "Kamui" and Swift Wing began to distort. His body began to suck into the Saiyan's right eye and soon he disappeared into nothingness.

Everyone gasped as they saw the Pegasus stallion being sucked into the Saiyan's right eye. They gasped once more when the Saiyan himself distorted and was sucked into his own right eye and disappeared.

The bar was silent for a while as everyone was shocked as statues from seeing two beings disappear right before their eyes.

Kamui's Dimension

Ash entered the Kamui's Dimension for the very first time. He looked at his surroundings and saw that the dimension is composed of innumerable amount of randomly arranged and differently sized rectangular prisms. Also, it looks like the dimension is a dark and seemingly endless void.

Ash then looked at the unconscious stallion. His hate and disgust grew for the bastard when he found the reason he hurt his own daughter for. He growled and used "Shadow Clone Jutsu" to make some clones.

The clones began to create some tables with several tools for torture and even made two vertical wooden poles. They then lifted the stallion and put him against the poles. Swift Wing began to wake up and tried to move but he couldn't. His eyes open wide when he saw that he was being held down by the Saiyans.

Swift Wing said, "What's going on here? Who are all of you!?"

The clones ignored him and simply held him in place. A clone came towards the stallion with a long nail and a hammer which frightened him.

Swift Tail struggled to get free but to no avail. He shouted, "Let me go! Do you know who I am!? You will be punished for kidnapping me!"

The clone put the nail on top of the stallion's left hand and *Bam* hit it with a hammer. Swift Wing screamed as the nail dug into his hand. *Bam* He screamed again as the nail dug into his hand bone. *Bam* He screamed more when the nail pierced through his hand. *Bam* The nail then dug into the wooden pole. A few more hits from the hammer, the stallion's left hand was nailed to the pole.

Swift Tail screamed in pain and anger, "I'll have your heads for this you bastards!"

The clones ignored him and started nailing his right hand on the wooden pole. The Pegasus stallion screamed as his right hand was nailed on to the wooden pole. Now the stallion was standing with both of his hands nailed to the wooden poles. Swift Wing breathed as he grunted in pain from having his hands being nailed to the wooden poles.

Swift Wing growled at the human and said, "What do you want with me creature!?"

The rest of the clones dissipated and Ash walked in front of him with a scowl. He said, "You know perfectly well why you are here trash."

Swift Wing said like a wise guy, "Oh really? Then tell me why am I here? I seem to have a short term memory loss."

*Bash*

Ash punched him in the stomach and said, "Don't act like a wise guy trash."

Swift Wing grunted in pain and said, "Ugh. Okay. Tell me why I am here? Why are you doing this to me? I never met you or did anything against you. So why?"

Ash growled and brought his fleuve d etoile out. He then went behind the stallion and *Crack* whipped his back, making him scream.

Ash said, "You dare ask me that!?"

*Crack*

The stallion was whipped again. He yelled in pain, "Ahhhhhhhhhhh! What have I done!? Tell me!?"

*Crack*

Ash didn't say anything and kept on whipping the bastard.

*Crack*

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

*Crack*

"Ghhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaa!"

*Crack*

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Please!"

*Crack*

"Ghhhhhaaaaaa! Tell me!"

Ash stopped after a while and started circling him. He said, "12 years ago, a Pegasus filly was born into the family of two Pegasus. She was brought up by a lovely mare and a stallion. The filly was very loved by the mare and she loved her back with all of her heart. However, the stallion was another thing. He didn't see the filly as a daughter but as a thing because he was a bastard."

Swift Wing said, "What does that have to do with-*Bash* gghhhhkk!?"

Ash shut him up with a punch to his gut. He said, "The stallion's hate only grew when he found out that the filly was suffering from a wing disease that prevented her from ever flying, taking away one of her dreams. He wanted to get rid of the filly told the mother about it. However, she was appalled at what she was hearing and refused to do it. She loved the filly with all of her heart."

Swift Wing said, "That still doesn't-*Crack* Ahhhhhhhhhh!"

Ashd whipped him again and silence him. He continued, "Infuriated that the mare went against him, the stallion devised a plan to get rid of her. So, one day, he put poison in her food. The mother died after she ate the poison food and was buried. In order to hide the truth, the stallion told the filly that her mother died from a disease."

Swift Wing realized who the Saiyan was talking about and began to sweat. He didn't want to tarnish his military reputation so he hid the truth from everyone else. but somehow, the human found out about his evil deed.

Ash said, "This was the perfect chance to get rid of the filly but he didn't. In fact, he kept the filly with him and beat her up. He beat the filly who begged him to stop but he refused to do so. He punched, kicked and whip her till she bled. What's more is that sometimes he tried to drown her by pushing her head in water. For a few years, she was beaten without mercy just because she couldn't fly."

Swift Wing was now beginning to fear him as he kept on talking about his hidden past. He began to struggle against his bindings but couldn't free himself as both of his hands were nailed to the wooden pole.

Ash's face became dangerous as he spoke in a demonic tone,"But then one day, it became worse. The stallion, in his drunken state entered the filly's room and did the most horrible and disgusting act the worst of the worst scum ever did. He tried to rape the filly. Fortunately, the filly was able to get away from that bastard and ran away from her house. From then on, the filly lived on by herself. She ate food from trash and never let anyone know that she was all alone for there was a chance that her father would find her and beat her up."

Ash slowly turned and glared at the stallion who was sweating up a storm. He growled, "Do you know who this filly I am talking about?"

Swift Wing shook his head and tried to deny it but it was futile. Ash said, "The filly is an orange Pegasus about the age of 12. Her name is Scootaloo. Your daughter."

Swift Wing tried to lie, "No. I h-have no d-daugh-*Bash* Ghhhhaaaaa!"

Ash kneed him in the gut and said, "You dare try to lie to my face? Pathetic piece of trash."

Swift Wing grunted in pain and said, "Tsk. So that failure is still alive? She would have been better off dead."

Ash's anger was only fueled by his words. He said, "Scootaloo is now living with me and I will look after her. I will give her whatever she needs in her life. Do you know what that means?"

Swift Wing scoffed and said, "What? She gets to live with a creature such as you?"

Ash gritted his teeth and said, "That means you must be erased from her life. Permanently."

Swift Wing's eyes widen in shock and said, "No! You can't do that to me! I am a retired admiral of the princesses royal guard! They will have your head for harming me!"

Ash chuckled and Swift Wing said, "What are you laughing at!?"

Ash said, "The princesses will punish me for killing you? You are wrong. Dead wrong. If the princesses find out what you did in your past, then they would have killed you themselves."

Swift Wing was shocked and said, "No! They won't! I served them! They will trust my words! Not yours!"

Ash grinned and said, "Let me tell you something that has been kept a secret for the sake of the princesses' protection."

Swift Wing asked, "What is it?"

Ash said, "Both Celestia and Luna are in my herd."

Swift Wing's eyes widen at that and said, "No. That can't be true."

Ash continued, "They are in love with me and I have let them join my herd."

Swift Wing shook his head in disbelief at what he was hearing and said, "No. The princesses would never love something that is not a pony!"

Ash said, "That is why they love me. Do you know why?"

Swift Wing shook his head and Ash answered, "It's because every stallion that have ever courted the princesses, only desired one thing. The throne. They didn't care about the princesses and only wanted to sit on the throne and rule Equestria."

Swift Wing didn't want to believe what the Saiyan was saying but he knew that it was the truth. He too wanted the throne and tried to court the princesses but was rejected. He then worked hard to earn his achievements in order to impress the princesses but was still rejected.

Ash said, "The princesses have been very lonely and were sad at how the stallions looked at them like they are objects that needed to be claimed."

Swift Wing asked, "Then why did they join your herd? What could they possibly see in a non-pony like you?"

Ash said, "It's because I don't desire to rule Equestria. I don't desire the throne and become king. All I ever desired is having a family. Also, I don't look at the mares as objects of desire. The females are equal to males. This is why Celestia and Luna fell in love with me and wanted to join my herd."

Swift Wing was silent for a while and then started to laugh. After laughing for a while, he said, "Oh ho ho! Now you are in big trouble!"

Ash asked, "Hooooooo? And why is that?"

Swift Wing grinned evilly and said, "You just told me the biggest secret! Just wait till the nobles hear about this! Hahahaha!"

Ash simply stared at him with a bored expression as he continued to laugh. Soon Swift Wing stopped laughing and said, "You know what? I think I'll keep this a secret. You can keep that filly as your pet. I'll be silent but in return, why don't you let me have a taste of your herd mares. I'm sure I'll show them a good time. I can't wait to try them out. I'll even check how the princesses' bodies feel. I bet they would be wonderful. Heh heh."

Swift Wing thought that he had an edge on the Saiyan from this secret. He was very excited to try out some of his herd mates. He thought that the Saiyan would comply to his demands if he wanted to keep that a secret. However, his grin fell when the Saiyan began to laugh.

Swift Wing said, "What are you laughing about? Do you want me to reveal your secret to everyone else?"

After laughing for a while, Ash said, "Oh you poor delusional piece of trash. I can't believe you were this dumb. Ha ha!"

Swift Wing became angry and shouted, "Shut up creature! I will have you obey me if you don't want me to spread your secret to the nobles!"

Ash said with a smile, "It looks like you really do have a short term memory. You must be a dumb ass. Let me ask you this. Why would I tell you my secret when I have you trapped in this dimension? The answer is simple. I was never going to release you because you are going to die."

Swift Wing eyes widen in disbelief and he said, "No! You can't-"

Ash cut him off and said, "Didn't you remember what I said about Scootaloo's happy life? I said that you are not needed in her life. Thus, your existence will be forever erase from her life. I'll even tell the princesses about your disgusting deeds and the murder of Soothe Wing. I'm pretty sure your name will be removed from their royal guards and be written as the worst trash there ever was."

Swift Wing was now becoming fearful of the human. He would not only kill him but shatter his reputation as well.

Ash said with a smile, "I have good news and bad news for you. First the bad news. The bad news is that you are going to die."

Swift Wing began to struggle to get free but to no avail as his hands were nailed to the wooden poles. Ash continued, "The good news is that you will not die painlessly. I will be your torturer for the day and I will keep on torturing you but will make sure that you won't die quickly. You will pay for all the pain you have caused an innocent filly that didn't have anything to do with her disease. And did you really think I'd let trash like you near my friends and herd mates? You lower life form."

Ash went to a nearby table and picked some needles. He walked back to the stallion and plunged the needles into his pressure points. Swift Wing grunted in pain. Ash plunged the needles into specific pressure points on the stallion's body.

After Ash was done, he walked back to the table and a potato peeler. Swift Wing asked, "What were the needles suppose to do to me?"

Ash said, "The needles have pierced some of your pressure points that is connected with most of your nerves. They are your pain receptors. What they do is that they increased the amount of pain you feel. Here is an example."

Ash brought his right hand towards the stallion's head and gave a simple flick to his forehead.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

Swift Wing screamed in unbridled pain. He didn't know what happened but he felt like his entire head exploded. Ash said, "You must be thinking how a simple flick made you feel that much pain? Simple. Your pain receivers have been changed to take in several amount of pain. With just a simple flick to the forehead made you feel that much pain. This is good. You will now feel twenty times the pain until I kill you."

Play this for the bastard's torture.

Ash then began to beat him up. He punched *Bash* him in the face and *Bash* in his gut. He elbowed *Bash* his spine and *Crack* cracked his arms. He *Bash* kicked his legs and *Crack* broke them. He beat the bastard for one hour and broke all of his bones.

Ash then took his whip and *Crack* whipped Swift Wing's back mercilessly. The stallion screamed in immense pain and begged him to stop but the Saiyan didn't stop. Ash continued to whip *Crack* *Crack* *Crack* *Crack* his back for one hour. The flesh on Swift Wing's back was cut off and his spine and ribs were exposed.

A tendril shot out and connected with Swift Wing's head. With this, he made sure that the bastard was kept alive and not die during his torture.

Ash then grabbed both of his wings and *Keerriipp* ripped them off making him scream. With his back bones fully exposed, Ash then ripped out his rib bones one at a time. After the ribs were pulled out, the stallions lungs were exposed. He didn't touch them or damage them for it will prevent the bastard from screaming in pain.

Ash took a saw and made several deep cuts on the pony's body. After that, he went to the table, He took a potato peeler and with it, he began to slowly and painfully peel of the fur and skin off from Swift Wing's body. The stallion screamed in unbridled pain as he felt his body being cut apart due to his pain being amplified by several folds. After a while, Ash peeled off all of the fur and skin from the stallion. All of Swift Wing's flesh and muscles were exposed. Even his face.

Ash then used "Electric Generator" to *Zap* shock Swift Wing for an hour. The stallion screamed as he felt his body being submerged in liquid electricity. After that, Ash then took a knife and cut open the stallion's belly. Then he ripped our his internal organs. Every internal organs, his liver, kidneys, stomach, intestines but left the heart and lungs.

Ash even ripped out the stallion's tongue. He then poured acid on the bastard's dick and balls and melted them into liquid flesh. His virus devoured all of the ripped organs. He then took a spoon and plunged it into the stallion's eye and *Riipp* scooped out his eye. He then ate the eye ball and scooped out the other eye and ate it as well.

After cleaning the stallion's insides, he snapped his fingers and two chains came out of nowhere. The chains then held the stallion's mouth open to prevent him from moving his mouth. Ash went to the table and took a drill machine. He returned to the stallion and began to drill into each and every tooth in the stallion's mouth. Swift Wing screamed in unbridled pain which felt like his mouth was being blended in thousands of blades.

After drilling into every teeth, Ash then grabbed one of the stallion's tooth with his finger and *Kerip* ripped it out of his mouth. He then ripped out another and another and another making the stallion scream loudly everything he did it. He didn't stop until every tooth in the stallion's mouth has been ripped out.

After that, Ash walked towards the table and took a bag of salt and a bunch of lemons. He poured all of the salt into a big bowl. He then squeezed all of the lemon juice into the bowl and mixed it with the salt. After that, he took several different kinds of spices and mixed them in the bowl. He then took this mixture and poured it on the stallion's exposed flesh and muscles to which he screamed loudly as he felt like his body was being melted from lava. Ash also spread some of the mixture inside of his body.

After covering the pony's body in that stuff, Ash snapped his fingers and created a giant cauldron which contained boiling oil. He then threw the pony in the oil and fried him alive as he screamed. After a while, he pulled out the fried pony and put him on a table. He poured Tabasco sauce on its fried body and then, he sat on a chair. Swift Wing wascooked alive like this.

Ash picked up a fork and a knife and started to eat the pony by cutting small pieces of him. Swift Wing could not move as every bone in his body was broken. He could not speak since his tongue was ripped out. He could not see since his eyes were scooped out. All he could do was scream as he was slowly eaten alive. In 20 minutes, Ash devoured him completely. Flesh and bones. Swift Wing was gone forever. Not one trace of his body was left.

Ash then cleaned up the place and was ready to leave the dimension but stops. This was his first time coming to this dimension. Now, it would be his first time to teleport with his "Kamui". He thought of a place where he want's to go and thought about his room. He was then sucked into his own right eye and left the Kamui dimension.

Ash appeared in his room like a swirl. His first try of teleporting with his "Kamui" was successful. Now, he can simply reach other places within seconds. The only required condition for this skill to use is that he needs to first visit the place he wants to go before he could teleport there.

Ash then looked at his bed and saw that Scootaloo was still sleeping. He smiled softly and looked out the window. It was almost evening. Ash then went to his bed and softly shook the filly.

Ash said, "Wake up Scootaloo."

Scootaloo slowly woke up and she yawned. She rubbed her eyes and sat up. She look around and saw Ash. She smiled and said, "Hi Ash."

Ash smiled and said, "Scootaloo. I have something to tell you."

Scootaloo became a bit uncomfortable with that and said, "O-okay. What is it?"

Ash said with a soft smile, "From this day on, you will be living here in my house. Here, I will look over you and give you all the necessary things you need in life."

Scootaloo jaw dropped and said, "But but-"

Ash said, "Scootaloo. I have seen where you have been living and I have to say that I am very disappointed."

Scootaloo lowered her head in sadness and he asked, "Why didn't you tell anyone about your situation?"

Scootaloo said, "Because .. because if I did, they would tell others and then word would eventually reach my dad's ears. He will come to me and take me away and beat me up."

Ash rubbed her head and said, "You have no need to worry about him anymore, Scootaloo. I have made sure that he would never come near you ever again."

Scootaloo looked up in shock and asked with hope, "Really? I'm safe?"

Ash smiled and said, "I promise you that I would protect you and I will do that. I also want you to live here in my house. I won't allow you to live in such a run down building that could collapse at anytime."

Scootaloo was silent and then she lunged at him and hugged him. She nuzzled him and kept on saying 'thank you' as she cried tears of joy. The rest of the day was spent with Ash spending time with Scootaloo and also getting some more stuff for her. Night came and they both went to his house. Scootaloo was sleepy so Ash picked her up and took her to his room. He then laid her on his bed and he laid beside her. He then softly hugged Scootaloo in a protective manner.

Ash said, "You will no longer live like you have before Scootaloo. From now on, you will be living in my house for as long as you like. I will be watching over you and protect you from any harm. You have no need to fear your father anymore. He is gone from your life. Forever."

Scootaloo smiled in her sleep and hugged him back and nuzzled into him. He smiled softly and rubbed her head gently. He then saw the torn bed sheet Scootaloo held. With a snap of his fingers, the torn sheet was repaired back to its original shelf. He then wrapped the bed sheet around Scootaloo which made her cuddle into it.

Ash said, "Sleep well little one. You have a bright future ahead."

With that Ash fell asleep. Today was the end of the scum bag Swift Wing but also the bright beginning of Scootaloo's life. She will experience many moments of happiness and joy for she has monster hunter watching over her.

Chapter 29 Cutie Pox And Its Origin

The next morning was a good beginning for Scootaloo's life. She finally has a roof above her head. A warm bed and delicious food. Most of all, she has the greatest monster hunter looking over her and protect her from any harm. Even her father. She shivered from the thought of her father finding her but she felt safe now because Ash is now her guardian.

Ash prepared food and took her for a picnic with the rest of the girls. They all steeled near a lake and enjoyed each other's company while eating his delicious food. Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Spike were playing tag with each other. When they were a few distance away from the group, the Saiyan wanted to tell them about Scootaloo living with him.

Ash said, "Girls. I have something to tell you about Scootaloo."

Rainbow asked, "What about Scootaloo?"

Ash said, "From now on, she will be living in house."

Gilda said, "She will be living with us? I don't mind but can you tell us why?"

Ash said, "At the end of Winter Wrap Up, I was walking around Ponyville when I heard someone crying."

Mellow Hoof asked, "Who was the poor dear?"

Ash said, "I tracked down the source of the crying and reached the outskirt of Ponyville. There I found a run down house and the crying was coming from inside it. I went in and I found who was crying."

Fluttershy asked, "Who was it?"

Ash looked towards Scootaloo who was happily playing with Spike, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle. He said with a frown, "It was Scootaloo."

They gasped in shock and Rainbow asked, "What!? Scootaloo? What happened? Why was she crying? Did anyone hurt her?"

Ash sighed and said, "When I found Scootaloo, there were other things that I saw which made me mad."

Applejack asked, "What did you seeaw Ash?"

Ash said, "Scootaloo was sitting in the middle of a broken room. She was shivering from the cold and all she had to cover her self with was a torn bed sheet."

The girls gasped and looked towards Scootaloo who was laughing happily with her friends.

Trixie asked, "Why was she there like that?"

Ash said, "At the time, I didn't know what happen but I did not like how she was suffering. I hugged her to which she began to cry. The poor thing cried herself to sleep. I immediately took her to my house and laid her on my bed."

The girls smiled at what he did. Bon Bon said, "That's a good thing you did Ash."

Fleetfoot said, "Yeah. No one so young should suffer like that."

Ash was silent which made the girls worry. Fluttershy asked, "Ash. Is something wrong?"

Ash sighed and said, "When I picked up Scootaloo, I found out that she was really light, which indicated that she must have also been starving."

The girls gasped and Pinkie said, "Starving!? No one should starve like that! Especially a young one at that!"

Swift Tail asked, "How long has she been living like this Ash?"

Ash said, "Scootaloo is 12 years old, so I think that she has been living like that for about 3-4 years."

They gasped again and Rainbow said, "What!? 3-4 years! Why didn't she tell anyone about this! We would have helped her!"

Ash said, "I agree with you Rainbow. Scootaloo should have told someone about her situation but she had a good reason not to."

Rainbow said, "What possible reason could there be? Is she an orphan? Cause it doesn't make any difference. We would have still helped her."

Applejack nodded and said, "You got that right. Ain't no one so young should be living like that."

Rarity said, "You did the right thing darling."

Fluttershy hugged him and said, "Thank you for taking her into your house. The poor filly would have suffered more if you hadn't found her like that."

Ash said, "I just couldn't stand seeing some one so young living like that. I did what I had to do and took her to my house. When she woke up, she was scared of something but she calmed down when see saw me. I gave her food to which she readily ate and then I warmed up the water for her bath. However, she didn't let me leave her alone in the bath. She pleaded me to stay with her."

This was getting awkward and the girls stayed silent until Spitfire asked, "So did you stay?"

Ash sighed and said, "I stayed but I had my eyes closed. When I was helping Scootaloo clean up, I felt something on her back. I opened my eyes and saw something that should have not been there."

The girls became worried and Redheart asked, "What did you find?"

Ash said, "I found several scars from cuts and bruises on her back." The girls gasped and he continued, "I looked at her arms and legs and they were scarred too but they were hidden under her fur. I turned her around and found that her front was just as damaged as her back."

The girls were horrified to hear that. Something like this happening top a filly was simply disgusting. Rainbow asked in anger, "Who did it? Who was the one who hurt her?"

Ash said, "I didn't ask at the time because Scootaloo saw that I was looking at her scars and began to cry again. I didn't say anything either and simply helped clean her up. After drying her and giving her new clothes, she just sat on my bed in silent. I sat beside her and asked how she got those scars but she remained silent. I asked her again and promised to protect her from whatever hurt her in the first place."

The girls faces turned to sadness as they heard how the filly reacted. Mayor Mare asked, "So, did she talk? Did she tell you what hurt her?"

Ash nodded and said, "She did. After she cried, she calmed down and told me who hurt her."

Rainbow asked, "Who was it? Tell me so I can go and beat them into the ground for ever hurt Scootaloo like that!"

Applejack said, "I'm with Rainbow on this one. No one hurts a filly like that and gets away with it."

The other girls agreed with them and Ash said, "The one who hurt her was Scootaloo's father. She told me how he beat her and whip her for not being able to fly. Some times he even tried to drown her."

The girls gasped and Swift Tail asked, "Where was her mother at the time?"

Ash said, "Her mother died from a disease when Scootaloo was 8 years old. Her suffering started from that day on."

The girls' faces turned into one of disgust and anger. Applejack pounded her fist into her hand and said, "Why that no good varmint! I will buck him so hard that his spine would break."

Rainbow said, "I'm going to use my sonic rainboom on him and slam him into the ground."

While the other girls talking about how they would punish the stallion, Twilight was the only one who in a thinking pose. Fluttershy asked, "Um, what did you do after words if you don't mind me asking"

The girls became quiet and waited for his answer. Ash said, "After finding out who hurt her, she began to cry. So I cast a sleep spell on her and laid her on my bed. Before I left to find her father and punish him, there was one mystery that confused me about Scootaloo's story."

Twilight said, "This mystery is about how Scootaloo's mother died right?"

Gilda asked in confusion, "What do you mean how she died? Scootaloo told him it was because of a disease that her mother died."

Twilight shook her head and said, "No girls. Scootaloo's mother couldn't have died due to a disease. That's impossible."

Aloe asked, "What do you mean Twilight?"

Twilight said, "The reason Scootaloo's mother couldn't have died from a disease is because there are no such diseases that is capable of taking one's life. Sure there are other diseases that makes ponies unable to do things like magic, flying or lower their strength etc but nothing life threatening like that."

Ash nodded and said, "Twilight is right. When I went to meet the doctors of Ponyville to make cures for diseases, I never found any life threatening one."

The girls were silent as they let his words sink into their brains to process it. Their faces turn one of horror and Lotus said, "D-does that mean t-that Scootaloo's m-mother was .."

Ash nodded and said, "Yes Lotus. Scootaloo's mother, Soothe Wing was murdered."

The girls gasped and Zecora asked, "Who could have murdered Soothe Wing?"

Trixie said, "I ... I think I ... know who .. it was."

Rainbow asked, "Who do you think it was Trixie?"

Trixie looked at the Saiyan and said, "It was Scootaloo's father wasn't it?"

The girls looked at him who nodded sadly. The girls were horrified to hear that. Ash said, "I wanted to confirm this and went to Soothe Wing's grave. There, I scanned her corpse and my suspicion were confirmed. There were traces of poison in her body."

Zecora said, "Using poison to murder her? Why did he do that?"

Ash said, "Scootaloo's father, Swift Wing was a retired admiral from the princesses royal guard. He was a proud stallion and a lot prideful as well. He was more worried about his reputation than his family. He wanted to have a colt who would succeed him but was extremely disappointed when Soothe Wing birthed a filly. He didn't love her but his hate only grew when he found out that Scootaloo was unable to fly due to her wing disease. So he told Soothe Wing to get rid of the filly but she didn't want that. She loved her daughter with all of her heart that she went against his wishes. This infuriated him that a mare went against him. So he used poison to kill her and bury Soothe Wing's corpse in the cemetery. When he returned home, he told Scootaloo that she died due to a disease."

The girls were really disgusted by what Swift Wing did to Scootaloo and her mother. Lyra asked in anger, "What else did he do to Scootaloo?"

Ash said, "From that day, he beat her badly. He punched and kicked her when she could do nothing except curl into a ball and beg him to stop. He whipped her and made fun of how she was a failure as a Pegasus. He even claimed that he would not call her his daughter."

The girls were getting angrier and angrier by the second as they heard what Swift Wing did to Scootaloo. But what they heard next made them snap.

Ash said, "However, one day, her father was heavily drunk and entered her room. There, he did something that disgusted me to the core."

Fluttershy asked, "W-hat did he do?"

Ash said in anger, "He tried to rape her."

The girls gasped in horror before turning into anger and disgust. Ash continued, "This is the reason Scootaloo didn't tell anyone about her situation. If she did, then word would have spread around and soon it would have reached her father's ears. She wanted to be as far away from him as possible."

Rainbow jumped up and landed on her legs. She said, "That's it! When I find that bastard, I won't stop until every bone is his body is broken!"

Applejack also stand up and said, "Let me join you Rainbow. I'll show him what happens when he makes a filly suffer like that."

The girls were ready to search for that bastard but Ash stopped them and said, "You don't have to do that girls. Not anymore."

Rainbow said, "Why should we stop!? That bastard needs to be taught a lesson and I'm going to be the one to do that!"

Ash smiled at how they cared about Scootaloo. He said, "Because I already did punish him."

The girls stopped and Applejack asked, "You did? What did you do?"

Rainbow said, "I bet you did some torture or something right?"

Ash nodded and said, "Lets just say that he won't be bothering anyone ever again. Also, Twilight, could you send a letter to the princesses, telling them of all the things Swift Wing did to Scootaloo?"

Twilight nodded and said, "Yes. I can do that but may I ask why they need to know this?"

Ash said, "The princesses need to know because Swift Wing was a retired admiral of the royal guards. He thought that just because he was someone so high in ranks, he can do such things to a mother and a filly. So his name should be taken down from the hall of fame due to his disgusting actions. Also, this will be a warning to other retired members of the royal guards. If they even think that they can hurt others just because they have higher ranks in the royal guards, then they are gravely mistaken."

Twilight nodded and will send a letter to the princesses later. For now, the girls were very happy for Scootaloo for she now has a house she can call home. The day was spent with the girls and filly. Later on, Twilight sent a letter containing all the despicable acts Swift Wing did, to the princesses. The princesses were appalled, disgusted and enraged when they found out that one of their retired admiral did this. They both immediately took action.

The princesses first took down Swift Wing from the hall of fame. Then they sent some undercover ponies to investigate the lives of the rest of the retired members of the royal guards. The undercover ponies returned with disturbing news. More than half of the retired high rank officers were taking advantage of their achievements and hurt others and their own family. Enraged and disgusted by this, the princesses made an arrest warrant of them and brought them in for questioning. After that, they were arrested for their wrong doings and threw them into the dungeons for a really long time.

The princesses then made a law which states that if any retired or on duty member of the royal guards take advantage of their high rank, they will be arrested immediately and they will be expelled from the royal guard. The effect was immediate as the rest of the retired officers changed their way of life. So did the other high ranked officers who were on duty. No one dared to think of taking advantage of their ranks or they will be severely punished by having the monster hunter deal with them.

All except one who didn't care about the Saiyan and continued to proceed with his plan against Ash, thinking that one day he would be victorious against him.

Next Day

The CMC were in front of a bowling building. Each of the filly had a bowling ball with them. Apple Bloom said, "Today's the day, Cutie Mark Crusaders! I can just feel it! Today's the day we are all gonna get our cutie marks in... bowling!"

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle cheered. Apple Bloom said with a thinking pose, "Why, after today, we won't even be the Cutie Mark Crusaders anymore! We'll be the... the Three Strikes!"

Scootaloo looks at her with a deadpan face and said, "That makes us sound like we've struck out."

Apple Bloom thinks about it again and said, "Mmm. How 'bout the Pin Twins?"

Sweetie Belle came between Apple Bloom and Scootaloo and said, "But there are three of us."

Apple Bloom thinks about it again for a while and said, "Okay then... Um... the Bowling Dolls!"

Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo both beamed at that. Sweetie Belle said in glee, "The Bowling Dolls! That's it!"

Scootaloo did an air fist and said, "Perfect!"

Apple Bloom looks at the building's door and said with determination, "All righty then! Let's bowl 'em over!"

The CMC entered the building. Inside, many ponies were present. Some of them were bowling while others sat on couches and looked at others performing. Sweetie Belle was first to bowl. She held one bowling ball with both of her hands as it was heavy. She slowly walked towards the bowling pavement and put the ball on the floor. She couldn't throw it as it was heavy. So she simply gave a push with both of her hands.

The ball began to roll towards the pins but then turned away from it and fell into the gutter. Sweetie Belle was not sad about the ball falling into the gutter. Instead she smiled cutely and returned to the couch.

Scootaloo was next. She took her bowling ball and stood in position. However, she had thought of a new way of bowling that may make her look cool. Scootaloo threw the ball up in the air and then gave it a good spin kick. Instead of the ball launching towards the pin, the ball hit a wall which bounced off of it and hit some bowling balls, that were launched in several directions which the nearby ponies gasped and dodged them. Finally Scootaloo's bowling ball landed into the gutter.

Everyone in the building glared at Scootaloo which made her feel embarrassed. She rubbed her arm and laughed nervously. Next was Apple Bloom. She took hold of the bowling ball and found it to be heavy. She was wobbling to stand still but she slipped off the slippery floor and fell. However, the bowling ball bounced forward and *Crash*.

The ponies began cheering and a mare said, "Cool! A bowling cutie mark!"

When Apple Bloom heard that, she immediately stood up and said, "I did it! I did it! I got my Cutie Mark!"

She lifted up her skirt and looked at her hip and found it to be .... "Blank?" She said in confusion.

Apple Bloom heard cheering and looked around. She saw a young colt looking at his bowling Cutie Mark in joy. Apple Bloom then looked at her own ball and saw it rolling very slowly towards the pin and then it came to a stop when it touched a pin.

Apple Bloom said in sadness, "But... but... what about my ball?"

The CMC left the bowling building and were excited and happy. Except for one filly.

Sweetie Belle said in glee, "That bowling sure was fun, even if all I got was gutter balls."

Scootaloo said, "Yeah, at least you were able to keep your ball in your lane. I don't think Mr. Kingpin is ever gonna let me play again! Hey, maybe I could get my cutie mark in demolition!"

They both laughed at that but stopped when they saw how sad Apple Bloom was. Scootaloo said, "Aw, come on, Apple Bloom."

Sweetie Belle said, "I know just what you need to put the bloom back on your apple."

They went to Sugarcube Corner and Sweetie Belle gave her a cup cake, saying, "A treat from Sugarcube Corner will cheer you up."

Apple Bloom pushed the cup cake back and said in sadness, "No, it won't."

Then Pinkie came by and put a party hat on her head and said, "A party will cheer you up!"

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle came beside Apple Bloom and blew party whistles to make her happy. However it didn't work.

Apple Bloom said, "No, it won't."

They then went to Carousel Boutique where Rarity put a lovely hat that held colorful feathers, on Apple Bloom's head. She said, "A lovely new chapeau will cheer you up."

Apple Bloom was so sad that even the feather became limp due to her mood. She said, "No, it won't."

Apple Bloom left the boutique and began to walk on the street with her head down.

Scootaloo said, "Come on, Apple Bloom, it's just a cutie mark!"

Sweetie Belle said in glee, "Or lack of a cutie mark!"

Scootaloo quickly shushed her and said, "Shh! That's not helping! Apple Bloom! Where are you going?! Apple Bloom, come back!"

Apple Bloom didn't listen and continued her walk. If she had looked up in front of her, she would have seen that she was walking towards the Everfree Forest. As she walked through the forest, she didn't see a cliff and fell down from it. Apple Bloom went tumbling down the cliff with her face hitting the ground hard. She immediately held her mouth with her hands and silently screamed at the pain.

Zecora who was picking up herbs from the forest, saw Apple Bloom falling from a cliff, ran towards her. She came in front of the filly and said, "Apple Bloom. Are you okay little one?"

Apple Bloom opened her eyes and saw Zecora in front of her. She wanted to say something but the pain from her mouth kept her from saying anything at all.

Zecora saw this and said, "Open your mouth dear."

Apple Bloom complied and opened her mouth. Zecora looks into her mouth and saw one tooth was chipped in half.

Zecora said, "Oh dear. It looks like you have chipped your tooth. Come with me, I have just the trick that will fix you up really fast."

Zecora took Apple Bloom to her tree house in the Everfree Forest and made her a healing potion. She said, "Here you go Apple Bloom. Drink this and your tooth will be healed in no time."

Apple Bloom drank the potion and then looked into a mirror with her mouth open. She saw that her chipped tooth mended itself within seconds.

Apple Bloom cheered in joy for her tooth being healed. She said, "Wow. Zecora. When did you learn how to make something like this? When we came to you in the past, you didn't know how to make one this good."

Zecora blushed and said, "It was my coltfriend Ash. He came to my house one day and spent time with me. During that time, we spent it by doing some ..... activities." Her face turned red at the thought.

Flash Back

One day Ash visited her where they spent time together. They walked around while gathering some herbs she wanted. During this, they discovered a beautiful meadow in the Everfree Forest and rested there. They both laid on the soft flowers and looked up at the blue sky. Zecora cuddled up to him who hugged her and brought her closer to him. She nuzzled into his chest lovingly. After a while of cuddling, she began to kiss him lovingly. They both explored each others mouths.

Zecora then took one of his hands and brought it towards her breast. She let him touch her breast which made both of them blush.

Zecora said, "Ash. I want you to feel me."

Ash blushed and nodded. He grabbed and squeezed her boobs softly. After a while, Zecora pulled down her shirt and revealed her naked breasts to him. She hugged his head and pulled his face into her breasts. Ash first pinched her nipples making her squeak in pleasure. Then he fondled her breasts making her moan in pleasure. He then took one of her breast's nipple into his mouth and started sucking on it. Zecora was now lost in a bliss of pleasure. Ash used his virus to make her breast and nipple very sensitive. A wave of pleasure coursed through her body as he sucked on one of her breast while fondling the other breast.

After a while of pleasure, Zecora climaxed from just having her breast sucked and fondled as they were sensitive. She moaned loudly as she came. Her skirt was wet from her climax. She laid on him as she was exhausted from that blissful pleasure. Ash hugged her and kissed her who returned it lovingly. They both laid on the meadow as they rested from their intimation activity.

Ash asked, "Are you okay Zecora?"

Zecora nodded weakly. He smiled and hugged her. Her breasts were touching his chest, making her blush even more. She liked this. Her soft and voluptuous breasts touching his warm and strong chest made her heart beat very fast.

Ash asked, "How are you feeling?"

Zecora said with a smile, "I feel like I'm in Heaven."

Ash smiled and scratched her ears making her lean her head into his hand. After a while, he asked, "So what do you want to do now?"

Zecora tried to say, "Um don't you wanna ....

Ash said with a smile, "Zecora. There is no need to hurry. I will wait when you are ready for me."

Zecora eyes widen and said, "You will? I-I thought that you would be mad for not having my-"

Ash said, "Zecora. One thing you should know that I am not like the stallions here who only want to be with mares for their bodies. No. I'm not one of them. I love my girls and I will wait for them till they are ready."

Zecora was kind of surprised that he didn't jump on her. If she did that with another male, then he would have jumped on her and had his way with her. However, the Saiyan didn't do that. She smiled at him. She wants to be more intimate with him but she is not ready yet. When the time is right, she will present herself to him and make true love with him.

Zecora hugged him and said, "Thank you Ash. I would love to go back to my house and store all of the herbs we have gathered today."

Ash smiled and said, "Sure. Lets get going."

Ash stood up and lifted Zecora on her hooves. He snapped his fingers which dried her skirt from her climax juice. She then put on her shirt and walked towards her house. She kept on walk while being closer to him.

Ash lead her back to her house and even helped her with storing the herbs in her house. Before leaving, he told her about some recipes about how to make strong healing potions. She was very surprised to learn about making even better healing potions that what she already knew. She smiled and kissed him lovingly before he left. She just stood there and kept on looking at him with dreamy eyes as he disappeared into the forest.

Current Time

Zecora came out of her thoughts when Apple Bloom asked, "Hello? Zecora? Are you okay?"

Zecora said, "Yes I am Apple Bloom. I was just lost in thought. That's all."

Apple Bloom then looked around the various potions Zecora made and said, " Whoa. Zecora. You have tonics that heal all sorts of ailments. Bad bones, bad back, bad breath ... "

Zecora chuckled and said, "Yes little one. It is true, I have many recipes for healing many ailments. Thanks to Ash, now I have even more knowledge of making better potions."

Apple Bloom said, "And not only stuff that fixes the bad, but stuff that brings the good! Good health, good hair ... good heavens! Hmm ... I bet you can mix up a brew to fix ... anything." She said mischievously in the end

Zecora saw her scheming face and said, "There are various kinds of potions in this room, but the one you seek is not here, dear Apple Bloom. A magic potion cannot get you a Cutie Mark. A cutie mark only requires time and patience."

Apple Bloom pouted and said, "Fine." She looked over a bowl containing various kind of herbs in it. She asked, "Whatcha got going on there?"

Zecora walked towards a pot and said, "I am brewing up a potion for a rooster and his chicks. The rooster has a sore throat which prevents him from crowing in the mornings."

Zecora pulled out a flower that had heart shape leaves. Apple Bloom saw it and said, "Hey, I've seen that flower blooming in Ponyville! What is it?"

Zecora put some of the flower's petals into the bowl and said, "This flower is called 'Heart's Desire'. A few petals will heal the rooster's sore throat, making him able to give a mighty cock-a-doodle-doo!"

Apple Bloom chuckled at that and said, "That's a funny way for saying that. Heart's Desire, huh?" She began thinking of something.

Zecora searched around her herb's containers and said, "Oh dear. I see that I have run out of amethyst. I must go get this purple flower in order to complete the rooster's potion."

Apple Bloom just stared at the bowl and said, "Yeah, you go, you go."

Zecora left her house in search for the final ingredient for the potion. However, she didn't notice the look in Apple Bloom's eyes as she kept staring at the bowl's contents. Or more specifically, the Heart's Desire.

Later

On Ponyville school playground, several colts and fillies were playing around. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were playing with each other but stopped when Apple Bloom walked by them with her head held high and a slim metal ring around her waist. They looked at her confusingly but then gasped at what they saw.

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle said, "Aah! Apple Bloom! You got your cutie mark!"

This caused every other colt and filly to stop what they were doing and look at Apple Bloom. They saw a silver ring on the side of her hip. Yes, the fillies wore a bit of skimpy skirts. Don't know why but they just have. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo looked at Apple Bloom's Cutie Mark in awe but then turn into confusion as they didn't know what talent it meant.

Sweetie Belle said, "Um, Apple Bloom ... what is it?"

Scootaloo said, "Yeah! Is it an 'o'? Is your talent spelling?"

Sweetie Belle said, "Or is it a ring? Are you a jewelry maker?"

Twist said, "Or is it a powdered donut? 'Cause that sounds delicious."

Apple Bloom chuckled and said, "No, it's a loop-de-hoop!" She began to spin the ring around her waist.

Scootaloo gasped in excitement but then returned to confusion and said, "A what now?"

Apple Bloom said, "A loop-de-hoop! 'Least, that's what I always called it. Applejack made it for me from an old rain barrel when I was littler! Who woulda thought that loop-de-hoop would end up being my special talent?"

Sweetie Belle said, "Wow, Apple Bloom, that's amazing!"

Diamond Tiara came by and looked at her Cutie Mark. She scoff and said, "That's it? That's your talent?"

Silver Spoon said, "Spinning a hoop around your waist? Puh-lease."

Apple Bloom grinned and said, Oh, you ain't seen nothing yet."

Apple Bloom then threw her ring at the flag pole to which the ring began to come down. Apple Bloom then kicked the ring high into the sky and when it came down, she jumped at it and went through the ring several times before landing on the ground. This left Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon's mouths agape in awe while the other colts and fillies cheered for Apple Bloom's cool feats.

Scootaloo said, "Apple Bloom, you're super-duper-loop-de-hooper!"

Apple Bloom smiled and said, "Thanks, everyone!"

The bell of the school rang and Cheerilee came out and said, "All right, my little ponies, time for class!"

However, Cheerilee's words didn't reach the foals who were too busy cheering for Apple Bloom. She came by and saw her talent and said, "Apple Bloom?"

Apple Bloom stopped and asked, "Yes, Miss Cheerilee?"

Cheerilee smiled and said, "I want you to take your loop-de-hoop into the yard... and give us all a lesson in your amazing loop-de-hooping!"

The foals cheered and Apple Bloom smiled in joy. She then began to teach everyone how to loop-de-hoop the right way. After that, she then showed everyone some tricks with her ring which made the foals cheer at her.

Cheerilee said, "Show us some more, Apple Bloom."

Apple Bloom nodded and said, "Well, all right, just a few more tricks. But be warned! These are advanced moves, not for beginners."

Apple Bloom placed the ring on her tail and began to spin it around. She said, "I call this one the hoop-la!"

She spun the ring so fast that she began to float above the ground and kept on raising into the air. Everyone looked at Apple Bloom in awe. She smiles as she watches everyone from above. However, her focus was broken when something flashed beneath her skirt which blinded her. She stopped spinning the ring which made her fall on the ground.

Apple Bloom yelp, "Oof!" as she hit the ground but was unharmed. The foals looked at her and gasped. There, under her ring Cutie Mark was another Cutie Mark.

Diamond Tiara said, "Another cutie mark? Hah! I guess that last trick was a lot of hoopla. Those cutie marks are fake!"

This made the foals gasp in shock. Apple Bloom stood back up and said, "What? No they're not!"

Diamond Tiara asked, "Miss Cheerilee. Have you ever heard of a pony with two cutie marks?"

Cheerilee put a hand under her chin and thought about it. She said, "I must say that I never have, but maybe Apple Bloom has two special talents!"

Silver Spoon looked at Apple Bloom's second Cutie Mark and pointed at it. She said, "Oh yeah? Then let's see you do that!"

Snip said, "Spin plates!"

Snails said, "Yeah!"

Snips and Snails threw two sticks and two plates at Apple Bloom. She saw the objects flying towards her and panicked. She closed her eyes and waited for the objects to crash into her but to her surprise, it didn't. Instead, when she opened her eyes, she found the sticks were balancing on her nose and the plates were spinning on top of the sticks. The foals and teacher gasped at her additional talent.

Sweetie Belle said in awe, "Two cutie marks?"

Scootaloo said in awe, "Two talents?"

Apple Bloom looked at the spinning plates on her nose and grinned. She said, "Aw yeah!"

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle said, "Our friend is the most special pony ever!"

Apple Bloom said, "Alright, everyone, You ready for a real show?"

The foals and teacher cheered and followed Apple Bloom. She did several tricks of her talent which amazed the ponies. The ponies were very impressed to she a filly with two Cutie Marks. After showing off her talent, it was night time, so she went home with her family congratulating her for finding her Cutie Mark.

Applejack said as she spun her hat, "Yee-haw, little sis! Congratulations on getting not just one, but two cutie marks! We're mighty proud of you, right, Big McIntosh?"

Big Mac nodded and said, "Eeyup."

Applejack looked at her little sister two Cutie Marks and said, "I've never seen anything like it. Have you, Big Mac?"

Big Mac shook his head and said, "Nnnope."

Granny Smith walked towards Apple Bloom and said, "Why, the way you were a-hoopin' and a-hoppin' and kickin' and spinnin' reminded me of when I was a spry young filly." She was feeling very young and not a single bone or muscle in her body gave her any kind of pain.

Applejack said, "Why, Apple Bloom, I think you're ready to hit the rodeo circuit right now!"

Apple Bloom looked really tired. Her hair was messed a bit and there were bags under her eyes. She said, "Actually, I'm ready to hit the hay right now. I'm plum tuckered. I'll see y'all in the morning. Night!"

Apple Bloom went to her room to sleep. Applejack nodded and said in glee, "Night! Oh my, little Apple Bloom has finally blossomed, hasn't she, Big Mac?"

Big Mac nodded and said, "Eeyup!"

They all went to their room to sleep. In the middle of the night, there was a constant tapping sound coming from somewhere. Applejack tried to ignore it and sleep but couldn't. With a grunt, she left her bed and out of her room.

Applejack said, "What in tarnation is that?"

Applejack heard the tapping sounds were coming from Apple Bloom's room. She opened the door and said, "Apple Bloom, what is all that awful... tapping?"

She stops and gasped at what she saw. She said in shock, "Three cutie marks?!"

Apple Bloom now had three Cutie Marks. The third one was a pair of tap dancing shoe which made her tap dance along with spinning the metal ring and balancing two sticks on her head while two plates were spinning on them.

Apple Bloom pleaded, "Help me!"

Applejack quickly walked towards her in order to help her. She said, "C'mere, you!"

However, she couldn't come close as the metal ring spun and hit her. She yelped as she was hit away. She then grabbed Apple Bloom's legs but the tapping didn't stop and Applejack was flung away.

Apple Bloom said in worry, "I'm sorry, Applejack! I dunno how to make it stop!"

Applejack stood up and said, "Well, I know someone who might!"

Applejack took Apple Bloom to the library and knocked on the door.

A very tired voice came out, "Who is it?"

Applejack said, "Twilight! It's me Applejack! I need your help!"

The door opened and Twilight stood there in her pajamas. She asked in half sleep, "What is it Applejack?"

Applejack said, "Apple Bloom is in trouble. She has three Cutie Marks now and she can't stop doing all of them. Can you help her?"

Twilight's eyes widen at that and took them in. Inside the library, she looks at Apple Bloom's situation in shock. Spike woke up after hearing the tapping sound and began searching for a book about her illness.

Twilight said, "Three cutie marks. Three talents. I've never seen anything like it! I was just reading something about unusual equine illnesses. What was it?"

Spike took out a book and said, ""Perplexing Pony Plagues", perhaps?"

Twilight took the book and said, "Yes, Spike, you're amazing!"

Spike rolled his eyes and said, "Yes I am."

Twilight opened the book and searched through it. She said, "Hay fever... the trots... Cutie pox!"

Apple Bloom, Applejack and Spike said in confusion, "Cutie pox?!"

Twilight read, "Cutie pox. This puzzling pony plague afflicted a population of ponies back in the Paleopony Period!"

Spike chuckled and said, "Heh, say that ten times fast!" He was silenced by Twilight's glare.

Twilight said, "Random cutie marks appeared all over the ponies' bodies, causing them to perform all the talents that came with them!"

Apple Bloom said in shock, "Just like me!"

Applejack asked in worry, "Yes, but what's the cure? What's the cure?!"

Twilight read the book and said, "It says here there's no known cure!"

Apple Bloom, Applejack and Spike shouted in shock, "No known cure?!"

Twilight read, "The cause of the breakout was never discovered, and the cutie pox disappeared as mysteriously as they arrived!"

A biright light flashed under Apple Bloom's skirt which shocked her. He said, "Oh no! Sacrebleu! Plus de marques de cutie!*Gasp*Qu'est-ce c'est?! Je parle français?! (Oh no! Darn it! More cutie marks! [gasp] What's this?! I speak French?!)"

Applejack looks at her little sister with wide eyes and said, "My sister's speaking in fancy!"

Twilight said, "She needs help!"

Applejack said, "I know she needs help! We can't just wait for this to go away! We gotta find someone to mix up a cure! And fast!"

Apple Bloom said, "Tout de suite! (Now!)"

Twilight said, "Not some pony but some zebra!"

Applejack's eyes widen and realized who she was talking about. She said, "Zecora! Come on! We need to find her as soon as possible!"

Twilight stopped her and said, "We can't go out now in the middle of the night Applejack. This is the time where the beasts of the Everfree Forest are very aggressive."

Applejack said, "But we have to do something! Look at Apple Bloom!"

They looked at the filly and saw how tired she looked but was still performing her talents. Applejack said, "Look at how tired she is! Can you help her in anyway you can!?"

Twilight said, "I can cast a sleep spell on her. Maybe that will stop her from performing her talents."

Twilight casts a sleep spell on Apple Bloom. She did fall asleep. However, her body did not. While Apple Bloom slept, her body continued to perform her talents.

Applejack said, "Twilight! She's not stopping!"

Twilight said in disbelief, "But that's impossible! She should have stopped doing her talents! It's like her talents are controlling her body."

Applejack said in worry, "We need to do something Twilight! Apple Bloom is getting tired by the second!"

Twilight thinks for a moment and snaps her fingers. She said, "Ash! He should be able to hepled her with Apple Bloom's condition."

Applejack nodded and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's get going!"

Twilight told Spike, "While we are heading towards Ash's house, look after the library Spike."

Spike nodded and said, "Sure Twilight. Just keep Apple Bloom safe."

Twilight said, "I will Spike."

Applejack and Twilight took Apple Bloom to Ash's house. When they arrived, Applejack knocked hard on the door.

Applejack said, "Ash! Please be awake! I need your help!"

The door opened quickly and Ash stood there. He said, "Applejack. What's the matter? Are you okay?"

Applejack said, "My sister needs help! Just look at her!"

Ash looked at Apple Bloom and saw that she was performing some talents at the same time while she slept. He asked, "What's wrong with her? Is she sleep walking?"

Twilight said, "No. She has what is called "Cutie Pox".

Ash said in confusion, "Cutie Pox? What's that?"

Twilight then told him what "Cutie Pox" is which alarmed him as her body continued to perform which kept on draining Apple Bloom's stamina. Ash picked up Apple Bloom and took her to his room. Twilight and Applejack followed him. When they entered his room, they saw Scootaloo sleeping peacefully on his bed. The site of her made their hearts melt as she is now happy and away from her dark past.

Ash put his hand on Apple Bloom's head and let his virus seep into her body. The virus searched for the cause of her problem but couldn't find it anywhere.

Ash said, "I can't seem to find what is affecting Apple Bloom."

Applejack said, "what? But ... but-"

Ash said, "However, if there is nothing inside Apple Bloom's body then there is something else that is affecting her."

Twilight asked, "What could be affecting her if there is nothing inside Apple Bloom?"

Ash said, "I think that she first ate something that caused some reaction. From this reaction, the magic in the air is affecting her. This is my conclusion at the moment. However, I will need more info about this if I need to have some result."

Applejack said, "But what can we do now for Apple Bloom? She is getting exhausted by the second."

Ash said, "Leave that to me."

The virus inside Apple Bloom's body went into every part of her muscles. The virus numbed her muscles which made Apple Bloom stop performing her talents and slump onto the floor but Ash grabbed her and laid her on the bed beside Scootaloo.

Applejack asked, "What did you do to her?"

Ash said, "I have numbed all of her muscles. This way, she will be unable to move and can rest peacefully."

He looked at her and saw Scootaloo hugging Apple Bloom in her sleep. This cute site melted his heart. He smiled as he saw them sleeping peacefully. Twilight and Applejack 'awww' at the scene.

Ash said, "Why don't you let Apple Bloom sleep here tonight Applejack? This way, I can keep an eye on her if she needs anything else."

Applejack nodded and said, "Sure Ash. Look after her."

Twilight said, "We'll start looking for more information in the morning. I bet Zecora knows something about this."

Ash nodded and said, "Sure. Well good night girls."

The girls hugged him and left his house. Ash looked back at the sleeping fillies and smiled softly. He then laid beside Apple Bloom and rubbed her head softly. He will find out what is causing her this illness. Ash then slept for the night.

Next Morning

Morning came and Apple Bloom woke up. She yawned and tried to stretch her limbs but she couldn't. She tried again and found that none of her limbs are responding to her. She began to panic as she looked at her surrounding. She was in an unfamiliar room. She thought that someone has kidnapped her and will do things to her. Her fear only rose when the door to the room opened but were replaced with relief when Ash walked in.

Ash brought some fried rice for Apple Bloom to eat. She must be hungry as it was breakfast time. He entered the room and found Apple Bloom awake. He smiled and said, "Good morning Apple Bloom. Did you slept well?"

Apple Bloom smiled and said, "Bonjour Ash. Oui, j'ai bien dormi, mais pourquoi ne puis-je pas déplacer mes membres? (Good morning Ash. Yes I slept great but why can't I move my limbs?)"

Ash was surprised to hear her speak french. He looked at her and saw that there were several Cutie Marks on her body. One mark that was a symbol related to french. However, he understood what she was saying. With his reality warping, he made himself able to understand any language spoken to him. He is also able to speak any language as well.

Ash said, "Do you remember what happened yesterday?"

Apple Bloom nodded and said, "Oui. Je me rappelle. J'ai obtenu ma marque Cutie, mais j'ai eu une autre et une autre. Applejack m'a pris pour voir si Twilight pourrait aider ce qui n'allait pas avec moi. Elle a dit que j'avais quelque chose appelé un "Pox Cutie" et qu'il n'y avait aucun remède pour lui. (Yes. I do remember. I got my Cutie mark but then I got another and another. Applejack took me to see if Twilight could help what was wrong with me. She said that I had something called a "Cutie Pox" and that there was no cure for it.)"

Tears welled up in her eyes as she becomes sad. Ash came by and sat beside her. He rubbed her head and said, "There is no such thing as no cure Apple Bloom. If we don't know what the cure is, it doesn't mean that it is incurable. We just have to search harder and we will eventually get results."

Apple Bloom smiled softly and said, "Merci Ash. Je ne sais toujours pas comment je suis arrivé ici. (Thank you Ash. I still don't know how I got here.)"

Ash said, "You were getting exhausted from continuously performing your talents so Twilight cast a sleep spell on you so you could rest. However, that didn't work as your body refused to stop. Applejack and Twilight then brought you to me for help. I numbed all of your muscles so that you could rest."

Apple Bloom said, "Oh. Je vous remercie. Que dois-je faire maintenant? (Oh. Thank you. So what should I do now?)"

Ash said, "For now, I brought you breakfast. You should eat and then wait for Twilight and Applejack to come here. Then we will go and meet with Zecora. She might have some knowledge about your illness."

Apple Bloom asked, "Tu ne peux pas me guérir comme tu l'as fait avec Scootaloo? (Can't you cure me like you did with Scootaloo?)"

Ash shook his head and said, "I can't cure you because there is nothing inside your body that is causing your illness. All I can conclude is that the magic in the air is affecting your body in someway. I'm sure that Zecora will have some method of fixing you up."

Apple Bloom nodded and then her stomach *Growl* grumbled making her blush. Ash took a spoon and picked some fired rice with it. He then brought the spoon to Apple Bloom's mouth.

Ash said, "Here you go. Eat."

Apple Bloom said, "Je peux me nourrir Ash. (I can feed myself Ash.)"

Ash shook his head and said, "With your muscles numbed, you can't. So I will be feeding you."

Apple Bloom pouted cutely and opened her mouth. Ash then began to spoon feed her. Apple Bloom moaned as delicious food entered her mouth. She kind of liked being fed like this. She also began to start feeling something but ignored it as she was too busy eating his delicious food.

After feeding Apple Bloom, Ash said, "Do you want to eat more?"

Apple Bloom shook her head and said, "Non, je suis plein. C'était le meilleur petit déjeuner que j'ai jamais mangé. Qu'est-ce que c'était? (No. I'm full. That was the best breakfast I have ever eaten. What was it?)"

Ash said, "Rice fired in different vegetables and spices."

Apple Bloom said, "Cela ne sonne délicieux. (That does sound yummy.)"

Ash chuckled and said, "That it is. Now rest while we wait for Applejack and Twilight to arrive."

Apple Bloom then felt something again and this time she blushed. She said, "Um Ash?"

Ash looked at her and said, "Yes Apple Bloom?"

Apple Bloom looked away and said, "Je ah je veux ah utiliser la salle de bains um. (I ah I want to ah use the um bathroom.)"

Ash's eyes widen at what she was asking. He first thought of asking the girls but they already left the house. Even Scootaloo. Only Ash and Apple Bloom were in the house. He began to overuse his brain to think of some way to help her.

Apple Bloom blushed and said, "Um Je dois utiliser la salle de bain mal. (Um I need to use the bathroom badly.)"

Ash came out of his thought and look at the filly. He sighed as it was going to be an awkward moment for him. He picked up Apple Bloom and took her to the bathroom. He closed his eyes and ... took off her skirt and then her ... underwear. Apple Bloom's whole face and head blushed red. He then set her on the toilet and left the room.

Ash said from the other side of the door, "um when you are done, um call me."

Apple Bloom was blushing as she quietly did her ... business. When she was done, she quietly said, "Um je suis fait. (Um I'm done.)"

Ash came in with his eyes closed and helped Apple Bloom stand up. He even used the water sprayer to ... clean her up. Then he put on her underwear and skirt and picked her up. He then laid her on his bed and waited silently for the arrival of Applejack and Twilight.

Apple Bloom's heart was beating fast as she kept on blushing. She was undressed by the human as she couldn't move her limbs. He even washed her. They both remained silent.

*Knock* *Knock* *Knock* *Knock*

The silence was broken by the knocking on the door. Ash went and opened the door and Applejack and Twilight were there with worried faces.

Twilight said, "Good morning Ash."

Applejack said, "Good morning Ash. Is Apple Bloom okay?"

Ash said, "Good morning girls. Apple Bloom is fine. She is resting now. Wait here while I bring her."

Ash went to his room and said, "Apple Bloom. Twilight and Applejack are here. I am taking you to them."

He then lifted her which made her blush even more. Ash took her to her sister.

Applejack hugged her and said, "Apple Bloom! You're okay,"

Apple Bloom said, "Je suis bien Applejack. Ash m'a soigné. (I'm alright Applejack. Ash has been looking after me.)"

Applejack looks at Ash in confusion and asked, "What's she saying?"

Ash said, "She said I'm alright Applejack. Ash has been looking after me."

Applejack said, "Oh. Well thank you Ash for looking after her."

Ash smiled and said, "I don't mind at all Applejack. Apple Bloom is family to me. She is like a little sister to me."

This made Applejack and Apple Bloom smile. Twilight said, "Well, let's get going. The sooner we find Zecora, the sooner Apple Bloom can get cured."

They all nodded and went into the Everfree Forest. They reached Zecora's house and knocked on the door. The door opened and Zecora came out.

Zecora said, "Good morning my friends. Welcome to my home."

They greeted her and Applejack said, "Zecora. We need your help with something."

Zecora said, "What can I help you with?"

Applejack pointed towards her little sister and said, "Apple Bloom is suffering from Cutie Pox. Do you know anything that can help her?"

Zecora looked at Apple Bloom and saw that she had several Cutie Marks on her body. She said, "Come in side."

They entered her house and looked around. Applejack asked in hope, "So Zecora. Do you know anything about Cutie Pox? Any cure for it?"

Zecora nodded and said, "I do know what a Cutie Pox is and I also know a cure for it."

Applejack smiled and said, "Great! Apple Bloom can be cured! Can you give the cure to her?"

Zecora nodded and said, "I can give her the cure but first there is something I must know." She looks at the filly with disapproving eyes which made Apple Bloom shrink a bit in Ash's arms.

Twilight asked, "Um what do you want to know Zecora?"

Zecora said, "I want to know what happened to my flower Heart Desire. Apple Bloom, tell me the truth."

Applejack looked at her sister and said, "Apple Bloom. Why is she asking you that sort of thing?"

Apple Bloom was sweating from the look her big sister was giving her. She wanted to run away from this but stopped when Ash spoke.

Ash said, "Apple Bloom. Just tell the truth and you will feel better. You have no need to fear."

Apple Bloom was silent for a while and then sigh. She said, "Je .. J'ai pris la fleur Désir coeur. J'ai utilisé la fleur pour me faire une potion pour obtenir my Cutie Mark. Je suis désolé mais j'étais tellement désespéré d'avoir une marque Cutie. (I .. I took the flower Heart Desire. I used the flower to make myself a potion to get my Cutie Mark. I'm sorry but I was just so desperate to get a Cutie Mark.)"

Ash translated, "She said I took the flower Heart Desire. I used the flower to make myself a potion to get my Cutie Mark. I'm sorry but I was just so desperate to get a Cutie Mark."

Applejack looks at her little sister with disapproving eyes and said, "Apple Bloom! It's not nice to take other peoples' things without their permission."

Apple Bloom looked down in sadness as tears welled in her eyes. She said, "Je suis désolé. (I'm sorry.)"

Ash said, "She said that she is sorry but don't be to hard on her Applejack."

Applejack asked, "Why shouldn't I be hard on her? She took Zecora's flower without her permission."

Ash smiled and said, "This is how young ones actually learn. When you tell them not to do things, they would do it. When they realize that what they did was wrong, they learn from it and avoid doing it in the future. So consider this and her Cutie Pox illness as her punishment."

Applejack's face soften and looked at Apple Bloom's sad face. She said, "Awww. I'm sorry to Apple Bloom." She then hugged her little sister.

Zecora looked at Apple Bloom and smiled softly. She said, "Well, I can forgive you for using the flower without my permission but I am also surprised that you were able to make yourself a potion from it."

Apple Bloom blushed from her praise. Zecora then walked to a small pot and put her hand in it. Applejack said, "So can you give her the cure?"

Zecora nodded and took a pot with some dirt in it. She put the pot on a table and opened her hand. In her hands was one golden seed.

Zecora said, "This is a seed called the Seed of Truth."

Zecora buried the seed into the dirt of the pot. She then poured some water on it and said, "The flower grown from this seed has the cure in it."

Twilight said, "Really? Fascinating."

Applejack said, "A flower? That will takes weeks to grow."

Zecora shook her head and said, "The Seeds of Truth are different. For it does not require much time to grow. All it needs are some truth and it will grow instantly."

Applejack said, "You mean that if we spoke the truth then the flower would grow quickly?"

Zecora nodded. No one spoke for a while and Twilight said with a blush, "Um I ah I love Ash for his kindness for the girls."

A small stem grew out from the dirt. Applejack said, "Ash saved my granny's life. For that, I love him with all my heart."

The stem grew and a few leafs grew with it. Ash then said with a soft smile, "I was a lonely being in my world. Every step I took, darkness surrounded me. I had no friend, no one to love, no one to protect. I had nothing but ever since I arrived in this world, I have met beings who I can call friends. Then my friends became my light which driven away my darkness. They took a very special place in my heart. They became my hope. For that, I will forever love them. I will forever protect them. I will do whatever it takes to make them happy. For I truly love my friends."

The girls looked at him with teary eyes. They knew that he was speaking the truth because a beautiful flower grew from the pot that shine brightly. The room was brighten up from its light.

Applejack said, "Is this flower the cure?"

Zecora nodded and Twilight said, "It's so beautiful."

Applejack asked, "Now what to do with the flower?"

Zecora said, "Apple Bloom needs to eat it for the cure to work."

Ash nodded and walked towards the flower. He took the flower and brought it towards Apple Bloom's mouth. She opened her mouth and he put the flower inside. Before that, he took a DNA sample from the flower. Apple Bloom then ate the flower and everyone saw her Cutie Marks disappearing slowly. Soon, all of the Cutie Marks was gone. Apple Bloom was cured.

Apple Bloom asked, "Am I cured?"

Applejack said, "Hey! You're not speaking french anymore."

Apple Bloom eyes lit up and said, "I'm cured!" She tried to move but couldn't. She said, "I still can't move."

Ash said, "Allow me."

Virus seeped into her body and fixed her muscles. Apple Bloom was then able to move a bit and stood on her hooves. She jumped a bit and moved around her limbs to check them if they were okay. She was then hugged by Applejack.

Applejack said, "Oh Apple Bloom. You're okay."

Apple Bloom said, "Sorry Applejack."

Applejack said, "It's okay Apple Bloom. You're okay and that's all that matters."

Ash smiled at the site which warmed his heart. However, there was something that he needs to know about this Cutie Pox. After seeing how troubled Apple Bloom was, it even reached the point where she was very exhausted. This was a life threatening disease.

Ash said, "Zecora. Are the Cutie Pox contagious?"

Zecora shook her head and said, "No they are not. Only the one who is infected by it will suffer."

Ash nodded and asked, "How does one catch a Cutie Pox?"

Zecora said, "There are some rare flowers in the Everfree forest. If they are consumed, then you would get a Cutie Pox."

Apple Bloom said, "But weren't you using the Heart Desire for making a potion for the rooster?"

Zecora said, "That is true. Heart Desire is a flower that can give you Cutie Pox. However, when I was making the potion for the rooster's crowing, I put some sap from the Seeds Of Truth in the mixture. This will negate the effect of catching Cutie Pox."

Ash asked, "What does this Heart Desire look like?"

Zecora pulled out a strange flower from a pot and showed it to him. She said, "This is a Heart Desire."

Ash nodded and said, "Thanks Zecora. Twilight. Mayor Mare needs to know this."

Twilight asked, "Okay but why does she need to know about it?"

Ash said, "I have seen plenty of these flowers growing around Ponyville. If any pony ate them, then they would get infected with the Cutie Pox."

Everyone's eyes widen at that and Applejack said, "But we don't have to worry about it. Zecora has the cure for it."

Zecora said, "The Seeds Of Truth are very rare Applejack. I have only three more and they are very hard to find within the Everfree Forest."

Twilight, Applejack and Apple Bloom's eyes widen at that. Three seeds. That means that she only has the cure for three more.

Applejack asked, "Then what should we do about the flower around Ponyville? What if someone ate them?"

Ash said, "Mayor Mare will tell the civilians of Ponyville to tear all of the Heart Desire from the village. This will make them cautious about the flower and prevents others and foals from eating them."

Zecora said, "But I need those flower. They are some of the ingredients I use in some of my potions."

Ash thinks about it and said, "Okay. How about this. I will tell Mayor Mare to gather all of the flowers and give them to you. You can then plant them in your house where they will stay safe."

Zecora nodded and said, "Thank you Ash. This way, I won't run out of Heart Desire for my potions."

Ash nodded and said, "Also, you said that you only have three Seeds Of Truth?"

Zecora nodded and he said, "I can help you with that. Give me one of the seeds."

Zecora took out one Seeds Of Truth and gave it to him. Ash took the seed and his virus devoured it. Taking the seed's DNA, he took a container and put his hand on it. From his hand, several Seeds Of Truth began to fall into the container. He used the seed's DNA and combine it with his biomass to make more of the seeds.

The girls' eyes widen as they see several Seeds Of Truth falling out of his hand and filling the container. After a while, the seeds stop coming out of his hand when the container was filled with them.

Ash said, "There you go Zecora. Now you don't have to worry about them running out. If they do then come to me. I will make more for you."

Zecora smiled and hugged him. She said, "Thank you Ash."

The girls hugged him and he hugged them back. After a while, he asked, "Zecora. I want to know something about the Cutie Pox."

Zecora said, "Yes. What do you want to know about it?"

Ash asked, "How do you know about the Cutie Pox? How did you know about its cure? When did the Cutie Pox come out?"

Zecora was silent when he asked those question. After a while she sighed and said, "My grandfather told me stories about the origin of Cutie Pox. According to him, a long time ago there were some villages near the Everfree forest."

Twilight asked, "What? Villages near the Everfree forest? How could they survive with all of the dangerous beasts roaming around?"

Zecora said, "Grandfather said that there were special flowers that released a scent the beasts did not like. These flowers are what kept the beasts from attacking the villages near the Everfree forest. According to grandfather, only Earth ponies lived in the villages. Another thing about them was that they didn't have any Cutie Mark, nor did they know anything about them."

Apple Bloom asked, "How could they not know about Cutie Marks?"

Zecora said, "It was a really long time ago when Cutie Marks wasn't known about. The ponies in the villages lived happily and did trade with the villages. However, one day, it all changed. Trade from other villages stopped. No one came from the other villages. Worried about their neighboring villages, one village sent out a group of ponies to see what was the problem. When they reached one village, they were horrified to see everyone dead."

Horror took hold of the girls but Ash wasn't fazed by it. He already knew where this story was going, so he simply listened to her story.

Apple Bloom asked in fear, "H-how did they d-die?"

Zecora said, "After investigating the dead ponies, the group found out that they died of exhaustion."

Twilight asked, "How can that be?"

Zecora said, "From what grandfather told me is that the dead ponies bodies were covered in various Cutie Marks. It was the Cutie Pox. The infected ponies were forced to perform their talents. Due to this, the-"

Twilight said, " .. their bodies kept on performing talents until they died of exhaustion? Is that right?"

Zecora nodded and Applejack hugged her little sister in fear. She said, "Is that what was going to happen to Apple Bloom?"

Another nod from Zecora made the girls fearful. Ash said, "What happened after they found the cause of their deaths?"

Zecora said, "The group of ponies also investigated the other villages and found them dead from the same illness. When they returned to their village, they told the village chief about the horror of what they saw. The village chief was so horrified and scared about the Cutie Marks that he told the ponies of his village about it. He told them that it was a horrible curse and needs to be vary about them. The villagers were so scared that they even stopped leaving the village. They all rejected the Cutie Mark. Then one horrible day, one pony of the village got a Cutie Mark. This made the rest of the villagers scared and out of fear, they killed the poor pony."

The girls gasped in horror. To kill a pony just for getting a Cutie Mark? That was horrible.

Applejack asked, "What happened to them?"

Zecora said, "According to grandfather, the ponies of the village were punished by the Everfree forest. The forest came alive and swallowed the entire village and everyone in it. The village simply disappeared from the face of Equestria."

Silent took hold of the air. The girls were horrified and scared at the story. Ash on the other hand was angered by this. If he ever find this village, then he would give them a piece of his mind. ... wait.

A village in the Everfree forest? Zecora living in the Everfree forest? Ponyville near the Everfree forest? His friends near the Everfree forest?

A chill ran down his spine which made him gasp. His instinct was telling him to be very very alert from now on. Something ... evil resides in the Everfree forest that is a threat to his friends. He needs to be vigilant for this kind of evil.

The girls heard him gasp and saw him thinking heavily with a shocked face. Twilight asked, "Ash. Are you okay?"

Ash came out of his thoughts and said, "Yes I am fine Twilight."

Applejack said, "You looked like you were thinking something. What was it?"

Ash said, "Well, my instinct just told me something bad is coming in the future. Hearing this story made me put on my guard."

Apple Bloom said, "But that's just a story right?"

Ash said, "Be it a story or not. Why I am on high alert is that my instincts are telling me to be prepare for something bad to happen. And my instincts are never wrong."

The girls were now worried about him. They knew that he was right about this stuff as they too feel some sort of disturbance in the air.

Zecora said, "We must heed Ash's warning. He is never wrong about this kind of stuff."

Applejack hugged her little sister tightly and said, "Yeah. After hearing that kind of story is giving me the shiver."

Twilight said, "Okay. We'll head home. Bye Zecora."

The girls left the house. Ash looked at Zecora and thought that she was alone in this forest. How would she defend herself if someone attacked her since she is alone? He got an idea and mentally ordered the Timber Wolfs to come here.

Ash said, "Zecora. I am not comfortable with leaving you here alone. So I called a lot of Timber Wolves to patrol around your house. Where ever you go, they would follow you and keep you safe. You can also tell them what to do."

Zecora smiled and nodded. She too was getting a bit scared as she felt the disturbance in the air. Now she was thankful that she had Timber Wolves protecting her.

Zecora hugged him and said, "Thank you for looking out for me Ash. But how many Timber Wolves are there around my house?"

Ash lead her out of her house and showed her. Zecora's eyes widen and her jaw dropped at what she saw. There, around her house, were about 5000 Timber Wolves moving around. Zecora was really overwhelmed by the huge numbers of Timber Wolfs.

Ash said, "They will protect you and follow your orders. Also." he then created some infected insects that flew around her house.

Ash said, "The insects will also tell me about any sort of danger that comes here."

Zecora was taken back by his over protection but she liked it how he want's to protect her. She kissed him and thanked him. Twilight, Applejack and Apple Bloom were looking at the hoard of Timber Wolves in shock and awe. To see them not attacking them was really strange.

Ash came towards them and said, "Okay girls. Lets head back to Ponyville."

The girls said 'goodbye' to Zecora and left to Ponyville. However, if they would have looked closely at their surrounding, they would have seen a small white transparent figure hiding behind a tree and watching them leave. The figure smiled with hope when she saw the Saiyan and left.

A Few Days Later

For a few days, Ponyville was met with new troubles. Ash told Mayor Mare about the Cutie Pox caused by the strange flower Heart Desire. Mayor Mare was alarmed that the illness would cause the infected to die from exhaustion. She wanted to destroy them but Ash said that as long as they are not eaten, they are harmless. He also told them that he would give a Cutie Pox cure to the hospital if anyone accidentally eaten the flower. She was happy with it.

Ash also requested Mayor Mare to help him collect every Heart Desire in Ponyville. When asked what he needs the flowers for, he said that they are for Zecora for making healing potions. She accepted his request and told a group of ponies to help in gathering the flowers. While the ponies were busy in collecting the flowers, Ash went to the hospital and met with Redheart. She hugged him and talked to him. She found out why he came and was thankful that he came to give them a cure about the illness.

When the flowers were collected, three crates were made from them. Ash wanted to take them to Zecora but Twilight came and asked, "Ash. Can I take them to Zecora myself?"

Ash asked, "Why Twilight?"

Twilight said, "I took some books from Zecora and I need to return them to her. Since I am already going to her, I can also take the creates and give them to her myself."

Ash nodded and said, "Okay Twilight. Just be careful."

Twilight smiled and kissed him. She said, "I will. I know you would protect us,"

Twilight levitated the crates and went towards the Everfree Forest. Ash wasn't worried about her since he trained her in magic and teaching her offensive and defensive magic. She can take care of herself but just in case, he released some infected insects and ordered them to follow her and keep an eye on her.

10 Minutes Earlier

The CMC were crusading near Fluttershy's house and were having fun. They spent the whole day doing various activities in order to find their Cutie Mark.

Scootaloo said, "That was just awesome!"

Sweetie Belle said, "Yeah that really was funny! Hehehehe"

Apple Bloom said, "I don't know about you girls but this seemed kinda useless."

Scootaloo said, "Oh Apple Bloom, don’t be such a naysayer! We almost got our cutie marks this time!"

Sweetie Belle said, "Well, maybe it was a bit dangerous though."

Scootaloo rolled her eyes and said, "Oh come on Sweetie Belle. You agreed with me just a minute ago! It was so thrilling when the bear jumped out of the bush and started to chase us when we threw a pie in his face! That was hilarious!”

Sweetie Belle said, "I don't know Scootaloo. I mean that was Fluttershy's friend Harry. What you did was mean to him."

Scootaloo scoffed and said, "Oh come on. That wasn't mean. In fact, the bear liked it. Did you see him eating the pie that I threw at his face?"

Sweetie Belle said, "It was still mean Scootaloo. And scary."

Scootaloo then ran in front of the filly and took a predator stance that only made her look cute. She said, "But if I wouldn’t have been around by then" She pounced on Sweetie Belle and roared "Gggrrrraaaaahhhhhh!"

Sweetie Belle squeaked, "Kyaaaaa! Scootaloo!"

Scootaloo laughed and got off of her and said, "See? Scootaloo saves the day!"

Apple Bloom scoffed and said, "Oh come on Scootaloo. Even you ran away like a little chicken when the bear started to charge towards us!"

Scootaloo blushed and stammered, "That's not true! I uh, just wanted to ... I mean ..."

Apple Bloom grinned and sang, "Scootaloo is a chicken. Scootaloo is a chicken."

Scootaloo didn't like it and she lunged at her and pushed both of them down a small hill. They both rolled with each other as they struggled to push each other away.

Sweetie Belle screamed in fear, "Apple Bloom! Scootaloo!"

Apple Bloom and Scootaloo both rolled down the small hill. On their way down, they were grazed by some stones and other things but not enough to make a wound. As they were rolling down the hill, they were both arguing with each other.

Apple Bloom said, "Ouch! Scoot you gha stupid chicken! You are ah such a DODO!"

Scootaloo said, "Stop calling ow me a DODO! Ouch! And I ekk am not a ag chicken anymore!"

Soon both fillies arrived at the ground As they smashed against the dirt, they both were rolled apart from each other. They laid down as they catch their breaths. Soon, they began to laugh.

Scootalo said, "That was awesome!"

Apple Bloom said, "Yeah! Lets do that again!"

Sweetie Belle came down with a very worried expression. She asked in a worried tone, "Scootaloo! Apple Bloom! Are you two alright?"

However, her worry turned to confusion when she saw them laughing instead of moaning in pain.

Sweetie Belle asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Isn’t anyone hurt?"

Scootaloo jumped back on her hooves and said with a smirk, "Don’t worry about me Sweetie Belle. Do you really believe such a small pity hill could harm me?"

She then dusted her clothes and removed any dirt from her hair and fur. Sweetie Belle then asked, "Oh. What about you Apple Bloom?"

Apple Bloom stood up and stretched her limbs. She said, "Don’t worry Sweetie Belle. I'm alright. Just have a bit of dirt in my fur."

Scootaloo said, "Alright girls. It's getting dark and Ash told me to not be in the forest at this time. It's dangerous. Lets go home."

Sweetie Belle looked at the sky and saw night approaching. She said in fear, "Y-you're right Scootaloo. You're coming too, Apple Bloom?”

Apple Bloom said, "Yeah, but I am going to take a shortcut this time. Applejack wanted me to help her bring in today’s apple harvest into the barn."

Sweetie Belle said, ""Oh. Okay then Apple Bloom. Have a sweet dream and-”

Scootaloo cut her of and said, "Come on Sweetie Belle! The first filly who reaches their home wins!"

Scootaloo then dashed away while leaving behind a confused looking Sweetie Belle. She said, "W-wait Scootaloo! That’s not fair! Your home is closer then mine! You're cheating!"

Sweetie Belle then started chasing Scootaloo. Soon, both the fillies disappeared at the horizon, leaving behind Apple Bloom.

Apple Bloom chuckled at Sweetie Belle reaction. She said, "Poor Sweetie Belle. Oh well, lets go home before sis gets more worried about me."

Apple Bloom then walked down the empty and silent road to Sweet Apple Acre. The sun was slowly setting and stained the sky into a beautiful orange-red color. Thanks to the Pegasus, there was not a single cloud in the sky. The site was marvelous. The grass around her sway from cool breeze that were blowing softly through her hair. It was just an amazing autumn evening.

While walking, she was thinking about her Cutie Mark. After going through making a potion and getting a Cutie Pox, she started to wonder if she was ever going to get one. Ash did say that when the time is right, the Cutie Mark will appear and that she would find her own special talent in life. She was sad that almost every foal in Ponyville has gotten their Cutie Marks. Except the CMC.

Even though, after all of that, the fillies friendship and adventures meant more to her than just a simple Cutie Mark. She loved her friends and family. And .... Ash.

Apple Bloom stopped and blushed at the thought. She shook her head and continued walking. Why would she think like that? Does it have something to do with what happened at his house? Maybe. For now, she pushed those thoughts away and continued walking but something alarmed her.

Apple Bloom said in panic, "Darn it! I forgot that Applejack is waiting for me! She would get more worried the more I am late!"

The sun almost disappeared and Applejack surely was waiting for her. She ran down the road and soon she arrived at a T-shaped crossroad. An old looking sign-post was stuck in the ground. She stopped to looked at both signs adorning it:

[Left Everfree Forest] [ Ponyville Right]

She was about to take a right turn when "Oh good evening Apple Bloom! What are you doing here?" A voice spoke from her right side.

Apple Bloom turned and saw that it was Twilight Sparkle who was coming from Ponyville. She was also levitating three crates with her along with some books. She said, "Hey Twilight! I was on my way to my house. You’ll never guess what we did today!"

Apple Bloom began to tell Twilight all about today's crusading. She said, "So this morning, we were at the park today. There, we were all just hanging around ..."

Twilight tried to interrupt Apple Bloom’s story, "That’s quite alright Apple Bloom, I was just…" but the filly continued.

Apple Bloom continued, " ... but then Scootaloo was all like CMC Park Rangers!"

Twilight again tried to interrupt her, "Well I’m sure you had-"

Apple Bloom continued. "... and then she said 'That’s not what a bear sounds like!"

After a few more minutes, Twilight said, "Apple Bloom! I uh, I’m sorry but I really have to get going! It's getting dark so you should head back home now. Take care now okay?" Twilight turned around and went down the left path, leading right into the Everfree Forest.

Apple Bloom finished her story with a chuckle, "… Every. Last. One! Can you believe that!?"

She look around and realized that Twilight had already walked away. She quickly walked after her and asked, "Hey Twilight. Where are you going?"

Twilight said, "I took some books from Zecora about the plant life and herbs of the Everfree forest. I want to return them back to her and also, I brought these crates that are full of Heart Desire.

Apple Bloom nervously looked up again to the almost disappeared sun. It was almost dark. She was afraid that her big sister would be angry at her for being late. She thought about it and got a great idea. If she could spend some time with Twilight, then that will give her a good alibi so that her sister would not be angry at her anymore.

Twilight said, "I better hurry. I rather get home before it gets dark."

Apple Bloom asked with a very sweet and bright smile, "Oh! Twilight! Can I come with you too?"

Twilight was startled by this and stopped walking. She looked at Apple Bloom in shock and said, "I-I’m sorry Apple Bloom, but the Everfree Forest is no place for a young filly like you!"

Apple Bloom really wanted to be with Twilight that would give her an excuse to being late. She then did the cute puppy dog eyes and said in the cutest sound ever that would make any grown Saiyan have a heart awe-tack, "Ah'll be extra careful! Oh please, please, please?"

Twilight nervously tried to block her cuteness and said, "I-I don’t think-”

Apple Bloom cutely asked, "Pluuuuuuueeeeeeeeee..."

Twilight said, "It's just too-"

"... eeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..."

"There are many-"

"... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..."

Twilight finally broke from the filly's cute attack and said, "Alright! Alright! You can come with me! But! You must promise me to stay close to me at all time you hear?"

Apple Bloom said in glee, "Yes! Thank you Twilight! Lets go! Lets go!"

Apple Bloom was so excited that she ran ahead of Twilight, leaving her behind. Twilight said, "Apple Bloom! Wait! Slow down! Remember what you've promised me!"

Apple Bloom blushed a bit and said, "Oh right. um, sorry Twilight!”

Twilight and Apple Bloom then took the left turn and walked towards the Everfree forest. They both continued and began to travel through the Everfree Forest. Twilight lead the way and as deeper they went through the Everfree forest, the more nervous they grew. Twilight was getting a bit jumpy scared with every step she took as her eyes looked at her surroundings.

Apple Bloom said, "Um, Twilight?"

Twilight jumped at the voice and look towards the filly, "Great Celestia! Please, don’t startle me like that Apple Bloom!"

Apple Bloom said, "Are you really afraid Twilight? I mean, you are the greatest magician in Ponyville."

"Well, ever since Ash has been helping me with magic training, I've bocame more powerful than before. Even Trixie is on my level with his help. I should be more than enough to stand against some ghosts and monsters."

Apple Bloom walked forward but due to the darkness, she couldn't see the incoming cliff. Twilight shouted, "Watch out Apple Bloom!"

However, it was too late for Apple Bloom who fell from the cliff an into the deep darkness.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

She stop screaming when she felt that she wasn't falling anymore. She opened her eyes and saw that she was enveloped in purple aura. Twilight managed to cast a levitation spell on the filly as she fell. She then pulled Apple Bloom back and onto the solid ground.

Apple Bloom couldn't process what happened. She looked beyond the cliff and her eyes widen at what she saw.

Apple Bloom said in disbelief, "What the hay?!"

There, in front of her was a gigantic dark abyss. It seemed to be bottomless. Nothing to see except for a giant empty dark space"

Twilight sighed in relief and said, "That was close. Thanks to Ash's training, I was able to cast a levitation spell on you. Are you alright Apple Bloom?"

Apple Bloom said fearfully, "Y-yeah. I'm o-okay. What are we going to do now Twilight?"

Twilight looked around and tried to find a way over the abyss. The other side was too far away to jump, neither was there any way around it. This was really strange. Just a few days ago, they reached Zecora's house with ease but now, the whole surroundings looked different. Like the forest changed its path or something.

“ ... Blank ... ” A voice spoke.

“Huh?” Apple Bloom heard the voice and looked around to see who it was but couldn't find anyone besides them. She was at least able to recognize the voice to be a female voice. A filly's voice.

Twilight saw something and said, "Apple Bloom! Look over there!"

Twilight pointed towards a direction. When Apple Bloom looked in that direction, she saw a huge tree which was placed like a bridge between the two sides of the abyss.

Twilight said, "A tree? How can that be there? Just a few minutes ago, it wasn't there! Who could have placed it there in such a short time?"

Apple Bloom said in fear, "Do you think it ... it was a ghost?"

This made Twilight chuckle and said, "Oh Apple Bloom. Don’t be silly. Ghosts don't exist. It surely was Zecora. She is a magician too you know. So don’t worry. It seems to be stable enough to pass. Let's go. It's almost dark."

They continued their journey to Zecora's home. They then passed through a small road between some big rocks. It was getting darker and the wind stopped blowing. This made the Everfree forest the become silent and colder and scarier. After a while, they finally arrived at Zecora's house. There were also many Timber Wolfs laying around as they were ordered to protect her.

Apple Bloom walked towards the house and knocked on the door. She didn't mind the Timber Wolves as she already knew that they follow Ash's orders. Zecora opened the door and welcomed them.

Zecora said, "Welcome my friends. What brings you two here?"

Twilight said, "Hey Zecora. I came to return your books to you. Also, brought you three crates filled with Heart Desires."

Twilight gave her the books and put the crates inside her house. Zecora said, "Thank you Twilight. With this, I won't run out of ingredients for a long time."

Twilight smiled and said, "Glad to help."

“... Blank ...”

Apple Bloom heard the voice again and so did Zecora. Her face suddenly became serious.

Twilight saw her serious face and asked, "Hm? What's wrong Zeco-"

Zecora cut her off and said, "Twilight. Apple Bloom. You both must return back to Ponyville right now. It's not safe here for you two. Get out of this forest before darkness take holds of it!"

With that, Zecora slammed shut her door and locked it. The nearby Timber Wolfs stood up and began to patrol around her house, like they were searching for something.

Apple Bloom asked, "What did she mean by that?"

Twilight said, "I don’t know Apple Bloom, but we should heed her warning. Come on. We better hurry up and go home."

They both then began to back track. Soon, the sun was gone and darkness overcame the Everfree forest. The forest became silence and much colder than before. The moon shine above the forest, giving a small amount of light for Twilight and Apple Bloom to see where they were going. After walking for a whle, they reached a narrow road but found something blocking it.

Twilight said, "What in god's name?!"

Apple Bloom asked, "What's that?"

She looked ahead of Twilight and found a huge tree trunk blocking the way between the two rocks! It was way too high to climb and too thick to push it away.

Twilight said, "How in Equestria did this tree come here? I didn’t even hear a sound."

Apple Bloom shivered and said, "Maybe it was ... a ghost?"

Twilight looked at the filly and laughed. She said, "Oh silly. I already told you that there are no such things as ghosts. Never mind. Lets see what we have here.”

Twilight then began to examine the trunk and said, "Hmm. Maybe I could to carry it away with a bit magic. Stay behind me Apple Bloom!"

Twilight used her magic to envelop the entire tree trunk and began to levitate it. Twilight seemed to be really strained as beads of sweat rolled down her forehead. With a sway of her head, she threw the tree trunk far away into the forest. Twilight then sat down on the dirt in order to catch her breath.

Apple Bloom saw her amazing feat and said in awe, "Wow! Twilight that was awesome!"

Twilight said, "Thanks! Phew. It wasn’t easy, but now we-"

*Crack* *Crack* *Thud* *Thud* *Crack* *Thud* *Crack* *Thud*

Twilight screamed in annoyance,"Oh come on!"

When Twilight removed the tree trunk, several more fell and completely blocked the road. It was nearly impossible to get pass them. Even if they tried to climb it.

Twilight sighed and said, "Well, don’t worry. I am going to get us out of here. Stay right there Apple Bloom. This will take some time."

Twilight began to levitate a tree trunk and throw it away. Then the next one and the next one and the next one. She moved away about 27 of the huge tree trunks and found out that she could still go on. This was thanks to Ash's helping her with her magic training. She is very thankful for his help. After about 51 tree trunks, Twilight sat on the dirt and took a brake.

Twilight panted and said, "Hah, hah, hah ... Almost ... done!"

She was really exhausted from moving that much tree trunks. However, there seems to be no end to the number of tree trunks that blocked their path.

" ... Blank ..."

Apple Bloom heard this voice again and it came from behind her. She quickly turned around and saw someone.

Apple Bloom said, "A Pony!"

Apple Bloom saw a beautiful grey Earth pony. Just like her. She also looked to be the same age as her. She had sweet orange mane with blond and had orange eyes.

The new filly spoke, "Blank"

Then she walked through a space between two trees and disappeared. Apple Bloom was confused by this as she doesn't remember seeing that void before she first arrived here.

Apple Bloom said, "Hey Twilight! There's-"

Twilight cut her off and said, "Not now Apple Bloom. I have to concentrate on these tree trunks if we need to get out of here."

Apple Bloom tried again, "But-"

Twilight said, "Please. Just wait there okay? I'll do my best!"

She was too busy to listen to her as she was moving the trunks away. Apple Bloom became sad and looked at the space between the trees where the filly went through. Think that there might be another way to get out of this forest, she decided to see where it goes. She then walked through the space. Unknown to her, a few insects followed her as well.

Apple Bloom asked in the darkness, "Hello? Who are you?"

As she walked, there was just darkness surrounded her. So dark, that even the moon and the stars were gone. The forest was silent and was cold. After a while of walking around in the darkness, she gave up finding the filly and turned back towards the entrance. Only to find it ... gone!

Apple Bloom look around and said in fear, "What is happening here? Twilight? Twilight!"

She then began to look for another way out. She saw how different the trees looked. Like this place that she was in didn't belong to Equestria anymore.

" ... Blank ..."

Apple Bloom heard the voice again and said, "Well okay then. If I can’t go back, then I will find that pony instead! Maybe she knows a way outta here!"

She then began to walk towards the sound. The echo of that voice was getting louder and louder with every step she took.

Apple Bloom asked, "Are you out there?"

She didn't find her. She continued to walk and suddenly she felt that the ground beneath her felt muddy. She looked down and saw that the green grass was gone and the coldness of her surrounding raised. She continued to walk through the forest and a thick fog was starting to grow to. This fog took away her sight and scared her as well. She continued to follow the sound of the voice but it disappeared and silence took hold of the air.

Now Apple Bloom was getting very scared. She was alone and surrounded by trees and fog. She was alone in the darkness of the Everfree Forest. Tears began to fall from her eyes. She didn't know what to do and continued to walk. The fog grew bigger and bigger and soon, she was blinded by this. Then suddenly a cool breeze blew that cleared some of the fog.

Apple Bloom look around and said, "What is going on here? Who is there?"

Apple Bloom finally saw something. She saw a light at the end of the path. As she come closer to the light, she heard soft music. If there is music then that means that someone must be living here. Hope filled her and she ran towards the light and music. When she finally reached the light, she exited the forest, but not into her village Ponyville like she was expecting.

Instead, Apple Bloom found herself in a completely new town. She looked around and found that this village was completely surrounded by the borders of the Everfree forest. Apple Bloom was really shocked by what she saw. Several lanterns were hung all over the town that illuminated it brightly. She looked to her left and saw multiple garden plots filled with vegetables and wheat. She looked to her right and saw a long line of tables overflowing with all sorts of confections and drinks.

She could not believe what she was seeing. This village was really beautiful. She said, "That’s amazing!"

Apple Bloom then looked in front of her and saw an Earth pony stallion coming towards her with a smile. He was colored grey with black mane and tail.

The stallion walked closer to the filly and said with a huge smile, "Well hello there little filly. Welcome to Sunny Town!”

Apple Bloom was somewhat uncomfortable by his smile but she didn't want to show him that. So she forced a smile and said, "Um, thanks but ... who are you anyway?"

The stallion introduced himself with a smile, "Oh right. Pardon me young lady. Grey Hoof at your service. Celebration planner extraordinaire!"

This stallion acted like Pinkie Pie which gave Apple Bloom a shiver down the spine. What would happen if they meet each other? Total calamity. Grey Hoof saluted and jumped over to the picnic tables and continued to speak.

He said, "The party just started! Please help yourself with food and drinks. We have cakes, cookies, cupcakes, muffins and-"

Apple Bloom asked, "Wait, wait, wait. Um, sorry but I have a question ... "

Grey looked confused but then he smiled and said, "Oh okay. What is it little lady?"

Apple Bloom said, "Um, I was searching for a, um, never mind."

She didn't want to bother him about a filly that probably doesn’t even exist.

Grey hoof laughed at her act and said, "You're a silly filly. I like that! You know, it's not often that we get visitors out here, so enjoy your stay okay?”

He then left her alone. Apple Bloom looked around and found happy ponies. She went to the food table and found many delicious treats. She picked one and took a bite out of it. She immediately spit the food out of her mouth. She wiped her tongue with her hand while making 'eww' or gross sound. She looked at the food in disgust and confusion.

Apple Bloom said, "How can something that looks so good taste so bad. Ugh."

Apple Bloom put the food back on the table and walked through the village. She saw several vegetables and fruits fields. She walked around and found a white mare standing beside a picnic table. Her beautiful long red mane ranged to the ground and her shiny white fur was finely brushed. This pony looked just like Rarity, so graceful and vain. However, the filly saw how sad she looked. She was silently crying as she stared at the ground.

Apple Bloom was sad just from looking at her like this. So she walked towards her in hope of asking why she was crying and maybe cheer her up.

Apple Bloom said, "Um sorry, miss? Is everything alright?"

The mare didn't respond to her question. She didn't even notice the filly. After a few seconds, she began to mumble,"He hasn’t said a word to me all night ..."

Apple Bloom heard her but couldn't make any sense from it. She asked, "Um miss? Miss!?"

This got her attention who looked at her with wide eyes. She said, "Oh? What do we have here? A cute little filly. I don’t know you, are you a visitor?"

Apple Bloom said, "Yes, I am. Oh and may I say that your village is just beautiful! It's just like my home back in Ponyville.”

The mare said with a smile, "Is that so? Hahaha. Well, you are a very lucky filly, having such a nice home I mean. Of course feel free to make yourself at home here, too."

Apple Bloom chuckled and said, "Thanks I will.”

The mare said, "No problem sweetie. Oh my where are my manners? May I introduce myself. My name is Starlet, the beautiful white diamond of this town.”

Apple Bloom introduced herself, "Nice to meet you. I am Apple Bloom. One of the founders of the CMC!"

Starlet laughed and said, "How cute you are darling and that pink ribbon on your head is just so adorable!"

She petted the filly's head which made Apple Bloom chuckle and said, "Thanks again miss Starlet. Um, may ah ask you something?"

Starlet said with a smile, "Sure darling. What's the matter?"

Apple Bloom said, "You seemed to be very sad a few minutes ago and were also crying. Is everything alright?"

This made her smile fade away and she became sadder. She said, "Oh well, um, you see that pony over there?" She pointed towards a stallion and said, "His name is Roneo. He, well, I thought he likes me and he wants to ask me out tonight, but.... Nah, it doesn’t matter. It's not your problem honey. Go and have some fun okay? But thanks for asking. I really appreciate it darling.”

Starlet smiled and began to drink her punch. Apple Bloom look at the stallion and said, "Roneo, huh?"

She recognized this as a romantic matter. She looked around and saw that the moon light was shining on the village, making it even more beautiful.

Apple Bloom's thoughts stopped when she realized something. She looked up to the sky and saw the moon was there again. How can that be? Just a few minutes ago, the moon wasn't there. She was beginning to become more uncomfortable now. She wanted to distract her mind with some, so she looked around and found it.

Apple Bloom found another sad looking stallion who was just standing in front of a big house not far from the mare. She then walked towards him and said, "Hey you!"

The stallion didn't react to her. She looked at him closely and saw that he had a lightly orange fur and a short blue mane which covered one of his eyes.

Roneo looked at her and hesitantly said, " ... hi."

Apple Bloom asked, "Everything alright?"

Roneo said sadly, "Oh, nothing." After a while of silence, he said, "Fine. I'll tell you. That pony over there, Starlet, the beautiful white pony. I was going to give her a gift tonight as a proof of my l-lo-um ... B-but, I lost it! It's nowhere to be found! It was so pretty... just like her. She loves diamonds and jewels you know?" He began to cry at the end.

'I never would have guessed'thought Apple Bloom. She patted his back and said, "Don’t worry. I'll find it for you."

Roneo looked at her with teary eyes and said, "W-would you really do that for me?"

Apple Bloom smiled and said, "Sure why not? I'll give you my word as a member of the CMC!"

Roneo smiled and said, "That’s wonderful! Thank you dear filly. Thank you very much!"

Apple Bloom asked, "So ... where did you lose it?"

Roneo thought for a while and said, "Oh, wait a second. I think it was over there. I was running down that street when I suddenly tripped over a stone or something like that. I fell hard but I’m okay. Just my bag was empty when I checked it a few minutes ago."

Apple Bloom smiled and said, "Okay. I'll start my investigations over there the-”

She was cut off when suddenly crying sound came from inside the house. It was a female crying. She asked, "Um, excuse me but is there another pony inside of that house?”

Roneo's expression turned from a smile to a shocked state. He said, "Errr, um n-no i-it is just, um ... please hurry up! Starlet is getting sadder with every minute!"

He tried to change the subject. Apple Bloom said, "But-"

Roneo pleaded, "Pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaassssssse?"

Apple Bloom huffed and said, "Okay okay. Wait here."

She then began to search around the village for the jewel. She checked every stone, every well and every bush, but couldn't find anything related to a jewel. In her search, she found another stallion. He was brown with a very short and cheeky orange mane and then she noticed something strange. His flank was blank! Was it maybe just a coincidence?

Apple Bloom wanted to ask him about it but she saw him sleeping on a big haystack. His hooves were behind his head and his eyes were closed. Around him were some of the Dimmed lanterns and a few unfinished decorations.

Apple Bloom said, "Hey. Um ... hello?”

The stallion didn't respond to her question and slept. She tried again, "Helloooooooo?"

The stallion said with his eyes closed, "I can hear you! Leave me alone Grey! I already told you that I'll hang the decorations and lanterns once I'm done with my nap!"

Apple Bloom said, "Um, noooo? My name is Apple Bloom."

This made the stallion open his eyes and saw the filly. He said, "Oh, sorry. I thought you were that crazy colt Grey. He's really funny, kind and stuff, but a bit annoying too you know?"

Apple Bloom looked at the decorations and asked, "Oh and what's with all those decorations around here? Didn’t ya' promised to hang them?"

The stallion shrugged his shoulders and said, "Yeah maybe I did, but I also trained the whole day for the big race airing this weekend. I’m totally tired and I need my nap. You see, without my nap I would never be able to make the first place again."

Apple Bloom said, "Oh? You're a racing champion?"

The stallion jumped out of the hay and stood on his hooves. He said with pride, "Are your kidding me? I’m the Gladstone! The fastest Pony in whole Equestria!"

Apple Bloom said in awe, "Really? That’s awesome! You definitely have to race against my friend Rainbow Dash sometime! She's very, very, fast!"

Gladstone raised one of his eyebrows and started to laugh. He said, "Sure, anytime! Just tell when she's ready to lose!"

Apple Bloom said, "Alright."

Gladstone said, "Great. Good night!"

He then laid back on the haystack and closed his eyes.

Apple Bloom said, “Um sorry, but there’s one more thing ah wanted to ask you."

Gladstone opened his eyes and looked at her. He said, "What now? Spit it out little one. I want to sleep a bit till Grey arrives again."

Apple Bloom asked, "Okay. So, how come all of you don’t have any cutie marks?"

Gladstone just silently stared at the filly for a while and then said with a smile, "Cutie whats? Heh. Sorry little filly. I have no clue what you're talking about. I'll go back to sleep again, okay? Enjoy the party little one!"

He closed his eyes and fell asleep. Apple Bloom was now confused by his answer. How could someone of his age never even heard about cutie marks? Everyone should have at least heard about it. She ignored him and continued searching for that jewel. As she search around, she found another Earth pony mare. This one had green color fur with dark green hair and was sitting by the edge of the forest.

Apple Bloom wanted to find answers about why no one knew about Cutie Mark. She walked towards the green mare and said with a forced smile, "Hello. I am Apple Bloom and I didn’t know there was an entire town of ponies living in the middle of the Everfree forest."

The green mare giggled and patted Apple Bloom on the head. She said, "Well, you’re not the first visitor to say that little one. My name’s Three Leaf. We’ve got just about everything we need here in our town, so we rarely ever leave. Visitors are so nice when they manage to come by though, and they too rarely leave once they arrive. How are you enjoying it here?”

Apple Bloom said, "It's really nice here. You guys are all so nice, and the food was delicious! But I was wondering … I couldn’t help but notice none of y’all have any Cutie Marks. Why is that?”

Three Leaf tilted her head in confusion and said, "Cutie Marks? What are those?

Apple Bloom sighed and said, "Never mind." She then decided to take a new approach. She looked around and saw Gladstone. She pointed at him and asked, "How about him. What happened to his flanks?"

Three Leaf’s face remained the same but the filly saw her eye twitch ever so slightly. She stammer, "Oh … Gladstone? Hmmmm. Well … you know that he is very um clumsy. And um and Oh yes! He was fixing the old well on the outer rim of the town. He’s probably the best repair stallion we have. But ah he slipped and cut himself on a jagged rock in the wall of the well. He bled quite a bit but thankfully somepony found him. He couldn’t walk for a month."

Apple Bloom looked at her in suspicion which made her sweat and said, "So Gladstone is a good repair pony huh? Then tell me. Why has he not gotten a cutie mark for that?"

Three Leaf seemed to shrink from the question. Apple Bloom saw this and she took the oppertunity to find answers. Apple Bloom glared at the mare and said, "What about those visitors you mentioned earlier? Did they all arrive here without any Marks on their flanks? I highly doubt it."

As Apple Bloom was asking a lot of question, Three Leaf back peddled into the tree line. With her back now pressed fully against a tree trunk Three Leaf’s eyes darted back and forth to see if there was anyone nearby. She sighed and motioned Apple Bloom to come closer and spoke to her in whisper.

Three Leaf whispered, "Look, you won’t like what might happen if you keep digging. The curse marks are evil, and no one in the town is allowed to discuss them. I could get in trouble for even mentioning them to you-“

“Oh, there you are Three Leaf. Would you mind giving me a hand with these party lanterns please?"

Grey Hoof appeared behind them while he was carrying some more pink lanterns. He was smiling but the filly saw that his eyes meant something else.

Three Leaf immediately stood away from the filly and said almost in fear, "Of course Grey Hoof. Think nothing of it. I was just talking with our little visitor here, but we can always continue the conversation later."

Three Leaf then followed Grey Hoof and they went away. Before the two got out of the filly's sight, she clearly saw Grey Hoof glaring at Three Leaf. With a sigh, Apple Bloom continued her search for the jewel. After searching for some time, she finally found it. She found a magnificent big red gem behind some rocks.

Apple Bloom said, "Oh my gosh!"

She took the gem and ran back to Roneo who was standing in front of his house door. He asked in hope,"D-did you find it?"

Apple Bloom gave him the red gem and his eyes went wide. He said, "You found it! Thank you!"

Roneo then took the red gem with him and hugged the filly. Then he ran towards Starlet. Apple Bloom said, "I don't wanna miss that!"

She then silently followed him and hid behind a building. She watch the lovely couple from the distance.

Starlet saw him coming towards her and said, "R- Roneo?"

Roneo said with a blush, "I um ... have a present for you. If you want it I mean. Before you're wondering yourself why, I- I mean, I just wanted to tell you that ..."

Starlet blushed too and smiled. She said, "Oh Roneo. You shouldn’t have to. Your love is more then enough! I love you, too!"

She hugged him and gave a kiss on his cheek.

Roneo was stunned and his whole face blushed from the kiss. Starlet started to giggle and said, "There’s no reason to be shy darling, come here."

They both began to passionately kiss each other. Apple Bloom saw this scene and couldn't help but say, "D'aaaw."

Starlet heard her and saw her hiding behind a building. She said, "Oh, hey sweetie.”

Apple Bloom said with a blush, "Oh um, I didn’t want to peek! I just-"

Starlet said, "Darling, darling don’t worry. We have to thank you so much!"

Roneo said, "She's right. Without your help, I think I would've never had the courage to speak with her tonight. Thank you very very much!"

Apple Bloom laughed in embarrassment and said, "You're welcome. I'm just glad both of you are lucky now. I did give you a CMC promise! Well, I have to go now, bye!"

Starlet asked, "Wait darling! What does CMC means?"

Apple Bloom said as she walked away, "It means Cutie Mark Crusaders! I really have to go now, see ya!"

Starlet eyes widen at that and silently said, "I see."

Apple Bloom then walked past the house but stopped when a weak sobbing noise was coming from inside the house Roneo had been sitting in front of. She stopped and thought about who could be crying inside. Maybe it was that filly she was following. She tried to open the door but found it to be locked.

Apple Bloom rolled her eyes and said, "Wasn't it obvious?"

She then looked around the house for another entrance and found some stacked crates at the side of the house which lead to an open window.

Apple Bloom smiled and cheered, "Bingo!"

She jumped up the crates and then slipped inside the house through the window. The inside of the house was dark and she couldn't see where she was going. There were several crates stacked everywhere in the house that seemed to have only a single floor and a high ceiling.

'Maybe this was a storehouse or something'thought Apple Bloom.

The windows of the building were boarded up or covered with crates. Small beams of light were passing through the cracks of the wooden barricades. She continued to search the building and found something or someone. In the back most corner of this house, she saw someone laying on the floor, silently crying. It was a mare who had grey fur and dark red mane but they were rumpled. She also saw that tears were running down from her lifeless face.

The mare was constantly looking at the ground and was mumbling something. The filly tried to hear what the mare said but it was too quiet for her to understand. However, she did hear one thing from the mare.

"It's not right ... this ... is not right. The same thing again ... and again ... and again ..." The mare repeated mumbled several times before starting to cry again.

Apple Bloom was sad by her crying and wanted to comfort her. She walked closer to her but hit one of her leg with a crate.

Apple Bloom yelled "Ouch!" in pain and then tripped over. She fell on the wooden floor which gained the attention of the crying mare.

The mare said, "W-who is there?"

The mare came and saw the filly. As soon as she saw Apple Bloom, she said in fear, "No ... not again! A filly, just like... her."

More tears began to fall from her eyes. Apple Bloom said, "S-sorry. I didn’t want to-"

The mare asked, "What do you think you’re doing here?"

Apple Bloom looked at her in confusion and said, "I, um … wait, what?"

The mare ask again with force, "What. Are. You. Doing. Here?!"

Apple Bloom said, "I am looking fer answers about this town. I came here following another filly out there in the woods. Who the hay are you anyway?"

The mare was shocked to hear that. She said, "You .... followed a filly?"

The mare trailed off with a strange look on her face. She sat down in silence for a moment. She looked at Apple Bloom then at the window and back at her again.

The mare asked cautiously, "Who exactly did you follow here?"

Apple Bloom said, "I followed a filly that had a golden blonde mane. She had a grey coat like yours but her eyes were all golden and glowey too."

The mare said as she understood who she as talking about, "So, she’s the one who led you here."

The mare stood up and walked toward the window. She silently stared outside the window. After being silent for a while, she asked with a quiver in her voice “S-so, do y-you k-know who I a-am?"

Apple Bloom said, "No."

The mare sighed and said, "My name is Mitta."

As soon as Mitta said her name, her legs quivering as her shoulders shrank forward. She collapsed on the floor and began to cry. Apple Bloom was caught off guard by this and immediately ran towards her and hugged her.

Apple Bloom said, "Please stop crying! I didn’t mean to upset you!"

Mitta said through her sobs, "It’s not fair! It’s just not fair!"

Apple Bloom asked, "What ain’t fair?"

Mitta said, "All of this! The same thing happening again and again and again! It never ends!"

Apple Bloom didn't know what she meant. She continued to hug and comfort Mitta who continued cry. After a while, Mitta’s sobs were slowed down to a weak whimper as Apple Bloom released her.

Mitta asked through her tears, "Why? Why would you even come here?"

Apple Bloom shrugged her shoulders and said, "I don’t know. I guess it was just curiosity."

After Mitta dried her eyes Apple Bloom asked, "What the hay happened to this place? Why are you locked up in here? And why did you start crying just then?"

Mitta pleaded with the filly, "Please .... please don’t make me. It’s too hard to tell, this whole ordeal is my burden just as much as those monsters outside."

Apple Bloom pleaded with her, "Please Mitta. You can tell me. I want to know!"

Mitta said, "No. You shouldn’t. I can’t."

Apple Bloom sat beside her and said, "You don’t have to be alone in all this. I know others outside these woods. I can bring them here and we can help you."

Mitta's eyes widen and said in terror, "No! Whatever you do, don’t lead anypony else here. They’ll be lost to this town just as we are!"

Apple Bloom said, "You keep on saying stuff like monsters and curses and losing ponies to the town. What does all that mean? Why can’t you give me an explanation!?"

Mitta looked at the filly as she thought of something. She then sighed and said, "Okay fine. I'll tell you what I can but first you need to tell me why why did she bring you here?

Apple Bloom said, "Do you mean the other filly with the blonde mane?"

Mitta nodded and said, "Yes. Why you? Why now? She knows bringing anypony here puts them at risk. So why?"

Apple Bloom shrugged and said, "I dunno."

Mitta took a breath and said, "This whole problem started with her, on that horrible night."

Apple Bloom asked, "What night?"

Mitta said, "This night. The night of the town’s founding anniversary. This town’s been here much longer than you could imagine, and it’s all from the curse."

Apple Bloom asked, "OK, so what’s that?"

Mitta took a deep breath to calm herself. The filly saw that the mare looked like she was trying not to cry.

Apple Bloom asked, "Did something bad happen?"

Mitta nodded and said, "Yes. Something bad. Something very very bad and the forest didn’t like it." She lowered her head as she remembers what happened.

Apple Bloom was confused by this. The forest? She said, "Hold yer horses. The forest didn’t like it? I don’t get it."

Mitta said, "It’s always been an old legend that the Everfree forest exists as it does because it has its own special kind of magic right? Even when our town was founded near its edge we couldn’t have possibly known how far its influence stretched."

Apple Bloom eyes widen and said, "Wait! Are you telling me this town wasn’t originally in Everfree forest?"

Mitta nodded and said, "We weren’t the only town either. We had a sister settlement about a few day’s trot to the north as well."

Apple Bloom asked, "Is that town still there too? Did they believe in curse marks?

Mitta took another deep breath and said, "Curse marks ...Yes. That’s where the whole rumor started. The ponies of this town were scared, something awful happened to that neighboring town. It all had to do with the curse marks."

Apple Bloom said, "But they are not curses. They aren't even called called curse marks. They are called Cutie Marks!"

Mitta raised and eyebrow and said, "Cutie Marks? Hmm, I’ve never heard them called that before. You see, our town used to trade and interact quite a bit with our sister village, and then one day that all just stopped. No one came or went from there anymore, and the villagers here started getting worried. The council sent a small group to investigate, but all they found were ruins. The scouts asked outside travelers if they had heard what happened, and each time they got nearly the same story."

Apple Bloom was getting a deja vu as if she might have heard this story somewhere before. Mitta said, "According to travelers, somepony in town gets a mark on their flanks and then they started performing amazing feats and skills related to the picture. Then they got another, and another and another. Each mark made them do more crazy and death-defying feats but caused great damage to the town and its residents. Worse of all, the marks started spreading to other ponies and soon everyone was covered head to hoof in the terrible things. The ponies couldn't stop them self from performing multiple feats that they worked themselves all to death while completely destroying the town in the process."

Apple Bloom simply sat there wide-eyed at the story. She realized where she heard this story before but couldn't believe it.

Mitta continued, "Our village chief was really horrified by the story that he made sure everyone in town knew about the curse marks. He made everyone fear them greatly and made sure no pony would end up with a mark on them, lest they be punished."

Apple Bloom asked, "Then what happened when someone did get a mark?"

Mitta face became one of sadness and regret. She didn't want to answer that question, so she dodged it, "That really doesn’t matter. Just, because of what happened and because of our digressions, because of our stupidity and fear *Sob* we angered the magics of nature itself. The forest came alive with rage and destructive forces, and her fate that night was the flame that sparked it all."

Apple Bloom asked, "So then what kind of curse do all of you have now?"

Mitta pointed toward the window and said, "Surely you can take some guesses little one. You’ve been amongst the .... others out there. The ones who brought this all on us. Can’t you see the patterns?"

Apple Bloom went to the window and looked outside. She saw all the party ponies eating and drinking and having fun. Everyone was having a great time. She failed to see what the mare spoke about.

Apple Bloom said, "I'm sorry but, what am I suppose to be looking for exactly?"

Mitta said, "Look closely."

Apple Bloom looked again but couldn't find anything out of place. She said, "Sorry. I don't know what I am looking for."

Mitta said, "Time." This confused the filly. She continued, "Time is non-existent in this town. This party has been going on for hours right? Ponies have been eating and drinking all night right? So tell me how come the tables are still as they were when you arrived? All the candles on the cakes haven’t even lost a drop of wax yet! You surely have talked with some of them haven’t you?”

Apple Bloom said, "Well, yeah I did. I did talk to some of them."

Mitta said, "And what did you think about them?"

Apple Bloom said, "Well, most of their answers felt kind of rehearsed. Like they knew what I was gonna ask before I even asked it."

Mitta said, "Almost like they’re empty inside?"

Apple Bloom nodded and said, "Yeah! Kind of like that!"

Mitta said, "That’s because they are! Those ponies out there, they’ve all had their souls stolen, taken by the curse of the Everfree forest. This party never ends because this curse has stolen the life of this town. We are all cursed into everlasting limbo here, reliving our last night again and again and again. Your hours pass by to us like seconds, whole years merely days. A never ending torture."

Apple Bloom said, "But how can everything in the town look so normal then? If you all have been here for so long, shouldn’t everthing be crumbling and rotten? And if this is all true, how do you still have a memory?"

Mitta froze up at her question. She looked scared as she turned her gaze toward the door. She said, "There’s something else at work that keeps this town untouched by time little one. An evil working in the darkness. I simply cannot tell you" She choked at the end.

Apple Bloom said, "Wait. If you are cursed like the others, how do you have a memory? You don’t seem hollow inside?"

Apple Bloom tried to pry further which made Mitta to shed more tears like it was a bad memory. She sad, "I-I really don’t k-know. I don’t know why I still have my memory. For some reason the curse didn’t take my mind like it did the others. Maybe it’s my own personal hell, my punishment for failing to protect her."

Apple Bloom kept pressing, "Please, can’t ya tell me more?"

Mitta shook her head and said, "No, I can’t. I simply can’t. Please, for the sake of your friends and family, just leave."

Mitta stood up and began to push Apple Bloom towards the open window as she shed more tears.

Apple Bloom said, "Hey! Wait a minute. I still got more questions!"

Mitta said in a sad tone, "No little filly. No more questions. You don’t want to know the truth lurking behind this town’s facade. Just leave. Run home, never look back, and leave us to our well deserved fates."

Apple Bloom said, "But I have a friend who is very strong. He saved our lives from dangerous monsters. He even saved two kingdoms. He can help you with this. I know he can! Please tell me!"

Mitta said, "There is nothing that can be helped with. Please, just leave this place and save yourself. Forget that this place ever existed."

Mitta pushed Apple Bloom out of the window and then closed it. Apple Bloom fell out of the house and then stood up. She heard the mare crying again. Apple Bloom then walked away towards the end of the village but stopped right in her tracks. She look around and saw that this small part of the town was silent. She looked back and saw that the party was still going on.

There was also another space between two trees leading to somewhere else. Maybe she could find more clues in this part of the village? With that thought, she walked through the space between the trees and into the dark woods once more.

Apple Bloom kept on walking down the path in the woods. She carefully walked with only the light from the moon guiding her. Soon, the glow from the town had vanished in the distance as she walked away from it. She stops when she saw a flicker of golden light zipped between some trees in the distance. Then, in the far off distance she heard soft laughter.

"... heheh. C’mon slow poke ..."

Apple Bloom followed the golden light that went deeper into the forest. The filly ran after the light. She jumped above the roots of the trees and dogged some boulders. She kept on chasing after the light.

"... Keep going ... You’re almost ... there!"

Hearing this, made Apple Bloom increase her speed. Soon she came to a stop while she skid a few meters. In front of her sat a large cabin nestled between the trees. The other ghost filly was no where to be seen. Apple Bloom walked closer to the house and looked at it. The house looked like it was abandoned a long time ago. As she came closer to the house, she saw a flicker of light coming from within. She tried to open the door but it was locked. She tried the window but they were shuttered. She then wandered around the house and discovered a crumbled well behind it. She looked in the well and saw some flecks of red on a particularly jagged stone on one side of the well.

She was about to touch the red stuff but *Click* came a sound from the house. Apple Bloom left the well and looked for the sound. She didn't find anything and tried to open the door one last time. This time, she found that the door was unlocked.

Apple Bloom was confused as to why the door was unlocked as it was locked just a few moments ago. She opened the door which made an eerie creaking noise. She ignored the creepy noise and walked into the house. She look around and found the inside of the house to be empty. No one was here. Not even the ghost. The entire place was coated with layers upon layers of dust.

The only thing that Apple Bloom saw was at the back of the room. There was a fireplace that was fully lit and crackling with fire. She saw a table and saw that it was covered in dust. She saw something was on the dust covered table and blow on it. However, this cause a dust cloud which made her to sneeze from it.

"Ahchoo!"

Apple Bloom coughed and wheezed for air as she stepped out of the dust cloud. The sneeze blew every bit of dust clean off the thing on the table. When the dust settled, she saw that the thing on the table was an old photo frame. She looked at the picture and saw a mare and a filly but they looked familiar. Both pony's fur were grey, but each one had a different colored hair. The mare had red hair and the filly had golden blonde hair. Apple Bloom immediately recognized who the mare and filly were. The mare was Mitta and the filly was the one who lead her into Sunny Town.

Apple Bloom saw how happy they both look in the picture. However, she kept on wondering as to what happened to the filly. She sighed walked over to the fire place. She sat in front of it to get warm.

Apple Bloom talked to herself, "Nothing. All this for nothing. I thought for sure I was gonna find the answer in here. But nothing .... nothing but this fire-"

Apple Bloom stop talking when she saw something in the fire. Underneath the burning logs, there was something white. Apple Bloom leaned in closer in order to make out what the white things were. She saw that there were a lot of these white things and they looked like they made some kind of shape. She looked at the white things for a while and then her face turn to one of horror. There in the fire place, was filled with bones!

Apple Bloom gasped and moved away from the fire place but never once her eyes left the bones in the fire. From the size and shape of the bones, Apple Bloom realized that they were the remains of a filly that was about her age. The poor filly had been murdered in this house. She finally got the answer but didn't like what she found. She immediately ran out of the building and towards the village. Someone needs to know this but who would listen to her. And she was not feeling well about talking about it the the ponies of this town.

Apple Bloom slowed as she was about to reach the town but something was wrong. The party was over and the illumination from the lanterns was extinguished. Darkness covered the village. Apple Bloom hesitated for a bit and walk into the village.

Play this horror music till the end.

As she walked into Sunny Town, Apple Bloom smelled the thick stench of blight that was coming from the village. Where was this stench coming from? She looked around and found out where. Every single building and structure looked collapsed and decaying. The soft grass had been replaced with hard dirt and sticky mud. The party decorations looked ancient and rotten. She saw that the large table that once held the food for the party had been broken and rotten. The food was molded and decaying in the soil. The fields that had once been so full of life were now blighted and bare. It was like a ghost town.

Apple Bloom stood perfectly still, even stopped her breathing as everything around her was quiet. She gulped in fear and slowly walk forward. She avoided the collapsed buildings and muddy path. On her way, she looked into some of the collapsed homes and found nothing but rubble. She kept on walking towards the exit of Sunny Town. As she was getting closer and closer, she prayed for her safety and thought that this was nothing but a dream but it did not went like that.

*Ggggrrrrrrrrrllllllllll*

Suddenly, a frightening growl came out that shattered the silence. Apple Bloom stopped and looked around frantically in order to see where that dangerous sound came from.

A voice spoke, "There was no other way .... She would have infected the whole town .... We couldn’t have that."

Apple Bloom saw no one around her. Only darkness and collapsed buildings. Where did that voice come from? She continued walking towards the exit as her fear raise with every step she took. As she was getting closer.

*KKkrrraakkakrkarakkkar*

This sound like several tree roots were being tear out from the ground. Apple Bloom turned around and look in the direction of the Noise. She saw a tree and walk towards it. When she was about to get close enough to the tree, a part of the dirt in front of her bulged upwards. Then from it, a black skeletal hand erupted from the ground and pulled itself out. Apple Bloom stepped back with a horrified expression as she see what came out of the ground.

There, right in front of her was a skeletal pony with some rotten flesh hanging from its bones. Its eye sockets were black with small red orbs in them. It was a zombie. Apple Bloom wanted to scream, but she couldn't as fear took control of her body. The zombie walked slowly towards the filly with a lurching motion and stopped a few feet away from her.

The zombie looked down on the filly with its red glowing eyes. It opens its skeletal jaw and spoke with an unnatural echo in its voice, "The curse mark .... it befell her this very night ..."

Apple Bloom wanted to run away but stopped when she saw something. She looked closely at the zombie and saw that there were small amounts of hair on its head. They were dark green color. Her eyes widen as she recognize who this zombie was.

Apple Bloom managed to squeak out, "Th-th-th ... Three Leaf?"

The zombie pony’s jaw formed a sneer that sent shiver down the filly's spine. Its red glowing eyes glaring at the filly and said, "That’s right ..."

Apple Bloom yelped in fear, "What happened here?! What happened to you!?"

The zombie, Three Leaf stood silent for a while before answering, "Ssshhheee haaad tttthe mmmmark! Ssshhhhe haaaadddd toooo goooo!”

Apple Bloom realized who the zombie was talking about. The bones in the fire place at the abandon house belonged to the filly.

Apple Bloom shouted in anger, "You ponies killed an innocent filly, just because she earned her Cutie Mark! How could you do that!? You're a monster!"

"Please stay with us. We’ll never let the same happen to you ..." Another voice came from behind the filly.

Apple Bloom quickly turned around and looked at the new voice. There was another zombie pony standing directly behind her. This zombie was taller than the Three Leaf zombie and its skull was more square than rounded. There was very little flesh hanging from this new zombie. Apple Bloom squealed in fear and shock. How did this zombie manage to get behind her without even making a sound?

Apple Bloom stepped back from the zombie and forgot about the zombie Three Leaf and bumped into it. She shivered in fear and disgust and then she began to feel dizzy like her energy was being drained. Her vision became blurry and her whole world began to spin around her as more and more energy left her body.

Apple Bloom saw that the other zombie was pony leaning in close and spoke in a gnarled voice, "Don’t worry, you’ll never become like her. We’ll protect you .... Forever!"

The zombie lunged at the filly with intent to grab her. However, this action snapped her out of her stupor and became much more aware of her surroundings as adrenaline pumped in her body. New energy filled her body temporary which was enough for her at the moment. With a scream, Apple Bloom jumped away from the zombie and avoided its hands by a hair. She then ran at full speed into the village in order to escape the zombies. Both zombies began to stumble after her but they were unable to match her speed. So they opened their skeletal mouths and let out a sickening wail which alerted the others.

Apple Bloom's heart was beating very fast as she ran with all she got. She reached the village's center before she heard the frightening scream. After the scream faded, another two zombie erupted out from the dirt near the well.

As the zombies was digging themselves out from the ground, Apple Bloom took the opportunity and ran past them before they got free from the ground.

Apple Bloom skidded to a halt in front of a massive wall of rocks that stood between her and the pathway out. That wall of rocks were far too high for her to climb over and the zombies were slowly walking towards her as they growled at her. She was now stuck as she had no way of escaping this. Tears began to fall from her eyes as she nervously paced back and forth.

Suddenly she saw a golden light that circled one of the rocks in the wall and then disappeared. She had no choice and tried to push that specific rock and found out that it was loose. Apple Bloom tried to shove it with her shoulder but it moved a bit. She then took a step back and kicked the rock. With a few years of Apple Bucking, her legs became strong and the rock was begging to move aside.

However, her smile fell when the zombies were about to reach her. She frantically continued to kick the rock again and again but it was too late as the zombies were upon her. Apple Bloom closed her eyes and cried as she waited for her death.

*Gggrrrrraaaaaaaa!*

Apple Bloom heard the noise but didn't feel anything. She opened her eyes and was surprised at what she saw. A hoard of hornets were attacking the zombies by stinging their venom into their empty eye sockets. Some hornets even filled the eye sockets of the zombies, thus making them blind. The zombies stepped back as they sluggishly tried to hit the hornets away but they were to fast for the undead to hit them. This gave Apple Bloom enough time to kick the rick aside and a little hole was made.

A zombie spoke, "We’ll protect you .... Forever ..."

Apple Bloom shouted, "I don’t want your protection! Just wait till my friend hears about what all of you have done!"

Apple Bloom crawled into the hole and away from the zombies as they were assaulted by a hoard of hornets. She breathed heavily and took a short time to rest but she didn't have any as two more skeletal hands came out of the ground near her and tried to grab her. However, Apple Bloom jumped over it and stomped on the skeletal hands *Crunch* crushing them. A scream came from underground as the owner of the hands screamed when they were crushed. Apple Bloom didn't stop and ran away.

Apple Bloom finally managed to reach the end of the village. She saw the space between the trees and ran towards it.

A zombie spoke, "Please, don’t leavvveeee ... Aaaaallll we want is friendshiiipppp."

This voice was different as it was in pain. Apple Bloom stopped and looked behind her. She saw two zombies but something about them were familiar to the filly. She recognized them as Roneo and Starlet.

She became extremely sad when she was the couple in that decaying state. Maybe they would be different from the other zombies? She took a step towards them which made the two zombie couple turn their skeletal heads towards her. Their red eyes were glowing at the filly which stopped her.

They both spoke at the same time, "Please ... Don’t leave. The others won’t like it."

Apple Bloom was now sure that all of the zombies were the same. She turned around and ran through the exit to the Everfree forest. Apple Bloom ran and ran through the dark forest. She didn't know where she was going and she didn't care. All she wanted at the moment was to get away from the zombies as far away as possible.

After a while of running she found herself lost. She took several breaths to calm herself and took a rest. At the moment, she managed to get away from the zombies but now, she don't know what to do. She is lost in some part of the forest and its only a matter of time till the zombies get her. She lowered her head as she cried for some sort of miracle to happen. And it did.

A figure slowly came out from behind a bush. Apple Bloom looked up to see who it was and immediately backpedaled from it. It was another zombie but something was different about this one. Its body wasn’t nearly as decayed as the others. In fact, this one still had flesh except for a few rotten areas on her body. This zombie even had had eyes. The zombie walked right up to Apple Bloom and stopped.

The zombie said, "These fools .... even in death they just don’t understand."

This voice as familiar to Apple Bloom. She looked at the zombie closely and saw that it had dirty hair with a deep maroon sheen in the moon light. Its decaying coat was patched with grey splotches. Its eyes still boiled with the same red of the others. The filly saw a tear fall from one of its eye. The zombie looked at the filly sadly and sigh.

The zombie said, "I should have protected her, but I made my choice. This is our everlasting punishment for our sins .... It’s what we deserve."

Now Apple Bloom knew who the zombie was. It was Mitta. The filly became sad as she saw her crying. She lifted her hand and was about to pat her back but Mitta stopped her.

Mitta said, "Don't touch me."

Apple Bloom pulled her hand back and said, "Oh sorry. I just wanted to comfort you."

Mitta shook her head and said, "No. You should not touch me. I am cursed."

Apple Bloom asked, "What would happen if I touched you?"

Mitta said, "You would become a cursed one just like me and the others."

Apple Bloom stepped back in fear of becoming one of the zombies. Mitta asked, "Why did you stay?"

Apple Bloom said, "I guess my curiosity just got the better of me. I never would have guessed this was what you were trying to protect me from. I'm so sorry.”

Mitta said, "Don’t be. The ponies of this town deserve every drop of this curse, and I’m no exception to that. I had the chance to stop her, to protect her. My daughter, but I failed as her mother. I abandoned her when she needed me most. Now I have my own sins to bear alongside these ... heartless monsters! Cursed to relive my lifelong regret .... But you? You can escape our fate. You aren’t bound here. You still have hope."

Mitta cried as she relieved the memory of her daughter being killed by the village chief. After crying for a while, she gave Apple Bloom a weak smile. Apple Bloom wanted to give her a hug, but couldn't due to the curse. They sat peacefully for a while but were then disturbed as the rest of the zombies caught up. Their moans and wails were horrible which send shiver through the filly's body.

Mitta stood up and faced the direction of the incoming zombies with renewed vigor. The filly saw that the mare's eyes that had been hurt, eyes that suffered and endured centuries of pain, now held a new feeling though, one of righteous fury.

Mitta said, "I’m done hiding and I’m done being the scared little pony that hides from her problems. You’ve taught me tonight that I need to be strong and I need to protect the ones I care about."

Mitta pointed down a path through the woods and said, "Run little one. Run as fast as you can. Take that path and keep on running! Whatever you do, do not stop running! Now go!”

Mitta then charged at the hoard of zombies and rammed them. Some of the zombies were pushed back while some fell down but stood back up. The zombies were confused that one of their own would attack them but then they began to attack her. Mitta was soon surrounded by several zombies who began to gnaw and bite her, but Mitta didn't let it stop her as she continuously attack the zombies from reaching the filly. Soon several zombies dog-piled on the poor mare which stopped her.

Mitta managed to look back at the shocked filly and shouted, "What are you waiting for!? Run for your life! Save yourself!"

Apple Bloom could do nothing but nod with teary eyes and ran off into the forest. She cried as she ran. Mitta sacrificed her own life in order to save her. She wished that she could do something for her but she didn't have any power to do so. The only thing she could do now is return to Ponyville as Mitta told her to.

Soon the Everfree forest became alive as wails and moans of zombies echoed through the trees. Everywhere she ran, she saw a zombie. Soon darkness was covering the forest. Apple Bloom thanked that the red eyes of the zombies glowed which she could see in the darkness. She kept on running and avoided the zombies. Soon, she saw a patch of moonlight ahead of her.

Apple Bloom was almost out but a zombie jumped out of a bush and stood in front of her. She fell on her back as she tried to get away from the zombie. Then to her horror, several more zombies came out and surrounded her.

The zombie in front of her opened its mouth and said, "Come. Join us. We’ll protect you ... Forevvvvveeeerrrrr!"

The zombie brought its skeletal mouth towards the filly in order to bit her. Apple Bloom eyes widen in horror as she saw the zombie's mouth coming closer to her. She closed her eyes and yelled at the top of her lungs, thinking that someone would hear her scream.

"KKKKKKKYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

*BLAM*

Chapter 30 Sunny Town Massacre, Destroy Its Origin

A Few Hours Ago

Ash was busy training his "Monster Hunter" squad members. During this, he never once left the thought about that dreadful story and when his instinct screamed at him. He also didn't feel safe leaving Twilight going alone to visit Zecora in the Everfree forest. He made sure that Zecora would be safe by ordering 5 thousands Timber Wolves to guard her. He did leave some infected insects to keep an eye on Twilight.

With his "Hive Mind" was able to clearly see what the infected insects were seeing. He saw how Twilight walked towards the Everfree forest and how she met the filly Apple Bloom at the entrance of the forest. He also saw how the filly begged Twilight to join her in seeing Zecora. His heart was attacked by cuteness when he saw Apple Bloom cute puppy dog eyes. Twilight tried to resist the filly's cute attack and she failed.

Ash saw Apple Bloom jumping around in glee and joined Twilight. He saw both of them walking into the forest. As they went deeper into the forest, Ash started to feel something strange. The path that he used was changed as if the forest was shifting. He saw them coming towards an abyss where the filly fell but she was saved by twilight. Then he saw a log that acted like a bridge above the abyss. He found it strange as the log was not there a few moments ago.

Ash saw the girls crossing the log and continuing their way. After a while, they finally reached Zecora's house. He was pleased to see Zecora fine and being guard by the Timber Wolves. He saw Twilight giving her some books and the crates the was filled with Heart Desires. Zecora smiled and thanked them but then he heard a strange sound.

"... Blank ..."

Immediately, the infected insects turned around and looked at their surroundings in order to find the one who said that but found no one. Ash's instincts was screaming inside his mind about this. The insects stopped when they saw the expression on Zecora's face. Her smiling face became serious all of a sudden when she heard that voice. He then heard what she spoke as a warning and telling the girls to leave the forest as quickly as possible before closing the door and locking it.

Ash was confused by Zecora's actions. He was more confused when the Timber Wolves began to move around as if they were trying to find something. Ash was getting a bad vibe from all of this creepy things. He kept on training his squad members while he hid his worries. However, his worries only grew when he saw the girls' path being blocked by a huge trunk.

Ash saw how Twilight was able to life and throw away the tree trunk with her magic. However, several more huge tree trunks fell and block the girls path.'Now where did these tree trunks came from?'He thought. Ash saw Twilight continuing to life and throw the logs away. His attention came back to Apple Bloom when she found a space between two trees. Being curious, the filly walked through the space and explore it. The insects divided themselves into two groups. One group stayed with Twilight while the other when towards Apple Bloom.

A short time later, fog covered the area around the filly who continued to walk ahead. Later, Ash saw that Apple Bloom stumbled upon a strange village in the middle of the Everfree forest. He saw only Earth ponies living here and were busy hanging up party ornaments and food etc. He saw a stallion welcoming the filly but he felt some bad vibes coming from the stallion. The filly walked around the village and talked with some of them. She even helped two of them to form a couple. Ash smiled at her helpfulness.

However, his smile fell when the ponies said that they knew nothing about Cutie Marks which made him confused. True to their words, he saw that the ponies didn't had any Cutie Marks on their flanks. Why don't they have Cutie Marks since they become adults? No matter. He will find the answers later. The insects continued to follow the filly and found her sneaking her way into a locked house through the window.

Inside Ash saw that it was filled with crates with windows shut and dust everywhere. This must be a store house. His thoughts were broken when he heard someone crying. Of course the filly went to see who was crying and found a mare. His heart jumped when he saw the make walking towards the filly and thought that she was about to attack her but sighed in relief when she asked who she was and what was she doing here. However, his interest peaked when the mare told the filly to get out and away from this curse village.

The mare pushed the filly through the window and closed it. The insects then followed Apple Bloom to another part of the village where she saw another path. She took that path and found a house away from the village. She tried to enter but the door was locked. So she went around the house. Ash was curious about what the house would hold, so he ordered his insects to enter the door's key hold and open the lock.

*Click*

The sound gained the attention of the filly and before she reached the door, the insects entered the house and spread around. The filly entered the house and looked around. There was nothing there besides a fireplace where the fire was burning and a table with something on it. Apple Bloom went to the table and dusted off the dust. She found a picture to which Ash saw a grown mare and a filly. He concluded that they were mother and daughter.

Apple Bloom felt cold and went near the fireplace and sat near it. After warming up for a while, Ash saw the filly staring at the fireplace. She became stiff as a statue when she saw something and became scared. Ash was confused and saw the filly running outside in fear. He then looked at the fireplace and gasped at what he saw. Bones. Small bone. Bones that were the size of a filly.

Ash's blood boiled in anger. How dare they do this to a filly! The infected insects immediately followed Apple Bloom back to the strange village but found something else. The village that looked full of life was now barren of any life. In fact, it looked like that village was a relic. The buildings crumbled, rotten food, dead grass but most of all, silence. Absolute silence. There was no sound of any kind except of the filly walking through the village.

Ash saw that Apple Bloom was walking towards the village exit as she was scared from all of this. Then he heard something cracking which gained the attention of the filly. She went to check what it was and to her horror saw a skeletal corpse digging itself from the ground. Ash immediately cursed at the obvious clues. A lost village in the Everfree forest. Only Earth ponies living here. No knowledge of Cutie Marks. This was the village that was swallowed by the forest. The resident of this village have become cursed and turned into zombies.

Ash said, "Damn it!"

The members of his squad looked at him in concern. Silver Streak asked, "Is everything alright Ash?"

Ash shook his head and said, "Sorry guys but I need to get going."

Knives asked, "What's up?"

Ash said, "There seems to be some trouble going on in the Everfree forest and I am needed there right now."

Silver Streak asked, "What's going on? Is it the enemy? More monsters?"

Ash said, "Zombies."

This got them to stop in shock. Knives said, "Zombies?"

Ash nodded. Knives said, "Rotten corpses that move around and eat the living?"

Ash nodded again. Knives said, "Seriously?"

Ash nodded and Knives said, "I'll be dammed. Never in my wildest nightmare would I ever believe a zombie exist."

Ash said, "I am going there. All of you, continue your training for 2 more hours and then take a break for the day."

The members nodded and Ash jumped into the air and flew towards the Everfree forest with "Jet Voice".

Ash used "Hive Mind" to check on Apple Bloom's situation. He saw that the filly ran away from the zombies and towards the exit. Ash immediately ordered the infected insects to make more of themselves and protect the filly. The infected insects flew towards the forest and found a hive of hornets. The infected insects immediately attacked the hive and began to infect them. Soon a hoard of infected hornets were made that immediately flew back towards the filly who was almost about to get jumped by a bunch of zombies.

The infected hornets attack the zombies by stinging. When that didn't work, they began to attack their faces and blinding them by filling their empty eye sockets with their numbers. This gave Apple Bloom enough time to push aside a rock and run through the empty space.

By this time, Ash already reached the entrance of the Everfree forest. He dived down with such force that *Crash* left a huge crater on the ground. He couldn't see from above so, he dashed on the ground and used "Soru" to blur towards Twilight first as she was the closest. Through his insects, Ash saw Twilight was still busy throwing tree trunks away from her path while Apple Bloom was running through the forest and away from the zombies. For the time, the filly was safe.

At Twilight's Location

Twilight panted in exhaustion after she threw away the 58th tree trunk from her path. She sat on the ground and rested. She then raised her head to look at her progress and saw that .... nothing changed? She looked in disbelief and jaws agape at the scene in front of her. After all of that, the number of tree trunks didn't look like they were decreasing at all. It was the same as before. She growled at the scene before her like it was mocking her.

Twilight stood back up and gathered her magic. She had it with this and shot a magic beam at the pile of tree trunks. *Boom* She panted in exhaustion as she used up most of her magic in shooting a magic beam. When the dust cleared, Twilight's jaw dropped to the ground when she saw that the tree trunks weren't even damaged.

Twilight shouted in anger, "Oh come on! Why you no get out of my way!"

She gritted her teeth as she glared at the pile of tree trunks. She was about to shout something at it when suddenly.

*Crash*

Twilight closed her eyes and made a magic shield in front of her when the pile of tree trunks exploded into thousands of pieces that scattered around. It was like something rammed through it. Slowly, she opened her eyes and gasped when she saw that Ash was standing in front of her and the path was cleared from the tree trunks. In fact, the nearby trees were blown away which made the path much wider then before.

Ash was running towards Twilight first as she was the closest to reach. On the path, he jumped over the abyss, charged through trees that sprout out from the ground to block his path. This didn't slow him down and he kept on running towards Twilight. Soon, he was a pile of tree trunks that blocked the path and behind them was Twilight. He scoffed at the weak play of blocking his path and dived at pile of tree trunks and shattering them.

Ash was now standing in front of Twilight who looked really weak from magic exhaustion. She was busy with throwing away tree trunks one after another. He sighed in relief as she was at least fine.

Twilight look up at Ash in disbelief and said, "Ash?"

Ash hugged her and said, "Thank Heaven you're alright Twilight. I thought something had happened to you."

Twilight hugged him and said, "What do you mean something had happened to me? I'm fine."

Ash smiled and said, "This forest isn't safe right now Twilight."

Twilight asked, "What do you mean?"

Ash said, "Some dark relic has come back to life and you need to get out of here right now."

Twilight became scared at that and said, "Is it that much dangerous?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes it is Twilight."

Twilight said, "Okay. I'll just grab Apple Bloo-" She looked behind and saw no one. She shouted, "Where is Apple Bloom!? I told her not to leave me alone!"

Ash said, "I will be looking for her Twilight. You need to get out of here. I'll send you away with my Sound Orb."

Twilight looked at him and said, "Please find Apple Bloom. Protect her."

Ash smiled and kissed her. He said, "Of course I will Twilight. Not only I will protect her but I will also deal with the evil that has returned."

Twilight smiled and nodded. Ash said, "When you reach Ponyville, make sure not to let anyone enter the Everfree forest until I arrive okay?"

Twilight said, "Okay Ash. I'll do that. Be safe."

She hugged him and he hugged her. Then he released her and said, "Sound Orb".

Twilight was covered in a sphere made of sound that launched her into the sky and towards Ponyville. Ash then dashed down the path but stopped near the entrance to Sunny Town. He saw that another tree sprouted out from the ground and blocked his path completely.

Ash scoffed at the stupid attempt of stopping him and said, "Bitch please."

*Crash*

Ash backhanded the tree out of his way and simply walked between the space between the trees. His anger kept on increasing as he made his way towards that damn town full of zombies. During his walk, he kept on thinking about the safety of Apple Bloom and the mysterious ghost filly. Maybe he can do something for her.

Ponyville

Twilight landed in front of the library and quickly teleported away towards her friends. She quickly gathered her friends as she begin to do what Ash asked of her.

Rarity asked, "Twilight dear. What got you running around that you had to gather us so fast?"

Rainbow said, "Yeah Twilight. Are you trying to become the fastest runner?"

Twilight said, "No girls. This is an emergency that needs to be done right now!"

Trixie asked, "What's the emergency Twilight?"

Applejack said, "Yeah and where is Apple Bloom? She is late."

Twilight said, "This has to do with why I gathered all of you girls."

Applejack became fearful of her sister's safety and said, "Is Apple Bloom okay? Is she safe!?"

Twilight said, "Ash has gone to find her. I'm sure she is safe at the moment."

Swift Tail said, "At the moment? What do you mean at the moment!? Is someone trying to harm her!?"

Gilda said, "What!? Who could be out there hurting a filly?"

Spitfire said, "We'll teach that bastard a lesson of what happens when someone hurts a filly."

Applejack asked, "Where is Apple Bloom Twilight?"

Twilight said, "She is in the Everfree forest."

Applejack said, "Twilight!? What was she doing in there!? Don't she know that its dangerous going in there!? And how she get there!?"

Twilight said, "I found her on my way to Zecora's house and she just tagged along with me after she pleased with me to come with me."

Rarity said, "Dear. You can't just allow a younger one to accompany you to that dreadful place."

Twilight lowered her head and said, "I know but I couldn't refuse her when she did her cute face thing. You know that right?"

Everyone knew what she was talking about. The younger one's cute puppy dog eyes are a weapon of extreme cuteness that can give anyone diabetes and cute heart attack. No one is resistant to it.

Applejack said, "Okay. I get it what you are saying but what about Apple Bloom? What happened? We need to go there now!?"

Applejack turned and was about to run towards the Everfree forest but Twilight stopped her and said, "Applejack stop! Ash told me to make sure that everyone is away from the Everfree forest until he comes back from it."

Applejack stopped and look at her. She asked, "What do you mean that Ash would be back? Back from where?"

Twilight said, "At the moment, Ash is in the Everfree forest and is looking for Apple Bloom. You don't have to worry about your little sister now that he is looking for her."

Applejack sighed and said, "Okay Twilight. Just tell me your story and where all of this started."

Twilight nodded and said, "Well, we both went towards Zecora's house and gave her the books I took from her. I also gave her the crates full of Heart Desire. We greeted each other but something strange happened."

Mellow Hooves said, "Strange?"

Twilight nodded and said, "Zecora's happy face became serious and said that we needed to get out of this forest immediately and then she locked her door."

Redheart said, "Well, that is strange."

Pinkie said, "So what happened next?"

Twilight said, "We did that and walked back towards Ponyville but the path we took had a tree trunk laying there which blocked our way. So I simply threw it away but another strange thing happened."

Ditzy said, "What?"

Twilight said, "Several more tree trunks fell on the path that completely blocked it. I then began to throw them away one by one and after throwing away so many tree trunks, the number didn't seem like it was going down."

Fluttershy asked, "Then what happened if you don't mind?"

Twilight smiled and said, "Well, when I became enraged from it, suddenly the pile of tree trunks exploded. I covered myself in a magic shield to protect myself from that. When the dust cleared, Ash was there. He broke through the pile of tree trunks like it was nothing!"

Gilda grinned and said, "Well, you know that he is a monster hunter. Nothing can stand in his way."

Aloe said, "What happened next?"

Twilight said, "Ash quickly hugged me and said that he was happy that I was unharmed. When I asked why he told me that something is in the Everfree forest. Something evil."

Lotus said, "What? What is it?"

Twilight said, "Ash told me that it was some kind of ancient evil that has returned and it's in the Everfree forest."

Applejack shouted, "Evil!? Apple Bloom is not only in the Everfree forest but there is an evil there as well!? We need to do something right now!"

Twilight shouted, "Don't panic girls! We just need to do what Ash told us to do!"

Fleetfoot said, "What did he say?"

Twilight said, "He told me that he will be looking for Apple Bloom and at the same time, he will deal with whatever the evil is. That is why he told me to make sure that no one goes into the forest at the moment until he is done with the evil."

Lyra air fisted and said, "Yeah! Ash can beat whatever that evil is."

Bon Bon said, "Considering that he is a monster hunter, evil does come into being his prey."

Mayor Mare nodded and said, "I agree with Ash. He may be the only one who can face an ancient evil. I will tell the civilians of Ponyville about this immediately. Would you girls help me with that?"

The girls nodded and Aloe said, "Of course Mayor. We will gladly help you."

Mayor smiled and said, "Thank you girls."

Applejack looked at the Everfree forest with eyes full of worry. She was really worry about her little sister. Twilight saw this and hugged her. She said, "Applejack. There is no need to worry. Apple Bloom is safe now that Ash is looking for her. He will protect her like he does with us."

Applejack hugged her and said, "I know Twilight. I'm just worried about her."

Twilight smiled and said, "Just wait for our coltfriend Applejack. He will find her and keep her safe."

Applejack smiled and nodded. She said, "Okay Twilight. I know Ash will do anything to keep us safe. Lets go and help Mayor with the announcement."

The girls nodded and went with Mayor. They announced it to everyone about the danger of an ancient evil in the Everfree forest which chocked and scared them. They then made a barricade on the edges of the forest in order to make everyone wary about the danger of the evil. The girls sat together with everyone and hope that Ash and Apple Bloom is safe.

Back To Ash

As Ash was running, he saw how Apple Bloom was saved by one of the zombies. This one at least had flesh that looked a bit rotten. Her name was Mitta and it looks like Apple Bloom trusts her. His anger grew when he heard how she lost her daughter just for having a Cutie Mark. The village killed her and Mitta tried to protect her filly but failed. He gritted his teeth at this foul and disgusting act. He will have the zombies dead and make paste of their corpses.

Ash stopped running when he saw something small hiding behind a tree. Whatever it was, was glowing white. He walked towards it slowly and was shocked at what he found. It was an Earth filly with grey fur and golden glowing eyes. She had orange mane with lighter orange highlights and a Cutie Mark of a magnifying glass. What shocked him the most was that her body was transparent white. The filly was a ghost.

Ash looked down at the ghost filly with eyes full of pain. To die at such a young age made his heart ache. The filly looked up to the human with an innocent face and smiled.

The ghost filly said, "Hi! I'm Ruby. What's your name and what are you? I have never seen someone like you before."

Ash's heart ache more at the innocent way the ghost asked. He gave a soft smile and said, "Hello Ruby. My name is Ash and I am a Saiyan. The reason you have yet to see someone like me is because I am the only Saiyan on the planet."

Ruby's eyes widen in awe as she saw the huge cross on his back. She said, "Wow. You must be like super strong to lift something like that thing on your back."

Ash smiled and said, "Yes. I am strong and the only one who is able to life this cross. It is called 'The Punisher' because it is used to punish those who have hurt the innocent."

Ruby's eyes widen at that but then turn into a frown. Ash saw this and asked softly, "Ruby. What is it? Why are you sad?"

Ruby looked down and said, "Does that mean you are here to punish those who did bad?"

Ash said, "Yes. I am here to punish them for what they did to you and what they are trying to do to Apple Bloom."

Ruby looked up to him with fearful eyes and begged, "Please. Please don't hurt my mommy. She didn't have any choice. She was forced to do .. i-it and I have already forgiven her. Please spare her! Please!"

Ash saw genuine concern in her eyes. She was afraid that he was going to hurt her mother Mitta. He smiled and knelt down. He put his right hand on her head but it phased through her because she was a ghost. He then used "Armament Haki" on his hand and he was able to touch her head. Ruby was surprised that someone was able to touch her. She leaned into his hand as she was not touched by anyone in a long time. She felt safe.

Ash said, "I promise not to hurt your mother. I am only going to punish the ones who did all of this."

Ruby smiled as she was lost in the bliss of his touch. A while later, she said, "Thank you."

Ash nodded and said, "Ruby. I want you to stay behind me as I deal with them. Okay?"

Ruby nodded and began to follow him. Ash began to walk down the street towards Apple Bloom. From the perspective of his infected insects, he saw how the zombie Mitta saved Apple Bloom and told her to run. Then he saw Mitta charging at the zombies in order to buy time for the filly to escape. Apple Bloom wanted to help the kind zombie but could do anything. He saw how the other zombies began to attack Mitta who looked behind her and shouted for the filly to run.

Apple Bloom could do nothing but run away as she cried. He saw the zombies beat Mitta who had a smile on her face as she was able to help the filly escape. After beating Mitta, the zombies took her away while a group of zombies went towards the filly. Ash began to walk fast towards Apple Bloom as the zombies were getting closer. He didn't run because he told Ruby to follow him.

His anger increased when he saw through his infected insects how Apple Bloom was surrounded by zombies. Ash was a far from them but was gaining on them. He growled when he heard the zombie in front of the filly saying, "Come. Join us. We’ll protect you ... Forevvvvveeeerrrrr!"

Ash really wanted to smash its ugly face in with his fists. He immediately used "Echolocation" on the entire Everfree forest and made a sound map. He located the zombies and the filly's location and position. He became enraged when he saw the zombie was about to bite Apple Bloom making her scream.

"KKKKKKKYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Ash took out 'Heaven' with his right hand and took aim at that zombie.

*BLAM*

The bullet shot from the pistol and flew towards the zombie. There were several trees in its way but the bullet simply shot through them without slowing down. In just one second, the bullet reached its target and hit the zombie's head.

*Sprolk*

The zombie's head exploded in bone and rotten flesh. Splashing around Apple Bloom and missing her completely. Her eyes opened and looked at the now headless zombie standing in front of her like a statue. Then a few seconds later, the zombie fell backwards and died. The other zombies looked at their headless fellow and laughed.

One zombie said, "Good one buddy. Now come on get up."

Another zombie said, "Yeah! Come on. We got a filly to turn into one of us."

However, the headless zombie didn't move at all. A zombie got worried and walked towards the fallen corpse and nudged it.

The zombie said, "Come on. Enough joking around. Get up!"

The zombie kicked the corpse but it didn't make a move. It kicked it again and it didn't move. The zombie kicked it a couple of times but got no result. This got them scared when they saw that one of them die right in front of them.

A zombie shouted, "How is this possible!?"

Another zombie shouted, "We can't die! We are immortal!"

A zombie shouted, "This can't be happening! Who killed him!?"

The zombies looked at Apple Bloom and saw her in a state of shock. They advanced on her and were about to turn her into one of them but.

*Thud*

The zombies stopped at that sound. They looked around to see what it was but found nothing. They again advanced on the filly with intent to turn her into another zombie.

*Thud*

The zombies stopped again at that sound. They looked around and saw nothing. They waited to see where that sound came from.

*Thud*

This time, the sound was much bigger. The ground that they were standing on trembled for a moment.

*Thud*

The trees shivered from it. Their leaves rustled from the incoming doom.

*Thud*

The grass began to turn brown and shriveled.

*Thud*

The flowers shriveled up and died.

*Thud*

The trees began to wither and its leaves turned into dust.

*Thud*

The birds flew away and animals ran from the area immediately.

*Thud*

With that final stomp, the ground stopped trembling. The air stood still. No sound was made. There was total silence. Everything around the zombies died and turn to dust. Even the zombies were scared at what it was that did this. They stood still as they look around to see what kind of being could do all of this. Then one zombie saw something in the dark.

The pointed at it and shouted, "Look!"

When every zombie looked in that direction, they all stopped. If they still had a heart then it would have stopped beating. They all saw two red glowing demonic eyes that send shiver down their spine.

The zombies were trembling in fear at the demonic eyes. Their thought of turning the filly into a zombie completely vanished and was replaced by running for their lives but they couldn't do that as fear coursed through their bodies. Apple Bloom was confused as she saw the zombies standing there. She looked into the direction that the zombies were looking and froze when she saw the demonic eyes. She too was going to tremble in fear but couldn't when she felt that the hate and rage was only being directed towards the zombies.

Slowly, the moon light shined upon the shadowy individual and was revealed to be a 9 foot tall hulking being with a murderous scowl that could send even beasts running for their lives. Every part of the being's muscles were bulging as rage course through his body. None of the zombies dared to make a move at this being as they felt raw power emitted by him.

Apple Bloom saw him and shouted, "Ash! You came!"

Ash nodded without looking at Apple Bloom. Ruby was behind him as she felt safe with him. However, someone decided to break the silence. A pair of arms emerged from the ground and grabbed his left leg. A zombie jumped out of the ground and bite his right arm. Apple Bloom screamed when she saw him being bitten by a zombie. The other zombies who were stiff as statues felt dread filling inside their body. Like something really bad is going to happen. And it will.

The zombie who held the Saiyan's leg smiled and said, "Ha! We got a big one boys! Don't know what is it but it is going to become a part of our village!"

The zombie's smile soon fell when it saw that the Saiyan didn't even flinch when he was bitten. Ash slowly looked down at the zombie who was biting his right arm. He then lifted his arm while the zombie didn't let go of his arm. Ash brought his arm towards his face and glared at the zombie who was still biting his arm but stopped when it saw the Saiyan's red eyes. The zombie began to feel fear when it noticed that the Saiyan's flesh was not damaged, but also, his flesh was not even being rotten.

Ash growled that sent shivers down the zombie's spine. Then to everyone's shock, a huge mouth filled to the brim with razor sharp teeth emerged from the human's abdomen.

*Ggggrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh*

The mouth on Ash's abdomen growled and then to everyone's horror, the mouth snapped at the zombie who was biting his arm.

*Chomp*

*Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh*

The zombie screamed when its lower body was caught in the huge mouth. The mouth began to chew and pulled in the rest of the zombie's body. The zombie fearing for its life clinged to the Saiyan's right arm.

The zombie screamed, "Aaaaaahhhhhhhhh! Help me!"

However, none of the zombies made a move as they were stiff from fear. They were so shocked to see that their curse didn't affect this being. Not only that but it was also eating them. A zombie.

*Crunch* *Crunch* *Crunch*

The zombie screamed as its body was being eaten, "Aaaahhhhhhhh! Make it stop! Please! Help me!"

Too bad, his pleas fell on deaf ears. The zombies tried to move in to save their fellow zombie but their bodies refused to move as the Saiyan's killing intent washed on all of them except for Apple Bloom. To her, she felt like a protective aura wash over her that kept her safe from the zombies. She didn't flinch from seeing the zombie being eaten by Ash's abdomen mouth.

"NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-"*Crunch*

Soon the zombie was pulled in and eaten whole as the Saiyan's abdomen mouth chewed it and ate it. Everyone besides the filly stood in fear. The zombies were horrified when they saw one of their fellow zombie being eaten by this being. They never thought that something could ever eat them since they are walking rotten corpses. They've seen a zombie eaten in front of them and now it was time for the other one. The one who was grabbing the Saiyan's left leg.

The zombie whose only upper body was out of the ground, who was grabbing the Saiyan's left leg, looked in fear as he saw his friend being eaten right in front if him. He came out of his shock when he saw that some form of flesh was moving on his skeletal hands began to sink into the Saiyan's left leg. Soon, the zombie was being slowly pulled towards the leg.

"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! My hands!"

The zombie screamed in horror and tried to pull itself away from the Saiyan but could not free its hands. Small tendrils came out of the Saiyan's left leg and wrapped around the zombie's arms and began to pull it into the leg.

"Stop! Release me! Or I'll-MMMMMPPHHHH!!?"

The zombie's scream was silenced when its face made contact with the leg. Its whole face sank into the flesh and was devoured by the virus.

*Crunch* *Crunch*

The zombie's bones were being crushed as it was being pulled into the Saiyan's leg. Soon the zombie's body begin to be pulled into the flesh. The zombie's legs were flailing around as it tried its last attempt to free itself from the devouring flesh but to no avail. Soon, the zombie was pulled into the Saiyan's left leg and devoured completely.

Silence reign the air as the zombies look in horror at the being in front of them. This being not only was able to kill them but also eat them as well. The whole time the second zombie that was being devoured from his leg, Ash didn't even give a single glance at it. He kept on glaring at the group of zombies in front of him. After the zombie was devoured, he looked at Apple Bloom with a soft expression and flicked his head behind him. He signaled Apple Bloom to come behind him to which the filly understood and immediately got up on her hooves and ran behind him. She saw the ghost filly was also standing behind the human. She didn't say anything to her as she was scared from the zombies.

The zombies didn't dare to stop the filly for they didn't want the being to target them. Too bad that they already pissed off the one who they needed to clear off. Apple Bloom was breathing heavily as she was shocked to see something like that. Sure they were zombies who did bad things but they didn't deserve this. Do they? She questioned herself. She then recalled for what the zombies did to the filly. Her anger came back at that thought and said in her mind'They deserve it. They deserve everything Ash is going to do to them!'

Ash looked behind him at Apple Bloom and Ruby. He said, "You two stay here while I deal with them. Close your eyes and cover your ears."

The two fillies nodded and closed their eyes and covered their ears. Ash then slowly turned his face back towards the zombies and scowled dangerously. He began to slowly walk towards them. With each step he took, the more fear raised inside the zombies. Ash's walk turned into running and lunged at the zombies. The zombies screamed in fear and were tackled by the enraged Saiyan. He got six of them in a bear hug and *Crunch* crushed them and devoured them.

The zombies saw this and began to run away. However, it was too late as the Saiyan blurred out of existence and appeared in front of them. He raised his right leg and *Crunch* stomped on the zombie, crushing it and devoured it. The other zombies tried to attack him out of fear but that made their downfall. Ash grabbed two of them with their heads and *Crunch* crushed them. Tendrils shot out, pierced the two headless corpses and pulled them into the Saiyan's body and devoured them.

Ash punched and kicked the zombies whose bones broke easily being rotten walking corpses. Tentacles shot out and devoured the broken zombies. He grabbed two zombies and shoved them into the mouth on his abdomen and ate them. After that, he saw some zombies running away from him which made him angry. Several tentacles shout out from his abdomen mouth and flew towards the fleeing zombies. The tentacles wrapped around them and reeled them back in it huge mouth and *Crunch* ate them.

Other zombies latched onto his huge body and tried to tear his flesh with their teeth and claws but they were unable to harm him. Several tentacles shot out and grabbed the zombies who were on him and pulled them into his flesh and devoured them. He *Bash* kicked three of them which severed them from their abdomen due to such strength. Tendrils shot out from his leg and devoured them. Soon the group of zombies were eaten. Except for two zombies.

Both of the remaining zombies sank into the ground in order to escape. However, one of them failed to escape from the hulking behemoth. Ash lunged and grabbed the zombie that sink halfway. He pulled out the zombie and *Chomp* bite off its head. *Chomp* He bite off its arms, *Chomp* bite of its chest, *Chomp* bite off its abdomen and finally *Chomp* he bite off its legs. In five bites, he ate the whole zombie.

Ash let one of the zombies escape for it to make its way back to the rest of them. He wanted to make them feel despair and lost hope as the zombie tell its fellow zombies about the incoming being that is able to not only kill them but devour them as well. The mouth on his abdomen receded back to normal. Ash walked back to the fillies and knelt down. He petted both of their heads (Armament Haki touch with Ruby) which made them open their eyes and saw that there was no site of any zombie in the area.

Ruby said, "Mr Ash. Did you punish them?"

Ash smiled softly and nodded. He said, "I sure did. They have been punished for all the bad things they did."

Ruby's eyes widen in awe as well as Apple Blooms'. Ash said, "Apple Bloom. I am going to send you home, so you won't get hurt."

Apple Bloom said, "But I don't wanna. I want to see you punish them for what they did to ... to ... to Ruby."

Ruby gasped and her eyes widen in shock as she realized the filly knows what happened to her. Ash smiled sadly and said, "I already got the general idea of what happened to poor Ruby."

Ash looked at Ruby with sad eyes. He knows all of how she died and why she died. Ruby's village was scared about getting a Cutie Mark which to them is a curse mark and when Ruby got her Cutie Mark for helping her friend, the villagers killed her. Ash was disgusted and angered by this act but felt sad for a filly to go through such a thing. Not only that but she even forgave her mother for not protecting her. Such a pure heart Ruby has.

Ruby looked down in sadness and said, "I'm sorry Apple Bloom. I was just so lonely and when I saw you, I only wanted to be friends but because of my mistake, you arrived at Sunny Town. I'm so sorry."

Apple Bloom smiled and said, "It's okay Ruby. I forgive you. If you didn't meet me then I would have never found that village and Ash wouldn't be here to punish them. So in a way, it turns out well in the end."

Ruby smiled and said, "Thank you Apple Bloom."

Apple Bloom nodded and look at Ash. She said, "Okay. I am ready to go home."

Ash nodded and with a "Sound Orb" , he sent Apple Bloom to Ponyville. After that, he then marched his way towards Sunny Town. With each step he took, doom crawls near the zombies home. Ruby kept following him to see the rest of the zombies punished for what they did to her.

Sunny Town

A group of zombies were dragging a beaten zombie towards a house. The beaten zombie was Mitta who went against the other zombies in order to but time for the filly to escape. She regret that she couldn't save her daughter but she didn't regret saving Apple Bloom which made her smile. The other zombies dragged her to a house and throw her in.

A zombie said, "You did a very big mistake going against your own friends."

Mitta scoffed and said, "I have no friends because they all turned into monsters."

A zombie said, "Monsters? We are not monsters. We have simply transcended life itself and now we live forever."

Mitta said, "Stop trying to delude yourself! We have become monsters and we need to die!"

Another zombie said, "We are not monsters and we will not die. We will spread this gift to the filly as well."

Mitta shouted, "Don't you dare touch her you rotten piece of shit! She is a filly for god sake!"

The zombie said, "Whatever you say, we will turn her into one of us and have a new member of Sunny town."

Mitta said, "You all are nothing but heartless monsters."

The zombie ignored her and said, "Grey Hoof will deal with you later. For now thought, you will stay in this house like a prison."

With that, the door was slammed shut and locked. Mitta slumped to the floor and began to cry as she fears for the filly's life. She said, "Please Apple Bloom. You must get away from this forest at all cost. Safe yourself and forget about us."

Unknown to her, some insects were on the ceiling as they watched everything that was done here.

Outside Of The House

The group of zombies went to meet with Grey Hoof who was in the middle of the village. He saw the group and welcomed them.

Grey Hoof said with a smile, "Welcome my friends. How goes the conversion? Where is our newest little member?"

A zombie said, "It didn't go well."

Grey Hoof's smile fell and said, "What do you mean?"

Another zombie said, "We were chasing the filly but one of our own went against us to save the filly."

Grey Hoof asked, "Who?"

A zombie said, "Mitta."

Grey Hoof sighed and said, "Her? I should have known. Anyway, lucky for us, I think ahead and sent in a separate group from yours after the filly. They will be upon the filly and soon we will have a new member joining our village."

The other zombies cheered but it soon stopped when one zombie came out of the ground with an expression of horror. Grey Hoof recognized him as Gladstone who was part of the other group.

Grey Hoof said, "Hey Gladstone. What happened? Why are you-"

Gladstone shouted in fear, "Death is coming for us! It is here! The bringer of our death! A monster is on its way here and it will kill all of us and eat our corpses!"

This confused the other zombies at what he said. Gladstone was trembling in fear and kept on rambling things. Grey Hoof came and shook his shoulders to get his attention.

Grey Hoof said, "Gladstone. What happened? What are you talking about?"

Gladstone became crazy from immense fear when he saw how that being attacked, killed and ate them. And since being a pony species makes them a prey, his fears doubled. He kept on rambling things that didn't make any sense to others. Grey Hoof tried to bring him back to normal but failed. In the end, all he understood from Gladstone that something prevented the group of zombies from turning the filly into one of them and that whatever it is was able to killed them.

Grey Hoof sighed and said, "Take Gladstone to his house and look after him."

Two zombies came and took Gladstone away to his house. Grey Hoof turned to look at the other zombies and saw that they were confused and a bit scared at what they heard from Gladstone. He needs to calm their fear or things would go out of hand.

Grey Hoof smiled and said, "There is no need to worry my friends. Gladstone is just going through trauma. He will be temporary out of commission but in time he will return back to his senses."

Three Leaf said, "What was he talking about? Death or something like that?"

Grey Hoof said, "It's nothing but the rambling of someone that has gone crazy."

Starlet said, "But what if what he said is true? What if something is out there that is capable of killing us?"

She began to tremble at the thought of death. Roneo pulled her into a hug and said, "Now now dear. We have been living for a long time. I doubt that there is something that can kill an undead."

A zombie said, "But what he said about eating us? Is there something that prey upon undead?"

Roneo said, "Come now. That's just silly. I mean look at us. We are walking corpses. Who wants to eat us? Even the beasts of the forest stay clear of us."

Grey Hoof nodded and said, "That is true. Gladstone just said those things because he has gone crazy. There is no need to worry about dying."

Starlet said, "Then what do we do now?"

Grey Hoof said, "The filly is still out there in the forest. We will try to convert her into one of us. I want a group of us to go after her. I will be personally leading this group myself."

Three Leaf said, "But what about that thing out there that prevents us from reaching the filly?"

Grey Hoof said, "There is no need to worry. The group that I will be leading will be huge in numbers. If there is something like that out there then our numbers will take care of it. Now I want all of you to come with me but some of you must need to stay here in case the filly returns here by mistake. Also, I want two of you to look after the house Mitta is locked in. Do not let her out."

The zombies nodded and almost all of the zombies accompanied Grey Hoof and went into the forest. The few that stayed behind looked after Mitta imprisonment. They thought that whatever is out there can't stop them and their curse. Little did they know that their time is becoming shorter and shorter with each passing moment.

With Ash

Ash kept on walking towards Sunny Town. He was not in a happy mood at all. No. He was Pissed Off! Through his insects, he was able to gather info about what happened to Sunny Town. He was also able to gather its dark secret. He knew that the filly Ruby was killed when she found her Cutie Mark by helping one of her friends. However, what he didn't know is how she was treated the moment she got her Cutie Mark.

When Ash devoured the zombies, he saw their memories of the past when they were still living. He saw how they first loved the filly like she was one of their own but everything changed when it happened. When their eyes laid upon her Cutie Mark, they only saw it as a curse mark as they feared the Cutie Pox. Their love for the filly was immediately changed into fear and hate. They hunted the filly like a virus that needs to be purged.

Ash was angered and disgusted at how they killed the filly. She didn't get a quick death. Rage coursed through his veins and red aura swirl around him. His eyes glowed red with anger and as he walked, nearby plant life withered away into dust. His Killing Intent was too much that the plants began to die as he came close to them. Animals fled from the area and birds flew from the trees. Ash didn't pay them any attention. His mind was focused on getting to Sunny Town and kill every last one of those rotting bastards. Except for one.

Ruby kept on floating behind him from a distance. She was happy that she got to talk to someone. She as happy that she became friends with someone. She was happy that someone was able to touch her in such a long time. She was happy that her friend was going to punish all of the zombies that were responsible for her death. She was but a bit afraid of the red aura around her new friend that killed plant life near him. That's why she is keeping some distance away from him as that red aura felt like malice.

As Ash walked closer to the village, something strange happened. The sky began to turn red as the moon shine. Silence reign the air. Only the sound of Ash's power foot steps echoed through out the forest. Ash kept on walking but soon came to a halt when he heard something. Silence took hold of the air as he searched his surroundings. When he found nothing, he used "Echolocation" on a huge area of the forest and found it. Several things were coming from underground. These things began to raise towards the ground and dug themselves out from the dirt. He saw a huge hoard of zombies coming out from the ground.

Ash remained silent as he glared at the hoard of undead. Ruby quickly hid behind one of the trees when she saw the zombies. She was afraid but not for her new friend but for the zombies. She was amazed and shocked when she saw that the undead curse didn't worked on him and he was able to permanently kill them. She was happy that the mean zombies would get punished by her new friend. She also hope that he can somehow help her mother as well.

Soon the zombies dug themselves out from the ground and looked at the strange being in front of them. They stare in awe at the hulking being that looked to be made from mass of muscles. Grey Hoof looked at the being with interest and thought how a great addition it would be for this being to become one of them. With that in thought, he approached the being with a smile.

Grey Hoof said, "My, what a strange being you are. You look really strong. What are you?"

However, he didn't get any answer as the being chose to remain silent. Grey Hoof waited and said, "You don't talk much do you?"

He only got silence as an answer. Grey Hoof said, "Well, no matter what you are, I would be happy to welcome you to our village. I would love nothing more than to extend our gift on to you. Would you accept it?"

Grey Hoof extended a hand towards the being who looked down at his hand. Then he saw the being slowly bring his hand towards his. Grey Hoof smiled that he got someone easily like that. However, his smile soon fell when he got what he least expected.

*Bash*

Grey Hoof was launched back when his face met with a huge fist. He flew over the zombies and *Crash* hit a tree that broke in two. Grey Hoof fell on the ground in pain. He grunted but stopped when he felt something that he hasn't felt in a long time. He felt pain. But that was impossible. He was a zombie who don't feel any pain. Yet, here he is feeling pain all of a sudden. Why?

Grey Hoof growled and stood up. He said, "So you want to play the hard way huh? So be it. My friends, attack him! Make him one of us!"

Play this music for the undead slaughter.

The hoard of zombies growled and began to surround the Saiyan so that he would not be able to escape. When they surrounded him, the zombies began to advance on the Saiyan. He smirked when he saw the Saiyan was just standing there. Maybe he has given up or something. However, his smirk fell when he saw the human reaching beside his waist and pulled out two metal objects. He saw the Saiyan pointing the objects at the incoming zombies and.

*Blam* *Blam* *Splork* *Splork*

Two loud noises emitted and in the next second, two of the zombie's heads exploded in gore and rotten flesh and brain matter. The two zombies fell on the ground dead. The other zombies stopped and looked at their fallen fellows with wide eyes. Well, they didn't really have eyes or flesh to begin with but you get the point. They stare at the two zombies for a while and saw that they were not moving. Dread began to fill their bodies as they realized what happened. The two zombies who live for a really long time were now dead.

*Blam* *Blam* *Splork* *Splork*

Two more gun shots hit two more zombie's head, killing them while they were distracted. This got their attention and the zombies were both angry and afraid. Angry that they saw their friends die in front of them and afraid that this Saiyan was somehow able to kill them. They don't know whether to attack or flee. The curse they received from the forest made them think that they are immortal and thought that they could never die. That is till today.

*Blam* *Blam* *Blam* *Blam*

Ash didn't give them a chance and began to shoot a storm of bullets upon the hoard of zombies. He aimed his guns at them and *Blam* shot them. The bullets flew towards them and hit their heads which *Splork* exploded into bone and rotten flesh along with some brain matter. He got a Head Shot. He began to slowly walked forward and shot them.

Ash got so much into the shooting that he began to dance around as he shot. He took a step and *Blam* shot a zombie who lunged at him. Three zombies came from his right. He quickly turned his head to the right and aimed 'Heaven' at them.

*Blam* *Blam* *Blam*

Ash shot three bullets at them which hit each of them on their heads. He got three Head Shots. Another three zombies came from his left this time. He didn't turn but instead lunged forward while aiming 'Hell' at them and *Blam* *Blam* *Blam* hit them without even looking at them. He got another three Head Shots. Also, as he was shooting them, he kicked a zombie who fell on its back. Then he brought down his feet upon its head and *Crunch* stomped on it.

Two small groups of zombies began to charge at him from both of his sides. Ash saw this and grinned. He crossed his arms with his 'Heaven' aiming left and 'Hell' aiming right. Then he *Blam* *Blam* *Blam* *Blam* *Blam* *Blam* unleashed bullets on the walking corpses. Each of the bullets hitting their heads and exploding into rotten flesh and bones. The zombies then surrounded him from all sides. Ash began to spin on a spot and *Blam* *Blam* *Blam* shot them in all directions. When he was spinning, everything slowed down in his eyes which made him able to aim at their heads and *Blam* shot them as he spun around.

Grey Hoof got angry and signaled his fellow zombies to attack him at the same time. The zombies nodded and charged at the Saiyan like a wall. Ash saw this and aimed both of his pistols at the incoming hoard of zombies and *Blam* *Blam* *Blam* *Blam* began to shoot at them. As he shot, he slowly stretched his arms to his sides. He shot in a wave like motion and just like that, the incoming wall of zombies fell to the ground dead as their heads exploded.

Grey Hoof saw how his fellow zombies were dying like it was nothing to the being. When he came here with the zombies, he thought that he was the predator and the being was the prey but now the table have turned against him. They were now the prey and the Saiyan was the predator. No. He can't let this happen. For a long time they have lived and managed to turn whoever had the bad luck of coming across their village. He did so much for his village and he won't let it end like this.

Grey Hoof was about to join the battle but stopped when he saw something horrifying. He saw several tentacles shooting out of the Saiyan's body and wrapped around the headless dead zombies. The tentacles then reeled them back towards the Saiyan and were pulled into his body. The corpses were devoured. Grey Hoof watch the scene in disbelief. The other zombies too stopped and watched the scene in disbelief.

Grey Hoof came out of his shock when he heard screams. He looked again and gasped at what he saw. Several zombies who were near the Saiyan were now in the air as they were pierced by several tentacles. The tentacles came out from the Saiyan's body and skewered them. The zombies tried to free themselves from the tentacles, even bite and scratch them but to no avail. Then the zombies were pulled towards the Saiyan and were swallowed whole by the viral flesh. They were devoured.

Grey Hoof couldn't believe what he was seeing. His fellow zombies were now being killed by this Saiyan. And not only that but the Saiyan was also eating them. His mind stopped when he recalled what Gladstone was rambling about.

"Death is coming for us! It is here! The bringer of our death! A monster is on its way here and it will kill all of us and eat our corpses!"

When he understood the meaning of what Gladstone said, he paled. Now Grey Hoof was feeling something else that he didn't feel a long time ago. Fear. Absolute fear began to course through his rotting body. His fear doubled when he saw the Saiyan pointing the gun towards him and was about to shoot him. Thinking for his own life, Grey Hoof quickly grabbed a nearby zombie and used it as a meat shield. His effort pays off as the bullet only damaged his meat shield. He took this time to quickly sink into the ground and run away as fast as he can.

Ash killed the remaining hoard of zombies and devoured them all. He put his guns back on his waist and continued down the path towards the cursed village. Behind him stood a flabbergast ghost filly Ruby. She knew that the Saiyan could beat them but to the point where he wasn't even scratched once? This was an amazing feat. Also, she was a bit scared that he ate them but this is for the greater good. If they run free then there are risks of others being converted into them. She shook her head and followed him to the cursed village.

Sunny Town

Ash arrived at the village and saw how ancient it looked. Crumbled buildings, dead grass, destroyed furniture, rotten food etc. He ignored them and walked straight towards a building that held someone. This someone he had promised the filly to save. When he got closer, he saw two zombies guarding the house. The two zombies looked at him and were about to say something but didn't get the chance when Ash appeared in front of them and *Splork* squashed them into paste with his hands.

After devouring the dead zombies, he grabbed the door and ripped it off and threw it away. He entered the house and saw a zombie on the floor who was crying. This zombie was different because it has most of its flesh. He walked slowly towards the zombie and looked down at her.

Ash said, "Who are you?"

The zombie stopped crying and looked at who said that. Her eyes widen when she saw a hulking figure standing in front of her. She scooted away from him in fear and said, "Stay away! Don't touch me!"

Ash ignored her and walked closer to her. She tried to scoot away but he held her by the shoulder, preventing her from escaping.

The zombie shouted, "No! Don't touch me! You'll be cursed like the rest of us!"

However, Ash didn't let go and just held on to her. Soon, her struggling came to a stop when she realized that the curse was not affecting him.

Mitta said in disbelief, "How? How are you not affected by the curse?"

Ash said, "I am not weak to let something like a curse to affect me."

Mitta was shocked to hear that. She didn't know what to say. To hear something like that was something she didn't expect to hear. She then thought about the filly's safety and said, "Please. There is a filly out there in the woods. You have to save her."

Ash said, "You have no need to worry about the filly. She is safe."

Mitta sighed in relief and said, "Thank you. What happened to the others?"

Ash stood up to his full height and said, "I killed them. Permanently."

Mitta was scared but at the same time grateful. Scared that someone was able to kill them and grateful that he killed them.

Mitta smiled and said, "Thank you. So are you here to kill me too?"

Ash didn't say anything and simply stared at her. Mitta nodded and said, "It's okay. I understand. Go ahead. Kill me. I deserve it after what I did."

She closed her eyes and waited for her death at the hands of this being. She thought about when she failed to protect her daughter and let the monsters have her. She failed as a mother and now retribution is in front of her. She will die with a smile on her face. She waited for her end.

"No."

Mitta opened her eyes and looked at the being in confusion. She said, "I .. I'm sorry but what did you say?"

Ash didn't do anything for a while and then said, "No."

Mitta was taken back by that and said, "No? No? What do you mean no? I deserve to die after what I did. I deserve to die after I failed to save my daughter! I deserve to die because I was a failure as a mother! Why would you let me live!?"

Ash stayed silent for a while and then said, "I met your daughter's ghost. She has never hated or held a grudge against you. She loves you and she told me that she has forgiven you a long time ago."

Mitta's eyes widen at what she heard. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. It can't be true. For all she did, she deserve to die but she receives forgiveness instead. Tears began to fill the sides of her eyes. She needs to confirm something first.

Mitta whispered, "W-what was h-her n-name?"

Ash heard her and said, "Ruby."

That did it. A dam of tears flowed from Mitta's eyes as she began to cry without restraint. She couldn't believe that her daughter didn't hated her. She always thought that ruby would held a grudge against her but she didn't. She never hated her mother even when she died.

Ash look at the crying mare with pain filled eyes. A mother is crying for her child's forgiveness. A mother who regretted everyday for what she did a long time ago. It hurts his heart when he thought about his mother. Would she have cried if he would have taken her place? Of course she would have. What kind of mother wouldn't cry for their children's safety? Seeing this mare cry in front of him made Ash angry. How dare this village force her, a mother to let her child die.

As Mitta cried out her eyes, Ash's sound map alerted him of another group of zombies coming towards the house. By the size of it, this must be the last of the zombies. Ash gritted his teeth in rage at the incoming zombies. He will show them what consequences they have made for their disgusting act.

Outside The House

Grey Hoof first thought about nothing but running for his life but then his pride got in his way. Why would he let something like the Saiyan get into his way of protecting his village. He did everything to make his friends happy and even converted others so the village would expand. Now only 30-40 zombies were left alive while the rest were killed by the Saiyan. He will not let this go. He will have justice.

Grey Hoof then gathered the rest of the living zombies and together they did one final march against the Saiyan. Except for Gladstone who was still crazy and locked into his house. No matter. Grey Hoof will kill this Saiyan for running his perfect village. After that, he would leave the forest in order to find other beings and convert them into one of them. He will remake his own village again.

As the last group of zombies were marching towards the house in which Mitta was confined and the Saiyan entered it, they heard crying from it.

Starlet said, "Is he making Mitta cry?"

Grey Hoof said, "Leave her. She is not important."

Roneo said, "Grey Hoof. How could you say that? She and you used to be-"

Grey Hoof said, "I care not what we were once! She has gone against us and for that, she will be punished severely."

Three Leaf said, "So what happened to the rest of us?"

Grey Hoof said, "That ... thing killed them."

This shocked them and Starlet said, "But how can that be? It's impossible!"

Grey Hoof said, "It's very much true. I saw that thing kill our friends like it was nothing."

Roneo said, "Then what are we doing going directly towards the thing that can kill us? We need to get away from here!"

Grey Hoof said, "And where will you go?"

Roneo said, "Well ... I .."

Grey Hoof said, "As long as that thing is alive, there is no place for us to run to. That thing will keep on hunting us down until the last one is dead."

Three Leaf said, "Then what should we do now?"

Grey Hoof said, "We need to do everything and kill that thing. For as long as it is alive, we won't be safe where ever we go."

Starlet said, "But .."

Grey Hoof said, "I know, I know. We will surely die if we do nothing. We must kill that thing even at the cost of some of our lives. If not then-"

*Bash* *Crack*

They stop in their tracks when they heard something cracking. They looked at the house in front of them and saw a part of its wall having a huge crack on it.

*Bash* *Crack*

They jumped back when the wall bulged out for a second and a spider-web crack formed on the wall. It looked like something from the inside punched the wall from the other side.

*Bash* *Throom*

The wall bulged out and exploded into thousands of pieces and dust flew around. The zombies became alert as they saw the wall explode. The dust flew around which blocked their vision of what happened. Soon the dust settled and they all saw a huge hole in the wall. It was big enough for them to enter the house. However, they heard heavy footsteps coming from the house.

Soon a huge hand emerged from the hold and grabbed the side of the broken wall. Then a leg came out and stomped the ground creating some cracks. They all held their breath even if some of them didn't have them anymore. From the wall, a being crouched out from the hole and shocked them when it stood to its full height.

Besides Grey Hoof, the other zombies looked up and saw that it was a 9 foot tall hulking being and it look Pissed Off.

The being's eyes were blood red that were filled with rage. His eyes glowed red with malice and hatred. Blood red aura flew around his entire body which killed off nearby plant life. His muscles bulged which looked like they were tougher than iron or even steel. His veins became visible on his exposed flesh. He stood tall as he glared hatefully at the remaining zombies.

The zombies stood paralyzed on their spots in fear. They were expecting to see a beast or something that was capable of killing them but never did they expect to see something like this. This being that stood in front of them was not a beast or a monster. It was a demon.

Grey Hoof was afraid too but he masked it and said, "Come on. We are not afraid of it! We can do this!"

Roneo said, "I .. I don't think we c-can do a-anything against him."

Three Leaf said, "Y-yeah. That t-thing is a ... a d-demon."

Grey Hoof said, "Don't think like that! We need to kill that thing or we will die! Think of your friends who were killed by this thing! We can't let this thing live!"

The zombies nodded and soon their fear turned to rage and began to advance towards the Saiyan. Thinking that with their anger, they have overcome their fear and would be able to kill the Saiyan. How foolish.

Ash heard their bullshit and growled demonically. He lifted his right leg up and *Crash* stomped the ground that sent out a small tremor throughout the village which shocked the zombies.

Ash said, "Don't underestimate me, you lower life forms. For the murder of an innocent filly, I sentence you all to death. May your souls rot in the deepest level of hell for eternity!"

With that, Ash's back began to bulge like something was making its way out. He screamed in anger as his back exploded and from it two bloody wings emerged and from each of the wings, several bloody arms emerged that have white veins running through them. All of the 10 bloody arms from each wings rose in the air, blocking some of the moon light. From the point of view from the zombies, they would have seen that two hands come in front of the moon that made it looked like the hands were grabbing the moon itself. Shadows of the bloody arms were cast upon the zombies who look in fear at the horrible scene in front of them. A scene that could only be called the Angel Of Death.

The zombies couldn't move from the demon in front of them. Their instincts were telling them to run as far away as possible but they couldn't move as fear took control of their bodies.

"Ggggrrrraaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!"

Ash roared at the undead and his 20 bloody arms launched at them. The bloody arms moved like snakes at a fast pace where they became a blur. It was like a shadow was cast upon the zombies as they blocked out the moon light. It was the Shadow Of Death.

The zombies didn't get a chance to dodge the incoming arms as they were being ripped apart by them. A bloody arm lunged at a zombie and *Keerripp* ripped its head off. Then another bloody arm came and cut its spine. The hands of the bloody arms were as sharp as his blades and *Shing* cut the legs of the zombie into pieces.

Another bloody arm moved and skewered a few of them. Then it lifted them into the air and other bloody arms came towards them and *Keerriipp* ripped them apart. A bloody arm grabbed an arm of a zombie while its other arm was grabbed by another bloody arm. Then the bloody arms moved in the opposite direction making the zombie scream as its arms were slowly being ripped off.

A zombie had its spine ripped out by a bloody hand. Another was crushed by several bloody arms while another was cut into several pieces. A bloody arm held a zombie in the air by one of its leg. Then another bloody arm grabbed the zombie's other leg and slowly were spread apart as the zombie screamed as it was being *Keerriipp* ripped in half, from its abdomen to its head.

Three Leaf stood there with a horrified face as she saw her friends getting slaughtered like a bunch of animals. She wanted to help them but she couldn't even move as she was trembling in unbridled fear.

She said, "What are you? What in hell's name are you!?"

*Slash* *Kerip* *Crunch*

She didn't get a chance to even scream as several bloody arms lunged at her and ripped her apart. The last thing she saw was the demonic eyes of the Saiyan who was glaring at her and the rest of the zombies.

As the zombies were being minced by the Saiyan, few zombies were able to run away from him in fear. Roneo, Starlet, Grey Hoof and a few other zombies were able to run away from the slaughter. Grey Hoof ran for his pathetic life from the Saiyan who slaughtered his friends. What made him think that he or any other would be able to even injure the Saiyan. He was a fool who only thought about himself and now everything he did has been destroyed by the Saiyan. He didn't think and just ran as far as possible from the .. that ... demon.

Roneo and Starlet ran away together. They too were scared shitless from the slaughter. They decided that they would simply run away and live together with each other. The other zombies also had the same thinking as the undead couple but unfortunately, their lives would end today. The Saiyan would not leave any of them alive.

When the slaughter was done, the bloody arms grabbed the severed pieces of the zombies and brought them back to the Saiyan who devoured them. After that was done, Ash's sound map showed him that there were still a few of the zombies left who were getting away from the area. He growled as he let them slip out of his view but he would not let them leave the forest at all cost. The curse from the ancient time will be eliminated once and for all.

Ash snapped his fingers and created several seeds. What were special about these seeds were that they were some of the most dangerous carnivorous plants from the Gourmet World. He put all of the seeds in his left hand and used his virus to mix them together. The end result was a huge red seed the size of a tennis ball. The seed was complete. Now for the nutrition.

Ash plunged his right hand into his chest and pulled out a piece of his heart. He brought the piece closer to the seed. A root sprouted from it and plunged into the piece of heart and began to drain all of its nutrition. Soon the piece of heart was consumed by the root and the seed began to glow red. With the piece of his own heart inside the seed gives him full control on it.

Ash brought the seed closer to his face and said, "You will become the guardian of this forest. You will spread throughout this forest and create your weapons. You will hunt down and eliminate my enemies and devour their corpses. You will also protect the ones I am protecting. You will be my eyes and ears throughout this forest. You will be a line of defense for me to use when the time come."

Ash then plunged the seed into the ground and said, "Now, grow and spread. Spread throughout this forest but stay within its borders. Hunt down the zombies that have run away except for the one in the house behind me. Kill them all. Except for Grey Hoof. I want him alive. Do not let me down."

The ground began to tremble as the seed began to sprout several roots that spread below the ground. Soon its root dug deep into the planet and spread throughout the forest. From its roots, several plant life began to grow in different parts of the forest. Some of these plants were very dangerous but with Ash's complete control over it, they would not harm the innocent. Lets see what kind of carnivorous plants were made.

The first one was an enormous, semi-sentient plant beast. The entirety of its body is made of wooden roots and branches interconnecting and crisscrossing with one another giving it a very peculiar and random body shape. It has blue gem-like eyes, sharp teeth and its body is mostly light green in color. It is called the Goblin Plant that has a Capture Level 33.

Next is another big and sentient plant beast. It has a big and hard bur as its main body with many brown spikes covering it whole. From the bur, there were several thick, green branches that had flowers at the end of with mouths that were filled with sharp teeth. This plant hides underground and uses it branches with the flower mouths to attack its prey on the surface. This is called Monster Plant that has a Capture Level 47.

The next one is a crafty carnivorous plant. This special plant hides itself by disguising itself as an innocent bean plant. In this way, its prey won't know and when it does, it would be too late for it. This one is called Wicked Beanstalk that has a Capture Level 42.

The next one is a huge plant that has two huge leaves that acts as a mouth. The edges of the mouth has sharp thorns that will act like teeth. This plant will attack its prey and hold them inside its mouth for a short time while the plant digests its prey with acidic juices. This one is called Giant Venus Flytrap with a Capture Level 27.

The next one is a different kind of carnivorous plants. This one has modified leaves that feature a deep cavity filled with digestive acid fluid. It has two long vines that it uses to catch its prey and shove it into its mouth where it is melted in acidic juices. It is called Giant Pitcher with a Capture Level 26.

Next one is a flower type carnivorous plant. This plant is a rose that sends out sweet fragrance that lures its prey towards it before catching them and eating them. It is called Rose Thorn with a Capture Level 29.

This next one is a combination of plant and a fish species. Mixing the DNA of a piranha with a Venus fly trapper, a new dangerous and aggressive plant is born. This plant does not hide but instead hunt for its food. It has a huge mouth filled with sharp teeth. It would directly attack and consume its prey. It is called Piranha Plant with a Capture Level 37.

The final plant monster is a mobile one. This plant has four plant like limbs that moves on all four at the speed of a turtle. It may lack speed but to counter it, it has a huge flower on its back. Inside the flower, there are several long worm like tentacles that will shoot out towards its prey and reel them inside the flower where it would be eaten. It is called Rosa Santana with a Capture Level 38.

These types of monster plants sprout all over the forest. Soon these monster plants reached the zombies who ran away.

Starlet and Roneo who have been running away stopped for a rest but that soon turn out to be their downfall.

Roneo said, "I think we are safe for now."

Starlet said, "What was that back there? It was like the devil himself have come to punish us for what we did long ago!"

Roneo hugged her to calm her. He said, "It's okay. Whatever that was, we are far away from it."

Starlet said, "But what if it comes for us?"

Roneo said, "It's okay my love. If it comes to that, then we will simply run away from it."

Starlet sighed and said, "How long would it take for us to be safe?"

Roneo said, "For as long as possible. I will be there for you in every step to help you."

Starlet smiled and hugged him. She said, "Thank you Roneo for always being there for me."

Roneo smiled and said, "As I said before, I'll always be there for you my love."

They embraced other for a while as they were lost in each other bliss but it soon broke when two green tentacles lunged out of the ground and wrapped around them.

Starlet shouted, "What is this!?"

Roneo shouted, "I don't know!"

The tentacles lifted them both in the air. The zombie couple looked towards the ground where the tentacles and saw something else coming out from the dirt. It was a Giant Pitcher and its mouth opened for its prey that were the zombies which scared them.

Starlet scream, "No! No! Let me go!"

Roneo struggled to free themselves from the tentacles but they were tightly wrapped and were slowly moving towards the plant's mouth. Starlet was screaming fearfully as she saw the mouth getting closer to her. Roneo stopped struggling as he saw their demise coming closer. He accepted his death and hugged Starlet.

He said softly, "It's okay my love. It will be over soon."

Starlet cried, "I'm scared."

Roneo said, "Shhh. Just close your eyes and rest."

Starlet could do nothing and closed her eyes as she waited for death embrace. Roneo closer his eyes and softly kissed her. That kiss was the last thing that give any comfort to both of them as they were slowly swallowed by the plant and melted by its acidic fluids.

The other zombies didn't fare well as they were attacked by the monster plants. Some were grabbed by the Goblin Plant and were eaten. Others were attacked by Giant Venus Flytrap while Piranha Plant simply attacked them and devoured them. Some zombies came across Rosa Santana and were quickly pulled into its flower by its tentacles worms and were eaten. The remaining zombies witness their fellow undead being eaten by plant monsters and were terrified.

A zombie said, "The forest is angry at us! It's bringing punishment to us!"

Another zombie said, "Quickly! Climb up the largest tree! We will be safe from the plant monsters!"

The zombies began to climb several tall trees that looked like a bean stalk but if they were paying attention, they would have some movements from the vines. When the zombies reached the highest point of the tree, they took a breath of relief. However their relief soon turn to terror when several parts of the tree came to live and formed several giant snake heads with razor sharp teeth. The zombies screams were heard throughout the forest as they were eaten by the Wicked Beanstalk.

Gladstone who was still rambling things inside his house didn't notice as several vines ripped through the wooden floor and a sunflower came out. Gladstone stared at the flower which began to bloom and when it did, a huge mouth with razor sharp teeth opened and roared at him.

Gladstone could do nothing but laugh madly as he was eaten by the plant. Soon all of the zombies were dealt with. All except Mitta. Ash's felt his anger decreasing as his sound map shown him zombies being eliminated by his monster plants. He sighed and began to walk towards the house that held Mitta. But before that, he stopped and look to his right towards a tree. Behind the tree was the small ghost filly Ruby.

Ruby slowly came out from behind the tree and walked towards the Saiyan. When she reached him, she look up to him and said, "Is it done?"

Ash smiled softly and nodded. He said, "It's done."

Ruby smiled and then look at the house where she heard her mother's crying. She frowned and walked into the house through the hole. Ash walked behind the filly and enters the house. Inside, he saw Ruby walking towards her mother who didn't notice her as she was to busy crying her eyes out.

Ruby stood beside her mother and took a breath. She said, "Mom. It's me, Ruby."

Mitta stopped crying at once and slowly turned her head towards the filly. Her eyes widen as she stare intently at the filly. She looked at her hair, her eyes and everything in order to confirm that the filly was her daughter. When she confirmed it, tears flowed down from her eyes. She slowly raised her hand towards her daughter and said, "Ruby?"

Ruby smiled and nodded. Mitta choked and said, "R-ruby. I-I'm so so s-sorry. I couldn't -ddo anything to s-save you. I'm the worst-"

Ruby somehow was able to touch her mother when she put her hand on her mouth in order to stop her. She said, "It's okay mom. I never blamed you for my death. I would never hate you. You are my mother and I will always love you."

Mitta began to cry as she slowly hugged her daughter after such a long time. Ruby cried as well as she hug her mother.

Ash look at them with a soft smile. He is glad that he helped them but became sad about how would he be able to help them now? One is a zombie while the other one is a ghost. Well, there may be something that he could do for them. For now, he needs to work on the zombie, Mitta.

Ash began to scan the biomass of the zombies that he ate. The info he got from it told him that the undead corpses have some kind of magic curse on them. Since the curse was magic base, he was immune to the curse and his flesh negated the curse. So this way, he may have a way of restoring life to Mitta but what about the filly Ruby?

Ruby is a ghost who is able to walk through this forest. Must be some kind of magic in play. How can he help her with that? He shook his head to get his thought together. First he needs to ask them.

Ash said, "Mitta. Ruby. Do you want me to put you to rest? Or do you want me to return life to you two?"

Mitta and Ruby looked at him in shock. Mitta said, "You .. you are willing to let me live. More so even return me back to normal?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes I am. Whatever happened, you have been forgiven by your daughter. So now, you have two choices. Either I put your soul to rest or bring you back to life. Which will it be?"

Mitta looked down as she thought about her answer. She looked at her daughter who smiled at her. She thought about what happened a long time ago but now, she is going to get a chance to repent and be a good mother to her. She nodded as she came up with the answer.

Mitta said, "In the past, I wasn't able to save Ruby but now I got another chance to atone for my sin. I would like to spend my time with my daughter if you can bring both of us back to life."

Ruby smiled and looked at the Saiyan and nodded. She too wanted to spend her time with her mother. Ash nodded and walk towards Mitta. He put his hand on her head and covered her in a red membrane. Mitta was soon cocooned and inside the virus began to fix her from cell level. Each of her cells have died from the curse but now, they were being regenerated by the virus. Soon every dead cell came back to life as the curse was negated by making cells from Ash's own flesh.

Every rotten cell, bones, organs, muscles and flesh were restored back to original. After she was fully healed, the red membrane went back inside Ash's hand. Mitta for the first time in a long period of time, she is able to breath. She was able to smell and feel things. She opened her eyes and looked at her body in disbelief. Her rotten body was replaced with grey fur body and her black hair was returned back to red. Tears fell from her eyes as she feels so alive. She looked at the Saiyan with grateful eyes and said, "Thank you very much for this. I can never thank you enough."

Ash smiled and said, "It's okay. No need for thanks. Now, as for Ruby, I must first need some of her DNA."

Mitta looked at him in confusion and said, "Why would you need that?"

Ash said, "First is that Ruby is a ghost, so I can't help her like this. Second, in order to help her, I must have some kind of DNA or a body part that belonged to Ruby, so that I can help her."

Mitta and Ruby frowned as they both knew what happened to her body. Their eyes widen in realization at where they can find Ruby's body but frowned at what happened to her.

Ruby said, "I .. I know where you can find my b-body. Or at least what's left of it."

Ash nodded and said, "That's good. Show me where your body is. Maybe there is a way to bring you back to life."

Mitta and Ruby lead him ourside the village towards a lone abandon building. Mitta and Ruby both frowned when they saw the building. They both stopped in front of the building as they didn't want to enter it.

Ash said, "Is this it?"

Mitta nodded and said, "Yes. You can find Ruby's body in there."

Ash nodded and walked inside the building. He saw that it was pretty much empty except for a fire place. He walked towards it and looked into the fire. In it, he saw the remains of a skeleton that belonged to the filly Ruby. He sighed in disgust at the way she was killed. He reached into the fire with his right hand and absorbed all of the fire. Then liquid viral flesh fell from his hand and onto the filly's skeleton. The virus devoured it and returned back into his right hand.

Ash was immediately bombarded with the filly's memory when he absorbed the filly's DNA. He was horrified, disgusted and angered as to what he saw of the filly's memory. Her death at the hand of the villages.

Ruby's Final Memory

Run. I have to run! Don't stop or they will get me! I have been running for hours now and I am getting exhausted. I can still hear their voices behind me as I run. They are chasing me.

With each step I take, I am getting exhausted. My head aches and my sight is getting blurred with every minute. It won’t take any longer now until I collapse and once I do, they would get me ... No! I better try not to think about it. I have to try to concentrate as best as I can. I need to focus on surviving this and escape from this forest. Its getting darker and darker by the second. Luna’s sacred moon is gone, and with it all the light that led my way has disappeared.

Now, I am running blindly through this passage. I'm am getting exhausted and hungry. My stamina is running out with every step I take. It's getting colder and darker. Even the trees seems to get closer to each other that are now blocking my way. Suddenly, my legs give out, and I collapse onto the ground. Due to my running speed, I impacted the ground hard. It's very painful.

*Crack*

My eyes widen when I heard something breaking like a thick branch or something. I didn't move for a few seconds. I tried to move my legs and I gasped and shut my mouth to not scream as my brain registered pain. This pain was coming from my right leg. I look at it and saw that my right leg was broken. Oh god! What shall I do now? I don’t want to die!

Wait! I can see a small cabin not far from me! I stood up painfully and began to limp towards the cabin. Every step I take is like a sharp knife, cutting the inside of my bone. Tears of pain and fear are rolling over my cheeks and I'm starting to think about my mother who left me. The only one in my village who really loved me... at least, that’s what I thought. Why mommy, why?

I collapse onto the ground due to my broken leg. I wanted to scream but held it in as I don't want others to find me. I forcefully stood back up and limped towards the cabin. I collapsed a few times and blood and dirt are becoming a muddy scab on my leg. I managed to arrive at the old wooden door of the cabin. I entered the cabin through the heavy door and immediately search around for something that I can use to block it.

Aha! There it is! There was a big wooden beam that was leaning against the window. It's perfect to block the door from the inside. I limp towards it and push it will all my strength. It's really heavy, but I somehow was able to drag it in front of the door. It's not much, but I guess I'm safe now. It's still dark, but at least my leg stopped hurting. Or maybe because it's already numb because of the pain, but that’s okay as long as I can escape from this village.

I sit in the corner of the room and made myself small in order to hide myself. I’m looking down at my right leg and wince at what I saw. The bone has pierced through my flesh and was sticking out. It was still bleeding and slightly burning. I try to push the bone back inside and shut my mouth as unbridled pain runs through my leg. Tears of pain fell from my eye as I thought about my mommy. I tried to push the bone back in but to no avail. The bone didn't budge, so I just gave up.

I fall back down to the ground, watching against the empty dark ceiling. I'm at the end of my strength now. I pray to god for my safety. I pray the god would send me some kind of help but it looks like no one hears me. Even if I survive from this and some how make it out of this cursed forest, I will die from starvation and blood loss. I began to look around the room in search for something that can be used as a weapon. This is in case I was found by them.

There isn’t much inside of this room. Only a empty bookshelf, an old table and a chimney. It's so cold. My body is getting weaker by the second and I think that I am going to die from this. No. Not now. I don't want to die. I want to live! I want to have friends. A family! My fears raise when I saw something getting closer to the window. They’ve found me! No! No, please! No!

I went under a table to hide myself from them. I held my breath and stay quite as I pray to god to keep me safe.

*Crash*

Suddenly the door was smashed opened. The wooden beam I used to block it was easily crushed into two pieces. Dust is flying through the entire room, which blocked my sight but I still can see their silhouettes through the dusty cloud. They were my neighbors and former friends. They are standing in front of the table that I am hiding under. They began to spread through the entire room and search for me. I try to be as quiet as I can while watching them.

"Come out dear, we just want to help you."

"You are just sick. Let us heal you."

"We will free you from this curse. It wont hurt I promise!"

"Don’t be afraid kid. Your mommy is already waiting for your safety."

Mommy? So she didn’t leave me after all.

"Found You!"

I screamed when someone grabbed my broken leg and pulled me out from under the table. So much pain from my broken leg.

I screamed and cried, "No! Please! No! It wasn't my fault! I just helped my friend! I don't want to die!"

"It's okay little one. Don’t be afraid. We know it's not your fault. It's a curse my poor girl. But don’t worry sweetie, we will fix you."

My throat is dry from all the screaming. My heart hurts, my eyes are tired and burning because of the tears. I can't move as I am being held by two ponies. The other ponies are standing in a circle around me while one of them is searching for something inside of her bag.

I pleaded with them, "Please .. don’t .. I don’t want to die .. I don’t .."

Starlet said, "Turn her around and press her against the ground!"

Starlet pulls out a long sharp knife out of her bag. Her red eyes staring into mine, burning my soul from the inside. She had such horrible eyes.

I screamed for my life, "No! Please no! Don't do this! Please! No! Nooooooo!"

They turn me around and pressed their hooves at my back which held me in place. I can't breath. My heart is crying, my mind is flipping and my screams are shrilling through the room.

Roneo said, "Don’t worry little one. It will only hurt for a little moment."

"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

It hurts. It hurts so much. I can feel the knife digging deeper into my flank. The pain is impossible to describe as the blade cuts through my flesh. I tried to struggle to free myself but my muscles won't react anymore. I can see my blood floating over the ground. I'm still screaming as loud as I can but the pain just won't stop.

After several minutes of unbridled pain, it stopped.

Starlet said, "Here you go dear."

She throws something on the ground right next to me. I saw that it was a big piece of flesh with fur and muscles attached to it. It was a piece of my flank along with my Cutie Mark on it. How can they do this to me. My mind is dead. I'm crying. That’s all I can do now. No more struggling.

Starlet said, "Only one more left to go."

She started to the same thing with the other side of my flank. However, this time it doesn't hurt anymore.

I tried to talk, "... plea... se... don’t... don’t... ple..."

I can't scream anymore. I'm accepting my fate, preparing myself for the end. Another piece of my flank fell besides me. My cutie mark ... gone forever.

Starlet said, "That’s all my dear. It wasn’t so bad at all, right? You're a big pony now, don’t cry."

Roneo said, "So... now that your curse is gone, do you want to see your mommy again?"

M... mommy? I want my mommy. I want to cuddle mommy, where is she?

Gladstone said, "Hey little one, do you want to see your mommy?"

I spoke weakly, "... yes... please... mommy."

My body is numb now and I can't move. Please mommy. Please take me into your arms and heal me. Please make the pain go away.

Three Leaf said, "As you wish. Light the chimney."

What? What does she mean? I can see two of the ponies. They are walking to the chimney and putting on a big warm fire. The warmth feels so good, it feels like love.

Gladstone said, "Don’t worry little one. Your journey and your fear will end now."

They began to pull me towards the flames. To the warm place. This will take my pain away ... finally.

Grey Hoof said, "May your soul find re-"

"NO!"

A familiar voice appeared from behind. Mommy? Everyone is looking around. I can hear someone screaming. What's going on?

"You dirty scums! How dare you do this! I will kill you! I will kill all of you!"

Who is that? I can still hear screams of pain behind me. It sounds like a fight is going on. The two ponies who grabbed me earlier disappeared. Soon after everything became quiet again. What happened? Where is mommy?

"... I’m sorry ... Ruby ... honey..."

That voice again. Who is it? Mommy? It's mommy's voice. She didn't abandon me. She still loves me. Tears fell from my eyes. Mommy.

"M- mommy?" I spoke tiredly.

I try to turn my head with the last remaining bit of my strength. I saw the other ponies laying on the ground wounded severely and bleeding. Even Starlet who cut out my flanks. Who did this?

Grey Hoof shouted, " You! You dirty daughter of the devil! I swear I will burn your cursed soul!"

He appeared in front of me. He was bleeding very badly and heavily breathing. He grabs me and threw me into the fire. Daddy. Why?

"Nooooooooo!"

A pony screamed and attacked Grey Hoof like an animal. I fell into the fire. I can feel the it. The warmth. I can feel how my fur is burning. I can smell my flesh burning from my bones. My eyes are melting and with it the last bit of light. The last thing I saw the pony who tried to save me. It was mommy who had a horrified expression with tears falling from her eyes. Her hands stretched out like she was trying to reach me and pull me out from the fire. She was held by two ponies.

I wanted to reach for mommy but I'm too exhausted. I want to rest. My journey is over, and with it, all my fears, my pain, my nightmares and my dreams.

Before death embraced me, I spoke to mommy one last time.

"... I forgive you mommy ... I forgive you ..."

Memory End

As soon as the memory ended, Ash fell on his knees and his hands. He was breathing heavily and his body felt weak. He saw Ruby's final memory in the blink of an eye. He was horrified and disgusted by what he saw. No young child should ever go through what she had gone through. Tears fell from his eyes. The filly was in so much pain because he felt her pain through her memory. How can her father do this to her. His own daughter!

Everything was silent around him. Then suddenly, the beating of his heart beast faster than before. Anger began to erupt from inside of his body. His blood began to boil. His muscles twitched and bulged from anger. His breath soon turn to animalistic growls. He clenched his fist tightly and raised his right fist. He then brought it down on the fireplace where the filly was burned alive.

*Throom*

Ash destroyed the fireplace. He destroyed the place where she was killed mercilessly by her own father! Ash smash on the floor *Crash* and stood up. It wasn't enough to sate his anger. He look around the room, the very room where she was tortured and killed. It angered him to no end. This place, where she died. It must be destroyed!

"GGGGGGRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

With a demonic roar, Ash began to destroy the place. He *Crash* punched the walls and *Bash* kicked the floor. He destroyed the furniture and crushed them. He punched the beams that held the house. Soon the ceiling began to fall on him but it didn't as his body was drowning in rage so much that immense heat began to leak from his body. Soon with a roar, Ash unleashed something that destroyed the house completely.

The heat that was leaking from his body turned into red hot flames that swirled around him.

Then with a swing of his fist, he launch the flames upwards. The flames rose up like a volcano is erupting and completely and utterly destroyed the house that he was in.

A Few Moments Earlier

Mitta and her daughter Ruby stood away from that dreaded house where it all happened. They hated the place so much that they didn't want to come here. They never wanted to see this place again after what the village did to them.

*Throom*

They came out of their thoughts when they heard something breaking coming from the inside of the house.

"GGGGGGRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Then they heard a demonic roar which made them tremble in fear. Soon they heard several things breaking from the house. It was like something was hitting the insides of the house's walls and floors. Then bright light came from the house which blinded them and soon.

*Kaboom*

A pillar of fire erupted from the house that destroyed the ceiling. Soon the flame spread and burn the rest of the house into nothing but ash. Mitta and Ruby stared at the dreaded place that they hated with all their heart to be completely and utterly destroyed. There wasn't even a thing left from that flame explosion. Their eyes widen when they realized that the Saiyan was inside the house when it exploded. They became worried about him but soon their worries calmed down when they saw the Saiyan coming out from that place without a single scratch or burn mark.

Ash walked towards them with a sad expression. He has seen the filly's memories and it still hurts his heart. To even go through such pain and still remain a pure soul. That was something amazing for the filly. He walk towards them and stopped right in front of the filly. He looked down at her with eyes full of sadness and pain.

Ruby was shifting nervously under his gaze. She said, "So um .. did you find my body or what remains of it?"

Ash slowly knelt down and petted her head with "Armament Haki". The filly was confused by this but leaned her head into his hand. She really liked this feeling.

Ash said, "I'm so sorry that you had to go through that Ruby."

Mitta became sad by this. She knew what he was talking about. She said, "Is there a way to bring her back?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. I think I can bring her back."

Ash lifted his right hand a viral flesh began to drop on the ground. Soon the flesh began to join together and form a huge egg made of viral flesh. Inside the egg were the DNA of the filly Ruby. The virus began to create an exact replica of Ruby's body. First the bones were created. Then organs, veins, muscles flesh and skin. Everything was made from Ruby's DNA. After a short time, her body was complete. Ash put his hand on top of the egg and took back in the rest of the extra viral flesh, leaving behind the body of a filly that looked just like Ruby.

Ruby looked at her body in disbelief. Her body that didn't have any scars or wounds, was laying on the ground in front of her. Her body was perfect for her. But the question now is how can she join with her new body?

Ash said, "Come here Ruby. I want you to lay beside your body."

Ruby nodded and laid on the ground beside her new body. Mitta said, "Is she going to be okay?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. She will be fine. Now I am going to merge her soul with her new body. This way, she can come back to life."

Ash first changed his eyes into "Rinnegan" and then formed some hand signs. He said "Human Path Soul Absorption" and grabbed Ruby's soul.

Human Path Soul Absorption
One of the Six Paths. This path allows the user to learn everything that the target knows simply by placing their hand on the said target. Once this is done, the target's soul is ripped from their body, killing them. He can then absorb the soul into his body for late use.

Ash instead of absorbing Ruby's soul, he put the soul into her new body. With this jutsu, her new body was able to absorb Ruby's soul and became one. After that was done, Ash sighed in relief. He was glad that it worked because he was able to hear her heart beat from Ruby's new body. A while later, Ruby's eyes open and she sat up. She look around in disbelief and then to her new body. She could not believe that it worked. She was alive.

Mitta quickly hugged her daughter and cried tears of happiness. Ruby also hugged her mother and cried with her. She was glad that she was alive and was together with her mother. Ash smiled at the scene which made him happy. He was able to reunite a mother with her daughter and was able to bring her back. He closed his eyes and thought about his mother and sister. Could he bring them back from the dead?

He opened his eyes when he felt someone touching him. He looked down and saw Mitta and Ruby were hugging him with tearful eyes.

Mitta said, "Thank you so much for what you did for us. I can never thank you enough."

Ruby smiled and nuzzled into him. He smiled and hugged them as well. After a while of hugging, Ash said, "So what are you two going to do now?"

Mitta thought about it and said, "I don't know what to do now. The village is destroyed. We both came from an ancient time. No one knows about us except for the filly Apple Bloom."

Ash said, "Well, why don't you come with me to Ponyville and live there with my friends?"

Ruby's eyes sparkled and said, "Really? I can be with others?"

Ash smiled and nodded. He said, "Sure you can. There are other fillies who are about your age and I know that Apple Bloom would be very happy to see you as well."

Ruby smiled and looked at her mother. She said, "Can we go mommy? I want to have more friends."

Mitta smiled and said, "Of course Ruby. Anything for you."

Ash then lead them towards Ponyville. On their way, Ash was informed by one of his plants that they have got him. He created a clone who lead Mitta and Ruby towards Ponyville who were baffled to see another Saiyan.

Mitta said, "Where are you going?"

Ash said, "Don't worry. I got something to take care of. I'll join you later. For now my clone will lead you two to Ponyville."

Mitta smiled and nodded. She said, "Stay safe."

Ash nodded and walked into the thick forest. After walking for sometime, he came across the bastard that he was looking for. Grey Hoof.

Several thorny vines wrapped around the zombie that held him in place. Grey Hoof couldn't move or free himself as he was trapped. He couldn't even talk as his mouth was wrapped in vines. His curse was also not effecting the vines as they were made from part of the Saiyan's flesh. Ash walked towards him and stopped right in front of him. He looked down at Grey Hoof in hatred and disgust.

Ash spoke in a demonic voice, "You little piece of shit. How dare you kill your own daughter!"

Ash grabbed the zombie's head and began to crush it. *Crunch*

Ash said, "You really are trash. No. You are the scum of the world. A lower life from."

Ash kicked the zombie's legs and *Crack* broke them making him scream.

Ash said, "Your daughter loved you and what did you do? You killed her! You deserve to die a million times you piece of trash!"

He used "Razor Claw" to cut off both the zombie's arms *Shing* making him scream more.

Ash commanded the vines around the zombie's mouth to release. The vines unwrapped themselves and released the undead's mouth. Grey Hoof panted and grunted in sever pain. He was able to feel pain as his curse was being negated by the vines.

Grey Hoof said, "I did what I had to do for the safety of the village. Even if I have to kill that .. that thing."

Ash punched his stomach and *Crack* broke its spine along with some ribs. Grey Hoof screamed in pain.

Grey Hoof said, "Go a-ahead. K-kill me. I don't r-regret killing that filly. I w-will die and I will b-be reincarnated for the next life!"

Ash said, "You're not entitled to die just like that. I won't allow some scum bag like you to be reincarnated into another life. You know why? Because I am going to give you something worse than death!"

Ash formed some hand signs and put his right hand on Grey Hoof's head who looked at him fearfully. Ash's eyes glowed red and stared into the zombie's eyes with hatred.

Grey Hoof asked fearfully, "W-what are you g-going to d-do to me?"

Ash said, "Your soul will be mine! For Eternity!"

"Human Path Soul Absorption"

Ash's right hand gripped the zombie's head tightly and slowly but painfully, he began to literally rip out Grey Hoof's soul from his rotting carcass. As Grey Hoof's soul was being ripped out, he screamed in unbridled pain. It was like a very important part of you was being ripped out of your body. Soon his screams were silenced when Ash held the zombie's soul in his right hand.

Ash glared at the soul in his right hand with hatred. He said, "You shall serve me for eternity. You will never be freed form your service until I say so. You shall never disobey me. You will be like a dog who shall obey his master's every command! Your soul shall never the rebirth cycle of life."

Ash opens his mouth and bit the soul. Then he slowly sucked the soul into his stomach where it will forever remain until he becomes useful. After eating the soul, he commanded the plants to do whatever they want with Grey Hoof's corpse. The vines wrapped around the corpse and dragged it down below the dirt where it was crushed and devoured by the plants.

After that was done, Ash sighed as his anger dissipate. The curse of Sunny Town from a thousand years was finally broken. Or in this case, devoured. To others, they would try to banish or kill evil but to the monster hunter, he would devour them whole and not leave a single trace of their body behind.

When Ash turned and walked towards Ponyville, his mind was suddenly bombarded with several visions. This made his head hurt like gun was being shot inside his head. He fell on to his knees and screamed as he felt immense pain in his head. Blood began to flow out of his ears, eyes, nose and mouth. His brain was being damaged due to seeing several of the visions. But what were these visions about?

The vision showed Ash that the filly Apple Bloom was running through the forest but this filly looked different. This Apple Bloom was running on all four limbs like a animal. She was a quadrupedal pony. He saw that as Apple Bloom was about to exit the forest, several zombie ponies emerged out from the ground and attacked her. Apple Bloom could not escape them and was torn apart from the zombies. She died and became a zombie like one of them.

The next vision showed that Apple Bloom was able to escape the zombies. This Apple Bloom looked human rather than a quadrupedal pony or an anthro pony. However, even though she escaped, the zombies followed her back to Ponyville and turned everyone into zombies. Zecora was able to save Apple Bloom before escaping the dying village. Ash saw how broken Apple Bloom was as she saw her friends become zombies.

Another vision showed an anthro Apple Bloom never made it to Sunny Town as she fell from the cliff and into the abyss. She died. Ash saw several more visions that made him more angry than the last one. However, the most common thing he saw with these visions had were the zombies. Ash doesn't know why he was seeing these visions or what made him see them. However what he does know that the visions that he saw were from different realities.

Ash has managed to fix this Equestria's zombie problem and now he was being shown how other Equestria are suffering from zombie problem. Maybe because he was the one who was able to completely able to eliminate the zombie plague in this Equestria made him some kind of zombie hunter. Maybe he will. If there are other Equestrias out there that are suffering from the zombie plague, then he will definitely help them. Why? Because he has the power to do so that's why. He won't sit around in this Equestria if has possess the power to help them.

Ash slowly stood back up to his full height. He was silent because he was incredibly pissed off from what he saw from the visions. He needs to fix this and he will do this right now. He first made sure that he was alone in the area. His sound map showed that no one was near him and that his clone was leading Mitta and Ruby towards Ponyville. You. He was alone and no one can disturb him right now.

Ash snapped his fingers and used his power to create several dimensional gates that lead to different Equestrias that are facing the zombie problem. He knew that there should be many but not this much. He look around and saw that he was surrounded by hundreds of dimensional gates. He counted them quickly and found 2357 dimensional gates around him. What's more is that the number kept on increasing by the second.

Ash wasted no time and formed some hand signs. He shouted "Shadow Clone Jutsu" and made 5000 clones. He ordered each of his clones to take a single dimensional gate and enter different Equestria. Ash told his clones to do what ever they need to do in order to save that world. They were also told to save as many lives as possible.

With that said, the clones begin to enter the dimensional gates and into several Equestria. Ash just stood there and thought about how he was going to permanently fix this zombie problem. After a few seconds, the clones that entered the dimensional gates, began to exit them and returned back here. They dismissed themselves and Ash gained their memories. He saw that the clones were able to eliminate the zombies in different Equestrias and save several lives. They also were able to turn the zombie ponies back into the living.

Ash was proud that his clones were able to save other Equestrias. He saw that the dimensional gates of the Equestrias that have been fixed disappeared. However, instead the number of dimensional gates going down, several more dimensional opened up. Ash gritted his teeth as he saw how many more Equestrias were facing zombie problems. He needs to fix this but how if more and more dimensional gates just keep on open up.

He got it. The multiverse theory. It states that there are parallel universes are also called alternate universes, quantum universes, interpenetrating dimensions, parallel dimensions, parallel worlds, alternate realities, alternate timelines, and dimensional planes. Each plant that exist from one another is different. If this is the case then there is suppose to be one Equestria where all of this zombie curse started from. If Ash is somehow able to find this specific Equestria and fix the problem, then he might just be able to fix the rest of the thousands Equestria.

If Ash is able to stop the zombie curse from happening in the first place then he can make it seems like it didn't happened at all and other Equestrias will be automatically fixed. With this in mind, he powered up his Ki to increase his power in his base form.

With this much power, he used his reality warping to send his mind across the multiverse in order to find the one specific Equestria. After a while, he did it. He found that Equestria. He will personally deal with this problem with his own hands. The clones continued to enter other dimensional gates and fix those Equestria. Ash made a dimensional gate to that specific planet and walk through it.

On Another Equestria Quadrupedal Version

Ruby was hiding in an abandoned cabin. She was scared and breathing heavily. She hid in a corner of the room and prayed to god for her safety. Her fear only rose when she heard something. In the next moment, the door was smashed opened and in came the other ponies who were hunting her. They looked around the room and found the filly in the corner of the room. They all slowly walked towards the filly with hate in their eyes as they spew bullshits against her Cutie Mark.

"There she is!"

"She has the curse mark!"

"She is cursed!"

"We have no choice."

"Destroy the curse one!"

"Cut out the curse mark!"

Ruby pleaded with them, "A-all I wanted to do was help Roneo find his present ... I only wanted to help!"

However, her plead fall on deaf ears as they advance on her with intent to kill her. She could do nothing but cover her head in her front hooves and prayed that someone would save her from this nightmare.

"I hear ... your voice."

Ruby heard a voice which took away all of her fear.

*Throom*

Ruby's pray was answered when the ceiling was destroyed and something landed between the filly and the ponies. Dust flew around which blocked their vision, but they could still see something within the dust. Something that was very big. The ponies of his world were quadrupedal and adults were about 4 feet tall. However, the ponies became afraid when the figure within the dust began to stand to its full height that terrified them.

Whatever the being was, it stood at 9 feet tall. When the dust settled, they all gasped at what they saw. It was a hulking being that scared the shit out of them. The being flared down at the ponies who were about to hurt and kill the filly. No one made a move in the being's presence as they felt dread growing inside of their stomach.

Ash said, "You dare hurt an innocent filly?"

What came out of the Saiyan's mouth made them shiver as they feel malice and hatred in his voice. But why would this being be worried about another species?

Starlet said, "She ... she has the curse mark. She must be destroyed."

She only got a terrifying glare from the Saiyan which shut her up in fear. Ash said, "This is no curse mark."

The ponies were confused at what they heard. If it's not a curse mark, then what is it?

Roneo said, "If it's not the curse mark then what is it?"

Ash said, "What the filly has got is called a Cutie Mark. Your species will get these marks when they discover their special talent. The filly's special talent is finding lost objects. She discovered her talent when she was helping her friend to find his lost present."

Starlet said, "No! It can't be! That is a curse mark! We need to destroy her or her curse will kill us all!"

Grey Hoof nodded and said, "I agree with her. For the sake of the village safety, she must be destroyed."

Ash was disgusted by them. He looked behind him and saw the filly curling into a ball and crying silently. She heard what her own father have said about killing which angered the Saiyan.

Ash slowly looked back at the ponies and said, "You won't reconsider your answer?"

Grey Hoof said, "No. This must be done for the sake of the village."

Ash was silent for a while and then he said, "Okay."

The ponies relaxed visibly as they thought the Saiyan agreeing with them. How wrong they were.

Grey Hoof smiled and said, "That's good. Why don't you help us in destroying that-"

Ash cut him off as he appeared in front of Grey Hoof in the blink of an eye and *Kerip* skewered him with his right hand. The other ponies were horrified when they saw their village chief being skewered by the Saiyan.

Grey Hoof coughed up blood and said, "W-why?"

Ash simply said, "You gave me no choice. So now die."

Grey Hoof found himself dead when Ash *Kerip* ripped him into several pieces with his hands. When he was done with Grey Hoof, Ash looked at the other ponies who were trembling in fear as they see their village chief torn into pieces right in front of them. Their fears only worsen when they saw the Saiyan turning his attention towards them. The ponies were trembling in fear as they saw his flowing red eyes that feels like he is gazing into their souls.

Ash said, "All of you are scums for what you were trying to do to the filly. For that, die."

Ash lunged at them and began to tear them apart in the most painful way possible. The ponies were ripped apart with his bare hands. He also ripped out their organs and ripped off their heads. The remaining surviving ponies began to run towards the exit but Ash appeared in front of the path and blocked their escape route. Screams filled the cabin as ponies were being torn apart by the enraged Saiyan.

Soon the screams stopped when all of the ponies died, except for the filly. Ash devoured their remains and walked towards the crying filly. He knelt down in front of her and softly hugged her. This stopped her trembling.

Ash said, "It's okay little one. The mean ponies will never harm you again."

Ruby sniffed and said, "R-really? Are they gone?"

Ash said, "Yes little one. They are gone. I promise you that they will never come near you again."

Ruby stopped crying after a while and asked, "Thank you. Um what are you Mr ..?"

Ash smiled and said, "I am a monster hunter little one. I hunt monsters who harm the innocent."

Ruby looked at him with stars in her eyes. She said, "That's so cool."

Ash smiled and lifted her up. He said, "Come on. Lets get you back to your mother."

Ruby became sad and said, "I don't think that's a good idea."

Ash asked, "Why is that little one?"

Ruby said, "When I got my Cutie Mark, my mother was scared and looked at me in fear. She didn't do anything to save me from the other ponies."

Ash bent down and hugged her. He said, "That is not true little one. As we speak, your mother is frantically searching for you. She wants to save you and is trying her best to find you first."

Ruby asked, "R-really?"

Ash smiled and said, "Yes little one. Your mother loves you. She never hated you for that mark. She was just afraid of what the other ponies would do to you."

Ruby nodded and waited for her mother. After a while, another female pony came. It was Mitta and she was breathing heavily. Her hair was frazzled and she was crying. When she looked at Ruby and found her safe, she immediately ran towards her and hugged her. She cried and apologized to her for not helping her when she needed her. Ruby hugged her and forgave her. She didn't hate her mother at all.

Ruby said, "Mommy. I want you to meet my new friend who saved me from the mean ponies."

Mitta look at the Saiyan in shock but smiled that he saved her daughter. She said, "Thank you for saving my precious daughter."

Ash smiled and said, "Anytime."

Mitta said, "What happened to the rest of the ponies?"

Ash said, "Lets just say that you will never meet them again."

Mitta understood what he said and thanked him. Ash's work here is done and was about to leave but stooped. There is still one thing that needs to be done. He gave information to Mitta about the so called curse mark. He told her that it is a disease that ponies can get when they eat specific flowers from the forest. He also told them about the Cutie Mark and that Ruby had earn her mark by discovering her special talent which is finding lost objects.

Ash also gave her the seeds of Seed Of Truth and told them how to grow them in order to cure ponies if they caught Cutie Pox. He told her to spread her knowledge about this to anyone she meets so that they won't turn out like the ones he killed. After that was done, Ash left that Equestria and returned back to his home.

When Ash came back, he saw that the dimensional gates were dissipating. It looks like he did it. The zombie curse has been dealt with on the Equestria where it originally happened. This caused a chain reaction with the other Equestrias where the zombie curse just disappeared. it was like it never happened in the first place. However, those Equestria that his clones fixed were not affected by this as they were already fixed, including his own Equestria.

Well that's done. Ash did a huge fix to the Equestria multiverse. Now they are safe from the zombie curse. After he was done with that, he dismissed his clones and began to walk towards Ponyville but stopped when his plants informed him of something very important. He began to dash deeper into the forest and soon came across a cave. He entered it and found something that he heard from the princesses. The same thing that he found when he showed up in Equestria. The Tree of Harmony.

He stared at the tree and took in every detail of its beauty again. When he was close to the tree, he felt like someone is trying to talk with him again.

Ash soon realized who it was. It was the tree of Harmony. However, Ash failed to understand what the tree wanted to say to him. Ash didn't care what the tree means. He didn't have time for it and left the cave but stopped right outside of it. He thought about the safety of the tree since its an important thing for Equestria. Ash plunged his hand into the ground and used his virus to create a sentinel plant being. He created the watcher of this forest, Ancestral Root. Capture Level 52.

Ancestral Root will act like a guardian for the forest. It will look out for other beings like the ponies and keep them safe from harm. Ash created another plant creature called Dead Wood. Capture Level 54.

Dead Wood will act like a guardian for the Tree of Harmony. It will protect the tree from any harm and will stop enemies from coming near it.

After creating these two plant creatures, he began to dash towards Ponyville as his work in this forest was finished. Also, since he created plant monsters that are much more dangerous than Manticores or Timber Wolves, he renamed this forest from Everfree Forest to Death Forest. Fitting name for such a forest that now contains dangerous plant monsters.

He checked on his Gourmet Cells for the girls. He found them to be 8.79% complete. Still a very long way from having this complete. He also learned two new skills from fighting the zombies. "The Angel Of Death" and "Hibashira".

The Angel Of Death
This is a new mode that he can transform into. This transformation will make him create two bloody wings. 10 bloody arms emerge from each of the bloody wings. he can use these bloody arms to rip and tear his enemies into pieces.

Hibashira or Fire Pillar
He can used the heat generated from his body to shoot out flames straight upward, destroying a target above him. It can also be fired downwards to clear any enemies that might be below him while he's in mid-air.

He got two good skills for dealing with hoard of monsters. Ash appeared at the edge of the Death Forest alongside Mitta and Ruby. The clone dissipated when the original came. Ash then lead them to Ponyville to meet his friends. When they were near the village, Ash saw his friends were coming towards him. He smiled at his lovers and friends. It would be a long day for him to explain the things happened in the forest. And also, that he changed the forest name to Death Forest.

Chapter 31 Demi-god, Hollow, Meet The Blonde Hair Child

The next day, things looked great for Ponyville's new addition. The girls welcomed them with open arms and became friends with them. Ruby became friends with the CMC and Spike as well as other young ones. The girls were shocked to hear that Mitta was once a zombie living in a village full of zombies in the middle of the Everfree forest. They were also horrified at what happened to Ruby. They felt sad about them but were happy that Ash have giave them a second chance of life.

Since Mitta and Ruby didn't have any money, Ash told them that they can stay in his house for as long as they want to. They happily accepted his offer but Mitta wanted to find some sort of work to earn money. Since she was an Earth pony, Applejack gave her a job at her farm, to which she happily accepted. Since Ruby was the same age as the CMC, Mitta let her daughter attend the school where she made many friends.

Ash also told the girls about the forest's new additions. He told them that he created plant monsters that now inhabits the forest. This made the forest more dangerous than before. However, they don't need to fear the forest anymore. Ash told them that the plant monsters were under his control and will not harm them. The only ones who need to stay away from the forest are the enemies.

The girls were awe that he was able to make plant monsters that were under his control. They were also happy that the forest is now safe for them. Since most of Ponyville is surrounded by the forest, it made the village safer than before. Mayor Mare also accepted to change the forest's name from Everfree forest to Death forest. The Death part is a warning for those who wish to harm Ponyville and its inhabitants.

Ash also went to Canterlot to meet with the princesses. He shared his story with Celestia and Luna which shocked and horrified them. They were extremely disgusted at what the village did to a filly for getting her Cutie Mark. They were both very happy at how he dealt with them and that he given Mitta and Ruby a second chance at life.

One day, they were all enjoying picnic near a lake. They enjoyed themselves as they ate Ash's cooking which made them drool. The fillies and Spike were playing with themselves. Fluttershy and Mellow Hoof were beside Ash who laid their heads on his lap. He ran his hands on their heads which made them relax. Everyone was relaxing that day when suddenly, the Saiyan became stiff. The girls immediately noticed this and became worried.

Fluttershy asked, "Ash? Are you okay?"

Ash came out of his thoughts and said, "Yes. I'm fine. It's just that my instincts told me that something is bad going to happen today."

The girls became even more worried and Twilight asked, "When its going to happen?"

Rainbow asked, "And what is going to happen?"

Ash shrugged his shoulders and said, "Don't know what it is or where it will happen or when it will take place. All I know is that it's going to happen today."

Gilda asked, "So, what would you do about it?"

Ash said, "All I can do is keep an eye out for things that are out of place."

Pinkie said, "Oh! You mean like when my tail twitches! Or when stuff falls from the sky! Or when it rains frogs! Or when Rainbow Dash is in a skirt!"

Rainbow shouted, "Hey!"

Ash shook his head and said, "No. Not like those. I mean .... frog rain?"

Pinkie smiled widely and nodded. He looked at Twilight who said, "Well, there was this one time when a frog fell from the sky and landed on my face."

Fluttershy said, "Oh. That's my fault. You see, that day, I was taking my frog friends to the swamp where they will make their new homes. One must have jumped out from my basket."

Twilight said, "Oh. That's explains it."

Ash smiled and said, "Well, that was very nice of you Fluttershy."

Fluttershy blushed shyly as she hugged him to hide her blush which only made her cute. Ash smiled and hugged her. He said, "I'm going to be around Ponyville to see what sort of incidents would take place. I need to be very aware of what my instincts told me. You all remain vigilante too. If you do come across something that is dangerous, then shout my name and I'll be there."

The girls nodded and spent their time with him as they enjoyed the picnic. After that Ash walked all over Ponyville in order to see anything out of place. He found none so far. He then suddenly stopped and did a facepalm. Why was he going around Ponyville when he has his infected insects around? Idiot. He then went towards his house and into his room where he continued one of his secret projects. A few hours later, one of his infected insects informs him of something.

This one came from the Silent One from the wasteland. He was informed that a group of strangers clad in armor which hid their features were coming towards the changeling kingdom. Ash waited to be informed at what happened next. After a while, what he found alarmed him greatly. The strangers were somehow able to bypass their defenses and avoid detection from the changeling guards. Even the Silent One lost track of them.

Ash spared no time as he was worried about what their intentions were. He was also greatly worried about Chrysalis and Insectum safety. He quickly used "Kamui" to suck himself into another dimension and teleport to the Changeling Kingdom.

Changeling Kingdom

A group of 50 individuals used the Kingdom's shadow to move around in order to avoid detection. They swiftly moved towards the castle and entered it. Inside, they swiftly and silently killed the guards without them noticing their presence. Soon they arrived at a huge door. That door leads to the queen. They silently opened it and entered the room. Inside they found Chrysalis and her daughter Insectum sleeping on a huge bed.

They group of assassins moved silently but one of them accidentally stepped on a toy *Squeeeee* which awoke Chrysalis. She looked around and when she saw the strangers, she quickly casts a shield around her and her daughter. She stood up and took a defensive stance against the assassins.

Chrysalis said, "Who are you? What are you doing here in my room?"

The assassins pulled out their weapons which were daggers and swords. One assassin said, "Greeting Chrysalis. We came here for you."

Chrysalis snarled and said, "That's Queen Chrysalis to you! Speak why you came here or I will be forced to remove you myself!"

The assassin spoke, "Not anymore Chrysalis. You see, someone needs you dead for the greater good of the kingdom."

Chrysalis growled, "Oh really? What's make you think that you all would be able to do any harm to me?"

An assassin came forwards and pulled down his cloak, revealing himself to be one of them. A changeling. he said with a grin, "Hello Chrysalis."

Chrysalis gasped and said, "Thrall?"

Thrall nodded and said, "Yes. It is I."

Chrysalis said, "What are you doing here?"

Thrall said, "I came back to reclaim what's mine."

Chrysalis asked, "And that is?"

Thrall said with a grin, "This kingdom."

Chrysalis snarled, "This was never your kingdom Thrall!"

Thrall said, "It will be mine. All I have to do is kill you and claim this kingdom as my own."

Chrysalis said, "That will never happen for as long as I live."

Thrall said, "That is why I have come here today to kill you."

'Why aren't my guards coming here?' Chrysalis thought.

Thrall said, "And don't bother calling your guards. We have killed the ones inside this place."

Chrysalis snarled, "How dare you go against your own kind!"

Thrall said, "I'm doing this because this kingdom has become weak."

Chrysalis said in confusion, "Weak?"

Thrall nodded and said, "You have grown weak. Your kingdom has grown weak. So much that you have to ally yourself with the ponies. With food!"

Chrysalis shouted, "They are not food! They are the ones who helped us when we were at our lowest when no one else did!"

Thrall snorted and said, "Whatever you say Chrysalis. You will die here and I will rule this kingdom and make it strong. Then I will conquer the other kingdoms and I will rule it with an iron fist!"

Insectum woke up and said, "Mommy. Who's there?"

Thrall looked at the filly and made a sicking smile, "Well, look what we have here. The daughter of Chrysalis. She will make a great queen by my side."

Chrysalis snarled at him, "Stay away from my daughter you sick freak!"

Thrall said, "That's enough. It's time for you to die."

He swung his sword at the shield and *Crackle* shattered it completely, which shocked Chrysalis. She said, "How? How did you break my shield!?"

Thrall said with a smirked, "I have met a powerful being who I gave my alliance to. He gave me and my comrades these armors and weapons which negate magic."

He and the rest of his comrades lunged at the queen. Chrysalis immediately held Insectum and teleported away from them and outside the room. She then ran away as her magic would do no good in this situation.

Thrall shouted, "Don't let her get outside of this castle! Kill her as fast as you can! But keep her daughter alive! I have use for that filly."

The others nodded and immediately chased her. Thrall look around the room for a second and joined the chase as well. He will have this kingdom as he was tasked by his master. He was so lost in his thought of ruling the kingdom that he failed to notice an ominous presence heading towards the castle.

Chrysalis ran through her castle with her daughter in search for a safe place. She was unable to contact her guards for any help. Something was blocking her hive mind. She only hoped that they would somehow survive from the assassins. She tried to teleport outside the castle but failed. There was some sort of shield around the castle that prevented her from teleporting outside. She was stuck in the castle along with the assassins.

The assassins finally cornered the two and prepared to attack her. Chrysalis put her daughter down and said, "Insectum. I want you to run away from here and try to find your way out from this castle."

Insectum looked up to her mother with sad teary eyes and said, "But mommy. What about you?"

Chrysalis looked at her daughter with eyes full of sadness and said, "My daughter. I want you to know that I will always love you and want you to be safe."

Insectum was crying softly and said, "Please mommy. Don't leave me."

Chrysalis hugged her and said, "I won't. I will be always with you Insectum."

Chrysalis knew that she would not get away from this. The least she would do is try to keep her daughter safe.

Thrall said, "Where do you think your daughter can run? You are cornered. There is no escape."

Chrysalis said, "Wrong."

She hit the wall and *Click* a small hole formed in the wall. She immediately pushed her daughter in the hole in which she fell down.

Chrysalis said, "Be safe my daughter."

Chrysalis looked back at the assassins with hate. She summoned her armor and weapon and took a defensive stance. She said, "You all will die here and now."

Thrall snorted and said to one of the assassins, "Go. Track that filly. I want her alive."

The assassin nodded and began to run away. Chrysalis saw this and immediately lunged at him in hope of killing him from going after her daughter.

She shouted, "No, you don't!"

*Clang*

However, her attack was intercepted by Thrall who said, "Now, why don't you spend your remaining time with us? Hmmm."

Chrysalis cursed as the assassin ran away in search for her daughter. She took an offensive stance and attacked them. If she can help her daughter, then she needs to kill these assassins as fast as possible.

Chrysalis shouted, "You all will die! My kingdom will never follow you!"

Thrall avoided her attack and said, "Oh yes they will. After I kill you and show them your head, they will follow me. And if not? Then I can rule them with force."

Chrysalis yelled in anger and continued her attack on the assassins.

With Insectum

Insectum fell down the hole and reached the first floor of the castle. She looked around and saw that she was alone. She then ran through the castle and found the exit. She was very much worried about her mother's safety and prayed that she is alright. As she was nearing the exit, *Crash* the wall to the side exploded which made her stumble back.

Insectum looked at the destroyed wall that now blocked her path towards the exit. She began to fear as her only path to safety was cut off. Her fear rose when she saw one of those assassins coming out from the destroyed wall. The assassin saw her and smiled widely.

The assassin said, "Well, look who I found. Come here so I can go back to King Thrall."

He began to walk towards her who ran away from him. Insectum ran and ran from the assassin until she became exhausted and fell to her knees. She began to cry when the assassin came closer.

The assassin said, "Come here brat. You will make a fine queen to the king."

He menacingly walk closer to her and slowly began to grab her. Insectum began to cry and curled into a ball to protect herself. She said, "Please leave me alone."

The assassin laughed and said, "No can do brat. You're coming with me."

Insectum could do nothing but pray for her and her mother's safety. She whispered her wish, "Daddy. Where are you?"

"I hear ... your voice."

Insectum eyes opened in shock as she recognized that voice. The assassin however, stopped and looked behind the filly. He saw someone huge standing behind the filly. However, he could not make out what the being looked like as he was covered in shadows. The only thing that he could see was a pair of glowing eyes that sent shivers down his spine.

"What the-" That was all the assassin could say before a huge hand came out and grabbed his face and then *Crunch* crushed his entire head. He didn't even have any time to scream and was killed instantly. Red tendrils came out from the hand and pierced the assassin's body and pulled him into the hand and was devoured whole.

Insectum looked up at the shadowy figure in fear but she stopped when she thought back when she recognized that voice. She gasped when the figure came out from the shadow and showed her who he really was. Someone who she was greatly happy to see.

"Daddy!"

With Chrysalis

Chrysalis panted as she avoided another blow from the assassins. These assassins were really good. They were able to injure her as her magic was negated due to their Ninth armor. She had several cut wounds on her body. Her armor was cracked and broken in several places. Her right arm was broken and she was bleeding heavily. She was also very exhausted from fighting the assassins. As she fought, she was worried about her daughter's safety.

An assassin lunged at her and said, "Take this you bitch!"

Chrysalis was caught off guard when she was blocking an incoming attack but failed to see another attack. She was *Bash* hit in the chest with a hammer that launched her back *Crash* into a wall. Chrysalis slumped on the floor as she felt some of her ribs breaking from that attack. She coughed out some green blood as she breath heavily.

Chrysalis looked at her assassins in her weaken state. She could not fight anymore and only prayed that her daughter is safe from these bastards. She saw Thrall smirking at her defeat.

Thrall said, "Well, look at you now. Eh. Chrysalis! Ruler of this kingdom is down at my hooves. How laughable! You said that becoming friends with others makes your kingdom stronger but where is that supposed strength now!? As I said, your kingdom has become weak but don't worry. I promise you that after you die, I will bring this kingdom back to its former glory."

Chrysalis could do nothing but growl at him which made him laugh. Thrall said, "Also, I'll make sure that your daughter will make a good queen who will bear my children."

That statement make Chrysalis sick to her stomach. Thrall looked at one of the assassins and said, "Kill her."

The assassin nodded and jumped at Chrysalis as he brought down his weapon on her. Chrysalis closed her eyes and waited for her death. She thought about what she did in order to bring prosperity back to her kingdom. She met with a being who didn't look at her like a monster but as a friend. This being not only approached them with kindness but also helped them in their time of need. This being then healed her daughter and punished the ones who harmed her. Most of all, he even accepted her to become part of his family. She loved this being so much that even her daughter has become attached to him. She felt sorrow that she would not be able to spend her life with her lover.

Chrysalis has been defeated by these assassins who betrayed their own kind. And now, she awaits her death. She closed her eyes and waited to embrace death. However, it never came. She opened her eyes and became shocked to see what happened. The very being who had helped her entire kingdom was standing in front of her with her daughter sitting on his shoulder. But what about the attacker who was about to kill her? She shifted a bit to the right and saw in disbelief.

Ash held the end of the attacker's weapon in his hand tightly. He glared hatefully at the attacker who was held in the air along with his weapon.

The attacker and the rest of the assassins were shocked to see this being who not only appeared out of no where but was able to easily stop their attack on the queen. The attacker who was held in the air by his weapon was stupefied as he looked at the being in front of him. When his eyes met with the being, he became frozen with fear. He could feel hatred and malice coming from this being. His body wouldn't even response as he tried to release his grip on his weapon.

Chrysalis looked at her lover in shock and happy that her daughter was safe. She said, "A-Ash?"

Ash turned his face around to face her. He gave a soft smile and said, "I am very happy to see that you are alive Chrysalis. I'm sorry I didn't come as soon to save you from all of this."

Chrysalis smiled and said, "You have no need to apologize Ash. I see that Insectum is safe. If it was not for you then I fear for my daughter's safety and future."

Insectum looked at her mother in fear and shouted, "Mommy!"

Insectum jumped from Ash's shoulder and flew towards her mother. She hugged her and cried for her safety. She said, "A-are you g-going to be okay m-mommy?"

Chrysalis smiled and hugged her daughter softly. She said, "Yes I am. Now that your father is here. He will protect us from the bad ones."

Insectum cried as she was being comforted by her mother. Ash was already angry that they were going to kill Chrysalis but he became enraged when he heard what these bastards were going to do to the filly. He growled and looked back at the assassins. More importantly at the one who he grabbed the weapon of the attacker.

Ash said, "You dare try to kill one of my precious family."

The assassins took some steps back from the being's intimidation. The attacker didn't have any time to react when Ash swung his right arm upwards, launching the attacker towards the ceiling.

*Splat*

The attacker's head became paste when his head collided with the ceiling with such force. The assassins look up in horror as they see one of their own was stuck on the ceiling. After a few seconds, the headless corpse then fell down from the ceiling and onto the floor, in front of the Saiyan. Ash raised his right leg and stomped on the corpse. Several red tendrils came out, wrapped around the dead body and devoured it. This caused the assassins to gasp in horror as they saw the body being eaten within seconds.

The assassins were now on their guard against this being. Thrall said, "What are you creature? What business do you have here?"

Ash growled, "You dare ask me that when you just tried to kill a part of my family."

Thrall was confused and asked, "What family? I don't see any of your kind here?"

Chrysalis chuckled which gained the assassins attention. Thrall said, "What are you laughing about?"

Chrysalis said, "You imbecile. You don't recognize who is standing in front of you."

Thrall snarled, "What are you talking about? Should he be someone I need to be concerned about?"

Chrysalis chuckled and said, "You really don't know who he is? Then allow me to tell you who this being is. He is the one who helped my kingdom when no one did. He is the one who made a friendly alliance with the ponies. He is the one who saved my kingdom from starvation. He is the one who rid of us the predator who eats out kind."

The assassins were surprised to hear that but Thrall was not interested with that. He said, "Those are some good praises but what does that have to do with him being here?"

Chrysalis grinned as she said, "The one standing in front of you is none other than the famous monster hunter! Ash!"

The assassins' eyes widen in fear as they take a step back from the Saiyan. They have heard about him about how he was able to kill strong monsters with ease, about how he fought and killed every fighter in the griffin's tournament and mangled the griffin king, about how strong her was to be able to fight a titanic giant and kill it. They were very fearful about this Saiyan and wished that they don't encounter him in their life but it seems that didn't go well.

An assassin stutter, "A-and w-what is he d-doing h-here?"

Chrysalis smiled and said, "Oh! That's very simple! I am part of his herd."

Silence took hold of the air. That one statement made the assassins tremble in fear. They were already afraid of the monster hunter but now they know they fucked up. They have hurt and tried to kill one of the Saiyan's herd mates. They did everything in order to avoid meeting the monster hunter but it seems that fate just screwed them over and now they are going to pay as they have angered the one being they didn't want to meet.

Thrall was also trembling in fear. He said, "T-that .. can't be .. you must be joking! There is no way a being like him is interested in our kind! Much more to have you, a queen in his herd! You're lying!"

Chrysalis chuckled and said, "What need I have to lie about this? Ash is the only one who didn't see our kind as monsters due to our appearances. He has done so much for my kingdom and didn't ask for anything in return. That is why I fell in love with him and he accepted me to be a part of his family."

The assassins gulped in fear as they hear that. How are they going to get away from this? They were only asked to kill the queen but if they try to gain more info about their target, they would have found that she was part of the Saiyan's herd. They failed to do that as they thought that killing Chrysalis would be childs play as they receive special armor and weapons. Now they are in deep shit.

Ash *Crunch* crushed the weapon in his hand and devoured it. He found that the weapon was made from Ninth metal. He looked at the rest of the assassins and found that their weapons and armors were made up of Ninth metal as well. Who gave them these equipment?

Thrall pushed aside his fear and said, "Come on men! We don't need to fear someone like him! We have these special armors and weapons. With them, we can overcome his strength! So don't fear him! We can do this! And when we are done, this kingdom will be ours!"

Play this music for their slaughter.

The other assassins stopped trembling when they heard that. Their greed was more powerful than their fear. So they stopped trembling and took offensive stances as they are ready to fight the Saiyan. An assassin lunged forward at the Saiyan with intent to skewer him with his sword. However, that didn't happen. When the sword made contact with the Saiyan's flesh, it failed to pierce its flesh.

Ash didn't defend against the incoming attack as he wanted to test out his "Unbreakable Skin" and he has to say that he likes it. No longer has he need to use "Tekkai" against incoming attacks. He saw that the tip of the sword was unable to cut his skin and stopped the attack.

The assassin looked in shock at his failed attack. He looked up just in time for his face to meet with a huge fist that launched him back with his face blowing up into gore and paste. The dead body flew above the assassins and landed behind them. The assassins looked back at their dead comrade in shock. They then look back at the Saiyan in fear at how easily he killed their comrade with just a punch as they were professional assassins.

Thrall yelled, "Don't attack straight head on! Surround him first and attack him from every direction!"

The assassins nodded and ran towards the Saiyan. They began to surround him but Ash didn't let them get pass him because behind him were his precious family. Chrysalis and Insectum. Ash *Bash* punch away an assassin when he was about to get pass by him. Another one tired to ran by him in order to get behind him but failed as Ash spun around and *Bash* kicked him away. He hit a wall and fell down dead as his spine was broken from that strong.

Ash defended Chrysalis and Insectum from the assassins for a while but when they tried to rush by him, he growled and made some forms of hand signs. He slams his hands on the floor and shouted, "Earth Style Earth Spikes"! He sent his chakra into the floor and from it, several spikes shoot out and skewered the assassins who were about to pass by him.

*Shik* *Kerip* *Shik*

The assassins screamed in pain as they were skewered by the spikes. Too bad they didn't die from it. They were skewered from their stomachs, arms and legs. They struggled to free themselves but it only made them scream in pain. Ash shouted "Sound Armor" to cover Chrysalis and Insectum in transparent armor made of sound. He then shouted "Sound Wall" and created a wall made of sound in between the two and the Saiyan. This separated Chrysalis and Insectum from the rest which would protect them from the assassins.

Ash can now focus on the assassins as his two precious family members are safe now. He faced his opponents. No. The enemies of his family. They hurt one of his family members and tried to kill her! They tried to take away his daughter from him! He will not let them live. He will Crush Them!

A bulky assassin came forward who wore heavy armor and held a huge sword. He challenged the Saiyan to a test of strength. Idiot.

The assassin said, "I see that you use strength to face your opponents. You are just like me. I too seek strength and I would like to test my sword with you. Cutting your body in half that is."

Ash said nothing to him and simply signaled him to come at him, which the assassin gladly accepted. He rushed at him and raised his sword above him. He tensed his muscle and brought his sword down on the Saiyan with all of his might. He grinned at the thought of cutting the Saiyan as no one he encounter was able to stop his attack.

*Clang*

The assassin's grin fell when he saw his sword stopping when it made contact with the Saiyan. He saw that his sword didn't even cut the Saiyan's skin but where did that metal sound come from?

*Crack*

The assassin's eyes widen when he saw several cracks spreading on his sword and then *Crackle* shattered into thousands of pieces. The other assassins were shocked to see one of their weapons breaking when it came in contact with the Saiyan's skin. How did this happen? Ash not only allowed the sword to hit him but used "Repulsion" to send all of that incoming force from the sword back at it at 10 times more. This caused the sword to shatter into several smaller pieces.

The bulky assassin stepped back in horror at seeing his sword break just like that. He began to tremble in fear and tried to turn around and run for his life but he stopped and grinned. He said, "You may have broken my sword but you won't be able to break through my armor. Out of all of us, I have the strongest armor! I will be stopping your attacks while my comrades deal with that bitch!"

However, this proved to be his downfall because Ash was not intimidated by his lousy claim. Instead, he was only angered when the assassin insulted Chrysalis. He got an idea of using his water manipulation in his attacks. He clenched his right fist and put some water energy into it. If the assassin likes boasting about his armor, then it would only be fair to destroy it. He pulled back his right first and gathered a small amount of water from the air. Then he lunged it at the assassin as he said "Gyojin Karate Hyaku Maigawara Seiken"!

*Bash*

The assassin was not only launched back by that powerful punch but his armor, ribs, heart and spine were destroyed from that attack. The attack sent out a shockwave that traveled through the water. It first destroyed the armor and then the chest bones and then the heart and spine. It was like a straight line shockwave that forced its way through the assassin's body.

Gyojin Karate Hyaku Maigawara Seiken or Fishman Karate Hundred Brick Fist
A punch that releases a shockwave through water that can send an opponent flying. This attack is so strong that it can break through one hundred tiles.

The assassins look in horror as their strongest comrade was killed in front of them. Thrall snarled and said, "Forget about surrounding him! Attack him all at once!"

The assassins did that and charged at the Saiyan in a group. Ash saw this and tense his muscles in his right arm. he pulled his right arm back while he channel power into his arm. When the assassins covered half of the distance, he thrust his right fist forward. This made the assassins confused and stopped a few feet in front of him as they saw the Saiyan hitting nothing but air. They looked at each other and began to chuckle. They slowly made their way towards the Saiyan who didn't move from his position as he kept his right fist stretched forward.

"Hey hey! What's this?"

"Is he playing with us?"

"He isn't even moving. Why is that?"

"I don't care what's happening but I don't want to pass this chance."

"Yeah. Let's kill him and the bitch and be done with it!"

"Yeah!"

The assassins converse with themselves as they came closer to the Saiyan. They prepare their weapons and were about to attack him but stopped when they saw something. On the ground, the assassins saw a small piece of rock that began to roll away from them. Then another rock rolled away and then another. They became more confused when they began to skit away from the Saiyan. They yelped when they saw some of their body parts bending in unnatural way. Their abdomen even caved in. After a few seconds of this unnatural phenomena and then.

*Boooom*

A huge shockwave exploded that lunched all of the nearby assassins away.

Their insides were severely damaged and more than half of their bones were shattered into pieces. The assassins that were blasted away fell on the floor in immense pain as their limbs were broken. Chrysalis, Insectum and the rest of the assassins looked at the scene in awe and shock.

After a few seconds of silence, Ash said, "Gyojin Karate Karakusagawara Seiken".

Gyojin Karate Karakusagawara Seiken or Fishman Karate Arabesque Brick Fist
He punches at a fair distance from the intended targets. This transmitting the force of the blow through the water vapor in the air to release a shock wave that sends them flying. The shockwaves are not concentrated upon being released but in exchange has a much wider area of effect. This move has a delayed effect, as the shockwave takes a while to reach the opponent but when they do reach them, it will cause devastating damage to them. Both externally and internally.

Thrall saw how easily his comrades were killed by this Saiyan. His instincts were telling him to run away but his greed for becoming a ruler of this kingdom made him stay and face the monster hunter. He will not run when his prize is right in front of him. All he has to do is to get rid of this Saiyan and he can easily kill the queen and become king of this kingdom.

Thrall shouted, "All of you! Continue attacking him! I'm going to do something!"

A assassin asked, "What are you going to do?"

Thrall grinned and pulled out a crystal ball. He said, "I am going to use this gift that master has given me."

Another assassin said, "You are going to use that here!?"

Thrall said, "Yes. It may be the only thing that can fight that Saiyan. Now attack him and buy me some time."

The assassins nodded and charged at the Saiyan. Ash heard what Thrall was doing and was interested to see what that crystal ball would do. So he fought the assassins while he waited for Thrall to finish what he was doing. Thrall began to put his magic into the crystal ball which made it shine. He continued to pour more and more magic into it in order to activate it. Ash saw the light coming from the ball but ignored it as he continued to kill the assassins.

Ash didn't move from his position as he was defending Chrysalis and Insectum. He let the assassins come to him. As they charged at him, he *Bash* punched the nearest one in the face and then *Bash* uppercut the next one into the ceiling who went *Splat* as its head became paste. Three more lunged at him, only for him to turn his arm into "Blade Arm" and *Shing* cut them horizontally.

An assassin jumped into the air and brought down his hammer onto the Saiyan. Ash lunged his left leg towards the assassin and gave a powerful kick that *Clang* not only stopped the incoming hammer but *Crackle* destroyed the hammer. The kick didn't stop as it made its way towards the assassin and *Bash* hit him in the gut which launched him back and made him puke out loads of blood.

While Ash's left leg was in the air, an assassin chose to take this opportunity to attack him while his guard was down. The assassin lunged forward as he readied his poison daggers to cut him just once for the poison to take effect but he didn't get his chance as Ash brought his left leg down upon the poor bastard. Ash stomped on the assassin's head that *Crunch* crushed it and devoured his headless corpse.

Two assassins rushed at him together as they brought down their blades on the Saiyan but to their shock, the Saiyan ignored the incoming weapons and grabbed them by their throats. The two assassins were lifted above the ground. They struggled to free themselves as they slashed their blades at the Saiyan but were unable to cut him. Ash then slowly squeezed their throats and choked the life out of them. When they suffocated to death, he *Crunch* crushed their necks and devoured them.

Two assassins took out their bow and shot the Saiyan with poison arrows. Ash saw the incoming arrows and simply caught them with his fingers which shocked them. He then flicked the arrows back at them and hit their heads who died instantly. The rest of the assassins saw no other way to get away from this situation. So they all charged at him in hopes of getting past him and kill the queen but Ash never let them get closer to Chrysalis and Insectum.

Ash used his wires to *Shing* cut the assassins into several pieces. The rest of the assassins spread apart and some used their wings to fly above him in order to keep their distances away from him.

Ash glared at them with hate and said, "You really think you are safe from me with a little distance? You will die. All of you. None shall be spared!"

The shadows around the area began to extend and join with Ash's shadow. Then the shadow expanded through out the area that covered all of the floor. From the darkness, shot out hundreds of dark tentacles that *Kerip* ripped the remaining assassins apart. Not even the flying assassins were spared as they were dragged into the shadow where they were *Kerip* ripped apart and *Crunch* crushed into nothingness. None were spared.

Ash created a new skill called Shadow Of Death.

Shadow Of Death
He controls the shadow around him with his magic and solidify them in many shapes that he can command to attack his enemies with.

After the assassins were killed, the shadow receded back and returned back to their original places. Ash devoured the remaining corpses and looked at the last one, Thrall. He saw that the crystal ball was shining brighter and brighter which made everyone cover their eyes. When the light subsided, Chrysalis, Insectum and Ash looked in shock at what was standing in front of them.

The thing that was standing near Thrall stood at 10 feet tall. It was a hulking being whose muscles out did Ash's muscles. It had a metal brace on each of its wrist and ankles. A bone came out from each of its elbows. It wore an armored skirt like a samurai. It wielded a huge axe-sword that seemed to be made out of solid stone. It had black messy hairs, red eyes and sharp teeth. All in all, it looked like a monstrous figure that shows true strength.

Thrall smirked at their shocked expression. He said, "This is a gift from my master for my loyalty to him. According to my master, this being that I have summoned is a demi-god. He was once hailed as a powerful hero but due to the jealously from another god, he was cursed with madness and soon became a hate filled creature that attacks everything in site. When he died by poison, he was cast down into Tartarus where he forever beat and kill the souls. His name is Berserker Hercules."

Ash could very well see how strong this being looked. He was wary of this Heracles as he was something else. Thrall did say that Hercules was a demi-god. So it was a powerful being that he is facing.

"GGGGGGGRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!"

Ash tensed his muscles when Heracles charge at him with such speed that was unnatural for such a large being. However, with his eyes, Ash was able to see him and gather some power in his right arm. He clenched his right fist and when Hercules came closer, Ash said, "Gyojin Karate Sen Maigawara Seiken"!

Ash gave a powerful punch *Bash*. Hercules grunted in pain when he was hit in the chest and he skidded several feet away from the Saiyan. A small trench was made in the floor when Hercules skid on it.

Gyojin Karate Sen Maigawara Seiken or Fishman Karate Thousand Brick Fist
A much stronger version of the Hyaku Maigawara Seiken. This move can break through one thousand tiles.

Ash was surprised that Hercules didn't fly back or fall on his knees when he punched him that hard. That punch should have at least destroyed some of his organs but Hercules just stood there like nothing happened to him. This shocked him very much as his attack should have killed him but it didn't. This being was something different from all the monsters he fought and killed. Just punching Hercules once gave him a lot of info about him. He needs to be careful as he fights this being.

Thrall said, "What are you doing Berserker! Your master has given you to me so obey my command! Kill him and then kill the queen! But spare the filly as I have use for her."

Hercules growled in rage and charged at the Saiyan with his axe-sword behind him. As Hercules ran closer to Ash, he tensed his muscle and looked at the being's muscles. He saw how Heracles was preparing a strong attack. When Hercules was closer, he swung his axe-sword at him with all his might. Ash saw the axe-sword coming towards him. He raised his right arm in front of him in order to stop it. However, instead of stopping the attack, something unexpected happened which took him completely by surprise.

Ash was launched away at a wall and he *Crash* through it. Chrysalis and Insectum were shocked to see Ash being hit away from the monster's attack. Thrall was grinning like a mad man as he saw the great monster hunter being launch away from Berserker's attack. He was right in bringing out this creature to aid him in fighting against the Saiyan. He began to think of what he will do after Berserker deals with the Saiyan and killing the queen. He will begin to conquer the other kingdoms with Berserker's help. With an unstoppable force beside him, he would soon become the ruler of Equestria.

Thrall said, "Good Berserker. I see that you are able to deal with the human. Before you engage him, I want you to kill the queen and bring me the filly. After that, you can take your time with the human. Now go!"

Hercules snarled and charged towards Chrysalis and Insectum. When Heracles was about to reach them, *Crash* he crashed into an invisible wall. It was a "Sound Wall". Hercules looked in front of him and saw nothing. He used his hand to feel something solid in front of him that stopped his advance. Hercules growled and raised his axe-sword above his head. He then brought it down on the invisible wall and began to attack it continuously.

*Clang* *Clang* *Clang* *Clang* *Clang* *Clang* *Clang*

Chrysalis was scared from the beast but at the same time, she was happy that the sound wall Ash made protects them from it. Speaking of Ash, she was worried about him. She has seen how he fought and killed stronger monsters but this beast was able to hit him with such strength that even he was thrown away. She hopes that he is fine and not hurt.

*Crack*

Chrysalis came out of her thought when she heard that sound. She looked in front and gasped in horror at what she saw. Cracks began to form on the sound wall as Heracles attacks it.

*Clang* *Clang* *Clang* *Crack* *Clang* *Clang* *Crack*

More and more cracks keep on spreading on the sound wall as it sustain damage under Hercules' attacks. Chrysalis hugged her daughter in fear as she saw the wall slowly breaking from the beast's attack. She only hoped that Ash is okay.

With Ash

Ash laid on the floor on his back and was a bit dazed from that attack. He was really not expecting that kind of strength from a 10 foot beast. Because of this, he let his guard down which costed him. He then felt pain coming from his right arm. He looked down and was surprise to see that his right arm was broken and was hanging by some flesh and skin. To not only have enough strength to hit him away but to get pass his "Unbreakable Skin" was surprising to him. Looks like the "Unbreakable Skin" can only stop an attack to some extent. If the attack is a powerful one then the skin will break. So this means that he has to use "Tekkai" again.

Ash realized what he did with Luke Cage who he got the DNA from. He was able to pierce the hero's skin with his "Shigan" which he put in a lot of strength into it. This proves that his "Unbreakable Skin" is not that great or he may be able to fix that in the future. Yes. With various DNA, he will be able to make his "Unbreakable Skin" the unbreakable.

Ash began to think about the beast's power status. For something only 10 foot tall, it packs quite a punch. 'Oh yeah' he thought. Thrall did say that Hercules was a being called demi-god. A being born from a god and mortal. A being that has godly trait and strength. A being that was able to harm him! Ash growled at this. He will not let something like this beast harm him or his family! He will destroy Heracles and devour him!

Ash got back up and his virus healed his severed arm. He ran through the walls as he thought about the beast attacking Chrysalis and Insectum. He *Crash* charged through several walls and *Bam* rammed into Hercules who was about to swing his axe-sword at Chrysalis and her daughter. Ash launched Hercules through *Crash* several walls and away from the queen and her daughter.

Ash knew that Hercules would not go down that easily. He will have to face him alone and without any distractions. Speaking of distractions, he looked at the last assassin, Thrall and appeared in front of him in a burst of speed.

Ash grabbed Thrall and said, "You! I'll deal with you later."

Ash's eyes changed into Mangekyō Sharingan which he used to swallow Thrall in a swirl and into his Kamui dimension.

After trapping Thrall, Ash appeared in front of Chrysalis and Insectum. The filly hugged his leg and looked up with teary eyes. She asked, "Is mommy going to be okay?"

Ash bent down and hugged the filly. He said, "Yes she will be fine Insectum."

This made the filly smile. Ash touch Chrysalis with his hand and a red membrane spread out from it, covering her whole body in a red cocoon. After a few seconds, the red membrane returned back into his hand. Chrysalis was now fully healed.

Chrysalis looked at herself and hugged him. She said, "Thank you Ash. Thank you so much."

Ash hugged her and said, "It's okay Chrysalis. I will always help and protect my family. Now I want you and Insectum to leave this castle."

Chrysalis asked, "Why?"

Ash said, "I am going to fight that beast."

Insectum asked, "Is he really that strong?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes he is Insectum. Hercules is a a being born from a god and mortal. He possesses godly blood and is very strong. Strong enough to hurt me."

Chrysalis's eyes widen in fear but Ash took away her fear when he said, "I am going to fight Hercules with my strength. When I fight him, it will be like I am fighting a storm. I want to focus on fighting him without any distractions. So you two must leave this castle and prevent others from entering it, for they will only become distractions for me."

Chrysalis nodded and held Insectum. Before leaving, she kissed him and said, "Be safe my love."

Ash smiled and nodded. Chrysalis and her daughter left the castle. Now Ash was alone in the castle with the demi-god. He turn around and walked towards to where Hercules was thrown. He gathered a lot of his Ki energy and turned into a Super Saiyan. He needs this power since he is going to fight a half godly being.

Hercules stood up in a room and looked around to see where he was thrown. Hercules soon found who threw him and was pissed off that a mere mortal had did this to him. Heracles growled when he saw the Saiyan walking into the room through the hole in the wall.

Ash glared at the demi-god with hate and bulged his muscles. He said, "Bastard. You got guts in trying to harm my family.For that alone, you will suffer and die painfully!"

"GGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

"RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Both of them roared and charged at each other and when they clashed.

*THROOOOOOOM*

Outside The Castle

Chrysalis and Insectum ran out of the castle and into the streets. She stopped and rested for a while. She found that she was able to use her hive mind and called in her guards. A huge group of guards arrived before their queen.

A guard said, "My Queen. What is it you require of us?"

*THROOOM*

They all look at the castle and saw it shake from that shockwave. From the castle, several sounds of walls breaking, floor crushing, furniture breaking, door busting etc were being heard.

A guard asked, "My queen. What is happening in the castle?"

Chrysalis said, "Ash is fighting a beast of great strength in there."

The guard asked, "Where did the beast come from?"

Chrysalis said, "A group of assassins of our own kind came in to kill me and become ruler of this kingdom."

The guards growled at that thought and asked, "Then we better get in there and get them."

The other guards nodded and were about to enter the castle when Chrysalis stopped them, "Don't go in there. It's not safe."

The guard stopped and said, "But my queen. What about the-"

Chrysalis said, "Ash has already dealt with the assassins. Only the beast is left to which Ash is fighting it alone."

The guards were grateful that the Saiyan has saved their queen from being killed and is now fighting a beast of strength.

A guard said, "Then we better help our savior and join him in fighting this beast."

The other guards agreed but Chrysalis said, "No don't! You all will only get in his way. He already told me to stop anyone from entering the castle until he deals with the beast."

A guard said, "But my queen-"

Chrysalis said, "I know that you all want to help him but if you go in there then you will become a distraction for him while he fights the beast."

The guards nodded and stood in front of the castle as they heard several fighting sounds coming from it as the castle shook many times from several shockwave.

Insectum looked up at her mother and said, "Is daddy gonna be okay?"

Chrysalis smiled and hugged her. She said, "Of course dear. Your father is very strong. He won't let some beast stop him like that."

Insectum smiled and look backed at the castle and shouted, "Go daddy! Show that beast what you are made of!"

This made the guards cheer with her. They all began to cheer for Ash to beat the beast and win.

Inside The Castle

*Boom* *Smash* *Crack* *Bash*

Inside the castle, two beings of immense strength were fighting each other to death and from the looks of it, neither of them wants to stop until one of them dies. Ash punched and kicked the demi-god while Hercules swung his axe-sword and punched the Saiyan. Both of them attack each other without defending against their attacks. Each attack was brutal meant to kill a normal person but these two are far from being normal. That's why they survived the attacks and continued to attack each other.

Ash was bleeding heavily and healing at the same time. He was impressed with Hercules strength. Hercules was strong enough to penetrate his "Unbreakable Skin" with his weapon and his punch carries power that hurt him. However, Ash didn't care since he can heal from those injuries.

However, Ash was having difficulty in fighting Hercules. This demi-god was getting stronger and stronger as the fight went on. He even activated his Kaioken. This time he was fighting equally with Hercules. After much bashing around and destroying more stuff within the castle, he punched Hercules who punched back and *Crack* broke the Saiyan's arm. Ash was shocked to see that his own right arm was broken in a test of strength. This pissed him of so much.

"You piece of shit!"

The virus realigned his arm back in place and healed it. He glared at the demi-god in much hate and gave a devastating punch to Hercules. Ash pulled his right fist back and poured a huge amount of power in it. The water in the air gathered in front of him. Hercules growled and charged at him and when he came close, Ash punched at him through the gathered water and hit Hercules in the stomach.

Ash shouted, "Gyojin Karate Gosen Maigawara Seiken"!

*THROOOM*

Gyojin Karate Gosen Maigawara Seiken or Fishman Karate Five Thousand Brick Fist
A much-stronger version of the Senmaigawara Seiken. It is a very powerful punch. This attack is fifty times stronger than Hyaku Maigawara Seiken and five times stronger than Sen Maigawara Seiken. It can break through five thousand tiles with ease.

Since Hercules' outer skin was strong as steel much like Ash's "Unbreakable Skin", the monster hunter used this attack to inflict huge damage on the demi-god. Hercules did not expect this and simply charged at the Saiyan but that soon turned to be his downfall. When Hercules was hit by that attack, the punch did nothing to him as his steel skin negated most of the force but it failed to stop what the punch was suppose to do. It failed to stop the incoming shockwave.

A huge amount of shockwaves were released from the water that traveled through Hercules' skin and spread through out his body thanks to the blood inside of him. The shockwave damaged much of his internal organs as they spread out through his blood. Hercules flew back as blood came out of his mouth. Hercules went through *Crash* several walls and scraped the floor. Soon he came to a stop. He then slowly rose as he felt pain through out his body. Hercules puked out loads of blood but still he stood tall and growled at the Saiyan that did this to him.

Ash saw that Hercules was able to get back up which frustrated him. He can't go all out as that will destroy the castle and some part of the kingdom. He looked around and saw several weapons of the assassins that he devoured. He grinned evilly as a plan formed in his mind.

Ash look back at Hercules and said, "You really are a strong one Hercules. You have taken some of my most strongest punches and still stood tall. Well, I did not expect this from you but then I realized that you are no ordinary creature. You are a being that has been born from a god and a mortal. You are a demi-god and such you have none of my respect."

Heracles growled at him. He began to charge at him but stopped when he saw several weapons floating above the ground.

Ash said, "Do you know why you have none of my respect?"

Hercules looked at him waiting for his reply and what he got only made him angry. Ash said, "It's because you are born from a god. A god who doesn't help his own creation. A god who simply sees his own creation die in pain and despair and does nothing to help them!"

The weapons then pointed towards Hercules who took a defensive stance for the first time when fighting the Saiyan.

Ash said, "God is not needed and as such you are not needed for this world. You will die but in a cowardly way. You will die before you even come close to me. You will die like a piece of trash!"

Ash used his "Telekinesis" to control all of the weapons and with a wave of his hand, the weapons flew at the demi-god.

Hercules began to swing around his axe-sword as several weapons flew at him. He swung around and *Crackle* broke them. He side stepped and rolled away to avoid getting impaled by the flying weapons. He *Clang* blocked them and bashed them away but the weapons still fly back towards him. Hercules was dodging and swinging around his weapon like a mad man. For several minutes, Hercules swung his weapon to block and break the weapons. Hercules kept on dodging but even his stamina was beginning to run out.

Hercules panted and looked around. He thought that he had broken enough weapons so their numbers would be dwindled down but that didn't happen. To his shock, he saw several weapons flying around him. How could this be? He knows that he has broken a lot of weapons so why is it that there are still more? Hercules eyes widen when he saw the reason to the weapons number.

Ash was not only controlling the weapons but he was also repairing them. When Hercules broke a weapon, Ash simply used his power to repair them and threw it at the demi-god. Hercules broke more and they were repaired again and threw them at the demi-god again. This way, the number of weapons didn't dwindle but remained the same. So Hercules guarding himself against the weapons was nothing but a wast of time.

Ash grinned at Heracles and said, "My oh my. Aren't you getting a bit sluggish? Lets see how long you can defend yourself against these weapons. Lets put a bit more force in them shall we?"

Ash now put some power into the weapons to make them stronger and fly faster. He used "Telekinesis" to shoot the weapons at Hercules with eye blinding speed.

Hercules' eyes widen and swung his axe-sword at the incoming weapons in order to defend himself. Well, at least he tried to. When Hercules hit a weapon, his own weapon was recoiled back from the force behind the weapons. He found out that they were faster and much stronger than before. While he was in a state of shock and defenseless, two weapons flew straight at him and *Shik* impaled the demi-god through his chest.

Hercules' eyes widen when he felt the pain but ignored it as he became angry at the Saiyan who did this to him. He swung his axe-sword in order to bash away the incoming weapons. He was successful in doing so as he put more strength into his swing but some weapons managed to get past his defense and impaled him. This made him angry and he growled at the Saiyan in hate. How dare a Saiyan do this to him.

"GGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Ash smirked at the demi-god and said, "What's this? Is the demi-god crying about getting hurt? If you don't want to get hurt then you should have stayed where you belong. You should have stayed away from my family and now because of what you were trying to do, you will die. I will show you your place, which is beneath my feet!"

Ash shot out more weapons at the demi-god and impaled him. Though Hercules did manage to deflect some weapons away, the majority of the weapons impaled him. This went on for some time and after that, Hercules was straining to stand on his feet while his body was riddled with several weapons that impaled him. A lot of blood flowed out of his wounds that drenched his clothes. Hercules stumbled in his steps but still kept on standing as his breath became ragged.

Ash seeing how the demi-god struggled to stay on his feet made him a little bit forgiving. Just a tiny bit. No! No mercy to his enemy! No mercy to his family's enemy! They will be punished and they will die without mercy!

Ash said, "Ohhhhh. Well I see you still refuse to fall. Even after all of that, you are still willing to go against me. For that, I will give you a bit mercy. And that mercy is ... to toy with your pathetic existence!"

From Ash's back, several chains came out and shot towards the demi-god. Hercules was shocked and when he tried to dodge it, he failed since his body was wounded severely. Hercules gathered his strength and jumped into the air as he avoided the incoming chains but he failed to see one chain coming up from behind him.

*Clang*

Hercules is hit from behind and flew down to the floor *Crash*. When the dust settled, the demi-god is found lying in a huge crater is formed. Hercules struggles to stand back up and growled in pain. Even if his body was severely damaged, he would not give up. So he simply gritted his teeth and slowly stood back up on his feet.

Hercules saw that several chains float around him, just waiting to attack him. He does not like this and growls at the Saiyan. He gripped his axe-sword and prepared himself for the incoming attack. As soon as the chains flew towards him, Hercules spun around and swung his weapon at the chains *Clang* that pushed them away. A small smirk made its way to Hercules' mouth at the success of his attack. However his smirk soon turned to a growl as he saw the chains coming back towards him.

Several chains flew at Hercules and knocked him around like a rag doll. A chain grabbed his leg and began to swing him around like a lasso and threw him at *Crash* several walls. Next, Hercules was dragged back and thrown up and *Crash* hit the ceiling. Then *Crash* slammed him into the floor several times that shook the castle.

Hercules was whipped on his back by the chains making him scream in pain. The chains flew and hit his body, limbs and face. His nose was cracked and bleeding heavily. Blood also came out from his mouth but Hercules didn't fall after that brutal beating. Heck, some chains hit him so hard that his skin was damaged and were able to pierce him. After brutally beating him around like a frigging rag doll, it was time to end this. The chains flew at him and wrapped around his body and limbs, restraining his movements.

Hercules struggled to free himself but was unable to break the chains. How could this be possible? Because the chains were not normal by any means.

Ash said, "You must be thinking how mere chains are able to hold you yes? Well, that easy. These chains are called "Enkidu" or in this case, "Chains Of Heaven". They are specifically made to hold down godly beings such as you."

Enkidu
Chains made from the blood of an Uzumaki that runs through his blood. With a bit of Holy magic, the chains become special that can be used to hold or capture godly beings.

Ash said, "You have been captured Hercules. Cease your struggling and surrender."

Hercules didn't listen and kept on struggling but the more he struggled the more his confidence wavered. Hercules has fought countless opponents and won each of them but now, he was not only being beaten but also toyed with.

Outside Of The Castle

All of the guards stood in front of the castle as they held their breath. All of the fighting noises coming from the castle suddenly stopped. The guards looked at each other and talked about it.

"Is it over?"

"The castle has become silent."

"So Ash has won against the beast?"

"I think so."

"What do you mean you think so? Of course he won!"

"Yeah! Ash is our savior!"

"There is noway he could have lost against whatever he was fighting."

"Yeah!"

A guard approached Chrysalis and said, "My Queen. I believe we should go inside now."

Chrysalis said, "No. Not until Ash comes out from the castle."

The guard said, "But my Queen. I think that it's safe to go in now."

Chrysalis said, "Why do you say that?"

The guard said, "All of the fighting inside the castle has stopped. I think the fight is over and we are safe to go in and see what happen."

Chrysalis looked over at the castle and saw how silent it was. She thought about it for a while and then thought about what happened to Ash. She nodded and said, "Okay. I want 5 groups of guards to accompany me inside the castle while the rest of the guards stand right here in case something happens. I also want 5 group of guards to keep my daughter safe."

The guards nodded and 5 group of guards went with Chrysalis inside the castle while 5 group of guards stayed with Insectum while the rest of the guards stand in front of the castle.

Inside Of The Castle

Chrysalis along with 5 group of guards entered the castle and searched for Ash. Soon they came into the throne room and gasped at what they saw. There right in front of them in the middle of the throne room was a monstrous being that was restrained with several golden chains. Also, the being was impaled by several weapons but the creature still stood tall.

The whole group stood still with their jaws on the floor and their eyes bulging out. They all stared in utter awe and shock at what the thing Ash was fighting alone. To them, it was a monstrous being that could destroy their whole kingdom. It would truly be their death if Ash was not here to face against this creature and win.

They also saw Ash standing beside the creature and he was panting. They saw that his clothes were ripped in some places and they were smeared in blood. Chrysalis gasped at that and ran towards him and hugged him.

Chrysalis said, "Ash! Are you okay!? Are you hurt!? Is this your blood!?"

Ash chuckled and hugged her. He said, "I'm fine Chrysalis. I admit that this beast is a strong one that hurt me but not anymore. Look. He can't move or harm anyone anymore."

She looked at Hercules and saw how he couldn't free himself from the chains no matter how much he struggled. She sighed in relief but then realized that someone was missing.

Chrysalis said, "What happened to him?"

Ash asked, "Who?"

Chrysalis said, "The one who came here to kill me. The one who summoned that thing. Thrall. Where is he? Did he get away from here?"

Ash said, "Oh him. You don't have to worry about him anymore Chrysalis. I have him trapped in a dimension where he cannot escape from."

Chrysalis sighed in relief and asked, "Thanks goodness. What are you going to do to him?"

Ash said, "He tried to kill you and tried to take away Insectum. For that he will be punished severely. He will pay dearly for this. No one gets away from harming my family."

Chrysalis smiled and hugged him. She said, "Thank you Ash for being in my life."

Ash hugged her and said, "As do I Chrysalis."

After hugging for a while, Ash asked, "How is Insectum by the way?"

Chrysalis said, "She is safe and outside of the castle. She is really worried about you."

Ash smiled and said, "Well, she will be happy to hear that I am okay. I won't leave you two alone. Ever."

Chrysalis teared a bit at that and said, "Thank you."

Chrysalis looked back at Heracles and said, "So what are you going to do about that thing?"

Ash said, "Hmmm. Hercules is a demi-god and such is a very powerful being that can toe to toe with me. Most of my attacks didn't damage him much. I'm thinking of taking him to a secure location and see just how durable he is and what weakness he has. After that, I'll just kill him."

*Clang* *Clink*

All of them look at Hercules and saw him struggling against his restraints. Hercules growled at his situation. He could not believe what was happening to him. A being as powerful as him was wrapped in chains and captured by a mere mortal. Him! A demi-god was captured. And now, he was being humiliated in the presence of others. He couldn't take it anymore which made him angry which in turn raised his strength.

*Clang* *Clink*

A guard took a step back from the raging monster and said, "W-what should we do about him? It looks like he does not like it?"

*Clang* *Clink*

A guard said, "Oh come one. What could it do? It's wrapped in chains so there is nothing it can do."

*Clang* *Clink*

Another guard said, "I don't know but I think you should stay away from it."

*Clang* *Clink*

The guard said, "Oh really? What's it gonna do?"

*Clang* *Clink*

A guard said, "Come on man. Step away from it. It looks like its about to rip you up!"

*Clang* *Clink*

The guard said, "Oh please. It's beaten and captured. It's finished."

"GGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Hercules roared in rage and his struggle against his restraints increased more and more.

*Clang* *Clink*

Ash saw Hercules increased in strength and looked at his chains closely. He saw that some cracks were forming on them as they were being overpowered by Hercules.

Ash shouted, "Get away from! He's getting loose!"

*Clang* *Clink* *Clang* *Clink*

*Crack* *Crackle*

That did it. Hercules broke his restraints and the cocky guard that was near him was the first one to be killed by his axe-sword. After the guard was kill, Ash quickly pushed Chrysalis away as Hercules lunged at him and tackled him *Crash* through a wall.

"RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

Ash roared as he battled with Hercules again. Hercules just won't let this go and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the monster hunter. Ash dodged and blocked while he attacked as well. However, since Hercules strength increased drastically, his attack didn't do that much damaged. he needs to us some powerful attacks but he can't do there as there are innocent lives here.

Hercules roared and hit him away with his axe-sword. Ash crashed into and wall that fell on top of him , burying him underneath it.

"Ash!" Chrysalis shouted.

This gained the attention of Hercules and he began to run towards her. The guards saw this and charged at the beast while some came towards their queen and protect her from him. Hercules growled and swung his axe-sword at the changeling guards who were *Shing* cut apart and thrown away. It didn't take Hercules long when he reached the queen. After swatting away the last guard, he looked down at the queen and raised his weapon above his head with intent to kill her.

Chrysalis was frozen in fear at the site of the beast that was upon her in a short time. She saw how easily her guards were killed and was terrified when the beast raised his weapon to kill her. She could do nothing but close her eyes and pray for Ash to save her. Which was heard by him.

Ash who was buried under a collapsed wall heard her and saw Hercules was about to kill her. His eyes widen and went red in rage.

*Boom*

The collapsed wall was blown away when Ash dashed towards Heracles. Before the demi-god could swing his weapon down at the queen, Ash came behind him and wrapped his arms around Hercules' waist. Ash bent down a bit and jumped up and *Crash* crashed through the ceiling.

Ash jumped with such strength that he and Hercules crashed through all the floors of the castle and even crashed through the roof. He crashed through the castle and went up towards the ceiling of the underground kingdom and *Crash* crashed through it and above the surface. Ash and Hercules left the changeling kingdom and went to the surface.

Bad Land Desert

From the sand, burst out two huge beings and crashed on the soft surface of the desert. After landing, Ash kicked Hercules away from him and glared at him with hate. Hercules stood up and glared back at him with equal hate. Both of them glared at each other and waited. Silence took hold of the air as both figures stood still.

A nearby snake was slowly making its way towards a desert lizard who was unaware of the impeding doom. When it felt that it was in danger, it was too late. When the snake snapped at the lizard, that was the signal that made the two huge figures charge at each other as they roared with hate.

"GGGGGGGRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

"RRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

*THROOOOM*

Changeling Kingdom

The walls of the underground kingdom was shaking as the two beings battled to the death on the surface. The changeling civilians were running around in fear. The mothers were taking their children back into their houses to protect them from this Shaking. Chrysalis came out of the castle and was immediately hugged by her daughter.

Insectum look up to her mother and asked,"Is daddy okay mommy?"

Chrysalis hugged her and said, "Sure he is dear. Daddy is very strong."

This made Insectum smile. A guard came and said, "My queen! There's trouble!"

Chrysalis said, "What is it?"

*BOOOM*

Another shockwave went throughout the kingdom and several cracks began to form on the ceiling of the huge cave.

The guard said, "With all of this going on, several cracks are forming on the ceilings and I'm afraid to say that we may have little time before the ceiling collapses on top of us. What should be we do?"

Chrysalis began to think what must be done. She knew that Ash will take care of the beat. So there is nothing to worry about but now she needs to do something for her kingdom that might be on it's way to being crushed by the ceiling.

Another guard came and shouted, "My queen! We must evacuate everyone out from here before the ceiling collapses on all of us!"

*BOOOM*

More cracks formed which terrified the civilians. Chrysalis formed a plan and said, "Guards! I want all of the mage units to spread around the kingdom at once!"

A guard said, "But my queen. We must-"

Chrysalis said, "Do it! Or we will die!"

The guard shut up and obeyed. Soon all of the mage units were spread around the kingdom and awaited orders.

A guard came to her and said, "My queen. It is done. What now?"

Chrysalis nodded and said, "Now, we save our kingdom from being crushed."

The guard asked, "But how?"

Chrysalis said, "Just watch."

Chrysalis used her Hive Mind to talk with the mage units,"Is every mage unit spread ready?"

"Yes my queen!"came the reply of hundreds of mage units.

Chrysalis said, "Good. I want half of you to create a shield around the kingdom. Now!"

"Yes my queen!"

Half of the mage units used their magic to cover the kingdom in a green shield. Just in time too. Several huge rocks fell from the ceiling and hit the shield and made some cracks on it. The mage unit kept on sending magic into the shield which repaired the shield.

"My queen. What do we do next?"The mage units asked.

Chrysalis nodded and said,"Good. Now I want the rest of the mage units to repair the ceiling."

"Yes my queen!"

The rest of the mage units used their magic to repair the damaged ceiling. The huge rocks that hit the shield were levitated back up into the ceiling and became apart of it again. With their magic, the cracks were repaired in a short time.

*BOOOOM*

Another shockwave came and made more cracks on the ceiling and several more huge rocks fell down on the shield. The mage units again used their magic to protect the kingdom and repaired the ceiling.

"My queen. How much longer do we need to do this?"Asked the mage units.

Chrysalis said,"As long as we need to until Ash kills the beast."

"But my queen. We can't do it for long. Our magic is running out."Said the mage units.

Chrysalis said,"Don't worry about that. I'll send magic support to all of you. So continue and protect this kingdom for as long as possible."

"Yes! My Queen!"

Chrysalis looked at the guards and said, "Listen to me guards! I want all of you to go to the mage units and supply them with your magic. They are running out of their magic and we can't have that as they are the only ones who are able to protect this kingdom. Go!"

All of the guards saluted and said, "Yes! My Queen!"

All of the guards then ran towards the mage units and supplied them with their own magic. This really saved them as the mage units magic supply were refilled and were able to protect the kingdom.

*BOOOOM*

Another shortwave went throughout the kingdom and the mage units protected the kingdom while the guards supplied them with more magic. Chrysalis looked at all of her subordinates working hard to protect the kingdom.

Chrysalis look up at the ceiling and said, "Please Ash. End this soon. I don't think my guards would be able to protect my kingdom for long."

On The Surface

Ash and Hercules were fighting against each other in a brutal way. Both of them were bleeding heavily again but Ash simply recovered from it with the help of his virus. During the fight, he heard what Chrysalis said and he needs to end it sooner or the kingdom would be crushed. Ash has been punching, kicking and using Fishman Karate on the demi-god which damaged him greatly but he still refuse to go down.

This infuriated Ash and began to think of another way to get through Hercules' tough skin. After thinking for a while, he got one way. Ash brought both of his hands together and clap them together. He did some form of hand signs and clap his hands again. This technique that he was doing was a bit difficult as it required three different element chakra, Earth, Wind and Fire into one. Several dust particles began to fly from the sand below and swirl around his hands and legs.

Hercules saw this and just growled. Thinking that mere dust would be able to do anything thing against him. However, if he knew what the dust meant then he would be cautious. In fact the dust was really dangerous to anything. Hercules charged at the Saiyan and prepared to attack him with his weapon.

When Heracles reach the Saiyan, he swung down his axe-sword at him. Ash saw the incoming axe-sword and punched it. Hercules almost laughed at that stupid way of stopping a weapon. The demi-god didn't care and continue his attack with intent to cut through the Saiyan's hand. However, that didn't go his way.

*Clang* *Bssssss*

Hercules stood there with a stupefied expression. He couldn't believe what just happened. He looked at his axe-sword and saw ... well most of the weapon was gone as dust flew from it. Hercules didn't know what happened to his weapon and looked at the Saiyan for answers.

Ash saw this and said, "You might be wondering what happened to your weapon? You were thinking of cutting through my fist and then cut me up but that didn't happen now did it?"

Hercules growled and waited for him to explain to him what happened to his weapon.

Ash said, "As for your weapon, well the simply way to say this is that your weapon crumbled into dust."

Hercules looked at him with a confused expression and looked at his weapon. He saw that from the end of his missing weapon, some dust was falling from it. How can this be? His axe-sword was specially made for him and it was unbreakable. But now, half of his weapon was turned into dust. He was so lost in his thought that he was caught off guard.

Ash said, "Don't turn your eyes away from your enemy or you will get hurt!"

*Bash* *Bsssssss*

Hercules roared in pain when he was punched by the Saiyan. He staggered a bit and looked down at his chest. His eyes went wide in disbelief at what he saw. A small part of his chest was dented inwards and his skin and flesh was missing. Several dust was flowing out from his wound. Hercules looked back at the Saiyan in confusion.

Ash took a stance and said, "I just found a new way to bypass your tough skin. This new way gets me through your defenses. This new style is called "Dust Style Disintegration Martial Art". With this style, I an able to manipulate dust and use it to disintegrate anything on a molecular level. Which means that no matter how tough your skin or how perfect your defense is, they are nothing against this style."

Hercules growled at him and charged at him. Ash said with a grin, "Ready or not. Here I come!"

Ash lunged at Hercules which caught him off guard. Ash *Bash* punched the demi-god in his left cheek. *Bsssss* The sound of the flesh on Hercules left cheek turning into dust alarmed him. He roared in pain as the muscle on his left cheek became visible. Hercules swung his half weapon at the Saiyan who *Clang* kicked it away which *Bssss* turned into dust. Now Hercules was weaponless. His axe-sword was turned into nothing but dust.

Hercules saw the remains of his weapon turn into dust right before his eyes. His weapon that he has been using for so long that decimated his enemies was destroyed completely. With the loss of his weapon, Hercules became furious. No! He was pissed off. How dare a mortal did this. Not only, did the mortal harm him but also destroyed his favorite weapon. With a look of pure rage, Hercules charged at the Saiyan with a war cry.

Ash on the other hand was simply calm. He felt how angry the demi-god was but he didn't care. All he knows that he is going to make Hercules scream in pain and that's it. Hercules lunged at him with a punch to which he simply dodged it by turning his head a bit to the right. As his attack missed, Hercules was defenseless which Ash took the opportunity to give two devastating blows to the demi-god.

Ash pulled back both of his fists and give *Bash* a "Double Hammer" to the demi-god's stomach. Hercules bent down and held his abdomen in pain as part of his abdomen was *Bsssss* turned into dust. Ash pulled back his right fist and opened it. He then gave *Bash* a palm thrust to Hercules chin that launched him up into the air. The flesh on the demi-god's lower jaw *Bssss* turned into dust and exposed his muscle.

While Hercules was in the air, Ash appeared on top of him and *Bash* stomped on his chest, launching him down towards the desert. *Crash* Hercules grunted in pain as part of his chest *Bssss* was turned to dust. Heracles slowly began to stand back up as his body scream in pain.

Ash landed a few distances away from the demi-god. He saw how Hercules was struggling to stand back up. He took this chance to dash towards him while his guard was down. Ash will not let this demi-god go free. Hercules will be punished severely by giving him as much pain as possible before finally killing him.

When Ash reached Hercules, he grabbed his head and *Bash* knee him in the face. *Crack* From the sound of it, Hercules nose was broken from that hit and as well as part of his face *Bssss* turning into dust. Hercules' head was launched back by that attack and he roared in pain but he didn't get to retaliate as the Saiyan *Bash* elbowed him in the right cheek. Now the left cheek *Bssss* turned to dust as his muscle was exposed.

Ash was effectively taking down Hercules defense. It was like destroying a sand castle by simply stomping it. Hercules was screaming in pain when ever he was hit and when he was hit, part of his body was discriminated into dust. After beating the demi-god for a while, Ash leaped back a good distance away from Hercules. He stood there and looked at the demi-god.

Hercules was standing with most of the flesh absence from the face, chest and abdomen area. He was bleeding heavily from his wounds, his body was trembling but still he was standing even after all of that beating. Ash was really impressed by the demi-god's durability.

Ash said, "You really surprise me Hercules. Even after all of that punishment, you still stand before me. I got to say that if it was anyone else, they would be dead already but you! You are one stubborn bastard. My new fighting style sure is deadly but it lacks one thing. Speed. Since you still stand against me, I'll just have to take it up a notch."

Hercules roared at him and began to run at him. He snarled with intense hatred against this mortal. All it wants is to kill the Saiyan and then kill off the changeling kingdom. Little did he know that today was the day that he will breathe his last breath.

However, as Hercules came near, he suddenly fell on his knees and started puking out loads of blood. He was confused as to what happened to him to vomit this much blood out. He looked to the Saiyan for answer.

Ash said, "Hoooooo. I see its working. You ask what's happening right? Well that's simple. Your insides have been damaged severely. How? Let me explain. I am using Dust Style to turn your tough skin into dust and here we are fighting in a desert where dust is plentiful. There is dust even in the air."

Hercules was confused for a while and then his eyes widen when he realized where the Saiyan was going with this.

Ash continued, "Yes. You have been inhaling a lot of dust into your lungs. From there, the dust entered your blood stream. Once they have entered your blood stream, I simply commanded the dust to transform into tiny sharp blades. Yes. Those tiny sharp blades are running through out your body and cutting you apart from the inside out."

Hercules was seething in rage. He was being mocked and humiliated by a mere mortal. With an energy boast, Heracles again charged at the human with a war cry. Ash saw Hercules running towards him and he smiled.

Ash said, "Thanks for coming to this world Hercules. For you have given me a new fighting style. Now I am going to improve this style by adding a bit of speed into it. Lets see what happens shall we?"

Ash disappeared from Hercules' site and the next thing he knows is that he was launched backward when the Saiyan *Bash* kicked him in the chest. In the next second, Hercules found himself being hit all over his body. Ash unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks upon the demi-god. Hercules tried to attack but the Saiyan was too fast for him to hit. Hercules could do nothing to defend himself against the Saiyan's onslaught. Almost all of the flesh on Hercules' body was disintegrated into nothing but dust.

As Ash was beating the crap out of Hercules, he said, "Take this and that and this and that and this and that and some of this and some of that and a little more of this and a little more that that and some of this and a mixture of this and finally an uppercut!"

*Wham*

Just like he said, Ash gave a powerful uppercut at Hercules lower jaw that sent him flying into the air. When the demi-god was in the air, Ash formed some hand signs and slammed them on the ground and shouted "Earthy Style Flying Earth Daggers"!

Several sharp rocks emerged from the ground and launched towards the air born demi-god like a bullet. Hercules' body was *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* skewered by several long sharp rocks. His body was now riddled with sharp rocks. The rocks were able to pierce the demi-god as most of his tough skin was disintegrated into dust. Hercules fell on the ground *Thud* and was rendered unmovable as most of the sharp rocks impaled him in his joints.

Ash looked down at the barely alive body of Hercules and scoffed at him. He said, "Looks like you're finally down. Ehhh boy. Well now I am going to kill you and make sure that no one finds your pathetic body."

Ash made some hand signs and slammed them on the ground and shouted, "Earth Style Earth Whirlpool"!

The sand around Hercules began to move in a circular way. Soon a huge amount of sand was moving around Hercules like a whirlpool. Large boulders were swept into the whirlpool and Hercules was trying to get out from it but he kept on sinking into the sand. Soon the demi-god was swallowed up whole by it and buried deep below the ground.

After Hercules was buried deep in the ground, Ash formed more hand signs and slammed them on the ground again and shouted, "Sand Style Desert Burial"!

All of the sand that was near the demi-god under the ground began to compress him with such force that *Crunch* he was crushed and so ended his life. After killing Hercules, he sighed in relief that it was over.

Ash said, "Damn. Fighting a demi-god is a pain. Killing him was even a bigger pain in the ass. Well, now its done and its over."

Ash suddenly realized something and did an epic facepalm *Smack*. He said, "Shit! I forgot to take a DNA sample of that demi-god but now I can't since he is crushed into nothingness."

Ash was glooming over the fact that he could have gotten a DNA sample of a demi-god was able to fight him head on. Damn! If he had that DNA then he would gain some special trait from it.

After a while, his face brighten up when he remembered something. He said, "Oh yeah! I did impale him several times with the weapons back at the underground castle. A lot of his blood was spilled there. So I just need to go back and take the blood sample. Good. I should see how Chrysalis and Insectum is doing."

When he turned around, he stopped when he saw Chrysalis, Insectum along with some guards coming towards him.

Ash walked towards them and said, "Hey you all."

"Ash!"
"Daddy!"

Chrysalis and Insectum tackle hugged him who hugged them back. He said, "Hey you two. What's all the worry about?"

Insectum looked up and said, "Is the mean monster away?"

Ash smiled and said, "Of course the monster is away. Daddy is really strong. No monster can match my strength."

Insectum nuzzled into his chest and said, "Yaaaa! Daddy is the strongest!"

Chrysalis said, "I'm glad you're okay Ash. You had me worried."

Ash said, "It's okay. The thing is dead. How is the kingdom by the way?"

Chrysalis said, "The kingdom is safe. While you were fighting with that thing, the ceiling of the caves were breaking from it."

Ash said, "Oh. Sorry about that. If I knew about that, I would have finished my fight quickly."

Chrysalis said, "No. You don't have to apologize for it. In fact, I should be thankful to you. Because of you taking away that beast away from my kingdom, the civilians of my home were spared from all the destruction from your fight."

Ash smiled and said, "Thanks for that. Good thing I took Hercules out here and fought here rather than back in your kingdom. It would have destroyed a part of your kingdom."

Chrysalis hugged him and said, "Thanks for that Ash. Again you have done something for my home."

Ash kissed her and said, "I always help those who need it."

Chrysalis said, "What about Thrall? Is he still trapped in ..?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. He is still trapped in another dimension. I'll personally deal with him later. For now, lets get back to your home and rest for now."

Chrysalis nodded and they then began to walk back to the kingdom. However, their walk was halted when the ground began to shake. Ash looked around in search of the cause of this tremor and he found it. A few distances away from him, the ground bulged out and then exploded.

*Boom*

When the dust settled, everyone, except for Ash, were horrified at what they saw. After the dust cleared, a huge 10 foot tall figure was standing there but what shocked them was that all of its skin was red. They then realized who this was. It was Hercules himself and his red skin was actually muscle. All of his skin and flesh was destroyed underground. Only his muscles remained.

Hercules growled at the mortal that dare did this to him. He was beaten, thrown, impaled, skewered, have his skin and flesh disintegrated, bone broken etc but still he stood against the mortal.

Ash was happy and angered at the same time. He was happy that Hercules was still alive which means that he can now get a DNA sample from him. He was angry that even after all of that brutal beating, the demi-god still stood against him. It looks like he will need to permanently kill Hercules. That means, to devour him completely.

The guards took defensive positions in front of Chrysalis, Insectum and Ash. Insectum was trembling at the site of the monster and its appearance. However, she stopped trembling when she was embraced by her daddy. She look up and saw him smiling down at her. A red aura was released that washed over everyone that took away their fears.

Ash then gave Insectum to Chrysalis and said, "Wait for me until I am done with Hercules. He will die right now."

Chrysalis took Insectum and kissed him. She said, "Be safe my love."

Ash smiled and said, "Always."

Ash then calmly walked towards the demi-god who was now running towards him. It's about time he kills this demi-god for good. Ash formed some hand signs, slammed them on the ground and shouted, "Ice Style Nitro Prison"!

The water in the air around Hercules and in the sand beneath him began to solidify and in the blink of an eye, the demi-god was encased in solid ice.

Everyone looked in disbelief at the frozen block of ice that now contained the demi-god. The were really shocked to see someone using ice skill in the middle of hot scorching desert, which was impossible for them to do since it was too hot here.

Ash then walked towards the frozen demi-god and stopped right in front of him. He held out his right arm and said, "Well Hercules. I think it's time for you to die. But know this that you didn't die from a mere mortal. You died by the hands of a monster hunter. You are not a godly being. Just a mindless monster that needs to be put to end. Good bye."

Ash's right arm bulged as his muscles tensed. Power began to gather in his arm as he said, "1*Biki*2*Biki*3*Biki*4*Biki*5*Biki*6*Biki*7*Biki*.."

Ash's muscle in his right arm bulged with each number he say and with each number, power gathered in his arm. His goal was to reach 30 but that didn't went his way.

" 8*Biki*9*Biki*10*Biki*-"

*Throom*

Ash was unable to continue his attack when Hercules burst out of his ice prison and *Bash* punched the monster hunter in the face. Ash skidded back a good distance and he held his face with his left hand. He grunted in pain as the punch damaged his eyes which was unexpected.

"Ash!"
"Daddy!"

Chrysalis and Insectum screamed for Ash's safety when they saw him get hit by the beast. Hercules saw that the Saiyan was blinded and charged at him with intent to kill him. However, even though Ash was blinded for a short time, he was able to hear Hercules approach him and prepared himself.

When Hercules reached Ash, he was prepared to attack him. However, the demi-god didn't expect his attack to be dodged. Ash blindly dodged the incoming attack and countered it with his own incomplete attack and hit Hercules face and said, "Explosion Punch Time 10"!

*Bash*

Hercules' face was slammed him into the ground and then *Boom* Boom* shockwaves were released throughout his body which further damaged him. The demi-god was pushed further into the ground with each shockwave that was released. *Boom* With the final tenth shockwave, Hercules was buried in the sand but a while later he jumped out from it, freeing himself. His rage just kept on growing which gave him the energy to keep on fighting the Saiyan.

Ash's eyes was healed soon and he glared at the demi-god with hate. It's still standing against him and refused to go down. His eyes widen when he saw Hercules looking at Chrysalis and charged towards her. Ash snarled at him and he charged at the demi-god who was going after Chrysalis. Hercules must still be following his order from Thrall.

When the guards saw the beast running towards their queen, they quickly ran in front of her and took a defensive position to protect her from the demi-god. The guards knew that they won't be able to stop the raging beast but still if there is even a chance of protecting their queen, they would take it and give their life for her. Before Hercules would reach Chrysalis, Ash tackled him into the ground.

Ash held Hercules and did a suplex *Crash* that made his upper body stuck in the ground. With few seconds to spare, Ash thought about taking the demi-god away from here and then deal with him permanently. He can't do any powerful attacks here in fear of destroying the changeling kingdom. Then he did the next best thing.

Ash snapped his fingers and opened a dimensional gate to a dead world. He then grabbed Hercules' leg and tossed him into the gate. Ash looked at Chrysalis and Insectum and smiled.

Ash said, "I'll be back. Stay safe."

With that, Ash jumped into the dimensional gate and went into a new world. The gate collapsed soon after he entered it, leaving behind the mother and daughter for a short time.

Unknown World

Hercules fell into a void for a while and then *Crash* he fell on the soft ... sand? He got up in pain and looked around. He saw white sand and white trees that were dead. He looked up and saw it was night with a crescent mood in the sky. But most of all that was weird is that there was no noise or any sigh of life around him. It was nothing but white desert for miles and miles.

*Thud*

Hercules came out of his thoughts when something landed away from him. He turned around to see what it was and when he did, he growled in rage. A few distances away, the Saiyan that beaten and humiliated him was glaring at him with equal hate.

Ash said, "You are getting on my nerves Hercules. I beat you, I break you, I skinned you alive and yet you still stand against me. You still try to harm my family! That's it! The gloves are off! No more holding back! You son of a bitch!"

Ash tensed his body muscles and planned to use something else. Something that would greatly increase his physical strength. He will use the "Eight Celestial Inner Body Gate"!

Play this music for a beat down.

Ash spoke as he released the chakra gates inside his body, "The first gate, The Gate of Opening. Release!"

The Gate of Opening
This allows the user to use 100% of the user's strength. Cannot use for long term. Can only use it for one fight in a while.

Thick blue energy manifested around Ash. This was chakra that became visible and swirled around him.

"The second gate, The Gate of Healing. Release!"

The Gate of Healing
This forcibly increases the user's physical strength and temporarily re-energises the body

The sand began to swirl around him along with the chakra. Soon a big sand tornado was formed that blinded the demi-god.

"The third gate, The Gate of Life. Release!"

The Gate of Life
This increases the flow of blood which increase the user's reflex speed. Thus turning the user's skin red.

"The fourth gate, The Gate of Pain. Release!"

The Gate of Pain
This further increases the user's speed and power. This also causes some of the muscle tissue to tear on use.

A crater began to form underneath the monster hunter due to immense increase in Ash's strength and speed.

Ash's body was overwhelming in unbridled strength. So much strength that he could have dream of and it's only half the chakra gates he released. However, at the same time, he was under immense pain as this was tearing some of his muscles apart. It was the first time he used this skill to increase his strength but in time, his body will get use to this and the drawbacks to this skill will be erased.

Ash looked at the demi-god who was standing there with a stupefied expression on his face. Looks like Hercules didn't think that he would be facing a mortal that could increase his strength by several folds. Enough strength to overwhelm him! A demi-god!

Ash gritted his teeth as his muscles bulge in immense strength. He said, "Your end is here Hercules. Today a demi-god will die and will be devoured by me. Clench your teeth!"

*Zooom* *Throom*

In the blink of an eye, Ash disappeared and the land was torn apart as he ran towards the demi-god with such speed that make him look like he teleported.

*Bash*

Hercules was met with a rising kick to his lower jaw that sent him flying high in the sky. Ash disappeared and appeared in front of the demi-god. He punched him and sent Hercules flying down. However, the demi-god didn't crash into the ground. He was instead punched back up into the sky by the monster hunter who appeared in the blink of an eye and disappeared the the next second.

*Bash* Crack* *Bash* *Crack* *Bash* Bash*

Ash appeared and disappeared as he punched and kicked the demi-god around in the sky like a rag doll. Hercules could do nothing as he was hit around. He couldn't even make out the area around him as his site changed in the next second when he was hit. His body began to take on huge amount of damage and his bones began to crack under the immense pressure of the Saiyan's hit.

After beating Hercules around for a while, It was time to end this with a bang! Ash first punched the demi-god towards the ground. He disappeared and appeared on the ground and kicked the demi-god high up into the sky. When Hercules was really high in the sky, Ash appeared behind him and several chains came out of his back and wrapped around the demi-god. After wrapping Hercules up, Ash grabbed him and dived down at the white desert.

As he was descending with his victim, Ash began to spin violently with Hercules in his grip. He spun around like a tornado as he dived down at the ground with such speed that shattered the sound barrier and crashed into the ground.

"Primary Lotus"!

*THROOOOOM*

A huge explosion occurred as they crashed into the ground that send out a small earth quake. Ash jumped out of the explosion and waited for the dust to settle. After the dust cleared, Ash saw that Hercules was ... well dead.

Hercules' limbs were broken in so many places and were twisted. Several deep dents were carved into his body and some of his bones pierced out from his body. The ribs were crushed into dust as his chest caved inwards. Heracles neck was bend in a odd angle which clearly showed that it was broken. His red eyes had a dead look in them. The mighty demi-god, born from a god and mortal, a hero in the past before becoming a mindless beast due to madness, laid dead before the monster hunter. Even a godly being stood no chance against the might of a powerful monster hunter.

Ash sighed in relief that it was finally over. He deactivated his four chakra gates and when he did, he screamed in unbridled pain due to several muscles that were torn apart from using the "Eight Celestial Inner Body Gate"! He fell on the ground in pain as his virus slowly heals him. While his body was healing, Ash looked at the corpse of the demi-god and crawled towards it.

When he reached the corpse, several tendrils shot out and impaled the corpse before pulling it towards the Saiyan and devoured it whole. From the new source of biomass of a demi-god, all of his torn muscles and damaged cells were healed. He even gained some good traits from Heracles DNA.

Upgrade Unbreakable Skin
His iron skin has been upgraded to steel skin.

Body Durability
The durability of his body has been increased greatly. Which means that he can take on more damage before getting tired.

Godly Strength
With the blood of a demi-god, his normal strength has been increased significantly.

Berserker
Can now create very strong infected brutes.

Ash sighed that he got some good traits from devouring the demi-god. He laid on his back and stared up at the moon as he rest. He reached into his coat and grabbed a senzu bean. He ate it and his wounds were healing way faster while he rested. After resting for a while, he stood back up and look around the white desert. Truly there was no sigh of life here. Why is that?

With a shrug, he began to walk in a direction to see what this white desert has. After walking in a single direction for a few hours, he found absolutely nothing. It was like this world is dead. As he continued to walk, he heard a sound of fighting. Who could be in this desolated waster land? He ran towards the sound and after a while, he came across a ruined temple. The sound of fighting were coming from inside the temple. So he entered it.

When Ash walked inside the temple, he saw a huge court without a ceiling. In the center of the court where two ... things with weird masks for a face, were fighting each other. On the side of the court were several more of the things in different shapes and sizes that knelt on the floor. Beyond the court were some stairs that lead up to a throne on which a figure sat. This figure wore black robes, a gold chain on his right hand and a gold crown on his head. But the thing that shocked him the most was that the figure that sat on the throne was neither a human or a living being. It was a skeleton.

As soon as Ash stepped into the court, the fighting ceased and everyone looked into his direction. Even the skeletal figure look at him with interest.

The skeletal figure said, "Well well well. What do we have here. A human? And a live one at that? Are you a Shinigami?"

Ash didn't understood what he was asked and answered, "I don't know what a Shinigami is that you are talking about. No. I am a human."

The skeleton said, "Not a Shinigami but a human? Aren't humans suppose to be weak to be here in Hueco Mundo?"

Ash said, "So this place is called Hueco Mundo then? And no. I am not weak because I am more than a simple human."

The skeleton said, "Hmmm. More than a human? Whats that?"

Ash said with a smile, "Well, you can call me a human that has been given the strength to hunt and kill monsters. I am a monster hunter. I am an Evolved. I am a Shinobi. I am a Saiyan. I am Ash. What may I call you?"

The skeleton said, "Hmmm. You are called so many things. I like it. Hear me human. For I am the undisputed King of Hueco Mundo, Baraggan Louisenbairn. I am the Hollow king!"

Ash looked around and saw that the other hollows were bowing to Baraggan. He said, "But don't you need a roof for your so called kingdom?"

Baraggan laughed and said, "I don't need a roof. The sky of Hueco Mundo is my roof. All of Hueco Mundo is my kingdom and I rule them all. No one goes against me and live."

Ash said, "That's a pretty big statement you got there. So what are you? And what are the ones with weird masks?"

Baraggan looked at him for a while and said, "You really don't know what they are? Considering that you are in Hueco Mundo?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No. It's my first time being here in this world. So everything is new to me."

Baraggan thought about killing the human and be done with him but he was bored for so long that he decided to answer his question. After he is done with it, he would kill the human and devour his soul.

Baraggan said, "Alright. Listen up human. I'll only say this once. We are a race of creatures called Hollows which are born from human souls who for many reasons do not cross over to Soul Society or Heaven as living humans call it. After their death, if they stay in the Human World for too long, they become corrupt spirits with supernatural powers and a hunger to devour souls of others because they feel empty inside. By eating souls, they try to fill that void by devouring other souls. The more souls a hollow eats, the stronger they get and they are pl;aced in classes depending on their strength. Those classes are labeled as Menos, Gillians, Adjuchas, and the strongest level a hollow can reach is called Vasto Lordes."

Ash asked, "What level are you then?"

Baraggan smirked with his skeletal face and said, "I am of the highest level a hollow could ever dream of reaching. I am a Vasto Lordes!"

Ash was impressed that he was in the presence of a higher being. He asked," So are there any other beings out here that have supernatural powers?"

Baraggan said in distaste, "Yes there are quite a few more who have supernatural powers like us hollows. There are those called Shinigamis and Quincies who are able to manifest their spiritual power into the form of weapons. A sword is what a Shinigami use for fighting while Quincies use bows."

Ash said, "I take it you hollows are not on friendly terms with them?"

A hollow said, "Damn right we aren't! Who gave them the right to hunt us when all we do is eat to survive!?"

Another hollow said, "Yeah! What he said!"

Hollows began to talk between themselves. Baraggan shouted, "Silence!"

The Hollows became quiet as they were afraid of making their ruler angry.

Baraggan sighed and said, "It is as what they said. Both Shinigamis and Quincies use their powers to kill us hollows. Though in the past, it seems that they have developed some king of rivalry along the way since both sides thought that they were the only ones that should kill Hollows. However, after a while, the number of Quincies began to fall until only a few of them were left."

Ash nodded and said, "Well, what do you here?"

Baraggan said, "I do what ever I want. I rule everything here. I have an army of hollows under my command. A few moments ago I was so bored that I was planning to divide my army and have them fight to the death against each other."

Ash shrugged his shoulders and turned around to leave. He said, "Well, you have your fun. I'll just leave this place."

Baraggan lifted his right hand which signaled the hollows to surround the human, blocking his path.

Ash said, "What is the meaning of this Baraggan?"

Baraggan chuckled and said, "That's king Baraggan to you human! Did you really think I would let you, a live human leave this place alive? No, you will die here and I will get to feast on your soul."

Ash closed his eyes and said calmly but in a dangerous tone, "Do not make an enemy out of me Baraggan. I could have killed all of you without revealing my presence. I could have killed all of you with a crushing force. I could have cut all of you into pieces without you even knowing it. I could have wiped out all of you with a powerful attack. Do not make me angry. For it will be your last day at life."

The hollows around him were terrified but Baraggan didn't take his warning and said, "Empty threats from a mere human. Kill him!"

The hollows fear evaporated when their king ordered them and attack the human. However, they all stopped right in their tracks when they saw the human dive on his hands and began to spin his whole body around with his legs stretched out.

The hollows just stood there in confusion as they saw the human spinning on his hands and was gaining speed significantly.

Baraggan look in confusion and said, "What are you doing human?"

Ash didn't answer and kept on spinning faster and faster. Soon, wind and sand began to spin around him like a tornado. The spinning human soon began to create a powerful vortex that started to pull in the hollows against their will.

The nearest hollow was skidding towards the spinning human. It tried to stop but the pull of the vortex was too powerful and was taken off its feet. The hollow crashed into the spinning human and was *Splork* cut apart into pieces. His legs were acting like a spinning buzz saw that cuts anything that gets near it.

Soon more hollows were pulled into the spinning human and were *Splork* cut apart. The rest of the hollows who were surrounding the human jumped away from him. Baraggan became alarmed when he saw how much speed the human was gaining. Years of ruling made his senses keen and from it, he knew that if the human was not stopped, something bad was going to happen.

Baraggan commanded, "What are you fools waiting for!? Stop him before its too late! Kill him now!"

However, by the time the hollow king ordered his soldiers to stop the human, it was too late. When Ash gathered enough speed, he unleashed a powerful omnidirectional attack.

Ash shouted, "Rankyaku Amane Dachi"!

What happened next left most of the alive hollows stare in disbelief. A compressed air blade was released in a circular manner that spread outwards and *Shik* went through most of the hollows while those who had a sensed the attack duck down just before the attack could cut them. The attack spread left, right, forward, back and diagonally. It spread in every direction.

The compressed air blade didn't stop there as it spread more and more and in the blink of an eye, *Shhiik* it cut throughout the ruin temple. From the outside, the upper part of the temple jumped a few meters in the air before crashing down and destroying the rest of the temple.

The attack happen like this.

Rankyaku Amane Dachi
The user stands on his hands and began to spin his body around rapidly. After gaining enough speed, he throws a circular Rankyaku around him at attack the surrounding enemy in every direction.

After unleashing that attack, Ash jumped back on his feet and saw the result of his attack. He has to say that he was really impressed by it. Even if it takes a short time to prepare the attack, the end result is worth it. He look around and saw that almost half of the hollow army was cut in two while the rest were alive and unscathed only because they were able to duck down in time or they would have been killed like the rest.

Baraggan on the other hand jumped up into the air when he saw the compressed air bald coming in his direction. When he was in the air, he was shocked to see that his temple was cut in half horizontally and was destroyed. His castle was destroyed. More than half of his army was dead. And most of all, he was humiliated by a human. A mere human that hollows feed upon. This pissed him off greatly. No one mocks the Hollow King!

Baraggan landed on the floor and said, "How dare you human. How dare you humiliate me in front of my subordinates! After what you did here, you will not leave here alive! I will kill you and I will eat your pathetic soul! Gran Caída (Axe of Ruin)!"

From Baraggan's robes a huge battle axe came out. It was black as the abyss and had two huge pointed blades and a large spike protruding outwards from its center. There are four golden chains present around the base of the spike which appear to extend into his cloak before attaching to an ornate golden bracelet worn around his right wrist. He wielded the huge axe with a single hand.

Baraggan pointed the battle axe at the human and said, "You will die for what you have done to me human. And you will die slowly and painful!"

The remaining hollows quickly jumped away from the human as Baraggan lunged at him and swung his axe at the human. Ash first avoided the axe as his instincts were telling him that making contact with the axe is bad news. So he put some distance from his opponent and picked up some rocks. He tried to test what the axe could do. He threw the stones at Baraggan who slashed the stones with ease. Ash's eyes widen when he saw the stones dissolving into nothing dust.

Baraggan saw the human's shocked face and laughed. He said, "I see you have witnessed a demonstration of my power. I will explain it to you since you are going to die. I am the hollow who represents the Aspect of Death! My power relates to aging brought on by time itself. I control one of the universal law! Time. Anything I touch will rot away!"

Ash's eyes widen at that. A being that can control a universal power intrigued him. So much so that he wants to see what he would get if he devours this being. Ash crouched down and dashed towards the hollow king and punched him but something strange happened. When his fist came close to the hollow, he seem to slow down which gave Baraggan enough time to dodge with ease.

This shocked and confused Ash. How could Baraggan dodge his attack that was really fast? From the corner of his eye, he saw the hollow slowly bring one of his skeletal hand towards him. Immediately his instinct screamed at him to run and so he did. He disappeared and appeared away from the hollow king.

Baraggan saw this and laughed at the human. He said, "Hahaha! What's the matter human? Too afraid to come near me? Hah! In the end, you're nothing but a mortal that will die by my hands."

Ash narrowed his eyes at the hollow. He thought about another way of fighting this hollow with making any contact with it. He looked around and saw several huge broken pieces of the floor. Ash grabbed a big piece and tossed it towards the hollow king but to his dismay, the piece never made contact with Baraggan. When the huge piece of stone came near Baraggan, it dissolved into dust.

This attempt to hurt the hollow king made him laugh. He said, "Your attempts to harm me are very amusing. Like I said, everything I touch or comes near me rots away."

Ash growled and used "Telekinesis" to lift several huge pieces of stones and threw them at Baraggan. However, the end result was the same as before. they all dissolved into nothing but dust.

Baraggan laughs and said, "Like I said before human. Death is an absolute certainty in all things. It comes to all things regardless if they are alive or not. Plants die. Animals die. Insects die. Structures rot away and die. People die. Everything around me dies into nothingness. That is my true power. There is nothing you can do against me!"

Ash didn't give up. He lunged at him and did a flying kick, only to be dodged by the hollow king who also grabbed his leg. Ash felt something wrong with his leg and immediately jumped away. When he landed on his feet, he found that his right leg was not responding. He looked down in confusion which made his eyes widen in shock at what he saw. His right leg was hanging freely. Like there wasn't any bone left in his leg. Soon his virus healed his right leg by making new bones for his leg.

Baraggan chuckled and said, "You see human. I can't be harmed by anything. And anything I touch will rot away."

Ash began to think of a way around Baraggan's power. How can he combat something like that? There has to be something that he could do against this power. With his advanced brain, he began to think of thousands of ways of combating Baraggan's power. Then his mind clicked when he found the answer. He looked at his right leg for a while and then back at the hollow king. He possess something that only he has. Ash grinned at the hollow which confused him.

Baraggan asked, "What are you grinning about human?"

Ash didn't answer and dashed towards the hollow king. Baraggan saw this and didn't move. He said, "Oh. So you are going to attack me with something like a one hit thing? Then so be it. It will be your fall."

When Ash reached Baraggan, he thrust his right hand towards him. The hollow king didn't move and simply let the human make contact with him. Ash did feel that he was slowing down when neared the hollow but even then, he didn't stop and continue to push his right hand at him and finally grabbed Baraggan's robe.

Ash looked at his right arm and saw how it began to age and started to shrivel up into an old arm. The hollow king saw this and laughed at his stupidity.

Baraggan said, "Didn't you hear me human. Anything I touch or be touched will rot away. You are going to lose your arm if you don't release me."

Baraggan expected to see a shock and painful expression on the human's face but what he didn't expect was to see the monster hunter smirking at him. This greatly confused him. Did the human really want to lose his arm rather than releasing him? Baraggan became shocked when he looked at the human's right arm.

Ash's right arm that was becoming old and skinny rapidly began to rejuvenate back to its original youth. If Baraggan had a fleshy face with eye balls, then his eyes would have bulged out of their eye sockets in disbelief and his jaw would have dropped on the floor. Well, the later did happen as his skeletal jaw nearly unhinged from his skull.

Ash's right arm was slowly returning back to its original youth. How what that happening? How did he come across to battle Baraggan's power? The answer is simple. His Prototype virus. This is how it happened. The cells in Ash's right arm began to get old rapidly but his virus on the other hand started devouring the old cells in order to make new ones that restored youth to the arm. Then the new cells began to age and were devoured by the virus to make new ones. This process went on repeatedly which is why Baraggan's power failed to turn the human's arm into dust.

Ash's smirk soon turned into a grin and he pulled back his left fist. He gathered powered into his left arm which made his muscles bulged. When the energy gathered in his left arm was enough, Ash punched the hollow king in his chest and shouted, "Explosion Punch Time 40"!

*Bash* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom*

Baraggan was launched backwards when he was punched and soon several powerful shockwaves exploded from his body that damaged his bones. Since he was a skeleton in robes, he didn't have any flesh and organ to divide the damage. His bones were the only thing that took on all of the blunt of the force and it was devastating!

Baraggan crashed into the remains of his temple and dug deeper into it with every shockwave that was released in his body. After the shockwave ended, Baraggan slowly dug himself out from the pile of rocks which turned into dust. All of the hollows were shocked to see the appearance of their king.

Most of Baraggan's bones were severely broken. His right leg, left arm, middle spine, some of his ribs and the right side of his skull was broken into pieces. This appearance shocked the other hollows who panicked.

"How can this be!?"

"Our King has been wounded!"

"How could a mere human hurt Baraggan-sama!?"

"Only a Shinigami could harm our king!"

"This has to be a dream!"

"Baraggan-sama is the strongest hollow there is!"

"And the human hurt him!"

Ash smirked at the hollow king's situation and said, "How you like them apples! Huh!? Don't like it on the receiving end now, would you?"

Baraggan snarled and said, "How ... how dare you .... human .... how dare you do this to me! I will kill you if its the last thing I do!"

Ash motioned him to come and get him and said, "Come. Lets see what you can do when you fight someone that can go against your power."

Baraggan roared and lunged at him with his battle axe. He brought it down on the human to cut him in two. And he did.

Baraggan grinned at this and said, "Hah! This was your mistake human! you underestimated me and now you die!"

Baraggan laughed like a maniac at the cut human ... only for him to dissipate into nothingness.

Baraggan shouted in shock, "What!? How can this be!"

"Oh. Never heard of after image?"

A voice came from behind the hollow king. He turn his head and saw that the human was behind him in an attack position.

"What-Ggrraak!!!??"

*Crunch*

The hollows gasped in shock and disbelief when they saw the fall of their king. Ash skewered Baraggan through his chest with his right hand. He then lifted the skeleton above the ground. His battle axe *Clunk* fell on the ground.

Ash said, "You have lived for far too long. All that knowledge? All that power? For several years, you have wasted them all for what? To be a king and rule this land of the dead? Pathetic."

Baraggan voice came out in a broken tone, "Y-you h-have no r-r-right t-to s-say t-that t-t-to me-e-e! I do w-what I w-want! I l-l-live h-how ever-r-r I want-t-t!"

Ash said, "Then its time your put down Baraggan. Rest assure that your powers will be put to good use and save life of others rather than take one. If only you let me leave and didn't let your arrogance blind you. You would have lived. It was nice knowing you. Goodbye."

Ash then brought the hollow king's head towards his mouth. The other hollows around him were first confused at what he was going to do but then they gasped at what happen next. Ash opened his mouth and then *Crunch* bite off the skeleton's head and ate it.

*Crunch* *Crunch* *Crunch*

Soon, the rest of the skeleton or what remain of it was devoured by Ash. even the golden crown, golden necklace, golden chains and black robes. This day was the day that the king of Hueco Mundo, the one ruling this dead desert for several years, died by the very thing his kind feed upon. A human. Baraggan Louisenbairn, the undisputed King of Hueco Mundo was beaten and devoured by a human. And this happen right in front of the hollow king's subordinates.

After Ash devoured the hollow king, there was still the army of hollow left for him to deal with. He had fought enough for one day. So he will end this within seconds.

"He killed our king?"

"He ate our king?"

"He murdered our king!"

"Kill him!"

"Tear him apart!"

"He must be killed for our dead king!"

Hollows began to march towards him as they surround him. They were not going to let Ash leave this place just like that. Ash was thinking the same. He would not leave any of these hollows alive since they serve the hollow king. Red viral flesh began to move around his entire body. Parts of the flesh bulged around as something was gathering within him. Something bad for the hollows who were clueless about the incoming doom.

Ash shouted, "Tendril Barrage Devastator"!

Several viral tendrils shot out from his body in all direction. *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* The tendrils skewered all of the hollows that surround him. No hollow was spared. No even a single hollow escape this slaughter.

After skewering all of the hollows, they were pulled towards the Saiyan where they were then devoured whole. Every hollow was devoured. Not even a single drop of blood was left behind. After devouring the last hollow, the ruined temple was silent as no one was left alive. Ash looked around and saw how this place was now devoid of any life.

Ash sighed in relief that it was over. To encounter such creatures in a world of death was something new to him. Also, he seems to gain some unique skills from the hollows and the hollow king he devoured. Lets see what he got.

Gained New Powers From Hollow King DNA

Time Dilation Field
He can now project a field around him that slows time, thereby reducing the speed of any target which comes near him and makes attempts to attack practically useless.

Age Acceleration
he now has the ability to accelerate the age of whatever he touches, causing the appropriate damage which comes with aging.

Descorrer
A special ability to open a spiritual pathways called Garganta that can take him anywhere he desire. These Garganta neatly close around them before opening at their destination.

Sonído
It is a high-speed movement technique of the Arrancar that makes a booming or static noise when used. With such speed, he is able to cover tremendous distances in the blink of an eye.

Reiryoku
A new source of power. It is the raw spiritual power a soul possesses. With high Reiryoku, he is more sensitive to the spiritual world and can now see spirits of the dead.

Reiatsu
This is called Spiritual Pressure or the physical manifestation of Reiryoku, which he can release. This can be used like the Intimidating Aura or Killing Intent to stop his enemies where they stand.

Hierro
The user's Reiryoku condenses, creating a steel-hard skin strong enough to block incoming attacks with ease. The more Reiryoku is condensed, the harder the skin becomes.

Cero
It is a powerful blast of concentrated spiritual energy that he can fire at the enemies, from the tip of his finger. It takes a few seconds to gather the required amount of spiritual energy before firing it. The power, force, speed, and blast area of the Cero is dependent on the strength and spiritual power of the user.

Bala
A technique that fires hardened spiritual pressure that is a weaker version of Cero but, thanks to its composition, its speed is 20 times faster, allowing it to be fired in quick succession. In addition, it possesses more concussive force than a typical Cero does.

Gran Rey Cero
By mixing his own blood with a Cero, he can fire a Cero with much greater attack power and speed, in addition to having a change of color unique to them. This version is many times more powerful than a normal Cero as it disturbs the fabric of space as it travels. Upon release, it spins like a razor as it compresses and decompresses due to the sheer speed and raw power.

High-Speed Regeneration
It is an ability which allows him to heal most injuries very quickly.

Pesquisa
He now has a radar like ability which allows him to measure and locate the level of energy from beings around him.

Gonzui
The user inhales and forcefully rips out the souls of his enemies in a large radius around him and drawn the souls into his mouth. After ingesting the souls, his Reiryoku will increase in the process, while resulting in the immediate death of any afflicted victims. He can only suck out the souls of weaker enemies.

Holy shit! That's a lot of skills he's gained from the hollow king. He even got a new source of power, the Spiritual energy. What's more, he got the power to accelerate age of anything he touch and has a new way of transportation to long distances. Also, he got a new ability of not only sensing his enemies position but also sensing their level of power. And lets not forget about this Gonzui thing, the ability to not only suck out souls with just inhaling the air but also increase his Reiryoku. This means that his power will simply keep on increasing by devouring his enemies soul.

Ash look in front of him and saw the Hollow king's weapon. The Gran Caída or Axe of Ruin. He walked towards it and grabbed it. He lifted it with ease and look at it closely. This battle axe is the same size of his "Punisher". He gave a few swings to test out the weapon and found out that it has the same aging power he now possess. Good. A weapon that not only looks evilly dangerous but can rot away things with it. Just one cut and the enemy rots away. Even if it is blocked, the weapon will rot away. So Gran Caída makes a weapon that must be avoided at all cost. Nice.

Ash added the awesome weapon to his arsenal. The virus devoured it and made it part of his body. This is so that he can simply pull it out of his body when ever he wants to. Ash is now very interested in this world that is called Hueco Mundo that he made this dimension a place where he can harvest unique skills and powers from these creatures. He will do that later. For now, he must return back home and meet with Chrysalis and Insectum.

Oh! Before that. Ash used "Kamui" to release his captive Thrall. He spat him out from the Kamui dimension and in front of him. Thrall landed on his face on the sand. He got up and spit out the sand from his mouth. He looked around and saw nothing but white desert.

Thrall said, "Where am I? What is this place?"

Ash said, "Your death."

Thrall turn around to see who it was and found a mouth full of razor sharp teeth that *Shlirk* *Crunch* tore through his head and devoured him. Thrall didn't even get the time to scream as his whole head was bitten off and eaten. After devouring him, Ash got his memory and found that someone else hired him and his goons to kill Chrysalis in an effort of enslaving the changeling kingdom. Whoever this master is, is pretty secretive and clever. Not once has he shown himself to anyone but instead ordered someone lesser than himself to do his bidding. Well, when he finds out whoever he is, he is Dead Meat!

He snapped his fingers and a dimensional gate opened to his Equestria. When he was about to walk through it, the gate began to change into a new one. Ash was confused as to why the gate changed itself into another one. However, from the gate, he was sensing that a poor soul was suffering greatly and was in need of help. He has the power, so naturally he would help whoever this poor soul is. With a sigh, he walked through the dimensional gate and entered a new world.

Unknown World

Ash exited the dimensional gate and landed on a dirt road. He looked around and found nothing but a dirt road, trees and greenery. He looked up at the dimensional gate and saw it collapsing into nothingness. With a shrug, he walked down the road towards the location he was feeling where he needs to be. After walking for a while, he came across a wooden gate way. He saw that there were two humans there who must be on guard duty.

Ash used his eyes to take a closer look at them and saw that they were not normal guards. One has long, spiky, black hair and dark eyes. He has a strip of bandage running across the bridge of his nose and a light-coloured marking on his chin. He wore a flak jacket. The next one has brown hair, and dark eyes. His hair is combed down and always covers his right eye. Both of these guards wore forehead protector with a strange symbol embedded on it.

Ash knew that they would not let him pass with how he looks and will be alert around him. However, what he seeks is in this village and needs to pass them without making any commotion. So he used magic to make himself invisible and used "Kamui" to make himself intangible. He also casts magic that makes him odorless and soundless. With that done, Ash walk towards the gate.

Ash walks in between the guards and walks through the gate without their any knowledge. As he walks through the gate, he saw how this village looks. There were several buildings that looked like apartments, shops etc. Beyond the village, he saw a mountain on which four human heads were carved. Must be important people.

Ash began to explore this village without anyone's knowledge. During his exploration, he did some pranks that made him laugh. He saw a line of peoples in front of a store that sells some kind of food. In the line, he saw a beautiful women stand there waiting for her turn and behind her was a male that had the same clothes as the gate guards. He saw how the male sneak some peeks at the women behind.

Ash wanted to hit him but he stops when he got a brilliant idea that made him grin. He moved towards the women and made his right hand tangle but still invisible. He first rubbed his hands together and then.

*Smack*
"Eeeepp!!"

Ash smacked the women's butt loudly that made her jump in surprise. When she landed, she slowly turn around with a shock face when she looked who was the one that smacked her butt. The man on the other hand didn't know what happened and look at her confusingly.

The man said, "Um can I help you?"

This made the women angry and her face turn to on of pure rage and fury. The next thing that happened gained the attention of even one around them and made men quiver in fear. The raging women lunged at the man and smash his face into the ground. Then she picked him up with strength that a women should not be able to possess, and slammed him down on the ground multiple times. She beat the crap out of that man and that last thing she did made every man, including Ash, to cover their reproductive organ if they want to be a father.

The women jumped into the air and slammed her knee into the man's crotch. Through out the village, there was a girly scream that came from a man.

"KKKKKKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"

The poor man was rolling on the ground in pain as he held his poor busted balls. The women stood back up and she 'Hmf' huffed back into the line which made the other men to get out of her way in fear of facing her wrath.

Ash just left that place and went to another part of the village. There he saw another of this same case. A guy was with a girl who were couples. When the girl looked away, the guy ogled at a busty women that was walking by him. Ash got another prank idea and went behind the guy. He shoved the guy forwards who fell face first into a pair of soft marshmallow pillows. Which was the other women's breasts. This made her scream which alerted the guy's girlfriend and what she saw made her face red in anger.

The girlfriend said, "What the hell do you think you're doing!?"

The guy held up his hands and said, "Wait! It's not what you think!"

The girlfriend said, "Oh really? Then what was your face doing in that women's breasts?"

The guy sweat and said, "It's not my fault! someone pushed me from behind!"

The girlfriend was not buying it and said, "Stop lying to me! You are just a pervert and did that because I don't have big boobs! Is that it?"

The guy shook his head and said, "No no! It's not that! it's-"

The girlfriend said, "How dare you play with my maiden's heart! You're dead."

The girl friend cracked her knuckles and proceeded to beat the crap out of the guy. Even the other women joined her in beating the guy who shoved his face into her boobs. When they were finished, the guy looked like he was mauled by ravenous wolfs and was left in a crater. The girls just huffed and went away.

Ash again chuckled and made a mental note of not pissing off any women in this world for it looks like a women's fury can let them achieve new level of power. OK. No more fooling around. He needs to find the one who is suffering in this village. He continued his search till it was evening. He couldn't find the one he was searching for.

*Sob* *Sob*

Ash sighed in frustration and was about to leave the area when he heard some crying. It was a very silent cry that only he could hear with his enhanced ears. Ash walked towards the sound and turned into a dark alleyway. There, what he saw made his heart ache and at the same time, pissed him off. There at the end of the alley, behind a dumpster, was a small boy. This boy wore rag clothes, had scars and fresh wounds on his body.

Ash looked closely and saw that the boy would be at least 4.8 feet tall. He has blonde, spiky hair and blue eyes. He had three whisker markings on his cheeks. Ash saw that tears were running down the boy's face. He was about to approach the boy but stopped when he saw what the boy held. In the boy's hand was a knife like thing that looked like a long and narrow triangle thing which he aimed at his chest. He was going to kill himself!

Ash's eyes widen at that and immediately jumped at him in order to stop the boy from taking his own life. However, he was one second too late. The boy plunged the knife into his chest and pierced his heart. The boy's limbs fell beside him as he fell on the ground with his eyes closed.

When Ash reached the boy, he was horrified to see the knife sticking out of his chest. Blood flowed out and stained his clothes red. But what made Ash sad was the look on the boy's face. The boy had a .... an expression of defeat. An expression that he was alone in this world. An expression that made him think that he was nothing to the world. An expression that he was unwanted in this world and no one would care about him.

Ash growled at whatever happened to the boy. He would deal with that later. Right now, he needs to save the boy's life. He picked up the boy gently and used "Kamui" to send both of them into the Kamui dimension.

Kamui Dimension

When Ash arrived in this dimension, he immediately cocooned the small boy in viral membrane and began to heal him. The knife was devoured along with his clothes. He began to heal his wounds, scars and pierced heart. During healing, he found out how scrawny the boy was, which indicates that he was starving.

Ash was confused that during his exploration, he didn't see any sort of orphans. So why was this boy here like this? It looked like the boy didn't get to eat very often. And what about the boy's scars and wounds? The wounds were fresh which indicates that he was beaten before he found him. As for the scars? This means that the boy was beaten daily or on some days. This made him angry. NO! This Pissed Him Off! How Dare A Boy Who Looks Around The Age Of 6-7 Is Beaten Like This! When He Finds Out Who The Bastards Responsible For This Are! He Will Torture Them For Thousands Of Years!

After healing the boy, he made new clothes for him. A simply shirt and pants that kept the boy warm. Then he snapped his fingers and created a soft bed and laid the boy on it. When Ash was putting on new clothes for the boy, he found something strange. On the boy's belly, there was some marking or like scribe or something. Whatever it is, he doesn't care and clothes the boy. After that, Ash simply waited for the boy to wake up and explain as to why he attempted to take his own life and what happened to his life. Only then, will he will be able to help the boy in his life.

After half an hour, the boy stirred in his sleep. The boy rubbed his eyes and opened them. He was scared to see darkness around him as this was the Kamui dimension.

"Hey there little one."

The boy looked around and saw a huge 9 foot tall muscular man with a face that sent shivers down his spine. The boy began to tremble as he thought he was going to get beaten again.

Ash saw this and said in a soft tone, "It's okay little one. There is no need to be scared. No one here can harm you."

This made the boy stopped trembling but still, the boy kept his guard on. After a while, the boy spoke in a whisper, "Why?"

Ash heard him and said, "Why what little one?"

The boy gulped and said, "Why am I alive?"

Ash didn't answer and stayed silent for a while. After a short time, he said, "It's because I don't want to see a child take out his own life."

The boy lowered his head and said, "Why aren't you ..."

Ash had to clear out his ear and needs to confirm at what he heard from the boy. He said, "Pardon?"

The boy said, "Why aren't you beating me?"

Ash was taken back by this. Who could this ... He don't know that ... Is this why the boy was in such a bad shape? Has this been happening to the boy in his life?

Ash walks towards the boy who began to tremble a bit. Ash knelt down in front of the boy and said, "Little one. Why do you say that?"

The boy began to cry a bit and said, "It's because everyone else does. I get beaten daily by them."

Ash was keeping in his rage as it was increasing quickly. He said, "Why do they do this to you little one?"

The boy shook his head and said, "I don't know why they beat me but they just do."

Ash saw the boy crying which hurt his heart. He slowly brought down his hand on the boy's head and rubbed his hair. The boy looks up and saw eyes that shows sympathy, compassion and kindness.

Ash said, "I am sorry that you have to go through that little one. Harming a child that has done nothing to deserve this is unacceptable. I cannot allow this to continue any longer. Little one. I promise you that I will help you in your life and protect you from the ones that want to harm you. I will see to it that the ones who were responsible for your misery are punished severely."

The little boy was shocked to hear that. No one ever did anything for him. Not even his ...

The boy could no longer hold it and hugged him and began to bawl his eyes out. Ash softly hugged the boy and comfort him. After the boy finished crying, he calmed down.

Ash said, "Are you okay little one?"

The boy nodded. Ash smiled and said, "Oh! How rude of me. Let me introduce myself. My name is Ash. What is your name little one?"

The boy gulped and said, "My ... my name ...

Ash snapped his fingers and created a glass of water that shocked the boy. He gave the glass of water to him who drank it quickly.

Ash said, "It's okay. No need to rush. Take your time."

After drinking the water, the boy introduced himself, "Hi. My name is Naruto ... Naruto Uzumaki."

Chapter 32 Naruto's Life, Training, A Line That Shouldn't Have Been Crossed

There were several things going around in Ash's mind when he heard the child's name. He knew that he heard that name somewhere. The gears in his mind clicked which made him realized who this boy was and what world is this. Naruto Uzumaki. He knows things about this boy. Maybe he can help. Of course he would help this child. Naruto does not deserve to go through this abuse.

Ash decided that he would help Naruto but will keep the info about him a secret. He began to make plans to help Naruto in ways this world would accept. Plenty of steps must be taken to help him.

*Grumble*

Ash came out of his thought when he heard a stomach grumble that came from Naruto. The child blush a bit and said, "Sorry. I haven't eaten anything for a week."

Ash was very hurt by this. For a 6 years old child to be starving like this was unacceptable.

Ash said, "So what do you want to eat Naruto?"

Naruto was a bit hesitant and said, "But .. but I have no money?"

This also hurt Ash. To be poor and no one to help this child. What a corrupted village this is. Maybe he should just kill everyone in this damn village and be done with it.

Ash sighed to calm his anger and said, "I have no need to money Naruto. You can ask me anything to eat and eat as mush as you want. From now on, you won't be going hungry. Ever!"

Naruto was shocked by this. For someone to give him free food .... only the ramen stand owners gave him free food.

Naruto gulped and said, "Um can I .. get some Miso Ramen?"

Ash smiled and said, "Sure thing Naruto."

With a snap of his fingers, a bowl of Miso Ramen was created out of nothingness. This made Naruto's eyes go wide in shock and jaws agape. Ash gave Naruto his ramen and watched him eat it quickly. He was very hungry. Ash gave him a few more ramen until Naruto's stomach was full. After Naruto was stuff, he laid on the bed to rest.

Naruto said, "Thank you for the food Ash."

Ash said, "You're welcome Naruto."

After being silent for a while, Naruto asked, "Um Mr Ash?"

Ash said with a smile, "Please Naruto. Don't add Mr to my name. It makes me sound so old. Just call be by my name."

Naruto nodded and said, "Okay. Can you tell me who you are?"

Ash smiled and said, "Sure I can."

Ash walks around and looks at him. He said, "I .. Am ... An Alien!"

Silence.

Naruto was silenced for a while and said, "An Alien? You're an alien?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure I am."

Naruto said, "I don't believe you."

Ash said, "It's the truth. I came from another dimension because I felt that someone from this world was suffering and needed my help."

Naruto said, "Give me some proof."

Ash asked, "What?"

Naruto said, "Give me some solid proof that you are who you say you are."

Ash nodded and said, "Sure. Want to see something impossible? Like for say, flying pigs!"

Naruto said, "What?"

Ash snapped his fingers and some pigs came out of no where with wings. The pigs began to fly around which made Naruto's eyes wide in disbelief.

Ash said, "Want to see a walking fish?"

Ash snapped his fingers and a bunch of small fishes with legs came out of no where and began to run around. Naruto's eyes widen more at this.

Ash said, "Want to see living furniture? Singing seals? Dancing flowers?

Ash snapped his fingers several times and created things out of nothingness. Several furniture were first created and then they came to life as they began to talk with each other. A group of seals were created who began to sing a song. A patch of flowers were created that began to sway around like they were dancing.

Naruto's eyes just keep on getting bigger and bigger as he saw the impossible things. But his eyes widen to the max at what Ash did next.

Ash said, "And last but not least, The Singing Frog!"

With a snapped of his fingers, a small green frog was created that just sat on the floor as it looked at the child with its slump eyes. The frog croaked at the child which made him look at Ash with a confused expression. Ash just smiled and pointed towards the frog. Naruto look a the frog again and saw that the frog pulled out a small hat and a cane out of no where.

The frog put the small hat on its head and stand on its back legs. Then it proceed to do that shattered the mind of the child. The frogsangand dance at the same time.

Hello, ma baby, hello, ma honey
Hello, ma ragtime gal
Send me a kiss by wire
Baby, my hearts on fire

If you refuse me
Honey, you lose me
Then you'll be left alone, oh baby
Telephone and tell me I'se your own

After singing for a while, the frog sat back on the floor and croaked. Ash snapped his fingers and everything he created for the child's amusement disappeared. Naruto just looked at Ash with comically huge eyes and his jaw was on the floor.

Ash smiled and said, "Well?"

Naruto came out of his shock and pointed at him with a shaky finger. He stammered, "You ... you ... you .. you ..."

Ash said, "Yyyeeeesssss?"

Naruto gulped and said, "How did you do all of that!?"

Ash simply said, "Magic."

Naruto blinked and said, "Magic?"

Ash nodded and said, "Magic."

Naruto said again, "Magic?"

Ash nodded and said, "Magic."

Naruto said, "Mmmmaaaaggggiiiiiiccccc?"

Ash said, "Yes. Magic."

Naruto blinked and said, "Magic? Like that fairy tale thing where with a wave of a wand makes something completely that goes everything against the law of the universe? That magic?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yup. That thing."

Naruto said, "But how can you do that and those weird things? It doesn't make any sense."

Ash said, "It's magic. Nuff said. Don't need to explain shit. Its self explanatory."

Naruto's mind began to shatter as he witnessed things that shouldn't be possible. He started to sway around as he got dizzy and fell back on the bed.

Naruto held his head and said, "Ow. My head hurts."

This made Ash laugh and said, "No need to think about it Naruto. Different world, different laws and such. I can do things that go against the universal laws and theories."

Naruto has stars in his eyes when he look at Ash. He said, "So cool!"

Ash smiled and said, "Now Naruto. I have told you who I am. Now it's your turn to tell me a bit about yourself."

Naruto's happy face became a sad one as he looked down. He said, "I don't think you need to know about me. I'm no one special."

Ash said, "Nonsense. Everyone is special in their own way. Come on. You can tell me. I won't hate you or anything."

Naruto gulped and said, "Well, like I said my name is Naruto Uzumaki and I'm 6 years old. I like Ramen Ichiraku that serves ramen. I like Teuchi and his daughter Ayame who run that shop. They are the ones who give me free food and are nice to me. There is also Mikoto who is kind to me and her two sons Itachi and Sasuke. There are some other people from clans that have been kind to me. Other than them, everyone else hates me for some reason."

Ash saw how sad Naruto was. 'Well, there are at least some people who don't hate him'thought Ash as he continued listening to the boy.

Naruto said, "I don't like the villagers much as they call me ... call me d-demon boy or demon brat or murderer and such."

Ash's eyes widen at that. How could the people of his village blame a child for things he did not do. He thought that he should just kill everyone in this village and destroy it from the face of this world! Yeah. That would be great for everyone. Only the ones who were kind to Naruto would be spared but before doing that, there is still one more thing he needs to know.

Ash asked, "Naruto. What about your parents? Don't they stop others from calling you names and beating you?"

When he asked that, Naruto began tiff as a board. Soon his face became sad, lowered his head and tears began to fall from his eyes. He was shaking up from this but why? Ash's mind stopped at what he heard next.

Naruto said, "M-my m-mom and d-dad don't care a-about m-me. They don't e-even think I am their s-son."

Ash was scowling with rage. How can parents do this to their own flesh and blood! He asked, "Why don't they care about you?"

Naruto sniffed a bit and said, "Because they care more about my siblings than me."

Ash mind stopped and asked, "Siblings?"

Naruto nodded and said, "I have two siblings. I am the eldest son. Menma is my younger brother and Narumi is my little sister. We were born at the same time with my mother giving birth to me first and then my brother and then my sister."

Ash thought 'How can Naruto have siblings? Shouldn't he be the only child and shouldn't his parents be dead? This is not what happened in Naruto's life. So the Naruto of this world has a different life, where his parents somehow survive and has siblings as well.'

Ash asked, "Then why doesn't your brother and sister help you? You are their big brother."

Naruto sadly shook his head and said, "No. They don't care about me. They are just like my mom and dad. In fact they are worse than them. Menma is really arrogant. He mocks and hurts me. Narumi blames things on me for which I get punished for."

Ash asked, "Just like that? Don't they need proof of the blame that you are being blamed for?"

Naruto said, "No. Mom and dad think that Menma and Narumi are so perfect that they can't do anything bad. They think I am the bad one who does things that shame the family's name. They don't believe me for anything and will always listen to my siblings." He began to cry softly.

Ash was getting pissed off really bad. At the moment, he want's nothing more than to charge at Naruto's family house and destroy them completely but not without the boy's permission.

Ash asked, "Who are your parents?"

Naruto sniffed and said, "My dad is Minato Namikaze and my mother is Kushina Uzumaki. My dad is the Fourth Hokage (village leader) of Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village)."

Now Ash was getting incredibly angry at this village and the boy's family. The boy was the son of this village's leader and yet, they hurt him. And what's up with his fucking family! How dare they ignore Naruto and only focus their attention on their other two son and daughter! How dare Minato let the villagers hurt his son and do nothing!

Ash look at Naruto and saw that he was still crying. He sighed and rubbed the boy's head. He said, "Sleep for now Naruto. After a good rest, we'll see what to do."

Ash casts a sleeping spell on the boy who fell back on the bed. Ash then put his hand on the sleeping boy's forehead and went into his mind. He needs to see what has happened in his life and from it, he will see what he needs to do in this world.

Inside Naruto's Mind

When Ash entered the mind of Naruto, he found himself in a sewer like area. There were huge pipes on the walls and ceiling. The floor was underwater that reached up to his ankles. He ignored this as he already knew about the fox. He continued to walk forward until he reached a small door which lead to Naruto's memory. He opened and saw Naruto's life.

Ash saw from the eyes of a very young Naruto. In the first five year of the boy's life, Ash was disgusted at what he saw. He saw how the boy's parents gave almost all of their attention to Menma and Narumi. When they went shopping they would buy everything Menma and Narumi wanted but when it came to Naruto, they, sometime if they remember about their eldest son, they would buy the bare minimum for him.

The same can be said about the food. When they went out, the parents would ask them what they wanted but when Naruto offered what he wanted, they just ignore him and for some reason they were annoyed with him. The parents just listen to Menma and Naruni request. All of he time.

Ash then saw Naruto at the age of 4. He saw that the parents were starting to train Menma and Narumi in being a ninja.

Naruto's Training Memory

Naruto asked, "Dad. Can I start my training with them?"

Minato said, "Well you see Naruto, your brother and sister are special as they both have something inside of them. They need to train themselves in order to control it. That's why we need to focus our attention to them."

Naruto said, "Um okay but shouldn't I-"

Kushina said, "Naruto. Don't bother your father. He and I are going to train Menma and Narumi."

Minato said, "Once they have got the hang of it in controlling the thing inside of them, we'll let you join their training. OK?"

Naruto lowered his head and nodded. He said, "Yes dad, mom."

With this Naruto went back into his room. From his window, he saw how his dad and mom were training Menma and Narumi with loving faces.

Memory End

Ash was not happy about how they began to favor Naruto's siblings while they made excuses to train them and not him. And it seems that they also hid the truth of the nine tail fox from Naruto. Ash found that since Naruto and his family were a clan, his parents were suppose to train their children before the ninja academy. His parents neglected him and didn't train him while they continue to focus their attention on his siblings.

Another Training Memory

Ash saw that Naruto was looking through the window of him room. He was yet again denied training saying that their siblings needed more than he did. He was seeing his parents continue to train his siblings. Menma and Narumi were being trained to walk on trees with only their feet.

Minato happily said, "Good job Menma. You did very good."

Kushina said, "Good chakra control Narumi! You will be kicking other Genin (low level ninja) butts in now time!"

Minato said, "Keep going like this and I will teach you both one of my signature techniques. The Rasengan!"

Menma's and Narumi's eyes widen and said, "Will you? Will you?"

Kashunia laughed and said, "Yes he will. Now why don't we go out to eat as a special way of you both doing great in today's training?"

Both Menma and Narumi said, "Yes!"

Menma puffed out his chest and said, "I'll learn the Rasengan in a flash since we are the child of prophecy."

Narumi nodded and said, "Yeah! We are the ones who will save this world!"

Naruto saw his parents took his siblings outside while leaving him behind. Ash saw his vision getting blurry because Naruto was crying as he saw his family going away from him as they forget about him.

Memory End

Ash was angry at the boy's parents! How dare they leave behind their eldest son just like that! How dare they forgot about him! Naruto tried to join with his family several times only to be brushed aside like a fly. Like he wasn't part of the family anymore. The worst part is Menma and Narumi have let all the attention and praise go to their heads and gained huge egos rivaling that of an Uchiha and Hyuga combined.

They were once sweet kind-hearted children who adored their older brother but after he was excluded from training, they began to view him as below them and often taunted and bullied him.

Ash calmed himself and continued seeing Naruto's life. Over the year, Naruto found himself being left out little by little from family activity. He was slowly being overshadowed by others around him as his brother and sister drew more and more attention to themselves. Also, Ash saw that the children's Godmother Tsunade and Godfather Jiraiya visited them. Or more specifically, Menma and Narumi. Both Tsunade and Jiraiya were focused on his siblings and spoiled them rotten while they ignored Naruto. Naruto was slowly fading away from his family's light.

Whenever Tsunade came, she was always chatting with his family. She helped heal his sibling's wounds which they get from training. This made a strong connection between Tsunade and his siblings. However, when it came to Naruto, he noticed that her eyes get teary before she turns and leave him.

Jiraiya also visited his family and ignored Naruto. He would teach Menma and Narumi something about being a ninja and a few jutsu. After that, he just left and not even took a glance at Naruto. Even in the eyes his own godparents, Jiraiya and Tsunade, he wasn't worth their time.

Ash saw how Naruto slowly and slowly became excluded from his family. They even forget about calling Naruto down to eat with them. Naruto survived so far by eating scraps and eating ramen from the ramen shop. The only time they seem to remember him is when they call him to spar with his siblings. And every time he does, he loses badly since he does not get any training from his parents. He doesn't even know anything about a ninja.

After every spar, he gets wounded while the parents congratulate his siblings in being a good ninja. They also left Naruto behind as they went back into the house. Ash saw how Naruto has to get up himself and limp back into his room. Even when he passes by his family, they don't take any notice of him. Naruto just went in his room and healed his wounds by himself with bandages and medicine.

Ash also saw about his sibling's birthday. Since all three of them were born on the same day, the birthday is suppose to be about all three of them. But no! Naruto was forgotten by his family. The birthday was only for Menma and Narumi! Not Naruto! Then Ash continued to see the boy's life and saw another memory.

Naruto's Memory

Ash saw how Naruto was beaten by the villages and came home with wounds and scratches. When he entered his home, his parents saw how Naruto was limping towards the stair towards his room.

Kushina said, "Naruto. What happened to you. Where did you get all of those wounds?"

Naruto was a bit happy that they finally notice him. He said, "I got beat up by the villagers."

Minato shouted, "Stop lying Naruto! I trust the villagers! They would never do that sort of thing!"

Naruto flinched and said, "B-but they r-really did it .. t-they b-beat me up e-everyday-"

Minato shouted, "Silence! How dare you lie to your own father! Go up to your room! No dinner for you!"

Kushina said, "Why can't you be more like your siblings. Get out of my site!"

Naruto's heart broke and went up stairs and into his room. On his small bed he curled up into a fetal position and cried himself to sleep.

Memory End

Ash was getting angrier and angrier the more memories he sees of the boy's life. All his parents saw him was a nuisance and focused all of their time on his siblings. There is something seriously wrong with this family and he will see that they are punished severely for their sins. Ash watched all of Naruto's memory and now there was only one more left.

Naruto's Final Memory

Ash saw that Naruto was running but from what. When Naruto looked back, he saw that a mob of villagers were chasing him with sticks, pitch forks etc. Why were they chasing a child? He could clearly see hate in their eyes. Then he heard that pissed him off.

"Get the demon brat!"

"Kill it!"

"Don't let it run away!"

"Purge the demon!"

Naruto ran as fast as his legs could carry him. When he was about to out run from the mob, a few people jumped in front of him, blocking his path. These people were ninjas but wore white animal masks. They grabbed Naruto and took him towards an alley. The mob caught up with them and began to march towards him.

Naruto asked, "Why are you doing this? What did I do to you?"

"Shut it demon!"

"You know what you did demon!"

"You killed our loved ones!"

Naruto said, "I didn't do anything!"

The ninja punched him in his stomach making Naruto lunge back into the alley.

The ninja turned towards the mob and said, "He's all yours."

With that, the ninjas jumped away. The mob then descend upon the child and began to beat him within an inch of his life. After beating him for some time, they went away with satisfying faces. Like they did something great that they should be proud of.

Ash saw that Naruto was severely beaten. Several wounds, cut, slash, bruise etc were on his body. A blade was beside him and saw it as a means to end his pain. Naruto took the blade, aimed it at his heart and plunged it into his chest. When he did, darkness overcame his sight as he fell unconscious.

Memory End

This was the time when Ash found Naruto and saved him. Ash was disgusted by these .... Humans! How dare they did this kind of thing with a smile. Ash got a lot of work to do with this village. After seeing the last memory, he left Naruto's mind.

Outside Of Naruto's Mind

Ash look down at the sleeping boy with sad eyes. Here was a child who has a family but they threw him aside. Before he begins to help Naruto, he needs to find something else out first. Ash used "Kamui" to leave this dimension for the Ninja world.

Hidden Leaf Village

Ash landed in the same alley where he found Naruto. He used magic to make himself invisible and used "Kamui" to make himself intangible. He also casts magic that make him odorless and soundless. After that, Ash jumped towards the Hokage tower. He want's some answers from Naruto's father. Minato.

Hokage Mansion

In the building's office, a man sat on a chair in front of a desk. He has bright, blue eyes and spiky, blond hair. He looked like an adult version of Naruto. This man was none other than Minato Namikaze who was busy signing several papers.

Minato didn't even detect the presence of an outsider. That outsider was Ash who phased through the wall and walked towards Minato. He then lightly touched his forehead with his hand. With the touch, Ash went inside Minato's mind.

Minato's Mind

Ash was now inside Minato's mind. He walked straight towards the door that held Minato's memory. He immediately opened it and looked at the Hokage's memories.

Minato's Memory

Ash saw Minato standing beside his wife within a hidden cave. The walls have several torch lights that gave a source of light. Ah this must be the time Kushina gave birth to Naruto and his siblings. The cave they were in was covered in tons of seals that were meant to hold the nine tail fox that was inside Kushina. Ash saw Kushina on a bed and she was struggling to give birth to her children while she held a death grip on her husband's hand.

Kushina screamed, "Minato! I'm going to kill you for doing this to me!"

Kushina's face grimace as flashes of pain came across her sweating brow.

Minato whimpered as his hands were being crushed by her wife, "Come on honey. You're almost there. You'll be fine. You are crushing my hand here-*Crack*Ahhhh!"

Kushina shouted,"Don't you honey me Mr Hokage! AHHHHHHHH!"

There was an old women who was helping Kushina with her giving birth. She was Biwako Sarutobi, wife of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Biwako said, "Push Kushina. You are almost there."

Kushina screamed out again as the contractions picked up cutting her worlds off which were soon replaced by her labored breaths. As Kushina pushed out her first child, Biwako moved forward to receive the baby.

Minato was in pain as his hands were being crushed by his wife. He prayed that the birthing would be over soon so he would be free from his suffering but that didn't happen. His suffering only prolonged as the birthing was longer than he would have thought possible as each child came out one by one but after what seemed like an eternity, his suffering came to an end.

Minato looked down at his three small children. All of them had beautiful faces that were scrunched up and were crying. Minato was crying tears of joy as he looked down at his newborn children. He took two of his children to his wife while Biwako held the eldest in her arms. Kushina smiled as she gazed upon her children's small forms.

Biwako asked, "What do you want to name them Kushina?"

Kushina looked at her children and name them from youngest to eldest, "I want to name her Narumi. Her brother's name will be Menma and my eldest son will be named Naruto. They will all grow up to be strong like us. A happy family."

Kushina slowly reached forwards towards her children as Minato moved forward to give her the babies. However, before she could hold her children, everything went down the wrong way.

Biwako said, "Come Kushina. Lets get you out of her-"

*Slash*

A man wearing a brown spiral mask appeared out of nowhere and quickly killed Sarutobi's wife with a single slash. Biwako's corpse fell on the ground and lay there in her own blood. The mask man then took a child, that was Naruto, in his hand and held a kunai to the baby's throat. The man was tall, wearing a robe of ebony black, with a hood covering his barely visible short spiky hair. His mask held a single eye hole.

The man said, "Now now. We can't have our precious Jinchuuriki leave just yet, can we?"

Minato was about to charge him when the mask man brought the kunai closer to the baby's throat. He threaten, "One wrong step Yondaime and your child here will die right now. Comply with my demands and no one gets hurt."

Minato eyes harden and asked, "Who are you?"

The mask man said, "Step away from the Jinchuuriki."

However Minato didn't move from his position as he stood in front of his wife with his other two children.

The mask man said, "Do you not care what happens to your little brat?"

Minato with the babies in his arms said, "Stay calm! No one needs to get hurt!"

The mask man said, "Speak for yourself. I am extremely calm."

The mask man knew that Minato would not move from his position. So he made a move that will force him to move. The mask man threw Naruto up in the air and threw a kunai at the baby. Minato's eyes widen and within a flash of yellow light, he disappeared.

*Clunk*

The kunai that was thrown at the baby, hit the ceiling. Not the baby. Where was the baby? The mask man looked behind him and saw Minato with all three of his children. Minato grabbed Naruto with one of his special moves. The Flying Thunder God Jutsu.

The mask man said, "You are fast Yondaime. Very fast but ... are you fast enough?"

Minato didn't know what the man meant by that but his attention was brought by the sound of something sizzling. He look down and saw that there were some explosive tags on Naruto's blanket in which he was wrapped in.

*Booom*

A huge explosion took place which cracked the walls of the cavern. Rocks fell from the ceiling. Heavy smoke spiraled out of the cavern's entrance. A yellow flash of light sparked into existence near a kunai that was pinned to a tree several meters away from the cavern. When the light subsided, Minato was standing there with all three of his children in his arms, unharmed.

Minato grumbled, "Ugh! I need to get them somewhere safe!"

With another burst of yellow light, he was gone. After giving his children into safer hands, Minato warped back into a clearing that was away from the village. His eyes widen when he saw that the nine tail fox was free and was rampaging through his village. He shed a single tear as he saw smoke and fire coming from his beloved village.

Minato growled, "You'll pay for this."

"Will I? Prove it? Come at me, Yondaime." The mask man said as he swirled into existence behind Minato.

Minato quickly spun around, with a Rasengan in his hand and thrust it into the mask man's face. However, to his surprise, the attack just phased through the mask man, along with his arm. Before pulling back, Minato quickly formed a seal on the mask man's back. After that, Minato quickly jumped back while pulling out two kunai that had 3 blades in the end. He skidded on the ground and crouched down a he got ready to fight this mysterious enemy.

The mask man shot out twin chains, tipped with spikes, from his robes at Minato with intent of skewing him. However, Minato quickly threw one of his kunai into the air and warped towards it. After that, Minato landed on the chain and began to run towards the mask man. He jumped from chain to chain and appeared right in front of the mask man.

To confuse the enemy, Minato quickly warped behind the mask man, to the seal that he placed on him. He quickly formed a Rasengan and thrust it at the mask man's back but it phased through the man again. The chains that the mask man shot, came back and wrapped around the Yondaime. The mask man thought that he got him but Minato puffed out of existence in smoke.

"A shadow clone? When did he-"

The mask man didn't get to finish his sentence before the ground split apart, revealing Minato who jumped out with a Rasengan coming towards the man's mask. When the Rasengan touched the mask, a small crack formed on it before the attack phased through the mask and the man. Minato took note of this and quickly warped back to a tree.

The mask man said, "Impressive, Yondaime. You are fast indeed. To actually manage to crack my mask is an amazing feat. You are truly deserving you title but alas, all good things must come to an end."

The two shinobi charge at each other. The mask man ran towards Minato with his twin chains flailing behind him while Minato threw his kunai at him. The kunai phased through the mask man's head and flew out the other end. The mask man ignored the kunai as he was about to reach Minato. But that didn't happen.

As the mask man was about to touch the Yondaime, Minato disappeared and reappeared above the enemy with a Rasengan spiraling in his hand.

The mask man shouted in shock, "What?"

This one second of shock was all Minato needed as he slammed into the enemy's back.

*Boom*

The mask man slammed on the ground which was destroyed by the attack. The Rasengan blast dirt and rocks away with a wave of chakra that was released from the attack.

"Flying Thunder God Second Step you bastard!"

Minato shouted with a smirk as he pushed the Rasengan further into the man's back before feeling him disappear. He stopped his attack and saw the mask man swirling into existence away from him.

The mask man said, "I see. You are indeed formidable Yondaime. But I fear that it's time for me to-"

The mask man stopped when he felt something burning through his body. He looked at his back and saw a seal that was shining a bright yellow.

The mask man asked, "What is this?"

"RRRROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!"

The mask man looked back at the nine tail fox who was preparing a Bijudama. However, the attack collapsed when the fox stopped it and shook his head. The eyes of the fox were spinning fast as the tomoe in them faded out of existence, before finally settling on slit pupils.

The mask man was shocked to see the nine tail fox was no longer under his control.

The mask man said, "Y-you disconnected me from the nine tails! How dare you! When did you did this!"

Minato said, "When I hit you with my Rasengan. Face it. You lost your control over the nine tail fox. Your reign of terror is over."

The mask man snarled, "This is not the last time you hear of me Minato. This is not the last time you will hear the name Madara!"

With that, Madara single red eye spun and his body disappeared in a swirl before fading away out of existence. With Madara out of the way for now, Minato turned towards the village and saw the nine tail fox. He quickly disappeared in a flash of yellow light.

Minato warped back into the cave where his wife was chained into the wall. He felt fear that she was dead but when he came closer he saw that Kushina was still breathing.

Minato sighed in relief and said, "Thank the god you're okay."

Kushina was awake and said, "Minato .... the Kyuubi ... where are my babies?"

Minato cut off the chains and grabbed his wife. He said, "They are fine. The Kyuubi is free and is rampaging throughout the village."

Kushina said, "I want to be with my babies. Take me to them please."

Minato nodded and said, "Hold on tight."

With a flash of yellow, they both disappeared and reappeared into a building where the babies were sleeping. Kushina walked towards them and embraced her children in a loving hug. She spent a few minutes with her babies before they heard the fox's roar. Minato looked from the window and saw Hiruzen fighting the gigantic fox with a squad of shinobi. Minato looked at the fight and knew he needs to do something.

Minato walks towards his wife and said, "Kushina. I need to stop the Kyuubi. And to do that, I will need the children."

Kushina eyes widen and said, "Minato! What do you think you are saying!? How could you do that to your own children!?"

Minato lowered his head and said, "I know Kushina. I love my children very much. But as a Hokage, the village comes first and then family. I need to save this village Kushina. Please."

Kushina shed tears and said nothing. Minato took all three of his children and disappeared in a flash of yellow light. When he was gone, Kushina fell on the bed where her babies were sleeping and started crying.

Minato appeared on top of the building. From there, he saw Hiruzen and a group of shinobis fighting the fox. When Hiruzen got a good hit on the fox which made it daze a bit, he shouted, "Now! Push this thing out of the village!"

"Sir!"Shouted the hundreds of ninjas. All of the ninjas made some hand signs and shouted together.

"Fire Style Fireball"

All of the ninjas shot their attacks simultaneously at the giant fox. The sky was blazing as thousands of fireballs soar through the air and slammed into the Kyuubi.

*Boom*

It was a huge explosion that was enough to make the giant fox backpedal a bit. This was a chance where the fox became defenseless for a few seconds and Hiruzen took it.

Hiruzen launched himself at the fox as his staff elongated into a weapon fit for beating the giant enemy in front of him. He slammed his huge staff into the fox's snout and shouted, "And stay out! You over grown fox!"

The fox was launched right past the walls of the village. It fell on the outskirts of the village. When the Kyuubi was down, the rest of the ninjas followed it but stopped when it raised its head, opened its mouth and began to charge a Bijudama.

Minato saw this and quickly threw one of his kunai into the sky. He appeared right above the fox and formed some hand signs

Minato shouted, "Kuchiyose no Jutsu" (Summoning Technique)

The ninjas below were preparing to engage the fox but with a loud*Puff*coming from the sky, a huge shadow covered the fox.

"Not so fast! You bastard!"

Came the loud voice of a gigantic being that crashed landed on the fox's head, crushing its muzzle which stopped its attack. That Gigantic being was a giant frog called Gamabunta. On top of the frog's head was Minato who held his three children.

Gamabunta said, "Minato! Now. Do it now while I still got it! I can't keep him down forever!"

Minato shouted, "I know!"

Minato jumped down from the frog's head and landed on the fox's head. He made some seals and shouted, "Hiraishin no Jutsu"! (Flying Thunder God)

Minato, his three children along with the fox were enveloped in a golden glow. Then they flashed off into the distance, towards the site where he fought Madara. The fox crashed on the ground. Thus dazing it a bit. This was all Minato needed.

Minato thought'The only way Kushina was able to hold the full might of the Kyuubi was because she was old enough to keep it chained, yet young enough that her chakra network could develop to control it. There is no way, Naruto would be able to hold all of its chakra alone. I'm going to have to split it into all three of my children.'

Minato put his children down and formed some hand signs. He shouted, "Shiki Fujin" (Sealing Jutsu: Reaper Death Seal)

As soon as he said this, a cold crushing aura descended upon the land which halted the Kyuubi in its tracks. The sky grew dark and storm clouds brew. A sound of bells ringing echoed throughout the land. A terrifying being began to phase into existence that made every living being tremble in its presence. Minato summoned the God of the Dead, The Shinigami.

The air begin to warped as the Shinigami raised his arm into the air, his sleeve falling down that revealed the seal marking twisting down his arm. The Shinigami plunged his hand into Minato's back which made the Yondaime puke some blood out from his mouth. From Minato's stomach, a ghostly arm came out and flew towards the Kyuubi. The ghostly arm grabbed the fox and pulled out all of the Kyuubi's chakra.

The Shinigami did what Minato held fox's chakra in his hand. Minato then proceed to seal the fox's chakra into Menma and Narumi by using Hakke no Fuin Shiki (Eight Trigrams Sealing Style). The Kyubi's chakra that the Shinigami held began to flow into the two babies and were sealed into them. Now the Kyuubi was without any chakra. Only its soul remained. The Shinigami ghostly arm grabbed the Kyuubi's soul and Minato sealed it into Naruto.

After that was done, Minato fell on the ground in exhaustion. He look at his children and smiled.

Minato said, "I hope you all grow up to be great heroes of our village, my children."

Minato said this because he knew that he was about to die. Using this Jutsu costs the user's life.

The Shinigami floated towards him and said, "Are you ready mortal?"

Minato sighed and nodded. He said, "Yes I am."

Shinigami reached down and proceeded to take his soul. Minato closed his eyes as he was about to die.

"Stop!"

Shinigami stopped and looked at the one who dared to stop him. Minato look back and saw Hiruzen.

Minato said, "Sensei? What are you doing here?"

Hiruzen said, "Saving your life Minato."

Minato said, "But Sensei. I used-"

Hiruzen said, "I know Minato. I know."

Hiruzen came towards the Shinigami and bowed before him. He said, "Shinigami-sama. Please spare Minato's life. He is needed for the future of this village."

Shinigami said, "If I spare his life, then what do I get in compensation? He has summoned me and every time one does, I require a sacrifice."

Hiruzen said, "Then I give you my life. Take my soul in place of Minato."

Minato's eyes widen and said, "Sensei! What are you doing? You can't give your life for me!"

Hiruzen said, "Minato. I have become so old and needs rest. You on the other hand are young. This village needs you Minato. For the good of the village, you need to live."

Minato said, "But but what about-"

Hiruzen said, "I already know what happened Minato. My wife died not because the Kyuubi was released but because of the one responsible for ripping out the fox from Kushina. Please Minato, let me rest."

Minato lowereed his head as he accepted his Sensei's wish. Hiruzen look at Shinigami and said, "Will you take my soul in Minato's place?"

Shinigami said, "I see. Very well. I accept your soul in place of Minato."

Hiruzen smiled and said, "Thank you Shinigami-sama. Goodbye Minato. Take good care of your children. Train them to be the ones who carry the Will of the Fire."

Minato smiled sadly and said, "I will Sensei. I promise. Goodbye."

The Shinigami reached down and ripped out Hiruzen soul and ate it. Then he slowly faded out of existence. Hiruzen body fell down dead after his soul was taken. Minato looked down at his Sensei's body in sorrow. With a sigh, he grabbed his children and his Hiruzen's body. All of them disappeared in a yellow light.

Memory End

Ash was really touched by Hiruzen's sacrifice. He gave away his own life in order to keep Minato alive. But what happened afterwards. He looked at another memory.

Minato's Memory

Minato stood on a stage along with his wife who held her babies. All of the village's civilians and ninjas were there.

Minato look at the crowd and announced, "People of Konoha! 3 days ago, the Kyuubi escaped from its seal and attacked Konoha! I stopped the Kyuubi by sealing it into my children. All of the Kyuubi's chakra have been sealed into my son Menma and my daughter Narumi while its soul is sealed in my son Naruto!"

Angry muttering broke out around the crowd. Most of them were talking about killing and stopping the demon once and for all.

Minato heard this and said, "Do not fear! For my children are not the Kyuubi! They are the prison and the warden of the Kyuubi! They are the heroes of Konoha! For they are the ones who are keeping the Kyuubi at bay as long as they live!"

Minato took Menma and Narumi from his wife and raised them in front of the crowd.

Minato said, "I present to you, my children and your heroes! The Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi! The heroes of Konoha!"

Minato only raised two of his children in front of the crowd and forgot about Naruto.

Memory End

Ash saw that memory and got angry. How could he forget about his eldest son for his other two children? Unknown to Ash, this was only the beginning of Naruto's neglection. He looked into another memory.

Minato's Memory

Minato was working in his office where he signs several papers when someone came through the window.

Minato said, "Sensei. I didn't expect you to be back so soon. Also, would it hurt you to enter through the door like everyone else?"

Jiraiya laughed and said, "Normally, I would have but the information I have is too important."

Minato asked, "What is this important info Sensei?"

Jiraiya's face became serious and he said, "The toads summoned me to Mt. Myoboku a few days ago. They told be a prophecy that relates to the future of the ninja world."

Minato had full attention to him and asked, "What did they say Sensei?"

Jiraiya closed his eyes and said, "They told me that 'A child that has been born from two strong beings will be given immense powers the likes of this world have never seen. The chosen one will, according to its own past, will judge this world. Will the chosen one walk the path of light or the path of darkness. The two strong beings from whom the chosen one was born from, have already burned its path. From this path, the chosen one will either save the world or destroy the ninja world.'"

After telling the prophecy, Jiraiya said, "Minato, I believe that the child of prophecy speaks about is either Menma or Narumi. I want you and Kushina to focus all of your free time in training them."

Minato said, "Are you sure about this? Is the chosen one really Menma or Narumi?"

Jiraiya said, "Of course. One of them is the chosen one. Both of them carry the fox's chakra which is the strongest among the rest. This will be what the 'immense power' the prophecy talked about."

Minato nodded and said, "I see your reason but Sensei?"

Jiraiya said, "Yes Minato?"

Minato asked, "What about my eldest son, Naruto?"

Jiraiya said, "What about Naruto?"

Minato said, "I want to train him along with his brother and sister. I seem to have been neglecting him for some time and I don't like it."

Jiraiya waved his hand and said, "Forget about him Minato. He's nothing. Menma or Narumi are the child of prophesy. They need all the training they can get in controlling the fox's chakra."

Minato didn't like this and said, "But Sensei! This is my son we are talking about."

Jiraiya said, "Look Minato. If you train Naruto with Menma and Narumi, he will get in the way of their training. After Menma and Narumi are trained enough to the point where they can control the fox's chakra, then Naruto can join them."

Minato thought about it for a while and sigh. He said, "Okay Sensei. I will see to it that Menma and Narumi are trained enough."

Jiraiya said, "Remember Minato, the fate of the ninja world are in the hands of Menma or Narumi. They need the training. You can connect with your son Naruto after they are ready."

Memory End

Ash was pissing mad at what he heard. All this neglection because of a fucking prophecy!? How dare this Jiraiya say that Naruto was nothing! Ash looked down at the paper Minato was holding. He read what was on it and became even more pissed off. The paper said to release the civilians that were in jail for hurting Naruto. What pissed him off was that the paper was signed so that the civilians that attacked Naruto were released from their prison.

Ash could not believe that Minato was letting the villagers get away from hurting his eldest son Naruto. He wanted answer and found them in Minato's mind and what he found only increased his anger.

According to Minato, since the Kyuubi attacked the village, so many lives and loved ones were killed. Since Naruto holds the Kyuubi soul, he knew that the village would target Naruto. He knew of the mob attacks but he let them hurt Naruto since the village needed a scapegoat and Naruto was the only person to fit the job.

Ash gritted his teeth hard as he glared murderously at the bastard of a father. His hand was just inches away from grabbing Minato's face and ripped his soul out but he stopped. He quickly left the office as he was barely able to contain his rage. He flew above the clouds and opened a dimensional gate to a world without any lifeforms and entered it.

World With No Life Form

As soon as Ash landed on this dead world, Ash gathered all of his immense rage and turn it into pure raw energy. Then he took a massive breath and shouted, "Sound Bazooka"!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

*Booom* *Crumble* *Crack* *Crumble* *Crackle* *Crash*

Ash roared with such force and power that the land upon he was standing on began to break apart from the powerful shockwave. He released a devastating shockwave that spread around him, destroying anything that was in its path. Dirt, hills, rocks, boulders, mountains, canyons etc. Everything that was around Ash began to disintegrate from the shock.

Ash's powerful shockwave just kept on spreading and spreading around as he kept on screaming his lungs out. All of his pent up rage that he accumulated from Naruto's and Minato's memories pissed him off. HARD!!

After screaming for more than 10 minutes, Ash finally stops as all of his rage was used up. He sighed and rested for a while. He looked around to see what amount of destruction he caused from his attack and was amazed at what he found. The result of his powerful shockwave scream destroyed everything around him as far as his eyes could see.

From the point of space view, one could see that about 15% of the planet was destroyed by Ash's attack.

Ash smiled at the destruction he caused. After his anger was used, he opened a dimensional gateway and returned back to Naruto's world.

Naruto's Ninja World

When Ash entered this world, he used "Kamui" to enter the Kamui dimension. He saw Naruto sleeping on the bed. Ash looked closely and saw dried tears on his face. He must be crying in his sleep. Ash casts a spell on Naruto that let him have a good dream. With that, Naruto may have the chance of sleeping peacefully.

Ash then left the Kamui dimension and went towards the library. In there, he made copies of every book that has information on ninja training, ninja tools and chakra control. He did all of this while being invisible. After that, he went towards Naruto's home. There, he went towards the house's training ground and saw Kushina training Menma and Narumi.

Ash was getting angry at how happy they looked while they neglect Naruto. He saw how happily Kushina was training her two children in controlling chakra. What's more pissed him off was how arrogant they were for being the child of prophecy. Ash left them and went into the house. Inside, he began to look for the scrolls of their jutsu.

After searching inside the house, he found a scroll about Hiraishin (Flying Thunder God) and Rasengan. Good. He can learn them and then make his own version of the jutsu that would be better than them. Also, he found another scroll about Fuinjutsu or Sealing Techniques. This is a type of jutsu that seal objects, living beings, chakra, along with a wide variety of other things within another object. Fuinjutsu can also be used to restrict movement or unseal objects either from within something or someone.

Okay. This is a very cool jutsu. He didn't know about Fuinjutsu but now he does and he will use it for his world. Also, teaching Naruto about Fuinjutsu would be a good choice too. After copying the scrolls, he left the house and went towards the Uchiha compound and entered the Uchiha clan library. There, he found a treasure trove of tons of jutsu. It looks like the Uchihas have copied and recorded hundreds of jutsu during war time. At the moment, he didn't have time to copy them and there were some guards here as well. So he simply copied what he could for now and went towards training ground No. 44 which was the Forest of death.

There Ash saw several dangerous beasts that were very large for their size. Huge snakes, lions, tigers, boards, bears, insects, spiders, etc. This will be a good place for training Naruto. Also, since this a dangerous place, no one would come here unless they are forced to. So here, in this place, there will be privacy for them.

After that, Ash returned back to the Kamui dimension. There, while Naruto was sleeping peacefully, Ash began to read all of the scrolls and books about training, chakra control etc. It took him 6 hours to read every single scroll and book about jutsu, training and chakra control. He even learned new things about his skills. He learned some new jutsu and also, he needs to start his training on chakra control. Also, having some ninja tools would be very useful for his world.

After that, Naruto woke up as he rubbed his eyes. He looked around and realized that it wasn't a dream.

Naruto said, "So, everything that happened is real?"

Ash said, "Sure it is. How do you feel?"

Naruto stretched his limbs and said, "Well, I feel really good and refreshed. I haven't felt this good since ..."

Naruto went quiet after that. Must be something with his family. Ash thought about how to cheer up the boy.

Ash said, "Hey Naruto."

Naruto looked at him and asked, "Yes?"

Ash said, "How do you think about me training you in the art of Ninja?"

Naruto's eyes widen and said, "Really? You would train me in being a ninja?"

Ash smiled and nodded. He said, "Sure I would. You have a lot of potential Naruto and these people are too stupid to see that. I will train you and bring out your full potential. Would you accept me as your Sensei?"

Naruto smiled widely and began to jump around while saying 'Yes' over and over. Ash chuckled at this. Naruto appeared in front of him like he just teleported and asked, "So what are you going to teach me? Some cool jutsu? An awesome move or something? Or or or .."

Ash said, "Calm down Naruto. We will get to that step later but first what you need to do is train your body."

Naruto said, "What's wrong with my body. It's okay."

Ash shook his head and said, "No. Your body is not fit Naruto. As I see it, your body is skinny. Your muscles are undeveloped. You need to eat."

Naruto said, "But I already ate ramen. Which reminds me. I'm hungry."

Ash said, "Your body is also suffering from malnourishment. Have you been eating only ramen and nothing else?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yeah. I don't get much at home. I get most of my food from Ramen Ichiraku. Teuchi and his daughter Ayame are nice to me and always give me free ramen."

Ash gritted his teeth. They don't even give him food at his own home. What disgusting parents they are. Ash sighed and said, "Naruto. It's good to hear that there are some people in this village that are nice to you and give you free food but you can't always eat ramen the rest of your life."

Naruto said, "But ramen is the food of the gods!"

Ash's sweat dropped at that. He said, "Even if it is Naruto. You need vitamins and nutrition from other things. Just eating ramen won't give you the nutrition your body needs."

Naruto said, "But I like ramen."

Ash said, "If you don't get the required vitamins and nutrition, you will remain short for the rest of your life."

Naruto said, "Hey! I'm not short!"

Ash said, "You are very short for someone your age. I'm not saying that you need to stop eating ramen permanently. Just eat other things along with it. I bet you will like what other things taste like."

Naruto thought about it and nodded. He said, "Okay. I will try other foods."

Ash nodded and said, "Good. Lets get you to your training ground."

Naruto asked, "Training ground?"

With a smirk, Ash used "Kamui" to teleport him and Naruto to his training ground.

Forest of Death

When they appeared, Naruto asked, "Where is my training ground? What is this place?"

Naruto looked around for a while and then his face became white as snow. His body began to tremble in fear because he knows where he was.

Ash said, "So, how do you like your training ground?"

Naruto's eyes widen and said, "This is my training ground? Are you an idiot! No one comes here because this is the Forest of Death!"

Ash smiled and said, "Yes. No one comes here. That is the reason why I chose this as your training ground."

Naruto asked, "But why?"

Ash said, "Here, you will not be disturbed by outsiders. Here you can train as much as you want without anyone finding you out. Also, whatever you train in, you keep it as a secret."

Naruto asked, "Why should I do that?"

Ash said, "You are a ninja right? So, you should keep your skills hidden in order to make your enemy underestimate you. And when they do, you can get an advantage on them."

Naruto thought about it and said, "Cool. That is a good idea. So now that I am here, what do I do?"

Ash looks around and said, "First things first. You need to eat healthy food. Let me get you some."

Naruto asked, "Where are you going to get food in the Forest of Death?"

Ash said, "Maybe you're right. I will let food come to us."

Naruto deadpanned and said, "What?"

*Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud*

Naruto heard something big coming towards them and asked, "What is that?"

*Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Thud* *Crash*

Naruto's eyes widen in fear at what just came out. It was a huge monstrous bear. It stood at 25 feet tall with razor sharp claws and mouth full of teeth. It has red eyes that sent a cold shiver down Naruto's spine.

Naruto gulped and asked, "W-what is t-that?"

Ash gave a simple answer, "Food."

Naruto said with wide eyes, "Food!? Are you crazy!? It's more like I'm its food! And a bite size at that!"

Ash chuckled and said, "No need to be afraid of it."

Naruto shouted, "Of course I'm afraid of this thing! I can't hope to even scratch it, rather than bringing it down!"

Ash said, "Oh. You got something wrong with that."

Naruto asked, "What?"

Ash said, "You won't be fighting it. You will be simply eating its delicious meat for its nutrition."

Naruto said, "But how am I going to do that!? I can't kill that thing! I'm just a kid! A weak one at that!"

Ash said, "Don't worry about that. I will be the one who will bring it down."

Naruto looked at him in confusion and asked, "How would you do that? If you haven't noticed, that thing is huge! Even if you are 9 feet tall, that thing is freaking huge!"

Ash said with a smile, "Just watch and watch it closely."

Naruto looked at Ash and saw him bending his knees a bit. Then in the next second, Ash disappeared from Naruto's sight. He looked around for him but couldn't find him.

*Shikerip*

Naruto heard that noise and looked in its direction. When he did, his eyes popped out of his eye sockets and his jaw hit the ground. He saw Ash standing in front of the bear, with his arm buried into the bear's chest. Naruto looked up and saw that the bear wasn't moving at all. Like it was in some kind of shock. He then saw Ash pulling his arm out of the bear's chest with blood dripping from his arm.

Then the bear fell on the ground with a loud *Thud*.

Naruto stared with wide eyes and jaw agape at the dead bear. How could Ash kill this mysterious bear with just one attack! Other ninjas would need to attack it in groups in order to bring it down but Ash killed it himself with a simple arm thrust.

Ash rubbed his hands and said, "There you go."

Naruto came out of his shock and looked at him. He saw that the blood on Ash's arm was gone. How?

Naruto asked, "What happened to the blood on your arm? And you want me to eat it raw?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No silly."

With a snap of his fingers, a table with various kitchen tools appeared out of no where, along with a Barbecue grill. Another snap of his fingers, Naruto found himself sitting on a chair with a table in front of him.

Ash said, "I am going to cook it for you."

Ash took a knife and slashed at the bear multiple times. The fur was cleanly cut off and the meat underneath it was cut in perfect cubes. He took the meat and put in on the table. He drained all of its blood and then cleaned it. Then he punched the meat several times that tenderized it. After that, he mixed a bowl of flour, spices and BBC sauce. Then he took the meat and coated it with the mixture. Then he put the meat in the grill and barbecued it to perfection. When it was done, he took it and put in on a plate along with some fried vegetables.

*Thud*

Ash put the plate of barbecue bear meat on the table in front of him. Naruto looked at the piece of cooked meat in wonder. Why? Because the piece of meat was bigger than his head!

Ash continued to cook the rest of the meat and said, "Here you go Naruto. Eat up."

Naruto said, "I don't think I can eat it all. It's bigger than my head!"

Ash chuckled and said, "You don't have to finish it. Just eat as much as you can and save the rest for later."

Naruto nodded and began cut a piece of the meat. He put the piece of meat into his mouth and began to chew. When he did, his eyes widen and a bit of drool leaked from his mouth. Naruto quickly ate it and swallowed it. He then began to eat into the meat like a hungry wolf. And he did eat. So much so that he ate the huge piece of cooked meat.

Naruto fell back on the ground with his face facing the sky. His belly was bulged out from overeating and he moaned in both bliss of tasty meat and in pain with a fat stomach.

Ash said, "I know I said to eat as much as you can but I didn't mean for you to ate the whole thing. It's not like there is a shortage of meat here. There is still a ton of bear meat left that I stored them for you."

Naruto moaned and said, "But but ... it was so delicious."

Ash said, "I know my cooking is good. Haaaaaa. Well, it looks like you are full for the moment. So now for the next step. Get up."

Naruto slowly stood up and said, "Now what do I need to do?"

Ash said, "Now, you are going to start running in this forest in order to digest all of that meat. Also, this will be good for your leg muscles to develop."

Naruto shouted, "What!? You want me to run here!? In the Forest of Death!?"

Ash said, "Don't be such a cry baby. The monsters won't attack you since I will be looking over you."

Naruto said, "Okay. Just give me a few seconds to get ready."

After a few seconds, Naruto was ready. Ash said, "Good. I want you to run for half an hour and return back here. Okay?"

Naruto nodded and he began to run. Ash was running with him as he looked out for the boy's safety. During the running, Ash used his new skill, "Pesquisa" to sense other life forms near him. So far, he only sensed wild animals and giant beasts. There was no sight of any human near this area. After running for half and hour, they returned back to the area where Naruto ate the bear's meat.

Naruto's legs were trembling and was about to fall on the ground when Ash snapped his fingers and a soft bed appeared out of no where. Naruto fell on the soft bed and immediately fell asleep. It was almost night time as well.

Ash said, "Sleep for now Naruto. You earned it. After you have your rest, we will begin on your training."

Ash looked around and saw that it was a very open area. Enough for a house. Yes. That's it. Ash made some hand signs, slammed his hands on the ground and said, "Wood Style House Formation"

Several huge tree roots came out from the ground and began to intertwine with each other. Soon a house was formed in the middle of the Forest of Death. This is the perfect area for hiding Naruto from others. Here he can train fully without anyone finding out.

After making the house, he levitated Naruto and went inside the house. Obviously the house was empty. So he corrected this by snapping his fingers and created several furnitures and house hold things. He then took Naruto to his room and put him on his bed. Then he left and went towards the guest room. There, he laid down on the couch and fell asleep.

Next Morning

When Morning came, Ash woke up and prepared himself for he day. He heard Naruto snoring as he was still sleeping. Ash went into the kitchen and prepared breakfast for himself and Naruto. When breakfast was made, he put them on a table and started eating his own. Soon Naruto woke up from the smell of delicious food and came down. He saw Ash and greeted him.

Naruto said, "Good morning Ash."

Ash nodded and said, "Good morning Naruto. How was you rest?"

Naruto said, "It was very peaceful. Maybe one of the best I have ever had."

Ash nodded and said, "That's good to hear. That's your breakfast over there. Eat up."

Naruto sat on a chair and said, "Thanks for the food."

Naruto then ate his breakfast which to him was very delicious. After finishing his food, he said, "That was very delicious. Thank you."

Ash said, "You're welcome. Now, are you ready for your training?"

Naruto nodded but stopped and looked at the dirty dishes. He asked, "But what about them? Let me clean them since you have given me food."

Ash shook his head and said, "No need Naruto."

With a snap of his fingers, all of the dirty dishes flashed brightly and when the light subsided, Naruto's eyes widen when he saw that all of the dirty dishes were sparkly clean.

Naruto asked, "But-that's-you -how????"

Ash said with a smile, "Magic. Now come and lets get you ready for training."

Naruto just dumbly nodded and walked with him. When they were outside, Naruto looked at the house and asked, "Where did this house come from? I didn't see this here when I came here?"

Ash said, "I made it with Wood Style."

Naruto said with wide eyes, "What!? Wood Style!? You mean that you can use Wood Style just like the first hokage Hashirama Senju!?"

Ash smiled and nodded. He said, "Sure can. Want to see a demonstration?"

Naruto nodded happily and waited to see what he would do. When Ash was about to demonstrate his Ninjutsu, another beast came out. It was a huge ass spider. Normally it would have scared Ash in the past but since then he has eaten a lot of them without any problem. So now, he simply saw the huge spider as a prey.

Ash said, "You'll do just fine."

Ash made some hand signs, slammed them on the ground and said, "Wood Style Four-Pillar Prison"

From the ground, several huge tree roots came out and intertwine with each other. They formed a huge wooden cage around the big spider. Thus trapping it and capturing it alive.

Naruto watched the whole thing with wider eyes. He has heard about Wood Style in only stories and that only the first hokage Hashirama was able to use this Ninjutsu. It was even said that the root of this village was created by Hashirama himself, including the Forest of Death. The spider screeched and rammed the wooden bars of the cage but they didn't budge or crack as they were very thick and strong.

Ash said, "There we go. One huge ass spider ready to be served."

Naruto had stars in his eyes as he jumps up and down with enthusiasm and joy. He said, "I can't believe I just saw someone use the awesome Wood Style and I got to see what it does first hand!"

After jumping for a while, he stops and asked, "Wait. What do you mean by ready to be served? Are you saying that-"

Ash said, "Hmmmm. This spider looks delicious. I wonder what type of cooking would it take to cook its meat?"

Naruto became green at that and shouted, "Are you crazy!? Who would want to eat that huge disgusting spider!?"

Ash looked at him and said, "Did you know that insects carry the most proteins and vitamins when compared to animals, fruits and vegetables?"

Naruto said, "What? That can't be true? What about the bear meat that I ate? You said that it was good for me."

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. I did say that. The bear meat did contain some good amount of nutrition. But when compared to this huge spider, the level of proteins fail in comparison to it."

Naruto said, "Please don't tell me that you are going to-"

Ash said, "Make you eat it? Of course you are going to eat it and digest its nutrition. But don't worry about the taste. I never serve food that tastes bad or bad for the body. I'll cook this spider into a delicious meal that you would beg me to make it more."

Naruto sighed in defeat and said, "Okay. Since I ate the bear meat that you cooked, I'll trust you on that. So what training will I do now?"

Ash said, "Let me think for a second. Hmmmm. Aha! I got just the training for you but first, tell me. Do you have any ninja training?"

Naruto shook his head sadly and said, "No. I didn't get any. Mom and dad focus training my brother and sister. Whenever I ask for training, they would say that my siblings needed it more than me since they are special."

Ash nodded and said, "Good. That's means you are fresh for training. Now for your first ninja training, you will be doing Tree Climbing."

Naruto said, "But I can climb trees already."

Ash said, "Really? Show me."

Naruto did and started climbing a nearby tree. With both his hands and feet. When he climbed the tree, Naruto said, "See. I told you that I can climb a tree."

Ash said, "Impressive. But you are wrong."

Naruto climbed down and asked, "Wrong? What do you mean wrong? I climbed a tree easily. What did I do wrong?"

Ash said, "You didn't do it the ninja way."

Naruto asked in confusion, "What do you mean by that?"

Ash said, "A ninja can climb a tree with only his feet."

Naruto said, "No way. That's impossible!"

Ash said, "Then watch how I do it. With only my feet."

Naruto watched Ash who walked to a nearby tree. He saw him putting one foot on the tree and then he put his other foot on the tree without falling down. Naruto's eyes widen and his jaw fell down when he saw Ash standing on the tree's surface horizontally. He was then shocked when he saw Ash walking upwards without the any difficulty. He saw how easily Ash climbed the tree with only his feet. Ash then walked down and onto the ground. He looked at Naruto's shocked face and chuckled.

Ash said, "This is how a ninjas climb a tree with only his feet."

Naruto said, "That's so cool! I want to do it! How can I do it!? Please tell me! Please please please!"

Ash nodded and said, "Calm down Naruto. I'll tell you how and what use this training has."

Naruto calmed down and waited for his explanation. Ash began to explain, "OK. In this Tree Climbing exercise, the first thing you need to do is gather your chakra at the bottom of your feet. The second thing you do is that you must walk up a tree as if you were walking on the ground. To put it simply, you must imagine that the chakra at the bottom of your feet are like sticky glue. The concept of this exercise is similar to magnetism. This may help you a lot when climbing a tree because you can control what you want to do with your own chakra."

Naruto nodded and said, "That's a good explanation. Okay! I'm going to do it!"

Ash stopped him and said, "Wait Naruto. You must know that when climbing a tree, you need to gather a controlled amount of chakra below your feet. If you gather too much chakra, the tree will break and send you flying in the opposite direction. If you gather too little chakra, then you will not stick to the tree and will fall down. You must experiment and see what is the correct amount of chakra needed in order to stick to a tree and walk upwards."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thanks for the help Ash. I will now try it out."

Naruto walked over to the tree and began to gather chakra at the bottom of is feet. When he thought that he had enough he placed his right foot on the tree and then the left. He then tried to walk upwards but he failed and fell down on his head. It hurt his head but he didn't give up and tried again. Only to fail again and hurt himself.

Naruto rubbed his head and said, "Ouch. I thought I had it, I guess that this isn't as easy as I thought it would be. Well, no pain no gain."

When Naruto was about to try again, Ash stopped him and said, "Naruto. You don't need to hurt yourself in this kind of training."

Naruto said, "Then how would I be able to climb a tree if I don't run up?"

Ash said, "There is another way of doing the first and second step."

Naruto asked, "What are they?"

Ash said, "The first thing you need to do is lie on the ground with your feet touching the tree trunk."

Ash laid down on the ground and had his feet touching a tree trunk. He continued, "From here, you simply need to gather chakra on the bottom of your feet and see if your feet stick to the tree. If you are successful, then you have passed the first and second step. Go ahead and try it out."

Ash stood back and let Naruto try this method which was much safer. Naruto laid down on the ground with his feet touching the tree. Before he tried it, Ash said, "Before you begin, take off you shoes."

Naruto asked, "Why?"

Ash said, "Since you are a novice in this exercise, you should take off your shoes. You first try it without any shoes because with them on, you will need to concentrate to expand your chakra at the bottom of your shoes instead of your feet. Also, make several clones to help you with your training."

Naruto nodded and took off his shoes and created several Shadow Clones. He and his clones then gathered chakra at the bottom of their feet and try to stick to the tree trunk. They imagine their chakra being like a sticky substance that would help them stick to the tree. And it did.

Ash in the mean time, was killing the huge spider. Naruto did saw Ash walking into the cage. Then he heard the spider's screeching.

"Don't underestimate me! You lower life form!"

*Bash*

The ground shook, the trees trembled which made some of the clones fall from the trees. The wooden cage exploded into thousands of pieces. Then out from the destroyed cage, came out Ash who was dragging a dead spider. Naruto and his clones look in wide eyes at the display of Ash's strength and wished that they were as strong as him.

Ash then began to harvest the spider's meat. As he was harvesting the spider's meat, *Squelch* sound of the slippery meat and ripping it off echoed around him which really unnerved Naruto as he shivered from the thought of eating spiders. Naruto ignored it and concentrated on his exercise.

After a few hours, Naruto was able to stick his feet onto the tree trunk. So far he was able to stick meaning he gathered the right amount which made him very happy about his success and said, "Ash! Look! I did it! My feet stick to the tree!"

Ash came and looked at his progress and was impressed that he managed to do this in such a short amount of time.

Ash said, "Very good Naruto but this is just the beginning and the easiest part."

Naruto said, "What!? That was the easiest part!?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes it is. Now for the next part which is a bit difficult. You must now manage your chakra and sustain this ability to remain on the tree for minutes up to hours. Also, try to climb up the tree as far as you can go."

Naruto nodded and began to walk up the tree. He only took three steps before he felt his chakra slip and he fell back to the ground. Naruto grunt in pain and stood back up. He again sticked to the tree and began to walk up. Only to fall back down after taking a few steps. Naruto hurt himself again. He saw that Ash was about to help him and stopped him.

Naruto said, "Ash. You don't need to heal me. I must take on this pain during my training."

Ash said, "But you are just a child Naruto. Getting hurt at your age is very bad for your body."

Naruto said, "I know but I also know that I will become a ninja. And ninja's can take on a lot of pain. I need to get use to pain Ash, if I want to be a great ninja."

Ash stops and thinks about it. Naruto does have a point. If he does not get use to pain, then in the future, if he sustains a wound, the pain from it will become a great disadvantage to him.

Ash said, "Okay Naruto. You are right about this. Like you said, No pain. No gain. But don't hurt yourself too much okay?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Sure."

With that, Naruto continued his training, while Ash went back to harvesting the spider's meat. During harvesting, he put aside the spider's venom sack and web organ which he devoured since it was inedible for normal humans. Ash was busy with cleaning out the spider meat and organs. He cut the meat into smaller pieces and marinated them in several different kinds of spices and such. Then he took the edible organs and mixed them with different spices. He cooked the spider meat first and tasted it. He didn't like it as his first try was a failure. Then then cooked it with a different spice which tasted better than before. He again tried to cook the meat with several types of spices and vegetables and this time, it came out a delicious dish.

Now for the spider's organs. He took the spider's intestines and soaked them in sweet wine. Then he took out the intestine and chopped them into smaller pieces. Then he threw them into a frying pan, along with rice, vegetables and mix them with spices. After it was done, he took a spoonful of the food and tasted it. He gave a nod for success. He was able to use the spider's intestines as an ingredient and cooked it with fried rice.

Then comes the spider's stomach, kidney, liver, pancreas, heart, lungs and eye balls. He took the stomach, liver, kidney, heart and lungs and blended them into paste. Then he took flour, spices and lemon juice and mixed them with the organ paste. After making a good dough of organs paste, he made small balls out of them and threw them into a pot of boiling oil. When it was done, he ate one ball and found it very favorable.

Now the leftover were pancreas and eye balls. He took the eye balls and made a delicious soup out of them. He tasted the pancreas and found it to be very disgusting. So he first snapped his fingers and created one pig out of nothingness. Then he killed the pig and harvested its meat. Then he threw the pig's meat into a boiling water. The water was so hot that the pig's meat was melted. Nothing but its gravy was left behind. He then took the spider's pancreas and threw it in the gravy, where it began to absorb its flavor. He also throw some of the bear's meat into the gravy and made a delicious dish out of them.

As Naruto was training, he began to drool when his nose smelled something very appetizing. He looked and saw that the aroma was coming from the stuff Ash was cooking. He thought what kind of food he was cooking.

Naruto asked, "Hey Ash. What's that aroma I'm smelling?"

Ash said, "It's your lunch."

Naruto gulped and said, "Can I have some?"

Ash thought about it and said, "Why don't you think of it as a reward."

Naruto asked, "Reward?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. You want to eat this but you can't until you keep on doing your Tree Climbing exercise for 3 hours."

Naruto said, "But but I really want-"

Ash said, "Think of it as motivation. You train hard for three hours and the end result would be positive."

Naruto nodded and said, "Okay. I'll do it. But I am going to eat till I'm full after this!"

Ash said with a smile, "Sure you can."

Naruto returned to training while Ash returned to cooking. During the hour, Ash was done with cooking. He put them aside and started reading about Fūinjutsu. After reading about Sealing Art, he wanted to test it out. Ash snapped his fingers and a scroll materialized out of thin air. He took the scroll and opened it. The scroll was blank. Just the way he wanted.

Ash then snapped his fingers and materialized a brush and black ink. The ink was not normal as it had chakra in it. He took the brush and dipped it into the chakra ink. After that, he started writing on the blank scroll in a weird design.

After he was done making a seal, he wanted to test it out. But on what? He looked at the huge amount of cooked food and he got an idea. He took a single dish and put it on the scroll. Then he put some of his chakra into the scroll and *Poof* the food disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Ash got something to seal in the scroll and now he wants to see if he could bring the food out. He again poured chakra into the scroll and *Poof* the food appeared in a puff of smoke. Good. He was successful in making a storage seal. Now he wants to test just how much he could store in the seal. Ash took all of the spider's meat dish along with the Bear meat and placed them near the scroll. He put some chakra into the seal and *Poof* all of the food disappeared in a huge puff of smoke.

Very good. He was able to store a lot of food into the seal. However, he still feels that he would be able to store more things in the seal. After testing for an hour, he found out that the amount of things one can store in a seal depends on the user's chakra amount. Meaning, the higher the amount of chakra, the more things the user can store. And since Ash has huge amount of chakra, he can store as much as an entire village into the seal.

After three hours of training and testing, Naruto landed on the ground exhausted. He continuously trained hard for three hours and now he was exhausted and hungry.

Naruto moaned, "Foooooood."

Ash chuckled and said, "You really did it Naruto. Did you do it only for my food?"

Naruto said, "Why wouldn't I? Your cooking is delicious!"

Ash smiled and said, "Come. It's time to eat. You earned it."

With a snap of his fingers, Naruto found himself sitting on a chair, in front of a table. He looked at the table and saw no food.

Naruto asked, "Um Ash. Where's the food?"

Ash brought out a scroll and put it on the table. Naruto saw this and asked, "What is this?"

Ash said, "I was trying out a Sealing Art and it worked. I want you to pour some of your chakra into this seal."

Ash opened the scroll and showed the boy the seal. Naruto asked, "What's it do?"

Ash said, "You'll see in a moment. Now pour some chakra into it."

Naruto nodded and put his hand on the seal. He poured some chakra into it and *Poof*, the table was covered in smoke. When the smoke settled, Naruto saw that the table was full of cooked food. Naruto's mouth drooled as he saw different types of dishes in front of him.

Ash said, "It's time to eat."

Before Naruto started eating, he stopped and asked, "Um Ash. What kind of meat dish are these?"

Ash said, "It's the spider meat I trapped before training you."

Ash told him the name of the dishes and with each name, Naruto's face became greener and greener.

Spider's Meat With Fried Vegetables
Spider's Intestines Fried Vegetable Rice
Spider's Organs Fried Paste Balls
Spider's Eye Balls Soup
Spider's Pancreas With Bear Meat

Naruto was now pure green and shouted, "What!?"

Ash said, "Oh come on Naruto. You can't let this get to you since you are training to become a ninja."

Naruto asked, "What's that got to do with me being a ninja?"

Ash said, "Tell me this. If you are on a mission far away from home and you get hungry, what would you eat?"

Naruto said, "I would at least bring some food with me to eat and survive on that."

Ash said, "What if you forgot to bring any food with you? What then?"

Naruto said, "Then I search for food in trees and bushes. There are bound to be some fruits and vegetables in those places."

Ash said, "What if there were none? What then?"

Naruto said, "I ah I ... don't know?"

Ash said, "Exactly. A ninja is suppose to survive on anything edible he finds. Even if they are insects."

Naruto said, "But-"

Ash cut him off and said, "Naruto. Insects may seem like creepy crawly to you but when you are hungry, you can eat them to survive. Also, the insects are packed with proteins. Besides, the spider meat I cooked is bound to be delicious. You said it yourself that the aroma of the food is very good. At least try it out and you'll see what I'm talking about."

Naruto thought about it and took a piece of spider meat. He hesitantly took a bite out of it and chewed it slowly with his face scrunched up. After chewing it for a few seconds, his eyes widen as several flavors spread inside his mouth. He quickly swallowed it and took another bite. Soon, he was devouring the food in front of him. Ash smiled and ate his food with the boy.

After eating his fill, Naruto said, "That was very delicious. Despite being spider meat."

Ash said, "Everything can taste good Naruto. All you have to know is how to cook it and voila! A mouth watering dish."

Naruto said in wonder, "Wow. So that means ..."

Ash said, "Yup. You can even eat the grass and trees if you know how to cook them."

Naruto had stars in his eyes as he soaked in this info. He said, "That's so cool! This means that I would never go hungry again! Can you teach me how to cook?"

Ash smiled and said, "Yes. I will later teach you how to cook ingredients. But for now, why don't you keep on doing your Tree Climbing exercise for the rest of the day."

Naruto nodded and said, "Sure! But um can you tell me what do I get out of this training?"

Ash said, "Tree Climbing exercise is a training method used to gain more skills with chakra control. This means that if you have a fix control on your chakra, you would be able to do jutsu with minimal amount of chakra with ease. If you don't have a fix control on your chakra then not only it would take you a lot of chakra to do just one Jutsu but you would be wasting a good amount of your chakra as well."

Naruto eyes widen at that and said, "Really?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. The Tree Climbing exercise is the very first step in becoming a ninja. If you skip this exercise, then you won't be a good ninja."

Naruto nodded and said, "I see. That's why mom and dad train my brother and sister in walking on trees first."

Naruto became sad at the thought of his parents denying him training while they focus on his siblings. Ash saw this and tried to cheer him up.

Ash said, "Naruto. Don't be sad about your parents. If they can't train you then I am here. I'll be training you in everything a ninja is suppose to know."

Naruto's mood lit up a bit and said, "Thanks Ash."

Ash saw that it didn't help the boy's mood much. So he thought about it and said, "Also, I think I will also train you in a special Ninjutsu."

This got Naruto's attention and he asked, "Special Ninjutsu? What's that?"

Ash said, "Ah ah ah. That is a secret for tomorrow. For now, you will continue your Tree Climbing exercise and get a better control on your chakra."

Naruto pouted and said, "Aww. I want to know what the special Ninjutsu is now."

Ash said, "Then think of it like a reward for your today's training. Continue working hard and I'll reward you with special training, Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu and even Kenjutsu. So what do you say Naruto?"

Naruto's eyes bulged out of their eye sockets and his jaw hit the ground when he heard that. He could not believe it that Ash was going to teach him with special training. Maybe, just maybe with this, his parents would notice him, acknowledge his existence and spend some time with him. All he wants is to be loved by his parents and siblings.

Naruto nodded and gave a big smile as he said, "You got yourself a deal Ash. I'll work hard for the rewards you will give tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that."

With that, Naruto continued his Tree Climbing training for the rest of the day. Ash did help in by giving some tips that will help him in this exercise. When it was night time, Ash and Naruto ate dinner. After that, Ash took Naruto into the house that he made in the middle of Forest of Death. They went into Naruto's room where the boy laid on the soft bed.

Before Naruto fell asleep, Ash said, "Naruto. I have seen that your chakra pool is a little bit more than what it should be but it's not enough. For tomorrow's special training, you will need to have larger chakra reserve."

Naruto asked, "Then what should I do to increase my chakra reserve?"

Ash said, "You don't need to do anything. In fact, I can increase them but I need to have your permission to do it."

Naruto asked, "What do you need to do exactly?"

Ash said, "I will need to perform a surgery on your body's chakra coils."

Naruto's eyes widen and shouted, "What!?"

Ash said, "It will not be painful. You won't feel anything as you would be sleeping."

Naruto calmed down and said, "Oh okay but what would the surgery do to me?"

Ash said, "As I said, I will be increasing the size of your chakra coils. Also, your organs heart, spleen, lungs, kidneys and liver that produce the chakra will be improved as well. Your organs will begin to produce more chakra than before."

Naruto liked having more chakra as it will help him in the future. He nodded and said, "Okay Ash. I'll trust you and leave it to you."

Ash nodded and said, "Good. Now sleep and I'll perform the surgery."

Ash casts a sleep spell on Naruto who fell asleep. He then put his hand on Naruto's chest and let the virus seep into the boy's body. He then commanded the virus to modify Naruto's chakra producing organs and chakra coils. Naruto's heart, spleen, lungs, kidneys and liver were modified to perform much better than before and produce twice as much chakra as before. Then the chakra coils in Naruto's body were modified and improved. Now the chakra coils were twice as big as before which means that more chakra can flow through them.

Ash read about the chakra producing organs in a book. He learned that the body does not produce chakra but rather the five organs, heart, spleen, lungs, kidneys and liver. When he learned about this, he first modified his own organs and chakra coils. He made them much better than before and succeeded in doing so. Ash would never perform a surgery on another being if he didn't knew that it would work.

So, Ash first tried it on himself and was successful. Now he performed the surgery on Naruto which was a success as well which made him happy. With the successful surgery, Naruto will now be able to produce more chakra than before and the flow of chakra throughout his body has been increase as well. After teh surgery was done, Ash left the house and went towards the Namikaze compound or more precisely, Naruto's home.

When Ash arrived there, he became invisible with magic and phased through the walls with the help of "Kamui". Inside the house, he saw how Naruto's family were faring. He thought that with the absence of their eldest son from their home would make them notice him but they didn't. No. They just resume with their life without a care about their son's safety and such. He saw that they were eating dinner and were talking with each other.

Narumi said, "Mom. Dad. I just got a hand on mom's sword style."

Kushina said, "Atta girl. I'm sure that in a few more weeks, you will be mastering my sword style."

Minato said, "Menma. How are you doing with my Jutsu?"

Menma said, "I doing great dad. Controlling the Rasengan is really hard but it's nothing to me. After all, we are the child of prophecy who are destined to save the ninja world."

Minato said, "That's right son. You and Narumi will make a great ninja in the future."

They just ate and talked with each other. Neither of them noticed the absence of one of their family members. This infuriated Ash at how they just ignored their eldest son Naruto like that. He left the house quickly or he would have done something bad to them. He returned back to the Forest of Death and went inside the house. He laid down on the couch bed and fell asleep.

Next Day

Ash woke up in the morning and got ready for the day. He made breakfast for him and Naruto. After eating their food, they both walked outside the house and prepare for the boy's training.

Ash asked, "How are you feeling Naruto?"

Naruto said, "I feel great! In fact, I feel like I can run for 5 hours straight and still have enough energy to train. Is this because of the surgery you did to me last night?"

Ash nodded and said, "I think so Naruto. The surgery was a success. With it, you would now be able to produce more chakra and have a huge chakra reserve. This will be very helpful to you in today's special Ninjutsu."

Naruto asked, "That's sounds great! So what's the special Ninjutsu that you promised to reward me for today?"

Ash said, "Yes. I did promise to teach you a special Ninjutsu for working hard yesterday. The jutsu I am going to teach you is a B-rank Jutsu."

Naruto's ears perk up at that and said, "Really!? A B-rank Jutsu!? That's awesome! What is it?"

Ash said, "I am going to teach you how to perform the Shadow Clone Jutsu."

Naruto asked, "Shadow Clone Jutsu? What does it do?"

Ash said, "This."

Ash made some hand signs and said, "Shadow Clone Jutsu"

*Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof*

Five smoke bombs went off and from that smoke, five individuals appeared. Naruto looked at them with wide eyes. He saw that there were 5 more people here but they all look the same as Ash.

Naruto asked, "Wait. What is this and which one of you is the real Ash?"

The original Ash said, "I am Naruto. You see, this Shadow Clone jutsu allows the user to make several clones of themselves."

Naruto said, "But they are just clones."

A clone said, "The normal clones are simple illusions. It is a very low level Ninjutsu that creates an intangible copy of one's own body, without any substance. Since the clone itself doesn't have the ability to attack, and thus can only be used to confuse the enemy, it is mainly used in combination with other Ninjutsu. It's a basic technique called Bunshin."

A clone said, "However, these clones, which is us, are solid instead of illusions. We can also think for ourselves and move around."

Another clone said, "The user's chakra is evenly distributed among every clone, giving each clone an equal fraction of the user's overall power."

Another clone said, "The clones are capable of performing techniques, including the Shadow Clone Jutsu itself."

Another clone said, "However, if a clone is hit hard enough, they will disperse. The clones can also disperse on their own or be dispelled by the user of the technique."

Naruto said, "Wow! That's amazing! Clones that can do stuff rather than just being illusion!"

Ash said, "This jutsu is special since you can use your clones as soldiers if you are out numbered. However, there is a secret that others don't even know about this jutsu."

Naruto asked, "Really? What secret about this jutsu?"

The clones then went in different directions into the forest. Ash said, "The secret that the Shadow Clone Jutsu possesses is that any experience or info the clones gains during their existence is transferred to the user once they are dispersed. This makes the technique ideal for spying, since the user can simply send a clone to spy on a target, then have the clone disperse itself without returning, to pass the information back to the user. Similarly, because they are clones of the original, any chakra that the clone possesses will return to the original after being dispelled."

Naruto's eyes widen at that and said, "Um what?"

The clones dispersed and all the info was transferred back to the original. Ash took the info and said, "You see that my clones went into the forest and after seeing various things, they dispersed. All of their memories were transferred back to me since I'm the original. Are you with me so far?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. What's that mean?"

Ash said, "Since I got the clone's memory, I know where beasts are and in which direction. To the north, there is a lion beast. To the south, there is a snake beast. To the east there is a rhino beast. To the west, there is a giant centipede. Up in the sky, several bird type beasts are flying around."

Naruto asked, "How do you know all of this?"

Ash said, "Like I said, the Shadow Clone Jutsu is very helpful in gaining info about your surroundings without you even moving around. This way, you can keep hidden while your clones gather info about your enemies and such."

Naruto said, "Wow! That is cool. But what does this have to do with my training?"

Ash said, "You need to know one more thing about Shadow Clone Naruto. When a Shadow Clone performs any activity such as exercise and training, then all of the experience they felt will be transferred back to you after they disperse."

Naruto asked, "What?"

Ash simplified, "To simply say, if you make one Shadow Clone and train together with him, then you can cover twice the amount of training that you would do alone. If you make two Shadow Clones then you can cover three times the amount of training within the same time. Your training amount will simply multiply the more Shadow Clones you can make."

Naruto's eyes widen at that and said, "Are you saying that I can do a week's amount of training within a single day if I make several Shadow Clones?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. That is correct."

Naruto asked, "Then why didn't you teach me the Shadow Clone Jutsu in the first place?"

Ash said, "Because you didn't have any chakra control training in the first place but now you have enough to make some Shadow Clones. Without any chakra control, you couldn't have created any clone."

Naruto said, "Oh right. Sorry about that."

Ash said, "It's fine Naruto. Now watch me as I show you how to perform the Shadow Clone Jutsu."

Naruto looked closely at Ash who began to slowly form a few hand signs so that he could see what he needs to do in order to perform this jutsu.

After he made the hand signs, he said, "Did you see what hand signs I made and in which order?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yep. I got the hand signs remembered and the order too."

Ash said, "Good. Now it's time for you to perform the Shadow Clone Jutsu. But since this is your first time, try to make just one or two of them. I don't want you to spend all of your chakra and go into Chakra Exhaustion."

Naruto nodded and said, "Sure thing Ash."

Naruto got ready and made the required hand signs in the right order and said, "Shadow Clone Jutsu"

*Poof* *Poof*

With two smoke bombs, two clones appeared that looked like Naruto but were a bit off. One was fat while the other was so much skinny.

Naruto saw this and said, "What's wrong with them? I'm not that fat or that skinny! Why don't they look like me?"

Ash said, "Remember. Since this is your first time, your clones' details may be off."

Naruto asked, "So, what do I do to fix this?"

Ash said, "My advice is that you simply keep on making clones until you get better at it. Try to visualize what you look like and then make a clone of yourself."

Naruto nodded and began to make clones that at least look like him. After an hour of creating clones and dispelling the defected clones, Naruto finally did it. He was able to make two perfect clones.

Naruto said, "Look Ash! I did it! I made two perfect clones!"

Ash smiled and said, "Very good Naruto. You are getting the hang of this jutsu. Now you can continue your Tree Climbing training along with your clones and this time, do it while wearing your boots. I believe that you are good enough to train with them on your feet."

Naruto said, "Okay Ash."

Naruto, along with his clones went towards a tree and began to climb it with only their feet sticking to its trunk. They kept on going for it at least for 3 hours.

After that Ash stopped them and said, "That's enough for now Naruto. Come down here with your clones."

Naruto and his clones jumped down in front of Ash. Naruto said, "Okay. What now?"

Ash said, "Now I want you to disperse your clones and gain their experience. But I have to warn you that you will not only gain their memories and experience but also their stamina drain."

Naruto nodded and dispersed his clones. Immediately, he gained not only their memory and experience but also their exhaustion. His body felt like its been training for 9 hours. He then fell on the ground in exhaustion.

Naruto said, "Ohhh. So this is what you mean by stamina drain. I feel like I have been training for 9 hours instead of 3 hours."

Ash said, "Exactly Naruto. This way, you can train more and gain more experience but you will get tired quickly."

Naruto said, "But doesn't that mean I am wasting time while I rest?"

Ash said, "If there were anyone here then yes but not with me around. While you were training, I was busy in making something that will help you with your training."

Ash pulled out a small 1 CM ball and Naruto asked, "What is it?"

Ash said, "These are called Soldier Pills. They are special pills that replenish one's stamina and chakra and nourish the body. It's made up of powerful stimulants and nutrients. According to the books I read, the Akimichi Clan were the ones who created these pills."

Naruto said, "So these pills will replenish my exhaust state?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. They will. However, the books say that after eating the pills, the user will be able to keep on fighting for three days and three nights without rest. At the end of the three days effect, the shinobi is brought to the point of complete and utter exhaustion."

Naruto said, "What!? That does not sound good at all!"

Ash said, "You have no need to worry about it Naruto. I added some of my own ingredients into the pills that will counter the after effects. With one pill, you will be able to work for the entire day without getting exhausted. After the day is done, you will feel really tired, so at that time, you will need to sleep at night."

Naruto asked, "Really? I won't get exhausted for the whole day and simply need to sleep at night?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. However, since this is one of the things I made, I want you to promise me not to tell others about it."

Naruto said, "But why not? Won't it be better to tell others about this amazing pill you made?"

Ash said, "Naruto. I can't expose myself to anyone of these peoples. As you know, I am a very powerful being and if they know about me, then they will do anything to either make me part of their village or kill me for refusing them. Then they would dissect my body in order to know my secret. Heck, I even bet that some of them would do some sort of experiment with my blood in order to make stronger ninjas. I also know that some people will even try to mind control me into becoming their slave. And let me tell you that if they did that, I will utterly annihilate them along with their entire village. And besides, what I am giving you will be yours to keep."

Naruto asked, "Why's that?"

Ash said, "I have plans for your future Naruto. Now eat one pill and try to make more Shadow Clones before continuing your Tree Climbing training."

Naruto nodded and ate one pill. Immediately, he felt re-energized and stood back up. All of his exhaustion disappeared.

Naruto said in wonder, "Wow. This is amazing!"

Naruto then made several more clones, about 25, and continued his tree climbing training while Ash studies Fūinjutsu. He learned various things about Sealing Arts. Also, he found something that can help him in copying the scrolls from the Uchiha library at once.

Ash said, "Naruto. I am going to get something. I want you to continue training until I return."

Naruto nodded and said, "Sure .... Sensei."

Ash was surprised that Naruto called him Sensei. He smiled at the boy and left the forest. He went straight towards the Uchiha library and entered it through the wall since the guards were guarding the building's entry. Ash phased through the walls with "Kamui" and kept himself invisible. Inside, he saw more guards paroling the area.

Ash used "Greater Mind Control" to stop them in their tracks and make their mind blank for the moment. Ash quickly went towards the center of the room and pulled out a seal. He put the seal down and put chakra into it. He said, "Fuinjutsu Scroll Copying Seal"

A wave of chakra came from the seal and spread throughout the room. From the scrolls, several black writings came out and flew towards the seal. After a few minutes, everything that was written in the hundreds of scroll, were now copied into the seal. Ash took the seal and put it into his pocket. Then he phased through the wall while releasing the guards from his mind control. They guards didn't even notice what happened and simply continued their paroling.

Ash then went exploring the village and spied on important people like the clans head.

Aburame Clan
The Aburame Clan is one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure. At birth, members of this clan are offered to several special breed of insects as a nest, residing just under their host's skin. These insects will then live in symbiosis with their host from that point on. Because of this, its members are characterized by their use of insects as weapons.

The insects can leave and enter their host's body through various pores. They feed on chakra as a food source, making them quite deadly. The relationship between the shinobi and the insects is mutually beneficial. The host grants the insects shelter and allows them to feed off their chakra, their body becoming a living hive of tens of thousands of these insects, and in return the insects do the user's bidding, allowing the shinobi to perform ninjutsu-like techniques without the use of hand seals or chakra conversion. A major defining trait of the Aburame clan is that all of its known members' eyes are obscured usually by glasses, as well as they wear clothing that usually covers up most of their body.

Shibi Aburame is a jōnin, and the head of Konohagakure's Aburame clan. His son is Shino Aburame.

Uchiha clan
The Uchiha clan is one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure. They are reputed to be the village's strongest because of their Sharingan and natural battle prowess. The Uchiha are descendants of Indra Ōtsutsuki, the elder son of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki. Through Indra, the Uchiha inherited Hagoromo's "eyes", granting them powerful spiritual energy and chakra.

Uchiha are subject to powerful emotions: these emotions typically start as love for a friend or family member that then become overpowering hatred when the object of their love is lost. This loss, whether actually experienced or merely threatened, awakens an Uchiha's Sharingan. It is due to the Sharingan that the Uchiha have received much of their fame and notoriety.

Fugaku Uchiha is a jonin and head of both Konohagakure's Uchiha clan and the Konoha Military Police Force. Mikoto Uchiha is his wife and a jonin. He has two sons. The eldest Itachi Uchiha and the youngest Sasuke Uchiha. All of them act high and mighty except for Mikoto, Itachi and Shisui Uchiha.

Shisui Uchiha is renowned as "Shisui of the Body Flicker" and is best friend of Itachi.

Hyuga Clan
The Hyuga Clan is one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure. All members born into this clan possess the Byakugan, a kekkei genkai that gives them extended fields of vision and the ability to see through solid objects and even the chakra circulatory system, amongst other things. Members of this clan also possess the unique ability to expel chakra from any of the tenketsu in their body.

The Hyuga clan are considered to be one of, if not currently, the most powerful clan in Konohagakure. Their fame and prowess stretches far and wide, leading others to both praise and covet their abilities. Members of the clan are instructed in the use of the Gentle Fist style, which uses the Byakugan to view the opponent's Chakra Pathway System and deal precise blows to disable and impede the flow of chakra. Due to training in this style, Hyūga clan members tend to have excellent chakra control. This is emphasized in techniques that utilize this chakra control, as well as the nuances of the Gentle Fist Art. Because of this, the Gentle Fist is regarded as Konoha's strongest taijutsu style.

The clan is separated into two parts: the main house and the branch house. This is a system that protects the secrets of the Byakugan from outsiders. The main house runs the family while the branch house protects it. The members of the branch house are branded with a cursed seal upon the third birthday of the heir to the main house. This seal gives the main house members absolute control over the branch members, because they can destroy the branch members' brain cells with a simple hand seal, or cause them great pain to punish them.

This seal also makes sure the secret of the Hyūga's Byakugan is safe, because it seals the Byakugan after the wearer of the seal dies.

Yeah right! What a load of bullshit!

Ash clearly saw that the main house sees the branch house as nothing but slaves that they can control. Maybe he could involve the Hyuga in his plan for Naruto.

Hiashi Hyuga is a shinobi and the current head of the Hyuga clan. he has two daughters. The eldest one is Hinata Hyuga and the youngest one Hanabi Hyuga.

Hizashi Hyuga was a jōnin and the head of the branch house. His son is Neji Hyuga who is a a prodigy. Negi has great hatred for the main house for the curse seal placed on the branch house.

Akimichi Clan
The Akimichi Clan is one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure. Members of this clan possess great physical strength and are able to quickly convert calories into chakra, which they then use in their various secret techniques. Most of these techniques rapidly consume the user's chakra during use, and maintaining them during a prolonged battle can be tiring. For this reason the Akimichi have high chakra levels and eat a lot in order to build up or replenish their chakra reserves.

As a tribute, members of the clan wear the kanji for "food" on the their clothing. Many Akimichi use bo staff as their weapon of choice. These have the ability to lengthen in proportion to their wielder's size. These weapons also have small appendages at the top of them. These clan members have all also been depicted with markings of sorts on their cheeks and most of them have been seen wearing plate armor, both with and without flak jackets.

If standard calories aren't enough for a battle, then Akimichi can use the clan's Three Colored Pills to convert excess fat into chakra, at the cost of one's health.

Chōza Akimichi is the head of the Akimichi Clan. His son is Chōji Akimichi.

Nara Clan
The Nara Clan is known for their high level of intelligence, their tending to deer and their ability to manipulate shadows through the use of Yin Release.

Shikaku Nara is the Jōnin Commander of Konohagakure and head of the Nara clan. Yoshino Nara is his wife and is a chunin. Shikamaru Nara is his son.

Shikaku Nara and was a member of an Ino–Shika–Chō trio alongside Inoichi Yamanaka and Chōza Akimichi.

Yamanaka Clan
The Yamanaka Clan is a family of ninja found in Konohagakure. They specialize in mind related techniques, and they own and run a flower shop in the village.

The members of this clan specialize in mind-centered techniques which makes them experts at intelligence gathering, espionage and ultimately interrogation. They have also displayed sensory abilities and their techniques include transferring consciousness, reading minds and communicating telepathically. Most members of the Yamanaka clan wear their hair in a long ponytail, which appears to be traditional.

Inoichi Yamanaka is the head of Yamanaka clan. He is also a high-ranking member of the Konohagakure Intelligence Division. He has a daughter name Ino Yamanaka.

The Yamanaka clan has a special relationship with the Akimichi and Nara clan. For generations, members of these three families have formed an "Ino–Shika–Chō Trio", named after the first part of the names of the members. The Yamanaka members are the "Ino", Nara are the "Shika" and Akimichi are the "Chō" in the trio.

To strengthen the unity between the three clans, a member of the Sarutobi clan will give them special earrings to present to each generation head when they are promoted to chūnin after which they will swear their oaths. The earrings also symbolize that they are considered adults by their respective clans.

Sarutobi Clan
The Sarutobi Clan is an influential clan from Konohagakure. It has produced several renowned members who have held positions of high authority, including the Third Hokage; whose son, Asuma, held membership in the Twelve Guardian Ninja. All known members have also been observed devotees of the Will of Fire.

The Sarutobi are famous for their high willpower, and exceptional strength. The clan also uses hidden Ninjutsu involving the Fire Release nature transformation.

Inuzuka Clan
The Inuzuka Clan is a family of shinobi in Konohagakure known for their use of ninken as fighting companions and are easily identified by the distinctive red fang markings on their cheeks.

Ninken are essentially dogs that have heightened senses and abilities and as such are able to work with ninja. They are called Ninja Dogs.

The members are given their own canine partner when they reach a certain age. Thereafter, the shinobi and their dog are practically inseparable. The shinobi and canine allies fight using Cooperation Ninjutsu, such as the Fang Passing Fang or Fang Rotating Fang techniques amongst others, that take advantage of their teamwork and their sharp claws and teeth. The clan members are also able to communicate with canines even if the dogs cannot talk.

The members of this clan, much like their canine partners, have greatly enhanced senses especially the sense of smell. By concentrating chakra to their noses, this senses are amplified to an even greater extent allowing the user to be able to detect, track and monitor targets from fairly long distance away. The clan's fighting style primarily revolves around their enhanced speed, strength and agility granted by the Four Legs Technique and other canine-based attacks, in conjunction with the tactical advantages granted by their heightened senses.

Tsume Inuzuka is the head of Inuzuka Clan. She has a son and a daughter. Hana Inuzuka is her eldest daughter who is a chūnin as well as an excellent and respected veterinary medical-nin. Kiba Inuzuka is her youngest son. Despite his headstrong and at times egotistic attitude, Kiba is loyal to his comrades and will do anything to protect them with his trusted canine companion, Akamaru, by his side.

Hatake Clan
The Hatake Clan is one of the many clans that reside in Konohagakure. Its only known members are renowned ninja: Konoha's White Fang Sakumo, and his son Copy Ninja Kakashi. Sakumo died years ago, leaving only his son as the clan's head. Kakashi Hatake is a shinobi who is famed as Kakashi of the Sharingan. He is one of Konoha's most talented ninja.

Also, he has a deep hatred of the Kyuubi.

Kurama Clan
The Kurama Clan is a clan of extremely skilled Genjutsu users, exclusive to the anime. This talent in Genjutsu is due to the kekkei genkai that the clan possesses. However, once every few generations, a member of the clan will be born with such enormous skill in Genjutsu that their illusions causes the brain to make anything that happens to the victim within the Genjutsu physically real, allowing the clan member to potentially kill their opponents with Genjutsu.

Such frightening power is not without its drawbacks, however. The user can rarely control the full extent of their abilities, and as such their subconscious will often regulate that power, leading to the creation of a second personality in control of that power. This personality then overwhelms the original, turning the individual into a monster that is a danger to everyone that surrounds them. They were originally one of the more prominent clans in Konohagakure, but the number of ninja in the clan has severely dwindled.

At the moment, only Yakumo Kurama is the last surviving member of the main branch of the Kurama clan, and, as such, the heiress to the clan. Her father Murakumo Kurama and mother Uroko Kurama were accidentally killed when a fire engulfed the Kurama clan's household and killed both of her parents. The cause of the fire was Yakumo's own powers as she was not strong enough to control them.

Unkai Kurama, member of the Kurama clan's branch family is trying to kill Yakumo as her powers are not in her control. However, Yakumo is under the Hokage's protection, so he can't do anything to her ... yet.

Ash will involve Yakumo in his plan for Naruto as well.

After spying on the clan's heads, Ash went back towards the Forest of Death. When he arrived, he saw that Naruto was still training along with his clones. However, he noticed that the number of clones have increased by two fold. Good. The boy is getting good at the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Naruto saw Ash has returned and said, "Hey Sensei. Where have you been?"

Ash said with a smile, "Just exploring this village and getting something for you."

Naruto said, "Really? What did you get me? Wait. Exploring? Didn't you say that you don't want to reveal yourself to others?"

Ash said, "The answer is simple. I didn't reveal myself."

Naruto said in confusion, "Huh?"

Ash said, "Watch closely. Now you see me."

Ash snapped his fingers and became invisible. He said, "Now you don't."

Naruto and his clone's jaws dropped on the ground and their eyes bulged out of their eye sockets. They saw Ash vanished right in front of their eyes.

Naruto spluttered in shock, "What? Where? How? Who?"

Ash laughed at the boy's reaction while still being invisible. He said, "I'm still here Naruto. You just can't see me. In fact, I am standing right in front of you. Try to touch me."

Naruto came out of his shock and pushed his hands forward. He felt something solid and asked, "Sensei. Is that you?"

Ash ruffled the boy's hair and said, "Yes, it's me."

Ash then became visible which shocked Naruto who asked, "How did you do that?"

Ash answered, "Magic."

Naruto asked, "Seriously?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yep. Magic defies the laws of physics and go against the universe's law."

Naruto said, "Wow. I wonder If I can use magic. It would be very useful in pranking others."

Ash thought about it and said, "Maybe. But that is a thing for another day. For now, how is your chakra control coming along?"

Naruto said, "I'm getting good at it but still need more training if I want to master this chakra control."

Ash nodded and said, "That's good to hear. For the rest of the day, I want you to continue your Tree Climbing training. Also, make as many Shadow Clones as possible. It will immensely help you with chakra control."

Naruto nodded and went back to his training as he makes several more Shadow Clones. Ash in the mean time created several blank scrolls. He then pulled out the seal in which all of the jutsu scrolls have been copied, and put it down. Then he put some chakra into the seal and all of the info came out of it in the form of black ink and flew towards the blank scroll. After that, Ash picked up a blank scroll and opened it. He saw that it was no longer blank but had various info about different kinds of jutsu in them. The rest of the scrolls now had info in them too.

Good. He got loads of info about new jutsu. He picked one scroll and began to learn the jutsu. After learning the jutsu, he went on to the next and then the next and so on. After 6 hours, he learned all of the jutsu that he got from the Uchiha library. That library was really a treasure trove of jutsu as it contains all types of jutsu. Also, he found some jutsu that he wants Naruto to have when he is ready. For now, he burned the scroll away as he already memorized them all and he didn't want them to fall into the wrong hands.

Ash looked up and saw that night time was coming. So he went into the forest to get food. He caught a huge lion beast and killed it. After bringing the dead lion back to the house, he skinned it and harvested its meat. The bones, skin, fur, and non-edible organs of the lion was devoured by him. After that, Ash cleaned the meat and cut them into smaller pieces. Then, he began to cook with with different spices, sauce and stuff.

After making several delicious dishes, he put them on the dining table. Then Ash exited the house and saw Naruto still running up and down the tree, along with his clones as well. He saw that the number of Naruto's clones were at least about 76.

Ash said, "Yo! Naruto! That's enough for today! Come down and eat your dinner!"

Naruto stopped and said, "Okay Sensei!"

Naruto jumped down and dispelled his clones. The sudden transfer of experience and stamina drain, made him fall in exhaustion.

Ash caught him and took him inside the house, towards the dining room. He put Naruto on a chair and put food in front of him.

Ash said, "You have been training very hard today. From this, you got good result. Now eat to your fill."

Ash began to eat his food. Naruto looked at the food in front of him as the aroma of the food hit his nose.

Before he touched his food, Naruto asked, "Um Sensei. What kind of meat was used in this food?"

Ash said, "It's lions meat."

Naruto sighed in relief and said, "Oh that's great."

With that he began to eat his food. Ash asked with a grin, "What? You missed the spider dishes I made?"

Naruto spluttered, "Um .. no .. that .. it .. was .. good .. but .. it was delicious. I liked it."

Ash said, "Hmmm. If that's so. Maybe I should find more insect beasts and cook them for you. How about that?"

Naruto began to cry anime tears and said,"Awwwww! Sensei!"

Ash continued, "Hmmmm. How about some worms? Worm noodles and spaghetti with meat balls. Maggots Ala Puff Cream. Roasted cockroach in barbecue sauce. Fried grasshoppers covered in heavy chocolate. Fly and mosquito fruit salad with a hint of cinnamon. Caterpillar smoothie with peach and vanilla flavor. Scorpion sandwich with bacon strips."

Naruto covered his ears and screamed as he cried anime tears, "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! No more Sensei! Stop! Please! Or I am going to puke what I have eaten!"

Ash chuckled and said, "Did you already forget Naruto? A ninja can eat anything in order to survive."

Naruto said, "But it's not like I don't like eating insects. It's just that the way they look is all creepy crawly and such."

Ash said, "Then simply think of them as food. Sheep, lamb, pig, goat, lion, bear, fish, boar, chicken etc. All of them are food. You just need to see insects in the same way you see the animals as. Did you already forget that you ate spider meat that I made yesterday?"

Naruto thought about it and realized that he indeed ate spider dish yesterday and it was delicious. Maybe he should follow Ash's words as he is right about ninja's eating anything to survive.

Naruto said, "Okay Sensei. You are right. I should do what you say but it would take some time for me to get use to eating insects."

Ash said, "That's good Naruto. But remember, as long as it tastes good, it's edible. Later, I will also teach you how to cook ingredients and how to make them delicious."

Naruto said, "That's sounds great Sensei."

They then ate their dinner and went to sleep. Naruto's family didn't notice the absence of their eldest son from their home as they just focus their attention on his siblings.

Next Day

The next day, Naruto and Ash got ready, ate breakfast and prepare for the day. However, Naruto was feeling a bit under the weather.

Ash asked, "Are you feeling okay Naruto?"

Naruto moaned a bit and said, "I don't think so Sensei. My body feels like it's stiff as a board. It's hard to move my arms and legs without hurting myself."

Ash said, "Ah. It seems that your muscles have become stiff from all the training you have been doing."

Naruto asked, "What do I do to heal them?"

Ash said, "Oh I know how to heal your stiff muscles."

Naruto asked, "Really? What is it?"

Ash said, "Well, today we are going to start with stretching."

Naruto asked, "Stretching?"

Ash nodded and said, "Stretching is an important part of working out Naruto. By stretching your muscles, it allows your blood to flow before you start any strenuous activity while simultaneously allowing you to bend yourself during battle in ways others won't expect. Stretching will also allow your muscles to remain taut and not become too cumbersome, which would weigh you down while hindering your movements. Stretching will also heal your stiff muscles."

Naruto asked, "So doing some stretching exercises will heal my stiff muscles? Okay. What do I need to do?"

Ash said, "I want you to bend down from your waist and touch your toes while keeping your knees locked. When you feel a slight burning in your lower leg muscles, stop and hold that position for as long as you can before standing back up."

Naruto nodded and did that. He bent down from his waist and tried to touch his toes with his fingertips but he could only reach his ankles.

Naruto said, "Sorry Sensei. I can't reach my toes."

Ash said, "No problem Naruto. This is your first time so your muscles cannot stretch. However, it seems that you are a bit more flexible than others."

Naruto asked, "Really?"

Ash said, "Yeah. If we continue this, it shouldn't take long for you to become limber."

Naruto smiled brightly and held the pose for a few minutes. Ash said, "Okay Naruto. Stand back up. I don't want you to spend too long on any certain stretch. We don't want you to strain one set of your muscles too much."

Naruto nodded and said, "Okay. What's next?"

Ash said, "For your next stretching, I want you to set your feet about shoulder-width apart. Then I want you to lean down to your right. This will stretch your right leg. Just like before, stretch until you start to feel a slight burn then stop and hold for a few minutes before releasing it. Then you switch to your left leg."

Naruto nodded and did that. He spread his feet apart about shoulder-width and then he leaned down to his right and stretched his right leg. After a few minutes, he leans down to his left and stretched his left leg. He continued this several times before Ash stopped him.

Ash said, "Good. You're doing great."

Naruto said, "Thanks Sensei. What's next?"

Ash said, "Next, I will show you a few arm stretches. These will mainly just allow you a wider range of movement with your arms. Now, grab both your hands and raise them above your head like you are making a platform with your palms, facing away from your head."

Naruto did that for a few minutes until Ash gives him the next stretching exercise. He said, "Next, I want you to rotate your upper body left and right, from your waist without moving your lower body. Try to turn as much as possible. This will be a good stretching exercise for your spine and back muscles."

Naruto nodded and did that. he turn his upper body left and right without moving his lower body. After turning left and right for a while, Ash stopped him.

Ash said, "Good. How do you feel after all of that stretching?"

Naruto felt his body as he moved around his limbs and said, "I feel great actually. Like my body is much lighter than before. Is that good?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. That is very good. With this, you should be able to make your body bend in ways that your enemies would not be able to do. With this, you can dodge incoming attacks while also attacking at the same time."

Naruto said, "Cool. Now what?"

Ash said, "That's all the stretching exercises for now Naruto. Next, I will be training you in speed. I want you to run from one side of the clearing to the other side as fast as possible as you can. Then we will see where to go from there."

Naruto nodded and ran from one side to the other side as fast as possible. Ash saw that Naruto was really fast for a 6 year old child. He began to think about increasing his agility and speed. And maybe, teach him some quick movement skills.

When Naruto returned after running, Ash said, "Very good Naruto. You are really fast for someone so young."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thanks. I learned to run fast when I was being chased by several peoples."

Ash frowned at that but smiled and said, "Naruto. Now, I am going to give you something that will help increase your overall speed. When you will be done with this training, you will run around your enemies like a blur. You would be able to cover several miles within one leap. You will become a speedster.

Naruto with stars in his eyes said, "Really? A speedster? That sounds so cool!"

Ash smiled and said, "Yes they are. If you have speed, your enemies won't be able to hit you or see you. But I have to warn you Naruto. The thing that I will be giving to you for this speed training, is something special I made which you won't reveal to others and hide it from everyone else. Got it?"

Naruto nodded and said, "You got it Sensei. What it is?"

Ash pulled out one slip of paper that had some weird writing one it. Ash said, "This is a Gravity Seal I made for you."

Naruto asked, "What's it do?"

Ash said, "The purpose of this seal is that it will increase the gravity of your body by two folds."

Naruto asked, "How that would help me?"

Ash said, "When I apply this seal on you, your body will feel twice as heavy than before. With the increase in weight, you will run as much as you can. This will help you develop your leg muscles and increase your speed at the same time."

Naruto said, "Ohh. That's very clever. OK! Lay it on me!"

Ash nodded and said, "OK. Take off your shirt."

Naruto asked, "Why?"

Ash said, "This kind of seal must be applied near the heart. From there, you can easily apply chakra into the seal and increase the gravity of your body."

Naruto nodded and took off his shirt. Ash looked at the boy's body and saw that he was healthy. No longer was the skinny and malnutrition body but was a body that had small muscles developed around his abs and chest area. Ash smiled that his body has returned back to normal and will be a muscular hunk in the future.

Ash put the gravity seal in the middle of Naruto's chest. The seal stuck to his chest and then became one with his flesh.

After the seal was applied, Naruto wore his shirt and Ash said, "There. Now all you have to do is pour a small amount of chakra into the seal and the gravity of your body will increase."

Naruto nodded and poured a small amount of chakra into the seal. When he did, he fell on the ground on his knees and hands. He felt that his body was heavy than before. Almost twice as heavy.

Naruto grunted, "Oh. That's heavy!"

Ash said, "Of course it is. Your body is now twice as heavy than before. Now, you must run around this area as much as you can. Also, make some clones that will help you cover more running. In time, you will get use to it."

Naruto said, "Okay Sensei."

Naruto stood back up and made several Shadow Clones. They all started to run around the area for the rest of the day. In the mean time, Ash began to study Fuinjutsu more. He was really interested in this kind of jutsu. For the rest of the day, Naruto ran while Ash study and uncover more and more secrets of the Sealing Art.

When night came, Naruto was exhausted and his body was aching but the result was very much positive. Naruto, in one day, became used to twice his body weight. Ash may need to make a gravity seal that will increase the body's weight more than twice. He took Naruto inside the house and they both are dinner and went to bed.

Next Day

The next day, Naruto was very excited for training. Everyday, his Sensei would train and teach him new things about being a ninja.

Naruto asked, "So Sensei. What training will you be giving me today?"

Ash said, "Today, I am going to be teaching you about Stealth."

Naruto asked, "Stealth?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. As you know, ninja's are silent warriors of the night. They use the dark, blend in shadows and move without making any sound. Ninjas are silent warriors but the ninja's of today seem to be showing off their skills rather than being the dark and secretive one."

Naruto said, "So is that bad or good?"

Ash said, "I don't know. It depends on the ninja themselves or the situation. You can be showing off your skill or you would keep your skills hidden and use them only when the situation calls for it."

Naruto asked, "So which one should I be?"

Ash thinks about it and said, "I don't have the answer to your question for at the moment. For now, I am simply training and teaching you in being a ninja."

Naruto said, "Okay. What do I need for this stealth training?"

Ash looked at Naruto's clothes and shoes and said, "For now, I will give you an outfit that can be used for stealth."

Ash snapped his fingers and Naruto's clothes glowed bright white. When the light subsided, Naruto was shocked to see that all of his clothes that he wore became black as the dark night. He even has a black face cover.

Naruto said in awe, "Wow! These look really cool."

Ash said, "These are just prototypes I have given you. In the future, I will improve your stealth clothes."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thank you for the clothes Sensei."

Ash nodded and said, "Now, I want you to go into the forest and use the terrain to your advantage to hide from me."

Naruto asked, "But how do I do that Sensei?"

Ash said, "Easy. Use the trees, bushes and environment to hide yourself. Use the shadows to blend your body into it. Also, try to suppress your chakra as much as you can."

Naruto asked, "Why do I need to suppress my chakra Sensei?"

Ash said, "When you are hiding yourself, sometimes your enemies may have good senses. If you don't suppress your chakra, then the enemy will be able to sense your chakra and find you. The lower your chakra is suppressed, the lower the chances of you being found are."

Naruto nodded and said, "Thanks for telling me that Sensei."

Ash said, "You're welcome Naruto. Now go into the forest and take detail note of your surrounding. Then find the best place you think it is for you to hide. In 5 minutes, I will come and try to find you. Your training is to hide from me as best as you can. Okay?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes Sensei."

Ash nodded and said, "Good. Now go and hide."

With that Naruto went into the forest and began to find a good place to hide. Ash waited and when 5 minutes were up, he walked into the forest. He began to look around carefully for any sign of Naruto. He would have found Naruto easily with his Pesquisa, Superhuman Smell, Superhuman Hearing, Hair Sensor etc. He didn't want to use his special powers to find Naruto. Ash want's to see how good he can be without his powers. He want's to find Naruto without his skills.

Ash walks around for quite sometime. He used his advanced brain to see his surrounding and find clues about Naruto. He found plenty. A crushed flower, footprint on a tree, hand print on the ground, a busted bark, a dept sign in the grass etc. There were several clues that he found about Naruto. As he processes all of these clues with his advanced brain, he found where Naruto was hiding. It was a bit difficult for him to do so but with his advanced brain, he finally found him. Also, he could sense very little amount of chakra coming from a place far from him.

Up a large tree, was a huge hole in its trunk. Inside the hole was none other than Naruto himself. Ash smiled that he was able to find Naruto, not with his powers but with his brain alone. He was satisfied that he was not useless without his super powers.

Ash shouted, 'Naruto! Nice place to hide in! You can come out now!"

Naruto peaked out from the hole and saw his Sensei. He then jumped out from the hole and landed in front of his Sensei.

Naruto asked with a smile, "So Sensei. How did I do?"

Ash smiled and said, "You did great Naruto. It was a bit hard for me to find you."

Naruto said, "Really? I was that good?"

Ash said, "Yes you were. If only you had not left several clues around."

Naruto asked, "What? What clues?"

Ash said, "When you were trying to find a good place to hide, you left behind several clues. Like fore example, a crushed flower, footprint on a tree, hand print on the ground, a busted bark, a dept sign in the grass etc. These are the clues you have left behind. I simply used these clues to find your location."

Naruto became sad about his blunder and said, "I was suppose to be hiding but instead I left clues behind. Sorry Sensei."

Ash shook his head and said, "There is no need to apologize Naruto. For being your first time, you did very good. Also, learn from your mistakes. Next time, when you try to hide, try not to disturb the environment. Also, you did good in suppressing your chakra. I felt very little chakra from you when I was trying to find you."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thank you Sensei. What now?"

Ash nodded and said, "We will continue this stealth training for the whole day. So get going and hide again. After 5 minutes, I will come and find you. Also, make several clones and I will find them too."

Naruto nodded and said, "Okay Sensei."

With that Naruto made several Shadow Clones and went to hide again and Ash waited to find him and his clones. The whole day was spent in Naruto's stealth training. Naruto was learning quickly in being stealthy as he moved around with making very small noises. When night came, they ate their dinner and went to sleep.

Next Day

Ash and Naruto woke up, ate breakfast and got ready for the day.

Naruto asked, "What's today's training Sensei?"

Ash said, "Today, I will be teaching you what tools ninjas use and how to use them but first."

Ash pulled out two seals and put them on the ground. He made some hand signs and slammed them on the seals as he shouted, "Sealing Art Perfect Sound Barrier" "Fuinjutsu Perfect Sight Barrier"

From the seals, two different kinds of transparent walls were released which spread out around a large area. Mostly around their training ground.

Naruto asked, "What did you do? What are these things?"

Ash said, "I cast an invisible wall that will act as a sound barrier. Any sound that are made will not pass the walls. With this, no matter how loud we may be, no one will be able to hear us. Also, this wall make us invisible to the outside. This way, we can lie low and hide from others. Your training will go without any disturbance."

Naruto asked, "How did you do that?"

Ash said, "It is a type of Sealing Art that I learned from the scroll."

Naruto said in awe, "Wow. That's really cool! Will you teach me this Sealing Art Sensei?"

Ash nodded and said, "Of course I will Naruto. I am learning the Sealing Art and When I master it, I will teach you everything related to this jutsu."

Naruto smiled brightly and said, "Thanks Sensei!"

Ash smiled and walked away from Naruto. He then pulled out several scrolls and put them down on the ground. He opened them, made some hand signs and and said, "Release!"

*Poof*

When the smoke subsided, Naruto saw several kinds of sharp tools that ninja use.

Ash bent down and picked up a knife like thing. He said, "This is one of the tools ninja use. Its called a Kunai."

Ash explained, "The kunai is one of the most common ninja tools. It is a black dagger with a handle wrapped in bandages and a small ring attached to the end of it. The kunai is designed for thrusting and stabbing but most of the time, ninja uses it as a throwing weapon. They can be used for close combat, like a normal knife. The kunai is about the length of one's hand. You remember this one don't you Naruto?"

Naruto realized what his Sensei was talking about. How couldn't he know it when he used a kunai to take his own life by piercing his own heart. Naruto lowered his head in sorrow and shame.

Naruto said in a low sad tone, "Yes Sensei."

Ash sensed his sorrow and sighed. He said, "Naruto. You need to let that go and look forward to the future. Remember, I am here for you and I will make a bright future for you where you will be happy. Okay?"

Naruto smile sadly and said, "Thank you Sensei."

Ash smiled and said, "Good. Now where was I? Oh yeah. I will show you how to use a kunai."

Ash turned towards a tree and attacked it as he said, "You can either use a kunai to *Slash* cut at your enemies or *Shik* stab them. If you do stab them, then try to hit their vital areas. The kunai can also be used to block incoming attack."

Ash then jumped back and threw the kunai at the tree, stabbing it. He said, "You can also use the kunai as a throwing weapon."

Ash walked back towards the weapon pile and said, "Now, for the next ninja tool."

Ash bent down and picked up a circular object that had several pointed spike edges. He said, "This is another one of the tools ninjas use. It's called a Shuriken."

Ash explained, "The shuriken are one of the more basic weapons a ninja uses. They are sharpened, four-pronged metal stars. They also come in various sizes and shapes. Shuriken are basically used for throwing at your enemies. They can also be used for close combat, but they are not very efficiently in that. Although shuriken are small, they can be used in a number of ways. Like distract the enemy, pin down enemy shinobi. If you have a very good accuracy, then Shuriken can be used to kill or even incapacitate an enemy. They have an open circle in the center, useful for grabbing with a finger in order to avoid cutting oneself. The circle is also beneficial to the weapon's overall aerodynamics, ensuring more accurate trajectories."

Ash threw several of them at a tree where all of them *Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk* were embedded in the tree trunk.

Ash then picked up a small blade like thing but it was not a blade at all. Ash said, "This little thing that I hold is a special Shuriken. It is called a Fuma Shuriken."

*Click* *Shukin*

The blade then spread around with a total of four blades like a much bigger Shuriken than the small ones.

Ash explained, "Just like the Shuriken, the Fuma Shuriken is a large, four-bladed shuriken possessing pre-eminent sharpness and lethality. The Fuma Shuriken is basically used for throwing at a bunch of enemies because of its size. However, an experienced ninja can also use these in melee combat, by spinning the blade in one's hand to slash and stab the opponent directly. It can be easily carried around as its four blades can be collapsed for easy storage."

Ash ran towards a tree while spinning the Fuma Shuriken with a finger and *Shing* slashed at the tree trunk. The Fuma Shuriken cut deep into the tree trunk as it worked like a chain saw. Ash jumped back and threw the Fuma Shuriken at the tree and cut half of it.

Ash walked back to the weapon pile and picked up some very thin needles that were 10 Inch long. He said, "These are also ninja tools that are called Senbon."

Ash explained, "Senbon are metal needles with a point at both ends. They often serve a medical purpose, being used to strike acupuncture points. The Senbon are used by a few ninjas because they have little killing power, but can be thrown with great accuracy. However, in the hands of ninjas with proper medical knowledge, then they can effectively use senbon in battle to incapacitate or even kill their target by aiming for the body's vital spots."

Ash first went towards a tree and made some X marks on its trunk. He then walked away from the tree and said, "Watch the marks on the tree trunk."

Ash picked up 10 Senbon and aimed for the marks. He then threw the Senbon at the tree and *Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk* accurately hit all of the marks.

Naruto watched in shock at the 100% accuracy his Sensei just demonstrated. Ash said, "Like I said, the Senbon may lack killing power but it can overcome its lack of power with good accuracy. An added benefit of throwing these at the enemy is that these are smaller than a kunai or a shuriken, making it harder to see and dodge."

After that, Ash picked up some threads and spread them apart between his fingers. He said, "This is another tool the ninja use. They are called Wire Strings."

Ash explained, "Wire strings are thin pieces of wires that are highly durable and can be used for a variety of purposes. Such as rappelling, manipulating weapons, binding and restricting the movements of an opponent or setting traps. An experienced ninja can use them to his advantage or even shredding the enemies."

Ash threw the wires and wrapped it around a tree. He then pulled with such strength, that the wires around the tree trunk began to sink into it as it cuts its way through the tree bark. With more strength, the wires were able to *Shing* shred the tree trunk into several pieces.

After that, Ash picked up a paper with weird writing on it. Naruto said, "What is that paper your holding Sensei?"

Ash said, "This is no ordinary paper Naruto. It is another ninja tool called Explosive Tags."

Ash explained, "Explosive Tags are scraps of paper inscribed with a special writing. These pieces of papers are infused with chakra and can be exploded in different ways. They can either explode after a set amount of time or after they are ignited by flame. You can also remotely detonate them by yourself from a distance. Ninja can also confuse their enemies by obtaining fake explosive tags to either scare them or make them focus on it. They are very versatile and one of the basic ninja tools."

Ash took a kunai and said, "There are a number of ways to use them. You can use the Explosive Tags by attaching it to a surface or wrap around a weapon to be thrown at an enemy. Like for example, wrapping an Explosive Tag around the handle of a kunai and then throw it at the enemy but aim it at the ground under them. This use of the weapon is known as an explosive kunai."

Ash wrapped an Explosive Tag around the handle of the kunai and threw it at a tree. When the kunai *Thunk* hit the tree trunk, Ash made a "Snake" hand sign which detonated the Explosive tag.

*Boom*

Naruto watched with wide eyes as the tree trunk was blown to smithereens. Ash said, "The Explosive Tag works even under heavy rain. Also, if you want to detonate an explosive tag, you will need to use the Snake hand sign. Similarly, when used remotely, explosive tags can be detonated in sequence, allowing them to be used to trap opponents."

Ash took a Fuma Shuriken and attached a wire to it. He said, "You can use the ninja tools together like for example this Fuma Shuriken is attached to a wire. Now watch what happens as I throw it and pull the wire."

Ash threw the Fuma Shuriken and after covering a few distances, he pulled the wire.

*Click*

The four blades on the Fuma Shuriken disconnect and were fired in four different directions. One blade hit a tree, one hit a boulder, one hit the ground and the last one cut a bush.

Ash said, "With using wires as a control switch, you can trick your enemies and confuse them with these kinds of tactics. They are mainly used as a surprise attack. Also, you can use wires to control Shuriken to where they go. You can maneuver their flight path in order to reach their targets. Wires can be used to keep Kunai up the user's sleeve on spring-loaded wires. Shinobi appear to favor them so much due to both their sturdy and dependable nature as well as their evident versatility."

Ash took out a Senbon and said, "There is another way to make Senbon lethal. You can make these needles more effective by poisoning the tips of the Senbon. "

Naruto just watched with eyes wide as dinner plates and his jaw on the ground. He knew that ninja use tools in their fight but he didn't know that it can be used in ways he never thought about.

Ash asked, "So, are you ready to learn all of this?"

Naruto came out of his shock and said, "Yes Sensei! I am ready to learn all of this!"

Ash nodded and said, "Good. I want to make a group of clones for each of the tools. A group of clones will learn how to use one weapon while the other group learn how to use the other. There are Kunai, Shuriken, Fuma Shuriken, Senbon, Wire Strings and Explosive Tags. I want you to create one group for each of them and train yourself in using them. For the rest of the day, you will get to learn how to use ninja tools."

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes Sensei!"

Naruto then made several clones and divided them into 6 groups who then took one type of weapon and began to train with them. Naruto himself was included in one of the group. Naruto and his clones kept on training with the ninja tools for the whole day. Ash saw that Naruto's progress in ninja tools were going smoothly. With the help of shadow clones, Naruto would be able to learn very fast when compared to others. When night came, they ate dinner and went to sleep.

Next Day

They both got ready for the day after eating their breakfast.

Naruto asked, "What's today's training Sensei?"

Ash said, "I see that your chakra control is coming great Naruto. So today, I am going to give you an advance training."

Naruto asked, "Advance training? What's that?"

Ash said, "Wait here."

Ash moved away from Naruto and walked towards a clearing. He looked around and saw that it was a good area for Naruto's training. So he gathered energy into his right arm and his muscle bulged in size which shocked Naruto. Ash then *Crash* hit the ground and said, "Explosion Punch Time 10"

After punching the ground, Ash walked away from that area. *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* Shockwaves were released in that area, the ground began to break apart. After the last shockwave was released, dust flew out everywhere. After the dust subsided, Naruto saw that a huge 60 foot wide, 20 foot deep crater was formed where Ash punched the ground.

Naruto asked, "What was that!? What's this crater for!?"

Ash said, "For your first question, it's a special offensive skill of mine in which I store energy into my fist. When I punch my enemy, the energy is transferred into them in the form of shockwave that damages them from the inside out."

Naruto with stars in his eyes said, "That's so cool!"

Ash looked at the huge crater and made some hand signs as he said, "As for your second question, "Water Style Bullet Orca"

Ash shot a small compressed ball of water from his mouth. The water ball hit in the center of the crater and *Splash* exploded in tons of water. Soon the crater was full of water. Naruto looked in awe when his Sensei did that.

Ash said, "This water pool will be used for your next advance training."

Naruto asked, "What is this advance training Sensei?"

Ash didn't say anything and put one foot on the water and then the other one. Naruto was shocked to see his Sensei walking on the surface of the water without sinking down.

Ash said, "This will be your next training. It is an advance version of tree climbing training. This is called Water Walking which is an advance form of chakra control training. This training method is used to gain better chakra control."

Naruto didn't talk or move. He simply looked at his Sensei with wide eyes and jaw agape. His Sensei was literally standing on the surface of water!

Ash said, "In order to do this, you will need to emit a constant stream of chakra from the bottom of your feet and use the repellent force to walk across the water's surface. This technique is more difficult to master than the tree climbing training you have been doing."

Naruto came out of his shock and asked, "Why is that Sensei? All I see is that you're standing and walking on water which by the way looks very cool!"

Ash smiled and said, "Because the amount of chakra that needs to be emitted changes constantly. If one masters this, then instead of just walking or running, they can use their chakra to skate across the water surface, like an ice skater."

Ash demonstrated this by skating across the surface of the water. He said, "The more one trains this technique, the more they reach a state where they stand on water without even noticing it or basically even trying."

Ash then jumps up and landed on his hands without sinking into the water. He said, "Also, it doesn't have to just be at the feet. A user can focus chakra on their hands or any other body part that makes contact with the surface of the water and climb atop the water as if they were climbing out of a pool."

Ash flipped himself and landed back on his feet. He said, "Naruto. I want you to do this training and try to use your whole body to get use to walking on water."

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes Sensei."

Before Naruto could get close to the pond, Ash stopped him and said, "Naruto. Before you begin this training, I want you to take off your clothes, except for your pants."

Naruto asked, "Why Sensei?"

Ash said, "Because this is your first time, which means that you would fail in your first try and get your clothes wet. You don't want to get your clothes wet now do you?"

Naruto nodded as he understood what his Sensei was saying was right. He took off all of his clothes except for his pants. He then slowly put one foot on the water and try to stick it on the surface of the water. After doing it a couple of time, his foot sticks to the water surface. Then he tries to put his other foot on the water but as he did, he lost his focus and fell into the water.

Naruto came out of the water and tried again but he failed and fell into the water again. Naruto groaned and came out of the water and tried to do it again.

Ash said, "Naruto. In this training, you don't need to rush it. Water walking requires a lot of patience in order to get a hold of it."

Naruto said, "Yes Sensei."

Naruto continued to stand on the water but failed every time. After doing it for a few hours, he finally did it.

Naruto exclaimed, "Sensei! Look! I did it! I'm standing on the water!"

Ash saw that Naruto was now able to stand on water. He was able to do that within a few hours.

Ash said, "That is very good progress Naruto. Now I want you to create several shadow clones and get them to train with you on water walking. This should speed up your advance chakra control training. Continue to train for the rest of the day in water walking."

Naruto smiled and said, "Yes Sensei!"

Naruto made several shadow clones who joined Naruto in walking on water. After 6 hours of training, Naruto and his clones were able to walk on the surface of water.

Ash said, "Good progress Naruto. Now let me up your training a bit."

Ash bent down and put his hand into the water. From his hand, several several fishes began to come out and started to swing around the pond. Naruto was shocked and amazed to see several fishes coming out from his Sensei's hand. From the fishes rapid swimming, ripples formed on the water surface which made Naruto and his clones to disturb their concentration and fall into the water.

Naruto came out of the water and asked, "How did I fall into the water? I was able to walk on it fine a few moments ago. So why?"

Ash said, "You and your clones were able to walk on still water but when a small ripple on the surface of the water, it will disturb your chakra control a bit. With the fishes swing in the pond, they will continue to make ripples in the water. Now, you will need to constantly change and manage your chakra control as you try to stand and walk on water."

Naruto asked, "Why did you make this difficult for me Sensei? This is only about chakra control."

Ash said, "Naruto. Sometimes you will face an enemy while running on water. The water in those areas will not be still like here. The water will move around like waves which will make you sink into the water. At that moment, you will die as the enemy will take this chance to kill you. Do you want your enemy to have an advantage on you when you can't stay on moving water?"

Naruto thought about it and understood that his Sensei was right about this. If he can't even do this, then he would die on his mission.

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes Sensei. I understand."

Ash said, "Naruto. Understand this. Whatever I am teaching you is necessary for you to become a good ninja. When you learn all of these basic training, then you are ready for some intense training. I plan to make you a very strong shinobi."

Naruto smiled widely at that. A strong shinobi. He likes it. He said, "Thank you Sensei. I won't let you down."

Ash smiled and said, "I know you won't Naruto. You are a pure soul. Now, lets continue your training. This water walking will be for today's training."

Naruto nodded and made several clones, who all began to train. For a while, Naruto and his clones were sinking in the water from the ripples but after continuing, he was able to at least stand on the rippling water. That is a good progress in Ash's eyes. For the rest of the day, Naruto and his clones continued their training. When night came, Ash and Naruto ate their dinner and went to their beds.

Next Day

The next morning, Ash and Naruto ate their breakfast and got ready for the day.

Ash said, "Naruto. For today's training, I will be ... training you in pain tolerance."

Naruto asked, "Pain tolerance?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. Pain tolerance is the level of pain that a shinobi is able to tolerate. Like for example, if an enemy stabbed you through your leg, it causes you great pain. From that pain, you won't be able to move your body for a few seconds and that is all the enemy needs to kill you off. However, if you learn to push away or ignore the pain, then you will live and win against your enemy."

Naruto said, "Oh. Sounds reasonable. So what do I do?"

Ash sighed and said, "Naruto. In order to increase your pain tolerance, you will need to get hurt to a limit."

Naruto said, "Oh. I get it. So lets get this over with Sensei."

Ash looked at him with wider eyes and asked, "You won't ask me to refuse this training or even ask for another way?"

Naruto said, "Sensei. I know that ninjas are somewhat resistance to pain and what you said about my body not responding due to pain is right. I need to increase my pain tolerance so I won't be stopped from pain. Don't worry Sensei. I'll get use to it in time."

Ash was shocked and amazed to hear such things from a 6 year old child. He thought about another way for increasing Naruto's pain tolerance and got an idea but it still requires the boy to be hurt.

Ash said, "Okay Naruto. I will begin by beating you but I won't use my full strength considering that with just one of my punches can kill anyone. I will go easy on you and in the end, I will heal all of your bruises."

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes Sensei. Come at me!"

Ash nodded and begin to beat Naruto. He didn't like hurting the boy but it needs to be done. Also, he plans to make another surgery on Naruto when he loses consciousness. He punched and kicked Naruto with low enough strength where the boy would survive. The beating of Naruto continued for a while which amazed Ash. For a child to take on this kind of pain and still won't lose consciousness is amazing. Maybe Naruto is use to pain from the beatings he receive from the stupid villagers.

After Naruto lost consciousness from the beating, Ash immediately performed the surgery. He first cocooned Naruto in red membrane. Inside the cocooned, the virus healed all of the boy's bruises and broken bone. After the healing was done, Ash commanded the virus to seep inside Naruto's body. The virus obeyed and seeped into the boy's body. Inside Naruto, Ash used the virus to perform a microscopic surgery.

What surgery was this? This surgery was about Naruto's Pain receptors. The virus began to change them. After a while, the surgery was finished. With the new and improved Pain receptors, Naruto will feel not only less pain than before but he will get use to the pain a lot faster than before. Naruto will become a shinobi with one huge pain tolerance. After the surgery was done, all of the virus, along with the red membrane, returned back into Ash's hand.

Ash saw Naruto in perfect condition without any bruises. He laid him down on the ground gently and waited for him to wake up. After a while, Naruto moved and opened his eyes.

Naruto groaned and said, "Uhhhhhhh .... What hit me?"

Ash said, "I'm sorry Naruto. You lost consciousness from the beating."

Naruto said, "It's okay Sensei. I don't blame you for beating me. It's a part of my training that I have accepted."

Ash smiled at the boy's determination. Naruto stood back up and when he did, he felt okay.

Naruto said, "Wow. My body does't feel any pain."

Ash said, "While you were unconscious, I healed your bruises."

Naruto said, "Wow. That's amazing. Now lets continue Sensei."

Ash nodded and began to beat him again. When Naruto was being beaten, he noted that he didn't feel that much pain than before.

Naruto said, "What's this? I don't feel that much pain than before. Am I becoming use to it already?"

Ash said, "It seems so Naruto. Also, since you have received many beatings from the villagers, your body is getting use to pain. With the progress you are making, it won't be long when you can ignore lethal pain with ease."

Ash didn't tell Naruto about the surgery. He didn't want Naruto to have a big ego like the Uchiha and Hyuga.

Naruto said, "That's amazing! Lets continue Sensei."

For the rest of the day, Naruto was beaten and healed and then beaten again and healed again. When night came, they both ate their dinner and went to sleep.

Next Day

When Naruto got ready for the next day, he was excited to learn new things. He asked, "Sensei. What will I learn to do today?"

Ash said, "Naruto. In the past few days, I have taught you all of the basic things you need to learn when becoming a shinobi. Now all you have to do is make several clones and make them train in all of the things I taught you. While your clones are busy with training, you will be training to increase your pain tolerance. For the next month, I want you to get use to everything I taught you and become very good at it."

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes Sensei."

Ash said, "Also, to make your pain tolerance training interesting, you will be fighting me with everything you got. You will use all of the thing's you have learned and fight me. This will give you an idea about Taijutsu."

Naruto nodded and made several clones. They began to train in every things their Sensei trained him. From chakra control, stealth to ninja tools etc. For the next entire month, Naruto fought his Sensei and his clones trained repeatedly on the basic of being a ninja.

A Month Later

For an entire month, Naruto trained hard everyday. Naruto has been working day in and day out until he could no longer move everyday. It comes as no surprise at how strong he is considering how hard he trained.

Also, during training, something unexpected happened that made Naruto happy. When Naruto was given a break from his training, he roamed the village while hiding his presence from the everyone else. Naruto has become very good at hiding his presence. As he was walking around, he heard some commotion near a park.

Naruto dashed towards the commotion and when he landed on a tree branch without making any noise, he became angry at what he saw.

Behind a tree were four individuals. One was a girl about his age while the other three were boys who were a bit older than him. He looked closely at the girl and saw that it was a Hyuga girl. He saw that the boys were threatening her.

Boy No. 1 said, "Hey look. It's a Hyuga."

The girl said, "Um p-please let m-me go. I d-don't want to-"

Boy No. 2 said, "Oh. So she thinks that she is better than us?"

The girls said, "N-no I d-don't t-think I am b-better than-"

Boy No. 3 said, "We'll show you how better we are you Hyuga!"

Naruto was surprised to see the Hyuga girl not beating the boys for insulting and threatening her. He saw that the girl was very shy. A complete opposite of what a Hyuga is. Naruto saw the three boys cornering the girl and were about to attack her. He will not let the girl get hurt just because she is a part of the Hyuga clan.

Naruto pulled out wire strings and threw them at the boys. As the boys moved in to hit the girl, they stopped as their bodies were not responding to them. The wires were wrapped around them which restricted their movements. Naruto then pulled them into a bush where he beat them and tied them up without even revealing himself.

The Hyuga girl was very scared at what happened. First she was being threatened by some boys then they were about to hit her but that didn't come as the boys were pulled into a bush and heard someone beating them. After a while, it was silent. Then out of the bush, a boy jumped out and landed in front of her.

The Hyuga girl looked closely at the one who may have saved her from the other boys. She saw that the boy looked to be about her age and had bright blond hairs. There were also three marks on each of the boy's cheek which made him look cute. The boy wore a white shirt and black pants. She could clearly see that the boy had some muscles underneath his clothes. This made her face blush red.

Naruto looked at the girl and asked, "Hey you. Are you okay? Why is your face red? Are you coming down with a fever?" As usual, Naruto is a block head.

The girl stutter, "N-no I'm f-fine. I-its nothing."

Naruto said, "Oh. Okay."

The girl asked, "Um e-excuse me b-but w-who are y-you?"

Naruto smiled widely and said, "I'm Naruto Uzumaki. Good to meet you. What's your name?"

The girl said, "I um M-my n-name is H-hinata."

Naruto said, "Hinata? That's a cute name for a cute girl."

Hinata's entire face blushed furiously. Someone called her name cute and her cute as well. She lowered her head and began to twiddle with her finger.

Hinata asked, "Um a-are you the o-one who s-saved me f-from them?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yup. That's me alright."

Hinata asked, "Um w-why? Is it b-because I'm a H-hyuga?"

Naruto shook his head and said, "No. I don't care who you are or which clan you're from. I just don't like unjustified beating. Besides, I don't want a cute girl like you to get hurt."

Hinata blushed hard again. There were many people who envied the Hyuga and scorned them but here she meets a boy who didn't care about that and saved her. She also began to feel something in her stomach. It was like something was fluttering inside her stomach.

Hinata said, "T-thank you N-naruto."

Naruto smiled widely and said, "You're welcome Hinata. So wanna be my friend and hang out with me?"

Hinata blushed and smiled softly. She nodded and said, "I w-would like t-to be y-your f-friend Naruto."

Naruto smiled and said, "Great! Lets go. I know some place where we won't be disturbed."

Naruto grabbed Hinata's hand, which made her blush, and pulled her to a nearby park. When they left, a huge figure came out from the shadow. This figure was none other than Ash who was smiling at Naruto's first friend.

This was all in Ash's plan. He gave Naruto a break from training because he knew that the girl Hinata would be in trouble as he sent out some clones to keep him informed about interesting things. During the month, Ash gave Naruto several breaks and allowed Naruto to roam the village. Ash's plan was to make Naruto meet the heir of the clan's heads. In that time, he not only met them but became friends with as well.

Chōji Akimichi and Shikamaru Nara are best friends with each other. Naruto met them when they were sitting under a tree as Shikamaru was watching clouds while Chōji ate a bag of chips. After spending some time with them, Naruto became their friend as they enjoyed his company.

Ino Yamanaka was being bullied by some girls just for being part of a clan. So Naruto pranked the bullies by throwing a rubber ball filled with paint, at the bullies. When the ball hit, they exploded and dyed their hairs with random colors which scared them off. Ino thanked Naruto for saving her from the bullies as she blushed a bit when she checked him out and saw his muscles. Soon they became friends with each other.

Sakura Haruno was being bullied by a bunch of boys who teased her about her wide forehead. Naruto saved her by tying the bullies with wires and tossed them away. She thanked him for saving her. Naruto still saw that she was sad, so he asked her why she was sad. She said that the bullies made fun of her wide forehead. Naruto said that having a wide forehead means that she must be smart which made the girl happy. Later on, Sakura became his friend.

Shino Aburame was busy in finding and studying new bugs when Naruto met him. Naruto too was interested in bugs. So he join in finding bugs with Shino which soon became friendship between them.

Kiba Inuzuka was training with his dog Akamaru. Naruto was eating some bear meat when he found them exhausted after their training. He saw the little dog looking at his food with his mouth drooling. Naruto smiled and gave a big piece of bear meat to the little dog who began to eat it. Naruto also shared his meat with Kiba who accepted it and ate it. With that, they became friends.

Rock Lee was devastated when he found out that he could not use Ninjutsu. To ease his sorrow, Lee trained in Taijutsu in an empty training ground. Naruto found him and asked him if he could train with him. To which Lee gave his permission to. Naruto then began to train along with Lee in Taijutsu. During training, Naruto gave Lee some points in Taijutsu which Lee listened carefully. Lee saw how hard Naruto trained and was inspired by him. He to began to work hard in becoming a shinobi who specialize in Taijutsu. Lee was very thankful to Naruto for giving him a reason to keep on going and became friend with him.

Tenten is a young girl who strives to emulate her and become a powerful kunoichi. She idolizes the Sannin Tsunade for her strength. Naruto found her training in ninja weapons. He saw that she was trying to use several swords, blades, kunai, shuriken etc but was having some difficulty. Naruto then helped her in using them. Tenten was very thankful for Naruto's help and became friend with him.

Naruto also went to eat his sole food ramen from Ramen Ichiraku. The owner of the shop, Teuchi and Ayame were very kind and friendly to him. They both knew what Naruto held but didn't see him as that demon but as a child. They are happy whenever Naruto visits their shop and they welcomed him with open arms. Teuchi and Ayame both cared about the boy's health.

Ash smiled that Naruto has made many friends in this village. Even the clan's head liked the boy except a few of them. Those being the head of Uchiha and Hyuga. The head of the Hyuga clan, Hiashi Hyuga didn't like the boy because he sees him as a weak boy. In his eyes, Naruto was worthless. Hiashi instead liked the boy's siblings, Menma and Narumi for holding the Kyubi's chakra.

The head of the Uchiha clan, Fugaku Uchiha despised the boy for he didn't like the Hokage Minato. His hatred was for the Kyubi who were sealed into the three children. His wife Mikoto Uchiha didn't hate the children. She liked them and once, she even took care of Naruto when she saw his bruised body after he was beaten by an angry mob.

Menma hanged out with Neji and Saskue which was a bad idea. He picked up their arrogance about fate and being better than the rest. Naruto avoided them like a plague whenever it was possible. Narumi acted like a spoiled brat. She would use her clan's name to get whatever she wants.

Over the month, Naruto trained hard, his progress was good with the help of shadow clones. His friendship with Hinata grew more but he was too dumb and knucklehead to realize the she has a crush on him. Also, sometime later, he met Hinata's little sister, Hanabi. He became friends with her as well. His friendship also grew with Ino as well. He also hanged out with his other friends.

Ash has sent an invisible clone to keep an eye on the little girl, Yakumo Kurama, heir of the Kurama clan. He ordered his clone to keep her safe as Yakumo's uncle plans to get rid of her. The clone obeyed his order and looked out for the girl. Ash has plans for her in the future.

Everything was going great for Naruto. He got a Sensei who trained him in the art of ninja. He got peoples who became his friends. Life for Naruto was going great. That is until one day that broke Naruto's heart in two pieces. It happened on Naruto's birthday.

Naruto's Birthday

This was the day in which all three children were born on the same day. However, the parents neglected Naruto for Menma and Narumi and made a birthday party for them and not Naruto. Heck, they even made a banner which said "Happy Birthday Menma and Narumi!"

Fucking piece of trash! They are clearly ignoring their eldest son!

All of the clan's heads and their children were there to attend the children's party. Even some civilians and their children were there as well. Naruto was of course there too. Since it was his birthday too but it sadden him to see how they forget about his birthday, which was on the same day as his siblings!

Ash was there while being invisible to everyone. He was there only for Naruto's sake. He told Naruto that he didn't want to come but the boy used his secret weapon on him. The infamous puppy dog eyes! Ash couldn't stand that cute attack and agreed to come to his birthday but on the condition that he would not be seen by anyone else.

Ash saw that the clan's heads were busy talking with Minato and Kushina while the civilian's children were around Menma and Narumi as they boast about being the child of prophecy and being strong. Neji and Saskue were with them as well as they consider themselves to be better than the others. Even Sakura was with them or more specifically with Saskue.

However, the other heirs of the clans were spending their time with Naruto. His friends Hinata, Hanabi, Ino, Choji, Shikamaru, Shino, Kiba with his dog Akamaru, Lee and Tenten were with him. They didn't like Menma and Narumi for their behaviors of superiority complex and arrogance.

After a while Minato announced, "Okay everyone! It's time for Menma and Narumi to open their presents!"

Menma and Narumi cheered at that along with their supporters. Many presents were given to the two children but not one of them was for Naruto. Jiraiya gave them the Toad Summoning contract and Tsunade gave them the Slug Summon contract. Menma took the Toad Summoning and Narumi took the Slug Summoning contract.

Naruto looked at them and became sad. All of the things and attention were being given to his siblings. He didn't want any present. Just some attention from his family. Mikoto saw Naruto's sadness and wanted to comfort him. She brought him a present hidden from everyone else. She plans to give it to Naruto when he is alone.

Naruto's friends saw the sorrow in his eyes and stayed with him to comfort him. Hinata and Hanabi hugged him as they felt his sorrow but Naruto's sorrow only increased ten fold at what happened next.

Minato and Kushina gained everyone's attention. Kushina said, "Now it's time for our gifts. I give you two these two swords made from a very rare metal. They are very tough and its sharpness can cut through anything."

Menma and Narumi took the swords and looked at them in awe. Minato came forward and said, "My gift for you two is that Kushina and I have agreed to make you two the heirs of the Namikaze-Uzumaki Clan."

Menma and Narumi were excited to have that. Neji and Saskue smirked that it was the right thing for them to have that. Hiashi Hyuga nodded in acknowledgment. The other supporters Menma and Narumi cheered for them. Fugaku Uchiha didn't care who became the clan heir.

However, not everyone weas happy with that news. The other clan's heads were furious with that decision. The right was for their eldest son Naruto. Even the clan's heirs were angry at that decision.

Naruto looked like his world was snatched away from him. It was his birth right and his parents took it away from him and gave it to his younger siblings. Was he nothing to them anymore?

Ash was seething with rage as he glared at the boy's parents. He could not believe what he was hearing and wanted nothing more than to rip out their souls and devour them. He looked back at Naruto and saw him leaving quietly and going up to his room. He saw how his friends look sadly at Naruto. Hinata, Hanabi and Ino went with him so they could comfort him.

Ash turned back towards Minato and Kushina and was about to hurt, maim, mutilate, tear, crush, torture and kill them for what they did to Naruto but he stopped when someone else beat him to it.

Mikoto Uchiha came forward and said, "Kushina. How dare you do that."

Kushina said, "Do what Mikoto?"

Mikoto said, "How dare you take away Naruto's birth right."

Minato said, "What's Naruto's birth right?"

Inoichi Yamanaka said, "Naruto is your eldest son. How can you take away his right for clan heir?"

Minato said, "You don't have to worry about Naruto. He is weak and would be a bad choice for being a clan heir."

Chōza Akimichi said, "How can you say that Naruto is weak. Did you and Kushina even train him?"

Minato said, "No. We didn't. We have been focusing our attention in training Menma and Narumi so that they can wield the fox's chakra."

Shikaku Nara said, "Troublesome. Of course Naruto would be weak if you don't even bother to train him. No one is born strong. Everyone starts as weak ones."

Hiashi Hyuga said, "Why are you talking about that ... failure. He is weak and is not worthy to be a clan heir. Just like my eldest daughter."

Mikoto said, "You would always say that to the weak. Hinata is a precious child who has taken the kindness of her mother."

Hiashi Hyuga said, "Don't meddle in the Hyuga affairs Mikoto."

Mikoto said, "That's Mikoto Uchiha to you Hyuga."

Minato shouted, "Enough! No one is going to argue her on my children's birthday party. Naruto is weak and he is nothing. Menma and Narumi will be the clan's heir and that's final."

The clan's heads only glared at their Hokage and left with their children. Ash turned around and was about to go to see how Naruto was doing but stopped when he saw Mikoto going up the stairs. He followed her towards Naruto's room and entered it. In the room, he saw Naruto sitting on his bed with Hinata, Hanabi and Ino hugging him and comforting him.

Ash smiled softly at Naruto as he is not alone here. Mikoto came forward and hugged Naruto too. She said, "Naruto. Are you okay?"

Naruto said nothing and just nodded. Mikoto smiled softly and pulled out a small box. She said, "Naruto. I have a present for you."

Naruto's eyes opened wide when he looked at the gift box. Mikoto gave the box to Naruto who opened it. Inside the box, was a scroll.

Naruto asked, 'What is this Mikoto-san?"

Mikoto said, "Naruto. This is a secret scroll that contains a rare fire style jutsu. It was one of my jutsu that I made it myself."

Naruto looked at her with wide eyes and asked, "Are you really giving me something precious as this?"

Mikoto smiled and said, "Of course Naruto. It's my gift to you. Just don't tell my husband or anyone else because I have kept it hidden from everyone else."

Naruto smiled and shed tears of joy. He hugged her and said, "Thank you for this Mikoto-san."

Mikoto smiled and hugged him. She said, "Happy birthday Naruto."

Ash smiled as he looked at Naruto's happy face. The girls were also happy that Naruto got something for his birthday and hugged him. With that, Ash left them and went back to the house in the Forest of Death and slept for the night.

A Week Later

Naruto was very happy and energetic after his birthday. Why? Because of the present he received from Mikoto Uchiha. The scroll contained one unique but powerful jutsu if mastered correctly. It was called "Fire Style Flame Beam". This fire jutsu allows the user to gather chakra into one's hand and then launch a fire beam out from their palms, that will incinerate the enemies. A very unique jutsu which was created by Mikoto Uchiha.

Ash helped Naruto in learning this jutsu but it was taking time for him to learn as it was a very difficult and hard jutsu to learn. At present, Naruto was only able to shoot flames from his palms at 4 foot long. Any more than that and the flames disappear. However, in time, Naruto will be able to master this jutsu.

Even though Naruto looked happy on the outside, he was very sad on the inside. It was all because of the thing that happened at his birthday. His parents took away his right to be the clan heir and gave it to his younger siblings. Naruto by no means hated or envied his siblings. He loves them like a big brother but after seeing how arrogant and spoiled they became, he tried to keep his distance away from them and avoid them.

All Naruto wished for is to gain a little bit of attention from his parents and receive a bit of their love for him. Maybe he could get some today? Naruto thought about gaining his parents' attention by showing how good he is now.

Naruto asked, "Sensei. Can I take a bit of a break today?"

Ash smiled and said, "Sure thing Naruto. You trained hard for today. Go ahead and take the rest of the day off."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thank you Sensei!"

With that, Naruto ran from the Forest of Death as he avoided the beasts of the forest. Ash was happy that Naruto was cheerful but a bit confused as to why the boy asked for a break from his training. It was rare for him to ask to stop his training for some break. Ash just shrugged and went back on learning more Sealing Art.

After 10 minutes of learning, his instinct flared which alarmed him. He immediately used "Pesquisa" and scanned his surroundings for any enemy. However, he didn't find any human. Only the forest's beasts. So what was his instinct warning him about? His eyes widen when he realized what his instinct was telling him.

Naruto.

Ash smelled Naruto's scent and immediately dashed towards him. From the scent's direction, he assumed that Naruto was at his home. The Namikaze-Uzumaki compound.

With Naruto A Few Moment's Ago

Naruto ran towards his house. He wanted to meet with his parents and show them how good he has become from his secret training with his Sensei. He hoped that his parents would give some attention to him when they see his skills. Naruto continues to run towards his house and hopes that this will get his parents' attention.

Naruto entered his father's compound and went straight to the backyard hoping that his father was still teaching his younger siblings. To his luck, he was still there along with his mother Kushina and his siblings. They were all eating food in the dining room.

Naruto approached his parents and said, "Dad! Mom!"

The two of them turned to see their son walking toward them; inwardly they rolled their eyes knowing what he would want.

Minato asked, "What is it?"

Naruto said, "I was wondering if I could show you guys something?"

Minato said, "Show us something? Fine go ahead and show us."

Naruto said, "Come outside."

Minato, Kushina and Naruto went outside. Naruto then ran over to the closest tree and without using hand signs anymore he ran up the tree using only his chakra, hanging for a few seconds he jumped back down. He had a smile on his face as he looked up at his parents face to see them shock and awe.

But to his dismay, that didn't happen. Minato and Kushina both had faces of pure anger. Kushina gritted her teeth at the display her son had done. Minato was about to move to berate him, but Kushina however moved faster.

Naruto asked, "So what do you think?"

*Slap* *Crash*

The answer came in the form of a thunderous slap across his face that sent him flying into the tree he had run up.

Kushina yelled, "You stupid little bastard! What the hell are you thinking pulling such a stunt? Who taught you the tree climbing technique!"

Naruto didn't know why they were angry with him. His cheek hurt when his mother slapped him hard. Tears began to come out of his eyes as he looked up to the angry face of his mother.

Naruto stuttered, "I w-w-went t-to the l-l-library and and l-l-learned it f-f-from a b-book."

Minato came forward and shouted, "You worthless piece of scum! How dare you take something without permission! We give you everything that you need, a roof to sleep under, the clothes on your back, and we feed you, and this is how you repay us! We fucking told you that you will start your training when the academy begins, but no you go and learn something from the library just to try and get us to train you! We're training your brother and sister so they can harness the power of the Kyuubi so it won't be a threat to them when they are older but you on the other hand don't need the training! NOW GO TO YOUR FUCKING ROOM AND STAY THERE!"

Tears had begun to fall from his eyes, he had never been screamed at like that, his parent's hated him there was nothing more to it, and his eyes then fell on his siblings who came out from the house when they heard screaming and yelling. Menma and Narumi look down on their brother like he was lower than them.

Minato said harshly, "You heard your mother. Get up and go to your room and you're not getting any dinner! GO!"

Naruto scrambled to get up and run but not before screaming at his family, "Why do you all hate me so much!?"

With that Naruto ran into the house and headed straight for his room, where he slammed open and closed the door. He then curled up on his bed and began to cry as his heart shattered into million of pieces. The heart of a pure soul broken by scums of parents.

A small purple portal then opened beside Naruto. From it, two huge hands came out, grabbed the boy and quickly pulled him into the portal which closed after the boy left.

Forest Of Death

A purple portal opened and out came Ash who held a crying Naruto. He quickly took the boy into the house and into his room. There, he sat on the bed with Naruto who latched onto him for something like a life support. Naruto's world was devastated at what happened to him today. He only wanted to be loved by his parents but instead of that, he was slapped, scolded and yelled by his mother and father while his siblings enjoyed his suffering.

Ash hugged the poor boy in order to comfort him as Naruto wailed like never before. All that pent up feeling that he bottled inside of him began to burst open as he cried.

How did Ash know about Naruto's situation? He appeared near the Namikaz house and hid in the shadow of a tree. There he witnessed Minato and Kushina slap and yell at Naruto for doing something they didn't teach him. He also saw how his siblings were smirking at their brother's suffering.

Ash was disgusted by these human filth and transformed his right arm to "Arm Blade". He was about to lunge at them and kill them but stopped when Naruto ran into the house as tears fell from his eyes.

Right there and then, Asuh decided Naruto's future and used "Kamui" to enter the Kamui dimension. From there, he opened a portal to Naruto's room, grabbed him and took him back to the Forest of Death.

Ash looked down at the crying boy which hurt his heart severely. However, his sadness turned to pure unadulterated rage when he thought about his parent's behavior. That was nothing a parent should do with one of their children. That was a mistake which Ash will use to make them regret for the actions they took against their eldest son Naruto.

When Ash was about to talk, Naruto suddenly fell limp in his arms. Ash became alarmed and began to check his body for any wounds and such but found none. He then found out that Naruto was pulled into his mind. So Ash put his hand on Naruto's head and went inside his mind.

Inside Naruto's Mind

Ash entered Naruto's mind and immediately began to search for him. Soon, he heard sounds of crying and dashed towards it. When he arrived, he found Naruto crying in the middle of an empty route. He walked towards the boy and softly hugged him. He patted the boy's back to calm him.

After a while of crying, Naruto asked with teary eyes, "Why? Why? *Sob* What did I ever do to *Sob* mom and dad? What did I ever do to my brother and sister? *Sob* Why do they neglect me? Why do they ignore me? Why do they *Sob* hate me? Why do they hit me? *Sob* Why? Did I do something *Sob* wrong? Did I do *Sob* anything to make them angry at *Sob* me enough to hate me? What did I do *Sob* Sensei? What did I do to make them *Sob* hate me? Please. Tell me. Tell me what I did? *Sob* *Sob* *Sob* "

Ash soften his eyes and rubbed Naruto's hair. He said, "Nothing Naruto. You did nothing to warrant that hate. You are a very pure soul born into a family of scums. They ignored you. They screamed at you. They hurt you. They chose to do this to you rather than accepting you. They saw you as nothing but an unwanted child. They wanted you out of their life."

This made Naruto cried more but what his Sensei said next made his look at him. Ash continued, "But this mistake will be their ultimate downfall."

Naruto sobbed and asked, "What do you mean Sensei? *Sniff*"

Ash said, "They don't deserve you Naruto. They have made that clear. They have lost their right to be your parents. They have abused you and spat on your very existence. They have also taken away your right to be the clan's heir since you are the eldest son. What I have seen them do just moments ago was the last straw. I will make them regret for everything they have done against you."

Naruto asked, "How?"

Ash said, "By making you the very thing they are trying to make your siblings. I have decided to make you and only you the strongest shinobi of this world. You will be the greatest and the fiercest ninja that everyone would dream and hope to become."

Naruto asked, "I will become the strongest ninja? But but what about all of the villagers who ... who .."

Ash said, "The villagers that see you as nothing more than a demon doesn't deserve your protection! No! You will not protect them or serve them! From now on, you will only fight for yourself. You will fight for your friends safety and all! But! The one's who have hurt you! You will not look like they are your equal! You will look down upon those scums like they are the dirt beneath your feet!"

Naruto asked, "And what about my .. my f-family?"

Ash shouted, "Forget about them! They don't care about you! They look down upon you! So you will do the same! But in a much better way that will hurt them in the right place."

Naruto asked, "And that is?"

Ash smiled and said, "Minato and Kushina thinks that Menma and Narumi are the child of prophesy. So you will take that title for yourself!"

Naruto asked, "But how?"

Ash said, "By becoming the very one who will decide whether to save or destroy this world! You will become the child of prophesy and I will train you to be the strongest and deadliest shinobi. That way, your former family will see the grave mistake they did when they play favorites. They will envy you, apologize to you for their mistake and most of all, they will try to make you come back to them. But you won't return to them!"

Naruto asked, "Why?"

Ash asked, "Would you? Would you return to them after all the shit they did to you just for the sake of a shitty prophesy!?"

Naruto thought about it and then shook his head. He said, "No. No, I won't. They have lost that right."

Ash nodded and said, "Good. Listen Naruto. For years, you have been the punching bag of this village but no more. This ends now. In two more years, you will be illegible for admittance in the Ninja Academy. You will enter it and try to be moderate there. You will hide your skills from everyone, other than your friends."

Naruto asked, "But why Sensei? Wouldn't it be great to show off my skills to them?"

Ash shook his head and said, "No Naruto. You are a ninja and ninjas use deception for their advantage over others. Besides, you just need to endure being in the academy for just four years. When all of the scums see that you are not special, they will think that you are easy picking. However, after you graduate from the academy, there will be a chunin (mid level ninja) exam. There, in front of everyone, you will show the world your skills and powers. Especially when there are important figures there to see the fight."

Naruto said, "And what then?"

Ash said, "That will have to wait as I have to make several plans for your future Naruto. And when I am done with you, you will be the most strongest being in this world."

Naruto smiled and said, "Cool. That sounds awesome!"

Ash smiled at Naruto who became happy. Just moments ago, the boy was devastated but with some helping words, Ash was able to bring Naruto back to his happy state. However, his heart is still broken into thousands of pieces. It will take a long time and friends to heal his heart.

*Clang* *Clang*

They both heard something hitting a metal object. They looked around to hear the noise again to see if they were imagining it.

*Clang* *Clang*

They heard it again. They were not imagining it. Ash was a bit confused as to who would be here in Naruto's mindscape but then he realized who or what was here. Ash grabbed Naruto's hand and began to walk towards the noise.

Naruto asked, "Where are we going Sensei?"

Ash said, "To see the one held here against its will."

*Clang* *Clang*

They both walked towards the noise and after a while, they finally reached it. They now stood before a huge cage with a seal in the middle acting like a lock.

*Clang* *Clang*

Something from the inside of the cage hit the door but they couldn't see who it was as it was dark in there. However, they did hear someone talking.

"I must help him."

*Clang* *Clang*

"He needs me."

*Clang* *Clang*

"Wait for me. I'm coming Naruto."

*Clang* *Clang*

"You won't have to be lonely again. I will be here for you."

*Clang* *Clang*

"As soon as I can get through these damn doors!"

*Clang* *Clang*

Ash was a bit confused at the way it talked. From the sound, it seemed like a girl and why was it concerned about Naruto's safety? Ash raised his free hand and shot out several white balls that shine brightly and illuminated its surroundings. Soon, light filled the cage and when he saw who it was, it greatly confused him.

Inside the cage, it was not the great nine tailed fox but a beautiful women of 7 foot tall. She had nine tails, red fur and red hair. She also had two fox like ears on the top of her head. She wore a red dress that covered most of her body but still showed a bit of her breasts.

Ash was having a bit of trouble of seeing her as the nine tailed fox as it was very much different from the story he heard. But here is it. Right in front of him, there was a human fox girl version of the Kyuubi.

Naruto said, "Um who are you miss?"

The girl noticed that Naruto was there and became happy but soon, she became sad, like she did something bad to him.

The girl said, "I'm so sorry Naruto."

Naruto asked in confusion, "What are you sorry about miss?"

The girl said, "It was because of me that you are treated like dirt by this village."

Naruto asked, "But how can that be? I have never met you in my life."

The girl couldn't say anything and continued to sob. Ash took this chance to confirm something. He asked, "Are you the nine tailed Kyuubi?"

The girl became stiff for a second before continuing to sob. She said, "Y-yes. I am t-the nine t-tailed fox."

Naruto's eyes widen and said, "You!? You are the nine tailed fox!?"

Kyuubi said nothing but nodded her head as she cried and said, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." again and again.

Naruto calmed himself down and tried to think of all the info he just got. After processing the info, he walked in front of the cage and stood there as Ash watches him to see what action he would make.

Naruto was silent for a while and then he asked, "I have a question Kyuubi."

Kyuubi nodded and said, "Yes Naruto. Ask anything you want."

Naruto asked, "Can you answer my question truthfully?"

Kyuubi nodded and said, "Yes, I can. I can't lie to you Naruto."

Naruto nodded and asked, "Why did you attack this village?"

Kyuubi said, "I didn't attack this village. I was forced to do it."

Naruto asked, "What do you mean forced to? Didn't you come here to destroy the village?"

Kyuubi said, "I didn't come here. I was always here."

Naruto asked, "Please explain."

Kyuubi said, "Before I was sealed in you Naruto, I was previously sealed inside Kushina. Your mother."

Naruto's eyes widen at that and he shouted, "What!? What do you mean you were sealed inside my mo- ... Kushina?"

Kyuubi noted how the boy called her mother by her name instead of mom. Kyuubi said, "I was first sealed inside Mito Uzumaki, wife of the first Hokage Hashirama Senju. After her, I was sealed inside Kushina."

Naruto was shocked to hear that the Kyuubi was always inside the village. He asked, "If that is true, then how did you get free and attack the village?"

Kyuubi said, "After Kushina gave birth to her children, the seal was severely weakened by it. At the moment of weakness, a masked man came and ripped me out of Kushina. That .. vile man then used that disgusting Sharingan on me and made me his slave. He then ordered me to attack this village. Then in order to stop me, your fath- Minato used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to summon the Shinigami to seal me. However, since my chakra was too great, Minato sealed my chakra inside your siblings while my soul was sealed inside you."

Naruto stood still with wide eyes as he processes the new info he just got. He finally understand why he was hated by the villagers. He finally understood why his family hated him. Naruto lowered his head and his hair fell in front of his face which hid his eyes.

Naruto said, "I finally understand."

Ash and Kyuubi looked at the boy and waited for his answer. Naruto said, "I finally understand why this village hates me. This .. this god damn village hurt me for something I had no control over! These people don't see me as a boy but a demon. The reincarnation of Kyuubi! How can they do this to me!? Can't they tell the difference between a scroll and a kunai!?"

Ash said, "Naruto. You are not a demon. You are simply the container and the villagers are so stupid to see that."

Naruto looked at his Sensei and said, "Really? I'm not a demon? But the villagers say that I am-"

Ash cut him off and said, "Those who say that you are a demon are morons. Their brains are so small that they could not see the truth. They are simply incompetent morons."

Kyuubi sobbed and said, "I'm so sorry Naruto. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry."

Naruto remained silent for a while and then began to slowly walk towards the cage. When he reached the cage, he walked in between the bars and stood in front of the crying fox girl.

Naruto asked, "Did you ever mean to harm this village?"

Kyuubi said, "No! Never! This is my home too. I would never dream to harm it."

Naruto then slowly wrapped his arms around her and hugged her. He said, "Then I forgive you."

This shocked the Kyuubi who asked, "Why?"

Naruto asked, "Why what?"

Kyuubi asked, "Why did you forgive me so easily! I'm the reason you are glared at by the villagers! I am the reason they hate you! I am the reason they hurt you! You should hate me! Despise me!"

Naruto shook his head and said, "No. It was not your fault. You were simply the victim. The real one who is responsible for all of this is the one who controlled you. That is who I must hate."

Kyuubi was shocked by the boy's answer. Never would she thought that a child so young would understand her.

Kyuubi hugged Naruto and said, "I'm sorry and thank you for forgiving me Naruto."

Naruto smiled and said, "No problem. Um would you be my friend?"

Kyuubi was again shocked to hear that. Her previous containers didn't talk or communicate with her but this boy not only did it but wants to be friends with her.

Kyuubi smiled and said, "I would be honored to be your friend, Naruto."

Naruto smiled and said, "So what's your name?"

Kyuubi looked at him and said, "My name? I am the nine tailed fox, Kyuubi."

Naruto shook his head and said, "That is not your name. It's simply a title. What is your real name?"

Kyuubi was again shocked to see how the boy saw through her. She said with a smile, "Yoko. My name is Yoko Karumi."

Naruto smiled and said, "That's a cute name for a cute girl."

Yoko blushed when the boy said her name was cute and that she was cute. She said, "Thank you Naruto."

Naruto smiled and asked, "So what now?"

Yoko said, "I don't know Naruto. I am sealed in here and I can't get out."

Naruto thought about it and said, "Maybe I have an idea."

Yoko asked, "You do? What is it?"

Naruto looked back at his Sensei and said, "Sensei! Can you do something about this cage?"

Ash smiled and nodded. He was greatly pleased by what he has done for the fox girl. He said, "Sure I can. Step away from the cage. Both of you."

Naruto and Yoko stepped away from the cage and saw what he will do. Ash jumped at the cage's door with his right arm bulging with immense strength combined with huge chakra that swirled around his arm. He then *CLANG* gave a powerful chakra enhanced punch at the seal on the cage that *Crackle* *Throoom*, the cage was shattered into several pieces. Thus freeing the fox girl.

Yoko looked at Naruto's Sensei in shock who was able to destroy the cage and the seal with a single punch. She has been trying to break the cage for a long time but he did that with just one punch. How strong is he?

Yoko asked, "What is he?"

Naruto said, "That is Ash. My Sensei."

Yoko asked, "How was he able to destroy the cage that I have been trying to break free from for a long time?"

Naruto said, "Simple. My Sensei is an alien from another world and he is super strong! In fact, I think that no one would be able to take him down since he can use magic and such."

Yoko asked, "Magic?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yup. Magic."

Yoko said, "You can't be serious."

Naruto said, "Just trust me. I asked the same thing about magic not being real but he proved me wrong when he did impossible things in front of me."

Yoko just nodded and took Naruto's word for it. Ash walked towards them and said, "So what do you plan to do now Yoko?"

Yoko said, "I don't know. But I want to stay with Naruto and be with him since all the bad things happened to him because of me."

Naruto said, "I told you Yoko. It wasn't your fault and I forgive you."

Yoko shook her head and said, "Even so. I can't just leave you like this. Let me stay with you Naruto. Please."

Naruto sighed and said, "Okay Yoko. You can stay with me."

Yoko squealed happily and hugged Naruto, burying his face into her breasts. Naruto blushed at the contact and said, "Um Sensei. Is there any way to get Yoko out of me?"

Ash said, "Sure there is a way."

Yoko asked, "Really? What is it?"

Ash smiled and said, "Magic."

With a snapped of his fingers, they all left the mindscape.

Outside Of Naruto's Mind

Naruto woke up and was a bit dazed. He said, "Ohhh. My head hurts. What happened."

When Naruto opened his eyes, he froze at what he saw. In front of him was the Kyuubi, Yoko in her human hybrid form. Naruto saw her body's beautiful curves and huge boobs which made him blush. Yoko was outside and she was happy.

Yoko hugged Naruto and said, "Thank you for freeing me Naruto. I don't know how to repay you for this."

Naruto said, "Actually, it was my Sensei who freed you. And as for payment, just be my friend Yoko."

Yoko smiled and said, "Is that all? Then I accept it."

Naruto smiled and looked at his Sensei. He asked, "So Sensei. What now?"

Ash said with a grin, "Now? Now we simply train and take the world by storm! We'll rock this world upside down! Are you ready for your training Naruto?"

Naruto smiled and his face became serious. He said, "Yes Sensei! I'm ready for anything!"

Ash said with a grin, "Good. Let you advance training ... Begin!"

Chapter 33 Advance Training, Big Brother, Another Surgery

In the middle of Forest of Death, Ash and Naruto stood in the clearing while Yoko sat under a tree as she look at the boy's training.

Naruto asked, "So Sensei. What will be my first advance training?"

Ash said, "I see that your body muscle is developing well. Your speed and endurance has also increased. I think it's about time I teach you Taijutsu."

Naruto asked, "Taijutsu? Oh yeah. I don't have a hand to hand combat style of my own."

Ash said, "Yeah. I have seen you fight with me during your pain tolerance training and concluded that you need one close quarter combat style."

Naruto said, "Yeah. So which Taijutsu are you going to teach me Sensei?"

Ash grinned viciously and said, "Oh I am going to teach you Taijutsu but not any normal one at that. I am going to teach you one of the most strongest and deadliest Taijutsu there is!"

Naruto gulped and asked, "Um w-what is that?"

Ash said, "One of the worlds deadliest close quarter combat style, The Muay Thai."

Naruto asked, "Muay Thai?"

Ash said, "Don't let the name fool you Naruto. Muay Thai is very deadly in close range combat. This style uses stand-up striking technique along with various clinching techniques. This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on shins is known as "The art of eight limbs". Why? Because it is characterized by the combining the use of fists, elbows, knees and shins. Muay Thai can become even more deadlier if the user possess great physical; strength and speed. It will make the user very efficient fighter."

Naruto asked in awe, "Really? But I have never heard of this Muay Thai."

Ash said, "Of course you haven't Naruto. I doubt there is anyone in this world that knows about it. This fighting style is from another world."

Naruto gasped at that and said, "So this means that I will be the only one who will use Muay Thai!?"

Ash said with a grin, "Yup. You will be the very first Muay Thai user in the ninja world."

Naruto had stars in his eyes and jumped around in joy. He exclaimed, "I can't believe I get to learn a Taijutsu that no one has ever heard about! Whoohoo!"

Ash chuckled and said, "Calm down Naruto. I haven't explained much about Muay Thai yet."

Naruto calmed down and said, "Sorry Sensei. I just got so excited that I am going to learn something that no one has ever heard about before!"

Ash said, "It's okay Naruto. Now where was I? Oh yes. Why is Muay Thai very deadly and efficient? Well, in the beginning, there were very few people who used Muay Thai. However, when Muay Thai users were able to defeat notable practitioners of other martial arts, it became widespread internationally across the world."

Naruto said in awe, "That's so cool!"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. Everyone thought that Muay Thai wasn't special but when they saw it with their own eyes and how easily and brutally Muay Thai users defeated their opponents, Muay Thai became one of the strongest and the most deadliest close quarter combat there ever was. No other style could ever compare to Muay Thai."

Naruto's eyes were big with stars in them and he was drooling as he kept on hearing more and more great things about this Muay Thai style.

Ash continued, "Now, Muay Thai techniques are divided into two groups. The major techniques and minor techniques."

Naruto said, "Sensei. Let's get started with the major techniques!"

Ash said, "Now listen carefully Naruto. Don't ever think that major techniques are always better than minor techniques because they aren't. Even the minor techniques of Muay Thai are very deadly if used correctly. Even in a difficult situation, a single minor technique will be the answer of turning the tables on your enemy. Always remember that Naruto."

Naruto listened to the words of his Sensei and nodded. He said, "Yes Sensei."

Ash said, "Good. Now you see that almost all of the techniques in Muay Thai use the entire body movement, rotating the hip with each kick, punch, elbow and block. There are 5 categories of Muay Thai fighting styles. Punching, Elbow, Kicking, Knee and Foot-thrust."

Naruto nodded and soak in every word his Sensei spoke about Muay Thai.

Ash said, "Let's start with the Punching category. The punching techniques in Muay Thai were originally quite limited being crosses and a long circular strike made with a straight arm and landing with the heel of the palm. But in time, several techniques were created to expand Muay Thai techniques. To utilize the range of targeting points, in keeping with the center line theory, the fighter can use either long range or short range attacks to be undertaken effectively without compromising his guard."

Ash walked in front of a tree and said, "Now, for the first technique of punching is called a Jab. Now a jab is a simple punch but they are the integral part of a fighter's defense. With one's speed and power of execution and its range, one can keep the opponent at a distance, preventing him from charging in."

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

Ash give a demonstration by throwing some strong punches at the tree that shook it violently. He said, "Next kind of jab is called the Speed jab. This jab gives a fighter high mobility and is often used with the intention of hitting your enemy before they get a chance to react."

*Bashbashbashbashbashbashbash*

Ash then gave a flurry of speed jabs at the tree which formed several dents within a few seconds. He said, "Next is called the Power jab. You can add power to a jab if it is thrown with a moderate step forward. A "pivot jab" is the most powerful jab, one in which the weight shifts almost entirely to the lead foot, which pivots to put the mass of the body behind the punch. Jabbing from the hip, rather than from a tight guard, will add power to the jab at the expense of speed."

*Bash* *Throom*

Ash spun on his left leg and swung his fist at the tree. A huge hole was made in the tree trunk. He said, "The final jab is called the Defensive jabs. This can be used while moving backwards and at the same time punching your enemy's attack away from your body."

Ash moved backwards and gave a few punches for demonstration. Ash said, "Now the next technique in the Punching category is called the Straight punch. It is a punch usually thrown with the dominant hand the instant an opponent leads with the enemy's hand. You usually put your weight behind this kind of punch and when it connects, the enemy's guard will break and give you an opening."

*Bash* *Crackle* *Thud*

Ash threw a punch at a tree with most of his weight behind it. The tree trunk was destroyed and the upper part of the tree fell on the ground. He said, "Next technique in the Punching category is called the Hook. A hook is a punch that can be performed by turning the core muscles and back, thereby swinging the arm, which is bent at an angle near or at 90 degrees, in a horizontal arc into the opponent. A hook is usually aimed at the chin, but it can also be used for body shots, especially to the liver."

*Bash* *Crackle* *Bash* *Crackle*

Ash spun his body around and gave a few circular swings at the tree with his fists that destroyed part of the tree trunk. Ash explained, "When throwing a hook, the puncher shifts his body weight to the lead foot, allowing him to pivot his lead foot and generate kinetic energy through the hip/torso/shoulder, swinging his lead fist horizontally toward the opponent. Pivoting increases the power of the punch. The hook is a powerful punch that can sometimes knock and enemy out."

Yoko was very interested in seeing this new form of Taijutsu. What she has seen so far about this Muay Thai really impressed her.

Ash said, "The next technique in the Punching category is called the Overhand. An overhand is a semi-circular and vertical punch thrown with the rear hand. This punch is mainly used to bypass your opponent's guard. This punch can deliver a lot of damage if you use your own body weight with it. Overhand is used to mostly aimed at the enemy's head."

*Bash* *Crraaccckkklllee* *Thud*

Ash spun and did a semi-circular vertical punch at the tree which made the tree bend backwards and break its trunk. Thus falling on the ground. He said, "The next technique is called the Spinning backfist. A backfist is performed by forming a fist and striking with the tops of the two largest knuckles. A spinning backfist is performed when the attacker swivels 360 degrees before landing the punch, adding extra momentum to the attack in order to dish out more damage. The fighter will lunge and begin spinning toward the side of the opponent of which he will attack with. In simpler terms, go to the left, spin to the left and connect with the left fist and vice versa. You can also spin yourself in order to avoid an attack and then use that momentum to deliver a powerful spinning backfist. Most of the backfist are aimed at the enemy's neck or the sire of their face."

*Bash* *Throom* *Thud*

Ash spun his body and gave a devastating spinning backfist to the tree which destroyed its trunk and the tree fell on the ground. He said, "The next technique is a powerful move called the Uppercut. The uppercut is a punch that travels along a vertical line at the opponent's chin or solar plexus. Uppercuts are useful when thrown at close range, because they are considered to cause more damage when at close range. Uppercuts usually do more damage when landed to the chin, but they can also cause damage when thrown to the body's solar plexus or when landing on the nose or eyes. It usually initiates from the attacker's belly, making an upward motion before landing on the opponent's face or body. An Uppercut is the second punch thrown, after the jab, but you can use your imagination to create your own combo with the punches."

*Bash* *Crackle* *Thud*

When Ash did an uppercut to another tree, something different happened. Instead of breaking and falling back, the tree was launched upwards into the sky before coming crashing back down on the ground. This shocked both Naruto and Yoko. This Muay Thai was beginning to look more dangerous with every technique Ash demonstrated.

Ash said, "The final technique of the Punching category is a powerful but simple move called the Super punch. The technique involves bringing the rear leg forward to fake a kick in order to confuse the enemy. The user will then take advantage of the enemy's confusion by snapping the leg back while throwing a Straight punch with your body weight behind it. This will result in greater power behind the punch that will dish out heavy damage to your enemy."

*Bash* *Throom* *Throom* *Throom*

Ash lunged at a near by tree and gave powerful straight punch. The tree trunk exploded into thousands of splinters but the shockwave from the punch traveled forward and passed through a few trees that were behind the first one. Thus, destroying them as well.

Naruto and Yoko's eyes widen as they saw the destruction cause by simple punching techniques. Naruto was very giddy that he was going to learn such powerful techniques but wait. This was only the Punching category. What kind of techniques involves the kicks, elbows, knees and foot thrust? If punching techniques were this strong then he can't wait to see what the other category holds.

Ash said, "The next category of Muay Thai is the Kicking category. The first technique is a simple one called the Straight Kick. This is a kick which the user executes by lifting the knee straight forward, while keeping the foot and shin either hanging freely or pulled to the hip, and then straightening the leg in front of the practitioner and striking the target area. It is recommended to always retract the leg immediately after delivering the kick, in order to avoid the opponent trying to grapple the leg and to return to stable fighting stance."

*Bash*

Ash stood in front of another tree and lifted his right knee up while keeping his lower leg hanged freely. Then he quickly straightened the leg forward and hit the tree. A huge dent was formed in the tree trunk.

Ash said, "The next technique is called the Roundhouse Kick. This uses a rotational movement of the entire body. It is done from a circular stance with the back leg just a little ways back in comparison to instinctive upper body fighting where the legs must create a wider base. The roundhouse kick draws its power almost entirely from the rotational movement of the hips, counter-rotation of the shoulders and arms are also often used to add torque to the lower body and increase the power of the kick as well in order to dish out devastating damage."

*Bash* *Throom* *Thud*

Ash spun on one of his legs and did a Roundhouse Kick with his other leg at another tree. The tree's trunk was entirely destroyed from the strong kick and fell to the ground.

Ash said, "The Roundhouse Kick can be used in several ways. You can either use it to kick the enemy's knee on the outside or kick the knees on the inside to break their knees. This will stop their movements for a while. This move is called low kick. The other way to use it is to aim at the enemy's ribs and brake them. This is called the middle kick. Then there is another way to use it in order to counter the enemy's attack by first avoiding it and then attack at the enemy's knee at the same time. This is called low kick counter."

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

Ash did a couple more low kicks at a tree which made deep dents in their trunks. He continued, "Next technique is called Half-Shin, Half-Knee Kick. This is a similar kick to the roundhouse kick, but you will kick your enemy with the top of the shin or even with the knee. This move is aimed at the enemy's ribs with intent to break them."

*Bash* *Crack*

Ash did a roundhouse kick at the tree and hit it with his knee and shin which made several cracks on the tree's trunk. He continued, "Next technique is called the Down Roundhouse Kick. You spin around and raise your leg high up and then bring it down on your enemy. This is mostly used on your enemy who is laying on the ground.

*Bash* *Throom*

Ash walked towards a downed tree log. He spun and raised his right leg above him and then brought it down on the log. The log was broken into two parts.

Ash continued, "The next technique is a powerful kick called the Axe Heel Kick. An Axe Heel Kick draws its power differently than most kicks. Bring your knee up to your chest level and kick your foot high. Once your foot reaches the apex above your enemy's head, your body's momentum combined with the ease of downward acceleration due to gravity can reach speed over 20 mph. This kick is mostly used to kick the enemy's head or ribs with intent of breaking the bones."

*Bash* *Throom*

Ash demonstrated this on another log and destroyed it into two pieces. He continued, "Now the technique is called the Jump Kick which as the name implies is a simple jump kick. However, with your increased strength, a simple kick can become a deadly kick."

*Bash* *Throom*

Ash jumped high into the air and kicked the upper part of the tree, completely destroying it. He landed back down of the ground.

Ash said, "Now for the next category of Muay Thai is called Foot-thrust. It is one of the techniques in Muay Thai that is mainly used as a defensive technique to control distance or block attacks. Foot-thrusts should be thrown quickly but with enough force to knock an opponent off balance. However, the way I will teach you to use this category will be different."

Naruto asked, "How different Sensei?"

Ash said, "You will use your feet like they are blades that will cut and skewer your enemies."

Naruto asked, "How will I do that? My feet are fleshy and can't do what you are asking me to do."

Ash chuckled and said, "You have no need to worry about that Naruto. I have ways to do that for you. Now let's get the techniques of the Foot-thrust. There are a total of five techniques, the Straight Foot-Thrust, Sideways Foot-Thrust, Reverse Foot-Thrust, Slapping Foot-Thrust and Jumping Foot-Thrust. The first technique Straight Foot-Thrust is performed by thrusting your foot forward like a spear and skewer your target. This is mostly aimed at the chest, abdomen and head area."

*Bashik*

Ash thrust his foot at a tree like a spear and skewered the tree's trunk. He pulled his foot out of the tree's trunk and a clean hole was left behind.

Ash continued, "The next technique is called Sideways Foot-Thrust. This is performed when you sidestep an incoming attack and then thrust your foot at the enemy's exposed area from the side. This is mostly aimed at the enemies exposed sides. You want this move to be effective then try to aim at the rib cage from the side."

*Bashik*

Ash made a clone who attacked him. Ash dodged the clone's attack by sidestepping and then thrust his foot at the clone's exposed side like a spear. The clone *Poof* dissipated in a puff of smoke.

Ash said, "The next technique is called the Reverse Foot-Thrust. Just like its name implies, this move is used for the enemies that get behind you. You will need to focus your senses at the enemy behind you and then thrust your foot back at the target."

*Bashik*

Ash stood in front of a tree with his back facing it. He then thrust his foot backwards at the tree's trunk like a spear and skewered it. He continued, "The next technique is called the Slapping Foot-Thrust. In order to perform this move, you will need to spin your body and swing your foot at the enemy's face. With the momentum, you will be able to cut through the target's face like a hot knife through a butter."

*Shhiinng*

Ash spun his body and then swung his foot at the tree's trunk like a blade which cut through the think wood with ease. He continued, "The last technique of this category is called the Jumping Foot-Thrust. This move is very similar to the flying kick. However, instead of kicking the enemy, you will skewer your target with your foot."

*Bashik*

Ash jumped above a log and dived at it with his foot acting like a spear. When his foot met with the log, he easily skewered the wood with his foot. He pulled out his foot from the log and a hole was left in it.

Ash said, "So far, you have seen what punching, kicking and foot-thrust techniques are but they are not the deadly ones I have been showing you so far."

This shocked the both of Naruto and Yoko. How can he say that all of the powerful punching and kicking moves he has shown so far are not the deadly ones? The punch and kicks literally blow through the trees with ease!

Ash continued, "The deadly ones are the next category in Muay Thai which is the Elbow category. The elbow can be used in several ways as a striking weapon, such as horizontal, diagonal-upwards, diagonal-downwards, uppercut, downward, backward-spinning and flying. From the side, it can be used as either a finishing move or as a way to cut the opponent's eyebrow so that blood might block his vision. The diagonal elbows are faster than the other forms but are less powerful. The elbow strike is considered the most dangerous which is mainly used to break your enemies bones and cripple them. With precise attack you can even kill your enemy with a single elbow strike."

Naruto listened closely at what Sensei spoke about this deadly category which involves the use of elbows. Ash said, "The first technique is called the Elbow Slash. This move is similar to that of a sword strike. You can use your elbow like a sword and cut your enemies with a swing of your elbow."

*Bakcrash*

Ash swung his elbow like a sword and tore through the thick tree like it was a piece of branch. He said, "Next technique is called the Horizontal Elbow. This is just like the previous technique but instead of cutting through your enemies, the Horizontal Elbow will bash away the enemies. This move is aimed at the mid section of an enemy. It has a high chance of breaking the enemies ribs."

*Bash* *Bash*

Ash swung his elbow at another tree like a club and made huge dents in the tree's trunk. He continued, "The next technique is called the Uppercut Elbow. This move is just like a normal uppercut but instead of using your fist, you use your elbow to hit your enemy. If your elbow does hit, then it will shatter the bones of your enemies. This move is usually aimed at the enemy's jaw."

*Bash* *Crackle* *Crash*

Ash launched his elbow vertically upwards at a tree which made the whole tree fly high into the sky. Then the tree was split vertically into two and came crashing back on the ground.

Ash continued, "The next technique is called the Forward Elbow Thrust. You lunge towards your enemy like a bullet and thrust your elbow at them. This is a very dangerous move that can kill your enemy if used correctly. This move is usually aimed at the enemy's gut or chest."

*Bashik*

Ash lunge at a tree and buried his elbow deep into its trunk. He pulled out his elbow from the tree and said, "Next technique is called the Reverse Horizontal Elbow. This move is used when an enemy gets behind you. You will use your senses to locate the enemy's position behind you and then swing your elbow backwards."

*Bakcrash*

Ash stood in front of a tree with his back facing it. Then he swung his elbow backwards and made a deep dent into the tree's trunk.

Ash continued, "Next technique is called the Spinning Elbow. This is just like the spinning backfist but it's much more deadlier then it. When you spin around and hit with your elbow, you are guaranteed to break your enemy's bones."

*Bash* *Craraaakakaksh*

Ash spun his body and hit a tree with his elbow. The elbow combined with the momentum, destroyed the tree's trunk and the tree fell on the ground.

Ash continued, "Next, we have the bone breaker technique called Double Elbow Chop. If the enemy is dazed or his guard is down, then lunge towards him and raise both of your elbows above. When you reach the enemy, bring down both of your elbows upon the enemy. Whatever body part you hit with this, you are guarantee to break the enemy's bones with this move."

Ash made a shadow clone and then lunge at the clone while raising both of his elbows above his head. When he reached the clone, Ash brought down both of his elbows *Bash* on the clone and hit the collar bone and the neck. *Crack* Thus breaking the bones and the clone *Poof* dissipated in a puff of smoke.

Ash continued, "The last technique of the Elbow category is called the Mid-Air Elbow Strike. This is just like a jump kick but instead of using your feet, you use your elbow to hit an enemy in the air. This result causes more damage than with a simple foot."

Ash made another shadow clone and both of them jumped into the air against each other. When they reached each other, Ash brought down one of his elbows on the clone and *Bash* *Crack* hit the clone and breaking his bones. The clone *Poof* dissipated in a puff of smoke and Ash landed on the ground.

Naruto was really shocked to see such deadly strikes. Especially the elbow techniques. But it's not over yet as there is still one more category left.

Ash looked at Naruto and saw his shocked and awe face. He chuckled and said, "Did you get all of that Naruto?"

Naruto couldn't speak after seeing what devastating elbow techniques are capable of. He simply nodded. Ash said, "Good. Now we go on the next and last deadly category in Muay Thai. Its the Knee category. In this category, you will learn how to use your knee to brutally hit and break your enemies bones. The first technique is called Straight Knee Strike. This is a typical knee strike that involves thrusting the front of the knee into the head or body of an enemy. The straight knee can be applied from a stand-up position both when the combatants are separated. This move is used to aim at the enemy's head, hips, ribs, solar plexus, stomach and thighs. If you hit with enough strength, then you can break their bones."

*Bash*

Ash simply lunge his knee forwards at a tree and buried his knee into its trunk. He pulled out his knee and said, "The next technique is called the Curving Knee Strike. This move is similar to the straight knee except that it does not use a forward thrusting motion, but is instead rotated from the outside. Whereas the front knee needs some space in between the combatants to be performed, the curved knee can be executed from a minimal distance and break the enemies bones."

*Bash*

Ash rotated his lower body and struck the tree with his knee, making a huge dent in the tree's trunk. He continued, "The next technique is called the Horizontal Knee Strike. In order to perform this move, you first grab your enemy and then hit his chest with your knee like a club. This will crack your enemy's rib cage."

*Bash*

Ash grabbed the front of a tree and hit it with his knee which left a dent in its trunk.

Ash continued, "The next technique is called the Knee Slap. How to perform this move is that you lunge at your enemy while spinning and hit your target's face with your knee like you are slapping him. This is only used to aim at the enemy's face. This will break the the target's cheek bone and the teeth as well."

Ash made a clone and he lunge at the clone while spinning his body. When he reached the clone, Ash swung his knee and *Bash* hit the clone's face *Crack* while also breaking the cheek bone. The clone then *Poof* dissipated in a puff of smoke.

Ash continued, "Next technique is a certain kill move called the Knee Bomb. This can only be used while your target is laying down on the ground. You jump into the air and dive down at the enemy and land on your knees. This will either break his bones and will be left in the hospital for quite sometime or it would kill him."

*Bash* *Throom*

Ash jumped above a log and dived on it with his knees. The log was broken in two pieces. Ash continued, "The next technique is called Flying Knee. It is a knee strike that is very similar to a straight knee, except that it is performed by jumping or by rushing towards the target. The flying knee is used more as an offensive pushing attack rather than a concussive KO attack. Generally, flying knee strikes can be effectively applied when the opponent is off-balanced, recovering from previous strikes, or as a counter to a strike by the opponent. It can also be used as a follow-up maneuver after delivering a particularly incapacitating strike."

*Bash* *Throom*

Ash ran towards a tree and lunge at it with as he thrust his knee forward. The knee not only got buried in the tree's trunk but the attack tore through it like butter.

Ash continued, "The last technique is called the Step-Up Knee Strike. This kind of move requires you to use your enemy's leg to use as a stepping platform, grab his head and then knee his face with your other leg. This is mainly used to aim at your enemy's face and brake his skull."

Ash made a single shadow clone and then stepped on the clone's upper leg. After Ash stepped up on the clone's upper leg, he then used his other leg to *Bash* knee the clone's face. The clone was dispelled from the heavy hit and Ash landed back on the ground.

The Step-Up Kick was done like this.

Naruto and Yoko flinched from seeing the last technique. It was a very deadly move that could even kill an enemy with enough strength. Naruto was shocked and awe even more when he saw the destruction capabilities of the Knee techniques. He can't wait to learn these awesome deadly moves.

Naruto said, "That is so awesome Sensei! Every technique you have shown me is capable of killing my enemies with ease. Let's get started on me learning these awesome moves Sensei!"

Ash said, "Ahhh but I have an idea to make Muay Thai even more effective. Are you interested in that?"

Naruto and Yoko were frozen shocked to hear that. What they have seen about Muay Thai was really deadly and dangerous but how can you make an already dangerous Taijutsu even more dangerous?

Naruto asked, "Um Sensei. You already demonstrated how dangerous and deadly Muay Thai is. How can you make it even more effective that its already is?"

Ash grinned and said, "By combining Muay Thai with another Taijutsu."

Naruto shouted, "What!?"

Ash said, "In order to make the Muay Thai even more effective, I am going to teach you another Taijutsu called Taekwondo."

Naruto asked in confusion, "Taekwondo?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes Taekwondo. This is another Taijutsu, characterized by its emphasis on head-height kicks, jumping and spinning kicks, and fast kicking techniques. For this Taijutsu, you will need to possess speed and agility which you have and will increase in the future. If you combine Muay Thai with Taekwondo, then you will create a deadly Taijutsu that can take down even Jonin (high level ninja) level ninja."

Naruto's eyes bulged out of their eye sockets and his jaw hit the ground with enough force to make a small crater. He was really shocked to hear that learning two dangerous Taijutsu and combining them into one will result in a very deadly Taijutsu that even Jonin level ninja will fall before it.

Ash said, "Let me teach you all of the techniques of Taekwondo. This Taijutsu mostly requires you to spin around, jump around your enemy in order to confuse them and use acrobatic to increase your kicks attack power."

For the next 30 minutes, Ash demonstrated several kicking moves that involves some acrobatic. He used his acrobatic kicks on the nearby trees and boulders, which shattered under the powerful strikes.

*Bash* *Crash* *Throom* *Boom* *Crackle* *Bashik* *Boom* *Crash* *Throom*

To say the least, Ash's demonstration of Taekwondo destroyed the surrounding trees, boulders and ground. By the time he was done, the surrounding area was leveled. After Ash finished his demonstration, he looked at Naruto and saw that his eyes were bulging out of his eye sockets and his jaw was on the ground.

Ash chuckled at the boy's reaction and said, "So Naruto. What do you think about all of this?"

*Thud*

Ash got his answer in the form of Naruto fainting. Looks like it was too much for his mind to take all of this.

Ash looked at Yoko's shocked face and said, "Too much?"

Yoko dumbly nodded and said, "Too much. In fact it's way too much. With the combination of Muay Thai and Taekwondo, Naruto is going to have a deadly Taijutsu that could even take on a Jinchuuriki's beast form!"

Ash said with a smile, "Exactly. By the time I'm done with Naruto, he could even take down his siblings beast forms with ease."

Yoko was silent for a while as she walked towards Naruto and sat beside him. She then lifted his head and put it on her lap as she began to rub his hair. She asked, "Ash. Why are you helping Naruto? And why did you help me?"

Ash said with a smile, "For one thing, Naruto didn't do anything to deserve all of the shit in his life. Secondly, he has a pure soul and I would not let it be tainted by this god damn village! Thirdly, Naruto will become one who will keep peace in this world. And as for you? You were simply a victim. So you deserve justice as well."

Yoko was shocked to hear that. She looked down at Naruto's face and smiled softly. Ash asked, "You like him, don't you?"

Yoko became stiff for a few seconds before relaxing her body. She said, "Yes. Yes I do. Naruto has been the only one to ever speak to me without chaining me up and looking at me like a mass murdering monster."

Ash asked, "Do you plan on being with him in the future?"

Yoko blushed a bit and nodded. Ash smiled and said, "Good. Be with him and support him in his life from now on. He needs friends and family in order to mend his broken heart. You have already become a part of it."

Yoko was surprised to hear that. She really liked Naruto for not seeing her as a monster. Even though she was the reason the village targeted him but he forgave her since she had no control over it.

Yoko realized something and asked, "What about Naruto's siblings?"

Ash asked, "What about them?"

Yoko said, "You need to understand Ash that my chakra is made up of nothing but hate and malice which are sealed in Menma and Narumi. Without my soul, there is no way to control my chakra. The most they would be able to control is three or four tails worth of my chakra but any more than that, they will be consumed by hate and malice and will kill anyone in their surrounding."

Ash was surprised to hear this kind of info. If Menma and Narumi tried to form more than four tails, then they will be in a state of berserk and attack anyone.

Ash asked, "What about their chakra? Is it infinite or is it a limited amount of your chakra?"

Yoko said, "At the moment, I am without my chakra. All of my chakra is sealed inside Menma and Narumi. My chakra will never run out as it will simply make more when it has been used."

After hearing this from her, he began to change his plans and came up with a solution. He said, "You have no need to worry about them. In the future, Naruto himself will correct that mistake."

Yoko smiled and said, "Thank you Ash. For helping Naruto and me."

Ash said, "No problem Yoko. Also, I have been thinking. If you want to be with Naruto, then you must learn to protect yourself from the enemies."

Yoko thought about it and he was right. There are plenty of enemies in this world who would attack her or try to capture her. She will need training in order to protect herself and Naruto. But there is one problem with that.

Yoko said, "You are right about that Ash. I will need the training but at my current state, I won't be able to learn anything."

Ash asked, "Is this about you not having your chakra?"

Yoko nodded and said, "You are correct Ash. Without my chakra, I'm just a normal girl who can't defend herself."

Ash said, "You won't have to worry about that. As I said, Naruto will fix your problem when he deals with his siblings in the future. Now lets wake Naruto so that his training begins. And I know just how."

Ash snapped his fingers and Naruto immediately jumped up from Yoko's lap and started to jump around like an idiot while he screams and pat his back.

Naruto shouted, "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! COLD! COLD! COLD! COLD! COLD! COLD! COLD! COLD! THERE IS SOMETHING COLD THING SLITHERING DOWN ON MY BACK! TAKE IT OUT! TAKE IT OUT! TAKE IT OUT!"

As Naruto danced around like an idiot, some ice cubes fell out from his shirt. After all of the ice were removed, he shouted, "What was that about Sensei!?"

Ash said with a grin, "Well, I wanted to wake you up and what better way to do that than to slip ice cubes down your back."

Naruto heard Yoko laughing which he found cute and he blushed. He huff and said, "Whatever. So what did you wake me up for Sensei?"

Ash said, "I wanted to begin your Taijutsu training. Are you ready for it?"

Naruto smirked and said, "I was born ready!"

Ash nodded and said, "Good. Then lets begin your Taijutsu training now! Make several shadow clones so that they will help you out more. For the next whole month, you will learn Muay Thai and Taekwondo. After learning both of the Taijutsu, you will combine them into one Taijutsu. Lets get started, shall we!"

Naruto shouted, "Yes Sensei!"

Ash said, "Also, you will be wearing these gravity seals. They are new models which will increase your body weight by 4 times. With the gravity seals on, your speed and endurance will increase along with training your Taijutsu."

Ash applied the new gravity seals on Naruto who immediately felt his body weight being increased by 4 times. However, with Naruto's training, he was able to stand with his new increased weight. Naruto then made several shadow clones. Ash too made several shadow clones and each of his clone began to teach the clones of Naruto. One for each.

One Month Later

During the month, Ash trained Naruto hard in his Taijutsu but Naruto prevailed. He learned all of the techniques of both of Muay Thai and Taekwondo. With the gravity seal, Naruto's speed increased more as well as his endurance. With the speed, his Taijutsu was became very effective. Naruto even learned how to mix both of the Taijutsu as he trained and came up with his own combination of moves.

During the month, Ash gave Naruto several breaks from his training and told him to spend his free time with his friends and relax. He did that. Naruto spent his free time with his friends, eat ramen and relax. Since he gotten good at stealth, he avoided meeting with his former family. Naruto surprised himself when he was able to avoid them, especially his former mother Kushina who was a sensory type ninja.

Ash was proud of the boy as he learned Muay Thai and Taekwondo. With Naruto being a ninja, this Taijutsu will become very very deadly as his speed and muscles increased. Now after his Taijutsu training, it's time to train him in another art.

Ash said, "Naruto. In the past month, you have done very well in your Taijutsu training."

Naruto smiled brightly and said, "Thanks Sensei. I couldn't have done it without you. Now I have an awesome but very deadly Taijutsu that can literally take down my enemies with ease. How cool is that!"

Ash chuckled and said, "Yes. It is very cool as you are the only one in the world who knows about this Taijutsu. And now you have made it yours."

Naruto's eyes widen at that and said, "Really Sensei? You are just giving me such a deadly Taijutsu just like that?"

Ash said with a smile, "Of course Naruto. You've earned it fairly."

Naruto gave a teary smile and said, "Thank you Sensei. Thank you."

Ash ruffled his hair and said, "You're welcome Naruto. Now for today, I want to teach you another thing that just may be very useful to you and your friends."

Naruto asked excitedly, "Really? What's that?"

Ash said, "Medical Ninjutsu"

Naruto asked, "Medical Ninjutsu?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. Medical Ninjutsu is a branch of Ninjutsu that is associated with healing. It can also be used for manipulation of their own or another's body cells in order to heal them. The use of medical Ninjutsu requires very advanced chakra control, as well as extensive knowledge on such things as herbs, medicines, the human body and even poisons."

Naruto asked, "So what can I use it for?"

Ash answered, "With the knowledge of medical Ninjutsu, you can use it for a variety of purposes apart from simply healing, such as creating and treating poisons. You can even use medical Ninjutsu to create poisonous gas. It can also be used to perform autopsies or surgeries, or attacking a person's body directly, deranging the target's nervous system or sending them into a comatose state by overriding their body with chakra. Medical Ninjutsu in itself can also be used offensively."

Naruto nodded and said, "That's sounds very useful Sensei. Okay. I want to learn Medical Ninjutsu so that if everyone of my friends are hurt or injured, I would be able to heal them."

Ash said, "That's a good reason Naruto. Now let's begin."

For the rest of the day, Ash taught Naruto everything about Medical Ninjutsu. All of its knowledge and even the jutsu. With the help of shadow clones, Naruto was able to soak in everything Ash told him about Medical Ninjutsu. However, he still needs time to master the Medical Ninjutsu.

A Week Later

After an entire week of studying Medical Ninjutsu and learning several healing Jutsu, Naruto got a firm grasp of it. Now, he is able to heal most external wounds with ease without leaving any scars.

Ash said, "You are learning fast Naruto. That is a very good quality of a great ninja."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thanks Sensei. So what will I learn today?"

Ash said, "Today, you will be smashing trees, boulders and such with your fist, elbow, knee and kicks."

Naruto exclaimed, "What!? You want me to break my limbs against very tough things like boulders!?"

Ash said, "This is your training Naruto. By smashing trees and boulders with your limbs, your fists, elbows, knees and kicks will become tougher. And when they are tougher, you will be able to easily smash your way through solid walls or boulders with ease. You will tear through them like they are made of paper."

Naruto listened to his Sensei and thought about it. He may have learned a deadly Taijutsu but his fists and kicks were weak and not strong enough to break bones. Maybe with this training, he will be able to reach that level.

Naruto asked, "But what if my hands and legs get bruised and broken?"

Ash said, "That's why I taught you Medical Ninjutsu. Whenever you hurt your limbs and body, you will heal them yourself. This will also be another training for you to increase your chakra control."

Naruto nodded and said, "Well, thanks for that Sensei. So what should I smash first?"

Ash pointed towards the giant trees around him and said, "First, you will start with the softer ones. Try to smash the trees of this area. Since they are bigger and broader than normal ones, they are the perfect targets for you."

Naruto looked at his Sensei with a dumb look and asked, "Are you serious Sensei? These are the trees of the Forest of Death! They are very tough to break rather than cutting it. They are by no mean soft!"

Ash said with a grin, "Exactly. Like I said, these trees are the perfect targets for you. You can try to smash them but it will get your limbs broken. However, with the medical Ninjutsu, you can heal yourself and then return back to smashing the trees. Keep on repeating this process and your limbs will become tougher then these trees. Now start smashing these trees."

Naruto sighed and nodded. He then ran towards a big tree and punched and kicked it. After hitting it several times, he stops and looks at his bruised and wounded limbs. Naruto then healed his limbs with Medical Ninjutsu and returned back to hitting the tree. His limbs were crying in pain but he didn't stop. He will complete this training and will make his weak limbs much more tougher and stronger than before.

A Week Later

After an entire week, Naruto did it. He kept on hitting trees with his limbs and sometimes with his head too. His limbs were really wounded by the repeated hits but he was able to heal his wounds with Medical Ninjutsu every time. This also increased his chakra control by a lot. After an entire week, Naruto's fist, elbows, knees and kicks were much more tougher and stronger than before. With this tougher limbs, he was able to smash through the giant trees of this forest.

Even Yoko was very impressed by Naruto's progress. To be able to smash through these huge trees with only his limbs and at the age of 6 no less. This greatly impressed her.

Naruto smiled at his result. He looked at his Sensei and said, "Look Sensei! I did it! I smashed through these trees with my limbs!"

Ash smiled and said, "That is very good progress Naruto but this is only the beginning."

Naruto asked, "Um what do you mean by that Sensei?"

Ash asked, "Don't tell me that you are satisfied by simply smashing through a soft tree, are you?"

Naruto looked at the trees and thought about it. He was happy that his limbs were strong and tough enough to smash through these trees but is that enough? No! In order to become stronger, he will need to up his training.

Naruto shook his head and said, "No Sensei. This is not enough for me. If I am to become the strongest then I will need you to up my training."

Ash nodded and said, "Correct answer Naruto."

Ash then *Crash* stomped the ground with his foot, causing a small tremor. From the tremor, several huge boulders and rock hills raised out from the ground.

Ash said, "Your next training will be to smash these boulders and rocks with your limbs. Can you do that Naruto?"

Naruto, with determination in his eyes said, "Yes Sensei! I will smash these boulders and rocks with my limbs!"

Ash said, "Good. Now begin the smashing."

Naruto nodded and began to hit the boulders now. He felt that these stones were very tougher than the trees he smashed. He got his limbs hurt from hitting them and he healed them with ease. He continued to hit the rocks with and won't stop until he is able to smash them.

Two Weeks Later

This time it took Naruto two whole weeks to smash the boulders and rocks. He hurt himself several times but each time he did, he healed himself. Now Naruto was standing in an area which contained a lot of smashed up stones all around him.

Naruto smiled as he saw his training result. He looked down at his limbs and felt them being more tougher and stronger than before. They were strong enough to smash through the boulder and rock hills with ease.

Naruto said, "Sensei. I did it! My limbs are strong enough to smash through boulders and rocks now!"

Ash smiled and said, "Well done Naruto. For an 6 year old, you have achieved something that no one has ever done before."

Naruto smiled brightly and said, "Thanks Sensei. I told you I could do it."

Ash nodded and said, "I knew you could do it Naruto. But there is still one more training level that I want you to do."

Naruto asked, "What is the next level Sensei?"

Ash said, "Before I say anything, I want to tell you that this next training that I will be giving you is optional. I mean that you can skip it if you want but if you accept it and manage to complete it, then your limbs will become very strong and tough enough to smash through anything with ease. What is you answer Naruto and don't be afraid if I will be disappointed if you choose to skip it or fail to complete it. I'll understand since I know that the next training level will be very difficult for you to complete."

Naruto thought about it and answered, "I want to take a shot at the next training level Sensei. So yes. I will try this training you speak of."

Ash nodded and snapped his fingers.

*Thud* Thud* Thud* Thud*

Out of nowhere, several 10 foot tall, 10 foot wide, steel cubes fall around Naruto who look at them in awe.

Naruto asked, "What use will these be Sensei? You don't mean .."

Ash said, "Yes. I want you to test yourself against these huge steel cubes. Try out every Taijutsu skill you have learned and try to break them."

Naruto looked at the cubes in shock when he heard that his Sensei wanted him to try and break them. A sense of fear began to rise inside of him but this fear was not about him not being able to break the cubes but a fear of being a disappointment to his Sensei. He thought that if he fails this training, then his Sensei will be disappointed in him and leave him.

Naruto clenched his fist and lunge at the cubes. He began to hit them but to his shock and fear, no cracks were formed. Not even a small dent. This greatly increased his fear and began to unload a barrage of attacks on the cubes in hope of breaking it and not disappoint his Sensei. His limbs were wounded but he didn't stop to heal them as he continued to hit the cubes with his broken fists and kicks.

Ash saw that Naruto didn't heal his wounds and continued to hit the steel cube. He said, "Naruto. Stop. Heal your wounds first."

However, Naruto ignored his Sensei as he focused on breaking the cube. His fear began to take control of him and kept on hitting it with his broken limbs. This further damaged his limbs but he was stubborn and still stood on his broken legs.

Ash felt fear coming from Naruto but fear of what exactly? He again said, "Naruto! Stop this at once!"

Again Naruto ignored his Sensei's words and continued hitting the cube like a mad man as blood sprayed from his broken hands and legs. However, his attacks were soon stopped when someone hugged him tightly. Naruto was angry at who stopped him. He turned his head around to see who stopped him from breaking the cube. His angry face became one of shock and confusion when he saw that the one who stopped him was Yoko. Her face had tears running down as she continues to hold him tightly.

Naruto asked, "Yoko? Why did you stop me?"

Before Yoko could say anything, Ash came forward and asked, "The one who should be questioning someone should be me Naruto. Why didn't you stop when I asked you to? Why didn't you heal your hands and legs when they got hurt? Look at them. They are clearly broken beyond the normal."

Naruto looked down on his limbs and saw that they were indeed broken. His fingers were bent in the wrong direction with some small bones sticking out from his flesh. His limbs looked more like a bloody stump and he didn't feel that much pain because of his pain tolerance. His face then became one of sadness and sorrow.

Ash saw this and asked, "Naruto. Please tell me what's wrong with you? I can feel some sort of fear coming from you but I don't know what this fear is about? Please tell me Naruto."

Naruto stayed quite for a while. Then he said, "Because I'm afraid."

Ash asked, "Afraid of what?"

Naruto said, "Afraid that I would disappoint you and you would leave me."

This shocked both Ash and Yoko. They remain quiet to let the boy continue. Naruto said, "In my past, no one acknowledge me. They ignored me, hated me, glared at me, badmouth me, beaten me and even tried to kill me. Even my family began to ignore me when I was 3 years old. I was so alone that it hurts me so much. I just wanted one person to acknowledge me and be my friend but in those time, there was no one around me to be my friend."

Tears began to fall from Naruto eyes as he spoke. Yoko hugged him tightly and rubbed his back to calm him. Ash just stayed quiet and listened to Naruto's words.

Naruto continued, "Then when I was about to die, you came into my life Sensei. You gave me food when no one else would and I had to go through garbage in order to find something edible to survive. You gave me new clothes when no other shop would let me enter and kick me out. You gave me a home when others would not. Even my own family would lock me out of their house sometimes when I was out. I would then take shelter under some trees and try to keep myself warm. You gave me knowledge when others refused to even listen to me. You gave me training when even my own family refused to train me. You even gave me many friends. I know you gave me breaks from training just so I could meet someone around my age and became my friends."

As Naruto kept on speaking his heart out, it greatly effected Yoko who also began to shed tears at what this village did to him. Ash knew that Naruto would look up to him like a savior of something but he didn't think that he would hold him at such a high place.

Naruto said as he choke and cry, "You did everything a *Sob* family should have done for their *Sob* children. You gave me everything *Sob* and asked for nothing *Sob* in return. You made me laugh. We had fun. I *Sob* I didn't want to *Sob* disappoint you when you told me to *Sob* break the steel cubes. I thought that if I *Sob* couldn't break the cubes then you would be *Sob* disappointed with me and then would *Sob* leave me. I *Sob* I don't want you to *Sob* leave me Sensei. I would be all *Sob* alone again. Please *Sob* *Sob* don't leave me ....dad. *Sob* *Sob* *Sob*"

Ash's mind screeched to a halt and his eyes widen when he heard Naruto calling him dad. Him of all people! He never thought that his helping Naruto would greatly affect the boy to this level. Ash knew that he read Naruto's memory but he couldn't feel the boy's aching heart. Several thousands things began to move inside of his mind as he process the word "Dad" into his brain.

After processing what he heard, he got an answer. He looked down at the crying Naruto and sighed deeply. He lifted his right hand above Naruto's head and closed his fingers into a fist. He then *Bonk* hit the top of Naruto's head lightly and made a small bump.

Yoko gasped and shouted, "What do you think you are doing!?"

Ash ignored Yoko and look down at Naruto with emotionless eyes. After staying quiet for a while, he spoke, "You ... really thought I would have left you if you disappointed me even once?"

Naruto continued to cry and only nodded. Ash sighed again and said, "You ... are really ... a knuckle headed idiot!"

*Bonk*

Naruto got hit by Ash's fist again. He rubbed the bump on his head with his broken hand. He was very confused by what his Sensei said. Why wasn't he angry at him for not being able to break the steel cubes?

Ash spoke, "Naruto. So what you couldn't do something I ask of you. You really think that I would have left you just because you failed me once. Wrong! You failed once or twice or thrice. So what? Heck! Even if you failed me a thousand times, I would still be with you and continue to train you! And if you would have listened to me carefully, I said that I wanted you to test yourself against the steel cubes. Test. T-E-S-T. Test. I never ordered you to break the steel cubes as I know you couldn't at your current level."

Naruto's fear disappeared when he heard that. He looked back up at his Sensei when he heard that. How could he misunderstand or heard incorrectly?

Ash continued, "Naruto. I want you to know something about me. I would never ever abandon someone just because they couldn't do what I asked of them to do. To me, my friends and family are above my own life! I would fight for their safety and would gladly sacrifice myself if it means they would be alive and safe! I have powers no other being possess. Since I have these powers, I use them to help others."

Naruto and Yoko both listened intently at what Ash spoke about. They were also surprised at how he valued friends and family above his own life.

Ash continued, "Remember one thing Naruto. This is one of my own rule that I follow. If you possess power or strength, then use them to help others. However, if you possess power or strength and don't use it to help others but only for yourself, then you are not worthy of that power. Remember my words for they will help guide you in your future."

Naruto was really awe and shocked by what his Sensei told him. To follow a rule like that and help others for nothing in return, it just amazed him further than before.

Ash said, "And as for calling me dad .... well I'm sorry to say I can't be your dad Naruto."

Naruto immediately became sad and looked down to hide his hurtful face. However, he his sadness turned to shock at what he heard next.

Ash said, "The reason I can't become your dad is because ... I'm only 18 years old."

Yoko and Naruto both shouted, "What!? You're that young even if you look a 40 year old man!?"

Several tick marks formed on Ash's forehead as he was greatly offended by what they said. His head became big as he used the famous "Big Head Jutsu", just like the the one teacher of ninja academy Iruka Umino uses. Ash's teeth became sharp like a shark.

Ash shouted, "WHO ARE YOU CALLING OLD, YOU LITTLE BRATS!?"

Naruto and even Yoko flinched back from that sudden outburst. How that happened? It's Anime logic. These kind of actions can only happen with its funny that makes the Readers laugh as well.

Ash's head returned back to normal and his teeth as well. He said, "I cannot become your dad Naruto .."

This made Naruto sad but what he heard next excited him with joy and happiness.

Ash said, "But I can become your big brother. You can call me Ash, big brother or just bro. Choose whatever you want to call me."

Naruto's eyes widen when he heard that. Tears began to fall from his eyes. He then hugged his big brother and said, "Big bro! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

Ash smiled and ruffled his hair. He said, "It's no problem .. little bro."

This day, Naruto was the happiest boy as he just got himself a big brother. Yoko was too happy with this. She hugged Naruto as well.

After hugging for a while, Naruto asked, "So bro. What now?"

Ash said, "First, we got to heal your broken limbs."

Ash bent down and formed some hand signs. Then his hands were covered in green chakra. With this, he put his hands on Naruto's broken limbs. Soon, all of Naruto's limbs were healed back to normal.

Naruto was amazed by his big brother's healing speed. He asked, "Wow bro. I didn't feel that much pain from my broken limbs. Must be because of my pain tolerance. Also, your medical Ninjutsu is a lot faster than mine. Why is that? I also use the same medical Ninjutus as you?"

Ash said, "It's because my chakra control is very good. You can say that I have almost mastered my chakra control. The more control you have on your chakra, the more effective and faster your jutsu becomes."

Naruto said, "Cool. So that means that I too can master my chakra control in the future?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure can little bro. With the help of shadow clones, you can increase your training by several fold."

Naruto said, "That's great to hear. So what do I do for today bro?"

Ash said, "For today, just keep on hitting the steel cubes in order to make your hands and legs stronger and tougher but don't focus on breaking the cubes as you can't at your current level. Okay?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes bro. I understand."

Naruto then began to hit the steel cubes for the rest of the day. Yoko kept a close eye on Naruto to see if he ever needed some help with healing his wounds. He kept on punching till he was exhausted. He then slept for the night.

Next Day

After a day of hitting steel cubes, Naruto could feel that his limbs became more stronger and tougher than before. It was worth hitting the steel cubes for a whole day.

Naruto asked, "What's today's training bro?"

Ash said, "Little bro. I have taught you all of the necessary things a ninja needs to know. Now, all you have to do is to master them."

Naruto asked, "For how long bro?"

Ash said, "There are a few months left for this year. For the rest of the year, I want you to train in everything I have taught you and train in it again and again until you become very good at it. With this much time to train, you will excel everyone at a younger age."

Naruto said, "Sounds good bro. So what do I do after all of that time?"

Ash said, "After you have done training for the remaining time, you will become much stronger. After you become stronger, I will give you a gift that will make you very special. Consider it a reward and gift from your big brother."

Naruto smiled and said, "A gift from you bro? That's sounds exciting. I can't wait to see what you give me after one year."

And so Naruto trained for the rest of the months in the current year. He trained in everything Ash taught him. Everyday, Naruto woke up, ate breakfast and trained in the art of ninja. He did take one break after every 4 days. He will use that free time to spend with his friends and avoid his former family like a plague. His friends knew what Naruto's family did to him, so they to tried to stay away from them and their children.

During the year, Naruto met with many adults that he befriended. He met Asuma Sarutobi who is a jonin of the Sarutobi clan. He was typically a laid-back individual and was a heavy smoker but he decreased his smoke intake when his father, Hiruzen Sarutobi died. His elements are Fire and Wind. His specialty is Chakra Flow which is use to empower his tools with sharp edges and increase their range. His special move is Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning which Naruto learned.

Next he met a beautiful kunoichi (Female Ninja) Kurenai Sarutobi who is a member of Sarutobi clan. She is a jonin whose natural talent is Genjutsu. Kurenai is a caring and brave woman. Naruto found that she has a hidden crush on Asuma Sarutobi.

Next, Naruto met with Might Guy who is a jonin of Konohagakure. He is a master of Taijutsu. Guy is the son of Might Duy, who was known throughout Konoha as the "Eternal Genin". Guy is perhaps most fully represented by his "nice guy" pose: a thumbs up, wink, and winning smile. He is a very energetic and hard working ninja who likes to help out in any way. His elements are Fire and Lighting. He can't use Ninjutsu but he can use his elements into his Taijutsu which makes him very strong.

Next, Naruto met Iruka Umino who is a chunin (Mid Level Ninja) of Konohagakure who serves primarily as an instructor at the Academy. When Naruto met him, Iruka was a bit hostile towards him. Iruka hated Naruto as he possess the Kyuubi's soul. Why? Because his parents were killed in the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack. However, later on, after spending more time with him, Iruka saw that Naruto in no way was the Kyuubi as everyone else sees him. Iruka's hatred evaporated when he saw that Naruto was a cheerful and happy boy and became friends with him. Naruto describes Iruka as being both big-hearted, and soft-hearted. However, he can be stern when the situation calls for it.

Next, Naruto met Ibiki Morino who is a Tokubetsu jōnin (Special High Level Ninja) of Konohagakure and the commanding officer of the Konoha Torture and Interrogation Force. Ibiki is a very strict person, and has even been described as being a sadist. Compounded with this is his belief that pain is an effective form of communication, which he employed whenever he carries out his duties of torture and interrogation. Even though he was strict, he didn't see Naruto as the Kyuubi as he didn't let his hatred for the fox blind him. He later on became friends and taught Naruto some torturing and interrogation techniques.

Next, Naruto met Anko Mitarashi who is also a Tokubetsu jonin of Konohagakure. She was the student of Orochimaru, one of the three Legendary Three Ninja besides Tsunade and Jiraiya. Orochimaru took a strong interest in Anko, teaching her several of his signature Jutsu. Orochimaru eventually used Anko as a test subject for his Cursed Seal of Heaven. Of the ten subjects, Anko was the only survivor. After she received her cursed seal. Orochimaru left the village. He didn't kill her because she was valuable as a research subject. Naruto found out that she was treated like him as the village see her as the bastard snake Orochimaru. Naruto befriended her and promised her that he would find a way to get rid of her curse seal which made her happy.

Lastly, he met with Kakashi Hatake who is a jonin shinobi of the Hatake clan. He is one of Konoha's most talented ninja. He dislike responsibility and especially the Kyuubi. He expressed his feelings of hate for the fox clearly when he told Naruto that he should just die for the sake of this village. Ash told Naruto to stay away from him as he would be a danger around the boy. So he avoided being near Kakashi but he didn't stop pranking him stealthy.

Naruto also met with the clan's heads and became friends with them. Shibi Aburame of the Aburame Clan, Chōza Akimichi of the Akimichi Clan, Shikaku Nara of the Nara Clan, Inoichi Yamanaka of the Yamanaka Clan and Tsume Inuzuka of the Inuzuka Clan.

Naruto met them all. Except for Hiashi Hyuga of the Hyuga Clan and Fugaku Uchiha of the Uchiha Clan. Hiashi hates Naruto for being a failure while Fugaku just hates Minato and his whole family.

As for Yakumo Kurama of the Kurama Clan, Naruto did meet her. Since he was really good in stealth, he snuck past the guards and entered the mansion where he met her. There, he found her sitting on a wheel chair as she was busy painting. When she first met him, she was hostile that he might be a spy or an enemy but Naruto convinced her that he wants nothing more than to be her friend. She was suspicious of him but let him be in her presence. During his time with her, Naruto found that Yakumo had a seal placed on her to seal away her power which made her angry. However, with her permission, Naruto inspected her seal and found that it was sapping away her strength at a snail speed. That is why, she was in a wheel chair. He looked at her leg muscles and found them to be very undeveloped. Naruto promised that he would find a way to break that seal and also help her in gaining control over her power. This made her happy and she accepted to be his friend.

After The Year Was Complete

After training for the remaining year, Naruto had become much stronger than before. He was now 7 years old and today was the day he was born. Today was his birthday.

Naruto asked, "Hey bro. Times up. So what gift you got for me? Is it another special training?"

Ash thought about it for a while and said, "No little bro. Your gift will not be training but something more special."

Naruto exclaimed in disbelief, "What!? Something more special than my training? What is it?"

Ash said, "Today is your birthday little bro and my gift to you is very special. I want to perform another surgery on you Naruto."

Yoko and Naruto were surprised to hear that. Yoko asked, "What's this surgery you are talking about Ash?"

Ash said, "In the past, I operated a surgery on Naruto. That surgery was a success which has increased Naruto's chakra production tremendously. Also, the chakra coils inside Naruto's body are much bigger than before, allowing more chakra to flow throughout his body. His chakra reserve have also increased tremendously."

Yoko was very shocked to hear that. The ninjas has been trying to find easy ways to increase the chakra pool but found none. However, here is the proof right in front of her.

Naruto asked, "Bro. What will this surgery be about?"

Ash said, "Ah ah ah. That is a surprise for you Naruto."

Naruto pouted and said, "Aw bro."

Ash chuckled and said, "So let's begin your surgery Naruto."

Naruto said, "Um bro. Should I be ... you know ... unconscious for that?"

Ash face became one of realization and said, "You're right Naruto."

Ash snapped his fingers and a huge hammer was created in his hand. Naruto looked at the hammer in fear as he got a bad vibe from it or what's coming in the next few seconds.

Naruto gulped and asked, "Bro. .. What is that hammer for?"

Ash said, "This hammer is for knocking you out."

Naruto asked, "Knock me out? Don't tell me .."

Ash nodded and said with a grin, "Yup! I'm going to wack your head with this hammer here. Now hold still will you."

Ash prepared to hit Naruto with his hammer which freaked out the boy. However, before the hammer could hit him, Naruto ran away while screaming like a little girl.

Naruto shouted and he ran away from his hammer-wielding-bro, "Are you trying to kill me bro!?"

Ash ran after Naruto with a twisted grin and said, "Oh don't worry about it little bro. You won't even feel a thing and before you know it, it will be over already. Now come back here so I can wack you good."

Naruto looked back at his bro with wide eyes as he ran and shouted, "You must be crazy if you think I will allow myself to get hit by that huge hammer!"

Ash said, "Um little bro. You should keep your face forward to see what's in front of you."

Naruto said in confusion as he turn his face forward, "What do you mean by that-"

*Crash*

Naruto didn't see what was in front of him and ran blindly face first into a tree and knocked himself out. He fell back on the ground with his eyes rolled back onto his head.

Ash stopped running and said, "Well, I was intending to wack you to knock you out but this works too. Let's get started, shall we?"

Yoko came and asked, "Was that really necessary?"

Ash chuckled and said, "No but it was fun having him run like that. Now to get on with his surgery."

Ash started the surgery as he knelt down and put his hand on Naruto's eyes. The viral flesh liquidized and began to seep into the boy's eyes. They then began to change Naruto's eyes into something else. Something very unique. After some time, the surgery was done and all of the virus returned back into his hand.

Yoko saw Ash's flesh melting into liquid which freaked her out but didn't say anything. She concluded that this liquid flesh was how Ash did his surgery.

Naruto woke up and groaned as he asked, "Owww. What hit me?"

Ash chuckled and said, "How about face planting in the tree trunk?"

Naruto pointed at him and said, "Hey! it was your fault that I crashed into the tree!"

Ash laugh and said, "Hehehe. Yeah! And it was very funny. Hahahaha. Jokes aside, how do your eyes feel?"

Naruto said, "My eyes feel fine. And for some reason, I can see very clearly. Even clearer than before. What did you do bro?"

Yoko looked at his eyes and gasped in disbelief. She stutter, "Y-you have t-the b-but how n-no impossible can't .."

Naruto asked in worry, "Hey hey Yoko. What's the matter? You seem like you saw something that shouldn't exist."

All Yoko did was point towards his eyes which confused Naruto. He asked, "What? Is something up with my eyes? What is it?"

Ash snapped his fingers and created a small mirror. He said, "Why don't you see for yourself?"

Naruto looked into the mirror and saw his eyes. He was very confused and shocked to see what happened to his eyes. He saw that his eyes that were blue before, were now purple and had three rings in them.

Naruto asked in confusion, "What did you do to my eyes bro!?"

Ash said, "This is my gift to you little bro. I have given you one of the most unique blood line there are amongst the Sharingan and the Byakugan. I give you your own new and unique bloodline, the Rinnegan. Happy birthday little bro. Now you have your own unique bloodline."

Naruto asked in confusion, "The Rinnegan? Are they better than the Sharingan or Byakugan?"

*Bonk*

"Ouch!"

Yoko smashed her fist on the top of Naruto's head and said, "Better than the Sharingan or Byakugan you ask? The Rinnegan is the most rarest and unique eyes in the ninja world! It is an ancient eyes that would put the Sharingan and Byakugan to shame! The Rinnegan is said that in times of disorder, one who wields the Rinnegan is sent down from the heavens to become either a "God of Creation" who will calm the world or a "Destroyer" who will reduce everything to nothingness."

Naruto's eyes widen and said in awe, "Woooow. That sounds Awesome."

Yoko said, "Awesome? Is that all you can say? The Rinnegan are the eyes that were once possessed by the Rikudon Sennin! Respect your eyes baka!"

(Baka is Japanese for idiot. Also, its much more funny to say baka rather than idiot.)

*Bonk*

"Yeouch! Yoko. Stop. You are going to give me brain damage."

After massaging the bumps on his head, Naruto asked, "So my eyes are really special? How special are they? Also, who is the Rikudon Sennin?"

Ash said, "The Rikudon Sennin or Sage of the Six Path was the one who saved this world and was the one who gave chakra to the humans. He was the original wielder of the Rinnegan."

Naruto said, "Coool."

Yoko was still in shocked when she saw Naruto with the Rinnegan. A question was formed in her mind about Ash.

Yoko asked, "Ash. How were you able to give Naruto the Rinnegan? They are very unique and have been lost since the time of the Sage of the Six Path. So how?"

Naruto too was curious about that and asked, "Yeah bro. How did you give me these unique eyes?"

Ash smiled and closed his eyes. When he opened them, both Yoko and Naruto gasped in shock when they saw that he too possess the Rinnegan!

Ash said, "I can only give someone something if I possess it in the first place."

Yoko said in disbelief, "How? How can that be? How can you possess the Rinnegan? Now there are two people who wield the Rinnegan."

Naruto said, "Bro! That is so cool!"

Ash said, "Thanks little bro. Now, as for how the Rinnegan is special? One who possess the Rinnegan is blessed with special and unique powers. The eyes alone will make you very special Naruto. Enough to make the whole world come after you."

Naruto gulped in fear and asked, "Um would they really come for me just for my new eyes?"

Ash said, "No need to worry about them Naruto. For the time being, you are safe here. When I am done with your training, you will be able to single handedly take down armies of enemy ninja."

Naruto said, "That sounds so awesome bro. So what powers do I get with these Rinnegan?"

Ash explained, "The Rinnegan grants the wielder a wide range of abilities without any known chakra requirement to keep the eyes active. Rinnegan are able to see chakra, as well as its flow within the body and the activated tenketsu of the Eight Gates. However, they are unable to see through obstructions such as smoke bombs. One who possesses the Rinnegan are granted all of the five chakra elements. This allows you to master any jutsu. The other powers of the Rinnegan is that you can create black receivers in which you can transmit your own chakra from a long distance. Also, you can manifest chakra chains which can be used to bind the tailed beasts. Or in your case, you siblings berserk form."

Naruto eyes widen in joy and said, "Coool. They won't be able to use their beasts against me."

Ash said, "I'm not done yet."

Naruto shouted, "There's more!?"

Ash nodded and said, "Besides the five chakra elements, there is another category of unique powers you now have access to. These unique powers are abilities that are collectively known as the Six Paths Technique."

Naruto said, "Awesome! What are they?"

Ash explained, "The first path is called the Deva Path which gives the user the power of gravity manipulation, such as attractive and repulsive forces. The second path is called the Preta Path which allows the user to absorb chakra. This means that you can absorb enemy's jutsu or you can directly absorb chakra from the enemy's body. The third path is called the Human Path which allows the user to absorb information from enemy as long as the user is touching them. You can also rip out the soul of the enemy, thus killing them. The fourth path is called Animal Path which allows you to have multiple summoning contracts and can even summon animals you don't have contact with but they will not have free will or remembrance of being summoned. The fifth path is called Asura Path."

Ash said, The Asura Path will allow you to turn your own body into mechanized armor and weapons. The sixth path is called the Naraka Path. Now I need to tell you Naruto that this Naraka Path is only used for interrogation purpose. Okay?"

Naruto asked in confusion, "Why is that bro?"

Ash explained, "Because when you use Naraka Path against your enemy, you will summon a construct known as the King of Hell that will interrogate the target. After it is done, the target will always die in the end as the King of Hell eats their life force. That is why you should be careful with this one. Never use this on one of your friend or they will die."

Naruto's face became pale in fear and said, "O-okay bro. I'll refrain from using the sixth path. I'll only use it with the situation calls for."

Ash said, "Good. I have told you all of the six paths of the Rinnegan. However, there is one more hidden path."

Naruto asked in shock, "What!?"

Yoko said in disbelief, "That's impossible. We Tailed Beasts were created by the Sage of the Six Path and we know only about the six unique abilities of the Rinnegan. How can there be a seventh ability?"

Naruto heard that and asked, "Wow Yoko. You're that old?"

*Bonk*

"Owwwww!"

Yoko shouted with a big head and sharp teeth, "HOW DARE YOU CALL ME OLD BRAT!?"

There was a huge bump on Naruto's head. He rubbed his bump as he cried anime tears. Ash laughed at this and said, "One thing you need to know about girls little bro is that you never ever say that they are old or else you will get the beating of your life."

Naruto said, "Thanks for the tip bro. Could have used it if you told me about it earlier."

Ash chuckled and said, "So on with the Rinnegan. Yes. It's true that there is another path the Rinnegan has. I don't know if the Sage knew about it or not but it is a very unique ability."

Yoko asked, "What is the seventh path?"

Ash said, "The seventh hidden path is called the Outer Path. This will allow the user to preside over life and death. You will be given the power to use the King of Hell to revive the dead by relinquishing souls back to their dead bodies. This path can also be used to heal the critically wounded."

Yoko asked in disbelief, "The ability to bring the dead back to life? That is unheard of."

Naruto had stars in his eyes and said, "That's so awesome! With this, I will be able to keep my friends from dying! I can even bring them back to life if they are ever killed by the enemy or something."

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. However, there is a big risk when reviving the dead little bro."

Naruto asked, "A risk? What is it?"

Ash said, "The risk is you forfeiting your life after reviving the dead."

Naruto shouted in shock, "What!?"

Yoko said, "Naruto. I forbid you from using the Outer Path."

Naruto said, "But but what if one of my friends die? What if I want to being them back? What if ..."

Ash ruffled the boy's hair and said, "There's no need to worry about it little bro. I have a solution to that."

Naruto's eyes widen at that and he asked, "Really? What is it bro?"

Ash said, "When you are using the Outer Path to revive someone from the dead, it costs you a lot of chakra. So the solution is simple. Chakra."

Yoko asked, "Really? Just chakra?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. Naruto can escape the risk if he has enormous amount of chakra. With all of this training he's been having, I know that Naruto will haves tons of chakra in the future. Also, little bro, you must keep in mind to never ever use the Outer Path when your chakra is low okay? Always use it when you are in top condition. This will save your life."

Naruto nodded and said, "Thanks bro. I'll definitely remember that."

Ash remembered something, "Oh! I forgot to mention something. One of the powers of the Rinnegan is shared vision."

Naruto asked, "Shared vision?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. Now, that you have the Rinnegan, your clones will have them too and they too will possess its powers as well. With your clones having the Rinnegan, you can see what they are seeing and your clones will see what you are seeing. Try it out."

Naruto made several shadow clones and saw that they possess the Rinnegan too. However, he immediately noticed that he was seeing several different things at the same time. He realized that what he was seeing was what his clones were seeing.

Naruto exclaimed in joy, "This is amazing bro! I can see everything my clones are seeing!"

A clone said, "And I can see what you are seeing boss."

Ash smiled at Naruto's happiness. He never used the Rinnegan abilities in Equestria because he never needed them. Now that he has given Naruto the Rinnegan, he unlocked his own Rinnegan abilities which are as follow:

The Sage of Six Paths
This is a very rare Kekkei Genkai (Blood Line). The Rinnegan which was wielded by the sage of the six paths. It bless the user with 6 abilities and 1 hidden ability.

The Six Paths
Deva Path
This path gives the user the power of gravity manipulation.

Preta Path
This path lets the user absorb chakra.

Human Path
This path lets the user absorb information from people as long as the user us touching them. The user can also rip out the soul of the enemy.

Animal Path
The user will have multiple summoning contracts and can even summon animals he don't have contact with but they will not have free will or remembrance of being summoned.

Asura Path
This will let the user to turn his own body into mechanized armor and weapons.

Naraka Path
This will let the user summon a construct known as the King of Hell for interrogation purpose. It can also be used to heal and revive others.

Outer Path
This is a hidden path of the Rinnegan. This will allow the user to summon the King of Hell and us it to revive the dead by relinquishing souls back to their dead bodies.

After unlocking his new powers, Ash felt something negative coming from Naruto. He looked at him and saw that his once happy face turned into a sad one.

Ash asked, "Little bro. You okay?"

Naruto was silent for a while and then asked, "Why?"

Ash asked, "Why what?"

Naruto asked, "Why did you give me the Rinnegan just like that?"

Ash said, "Why wouldn't I give you one of the most coolest and awesome-est blood line this ninja world have ever seen? You're my little bro. That's why."

Naruto asked, "But but it's a very unique one and am I even worthy of it? Why did you just give it away to me?"

Ash knelt down and said, "Naruto. It's cause I'm your big brother now."

Naruto asked in confusion, "What's that got to do with giving me the Rinnegan?"

Ash smiled and said, "Why indeed. Tell me Naruto. Why is it that a big brother or a big sister is born before their younger sibling?"

Naruto thought about it and said, "I ... uh ... I don't know?"

Ash answered, "A big brother or a big sister is born first so that they can protect their younger siblings. It is one of the duties of an older sibling to look after their younger sibling. Since I have become your big brother, my way of protecting you is by giving you the Rinnegan that will make you strong enough to protect yourself."

Naruto listened and tears began to form in his eyes. To have a big brother like him and giving him unconditional love.

Ash continued as he pointed at Naruto's chest, "And as for being worthy? You, little bro have a pure soul. That alone makes you worthy of the Rinnegan and I know that you won't abuse it."

Tears began to fall from Naruto's eyes. To have a brother that gives him so much brotherly love was overwhelming to him. He jumped and hugged his big brother and cried.

Ash softly hugged his little brother and rubbed his back to calm him down. He guessed that years of neglection and abuse from Naruto's family and siblings made him like this. Now that Naruto was actually receiving attention, acknowledgment and unconditional love greatly effected his broken heart.

After crying for a while, Naruto released his hug and said, "Thank you big brother. For everything."

Ash smiled and said, "What are big brothers for."

Naruto smiled and wiped away his tears. He asked, "Okay. I'm alright. But what should I do with my siblings?"

Ash asked, "Let me ask you this Naruto. Did your siblings ignor you like your parents?"

Naruto said, , "Yes, they did."

Ash asked, "Did they look down on you like you were a lower being in their eyes?"

Naruto looked down and said, "Yes, they did."

Ash asked, "Did they see you as a mere insect or dirt that are beneath their feet?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes, they did."

Ash asked, "Did they hurt you like everyone else?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes, they did."

Ash asked, "Did they talk trash about you like everyone else?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes, they did."

Ash asked, "Did they look like they want nothing to do with you?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes, they did."

Ash said, "Then there is your answer. Your siblings have clearly shown you that they do not see you as a brother or even a part of their family. They hate you, despise you, hurt you, talk trash about you and they want nothing to do with you. So you should do the same and cut your ties with them. Don't see them as your family anymore because they have clearly lost that right. Now, they are nothing more than the people living in this village."

Naruto thought about it and realized that Ash was correct. His family does not want him and such, he should do the same. Kushina is not his mother anymore. Minato is not his father anymore. Menma is not his little brother anymore. Narumi is not his little sister anymore. His family is nothing to him anymore.

Naruto said, "I get it bro. Thanks. My so called family is now nothing more than people who are living in this village. They are nothing to me anymore."

Ash nodded and said, "Good. This way, they won't be able to hurt you anymore."

Naruto said, "Thanks bro. So, what now bro?"

Ash said, "Hey. That's rhymes."

This made them laugh for a while. After laughing for sometime, Ash said, "Well, today's your birthday little bro. So there will be no training today. Today, we will celebrate your birthday!"

Naruto smiled and said, "Thanks bro. How do we celebrate my birthday?"

Ash said, "In order to celebrate your birthday, I will take you and Yoko to another dimension."

Naruto and Yoko asked with wide eyes, "Another dimension?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yup. It's a world that have- no! The only world that contains the most delicious food you have ever tasted before!"

Naruto's mouth began to drool as the sound of that. He asked, "Is it that delicious?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. Now come with me."

Ash snappe his fingers and a dimensional gateway was created. Yoko asked, "What's that door Ash?"

Ash said, "This is a dimensional gateway which I use to travel through other dimensions. Now come. Delicious food awaits us."

With that, Ash, Naruto and Yoko entered the dimensional gateway and left the ninja world.

Toriko's Gourmet World
Baron Archipelago

Ash, Naruto and Yoko exited the dimensional gateway and entered a very spooky place.

Naruto looked around and asked, "Um bro. What is this scary place?"

Ash said, "Welcome to the Baron Archipelago. It is a large archipelago that contains some dangerous monsters by human standards. This place is considered an extremely dangerous "Off-Limits" zone to humans."

This made Naruto scared. However, Yoko wasn't effected by this. Naruto asked, "Then shouldn't we be away from this place bro?"

Ash laughed and said, "Don't worry little bro. The monster's on this island are just like the beasts back in the Forest of Death. At your current level, I know that you could beat them and kill them with your Taijutsu."

Hearing this, Naruto's fear evaporated and asked, "Really? I can beat the monsters in this place?"

Ash nodded and said, "Sure you can little bro. All that training you have gone through, the monsters of this place are the perfect targets for you to try out your deadly Taijutsu. So, do you want to fight them?"

Naruto said with a grin, "If that so bro, then I'm in! Let's go kick some monster butt!"

Ash smirked and said, "Good! Remember, that any monster you encounter here will try to eat you. So, in return, you kill them and I will cook them up later for your celebration."

Yoko asked, "Don't tell me that you have brought us here to-"

Ash cut her off and said, "Yep. Not only it would be a good experience for Naruto to have a good fight with the monsters here but also, I will be harvesting meat from them that when cooked will melt in your mouth with delicious flavors."

Naruto was drooling heavily and said, "Come on bro! I'm getting hungry just listening to your descriptions of the meat. Let's go!"

They all walked through the island in search for monsters. On their way, they encountered something that leaped out from a nearby bush and snarled at them. It was a green snake like thing that was about 2 meter long. It had two huge eyes and a mouth filled with teeth.

Naruto asked, "What's this thing bro?"

Ash look at the thing and said, "This is a limbless amphibian with a snake-like body called the Snake Frog. It's a fairly weak monster but it's meat is delicious."

Naruto said, "Really? Then I am going to kill it for its meat."

Ash said, "Remember little bro. Go for the kill. End their life quickly because you are killing them for food. Do not torment them. They may be monsters but they don't deserve to suffer."

Naruto nodded and said, "Got it bro. I'll end it's life in a single move."

Naruto then went into the Muay Thai stance. He was standing on one leg while he had his other knee raised at his chest level. His right fist was above his head while his left fist was below his left cheek.

After Naruto stare at the Snake Frog for a while, he dashed towards it with such speed that made him look like a blur. The Snake Frog didn't get enough time to react as *Bash* it found its face met with a knee. The strike was strong enough that it *Crack* cave in its skull and killed it instantly.

Yoko was impressed with Naruto's demonstration. Naruto jumped in joy as he said, "I did it! I did it bro! Did you see me!?"

Ash chuckled and said, "It was great little bro but remember that the Snake Frog was a weak monster. Try to test yourself against a stronger monster."

Naruto asked, "So where can I find a monster stronger than Snake Frog?"

Ash collected the dead Snake Frog and put it in his dimensional storage. He said, "You can find stronger monsters the deeper we go into this island."

Naruto said, "Let's go deeper then."

They walk deeper into the island in search for a stronger monster. After reaching deep enough, they encountered something. It was a huge tiger that was 6 meter long and 3.5 meter tall. The tiger had two large sharp teeth and had long sharp claws.

Naruto was a bit intimidated by the huge tiger but he didn't back down. He asked, "What's this monster bro?"

Ash said, "That is a large predatory feline mammal beast called the Baron Tiger. This thing is 3 times stronger than the Snake Frog."

Naruto nodded and got into his Muay Thai stance. After a while, both the tiger and Naruto dashed towards each other. The tiger attacked with its claw which Naruto easily dodged and brought down one of his elbows on the extended arm. *Crack* This broke the tiger's arm and roared in pain. When it was distracted by its broken arm, Naruto took this opportunity to jump above the tiger and bring down his right elbow on the tiger's skull. *Crack* This shattered the tiger's skull and killed it instantly.

Naruto exclaimed, "Wow! That was awesome! Did you see how I was able to dodge its claw!? I thought that it was going to cut me but I easily dodged it!"

Ash collected the dead Baron Tiger and stored it into his dimensional storage. He said, "That's because your Rinnegan helped see the attack clearly. You did great in killing the Baron Tiger. Now, we must go deeper in order for you to fight another strong monster."

Naruto nodded and said, "Cool. I want to test and see how good I am. Let's go."

They went deeper into the island and finally reached a shore and a deep lake that was connected with the ocean.

Ash looked at the place and said, "This is the place. Now all we have to do is wait."

Naruto asked, "What's this monster look like bro?"

Ash said with a grin, "You'll see."

After waiting for a while, the lake began to swish back and forth like something big is swimming in it.

*Splash* *Thud*

Then the lake exploded when a huge claw came out and landed on the ground. The claw then pulled out its whole body which shocked Naruto and Yoko.

*Thud* *Thud*

What came out of the ocean was very big. It was 18 meter long and 4.2 meter tall. It was a giant alligator that had 4 pair of legs, green eyes and a huge mouth filled with razor sharp teeth.

Naruto gulped in fear and asked, "Is that the monster you want me to fight?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. This is a behemoth-like reptile beast that lives on this island. It is also the strongest monster of Baron Archipelago. You can call it the boss of Baron Archipelago. It is called Galala Gator."

Naruto asked, "How strong is this monster bro?"

Ash said, "The Galala Gator is about twice stronger than the Baron Tiger. So be on your guard. Also, this thing can move faster than his size allows it to."

Ash saw that Naruto was a bit shaken up from seeing the size of the gator. So he said, "Oh! I forgot to mention that the meat of the Galala Gator is very delicious that melts into your mouth with various meaty flavors exploding around your tongue."

That did it for Naruto as his stomach growled. Like it wanted that meat to be in his stomach. When the words of delicious meat hit his ears, it overcame his fear. Naruto nodded and got into his Muay Thai stance. He breathed a few times to calm himself and focused on the Galala Gator in front of him who was glaring at Naruto like a piece of meat. For a while, no one moved as they were were looking at each other. After while of silence, the first one to make a move was the Galala Gator who charged at Naruto with speed that shouldn't be possible with its huge size.

The Galala Gator opened its mouth to gobble up Naruto in a single bite but thanks to Naruto's speed, he narrowly dodged it with his life by jumping sideways. As he dodged it, Naruto was beside the gator's face which was left open for attacks. Naruto took this chance to spin in mid air and knee it on the side of his jaw.

*Bash*

The gator's head was launched to the side with enough force to almost make it trip but it balanced itself. The gator brought his face back towards Naruto and shot its head forward to chomp on him again. Naruto saw this and remained there. When the gator's face was mere inches away from Naruto, he side stepped at the very last second and dodged it. Again, the side of the gator's face was exposed for attack which Naruto did.

Naruto *Bash* punched the gator's jaw and *Bash* then punched it's cheek with his other fist. It was a one two hit in quick succession. The gator's head was pushed up a bit but when it came back down, Naruto spun around and gave a powerful round house kick to its jaw. The force of the kick, made the gator launch back on its back legs, which exposed its belly.

Naruto took this chance and lunge towards the gator like a bullet. When he reached the gator, he thrust his elbow like a spear and buried it into the gator's exposed belly.

*Bash*

The gator screamed in pain as it puked out some blood as his insides were damaged by the elbow thrust. Also, the force from the blow, made the gator fall on its back. Naruto then relaxed his stance as he had defeated the gator. He turned back towards Ash and Yoko and smile while doing a V sign with his finger.

However, this proved to be his downfall as the gator was not dead as he thought. The gator saw that Naruto's back was facing it, so it took this chance to attack him. The gator turned back on its legs and quickly swung its tail at Naruto.

Yoko saw this and screamed, "Naruto! Behind you!"

However, it was too late for Naruto to dodge. When he looked back, all he saw was a huge red tail slamming into him and tossing him into several trees.

*Bash* *Crash* *Crash* *Crash*

Naruto crashed into the ground with several broken trees falling on top of him, burying him under a pile of trees.

Yoko panicked and yelled, "Naruto!? Are you okay!?"

Ash put his hand on her shoulder and said, "Naruto is okay Yoko. I know that he is not even hurt. All that pain tolerance did wonders for him. Just watch him."

Suddenly the pile of trees began to tremble and then it exploded as Naruto came out unharmed. Only his clothes were a bit damaged but overall he was fine. Naruto had a pissed off face as he was glaring at the gator.

Naruto said, "You over grown lizard! How dare you play dead with me! You think that your the boss of this island when your not that strong to keep the title! Your Scales. Your teeth. Your claws. I will take away all of those things from you!"

After saying that, Naruto disappeared which shocked the gator. However, when the gator was about to turn its head to locate its prey, *Bash* its lower jaw was hit with enough force to push its head backwards.

Naruto appeared above its head and spin quickly. He then used the momentum to deliver a powerful heel drop kick to *Bash* the top of the gator's head, *Crash* slamming its face into the ground. Some of the teeth cracked under the pressure of the blow and broke into pieces. Naruto then went under the gator and *Bash* kicked it up the belly and launched the gator up in the air a few meters above the ground.

Naruto got on his hands and launched himself towards the gator's belly. There, he then kicked several times into the gator's belly like a machine gun. The gator couldn't dodge as it was in the air. After kicking several times, Naruto grabbed the gator's chest and did a mid air suplex with the gator's head *Crash* crashing into the ground.

Naruto disappeared again and appeared right beside the gator's legs. Then he began to proceed with breaking its legs with knee and elbow strikes. *Bash* *Bash* Each attack broke *Crack* *Crack* one of the gator's legs which made the gator scream in pain. When one leg was broken, Naruto disappeared and appeared in front of another leg and proceed with breaking it. After breaking the last leg, Naruto jumped back and avoided being hit by its tail which made him angry. Naruto dashed towards its tail and did an elbow slash that *Shing* cut half of the tail off.

"RRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR!"

The gator roared in pain when it felt its tail being cut off but it couldn't move as all of its legs were broken. Naruto then jumped on its back and began to unleash a rain of strong punches and kicks on the gator's back, damaging and breaking its hard scales.

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

After breaking the hard scales on the gator's back Naruto jumped high into the air, aimed his knees downwards and then dove like a meteor towards the gator's head.

When Naruto was about to impact the gator's head, he shouted, "Don't underestimate me! You lower life form!"

*Bash* *Crack*

Naruto's knee bomb shattered the gator's skull and died. Naruto landed beside the dead gator and smiled at his achievement.

Naruto's phrase greatly surprised Ash as he was the only one who would say that kind of thing. However, it made him a bit proud and happy that Naruto became a bit like him. And he was okay with it.

Naruto exclaimed with joy, "Yoko! Bro! Look! I did it! I kill the boss of this island! And only with my Taijutsu! I have to say that the Taijutsu you taught me is very deadly when I used it on these monsters. I can imagine what it would do to a ninja."

Ash smiled and said, "You did outstanding little bro. But you are still not that strong and refine. Imagine what you could do after more training. Now come, let me cook the monsters you killed and celebrate your birthday!"

Naruto smiled brightly and said, "Yeah! Lets do it!"

That day, They all celebrated Naruto's birthday. Ash cooked the meat and they ate happily. For both of them, being first timers to eat Gourmet World's food, made their taste buds explode from the flavors that danced around their mouth. To them, it was like eating something that was missing from their life. Yoko and Naruto happily stuffed their mouth with the delicious meat that Ash cooked for them.

When Ash saw this, he laughed hard at their food bliss expression. There was two reasons for bring Naruto here. The first one was that it was to celebrate Naruto's birthday as his parents always forget him. The other reason was that Naruto needed the high proteins that were packed inside the meat. With the proteins, Naruto's body muscles will develop well and become more finer than anyone's else.

Naruto's muscle will not develop in quantity but rather in quality. This way, with his small body size, his muscles will be hidden and will make others underestimate him a lot. This will give Naruto an edge above the others.

Naruto was very very happy today. On every birthday, his parents forgot him and celebrated his siblings birthday. On every birthday, he didn't receive even one present while his siblings got loads of them. But today, he got one of the best gifts from his big brother. He also got to travel to another dimension and fight monsters. Then he got a very delicious meal out of their meat.

Next Day

After celebrating Naruto's birthday, they returned back to his world and got ready for his training.

Naruto said, "Bro. I just want to say thank you for giving me an awesome birthday. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. Besides getting a big brother and the Rinnegan."

Ash said, "Anytime little bro. Now, today, we are going to test to see if you've gotten all five elements."

Ash snapped his fingers and a small paper was created. This was no normal paper. It was chakra paper.

Naruto asked, "What's with the paper?"

Ash said, "This is no ordinary paper. It is made from the wood of trees that have been grown from chakra. This paper is called Chakra Paper and it is used to find which element a ninja possess."

Naruto asked, "How would it tell what elements I possess?"

Ash explained, "By simply pouring a bit of your own chakra into the chakra paper, it will affect the paper. For example, if its Fire, then the paper will ignite and turn to ash. If it's Wind, the paper will be cut. If it's Lightning, then the paper will wrinkle. If it's Earth, then the paper will turn to dirt and crumble away. If it's Water, then the paper will become wet. Now try to pour some of your chakra into this chakra paper."

Naruto nodded and grabbed the paper. He poured some of his chakra into the paper and his eyes widen at what happen. First, the chakra paper was cut cleanly into four pieces. One piece was caught on fire, one piece became wet, one piece became wrinkled and the final piece turn to dust. This clearly revealed that Naruto did indeed get all five chakra elements.

Ash smiled and said, "Well, there you go little bro. With the Rinnegan, you possess all five chakra elements!"

Naruto jumped around in joy and exclaimed, "This is so awesome!"

Yoko was very pleased by this. Naruto not only possess the Rinnegan but all five elements as well.

Ash said, "Okay little bro calm down. I have to tell you each element has its strength and weakness. Like for example, Fire is strong against Wind but weak against Water. Wind is strong against Lightning but weak against Fire. Lightning is strong against Earth but weak against Wind. Earth is strong against Water but weak against Lightning. Water is strong against Fire but weak against Earth."

Naruto listened to the elements strength and weakness. He said, "Wow. Is that all of the weaknesses the elements has?"

Ash said, "Yes it is but you should keep your mind open to other things. Like if a ninja is using sand to attack you. How can you overcome the sand?"

Naruto thought about it and thinks about the elements' strengths and weaknesses. He said, "Since sand is an Earth element, I would use Lighting against it as it is strong against Earth."

Ash said, "If you use an elements' strengths and weaknesses that would have been correct but in this situation, you're wrong."

Naruto asked, "What!? But you told me that Lighting is stronger against Earth."

Ash said, "Yes I did say that but you need to use your brain for this. Now think about it. Your enemy is using sand to attack you. Your answer was Lighting. That would have been correct if the enemy was using earth walls or spikes and such but it is completely useless against sand. The correct answer is Water."

Naruto asked, "How would water be effective against sand?"

Ash answered, "Sand are tiny grains of dirt and are much lighter than solid dirt. So by using water, you would not only make the sand wet but you make it completely useless to the enemy. Why? Because the water will make the sand heavy. In this way, you can overcome an enemy that is using sand against you. Remember, there are plenty of ninjas out there that can use a different form of element and you will need to use your mind to find its weakness."

Naruto nodded and said, "Got it bro. Thanks for the advice."

Ash said, "Good. Now with your new chakra elements, I will be training you in Chakra Flow."

Naruto asked, "Chakra Flow?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. Chakra Flow. This is your new training. In this training, you will try to make your chakra flow into your weapons. By doing this, you will be able to only increase the weapon's durability, range, sharpness and damage. For example."

Ash pulled out a kunai and poured some of his chakra into it. Naruto saw that a blue aura surrounded the kunai.

Ash then threw the kunai with blue aura at a tree.

*Crashik* *Crashik* *Crackle*

Naruto's eyes widen in disbelief when he saw that the kunai his big brother threw flew straight through the tree and out its back. However, the kunai continued to fly straight and cut its way through another tree and came out its back. Then finally the kunai stopped with it hit a boulder but not before burying itself into it.

Naruto looked in disbelief at the destruction a simple kunai did. He asked, "How did you do that bro?"

Ash said, "I simply added wind chakra into it and look at the result. A very sharp kunai that can cut straight through two trees and embedded itself into a boulder. This is the result of this training. By flowing your elemental chakra into your weapon, it can either dramatically increase their various pre-existing properties or to gain additional advantageous effects. You must be touching the tool in order to initiate chakra flow, but direct contact with the weapon is not necessary to maintain chakra flow."

Naruto said, "That was so awesome! What other elements are capable of this?"

Ash said, "Different chakra elements have different effects. Wind chakra is used in order to increase the sharpness of bladed weapons. In the hands of an experienced user, even small blades are capable of piercing substantial rocks easily.
Lightning chakra provides an increased cutting power similar to that of wind, with the addition of inducing numbness. However, this is instead achieved by inducing high-frequency vibrations within the object. Earth chakra will increase the defensive power of an object to its utmost limits, by further reinforcing the inherent properties of the material involved. Fire chakra engulfs your weapon in intense localized flames, which follow the subsequent path of the object in question, incinerating anything which comes into direct contact. Water chakra can be used as whips and attack targets from a distance."

Naruto listen to his big brother and was amazed to know what different effects chakra elements do to weapons. He said, "That's awesome!"

Ash asked, "Today, you first will be training to get a hold of all five of your chakra elements. This will be a very tough training as getting use to your chakra element is hard."

Naruto said, "Not to worry bro. I can do it."

Ash nodded and said, "Okay little bro. For this training, I want you to create a ton of clones."

Naruto said, "Sure thing bro."

*Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof*

Naruto made 250 clones. He said, "There. What now bro?"

Ash pointed towards a tree and said, "Now I want all of your clones to grab one leaf from that tree."

Naruto nodded and told his clones to grab one leaves from the tree. After each clone got hold of a single leaf, Naruto asked, "There. Each one of my clones got one leaf. Now what bro?"

Ash said, "Now what I want you all to do is to try and get a hold of your elements and use it on the leaf. Since there are 250 clones, I want 50 each of you to pick one element and try to use it on the leaf. This will take you a lot of time just to get a hold of your elements. However, when you do get a hold of your elements, that will be your starting point getting use to them. Now try it out."

Naruto and his clones nodded and began to get a hold of their elements. For the first few hours, the clones got nothing but after a few more hours, they got a small hold of their elements. The clones saw that their leafs were a bit cut, burnt, wrinkled, wet and turned to dust. This small thing made them all cheer in joy.

Ash said, "Very good. You all have caught a small glimpse of your chakra element but it's still not enough. I want all of you to continue on that till you can draw it out with ease."

The clones nodded and continued their training till it was night time. The clones vanished and Naruto went to bed. He got up the next day, made several clones, grabbed a leaf and continued his training. After 2 weeks of continuous training, he was able to cut the leaf in two, burn it to ash, wrinkled it whole, made it whole wet and turn it into dust. After an entire month of hard work, Naruto was finally able to draw out his chakra elements with ease. It was like his second chakra.

Naruto said, "There. I have done it bro. I can finally draw out my chakra elements with ease."

Ash smiled and said, "Good. You have completed Chakra Flow. Now, your next training will be to use your chakra elements with your ninja tools. Try to find out how you can utilize your elements with your tools against your enemy."

Naruto nodded and began to pour his chakra elements into his ninja tools. He experimented with all of them and found quite a lot of ways to use them. This took a whole day of experimenting and using his element tools.

Next Day

Naruto was very excited for today. Why? Because, today, Ash was going to train him how to use the Six Path of the Rinnegan.

Naruto said impatiently, "Come on bro. Let's get on with the training. I'm really excited about it."

Ash chuckled and said, "Calm down little bro. We will be starting in a few seconds. Okay. Now, let's start with the first path, the Deva Path. Tell me what ability this path gives you?"

Naruto said, "The Deva Path gives the user the power of gravity manipulation."

Ash nodded and said, "Correct. The Deva Path allows you manipulate gravity but you only get to either push others away from you or pull someone towards you. Now, I want you to raise your hands at me with an open palm. Then I want you to use your chakra and try to imagine that you are pushing me away. The name of this skill is called Shinra Tensei (Almighty Push)."

Naruto asked, "Um bro. Won't you get hurt by this?"

Ash said, "It's okay little bro. This is your first time. So it won't hurt me. Now go for it and try to push me back."

Naruto nodded and began to focus on his hand. He gathered some chakra into his hand and imagined he was pushing Ash away. When the skill was about to be realeased, he said, "Shinra Tensei"

*Boooom* *Crumble*

A small shockwave was released from Naruto's hand and the ground in front of him began to break apart by a small amount. When the shockwave hit Ash, he didn't even budge. Just his clothes fluttered backwards.

Ash said, "Not bad for a first timer."

Naruto said, "But I didn't push you back bro. Even a little."

Ash said, "That's because you didn't put enough chakra into the attack little bro. Depending on the amount of chakra you can put into this skill, its strength and area of effect can be greatly increased. This skill is mainly used for defending yourself from any attack. Shinra Tensei is an attack that you can released in every direction or a single direction. Every kind of attack, spiritual or physical will be deflected. It does not matter what size it is, what's its nature, power or mass is. It can easily shatter wood, bones, stone walls or even metal with ease."

Naruto said, "Wow. That sounds like a really good defense and offense skill."

Ash said, "Yes it is but this skill has a drawback."

Naruto asked, "What is it?"

Ash said, "Once this skill has been used, there is a short period of time in which you can't use it again. The minimal time period is about five seconds, but it varies depending on the amount of power put into the attack."

Naruto said, "Oh man. I thought I could continuously use it but it seems like I can't."

Ash said, "Don't worry about it little bro. there are plenty of other cool skills you can use while your Deva Path is recharging. Now to use this path's other skill called Banshō Ten'in (Almighty Pull). This skill allows you to pull anything towards yourself. Be it organic or inorganic. However, it has the same five second limit as the Shinra Tensei."

Naruto said, "Hmmm. To pull anything towards me? This skill is giving me some ideas for my pranks."

Ash said, "You can do your pranks afterwards. Right now, I want you to try and pull that piece of log towards yourself. Just like Shinra Tensei, you will imagine like you are pulling the log to yourself. Since the log is a bit bigger, try to put more chakra than before, into your hands. Now try it out."

Naruto nodded and raised his hand towards the broken log. He gathered much more chakra into his hand and imagine pulling the log towards himself. When his attack was ready, he said, "Banshō Ten'in"

*Zoom* *Crash*

"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

It happened so fast that Naruto didn't have time to react. He was successful in pulling the log towards himself but the force at which he pulled was too much that the log crashed into him with immense speed. Naruto laid on the ground with the piece of log on top of him. He groaned in pain as the log crashed into his abdomen.

Ash said, "Hmmm. It looks like you put too much chakra into that skill."

Naruto asked, "Bro. Get this log off of me. It's crushing me."

Ash said, "Little bro. Here, you should use Shinra Tensei on the log with the same amount of chakra that you use for Banshō Ten'in. See what happens."

Naruto nodded and pointed his hand at the log and said, "Shinra Tensei"

*Boom* *Crash*

Naruto's eyes widen when he saw that his attack sent the log sailing away from him and into a tree which was destroyed by it.

Naruto said in awe, "Woooow. Did I do that?"

Ash said, "You sure did little bro."

Naruto exclaimed, "Awesome!"

Ash said, "With good control on this skill, it is possible to attract multiple targets at once, causing them to collide with each other. Now that you got a grasp of how the Deva Path works, it's time for the next path."

Naruto said, "Sure. Let's get to it."

Ash said, "The next path is called the Preta Path which gives you the ability to absorb any chakra."

Naruto asked, "How do I absorb chakra bro?"

Ash said, "It's very simple to do little bro. All you have to do is touch any chakra with your hands. That's all."

Naruto asked, "Really? That's it?"

Ash nodded, "Yes it is. I am going to shoot a small fire ball at you and you are going to absorb it with your hand. Okay?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Bring it one bro."

Ash smiled and formed hand signs. He said, "Fire Style Fire Ball"

Ash shot a small fire ball from his mouth towards Naruto who quickly raised his arm with an open palm. When the fire ball hit his hand, the ball began to shrink as its chakra was being absorbed by his hand. After a few seconds, the fire ball was absorbed by Naruto.

Naruto smiled and said, "I did it! I did it!"

Ash smiled and said, "You did good little bro. How's about another fire ball but bigger this time? Think you can handle it?"

Naruto said in a challenge tone, "Is that a challenge? If it is, then being it on bro."

Ash nodded, formed some hand signs and shouted, "Fire Style Great Fire Ball"

Ash shot out a fire ball from his mouth that was five time bigger than the last one. The fire ball flew towards Naruto who saw it coming. He raised one hand to stop and absorb the incoming fire ball. When it made contact with his hand, he was being slowly pushed back and at the same time, absorbed some of the fire ball's chakra. However, since it was a big one, it was taking time to shrink the fire ball. So Naruto used his other hand and began to absorb its chakra twice as fast. Soon the fire ball was absorbed by Naruto.

Ash saw this and said, "Nice going little bro. You did it."

Naruto said, "Thanks bro. But this one took me some time to absorb it. It may not be good to absorb an attack in the middle of a fight as it takes time."

Ash said, "That's because you are new to it. In time, when you get good at it, you will be able to absorb incoming chakra attacks within seconds."

Naruto said, "Thanks for cheering me up bro."

Ash said, "No problem little bro. Now on to the next one. The next path is called the Human Path that allows yo to rip out souls from the enemy and absorb all of its information. Now you must be careful with this path Naruto because when it is used on a target, that target dies at the end."

Naruto gulped and said, "Okay bro. I'll be careful with this skill."

Ash began to look around for something as he said, "Now where is a good target for practice? Aha!"

Ash disappeared and reappeared with a small rabbit. Naruto asked, "What's with the rabbit bro?"

Ash said, "This rabbit is for your practice. You will try to rip its soul out and absorb all the info it has."

Naruto looked at the rabbit in sadness and said, "Should I really hurt a defenseless rabbit, bro?"

Ash said, "Ah. I see. This is your first time taking a life, right? It's okay little bro. You need to start somewhere. If you can kill this rabbit, then killing your enemy won't affect you much. Just remember that it is necessary to kill your enemies or they will kill you, your friends and your family. You need to be strong Naruto. This is a ninja world where children are being trained into becoming ninja who will eventually go on missions to have their first kill. So, tell me Naruto. Are you up for being a ninja and protecting your friends and loved ones? Or will you let them go who will come back to kill you and your loved ones? Which is it?"

Naruto thought about what Ash said and realized that he was telling the truth. Ninjas are trained to kill the enemy and protect their home. If he needs to become a ninja, then he needs to be a strong minded individual. He looked at the rabbit in Ash's hand and made his decision.

Naruto asked, "What do I need to do bro?"

Ash said, "First, the name of the skill is called Human Path Soul Absorption. Next, you put your hand on the rabbit's head. Then you put chakra into your hand and imagine that you are gripping the rabbit's soul rather than its head. When you feel that you grabbed something, pull your hand back and drag its soul out. Then you simply absorb the soul for its information."

Naruto breathed a few times and made some hand signs. He said, "Human Path Soul Absorption" and then put his hand on the rabbit's head. He gathered some chakra into his hand and then clenched his hand. He felt something soft and pulled his hand back. Naruto saw a pale thing coming out from the rabbit and realized that it was its soul. He then ripped the soul out completely and the rabbit became limp as it died. Naruto then absorbed the soul and took all the info it had.

Ash asked, "So, what did you get from the rabbit's soul?"

Naruto said, "I only got what it liked which was carrots, and where it lived. That's all its been doing its whole life. What are you going to do with the dead rabbit?"

Ash said, "Tonight, we will be eating rabbit stew. Are you feeling alright Naruto?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yeah. I'm okay. It's just that it's the first time I had to take a life."

Ash put the rabbit into his pocket dimension and said, "I know little bro. The first time is the hardest but later on, you will get use to it."

Naruto asked, "How do you deal with this feeling bro?"

Ash said, "Simple little bro. All I have to do is think that what I am doing is for the safety of my friends and family. Whoever I kill is so that the innocent remain unharmed. If I don't kill the enemy, then many innocent will die. That is why I must kill them so that every one else are safe. You should think like this too little bro. Whenever you are about to kill an enemy, then think about your friends and loved ones. That will give you the strength and determination to kill your enemy."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thanks for the great advice bro."

Ash said, "It's okay. Now for the next one. The next path is called the Animal Path which allows you to have multiple summoning contracts. With this, you can even summon animals you don't have contact with but they will not have free will or remembrance of being summoned. Try it out and see what kind of animal you can summon."

Naruto asked, "But what hand signs do I need to summon my animal?"

Ash showed him the hand signs needed for summoning an animal. Naruto memorized the hand signs and made his own. He gathered chakra and slammed his hands on the ground as he said, "Summoning Jutsu"

*POOF*

A huge smoke bomb exploded and out from it, came something huge. Naruto looedk at the thing that just came out in awe. It was a giant Camaleon who had the Rinnegan. Also, there were some black rods coming out of its body.

Ash said, "Not bad for your first try little bro. You summoned a Chameleon which specializes in invisibility."

Naruto said, "Cool."

Ash said, "In time, you will be able to summon other animals as well. For now dispel your summon."

Naruto nodded and dispelled his summon. Then he asked, "What's next bro?"

Ash said, "The next one is called Asura Path. The Asura path will give you the ability to turn your own flesh into mechanized armor and weapons. This is a great way of protecting yourself from attacks by simply turning your skin into metal. The other positive thing about this path is that if you ever run out of weapons, then you can simply create them. Like this."

Ash raised his hand and from it, a black rod came out. Naruto asked, "What's that bro?"

Ash pointed at the black rod and said, "This is a metal only Rinnegan wielders are able to make. They can generate these black rods from their own bodies. The name of this metal is Black Receivers.

Naruto asked, "Wait. Receivers? What does that mean?"

Ash said, "These Black Receivers act as high-frequency chakra demodulators, which allowing the user to transmit their chakra into these receivers. Now, what you can do with this is that you place some of these rods into a corpse, transmit your chakra into them and you will be able to control their bodies from a distance. For example, the dead rabbit."

Ash brought out the dead rabbit and embedded a small piece of the rod into it. Then he transmitted some of his chakra into the rod and into the rabbit's corpse, which gave him full control of it. Naruto's eyes widen when he saw the dead rabbit getting back up on its legs.

Naruto pointed at the rabbit and said in fear, "What!? But it was dead! I ripped its soul out! How can it be moving just like that!?"

Ash said, "Calm down little bro. The rabbit is not alive. I am the one who is controlling the rabbit's corpse through the Black Receiver I embedded into it. With the rods embedded into a corpse, you can reanimate them and take full control of them. You will also be able to perform jutsu through the bodies and share their field of vision."

Ash made the rabbit hop around Naruto who look at it in fascination. Naruto said, "Wow. Those Black Receivers are really interesting bro. What else can they do?"

Ash said, "You can produce black receivers in various shapes and sizes to fit the situation. Use your imagination and change their shape into the weapons you desire."

Another black rod came out of Ash's hand. The rod then changed its shape into that of a Shuriken. He gave it to Naruto who took it and looked at it in awe.

Naruto said, "Cool. Now I don't have to go to the shop to get more of these throwing weapons anymore. I'll simply make them."

Ash said, "I should tell you this that you shouldn't allow others to touch the Black Receivers."

Naruto asked, "Why is that bro?"

Ash said, "Because if others touch the Black Receivers, then they will become weak immediately. It would be like all of your strength has been taken away from your body."

Naruto immediately threw the Shuriken on the ground and said, "Whaaaa! I was holding something that could sap away my strength!?"

Ash said, "You are safe Naruto. Other than the wielder of the Rinnegan, no other can touch them."

Naruto asked, "So, others can't use them?"

Ash said, "Nope. Also, you shouldn't be worried about someone stealing them from you."

Naruto asked, "Why?"

Ash said, "Because Black receivers can be disintegrated if you simply think about it. They can also disintegrate when you are killed or incapacitated. Also, any creatures you summon through the Animal Path will have these body piercings. This means that you can also control them."

Naruto said, "That's good. I don't want others to take away them. Who knows what they could do with it."

Ash nodded and said, "Yes but they can't even touch them, so you have nothing to worry about. even if they somehow are able to take one of them away, you can simply think about it to disintegrate and it will turn to dust."

Naruto said, "That's a good way to keep them out of the enemy's hand."

Ash said, "Very. Now for the next path, the Naraka Path. However, I think that you are not ready for this yet little bro."

Naruto asked, "What? Why not bro? I already have done so much."

Ash said, "Because the Naraka Path is used for interrogation purpose in which the one being interrogated actually dies in the end. Also, I don't have a test subject for you to try it on. The hidden path, the Outer Path is also a very risky skill at your current level. You are not allowed to use it until your chakra reserves are very huge. Understand?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes bro. I'll wait for my chakra reserve to increase."

Ash nodded and said, "Good. Now for the rest of the day, I want you to get use to your Rinnegan abilities. Try them out and become good at it. Also, use shadow clones to increase your learning speed. This will help you in the future."

Naruto nodded and made several clones. They all began to try out their Rinnegan powers and test them on their surrounding environment. For the entire day, Naruto and his clones practice with the abilities of the Rinnegan.

Next Day

After getting use to his Rinnegan powers, Naruto was feeling quite happy with it. He now possess something very unique and he will use it to protect his friends and precious people.

Naruto asked, "So what's for today bro?"

Ash said, "Today, I will be teaching you advance chakra elements."

Naruto asked, "Um bro. Aren't there suppose to be only five elements?"

Ash said, "Yes. Wind, Water, Fire, Earth and Lighting are the five basic elements. You have seen me use Wood Style. So tell me how I did that little bro?"

Naruto tried to think of an answer but couldn't come up with anything. He asked, "I don't know bro. How did you do it?"

Ash said, "As you know that everyone who is born, only possess one element. However, there are rare cases where someone is born with 2 elements. In the rarest case, 3 elements but never in the history of the ninja world is someone born with all 5 elements."

Naruto was amazed to hear that. He asked, "That's cool bro. But what's that got to do with the elements?"

Ash said, "You see little bro, those who are born with two or more elements can combine them into creating a whole new element. For example, the Wood Style I used to make the house is a combination of Earth and Water elements."

Naruto said in awe, "What!? Seriously!?"

Ash said, "That's right little bro. With more elements one possess, the more new elements can be created. There are several new forms of elements that can be created through combining two elements."

Naruto's eyes lit up and he asked, "Cooool! What are they bro?"

Ash said, "If you combine, Water and Wind, you will create Ice Style. If you combine Fire and Earth, you get Lava Style. If you combine Water and Fire, you get Boil Style. If you combine Fire and Wind, you create Scorch Style. If you combine Earth and Lighting, you will get Explosion Style. If you combine Lighting and Water, you will create Storm Style. If you combine Wind and earth, you will get Magnet Style."

Naruto had stars in his eyes as he could not believe that there were more elements. His excitement only grew more at what he heard next.

Ash said, "But there is still one more element out there that needs three elements."

Naruto gasped in shock and asked, "Three elements!? What is it bro!?"

Ash said nothing but walked towards a tree. As he was walking, dust began to fly around his hands and feet which confused Naruto. Ash stops right in front of a huge tree and got into a battle stance. What happened next, it blow away Naruto's mind.

*Bash* *Bssss*

Ash punch the tree and the area when he hit turned to dust.

*Bash* *Bssss*

Ash then kicked the tree and the area that was hit turned to dust. He then unleashed a rain of punches and kicks at the tree and when he was done, all of the tree was turned to dust.

Naruto looked in shock and disbelief at what just happened. The tree didn't break from Ash's punches which he knew would have easily broken down under his big brother's enormous strength. No. Instead, the tree was simply turned into dust. What's going on here? How did this happen?"

Naruto asked, "Bro! What did you do!? Why did the tree turn to dust instead of being shattered into thousands of pieces!?"

Ash said, "That is the power of the element that requires three elements."

Naruto asked in awe, "What is this element bro?"

Ash said, "The element that I have used to turn the tree into dust is called Dust Style. It can be created by combining Fire, Earth, and Wind. Out of all of them, Dust Style is the most dangerous element and my favorite."

Naruto said, "Cool. Why is Dust element your favorite bro?"

Ash said, "Because with control over dust, I can disintegrate anything at a molecular level. This means, no matter how tough a defense is or what stops you in your tracks, with Dust Style, you can disintegrate them into dust. The way I use it makes my close quarter combat lethal as every hit I dish out turns my target into dust."

Naruto said in awe, "Woooow! That's really bad ass bro."

Ash said, "Thanks little bro. And do you know what this means?"

Naruto shook his head and asked, "No bro. What does it mean?"

Ash said with a grin, "This means that, with you having all 5 elements, you can use all of the advance elements to your desire! Even the famous Wood Style and Dust Style!"

Naruto stood there with his eyes wide and jaw on the ground. His mind was just blown away when he heard that he could use every element and rare jutus. Especially the Wood Style and Dust Style.

Ash asked, "So little bro. How do you feel about being able to use all kinds of advance elements?"

Naruto came out of his shock and exclaimed, "I feel awesome! To be able to do every element and advance element! This is a dream come true!"

Ash said, "That's good little bro. For the next two months, I will be teaching you how to mix elements in order to create an advance element. Then I will be teaching you all kinds of jutsu that are related to the advance elements."

Naruto smiled and said, "That's sounds awesome bro. Let's get to it!"

For the next month, Ash taught Naruto how to first turn his own chakra into different elements. Then he taught Naruto how to mic them to create an advance element. It took Naruto a whole month in order to master this. After that, Ash then proceed to teach Naruto the different jutsu of the advance elements in the next month. With the help of shadow clones, Ash was able to teach Naruto all kinds of jutsu in a few days. Later on, Naruto used the rest of the month to master the jutsu.

Two Month's Later

After two months of jutsu training, Naruto became a 7 year old child who now knows several powerful jutsu. Along with the Rinnegan and a deadly Taijutsu, Naruto will become a very unique and powerful ninja in the future.

Naruto asked, "Bro. What's next on my training?"

Ash said, "Well little bro. I'm afraid that I have taught you everything. I think that I taught you more than what a ninja gets to learn."

Naruto became a bit sad and asked, "So that means that you y-you-"

Ash ruffled his hair and said, "Now now little bro. Don't think that just because I taught you everything, doesn't mean that I would leave you. No. I will still be here, guiding you on the right path. Yoko will be here with you as well."

Naruto became happy again and said, "Thanks bro. Yoko. For being with me."

Yoko hugged Naruto and Ash said, "No problem little bro. Besides, I have plans for your future."

Naruto asked, "What's that bro?"

Ash said, "I can't tell you that bro. It's a secret. But I will tell you that one of them is seeing the shocked faces of everyone whoever harmed you and thought that you were worthless. Especially your former family. I really want to see their faces and what they would do to have your forgiveness."

Yoko said, "That sounds fun and I don't think that Naruto should ever forgive them for what they did to one of their own family member."

Naruto said, "You're right Yoko. I won't forgive them for what they did to me. They have lost that right."

Ash said, "That is a thing for the future. Right now, there is still one more year before you can enter the Ninja Academy."

Naruto asked, "But how can I do that? I will first need to have the Hokage sign my admittance paper before I could enter the academy. And knowing that bastard, he will not sign it."

Ash laughed and said, "Ha! You just leave that to me. I will get him to sign your admittance paper without him even knowing it."

Naruto smiled and said, "That's cool bro. So what do I do in the mean time?"

Ash said, "For the next year, I want you to master everything that I have taught you. Train and practice everything repeatedly. Even if you have already mastered a jutsu, do it again and again. This way, your skills won't deteriorate."

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes bro."

Ash said, "Also, don't forget to meet up with your friends. See them from time to time. They will become your strength in the future."

Naruto nodded and said, "You got it bro. I will get better in everything that you have taught me bro."

Ash said, "That's good bro but just remember, you don't need to rush it. You still have this year and then 4 more years until you graduate from the academy. So, you have 5 years to master everything I taught you."

Naruto nodded and said, "Then it shall be done bro. But what happens after 5 years?"

Ash gave a dangerous smile that scared both Naruto and Yoko. He said, "After 5 years, we will proceed with the next step in my plan."

Naruto asked, "What's the plan bro?"

Ash said, "The plan to make this stupid village see what a great mistake they made by wronging you. They will fear you and beg for your forgiveness but you won't forgive them for they never gave you any compassion to you when you asked them. So they will simply sow what they seed. Get ready little bro. You will become the strongest shinobi in the world."

At The Namikaze Compound

At Naruto's former house, Minato and Kushina put their children to bed and went towards their own bed. After laying down to sleep, a thought went into their mind.

Kushina said, "Dear."

Minato said, "Yes?"

Kushina said, "I ... feel something ..."

Minato asked, "What is it that you are feeling honey?"

Kushina said, "I don't know what it is but I feel guilty for some reason. Like I did something very wrong that I shouldn't have done."

Minato said, "You too?"

Kushina asked, "What do you mean you too? Are you .."

Minato said, "Lately, I too have been feeling like I did something wrong and this feeling of guilt is making me worry."

Kushina asked, "What do we do Minato? I don't know what we did but it's clearly making me guilty."

Minato hugged her and said, "Everything will be alright honey. We'll find out what it is but for now, sleep. You need it."

Kushina nodded and laid down with Minato. She said, "I just pray that whatever we did, we are able to fix it."

Minato said, "We will honey. We will."

With that, they feel asleep, thinking that they can fix the thing that is making them feel guilty. Foolish humans. They have sown the seed of hatred and they will reap only hatred for what they did to Naruto. They will pay. They will all pay dearly along with this village. They will soon see what they have done and will regret it for the rest of their life. There are just some things that cannot be fixed no matter what they do and suffer the consequences.

Chapter 34 Kirigakure And Loyal Friends

One Year Later

Naruto was now 8 years old. During the year, Naruto trained very hard and became very good in his ninja skills and jutsu. He was at least between chunin and jonin level ninja. His chakra control has greatly increased. His chakra reserves were now more than 5 jonin ninja combined. His stealth was good enough to even slip from jonin ninja. His medical jutsu was now at the level of Tsunade. His ninja tools' level was above chunin. He has great control over his chakra flow and his jutsu. Especially the advance element jutsu.

Naruto has become very good at his Rinnegan abilities. He can now easily control Shinra Tensei and Banshō Ten'in and can pull in or push away objects that were the size of a small house. He can now summon 3 different creatures, a Chameleon, a Bull and a Bird. Naruto can now easily turn his skin into metal for defense and create ninja tools from the black rods that he can generate from his own body.

The speed at which Naruto can absorb enemy's chakra and increased significantly. Now, it takes him only 5 seconds to absorb Fire Style Great Fire Ball. Even his Human Path Soul Absorption was at a good level of mastery as he practiced this skill on several animals. Even after all of that, Ash still forbid him from using the Naraka Path and Outer Path, since he was not ready yet.

Naruto's strength, endurance, agility, durability, and speed were at a jonin level ninja. He achieved this from the gravity seals that Ash made for him. At current level, he is wearing a gravity seal that increase his body weight by 10 times. He can now easily break through trees and rocks. He became strong enough that he was able to crack the steel cubes.

Naruto couldn't meet his friends because of his eyes. So Ash gave him blue lens that cover his Rinnegan. This way, no one could tell the difference of his eyes.

Also, during this year, a tragedy happened. The Uchiha Clan was massacred by a single individual. This individual was Itachi Uchiha. He killed everyone. Except for his little brother Sasuke Uchiha.

Why Itachi Uchiha kill off his own clan? Because the Uchiha Clan were preparing to overthrow the hokage. Minato and the civilian council Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane and Danzō Shimura. Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha were under cover agents that reported to the hokage about the Uchiha coup d'état.

Why did the Uchiha want to overthrow the hokage? Because it was an Uchiha that released the Kyuubi from Kushina. This made the ninja wary about the Uchiha which angered them as they were being treated unfairly. Danzō persuades the Konoha Council to side with his decision to have the Uchiha put under surveillance as they became the main suspects in the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack due to the ocular ability of the Sharingan. Danzō insists that the Anbu put the Uchiha under 24-7 surveillance.

The Uchiha members of the Konoha Military Police become more and more belligerent in their duties despite Fugaku's efforts and the complaints form the citizens soon reach the ears of the higher-ups who seem determined to increase pressure on the clan.

Minato wanted to find a way to make peace with them but every negotiation failed. That is until Shisui came forward with a plan to stop the coup d'état. His plan was to use his Sharingan's ability, the Kotoamatsukami on Fugaku in order to stop the clan's coup d'état. Minato accepted this option and told Shisui to proceed with his plan.

Danzō on the other didn't want Shisui to accomplish his plan and intends to stop him. Later on, when Shisui was on his way towards the Uchiha Clan, Danzo appeared with his ROOT ANBU and fought him. He was unable to kill Shisui but he did managed to rip out one of his Sharingan.

Shisui managed to escape with his other eye and meets with Itachi. He told him of what happened and that it was too late to stop the Uchiha. Shisui then forced Itachi to defend himself and fought him. He forced Itachi to kill him in order to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan which was a success. Before dying, he entrusted Itachi with his remaining eye as well as the task of protecting the village and the name of the Uchiha.

Itachi was then forced to go with plan B. To kill the Uchiha. However, before he went with this option, he pleaded with the hokage to spare his little brother as he was not part of the coup d'état. Minato accepted his request. With that, Itachi went towards the Uchiha Clan and began to slaughter them.

However, Ash followed him silently while keeping himself invisible. As he was following Itachi, he stole Shisui's eye from him and took a DNA sample from it. He then fused the DNA with his own Sharingan and gave it the Kotoamatsukami.

Kotoamatsukami
The user is able to plant a very powerful, yet subtle mind-controlling illusion on the target. This makes them believe that they are doing things on their own free will due to false experiences planted in their mind.

After getting Shisui's ability, Ash returned the eye back to Itachi without him even knowing it. He was disgusted by what the civilian counsel, especially that bastard Danzo, came up with. He discovered what Danzo was planing and that's why he wanted the Uchiha dead in order to harvest their Sharingan for his own desire. Ash didn't care about the arrogant Uchiha but there is one Uchiha that was the opposite of them and was close to Naruto.

It was Mikoto Uchiha. She was the one who cared about Naruto's well being while everyone despised him. She was not arrogant like the Uchiha but a kind and caring women. If she died then Naruto would again feel pain in his heart. So, for the sake of his little brother, Ash would save her.

Ash was there when he saw Itachi killing his father. However, when it came to his mother, Ash saw that there was immense pain in his eyes. Itachi loved his mother and wanted to spare her but he feared that the village will use her as a breeding tool to produce more Uchiha. So he decided to spare her from that by killing her.

When Itachi swung his sword at his mother who closed her eyes and waited for her death, Ash used "Time Walk" to slow down time as he began to proceed with his plan. When Ash came here, he grabbed a dead Uchiha and brought it with him. As time slowed down to that of a snail's pace, Ash cocooned the dead Uchiha with his virus and began to transform it at the cellular level.

When the cocooned opened within a few seconds, the dead Uchiha became an exact replica of Mikoto Uchiha. Ash used "Body Replacement" to switch the real Mikoto with the fake Mikoto. It was so fast that Itachi didn't notice it and cut off her head. Ash knocked out Mikoto and used "Kamui" to send her into the Kamui dimension.

When Ash was about to leave, Sasuke came and saw his parents' bodies on the floor. The boy looked at his dead parents in shock and fear. He then saw who killed them and was even more shocked to find his big brother standing over their corpses.

Sasuke asked, "Itachi! What happened here!? Who killed mother and father?"

Itachi decided to tell him a lie rather than the truth. He said, "I killed them Sasuke. I killed them all."

Sasuke's eyes widen in shock and asked, "Why? Why did you kill them!? Why kill everyone!?"

Itachi said, "I wanted to test my powers on them."

Sasuke fell back down in disbelief at what he heard. He said, "Just for that? You killed everyone just for testing your powers!?"

Itachi said nothing and closed his eyes. When he opened them, he showed Sasuke his new eyes. The Mangekyō Sharingan.

Itachi looked into Sasuke eyes and said, "Tsukuyomi"

Itachi then fled the area after putting Sasuke through an illusion where he was tortured by seeing his clan being killed by him over and over again. Ash ran towards Sasuke and grabbed him. He forcefully opened Sasuke's eyes and used his own Sharingan to break the illusion. Sasuke's mind was now safe from the illusion. Ash then put him to sleep and used "Kamui" to return back to the Forest of Death.

After he left, Danzo and a group of his ROOT ANBU came and began to harvest the dead Uchiha's eyes before the others came. Before Danzo ordered his ROOT to harvest the Sharingan, Itachi came before him and warned him that if anything happened to his little brother, then he would spread his dark secrets to the other villages. After saying that, Itachi's body turned into several ravens and flew away. Danzo cursed about letting Itachi escape. He then ordered his ROOT to harvest the Sharingan from the dead Uchihas.

Ash then took Mikoto Uchiha back towards the Forest of Death and put her in one of the house's bed. Naruto and Yoko saw who he brought back. Naruto was shocked and hurt when he heard what happened to the Uchiha Clan. He felt great sorrow for Itachi and Shisui because they were the ones who didn't hate Naruto like the others. However, Naruto's hate only grew when he heard what the council did. Especially Danzo. And all of this right under the current hokage. His bastard of a father, Minato Namikaze.

Naruto seethed at how stupid Minato was to let this all happen right under his nose. He does not deserve to be a Hokage. Naruto swore that he will become not only the strongest shinobi but also the greatest Hokage that would not let cancer such as the civilian council to have their way in this village. In fact, he promised that he will cut those cancers out from this village and return it back to its former glory.

Ash was proud of Naruto's promise and determination. He promised him that he will help him in achieving his dream and a better village.

After a few days, Mikoto woke up and was scared when he saw unfamiliar surrounding. Fortunately Naruto came to her and explained what happened in the last few days. Naruto discovered that Mikoto didn't even know about the Uchiha coup d'état. When Mikoto heard this, she was horrified that Itachi was forced to kill off his entire clan. However, she did calm down a bit when Naruto told her that her youngest son, Sasuke was alive and spared from the slaughter. She wanted nothing more than to return to her son but Naruto stopped her and said that she could not leave this forest at the moment.

When Mikoto asked why, that is when Ash revealed himself to her. She was very scared to see a 9 foot hulking being but Naruto calmed her by telling her that he was his big brother. He explained to her what happened to him and how Ash became his new big brother. Mikoto was very angry and disgusted at Naruto's former family but was very thankful to Ash for helping Naruto all of this time.

Mikoto asked, "So Ash. Where did you come from?"

Naruto said, "Mikoto-chan. Meet my big brother Ash. You are looking at a real life alien."

Mikoto looked at Naruto for a while and asked, "Really? An alien? Couldn't you have come up with something much more believable?"

Naruto said, "But it's true! Bro really is an alien. He came from another world and he can do magic!"

Mikoto asked, "Magic? Really?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes."

Mikoto said, "You know that magic is for little girls right?"

Naruto said, "No they are not! Ash can do very cool stuff with his magic."

Mikoto shook her head and said, "I don't believe you."

Naruto became frustrated and said, "Fine! If you won't believe me, then believe what you see. Bro. Can you do some magic to make her believe that you're an alien?"

Ash smiled and snapped his fingers. He did the exact thing what he did to Naruto. Living furniture, singing flowers, dancing frogs etc. Mikoto's mind was blown away at what she saw. She thought that she was stuck in a Genjutsu and immediately brought up her index finger and middle finger and shouted "Kai" (Release)

However, Mikoto's action failed as she realized that what she was seeing was no Genjutsu. It was all real. She then believed every word Naruto said to her.

Naruto asked, "Bro. Why did you reveal yourself to her?"

Mikoto asked, "What do you mean by that Naruto?"

Naruto said, "Bro told me that he keeps himself from revealing to others because if he did then they would try to control him or force him into working for this village. If that happens then bro said that he would destroy this village cause he does not like to be controlled."

Mikoto asked, "Really? I don't see him being that strong enough to destroy this village by himself."

Naruto said, "Believe me when I say that he alone can rule the whole ninja world since he is that strong."

Mikoto's eyes widen at that and she believe him. Naruto asked, "So bro. Why did you reveal yourself to her?"

Ash said, "Because since Mikoto will be living here for the time being, she needs to know about me and Yoko."

Mikoto asked, "Whose Yoko?"

Ash said, "She needs to know the truth little bro. Would you tell her?"

Naruto nodded and told Mikoto the truth about Yoko. Mikoto was shocked to hear that Yoko was actually the Kyuubi in human form. She was also shocked to hear how Yoko was ripped out of Kushina and was controlled by a mask Uchiha before being sealed into Naruto by Minato. But there was still one thing that she needs to ask.

Mikoto asked, "Ash. What do you mean that I would be living here for the time being?"

Ash said, "Exactly what I said Mikoto. You will be living here from now on with Naruto and Yoko."

Mikoto said, "But what about my son Sasuke? I need to be there for him. He is all alone and needs to know that I am still alive."

Ash said, "You can't Mikoto. As far as this village knows, you are dead. If you do leave this place and meet with your son, then someone will see you. When they know that you are alive, they will turn you in for breeding more Uchiha."

Mikoto was appalled to hear that and said, "No they wouldn't! They can do that to me! After my husband's death, I am the clan head!"

Ash said, "The council doesn't care and would use you however they like. Especially that bastard Danzo. He is the one who wanted all of the Uchiha dead just so he could harvest their eyes."

Mikoto did hate the council but this just crossed the line. She said, "But the hokage-"

Naruto said, "This all happened right under the bastard's Minato's nose! He let this happen! He let the council do what they want and see what would happen! The Hokage is of no help to you Mikoto-chan. Forget about him."

Mikoto was surprised to see Naruto taking about his dad. She said, "But Naruto. My son-"

Ash cut her off and said, "Will be fine Mikoto. Now that there is only one Uchiha in this village, he will be treated like royalty since he will get his sharingan."

Mikoto calmed down after she heard that. She then asked him why he helped Naruto. Ash told her how he despised the way Naruto was treated just for possessing the soul of the Kyuubi and about how his parents favored his siblings. He told her that he is training Naruto to become stronger than his siblings. Stronger than his father. Stronger than anyone in this village and eventually the strongest ninja in this world. He told her that he would make Naruto this woulds guardian.

Ash also told Mikoto about Naruto's gift, the Rinnegan. This almost made her pass out from the shock and awe of seeing the legendary eyes of the Sage of the Six Path. She thought that he must be joking but she passed out when Naruto showed her his Rinnegan.

After Mikoto woke up, she met with Yoko. She was a bit afraid of her because the Kyuubi was in front of her in human form but after talking for a while, they became great friends.

After that, she saw how Ash helped Naruto train and how good he was. He saw that Naruto was at least chunin level ninja. To be a ninja at that level at a young age was amazing to see. Soon she too joined him in training as in the future, she would need it to protect herself and fighting her enemies.

When the year ended, Naruto became the age of 8 year old. He was now eligible for the ninja academy but there was one problem with that. His former dad, Minato would never allow him to enter the academy and that his looks, since his former family could easily recognize him.

However, Ash has a solution for that. He put his hands on Naruto's head and used his virus to change the boy's hair color. After a while, he removed his hand and created a mirror for Naruto to see his hair.

Naruto's eyes widen in joy and excitement when he saw that his hair was now slicked back red hair. His face changed a bit and the three marks on his face disappeared under a powerful Genjutsu.

Ash said, "How do you like your new temporary look little bro?"

Naruto said, "I love it bro! I specially like the hair."

Ash said, "You don't have to worry about your friends. Only they will be able to recognize you while others will not."

Naruto said, "Cool. What about my name? They will still recognize me with my name."

Ash thought about it and said, "Why don't you call yourself Naruto Vajura. Vajura means a powerful mythical weapon. Especially one wielded by the god Indra."

Naruto had stars in his eyes and exclaimed, "That's so cooool! Where did you get a cool name like that?"

Ash said, "As you know that my current name is just Ash. I hope to add Vajura to my name in the future once I have achieved great power. Only then would I be worthy to have that name. And as for your admission?"

Ash put his hand into his coat and pulled out a letter. He gave the letter to Naruto and said, "I already got it for you little bro."

Naruto opened the letter and read it. He couldn't believe that the letter was signed by his former dad Minato, for him to enter the Ninja Academy.

Naruto asked, "But? How? How can that bastard Minato sign this and allow me to enter the academy bro?"

Ash smiled and told them how he got it.

A Few Hours Ago

When Ash was walking towards the Hokage's office while being invisible, he found an ANBU that was about to enter the office. He read the ANBU's mind and found that he was there to report his mission. This is a chance that he used for his plan. He mind controlled the ANBU and created a paper. Ash gave the paper to him and mentally ordered him to enter the office and give his report.

The ANBU obeyed and entered the office. Minato was sitting in the office and stamping a pile of papers.

Minato noticed the ANBU and said, "Welcome. What have you come here for?"

The ANBU saluted and said, "I am here to give you a report of the mission Hokage."

The ANBU gave his report to Minato who read it and said, "That's great. You are dismissed."

However, the ANBU didn't leave which Minato noticed. He asked, "Is there something else?"

The ANBU nodded and pulled out the paper that Ash gave him. He said, "If you don't mind Hokage, can you sign this paper?"

Minato looked at the paper and saw that it was blank. He asked, "Why do you want me to sign it?"

The ANBU said, "Some of the children asked me to see if I can get your signature Hokage."

Minato immediately smiled and said, "Oh. Is that it? Sure, I'll sign it."

Minato took the blank paper and signed it. He then gave it back to the ANBU and said, "There you go."

The ANBU took the signed paper and said, "Thank you Hokage. The children will be pleased about this."

Minato just waved his hand and said, "It's okay if there are things like this. If that is all, you are free to go."

The ANBU bowed and left the office. Upon exiting, the ANBU gave the signed paper to Ash. He took it and left while releasing the ANBU from his mind control. The ANBU didn't remember what happened. All he remembers is that he gave his report to the Hokage about his mission and left. Nothing else.

Ash left for the Forest of Death for privacy. He pulled out the signed paper and grinned. He first snapped his fingers and the paper turned into a letter of admittance to the Ninja Academy. However, the Hokage's signature was in the middle of the paper and not in the required location. So he snapped his fingers again and the Hokage's signature moved across the letter and into its required location. After that, the letter was complete.

Current Time

After telling them about how he go the letter, they were very shocked about how magic can be used that way.

Naruto smiled and said, "That's so cool bro. I can think of many ways of using magic in my pranks."

Ash smiled and said, "Then here is another gift for you little bro."

Ash put his hand on Naruto's chest and blue aura was released from his hand. The aura then seeped into Naruto's chest and into his heart. With a little bit of help from his virus, Naruto's heart was modified a bit.

After while, the aura subsided and Ash pulled his hand away. Naruto asked, "What did you do bro?"

Ash said with a smile, "As today is your birthday, I have just given you another gift. You now have the ability to use Equestrian magic."

Naruto's eyes widen and shouted in disbelief, "What!? I have magic!? I can now use magic!? And whats Equestrian?"

Ash smiled and nodded. He said, "Yes you can. Equestrian is the world I came from. I have given you my world's magic. But remember, magic is a weaker version of chakra but it can do things that most chakra couldn't do. Like for example."

Ash snapped his fingers and created several food dishes out of nothing. With another snap, five different orbs were created that floated in front of him. The orbs were made up of fire, wind, water, earth and lighting.

Ash said, "This is just an example of what magic can do. All it requires is your imagination and you can do wonders with it."

Naruto's eyes were filled with stars and exclaimed "That is so awesome! You know what this means!? I can now eat ramen whenever I want to!"

Naruto imagined a bowl of ramen and snap his finger. Immediately a small bowl of ramen was created out of nothingness. Naruto's eyes widen and began to eat his ramen.

Naruto said, "It may be small but it's very delicious. Just like Ramen Ichiraku."

Ash said, "Just like your chakra, you will need to train your magic ability. Just like chakra, your magic is limited. I have modified your heart in order to produce magic just like chakra."

Naruto hugged Ash and said, "Thanks bro. This is an awesome gift."

Ash said, "No problem bro. Now that you have gotten admittance to the Ninja Academy, I need to teach you three things that you will need to know in order to graduate from the academy."

Naruto asked, "What's that bro?"

Ash said, "For the next four years, you will attend the academy and learn history, Taijutsu and stuff. But the final test will require you to perform three basic Jutsu. They are Transformation Jutsu, Body Replacement Jutsu and Bunshin (Clone) Jutsu."

Naruto said, "Hmmm. They don't sound that great."

Ash said, "They are not as they are just basic jutsu that everyone can perform. Now lets start with Transformation Jutsu. This is a priceless Ninjutsu. It is typically used to change into people other than oneself. However, an experienced ninja can use this Ninjutsu to change into animals, plants, and even inanimate objects like weapons. This gives this technique an abundance of uses. The transformation of a skilled shinobi will be exactly like the genuine article, so it will be impossible to tell the two apart. On the other hand, a transformation performed by an inexperienced person will have obvious discrepancies. It will be impossible to deceive anyone with it. This is one of the most basic Ninjutsu, as such most shinobi know how to perform it."

Naruto said, "Cool."

Ash continued, "The transformation technique is considered to be among the more difficult E-ranked techniques, since it requires constant emission of chakra while mentally maintaining the form. If the user would interact with the environment, then this puts mental strain on an inexperienced ninja. Thus, the best way to determine if it is indeed a transformation is to cause this strain upon the user."

Naruto said, "That's sounds awesome!"

Ash said, "It is. Now look at me as I transform into someone else."

Ash brought his hands together and said, "Transformation Jutsu."

*Poof*

Ash exploded into white smoke which covered his whole body. When the smoke subsided, Naruto saw that in place of Ash, was now standing Ibiki Morino.

Ibiki Morino (Ash) looked at Naruto and said in a different voice, "Naruto. What are you doing here? You should be at home with your family."

Naruto panicked and said, "But but Ibiki-san. I already told you that they don't want me to be a part of their family!"

Ibiki Morino (Ash) said, "Then I have no choice. I will have to take you to the Torture and Interrogation chamber as you may have some hidden secrets."

Naruto became a bit scared and said, "I don't have anything to say Ibiki! I live here away from anyone else! I will not go down without a fight!"

Naruto then took his Muay Thai stance and got ready to fight. However, Ibiki then began to laugh before *Poof* exploding into white smoke. When the smoke subsided, Ibiki was gone and Ash was standing there.

Naruto asked, "What just happened? And where is Ibiki-san?"

Ash chuckled and said, "Ibiki was never here little bro. I simply used the Transformation Jutsu to transform myself into Ibiki. With a perfect transformation, you can even change your voice to match that person."

Naruto soaked in the info and said, "Wait! So let me get this straight. Ibiki was never here to begin with. You transformed yourself into Ibiki and then you used him to scare me? Why?"

Ash said, "It's true that I used Ibiki as an example to scare you but you must understand that Ibiki would never do that to you. He and you are friends. I simply used him to see how you would respond to such a situation. And I have to say that you did great. You denied my existence and were ready to fight him which I am sure that you would have won if the real Ibiki was here. You did good little bro."

Naruto calmed down and blush a bit from being praised. he said, "It's no problem bro. I would protect you the same way you have protected me."

Ash smiled and said, "Thanks little bro. Now on to the next Ninjutsu. The next jutsu is called Body Replacement Jutsu. With this technique, users replace their own body with some other object, generally with a block of wood, the moment an attack lands. This creates an optical illusion, making the enemy think the attack was successful. From this, the user can use the lapse in the enemy's attention to attack or flee from the battlefield. Explosive tags can be attached to the replacement for an added surprise. Despite it being a basic Ninjutsu taught at the Academy, it is seen as a useful art that can be applied in variety of situations as it allows for a swift getaway from danger. The technique even allows a restrained shinobi to escape capture."

Naruto said, "That sounds cool. How do I do it?"

Ash pointed towards a broken log and said, "See that log over there? I want you to throw some kunai at me and I will use Body Replacement Jutus to switch myself with that log."

Naruto nodded and generated black rods from his hands. Then the rods shape shift into kunai which he threw at Ash. When the kunai were about to hit him, *Puff* Ash's body was covered with smoke. When the smoke subsided, Naruto saw a log with kunai embedded into it in place of Ash.

Naruto looked a the logs original location and found Ash standing there. He just switched himself with the log in order to escape the incoming kunai.

Ash said, "So, did you understand how helpful this Ninjutsu is little bro?"

Naruto nodded and said, "I got it. It's a very useful Ninjutsu where I can use it to either switch myself with nearby objects or use it to switch others with nearby objects."

Ash nodded and said, "Good. Now for the last Ninjutsu which is the Bunshin Jutsu."

Naruto said, "But I already know the Shadow Clone Jutsu bro. Why do I have to learn an illusion clone?"

Ash said, "One, the Bunshin Jutsu is an E-rank Ninjutsu that is required in order to graduate from the academy. Two, you do not want to show them a higher level jutsu to the teachers. They might get suspicious of your level."

Mikoto asked, "Why would you want Naruto to hide his strength? Wouldn't it be better than to show how strong he is?"

Ash said, "If others see how Naruto is strong, then they would tell it to Minato who didn't want Naruto to enter the academy. If he finds out that Naruto is stronger and better than Menma and Narumi, then he would sabotage Naruto's test in order to make his siblings look good."

Mikoto said, "Okay. I understand that Minato is a jerk and would do that but when is Naruto allowed to show his true strength?"

Ash smiled and said, "That will be according to my plan. Naruto will enter the academy as an orphan and try to look like an average ninja. With an image of an average ninja, Naruto will fool everyone else, except his friends and will graduate from the academy in 4 years. After that, we will need to wait for the chunin exam to happen."

Naruto asked, "Why wait for the chunin exam bro? Can't I just show off my powers after graduating from the academy?"

Ash shook his head and said, "Even if you reveal your powers after graduating from the academy, you are still vulnerable as you don't have protection from the Hokage and that bastard Danzo. If he finds out your powers, he will do anything to have it."

Mikoto and Naruto's eyes narrowed when they heard about Danzo. That bastard that killed Shisui in order to kill the Uchiha clan just for their eyes.

Naruto nodded and said, "You're right bro. But what about the chunin exam that you were talking about?"

Ash said, "At the chunin exam, several important and powerful figures will come and see the fight. I am betting on those powerful figures to come and that is where you will show them your powers. When those powerful figures see your display of strength and skill, they will support you with my next plan. If that happens, then you will not only get immunity from the Hokage but you will also become untouchable in this village."

Naruto, Mikoto and Yoko's eyes widen at that. Yoko asked, "You mean that-"

Ash nodded and said, "If someone is stupid enough to attack Naruto like they did to him in the past, then Naruto has the right to slaughter them without any consequence. That is my plan for Naruto."

Ash looked at Naruto's shock face and asked, "So little bro. Do you like my plan?"

Naruto came out of his shock and nodded. He said, "I like the untouchable and killing part but do I have to look weak to others bro?"

Ash nodded and said, "I know its a pain in the ass little bro but you just have to do it for 4 more years an then, you will practically rule this village."

Naruto thought about it and nodded. He said, "Okay bro. I'll go with your plan. It sounds to have more benefits than anything I could have come up with."

Ash nodded and said,"Good. Now today's your first day of the ninja academy. Go and check it out yourself. Keep your true self hidden from others, except from your friends. Also, when you meet Saskue, try to become his friend. He saw his clan slaughtered by the hands of his own brother. Because of that, he will act cold against others. Try to be his friend and help him out."

Naruto nodded and said, "Of course bro. Well, I'm off. Bye everyone."

Ash stops him and said, "Oh! I just forget to mention this but with the Rinnegan, you are now immune to all kinds of Genjutsu."

Naruto said, "Really? I'm immune to Genjutsu? That's so cool! Thanks for the tip bro."

With that Naruto went towards the Ninja Academy. As he was going, he snapped his fingers and created a face mask. He wore it just like Kakashi hid half of his face. This made Naruto look cool.

First Year Ninja Academy

Naruto was now 9 year old. He entered the academy and met with Iruka who was able to recognized him and asked, "Why do you look different Naruto?"

Naruto said, "Iruka. You know about my former family. That is why I look different so they don't recognize me. And also, I am an orphan and my name is Naruto Vajura. Please remember that when you call my name."

Iruka nodded and understood what he meant by his family. He then took Naruto to the classroom where the rest of the children were. Naruto was happy to see that all of his friends were there, including his siblings, Neji and Saskue. The class was chattering with each other loudly.

Iruka tried to calm them down and said, "Okay class. Settle down."

However, the class didn't hear him and continued to chatter with each other. Iruka became angry and used "Big Head Jutsu" and shouted, "SHUT UP YOU LITTLE BRATS!"

That did it and everyone became quiet. Iruka cleared his throat and said, "Okay class. Today, we have a new student joining us. So welcome him."

Iruka looked at Naruto and said, "Why don't you introduce yourself to the class?"

Naruto nodded and stepped forward. He cleared his throat and said, "Hello everyone. My name is Naruto Vajura. My parents are dead and I am an orphan. I hope you don't push me away from something like that."

The class did brush Naruto off like he was hoping for. In fact, most of the class welcomed him. All except for a few ones.

Iruka said, "Why don't you take that empty seat in the back Naruto."

Naruto nodded and walked to towards the empty seat and sat on it. To his right, sat Hinata and to his left sat Ino.

Naruto said, "Hello. I'm Naruto Vajura. It's nice to meet you two."

Both of the girl blushed as he look quite handsome. Hinata said, "H-hello t-to you too N-naruto."

Ino asked, "Wait. Are you Naruto?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes I am."

Hinata asked, "Um w-why do y-you different i-if you don't mind?"

Choji asked, "Yeah. You look different than before.

Lee said, "Naruto is suppose to have blonde hair. You have red hair."

Kiba said, "He smells like Naruto. Isn't that right Akamaru?"

Akamaru was sitting on Kiba's head and barked a few times to confirm it.

Shikamaru sighed and said, "Troublesome. Naruto. Tell us why you look different."

Shino said, "Yes. An explanation of your change can give us an idea of your choice."

Naruto looked at his friends and said, "Okay. I'll tell you but you all have to promise me that you won't tell anyone about it, Okay?"

His friends promised to not to reveal anything that he was about to say. Naruto explained to them about his former family and that he is forced to change his appearance so no one else other than his friends would recognize him.

His friends understood what he was saying and promised to support his action and such. They knew how Naruto's family treated him and how his rights were taken away. They too stayed away from Menma and Narumi who have became very arrogant in the past.

As for Naruto's siblings, they sat together with Neji and Saskue who all acted like they were better than the rest. Since Saskue became the only Uchiha in the village, the civilians council treated him like a king and gave him everything that he asked for. This only fueled his ego and arrogance.

Naruto spent his time in the academy learning about history and stuff. For the next year, Naruto spent it like this and trained back in his new home. He tried to become friends with Saskue but he refused his friendship and said, "Why do I need a clanless orphan and a loser as a friend? You are not worthy of the Uchiha. Get lost trash."

Well, that went well. Mikoto was really sad when she heard how Saskue has become like this. She wanted to help him but she couldn't risk revealing herself to the village, so she stayed in the forest and pray that Saskue could be redeemed.

During The First Year

During the year, an interesting event occurred which greatly benefited Naruto who was 8 years old. An event involving the Fire Daimyō. During the year, Ash sent his clones to spy on the five Daimyō of the ninja world. He wanted to see if there was any way to have them in Naruto's debt. And one did.

It was the Fire Daimyō of the fire country. Ash discovered that the Fire Daimyō was a sack of shit bastard. He was a greedy bastard and and saw others as nothing but objects. He even forced himself on a lady and impregnated her with his son. When his child was born, he simply brought them into his palace in order to protect his image. However, not once he saw his offspring as his son and the lady as his wife. They were merely there to keep his image up. On the outside, the Fire Daimyō looked like a very respectable person but behind the curtain, he was a bastard. He even treated his suppose son and lady like slaves.

Ash saw how the boy and his mother were suffering. He wanted to kill that bastard but he got an idea and brought Naruto with him while leaving behind a clone in order to avoid suspicion of his absence. He told Naruto of what the Fire Daimyō true colors was and what he did with his suppose son and wife.

Naruto became very pissed off and wanted nothing more than to kill the Fire Daimyō but Ash stopped him and told him his plan. Naruto liked his plan and proceeded with it.

One night, Naruto snuck into the Fire Daimyō's palace while he was out and met with the boy and his mother.

The boy saw Naruto and asked, "Who are you?"

Naruto introduced himself, "Hello. I'm Naruto Vajura. I'm a ninja from the Village Hidden In The Leaf."

The boy asked, "A ninja? What's a ninja from the leaf village doing here?"

Naruto said, "I am here to help you ... deal with the Fire Daimyō."

The boy asked, "Deal with him? What do you mean by that?"

Naruto said, "Do you have to ask? You know the true colors of the Fire Daimyō and how he is a bastard and such. How he looks at others like mere objects and lets not forget about you and your mother who he treats like slaves."

The boy lowered his head and he know what Naruto said was true. His father, the Fire Daimyō doesn't see him and his mother as his family. They are nothing more than slaves to him.

The boy asked, "How are you going to deal with him?"

Naruto said, "I have my way. I can permanently deal with him without leaving any evidence behind."

The boy asked, "What do you get out of this?"

Naruto said, "I want your friendship and support."

The boy asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Naruto said, "I plan to assassinate the Fire Daimyō for he is a tyrant hiding behind the mask of a kind person. I want to kill him and make you take his place as the next Daimyo. You will make a better ruler than he ever was. In return, you will become my friend and I will be needing your support in the future. That's all I ask from you."

The boy thought about it and nodded. He said, "I accept but I need a favor from you."

Naruto asked, "What is it?"

The boy said, "My mother has been ill lately. My fat- the Fire Daimyō has ignored my mother and has done nothing to cure her. I ask of you - No. I beg you to please save my mother. She is all the family I have left. Please save her Naruto."

The boy began to cry in the end. Naruto's heart ache when he heard this from the boy. Naruto can feel how much the boy loved and cared for his mother.

Naruto smiled and said, "I'll do it. I'll save your mother. So don't cry anymore."

The boy sniffed and said, "Thank you Naruto. Thank you. I don't know what I would have done if I lost my mother."

The boy then took Naruto below the palace and towards a room with a rotted wooden door. During the walk, the boy said, "My name is Kido Kotaro and thank you for accepting my favor."

Naruto waved his hand and said, "No problem Kido. I have been taught that if you possess skills then use them to help others. And I will follow this for the rest of my life."

Kido nodded and opened the door. Inside the room, there was no bed, no furniture or even a pleasant room. It was a small room with brick walls and floor. There was a pile of hay in the corner on which a women laid with a torn bed sheet covering her. Naruto walked toward her and saw that she looked really ill.

Naruto began to scan her for any illness or bacteria. After a while of scanning, he found it.

Kido asked, "Can you help my mother Naruto?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. I can save her Kido. Your mother caught a virus that is killing her from the inside."

Kido gasped in shock and fear. He asked in hope, "Can c-can you save her Naruto? P-please tell m-me that my m-mother can be s-saved."

Naruto smiled softly and said, "There is no need worry Kido. This is a weak virus that I can easily be purge from her body."

Kido shed tears of happiness when he heard that his mother could be saved. Naruto formed some hand signs and a green aura surrounded his hands. He then put his hands on the women's head and abdomen. The green aura then seeped into the women's body and began to attack the virus. After half an hour of continuously healing the women, he was successful. The virus was purged and the women was fully healed.

Kido walked towards his mother and sighed in relief when he saw how she looked very healthy. Kido looked at Naruto and said, "Thank you Naruto for saving my mother. If there is anything you want from me, just ask and I will do whatever I can."

Naruto smiled and said, "I just want your friendship and support in the future Kido and nothing else. Now, if you excuse me, I have a certain Fire Daimyo to deal with."

With that, Naruto left the lower floor and left the palace since the Fire Daimyo was out. He waited for his return for a few hours. After that, Naruto saw the Fire Daimyo returning back to his palace. He also saw that there were some bodyguards with him but Naruto didn't mind as he can easily sneak past them. Naruto waited for night to come before he proceed in dealing with the Fire Daimyo.

When night came, the Fire Daimyo went to his room to sleep. Naruto stealthy entered the room from a window and silently walked towards the sleeping Fire Daimyo. When he reached his target, Naruto pulled out a small syringe that contained a red liquid. Naruto got this from Ash who explained to him that it is a special poison that cannot be detected in the victim's body.

Naruto slowly brought the syringe near the Fire Daimyo's mouth and drop a few drops of the poison into his mouth. After the poison drops fell into the Fire Daimyo's mouth, it was done. Naruto pulled out a letter and put it in one of the table's draws before quietly leaving the room and returned back to the lower floor to meet up with Kido.

The Fire Daimyo didn't even know what happened as the poison traveled towards his heart and slowly stopped the beating of his heart. He didn't feel any pain as the poison also puts the victim to sleep. As his heart slowly stopped beating, the Fire Daimyo died peacefully in his sleep.

Naruto met with Kido who was with his mother. He noticed Naruto and asked, "Is it done?"

Naruto smiled and said, "It's done. The Fire Daimyo is dead and you will take his place as the next Fire Daimyo."

Kido said, "I don't think that will happen Naruto. I am simply the son of that bastard who didn't even consider me and my mother his family. We were only his slaves and nothing more."

Naruto shook his head and said, "That won't be a problem anymore Kido."

Kido asked, "What do you mean Naruto?"

Naruto said, "The Fire Daimyo always did everything to protect his image. Even after forcing himself on your mother and giving birth to you, he needed to protect his image in someway. So he brought both of you into his palace in order to avoid any stain on his image. He did everything to protect his image and that is what we will use to our advantage."

Kido asked, "What's his image got to do with me becoming the next Fire Daimyo? Which is impossible if you ask me."

Naruto said, "Since the Fire Daimyo protected his image so much that even his own guards didn't find out about his dirty deeds. All they knew about him is that he was a kindhearted ruler. Meaning no one knows about you two of his criminal acts. So we will use that in order to make you the Fire Daimyo."

Kido realized that he was speaking the truth. No one knew about him and his mother being the Fire Daimyo's slaves.

He asked, "I understand what you are planning but how can you make me look like his son? He kept us hidden below the palace."

Naruto said, "Before I killed the Fire Daimyo, I put a letter in his room. When the guards discover that the Fire Daimyo is dead, they will search the room for any evidence. There, they will find the letter and read its contents which state about his son and wife."

Kido asked, "What does the letter say about us?"

Naruto said, "The letter simply says how he secretly loved your mother and have you as his son. How he kept you both under the palace in order to protect you two from any assassination attempts. The letter will also state that should anything happen to him, then you Kido, as his son will take his place as the next Fire Daimyo."

Kido was shocked to hear such a plan that was made by an 9 year old boy. He asked, "But what about his-"

Naruto cut him off and said, "If you are asking about his writing legitimacy, then you don't have to worry because the writing is perfect. No one can find any fault in the letter as everyone will see that it was written by the Fire Daimyo himself."

Kido didn't know what to say. He hated his father for what he did to her mother and then treated them like slaves. He wanted him to pay with his life but he couldn't do anything against him. However, with the help of Naruto, his revenge, his suffering was over. Naruto saved his mother and kill his bastard of a father.

Kido smiled with tears falling from his eyes and said, "Thank you Naruto. For everything you done. I would be honored to be your friend."

Naruto smiled and said, "And I am be happy to call you one of my friend. Now, lets get you and your mother ready for tomorrow."

Naruto snapped his fingers and created a pair of clothes for Kido and his mother. They both wore the clothes and his mother hugged him and thanked him for saving her and her son from their cruel life. They waited next morning when the guards found out that the Fire Daimyo died in his sleep. They then searched the room for evidence of any assassination attempt but found none. All they could find was a letter written by the Fire Daimyo.

They soon found out that the Fire Daimyo has a son and a wife below the palace where they were protected from any assassination attempt. They also found out that the Fire Daimyo wanted his son to take his place if something ever happen to him. The guards soon came below the palace and found Kido and his mother. They were taken to the upper floor and within a few days, Kido was announced to be the next Fire Daimyo.

Life for Kido and his mother soon turn better than before. Now instead of a small room with limited object, they now live in luxury within the palace. Kido didn't let his position go to his head as he has seen the poor and a slave's life from his own eyes. Over the year, he became a very good ruler and banned any slave operation and such. He would spread his wealth towards the poor and help them by giving them jobs.

Kido and his mother became very good friends with Naruto who was the one that gave them this life. From the time he was with them, he shared his life story with them. When they found out how Naruto was treated by his own family, his own village, they became furious that Kido wanted nothing more than to liquidate all of Konohagakure assets and destroy it. However, Naruto stops him by saying that he had another way to deal with the entire village. When he told them about his plan, Kido agreed to it and said that he will support him. That's all Naruto needed for the plan.

After spending a few more days with Kido and his mother, Naruto said his farewell to them and returned back to his village with the help of Ash who opened a portal to the Forest of Death.

Naruto then spent the rest of the first year going to the academy, training and occasionally meeting with his friend, the Fire Daimyo.

Second Year Ninja Academy

Naruto was now 10 years old. During the second year, several things happened. Even though Naruto tried to keep a low profile, the Hokage's children Menma and Narumi were getting on his nerves. They would always try to belittle him and say that he should quit being a ninja and that he was a waste of a space. They would always praise themselves like they were the children of the Hokage and how they were better than everyone else and that they were the heir of their clan.

They didn't know that the one they were picking on were their older brother Naruto. However, he simply ignored them and said, "If you two are so great, then why don't you achieve something on your own rather than using the Hokage's names? And why don't you stop talking to me since you both are so better and I am a clanless orphan?"

This made everyone in the class look at him with wide eyes as he was the only one who stood up to them. Menma and Narumi were seething mad that someone went against them but couldn't do anything since it would hurt their pride. So they simply left him alone but they occasionally badmouth him. Even Neji and Saskue joined them in belittling him but Naruto didn't care. Saskue became a brooding emo that have a superiority complex.

Naruto just held himself back and spent his second year while tolerating the four bastards. Mikoto was very sad that her son Saskue has become an arrogant person. She wanted to help him but can't. All she can do is pray that he would turn back into that sweet little boy she love.

An event happened during this year which Ash told Naruto about it. He told Naruto about going to Kirigakure and help that village. However, Ash won't help him. Naruto will need to do this alone. Ash told him that he needed experience and helping this village not only gives him that but an ally and a supporter to his plan as well. Naruto accepted and Ash sent him to Kirigakure with the help of a portal.

Kirigakure

Kirigakure is the village Hidden by Mist which is the hidden village of the Land of Water which is one of the Five Great Shinobi Countries. The village is surrounded by a thick mist, with several mountains in the background, making it difficult to be found by foreigners. Kirigakure's architecture is composed of several cylindrical buildings, with the Mizukage's office being the widest and largest. Most of the buildings have vegetation growing on their roofs.

What was the event in Kirigakure? Well, it wasn't a good event that's for sure. It was a slaughter and it was done by the order of a single person. The Fourth Mizukage Yagura.

Yagura, being the strongest shinobi in his village at that time, was elected as the Fourth Mizukage at a very young age. He was made a jinchūriki at a very young age and learned to control its powers over the following years. Yagura was the jinchūriki of the Three-Tails.

As Yagura rule, he was known to have no tolerance for any form of treachery against the village and he reinforced its nickname as "Village of the Bloody Mist" by the barbaric ritual where Academy student's would be forced to kill each other in order to graduate. The practice was discontinued when an entire graduating class of students was massacred by a young Zabuza Momochi.

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura was mad and ordered the bloodline purged. He was wary of people who had a bloodline and would go against him. So he ordered the execution of any person with a bloodline. Those with bloodlines were regarded with suspicion by the people of Kiri and the wider Land of Water due to their efficiency during times of war. As such, persecution and even murder of anyone with a kekkei genkai was common.

His tyrannical reign lead many in Kirigakure into rebelling against him, as well as other villagers wanting him to be executed. Zabuza was one man who wanted to kill him. So he orchestrated an assassination attempt but failed. Then he tried a coup d'etat but that failed as well. After failing to kill Yagura, Zabuza fled from Kirigakure while taking a young orphan child with him.

Yagura was a young adult with a head of messy-grey hair, pink pupiless eyes and what seems to be a stitch-like marking running from under his left eye, all the way down his cheek. He wore a grey, sleeveless shirt with the Kirigakure forehead protector attached to the front, short-sleeved mesh armor over which he also wears a green poncho along with a turquoise sash around his waist, paired with a green apron over his pants. He wears a pair of brown boots, and on his back he carried a staff-like pole weapon with uneven sized hooks with a green flower on the larger end. He has Water and Wind element.

Mei Terumi was a female ninja who was leading the rebellion against the tyrant Yagura. Mei is a tall, slender woman in her thirties She has green eyes, and ankle-length, auburn hair styled into a herringbone pattern at the back, a top-knot tied with a dark blue band, and with four bangs at the front. Two bangs are short, with one covering her right eye, and two are long, crossing each other on her bust, just below her chin.

Mei Terumi wears a long-sleeved, dark blue dress that falls just below the knees. It seems to be closed at the front with a zipper, and is kept open on the front-right side from the waist down. The dress only covers up to the upper part of her arms and the underside of her breasts. Underneath, she wears a mesh armor that covers slightly more of her upper body than her dress.

Mei Terumi also wears a skirt in the same color as her dress and, underneath those, mesh leggings reaching down over her knees. Around her waist, she wears a belt with a pouch attached to the back on the left along with high-heeled sandals and shin-guards reaching up over her knees, dark blue polish on her fingers and toes, and is usually shown with purple lipstick

Mei Terumi has Water, Fire, Lighting and Earth elements. With these elements, she has two advance elements, the Lava Style and the Boil Style.

Ao was an Anbu of Kirigakure's Hunter-nin Corps. He works for Mei Terumi. During the Third Shinobi World War, he defeated a Hyuga member and took one of their Byakugan, which he implanted into his right eye socket and gain its ability. He uses the Byakugan to protect Mei Terumi.

Ao is a middle aged man with blue hair which is styled in a moused-up manner. His left eye was blue and his right eye was covered with an eye-patch, under which he concealed the Byakugan that he obtained from a Hyūga clan member he defeated. He wore a talisman in each ear with the kanji for a humble form of "to hear" written on them twice on each side. These talismans reacted when his Byakugan is under threat and will protect it from anyone, even himself. He also wore the standard striped, grey suit, with a green haori that had white trimmings that stop halfway down, over them. He has the Water element.

Chōjūrō is the last of Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Despite his membership in the elite Seven Swordsmen group, Chōjūrō is a shy individual and seems to lack confidence in his abilities. He also greatly respects and admires the Fifth Mizukage, as he commented inwardly on wanting to protect her "beautiful smile".

Chōjūrō has short, tufty blue hair, and dark eyes. He also has pointed, shark-like teeth; a common trait of the members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist as well as apprentices share. He wears square, black-rimmed glasses connected to ear protectors, a blue pin-striped shirt and camouflage pattern pants.

He wears his forehead protector on the front of his holster which he uses to carry Hiramekarei. The sword itself is wrapped in bandages leaving only the double hilt visible. He also has shuriken holsters strapped onto each of his legs.

Naruto knew who he needs to help and immediately dashed towards the rebellion forces who were fighting against Yagura's ninja army.

On The Battle Field

As the battle rage on, the rebellion army was losing badly against Yagura's army. Mei Terumi was also on the battle field as she killed her enemies with her Lava and Boil Style. Ao and Chōjūrō were with her as they protect and kill her enemies. However, the more they killed, the enemy would just push them back as they have the advantage in number.

It was looking very bad for the rebellion army as they were being slaughtered when Yagura himself joined the battle field. With his unique water Jutsu, he was slaughtering the rebel army with ease.

Mei Terumi looked with eyes full of sorrow as she sees her army dying in front of her eyes. If nothing is done soon, she along with her army will be killed. She breathed a few times and then she took a stance. She decided. If she dies, then she will take as many as she can with her to the other side. When she was about to engage the enemy, something else happened.

*BOOOM*

Something fell from the sky and came crashing down between the two army. A small tremor was released from this which stopped everyone else. When the dust subsided, they saw a 4 foot tall kid in black and white clothes. Red hair and blue eyes but what frightened them the most was the terrifying mask he wore.

It was a black mask that had two rows of white sharp teeth. Two white eyes and a third eye in the middle of its forehead.

Naruto made this mask to hide his identity from others. Another reason he made this mask was to make him look terrifying which was a success. He stood up and looked at his surroundings. He saw that the shinobis flinched when he looked at them through the mask.

Yagura look at the boy and asked, "Who are you kid?"

Naruto looked at Yagura and sweat drop at that. A kid is calling him a kid. He said, "Um you do know you're a kid as well right?"

This made some of the rebel army snicker at that. Yagura narrowed his eyes at Naruto and asked, "I'm not a kid. I am the Fourth Mizukage Yagura."

Naruto asked, "But how can that be since you're so short? Just like me. That means you are also a kid."

Now this made several ninja of the rebel army laughed at that. A few tick marks appeared on Yagura's forehead and his face became red with anger.

Yagura shouted, "I am not a kid! My height has nothing to do with my age kid! Now tell me who are you and what are you doing here in my village!?"

Naruto waved his hand in a lazy manner and said, "Oh calm down. There is no need to be ashamed of one's height."

This only made Yagura more angry and made the rebel army laugh at his height joke. Naruto continued, "As for who I am? I'm can't reveal myself for I want to hide my identity. But as for why I'm here?"

Naruto grin behind his mask and said, "Your death."

The enemy army became tense and took a battle stance while Yagura just laughed at him. He said, "You're serious? A kid wants to kill me? What can you do against me child?"

Naruto smirked and crossed his hands together. He said, "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu"

*Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof*

Play this awesome music for the battle.

A whole bunch of smoke bombs went off which blinded everyone. When the smoke subsided, everyone gasped in shock at what they saw. There were about 700-800 clones standing in between the two armies.

Yagura was shocked by this but put it aside and said in a smug tone, "What are you doing? They are nothing more than clones. What can they do against my 4000 shinobi? Me and my army will decimate you and your clones!"

Naruto laughed at him and said, "Oh you poor fool. It's not the amount of clones that I can make. It's the quality of clones. My clones versus your army. Me versus you Yagura to a death match."

Yagura gritted his teeth and said, "Okay. Come at me kid. Show me what you got!"

Naruto smirked and all of his clones took a Muay Thai stance which confused the enemy as they have never seen that kind of battle stance before. The rebel army and Mei Terumi looked at Naruto in hope that he would be successful in helping them. And it will.

At an invisible signal, all of the clones lunged at the enemy with such speed that took them by surprise. Every clone that reached their target, attacked with intent to kill. Each of the clones' attacks were aimed at their vital spot, such as the heart, stomach and skulls. In the first few seconds, more than 300 enemy shinobis were killed instantaneously.

The enemy shinobi came out of their shock and attacked the clones. They used their kunais to cut them and threw their shuriken at them.

*Clang* *Clink* *Clang* *Clink* *Clang* *Clink* *Clang* *Clink*

However, it was an utter failure in harming the clones with their tools. Every sharp weapon they used against the clones, they bounced off their body. The blades were unable to cut them. They even failed to scratch them. How did they do this?

Simple. All of the clones turned their skin into metal thanks to Asura Path. With this, the vulnerable and weak point of the clones were overcome. Now they can fight without receiving any sort of injury.

If weapons had no effect on the clones, then maybe Taijutsu will. The enemy charged at the clones for close quarter combat but that was a huge mistake. The clones were very fast and danced around the enemies like a blur and then.

*Crack* *Bash* *Crunch* *Bash*

With one lethal blow to the body, the enemy crumple to the ground and died. The clones easily surpassed the enemy in speed and strength. In the eyes of the clones, the enemies were moving slow. So they easily attacked, countered and killed them with ease.

The enemies saw how Taijutsu was ineffective against the clones, so they quickly changed their tactics. Instead of Taijutsu, they began to use jutsu. Since this village was a water village, then all of their jutsu were water base. The enemy used "Water Style Liquid Bullet" at the clones.

However, it was nothing more than rain drops to them. Due to their metal skin, the water bullets simply splashed on contact. The clones didn't even budge from their position.

That didn't work, so they used a stronger Jutsu. The "Water Style Water Missile".

Huge water pillars were shot towards the clones but they did something that shocked everyone. The clones gather chakra under their feet and stuck to the ground. When the water pillars hit them, they weren't pushed back. In fact, the clones rammed through the incoming water pillars.

Another failure. Now Yagura was getting more angry when he saw how the clones were not effected by the water jutsu.

Yagura shouted, "What are you all doing!? Use your strongest Water Jutsu instead of using weak ones fools!"

His army nodded and used their most powerful Water Jutsu. The "Water Style Water Dragon". A large amount of water gathered around and shaped itself into several giant dragon.

With more than 300 water dragons lined up, the enemy thought that they had them. However, that didn't intimidate the clones as they lined up in front of the enemy. The clones then formed several hand signs and shouted "Water Style Giant Vortex!"

A larger amount of water began to spin in front of the clones like a vortex. Soon more water gathered over a large scale which surge and rise up to several dozen meters high. It was like a water tornado. Then all of a sudden, all of the water tornado streams down to the ground like a gigantic waterfall. The huge spinning wave advance forward with tremendous power that hollow out the ground.

The water dragon were no match against the giant water tornadoes as they were sucked into it and then crashed into the enemy line. The enemies were spun inside the water and slammed them into the ground, stones and such. Thus crushing them, breaking their bones and limbs and killing them.

What remains after that technique's utilization is reminiscent of no less than the aftermath of a natural disaster.

Those who were fortunate to survive the wave, were disoriented and were prone to attacks. The clones descended upon the enemies like a wave and killed them with ease. After killing them, the clones advanced towards the rest of the enemies.

Some enemies were scared shitless as they see how easily their fellow ninjas dies by the hands of the clones. They became so scared that they began to use defensive jutsu like "Water Style Water Wall".

However, it didn't even stop them for a few seconds before the clones simply walked through the wall of water and began to kill them.

Mei Terumi watched in disbelief at how the clones easily manhandled their enemies. And with shadow clones who are somehow able to defend against the incoming attacks.

Yagura on the other hand was seething in rage at how easily his army was being decimated by mere clones. Everything his shinobis did against the clones were ineffective which infuriated him. Yagura saw the original Naruto who was pointing at him and then at himself. Like he was telling him to fight him. Yagura growled and jumped into the battle field. If things needs to be done, then do it yourself.

Yagura pointed at Naruto and said, "How dare you brat! How dare you go against me! I will kill you and after I'm done with you, the rebels are next! No one will be spared!"

Naruto did a fake yawn and said, "Yeah yeah. Whatever. Can we begin with this fight? I have better things to do than to fight a kid who has a paranoia against people with bloodline."

Yagura gritted his teeth and formed some hand signs. He shouted, "Water Style Water Dragon!"

A huge water dragon formed and flew towards Naruto. He didn't move from his position and simply waited for the water dragon to come to him. When it reached him, Naruto simply backhanded the water dragons which *Splash* made it explode on contact.

Yagura was shocked to see that his water dragon did nothing and that Naruto stopped it with a simple backhand. If jutsu didn't work against him then Taijutsu will. Yagura charged towards Naruto for close quarter combat. He was great at Taijutsu and thought that he had an advantage in close combat. How wrong he was.

When Yagura reached Naruto, he used his staff to hit him but it missed him by a few centimeters. Naruto leaned his head slightly to the side in order to avoid the incoming attack. After dodging it, Naruto took a Muay Thai stance since it gives him the advantage that Yagura was very close to him. Naruto *Bash* lunged his knee into Yagura's gut which made him double over in pain. He got up and swung his staff again but Naruto deflected it with the back of his hand.

This made Yagura drop his guard and Naruto took this chance to jump back while spinning backwards with his knee hitting Yagura's jaw. *Bash* Yagura was sent flying back as he crash on the ground. Naruto landed on the ground and saw Yagura holding his broken jaw in pain. Yagura growled that he was being manhandled by a kid.

Yagura got back up on his feet. Naruto saw this and lunged at him with a flying kick. Yagura saw this and used his unique Water Jutsu. He held out his staff and shouted, "Water Style Aqua Mirror"

A large, flat, circular pool of water swirl in front of Yagura. The water then began to become flat like a mirror which was held by his staff's hook.

Naruto didn't know what it was and thought that it was a simple mirror. So he continued his attack and when he was getting closer, he saw his reflection in the mirror. Yagura then pushed the mirror down and from it, out came an exact replica of Naruto. The original Naruto and the fake Naruto flew at each other with their own flying kick and *Bash* hit each other.

This is how it happened.

Both of them hit each other and the original Naruto was launched back while the fake Naruto exploded in a water bomb. Naruto landed on his feet and looked at the mirror with interest.

Naruto asked, "What the heck was that?"

Yagura smirked and said, "That is my unique water jutsu, the Aqua Mirror. Whatever attack is thrown at me, I can use the Aqua Mirror to make the exact copy of the attack and send it back towards my opponent. Do you understand what I'm saying? Every attack you send my way, I will copy and materialize it and use it to counter your attacks."

Naruto was really interested in this jutsu. He grinned behind his mask. He wanted that jutsu for himself. And he will get it. Naruto then disappeared from Yagura's sight which made him look at his surrounding. However, no matter where he looked, he could not find his target.

*Bash*

However, Yagura could respond at the sheer speed of Naruto's attack. Naruto appeared behind Yagura and kicked his head with such speed that that he was launched quite a far distance away while leaving his Aqua Mirror behind. Naruto looked down at the mirror with interest. He bent down and grabbed the mirror. He inspected it but found nothing special about. So, at the moment, it was useless to him. So he *Crackle* shattered it and went back towards Yagura.

Yagura struggle to get back on his feet. That kick to his head really disoriented him and damaged him greatly. However, in his struggle to stand back on his feet, he didn't see Naruto charging at him. By the time he noticed him, it was too late. When Naruto reached him, he thrust his foot forward like a spear and *Shik* skewered Yagura through his stomach.

Naruto then pulled out his leg from Yagura's stomach and saw him falling down on the ground. Yagura was dying. Naruto turn around and began to walk away while leaving the others in awe and disbelief at what they saw. The rebels were greatly shock as they saw their greatest enemy and tyrant dying on the battle field.

When Naruto was about to leave, Yagura choked out, "Don't .. leave .. I'm .. not ... done .. yet."

Naruto stops and looks behind him and said, "You have lost Yagura. Accept it and die. You have caused so much innocent blood. It's time you die."

Yagura puked out some blood and said, "I'm not ... done yet kid."

Play this music for an awesome beat down.

Red chakra began to swirl around Yagura's body. *Boom* Soon an explosion occurred which covered Yagura. When the smoke subsided, everyone's eyes widen in fear at what they saw. Yagura was not human anymore. He was more like a hybrid form of the Three Tail Beast. Yagura had a turtle shell on his back and three tails sprout from his behind. However, the most terrifying thing about this form was that Yagura was covered in think red malice chakra that made him look like a demon.

Naruto on the other hand grinned behind his mask. This was the perfect chance for him to test his strength and skills against a Jinchuriki's beast form. He took a Muay Thai stance and prepared himself to fight against Yagura's beast form. Yagura glared at Naruto and roared at him.

"RRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGG!"

Yagura moved with such speed that he appeared as a blur. Others weren't able to follow him but Naruto did. He was able to clearly see where Yagura was heading with such speed. He saw how quickly Yagura was approaching him. Naruto got ready and as Yagura came close, he prepared himself.

Yagura punched and Naruto defended against it with his arm. However, when he blocked it, he saw something growing on his arm. It was coral.

Yagura smirked and said, "That is my "Coral Palm". While in this transformed state, my strikes can cause a large formation of coral to quickly grow from the initial point of contact. The coral will then rapidly solidifies and restricts your mobility, as the coral continues to grow. It will eventually cover your entire body. What can you do now?"

Naruto looked at the growing coral on his arm with a bored face. *Bash* He used the coral to smash it into Yagura's face, causing him to slide back a few meters. Yagura held his face in pain and glared at Naruto.

Naruto said, "So what? It's just a simple coral that will soon restrict me and increase my weight. However, before that could happen, there is still some time for me to beat you up."

With that, Naruto dashed forward and began to unleash a barrage of powerful blows upon Yagura who tried to defend himself but failed as the strikes plowed through his defenses.

*Bash* *Smash* *Crack* *Bash*

Yagura was thrown back a good distance where he began to take several breaths to stable himself. Naruto on the other hand began to feel the weight of the coral which almost covered his entire right arm. However, this weight was nothing compared to what he is used to. Yagura saw his coral covered arm and began to laugh at him.

Yagura said, "You said that you have enough time to beat me before the coral covers your body. But what now? Your right arm is useless! And soon your whole body will be entirely covered by my coral! Face it! You lost against me!"

Naruto just smirked behind his mask and brought his right arm down upon his right knee.

*Throom*

Yagura's eyes widen as he saw Naruto breaking the coral off of his right arm by himself. The coral was a very hard substance that cannot be broken easily but he broke it with his own knee. That shows how strong he really is.

Naruto swung his right arm back and forth a few times to test it out. His right arm was fine. He then looked at Yagura and saw his shocked face.

Naruto smirkws and said, "What was that about limited time?"

Yagura snarled and opened his mouth. Small blue and red chakra balls began to gather in his mouth and began to merge into one black sphere. Soon the sphere began to grow to the size of a football as he put more of the beast chakra into it.

When the sphere was ready, Yagura aimed it at Naruto and shouted, "Tailed Beast Bomb!"

Yagura shot the condense ball of chakra towards Naruto who saw it coming. Naruto didn't move from his position which made others look at him like he was crazy. Everyone knew that a Tailed Beast Bomb was very dangerous and that there was no form of defense against it. When they saw Naruto not moving from his position, they thought that he was going to die. However, it didn't go that way.

As the Tailed Beast Bomb was coming closer and closer, Naruto simply raised his right hand and spread his fingers. What happened next made everyone slack jaw. When the Tailed Beast Bomb made contact with Naruto's hand, it didn't explod like it should have. Instead, the sphere began to shrink. Naruto used Preta Path in order to absorb the Tailed Beast Bomb.

Soon the entire Tailed Beast Bomb was absorbed by Naruto. He looked around and saw that everyone, including Yagura was looking at him with huge eyes and with their jaws on the ground. Naruto chuckled at their reaction.

'I'm too awesome' Naruto thought with a smirk.

Naruto then disappeared in a blur. Yagura instinct kicked in and he quickly rolled into a ball and rolled away. As soon as he did this, the location where he stood just seconds ago, *BOOOM* blew up into smithereens.

Yagura stops a few distances away and looked at what the cause of the explosion was. When the smoke subsided, Naruto was there with his knee buried into the ground. What happened? Naruto attacked Yagura from above with knee bomb but he ran away quickly and his attack hit the ground. Thus destroying it.

Naruto stood up and looked at Yagura shocked face. He said, "What happened to all that talk Yagura? Why are you running away from a kid? Don't you want to kill me and the rebels? Huuuuuuh?"

This only made Yagura mad and shouted, "Don't get cocky kid! You just had some lucky shots! That's all!"

Naruto said in a bored tone, "Is that so? Well, then, I think it's time to end this. I got better things to do."

Naruto raised his hand towards Yagura and said, "Banshō Ten'in"

Yagura felt something pulling him and he flew towards Naruto against his will. He didn't know what was happening and he was approaching Naruto fast. Naruto began to spin rapidly in his place and kept on gaining momentum. He was spinning so fast that he looked like a mini tornado. When Yagura flew in closer, Naruto used all of that momentum to swung his right elbow and struck his head with it.

*Splork*

Instead of being launching away from the blow, Yagura's head exploded on contact. The force behind that elbow strike was immense that his head could not take it and broke down. Even with the Three Tail Beast's chakra that greatly enhanced his defense was nothing compared against Naruto's powerful strike.

Silence reign the air when the headless body of the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure, Yagura fell on the ground dead. Everyone that were present on the battle field couldn't believe that Yagura died by the hands of this mysterious kid. Yagura's army quickly surrendered as their ruler was now dead and would lose against the rebels. Especially against Naruto.

The rebel and Mei Terumi look in disbelief at the dead body of their tyrant ruler. For so long, they suffered under the rule of Yagura and did everything in order to kill him. Finally Yagura was dead and it was all thanks to this mysterious kid. With only his Taijutsu, no less.

Naruto looked at the dead body of Yagura for a while. He was very pleased to know that he can go toe to toe and kill a jinchuuriki while he was in his Beast Mode. What's more that he was able to kill a jinchuuriki with only Taijutsu. He then turned around and left the corpse. When Mei Terumi saw their savior leaving, she immediately ran towards him.

Mei Terumi shouted, "Please! Wait!"

Naruto stops and turned around to see her. He said, "Yes? Is there something you need?"

Mei Terumi stops and bowed to him. She said, "I want to thank you for killing Yagura. We have suffered for so long under his rule and wanted him dead but we weren't strong enough. Then you came and killed him just like that. I don't know how to thank you for this."

Naruto looked at the women and saw how beautiful she looked. It made him blush but thanks to his mask, it was not seen by her.

Naruto rubbed the back of his head and said, "Um no problem. I simply came here to kill him and nothing else. So yeah. I need to be going. Goodbye."

Mei Terumi stops him and asked, "Wait! Can't you tell me the name of our savior?"

Naruto stops and thought about revealing his name. Should he tell them or not? After thinking for a while, he came to a decision. She might be able to help him in his plan.

Naruto looked at her and said, "My name is Naruto. That's all you need to know."

With that, Naruto disappeared from her sight. Mei Terumi memorized his name and promised to help him in the future when she finds out who he is. Maybe he could be her ideal husband. Though Naruto is a bit too young for that. However, Mei can wait for him to grow up and then he will be her husband.

Naruto appeared outside of Kirigakure with his speed movement. Ash then appeared in a swirl in front of him.

Ash said, "I watched you beat the shit out of Yagura. You did magnificent little bro."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thanks bro. It was all thanks to your teachings."

Ash said, "And I also see that you fancy the beautiful Mei Terumi. Is she your type?"

Naruto blushed and said, "N-no! She i-is not m-my t-type! She is .. s-she is.."

Ash said, "Oh! You're talking like Hinata now. That's so cute. I thought that you and Hinata were made for each other. Are you cheating on her?"

Naruto's face was red now and he shouted, "Stop it bro! Please!"

Ash laughed and said, "No worries little bro. I was just teasing you like a big brother should do. Now, tell me how do you feel fighting a Jinchuriki and won against it with only your Taijutsu?"

Naruto smiled widely and said, "It was the best bro! I was a bit scared of fighting a Jinchūriki. Especially in their beast mode but I fought him and won! With all the training you made me do, my reflexes, sight, speed, strength and endurance surpassed Yagura's!"

Ash nodded and said, "That's good to hear little bro."

Naruto said, "Also! Check this out!"

Naruto made some hand signs and said, "Water Style Aqua Mirror"

Water began to swirl in front of him and then turned into a mirror. Ash looked at the mirror with interest.

Ash asked, "What's this jutsu little bro?"

Naruto grinned and said, "This is Yagura's unique jutsu. I was able to copy it by absorbing the Tailed Beast Bomb he shot at me. I now got a small amount of the Three Tail Beast's chakra inside of me. With it, I am now able to use this jutsu."

Ash nodded and said, "That is great Naruto. Even though you have some chakra of the Three Tail Beast, you won't be able to produce more."

Naruto's face became a bit downcast at not using the Three Tail beast's chakra. His face lit up at what his brother said next.

Ash said, "For now, save the Three Tail beast's chakra. We will go back home and I will see if I am able to do another surgery that will allow you to produce more of the Three Tail Beast's chakra."

Naruto said, "Really? That's so awesome bro! You're the best!"

Ash smile and said, "Thanks little bro. Now lets go back home."

Ash used "Kamui" to create a portal and entered it. They returned back to their home village.

Back at Kirigakure, after Yagura's death, Mei Terumi ascended as the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure. After the dreadful reign of Yagura ended, she became Mizukage and worked tirelessly to reform internal policies and recreate diplomatic relations with other villages during the year. She and her people will never forget the mysterious boy Naruto who help them achieve peace for their village.

Third Year Ninja Academy

Naruto was now 11 years old. During this year on Naruto's birthday, Ash allowed him to bring all of his class friends to the Forest of Death.

Naruto asked, "Why do you want me to bring my friends here bro? You told me that you want to keep yourself a secret from the village."

Ash said, "I want to meet you friends little bro. Also, I want to hear what they want to do in their future. If their answers are right, then they can greatly help you in your future. I want to see if they are loyal friends to you. That is why I am allowing you to bring your friends here."

Naruto nodded and said, "Thanks bro. I'll bring them here in a while."

With that Naruto left the forest and meet with his class friends. He invited Choji Akimichi, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, Hinata Hyūga, Hanabi Hyūga, Shino Aburame, Rock Lee and Tenten to his house in the Forest of Death. They were all afraid of the forest but with Naruto's presence, the beasts avoided them as they recognize him as the alpha of the forest.

Kiba asked, "Naruto. Why did you bring us here of all places?"

Naruto said, "I live here guys."

This shocked everyone and Ino asked, "Why would you live in the Forest of Death of all places? Don't you know how dangerous this place is?"

Naruto said, "Don't worry about it Ino. The beasts of this forest are afraid of me and stay away from me."

Hinata asked, "W-why would t-they be afraid of y-you Naruto if you d-don't mind me a-asking?"

Naruto smiled and said, "I don't mind Hinata. It's because the beasts know I am strong and can kill them with ease."

This shocked everyone again. The beasts were very strong and dangerous. To think that they would be afraid of Naruto was something unbelievable.

Kiba said, "You must be joking Naruto. My mother has told me how dangerous the forest is and she forbade me from going anywhere near it. And we are already inside the forest!"

Naruto said, "I'm not lying Kiba. I am strong and have killed them before. Their instinct tells them to stay away from me and refrain from attacking me."

*Thud* *Crash*

"SSSSSSCCCCCCCCCCRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Naruto sighed and said, "Of course there are some nincompoops who think that they can win against me. Like this giant scorpion beast."

Indeed. A giant scorpion beast came crashing through the thick trees and stood in front of them as it bears its fangs at them. Everyone was scared of the beast, except for Naruto who looked at the beast in annoyance.

Choji said, "Guys. What do we do?"

Ino said, "Get away get away get away. Ew ew ew!"

Kiba said, "I know! Shino. Why don't you deal with it with your bugs?"

Shino said, "I can't do that Kiba."

Kiba said, "Why? You use bugs. So why don't you tame that beast as well. It is a scorpion. An insect."

Shino said, "That can't be done Kiba. Because this beast is huge and is able to resist my chakra. My bugs can't do anything against it either."

Hinata hugged Hanabi and said, "N-naruto. We n-need to g-get out o-of here. It's t-too d-dangerous."

Naruto smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about anything Hinata. I didn't bring you all here just so you all could die. Give me a second and I'll deal with it."

Naruto then disappeared in front of their eyes. They couldn't find him anywhere but then.

*Bash* *Crash*

Everyone looked towards that sound and their eyes widen at what they saw. Naruto was sitting on top of the beast's head which was buried in the ground and a crater was formed. Naruto just smiled and waved at them. Everyone looked at him in disbelief at how he was able to beat a very strong beast within seconds.

Tenten asked, "Naruto. How did you take it down?"

Naruto said, "I simply brought my elbow down on its head and it was over."

Lee exclaimed, "That is a very great move Naruto. To think that you excel in Taijutsu like me, makes me happy."

Shikamaru said, "Troublesome. I knew it."

Choji asked, "What did you know Shikamaru?"

Shikamaru said, "I knew that Naruto was strong but I didn't think that he was this strong at such a young age. I bet that he is even stronger than Menma and Narumi combined."

Ino asked, "Naruto. Is what Shikamaru said true? Are you really stronger than you look?"

Naruto smiled and nodded. He said, "Yes. I am strong. Very strong for someone my age."

This shocked everyone when they heard it from his mouth. Kiba asked, "If that is true Naruto, then why didn't you put those bastards Menma and Narumi in their place. They are really annoying and arrogant to everyone."

Naruto shook his head and said, "I can't reveal my true strength Kiba. It would mean trouble for me."

Kiba asked, "What kind of trouble you are talking about Naruto? I say that you should show everyone just how strong you are."

Shikamaru said, "He can't reveal his strength Kiba. It would be very troublesome if he did reveal his strength."

Kiba said, "What?"

Shino said, "Think about it Kiba. Naruto's own family has treated him like shit. They look down at him like he was nothing. If Naruto revealed his true strength to everyone, then his former family would either force him to train Menma and Narumi or they would take away his strength in someway."

Ino was shocked to hear that and asked, "Is that why you are hiding your strength Naruto? Because of your former family?"

Naruto sighed and nodded. He said, "Shino is right. I don't want my former family to find out about my true strength. They would try to take it away and give it to Menma and Narumi."

Choji asked, "Then when will you reveal your strength Naruto?"

Naruto smiled and said, "All in good time Choji. Now come. I need you all to meet someone."

Naruto grabbed the dead scorpion and drag it with him. The others soon followed him.

Hinata asked, "N-naruto. Who is t-this you w-want u-us to m-meet with?"

Naruto said, "He is my big brother."

Everyone were shocked again. Lee asked, "But Naruto. Last time I heard, you were the eldest son of Minato."

Naruto said, "He is not related to me by blood. He is the one who saved me and gave me everything a child needed to survive."

Tenten asked, "What do you mean that he saved you Naruto?"

Naruto sighed and said, "When I was 6, I was tired of living. I was tired of the way this village treated me. I was tired of the way my ... family treated me. It came to a point where I attempted suicide and stabbed myself in the chest with a kunai."

Everyone gasped in shocked. How could he do that at such a young age.

Kiba asked, "Wait. What did you mean by how the village treated you Naruto?"

Naruto said, "I'm talking about how I was beaten everyday by the village near death."

This made everyone gasped again. Choji asked, "Why would they beat you Naruto? You never did anything to them."

Naruto remained silent for a while and then said, "Before I answer that, tell me what you know about the Kyuubi."

Shino said, "A few years ago, Kyuubi attacked the village, killed most of our ninjas and civilians. The Yondaime fought the Kyuubi and killed it. The Kyuubi's chakra was left behind, so he sealed them in Menma and Narumi."

Naruto sighed and said, "What I'm about to tell you is an S Rank secret. The only reason I am telling you this is because you have never treated me like a monster. So don't go around spreading this because if you do then the ANBU would kill you immediately."

The others paled at that. Ino asked, "What is this secret Naruto and how do you know about it?"

Naruto asked, "You all know that my former family doesn't see me as a family member don't you?"

Everyone nodded. Naruto continued, "Well, I found out the reason they don't see me as family. The reason I am hated in this village. The reason I am glared hatefully by the villager, beaten, starved, neglected and such."

Hinata asked, "W-what i-is it N-naruto?"

Naruto said, "What you don't know is that the Kyuubi wasn't killed. The Kyuubi's chakra was sealed into Menma and Narumi but its soul was sealed inside me."

Everyone was shocked to hear that. They were lied to by their very ruler.

Kiba asked, "Um you're not being controlled by the Kyuubi, are you?"

Shikamaru said, "Troublesome. Naruto can't be controlled by the Kyuubi, Kiba."

Tenten asked, "What do you mean Shikamaru?"

Shikamaru said, "Like Naruto said, the Kyuubi's chakra was sealed inside Menma and Narumi and the soul was sealed inside Naruto. A soul without any chakra is as harmless as a new born kitten."

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. He is right. Kyuubi can't do anything to me without its chakra."

Lee said, "I believe you Naruto. You have been a very pleasant friend to me. If the Kyuubi did control you then you would be different."

Tenten asked, "I believe you too Naruto. But I still don't get it, why did the village beat you up?"

Naruto said, "The villagers are nothing but idiots. They don't see me as a human or the jailer of the Kyuubi but as the reincarnation of the demon Kyuubi. They beat me up thinking that they are beating the Kyuubi in its weaken form."

Kiba snarled and said, "Why would they do that to a young child!? You did nothing to them and they did this to you!"

Naruto said, "Like I said Kiba. The villagers are idiots. Especially the civilians council."

Kiba growled, "It's still wrong!"

Hinata asked, "N-naruto. Does y-your f-father k-know a-about t-this?"

Naruto said, "Oh he does know about my beatings. But the truth is he lets them beat me. His own son!"

Everyone was shocked to hear that and Ino asked, "Why would he do that? You're his son!"

Naruto said, "He doesn't see me as his son. Just an extra baggage. He lets them beat me and lets them get away with it too. He wants me to be the scapegoat for the people who lost their loved ones."

Now they were angry and disgusted by their Hokage. To treat one of their own like that. It goes everything against their teaching.

Choji said, "But wait! If this is an S Rank secret, then why does everyone know about it?"

Naruto said, "Technically, only the adults know about it and are forbidden to speak about it. So they found a loop hole and told their younger generation about me being a 'demon in human skin' and 'monster' and such, so that they would keep away from me."

Now they were angry and disgusted at the village. How dare they did this to Naruto. A young child.

Hinata asked, "N-naruto. You s-suffered so m-much. Is t-that why you c-committed s-suicide?"

Naruto look down and nodded. Tenten asked, "Wait. If you did commit suicide, then how are you still alive?"

Naruto looked up and smiled. He said, "The day I committed suicide, is the day I was saved by my big brother. He is the one who looked after me and helped me achieve this much strength. He has given me so much that even a family couldn't give that much to their own children. He is my precious brother."

Hinata asked, "Who i-is your b-brother N-naruto?"

Naruto smiled and said, "Just follow me. You all will meet him."

Naruto kept on walking as he dragged the corpse of the scorpion while his friends followed him.

Shino asked, "Naruto. Is there any reason you are dragging that scorpion's corpse?"

Naruto said, "Yep. Its food."

Everyone stops right in their tracks and their face became sick green.

Kiba choked out, "What did you say?"

Choji said, "You're not serious are you?"

Naruto laughed and said, "That was my first reaction too! But don't worry about it. Bro can cook anything into delicious food. Trust me. I have eaten his cooking before and I have to say that he is the worlds best cook there is. Now come."

Naruto and his friends walked deeper into the forest. They kept on walking until Naruto disappeared right in front of their eyes.

Ino asked, "Where did Naruto go?"

Kiba said, "Yeah. He was right there and the next seconds, he's not. I can't even smell his scent."

Hinata used her Byakugan ability and said, "Even m-my Byakugan c-can't find h-him. Where is N-naruto?"

Then out of nowhere, Naruto's head came into existence and said, "Hey. What's with the hold up guys?"

Everyone screamed when they saw nothing but his head.

Naruto's arms came into existance and covered his ears. He said, "Hey! Why are you all screaming!?"

Kiba pointed shakily at him and said, "you you you ... you're only a head! With arms!"

Naruto looked down and saw his arms but not his body. He smiled sheepishly and said, "Um guys. I'm okay. This is actually just an invisible wall. Come on inside."

Everyone looked at each other and then they slowly walk forward. When they reached Naruto, they all felt like they crossed an invisible wall. As soon as they crossed that point, they saw a huge house made of wood, a huge lake and several destroyed trees. Everyone looked at this place in wonder.

Lee asked, "Naruto. Where are we?"

Naruto said, "Welcome everyone. Here is where I have been living for a few years, along with my brother and two people."

Shikamaru asked, "Who are the other two?"

Naruto said, "Just wait here while I go and bring them."

Naruto then left them and went inside the house. After a while, Naruto came with 3 people. One was a hulking giant while the other two were female.

Naruto said, "Everyone. I want you to meet my big brother, Ash."

Ash waved at the children and said with a smile, "Hey little ones. How are you all doing?"

Everyone was awe and shocked to see someone so huge. They can clearly see that this individual was very powerful. They all greeted him.

Ash smiled and said, "I want to thank you all for being good friends with my little bro here. He sometimes gets lonely, if you know what I mean?"

Naruto said, "No I don't! There is you, Yoko and Mikoto-chan here!"

Ino asked, "Wait what? Mikoto-san is alive? I thought she died in the Uchiha massacre.

Ash said, "I saved her that night. She didn't deserve to die."

Mikoto came forward and said, "Hello young ones. As you can clearly see, I am safe and alive. I live here with Naruto."

They all greeted her. Then Tenten saw Yoko and asked, "Hey. Who are you miss?"

Yoko looked down and didn't say anything. Naruto saw this and said, "Everyone. Before I introduce her, I want all of you to promise not to be scared or attack her. Okay?"

Kiba asked, "Why is that Naruto?"

Naruto said, "Just promise me guys."

They all looked at each other and and then looked back at him and promised. Naruto said, "Everyone. I would like you to meet Yoko. She is also known as the Nine Tailed Fox."

Everyone was shocked to see the Kyuubi out in the open like that. They were afraid of her and were about to run away but stopped when Hinata asked, "Naruto. What is she doing outside of your body?"

Kiba asked, "And the Kyuubi is a she?"

Naruto nodded and then told them all about how the Kyuubi was ripped out of Kushina by a masked Uchiha and was controlled by him. They all understood what happened and look at the Kyuubi in sadness. They realized that Yoko was just a victim of that tragedy who was used by a mad man. They all console her and said that they don't hate her. This made Yoko happy that she was accepted by them.

Tenten asked, "Um excuse me Mr Ash?"

Ash waved his hand and said, "No Mr needed little one. Just call me Ash. It makes me sound old."

Tenten said, "Ash. Have you been looking after Naruto?"

Ash said, "Yes I have. I have become his adoptive big brother."

Kiba asked, "Are you the one who trained him to get this stronger?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes I am. Naruto worked very hard to achieve this level of strength and he will only grow more in the future."

Hinata asked, "Um Ash. C-can I a-ask you to t-train us, i-if you d-don't mind?"

Ash smiled and said, "I don't mind little one. In fact, I told Naruto to bring all of you, his friends, here for that very reason."

Kiba said, "What!? Really? You're going to train us?"

Lee said, "Yosh! If Naruto can get this much stronger with training, then I too would like to be trained by you Ash Sensei."

Tenten said, "I would like to be trained as well by you Ash."

Ino nodded and said, "Me to."

Kiba smiled widely and said, "You hear that Akamaru? We are going to be trained by the very one who trained Naruto."

Akamaru barked happily. The other children accepted and were happy to be trained by him.

Shikamaru sighed and said, "Troublesome. Why would you want to train us Ash? Is there some hidden catch or something?"

Ash chuckled and said, "Always very perceptive Nara. Well, the reason I have called all of you here is to talk about the future of this village."

Choji asked, "Future? What do you mean by that Ash?"

Ash asked, "Tell me. Have you not noticed how the villagers are acting like they are all high and mighty for the past few years? Have you not seen how they act arrogantly? The civilian council is the worst. They act like they own the ninja. The best example of this is how every civilian council member is kissing up to Saskue just because he is the last Uchiha in this village. They are giving him everything, even jutsu from other clans without their notice in order to make sure that he is loyal to this village. This village is not what it used to be in the past. This village has fallen from grace."

Lee asked, "But it can't be that bad? Right?"

Ash said, "Here is another example. The Ninja Academy. There, you are taught nothing but history and such. They train you very little in Taijutsu and Genjutsu. In fact, they skip Genjutsu cause they think that it is a useless skill but they are wrong. A Genjutsu might just be the thing that could save your life in future events. Next is that they don't teach you anything about Ninjutsu. They just tell you how to do a bit of chakra control and that's it."

Tenten asked, "Why is that?"

Ash said, "Because, most of the children that goes to academy are clan children. So they don't teach you anything worthy as they expect you to learn from your clan. Because of this teaching, many civilian's children failed to graduate because they are not taught anything useful by the teachers."

Tenten nodded because she is a civilian ninja in training. She asked, "That is true Ash but who has allowed this? I don't think the Hokage would allow this to happen."

Ash said, "The Hokage does not even know what is happening in the academy. This is all because of the civilian council. They try to fail the civilian's children as they don't see them as special. They only focus on the clan children. Because of them, very few children are able to pass."

Shikamaru said, "Troublesome. I knew the civilian council would be troublesome."

Choji asked, "So they are corrupted?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes they are. As well as many shinobi who support the civilian council. They are the ones who are making this village weak."

Everyone was shocked to hear that their own civilian council is weakening and corrupting the village.

Kiba asked, "So the civilian council needs to be stopped? How can we do that?"

Tenten said, "True. We are only children. We can't do anything to them?"

Naruto said, "You don't have to do anything to them at the moment. Bro has a plan for that and he has been training me for such thing."

Ash said, "That's right. The reason I have brought you all here is because you have never treated Naruto like a monster or demon like the villagers had. Instead you became friends with him. For that I am very thankful to everyone of you. Now for my reason to have you all of here is not only to train everyone of you to become stronger but I want you to be loyal friends to Naruto in the future event."

Lee said, "Yosh! You can count on me Ash. I will be Naruto's most loyal friend as he was the one who gave me hope to continue training to be a ninja."

Tenten said, "Me too. Just like Lee, Naruto helped me in learning how to use weapons. I will be his loyal friend too."

Ino said, "I too will be Naruto's loyal friend as he saved me from those mean bullies."

Hinata said, "Um m-me too. Naruto also s-saved me f-from s-some b-bullies."

Hanabi said, "Naru (Nick name for Naruto) is my big brother. So I will be his loyal friend too."

Kiba said, "He shared food with me after me and Akamaru trained. Someone who he never met before. I will be his loyal friend too."

Choji said, "Naruto never made any fun about me. He is always been nice to me and my friend. I will be his loyal friend too."

Shikamaru sighed and said, "Troublesome. I knew that Naruto would be troublesome. But what's life without a bit trouble. I'm in. I will be Naruto's loyal friend."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thank you everyone."

Ash cleared his throat and said, "Good. Now let me tell you about my plan for Naruto and this village. I know that I don't have to say this but don't tell anyone about this place, about Naruto, about Yoko, about Mikoto, about the plan and about the training. keep everything a secret from everyone. Even from your own parents. I am putting my trust into all of you. Understand?"

Everyone nodded and promised that they won't speak anything about what happens here.

Ash said, "Good. After I tell you all about my plan, I will begin your training. Whenever you have free time, then come here and continue your training. If others ask about where you were are where you are going then simply say that you were training. Make excuses to come here but try to make sure that you are not followed."

Everyone said, "Yes! Sensei!"

Ash nodded and said, "Good. Then lets get started, shall we?"

After telling them about his plan, everyone understood and they supported him and Naruto. Then Ash began to train them so they will be able to support Naruto and fight for him and defend him.

That day was also the day they tasted Ash's cooking and became fans of his food. At first they were sick about the dish he made from the dead scorpion but when they saw Naruto eating it with a bliss expression, they too tried it. When they did, they devoured their food like they were starving for a week. Ash also told them that a ninja is able to eat anything in order to live. They believed him since he made a disgusting scorpion into a delicious food.

For the rest of the year, the children along with Naruto worked very hard and were slowly becoming powerful.

Fourth Year Ninja Academy

Naruto now became 12 years old. In this year, nothing important happened. Naruto and his friends have been secretively training in the forest of Death. With the amount of training they have been doing, they were very much surprised how much stronger they have become. They've become powerful enough to even take down Neji and Saskue in a one on one match. However, when it came to Menma and Narumi, they can fight them to a stand still.

Just like Naruto, Ash told them to hide their strength from others. They need to hide their strength in order to make them look weak. They just have to endure this for a little more time, until the Chunini Exam comes. They accepted it and endured the bullshit from Neji, Saskue, Menma and Narumi. Just a little bit more time and then they will show their true strength to the whole world.

During this year, Hinata gave a terrible news to Naruto and his friends. It all happened when one day, Hinata came to the Forest of Death with teary eyes which made everyone worried about her.

Naruto asked, "Hinata. What happened? Are you okay?"

Hinata shook her head and said, "Everyone. I have very bad news."

Ino asked, "What is it Hinata? What's the bad news that made you like this?"

Hinata said, "My f-father has m-made an a-arranged m-marriage w-with Menma."

Naruto asked, "And what was Minato's answer?"

Hinata said nothing but silently cried. Naruto knew the answer and hugged her to calm her down. The news greatly enraged them but Ash was there to stop their rage and found a solution for it.

Ash said, "So, the Hyuga is trying to make a marriage between their clan and the Hokage's in order to increase their influence? Hiashi is a very sick man to use his own daughter in such things."

Naruto growled and said, "Let me at him bro. I'll rip him into pieces!"

Ash said, "Calm down little bro. We can't afford to reveal your strength to this village."

Naruto said, "But what about Hinata's marriage?"

Ash said, "At the moment, she is too young. So we don't have to worry about her getting married off to Menma. For the time being, leave it and train hard. When you all graduate and the Chunin exam comes, then you can reveal your true strength to the village. After, I think that there can be a heavy change in the Hyuga clan."

Ino asked, "What do you mean by that Sensei?"

Ash said, "As you know that the Hyuga clan is divided into two. The main and the branch. The main house rule over the branch and treats them like slaves. Because of the Cage Bird Seal, the branch members can do nothing to the main house. The hate between the two Hyuga is getting more and more out of hand. I already came up with a plan to fix that. Hinata. Would you like to change the Hyuga clan for the better?"

Hinata sniffed and nodded. She said, "Yes. I w-would very m-much like t-to h-help my c-clan. I w-want to get r-rid of t-the h-hate and t-the Cage Bird Seal. I w-want to m-make my c-clan b-better."

Ash smiled and said, "Then this is what you are going to do."

Ash told her of his plan which made her happy. She dried her tears and accepted it. After that, they continued their training in secret and gained more strength than before. Soon the day of graduation will come and a step closer to Naruto's and Ash's plan.

Chapter 35 Graduation And Land Of Waves

Graduation Day

Finally, it was graduation day. everyone cheered that they can leave the academy and away from assholes like Neji, Saskue, Menma and Narumi. However, before they could graduate, they need to pass a few test. There are two instructors in the Ninja Academy. Iruka Umino and Mizuki.

Iruka Umino is a chunin who serves primarily as an instructor at the Academy. Iruka is a man of average height and build. He has black hair that he keeps in a ponytail, dark eyes and a scar that runs across the bridge of his nose. He wears the standard Konoha shinobi outfit complete with forehead protector, sandals, and flak jacket. His sleeves are also rolled up about ¼ way. As a child he wore a simple outfit along with mesh-armor underneath it.

The other instructor Mizuki is a chunin who teaches at the Academy. Mizuki has white shoulder-length hair with a slight hint of blue to it and green eyes. He wears the standard attire of the Konoha-nin, flak jacket and forehead protector that he wears like a bandanna.

Iruka said, "Okay class. Be quiet so we can begin."

However, he was not heard since everyone in the class was chatting with each other. Several tick marks appeared on Iruka's forehead. He used "Big Head Jutsu" to enlarge his head to ridiculous portion and shouted, "SHUT THE HELL UP YOU SHITTY BRATS!"

After that, the class became quiet. Iruka sighed and said, "Alright class. Today is the day of your graduation. For that to happen, you all will need to pass some tests. The first test is a written exam. So lets begin."

The class groaned at that. Everyone was given a paper full of question on which they have to write their answers on.

After every student reveived one paper, Iruka said, "Alright. Now you have 1 hour to answer the question. Your time begins .... NOW!"

All of the students began to write their answers. Naruto and his friends were breezing through the test because thanks to Ash's help. He taught them some important points of history which greatly helped them on the written exam.

After 1 Hour

Iruka said, "Alright class. Time's up. Put your pencils down."

Everyone put their pencils down. Naruto and his friends finished their tests 20 minutes ago. So they simply rested in the mean time. They then handed over their tests to Iruka who took everyone's papers and put them on his desk.

After that, Iruka said, "Okay class. Now lets go outside for the next test."

Iruka, Mizuki and everyone else left their class and went to the academy's training ground. There was a ring in the middle of the ground and some wooden dumies on one side of the training ground.

Iruka said, "Okay class. Your next test will be throwing kunai and shuriken at the dumies. Try your best to hit the marks on them. Kiba. You're first."

Kiba came forward and took 10 kunai and 10 shuriken. He then threw them at the dummies and hit them.

*Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk*

Some of the kunai and shuriken hit the marks while other missed them. Kiba made sure to hide his true skill from everyone else, just as Ash instructed them.

Iruka nodded and said, "Good shot Kiba. You pass. Next one, Ino."

While everyone was being called one by one, Naruto took out a book about chakra control and began to read them. Even though he was great at chakra control, he simply read the book to spend his time.

When Iruka called Sasuke next, a group of fan girls cheered for him. Sakura was included in the fan girls. Saskue simply grunted and threw the kunai and shuriken at the dummy, hitting more marks than the rest. The fan girls cheered loudly at his performance. Neji was called after him. He performed the same as Sasuke but missed two more shots. After him, Menma and Narumi were called who were able to hit 98% of the marks. So far, they were the ones who did better than everyone else. As for the fan girls and most of the civilian children failed as they missed most of the marks or even the dummies.

After that, Iruka said, "Very good. You pass. Now, Naruto Vajura. You're up."

Naruto walked forward towards the table that had the throwing tools while still reading his book with one hand. He put his hand above the weapon and several thin wires came out which grabbed 10 kunai and 10 shuriken. With a flick of his wrist, he used his wires to simply throw them at the dummies without even looking at them. The result was a lot different that anyone would have expected.

*Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk* *Thunk*

All of the kunai and shuriken indeed hit the dummy but they completely missed the mark. So then where did they hit the dummy?

The answer, the crotch area.

OUCH!

Every male on the training ground brought their legs together and covered their crotch with their hands while their faces became one of immense pain. Including Neji, Saskue and Menma. Even the two instructors covered their crotches with their hands as they look at Naruto with fear and painful expressions.

Iruka gulped loudly and said, "Y-you pass, Naruto."

Menma shouted, "What!? How can that clanless orphan pass when he didn't even hit a single mark!?"

Iruka explained, "Naruto passed since where his kunai and shuriken .... hit were very vulnerable areas of the target. If one can hit another in real life, then they practically win over the other. That's why he passed, even though he didn't hit the mark, he did manage to hit a very vulnerable and sensitive part of the human body."

Everyone understood what Iruka said, Menma grumbled about someone hitting that part of the body while Sasuke seethed at Naruto for hitting all of those parts of the dummy without missing a single one.

After the throwing test was over, Iruka said, "Okay. Let's move on to the next test. Taijutsu. We will call your names and you will come into the circle and fight with each other. No lethal strikes. Just a simple spar. Try to push your opponent out of the circle or make them yield in order to win."

Iruka and Mizuki began to call two students who came into the ring and fight with each other. Fortunately, Naruto's friends were able to fight with some fan girls and civilian's children. They easily won against them. However, Naruto wasn't so lucky when his name was called and the name of his opponent.

Mizuki said, "Naruto Vajura. Sasuke Uchiha. Come into the ring."

Naruto sighed and walked into the ring while still reading the book. Sasuke came into the ring with a smug face. He was going to beat the clanless orphan for making him look weak in front of the others. The fan girls were cheering for Sasuke to beat up Naruto.

"Sasuke! Your the best!"

"Beat that looser!"

"Sasuke's goona win this easily!"

This only increased Sasuke's ego. He said in a smug tone, "Hey trash. Why don't you surrender and save your face from getting beaten by me?"

Naruto didn't look away from his book and asked, "Why should I?"

Sasuke said in a proud tone, "Because I am an Uchiha. I am an elite. You should be honored that an Uchiha will be fighting a clanless orphan like you."

Naruto was very sad that Sasuke became like this. During the years, he tried several times to become his friend but each time he rejected him.

Naruto didn't say anything and waited to being this fight. Iruka said, "Alright you two. ... Begin!"

Sasuke immediately lunged at Naruto with his fist pulled back. When he reached him, he threw his fist at Naruto's face with intent to knock him out as fast as possible. However, that didn't happen. Naruto simply brought his free hand above Sasuke fist and brought his hand down. Thus, deflecting the incoming fist aside. As Naruto's free hand was down, he simply brought it up and hit Sasuke's jaw with his knuckles. Naruto did this without even taking his eyes off of his book which shocked everyone.

*Bash*

Sasuke back tracked a bit as he held his jaw in pain. How could he let himself get hit like that? How dare that clanless orphan hit him!? An Uchiha!?

Sasuke growled and lunged at him again but this time, he brought his knee up to hit Naruto in the gut. However, Naruto, without looking, brought his knee up and just for a bit of fun, he turned his knee skin into metal.

*Clang*

When Sasuke's knee hit Naruto's metal knee, he jumped back and held his knee in pain. He grunted in pain and said, "What the hell!? What's your knee made of trash!?"

Naruto put his leg down and said without even looking at him, "Simple. My knee is stronger and tougher than your knee."

Sasuke was again humiliated in front of everyone. He was seething mad at Naruto. How dare he do this to an Uchiha! Sasuke roared and charged at him but Naruto didn't move or look at him. When Sasuke attacked him, Naruto disappeared which made him stumble forward. He was able to stop himself just before he touched the ring. However, someone pushed him forward, which made him fall outside of the ring, earning a gasp from the fan girls.

Sasuke stood up and looked at the one who pushed him. He saw that it was Naruto who was still reading the book, with his free hand stretched out. Iruka saw what happened. Naruto appeared behind Sasuke and pushed him out of the ring. Sasuke was about to charge at Naruto but Iruka stopped him.

Iruka said, "That's enough Sasuke. Naruto pushed you out of the ring. You lost. Naruto wins."

Sasuke shouted, "That was a fluke! No way he can win against me! An Uchiha! I demand a rematch!"

Iruka shouted, "Enought Sasuke! Naruto won fair and square. Stop your whining! Is that how an Uchiha should act!?"

This made Sasuke shut his mouth but he still glared hatefully at Naruto. He cursed under his breath as he left the ring.

This feat of speed was noticed by Menma and Narumi. Neji on the other hand simply scoffed and said, "It was fate that Sasuke lost to that trash."

After the Taijutsu test was done, Iruka said, "Alright class. Lets get on with the next test. Jutsu. I want everyone of you to perform any kind of jutsu at the practice dummies."

Everyone came one by one and performed one jutsu. Kiba did his clan's signature move "Fang Over Fang" which involves him spinning at a ferocious speed and deliver a powerful tornado like attack which was strong enough to drill through the practice dummy. Ino used her clan's signature move "Mind Transfer Jutsu" which involves her to send her mind into her target's mind and control the body.

Hinata and Neji both used their clan's signature move, the Byakugan. Choji used his clan's signature move, "Multi-Size Jutsu" which made him expand his body's size. Shikamaru used his clan's signature move "Shadow Imitation" which allowed him to manipulate his shadow to extend towards the dummies and captured them. Shino used his clan's signature move "Parasitic Destruction Insect" which he used his bugs to cover the dummies with it.

Lee and Tenten did do the test as they can't use any jutsu. Or can they? They simply stood aside as they let others perform jutsu. They were hiding their true skills like their friends.

Menma came forward and used "Wind Style Great Breakthrough" which caused a gust of wind to launch forward and hit the dummies, making them fall backwards. Narumi came forward and used "Water Style Liquid Bullet" to shot out a water bullet that hit one target.

Then came Sasuke's turn. He walked forward like he owns the place. He made some hand signs and shouted "Fire Style Fire Ball". He shot a small ball of fire at the dummies and burned them.

Sasuke looked at Naruto with a smug grin and said, "Beat that loser."

Naruto just sighed at the pathetic attempt to intimidate him. He walked forward and put his book into his shirt. He brought his hand towards his face and pulled down his mask which revealed his handsome face. More than half of the fan girls blushed after seeing his face. Naruto formed some hand signs and said, "Water Style Liquid Cutter"

Naruto shot out a stream of water at the dummies but what happened next shocked everyone. When the water hit the dummies, instead of falling backwards, the dummies were cut into small square pieces.

*Shhhiiinnngg*

Everyone looked at the small pieces of the dummies in shock and awe. Sasuke fumed angry at Naruto as he bested him again. Naruto put his mask back on and walked back as he brought out his book and began to read it.

After the Jutsu test was done, Iruka said, "Okay everyone. You all did great but there is still one more test left. Come back to your class."

They all went back to their class. Iruka said, "Alright class. This is the final test you need to pass in order to graduate. Ninjutsu. In this test, you will need to perform a Transformation Jutsu, Body Replacement Jutsu and finally a Clone Jutsu. Come here one by one and perform them."

One by one, students came and performed the three jutsu. Naruto in the mean time continued to read his book. After a while, only Naruto was left.

Iruka said, "Come on Naruto. You're the last one."

Naruto walked forward with his eyes still on the book. He then shocked everyone when smoke bombs went off and there were 5 shadow clones. However, they were not clones but one Naruto and four different ninjas. A Rock ninja, a Cloud ninja, a Sand ninja and a Mist ninja. Each ninja from the other four great Shinobi countries with Naruto being from the fifth country.

Everyone looked at the four different ninjas in alarm as they were their enemies. All of a sudden, the four ninjas charged towards Naruto and began to fight with him. Naruto danced around them and killed the Rock ninja, Cloud ninja and the Sand ninja who *Poof* popped into smoke and disappeared. However, the Mist ninja attacked Naruto from behind and impaled him with his sword. Naruto fell limp on the ground and which made everyone to get into their battle stance.

*Poof*

However, they were shocked once again when Naruto's corpse disappeared in a puff of smoke. Everyone was confused at what was happening. First four different ninjas came out of nowhere and attack Naruto but he managed to kill three of them. However, the last one killed Naruto who disappeared in a puff of smoke. What was going on?

The Mist ninja looked at Iruka and pointed his sword at him. Iruka and Mizuki quickly pulled out their kunai and were about to attack the Mist ninja when suddenly *Poof* he was covered in smoke. When it subsided, in place of the Mist ninja was now standing Naruto who was still reading his book.

The teachers and the students were looking at him in confusion. They didn't know what happened.

Iruka asked, "Naruto. What just happened?"

Naruto looked at Iruka and said, "I performed the Shadow Clone Jutsu and the Transformation Jutsu at the same time. My transformed clones fought me, I killed three of them while the last one killed me. However, I simply switched myself with him at the very last second and killed him after transforming him into me and I into him."

Iruka, Mizuki and the rest of the class' jaws dropped on the floor in awe and shock. Iruka asked, "But ... what ... how ... How did you do that without even forming a single hand sign?"

Naruto said, "I reached a point where I don't need to use hand signs anymore."

Everyone was again shocked to hear that. To perform a jutsu without even making one hand sign was a sign of mastery. Sasuke seethed at that. Someone humiliated him again and it was the clanless orphan. He vowed that he will triumph over Naruto and show him his place which was beneath his feet. Menma and Narumi also glared at Naruto as they see him as someone who was better than themselves.

Iruka nodded and said, "Well Naruto. That was an excellent performance. Congratulation Naruto Vajura. You have passed and now you are a ninja of Konohagakure."

Iruka gave him a forehead protector with a leaf symbol on it.

Naruto took the forehead protector and wore it on his head. He then went back to his seat and continued to read his book while everyone stared at him in awe.

Iruka said, "First of all, I want to congratulate all of you for passing the graduation exam. From now on, all of you are shinobi of the Hidden Leave Village."

A loud round of applause rose up from the students.

Iruka said, "However, you are still only genin, which is the lowest class of shinobi in the village. You have to perform duties for the village, gather experiences and skills in order to be promoted to higher ranks. So today, you will be assigned into 3-man teams. Each of these teams will have one Jounin Sensei. You will follow that Sensei's instructions as you complete the missions you are assigned. Now I will announce the members of each team."

Iruka began to speak about the teams. After he told about Team 6, he said, "Team 7 members are Naruto Vajura, Sakura Haruno-"

*Wham*

Everyone looked at that sound and saw Naruto's face implanted into his table. Naruto couldn't believe that he was on a team with Sakura who beats him and belittles him every time she gets. He didn't know how she turned out to be this way. She was very different when he saved her form the bullies a few years ago.

Naruto pulled his face back from the table and saw that his face was imprinted on the surface of the table. Well, it's only Sakura on the team. So maybe he can get one of his friends to be with him.

Iruka continued, " ... and Sasuke Uchiha."

*Slam*

This time everyone saw Naruto's head slamming through the table that a hole about the size of his head was formed in the table. Naruto was cursing about of all the team he could be on, he was put together with two of the people who didn't like him. Naruto pulled his head out of the table and sighed. He thought 'Well, at least it can't get worse than this. Right?'

WRONG

Iruka continued, "Your Jonin Sensei will be Kakashi Hatake."

*Slam* *Crackle* *Thud*

This time Naruto shocked everyone when his head slammed through the table, breaking it in two and his face crashing down into the floor. Cracks formed around the impact of his face in the floor. Naruto's friends winced and sent their silent condolences about being on a team that hates him.

Iruka asked in worry, "Naruto. Are you alright?"

Naruto pulled his face out from the floor and sit back on his seat. He grabbed his book and began to read again. He said, "Yeah I'm fine."

Iruka nodded and said, "Okay. As I was saying- what the!"

The paper in Iruka's hand exploded in a burst of fire. Then an ANBU walked in through the door and handed Iruka a scroll and left.

Iruka read the scroll and said, "Well class. It seems that there has been some changes in the teams. Team 7 members are Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Menma Uzumaki Namikaze and Narumi Uzumaki Namikaze. Your Jonin Sensei will be Kakashi Hatake."

Naruto sighed in relief and joy. He was no longer on that hated team. He knows that somehow his big brother was the one who changed his team. Even his friends were happy about him.

Iruka continued, "Team 8 members are Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame and Naruto Vajura. Your Jonin Sensei is Kurenai Yuhi. Team 9 memebrs are Neji Hyuga, Rock Lee and Tenten. Your Jonin Sensei is Might Gai. Team 10 members are Shikamaru nara, Choji Akimichi and Ino Yamanaka. Your Jonin Sensei is Asuma Sarutobi."

Naruto was happy that he was on a team with his friends and not with those bastards. Even his friends were thankful that they were not on Menma and Narumi's team. Well, except for Lee and Tenten. They would have to endure being with Neji.

Iruka said, "Now, you all wait here for your Sensei to get you. Good luck."

With that Iruka and Mizuki left the class. The students waited and one by one, a Jonin came and take their teams with them. Everyone left except for Naruto and Sasuke's team. A while later, Jonin Kurenai Yuhi came in.

Kurenai Yuhi asked, "Team 8. Come with me. I'm Kurenai Yuhi."

Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame and Naruto Vajura all went with her. However, before Naruto left, he snapped his fingers and a small seal was formed on the top part of the door frame. He grinned as he left a present for someone annoying.

Much later, Kakashi Hatake finally came. When he opened the door and entered through it, a duster fell on top of his head. He took the duster off and said, "My first impression of all of you is-"

*Crash*

Kakashi didn't get to finish his sentence when a pile of dusters fell on top of him and buried him completely. This made Menma, Narumi and Sakura laugh at that. Sasuke just snickered at the pathetic site of a Jonin falling for a prank.

Kakashi dug himself out of the pile of dusters and was coughing up a storm. He was pure white from all of the chalk dust.

Kakashi said, "*Cough* Meet me *Cough* up *Cough* on the *Cough*roof. *Cough* *Cough*"

With that Kakashi used a high-speed movement technique called the Body Flicker to leave the room, leaving behind a human shape chalk figure which crumbled onto the ground a few seconds later. Menma, Narumi, Sakura and Sasuke left the class to meet with their Sensei

Before that, there was an incident with Mizuki who turned traitor and stole the Forbidden Scroll of Sealing. He was about to escape but Iruka encountered him a fought him. However, Mizuki was much stronger and beat Iruka. When he was about to kill him, several wires shot out from the darkness and wrapped around Mizuki's limbs that stopped him from moving around. Then several shuriken flew at him and hit his limbs.

Mizuki's limbs were shredded by several shuriken. Iruka looked around to see who helped him but found no one. Soon a group of ANBU came and asked what happened. Iruka told them that he was about to be killed by Mizuki by someone helped him and did that to him. The ANBU searched around but found no one. They simply took Mizuki to the Torture and Interrogation department for questioning.

Iruka took the Forbidden Scroll of Sealing and returned it to the Hokage. That night, they never found who help in stopping Mizuki from killing Iruka and taking the Forbidden Scroll of Sealing out of the village. Unknown to them, a shadowy figure emerged out from the tree's shadow and left. This figure was none other than Naruto.

With Naruto's Group

Naruto with his team and Kurenai Sensei introduced each other and then she gave them a test. The test was to find her around the training ground as she hid herself with Genjutsu. For Naruto, this was a piece of cake. With his Rinnegan, he can see through any Genjutsu. So within minutes, he found her hiding in the shadow of a tree.

Kurenai was shocked that she was found so quickly. It was a record. She asked how he as able to find her and Naruto said that he simply felt her chakra location. He lied about it as he didn't want to reveal his Rinnegan. Kurenai accepted his answer and from this day, Naruto Vajura, Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuga and Shino Aburame along with their Sensei Kurenai began to do several D Rank missions.

Every time they go to the Hokage, Naruto glared hatefully at his former father. He was very disgusted by Minato who couldn't even recognize him due to his hair color and face mask. Naruto wanted nothing more than to beat the shit out of him and throw him away like yesterday's garbage. He took several breaths to calm himself. He will wait. He will wait for sweet revenge just as his brother Ash told him. All will go according to his plan.

Minato on the other hand was felling something. Every time he sees Naruto, he would feel guilty, yet he could not remember who Naruto was and what he did to him to make him feel all of this guilt. He wanted to find info about Naruto but all he could find was that he was abandoned by his family at the orphanage. From there Naruto lived his own life and trained himself. That's all he could find.

Minato started to find info about Naruto when his children Menma and Narumi told him about how strong Naruto was. Minato was shocked and awe when he was told that Naruto had very perfect accuracy thought all of them were aimed at the crotch, which made him unconsciously cover his family jewels between his legs. Then there was the report how Naruto easily countered and beat Sasuke Uchiha and how powerful his Water Jutsu were. He was even shocked when he saw Naruto's written exam. He ace it. 100 out of 100 marks were given to him in every test.

Minato was really impressed by Naruto and he wanted to have him train his children but whenever he wanted to speak to him, his throat would dry up and he couldn't speak anything. It was like his guilt was stopping him from speaking to Naruto. So Minato didn't have any choice and leave it at that. His guilt was too much for him.

When Minato returned home, he would talk about Naruto with his wife Kushina. When she hears that name, she would also feel guilty but couldn't remember what it was.

Little did they know that their guilt from their past actions has made a very powerful being that would cut out the black cancer in this village by force. None shall be spared.

A Few Weeks Later

Today Naruto and his team were chasing toward a cat. This was not your everyday normal cat. It was the demon cat, Tora. A very famous cat know for its cleverness and able to make fool out of the shinobi who is send after him. His owner was the wife of the Fire Diamyo Madam Shijimi. However, it seems that today the demon cat, Tora will be bested by the prankster king.

Naruto, his team and Kurenai were standing in front of the Hokage as they completed their mission in capturing Tora. A plump women came forward and gave a beat hug to the poor cat as tears fell from his eyes. No wonder Tora always ran away from his owner.

Madam Shijimi said, "Ohh. Where were you my little snuggle wuggle. Mommy missed you so much."

The poor cat was being crushed by his owner while the rest snickered at the cat's justified punishment.

Naruto snickered a bit and said, "Excuse me Madam Shijimi but can you give the cat a bit of space?"

Madam Shijimi looked at Naruto and asked, "Why should I let go of my snuggle wuggle young man?"

Naruto said, "Well, it's a cat and the reason he always runs away from you is because you give him crushing hugs every time. Cat's don't like that. Just give them a light hug and scratch him on the back of his ears and he will stop running away."

Madam Shijimi did as he told her and lessened her grip on the cat. The cat stopped struggling and began to purr as she began to scratch behind his ears. Madam Shijimi was surprised to see positive result. She looked at Naruto and smiled.

Madam Shijimi said, "Thank you for you wonderful advice young man. Consider you and your team receiving a bonus for not only retrieving my cat but giving me advice that will make him stop running away."

Naruto and his team bowed to her and said, "Thank you very much Madam Shijimi."

With that, Madam Shijimi left with her cat. When she left the room, Minato said, "A mission well done. You will receive your pay and the bonus later."

The team smiled at the praise but Naruto gave a fake smile to hide his disgust and hate for Minato. Soon, he will get his revenge and all will pay the price.

Minato said, "Also, I am going to have Team 8 ... forbidden from this mission ever again."

Kiba shouted, "What!? But why!? We got the demon cat!? So why are we forbidden from this mission ever again?"

Minato said, "The reason your team is being forbidden from this mission is because Naruto used excessive use of force for the simple capture of a cat."

Kurenai asked, "Excessive force? What did he do?"

Minato said, "Well lets see. ... Naruto used 10 wire strings and a glue bucket to catch Tora and then drag him through a series of traps like being dumped into every kind of paint, then through a thorn bush, then through a perfume puddle, then through other kinds of liquid I don't even know about and how the heck did you get your hands on such things? Some of the liquids don't even sell here. Then the cat was tossed into a bucket of tar and then the cat was thrown into a bundle of feathers and was then dragged through out the village until he was brought to me. If I didn't know anything about the mission, I would have seen the thing as a chicken."

Kiba, Iruka and some other ninja in the room began to laugh like maniacs. Kurenai snickered and Hinata giggled. Shino just smirked.

After laughing for a while, Kiba asked, "Wait! We were only told about the cat for like 10 minutes. How many traps did you manage to make in just that time Naruto?"

Naruto said, "I made about 40 traps that went in a consecutive row."

This shocked everyone and Kiba asked, "That many!? How were you able to prepare that many traps in just 10 minutes!?"

Naruto smirked under his mask and said, "I'm just good at making traps."

After laughing some more, the door to the room slammed opened and an ANBU came running in.

Minato asked, "What's the matter Anbu?"

ANBU gave a scroll to Minato and said, "Trouble Hokage-sama. Kakashi and his team that were sent to the Land of Waves encounterd two chunin missing-nin from Kirigakure on their way."

Minato asked, "Who were the missing-nin?"

ANBU said, "They were the Demon Brothers, Gōzu and Meizu."

Minato, Iruka and other ninja were shocked to hear that. Minato asked in worry about his children, "What happened? Is Kakashi okay? Are my children safe?"

ANBU said, "They are fine Hokage-sama. They were able to beat them."

Minato sighed in relief and said, "That's good news. So what happened next?"

ANBU said, "After defeating them, they went into the Land Of Wave where they encountered the Demon of the Hidden Mist, Zabuza Momochi."

"WHAT!?"

Everyone besides Naruto's team screamed. Minato asked, "Are they okay!? Are they hurt!? Tell me!"

ANBU said, "They are fine Hokage-sama. Kakashi was able to drive Zabuza away but not before receiving a wound to his chest. At the moment, Kakashi is out of commission until he is healed. Kakashi did send a message to receive back up."

Minato nodded and said, "Thank you for the report."

When Minato was about to say who would be the back up, Naruto said with hidden disgust, "Hokage-sama."

Minato looked at him and said, "Yes genin?"

Naruto said, "I would like our team to be the back up for Kakashi's team."

Iruka quickly said, "Out of the question Naruto! You've only been a ninja for a few weeks. Don't think that you can take on a missing-nin. Zabuza Momochi is as strong as Kakashi who is a Jonin shinobi."

Naruto said, "I know he's strong."

Iruka became confused and said, "What? But-"

Naruto said, "You have seen how strong I am. We can take this. Also, at the moment, only our team is available while the other teams are out of the village doing their own missions."

Kiba said, "He's right. We are strong and can take on Zabuza all by ourselves."

Shino said, "Indeed. If we work together along with Kakashi's team then our chances of victory is about 70%."

Hinata said, "I'm w-with Naruto-kun."

Kurenai said, "Hokage-sama. As you have heard from my team, we are ready to take this mission. So please send us right away. The more time we waste, the more chances of their survival grow slim."

Minato immediately said, "Yes. I give you this mission. Now go immediately towards the Land Of Wave and help Kakashi's team."

Kurenai and her team bowed and immediately let for the Land Of Wave. Naruto was really excited to try out his strength and skills against a powerful ninja like Zabuza. He wasn't the only one excited. His teammates were excited as well. They too wanted to test themselves at fighting a powerful ninja. Kurenai knew that her team was strong as they have seen them spar with each other. Though what she didn't know that her team was hiding their real strength from her. When the time comes, they will reveal their secret to her.

Land Of Waves

The Land of Waves is a nation located on an island near the Land of Fire, and it does not have a hidden village. It relies on seeking assistance from other Hidden Villages like Konohagakure.

The Land of Waves has many rivers running through it and is famous for its mangroves, which are filled with all kinds of lifeforms. Though an isolated island, relying on shipping for commerce and trade, it was prosperous.

Team 8 was dashing towards their target with extreme speed that surprised Kurenai. With their current speed, they were able to reach the Land of Waves. When they reached their location, instead of seeing a prosperous and happy village, they saw the opposite. The village looked like it was dying. The civilians were very poor and wore tattered clothes. There was very little vegetation for them to eat.

This site made Naruto sick to his stomach. How can this village survive like this? He would need to fix this village. But first, they need to meet with Kakashi's team and also their client. So they asked the civilian about their client Tazuna's location and went to his house. They also found out that Tazuna is a master bridge builder who is tasked with building a bridge that will make land transport available to his village. When they reached his house, they knock on the door. It was opened by a old man.

He asked, "Can I help you?"

Kurenai said, "Hello. Is this where Tazuna lives?"

The guy nodded and said, "Yes. I'm Tazuna. Who are all of you?"

Kurenai said, "Greetings. My name is Kurenai and these are my students. Kiba Inuzuka, Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame and Naruto Vajura. We are the back up team requested by Kakashi Hatake."

Tazuna's eyes widen and said, "I thank you for coming. Come on in."

Kurenai and her team entered the house. She asked, "How is Kakashi doing?"

Tazuna said, "He's not doing so good. With the wound he got from Zabuza, he is resting in one of our rooms. His team are waiting for him to recover."

Kurenai nodded and went to meet with Kakashi's students. Naruto then met with Tazuna's family and found that he had a daughter Tsunami and a grandson Inari.

Tsunami is a citizen of the Land of Waves. Her husband died shortly after Inari's birth, and when Kaiza entered her life as a father figure for Inari, she couldn't help but invite him into her home. Like everyone else in the city, Kaiza's death broke her spirit. In the following years, she tried to protect Inari from the painful memories of losing his stepfather.

Inari is the son of Tsunami, and is also Tazuna's grandson. His biological father died before he got to know him. Kaiza took a fatherly role in Inari's life and even became close to Tsunami. When Gato put Kaiza to death, Inari changed. He became a sad and angry boy, with little hope or optimism. He blamed Kaiza for what had happened, believing that he, in dying, had broken his promise to protect the land.

Naruto found this Gato guy to be a sick man and who was responsible for the village's suffering. He wanted to kill him.

Naruto was about to leave the house when Kurenai asked, "Naruto. Where are you going?"

Naruto said, "I'm going to see what I can do to help this village."

Kurenai said, "But I am going to help train Kakashi's team in tree climbing."

Naruto said, "I already masted that training. As well as water walking. You can train them while I help the village and gather some info about this Gato."

With that, Naruto left the house. Kurenai then asked her remaining students, "Come on. I want you to train with them."

Shino said, "That would be useless Kurenai-Sensei."

Kurenai asked, "Why is that Shino?"

Kiba said, "Cause we already learned how to climb trees and walk on water."

Kurenai was shocked to hear that her students already knew about such exercise. She asked, "Really? Who did you learn from?"

Hinata said, "Um Naruto h-helped u-us in our t-training."

Kurenai nodded and said, "Okay. If you already know about tree climbing then I want you three to form a perimeter around this house against any intruder while I train Kakashi's team"

Shino, Kiba and Hinata nodded and left the house while Kurenai took Saskue, Sakura, Menma and Narumi for training. Saskue and Menma were pissed that someone else about their age knew something that they didn't know.

Wave Village

Naruto was walking through the village and was seeing its pathetic state. The people living here were so poor. Gato has really taken everything from this village. He has taken away their money, trades and courage. He now controls them with fear. Naruto gritted his teeth in disgust at Gato. He will die and in a most painful way possible.

As Naruto was walking through the village, he heard a commotion coming from a shop. He dashed towards it and saw that the people there were stepping back in fear. Naruto saw two thugs harassing an old man and his daughter.

Thug 1 said, "Give us the money you owe us this month old man."

Old man pleaded, "Please. There's not much I could get. Business has not been going so well."

Thug 2 said, "If you don't have the money, then you die old man."

Old man begged, "Please. Just give me more time. I'll get the money."

Thug 1 said, "Time is something we don't have old man."

Old man's daughter said, "Please. Give my father some time."

Thug 2 look at the girl with lecherous eyes and said with a grin, "Well, there is one way you could pay us old man."

Old man asked in fear, "What is it?"

Thug 1 said, "Why don't you let your daughter come with us back to our base, then your debts will be payed. I'm sure she can do some work back with us. Don't you think?"

Old man became scared but stood up to them and said, "No! I refuse to let you have my daughter!"

Thug 1 punched the old man away and said, "We ain't asking old man."

Thug 2 grabbed the girl and said, "What we want, we get."

They then began to drag the girl out of the shop. The girl screamed for help, "Help! Someone please! Help!"

However, no one came forward as they were afraid of what Gato would do to them. This pissed off Naruto very much.

Thug 1 said in a smug tone, "You see girl. No one will stand up to Gato. He owns this village! Ha ha ha GRAH!?"

*Keerriipp*

Thug 1 felt pain from his chest. He look down and his eyes widen at what he saw. A hand came out from his chest with his heart in the palm of the hand. He saw that for a few seconds before the hand crushed the heart.

*Splork*

Thug 1 died as he slipped of the hand and fell on the ground. Silence took hold of the air as everyone sees who it was. They saw a young boy with red hair and his right arm which was covered in blood from killing the thug.

The other thug saw this and pulled out his sword. He shouted, "You brat! How dare you kill him!? Do you know who you are messing with!?"

Naruto looked at the thug with bored eyes and said, "Yeah. I do. A bunch of cowards hiding behind the rich fat bastard Gato's money. You are nothing more than trash."

The thug snarled and charged at him. He shouted, "Don't get cocky brat! Die!"

Naruto waited and when the thug swung his sword at his neck, he turned the skin of his neck into metal. *Clang* This made the sword bounce away without even putting a single scratch. This shocked the thug and the people around. As the thug was distracted, Naruto thrust his right hand at his face.

*Splork*

Everyone flinched and looked away from the gory scene. Naruto's hand skewered the thug through the face and out the back of his head with his brain in his hand. He crushed the brain and pulled his hand out from the thug's head. The corpse fell on the ground. Naruto flicked his hand to got the blood and brain matter off.

Everyone looked at the boy in horror and fear. Naruto saw this and was about to leave when the old man stopped him.

The old man said, "Wait young man. I want to thank you for saving my daughter from those thugs."

The girl said, "Thank you for saving me."

Naruto said, "No problem."

Old man asked, "Are you a shinobi, young man?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes, I am."

Old man asked, "Which village do you come from?"

Naruto said, "I am a shinobi of the Village Hidden In The Leaf."

Old man nodded and asked, "And might I ask you why a shinobi from another village is here for?"

Naruto said, "My team and I are here to protect Tazuna as he builds the bridge. We are also here to eliminate Gato and his thugs."

This news brought surprise looks and hope back to the people. Someone is finally here to help. The people began to chatter with each other about the leaf ninja.

Old man asked, "Can you tell me the name of the one who saved my daughter, young man?"

Naruto nodded and said, "My name is Naruto Vajura."

Old man nodded and said, "Thank you Naruto for coming to help us in our darkest time."

The people began to talk about Naruto now. Naruto walked towards the dead thugs and formed some hand signs.

The old man asked, "What are you going to do with them Naruto?"

Naruto said, "Dispose of them of course. "Earth Style Earth Coffin"

Naruto slammed his hands on the ground which split open beneath the corpses and swallowed them. Then the ground closed as the corpses were crushed beneath the ground. With the corpses dealt with, he then continued his walk around the village in order to find similar situations like the last one.

During his walk, he found a couple more situations of thugs harassing the civilians to which Naruto dealt with in the same way he did before. Word about Naruto began to spread around the village that a savior has arrived and is going around killing Gato's hired men.

When night came, Naruto returned back to Tazuna's house and slept.

Next day, Naruto talked with his teammates and Kurenai about what he did in the village yesterday. They were disgusted at what Gato has done to the village and agreed with what he did to those thugs.

As they were talking about what to do, Tazuna's grandson Inari came and said, "Why do you even try? Give up! You can't beat Gato."

Tazuna said, "Inari!"

Kiba looked at the kid and said, "What do you want kid? Can't you see we are here to kill Gato?"

Inari said, "You can't kill Gato. He is invincible! He's got an army of his own. He can't be killed."

Tsunami said, "Inari. Please stop."

Naruto said, "Kid. I just killed 30 of his goons yesterday. What makes you think that we can't kill Gato?"

This news shocked Kakashi's team. How can one genin kill over 30 thugs and talk like it was nothing to him.

Inari said, "You all are just ninjas where you go around happily and do stuff! You don't know how much the village has suffered!? You don't know much I have suffered!?"

The atmosphere suddenly became cold. Everyone became tense when they saw an ominous aura around Naruto. His eyes were covered by his hair which made him look intimidating.

Naruto said in a low angered tone, "You say that we don't know any suffering? You say that I don't know what suffering is? Kid. There are a lot of other people out there who are suffering worse then you!"

Irani gulped and asked, "How bad could it be?"

Naruto said through his gritted teeth, "There are people out there who lost their loved ones. There are those who have been alone from the beginning. But what about you? You have your grandfather and mother. AT LEAST YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO CARES ABOUT YOU! Me on the other hand? Tch. I was abandoned by my very own family. Just because I was not good enough, they threw me aside while they fawn over my siblings. With time, EVEN MY SIBLINGS FORGOT ABOUT ME! I was scorned, hated and beaten everyday by the villagers. They hated me for something I had no control over. You say that I don't know suffering? I LIVED THROUGH SUFFERING FROM MY CHILDHOOD!"

Everyone who were listening were shocked and sad to know about Naruto's life. Even his own friends and Kurenai who know about his life, still feels sad. Tazuna, Tsunami and Inari were shocked and appalled to hear how he lived through such a life. Kakashi and his team were listening to. He didn't know who Naruto was but for some reason he didn't feel any remorse. Sakura felt bad about Naruto, as well as Narumi. Menma felt a bit anger at Naruto's parents for abandoning him. However, Sasuke had different feelings.

Sasuke said, "Hmph. They were right to abandon such a trash. You weren't worthy to be a part of their family."

Something snapped inside Naruto. One second he was sitting on a chair and the next second, he appeared in front of Sasuke. Naruto grabbed his head and *Crash* slammed his face through the table and into the floor, knocking him out.

It all happened so fast that they couldn't react to it in time. Naruto then stood up and began to leave the house.

Kurenai asked, "Naruto. Where are you going?"

Naruto said, "I'm going out to blow some steam. Don't follow me."

With that, Naruto left the house. Kakashi looked at Kurenai and said, "You should keep your student in check Kurenai."

Kurenai said, "And you should teach your precious Uchiha from badmouthing someone who suffered worse then him."

After a while of silent, Tsunami asked, "Did that really happen to Naruto?"

Shino nodded and said, "Everything he said was true. Even after living through all of that, he still remains sane."

Kiba said, "Tch! What he told you is nothing but sugar coating the truth. You would get sick to your stomach if you hear what really happened to Naruto."

Tazuna asked, "How can they treat a child like that?"

Kurenai said, "People are sometimes incompetent to see the truth and hurt another for false reason."

Inari was very shocked to hear that someone suffered worse than him. His eyes began to tear up at the thought of Naruto's suffering. He then ran up to his room.

Hinata said, "I'll g-go and s-see h-how Naruto is d-doing."

Menma said, "Why do you want to go look for that loser? You should stay with me since I'll be your future husband."

Hinata glared at him and said, "I'm not your possession Menma. And I'll never be yours."

With that, Hinata left the house in search for Naruto. Menma gritted his teeth that his girl is caring for someone else. He will get what he wants eventually.

With Naruto

"RRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!"

*Smash* *Crash* *Bash* *Crunch* *Throom*

Naruto was destroying everything in his path. Trees, boulders etc. Whatever came in his way, he smashed through them with his fists. He was pissed off from what happened a few minutes ago. Just remembering his past enraged him. And to top it all, the Uchiha bastard had to comment about his life. Can't keep his mouth shut, can he?

After destroying and venting his rage on the environment, he calmed down. He sat on the grass and took several breaths. After resting for a while, he sensed someone behind him.

Naruto said, "Come on out Hinata. I know you are there."

Hinata came out from behind a tree. She said, "I'm s-sorry Naruto. I w-was w-worried about y-you and-"

Naruto said, "It's okay Hinata. You were just worried about me. I forgive you."

Hinata came closer and asked, "A-are y-you o-okay Naruto-kun?"

Naruto sighed and said, "Yes. I'm fine Hinata. Just that after years of suffering at the hands of my former family and the villagers, my anger just exploded there. I just .. I just .."

Hinata came closer and hugged him. She said, "It's okay Naruto. Just let it out. I'm here for you Naruto-kun."

That did it. Naruto began to cry silently. All the hate he has endured. All the scorn he has endured. All the abuse he has endured. Everything he suffered from the hands of his own family and village broke his heart into several pieces. He was letting out all of his pent up feelings. He didn't care if someone was see him cry, he just wants to let it out of his system.

Hinata hugged him tightly and kept on saying comforting things to him. She had a crush on him ever since he saved her from the bullies. Even though he knew that she was a Hyuga, he didn't care. He saved her, so now she will save him. After crying his eyes out, Naruto calmed down. He hugged her and they slowly lay on the grass.

Hinata blushed from being hugged by Naruto. He began to fell asleep. Before that, he said, "Thank .. you ... Hinata .. chan."

Naruto then fell asleep while hugging Hinata. She didn't mind. She hugged him tightly and feel asleep with him under the stary night.

Next Day

Next morning, a girl was searching through the forest for some medical herbs. After finding some, she was about to leave when she came upon two sleeping figures. She walked closer to them and saw that it was a girl and a boy who were sleeping while hugging each other. She found the scene to be cute. She didn't know if they were ninja as she didn't saw them before. She saw that it was getting colder, so she woke them up.

Naruto woke up and yawned. He sat up and look around. First he saw Hinata sleeping besides him which made him blush. He then saw a lady sitting in front of him. He has to say that she was a beauty.

The girl asked, "Hello young man. Are you okay?"

Naruto came out of his shock and said, "Oh yeah. I'm fine. Who are you miss?"

The girl giggled and said, "First, my name is Haku and second, I'm a guy."

Naruto's eyes bulged out of their sockets and he exclaimed, "EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!??? You must be lying!? No way you are a guy with that face and body?"

Haku giggled and said, "Believe it or not, even though I look like a girl, I am a guy."

Naruto calm down and said, "Oh. Sorry about that. So why are you out here in the forest?"

Haku said, "I am here searching for medical herbs."

Naruto said, "Are they for your parents?"

Haku face became sad and said, "No they are not. I don't have any."

Naruto said, "Sorry sorry. I didn't mean to bring up bad memories."

Haku shook his/her head and said, "That's okay. I'm fine. It happened a long time ago."

Hinata woke up and yawned which was cute for Naruto. She looked at Naruto and blushed a bit. She said, "G-good m-morning Naruto. D-did you s-sleep well?"

Naruto smiled and said, "Yeah. I slept great. Thanks for that Hinata-chan."

Hinata blushed and when she saw Haku, she asked, "Um e-excuse me b-but who a-are y-you?"

Naruto said, "Hinata-chan. Meet Haku but don't mistake her appearance for a girl. She is a guy."

Hinata was shocked to hear that. At first sight, she thought that it was a girl but she was actually a guy.

Haku said, "It's okay. Everyone thinks I am a girl. Well, I must be off as I got some herbs. It was nice meeting with you two."

As Haku was about to leave, Naruto said, "Those herbs .... are they for Zabuza Momochi?"

That question made Haku stiff for a split second but relaxed his body in the next second. He asked, "What are you talking about?"

Naruto said, "I can see that your body posture and muscle movement is not that of an ordinary civilian. You must be a ninja. Or more specifically, Zabuza's partner. Am I right?"

When Hinata heard that, she was about to take a defensive stance but stops when she saw that Naruto was taking it easy. Haku became a bit defensive and said, "If I am, what are you going to do about it?"

Haku stealthy took out a Senbon and was about to attack him but stopped at his answer. Naruto said with a dismissive hand, "Nothing."

Haku stops at that and asked, "Excuse me?"

Naruto said, "I said that I will do nothing."

Haku said, "But I am Zabuza's partner. Why won't you attack me?"

Naruto said, "I won't attack you because at the moment, we aren't enemies."

Haku dropped her stance and asked, "If we aren't enemies, then what are we?"

Naruto said, "We could be allies, if you want to Haku. Al least I want to have you and Zabuza as my allies."

Haku asked, "Why should we become your allies?"

Naruto said, "Because I know what bastards like Gato think. He is a greedy bastard and won't be paying you. When Zabuza fights us, both sides will be weakened. Gato will take that time to go back on his word and kill him and us."

Haku said, "Gato would not do that. There is a rule of contract for Shinobi."

Naruto said, "Do you really think that Gato cares about shinobi rules? He would sooner stab you in the back than to give away even a single penny. Trust me on that Haku."

Haku stayed silent as he/she thinks about what he just said. After a while, Haku asked, "If what you said is true then what should I do? What should Zabuza do? He won't easily believe what you have said about Gato."

Naruto said, "You just have to save your energy when you fight us Haku. I want you and Zabuza to save your energy and pretend to show weakness. That is when Gato will make his move and when he does, Zabuza will see that I was telling the truth."

Haku asked, "And what then?"

Naruto said, "You can just simply kill Gato and take his mansion and possessions but return the money he stole from this village. That's all."

Haku asked, "That's all? Nothing else?"

Naruto thought about it and said, "Oh yeah. There is another thing."

Naruto reached in his pocket and pulled out two seal. He gave it to Haku and said, "Take this Haku."

Haku took the seals and asked, "What is it Naruto?"

Naruto said, "That is a special seal I have made. It is a transportation seal that will bring you to me or the other way around."

Haku asked, "Why give me such a thing?"

Naruto said, "I told you. I want you and Zabuza to be my allies. When the time is right, I will bring you and Zabuza to me."

Haku nodded and took the seals. He/She said, "Thank you Naruto."

With that, Haku stood up and was about to leave when Naruto said, "Oh and it's not nice to lie to me Haku-chan."

Haku became stiff and asked, "Why did you say that?"

Naruto smiled and rubbed his nose. He said, "You say that you are a guy but my nose says something else. You see, my nose is almost as good as a dog. From you, I am smelling pheromone that only comes from females. So I can safely say that you are indeed a girl."

Haku said nothing and left with her cheek a bit reddish. After Haku left them, Hinata asked, "Was that the right thing to do Naruto-kun?"

Naruto said, "Of course it is Hinata-chan. I rather have allies than enemies. Come on. Lets go back to Tazuna house."

They both walked back to Tazuna's house and entered it. There, they met with their fellow teammates and others. They talked about strategy and stuff. When Tsunami served them breakfast, it was made up of very few and old ingredients which made the Uchiha gag in disgust.

Sasuke said, "What is this crap? You expect an Uchiha to eat this?"

Tsunami lowered her head in shame and said, "I'm sorry but it's all we got."

Naruto ate his food and said, "This village is going through hard times because of Gato and your expecting them to serve you to a 5 star hotel? Shut your trap and eat before I come over there and shove it down your throat! Just be glad that Tsunami-chan used whatever she had to make us food so that we would have enough energy to fight Gato and his men."

Kurenai and her students were very pleased to hear that. However, Sasuke and Sakura didn't like his comment.

Sakura shouted, "Naruto baka! How dare you try to speak with Sasuke like that!? He is your every better, so stop trying to act so cool when you're not!"

Naruto said, "Shut up Sakura. If you have energy to spare then use it in your training."

Saskue was about to say something but shut up when he saw Naruto's glare which sent shivers down his spine. He doesn't know why but he felt fear from his eyes. He simply shut his mouth and ate his food.

Tsunami was surprised at Naruto's word. The way he defended her and such made her happy. After eating their breakfast, Kurenai took her students and Kakashi's team to training while Kakashi rested as he recovers from his wound. Naruto left them and went to the village to find some more thugs to kill.

As Naruto walked through the village, he found a few thugs, Maybe word about him spread through the village and to Gato's ear. So he may have pulled his thugs away as he doesn't want to lose any more thugs if he is planning to back stab Zabuza. That's good for the village at least.

During his walk, the people of the village waved happily at him for keeping them safe from Gato's thugs. He didn't mind that and was happy to help them. Soon, after walking through the village, he saw something which made him sad. Through the window of a building, he saw a family eating very very little food. The adults gave most of their food to their children but even that wasn't enough. Naruto saw how poor the people here were.

This reminded him of how he was starving back in his own home. No other shop, except the ramen shop, served him food. Sometimes he had to scavenge through garbage to find enough food to survive. The pain of starvation he felt all those years ago made him angry. Gato has made their lives miserable but he is going to stop that.

Naruto first made several hundreds of shadow clones. Then he ordered each of the clones to stand beside a house. After all of the clones stood next to one house in the entire village, they all formed the same hand signs, slammed his hands on the ground and said, "Wood Style Nature's Bounty"

Several rumbling sounds went off and the ground began to shake. Soon out of the ground, several trees grew at a fast pace. The trees sprouted several fruits and on the ground sprouted several kinds of vegetables. Naruto grown food for the hungry people of this village. After that, the clones dissipated in a puff of smoke.

Several people heard noises from outside of their house and they moved to see what it was. What they did see shocked them with awe and joy. They found several kinds of fruits and vegetables besides their house. They didn't know who gave them this bounty but to them it was a gift from the haven. That day, everyone for the first time in a long time, ate to their fill. They have never thought that they would be able to eat like this before. They thank to whoever gave them this gift but one little girl did.

The girl said, "I know who gave us food daddy."

This got all of the people's attention. Her dad asked, "Who was it that gave us all this food, dear?"

The girl said, "It was that same boy who saved that old man and her daughter from the thugs."

The people realized that there was only one shinobi that did that. It was Naruto Vajura. They again thanked and praised him for helping them again. News about Naruto's help again spread throught out the village. People hearing about Naruto's help made them see him as a savior of this village. Hope began to return back to them.

Later on, Naruto returned back to Tazuna's house but before he could enter, he saw Inari sitting near a stream. He saw that the boy was very quiet which wasn't like him. So he decided to see what was wrong with him. Naruto walked towards him and sat besides him. Inari noticed him but didn't say anything.

Naruto said, "Hey Inari. What's wrong?"

Inari stayed silent. Naruto asked, "Why are you so quiet? Is this about what I said about my life?"

Inari didn't say anything and simply nodded. Naruto sighed and said, "Look Inari. I didn't mean to hurt you by telling my story. All I wanted to do is tell you that there are a lot more people out there who may be suffering more than you or me. There are people out there who could be all alone and suffering right now. Don't take it the wrong way Inari. Life isn't all sunshine and stuff. Shit happens."

Inari stayed silent which made Naruto sigh. He stood up and was about to leave when Inari asked, "How?"

Naruto looked back and said, "How what?"

Inari asked, "How did you survive through all of that? How can you still be sane even after going through all of that?"

Naruto sighed and walked back to Inari. He stood by him and said, "The truth is Inari, without the help of someone, I would have been dead a long time ago."

Inari looked at him with wide eyes and said, "R-really? You w-would have been d-dead?"

Naruto nodded and picked up a few small rocks. He threw them at the stream one by one. He said, "Yes. I would have been dead. In fact I was dead but thanks to someone else, I was saved. He saved me as I was dying. When I asked why he saved me, he told me that he didn't like seeing what was happening to me. He then took me in and gave me a home and food. Later on, he began to train me into a shinobi. Later on, he gave me friends which I really needed. Later on, he gave me a very special gift. He became my adoptive big brother which made me really happy. He gave me the attention of a brother and helped me with my life. Later on, he gave me another gift for just being my brother. It was a very unique gift that will help me in being a shinobi. My brother gave me more than enough gifts than my family would have given me. He is my and forever will be my big brother. For he has saved me from my darkness and has given me a purpose in life."

As Naruto was speaking, he kept on throwing rocks at the stream. Sometimes, a few fishes jumped out of the water which were quickly pinned to a tree with a few kunai. Inari was listening intently to him and was awe at what a little help could change a person's life.

Inari asked, "What is your brother's name?"

Naruto said, "I can't tell you that Inari."

Inari asked, "Why is that?"

Naruto said, "It's to keep my brother safe. There are many bad people who would try to use him for bad things. So, my brother needs to be kept a secret. For now."

Inari asked, "What do you mean?"

Naruto said, "Just that when the time comes, he may reveal himself to others. But for now, he keeps himself away from others."

Inari stayed quiet for a while and then asked, "Do you think that I could change?"

Naruto asked, "What?"

Inari said, "Do you think that with a little help, I could change myself? Just like you?"

Naruto thought about it and nodded. He said, "Definitely."

Inari asked, "Then could I ask you to help me? Just a little?"

Naruto smiled under his mask and said, "Sure, I can."

Inari smiled happily and said, "Thank you Naruto. Thank you very much."

Naruto nodded and snapped his fingers. 10 shuriken appeared in his hands to which he gave them to Inari. For the next few hours, Naruto helped Inari in throwing the shuriken. Slowly Inari learned how to throw shuriken. He even managed to get a few fishes with it. This made Inari very happy and thanked Naruto for his help. After helping Inari, night was coming. So Naruto ended Inari training and collected the fishes.

Naruto said, "We don't want to waste them now, do we?"

Naruto and Inari returned back to Tazuna's house and gave Tsunami the fishes. She was very surprised to see her son Inari happy. She smiled when she realized that Naruto was the reason her son was happy. That night, she cooked the fishes and along with some healthy vegetables. She was also surprised to see many vegetables and fruits through out the village. When she asked how, the people would say that it was thank to Naruto who gave them this wonderful bounty.

Tsunami was really shocked to hear that. First it was Naruto who saved the daughter of an old man from some thugs and now he did this. She has never heard of a shinobi who helped out another without asking for anything in return. Maybe Naruto is different from other shinobi. He must be special or is it something else. She didn't know what it was but she began to have some feelings for him.

That night Kurenai's team and Kakashi's team ate dinner happily. At least the Uchiha didn't complain about the food this time.

With Zabuza And Haku

Zabuza said, "Are you kidding me Haku?"

Haku said, "Please Zabuza-sama. Naruto does have a point."

Zabuza said, "I don't care what Naruto says. We have a contract and we are bound to it."

Haku asked, "Then how do you know that Gato wouldn't stab us in the back when we are weakened?"

Zabuza said, "It's an iron rule of the shinobi Haku. Gato will not back stab us."

Haku sighed and said, "If that is so then at least try to do what Naruto said."

Zabuza said, "What? Like to pretend that I have become weak and about to lose to Kakashi?"

Haku said, "Yes. Just please trust in him Zabuza-sama. If that doesn't work then you can kill them."

Zabuza was quiet for a while and then said, "You really have taken a liking to this brat, didn't you Haku?"

Haku blushed behind her mask and said, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Zabuza sighed and said, "Fine. I'll at least pretend to be weak but if things doesn't work out like Naruto said, then I will kill all of them. Even the brat Naruto. Got it?"

Haku nodded and said, "Yes Zabuza-sama."

A Few Days Later

Tazuna and some workers were busy building a huge bridge that would connect with the other side. Kakashi was recovered from his wounds now. His team and Kurenai's team were there to provide protection to Tazuna and his workers.

Things were going smoothly when suddenly Naruto felt something. He shouted, "Everyone get back now! The enemy is here!"

That was the signal for the workers to run away from the bridge. Tazuna was immediately surrounded by the genin ninjas while Kurenai and Kakashi stood in front of them. Soon Zabuza and Haku walked in front of them.

Zabuza was a tall and noticeably muscular man with pale skin, short spiky black hair, brown eyes, and small eyebrows. He was normally seen wearing bandages like a mask over the bottom half of his face.

He wore his forehead protector sideways on his head. He wore a sleeveless black shirt and matching pants, complete with a waist-guard, and Kirigakure's striped wrist and leg-warmers. He wields the famous Kubikiribōchō (Decapitating Carving Knife) which is a massive broadsword shaped like a giant butcher knife, earning it the title of "seversword".

Kakashi said, "So you have finally come Zabuza?"

Zabuza said, "And I see that you have recovered from my blade."

Kakashi looked at the disguised Haku and said, "And you were his partner all along, weren't you?"

Haku said, "You are correct."

Zabuza looked among the brats and saw Naruto. He remembered how Haku described him and his clothing. He looked at Haku from the side and nodded. Haku nodded and separated herself from him.

Kakashi saw this and said, "Genin! You all handle the Hunter-nin while Kurenai and I handle Zabuza. Protect Tazuna at all cost!"

The Genin nodded and surrounded Tazuna. Kakashi and Kurenai charged at Zabuza. Haku appeared a few distance away from her target, Tazuna.

Sasuke saw the hunter-nin and said, "You will have to go through me, an Uchiha."

Menma nodded and said, "And me. The son of the Hokage."

Sasuke and Menma charged at Haku. Naruto said, "Hey. Where do you think you two are going? You have your orders!"

Sasuke said, "Piss off trash. An Uchiha is more than enough to take down this trash."

Menma said, "Correct. With me, a Namikaze, victory is guarantee."

Sakura said, "Sasuke-kun is right! He can easily beat that hunter-nin."

Naruto gritted his teeth at their action. How dare they disobey an order given to them by their superior. Soon Narumi also joined them. Only Naruto, Hinata, Kiba, Shino and Sakura were left guarding the bridge builder.

Naruto sighed and made some shadow clones that surrounded his team mates. He said, "I am going over there to see that they are not killed. My clones will protect you while I'm gone."

His teammates nodded and Naruto walked towards Haku's location. As he left, a few of his clones left towards the village.

In The Village

Inari was happily practicing throwing shuriken at a tree. His aim is getting pretty good thanks to Naruto. He even came to think of him as his big brother. He has really helped him in these past few days. He has also heard what he has done to the village. Naruto alone has brought back their lost hope to them.

As he was busy training, he heard a scream. He immediately became scared because where the scream came from was from his house. He quickly ran towards his house and when he arrived, he saw that a couple of thugs were dragging his mother away.

A thug said, "Look at what we got boys. The daughter of the bridge builder."

Another thug said, "Yeah. Good thing we were ordered to capture her. Now we have a bargaining chip against the leaf ninja."

Another thug said, "Hey boys. We were told not to harm her but we weren't told that we couldn't have some fun with her."

The thugs stared at Tsunami with lust in their eyes. She begged with them, "No. Please. Anything but that."

The thugs began to circle around her as she begged them but they didn't listen to her pleading. Inari saw this and was scared. He wanted to call Naruto for help but he realized that he was with his grandfather which means that he was all alone. He wanted to call for help but no one was there. he had to do it alone. Soon his fear turned to anger when he remembered what Naruto had gone through. Just the thought of his life made his anger rise. He took the shuriken that Naruto gave him and threw them at the thugs who were unaware of his presence.

A thug said, "Now, why don't we get these clothes off you, shall we?"

Tsunami cried, "Please! Noooooooooooo!"

*Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik*

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"MY HAND!"

"DAMN IT!"

"WHO THE HELL DID THAT!?"

"LEAVE MY MOTHER ALONE YOU SCUM BAGS!!!"

The thugs looked behind them and saw Inari. A thug said, "What the hell are you doing here brat? Do you want to die?"

Inari didn't show any fear and shouted, "Let my mother go or I will kill you!"

A thug chuckled and said, "Ha! Look at him boys. A brat pretending to be a hero."

Tsunami shouted, "Inari! What are you doing here!? Run!"

A hit to the back of her neck knocked her out. A thug said, "First, we deal with yo brat. Then after we kill you, we can have some fun with that women."

Inari gritted his teeth and pulled some shuriken out. A thug saw this and laughed. He said, "Look at this brat. He is pretending to be a ninja. What a laugh. You two, go and kill the brat."

Two thugs nodded and charged towards Inari who simply prepared his throwing weapons. Inari looked intently at the incoming enemy and threw two shuriken at them. The thugs saw the incoming shuriken and deflected them with their swords.

*Cling* *Clang*

However, since the thugs were stupid, they deflected the shuriken against each other and *Shik* *Shik* hit them in their heads and died. The two thugs died right before the eyes of everyone. Inari was taken back when he took the thugs life but he shook it off saying that they deserve to die for what they were planning to do to his mother.

A lone figure was hiding in a near by tree, watching the kids fight. The figure smiled at the boy's first kill.

The thugs were surprised when they saw two of their own died at the hands of a brat. A thug snarled and said, "Lucky shot kid. What are you all looking at? Attack the brat!"

Five thugs charged at the boy. Inari began to throw a few more shuriken at the enemies. Some of them *Shik* hit their limbs while *Clang* *Cling* some were deflected. Two of the thugs died while three of them were able to reach the boy. Inari saw this and ran between the thugs who blindly swung their swords at the boy with intent to cut him. However, instead of cutting the boy, *Shing* they cut each other as the Inari ran between them. Two died and one remained. The thug snarled and swung his sword at the boy who jumped back while throwing two shuriken at him at the same time. Both of the shuriken *Shik* hit the thug's head and died.

Inari now stood there with 7 thugs corpses around him. Only 3 more thugs remained. The remaining thugs were shocked to see how a little non ninja brat was able to kill 7 of their own.

A thug growled, "That's it! Come on boys. We are going to attack him at the same time!"

The three thugs charged at the boy and surrounded him. Inari immediately jumped away and avoided a sword slash. He only has 5 more shuriken left. So he will need to use them with caution. He first threw a shuriken but hid another one behind it. When the thug *Clang* deflected the first shuriken, he didn't see the second hidden shuriken and *Shik* it hit him in the neck. One down, two to go.

The two thugs swung thier sword at the same time but Inari jumped away towards a corpse and grabbed a dagger while throwing all three of his last shuriken at them. Two shuriken were *Cling* *Clang* deflected while one *Shik* hit a thug in the eye, killing him. The last thug snarled like a mad man and charged at Inari who hid the dagger behind him.

Inari ran towards the charging thug while hiding the dagger. The thug didn't think of anything and swung his sword but at the very last second, Inari tilted his body to the side, avoiding the sword. After avoiding the sword, Inari was within the thug's unguarded area. He quickly brought out the dagger and *Shik* stabbed the thug in the stomach. The thug's eyes widen and clutch his stomach in pain and fell backwards.

Inari saw this and thought that he was dead. He quickly ran towards his unconscious mother and woke her up. Inari was unaware that the thug was not dead but was slowly getting back on his legs and slowly walked towards him. However, the thug was not aware of the hidden figure in the tree who got ready to intervene.

Inari said, "Mom! Mom! Please wake up. Mom!"

Tsunami woke up and said, "Inari? Inari!"

Tsunami quick hugged her son and asked, "Are you okay!? Are you hurt!? They didn't hurt you did they!? What happened to them!?"

Inari said, "It's okay mom. I was able to take care of them."

Tsunami looked at her surrounding and saw the corpses of the thugs. She was shocked to see that her son was able to kill them.

Tsunami asked, "Did you really kill them?"

Inari smiled and said, "Yes, I did mom."

Tsunami asked, "But how? How were you able to take them down?"

Inari said, "It was all thanks to Naruto. He was the one who taught me how to throw shuriken."

Tsunami smiled and hugged her son. She said, "Yes. Naruto helped you. He helped us all. Thanks the Heavens for sending someone like him to help out village."

Inari smiled and hugged her mother. However, their happy moment was soon interrupted by the remaining thug.

The thug snarled, "How dare you defy us brat!? Die you brat!"

Time seemed to slow down when the thug swung his sword down upon the two helpless civilians. Inari and Tsunami saw the sword coming at them but could do nothing. They both closed their eyes and thought about Naruto whow has helped this village so much. They wanted to thank him for everything he did for this village. Now, they just waited for their death to come.

"Hey hey hey. Don't you know when you are beaten."

Inari and Tsunami opened their eyes and saw with wide eyes at the person who saved them. Standing in front of them with his back facing them was none other than Naruto. They saw that he stopped the sword that was inches away from them with just his fingers.

The thug snarled, "You! What are you doing here!?"

Naruto said, "I had a feeling that Gato would send some of his goons after Tazuna's family as a bargaining chip against us. So here I am and now, you will die."

"Wha-grah!?"

*Crackle* *Shik*

Naruto first broke the sword with his fingers. Then he grabbed the broken blade and buried it into the thug's head. Thus killing him. After the corpse fell on the ground, Naruto looked back at the two civilians and asked, "Are you two okay?"

Inari and Tsunami didn't say anything for a while and then they quickly hugged him. Naruto was startled by this but returned the hug. After hugging for a while they released their hug.

Tsunami said, "Thank you Naruto. Thank you for saving us."

Naruto said, "I'm not the one who saved you. It was all Inari that did it."

Inari smiled and said, "And I couldn't have done it without your help Naruto."

Naruto said, "Okay. I am here to tell you that me and my team are fighting Zabuza and his partner. But I think that Gato will stab them in their back as soon as we are weaken from all of the fighting."

Inari asked, "Why are you telling us this Naruto?"

Naruto said, "You once said that you wanted to change yourself Inari. Now it's time you do that and change others as well."

With that Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke. Tsunami asked, "What does he mean by that Inari?"

Inari was lost in his thought but after a while, his face became one of determination. He stood up and said, "I understand what Naruto meant mom. I am going to the village."

Inari ran towards the village and Tsunami asked, "What are you planning Inari!?"

Inari looked back and yelled, "To change the village mom!"

Tsunami didn't know what her son meant but she trusts him. She smiled as she saw her son's determination face.

At The Bridge

Sasuke, Menma and Narumi looked like they were run over by a hoard of bulls. Also, several senbon pierced their bodies. How did they get hurt this badly? They were fighting Haku who was using Ice Style against all of them. With her powerful Ice Style, Sasuke, Menma and Narumi were nothing to her. Especially when she used her strongest skill "Ice Style Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals".

Naruto was a few distances away from them as he observed Haku's Jutsu. He was very interested in the jutsu that Haku was using against her three opponents. The "Ice Style Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals" is an abominable and tremendous ability. It is a mysterious technique which from the looks of it, has no way of defeating this technique. Well, except for him of course but with Sasuke, Menma and Narumi current state, they could not defeat her jutsu.

Naruto saw Haku creating multiple mirrors of ice in an instant around Sasuke, Menma and Narumi, trapping them in a dome of twenty-one floating mirrors made out of ice. There were 12 mirrors at ground level, 8 mirrors float above the first ground mirrors and angled towards the ground, and the final mirror is above the rest and facing the ground.

There was no reflection in the ice mirror but Haku shocked them when she stepped inside of the mirror. Once Haku entered the mirrors, she moved at exceedingly high speed between the mirrors. It was near impossible to follow her and the attacks she sent out as she moved from mirror to another mirror with high speed. Except for Naruto who was able to follow her and see every attack she sent at her opponents.

Sasuke used a Fire Ball Jutsu at a mirror in order to melt it but to his shock and disbelief, the mirror remained undamaged. It was clear that the mirrors were resistant to fire. Naruto saw that Menma combined his Wind Jutsu with Sasuke's Fire Jutsu, creating a huge ball of fire that was launched at a mirror with Haku in it. However, before the fire ball could hit her, she simply leaped towards another mirror in order to avoid it. The fire ball hit the mirror and melted it. This showed that the ice mirror were resistant to fire to a degree.

It was a good effort but Haku simply created another mirror to replace the melted one. This technique requires a large amount of chakra to maintain because Naruto saw that Haku's movement was becoming slower and slower the longer she maintains the mirrors. Sasuke did managed to unlock his sharingan but it was still not enough to beat Haku.

Haku was not planning to kill her enemies, just to stall them as she waits for Gato's betrayal just as Naruto told her. After knocking Sasuke, Menma and Narumi out, Naruto walked into the dome of ice mirrors.

Naruto looked at her and said, "Haku. It's time. They are coming. Go to Zabuza."

Haku nodded and used her ice mirror to go towards Zabuza. Naruto looked down at Sasuke, Menma and Narumi and shook his head in disappointment. Menma and Narumi were trained by Minato and Kushina and this is their result? Pathetic. He made three shadow clones who then grabbed them and took them to where Tazuna and his team was.

Naruto arrived to where Tazuna was as his clones followed him with Sasuke, Menma and Narumi on their shoulder.

When Sakura saw Saskue in his current state, she shouted, "What happened to Sasuke!?"

Naruto rubbed his ears and said, "Be quiet Sakura. He is fine. They are just knocked out."

Naruto's clone dropped Saskue, Menma and Narumi on the ground and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Sakura shouted, "AHHH! Baka! Treat Sasuke with respect!"

Naruto glared at her which shut her up. After that, he simply walked towards Zabuza who was fighting Kakashi and Kurenai. He saw that they had scratches, bruises and small wounds but other than that, they were all okay. It seems that Zabuza was pretending to be a bit weak. Looks like Zabuza followed his advise because Naruto could sense a lot of people coming towards them.

When Naruto walked in between them, the fight stopped immediately. An ice mirror formed near Zabuza and Haku came out from it.

Kakashi asked, "Naruto. What are you doing interrupting our fight?"

Zabuza heard his name and asked, "So, your name is Naruto. Tell me kid, why did you tell Haku that Gato would back stab us?"

Kurenai said, "Naruto! Get away from there!"

Haku said, "Please Zabuza-sama. Just trust Naruto."

Naruto looked beyond them and said, "This battle is over. And we got a bit of company coming for us."

Everyone looked in the direction that he was looking and saw several figures coming through the fog. Then they heard clapping and someone said, "Well well well. What is this? I paid you to get rid of them but you even failed at killing the brats? Looks like I was right of not paying you."

Zabuza growled, "What are you talking about Gato? We're just getting started."

Gato said, "Oh. I don't think so. Now that you and your partner fought the leaf ninja and weakened them, I don't need you anymore. You will be dying with them as well."

Zabuza was shocked to hear that. Naruto was right. Gato was going to back stab him. Looks like he did the right thing of listening to Haku.

Gato said, "Okay, all of you. Kill them and then kill the bridge builder. I will have total control of this village."

"UUWWWOOOHHHHH!!"

The army of thugs roared at them. Slowly they began to advance on the weaken ninja.

Zabuza and Haku who were pretending to be weak, suddenly stood up and took an offensive position. Naruto stood beside them. Kakashi and Kurenai were shocked to see that their enemy were pretending to be weak and that Naruto sided with them.

Kakashi said, "What do you think you're doing Naruto? Are you siding with the enemy? The Hokage won't be pleased to know that."

Naruto said, "Shut your useless trap Kakashi Hatake. Zabuza and Haku are not our enemies anymore. Gato has finally decided to show himself. Now use whatever energy you got and use it to kill him and his goons."

Kurenai said, "Naruto. Are you sure that Zabuza won't attack us anymore?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes Kurenai Sensei. I rather have allies than make enemies out of potential allies."

Kurenai nodded and stood beside Naruto. Kakashi was angry that he was talked down by a genin but he accepted it for now and stood besides Kurenai and readied to fight of the army of thugs.

Naruto looked at his teammates and said, "Can you protect Tazuna guys? This will be over in a few minutes."

His teammates nodded and stood in front of Tazuna. As the thugs were advancing, Naruto secretly set up traps for them using his thin wires. When the thugs charged at them, the front of the group got entangled in invisible wires and became stuck.

"What is this!?"

"I can't get myself free!"

"It won't break!"

"What is going on!?"

Zabuza, Haku, Kurenai and Kakashi were confused as to what happened to them. They then saw Naruto waving his hands around.

Zabuza asked, "Hey brat. What the hell are you doing?"

Kurenai asked, "What's happening to them Naruto?"

Naruto said as he waved his hands around, "I am simply using very thin wire to entangle them within it. Now they are stuck."

Zabuza said, "Good trap brat but that won't stop them from coming to us."

Naruto grinned under his mask and said, "No they won't."

Naruto grabbed the thin wires and pulled hard.

*Shing* *Splork*

Immediately the thugs who were caught in the wires were cut apart and a shower of blood, gore, organs, limbs and severed body parts sprayed around the bridge. The entire front group of the army were cut into small pieces by Naruto's wires.

Zabuza, Haku, Kurenai and Kakashi became a bit sick when they saw all of the gore happening in front of them. They are shinobi and they have killed before but never have they seen something so gory in their life. The thugs were especially scared shitless as they saw their own getting cut apart into several pieces.

Gato was shocked to see how easily his goons died and saw that they were stepping back in fear. He gritted his teeth and said, "What are you all doing!? There are only 4 of them! Attack them all at once and even they would fall! Kill them and I'll reward a hefty sum of money to the one who brings me their heads."

The thugs' fear evaporated and greed filled their hearts. With a war cry, they charged at them. However, as they were advancing on them, a few arrows hit in front of them. This stops them and looked at who shot at them.

Behind Naruto, another army came but they were not enemies. Instead they came to aid them. Who were they?

"Look Naruto! I brought all of them to help you!"

The new army were made up of civilians from the village and each of them held some kind of club, sharp wood and bow and arrow. Leading them was none other than Inari.

Naruto looked back at them and smiled. He said, "That's great Inari. I knew you could do it."

Inari smiled and the villagers cheered. Gato and his goons were now shocked and scared that the villagers were rebelling against them.

Naruto said, "So Zabuza. Haku. Want to make this a sport and see who gets the most?"

Zabuza snorted and said, "Cheeky brat. Fine. Lets see how much you can kill."

Zabuza, Haku and Naruto charged at the thugs while Kurenai and Kakashi followed them from behind. The civilian provided long range support while Hinata, Shino and Kiba protected Tazuna. Soon, all of the thugs were killed and only Gato was left.

Zabuza walked towards him with his weapon on his shoulder. He said, "Well Gato. You see what happens when you double cross a shinobi?"

Gato said, "Wait wait! Let me make you another deal Zabuza."

Zabuza said, "I'm listening."

Kakashi was about to say something but Kurenai stopped him and waited to see what happens.

Gato said, "You kill everyone here and I will give you 70,000 ryo."

Zabuza said, "No deal."

Gato said, "How about 80,000 ryo?"

Zabuza said, "Nope."

Gato said, "How about 90,000 ryo?"

Zabuza said, "No."

Gato said, "How about all of my money I own?"

Zabuza said, "Hmmm. Deal."

Kakashi said, "I seems that I should have-"

Zabuza said, "But you are already dead Gato."

Gato asked, "What!?"

Zabuza said, "All of your goons are dead. The village is against you. The leaf ninjas are against you. So basically, you're screwed."

Zabuza grabbed Gato and threw him towards the civilians. Gato was now surrounded by angry civilians as they glared at the one who made them suffer. They all descend upon him like a pack of hyenas and tore him apart. All that pain and hate they accumulated from Gato's rule came out as they hit, stomp, stab, rip him apart.

After the civilians killed Gato, their anger evaporated and they cheered for the tyrants death. After that was settled Zabuza said, "Well, it seems like I will be going without any pay."

Naruto said, "Not exactly."

Zabuza asked, "What do you mean brat? Gato didn't pay us so we don't have any money."

Naruto said, "You can always visit Gato's mansion and take whatever you want from his house. I'm pretty sure you can find some valuables there."

Zabuza thought about it and nodded. He said, "You're right brat. I'll see what I can find at his mansion. Thanks for the tip brat. See you around."

When Zabuza and Haku were about to leave, Kakashi stood in front of them and said, "I'm afraid I can't let you go just like that Zabuza."

Zabuza said, "Ohhh. You going to stop us?"

Kakashi took an offensive stance and said, "Exactly. You are missing-nins and I will be bringing you both in."

Zabuza and Haku took their battle stance and were about to fight when Naruto walked in and said, "What are you doing Kakashi?"

Kakashi said, "Get out of the way genin. This is a jonin matter."

Naruto said, "Are you being stupid? No. You must be stupid if you think you alone can handle both of them. And besides, I told you that I'd rather have them as allies than enemies."

Kakashi narrowed his eyes and said, "You're standing on thin ice genin. Out of my way now!"

Naruto waved his hand and Kakashi was wrapped in thin wires which restricted his movement. Kakashi said, "What are you doing genin!? Release me this instant!"

Naruto said, "Shut your useless trap Kakashi. Maybe all that ego and Uchiha arrogance is going to your head."

Kakashi struggled to free himself but couldn't. Naruto looked back at the missing-nin and said, "You can go now. I may need you to be my allies in the future."

Zabuza said, "Hmm. You are something if you can stop a jonin just like that. I'm looking forward to the day we meet again brat."

Zabuza disappeared in a puff of smoke. Haku bowed to Naruto and left through an ice mirror. When they left, Naruto released Kakashi who immediately charged at Naruto and grabbed him from his neck.

Kakashi shouted, "How dare you! A genin stop me from engaging someone!? I can treat this as a traitorous act and kill you right now!"

Kurenai said, "Kakashi! Let him go! Naruto is right though. You alone couldn't have taken down Zabuza and Haku."

Kakashi said, "I wouldn't have been alone. You would have supported me in taking them down."

Kurenai said, "Wrong. I support what Naruto said since he is speaking logically. I rather have them as allies than enemies."

Kakashi was seething in rage as he glared at Naruto who look bored.

Naruto said, "Can you not touch me and let me go? I don't swing that way."

Kakashi roared and swung his free hand at him but Naruto simply puffed out in smoke. Kakashi was taken back at that. When did he change himself with a clone?

*Smash*

Kakashi didn't know what happened and found his face smashed into the bridge floor. He was knocked out cold when someone hit him from behind. Naruto appeared behind Kakashi and slammed down his foot on the back of his head.

Naruto said, "What a useless jonin this Kakashi is."

Naruto made a clone who grabbed Kakashi and took him back to Tazuna house. Kurenai was awe and shocked that Naruto, a genin was able to take down Kakashi, a jonin with ease.

Naruto then made several hundreds clones and said, "Okay everyone. I want you all to store the corpses into scrolls and clean up the place for any blood and such. Then I want all of you to help Tazuna in building the bridge."

The clones nodded and began to work on Naruto's orders. Tazuna was glad that Naruto cleaned up the bodies but he didn't know why he stored the corpses in a scroll. Well, he didn't care. As long as he didn't need to clean up the blood, he was okay with whatever Naruto would do with the corpses.

It took them a few days to complete the bridge. Everyone was happy and excited that it was all over. Except for Kakashi and his team. Kakashi was pissed off that a genin took him down. He promised that he would tell this to the Hokage.

Tazuna, Tsunami and Inari were there along with the civilians to see of their hero. Sasuke, Menma and Narumi were puffing out their chest as they bask in the glory. Too bad they didn't know that that glory was only meant for Naruto.

Tazuna said, "Naruto. I can never thank you enough for what you have done for my village. Me and my family are forever in your debt."

Naruto said, "It's no problem Tazuna. I just did what I could to help."

Tsunami hugged him and said, "Thank you for not only helping us but my son as well."

Tsunami then kissed his cheek which made Naruto blush. She giggled at his face and left. Inari came and hugged him.

Inari said, "Thank you for helping the village. For helping me. Thank you Naruto."

Naruto smiled and hugged him. He said, "Don't mention it Inari. Just remember. Don't stop practicing."

Inari smiled and nodded. With that, Naruto, Hinata, Shino, Kiba, Sasuke, Sakura, Menma, Narumi, Kurenai and Kakashi left for their village.

After they were gone, Tazuna said, "Look at this grand bridge. What do you think I should name it?"

Inari said, "Well, why not use Naruto's name?"

Tsunami asked, "Why is that Inari?"

Inari said, "Because Naruto has been the one who has really helped the village and dealt with Gato. He is the one who brought back our hope and courage. He is the one who trained me in throwing shuriken. So, Naruto is basically the savior of our village."

The villagers nodded with Inari. They too see Naruto as their savior and chose to use his name for the bridge.

Tazuna said, "Hmmm. You're right. How about 'The Great Naruto Bridge'. How's that?"

Inari said, "That sounds awesome grandpa."

Tazuna nodded and announced, "Okay. Listen everyone! Our village has been under the rule of the tyrant Gato. He took away out hope, courage and stole our money. But then came Naruto who not only protected us from Gato's goons but even gave us food. He even brought us back our hope and courage. For that, Naruto will forever be seen as the savior of our village. From today onward, this bridge will be called, 'The Great Naruto Bridge'!"

Everyone one accepted it and cheered his name. Naruto Vajura, the slayer of the tyrant Gato and slaughter of his goons. His name shall be remembered and told to their next generation as the hero and savior of the Land of Waves.

Village Of The Leaf
Hokage's Office

After traveling for a few days, Kakashi and Kurenai's team reached their village and reported to the Hokage. Now they were in Hokage's office, waiting to report their mission.

Minato said, "Report Kakashi."

Kakashi said, "Mission complete Hokage-sama."

Minato nodded and said, "Good. Anything specific happened?"

Kurenai said, "Nothing Hokage-sama."

Kakashi said, "Yes there is Hokage-sama."

Minato asked, "What is it Kakashi?"

Kakashi said, "On the mission, when I was about to engage with Zabuza and his partner, Naruto interfered and let them get away. He violated a jonin order and stopped me from fighting them."

Minato looked at Naruto and said, "Is this true Naruto?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes Hokage-sama."

Kakashi said, "I request that he be punished for what he did Hokage-sama."

Kurenai said, "Shut up Kakashi. It was your own-"

Minato said, "Stop. Is there any specific reason why you stopped Kakashi from engaging Zabuza and his partner, Naruto?"

Naruto said, "Yes Hokage-sama. There are several reasons for me to stop Kakashi from engaging the enemy."

Minato asked, "What are those reasons genin?"

Naruto said, "First reason is that Zabuza was not our enemy anymore after we dealt with Gato who planned to stab him in the back and then kill us all after we were weaken from fighting each other. The second reason is that when they were about to leave peacefully, Kakashi here didn't let them go and engaged them."

Kakashi said, "If you hadn't interfered then I would have taken them down!"

Naruto said, "If I didn't interfere, we would be the ones that would have been taken down dumb ass."

Kakashi snarled, "Why you-"

Minato shouted, "Enough! What did you mean by if Kakashi fought them, you all would have died?"

Naruto said, "When Kakashi first fought Zabuza, he received a sever slash wound to his chest and lost to him. The second time he fought, Zabuza was holding back."

Kakashi said, "No he wasn't. Zabuza was fighting with me with everything he got."

Naruto said, "Is that so? Then I pity you. For even with the Sharingan, you couldn't see that Zabuza was not even taking you seriously."

Kakashi said in a low tone, "Watch what you say next genin. You are standing on thin ice."

Naruto said, "That's my line dumb ass. You are standing on thin ice. For if you did fight Zabuza, not only you would have died but your precious Uchiha would have died as well. Lets not forget about the clan's heir. Kiba Inuzuka of the Inuzuka clan. Shino Aburame of the Aburame clan. Hinata Hyuga of the Hyuga clan. With your stupidity, all of the clan heirs would have died. Including the Hokage's children! So tell me Kakashi Hatake. Who is the one standing on thin ice right now?"

Now Kakashi was sweating buckets when he realized that if he indeed died, then there wasn't anything stopping Zabuza from killing the rest of the team. Minato look at Kakashi with disproving eyes. What Naruto said was true and with Kakashi's stupid mistake, not only the clan heirs would have died but his children as well.

Minato asked, "Is this true Kakashi? Were you about to fight someone who could have killed you and then everyone else? What reason made you do that? Tell me Kakashi."

Kakashi began to splutter, "But Hokage-sama ... I .. fight ... no ... could have .. Kurenai would have backed me up. I wouldn't have lost against Zabuza!"

Kurenai said, "True but I refused to help you. I's rather have Zabuza and his partner as allies rather than enemies."

Kakashi's eyes widen in fear and said, "Kurenai! Why didn't you back me up against Zabuza!?"

Naruto said, "Are you really blind to see the truth Kakashi?"

Kakashi asked, "What do you mean truth?"

Naruto said, "When you were fighting with Zabuza along with Kurenai, you received several wounds and slashes across your body and were struggling against him. However, Kurenai didn't even receive a single wound and she was fighting him to a stand still. Now what made you think that you could have killed Zabuza when he was fine and your body was bruised and wounded? Honestly, I don't know who in their right mind would have made you of all people a Jonin. Maybe all of that "Kakashi of the Sharingan" or "Copy Ninja Of A Thousand Jutsu" inflated your ego and arrogance just like the Uchiha."

Everyone was quiet as they hear what Naruto said about Kakashi. Kurenai, Shino, Kiba and Hinata were nodding at what Naruto said but Kakashi's team was opposite to them.

Menma said, "Hey! How dare you say things like that about our Sensei?"

Narumi said, "Yeah. Sensei would have beaten Zabuza in no time."

Sasuke said, "Kakashi has a Sharingan. He may not be strong as an Uchiha but with the eye, he can take down that trash Zabuza with ease."

Naruto looked at them with a bored expression and said, "Really? Did you forgot how you were pathetically beaten around and made into pin cushions by Zabuza's partner? It was a good thing that his partner didn't kill you when he had plenty of chance to do so. Also, If I didn't come to your rescue, you all would have suffered some permanent damage. If Zabuza can fight Kakashi equally then with his partner, they would have easily killed all of us."

After this, they didn't have any retort to defend their Sensei's action. Minato listened to Naruto's words and realized that what he say was right. Because of Kakashi's stupid action, the clan heirs and his children would have indeed died.

Minato sighed and said, "Kakashi. I am greatly disappointed in you. With your action, both of your teams would have died by Zabuza's hand."

Kiba snorted and said, "And lets not forget how Kakashi attacked Naruto for interfering in his fight."

Minato asked in shock, "What? Kakashi attacked a genin?"

Kakashi knew that he was getting in more shit, so he tried to defend himself, "You got it all wrong. I didn't attack Naruto. I was simply disciplining him."

Shino said, "Really? Then would disciplining someone require you to grab Naruto by the throat and squeeze his neck? Does disciplining him require you to punch Naruto in the face?"

Kakashi became a bit white and said, "No! That was just-"

Minato asked, "Just what Kakashi? Please, tell me what kind of discipline was that?"

Kakashi failed to say anything as he lowered his head in defeat. Minato sighed and asked, "What happened with Naruto's discipline, Kurenai?"

Kurenai said, "Well, Kakashi's discipline was back fired when Naruto disappeared and appeared behind him and knocked him out with a stomp to the head."

This made everyone's eyes in the room widen, except Kurenai and her team. They looked at Naruto in disbelief who was a genin. A genin who was able to knock out a jonin. This greatly shocked them.

Minato sighed and said, "Okay. Thanks for your report. You are all dismissed. Take some time off because you deserve it. Kakashi. You stay. We need to have some talking to do."

Kakashi nodded in defeat and said, "Yes Hokage-sama."

Kurenai, Shino, Kiba, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Menma and Narumi left the office and went their separate ways. With their free time, Naruto, Shino, Kiba and Hinata stealthy entered the Forest of Death. They entered Naruto's home and met with Ash.

Naruto said, "Hey bro. You won't believe what happened on our mission."

Ash asked, "Hmmm. What happened little bro?"

Naruto said, "We left towards the Land Of Waves to be Kakashi's team back up but we were the ones who were doing all of the work!"

Kiba said, "Exactly. Kakashi was out because of the wound he received from Zabuza."

Shino said, "Because of that, Kurenai Sensei was the one who trained his team in tree climbing. Something that Kakashi should have trained them from the beginning."

Hinata said, "Naruto-kun helped the village in many ways which made the whole village see Naruto as a savior and hero."

Ash said with a smile, "Hoooo. My little bro is becoming a hero? That's good. Keep it up little bro. With more achievements like that, you will have a lot of followers in the future. Especially the Daimyos."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thanks bro."

Yoko hugged Naruto and Mikoto said, "I'm glad that you are safe Naruto."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thanks mom."

Mom? Yes Mom. Over the year, Mikoto has come to see Naruto as her son and he began to see her as his mother. They both accepted each other as mother and son relationship. Naruto cried when he got to call someone his mother and received a mothers love. Slowly, his broken heart was healing as important people began to come into his life.

Ash nodded and said, "Now you must all be hungry. Come on in. I'll make you something to eat."

Naruto said, "Thanks bro."

Kiba said, "I can't wait to eat your cooking bro!"

Shino said, "Indeed. Even my insects crave for your cooking brother."

Hinata said, "I really like your cooking big brother."

Yes. Over the year, Ash came to see Naruto's class friends as little brothers and sisters as they all see him as their big brother. Just like he helped Naruto, Ash helped them in the same way. Now they have become a lot stronger than before but not as strong as Naruto since he has been training him for the longest. Also, Hinata and lost her stuttering thanks to his help.

A Few Days Later

Naruto, Hinata, Kiba and Shino were waiting in a training ground to meet with their Sensei. After a while, a smoke bomb went off and from it, Kurenai appeared.

Naruto said, "Hey Sensei. Why did you call us all here?"

Kurenai brought out four papers and said, "I already know that all of you are very strong compared to other genin. That's why I am here to ask you if any of you want to enter the Chunin Exam that is coming next week."

Naruto, Hinata, Shino and Kiba's eyes widen at that. They are only genin but they are being given the chance to participate in the Chunin Exam. Naruto was really interested in entering the Chunin Exam as this was the moment he was waiting for. His and Ash's plans was to proceed in the Chunin exam. He needs to enter it.

Kurenai said, "Now don't rush your decision. This is the Chunin exam after all. So there might be some strong ninjas participating in it. Take your time to-"

Naruto said, "I'm in Sensei."

Kiba said, "Me to."

Shino said, "Me as well."

Hinata said, "I want to participate in the chunin exam too Sensei."

Kurenai was shocked to hear that all of her students wanted to participate in the chunin exam. Well, they are strong, especially Naruto. So even if there were some strong shinobi, Naruto will protect his team mates.

Kurenai gave them the papers and they signed them. She took the papers and said, "Okay team. Just remember that you will need to work together in order to pass the exam. There are a few tests involved in this exam but the final test will be to fight one another and show off your abilities to everyone. I heard that all five of the Daimyo are coming to witness the matches."

Naruto said under his breath, "That's what I am hoping for. Kido will be there as well."

Kurenai said, "You all have one week to prepare yourself. So train hard and remember, even if you win or lose, I am glad that I am your Sensei."

Naruto, Hinata and Kiba smiled at their Sensei. Shino just nodded to her as he appreciated her being his Sensei.

Kurenai asked, "So do you want any help from me in anything?"

Naruto said, "Sorry Sensei but I think I need to train by myself. That way, I can improve myself for the chunin exam."

Kiba said, "Me too Sensei. Akamaru and I will be training in out clan's training ground."

Shino said, "Just like Kiba, I too will be training in my clan's training ground."

Hinata said, "Um Sensei, I might need your help in training me in Genjutsu."

Kurenai smiled and accepted her student's wishes. She took Hinata away for her training in Genjutsu. Shino and Kiba began to walk towards their home.

Before they left, Naruto said, "Okay guys. I'll meet you all at the chunin exam."

Kiba said, "You got that right Naruto. Be sure to train well."

Shino said, "I am looking forward to the chunin exam with my team mates."

Naruto nodded and said, "Good. See you all in a week."

With that, they left. Naruto went to the Forest of Death and told Ash about the chunin exam.

Ash smiled and said, "That is excellent little bro. The time has come for our plan to be executed. At the final text of the exam, you will fight with another in front of everyone. There will be very important figures attending this event to see the fight. You will then show off your skills in front of them. This way, you will gain support from the important figures who will support our plan."

Naruto smiled and said, "Yes bro. I have one week before the chunin exam."

Ash said, "That's good. I have been meaning to teach you two new jutsu."

Naruto asked, "Really? What are these jutsu? Are they cool?"

Ash said, "Lets just say that they will shock the world. Now let us begin, shall we?"

Naruto smiled and said, "Yes. Lets begin for Konohagakure's purge."

In the past, Konohagakure was once a respectable village filled with bright shinobis but now, it has become a village that has been corrupted. Civilians have become arrogant. Shinobi's have become power hungry. The Hokage is blind to what is happening right under his nose. But soon. Soon, judgment is coming to Konohagakure and its sinners will be purged from it. And the one who will enact judgment will be none other than Naruto Vajura.

Chapter 36 Chunin Exam, Preliminary Round

During The Week Before Chunin Exam

During this week, Naruto and his friends have been training hard and have greatly improved. Naruto met with three new friends or they could be called his followers. They are Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi. These three children know about Naruto being part of the Namikaze family but was treated badly by them. Then a few days ago, they witnessed Naruto breaking through giant trees with ease. After that, they became followers of Naruto.

Konohamaru

Konohamaru was born into the Sarutobi clan and was named after Konoha by his grandfather Hiruzen Sarutobi. Konohamaru becomes impressed by Naruto and declares Naruto to be both his rival and role model, variously calling him "boss" and "big brother". Konohamaru tends to be loud, headstrong, spends an inordinate amount of time inventing Ninjutsu.

Udon

Udon is an easy-going and quiet individual. He usually looks very sleepy, and is always seen with a drip of snot hanging from his nose. Udon has short brown hair and dark eyes. He wore a simple blue shirt which zipped up the middle, a pair of brown pants, sandals and a pair of goggles.

Moegi

Moegi is quite optimistic, free spirited and very confident. She wore goggles, has orange hair tied up, with red elastics, into two very large pigtails. She also has a perpetual blush. She wears a red tank-top over a pink t-shirt layered at the bottom; her pants are grey and she wears the traditional ninja sandals.

(Udon is the boy on the left. Moegi is the middle girl. Konohamaru is the boy on the right.)

They have been hanging around with Naruto ever since they know about his true strength. However, they promised him to keep his strength a secret. After that day, the 3 kids hang around Naruto whenever they had free time. In time, they found about his life, how bad he was treated by his own family and the villager. They too began to hate the village for what they did to Naruto.

Before one day of the Chunin exam, Naruto, Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi were hanging out together in the village. They were talking about their secret training that Naruto gave them.

Konohamaru said, "Hey Naruto. I know of a place that you should check out before going to the exam."

Naruto said, "Sure. Lets go."

Konohamaru nodded and said, "Great. Follow me!"

Konohamaru then ran to the place he was talking about while the rest followed him. As Konohamaru was running he turned his head back to say something but crashed into someone else. He fell on the ground a bit dazed. He look up at the one who he crashed into and saw it was a weird man with paint on his face. A blond girl was beside him.

The paint face said, "You brat."

The paint face grabbed Konohamaru by the neck and lifted him up to his level. He said, "That hurt you little shit."

Naruto narrowed his eyes and saw their head bands. They have the symbol of sand. So they were sand ninjas.

Udon and Moegi became scared and shouted for his safety. The blond girl said, "Kankuro. Enough. We will get yelled at later about this. Let the brat go."

Kankuro

Kankuro is a shinobi of Sunagakure and one of the Three Sand Siblings. Kankurō wore a black, baggy, full body suit with a red and yellow circle on the front. He also wears a black hood which covered his head completely, and had cat-like ears and his forehead protector on his forehead. Kankurō also sported a face-paint design.

Kankuro said, "It's okay Temari. We still have some time before the boss comes. In the mean time, why don't we play a bit with this brat?"

Temari

Temari is a kunoichi from Sunagakure's Kazekage clan, and the eldest of the Three Sand Siblings. She has blonde hair, which is gathered into four consecutive ponytails. Temari's outfit consists of a single light purple-colored, off-the-shoulders garment that extended to halfway down her thighs, with a scarlet sash tied around her waist. In addition to incorporating fishnet worn over her shoulders and legs, specifically on her right calf and her left thigh, she also wore her black forehead protector around her neck.

Udon said, "Let him go!"

Moegi said, "Yeah! It was only an accident!"

During this commotion, Sakura, Menma and Narumi were walking around that area. They heard the commotion and ran towards it. When they arrived, they saw what was happening. Sasuke was hidden in a nearby tree and was observing the sand ninja. He didn't care about the kids.

Kankuro looked at Udon and Moegi and said, "Hey. You annoying brats. I really hate children. Especially the ones who are rude which makes me want to kill them."

Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi became terrified when they heard that he was going to kill him. Naruto immediately began to remember his life where he was beaten everyday by the villagers. Some even tried to kill him but he avoided death in the last second. Just thinking about his life made his blood boil. However, his anger escalated at what he heard next.

Kankuro looked back at Konohamaru and said, "Well, after this one, I'll take care of you two as well."

As Kankuro was about to hit Konohamaru, he stopped when he felt a pressure descending on him. This pressure was a heavy amount of killing intent. Temari also felt the killing intent and was scared when she thought about someone else.

Sasuke who was about to interfere was stopped by the sudden killing intent. This was his second experience at feeling someone's killing intent. The first time he felt it was when he and his team encountered Zabuza Momichi. However, Zabuza's killing intent failed in comparison to the current one. He look around to see who was releasing such amount of killing intent and he was not happy when he found out who it was.

Menma and Narumi were about to attack the sand ninja to show their superiority but were stuck in their place when a huge amount of killing intent wash over them. They too search for the one responsible for this killing intent and were not happy to see who it was.

Sakura was about to lose consciousness as she couldn't fight against the killing intent. She saw who was releasing this much killing intent and scowled at him. Such killing intent was only belong to her Sasuke.

Naruto stepped forward as he released his killing intent on the paint face and the girl. He despised when someone harms others just because they can. Also, no one harms his friends. Ash taught Naruto how to use "Killing Intent" which requires a lot of hatred and malice in order to scare away your enemies or subdue them without any fight.

As Naruto walked towards Kankuro, he was scowling at the sand ninja. He said, "Let him go ... if you don't want to die, that is."

Ash also taught Naruto how to make his voice sound intimidating to others. With a bit of vocal surgery and a ton of hatred, Naruto learned how to speak demonically.

Kankuro immediately released Konohamaru while Temari stepped back and grabbed her huge fan. Naruto didn't stop and kept on walking towards them. His killing intent was increasing with every step which made the sand ninja buckle under the pressure of Naruto's intimidation.

Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi felt Naruto's killing intent but they were not that much affected by it, since they knew where it was being directed at. They all stood aside and watched what would happen.

Naruto asked, "What are ninjas from another village doing here? Are you guys planning an invasion or something?"

This made the two sand ninja flinch which didn't go unnoticed by Naruto. This only made him angry and he increased the speed of his walking. When Kankuro saw that his walking speed was increased, he thought that he was going to attack him. So he grabbed the thing on his back and readied to defend himself.

Naruto saw the change in stance and appeared in front of Kankuro in the blink of an eye which shocked everyone. He lifted his leg and thrust his foot forward to kick Kankuro but that didn't happened.

As Naruto's foot was about to his Kankuro, a wall of sand raised in front of him in order to stop his kick. Kankuro and Temari were relief that their team mate have come to save them but were stupefied at what happened next.

*Bash*

Naruto's kick hit the sand wall but instead of stopping, his foot skewered through the sand wall and hit Kankuro in the gut. Kankuro was thrown back a few feet as more than half of the force of Naruto's kick was absorbed by the sand.

Kankuro and Temari looked at Naruto and his leg in shock but soon their shock turned to disbelief when Naruto thrust his hands into the sand and spread them apart. Thus ripping the sand wall in two like it was a piece of paper.

Naruto saw the sand ninjas shocked expression and realized that the sand wall was suppose to be very special and with him destroying it like it was nothing, means that they were now afraid of him.

Naruto looked at a nearby tree and said, "Are you the one who used that pathetic sand wall? Come on out. I know you're there."

Everyone looked at the tree that Naruto was looking and saw another sand ninja who was hanging upside down from a branch.

Kankuro and Temari were terrified at the arrival of their team mate. Kankuro said, "G-gaara. T-rhis i-is-"

Gaara looked at Kankuro and said, "Kankuro. You are an embarrassment to our village.

Gaara

Gaara is a shinobi of Sunagakure. He was made the jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Shukaku. This caused the villagers of Suna to fear him as a monster. With nobody to connect to, Gaara grew up hating the world and looking out only for himself, justifying his own existence by killing anyone he came across.
Gaara has fair skin, green eyes, and short red hair. He lacks distinctive pupils or eyebrows, the latter of which others sometimes make fun of. He's had tanuki-like black rings around his eyes. As a child, he carved the kanji for "love" on the left side of his forehead, which his hair is parted in order for it to be kept visible.

Sasuke was really surprised to see that Gaara was on the same tree as him. How didn't he sense him? How was Gaara able to sneak up on him? This was a jonin level stealth that Gaara used. This only made him jealous and hate Naruto for noticing him. Menma and Narumi were in the same boat. They too were shocked by Gaara's stealth and jealous that a clanless orphan like Naruto was able to sense him.

Gaara said, "Losing yourself in a fight against someone like him? Pathetic. Why do you think that we came to the leaf village."

Kankuro tried to defend himself, "L-listen Gaara. They started it and I-"

Gaara said, "Shut up. Or I'll kill you."

Kankuro shivered in fear and said, "OK. I'm sorry. I'm also sorry. Really sorry about that."

Gaara then disappeared in a swirl of sand and appeared between Naruto and Kankuro in a kneeling position.

Gaara said, "It looks like we are here too early but we didn't come here to play."

Kankuro gulped and said, "I-I know t-that Gaara.

Gaara turned around and said, "Let's go. We are wasting time here."

As Gaara was walking away, Sakura shouted, "Hey, wait!"

Gaara stopped and turned his head around to look at Sakura which gave shivers down her spine. He asked, "What is it?"

Sakura gulped and showed a brave face. She said, "Judging from your head proctors, you guys are ... Ninjas from the Hidden Sand village, right?"

Kankuro said, "That's right. We are. So what?"

Narumi said, "You may be allies of the leaf but it is forbidden to enter each other's village without permission. State your business. Depending on your answer, we may not be able to let you go."

Kankuro said, "Huuu. You won't let us go? This coming from weak trash."

Menma, Narumi and Sasuke gritted their teeth in anger at that insult.

Temari said, "Whatever. You must be clueless if you don't know why we are here. Don't you know what's tomorrow?"

Sasuke, Sakura, Menma and Narumi were confused about what she was talking about. Temari sighed and showed them her pass.

Temari said, "You were right about us being ninjas. We are genin from the hidden sand village. We have come to your village to take the chunin exam."

Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi were confused about what chunin exam were. Konohamaru asked, "What's a chunin exam?"

Temari sighed and explained, "Geez. You kids really don't know anything. The chunin exam is where outstanding genins from Sand, Leaf and other neighboring villages assemble to take an exam to become a chunin. The main purpose of this exam is said to improve the relationships between the allies and to raise the shinobi level but also each country likes to maintain a power balance and-"

Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi began to talk with each other excitingly. Konohamaru said, "Hey Udon! Moegi! Why don't we enter this chunin exam thing!? We will be like super cool ninjas and stuff!"

Udon and Moegi nodded and said, "Yeah!"

Several tick marks appeared on Temari's forehead and she shouted with shark teeth, "Hey you shitty brats! You asked the question! So listen till the end!"

Gaara said, "Enough wasting time. Lets go."

Kankuro and Temari nodded and began to walk away but Sasuke appeared with his team and asked, "Hey you. What's your name?"

Temari saw Sasuke and blushed a bit. She asked, "You mean me?"

Sasuke said, "No. You. The one with the gourd. What's your name?"

Gaara looked at Sasuke like he was an insect and said, "What's your name?"

Sasuke hmph and said, "My name is-"

Gaara cut him off and said, "Not you. You."

Menma thought that he was taking about him, so he puffed out his chest and said, "I am the son of the Hokage. Menma Uzumak-"

Gaara cut him off and said, "Not interested. You with the face mask."

Naruto said, "I am Naruto Vajura. Who are you?"

Gaara said, "I am Gaara of the desert."

Sasuke and Menma were seething mad that they were not interesting enough for Gaara to know about them. Instead Gaara asked who the clanless orphan was. This gave a blow to their pride. Sasuke was mad that Gaara ignored him, An Uchiha. Menma was mad that Gaara ignored him, the son of the Hokage.

Naruto nodded and appeared in front of Gaara in the blink of an eye. Temari and Kankuro got into a battle stance and got ready to attack but stopped when they saw Naruto leaning towards Gaara and said something into his ear.

Naruto said, "Nice to meet you too Gaara. Jinchuuriki of the Ichibi (one tailed) sand racoon."

Temari, Kankuro and Gaara's eyes widen at that. How did he know that Gaara was a Jinchuuriki?

Gaara asked, "Who are you really Naruto?"

Naruto smiled and said, "I am the former Jinchuuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox."

Now this shocked the sand ninjas. In front of them was the Jinchuuriki that held the strongest Tailed Beasts. The Kyuubi. But they were confused by one thing.

Temari asked, "What do you mean by former?"

Naruto grinned under his mask and said, "That's for me to know and you to find out. But if you want Gaara, I want to be your friend. Do you want to be my friend?"

Naruto held out his hand towards Gaara who didn't know what to do since no one asked him such a question. Gaara did the only thing that came into his mind. Gaara's body flickered away.

Naruto looked at the other two sand ninjas in confusion and asked, "Was it something I said?"

Temari shook her head and said, "No. You didn't. It's just that no one has ever asked him that. You see that he-"

Kankuro said, "Enough Temari. We need to go and check on Gaara."

Temari nodded and said, "See you later in the chunin exam. Try not to die."

With that, Temari and Kankuro body flickered away. Naruto knew what was wrong with Gaara because he too went through that but was saved by his adopted big brother. He felt that he needs to help Gaara since they are alike and he will. Naruto decided that he will become Gaara's friend and help him. With that, he walked away with Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi.

Sasuke, Menma and Narumi were left behind seething in rage. They promised that they will show that clanless orphan to know his true place. That he is beneath their feet.

Unknown to them, there were 3 figures hiding in a tree and weer observing them. Their target was a certain Uchiha.

The first figure, a male said, "Well ... nothing serious but that black haired leaf ninja and the one with the gourd. We need to keep our eyes on them."

The second figure, a female said, "Are you sure about that?"

The third figure, a male said, "What do you mean? We are here originally for the Uchiha."

The second figure said, "Out of all of them, the one with the red hair and mask face showed the most aggressiveness against the sand ninjas. Not to mention the amount of killing intent he released in the entire area."

The first figure said, "Hmmm. You're right. You two, be very wary about that red hair kid. Stay away from him."

They nodded and body flickered away.

The Day Of The Chunin Exam

Naruto Vajura, Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka and Hinata Hyuga entered the building where they would attend their first test. Inside the building, they met with several ninjas from different villages. Some of them tried to intimidate them but failed to do so as they were all hiding their true strength.

After arriving at the second floor, they were walking towards their destination when they saw a group of genins in front of a door that was guarded by two older shinobi. The door they were guarding was 301. Naruto immediately knew something was wrong as he could already see through Genjutsu.

*Bash*

A genin tried to enter the room but was sent to the floor when the guard hit him. Guard No.1 said, "Hah! You plan to take the chunin exam with that!?"

Guard No.2 said, "You should quit now while you're still young."

Another genin asked, "Please. Let us through."

Guard No.1 said, "Seriously!?"

Guard No.2 hit the genin back and said, "You are just a little kid. Leave when you are weak."

A genin looked at how they were treating the others and said, "Horrible."

Guard No.1 heard him and said, "What did you say? Listen. All of you. This is our kindness."

Guard No.2 said, "The chunin exam isn't a kids game. Even we have failed 3 straight times."

Guard No.1 said, "There are those who take this exam and end up quitting as Shinobis and then there are those that die during the exam. We have seen it all."

Guard No.2 said, "When you become chunin, they will often become captains of military teams. The failure of a mission, the death of a comrade. All of this is the captain's responsibility."

Guard No.1 said, "Yet you all came here thinking that you can pass? Don't make me laugh!"

Guard No.2 said, "We are here to just thinning out those that will fail anyway. What's wrong with that?"

Kiba snarled and was about to attack them when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked back and saw that it was Naruto who stopped him.

Kiba asked, "Why are you stopping me Naruto? You should be there kicking their asses for their arrogance."

Naruto shook his head and said, "Let them go Kiba. This is just another test that we need to pass."

Kiba asked, 'What test?"

Shino said, "Think about it Kiba. We are on the second floor and the door that is being guarded is 301. How can that be?"

Kiba thought about it and then his eyes widen in realization. Naruto nodded and said, "That's right Kiba. This is a Genjutsu that tests the genin. It is also another way of thinning out weak competitors that would make it easy for us to win. We need to move to the third floor. Come."

Naruto and his team walked past the group and were about to reach the stairs to the third floor when they heard an annoying voice filled with arrogance.

"Hey! Drop the Genjutsu. You really think that such a weak level Genjutsu would work on an Uchiha?"

Naruto face palm and said, "Idiot. Can't he just keep his mouth shut. Now the number of competition has been increased by several fold."

Kiba gritted his teeth and said, "Damn him. Just let me at him and I'll tear him to pieces."

Shino said, "Calm down Kiba. You really think that with the addition of such weak competitors, they would affect us? Even if it was, with our level of training, we can breeze through this exam with minimal effort."

Kiba nodded and said, "Hmm. You're right Shino. It just means that we get to fight more than others."

Hinata said, "Just don't the hurt leaf ninjas too much Kiba."

Kiba nodded and said, "Got it Hinata."

Naruto said, "Come on everyone. Lets ignore the arrogant team and move on towards our destination."

Naruto and his team mates left for the third floor.

With Sasuke's Team

Sasuke and Menma stood in front of the guards with smug faces.

A genin asked, "What is he talking about."

Another genin asked, "Genjutsu? What Genjutsu?"

Another said, "I don't know what he is talking about?"

The guards heard this and looked at the Uchiha and Hokage's son. Guard No.1 said, "Ho. So you noticed?"

Sasuke asked Sakura, "You must have noticed first right Sakura?"

Sakura was confused as to why he was asking her that. He didn't do it before, so why now?

Sasuke continued, "With your analytical ability and Genjutsu know-how, you are the one who excels in it on our team."

Sakura smiled confidently and said, "Of course I noticed it a while ago. The door number 301 is wrong. Why? Because the floor we are on is the second floor. Which means that the door number is not 301 but 201."

After she said this, the number on the door changed from 301 to 201. This shocked the other gennin and looked at Sasuke and Sakura in awe. Sasuke smirked as he basks in the eyes of others.

Guard No.1 smirked and said, "Hmm. Not bad but all you did was ... See through it!"

The guard immediately swung his leg at the Uchiha who in return swung his leg at the guard. Before they could hit each other, their attacks were stopped by a genin. When they saw who it was, Rock Lee appeared in between them and stopped their attack by simply grabbing their legs with ease.

Sasuke didn't notice how easily his leg was stopped by Lee but the guard did. He felt that his kick was easily stooped by Lee without any difficulty.

Lee said, "We should not be fighting among ourselves. We are the same as everyone. We should be helping each other instead of fighting."

Tenten said, "Lee. You didn't need to do that."

Lee said, "Sorry Tenten but I must stop senseless violence."

Neji said, "You shouldn't have revealed your speed Lee."

Lee said, "My apologies."

Sasuke was thinking about how Lee appeared and stopped his attack just like that. Menma and Narumi were thinking the same thing.

The two guards left the area as the genins were occupied with looking and hearing about the Uchiha. The guards entered a room and said, "Kai!"

Their bodies were covered in smoke and when it dissipated, the guards turned into adults.

The first ninja said, "So, those are Kakashi's and Gai's prized pupils. I guess they pass this unofficial first test."

The other ninja said, "Yeah, but did you see the other kid with red hair that completely avoided us and went towards the stairs?"

The first ninja nodded and said, "You are right. It was like that kid completely saw through the Genjutsu."

They both smiled sadistically. The first ninja said, "This exam is going to be very fun."

The other ninja said, "For us examiners too."

With Naruto's Team

When Naruto and his team mates reached the door 301, they found their Sensei Kurenai standing there, waiting for them.

Kurenai said, "Good. All of you are here. Now we can properly take the exam."

Hinata asked, "What you do mean by that Sensei?"

Kurenai said, "The truth is that this test can only be taken by teams of three. But this year, with the extra students and limited Jonin, you are in a team of four. Just remember that having four members on a team can either be your advantage or disadvantage. Now enter through this door and face your test."

Naruto, Kiba, Shino and Hinata smiled and entered through the door. When they entered the room, they were shocked to see the number of ninjas that were in there. Almost the whole room was filled with different kinds of ninjas.

When Naruto and his team stepped into the room, almost every one of the ninjas glared at them in order to intimidate them. Since Ash trained Naruto, Shino, Kiba and Hinata, they were immune to this level of intimidation. Instead of being scared, they simply looked at them with bored expressions.

Naruto on the other hand simply released his killing intent which washed over all of the ninjas which made them tremble. They all looked at Naruto in fear as he and his team mates walked towards a free space in the room.

As Naruto was walking, someone hugged him from behind and said, "Naruto-kun! You are late!"

Naruto recognized who it was and he stopped releasing his killing intent which made the other ninjas sigh in relief but were still wary of him.

Naruto said, "Hello Ino-chan. How are you doing?"

Ino said, "I'm fine. I see that you have gotten a lot stronger than before. All thanks to big brother."

Naruto smiled and said, "Yeah. Bro really helped me in becoming stronger."

Shikamaru and Choji joined them and greeted them. Choji said, "Bro helped us all in becoming stronger."

Shikamaru sighed and said, "Troublesome but yeah. Without him, we could have never become this strong."

Naruto said with a smile, "You got that right. Bro is awesome!"

Kiba said, "Yo. It looks like everyone is assembled."

Shino nodded and Hinata waved shyly. Their moment of silence was broken when Sasuke and his team entered the room like they own the place.

Saskue saw the other ninja's scared expression and smirked at it. He said, "Well looks like they know who I am. They should know not to mess with me. An elite Uchiha."

Menma said, "They should fear us. You are an Uchiha and my sister and I are the children of the Hokage. We are better than everyone!"

This made the ninjas glare at them hatefully. They are already planning to go after them in the other test.

Shikamaru looked at them and said, "Tch. Even those guys? Why am I not surprised."

Sasuke saw them and said with a smug grin, "Well, look whose here? The loser and the clanless orphan."

Menma said, "What weaklings are doing in this chunin exam? You should all leave here. This exam is only meant for the strongest to participate in it. In fact, why don't all of you quit being ninjas and save our village the embarrassment of having such weaklings like you?"

Kiba growled and said, "I wonder how many different methods there are in ripping your smug face off?"

Narumi chuckled and said, "Pft. You seem confident mutt."

Kiba said, "Of course we are. We did a lot of training. We won't lose to the likes of you."

Menma said, "You may have trained hard but you are not geniuses like us. Geniuses beat hard work every time."

Choji said, "We'll see about that."

Shikamaru said, "Troublesome. I'm actually looking forward to fighting you."

"Hey you guys. You should be more quiet."

Someone said to them. They looked and saw a leaf ninja approaching them. The leaf ninja said, "You guys are rookies just out of the academy right? Screaming like school girls. Geez. This isn't a picnic."

Sasuke asked, "Who do you think you are?"

The leaf ninja adjusted his glasses and said, "I'm Kabuto Yakushi."

Kabuto Yakushi

Kabuto has onyx eyes and ash-grey hair, which he normally keeps in a ponytail. His most consistent feature are his black rimmed circular glasses. Kabuto wears a dark purple shirt with a high collar, a white under-shirt, and dark purple pants with a white cloth waistband He wears also dark purple finger less gloves with armored plates on the back of the hand and a blue forehead protector.

Kabuto pointed behind Saskue's team and said, "And you should keep it down. Everyone is glaring at you and your team."

Saskue, Sakura, Menma and Narumi looked around and saw that practically everyone in the room was glaring at them which made them shiver a bit but hid it.

Kabuto said, "Those guys behind you are ninjas from the Hidden Rain village. They have short tempers. Everyone is nervous about the exam. Quiet down before you cause a scene."

Sasuke and his team calmed a bit but were still on guard as they receive everyone's glare. Kabuto sighed and said, "Well, I can't blame you. You're clueless rookies. You remind me of how I used to be."

Sakura asked, "Kabuto, right?"

Kabuto nodded and said, "Yeah?"

Sakura asked, "So this is your second time entering the chunin exam?"

Kabuto said, "Nope. In fact, this is my 7th time entering the chunin exam. This exam is held twice a year, so this is my 4th year."

Sakura said, "Wow. So that means you know a lot about this exam."

Kabuto nodded and said, "That's right."

Narumi scoffed and said, "What's so impressive about that? You failed to pass 6 times and now it's your 7th try. You should give up being a ninja."

Kabuto said, "Being a ninja is not all about passing the exam."

Sakura asked, "What do you mean?"

Kabuto pulled out some cards and said, "These are called Nin-Info cards. With me coming to the chunin exam multiple times, I have gathered info about several ninjas. These info can be very helpful to you. Would you like to see some info about other ninjas?"

Sasuke and Menma became interested in the info cards. Sasuke asked, "Do you have info on some ninjas that are present in this room?"

Kabuto nodded and said, "Sure I do. I have info on all of them. Which one do you want to see?"

Sasuke said, "I want to see info on Gaara of the Hidden sand and Rock Lee from the leaf."

Menma glared at the back of Naruto and said, "And I want info on the clanless orphan Naruto Vajura."

Kabuto nodded and said, "Okay. Lets see. First is Gaara."

Kabuto pulled out a card and poured some chakra into it. With a poof of smoke, a picture of Gaara and information about him became visible on the card.

Kabuto said, "Gaara of the desert. Mission history: C Rank - 8, B Rank - 1. That's great. He did a B Rank mission as a genin. Since he is a new comer from a foreign country, I don't have that much info on him but .. it seems that every mission he went on, he returned without even getting a scratch. He must be very good in order to protect himself from any injury. His team mates are Kankurō and Temari. Gaara is the top elite ninja from the sand village."

Sasuke and his team were shocked to hear that. They remember their C Rank mission in which they encountered Zabuza and how much they were injured when they fought his partner Haku.

Kabuto took out another card and poured some chakra into it. With a poof of smoke, a picture of Rock Lee and information about him became visible on the card.

Kabuto read, "Rock Lee of the leaf. Mission history: D Rank - 20, C Rank - 12. His Sensei is Gai. His Taijutsu has improved greatly in the past year. So far, the rest is nothing impressive. His team mates are Tenten and Neji Hyuga. Well that is all- what this?"

Sasuke asked, "What is it?"

Kabuto read the card with a confused expression and said, "At the end, it says that Lee was trained by a mystery person. No information is available about this person but according to this, his training has greatly improved Lee's Taijutsu. It became almost deadly. Avoid fighting him at close range. Lee is a top elite ninja of the leaf village."

Saskue and his team were confused and interested about the mysterious person. This person was able to train Lee and make him very strong. Just think of what would happen if the mystery person trained them, an Uchiha and the children of the Hokage.

Kabuto took out another card and poured some chakra into it. With a poof of smoke, a picture of Naruto Vajura and information about him became visible on the card.

Kabuto read, "Naruto Vajura. He is an orphan who was abandoned by his family and - What the hell!?"

This gained everyone's attention. Menma asked, "What? What does it say about that clanless orphan!?"

Kabuto said, "That's just it. It says nothing about Naruto or his skills. Only that his teammates are Shino, Kiba and Hinata and that he was trained by a mysterious figure at a young age. The training has done wonders for Naruto. There is no info about his Genjutsu, Taijutsu, Ninjutsu and Kenjutsu. They are just blank."

Menma chuckled and said, "I knew it. I knew that clanless orphan wasn't special."

Kabuto said, "I wouldn't be laughing if I were you."

Menma stopped laughing and asked, "What do you mean? Naruto is a weakling. He is nothing!"

Kabuto shook his head and said, "On the contrary, without any info on a ninja, they can be very unpredictable and dangerous. If I don't have any info about Naruto, then he was good enough to protect his information from leaking. This type of ninja should never be underestimated or you will die. Also, at the end of the card, it says that if you are unlucky to fight against Naruto, then run away with everything you got. Do not engage him in any form of fight or you will die. 100%."

Everyone in the room was shocked as they looked at Naruto with fear filled eyes. Naruto didn't mind that and his friends knew how strong he was. However, Naruto didn't like this Kabuto guy. How was he able to gain information about his big brother Ash? And why does he smell like a wild snake? Even his instinct is telling him to be wary of him and kill him. Well, he will see what happens in the future.

Sasuke, Menma and Narumi were seething in rage. How dare this clanless orphan possess unknown skill and strength. Whatever he has should belong to them!

Sasuke walked towards Naruto and demanded, "What kind of training did you have? And who is this mysterious person?"

Naruto looked at him and asked, "Why do you want to know that?"

Sasuke said, "I'm an Uchiha. I deserve that kind of training. Not some clanless orphan like you loser."

Naruto said, "You don't deserve to know anything about my training, Uchiha."

Sasuke became red with anger and shouted, "I demand that you tell me your secret loser! Gah!"

Sasuke was immediately lifted above the ground by his neck. Naruto glared at the Uchiha and said in a dangerous tone, "Let me make this perfectly clear Uchiha. You don't deserve or demand anything from me. Do you know why? Because of that attitude of yours. Someone like you should never have skills and strength like mine. It's my training and mine alone. I choose share my training with who ever deserves it. And that is not you, not Menma, not Narumi and not even Sakura. None of you deserves my training. So the next time you think that you deserve anything from me."

Sasuke was doing everything to escape from Naruto's grip but to no avail. The others were trembling a bit as they heard Naruto's demonic voice and his killing intent. Menma, Narumi and Sakura couldn't move because of Naruto's killing intent froze their bodies in fear.

Naruto leaned into Sasuke's ear and said, "I'll rip out your heart and shove it down your throat. Got it."

Sasuke gulped in fear and nodded. Naruto said, "Good."

*Slam*

Naruto slammed Sasuke into the floor, creating a small crater. After that, Naruto walked towards his teammates while Sakura came running towards the Uchiha.

Kaboto whistled at that display of strength and said, "Wow. You have strength that none of the ninjas here have. Your training must be really hard in order to reach that level of strength."

Naruto nodded and said, "Yeah, it is. Can you tell me more about this exam?"

Kabuto nodded and said, "Sure. Leaf, Sand, Rain, Grass, Water, Fall, Sound etc. There are many outstanding genins from the various hidden villages who are here to take part in the exam. Well, the Sound Village is a small village that was just created last year. So there is not much info about them but the rest of the hidden villages are filled with talented youngsters. Some of them you might get to fight in this exam. So be prepared."

Hinata said, "So basically, all the people here are that strong?"

Kabuto nodded and said, "Yeah. There are some that might even make you lose confidence but don't worry about that. Your teammates will be able to help you with that."

Naruto nodded. He looked around and saw that Sasuke was up and was with his team with a scowl. He ignored him and looked at the other ninjas when he heard something from a ninja, "That leaf ninja dare to call us left overs? Lets show them who he is messing with."

Suddenly three ninjas dashed towards Kabuto. One ninja jumped into the air and threw two kunai at Kabuto while one on the ground threw a few senbon at him. Kabuto saw the incoming attack and dodged it. However, he was startled when a third ninja was in front of him who threw a wide swing. Kabuto was able to dodge the punch but something strange happened. Even though he dodged the attack, Kabuto's glasses were broken which shocked the others.

Kabuto took off his broken glass and thought 'Oh. So it was that kind of attack.'

Sasuke saw this and said, "What's going on? He dodged it completely. So why did his glasses break?"

Shikamaru said, "Its probably glanced his nose. That's what you get for acting like a big shot."

Kabuto was standing fine as he looked at the three ninjas who attacked him. They were sound ninjas. Kabuto smiled but then his eyes widen when he fell to the ground and vomited. This gained some of the ninja team's attention. They were curious as to how they were able to damage Kabuto without even touching him.

Dosu Kinuta

Dosu Kinuta is a shinobi of Sound village and the unofficial leader of Team Dosu. Dosu had bandages covering most of his face, leaving only his left eye uncovered. He also wore a large poncho with long sleeves, a snake patterned scarf around his neck, a straw raincoat protruding from the back of his scarf, and a large amplifier on his right arm for most of his attacks. His back was hunched, which made him look smaller than he actually was. He has short black hair.

Zaku Abumi

Zaku Abumi was a shinobi from Sound village and a member of Team Dosu. Zaku had spiky, black hair and dark eyes. He wore a beige shirt with two black stripes and three prints of the kanji for death down the front. His forehead protector had an attached happuri under the cloth rather than connected to the metal plate, resembling Yamato's. As with his teammates Dosu and Kin, he wore a snake-patterned scarf around his neck.

Kin Tsuchi

Kin Tsuchi is a kunoichi from Sound village and a member of Team Dosu. Kin had very long black hair, almost reaching down to the ground, tied by a violet ribbon right near the end, and black eyes. She wore a forehead protector, a pale green vest somewhat similar to a flak jacket, and snake patterned pants and scarf, much like her teammates.

(Zaku Abumi is the guy on the left. Dosu Kinuta is the middle guy. Kin Tsuchi is the girl on the right.)

The three sound ninjas glared down at Kabuto for insulting them and their village.

Narumi came running and asked, "Kabuto! Are you alright!?"

Kabuto gasped and said, "Yeah. I'm fine."

Dosu said, "How pathetic you are Kabuto. Especially because, aren't you a 4 year veteran?"

Zaku said, "Write this down on your info cards weakling. The three hidden sound ninjas are definite future chunins."

Tenten asked Lee, "Did you see what kind of attack that was Lee?"

Lee shook his head and said, "No Tenten. I didn't see anything but the punch's speed. There must be something special he used in his attack. Like an additional element of something?"

Naruto has been observing the three sound ninjas closely and he saw or rather heard what kind of attack it was. Naruto clapped his hands a few times to gain the sound ninjas attention.

Dosu asked, "Why are you clapping brat? You like seeing one of your own leaf ninja get beaten around?"

Naruto said, "That is Kabuto's own fault for falling for such a attack. I however, find your method of attacking very interesting."

Dosu asked, "Oh really. Then tell me what is interesting about my attack?"

Naruto said, "Gladly. What's interesting about your attack is that you could have targeted Kabuto from a distance with the attack."

Dosu was a bit shocked and worried that Naruto somehow found the secret of his attack.

Lee asked, "Naruto. How did his attack reach Kabuto when he clearly dodged it?"

Naruto said, "The answer is simple Lee. Sound."

Tenten asked, "Sound?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. He basically used sound as a form of an invisible attack. Others may not have heard it but I was able to."

The sound ninjas were now shocked at how he was able to discovered Dosu's attack.

Tenten asked, "But how did he do it?"

Naruto pointed towards Dosu's right arm and said, "See his right arm? See the metal gauntlet he is wearing? That is not a normal gauntlet but it is made up of special metal that gives out more vibration of a sound. He must have used his chakra to redirect the vibration towards Kabuto."

Kiba said, "So that's how Kabuto's glasses broke. The sound vibration destroyed it."

Ino asked, "But how would you defend against something that can't be seen or touched?"

Dosu smirked at that and said, "You can't. My sound attack can't be stopped and because of that, it is my ultimate-"

Naruto cut him off and said, "It's quite easy to defend against sound based attacks Ino-chan."

This made everyone in the room look at Naruto for answers. The sound ninja were was bit afraid to hear his answer.

Naruto pulled out ear plugs and said, "You just need to use these ear plugs. They will stop the sound from entering your ears and disrupting your balance. Though you can't hear anything else by doing this."

Everyone was taken back about how such a simple thing like ear plugs can stop a sound attack. The sound ninjas, especially Dosu was red in anger because Naruto has told everyone how to make his sound attack useless against them. He wanted to attack Naruto but after hearing the info about him, he refrained from attacking him as he didn't want to die.

*POOF*

The back of the room exploded in smoke and someone inside the smoke shouted.

"Quite down you worthless bastards!"

A genin screamed, "What's this!?"

Another said, "What's going on!?"

Everyone look towards the smoke and when it subsided, they saw several people standing there. And they look intimidating.

Ibiki said with a smile, "Thanks for waiting. I am Ibiki Morino and I am the examiner for the chunin exam's first test."

The genins in the room were sweating and trembling from the group's intimidation. They were really scared of him. Ibiki saw their scared expression and smirked. He liked it.

Ibiki then pointed towards the sound ninjas that attacked Kabuto and said, "Hey you ninjas from the sound village! Stop doing as you please before the exam! Or do you want me to fail all three of you already!? Huh!"

The sound ninja gulped in fear. Dosu said, "I-I apologize to the attack. This is our first time ... we got a bit carried away."

Ibiki knew he was lying and scoffed at him. He said, "Here is a good opportunity to say this. Even if permission is granted, you are not allowed to kill your opponent. Listen loud and clear you shitty brats! Killing will not be tolerated! Am I understood!?"

The genin nodded and said "Yes!"

Ibiki's eyes became dangerously serious and said, "Those pigs that dare to disobey me will be failed immediately. Do I make myself clear?"

Everyone again nodded in fear. They were unable to say anything with fear coursing through their bodies. Everyone except Naruto and his friends were unaffected by Ibiki's intimidation. Sasuke, Menma, Narumi and Neji scoffed at his intimidation but didn't say anything.

After getting his message through the genins, Ibiki continued, "We will now start the first test in the chunin exam. Instead of your current seating arrangements ..."

Ibiki took out something and showed everyone. It was a small square plate with a number on it.

Ibiki said, "You all will pick one of these tabs and sit in the seat assigned to you. We will then hand out the exam's papers."

After giving the genins the plate number, they sat in their assigned seats. Then they were given papers, pencil and such.

Before the test could begin, Ibiki said, "Do not turn your test over. Listen closely to what I am about to say."

After gaining everyone's attention, Ibiki said, "There are many important rules to this first test. I'll write it on the board while I explain. But questions will not be allowed. So listen carefully."

Ibiki began to write on the board and said, "The first rule. You all will start off with 10 points. The test is made up of 10 questions and each one question is worth 1 point but this test uses a subtraction system."

This got the genins' attention. Ibiki continued as he wrote on the board, "Basically, if you answer all the question correctly, you keep your 10 points. But say if you miss 3 questions, you will then lose 3 points and you will have 7 points."

After writing the first rule, Ibiki wrote the next and said, "The second rule is that this is a team test. Whether you pass or not will be determined by the combined score of your teammates. So, your team will complete to see how many points they can hold on to from the initial team's full points."

Sakura asked, "Wait a second! I don't understand this initial points system either but why is it a team test?"

Ibiki glared at her which shut her up. He said, "Shut your trap brat. You don't have the right to question me. There is a reason for this. Be quite and listen."

After shutting up Sakura, Ibiki cleared his throat and said, "Ok. Now the most important rule in this test. The third rule is that during the exam, anyone caught by the testing officers doing sneaky activities, namely cheating, then you will have 2 points deducted for every offense."

Every genin in the room looked at Ibiki with wide eyes full of disbelief and fear. Ibiki liked their terrified faces and grinned.

Ibiki said, "So, there will be some who will lose all of their points during the exam and be asked to leave."

An examiner on the side said, "We will be keeping our eyes on you guys all the time."

The genin were sweating at the rules and the examiners who were looking at them like they were a piece of meat.

Ibiki said, "Realized that the pathetic ones that get caught cheating will be destroying themselves. As a shinobi, trying to achieve the level of chunin, be proud ninjas! Only the ones with skills will be able to pass this test!"

The genin gulped in fear. Ibiki continued, "And the final rule is that those that lose all of their initial points during the test and those that don't answer any questions correctly ... they will be failed along with their team mates."

Now everyone was shocked to hear that. Some teams were clearly worried about one of their teammates being a dumb ass who will be the cause of their failure.

Ibiki glared at the genins and said, "This exam will last one hour. Now .. Begin!"

Everyone turned over their paper and began to read the question. As they did, most of them realized something terrible. They couldn't answer any of them. The questions were so hard that only a brainack could answer them correctly. Why were the questions this hard?

Naruto was not fazed by the impossible questions. He knew that he couldn't answer them correctly but he didn't let it bother him. However, what caught his eyes was the final question.

Question No.10
This question will be revealed 45 minutes after the test begins. Listen to the examiner closely before answering.

What was this question suppose to mean? Well, he can just wait and see what it is. Naruto looked from the side of his eyes and saw that some genins were using silent Jutsu, stealth and sneaky activity. Why? He looked closely and found the answer. He also found the reason of this whole test.

Since the questions are near impossible to answer, the best way to pass this exam is to cheat without getting caught. Naruto looked at his surroundings and saw that there were some genins who were able to answer as they wrote it on their papers. These few genins are the ones with the answers. So he will need to get the answers from them but there is one problem. He does not know any jutsu that would help him in getting the answers without geting caught.

Naruto just sat on his seat and looked at the other genins using some form of sneaky activity to gain answers. He saw Sasuke using his Sharingan to mimic the hand movement of another genin that was in front of him. Neji and Hinata were using their Byakugan to see through the others and read their answers. Tenten was using thin wires to control the mirrors on the ceiling for herself and Lee.

Gaara was the interesting one. He first closed his eyes and used a jutsu which allowed him to create a floating eye ball made up of sand. He used that floating eye ball to spy on other's papers. Shino used his insects to get his answers while Kiba used Akamaru to get his answers. Ino used "Mind Transfer Jutsu" to enter the body of other genins and copied their answers. Then Ino would switch back to her own body and then switch her mind with her teammates and fill in the answers. All of the other genins were using their own way of gathering answers.

Too bad not all of them were good. When some of the genins were caught, an examiner threw a kunai at their desk, scaring the shit out of them.

The scared genin screamed, "What the hell was that for!?"

The examiner who threw the kunai smirked and said, "You have been caught cheating 5 times. You're out. As well as your teammates. Get out."

The genin refused to leave and said, "No! This must be a mistake!"

However, they were easily subdued by the examiners since they were stronger. The examiner said, "You think that you are so smart? Tch. We are not just your examiners. We are the elites among the chunins here. Everything you did, the slightest movement of your eye and body muscles, everything you did, we notice it. You cheated five times and you have been caught. Now get out and try the exam next time."

The failed genins were taken out from the room. Naruto looked at the clock and saw that only 10 minutes have passed. He still had time. So he slept. The examiners were taken by surprise to see one genin sleeping in the middle of the exam. Ibiki looked at Naruto who was peacefully snoring away. He knew Naruto was unpredictable but this. He just laughed it off and waited for the time to pass.

Naruto woke up a while later and looked at the clock. 40 minutes passed away. Only 5 minutes for the 10 question. But what about the rest of the unanswered question?

Naruto stood up and grabbed his paper. He then left his seat and began to walk towards a genin who had written all of the answers. The examiners and Ibiki were watching Naruto to see what he would do. Other genins stopped their writing and looked at Naruto approaching one genin. What he did left everyone flabbergast.

When Naruto reached the genin, he simply grabbed his head and *Crash* slammed his head on the table, knocking him out. Naruto then took the genin's paper and put his own paper in front of the genin. Naruto then returned back to his seat and wrote his name on the paper.

An examiner pointed towards Naruto and said, "You're out Naruto."

Naruto looked at him and said, "That is incorrect."

The examiner said, "No. You cheated in front of everyone. You're out."

Naruto said, "Correction. I was only caught cheating once."

The examiner shook his head and said, "No. You were caught and you have failed."

Naruto looked at Ibiki and said, "Correct me if I'm wrong but according to your own rule, if we are caught cheating, 2 points are deducted every time we are caught, right?"

Ibiki nodded and Naruto continued, "So according to that, I have been caught cheating only once and only 2 points will be deducted from my 10 points. Isn't that right Ibiki-san?"

Ibiki blinked a few times and sighed. He face palm and said, "You're right Naruto. You did only get caught once, so you're safe. But don't do it again! Anyone else who does that will be failed!"

Naruto just relaxed in his seat as he waited for the time to pass. He did write something at the bottom of the paper. When 45 minutes passed, Ibiki said, "OK. We will now start the 10th question."

Everyone stopped what they were doing and listened to Ibiki. He said, "Now before we get to it, I would like to tell you the additional rule that is for this specific question."

The genins were confused to hear that more rules will be applied to the final question.

Ibiki said, "First, for the 10th question, you must decide whether you will take it or not."

Temari asked, "Choose!? What happens if we choose not to!?"

Ibiki glared at the genins and said, "If you choose not to, your points will be reduced to zero. You will fail! Along with your teammates as well."

A genin shouted, "Hey! What does that mean!?"

Another genin shouted, "Then of course we will decide to take the question!"

Ibiki said in a calm tone, "And now for the other rule."

Sakura thought 'More? Give it a break already!'

Ibiki announced, "If you choose to take it and answer incorrectly .... that person will lose the right to ever take the chunin exam again!"

After dropping the bomb shell, there was chaos among the genins.

A genin shouted, "What kind of stupid rule is that!? There are guys here who have taken the test before!"

Ibiki began to chuckle darkly which shut them up. He said, "You guys were just unlucky. This year, it's my rules. But I am giving you a way out."

This got everyone's attention. Ibiki said, "Those of you who aren't confident enough, can choose to not take it and try again next year."

After saying this, tension was raised in the room as the genins were thinking hard about taking the final question or not.

Ibiki said, "Now, lets begin the 10th question. Those that do not wish to take it, raise your hand. Once your number is confirmed, leave this room."

After a while of silence, a genin raised his hand and said, "I .. I won't take it!"

Another genin raised his hand and said, "Me too! I don't want to risk my shinobi career!"

Several genins chose to not take the final question and left the room along with their team mates. After most of the class left, Ibiki looked over the remaining genins.

Ibiki asked in a serious tone, "I'll ask again. Your life is riding on this decision. This is your last chance to quit. Choose wisely."

After a while of silence, no one left. Ibiki said, "Good decision. Now to everyone still remaining ..."

Every genin in the room became tense as to what the question will be. They prepare themselves for the final question.

Ibiki said with a grin, "I congratulate you on passing the first test!"

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"HUH!!!?????"

Ibiki said, "To the remaining team in this room, congratulations on passing the first test!"

Sakura asked, "Wait. What do you mean we already passed? What about the 10th question?"

Ibiki smiled and said, "There never was such a thing. Or you could say that those two choices were the 10th question."

Menma asked, "Hey! Then what were the first 9 questions for! They were pointless then!"

Ibiki said, "They were not pointless. They have already served their intended purpose."

Menma said, "Huh!? What purpose do those worthless questions serve!?"

Just as Ibiki was about to answer, Naruto said, "You really are a dumb ass, aren't you?"

Menma glared at him and said, "What did you say you clanless orphan?"

Naruto said, "Don't you realize what was the purpose of those questions were? What was the purpose of this whole test? It's to test how you could gather info without getting caught. That's why they would deduct 2 points from your 10 points every time you were caught cheating. I discovered the true purpose of this test and got caught only once."

Ibiki nodded and said, "Naruto is absolutely right. This is indeed a test to see how you can gather info without getting caught."

Narumi asked, "Then why didn't you just do that? Why go through all of this?"

Ibiki said, "Let me explain it to all of you. First, as the rules explained, success of this test is based on the whole team doing well. This will put pressure on each of your team members to not to mess things up for their teammates."

The genins nodded in understanding. Ibiki continued, "As for the questions? You already have seen how it is impossible to write the correct answer. So in order to help you out, I put some chunins disguised as genins in this room who knew all of the answers. This is so that you would target them in order to get the right answers."

Ibiki then said in a serious tone, "But for those that cheated poorly failed of course."

Ibiki removed his head band and showed them something that scared the shit out of them. His head was horribly scared. It was like he was tortured which was right by the way.

Ibiki said, "Because, in time information is more important than your own life and on missions and the battlefield. People will risk their lives in order to get their hands on it."

Everyone gulped in fear as they see his scared and burned head. Ibiki covered his head and said, "If the enemy or 3rd party notice you, there is no grantee that the info will be accurate. I want all of you to remember this. Important information in your hands can be a powerful weapon for your comrades and for the village. So we had you all gather information through cheating. This clearly separated those that did not have the right abilities."

Narumi asked, "But I don't understand the final question."

Ibiki smiled and said, "The 10th question is the true purpose of this test."

Sakura asked, "What do you mean?"

Ibiki said, "Let me explain. The 10th question. The "Take it" or "Leave it" decision. Obviously these were painful choices. Those who chose the latter fail along with their team mates. Those who chose to take it could lose the chance to ever take the test again. This is a true leap of faith."

Ibiki looked at the genins and saw that some of them didn't understood him. He sighed and said, "Okay. Let me give you an example. Say that you guys become chunins.Your mission is to steal a secret document. The amount of ninjas, their abilities etc is unknown to you. Their will be traps involved too. Now, do you accept? Or Not?"

Ibiki's face became serious and said, "Because you don't want to die. Because you don't want your comrades hurt. Can you avoid the dangerous mission? The answer is no!"

Everyone flinched from Ibiki's shout. He continued, "No matter what the danger is. There are missions you can't avoid! The ability to be courageous and survive any hardship. These are the abilities needed to become a chunin captain."

The genins nodded in understanding. Ibiki continued, "Those who can't put their destinies on the line. Those who cling to the uncertain future of "there is always next year" and then walk away from their chance ..."

Ibiki's face then became on of pure rage and he shouted, "Those pieces of trash who can only make such cowardly choices don't have the right to become chunin! That is how I feel!!"

Ibiki's face soften and he smiled. He said, "Those who chose to take it, answered the tough 10th question correctly. You will be able to survive any troubles you face in the future. You have made it through the entrance. The first test of the chunin exam is now finished. I wish you guys luck."

The genins cheered for their success. As they were cheering, something came crashing through the window and a women was standing in front of Ibiki. Naruto recognized who this women was.

"You guys! This is no time to be celebrating! I am the examiner for the second test! Anko Mitarashi! Now lets go you brats! Follow me!"

Anko exclaimed to the remaining genins. She looked over them and said, "Ibiki! You left 34 teams!? The test was way too easy this time!"

Ibiki said, "This time there are a lot of outstanding ones."

Anko said, "Bah. That's fine. I'll at least cut them in half in the second test."

A few genins gulped in fear at that. Anko's face became a bit sadistic and said, "Ahhh. I'm getting excited. I'll explain everything once we changed places. Everyone follow me."

With that, Anko took everyone with her and left the room. Ibiki began to collect the papers. When he reached Naruto's paper, he saw that something was written at the bottom of the paper.

Ibiki-san. I want you to keep an eye on a leaf ninja named Kabuto. Why? Because he looks suspicious and that he smells of wild snakes. Also, he told me that this was his 7th try for the chunin exam. This sounds really fishy, so keep a close eye on him.

Ibiki nodded and left to warn others about this suspicious Kabuto character.

Entrance Of Forest Of Death

Anko took the rest of the genins towards the entrance of the forest of Death. There was a sign nearby which said "Danger! Stay out or die!"

The genins were scared out of their pants. Except for Naruto and his friends. Since Naruto lived in the forest of death and his friends come there for training purposes. Naruto just grinned as this forest was like a garden for him and his friends.

Anko said, "Welcome to the stage for the second test. Training area No.44. Also known as the Forest of Death!"

A genin said, "This forest looks creepy."

Anko heard this and said, "You'll soon find out why it's called the forest of death. Now before we start the second test, there is something I have to pass out."

She pulled out some papers and gave it to everyone. A genin asked, "What are these papers for?"

Anko said, "You must first sign these papers before the second test. This test will have some deaths involved in it. So, if you don't sign them, then I will be the one responsible for your death. Hehehe."

The genins were scared shitless. They were forced to sign the papers. During this, Naruto noticed one specific grass ninja which had the smell of wild snake. He needs to be wary of that ninja.

Anko collected the papers and said, "Now, I will explain the second test. Simply put, you will attempt the ultimate survival."

Shikamaru said, "Survival? Man this test sucks."

Anko said, "First, I will explain the area in which it will take place."

Anko pulled out a map of the forest and said, "Around training area No.44, there are 44 locked gates. There are several forests, rivers in this area and one tower in the center. There is a distance of about 10KM from the gates, to the tower. During the survival in here, you will be asked to complete a certain task."

Anko pulled out a scroll and said in a serious tone, "Using your many weapons and jutsu, you all will compete in a no rule scroll battle."

A genin asked, "Scroll battle?"

Anko nodded and pulled out two scrolls. One black and one white. She said, "You all will be fighting over these two scrolls. The heaven and earth scroll. Half of the team here will get the heaven scroll while the rest will get the earth scroll. In order to pass this test, your team must make it to the tower with both scrolls."

Narumi said, "So half the team will pass while half of them will fail huh?"

Menma smirked and said, "Sounds like fun. Nothing is too much for us!"

Sasuke said, "Hmfp. This will be an easy test for an Uchiha."

Anko said, "But there is a time limit. This second test will last for 120 hours. That is exactly 5 days."

Ino asked, "5 days in that forest? Hmm."

Chijo asked, "What about food?"

Anko said, "You're on your own. The forest is full of food. Just watch out for man-eating beasts, poisonous insects, poisonous plants etc."

The genins gulped in fear as she described the forest's dangers to them.

Anko said, "Just remember that the forest is crawling with enemies. You won't get much sleep. So not only some of you will fail by losing the scroll but some of you will die as well from the harshness of the forest."

The genins nodded in understanding. Anko continued, "Now, I will talk about what will disqualify you. First, those that don't make it to the tower with both scrolls within the time limit. Second, those who lose a team mate or those who have a teammate killed. As a rule, there is no quitting in the middle. You will be in the forest for 5 whole days. And one more rule, you must not look inside the scroll until you make it to the tower."

A genin asked, "What happens if you do?"

Anko said, "That will be a surprise for anyone stupid enough to do. That's all the explanation. Choose a gate to get ready for the start. A final word of advice, don't die."

Everyone nodded in understanding. In this test, everyone is allowed to kill because it is a survival test. Only those who are strong will survive while the weak will die. Naruto and his friends are not weak. After everyone received their scrolls, Naruto saw that his one was an earth scroll. He grinned when he thought of something.

Naruto raised his earth scroll above him and said, "Hey everyone! I have an earth scroll! If you want it, come and get me!"

Everyone who had the heaven scroll saw Naruto's team as a target as he had the earth scroll. Most of them will now try to target Naruto for the earth scroll.

Kiba said, "Hey Naruto! What do you think you are doing showing everyone else our scroll!?"

Naruto smirked and said, "Oh nothing Kiba. I just want to test myself against these genins. Don't you want to test yourself against them? It will be fun."

Kiba thought about it and then grinned. He said, "Nice plan Naruto. I definitely want to test myself against some of these ninjas."

Shino said, "It will definitely be a breeze for us because of our training."

Hinata said, "I don't want to hurt them if it's unnecessary."

Naruto said, "It's fine Hinata-chan. We will simply fight the ones who come to us."

Hinata smiled and said, "Thank you Naruto-kun."

Anko said, "Everyone! Follow an instructor and go to your gates! We will start in 30 minutes!"

Everyone followed their instructor to a gate and waited. When 30 minutes passed, Anko said, "The second test of the chunin exam will now begin!"

Naruto said, "OK! Lets go!"

Every genin ran through the gates and entered the forest of death. Several teams already targeted Naruto's team for the earth scroll. They think that they could take Naruto down with numbers? Fools! They are the ones who will be taken down by him and his team.

Forest Of Death
First Day

On the first day, Naruto and his teammates have been standing out in the open. They were acting as baits to lure their prey to them. Soon, they encountered three different ninja teams. One was a group of Grass ninja, one was a group of Sound ninjas and the last was a group of Mist ninjas.

A Grass ninja said, "Well, look here boys. We got ourselves some brats."

A Mist ninja said, "This team has the earth scroll we need."

A Sound ninja said, "We will take that scroll boy. Hand it over and we may let you live. Also, let us have the girl. She will be put to good use if you know what I mean."

Naruto narrowed his eyes at the sound ninja. He said, "Shino. Hinata-chan. I want you two to take on the mist ninja. Beat them but don't kill them. Kiba. I'm sure you're itching for some action. Here it is. I want you to take down the grass ninjas but don't kill them. Just knock them out."

Kiba said, "Oh yeah! Finally, some action!"

Shino asked, "What are you going to do?"

Naruto said, "I got some trash to clean."

Naruto began to advance towards the sound ninjas while his team mates charged at their targets.

Shino And Hinata VS Mist Ninjas

Shino and Hinata stood in front of the Mist ninjas.

A Mist ninja said, "Please stand down. We only want the earth scroll."

Hinata bowed to them and said, 'I'm sorry that we can't do that. I'm also sorry for hurting you. I promise I'll knock you out quickly."

The Mist ninjas were confused about Hinata apologizing to them. Hinata entered her Gentle Fist style. The Mist ninjas were prepare for what happened next.

Hinata who was standing 10 meters away from the Mist ninjas was suddenly in front of them. She used Gentle Fist to strike on in the stomach *Bash* and knocked him out instantly.

A Mist ninja close to his unconscious teammate was shocked and said, "What the-"

*Bash*

He didn't get to finish his sentence when his face met with a kick. Hinata spun around so fast that her kick was nothing but a blur to the enemy. The ninja was launched away and crashed into a tree, knocking him out.

The last Mist ninja brought out his weapons and was about to attack Hinata but stops when he felt something crawling up his legs. He looked down and screamed in fear when a whole bunch of beetles were crawling up to his legs.

The Mist ninja screamed, "What is this!? Get them off of me!"

The beetles continued to crawl up to him and soon his whole body was covered in them. The ninja fell on the ground and stopped moving as the beetles ate away his chakra and he lost consciousness from chakra exhaustion.

Hinata asked, "Shino. How did your bugs get to him? I didn't see any of them coming towards him."

Shino said, "I simply told my insects to dig into the ground and tunnel beneath him. That's how he was caught off guard. I have to say that the training have made you very fast Hinata."

Hinata smiled and said, "Thank you Shino. And I have to say that your insects have become stronger as well."

Shino nodded and the beetles returned back to him. He searched the Mist ninjas and found a Heaven scroll.

Shino said, "Lets see how Naruto and Kiba are doing against their opponents."

Hinata nodded and they went to see how their team mates battles were.

Kiba VS Grass Ninjas

Kiba cracked his neck by tilting his head from left to right. He was very excited to see how exactly strong he has become from his training.

The Grass ninja said, "Hmfp. Think you alone can take on all of us? What a laugh."

Another said, "Yeah. Lets teach this brat not to underestimate who are better than him."

*Bash*

A Grass ninja was launched away from his group when his face met with a punch. He lost consciousness when he was hit.

Kiba was now in between two of the Grass ninja with his fist stretched out. The Grass ninjas looked in disbelief at how easily one of their teammates was punched away by a brat. Kiba grinned at them as he cracked his knuckles.

Kiba said, "The one who you shouldn't underestimate is me!"

The Grass ninja jumped away and shouted, "You brat!"

One Grass ninja jumped into the air and brought out an umbrella. He began to spin the umbrella and shot out a hundred senbon towards Kiba. A rain of senbon was descending upon Kiba but he just grinned at it.

Kiba said, "You really think that will stop me? Hah! Idiot! Let me show you what I can do!"

Kiba launched himself at the incoming senbons. He began to spin rapidly and he looked like a spinning tornado. Kiba shouted, "Fang Over Fang!"

Kiba drilled through the hail of senbons and knocked them away. He continue to spin as he dived towards the Grass ninja in the air. He *Bash* hit him in his gut and launched the ninja into the ground *Crash* and a crater was made.

Kiba landed on the ground with his back facing the last grass ninja. The ninja thought that he forgot about him, so he charged at the brat. However, he screamed in pain when he felt pain coming from his leg. He looked down and saw a small white dog biting his leg.

The Grass ninja shouted, "Hey you little mutt! Let go!"

Akamaru didn't let go and continued to increase the strength of his bite. The ninja screamed in pain as the bite was getting stronger and stronger until.

*Keerip*

Akamaru bit through the leg cleanly. How was the dog about to bite through a human leg? It was thanks to Ash who also trained the dog in increasing his biting strength. Now Akamaru can bit through stones with ease.

Kiba turned around and walk towards the down ninja who was screaming in pain. He sighed and *Bash* punched his face and knocked him out.

Kiba petted his dog and said, "Thanks Akamaru. You did great."

Akamaru bark in happiness. Kiba then pulled out some bandage and wrapped it around the ninja's missing leg to stop the bleeding. He then searched the Grass ninjas and found a Heaven scroll.

Kiba took it and said, "Lets go and see how the others are doing."

Kiba and Akamaru left to see how the remaining battle would go.

Naruto VS Sound Ninjas

Naruto stood in front of the sound ninjas with a dangerous scowl. He glared hatefully at them for what they said about Hinata. How dare they say things like that to his friend!? He will make them pay! With Their Lives!

A sound ninja chuckled and said, "Look at the brat's angry face. Kind of funny."

Another sound ninja said, "Lets just kill him and the others before taking that Hyuga bitch."

The leader of the sound team nodded and told his two comrades, "You two, kill him."

The two sound ninjas nodded and charged towards Naruto. However before they even reached half the distance, they stopped running when Naruto disappeared and reappeared in front of the leader.

The sound leader shouted, "What the!? How did you get here!?"

Naruto said nothing and kept on looking down at the ground. The other two sound ninjas turned around to face Naruto but that's all they got to do before.

*Splork*

Before the two sound ninja's head exploded in a shower of blood, organs, bones and flesh. The leader's eyes widen when he saw his comrades head's exploding. Their headless corpses fell on the ground. When Naruto appeared between them, he punched them instantly that couldn't be seen because of the speed. It also had a delayed effect.

The sound leader fearfully looked at Naruto who was now in front of him while still looking down at the ground. He began to feel immense amount of fear and started to back away. He tripped on a rock and fell on his back.

Naruto began to slowly walk towards the leader who began to crawl backwards while shouted, "Y-you! S-stay b-back! Stay back! Stay away from me! You monster!"

Naruto ignored him and continued to walk towards him. When the leader was cornered into a tree, Naruto looked down at him which give shivers down his spine.

Naruto said, "You trash. What did you say about my friend Hinata-chan? What did you say you were going to do to her?"

Naruto stomped on the ninja's chest and *Crack* broke some of his ribs. The ninja screamed in pain as Naruto applied more and more pressure which broke more of the ninja's ribs.

Naruto asked, "Answer me trash. I want to hear it from your mouth. What did you say you were going to do to my friend? Huh? Answer me!"

The sound ninja couldn't answer as he was screaming in pain from having his chest crushed slowly. Naruto bent down and glared into the eyes of the terrified ninja. The ninja knew he fucked up with the wrong person. He should have never come towards Naruto and then say something like that to one of his friends.

Naruto said in a deathly tone, "You really thought that you and your team could just come, kill me and my friends and take away Hinata-chan? Don't underestimate me! You piece of shit! The price for saying that kind of thing to my friends is death."

Naruto grabbed the ninja's arms and *Kerip* ripped them off from their sockets. The ninja screamed from having his arms ripped off by the kid. Naruto didn't stop there. He reached down and grabbed the ninja's legs. He then *Kerip* ripped them off just like the arms. Now that the ninja was limbless, Naruto bent down and *Shik* plunged his hands into the ninja's stomach.

Naruto then slowly *Kkeeerrriiippp* began to rip open the ninja's stomach. The ninja screamed in immense pain as his stomach was being forcefully rip opened by the kid. He asked for mercy but Naruto didn't listen. He will make him pay with a painful death.

After opening the ninja's stomach, all of his organs were now on display. Naruto then slowly put his hands into the ninja's opened stomach and *Kerip* ripped out his stomach. The ninja screamed again but Naruto didn't stop there. He began to rip out the ninja's organs one by one. He made sure to rip out the organs that won't cause the ninja's immediate death.

Screams filled the forest which was heard all over. The other ninja teams heard the screaming and shivered at it.

After a while, Naruto was done. He stood up and looked down at the corpse of the sound ninja. The corpse belly was empty of any organ. All of its organs were scattered around the body. The expression of the ninja was forever frozen in a state of immense pain and fear.

After torturing and killing the sound ninja, he began to search the body. He found that the sound ninja was carrying a Heaven scroll. Just the thing he wanted.

Naruto turn back and met with his friends. His teammates were very satisfied to see how strong they are. They now have three Heaven scrolls. Two extra Heaven scrolls.

Kiba said excitingly, "Dude! We are like super strong! Those older ninjas didn't even stand a chance against me! This is so awesome!"

Shino nodded and said, "Correct. With all of that hard training, the end result was satisfactory. Even Hinata took two enemies down with a single blow."

Kiba looked at her with wider eyes and asked, "Huh!? Really!? Hinata!? The shy girl who faints around Naruto all the time!?"

Hinata blushed red and nodded. She said, "Y-yes Kiba. Even I am stronger than before."

Kiba said with a huge grin, "That's awesome! Bro Ash's training really did the thing! Ho. What are we going to do with the extra scrolls?"

Shino said, "Lets keep them. Maybe they could help in our test. Also, this will reduce the chances of more teams to pass."

Naruto said, "You're right. Lets just keep the scrolls. We already have what we needed to pass, so we need to move toward the tower. Lets go."

Before they left, Naruto healed the severed leg of the Grass ninja that Akamaru bit off. After that, they all dashed towards the tower while avoiding and hiding from other enemies. After traveling for the entire day, they needed to rest. However, they can't just sleep out in the open as they would be prone to attack. Fortunately, Naruto had the solution to this problem.

Naruto formed some hand signs and slammed his hands on the ground while saying, "Wood Style Wood Dome"

A huge dome in the form of a tree was created. It was in the form of a tree for camouflage purpose. They all went inside the tree and rested for the night.

Second Day

Naruto and his teammates dash through the forest, towards the tower. They were successful in avoiding any confrontation with other teams. However, they were stopped when Naruto felt some malicious chakra signature coming from a distance.

Hinata asked, "Naruto-kun. Why have you stopped?"

Naruto said, "I felt some malicious chakra from that direction. Come on. Lets see what this is about."

They followed Naruto and dashed towards the direct of the malicious chakra. When they reached their location, they all landed on tree branches. They looked down and saw that a sound team Dosu Kinuta, Kin Tsuchi and Zaku Abumi were fighting Sakura and Narumi. Naruto looked around and saw that under a tree, Sasuke and Menma were unconscious and were bruised and wounded.

Naruto ignored them and observed how Sakura fare against the sound ninja. He watched her fighting and was surprised to see how determined she was to protect Sasuke but was losing. When Sakura was about to be killed by Zaku Abumi, Ino, Shikamaru and Choji came our from a nearby bush and kicked him away. They formed a wall in front of Sakura to protect her.

The sound ninjas were about to attack the new team but stopped when an ominous chakra filled the area. They turned around and saw that Sasuke was standing with purple chakra flowing around him. There was a small mark on Sasuke's neck from which several black markings came out and spread across half of his body.

Sakura asked, "Sasuke-kun. Your body?"

Sasuke looked down at his hand and saw the black markings. He said, "Don't worry about me. I feel great. I feel power overflowing from within me. I like this feeling. He was the one who gave it to me."

Sakura said in confusion, "Huh?"

Sasuke said, "I finally understand it. I am an avenger. Even if I have to sign a contract with the devil, I am on a path where I must gain power."

Zaku just scoffed at Sasuke while Dosu was scared when he saw the Sasuke's new appearance. He could also feel the increase in power. Naruto also sensed three more chakra signatures nearby. He looked towards a tree and saw Neji, Tenten and Lee standing there and observing the fight.

Sasuke glared at the sound ninja and said, "Now, tell me. Who was it that did this to you Sakura."

Sakura couldn't say anything as no words came out from her mouth. Sasuke looked at the sound ninja, who flinched under his gaze, and said, "It was them, right?"

Sasuke then released his chakra which terrified Dosu. Ino, Choji and Shikamaru were not affected by that pathetic amount of chakra Sasuke was showing.

Dosu yelled, "His chakra is too large! Retreat!"

Zaku said, "Dosu! No need to be afraid of this half dead freak!"

Dosu yelled, "No Zaku! Don't you realize what's going on!?"

Zaku didn't listen to his leader and pointed his palms at Sasuke. He shouted, "Decapitating Airwaves!"

A shockwave was fired from Zaku's hands towards Sasuke. Everything in its path, rocks, trees, ground were destroyed and dust flew everywhere.

Ino, Shikamaru and Choji just look at the destruction with bored eyes. They were not in the least affect by this small about of destruction.

Zaku smirked and said, "Heh! I blew him away! Ha ha!"

Zaku was getting cocky and let his guard down, thinking that the Uchiha was nothing to him. However that proved to be his downfall.

"Blew who away?"

Someone spoke from behind Zaku. He looked back, *Bash* only to be backhanded by the very Uchiha that he thought he blew away. From here on out, Sasuke was manhandling Zaku and beat him around like a rag doll. After beating Zaku around for a while, Sasuke grabbed his arms and *Snap* dislocated their bones. Zaku fell on the ground as he lost consciousness from the pain.

Sasuke then turned his head towards Dosu and began to walk towards him with a mad glint in his eyes. Dosu was scared shitless as he knew that he could not win against him.

Saskue said, "You're the the only one left. I hope you let me have more fun."

Dosu pulled out his Heaven scroll and put it in front of him. He said, "I surrender! We can't defeat you! Please take this Heaven scroll and spare us!"

However, the only answer he received was a fireball which Dosu avoided by jumping back but the fire burned the Heaven scroll away.

Sasuke said, "Who said I needed that thing? I want to have some fun. So get up and fight me."

However, Sasuke stopped and he and everyone felt another chakra flowing the area. They turned around and saw Menma crouching on the ground as red chakra surrounded him. His eyes were slit and fangs came out from his mouth. He growled at the sound ninja.

Dosu asked, "What the hell is that?"

Narumi shouted, "Menma!"

Dosu instinct flared and he immediately jumped away because the spot that he was standing on before exploded. When the dust settled, he saw that it was Menma who crashed into the ground. Menma glared at Dosu hatefully and was about to attack him when he saw that the female sound ninja was unconscious on the ground.

Menma charged towards the unconscious girl and raised his arm to kill her. When he was about to take the life of a defenseless ninja, his arm was stopped by someone. Menma growled at the person who dared to stop him.

Naruto was standing between Kin Tsuchi and Menma. He stopped Menma's attack by simply grabbing his arm. The red chakra was burning his hand but he didn't feel any major pain.

Naruto said, "Wow. Just wow. I knew that you were low but attacking a defenseless kunoichi who couldn't even defend herself? That's a new low for you."

Menma growled and tried to free his arm but he couldn't even budge it. Naruto said, "You are a disgrace of a shinobi. You use the Hokage's name to make yourself proud. You're pathetic."

Menma roared and used his free hand to strike at Naruto but he simply tilted his head to the left and avoided it easily.

*Bash*

Naruto then punched Menma in his gut that knocked the wind out of him. Then Naruto *Bash* knee him in the face. Menma couldn't take the pain and lost consciousness. The red chakra surrounding him dissipated. Naruto saw this and shook his head in disappointment.

Naruto said, "Pathetic."

Naruto threw Menma towards Narumi who caught him and glared at Naruto. He simply ignored her and looked towards the sound ninja.

Naruto said, "I suggest that you leave while you are still alive."

Dosu nodded and grabbed his unconscious teammates and left the area. After the sound ninjas left, Naruto, Hinata, Shino and Kiba met with Ino, Choji, Shikamaru, Neji, Tenten and Lee.

Naruto asked, "So how is it going for your team Lee? Shikamaru?"

Lee said, "It's going great for us Naruto. We've already got our scrolls. Now we just need to head towards the tower."

Shikamaru, "Troublesome. We have been avoiding our enemies."

Ino smacked him on his head and said, "Baka! Because of your sneaking, we couldn't get a scroll!"

Shikamaru said, "I just want to avoid troublesome fights."

Naruto asked, "Ino-chan. What scroll do you need?"

Ino said, "We need a Heaven scroll to pass Naruto-kun. Why do you ask?"

Naruto pulled out a Heaven scroll and gave it to her. He said, "Cause I already have some extras."

Ino gasped at the Heaven scroll that she need. She took it and hugged Naruto.

Ino said, "Thank you so much Naruto-kun! Now, we just need to go towards the tower and we'll pass the test."

Sasuke snarled and said, "Hey loser! How dare you interfere with my fight!?"

Naruto looked at him with a bored expression and said, "Oh. You're still here? I thought that you would have gone towards the tower. Why are you still here?"

Sasuke said, "Since you interfered with my fight, I want you to fight me. Come at me loser!"

Naruto said, "Don't Sasuke. You are already wounded and bruised. You need to rest and go towards the tower."

Sasuke said, "Shut up! I do what I want! And I will fight you!"

Sasuke charged at Naruto who sighed at the annoyance. When Sasuke reached him, something else happened that he couldn't even comprehend. Naruto simply brought his hand towards Sasuke's lower jaw and flicked his chin. The small shockwave from the finger traveled from Sasuke's chin towards his brain and shook it a bit. That was all it needed to render him unconscious before Sasuke even fell on the ground.

Naruto said, "Now that the annoyance is over, lets go towards the tower."

Kiba said, "Sure. Lets go but I have to say that whatever you did to Sasuke was kind of cool Naruto."

Shino nodded and said, "Indeed. To subdue someone with a simple flick to the chin is very impressive."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thanks guys. Lets get going. But before that."

Naruto turned towards Sakura who was looking over Sasuke's wounds. He asked, "Do you have your scrolls?"

Sakura said, "What do you want loser."

Naruto flared a bit of his killing intent and said, "Don't get cocky with me Sakura! You will answer what I ask!"

Sakura was taken back as she shivered from Naruto's killing intent. She gulped and said, "W-we d-don't have t-the other s-scroll."

Naruto asked, "What scroll do you need?"

Sakura said, "We only need the Heaven scroll but Sasuke burned the one the sound ninja was about to give us."

Naruto pulled out the last extra Heaven scroll and threw it towards Sakura. He said, "Take it. Make sure that your team passes."

Naruto then turned back and began to walk away until Sakura asked, "Why?"

Naruto stops and looks back at her. He asked, "Why what?"

Sakura asked, "Why are you helping us? You have clearly shown your dislike to us. So why?"

Naruto said, "Don't get this wrong Sakura. I am not helping you or your team. I am simply helping you so that Menma and Narumi are able to pass this test."

Sakura asked, "Why?"

Naruto turned around and said, "That is all you need to know Sakura. Don't fail me on this or else."

With that, Naruto, his team mates, Lee's team and Ino's team dashed away, leaving behind Sasuke's team. In a few more hours, Naruto and his friends were able to reach the tower without any difficulty. They all entered the tower and rested for the rest of the 3 remaining days.

Third Day

Naruto and his friends just rested and relaxed while chatting with each other. Nothing important happened on this day.

Fourth Day

Today, Sasuke and his team were able to reach the tower and enter it. Sasuke, Menma and Narumi scowled at Naruto for what he did to them but didn't approach him as they were weak from reaching the tower.

Fifth Day

Nothing happened today. Naruto and his friends relaxed. Sasuke and his team relaxed in another part of the tower, away from Naruto. Kabuto and his team also managed to reach the tower.

After the test was over, Naruto opened the scrolls and a smoke bomb went off. When the smoke subsided, they saw Iruka standing there.

Iruka said, "Yo. Long time no see."

Hinata asked, "Iruka Sensei? What are you doing here?"

Iruka smiled and said, "Looks like you all had a bit trouble in getting here."

Kiba puffed out his chest and said, "No way Iruka Sensei. We practically manhandled our enemies. They wasn't a problem for us."

Shino said, "Correct. They may have been older than us but they lost to us very easily."

Iruka was shocked to hear how they easily say that. he smiled and said, "That's good to hear. Now, I'm here to tell you that all of you have passed the second test. Congratulation you all."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thanks Iruka Sensei."

Iruka said, "Now I need to tell you that if you do pass the chunin exam, you will become chunin level ninjas. Chunin are at the rank of military captain. You will have the responsibility of guiding a team. The knowledge, stamina and inner wisdom are all needed for you duties. I want you all to remember this and face your next challenge and win. That is all I have to pass on to you. Good luck."

Naruto and his teammates smiled and thanked him for the advice. They were then taken to an indoor arena where the rest of the other teams were who managed to pass. The genins all stand on one side of the room while several Jonins and instructors stood on the other side.

There was tension in the room as the genins look at each other and think about any advantage against each other. The jonins on the other side were talking about how their students performed. Kakashi was boasting how his team was able to breeze through the test. Kakashi didn't know what happened to his students but he simply praised the Uchiha.

Minato and Kushina were also present in the room. They look at their children and saw that they were some bruises and scratched but over all they were okay. They did feel the Kyubi's chakra but it stopped a short time later. They didn't know what happened but they will ask them after this test is over.

Anko announced, "First of all, congratulations for passing the second test. Out of all the genins, only 15 teams have passed. Hokage-sama will now explain the rules! So listen up!"

Minato came forward and said, "Before I explain the rule for the third exam, there is something I would like to tell you. It concerns the true reason for this exam."

Narumi thought 'True reason?'

Minato said, "Why do we have all the allianced countries taking the exam together? To promote friendship among the countries? To raise the level of shinobi? I don't want you to be confused about the true meaning. This exam is ..... A replacement for war among the allied countries."

The genins were confused at that. Minato explained, "If you go back in time. The current allies were enemies who fought each other over who would rule. In order to prevent wasteful fighting, the stage that these countries chose for battle ... that is the origin of this chunin exam."

A genin shouted, "Why the hell do we have to do that crap!? Isn't this thing for deciding whose a chunin!?"

Minato said, "It is a fact that this exam decides which shinobi have what it takes to become a chunin. But on the other hand, this exam has another side where each country's shinobi risks their own life to protect their land's prestige."

Ino asked, "Prestige?"

Minato said, "There will be leaders and influential individuals from many countries who will be watching this third exam. They are the ones who make up the clients of the shinobi. The leaders of the countries will also be there to watch each of your battles. If the strength of a country is clear, that country will receive more clients. And conversely if the country is seen weak, then they will lose their clients. This will signal to potential enemy countries that "Our village has this much power". So it will send a political message to the outsiders."

A genin shouted, "Yeah but why!? Why do we have to risk our lives in battle!?"

Minato said, "The strength of the country is the strength of the village. The strength of the village is the strength of the shinobi. And a shinobi's true strength is born only through life-risking battle."

Naruto and his friends nodded in understanding. The other genins were shocked and sweated a bit when they heard that.

Minato continued, "This exam is a place to see each country's strength and to show off your own strength. It only has meaning because lives are at risk. That's why those that have come before you have fought in the chunin exam for this dream that is meaningful."

Tenten asked, "But then why do you say stuff about it being for friendship?"

Minato said, "I said in the beginning. I don't want you to confuse the purpose of this. By losing life and establishing balance. This is the shape of friendship in the ninja world of Shinobi."

The genins were a bit taken back by this. Minato said, "Before we begin the third test, I will tell you one more thing. This is not just a test. This is a life-risking battle. With your dreams and your country's prestige on the line."

Lee nodded and said, "I get what's he is saying."

Gaara said, "I don't care what it is. Just hurry up and tell us what this life-risking battle entails."

Minato nodded and said, "Yes. I will now explain the third test-"

"Actually *Cough* *Cough* *Cough*"

A sick looking leaf jonin came and said, "I apologize Hokage-sama. *Cough* From here on as the *Cough* referee, will you *Cough* please allow me *Cough* Gekkou Hayate to tell them? *Cough*"

Minato nodded and said, "By all means."

Hayate looked towards the genins and said, "Hello everyone. *Cough* I'm Hayate. *Cough* Before the third test, *Cough* there is something I *Cough* would like you to do. *Cough* It's a preliminary for the third test to decide who gets to participate in the main event."

Sakura asked, "Preliminary?"

A genin asked, "Preliminary? What do you mean?"

Ino asked, "Why aren't all of the people here allowed to participate in the next test?"

Hayate said, "Because the first and second test may have been too easy this year.. We have a bit too many people remaining. According to the chunin exam rules, we must have a preminimary and reduce the number of participants for the third test."

Sakura said in worry, "No way."

Hayate continued, "As Hokage-sama indicated earlier, there will be many guests at the third test. So the fight could take too long and we are limited in time. In order to avoid that, we will need to reduce the number of people here."

The genins nodded in understanding. Hayate said, "So anyway, those who are not feeling well, those who feel like quitting after these explanation, please come forward now. Since we will be starting the preminiary immeadiately."

A genin asked in shock, "What!? You mean right now!?"

Hayate said, "Does anyone else want to quit? Oh um. I forgot to tell you that from now on, it will be individual battling. This means that even if one of your teammates decides to quit, the rest of the team members can continue with the test. You may raise your hand based on your own judgment."

A few members decided to quit as they were very weak from the previous test and didn't want to try out the next challenge.

Hayate said, "Now lets begin the preliminary. This preliminary will consist of one on one fighting. You will basically fight as if in a real life confrontation."

The genins gulped at that. They were going to fight one another with all they got.

Hayate continued, "Since we now have exactly 26 entrants, we will conduct 13 matches and the winners will advance to the third and final test. There are basically no rules in this test. The fight continues until one of you dies or is knocked out or admits your defeat. If you don't want to die then quickly acknowledge your defeat. But when I decide that the winner has clearly been established, I will jump in and stop things, since we don't want to pointlessly increase the amount of corpses."

Hayate look at Anko and said, "Open it."

Anko nodded and pressed a button. A part of the wall opened and out came a huge screen.

Hayate said, "This is an electronic score board. It will show the match-ups for each battle. Now, lets begin with the first two combats."

Everyone looked up at the screen and saw two names coming on it.

Sasuke Uchiha VS Akado Yoroi

The battle was the same as in the anime. I will be skipping things that will be the same in the anime and manga. This way, I can save time and work on other writing things.

Hayate said, "Winner Sasuke Uchiha!"

Sasuke was panting from the fight with Akado Yoroi. He managed to beat him without using his curse mark. Kakashi came and comgragulated him before taking him away to seal the curse mark.

Misumi Tsurugi VS Kankuro

The same as in the anime.

Hayate said, "Winner Kankuro!"

Kin Tsuchi VS Shikamaru Nara

Same as in the anime.

Hayate said, "Winner Shikamaru Nara!"

Zaku Abumi VS Shino Aburame

Same as in the anime.

Hayate said, "Winner Shino Aburame!"

Sakura VS Ino Yamanaka

Sakura did a fist bump and said, "It's Ino. I will be able to beat her easily."

Naruto looked at Ino and said, "Give her a good beating Ino-chan."

Ino hugged him and said, "You know I will Naruto-kun."

Both Sakura and Ino jumped into the arena and got ready to fight.

Hayate said, "Are both sides ready?"

Sakura said, "Do me a favor Ino and surrender already."

Ino said, "You wish Sakura. I'm not the fan girl I used to be."

Sakura said, "Does it matter? I will beat you and win for Sasuke-kun."

Ino said, "And I will beat you and win for Naruto-kun."

Sakura said, "What do you see in that loser? You should devote yourself to Sasuke-kun. He is an elite Uchiha. He's better than that loser and everyone else."

Ino became silent for a while when she heard that. She said in a low tone, "You're dead Sakura."

Hayate said, "If both sides are ready, then ... Begin!"

Sakura charged towards Ino with her fist pulled back. She thought that she was going to win by simply knocking her out but that didn't happen. When Sakura punched her, Ino grabbed her fist and lifted her up above her. In a circular movement, she *Crash* slammed Sakura face first into the concrete floor. Sakura was instantly knocked out when her face made contact with the floor. Her face was buried into the floor with some cracks forming on it.

The other contestants and instructors looked at the scene in shock and disbelief. Ino stood back up and pulled her hair back.

Ino sighed and said, "Oops. I ended it too quickly. Sorry."

Hayate came out of his shock and said, "It's okay. No problem. Winner Ino Yamanaka!"

Ino smiled and jumped back up on the railing here her friends were. Naruto hugged her and said, "That was great Ino-chan!"

Ino said, "Sorry Naruto-kun. I didn't beat her up like you wanted me to."

Naruto smiled and kissed her cheek which made her blush. He said, "Who cares about that. You showed her not to mess with you."

Ino smiled and hugged him. She said, "Thanks Naruto-kun."

Temari Vs Tenten

Lee said, "Go Tenten and show her your skills."

Tenten smiled and said, "Thanks Lee. I will show them how dangerous a weapon user is."

Tenten jumped into the arena while Temari used her huge fan to glide down n the floor.

Hayate said, "Are both sides ready?"

Tenten and Temari nodded. Hayate said, "Good. Then ... Begin!"

Tenten jumped back and pulled out some shuriken and kunai. She then threw them towards Temari who simply opened a small part of her fan and swung it. A small gust of wind was created which blew away the incoming shuriken and kunai.

Temari said, "Hmpf. What's this? Only tools? You got to do better than that to reach me girl."

Tenten wasn't affected by that. She was simply checking out her enemy. She then brought out a scroll, opened it and *Poof*. She was now holding some kunais that were special. Each of the kunai had something written on it but it was unreadable as it blends in with the color of the kunai.

Temari scoffed and said, "Come on girl. Bring out something that will give you at least some edge against me."

Tenten said, "I wouldn't be saying that if I were you.

Temari said, "Hmm?"

Tenten said with a serious face, "Guard yourself."

Tenten threw a kunai that flew with such speed that became a blur. Temari didn't have anytime to dodge, so she just jumped away. The kunai hit the spot where she was a few moments ago. A symbol on the kunai glowed red and then.

*Boom*

The kunai exploded in a fire bomb. Temari saw the explosion coming towards her. She quickly opened her fan and blow the explosion away. However, she quickly jumped away again when another kunai hit the floor where she was a few moments ago. A symbol on the kunai glowed brown and then.

*Crumble* *Shik* Shik* Shik* *Shik*

Several earth spikes emerged out from the floor where the kunai hit. Now this shocked everyone. How can a simple kunai do this sort of thing? Tenten threw another kunai *Clang* which Temari blocked with her fan. Big mistake.

The kunai glowed a bit purplish but nothing happened which confused Temari. However, Tenten just grinned that her plan worked. She then took out one scroll and she jumped into the air as she opened the scroll which spiraled around her like a tornado.

While Tenten was in the air, she put her hands on the scroll and *Poof* *Poof* out came several shuriken, senbons, daggers, spears etc. She then threw them towards Temari while she pulled out more and more and threw them as well. Tenten shouted "Rising Dragon!" unleashed a rain of blades at Temari.

Temari looked at the incoming weapon with a bored expression. She said, "Is that it? Weak."

Temari opened her fan and swung around. A small hurricane was created which blew away the incoming blades. However, her eyes widen at what happened next. When the blades were blown away, they bounced back and continued to fly straight towards her. How did this happen? Tenten used a Kunai that had the magnetic element stored in it. When this kunai hit Temari's fan, her entire fan became a huge magnet that pulled other metallic things towards it, such as the blades.

Temari was jumping around in order to avoid the flying blades but they didn't stop as they chase her around or more specifically her fan but she didn't know that. She created multiple hurricanes to blow the blades away but they simply came flying back. Temari was getting tired or running around while Tenten just stood there with a satisfying smile.

After running for a while, Temari was getting tired and she tripped on a broken stone. She fell down and her fan bounced away from her. She look back and saw the blades flying at her. She paled as she thought that she was going to be skewered by them.

*Clang* *Cling* *Clang* *Cling* *Clang* *Cling*

However, the blades didn't hit her but flew towards her fan instead. Temari sighed in relief that she was alive. She stood up shaken and was now taking her opponent seriously. She doesn't know how her opponent was doing this but she needs to avoid them at all cost. Another kunai flew by her and hit the floor behind her. A symbol on the kunai glowed blue and a good amount of water erupted from the kunai which drenched the floor and Temari herself.

Temari was confused as to what this harmless water would do. She was wet and the water kept on spreading around. She look at Tenten and saw her grinning which confused her. Tenten brought out another kunai and threw it at the puddle of water. A symbol on the kunai glowed yellow and from it, lightning erupted. Temari only had a split second to say "Shit" before she was electrocuted.

*Cracracrackle*

Temari screamed in pain as lighting coursed through her body. As she was being electrocuted, Tenten brought out another scroll and *Poof* she threw a net made up if metallic ropes, towards Temari. Not only was she being electrocuted, she was now trapped in a steel net that only conducted more electricity. Soon, the pain was overwhelming and she lost consciousness.

Tenten smirked and said, "Don't underestimate weapon users, girl."

Everyone was shocked to see this new kind of weapon fight. Gai was crying tears of joy at how his student won the match.

Hayate came out of his shock and said, "Winner Tenten!"

Tenten smiled and returned back to her friends who congratulated her for her victory.

Rock Lee VS Choji Akimichi

Lee had fire in his eyes and said, "Yosh! Lets fight in a friendly match Choji!"

Choji nodded and said, "Yeah. I would like that, Lee."

Lee and Choji jumped into the arena and got ready to fight.

Hayate said, "Are both sides ready? Then ... Begin!"

Choji quickly used "Multi-Size Jutsu" to increase his abdominal section. His body became huge like a ball. Choji then began to roll foward as he said, "Human Bullet Tank"

Choji rolled towards Lee like a boulder which could crush anything in his path. He was rolling with such speed that he became a blurring wreaking ball.

Lee jumped into the air and flew towards Choji with a flying kick. He shouted, "Dynamic Entry!"

*Bash*

However, it didn't go the way he planned. He kicked with enough force to break boulders but against Choji's current rolling form, his kick was pushed back. Lee saw this and immediately used the recoil to jump back. Lee then charged towards the incoming boulder and did a raising kick in order to launch Choji upwards but the incoming boulder took a sharp right turn. Lee was shocked to see something huge like Choji taking a sharp turn like it was nothing.

After taking a right turn, Choji turned back and *Bash* slammed into Lee. Lee was lunched away and *Crash* hit the end of the arena's wall. Choji didn't stop as he continued to roll towards Lee. Lee shook his head to rid away the dizziness and stood back up. He saw Choji coming towards him and look around for something that could aid him. He saw some big pieces of the wall that broke when he crashed into it.

Lee then kicked the huge rocks towards Choji but it didn't affect him as he simply crushed them by rolling on it. Lee bent down and did something that shocked everyone. Especially Gai. Lee formed some hand signs and slammed them into the floor and shouted, "Earth Style Earth Wall!"

A huge wall erupted out from the floor in front of Lee. The wall was very thick which may just be able to stop the incoming boulder. Lee however, didn't take the chance of the wall stopping Choji. He quickly ran up the wall and jumped into the air just as Choji *Crash* rammed through the wall.

While Choji was rolling forward, Lee hit the ceiling and landed on his feet. He then pushed himself off from the ceiling, causing a small crater to be formed on the ceiling, towards Choji. Lee spun furiously while in the air. As he was about to reach Choji, Lee used all of the momentum and force he gathered from the spinning and did an axe drop kick.

*Crash* *Boom*

The arena shook when the attack made contact and a shockwave went off. When the dust settled, Lee was standing on top of Choji who was knocked out.

Lee gave a victory sign and said, "Look Gai Sensei! I won!"

Gai gave a thumbs up sign and said, "Magnificent Lee! You did great!"

Hayate said, "Winner Rock Lee!"

Lee picked up Choji and returned back to his friends. They congratulated him on his victory but Gai wanted to ask him something.

Gai asked, "Lee. Can you tell me how you did a jutsu? And an earth element at that?"

Kurenai also came and said, "Yes. I want to know as well. You were not able to use them in the past but now you just did. How?"

Lee said, "It's true that I couldn't use jutsu of any kind in the past but thanks to someone's help, I was able to use jutsu now."

Gai asked, "Who is the one who helped you Lee?"

Lee said, "I'm sorry Gai Sensei but I can't reveal who he is."

Kakashi asked, "And why can't you tell? A jonin is asking you."

Lee said, "Even if you are a jonin, I would never reveal how he is, since he is like a big brother to me."

Kakashi became mad that a genin defied a jonin again. He was about to say something but Gai said, "Stop Kakashi. If my student doesn't want to reveal who helped him in using jutsu, then I will not ask him any further."

Kakashi grumbled and went away. Lee said, "Thank you very much Gai Sensei."

Gai smiled and said, "No problem my student. I am just happy that you are able to use jutsu now. If I ever meet your big brother, then I will need to thank him greatly."

Kurenai asked, "Lee. Was your big brother also responsible for Tenten's elemental Kunai?"

Tenten said, "Yes Kurenai Sensei. Big Brother is the one who taught me how to infuse different chakra element into weapons that would greatly helped me in combat."

Kurenai asked, "Even you call him big brother. Why?"

Tenten said, "Well, one, he is very big and two, he looked after us and trained us in secret. That's why we call him big brother cause he sees us as his little brothers and sisters."

Asuma was listening and asked, "But why wouldn't you reveal who this person is?"

Ino came and said, "Well, big brother told us that he has some rare abilities and if he revealed himself, then there are some very bad people in this village who will do anything to have him either work for them or enslave him. That's why he keeps himself hidden from others."

Kurenai asked, "Bad people? Who are they?"

Ino said, "We can't tell you that because you all will be in danger."

Gai said, "I understand perfectly. In order to protect others, he must keep himself hidden from them."

Hinata Hyuga Vs Neji Hyuga

Naruto saw that Hinata was a bit hesitant to fight against her cousin Neji. He came towards her and hugged her.

Naruto said, "It's okay Hinata-chan. Just try to take him down as quickly as possible. He may hate you for it but in the end, when I reveal myself, I will tell him a dark secret. That will finally evaporate his hate for you."

Hinata asked, "You really think so?"

Naruto smiled and said, "I sure do Hinata-chan. Now go and show your cousin that you are not weak."

Hinata smiled and jumped down into the arena to fight with Neji.

Neji saw her and said, "Before we begin the fight, I like to say something Hinata-sama. You don't make a good shinobi and you never will. Surrender now."

Hinata asked, "Why?"

Neji said, "Because you are weak, that's why. Even though you were born into the main branch, you are weak. You are a disgrace to the main branch. Someone like you shouldn't have become a shinobi."

Hinata asked, "Is that why you hate me so much Neji? Is it because I am weak?"

Neji scoffed and said, "It was fated that you were weak and you will forever will be. Now forfeit and leave or I will beat you down."

Hinata said, "I won't go down just like that Neji."

Neji scoffed and said, "So be it. I will show you that it was fate that you would lose to me."

Hayate said, "Are both sides ready? Now ... Begin!"

Hinata and Negi charged at each other. Both of them were using Gentle Fist Style to strike each other and deflect every attack.

After striking and deflecting for a while, they jumped back a few distances away from each other. Neji's hate began to rise when he couldn't hit Hinata. His hate increased when some of his attacks were deflected by her.

Neji said, "As I thought, you are a spoiled brat of the main house. people cannot change themselves!"

Hinata asked, "What?"

Negi said, "Losers are losers. The weak remain the weak. Their personality and strength will not change. Because people cannot change, differences are born. Expressions like the elite and losers are created. Looks, brains, ability, size, personality etc. All people judge and are judged in these values. Based on these unchangeable factors, people are discriminated against and they suffer within their own means."

Naruto heard this and began to grit his teeth in anger. Everything he said, he suffered from it.

Neji continued, "Just like that fact that I am from a branch house and you are from the main house. That cannot be changed. I have seen through many things with this Byakugan, so I know that you are just acting strong. Deep inside you just want to run away from here."

Neji used his Byakugan and released some of his chakra. Hinata became sad and averted her eyes from him in sorrow. However, Neji interpreted it as something else.

Neji said, "You can't fool my eyes. Against my chakra just now, you averted your eyes away from mine. This is a sign that you are remembering your past experiences ... your painful past. After you looked to the lower right, that's a sign that you are imagining physical and mental pain. Basically you are thinking about yourself and from all the experience until now, you are imagining the result of this match. Imagining that ... You'll lose!"

Hinata flinched from those words coming out from her cousin's mouth. She brought both of her arms in front of her trying to stop hearing what her cousin spoke about.

Negi said, "The action of raising you arms in front of your body. That shows that you are trying to create a wall between us, to create a distance from me. That you are trying to prevent me from figuring out how you truly feel. Because everything I have said is totally right."

Naruto was getting angrier and angrier by the second. How dare Neji say those things to Hinata? How dare he treat her like this?

Hinata's heart began to hurt as she feel her cousin's hatred for her. She didn't hate Neji at all but certain circumstances have made a wall between them. She began to tear up as she bit down on her finger to stop herself from crying.

Neji saw this and continued, "Furthermore, biting your finger like that is a personality trait revealing a disturbance. It is a defense mechanism to soften the nervousness and worrying. So basically in reality, haven't you've already realized it? That you cannot change your fate-"

"Hinata-chan!"

Everyone look towards the one who shouted that. It was Naruto and he didn't look happy at all. A dangerous aura began to swirl around him as his killing intent was being released to his surrounding. His friends stepped away from Naruto as they know not to deal with him when he is like this. Cracks began to form on the floor that he was standing on and the wall as well.

Naruto glared at Neji with malice that sent shiver down his spine. He couldn't believe that he was feeling this kind of fear from Naruto, a clanless orphan. Even the jonins and Minato look at Naruto in awe and shock about how much skills he must have hidden from everyone else.

Naruto's eyes soften when he looked towards Hinata. He said, "It's enough Hinata-chan. I have heard enough bullshit coming out from Neji's mouth. Release them and take him down. Show him how wrong he is."

Neji scoffed and said, "You really think a weak and pathetic girl like Hinata would be able to beat me? You must be delusional. Well, maybe you are since you have deluded yourself thinking that you are stronger than the others. Such is the thinking of a clanless orphan. Only geniuses and those who are fated to be great can achieve things. Not a worthless and a weak clanless orphan like you."

*Bash* *Crash*

One second, Neji was spitting out bullshit and in the next second, he found himself embedded into a wall. The jonins, Hokage and other genins were all confused as to what just happened. They saw that Hinata was standing with her fist stretched out. They were shocked to see that the Hyuga girl didn't use Gentle Fist Style but instead used a simple punch. A punch that sent Neji into the furthest wall of the arena.

They were also surprised to see that Hinata's face was one of pure anger. Her Byakugan was activated and she was releasing a good amount of chakra pressure that cracked the floor beneath her. Neji fell from the wall and was looking at Hinata in shock and disbelief. The once kind and shy girl was no more. In her place stood a girl who just wants to pulverize every bone in his body.

Hinata released some of the gravity seals on her body to increase her speed.

Hinata said in a low tone, "How dare you."

Neji said, "Huh?"

Hinata said, "How dare you say that about Naruto-kun. You can say all of that stuff about fate and you can hate me all you want but don't you dare badmouth Naruto-kun!"

Neji was surprised that Hinata was angry that he insulted Naruto. He scoffed and said, "Whatever. A weakling will be a weakling. Just like you."

*Crash*

Neji only had a split second to jump to the side just as Hinata rocket herself towards him with a fist. With Neji out of the way, Hinata's fist hit the wall but instead of the bones breaking in her fist, the wall broke down from the shear force of her punch.

Everyone was shocked to see the once shy girl breaking a wall with nothing but a punch. Neji gulped in fear at the display of her strength but he quickly put it aside and got ready to fight her. Hinata glared at her cousin and lunged at him with her Byakugan active.

Neji and Hinata began to fight with each other. Hinata was using a combination of Gentle Fist, punches and kicks and Neji was using everything he can to deflect and avoid her attack. Neji avoided one heavy attack and jumped a few feet back. He then got into a stance which shocked some of the jonin in the room.

Neji, a branch member was using a stance that only the main house members are allowed to use. He was using "Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms".

Neji said, "You are in my deviation."

With that, Neji lunged at Hinata with intent of hitting her tenketsu points, but she also took the same stance and shocked everyone at what she said next.

Hinata said, "Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms Reversal!"

Both Neji and Hinata lunge at each other. Neji was aiming to hit Hinata's tenketsu points while she aimed at his incoming fingers. Neji begins to deliver the attack.

"2 Palms! 4 Palms! 8 Palms! 16 Palms! 32 Palms! 64 Palms! Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

However, Hinata simply defended herself by striking Neji's incoming attack. Each attack was faster than the last one and Hinata easily kept up with his attacks. At the final attack, Hinata attacked Neji's strike and launched him away a few meters. Neji crashed on the floor and was feeling pain. He looked down at his hands and saw that his fingers were bleeding. Not only Hinata has stopped his attacks but her attacks were a lot stronger than his.

Neji stood up slowly and glared at Hinata. He asked, "How did you stop my attack? Fate deems you to be weak. Fate deems you to lose to me!"

Hinata said, "I don't believe in fate Neji. They are nothing more than lies. So don't go hiding behind Fate when you could change yourself without it. Don't become a slave to it."

Neji said, "If that's it, then tell me. Was it fate that took away my freedom? Was it fate that took away my father!? Was it fate that made the branch members slaves to the main branch!? Answer me! Hinata Hyuga!"

Hinata shook her head sadly and said, "No Neji. It wasn't fate that did it. It was all done by the hands of greedy humans."

Neji said, "If that is so, then prove it to me. Prove to me that you are right by defeating me!"

Hinata sighed and said, "Okay Neji. Guard yourself."

Hinata disappeared which alarmed Neji. He immediately began to spin as he said, "Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation!"

Blue chakra began to spill from Neji's body as he spun around. This circular motion created a blue spinning sphere around him that acts like a shield and repels anything that touch it.

When Neji used this move, the jonins were again shocked to see that he performed another skill that only the main house are allowed to use. However, this defense meant nothing to Hinata who appeared in front of the spinning sphere and pulled her palm back. She then thrust her palm forward with immense force and said, "Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"

From the high-speed palm thrust, a vacuum shell compressed using the Gentle Fist is released that *Throom* shattered the blue sphere that shocked Neji to his core. But his shock turned to pain as Hinata's attack didn't stop and *Bash* hit him in the face. Neji was launched away and *Crash* hit the wall on the other side of the room.

Everyone in the room was left speechless as they saw Hinata's amazing feat. First she showed amazing speed and strength. Then she defended against the Hyuga special skill "Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms". Finally, she destroyed the Hyuga's special defense "Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation".

Hayate said, "Winner Hinata Hyuga!"

Hinata bowed and jumped back on the upper floor. Her friends congratulated her for showing amazing skills. Though they knew that she was holding back from showing her true strength.

Naruto hugged her and said, "That was amazing Hinata-chan."

Hinata blushed and hugged him. She said, "Thank you Naruto-kun. But what will happen to Neji?"

Naruto said, "He will be okay. I will tell him the truth after the final Chunin test."

Gaara VS Dosu Kinuta

This match was won by Gaara who used his sand to crush Dosu like all of his victims.

Hayate said, "Winner Gaara of the desert!"

Kiba Inuzuka VS Kabuto Yakushi

Akamaru first transformed into another Kiba. Both Kiba used their famous "Fang Over Fang" to attack Kabuto from all sides which was very difficult for him to defend against. He knew he couldn't win, so he surrendered.

Hayate said, "Winner Kiba Inuzuka!"

Naruto Vajura VS Cloud Ninja

(Couldn't come up with a ninja name.)

Naruto jumped down and waited for his opponent. A cloud ninja appeared in a flash.

Hayate said, "Are both sides ready? Now ... Begin!"

The cloud ninja pulled out a sword and charged at the genin. Naruto didn't move from his spot as he stared at the incoming ninja with bored eyes. He sighed that it was taking the enemy too long to come to him. So he sped it up when he appeared in front of the cloud ninja. Naruto didn't want to reveal his true strength, so he optioned for a quick knock out.

Naruto raised his right hand above him and karate chop the cloud ninja on the head.

*Bash* *Crash*

Everyone thought what a simple karate chop would do against a ninja as they are more tougher than they look. However, their eyes widen at what happened next. Naruto's strike had so much force behind it that the ninja's face crashed into the floor with such force that a 5 foot long crater was formed. The cloud ninja was instantly knocked out with a single blow to the head.

Naruto looked at Hayate and saw that he was in a state of shock. He chuckled and waved his hand.

Hayate came out of his shock and said, "Winner Naruto Vajura!"

Naruto jumped back on the second floor and was congratulated by his friends.

Tenten asked, "Naruto. Why didn't you show off your strength?"

Naruto said, "I am keeping my strength a secret for the final test where everyone is able to see it."

Kiba asked, "Wouldn't it be more fun to just reveal your strength now to the Namikaze children?"

Naruto said, "True but I won't. I want Menma and Narumi to train hard to fight me in the final test and when they do, they will see how useless all their training was. I will also reveal my true self to the world as well."

Menma Uzumaki Namikaze VS Grass Ninja

Menma used his sword to cut up the ninja and beat him around for a while and then used "Wind Style Great Breakthrough" to blow the ninja away into the wall and knocking him out.

Hayate said, "Winner Menma Uzumaki Namikaze!"

Narumi Uzumaki Namikaze VS Mist Ninja

Narumi used long range water jutsu to injure the ninja before kicking him on the head and knocked him out.

Hayate said, "Winner Narumi Uzumaki Namikaze!"

Minato though 'Finally. It's the main event. Menma and Narumi did great. Of course they would. They are my children. But what about that Naruto kid? He only showed a bit of his skill and strength. Something tells me that he is hiding more than he shows. Also, what's with the genins using extreme speed and strength that would be impossible at their age. The only thing common among them is that they are Naruto's friend. What is Naruto hiding? I may need to find out more info about him.'

Hayate said, "Well, with this, the preliminary trials for the round 3 test has been completed! To all of you who won the rights to compete in the third and final round test in the chunin exam, congratulations to all of you!"

Minato said, "Well, now that is over, I would like to explain the main test. As I told you before in the main event, your matches will be seen by everybody. Each of you will fight to represent the strength of your countries. I'd like you to show off all of your powers with no reserve."

Naruto smirked evilly under his mask. He thought 'No reserve eh? Is that really alright Minato? You really want me to go wild and unleash my true strength? So be it. It will be the last day of your glory.'

Minato said, "Because of this, the finals will be held one month from now. All of you will use this break to train and prepare yourself for the final test. In other words, in addition to informing all the various country lords and shinobi leaders, this is the time needed to arrange for the gathering of the event. This will also be the time for you to prepare yourself."

Kankuro asked, "I don't understand what you are trying to say? What does that mean?"

Minato explained, "Basically, it's the preparation to get to know your enemies and yourself. It's the time period where you will calculate your chances of winning. By analyzing the data you accumulated during the trial competition. The battles up to now had you fight as if you were in an actual combat situation with. The assumption of fighting an unknown opponent."

Genins then look at each other. Minato continued, "However, the final trial will not be like this. There are those who showed all they can do already to their rivals. There are those who competed and were badly injured against a strong opponent. To make everything fair, the one month should be used by all of you to advance and improve yourselves. Of course it will be fine to rest your body as well. Now go and use this one month to rest and prepare yourself for the final test."

When the genins were about to leave, Minato stopped them and said, "Before you all leave, there is something needs to be done for the final test. Anko."

Anko came forward with a box and said, "All of you will take out one paper from this box. Don't open them yet."

Everyone took out one folded paper and waited. After everyone got one, Anko said, "Okay. Now open your paper and read out the number on it one by one."

"1"
"6"
"3"
"8"
"2"
"7"
"5"
"11"
"9"
"12"
"10"

Ibiki was writing down the numbers. He noticed that one was missing and said, "That would mean that Sasuke is number 4."

Minato nodded and said, "Yes. All right. Now I will reveal to you the final tournament!"

Ibiki showed them the paper and on it were the arrangements of their names and who would they fight against.

Hinata Hyuga VS Sasuke Uchiha

Ino Yamanaka VS Shino Aburame

Menma Uzumaki Namikaze VS Naruto Vajura

Narumi Uzumaki Namikaze VS Tenten

Shikamaru Nara VS Rock Lee

Gaara VS Kankuro

Ibiki said, "Since there is one extra genin, Kiba Inuzuka will be fighting one of the winners."

Minato said, "Well then you all are now free to begin your strategies or rest as you like. With this you are all dismiss. Any questions?"

Shikamaru said, "Yes. I have one."

Minato asked, What is it?"

Shikamaru asked, "Since it is a tournament, it would mean that there will be only one winner right? Which would mean that only one person can become a chunin, doesn't it?"

Minato shook his head and said, "No! That's not quite it. There will be judges including myself, Kazekage, lords of various countries that will make mission requests and other ninja leaders who will be watching the final test. Throughout the tournament, these judges will be evaluating your abilities. Those judged to have the necessary qualities of a chunin will be able to become a chunin. Even if they lose in their first match."

Kankuro said, "That means that it is a possibility that everyone here will become a chunin?"

Minato said, "Yes but there is also a possibility that no one will become a chunin. To advance in the tournament means that you will have more chances to appeal to the judges. Understand? Good. Well then, thanks for all the effort you exerted for these trials! You are all dismissed until a month from now!"

With that, everyone left. Naruto left for the forest of death while his friends left for their home. Hinata later met with Neji and told him about Naruto's plan and that he was going to reveal a secret relating to his dead father. Neji immediately supported her in order to know any secret about his dead father. In the month, Hinata not only trained herself but also began to meet with branch members and ask them for their support in Naruto's plan. When they asked what his plan was and she explained, they immediately agreed to it.

Naruto was walking through the village towards the directions of the forest of death. However, during his walk, he found out a white hair adult peeping through a hole in a wall. Beyond the wall was a bath house and it was the female side. Naruto narrowed his eyes at the pervert and began to walk towards him.

Naruto said, "Hey you piece of human trash. Stop what you're doing or I'll kill you."

The white hair man turned around and said, "Who dares interrupt my research time?"

Naruto said, "I did you trash. And what research? Is spying on naked girls your hobby or something?"

The white hair man said, "Don't you know who I am kid?"

Naruto said, "Why should I need to know what name human trash like you have?"

The white hair man scoffed and said, "Insolent brat. I am the Mount Myōboku's holy master sennin! Also know as the great toad sennin! I am Jiraiya! Remember it!"

Naruto said in a bored tone, "Am I suppose to be impressed that you can summon toads? Pathetic. You have wasted my precious time for the chunin exam. Get lost from my sight. Next time I catch you peeping, I'll rip your heart out."

Naruto began to walk away but was stopped by Jiraiya who asked, "Wait. Did you say chunin exam?"

Naruto turned his head sideways and said, "Yeah. What's it to you?"

Jiraiya was interested in this boy before him. Why? The kid radiated much more power than 20 jonin. Also, he kind of looks familiar to Minato.

Jiraiya said, "So that means that you will be fighting in the final test. For that, you have one month time to prepare yourself. Okay kid. It's your lucky day. I, the great toad sennin Jiraiya will train you for the final chunin exam!"

Naruto looked at him for a while and then turned back and walked away while saying, "Not interested."

Jiraiya was shocked that someone rejected his help. A sennin's help. Jiraiya said, "What!? Why would you not want my help!? I am Jiraiya! The toad master and a sennin!"

Naruto continued to walk away as he said, "Why should you waste your time on me? As you said before, I'm Nothing."

With that, Naruto disappeared in a blur. Jiraiya was shocked to see the kid disappearing in front of his eyes. He couldn't even follow him with his high level ninja sense. He was also a bit confused as to what the kid mean by 'I'm Nothing'.

Jiraiya said to himself, "Why does that kid look so familiar? The face, eye color, age. Who does he remind me of?"

After thinking for a while, his eyes widen when he realized something.

"Minato!"

Jiraiya now remember what the kid meant by 'I'm Nothing'. He quickly dash towards the Hokage's tower to tell Minato what he just learned and may get some information about the kid as well.

Hokage's Office

Minato has been busy working in his office with the pile of papers. As he worked, he kept on thinking about that kid Naruto Vajura. Who is he really? He didn't show much skill in the preliminary test. Just a simply chop to the head and he knocked out his opponent. Also, his many friends seem to follow him. It's more like loyalty and true friendship. But there is still this wrenching gut feeling he feels about the kid.

Every time he tries to think about the kid, his stomach gets filled with guilt. Why? Did Minato wrong him in the past? Did he hurt the kid? Did he ever do something bad to him? He can't remember but the guilt is eating away at him. Minato was brought out of his thought when Jiraiya jumped through the window.

Jiraiya said, "Minato!"

Minato asked, "Jiraiya Sensei? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be busy with your spy network?"

Jiraiya said, "I got a bit of free time from that, so that's why I returned back to this village. While I was doing my research, I met with a kid that radiated power."

Minato said, "Does this kid have red hair, black clothes, strong posture and serious eyes?"

Jiraiya nodded and said, "Yeah! That's him! I met the kid! Or rather the kid met me while I was busy researching."

Minato said, "You mean your peeping on the bath house."

Jiraiya said, "I told you that they are research! Anyway, the kid was really serious and and insulted me about my research. When I introduced him who I was, he wasn't impressed. He even threatened me that he would rip out my heart if he ever caught me doing my research again."

Minato said in shock, "What? A genin threatened you? A Sannin?"

Jiraiya nodded and said, "Yeah. But that's not the shocking part."

Minato asked, "What is it?"

Jiraiya said, "When I learned that he was competing in the chunin exam, I told him that I would help him in training him."

Minato asked, "He must have accepted you, since you are a legendary sannin."

Jiraiya shook his head and said, "No. Quite the opposite. He rejected me and said that I was not worthy to train."

Minato said, "Why did he say that? Is he getting over confidence?"

Jiraiya shook his head and said, "I don't think its that Minato. I think it's rage. Pure unadulterated rage."

Minato said, "Why do you say that Jiraiya sensei?"

Jiraiya sighed and said, "Before he left, he said "Why should you waste your time on me? As you said before, I'm Nothing". I'm more concern about the words 'I'm Nothing'. These words were spoken in pure rage."

Minato asked, "What could he mean by that?

Jiraiya was silent for a while before saying, "Minato. I may know why the kid said that. I might even know why he was so angry and who he might even be."

Minato said, "You do? Then please tell me. I have been thinking about this kid too but couldn't find anything about him at all."

Jiraiya said, "Remember when I came to you to tell you about the prophecy? Remember when you asked about your eldest son's training and I said to not worry about him since he is nothing? I think that this kid is your eldest son, Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze."

Minato's world shattered into thousands of pieces. Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. The words hit him hard like a meteor. He had son. He had another son. He had an elder son. Why doesn't he remember anything about his eldest son? Why couldn't he remember his name. Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. Naruto Vajura. Why did his son change his name, change his hair color and even some of his facial features? Why? Is this why he was feeling guilty about Naruto? Did he really wrong him? So many thoughts were swirling around in his mind and when he remembered how he always acted towards him, he fell unconscious.

The last word he spoke before fainting was, "Naruto .... my son ... why ... what have I done?"

With Naruto

Ash asked, "So little bro. You ready for the final exam?"

Naruto said with a huge grin, "Sure am bro. What do I train for?"

Ash said, "Hmmm. I am thinking of making you the strongest shinobi this world has ever seen. Even with training, you won't be able to reach that level of power."

Naruto frowned and said, "So what should I do?"

Ash thought about it for a while and then he said, "I think there is a way to reach that level little bro."

Naruto said, "Really!? What is it!? I'll do it!"

Ash smiled and said, "You don't need to do anything little bro."

Naruto asked in confusion, "Huh?"

Ash said, "I will be the one using a few days for that. When I'm done with you, you will be a superior human among this world."

The last thing Naruto saw what that Ash raising his hand towards him and several red tentacles shot towards him. He didn't had enough time to dodge. Even his instincts didn't warn him because the attack was not hostile. The tentacles plunged into Naruto's head and chest and soon his world was beginning to get dark.

Before he lost consciousness, he heard, "Rest for now little bro. There is plenty of work to be done and when I am finished, you will take on this world by storm. Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze died. His own village, his own home, his own family killed him. From his corpse, a new entity will be born. Watch out world, he will be a force that cannot be stopped. He will be the hunter that every evil will tremble in fear. He will bring judgment to those who think they can do anything they want. He will be the hope for the weak. His name is Naruto Vajura."

With that, Naruto's world went dark and he lost consciousness. In the form of temporary death, his body was being reformed, piece by piece. Even in his unconscious state, he could feel that his body was getting stronger and stronger. How much stronger will he be when he wakes up? How much of the world can he change when he wakes up? How much will he show this world, this village, his own former family his hate!? Watch out everyone, Naruto Vajura is coming and when he does, there is nothing that could stand in his way. None shall escape his Wrath!

Namikaze Compound

Inside Naruto's former home, in a dining room, there was one picture in which all five of them were present. A picture that represent a happy family. Kushina holding her two younger children Menma and Narumi. Minato standing beside her with his eldest son standing besides him. All of them were smiling happily.

*Crack*

Suddenly, the glass covering the picture was cracked. Then it was shattered into hundreds of pieces. This was a bad sign. A bad sign indeed. A bad sign for the Namikaze family that is. For every wrong they have done to their eldest son, they will pay with a Thousand Fold.

Chapter 37 Naruto's True Strength

Day Of The Tournament

A figure was standing on a very very high place. A place that was indeed high. From that place, he was looking down at a village. The village hidden in the leaf.

Who was this figure? Well, its none other than Naruto Vajura and he was standing on ...... thin air!? What the hell!!!???

Naruto was indeed standing on thin air. He was high above the clouds and he was looking down at the village with hate. Why? Because this is the place where everyone hurt him for reason that he had no control over. He didn't even know why he was being treated less than dirt. But no more. He will not be taking anymore shit from this village. Naruto has been reborn into a higher being.

Naruto looked towards the arena where the tournament was being held. He said, "It's time."

Naruto then vanished in a burst of black lightning.

Tournament Building
In The Kage Section

In this area, all five Kage of the five villages were present. Each of them radiated power coming from them. All of them came here to see the fight.

Kumogakure (Village Hidden by Clouds) Fourth Raikage A

A has dark skin with with a large muscular build, blond hair combed back, a small mustache and goatee. His face has pronounced cheekbones and tear troughs under his eyes, and a prominent crease across his forehead. He has pointed canines and his top lip also has a darker hue than the bottom one.

He wears a white haori without a shirt underneath and occasionally the traditional Raikage hat. He has black Fūma Shuriken tattoos on both shoulders and originally wore large, golden vambraces on his wrists. He also wears a gold belt around his waist with a boar's face engraved in the center, black pants with torn ends, Kumo-nin shin guards, and shinobi sandals. All of these aspects combined give him the appearance of a professional wrestler.

Iwagakure (Village Hidden by Rocks) Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki

Ōnoki is a very short, old man with a triangular beard and a mustache that has angular corners, a big red nose and thick eyebrows. The top of his head is completely bald, although, he has long white hair on the lower-half of his head which is styled in a traditional chonmage hair cut, the back of which is tied with a yellow ribbon into a topknot. Ōnoki wears a green and yellow coat with a red collar. Underneath he wears the traditional Iwagakure outfit consistent of a light green version of Iwagakure's flak jacket and mesh armour. He however has both his sleeves of his shirt, but kept the single lapel on his right side. Along with this, he wears sandals.

Kirigakure (Village Hidden by Mist) Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumī

Sunagakure (Village Hidden by Sand) Fourth Kazekage Rasa

Rasa is in fact Orichimaru who is in disguise after killing the original Kazekage.

Konohagakure (Village Hidden By Leaf) Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze

Minato said, "I'm glad that all of you have come here to see the fight."

A said, "Hmpf. I only came to see if there are any worth shinobi this village creates."

Ōnoki Said, "Me too. I have been training some of my ninjas. I wanted to see how much your leaf shinobi have progressed."

Minato said, "This year is different though. This year, almost all of the genins that passed are leaf ninjas."

Mei said, "Really? I hope that there is that one boy in this village."

Minato asked, "Which boy are you talking about?"

Mei shook her head and said, "Oh. It's nothing. Just talking to myself."

Minato said, "And how are you doing Kazekage?"

Rasa(Orichimaru) in disguised said, "I'm doing well. Thank you for asking. I am here mostly for the young Uchiha match."

Minato said, "Yes. Sasuke is very popular. The civilians have been looking forward to his battle for sometime now. Even my own children will be fighting in this tournament."

A said, "Ohhh. Is that right. Are any of them muscular?"

Minato said, "No. They are just genins but they are my children. So they will do best in this tournament."

Minato may seemed happy on the outside but on the inside, he was devastated. The info about his eldest son was a bomb shell to him. He was drowning in guilt at what he did to his son in the past. He didn't know why he treated his son like that but he did and he did it with a smile. In the past, he didn't care about Naruto. He only loved and focused on Menma and Narumi. He never even noticed that his eldest son wasn't even living in the same house as him.

Kushina was hit the hardest when Minato told her about their eldest son. At first, she didn't even know who he was talking about but after explaining, she ran towards her room and opened her family album. Inside, she saw several pictures of her family. There was Menma, Narumi, Minato and herself but one person was missing from every picture. Naruto. He was not present in any picture. She kept on searching for her son in the album but couldn't find him.

After searching through all of her family albums, she ran into Naruto's room. There, she was horrified at what his room looked like. There was only one mattress on the floor, a table, a chair, one window and one bathroom. That's it. What's more, the window had iron bars covering it, like it was a jail. This room wasn't a room for a child. It was a prison room. Kushina began to cry at how her son lived and how they allowed it to happen. She began to search the house for anything that may belong to her son. After searching for a while, she found it. She found one and only one picture that had Naruto in it. He was only 2 years old in the picture. She saw how happy he was standing beside Minato while herself was hold her two babies who were Menma and Narumi.

Kushina began to cry harder when she realized that they began to ignore Naruto after Menma and Narumi began to walk and talk. They neglected their eldest son at such a young age. Then there was the realization of how Naruto always came home beaten and when asked why, he would say that the village beat him up. She remembered how she slapped him for lying when he was speaking the truth. She didn't believe her son and instead believed the word of the village.

When Kushina found out what a horrible mother she has been to her eldest son, she locked herself in her room and clutched the picture of Naruto in her hand. She became mentally unstable and kept on asking if her son was okay, was he safe, is he eating good. When Minato tried to take her out, she used her chakra chains to throw him out and lock the room. Then she starts to cry again while clutching the picture again.

Menma and Narumi were not effected and said that the loser should have been killed. He doesn't deserve to be a part of this family. This only caused Kushina's guilt to increase at how she failed her children. Minato was sad and angry with his two children and tried to talk some sense into to them but he failed. Menma and Narumi were far gone as they think that they are the children of prophecy who will save the world.

Minato sat in his seat as he looked down at the arena, waiting to see his son, Naruto. In the month, he ordered his ANBU to find Naruto and bring him to his home. However, the ANBU failed as they couldn't find even a single trace of him. When Minato told his ANBU to ask Naruto's friends about his location, they refused to answer. When the ANBU tried to use force, Minato was shocked to see that the genins were able to beat the crap out of his ANBU force.

Before leaving, Shikamaru said, "You are a failure as both a Hokage and a father. Get out. You are not welcome here."

Minato received similar response from the other genins. Minato was again hit with immense guilt, knowing that Naruto told his friends about his life and now they are against their Hokage. When he tried to talk with the clan's adults, they too gave the same response to him, saying that he doesn't deserve to be the Hokage of this village and how he failed to be a father. The adults kicked him out of their homes and told him that he wasn't welcome here anymore.

Minato has been devastated that almost all of the shinobi clans have become hostile to him and his family. Only the Hyuga and Kurama Clan were with him as well as the civilian council. A lone tear fell from his eyes as he realized how he played favorite within his own family. He wiped away his tear which was noticed by Mei.

Mei asked, "Are you alright Hokage?"

Minato said, "I'm fine thank you. Just some dust in my eye."

Mei didn't buy it but kept quite. The other Kage noticed it too but kept quiet and looked down at the arena, waiting to see interesting fights.

In The Daimyo Section

Five figures sat on their comfortable seat. These five figures were the daimyo of the five great elemental nations. The fire daimyo, wind daimyo, water daimyo, earth daimyo and lightning daimyo. All five of them were here.

Fire daimyo laughed and said, "I'm so glad that all of you have come to see this tournament."

Wind daimyo said, "Well, you did send us a letter which told us to see this tournament."

Water daimyo nodded and said, "Yes. What's so important that you needed all of the daimyo to come here and see the tournament?"

Fire daimyo smiled, "I wanted all of you to see one of my friends participating in this tournament."

Lightning daimyo said, "A friend you say. You just wanted us to see one of your friends fight in this match?"

Fire daimyo laughed and said, "Oh! He is not just a friend. He is my very dear and important friend."

Earth daimyo said, "What makes this friend of yours so special?"

Fire daimyo said, "All of you remember what I told you about me and my mother's lives as slaves to the previous Fire daimyo, right? My friend was the one who came and saved me and my mother's lives. He not only saved my mother's life but also saved us from our lives as slaves. With his help, I was able to become the next Fire daimyo and for that I am forever in his debt."

Lightning daimyo said, "So your friend helped you in becoming the next Fire daimyo? He obviously did it for money and such."

Fire daimyo shook his head and said, "No, he didn't. He didn't do it for any material wealth or any kind of position. All he asked me in return was to be his friend and have his support."

Earth daimyo asked, "What kind of support?"

Fire daimyo said, "That is why all of us are here today to see my dear friend. Today is the day, he is going to reveal his true self to the world. He wanted all of us here to see his true strength."

Water daimyo said, "But why need us to be here? I don't get it."

Fire daimyo said, "Just like me, my friend too suffered if not even worse than me. The reason he needs us here is to not only show his true strength but will need our support with what he has planned at the end of the tournament."

Earth daimyo said, "Hmmm. Your friend sounds interesting. Very well. I will see what's so special about your friend and if he impresses me, then he has my support with whatever he has planned."

Wind daimyo said, "Me too. I too wish to see what your friend is capable of doing."

The other daimyo nodded in agreement and waited for the tournament to begin.

In The Arena

In the center of the arena, all of the gennins who passed were standing in a line. Hinata Hyuga, Ino Yamanaka, Shino Aburame, Menma Uzumaki Namikaze, Narumi Uzumaki Namikaze, Tenten, Shikamaru Nara, Rock Lee, Kiba Inuzuka, Gaara and Kankuro were present but two people were not there. Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Vajura were absent.

Ino became a bit worried and said, "Where is Naruto? He isn't here yet."

Hinata said, "I'm sure he is on the way Ino."

Shikamaru said, "Naruto will be here. This tournament is too important for him.

Lee said, "Yes. Naruto will come and today, he will be revealing his true self."

Choji said, "I wonder how everyone will react to his true self."

Shino said, "Their faces will be one of pure disbelief."

Kiba chuckled and said, "Well said Shino. They won't be expecting Naruto of all people to pull that off."

Genma Shiranui who is the referee of this tournament said, "Hey. Stop looking around. Face your customers. In this main tournament, you guys are the stars."

In the Kage section

Minato asked on of his guard, "Has Sasuke been found yet?"

The guard said, "No Hokage-sama. We have searched the village for him but he couldn't be found."

Minato sighed and said, "It's very irresponsible to be late for something like this. Sasuke is in the first match and he is not here. I guess I have to disqualify him from the tournament."

Rasa(Orichimaru) heard that and said, "I must request that you delay the Uchiha's battle Hokage-sama."

Minato asked, "Why should I do that Kazekage-sama?"

Rasa(Orichimaru) said, "A lot of people and even some important figures have come here to see the Uchiha fight. If they don't get to see his fight then the leaf village will get less missions."

Minato thought about it and nodded. He said, "I guess I could delay Sasuke's match but only by two matches."

Rasa(Orichimaru) nodded and smirked under his mask. He will see just how much the Uchiha has progressed in gaining power.

Minato stood up and announced, "Thank you everyone for coming to the Hidden Leaf chunin exam! We will now start the main tournament matches between the 13 participants who have made it through the preliminaries. Please stay and watch until the end!"

In The Arena

Genma said, "Okay. Listen up everyone. Before the match begins, a few minor changes will be made. This is the final test. The arena is different but the rules are the same as in the preliminaries. You simply fight until one of you dies or acknowledges defeat. However, I will determine that the fight is over. If I do that, you will stop fighting. Is that understood?"

The genins nodded and Genma continued, "Instead of Hinata Hyuga and Sasuke Uchiha's first match, Ino Yamanaka and Shino Aburame's will fight first. Everyone other than Ino Yamanaka and Shino Aburame stay here while the rest go to the waiting room."

Everyone besides Ino and Shino left the arena while the two stayed. Genma said, "Are both of you ready?

Ino said, "Yes I am."

Shino said, "Me as well."

Genma nodded and said, "Then let the match ... Begin!"

Ino Yamanaka VS Shino Aburame

Ino quickly jumped away when Shino's bugs came out. She pulled out a Kunai which had an exploding tag wrapped on it. When she threw the exploding kunai towards Shino, he saw the tag and immediately ordered his bugs to fly towards the incoming kunai and cover it. The bugs quickly sucked out the chakra from the explosive tag, rendering it as a harmless kunai.

Ino saw this and pulled out more exploding kudai. She knew that she couldn't come closer to Shino as he will use his bugs to attack her and suck out her chakra. She can't even use her "Mind Switch Jutsu" as it takes some time and Shino will move away from his position. So she could only use long range attacks but every time she did, Shino used his bugs to stop her attacks.

This went on for a few minutes before Ino stooped. She saw that she could not get through Shino's bugs, so she used another tactic. She took our a kunai that had a seal on it. She threw the kunai towards Shino. Just before it came closer to its target, the kunai exploded in white smoke. From the smoke, 7 explosive kunai flew out and hit the ground around Shino. Then all 7 kunai exploded which blinded everyone.

Ino thought that this should work but she tensed up when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked behind and saw that Shino was standing behind her and without a scratch.

Shino said, "You should yield Ino. You have lost."

Ino sighed and nodded. She raised her hand and said, "I surrender."

Genma nodded and said, "Winner Shino Aburame!"

The crowd clapped and cheered for the two genins. After the two left the arena, Genma said, "Next match is Shikamaru Nara with Rock Lee! Will the two contestant come down here!"

Shikamaru Nara and Rock Lee both looked at each other and nodded. Then they both jumped down into the arena.

Genma asked, "Are both sides ready?"

Shikamaru said, "Troublesome. Lets get this going."

Lee said, "Yosh! I am ready to fight my friend!"

Genma nodded and said, "Ready .... Begin!"

Shikamaru Nara VS Rock Lee

Lee immediately began to charge towards Shikamaru who didn't move from his position. When Lee was about to reach him, he immediately jumped back to avoid a moving shadow. Shikamaru shouted "Shadow Style Shadow Tentacles!". This allowed him to use his own shadow to move around him like a living thing which shocked his own clan members. The Nara clan were only able to use their shadow to move in a single direction but Shikamaru is able to use his own shadow to move around like an octopus.

Lee could not get close to Shikamaru as his shadow protected him from all sides. He then pulled out some shuriken and threw them at him. However, to everyone's shock, the shadow on the ground raised up into the air and grabbed the incoming shuriken. The shadow then threw the shuriken back towards Lee who jumped to the side to avoid it.

Weapons won't work, so Lee began to use his earth jutsu. He formed some hand signs and slammed on the ground as he said, "Earth Style Flying Earth Daggers!"

Several earth spikes flew towards Shikamaru but it proved to be useless as the shadow smacked them away. Shikamaru's defense was just like Gaara which intrigued him greatly to see that someone was copying his move but he didn't mind as he would take great pleasure in killing him. Shikamaru didn't want to drag out the fight as this jutsu was taking a lot of chakra. He controlled his shadow and moved the shadow in front of him, towards Lee.

Lee saw this and immediately dashed away but the shadow didn't stop. It just continued to go after Lee who tried to get away from it. As Lee was occupied with running away from the shadow, he failed to notice several more shadow tentacles spreading throughout the arena. By the time he noticed them, it was too late. Almost all of the arena was covered in Shikamaru's shadow. Only a small spot was left in which Lee was standing.

Shikamaru said, "You got no place to run now Lee. I win."

Lee looked around to see anyway of getting out of here but there were none. He smiled and raised his hand and said, "You got me good Shikamaru. I surrender."

Genma nodded and said, "Winner Shikamaru Nara!"

The crowd clapped and cheered for their match. Many were shocked to see Lee using jutsu which was suppose to be impossible for him. Gai was praising Lee for doing very good in the match.

Genma said, "Next match will be Hinata Hyuga with Sasuke Uchiha. Will the two contestants come down!"

Hinata came down but there was no site of Sasuke. Genma looked at Minato for what to do now.

In The Kage Section

Minato said, "Sasuke Uchiha has failed to attend his match. I will have to disqualify him."

Rasa(Orichimaru) heard this and didn't want that. He said, "Aren't you being a bit quick to decide that Hokage-sama."

Minato said, "The Uchiha is late for his match. This is an insult to not only me but to the village as well."

Rasa(Orichimaru) said, "Come now Hokage-sama. Almost all of the people came here to see what the Uchiha can do. The Uchiha must be busy with something very important which could be the reason he is late. Just give him a little more time."

Minato sighed and said, "Fine. But Sasuke will only get 10 minutes before he is disqualified from the tournament."

Rasa(Orichimaru) nodded and waited. He really wanted to see what Sasuke is capable of doing.

In The Arena

After receiving news from the Hokage, Genma said, "It seems that Sasuke Uchiha is late to attend his match. He will be given 10 minutes and if he fails to come here, then he will be disqualified."

After 10 Minutes

Genma said, "Times up. Saskue Uchiha has failed to attend his match. As such, he is disqualified from the tournament! Winner Hinata Hyuga!"

This made a lot of the crown protest but Minato stood up and shouted, "Enough! Sasuke Uchiha has failed to attend his own match. His match was further delayed for him to come but he failed in doing that too! I can't show favoritism as all shinobis are equal! Sasuke Uchiha is disqualified and that's it! Move on with the next match!"

The crowd became silent after that. What hypocrisy. Minato did the same thing with his children and he had the gall to say that to everyone.

Hinata left the arena and returned back to her friends. Hiashi Hyūga scoffed at her daughter's victory. He didn't like how a Hyuga got a free pass.

Genma said, "Next match is between Menma Uzumaki Namikaze with Naruto Vajura! Will the two constants come down!"

When Naruto's name was called, Minato became stiff. His gut began to fill with guilt. He blamed himself for what he has done to Naruto. His reason for doing was so that Menma and Narumi would be able to control the Kyuubi's chakra and become protectors of the village. In doing so, he cast aside Naruto so that he could focus his time on his other children. Even his wife Kushina agreed to focus on Menma and Narumi which made them neglect their eldest son. This went on for a few years. It even reached to a point where they forgot that they even had another son.

Minato promised himself that he will do anything to bring Naruto back to his family and apologize to him. He knew that it won't work but he needs to do something for his sin.

Menma jumped down as he looked around smugly. He said, "So where is my so called brother?"

Naruto didn't appeared for a while. This made Menma smirk and said, "Well it seems that the loser knows not to mess with me. This proves that trash is not a part of the Uzumaki Namikaze family!"

In The Kage Section

A heard the brat and looked towards Minato. He asked, "Family? What is that brat talking about Hokage?"

Minato looked down and couldn't speak as he was guilt ridden. Ōnoki asked, "Hokage. What is your son talking about?"

Mei asked, "Does this have something to do with Naruto Vajura?"

After being quiet for a while, Minato said, "That Naruto .... is my forgotten son."

Confusion spread through the four Kage. Even Orichimaru as he didn't know that Minato had another son.

A asked, "What do you mean your son? And what do you mean by forgotten?"

Minato said, "His name is not Naruto Vajura but Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze and he is my eldest son."

Ōnoki asked, "Then why didn't we know about him? All you told about is your other two children."

Minato said, "I did something horrible to him in the past which may have made him run away and hate us."

Mei asked, "What did you do to Naruto?"

Minato then told them how he and his wife favored Menma and Narumi for holding the Kyuubi's chakra and how they focused their time on them. He also told them how he ignored and neglected Naruto to the point where his family even forgot about him. This news greatly angered the Kages as they glared at Minato. Orochimaru was planning things for Naruto. He would really like to have him for some of his experiments.

*Crackle* *Crackle*

The sound of thunder caught everyone's attention. They all looked up and was confused to see lighting in the sky in broad day light.

Ōnoki asked, "How can there be thunder when there aren't even any clouds?"

A asked, "This could be a shinobi's doing."

*Crackle* *Crackle* *Throom* *Boom*

From the sky, a large thunder bolt descended in the center of the arena and exploded. When the dust settled, everyone saw with wide eyes and jaws agape at who was standing in a huge crater.

In The Arena

In the center of a huge crater was a 5 foot tall blonde hair kid who had his face covered with a white cloth that fluttered around him. He had blue eyes and he wore a sleeveless steel vest. He wore two iron gauntlets on his arms. He wore black pants and his headband on his forehead. However, the most notable thing about this blonde kid was that black lighting sparked around from his body. Who was this kid? He was none other than Naruto Vajura!

Naruto looked around and saw everyone's shocked faces which amused him. His eyes then landed of his former father. Naruto glared hatefully at Minato which made him flinch under his son's gaze. Naruto then turned his face towards Menma and saw that he too was shocked to see him.

In The Daimyo Section

Fire daimyo began to clap when he saw Naruto and his entrance. He said, "You're finally here my friend."

Wind daimyo asked, "Is that blonde kid the one you have been talking about?"

Water daimyo said, "I don't see what's so special about him."

Fire daimyo said, "Come now. Don't judge him from his appearance. Just see and I promise you won't be displeased."

Earth daimyo said, "Is this Naruto strong?"

Fire daimyo said, "He he. He may be just that. Just see for yourself."

All five daimyo watched Naruto with interest.

In The Arena

Naruto said, "Hmm. I'm here. Let's begin our match."

Menma came out of his shock and said, "Who do you think you are trash!? You think you can win against me!?"

Naruto looked at him with bored eyes and said, "Your better."

This made Menma angry and he shouted, "How dare you talk to the son of the fourth Hokage!? I am going to teach you a lesson!"

Naruto said, "Come then. Quit wasting my time."

Menma gritted his teeth in rage. Genma quickly said, "Let the Match ... Begin!"

Play this music for the upcoming beatdown. (Play it at 0:30)

As soon as Genma said that, Menma charged at Naruto with hate filled eyes. Naruto stood still and watched as Menma made his way towards him. From Naruto's eyes, he was seeing Menma running towards him at a slow pace. Menma attacked with a flurry of chakra enhanced punches but Naruto saw each and every one of his attacks and he simply dodged by tilting his body.

Menma gritted his teeth in anger. How dare this trash dodge his attacks and make him look weak in front of the audience. Menma lunged at Naruto and when he reached him, he was about to punch his face but Naruto disappeared in a blur.

*Bash*

In the next second, Menma experienced extreme pain in his gut. It was so painful that he didn't even notice that he was launched away, towards the arena's wall and *Crash* crashed into it. Menma fell from the wall and onto the ground. He painfully stood back up as his injuries were healed slowly by the Kyuubi's chakra. He looked towards Naruto and saw him in a crouching position with his elbow stretched outwards. He understood what happened. Naruto elbowed him in the gut so fast that he couldn't trace him with his eyes.

How can he not see Naruto's movements? He was the son of Minato. The Hokage. And yet, this ... this trash dare to surpass him!? Menma gritted his teeth in rage which made some of the Kyuubi's chakra swirl around his body. It was only transparent red chakra around his body which gave him a bit boost in speed. Menma then charged at his enemy with increased speed, hoping that with the extra boost would help him. Wrong.

When Menma was about to reach his enemy, Naruto slowly put his leg left forward which made Menma think that he was about to attack him with the left leg. He dodged to the side to avoid the left kick but that never came as he thought.

*Bash*

Naruto instead used his right leg to kick Menma on the side of his head. The kick was so fast that it was a blur and with the amount of strength that Naruto put into his kick, Menma was shot towards the ground *Crash* which formed a small crater.

Menma's whole world turned upside down when he laid on the ground. He couldn't believe that he was again bested by his loser of a brother. His head was spinning from the kick he received. Menma again got mad and stood back up as his wounds healed by the Kyuubi's chakra. Menma charged towards Naruto but this time he approached him cautiously. He observed Naruto's leg movements as he came closer and closer.

When Menma was closer, Naruto put his right leg forward. Menma immediately predicted that his opponent was going to his left leg to attack him. With this in mind, he continue to charge at Naruto, thinking that with his prediction, he will dodge the attack. Too bad his prediction was broken into thousands of pieces when the opposite happened.

*Bash*

Naruto used his right foot to lunge himself towards Menma. He then used the same right foot to kick Menma in the gut which kept him above the ground for a few seconds. Naruto needed just those few seconds to spin his body with his right foot and punch Menma in the gut again which launched him away.

*Bash*

Menma couldn't think right at what was happening to him. He thought 'What's going on? I couldn't even see through his attack? Why?'

Menma was losing against this trash? He who has been trained by the Hokage? Menma again stood up. While the Kyuubi's chakra does heal his wounds, it does not take away his pain. Menma's rage made him ignore it and he ran towards Naruto.

Menma jumped into the air and delivered a chakra enhanced kick at his opponent. However, Naruto simply crouched down which made Menma fly harmlessly above him. But Naruto didn't let him go like this as Menma was now unguarded above him. Naruto spun his body as he *Thud* kicked the ground with his left foot which launched him up. Naruto used the momentum to deliver his own kick on the side of Menma's exposed abdomen.

*Bash*

The kick broke some of Menma's ribs as he was launched away and crashed into the ground. Again? He was bested again by that trash! With a roar, Menma jumped back on his feet and he pulled out his sword. Menma then used his sword to slash at Naruto who simply dodged with ease. This only made him angry as he kept on swinging at him with intent to kill.

Naruto got bored from dodging the sword. When Menma swung again, Naruto grabbed the sword with ... his fingers!

Everyone was shocked to see someone stopping a sword with just their fingers. The Kages were becoming very impressed at Naruto's skills as well as the daimyos. Minato too was beginning to feel proud about his eldest son but when he remembered what he has done to him, his stomach gets filled with guilt. Narumi looked at her two brothers fighting and scoffed at how much time Menma was taking to beat that loser.

Menma struggled to free his sword from his enemy's fingers. He shouted, "Let go trash!"

Naruto ignored him and simply bent on of his finger which *Crackle* broke the sword in two. This again shocked everyone as they see Naruto not only stopping a sword with two fingers but breaking it with a single finger as well.

Menma looked at his broken sword in disbelief. If it was any ordinary sword then he would have believed it but his sword was not an ordinary one. His sword was made from a very special ore which specializes in hardness. This ore should have made his sword unbreakable but Naruto broke it. And with just a freaking single finger!

Menma roared and threw his broken sword at Naruto who simply tilted his head to the side and avoided it. He then formed some hand signs and thrust his hand forward while saying, "Wind Style Great Breakthrough!"

Naruto gathered chakra beneath his feet and stuck to the floor. When the wind hit him, he didn't even budge from the force. He simply stood in the path of the wind pressure which did nothing to him. Menma gritted his teeth in rage and began to gather chakra into his hand as he was going to use one of his father's A-Rank offensive jutsu. Naruto looked at Menma's hand and saw chakra swirling around into a sphere. A blue orb was beginning to form in Menma's hand. After a few seconds, Menma completed his jutsu. He made a Rasengan.

Menma looked at Naruto with a smug grin and said, "You see this loser? This is one of my father's jutsu that he made himself. It's an A-rank offensive jutsu, the Rasengan which he taught me. I'm going to use this to kill you!"

Naruto laughed at Menma which angered him. He asked, 'What are you laughing about trash!?"

Naruto said, "You really think just because you learned some special jutsu, you think you have won? If it takes one to learn something like this in order to become the strongest then there are loads of shinobi's out there in the world that can mop the floor with your pathetic jutsu."

Minato cringed when his eldest son insulted his jutsu. Menma growled and said, "You wish trash! Only some genius like me could have quickly learned the Rasengan! One that you could never learn!"

Naruto stopped laughing and looked at Menma with a serious face. He said, "Ohhhh. So you think that I can't learn a pathetic jutsu like the Rasengan? Lets see if you are right."

Naruto brought both of his hands together slowly. Minato and Menma both looked at Naruto's hands and gasped in disbelief when chakra began to swirl between his hands. Blue chakra began to spin between Naruto's hands like a small vortex. The vortex began to pick up speed which made dust and sand spin around it. After a few seconds, Naruto shocked everyone when he made his own Rasengan which looked like it could swallow up anything.

Menma said in disbelief, "No. How can you make the Rasengan. Did you steal dad's jutsu!? You thief! I'll have you arrested for this!"

Naruto chuckled and said, "Foolish brat. I have no need to steal any jutsu."

Menma asked, "Then how did you make the Rasengan!?"

Naruto said, "Simple. I just saw how you did it. I saw how the chakra was flowing, how it needs to be controlled precisely and how it needs to be contained in a sphere. This is actually my first time making the Rasengan and I have to say that I'm not impressed."

Menma was shaking in rage. How could that trash learn it just by seeing how he did it? It took Menma a lot of time to master this technique but Naruto did it in the blink of an eye.

With a roar, Menma lunged at Naruto with his Rasengan and shouted, "Die you bastard!"

Naruto shook his head and said, "Pathetic."

Both Naruto and Menma lunged at each other with their Rasengan. When they thrust their Rasengan at each other, three things happened when both of the Rasengan hit each other. First, Menma's Rasengan was absorbed into Naruto's Rasengan which became twice its size. Second, when Naruto's Rasengan hit Menma in his gut, it became five times bigger than before in an instant.

*Boom*

Third, a huge explosion occurred which launched Menma *Crash* into the arena's wall. When the Rasengan hit Menma, it absorbed a lot of his blue chakra that increased its size. Because of its huge size, it damaged the front of Menma's abdomen, chest and face. The skin looked like it was peeled off from his front and blood flowed from it.

Everyone was shocked to see what just happened. Minato was shocked how easily Naruto made his Rasengan. Also, he was able to make his own version of Rasengan which seemed to get bigger by absorbing more chakra. He looked at Menma in worry when he saw all the wounds made by Naruto's Rasengan. However, his worries only increased when red chakra began to cover Menma's body.

The wounds on Menma's body began to heal by the Kyuubi's chakra. Soon all of his wounds were healed and he opened his eyes. However, his eyes became red slits and instead of standing, he took an animal stance. Then his skin began to peal off from the Kyuubi's chakra. His skin that was peeled off burned away and black smoke was released from it. The black smoke then began to cover him which obscured him from everyone's eyes.

"RRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!"

A while later, a demonic roar came from the smoke which dissipated it. What stood there was something only that can be described as a demon. Menma's whole body was covered in malicious red chakra and he had 4 tails coming from his back. His eyes were white and his teeth became sharp.

Naruto looked at Menma's fox mode and scoffed. He said, "Did you really think using the Kyuubi's chakra will give you an edge against me? You are severely wrong. All it did give you was make you much more durable for me to beat you up. And since you are willing to use such a killing move."

Naruto's body began to shake and then his muscles began to bulge. All the muscles in his arms, legs, chest and abdomen bulged so much that his upper clothes were ripped apart from the increase of his muscles. His iron vest was ripped into several pieces. His gauntlets exploded from the increase of his arms muscles. Even his cloth that covered his face was ripped apart.

*Biki* *Biki* *Keerriipp* *Biki* *Biki* *Keerriipp*

Naruto grit his teeth as his muscles expanded. He said, "Then I too shall use my own deadly moves as well!"

Naruto began to release a good amount of killing intent that affected Menma a bit. Genma who was in the arena was brought onto his knees. The people near the arena also fell to their knees from the killing intent Naruto released.

All over the arena, the females blushed as they gazed upon Naruto's muscles. Some even fainted from nose bleeds. Naruto's girl friends also blushed as they look at their boyfriend's well developed body. The men were very envious and jealous as they see his muscles.

In The Kage Section

Minato's jaw hit the floor when he saw how buffed his son has become. It was really impossible for someone of his age to have that kind of muscles.

The Raikage A was smiling excitingly when he saw that there was someone like him who wants to show off their muscles.

Raikage stand up and exclaimed, "YEAH! FINALLY! SOMEONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN MUSCLES! SHOW THE WORLD WHAT MUSCLES CAN DO BOY! THOSE WHO HAVE MUSCLES ARE THE STRONGEST THERE IS! BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOUR OPPONENT! YEAH! MUSCLES RULES!"

Mei was blushing madly and blood flowed from her nose as well. She wiped away the blood from her nose and thought 'This Naruto must indeed be the one who helped us against Yagura. I knew that he was strong but to think that he developed this much within a few year? She would gladly have him as her husband.'

In The Arena

Naruto said, "But before I can beat you into a bloody pulp."

Naruto formed some hand signs and slammed them on the ground and shouted, "Earth Style Earth Hardening!"

The ground of the arena began to harden and change in color. Everyone saw that the arena's floor began to turn white. Soon the dirt floor hardened into Marble floor.

Naruto stood back up to his full height and said, "I turned the floor into hard marble. This will not only give us good grip on the floor but it will also give sever pain when someone crashes into it. Now. Come at me with intent to kill or I will kill you for disappointing me."

Menma growled in rage and charged at him with immense speed that he disappeared in a blur. However, in Naruto's eyes, he clearly saw where Menma was. Menma appeared in front of Naruto and swiped his claw at him but Naruto ducked under it and flip backwards and *Bash* kicked Menma under his jaw with such force that he was launched upwards into the sky. Everyone in the audience looked up at their Jinchuuriki in shock that a genin countered his attack.

When Menma stopped in the air, he looked around for his prey but he failed to realize that he became the prey himself for someone much more dangerous than the Kyuubi's chakra mode. When Menma looked to his left, Naruto appeared in black lightning. Naruto was upside down with his right leg bent back. Menma got only one second to see his enemy when Naruto *Bash* gave a powerful kick to his head. This launched Menma downwards towards the hard marble floor like a meteor.

*Crash* *Boom*

A large explosive shockwave was released when Menma hit the marble floor. Menma squirmed in pain as his bones were cracked or crushed from the kick and the impact on the hard marble floor. The Kyuubi's chakra healed his wounds and he stood back up searching for his enemy. He looked up and saw Naruto diving towards him. Menma grinned that he got his chance to hurt him. He raised his arms to grab Naruto in his claws with intent to rip him apart. However, that didn't go as he planned it.

When Naruto was upon Menma, he spun once while grabbing both of Menma's arms, which stopped his attack. Naruto then used the spin's momentum to *Bash* dive his knee into Menma's face. Menma was thrust into the marble floor and *Crunch* his face bones were crushed from the hit.

After diving Menma into the marble floor, Naruto jumped back and landed a few meters away from the Jinchuuriki. The audience was left speechless at the brutal display of Taijutsu and how easily he was beating around their village's hero.

The Raikage was smiling widely at Naruto's close quarter skills. Since he himself likes to fight in close range, his vote for Naruto was in his pocket. He was very impressed with the boy's skill. Ōnoki was not a fan of close combat but he had to agree with Raikage that Naruto's display of strength and skill was very impressive. He had his vote for Naruto. Mei already had her vote for Naruto as she was blushing and drooling at the same time when she checked the muscles on every inch of Naruto's body.

The daimyos were left with shocked and awe faces. When the Fire daimyo saw the other daimyo's faces, he chuckled and gave face that said 'I told you so'.

Rasa(Orichimaru) was grinning at the display of Naruto's skill. He wanted Sasuke as his next vessel but this Naruto intrigued him more. He plans to get him as his next vessel in the future.

Minato had a different reaction. He sat on his chair with a shocked and awe face. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He, his wife Kushina, Tsunade and Jiraiya trained Menma and Narumi for the past years. But here it is, his son Menma is getting the shit beat out of him by his eldest son who didn't receive any training from him or anyone he knew. How can this be possible? How did Naruto get this strong? Who trained him? Minato didn't know what he should do. He just prayed that Naruto would forgive them for what his family did to him.

Menma pulled himself out from the marble floor and glared hatefully at Naruto. He was getting pissed off more and more that his loser of a brother was beating him around like a rag doll.

Naruto said, "What's the matter Menma? You have all of the advantages of holding the Kyuubi's chakra and yet you can't even strike me once or even put a scratch me. If I am a loser and trash in your eyes, then what does that make you in my eyes? Nothing."

Menma roared with rage at that comment and charged at him. He swung his claws widely at Naruto who simply dodged at the last second with ease. Menma kept on swinging widely but every attack were easily dodged by Naruto. Naruto kept on dodging and moving back slowly. He was bringing Menma and himself towards the center of the arena.

When they reached the center point of the arena, Naruto said, "You got so high on your pedestal that you have failed to take notice of other people around you that far surpass a spoiled brat like you."

Menma growled and he swung his claws at Naruto while saying, "No! You are the trash! You are the loser! You don't deserve to be a part of our family! You need to die for bringing shame and pain on my family's names!"

Naruto simply dodged with a bored face and said, "Ohhh. So you think that a weakling like me does not deserve to be a part of my family? Well, that is something that we both can agree on."

Minato winced at that comment. Did Naruto not want to be a part of their family anymore? He began to fear what this decision would do to his wife.

Naruto dodged some more and said, "Let me show you who the weakling here is."

Naruto raised his right arm up and the muscles in the arm bulged in size. Then with a roar, Naruto brought his right arm down upon the marble floor like an axe.

"RRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

*Crash* *Throom* *Crumble*

Naruto's attack left the entire audience in wide eyes and their jaws hit the floor. They couldn't believe what they were seeing with their eyes. His attack completely split the entire arena's floor into two pieces.

Menma was taken back by this sudden show of immense strength. He felt some fear at the back of his mind but his pride wouldn't let him. He jumped back and planned his next move. However, Naruto squashed his plans at what he did next.

Naruto said, "Where do you think you're going you little shit? You sacred? If so, then you should be!"

*Crash*

Naruto stomped the part of the arena on which Menma was standing. What happened next shocked the entire audience again. On half of the arena floor was tilted upwards from Naruto's strong stomp. Menma was stuck on the arena as it raised vertically which shocked him. He couldn't believe that his loser of a brother was capable of doing feats like this.

When the audience saw one half of the arena's floor tilting upwards, their eyes popped out of their heads and their jaws hit the floor. All of them had one thing to say about this.

"EEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!??????"

Naruto didn't stop there. When one half of the arena's floor was raised up vertically with Menma sticking on it, he jumped towards him. The muscles in both of his arms were bulging as he readied his next devastating attack. Naruto appeared in front of the still shocked Menma and pulled both of his arms back while curling his hands into fists. Naruto then displayed a devastating move that mad Gai and Lee proud.

Naruto shouted, "Strong Fist Barrage!"

Like the names implies, Naruto unleashed a barrage of powerful punches at Menma who couldn't defend himself against hundreds of attacks. Menma felt every part of his body being pulverized under the hail of punches. He couldn't even scream as his neck, jaw and mouth were crushed under the strong punches.

*Bash* *Bash* *Crunch* *Bash* *Crunch* *Bash* *Bash* *Crunch* *Bash* *Bash* *Crunch*

Under each powerful punch, Menma's bones were broken or crushed. His red flesh was being tenderized by the continuously blows. Menma couldn't think as his body was ridden with broken bones and immense pain flowing through it. The Kyuubi's chakra didn't help as it only healed his wounds and bone. The pain remained.

The audience was watching the brutal beating in awe and disbelief. They couldn't believe that the demon brat they beat in the past years was now strong enough to beat their village's hero. No. Naruto dominated this battle completely. It was a one sided battle. The civilians and even some shinobi were now sacred as they realized how screwed they are. They beat Naruto at such a young age because of the Kyuubi's soul he held inside of him and now he's become much stronger. Stronger to beat a Jinchuuriki in his berserk state. Now they will face a powerful Naruto after this tournament and there is nothing they can do about it but face his wrath.

After Naruto unleashed his barrage of fist, he gave one strong punch *Bash* at Menma's face that pushed the half tilted arena floor back down.

*Crash*

After the arena floor was back down, Naruto landed on the other half of the arena. He crossed his arms and waited patiently for Menma to come out. After a while, Menma dragged himself out of the crater and stood up. He gritted his teeth as he tries to ignore the pain that flowed throughout his battered bruised body but with all of the red malicious chakra covering his body, no one could see how badly damaged his body was.

Naruto said, "So, tell me Menma. Who is the loser now? Who is the trash now? Who is the fucking weakling now? Please. Tell me."

Menma was now drowning in pure rage. How dare this trash mock him? How dare this trash beat him around like this? How dare this trash humiliate him in front of the entire audience and important figures? His pride took over and let the Kyuubi take over his body and mind.

"GGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

Menma has now become an enraged berserk Jinchuuriki whose only goal is to destroy his enemy in front of him which was Naruto. Anyone else who gets in his way now would be killed.

Naruto said, "Is that all you can do? Roar at your enemy? Heh. This is what it perfectly means that the weakest roars the loudest. You are a perfect example of that."

With another roar, Menma charged at Naruto with intent to rip him apart and kill him but this time, Naruto didn't move from his spot or make any attempt to dodge. When Menma reached Naruto, he then unleashed his own powerful punches and clawed at him but to Naruto, they only felt like a bear was hitting him. Which to him was nothing but weak hits as he has been hit harder than that. Much much harder.

*Bash* *Bash* *Smash* *Bash*

As Menma was trying to beat up Naruto for a while, he became bored and decided to insult him more. Naruto said, "Ha ha! Do you fight all of your enemies with your blind rage? Or is it just me?"

"GGGGGRRRRAAAAHHHH!!!"

*Bash* *Bash* *Smash* *Bash*

Menma roared in rage and attack Naruto again but he simply brushed them off like his attack were nothing to him. Which was true by the way.

Naruto again mocked him by saying, "Oh! Do you have an umbrella? Because I think I felt a rain drop. A really really reeeeeaaaaaalllllllyyyyy pathetic tiny insignificant rain drop."

"RRRRROOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRRR!!!"

*Bash* *Smash* *Bash*

Naruto didn't feel much from his attacker and mocked him again, "Get it through your thick skull and pea sized brain Menma. Your attacks, your speed, your skills, your jutsu, even the Kyuubi's chakra! Everything that you throw at me is useless!"

*Bash*

Naruto punched Menma in his left cheek which lunged him back. Menma's thoughts were stopped from that punch as blood spilled out from his opened mouth. He was again shocked to see how this trash stopped his mindless attack with a single punch. He will not take this anymore!

As Menma was being pushed back, he used the Kyuubi's chakra to create a clone of himself which emerged from his back. The clone then swiped his claw at Naruto's abdomen with intent to cut him in half.

*Shing*

Unfortunately, the attack was useless against Naruto as his muscles were much stronger than his attack. Only a few scratches were left from the attack.

This infuriated Menma who growled and jumped back. The clone vanished back into his back. Menma roared to the sky and several small blue and red orbs were ejected out of his body. The blue and red chakra orbs were scattered around the arena. He then brought all four of his tails in front of his face. Then all of the scattered blue and red orbs began to gather in front of Menma's face where they merged into a single purple ball.

After all of the blue and red orbs were fused into one purple orb to the size of a football, it began to shrink as it was being compressed. The purple orb shrank to the size of 5CM ball which sent out a small shockwave that destroyed the area around Menma.

The purple orb was a small concentrated ball of pure visible chakra. The audience visibly trembled as they felt power coming off from the purple orb.

Naruto said, "What are you going to do with that? It's such a waste of chakra. Such a waste of potential."

Menma growled and opened his mouth wide. He then ate the whole thing in a single bite.

*Chomp* *Gulp*

Menma suddenly fell on the floor as his body became much heavier with that much chakra. Naruto chuckled and said, "Well what do you know. You should never eat things that can make you sluggish."

*Biki*

Suddenly Menma's body increased in size. His body became a ball shape because of the chakra inside his body began to expand and released its concentrated energy.

Naruto laughed and mocked him, "Seriously? You should never over eat. Now look at what happened to you. At least Choji's clan can utilize all of those calories to chakra for their jutsu! But what about you!? HUH! You should seriously let it out Menma. It's looking bad for you. ..... And you're looking a bit sick."

Menma growled in rage and opened his mouth. When he did this, he shot all of the chakra that was inside of his body, towards Naruto in the form of a beam that destroyed everything in its path.

*Booom*

The audience behind Naruto immediately screamed in fear and began to scatter away as they saw the destructive beam heading in their direction. Minato immediately stood up and was about to do something to defend the civilians from his son's attack but stopped when Raikage said something.

Raikage said, "Hey! Why isn't that Naruto brat moving out of the beam's path!?"

Minato asked in shock, "What!?"

Minato and the other Kage looked in confusion and shock at Naruto who didn't budge from his position. Heck! He didn't even look like he was worried for a second. They all gasped at what Naruto did next.

Naruto just smirked and raised one of his hands in front of him. When the beam made contact with his hand, the destructive beam began to seep into his hand. Naruto was using the Preta Path to absorb the destructive beam and within seconds, the beam disappeared and was absorbed into his hand.

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"......EH!????"

Silence reign the air as everyone stood shocked and awed at what just happened. Even the terrified civilians stopped in their tracks and looked at Naruto in disbelief. They were just seconds before they were about to die but were saved by none other than Naruto.

Naruto pointed at Menma and said, "Hah! You suck!"

Naruto's friend laughed at that. Even some civilians joined them. Minato stood shocked at his eldest son's unique skill. The other Kages were also shocked to see something like this.

Naruto said with a serious tone, "Are you done? Good. Cause now I am not holding back. I will now show what my true strength really is!"

*Crash* *Crack* *Crumble*

Naruto raised his left leg and stomped it on the marble floor which made several cracks spread around on one half of the arena floor.

Genma who was acting as a referee for the match, who has been dodging these two genin's destructive attacks, sweat drop at the display of Naruto's monstrous strength.

Genma thought 'Where is the time when genins just pass with simple techniques?'

*Crash* *Crash* *Crash* *Crash* *Crash*

Naruto then took a few but very heavy and powerful steps that not only made huge cracks on one half of the arena's floor but also shook the whole arena as well. The audience was shaking as the whole arena trembled from Naruto's powerful steps. Even his friends were having a hard time to stand still.

Kiba asked, "What the hell is Naruto doing!?"

Lee said, "While Naruto is driving his foot into the floor, he's already .... what's with that insane foot work!?"

Choji said, "I don't know!? Do you have any knowledge about this Shikamaru!?"

Shikamaru shook his head and said, "Troublesome. I don't know what Naruto's doing but I think he is preparing a powerful strike!"

Gai said, "Hmm. I think I know what Naruto is doing."

Tenten asked, "You do? What's Naruto doing?"

Gai said, "There was a theory in the past but was never proven. According to the theory, the more powerful steps you take, the stronger your attacks become. But with the level of Naruto's foot work ....? I don't know how strong his attacks will become as I have never seen such an extreme example of it before!"

Ino said, "Seriously!? Just how much stronger has Naruto become!?"

As Naruto took powerful steps, he was getting closer to the still shocked Menma. These powerful steps was Ash's idea. By taking powerful steps, kinetic energy is generated from this which he then absorbs from his feet and into his fist. After gathering a huge amount of kinetic energy, he was ready. Naruto appeared in front of Menma in the blink of an eye and pulled his right fist back.

Naruto shouted, "CLENCH YOUR TEETH! HOOOOORAAYAA!"

*BAASSSHHHH*

Naruto gave a devastating punch to Menma's gut which launched him on the other side of the arena's wall. He was launched with such force that he *Crash* crashed through the wall and flew into the village. On his path, Menma crashed through several buildings without stopping which further damaged his body. After crashing through several buildings, Menma finally crashed into the ground but he bounced a few times before *Crash* crashing into the gate of the village's entrance. Scratch that. Menma crashed and broke through the gate and fell outside of the village.

Menma was launched all the way from the arena and he landed outside of the village. When the punch made contact with Menma, all of the kinetic energy was released into his body, damaging and breaking his body beyond the point that it would take a good amount of time to heal. That final punch was too much for Menma. The immense amount of pain coursing through his body made him lose consciousness while the Kyuubi's chakra slowly healed his broken body.

Back At The Arena

The entire audience, plus the Kages and Daimyos were silent as they have just witnessed the sheer display of strength a genin has showed to them. This genin. This .... Naruto has left the entire audience, even his own friends speechless. He has just shown the world how he took on the most powerful Jinchuuriki, the container of the Kyuubi, and literally beat him around like a rag doll. Naruto completely controlled this fight and he utterly dominated his opponent.

In The Kage Section

All five Kages were left in utter shock. Raikage was shocked and awed to see a genin who not only displayed his muscles but beat a Jinchuuriki with nothing but Taijutsu. He was greatly impressed by Naruto. Onoki was shocked and interested in Naruto as he saw how fast and strong he was. He was further impressed when Naruto made the destructive beam disappeared with his hand. Mei was now 100% sure that the Naruto in the arena was the same Naruto who helped her in fighting Yagura's forces.

Rasa(Orichimaru) was now more interested in Naruto than Sasuke Uchiha. He was mesmerized with Naruto's strength and durability. Just thinking of what treasures his body holds made him grin under his mask.

Minato was left in utter shock and dumbfounded at Naruto's skill. He just saw his son Menma, the holder of the Kyuubi's chakra, get beaten around like a rag doll by his eldest son Naruto, who didn't receive any training from him or his family. Naruto has completely beaten Menma, the village's hero, in front of everyone with nothing but Taijutsu!

Minato was happy that Naruto was not some weakling but he immediately became sorrowful when he realized how he treated him in the past. Apologizing to him was the least of his worries. With such strength, he would think that Naruto would either beat him up or leave the village and join another minor village. If Naruto joined another village, then that village will become a powerful village that will rival other villages. No. He needs Naruto to stay in this village but how? He already knows that Naruto hates him and his family. There must be another way to keep him here.

In The Daimyo Section

The Daimyos were all impressed to the core by Naruto's display of skills. The Fire daimyo was extremely happy that Naruto was this strong and he was his friend and worked for him. If any future enemy attacks the Fire daimyo, then he does not need to worry because Naruto will wipe them out with ease.

In The Arena

Genma gulped and shakily raised his hand and announced, "W-winner Naruto Vajura!"

No one clapped as they were still in a shocked state. Naruto's friends were the only ones who clapped and cheered for his victory.

"You bastard! How dare you make a fool out of us!"

The happy moment was broken when a spoiled brat shouted. This brat was none other than the other hero of the village, Narumi. She was standing on the rail as her whole body was covered in the Kyuubi's chakra.

She shouted, "How dare a no name trash like you beat Menma!? He is your better! You should have bowed to him and let him beat you up!"

Narumi's skin peeled off by the red chakra and black smoke surrounded her body. From within the smoke, she shouted, "A clanless loser like you should know your place! Which is beneath our feet!"

The smoke dissipate and Narumi was now in a berserk Kyuubi made. She shouted, "And I am going to show you your true place trash!?"

*Boom*

Narumi used the railing to push herself towards Naruto with such strength, that the railings exploded under the pressure. She flew towards Naruto with murderous intent. How dare this trash humiliate them in front of everyone! She will kill him and restore honor to her and her brother's clan.

Naruto's back was facing her which only angered her more. He wasn't even listening to her as he was preparing his next attack for her. She became blinded by rage and lunged at him, ready to kill him. She would kill him and rip his head off. She will then show everyone his head and boast how a weakling like him can never beat them. However, that didn't go as she planned inside her head.

As Narumi was coming closer, Naruto gathered huge amount of strength into his right leg. He then *CRASH* stomped the other half of the arena's floor which made the entire arena along with the audience jump a bit. He stomped the arena so hard that several huge cracks spread throughout half of the arena which destroyed it completely. Naruto gathered a huge amount of kinetic energy from this stomp and sent it into his left leg.

After gathering a huge amount of kinetic energy into his left leg, Naruto spun around on his right leg and swung his left leg into Narumi's chest.

*BAASSHH*

Narumi's world went dark as soon as the kick made contact with her. She was planing to kill her loser of a brother but it completely turned upside down. She received a powerful kick in her chest which not only *Crack* destroyed her rib cage but the kinetic energy was released inside her body which destroyed more and more of her body. The kick sent her soaring towards the arena's wall and *Crash* she crashed through it and flew straight throughout the village and into the outskirt of the village.

Again, silence took hold of the arena. This time Naruto beat another Jinchuuriki with a single strike! Naruto lowered his leg foot on the ground and stood at his full height. He gazed at the audience's shocked and eyes full of disbelief. He liked this. Seeing as the weakest beat their strongest with ease. His eyes then stopped upon the person that he hated with all of his heart. Minato. He glared at that bastard with killing Intent. Minato flinched from the killing Intent that Naruto was sending him.

Genma announced, "Narumi Uzumaki Namikaze has been disqualified for attacking Naruto Vajura! Winner Tenten due to disqualification!"

Naruto's friends laughed at that. Narumi straight out attacked Naruto who was not her opponent. Thus she has been disqualified. Tenten who was suppose to fight Narumi was now the winner because her opponent was disqualified.

Minato told his ANBU to bring his two children Menma and Narumi back into the village and send them to the hospital. The ANBU nodded and left the arena in search for the Hokage's children. When they were found, the ANBU brought them to the hospital where they doctors began to heal them.

As Naruto was leaving the arena, Genma said, "Next match is between Gaara and Kankuro! Will the two come down to the arena!"

Gaara VS Kankuro

Gaara appeared in the arena in a swirl of sand. Kankuro's eyes were immediately filled with fear. He raised his hand and shouted, "I surrender! I don't want to fight Gaara! I'll die if I fight him!"

Genma said, "Winner Gaara of the desert!"

The audience booed Kankuro for being a wuss but he didn't mind as he gets to live. Also, he needs to be ready for the secret invasion.

Genma said, "Next match will be between Naruto Vajura and Gaara! Will the two please come- oh! You two are already present."

Naruto didn't even have enough time to leave the arena when his next match was up in no time but he didn't mind. He was now going to fight Gaara. Both Gaara and Naruto look at each other in silence as they got ready to fight.

Genma said, "Are both sides ready! Now ... Beg-!?"

Genma didn't get to finish his sentence when a swirl of leaves formed in the center of the arena. From the swirling leafs, two people appeared which made Naruto angry. Sakura immediately cheered for one of the people. Kakashi and Sasuke have arrived in the arena.

Kakashi was reading one of his prone books and said, "Sorry we're late. We were a bit busy with Sasuke's training. Where is his opponent?"

Genma said, "Unfortunately, Sasuke Uchiha has been disqualified due to being late for his match."

This shocked Kakashi and Sasuke both. Sasuke said, "How dare you disqualify me!? I am an elite Uchiha! I demand that I fight in this tournament!"

Kakashi looked arond the arena and saw so much destruction. His eyes then fell on Naruto. His eyes widen when he saw a replica of Minato but shook his head when he realized who Naruto was. He was the holder of the Kyuubi's soul. This made his hate for the Kyuubi raise.

Kakashi said, "Hey Genma. Why doesn't Sasuke fight Naruto?"

Genma asked, "Why should he? This isn't his match."

Kakashi said, "Well, most of the people are here to see Sasuke fight and when he wins against Naruto, he would get to fight that kid over there with the gourd. I mean that would be a lot interesting to see Sasuke's fight rather than a weak genin like Naruto, right?"

Genma was disgusted by what Kakashi said. He shook his head and said, "I can't do that Kakashi. Naruto has earned his match and besides, he is not weak as you think he is."

Sasuke said, "What? That loser is not weak. Hmph. A clanless loser like him is nothing against an elite Uchiha like me!"

Kakashi said, "That's right Sasuke. He is nothing against you."

Kakashi then turned towards Naruto and said, "Now Naruto. Why don't you fight with Sasuke. I don't think you will win but just hang in there, okay?"

Naruto chuckled and said, "You really are too blind for your own good, Kakashi."

Kakashi asked with a glare, "What do you mean by that Naruto?"

Naruto said, "It's simple. Your head is so far up in your ass that you can't see the truth in front of you. Pathetic. The son of the famous White Fang turns out to be a piece of trash. What a waste of space."

Kakashi was shaking with rage when he was insulted. He said, "I choose my words correctly .. demon."

Naruto stopped laughing and said with a serious face, "And as for my response to you Kakashi?"

*Crash*

Naruto appeared in front of Kakashi with speed that left both Gaara and Sasuke in shock. Naruto grabbed Kakashi's face and slammed his head into he marble floor. A small crater was formed under his head.

Naruto said, "A weakling and a hypocrite like you has no say in anything. Out of my sight you piece of trash!"

Naruto then flung Kakashi to the side with one hand. Kakashi was thrown with enough force to *Crash* crash into the audience's wall. He pulled himself out from the wall and staggered for a bit. He glared hatefully at Naruto for disrespecting him.

When Kakashi was about to charge at Naruto, Gai said, "Hey Kakashi! Stop interfering with the match and get your ass out from the arena! Everyone is waiting to see a good match!"

Kakashi was shocked that Gai used the word "Ass". He never used those kind of words against anyone. Not even on him as his rival. Kakashi glared at Naruto one more time before jumping up the railing and met with Gai.

Kakashi asked, "Hey Gai. When did you start using such language?"

Gai said, "Ever since I found you unworthy of being my rival."

Kakashi said, "What? Never mind. What's with all of the destruction? And when did the arena get a marble floor?"

Gai chuckled and said, "You can thank Naruto for that."

Kakashi said, "What?"

Gai said, "The hard marble floor? The splitting of the arena into two pieces? The destruction of the arena's floor? It was all Naruto."

Kakashi said, "No. You must be joking. A dem- weak genin like Naruto couldn't possibly do this much damage."

Gai snorted and said, "That is why you are not my rival anymore. You have failed to see the potential in others. All you do now is focus your attention on the last Uchiha."

Kakashi said, "Gai. You know that is because-"

Gai cut him off and said, "It has something to do with one of your dead friends, right? Even so, what you are doing is favoritism which would insult your dead friend!"

Kakashi shook his head and said, "You don't know anything Gai. You didn't know my friend and what he did in his dying breath."

Gai scoffed and said, "On the contrary, I know exactly what your friend did."

In The Arena

Genma said, "Sasuke Uchiha. Please leave the arena, so that the match between Naruto Vajura and Gaara can begin."

Sasuke said, "Why should I leave? I am an elite Uchiha who should be fighting them! It's my right!"

Genma said, "Sasuke Uchiha. If you don't leave the arena, I will be forced to-"

Naruto raised his hand and Genma asked, "Yes. What is it Naruto?"

Naruto said, "I don't mind having Sasuke fight us."

Genma asked, "What about Gaara?"

Naruto shrugged his shoulder and said, "I'm sure he doesn't mind either."

Genma looked towards Gaara and asked, "You don't mind having Sasuke join this match, do you?"

Gaara said, "I don't mind it at all. This way, I get to kill both of them."

Sasuke said in a smug tone, "Well, it looks like you at least see who your better is loser."

Naruto said, "You're right. I see you as nothing more than a stepping stone for my plans."

Sasuke snarled in rage at that comment. Genma looked towards Minato who nodded. He nodded himself and said, "Okay. The match has been changed! Gaara Vs Sasuke Uchiha VS Naruto Vajura! Are all of you ready? Now ... Begin!"

Sasuke immediately lunged at Naruto and said, "I will show you who the better one here is trash!"

Naruto did a hand sign that said "Bring it on" which only angered Sasuke. Sasuke punched and kicked Naruto but he deflected all of them by moving his hands in a circular manner. Sasuke pulled out a kunai and attempted to cut him but *Crackle* the blade simply broke against his tough skin. Sasuke growled and continued to fight Naruto, even if his attacks were useless against him.

Gaara saw his two preys fighting with each other and were ignoring him. He observed them fighting and saw that Sasuke's attacks were completely ineffective against Naruto. So he decided to get rid of the weaker one. The gourd on his back expelled a lot of sand that went like a wave towards Sasuke. The sand approached him from behind in order to catch him off guard.

However, Sasuke felt something coming from behind him and quickly jumped away. He saw that a lot of sand went pass him and instead of getting him, the sand grabbed Naruto. Sasuke grinned when he saw Naruto being wrapped in sand as he knew what was going to happen next. Gaara was going to kill Naruto.

Sasuke said, "See this loser? You are nothing special. You can't even catch up with me, an elite Uchiha and now you will die! Ha ha ha ha!"

Gaara said, "Mother ... I am sorry for feeding you some nasty blood in the forest. But this time, I will now feed you some tasty blood. It will be delicious."

In The Audience

Kankuro in the audience said, "Finally, Gaara is beginning his conversation with that thing. This is bad."

Temari besides him said, "I have never seen Gaara like this before a fight. Is he really that much of an opponent?"

Kakashi said, "Well, I'm sorry to say that Naruto is going to die."

Kakashi was happy on the inside that the demon is finally going to die. But his happiness vanished at what Asuma said next.

Asuma said, "Don't count your chickens before they hatch Kakashi."

Kakashi asked, "What? What do you mean?"

Kurenai said, "Just watch and you will understand not to underestimate Naruto Vajura."

In The Arena

When Gaara's sand covered Naruto's whole body, Gaara clenched his fist and said, "Sand Style Sand Coffin"

*Crunch*

The sand wrapped around Naruto was compressed and sound of crunching was emitted from it which meant that Naruto was crushed. Sasuke just smirked at his death. He was getting in his way of obtaining power and now, he has been taken care of.

In The Kage Section

Minato felt his heart ache when he saw his son being killed right in front of him. The other Kage were a bit disappointed in Naruto's death. Mei was sniffing that Naruto was now dead and she can't marry such a hunk. Ōnoki clicked his tongue for wasting such a powerful shinobi. Raikage slammed his fist on the railing for the loss of a muscle shinobi. Rasa(Orichimaru) was disappointed that he lost a great experiment material.

In The Daimyo Section

The daimyo were shocked and sadden by Naruto's death. However, the Fire daimyo still believed that his friend Naruto was alive. And he was right.

In The Audience

Kakashi was smiling on the inside at Naruto's death. However, he became confused when he saw the genins were not affected by his death. They just stood there as they kept on looking at the sand that crushed Naruto.

Kakashi asked, "What's the matter? Why aren't you affected by Naruto's death?"

Kiba said, "That's easy Kakashi. Naruto's not dead."

Kakashi said in confusion, "Huh?"

Ino said, "It will take more than some sand to beat him."

Shino said, "Correct. Naruto has become physically stronger than the rest of us. Thus his body muscles have become much harder than before. Which means that Naruto is fine under all of that crushing sand."

Shikamaru said, "Troublesome. Naruto is going to beat both of them with ease."

Kakashi said, "Don't joke about that. Naruto is a weak genin and always will be. He is nothing to Sasuke."

Asuma said, "That is where you are wrong Kakashi."

Kakashi asked, "What?"

Asuma said, "With the amount of strength Naruto has shown everyone, I think that he could even fight toe to toe with our Hokage."

Kakashi said, "That's impossible! For that, he has to be-"

Asuma said, "Very strong and talented? Yes. Naruto is just that. While you can't seem to see past your hatred, others have seen his full potential and helped him. With proper training, I can guarantee that Naruto can become the world's strongest shinobi. There will be no equal to him in power or skill. Naruto will be one of a kind."

In The Arena

Sasuke looked at Gaara and said, "I will at least thank you for getting rid of that thorn out of my life. Now let me show you who you are fighting against!"

However, Gaara didn't pay attention to him. He was looking at the sand which still stood there. Sasuke followed his gaze and looked at the pile of sand standing there where Naruto was just moments ago. Everyone's eyes widen when the pile of sand bulged a bit. From that bulge, a hand came out. The hand then grabbed the sand and ripped it off into pieces. Soon an uninjured Naruto emerged from the sand that was meant to kill him.

Gaara, Temari and Kankruo looked at Naruto in disbelief. The Sand Coffin was meant to kill anyone in one go but that jutsu didn't worked against Naruto. He wasn't even scratched!

Sasuke growled that Naruto was not dead. He said, "Hey loser! How did you survive that!?"

Naruto said, "Eat lots of vegetables and milk and exercise a lot. Then your muscles will become hard enough to survive anything even Gaara's crushing sand."

Sasuke snarled, "Liar! Tell me the truth, you trash!"

Naruto said, "You can't handle the truth."

Sasuke roared and charged madly towards Naruto. He was intent on killing him but every attack he sent was blocked, deflected and even dodged. Gaara again used his sand to wrap Naruto in it and used "Sand Style Sand Coffin" but Naruto was unaffected by this and simply walked through the sand with ease.

Gaara then shot projectiles like "Sand Shuriken" but they failed to even put a scratch on Naruto who wasn't even paying attention to him for the time being. Sasuke lunged at him with a kick but Naruto simply grabbed his leg and then proceeded to slam him on the floor several times like a rag doll.

*Crash* *Crash* *Crash* *Crash* *Crash*

After slamming Sasuke for several times, Naruto then threw him towards the arena's wall.

Naruto scoffed and said, "Puny Uchiha."

Sasuke was pretty injured from that merciless beating but he managed to spin himself and landed on the wall instead of crashing. Sasuke then ran up the wall and reached the highest point. After reaching the highest point, Sasuke glared down at Naruto with hate filled eyes.

Sasuke said, "How dare you humiliate me like that trash!? You are nothing to me! I am an elite Uchiha!"

Sasuke crouched down and grabbed his left arm. He then began to gather chakra into his left arm and soon, white lightning sparks around his arm. Then they become brighter and emitted a sound like thousand birds were chirping.

*ChiChiChiChiChiChiChiChi*

Sasuke looked at Naruto with a mad smile. He said, "I will show you who you are messing with, trash!"

Sasuke then began to run down the wall and charged straight towards Naruto who didn't move. He wasn't even worried about his lightning jutsu. In fact, Naruto seemed a bit bored. Sasuke only got angry at Naruto's behavior and charged at him with his left lightning hand stretched out.

When Sasuke reached Naruto, he thrust his lightning hand into Naruto's chest and shouted, "Die you trash! Chidori!"

However, before the Chidori could even touch him, Naruto, without making any hand signs, said, "Plasma Style Plasma Armor"

*Crackle* *Cracrackle*

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Immediately Sasuke screamed in pain as he was heavily shocked and thrown back. He was thrown back quite a good distance away from Naruto. When he couldn't get up because his body was being continuously shocked he turned his head towards Naruto. He along with the rest of the audience stared in shock at what just happened. Naruto was now covered in a sphere of pure hardened Plasma Chakra. Plasma chakra is made when combining Wind and Fire chakra. Within this sphere, Naruto was protected against all kind of attacks. The sphere even reflected and damaged any enemy who dared touch it.

The Kage, the Daimyo and the entire audience were left utter speechless at the very rare jutsu Naruto just displayed. Even the Raikage, a lightning user couldn't recognize the jutsu Naruto did but it was an powerful defensive and offensive jutsu.

In The Audience

Kakashi was stunned into stupidity when he saw Naruto of all has beaten his prized student Sasuke with ease.

Asuma saw this and said, "So, what did you said about Naruto being weak?"

Kakashi stutter, "What .. but .. that ... how?"

Gai laughed and said, "It's because you have failed to see Naruto's true potential. Because of your hatred for the Kyuubi, you only saw Naruto as a demon. That is why Sasuke lost to him as he severely underestimated him."

In The Arena

The plasma sphere disappeared and Naruto then walked towards Sasuke who laid on the floor. He asked, "Hmmm. What did you say to me about messing with you? What was all that talk about how an elite Uchiha you are and about showing me who I am fighting with? Huh? I'm waiting."

Sasuke couldn't speak as he was being shocked. He simply growled and glared hatefully at him. Naruto sighed and said, "If you want to boast about your blood and stuff, then simply become stronger. Don't go and take on more than you chew Sasuke. This is what will happen in the real world. Now, please leave so that Gaara and I can fight without any nuisances."

Naruto saw that Sasuke couldn't even move after being shocked. He sighed and bent down to grab Sasuke's leg. He then threw Sasuke towards Kakashi who grabbed him and glared at Naruto who simply ignored him as he was an insignificant thing to him. Naruto then looked towards Gaara and saw his sand swirling around him in a protective manner.

Naruto said, "Sorry about that. Now that we are alone, shall we dance?"

Gaara nodded and his sand transformed into several hands made of sand. Both of them got ready for their fight. Naruto Vajura, the former Jinchuuriki of nine tail Kyuubi VS Gaara of the desert, the current container of the one tail Shukaku.

Play this epic battle music

Naruto charged at Gaara who used his floating sand hands to fight him. When the sand hands flew at Naruto, he *Bash* punched and *Bash* kicked them with such force that they exploded from the impact. None of the sand hands were even getting close to Naruto as he punched them instantly.

Instead of sending one or two sand hands, Gaara sent all twenty of his sand hands at Naruto but it didn't stop him from charging at Gaara. Naruto saw the incoming sand hands and when they were close enough, Naruto's left arm muscles bulge in size. Then he swung his left arm horizontally with such force that a powerful wind pressure was released from his swing that flew towards the incoming sand hands. The wind pressure was so strong that all of the sand hands were destroyed by it and caused a small shockwave to be released.

After dealing with the sand hands, Naruto lunged at Gaara and began to swing his fists around. Gaara was not that good in close quarter combat, so he jumped back and dodged the attacks. Just barely. Naruto saw Gaara having some trouble in fighting close range, so he increased the speed of his attacks. Sand began to swirl around Gaara in order to protect him but Naruto's punches easily broke through them. After punching several times, Naruto spun around and gave a powerful kick. Gaara saw this and immediately covered himself in a cocoon of sand to protect himself.

*Bash*

However, when Naruto's kick made contact with the sand, Gaara was shocked that he and his sand were kicked back with such force that a huge trench was made as he was pushed back along with his sand. Naruto's kick was strong and heavy.

Temari and Kankuro were shocked as well. No one has managed to push Gaara. Not even a centimeter but here is Naruto who was fighting equally against Gaara and even pushed him and his sand away with nothing but Taijutsu. What's more is that the sand armor that Gaara wore cracked which further shocked him and his siblings. Naruto was able to break his sand armor through his sand defense.

Gaara narrowed his eyes and spread his arms. His sand began to seep into the arena and disappeared. Then the arena floor was trembling which stopped Naruto in his tracks.

*Boom*

Suddenly, part of the arena floor exploded and from it, a huge amount of sand came out. Gaara used his sand to seep into the dirt beneath the marble floor and turn it into more sand. Now, Gaara has the advantage over his opponent. That is if Naruto doesn't have something to say to him. Which he does!

Naruto said, "Do you really think that you can win if you have a good amount of sand that you can control? Wrong. Very wrong. Why? Let me show you how others can easily make your sand useless."

Naruto formed some hand signs and shouted, "Water Style Water Colliding Wave!"

*Splash*

Naruto spits out a great volume of water from his mouth. The water rushed and spread around in every direction, swallowing up everything and even crushing the marble floor.

Gaara's eyes widen when he saw the huge amount of water coming at him. He immediately jumped back and jumped towards the wall. However, he didn't reach the wall before getting wet from the water waves. After standing on the arena's wall, he looked down at the arena and his eyes further widen when he saw the huge amount of water. Naruto spit out so much water that the arena was almost full of water.

In The Kage Section

The Kages were again shocked to their core. A genin produced that much water when there was not even a drop of water around was just impossible. Only the second Hokage Tobirama Senju was able to produce that much water out of nowhere. Orichimaru's interest in Naruto was increasing more and more while Minato's guilt increased more and more as he sees just how better and stronger Naruto has become.

In The Arena

Naruto stood at the top of the water as he looked at Gaara with a smile. He said, "If you think that's all I got, you're dead wrong."

Naruto dived into the water and swam down towards the marble floor. When he reached the floor, he made some hand signs and slammed it down on it and shouted under water, "*Blub*od St*Blub* Na*Blub*ty *Blub* A W*Blub* O*Blub*s!"

The water began to shake violently and then suddenly, huge amount of trees emerged from it. The trees kept on growing until they became big enough to fill the entire arena. The water was absorbed by the trees for their quick growth.

This again left everyone speechless. Naruto was able to perform a Wood Jutsu and just not any jutsu. This was the first Hokage and one of the founder of Konohagakure, Hashirama Senju's signature move called "Wood Style Nativity Of A World Of Trees".

A user is able to turn an area into a vast forest in a matter of mere moments, complete with trees and even grass growing out of any terrain he is on. And Naruto was able to perform an extinct jutsu!

Naruto jumped on top of a tree and was coughing up a storm. He coughed out, "*Cough* *Cough* *Cough* Note *Cough* *Cough* to self. *Cough* *Cough* Don't *Cough* speak *Cough* under *Cough* water or *Cough* *Cough* you'll *Cough* drown. *Cough* *Cough* *Cough*"

Naruto's friends' sweat dropped at that. They just shook their heads and said that Naruto will always be Naruto, no matter what. They even chuckled at his stupidity.

After coughing out the water in his lungs, Naruto looked around the huge forest he created. He gave a satisfying nod at that. He then looked at the shocked expressions of the audience and liked it. He then looked at Gaara and saw him looking him in shock and disbelief.

Naruto smirked and said, "How do you like that Gaara? Without sand and with such small space for fighting, you will be at a disadvantage. But that won't be fair to you now would it? Let me level the playing field."

Naruto made some hand signs and shouted, "Lava Style Lava Stream!"

Naruto then spit out a huge stream of boiling lava into the air. The lava crashed down on the trees and floor and began to spread around while melting and burning anything it comes in contact with. In no time, the whole forest was caught on fire and began to burn. The trees even began to sink into the molten lava and were burned to ashes. All of that beautiful forest was burned down within seconds from Naruto's lava.

After the trees were burned away, only molten lava was left behind. The arena was now filled with lava and Naruto shocked everyone by standing on top of the molten lava.

Naruto said, "Come on in Gaara. The lava is nice and warm."

Naruto bent down and hit the lava with his hand. However, his hand didn't burn from the molten lava which shocked the others.

Naruto said, "No? Okay then. Shall we dance again?"

Naruto swung his hand in a circular motion and shot some blobs of lava towards Gaara. Gaara's eyes widen when he saw small blobs of lava coming towards him. He immediately jump away while keeping himself stuck on the wall surface.

*Splash* *Sizzle*

The blobs of lava splashed on the spot where Gaara was and melted that part of the wall. Gaara looked back at Naruto with fear in his eyes. Naruto grinned sadistically and threw some more blobs of lava at him. Gaara couldn't do anything except run around and dodge the incoming lava blobs. Without his sand, he couldn't fight Naruto at all. Now he can't even get close enough because lava now filled the arena.

Gaara only had a small amount of sand inside his clothes that avoided becoming wet. He took what little sand he had on him and threw it into the wall. The sand seeped into that wall and began to grind it and turn the solid rocks into more sand. After a while of dodging, Gaara stopped dodging which confused Naruto.

Naruto asked, "Hey Gaara! Why aren't you running away!? Are you going to fight me now!?"

Gaara didn't say anything and stood still on the wall. Naruto shrugged his shoulders and threw a blob of lava at him. However, when the blob of lava was about to hit Gaara, the wall exploded and a huge amount of sand came out which then became a wall in front of Gaara. The lava blob splashed harmlessly on the wall of sand. Now Gaara was back in the game as he now possesses a huge amount of sand.

Gaara then used his sand to shoot out "Sand Shuriken" towards Naruto. The former Jinchuuriki saw several sand projectiles flying towards him. He immediately clapped his hands and stomped the lava beneath him. The lava splashed around and a "Lava Wall" was formed in front of him that protected him. The wall of lava stopped the sand projectiles and melted them.

Naruto jumped up and dived into the lava which shocked everyone. Naruto was fine as the lava that he was swimming in was made from his own chakra. This was why the lava didn't burn him. Naruto swam under the lava and appeared below Gaara. Naruto then swam upwards and jumped out from the lava. He appeared in front of Gaara while being covered from head to toe in molten lava.

Gaara's eyes widen when he saw a lava covered Naruto in front of him. He commanded his sand to protect him and attack Naruto but the sand wasn't fast enough.

*Bash* *Sizzle*

Naruto punched Gaara right in his face that made him crash into the wall. Since Naruto was covered in lava, his fist was also covered in it. So when he punched Gaara, the lava on his fist splashed on Gaara's face. The lava immediately began to burn Gaara's face but he thought quickly and detached the face armor he wore.

Gaara had a layer of sand covering his entire body which acts like a sand armor. Since the lava hit his face, he simply had to detach the sand armor on his face to avoid getting burned. After Gaara protected himself from getting burned, he immediately attacked Naruto but stopped right in his tracks when he saw Naruto walking away ..... while being on air!

This again shocked everyone when they saw Naruto walking on thin air. How much more is Naruto going to shock them!?

In The Kage Section

All of the Kage were staring Naruto in disbelief. Especially Ōnoki since he can use the flying jutsu.

Raikage asked, "Hey Ōnoki. Is that brat using your flying jutsu?"

Ōnoki shook his head and said, "No. My flying jutsu allows me to float and fly around but what Naruto is doing is completely different."

Mei asked, "What's the difference?"

Ōnoki said, "Naruto is doing the impossible. He is actually walking on thin air!"

Raikage asked, "How is he doing that?"

Ōnoki shook his head and said, "I don't know how he is doing that but I can say that its very unique and requires a lot of concentration. Ha! Naruto just keeps on surprising us."

In The Audience

Kakashi and Sasuke were both staring Naruto in shock. They were using their Sharingan to try and copy Naruto's jutsu and skills. However, they were shocked to find out that they couldn't copy any abilities Naruto has shown.

Sasuke said, "Why can't I copy that loser's jutsu!?"

Kakashi said, "I don't know Sasuke but I don't think that there is anything wrong with our Sharingan."

Sasuke asked, "Then why!? I should be able to copy his skills! I am an elite Uchiha!"

Shino heard them and said, "Did you seriously think that Naruto would just reveal his skills and not take measures against someone stealing his hard work? If you really thought that then you are sadly mistaken."

Kakashi asked, "What do you mean by that? How can he prevent a Sharingan from copying others skill?"

Kiba laughed and said, "Ha! Like Naruto would ever let someone steal all of his hard work. He doesn't give or teach others if they aren't worthy of it."

Choji said, "That's right. Naruto is the only one who taught us and found a way to stop the Sharingan from copying our skills."

Sasuke said in anger, "How dare he do that? I am an Uchiha! And I demand that he gives me everything he's learned!"

Sakura said, "That Naruto Baka! He should be honored to give Sasuke his jutsu!"

Shikamaru said, "Sasuke doesn't deserve anything."

Sasuke said, "What did you say?"

Shikamaru said, "Let me tell you something Sasuke. The Uchiha are nothing but thieves who steal other ninjas hard work with their eyes. They are a stain among the ninja world."

Sasuke shouted, "How dare you say that, you trash!"

Sakura said, "Yeah! Sasuke is the best! So don't say anything bad about him!"

Kakashi said, "Don't desecrate the Uchina name genin. They are one of the most powerful and respected clans of this village."

Lee snorted at that and said, "You mean arrogant people who act all high and mighty. They are nothing but thieves who steal other shinobi's hard work for themselves."

Sasuke and Kakashi growled and were about to attack them when they stop and found themselves unable to move. The looked down and saw a shadow touching their own shadows. It was Shikamaru's Shadow Possession Jutsu.

Shikamaru said, "I advise you two not to attack any of us as each of us can easily take down 10 jonin with ease."

Sasuke and Kakashi were stunned to hear that. Sakura said, "Shikamaru! How dare you! Let Sasuke go this instant!"

Ino said, "Shut your mouth Sakura. We are not your average genins anymore. With Naruto helping us, we became stronger than everyone else. Including your precious Uchiha."

Shino said, "Now that you know not to mess with us. I suggest that you three shut your mouths and continue to see what Naruto is capable of doing."

Sasuke, Kakashi and Sakura silently looked down at Naruto's battle. Sasuke just seethed at what was said about his clan and how strong Naruto was. He deserves that kind of power and he will have it one way or another!

In The Arena

After walking away a good distance, Naruto stopped walking on thin air and turned around to face Gaara who was still shocked at what he saw. Naruto chuckled and gave a hand sign that said "Come on."

Gaara came out of his shock and threw sand projectiles. Naruto saw this and made some hand signs. He then raised his arm and swung downwards vertically while saying "Wind Style Wind Cutter!"

*Shing*

Naruto launched a compressed wind blade that flew towards Gaara while cutting up the sand projectiles. Gaara saw the wind blade coming towards him and commanded his sand to form a sand wall in front of him. He thought that his sand wall would stop the wind blade and protect him but he was severely wrong.

When the wind blade made contact with the sand wall, *Shing* it easily cut through it like butter. The blade didn't stop at the sand wall. It continued forward and cut Gaara's right shoulder.

*Drip* *Drip*

Blood dripped from Gaara's wounded shoulder. This caused him to touch his left should and look at his blood in shock.

Gaara then screamed in shock, "BLOOD! IT'S MY BLOOD!"

In The Audience

Temari and Kankuro were shocked to see that Gaara was wounded. Kankuro said, "No way. It can't be?"

Temari said, "Gaara was wounded?"

An ANBU who was Kabuto in disguise brought his hands together and cast an area wide Genjutsu that put everyone under sleep. However, The jonins, and chunins immediately noticed the sleeping Genjutsu and brought their hands together and said "Kai!".

They released themselves from falling under the Genjutsu. Kakashi looked at Naruto's friends and saw them simply standing there and watching the match. They were not affected by the Genjutsu at all which shocked Kakashi.

Kakashi asked, "Why aren't any of you affected by the Genjutsu?"

Kiba said, "Like a weak and pathetic Genjutsu could affect us."

*Boom*

Immediately, the Kage section exploded in smoke. Soon several ninjas wearing the Sand and Sound head bands appeared in the audience and began to attack them. The jounins and chunins of the leaf village soon began to attack the invaders.

Naruto's friends on the other hand just continued to watch Naruto's match. They didn't care about what was going on around them. Soon, some of the invaders saw the genins and leaped at them to kill them. However, they didn't even come close to them as they were quickly killed by Shikamaru's shadow which raised from the floor like a spike and skewered them. He only killed the sound ninjas but when it came to the sand ninjas, he knocked them out with a chop on the back of their necks.

Shikamaru sighed and said, "Naruto is so troublesome. He said to not to kill any sand ninjas if we fight them."

Choji said, "Damn. Because of these invaders, I won't be able to see Naruto's match anymore."

Kiba cracked his neck and said, "Then why don't we put them in their places?"

The genins grinned before disappearing in a blur of speed. Soon, there were sounds of killing and fighting going around the entire village.

In The Daimyo Section

All five of the daimyos were sitting in their chair as they saw the invasion going on. The wind daimyo said, "Why are my sand ninjas attacking the leaf village?"

Water daimyo said, "Don't ask me. Ask them. They are your ninjas."

Wind daimyo said, "I don't know anything about this. They didn't tell me anything."

Fire daimyo said, "Do not worry at all. My friend has us protected."

Earth daimyo asked, "What do you mean."

They were interrupted when two sound ninjas landed in front of them.

Lightning daimyo said, "You two. Tell us why are you attacking this village."

Sound ninja No.1 said, "Heheheh. Look at them. We get to kill the diamyo."

Sound ninja No.2 said, "And all 5 at that. Hehehehe."

Wind daimyo said, "How dare you. You dare to harm us, the daimyo!?"

Sound ninja No.1 said, "We don't care who you are. Orochimaru said to kill anyone and he meant anyone. Even if they are the daimyo themselves."

The two sound ninjas walked menacingly towards the daimyos. The fire daimyo smirked and said, "Oh I wouldn't do that if I were you two. That is if you don't want to die that is."

Sound ninja No.2 said, "What are you talk-grak!??"

*Slick* *Kerip*

Suddenly one hand came out of each of the sound ninja's chest. In the grip of the hands were a heart. The heart of the two sound ninjas who died instantly. When the corpses fell, there were two Naruto clones standing there. Then 3 more clones joined them.

The fire daimyo smiled and said, "I knew you would come for me Naruto."

The Naruto clone smiled and said, "Of course boss would. You are his friend which he treasures. Now we are here to take all of you away to a safe location where this invasion will not reach."

Earth daimyo said, "Wait. How do we know that you won't just take us away and then kill us yourself?"

Fire daimyo said, "Don't be like that. Naruto is my friend. He would not dare to break his own friendship since he treasures it."

The daimyo nodded and the clones grabbed each of them before disappearing in a black spark.

Unknown Room

In a spark of black lightning, the 5 daimyos appeared with the clones. They looked around the room and saw that it was full of luxurious furniture and a giant screen on a wall.

Wind daimyo asked, "What is this place?"

A clone said, "Boss made this place for you guys, since he knew that an invasion would occur. He created this place to keep you all safe while the invasion is taken care of."

The daimyos sat on the soft sofa which was really comfortable. Fire daimyo said, "Oh. I just got to have one of these back at my house."

A clone said, "Of course you can. In fact, boss has made several of these luxurious furniture for all of you to take home with you."

Another clone said, "While you all rest, why not see what's going on with the invasion?"

The clone turned on the screen and it displayed what was going on in the village. Several sand and sound ninjas were battling leaf ninjas. It was a bloody fight where there were deaths. However, a group of genins, who were Naruto's friends, were only killing the sound ninjas while they knocked out the sand ninjas.

Wind daimyo asked, "Why are they the ones that are knocking out my sand ninjas while other leaf ninjas are killing them?"

A clone said, "That's because they are boss's friends. Boss told them about the invasion and that a certain snake is the one responsible tricking the sand ninjas into helping him in attacking this village."

Wind daimyo asked, "Who is this person that has tricked my sand ninjas into attacking the leaf village?"

A clone said, "The one who has tricked your sand ninjas into attacking the leaf village is an S Rank criminal and a leaf missing-nin. He is one of the Sannin called Orichimaru."

A clone came out with a ruling table that had several food on it. He said, "Now, why don't all of you eat some of the food boss made for you."

Fire daimyo's eyes quickly widen and said, "Did Naruto make these? Then I will have a large portion of everything on the table!"

The clone nodded and took pieces of food from every dishes and gave it to the fire daimyo who readily ate it with a happy face."

The other daimyo looked at the fire daimyo in shock. Lightning daimyo asked, "Is the food really that good?"

Fire daimyo gasped and said, "Good? Good!? It's more than good! It's like a final piece of a puzzle that you have been trying to complete for years! I will tell you all this that whatever Naruto's cook, it's to die for!

Earth daimyo said, "Surely you can't be serious about this? I have eaten some very delicious food from around the elemental nation."

Fire daimyo said, "If you don't believe me, then simply taste the food yourself. Then you will know that I am right about Naruto's cooking!"

The other daimyos looked at the food in question. Then they each took one dish and began to eat it. On their first bite, their eyes widen as several flavors exploded in their mouth.

"Delicious!!!"

Came the reply of the other daimyos. They quickly began to devour the food just like the fire daimyo did.

The clones smirked that their cooking was number one. A clone said, "Boss has also made several food packages for everyone of you to take it with you to home."

This news only further increased their happiness. Naruto's plan worked. In order to get the other daimyos support, he fed them his delicious cooking. Now he has their support as they will want to eat his cooking again. Like they say, in order to get others to support you, you have to work with their stomach first.

In The Arena

Gaara was kneeling atop of a wall while Temari and Kankruo stood beside him in worry. A sand jonin stood in front of him. He was Baki, Gaara's team jonin teacher. Naruto stood in the middle of a lava filled arena.

Baki asked, "Gaara. The plan?"

Temari gasped and said, "I knew it."

Kankuro asked, "What's wrong?"

Gaara moaned while clutching his head, "Uu .. uuuuu ... uuuuuu .."

Baki said, "Fool! Trying to transform into your complete form before the signal!"

Temari said, "He is experiencing the side effects. It's impossible to proceed now."

Kankuro shouted, "Then what are we suppose to do!? Do it without Gaara now!?"

Baki gritted his teeth and thought. After a while, he said, "Abort the mission."

This shocked Temari and Kankuro. Baki continued, "You guys take Gaara and retreat."

Kankuro said, "Damn it."

Temari asked, "What about you!?"

Baki looked down at Naruto and said, "I'll join the battle while you two escape with Gaara. Go!"

Temari nodded and said, "O-okay."

Temari and Kankuro grabbed Gaara and ran away. Baki looked down towards Naruto and saw that he .... wasn't there anymore. He heard a sound to his left side. He looked left and jumped back while taking a defensive stance. Naruto was now standing on the same wall that Baki was standing.

Naruto looked at Baki and said, "You do know that your sand ninjas have been tricked into attacking the left village?"

Baki said, "What are you talking about? We weren't tricked. Our Kazekage is the one who planed this invasion with the help of the sound ninjas."

Naruto said, "And that the leader of the sound village is none other than Orochimaru."

Baki asked, "What? He is the leader of the sound village?"

Naruto nodded and said, "That and your Kazekage is dead."

Baki said in anger, "What are you talking about!? Our Kazekage is right there in the Kage section!"

Naruto said, "Well, that's because he is not your Kazekage Rasa. That is actually Orochimaru in disguise."

Baki asked, "If that is true then how did Kazekage die? Who killed him?"

Naruto said, "Rasa was killed by none other than Orochimaru himself."

Baki was shocked and he asked, "Why? Why did he kill our Kazekage? What was the purpose of killing him!?"

Naruto said, "He wanted to trick the sand ninjas into attacking the leaf village and destroy it with the help of Gaara's special friend inside of him. After he destroyed this village, he will then move on and target the sand village next."

Baki was silent for a while and then he asked, "Why are you telling me all of this? What is your purpose?"

Naruto said, "I have my reasons. One of the reasons is because I don't want to lose allies from such a misunderstanding. I want to save your sand shinobis from being killed. Second reason is that Gaara is just like me."

Baki asked, "Like you? What do you mean?"

Naruto said, "A Jinchuuriki. Or at least I was a Jinchuuriki."

Baki asked in shock, "You were a Jinchuuriki!? But how can that be!? If the Tailed Beast is removed then the host would die! How are you still alive!?"

Naruto smiled and said, "That is my secret. Now will you please tell your sand ninjas to stop their attacks and surrender?"

Baki sigh and said, "I don't think we could be spared even if I stop my fellow ninjas."

Naruto asked, "Why is that?"

Baki said, "We were suppose to use Gaara's special condition to destroy this village but that didn't go as it was planned. Now Gaara is being taken away but I think that Gaara will come back and attack this village when he completes his transformation."

Naruto said, "Don't worry about that. I will handle Gaara. In the mean time, why don't you stop and save as many sand ninjas as you can."

Naruto began to walk away when Baki said, "Please don't kill Gaara."

Naruto stopped and looked back at Baki. He said, "Why would I kill my fellow Jinchuuriki? We are the same, even if I don't hold my Tailed beast. I will save him."

Naruto began to walk away again but Baki asked, "Um can you tell me which Tailed beast you previously carried?"

Naruto didn't turn around and said, "The Nine Tailed Kyuubi."

With that, Naruto jumped away towards Gaara's location while leaving behind a shocked Baki. He pulled himself out of his shock and then began to order his fellow sand shinobis to surrender.

Outer Walls Of The Leaf Village

On the outer walls of the village, several leaf jonins were standing on it. Ibiki was one of them. The reason they were all there was because four gigantic snakes came out of nowhere and were advancing towards the village's walls. They prepared to fight the giant snakes when someone shouted.

"Summoning Bring Down the House!"

*Crash* *Crunch*

From the sky, a gigantic frog, bigger than the giant snakes fell on one of them and crushed it to death. The other 3 giant snakes scattered around the giant frog.

A jonin said, "Is that summon .."

Ibiki nodded and said, "Yes. This summoning is from Jiraiya."

A figure on top of the giant frog's head was none other than Jiraya. He said, "Long time no see! Eh Ibiki! Geez. Is your body the only thing that grew up!? I just can't stand to watch you!"

A jonin asked in shock, "By Jiraiya ... you mean one of the Sannin!?"

Jiraiya took a pose an said, "Little people! Open the small eyes of yours as wide as you can and take a really really good look! Blessed be! It's the Twilight zone flight of rampage! By Jiraiya, the Sage ninja has finally arrived!"

The other 3 snakes bare their fangs at him. Jiraiya looked at them and said, "All you snakes, frozen in your tracks by the glare of a frog!"

After saying that, Jiraiya asked, "Hey Ibiki! Where is the Hokage!?"

Ibiki said, "He is back at the arena."

Jiraiya nodded and said, "I see. Well, have no fear now that I am here! These snakes are nothing compared to me!"

Jiraiya was about to attack the 3 giant snakes but stopped when three figures jumped on the nearest wall. He looked at them and stopped when he saw who they were. The three people were clones of Naruto.

Jiraiya asked in a whisper, "Naruto? What is he doing here?"

Ibiki saw Naruto's clones and asked them, "Hey Naruto. Did you come here to help?"

The clones nodded and said, "Yes. Please stand back. We are going to use area wide destructive jutsu."

The jonin and Ibiki nodded and stepped back while the 3 clones came forward and each one of the clones faced one of the 3 giant snakes.

Ibiki shouted, "Hey! Jiraiya! You better get out of the way or you will be sorry!"

Jiraiya scoffed and said, "What can a genin do that I can't do?"

Jiraiya didn't move and the clones didn't care. To them, Jiraiya was one of the main reasons for Naruto's suffering. So, if the bastard died in their attack, it would be a win for them.

*Clap*

Al 3 clones clapped their hands together and formed some hand signs. What they did next shocked the jonins and made Jiraiya's eyes pop out of their eye sockets while their jaws flee to the ground.

All 3 clones was preparing themselves in order to use three very powerful and destructive jutsu. One clone began to gather lightning in his hands. The other clone began to breath huge amounts of air into his lungs. The final clone was building a small white cube between his hands. Then it happened. The clones unleashed all three of their devastating area destruction hutsu.

One clone first made a white halo in front of him. Then he pushed both of his hands through the halo's center and shouted, "Storm Style Laser Circus!"

From the clone's hands, several lightning beams were released that shot towards one giant snake. The snake didn't even get a chance to defend itself as the lightning beams reached it in the blink of an eye. The lightning beams hit all over the snake's body and made several huge gaping holes in it's body as each beam fried its flesh. The giant snake was dead within seconds.

*Zap* *Zap* *Zap* *Zap* *Zap*

The other clone puffed out his cheeks. Then he spews a stream of chakra infused gun-powder ash from his mouth that flew straight towards a giant snake. As the gunpowder is composed entirely of ash, it stays in the air and surrounded the giant snake like a cloud. After the whole snake was covered with the ash, the clone snapped his mouth close and a small spark was made from his teeth. This spark then ignited the ash which resulted in a violent fiery explosion.

*BOOOM*

The whole snake was burned to death within seconds. The clone smirked and said, "Fire Style Burning Ash" baby.

The final clone who was creating a small white cube between the palms of his hands with a sphere located at its center, unleashed his jutsu. The small white cube disappeared from his hands and then the last gigantic snake was in-cased in a gigantic white transparent cube. Now the snake was trapped inside a giant cube. It tried to free itself but the cube didn't even crack.

The clone grinned and shouted, "Dust Style Detachment of the Primitive World!"

*BOOOM*

The sphere in the cube then exploded with a tremendous amount of force, while the exterior walls of the structure effectively restricted the size of the blast radius. This resulted in the destruction of everything that was trapped inside the white cube. The last of the giant snake was pulverized into miniature particles of dust.

Jiraiya looked at the slaughter in massive disbelief. Not only Naruto's clones were able to kill the giant snakes but they also performed three very powerful and destructive jutsu. What's more is that these were done by simple clones! Normally a ninja can only do such powerful jutsu himself but he saw 3 clones performing 3 powerful jutsu. He doesn't know what to think about this.

After killing the giant snakes, the clones then dispelled themselves. Ibiki said, "Well, it seems that we didn't need you for anything."

However, Jiraiya was still in shock mode as he witnessed Naruto's true potential. A sense of fear was soon raising inside his stomach.

With Gaara

The real Naruto finally reached Gaara and he found something interesting. Sakura was stuck to a tree as a giant sand claw trapped her to the tree. Sasuke was heavily injured as he was being beaten around by Gaara like a rag doll. Gaara on the other hand was different. His whole body was covered by sand which took the form of a sand monster. Like how Menma was in his berserk Kyuubi form. This was Gaara's sand form.

Naruto said, "Hey Gaara. You look a bit different."

Gaara looked at Naruto and grinned maliciously. He said, "Ah. You're finally here. I was getting tired of beating that pathetic Uchiha there."

Gaara picked up Sasuke and threw him away. He said, "There. Now that he is out of the way, I finally get to fight you and kill you! Hahahaha!"

Naruto said, "Why do you want to kill me? What will you get from killing me?"

Gaara said, "My existence. I must kill in order to exist. By killing you, I can make the world know of my existence. So you must die!"

Gaara leaped at Naruto with his claws stretched. However, Naruto simply grabbed both of his claws and *Bash* head butted Gaara's face. Gaara was thrown back by that hit and into a tree *Crash* which was destroyed. Gaara snarled and shot his hand forward which then stretched towards Naruto.

Naruto saw the incoming stretched hand and simply sidestep it. After the hand passed by him, Naruto swung his hand down like a sword and cut off the sand arm. Gaara didn't scream as it was a sand hand. He simply gathered more sand to regrow his sand arm. Naruto saw this and realized that he will need to attack Gaara's real body.

So Naruto disappeared in front of Gaara and *Bash* punched through his sand armor and hit his stomach. Gaara was again launched towards a tree and *Crash* he crashed through it and into the ground. Naruto jumped in the air and dived down towards Gaara who was lying on the ground.

*Crash*

Naruto Knee Bombed Gaara in his gut which made him scream in pain. Some of his ribs were broken as his sand armor absorbed most of the physical force.

Naruto jumped back and said, "Gaara. You don't have to do this. You can control the Tailed Beast inside of you."

Gaara grunted in pain and said, "I can't. I must kill you. You must die! I will have my existence known!"

Gaara stood up and charged at Naruto who didn't move. Gaara then swung his claw at Naruto to cut him up but his claw was stopped when it made contact with Naruto's tough muscles. This shocked Gaara again. How was his attack stopped again?

Naruto said, "See Gaara. See what you are fighting now? Let me tell you this Gaara. Out there in the real word, there are ninjas who are strong enough to destroy large villages with ease. I'm one of them. So you see that you are no match for me. Please stop this Gaara. I know you can. I don't want to hurt you."

Gaara asked, "Why?"

Naruto said, "Because you and I are the same."

Gaara said, "What?"

Naruto said, "Both of us have been treated less than dirt. Both of us have been hurt severely by their own village. Both of us have been neglected for our siblings. Well, at least your siblings care about you. Mine treated me like trash. You are really lucky to have someone who cares about you while I didn't have anyone."

Gaara was taken back by this and he stepped back while clutching his head in pain. He grunted, "No .. I can't... stop this ... AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Gaara screamed and huge amount of sand began to gather around him. As more sand gathered around Gaara, his size began to increase as well. Soon Gaara's sand body became gigantic that was more than 70 foot tall beast.

Naruto remembered what Yoko told him about the One Tailed Beast. Its name was Shukaku. Its body is a sandy-brown colored tanuki, with dark blue cursed seal markings all over its face, body, and tail. It has a jagged, concave mouth with no tongue, and the sclera of its eyes are black, with yellow irides and pupils that each takes the shape of a black four-pointed star with four black dots around it.

Naruto jumped on top of a tree and looked at the gigantic sand beast with interest. He saw that Gaara came out of the sand beast's head.

Gaara said, "Thank you for keeping me entertained so far. Now I'll show you the true power of the sand demon."

Naruto said, "You really want to do this? Fine. Don't complain when you get hurt Gaara."

Gaara did a hand sign and said, "Play Possum Jutsu."

Gaara forcefully put himself to sleep. After he fell asleep, the sand beasts eyes changed. The sand beast, known as Shukaku roared into the sky, "Hahahahahaha! Finally! I'm out! Baby! Hahahahaha!"

Shukaku then pointed at Naruto and said, "And here is someone I want to kill right off!"

Naruto got into a fighting stance and said, "Come at me with everything you got!"

Shukaku swung his huge claw at Naruto but his arm was pushed back when Naruto kicked it away. The strength behind Naruto's kick was immense that shocked Shukaku. However, Shukaku didn't stop and continued to swing his claws at him but each time he did, Naruto just kicked them away with ease. Shukaku became frustrated that such a small human was giving him a hard time.

Shukaku jumped back and began to inhale huge amount of air until his belly bloated like a balloon. Shukaku said, "Try and deflect this! Wind Style Drilling Air Bullet!"

Shukaku pounded its stomach with his claw in order to apply external pressure. With the added power, it shot a highly compressed air ball from its mouth towards Naruto who jumped away.

*Throom*

Naruto saw that the air bullet was strong enough to hollow out the ground, and level an entire forest. Because of the large quantity of chakra kneaded into it, it explodes the moment it reaches its target, dealing an enormous amount of damage, as well as leveling anything in its path.

Shukaku laughed and said, "So, there is something you cannot block. Well, I will use this to my advantage! Wind Style Drilling Air Bullet!"

Shukaku inhaled a lot of air and pounded its belly. Instead of firing one air bullet, it fired multiple of these in rapid succession. Naruto had no time to dodge the air bullets. He bulged his muscles and swung his fist at the first air bullet.

*Bash* *Boom*

The air bullet which was a compressed air bullet exploded from Naruto's powerful punch. Naruto had no time to pat himself on his back as other air bullets were flying towards him. He immediately began to punch the incoming air bullets like a blur and destroyed them.

*Bash* *Boom* *Bash* *Boom* *Bash* *Boom* *Bash* *Boom*

Shukaku was shocked to see that his air bullets that could clear out an entire forest with ease, were destroyed by the boy's punches. Just punches. How can he do that? The boy was fighting against a Tail Beast and he was actually winning against it.

Naruto said, "Shukaku. Release Gaara and I won't hurt you ... much."

Shukaku snorted and said, "You cocky brat! I won't go back inside Gaara! I am now free to do whatever I want! And you won't get in my way!"

Naruto said, "So be it. Get ready to feel the burn!"

Naruto first made two clones. Then he breathed in air and formed some hand signs. He shouted, "Fire Style Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

Naruto spew out a huge stream of intense flames that spread out and made its way towards Shukaku. A clone formed some hand signs and shouted, "Wind Style Great Breakthrough!"

The clone thrust his palm forward from which a huge amount of wind that flew towards the raging flames. Great winds combined with raging flames equals devastation. The raging flames became huge and burned much more intense thanks to the added wind. All of these flames flew towards Shukaku who couldn't dodge because of his size and weight. It instead used its sands to cover Gaara in a cocoon of sand to protect him form the flames.

The final clone formed some hand signs and shouted, "Wind Style Spiraling Vortex!"

The clone shot a small ball of wind that flew straight towards Shukaku and when it hit it, the ball exploded and became a spinning tornado around the One Tail Beast. The tornado not only prevented Shukaku from moving but it also sucked all of the intense flames around it and soon the tornado became a flaming tornado that kept on burning the One Tail Beast.

After a while of being burned, the flaming tornado subsided and Naruto saw what happened to Shukaku. The One Tail Beast's body which was made up of sand was now a giant piece of glass. The intense heat from the flaming tornado turned the sand into glass. Naruto smirked and leaped at it and punched it.

*Bash* *Crackle*

The entire glass Shukaku broke into several smaller pieces. Naruto looked at the falling glass, in search for Gaara. He then saw his target who was falling down toward his death. Naruto launched himself towards him and grabbed him. He then landed on the ground away from the falling glass and put Gaara down on the ground. He too sat beside him and rested.

After a while of silence, Gaara asked, "Why?"

Naruto looked at him and said, "Why what?"

Gaara said, "Why didn't you finish me off? Why did you save me?"

Naruto said, "It's because we are the same Gaara. Being alone. Being incomplete. That's what you feel right? I can understand your pain because you also possess the same thing inside that I did in the past. We are not so different at all."

Gaara asked, "Is that the only reason for saving me?"

Naruto said, "That and I want to be your friend. Will you be my friend?"

Gaara asked, "Why do you want to be my friend?"

Naruto remained quiet for a while and then he said, "Because I don't want you to become what you hate the most. I don't want you to fall to your darkness. I too was once on that dark path but thanks to the help of a certain someone, I was saved from my darkness. If I can be saved then so can you. That is why I want to be your friend Gaara. You won't be alone anymore in this world."

Gaara was taken back by what Naruto said. True, he was alone in this world and he didn't consider his siblings as his friends. He only needed to kill which was slowly pushing him towards the dark path. But now Naruto stood in his path and stops him.

Gaara said, "I ... would like to be your ... friend Naruto."

Naruto smiled and said, "And I would be happy to have you as my friend too Gaara. Oh! Also, I need to check your seal on your belly Gaara."

Gaara asked, "Why?"

Naruto said, "I just need to confirm something."

Gaara pulled up his clothes to show his belly to Naruto who checked the seal. After checking it, he sighed and said, "I knew it."

Gaara asked, "What? What is it that you've found?"

Naruto said, "The seal on your belly is a faulty seal Gaara. That is why the One Tail Beast is effecting you so much. I figured that is also the reason you don't sleep in case Shukaku possesses your body. But don't worry about it cause I can easily correct that mistake."

Gaara asked, "How would you do that?"

Naruto grinned and said, "I am a seal master myself. So I know how to fix your faulty seal. Let me get to work on it."

Naruto pulled out a scroll and from it, he released several chakra ink bottles and a paint brush. He then picked the brush and dipped them in the chakra ink. Then he began to draw some symbols on Gaara's belly. After writing some weird language on Gaara's existing seal, Naruto clapped his hands and pressed them on Gaara's belly. A bright white light flashed for a few seconds before subsiding.

Naruto smiled and said, "There. All done. Now you won't have to worry about Shukaku taking over your body when you sleep."

Gaara said, "Thank you Naruto."

Naruto said, "No problem. I think your siblings are coming here."

Naruto helped Gaara into standing up. After a while Temari and Kankuro came for their brother but was shocked to see that Gaara was beaten by Naruto.

Naruto saw them and said, "Hey. You two are just in time. Would you please take Gaara back to your village. I don't think this village would want to have Gaara leave. So it would be better if you two take him out of the village."

Temari and Kankuro did as he asked and took Gaara away. They were confused as to why a leaf ninja would help them.

After traveling for a while, Gaara said, "Temari. Kankuro. I'm ... sorry ... for everything."

The siblings were shocked to hear that Gaara apologized to them. Kankuro said, "It's okay Gaara. Lets return back to our village."

The 3 sand siblings escaped the leaf village and returned back to their village. Naruto then returned back to his village. There are still many things he needs to do before bringing his wrath upon this wretched leaf village. They will pay for everything they did to Naruto. They will all pay dearly for it.

Chapter 39 Naruto's Wrath

The Next Day

The next day, Minato was present in the council room where the civilian council was present but none of the other clan heads were there which was strange.

Danzō thought, 'Why aren't my disguised Root reporting to me about the clan? Something must be happening but what?'

Minato said, "I don't know why the clan heads are not here but lets wait for them."

Koharu Utatane said, "We can't wait for them Hokage-sama. We need to start this meeting now."

Minato sighed and said, "Fine. Lets get this meeting started. What's the first thing we need to discuss?"

Homura Mitokado said, "We'll start with about your supposed son Naruto? Why didn't you tell us anything about him?"

Minato asked, "Why do you want to know about him?"

Danzō said, "Why shouldn't we? Your supposed eldest son, Naruto Vajura displayed skills and powers in the arena that surpassed our famous first Hokage and second Hokage. Also, Naruto clearly dominated your son Menma with nothing but Taijutsu. Even in his berserk beast form, Naruto still beat him with nothing but his fists and kicks. And lets not forget how he defeated your daughter Narumi with a single but powerful kick and almost launched her outside of the village."

Minato gulped and said, "I-I don't know anything about Naruto."

Koharu Utatane asked, "And why is that Hokage-sama?"

Minato looked down and said, "Because ... because I focused my full attention on Menma and Narumi because of the Kyuubi's chakra and forgot about Naruto."

Homura Mitokado said in disgust, "So you completely neglected your eldest son and focused on your other two children just because they have the Kyuubi's chakra?"

Koharu Utatane said, "This is a disgrace for you Hokage. How could you even think like that?"

Danzo said, "Such a shame that you decided to ignore the true diamond and focused on two bronze rocks."

Minato said, "What did you say?"

Danzo said, "Must I simplify it for you? I meant that you ignored a boy who had such vast potential. Instead of training him, you focused your attention on two spoiled brats. Just think of what Naruto could have done if you had not only shared your attention onto him but trained him as well."

Minato said, "Don't you dare say things about my children!"

Koharu said, "He is only speaking the truth if you can't see it for yourself."

Homura said, "Your children Menma and Narumi have become so arrogant that others are disgusted by them. They don't even want to be anywhere near them but since they are the children of the Hokage, they must put on a friendly face."

Danzo said, "They are nothing but a waste of space. Even if they have the Kyuubi's chakra, they are no where near controlling that thing's chakra."

Minato gritted his teeth as Danzo badmouthes his children but he couldn't say anything because everything he said was true. Yesterday, he clearly saw how arrogant his children were against Naruto and they didn't perform that well against the precious test.

Mebuki Haruno shouted, "That Naruto should be put under CRA (Clan Restoration Act)!"

Minato rubbed his ears and said, "What? CRA? Why would he need that since he is already under my clan?"

Danzo smirked and said, "Why would he stay under your clan when he can make his own."

Minato said, "What?"

Koharu said, "Do you really think that Naruto would stay in your clan when you ignored him? Naruto will certainly leave your clan and make his own just to show what a grave mistake you've made neglecting him."

Homura Mitokado said, "And we will support him for his decision. Truthfully, you have been not that great of a Hokage. We must nurture a new one and we think that Naruto will do a better job than you ever did."

Another council civilian shouted, "Yes! We support him for the next Hokage!"

The civilians side began to shout Naruto's name for the next Hokage while Danzo thought about how he could manipulate Naruto for his own desires. Also, that Naruto would make a great ROOT ANBU. Minato was shocked how they were talking about replacing him for Naruto just like that.

As Minato was about to speak, an ANBU came in running and said, "Hokage-sama! You must come to the village's entrance! Something is going on with the clan heads!"

This got the attention of everyone as they all exited the council room and went towards the village's entrance. When they reached there, they saw the heads of the other clans along with their entire clan members. Shibi Aburame of the Aburame Clan, Chōza Akimichi of the Akimichi Clan, Shikaku Nara of the Nara Clan, Inoichi Yamanaka of the Yamanaka Clan and Tsume Inuzuka of the Inuzuka Clan. Everyone was there along with Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai, Might Guy, Iruka Umino, Ibiki Morino and Anko Mitarashi.

In front of them was Naruto who was busy talking with them. Around him were his friends and even one sound kunoichi. Minato became aggressive of her.

Minato approached Naruto and said, "Naruto. What's going on? And what is she doing here? She is a sound ninja."

Naruto thought about how he met with the Sound ninja Kin Tsuchi and saved her life.

Flashback

This time takes back during the Chunin exam. After Gaara killed Dosu Kinuta, the leader of the Dosu team, Zaku Abumi took over and was angry at how he was defeated by mere bugs. He then took his rage on Kin for being weak and stuff. After beating her for a while, he left the building to calm himself, leaving behind a beaten girl.

Kin slowly crawled to her bed and bandaged her bruises. She couldn't do anything against Zaku as Orochimaru gave him the team's leader position. If she disobey or go against him, then Orochimaru would kill her. So out of fear, she obeys Zaku and takes on the beating.

After one of beating, she felt hungry. So she left her room and went to the cafeteria where the food was being served. She took a plate and got some food to eat. While she was eating, Naruto was passing by to meet with his friends. When he was walking, he saw the her but stopped when he saw her bruised face. How could she have a bruise like that? There were no more matches going on. So Naruto decided to talk to her.

Naruto approached her and asked, "Hello. Is this seat taken?"

Kin shook her head and said, "No. Go ahead."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thank you."

Naruto sat on the chair and then asked, "Can I ask you Something?"

Kin asked, "What?"

Naruto asked, "How did you get those bruises on your face?"

Kin didn't answer and looked down with pain filled eyes. Naruto saw this and began to think about her team. There was Dosu and Zaku but Dosu died by Gaara's sand. That only left Zaku. Also, this team worked for Orochimaru. They were the enemy but seeing the girl in front of him made him think differently about her.

Naruto said, "It was Zaku, right? He was the one who did this to you?"

Kin didn't say anything and just nodded her head. Naruto sighed and said, "And that you and him work for Orochimaru, right?"

This got Kin to look up at him with a shock face. She asked, "How did you know about Orochimaru?"

Naruto said, "It's very easy to know about that snake bastard. Also, since he was the one who attacked Sasuke and gave him the curse seal. After that, you three were ordered to kill him when in fact he only sent you to your death."

Kin asked in confusion, "What? What do you mean by that?"

Naruto said, "Orochimaru only wanted to use you three for testing out Sasuke's curse seal. Sasuke easily broke Zaku's arms and was about to engage you and Dosu when I arrived and stopped him. If I didn't arrive on time, Sasuke would have killed all of you."

Kin said, "But Orochimaru wouldn't do that. He saved us and took us in. He trained us to be ninjas."

Naruto said, "Orochimaru doesn't care about any of you. To him, you are nothing but expendable pawns. He wants Sasuke and he would gladly sacrifice his pawns to get him what he wants."

Kin looked down in shock and disbelief. To think that Orochimaru would do that to her and dispose of her like trash. It really hurt her that her savior only sees her as a pawn.

Naruto saw this and said, "Hey hey. No need to get depressed about it."

Kin said, "I'm not sure what to do anymore. For all of my life, Orochimaru has been my savior but now, .... now I don't know what to do."

Naruto said, "I got something that would help you."

Naruto gave her a seal. Kin asked, "What is this?"

Naruto said, "This is one of my special seals that will save your life. Whenever you think that Orochimaru is going to kill you or dispose of you, just pour your chakra into the seal and it will save your life."

Kin look at the seal in wonder and asked, "Really? Will this save my life?"

Naruto nodded and said with a smile, "Of course it will. I created it and I never lie."

Kin smiled genuinely and thanked him for it. After she ate her food, she left for her room.

Later

Kin was called to see Orochimaru which was freaking her out. When Naruto revealed to her about Orochimaru's true self, she became afraid of him and now, she was being called to see him. She gulped and entered the room where Orochimaru was. She was alone with him in the room which was beginning to scare her.

Kin said, "Um ... I'm h-here Orochimaru-sama."

Orochimaru turned to her and said with a smile that sent shivers down her spine, "Kukukuku. You finally arrived here Kin. Now Kin, I am very disappointed with your performance."

Orochimaru's smile never left as he leaned back up and grinned merrily at her scared expression as he lightly brush his fingers which made her tremble in fear.

Orochimaru said, "All that time I took to train you and what did you get? Tsk Tsk To be beaten by a lazy Nara? That's was just pathetic."

Kin stumbled over at the response. She tried desperately to think of something, anything to make up to the man in front of her but all she could say was, "But I ... I ..."

Orochimaru said, "Fortunately, I have other use for you. I offer you a chance to redeem yourself."

Kin asked with hope, "W-what must I do Orochimaru-sama?"

Orochimaru chuckeld and slowly walked behind her. Kin was too paralysed by fear that she couldn't even turn her head to see the snake man. Orochimaru pulled out a kunai and placed it behind her neck.

Orochimaru said, "All you have to do is ... Die!"

That was the signal that gave her one last hope. She held the seal that Naruto gave her in her palm and quickly poured her chakra into it. She prayed that the seal would save her life and it will. As soon as the kunai was about to cut her neck, in a spark of black lightning, Kin disappeared from the room. Orochimaru looked around in shock at how she disappeared. This only made him angry that he lost one pawn and is now somewhere out there but for now, he would just leave her. He's got other big fish to fry.

Forest Of Death

In a spark of black lightning, Kin appeared in a a house in the middle of the Forest of Death. She opened her eyes and looked around the room. Soon the door of the room opened which made her tense but then she relaxed her body when Naruto came in.

Naruto said, "So, I guess that the snake bastard was about to kill you?"

Kin nodded and said, "Yes he was. He offered me a chance to redeem myself but I didn't believe him since he was giving off this eerie vibe. He then got behind be and was about to kill me but I then used your seal which then brought me here. Where is here anyway?"

Naruto said, "Welcome to my house which is in the middle of the Forest of Death."

Kin's eyes widen at that and then she fainted. Naruto laughed at her reaction and picked her up and put her on the bed. Then he left the room. Later on, when she woke up, she and Naruto talked about stuff. She then agreed to follow Naruto wherever he goes since he technically saved her life from the snake bastard. Ever since then, she became close friends with him and maybe, she could become something more for him in the future.

Flashback End

Naruto turned around and glared at Minato. He said, "She is my ally now Minato. She is my friend and no one will harm her or else."

A Jonin saw the sound ninja and lunged at her with a kunai as he said, "Die! You sound scum!"

*Kerip*

That's as far as he got when Naruto appeared behind him and ripped off his head with his bare hand. Naruto looked at the severed head in his hand with a bored expression and then tossed it towards the gathered crowd who jumped back from the head.

Naruto said, "I'm surrounded by trash. They can't even understand what others say and do what they think is in their best interests."

Naruto lifted his right foot up and brought it down on the headless corpse. Crushing its chest area into paste with blood and some organs spewing out from the neck.

*Crunch*

The people wince at that site. Minato asked, "Naruto. What's with the clan members and their heads here? What are they doing here with you?"

Naruto said, "What? Can't see what's going on in front of you? Man, what a dumb ass you are."

The civilian gasped at that and began to shout at him.

"How dare you disrespect the Hokage!?"

"He is the most benevolent Hokage this village has ever seen!"

"Know your place demon!"

Naruto swung his hand and wires came out which flew towards the civilians and shinobi. A whole bunch of them were wrapped in the wires and when Naruto pulled his hand.

*Shing* *Splork*

The group of civilians and shinobis were cut into pieces which sprayed their blood and organs around, coloring the streets and some unfortunate people in blood and pieces of organs. The civilians began to scream at the top of their lungs when they saw him killing them without any hesitation. Naruto got bored of their screams, so he released his killing intent which not only silenced them but the civilians fell on the ground while the shinobis were brought onto their knees.

Naruto said, "Now that the annoyances have been dealt with. Minato. I am leaving this damn village for good."

Minato gasped in shock. How could he leave this village in which he was born in?

Minato said, "Naruto! Please! Don't leave! This is your home! You were born in this village!"

Naruto said, "I may have been born in this village which was a damn mistake. I wish I was born somewhere else. In that case I would have a family that would have loved me instead of throwing me aside like garbage!"

Minato looked down in shame but he said, "But what about your mother?"

Naruto said, "What about her?"

Minato said, "She is very worried sick about you. She has confined herself into your room because she could not take of all of the guilt. Please. Don't leave. For her."

Naruto said, "That women may be my birth mother but I am not her son anymore. Want to know why?"

Minato slowly nodded as he feared his answer which he should be.

Naruto said, "It's simple. I received an operation which removed every single DNA that is related to you and that women Kushina. Doing this has cut me off from ever being related to you all! I am free from this wretched family!"

Minato gasped in horror. He pleaded, "Naruto! Please! Forgive me! I know! I'll give you back your right! I'll make you the clan heir!"

Jiraiya who was beside Minato, said, "That's right Naruto. I'll even let you sign the Toad Summon Scroll. SO don't leave this village."

Jiraiya was afraid as he understood part of the prophecy. Menma and Narumi who recovered in the hospital, came running towards their father but as they came close, they too fell onto their knees as the killing intent affected them as well.

Menma said, "What's going on!?"

Narumi said, "Who is doing all of this!?"

Naruto glared at them and shouted, "Shut your bloody mouths trash!"

Naruto looked back at Minato and said, "You really think that you can bribe me with some things that have no value to me? Pathetic. I told you already that I have cut my ties with your family. Also, I didn't even need to do that since you have abandoned me all of those years ago."

Minato asked in confusion, "What are you talking about? I never abandoned you."

Naruto chuckled and said, "Oh really? Then it's time to refresh your memory. On our 6th birthday, if you haven't figured it out, Menma, Narumi and I were born on the same day. Yet, you and that women only celebrated Menma and Narumi's birthday and left me out of it. On. Every. Single. Birthday."

Minato tried to speak, "But .. Naruto .. I .. that ..."

Naruto shouted, "Shut up! Now then, where was I? Oh yeah. On my 6th birthday, you took away the only thing that made me happy in a family that ignored and neglected me. My birth right."

Minato said, "Your .. birth right? I don't understand Naruto."

Naruto scoffed and said, "On my 6thy birthday, you gave my birth right to Menma and Narumi. It was my birth right as the eldest son of becoming the heir of the two clans! And you Namikaze Minato took it away from me and gave it to those two trash!"

Minato said, "Naruto. You don't understand. You couldn't have become the clan's heir as you were not strong enough. Only Menma-"

Naruto cut him off and said, "Menma and Narumi have the Kyuubi's chakra which made them much more special than little old me? Is that what you were going to say? Of course that's your fucking excuse! And me not being able to become the clan's heir? Was it because I was weak? Of course I was weak you bastard! You and that women never trained me in anything! You and that women never even talked to me or even gave me any attention! How else was I suppose to become stronger when you, that women and even this god damn village refused to train me! Much less accept me for a human boy."

Minato looked down in shame. Naruto was right. How else could he become a stronger person when he, his wife or even this village ever train him.

Minato asked, "But ... what's that got to do with me abandoning you?"

Naruto scoffed said, "You really don't understand what you did that night in front of everyone one else, do you Minato? What you did was the greatest sin a father can ever do to his child!"

Minato flinched at that and was shaking in fear at what he did to his eldest son.

Naruto pointed towards Minato and shouted, "You! Minato! Abandoned me in front of everyone!"

Minato said, "What!? I never did that! I may have forgotten about you but I never abandon you!"

Naruto sneered at him and said, "So, you really don't understand how a clan works? The other people here, even the civilians knows what you did."

Minato said, "I don't know what I did that night Naruto! Please don't leave this village."

Naruto said, "Let me explain it to you so that you can understand what you did on that night. According to clan law, when the eldest child is not fit to be the heir of the clan, that right is taken away from the eldest and given to the youngest. This can only happen if the eldest child was killed or has been abandoned by the clan."

Minato listened to the clan law and it took a few seconds to process it but when he did, his eyes widen in realization of what he did.

Naruto saw this and said, "Now do you understand what you did Minato? On my 6th birthday, you Minato announced in front of everyone of not only the new heirs of the clan but also my abandonment!"

Minato protested, "No! That can't be! I couldn't have done that! I couldn't ..."

Naruto said, "Well, I can clearly see that I am not dead. So that only means one thing. You and that women have clearly abandoned me."

Minato looked down in shame at that. He didn't know about that clan law and abandoned his eldest son. His guilt was becoming more and more heavy but what his eldest son said next, tripled his guilt.

Naruto said, "If that is not enough, then I Naruto Vajura here by rescind the Namikaze name! You are dead to me. You are no longer my father or anyone I will acknowledge!"

Minato gasped in horror at what his eldest son just said. He knew that his relationship with his eldest son was bad but he wasn't expecting Naruto to disown his own father.

Naruto pulled out a letter and said, "If even that is not enough, then here is a letter of me cutting off my ties with the Namikaze family which has been signed by you, Minato."

When Minato heard that, he shouted in disbelief, "What!?"

Naruto threw the letter towards Minato and said, "See for yourself."

Minato took the letter and opened it. He read the letter several times to confirm that the letter did indeed have his signature and that Naruto is no longer part of his family.

Minato shouted, "This can't be! I never signed this! Someone must have forged my signature!"

Naruto said, "That is indeed your signature Minato. Why? Because I was the one who came into your office as a transformed ANBU. I gave you the letter which was under a Genjutsu and you signed it."

Minato said, "No way. It can't be. I would have known if you were under a transformation or if the letter was under a Genjutsu."

Naruto shrugged his shoulders and said, "Just goes to show how weak and pathetic your security has become if even the ANBU in your office can't find out anything wrong with me or the letter."

Menma heard this and said, "About time you did that trash!"

Narumi said, "Yeah! You were never part of our family! You were just an annoying thing that was kept in the house!"

Minato looked at his children in shock at what he heard. How could his own children treat Naruto like that. Then he remembered how he didn't pay any attention to Naruto and always listen to Menma and Narumi. He even believed their lies and punished Naruto for it. That's all he did to Naruto. Ignored him and punished him. No love or affection was given to Naruto from him. This only made him feel more shame from his guilt.

*Crunch*

Menma and Narumi further crashed into the ground when more of the killing intent was released. Naruto said, "What did I say about keeping your filthy mouths shut? Next time you speak without my permission, I'll rip out your tongues!"

Danzo said, "If you are no longer part of his family or this village, then you will be working for my ROOT."

Danzo didn't feel like he needed to hide his ROOT anymore. With a powerful ninja like Naruto working for him, he would be unstoppable.

Naruto laughed at him and said, "Did you really think that I would just up and work for a very arrogant person like you? You must have your ass so far up your ass that you couldn't see what I am."

Danzo said, "You will work for me Naruto. You will follow my orders!"

Danzo glared at him and poured chakra into his right eye that was behind the bandage. It was Shisui Uchiha's Sharingan. He was trying to use the Sharingan's Kotoamatsukami ability to put Naruto under his control but it failed which shocked him.

Naruto saw this and smirked. He said, "What? Did you really think that you could use Shisui Uchiha's Sharingan to mind control me into becoming your mindless slave? It won't work on me Danzo."

Danzo asked in shock, "How did you know about that?"

Naruto said, "How did I know what you did? That's easy. I know your hidden stations. I know your hidden army and I know that they are only loyal to you. Also, I know some really dark secrets that will put even Madara Uchiha to shame."

Danzo shouted, "You lie!"

Naruto said, "I never lie. Unlike you trash, I speak the truth."

Danzo immediately formed a hand sign which was a signal to his ROOT to come and aid him. However, no one came which confused him.

Naruto began to laugh which made Danzo asked, "What did you do demon?"

Naruto said, "Me. I didn't do anything. But I think my clones did something."

Danzo asked, "What did they do!?"

Naruto smirked and said, "When you left your hidden ROOT base, I sent in some of my Shadow Clones who snuck into your underground base. By now, my clones have slaughtered all of your ROOT army."

Underground ROOT Base

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

*Shing* *Clang*

"Intruders!"

"Kill them!"

*Splork*

"GGAAAKKKK!!"

*Kerip*

"Don't let them come inside!"

In the underground ROOT base, it was a slaughter. One one side, there were an army of 400 ROOT ANBU and on the other side, there were only 40 clones of Naruto. The ROOTs were no match for them as the clones were using "Sonido" which is a high speed movement that is even faster than the "Shunshin no Jutsu"(Body Flicker Tehcnique).

The clones easily used "Sonido" to engage the ROOTs in close quarter combat and killed them with ease. It took the clones just 5 minutes to wipe out the ROOT base. After killing every single ROOT in the underground base, the clones gathered all of the corpses and stored them into a scroll. Then they ransacked the place for anything that could be of value. The clones got a lot of money and documents which recorded Danzo's dark secrets. After gathering everything useful from the underground base, they were stored into a scroll which was given to one clone who then exited the base. The rest of the clones used "Explosion Style Exploding Palm" to destroy the underground ROOT base.

Back To Naruto

*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*

Everyone looked in the direction and saw some part of the land exploding. No one knew why the land was exploding but Danzo did and he wasn't happy. His ROOT base was completely destroyed. Meaning that he lost his own personal army, along with precious experiment research.

Danzo glared at Naruto and said, "How dare you take away my ROOT boy? You will pay for that!"

Danzo snapped his fingers and two ninjas came by his side. They were Danzo's most trusted men. Torune Aburame and Fū Yamanaka.

Torune Aburame

Torune Aburame is a shinobi from Konohagakure's Aburame clan, as well as a high-ranking member of the disbanded Anbu faction: Root. Torune is a fairly tall and lean-built man. He has fair-skin and short spike dull black hair. His glasses are built into the mask, obscuring his eyes as is customary for members of the Aburame clan. He was also heavily clothed. He wore a short black jacket with red straps over the shoulders, as customary of all Root members. He also wore a high collared, all black outfit with a red sash around his waist and what appeared to be an apron over his pants and carried several pouches with him and wore a pair of black gloves.

Fū Yamanaka

Fū Yamanaka is a shinobi from Konohagakure's Yamanaka clan as well as a high-ranking ninja of the disbanded Anbu faction: Root. He wore a short, black jacket with red straps on the shoulders like all members of Root. He also wore a red short kimono under the jacket with a black sash, a pair of black gloves, dark-colored pants, and regular shinobi sandals.

Naruto looked at them and said, "Well, well well. Look who decided to show up. The two shinobi who betrayed their own clans and sold their loyalty to you Danzo."

Danzo said, "They are not traitors. They joined me for the good of the village."

Naruto said, "Keep telling that to yourself bastard. But it won't matter anymore cause you will die today along with the rest of your lackeys."

Torune said, "You will not touch Danzo-sama, monster."

Fū Yamanaka said, "You will have to go through us to reach Danzo-sama."

Naruto chuckled and said, "What did you think I would do? Of course you two are going to die as well but not by my hands."

Just then, two black lightning sparked into existence and Ino and Shino appeared beside Naruto.

Ino looked at Fu and said with venom, "I finally found you, you traitorous bastard. You will die and I will take pleasure in doing so and getting rid of the stain from my clan."

Fu said, "You really think a young girl such as you can take me on? A jonin and a member of Danzo-sama's most powerful ROOT? Wake up girl! You can't do anything to me! You are a mere genin while I am an ANBU!"

Shino looked at Torune and said, "I see that you have been wasting your time with Danzo. I apologize but with you having any connection with a person such as Danzo requires you to be killed. As a member and heir to the Aburame clan, it falls on me to take your life. Prepare yourself."

Torune said, "Have you forgotten that your insects can't do anything against my special micro venomous insects? Stand down and I won't have to hurt you Shino. I have been getting plenty of stronger within Danzo-sama's ROOT. You can't do anything to me."

*Bash* *Bash*

Both Fu and Torune found their faces hit with the sole of shoes who belonged to Ino and Shino who both appeared in front of the ROOT members and kicked them away. Ino and Shino both leaped towards their targets while leaving behind a shocked Danzo who couldn't believe that his two most trusted and powerful tools were kicked away by mere genins.

Naruto looked at Danzo's shocked face and laughed at him. He said, "Well, didn't think that mere genins could do anything against your ROOT members did you?"

Before Danzo could speak, Sasuke came forward who was just barely able to keep himself from falling to his knees. He had a smug smile on his face, showing everyone how he was able to resist Naruto's killing intent. Maybe on the outside but on the inside, he was trembling with fear. Sasuke's pride was too much to allow him to look weak.

Sasuke said, "Hey trash. Let them go and fight me. I'll show you how an elite Uchiha fights trash like you."

Sasuke's arrival made the civilians cheer for him. Naruto just looked at him with bored eyes and simply increased his killing intent which brought down Sasuke to his knees and hands.

Naruto said, "Know your place Uchiha scum. You fight for these trash when you don't even know that they were responsible for your clan's death."

Sasuke struggled to stand back up but couldn't do it. He said, "What do you mean by that trash."

Naruto shook his head and said, "Such a shame. Really? How someone from the Uchiha clan attacked Konoha with Kyuubi all those years ago. But worse that they were planning a coup de tat against the Hokage to over throw Konoha. Itachi killed the traitors but yet, he was ordered by the Hokage and the civilian council to wipe out the clan. No. They are not a clan anymore. They are more like a cult who spread their hate and curse among the world."

Naruto looked at the crowd and shouted, "Everything we know was a lie! The blame falls on the Uchiha clan, doesn't it Minato? You fought the masked Uchiha who attacked Kushina when she was giving birth. He took her away and ripped out the Kyuubi from her and used it to attack Konoha!"

Sasuke shouted, "Lies! You speak lies! The Uchiha clan were the most noble and strongest of the clan!"

Naruto pointed towards Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado and Danzo and said, "The elders can confirm the coup de tat Sasuke. This whole village is a damn cult catering of the traitor who cares nothing about them. They worship the very traitor who took the lives of this village and they blame a child who held the Kyuubi's soul! They thought that the child was not human. That the child was the reincarnation of the Kyuubi! This dame village then jumped at the defenseless child and beat him up, thinking that they are hurting the Kyuubi when in fact, the Kyuubi was not even hurt one bit. The Kyuubi in fact was crying for the child as it saw how cruel humans were to him!"

Naruto looked at their shocked faces which made him angrier. He shouted, "You see!? Even the Kyuubi! A nine tailed beast felt pity for a child when the civilians and the damn village didn't regret for torturing and harming a child! If a demon can take pity on a child then what does that makes all of you!? Huh!? I'll tell you! You all are nothing but monsters that needs to be wipe out from the face of the world!"

The crowd were now trembling with fear. Fear of what they have made. Fear of what their past actions that have made this boy this strong and a merciless person.

After calming himself, Naruto looked back at Danzo and said, "Before we fight, I will reveal to you why your Sharingan didn't had any effect on me."

Naruto brought his right hand closer to his face and plunged his fingers into his eyes. Minato became fearful that Naruto would rip out his eyes and tried to get up but couldn't even move from the killing intent Naruto was releasing. Everyone watched Naruto pulling out two blue lenses from his eyes. When Naruto opened his eyes, everyone gasped at what they saw. Naruto no longer had his blue ocean eyes but he had something that shocked everyone to their core. Naruto's eyes were purple which had three silver rings in it. Naruto possessed the legendary eye DoJutsu, the Rinnegan!

Danzo gasped at what he saw. They legendary eye Dojutsu, the Rinnegan and Naruto of all people possessed it. Minato and Jiraiya were shocked to their core as they witness Naruto with the Rinnegan. Then their minds clicked at the same time when they realized who Naruto was. Naruto was the child of the prophecy. They understood that they were paying attention to the wrong child when they were suppose to focus their attention on Naruto. But whenever they do will fail because of their narrow minded brains.

Naruto glared at Danzo and said, "Danzo. You are a fool to think that you will get away with all the sins you have committed. Did you know what my clones found at your hidden ROOT base? I found children who have gone through very inhumane treatments just to get rid of their emotions. Then I found several women chained to walls for the purpose of breeding your little army. I found that there were some women who were not part of the leaf village. You Danzo have kidnapped individuals from various neighboring villages. And all you will say that it was for the good of Konoha, right? Pathetic. I have tolerated you and your ilk long enough! It's high time you finally die and I will be the one to end your pathetic insignificant life!"

Danzo gritted his teeth and said, "I am beyond the judgment of anyone and anything. Even you! For years I have been making Konoha strong but you! You came and destroyed all of my plans! You are just a Jinchuriki and you will always be a weapon to this village! Just like all Jinchuriki have been in the past since the first Hokage himself gave the Tailed Beast to other villages to promote his need for peace. Jinchuriki aren't even human! Just like you and now with you possessing the legendary Rinnegan, you will be captured and your eyes will be studied to further advance the village as a whole! You will be dissected, torn up and used as breeding stock to pass the bloodline down to a new generation that will be the future weapons of this village. That is how it works here and everywhere else in the world! You have no right to deny Konoha what rightfully belongs to us!"

Naruto turned his head around and spoke to the first Hokage, "Did you hear that Hashirama? This is what your precious village has become. A village of arrogant people who think that they are above everyone else. A village that is run by corrupt people and won't hesitate to kill off a clan just to satisfy their greed."

Hashirama nodded and said, "I see what you meant by that Naruto. To think that my beloved village that my brother and I have made for the purpose of peace where even a child would walk safe, has been tainted by these corrupted people."

Tobirama said, "It is sad to say but there is no saving this village anymore. It must be destroyed."

Hashirama nodded and said, "I agree with you brother. This is no longer my village that I have made. It has become a cancer to this world and it must be cleansed of its taint."

The crowd were shocked to hear that their first and second Hokage agreed for the annihilation of the leaf village.

Minato pleaded with them, "Please lord Hashirama-sama! Tobirama-sama! Don't destroy the very village you have created with your own hands! We can save this village if we work together!"

Jiraiya nodded and said, "It's true. We have been lead astray but with some guidance, this village can definitely be brought back to its former glory!"

Hashirama shook his head and said, "I am afraid that cannot be done. This village is beyond saving."

Tobirama said, "Your shinobi have been corrupted with greed and power. The same can be said about these villagers who think that they own the shinobi. Even their children are acting like their parents. They cannot be allowed to live and must be purged from the face of this world."

The crowd looked devastated when their own first and second Hokage have announced the destruction of the village. Minato and Jiraiya looked down in shame as they could not change their minds about saving this village.

Danzo roared and said, "It doesn't matter what they say. I will kill you and will use the dead Hoakges for the good of this village."

Danzo waved his hands and a group of about 50 ROOT ANBU came in front of him. This surprise Naruto as he was sure that his clones killed all of the ROOT ANBU.

Danzo said, "Did you really think that I keep all of my ROOT ANBU underground? No. This is my personal group of guards who always follow me around wherever I go. Kill him."

The 50 ROOT ANBU charged at Naruto thinking that they could win against him in numbers but they unknowingly charged towards their death.

Naruto just raised his hand in front of him with his open palm and simply said, "Shinra Tensei".

*Boom*

An invisible force collided with the incoming group of ROOT ANBU which sent them flying backwards towards many stalls and buildings. Some of them died instantly as their bodies were crushed under the invisible force while others moaned in pain as their bodies were heavily damaged. Danzo looked in shock at how easily his personal ROOT ANBU being thrown away like rag dolls.

Naruto said, "Is this how you intend to fight me? Sending so many of your pawns here to kill me while you watch from the sidelines? You are a very pathetic piece of shit."

Danzo gritted his teeth and said, "I am a leader through and through. Just as I am a true patriot of Konoha. Through my own actions, I have led Konoha to victory from the shadows. I have outlived other shinobi in the village and even their descendants. I have watched the young grow old and the old become weak before they die. You want to see my power? I'll make you regret this when I break you and forever make you the servant of this village for eternity!

Danzo then unraveled his bandages and revealed a shocking site to everyone. His right arm was made up of pure white flesh and there were several Sharingan implanted into his right arm and one in the palm of his hand. He then removed the bandages on his right eye and revealed Shisui Uchiha's Sharingan.

Naruto looked at him with disgust and said, "What an ugly creature you are. So many eyes. They belong to the dead Uchihas right?"

Naruto looked at Sasuke who had a shocked face. He pointed at Danzo's deformed arm and said, "See that Sasuke. Those are the Sharingan that belonged to your clan. This person who you fight for is one of the people who ordered-no. He forced Itachi to kill all of the Uchiha clan since he wanted to harvest their Sharingan. He even ordered to kill off the children who didn't even bring out their Sharingan because he didn't want them to grow up and become a threat to the village. This is the truth of this village Sasuke! They lie and cheat! They back stab others for their own greed!"

Naruto looked back at Danzo and looked at his arm. He said, "Hmmm. I will bet that the arm is not natural either. It just further proves how low you human scumbags will go in the pursuit of power to achieve immortality to escape death's reach for all eternity. Such meaningless pursuits as the words "forever" and "eternity" are meant to bring about false hope to all who fear death. Let me show you what death truly looks like for it will be the last thing you ever gaze upon before meeting your end here within this very place where you think you have an advantage."

Danzo formed some hand signs and said, "You will never get the chance! I must live above all others to ensure Konoha stays the strongest and unopposed for all time! "Wood Style Four-Pillar Prison"!

Danzo slammed his hands onto the ground and several roots came out which then trapped Naruto into a wood prison. He believed that such a power could successfully restrain the Kyuubi could do the same for this creature regardless of his strength.

With a wave of Danzo's hand, several ROOT ANBU who could still move, swarmed over the prison and put several sealing tags on it. They then took several steps back while waiting for possible retaliation. There were none. Danzo grinned, thinking that he finally caught Naruto and he would then use him for his own greed and take over this village and become its new Hokage.

With Naruto at his mercy, Danzo will use him to fight and subjugate other ninja villages to him. He will use Naruto to make Orochimaru tell him all the secrets of how to cheat death through the study of his experiment and become immortal. In time, Danzo will become the true God of this world and rule it with an Iron fist.

However, Danzo's fantasy was broken when a cruel laughter echoed from within the wood prison and it made everyone go on edge when it got louder as more killing intent was released that made the rest of the ROOT ANBU fall onto the ground unconscious. It was so intense that it covered the whole village that even made the first and second Hokage fall onto their knees. Danzo was using every ounce of his will power to stop himself from falling to his knees.

Naruto's voice came out from the wood prison, "You truly wish to test me, don't you old fool? Very well. I look forward to seeing how your power fares against mine!"

Then within the next few seconds, the wood prison that held Naruto began to rot away around him and soon turned into nothingness. Danzo was shocked to see that his wood prison was reduced to nothingness.

Danzo shouted, "That's impossible! That jutsu was capable of trapping Jinchuriki! It can even stop any of the nine Tailed Beasts for a short time! Even powerful S-class shinobi in large masses could not escape that prison if they were all locked away in it! Those seal tags my ROOT ANBU placed of the prison enforced its power to contain you!"

Naruto emerged from the rotting wood prison without any scratches. He said, "Did you see what I can do Danzo? Anything I touch can and will rot before death claims everything around me. That is one of my unique powers Danzo! It's the one true undisputed rule to all things in the universe!"

Danzo became very wary of Naruto's new power. The power to age things in mere seconds. This made him afraid but he didn't show it to Naruto. He made some hand signs and said, "Wood Style Tree Bind Eternal Burial"

Several roots came out and wrapped around Naruto in order to bind him but as soon as they touch Naruto, the roots instantly rot away into nothingness.

Naruto snorted at Danzo's attempt to capture him and said, "How annoying and pathetic you are Danzo. I honestly expected more from you. Did you really expect to contain me with that? Ha! Your attempts in binding me is very laughable. I cannot be bound or controlled or manipulated or even be defeated by anyone in existence anymore!"

'Except for my bro. He can really beat the shit out of me without any difficulty' thought Naruto.

Naruto continued, "Death is an absolute certainty in all things and in time, it comes to all things regardless if they are alive or not. Plants die. Animals die. Insects die. Structures rot away and die. People die. My power is called Age Acceleration! It cannot be stopped. It cannot be avoided. All you can do is accept it and die."

Danzo shouted, "I won't be stopped! I won't be denied my right to rule Koniha as its Hokage! I will one day become this village's ruler and one day be the most powerful man in the world that the people will worship me like a God! I will conquer you just as I have everything else in my life!"

Naruto laughed at that and said, "I don't know what is more pathetic. The dream itself? Or the fact that you honestly expected to transcend death and achieve it?"

Naruto threw some kunai and shuriken at the unconscious ROOT ANBU and killing them all, leaving only Danzo and himself.

Danzo shouted, "Shut up! You don't know what you are talking about! I will win against you and when I do, I will become the man known for conquering death!"

Danzo threw several projectiles at Naruto but they rotted away as soon as they got close to him.

Naruto said, "How misguided you are in your belief that I would fall by your hands. Not to mention that you are now alone as every pawn you had has been killed. Including those two loyal to you."

Naruto pointed behind Danzo. When Danzo look behind him, his eyes widen when he saw that Ino was holding the severed head of Fū Yamanaka while Shino was holding the severed head of Torune Aburame.

Danzo was left speechless as he saw the heads of his two most loyal and powerful ROOT ANBU who were killed by mere genins.

Danzo said in disbelief, "How? How could my two most strongest ROOT ANBU lose to mere genins?"

Naruto said, "Hey. Ino! Shino! How was the fight against those traitors?"

*Crunch*

Ino crushed Fū Yamanaka's head with her hand and said, "Pathetic. He wasn't even worth my time as he couldn't even track my speed. He died very fast when I looked into his mind before destroying his brain. And he was suppose to be an ANBU level shinobi? HA! What a laugh."

Shino's insects came out from his hand and covered Torune Aburame's severed head before eating it and the micro venomous insects.

Shino said, "He was very weak. He thought that his micro venomous insects was unstoppable and could not lose. He was dead wrong when my insects were about to overcome his insects poison before eating them. Without the aid of his insects, he was nothing more than a punching bag."

Naruto laughed and said, "You got that right. Training is the answer to everything. You can't win against others just because they have special things. Hard work always beats talent."

Danzo gritted his teeth in rage. He lost his ROOT ANBU army. He lost his underground base. He lost his personal ROOT ANBU guards. And finally, he lost his two most strongest and loyal ROOT ANBU members. He will not forgive Naruto for taking away all of his hard work.

Danzo said, "I will never forgive you Naruto! You will die and I will have your eyes! I will become a God!"

Danzo took out a kunai and brought it towards his mouth. He then exhales wind-infused chakra on the kunai which then took a shape that resembles a makeshift scimitar. Danzo used "Wind Style Vacuum Blade". This increase the Kunai's sharpness, range and lethality.

Danzo swung his wind infused kunai at Naruto with intent to cut his head off but Naruto shot out his hand and grabbed the wind blade. He then absorbed the wind chakra from Danzo's weapon and returned it back into a normal kunai.

*Bash* *Crash*

Danzo was very much shocked to see how Naruto was able to negate his wind blade. He was too shocked that he didn't even see Naruto's fist coming towards his face and launching him into a building.

Naruto said, "That is another power the Rinnegan have gifted me with. The power to absorb any chakra. Your wind infused kunai was indeed sharp but against my eyes, it was useless."

From the building Danzo crashed into, two shuriken flew out towards Naruto but these were different as they were infused with wind chakra to increase their range and cutting power.

Naruto saw the incoming wind infused shuriken and raised his hand. He said, "Shinra Tensei"

The wind infused shuriken were repled back and flew back towards the building that they came out from. Danzo soon jumped out of the hole he made in the building's wall.

*Shing*

Only to get cut by his own wind infused shuriken. One shuriken cut his waist and the other cut off his neck, killing him. Naruto smiled and before he could enjoy his death, he heard Danzo's voice.

"Izanagi"

Naruto looked back at the corpse of Danzo, only to see it disappear and Danzo reappearing where the corpse was without any wounds. He was perfectly fine.

Naruto was confused by this. Danzo was clearly cut in two. There was no substitution of anything. So how could he still be alive?

Danzo smirked and said, "Why the shock boy? Did you really think I would be killed that easily."

Naruto asked, "Yeah. I was hoping for that. By the way, how are you still alive? You clearly died when you were cut by your own shuriken."

Danzo lifted his right arm and said, "It's because the power of these Sharigan."

Naruto said, "I know the Sharigan have powers but not one that could save one's life. What did you use?"

Danzo chuckled and said, "Sure the Sharigan gives some abilities to the user but there is one powerful ability that allows the user to save his own life. It's called the Izanagi."

Naruto said in confusion, "Izanagi? What's that?"

Danzo said, "The Izanagi is a Genjutsu that is cast on the user instead of others and is the most powerful amongst this type of Genjutsu. When activated, the caster removes the boundaries between reality and illusion within their personal space. With this ability, I can nullify any damage done to me and return my body back to its peak like it never happen before. This is the ultimate ability of the Sharigan and with it, I cannot be killed!"

Naruto looked at Danzo's right arm and noticed that one of the eyes on it was closed while the rest were open. It didn't give him much information but it was a start. Naruto appeared in front of Danzo and raised his hand.

Naruto said, "Shinra Tensei"

*Boom*

Naruto used "Shinra Tensei" at point blank range which crushed Danzo's body and sent his mangled body flying away.

"Izanagi"

However, Danzo appeared again without any damage. Naruto looked at his right arm and saw that another eye closed. Now Naruto understood how Danzo was doing that. Izanagi is a very powerful ability which allows the user to nullify any damage but it was not without cost. Every time Danzo uses the Izanagi to heal himself, one eye closes. Meaning that he has a limited number of using this ability.

Now that Naruto knows how the ability works, he can kill him but since Danzo has 8 more open eyes on his right arm, he will need to kill him 8 more times which was a pain in the ass for him. So he decided to simply take away his ability.

Naruto charged towards Danzo with such speed that he could not track him. Naruto appeared behind Danzo and *Bash* punched the back of his head, *Crash* making Danzo face crash into the dirt ground.

Danzo grittted his teeth and jumped away from Naruto in order to prepare his attack but Naruto didn't let him. Naruto appeared in front of Danzo in a crouching position. *Bash* He then kicked Danzo's chin and sent him flying high into the sky. Naruto then appeared above Danzo and grabbed his face. He then *Bash* kneed Danzo's face and *Bash* punched his gut. Then he spun around and did a *Bash* drop kick that sent Danzo flying back down on the ground and *Crash* forming a huge crater.

Naruto who was in the air, dived down towards Danzo's broken body but before he could reach him.

"Izanagi"

The body disappeared and Danzo reappeared a few feet away from him without any harm. Naruto "Tch" in annoyance at how slippery Danzo was. He will need a way to stop him for a few seconds in order to take away his ability.

Danzo smirked and said, "Do you see now boy? You can't win against me. I have surpassed everyone in this village and soon, I will surpass you and I will become a God!"

Naruto said, "That won't happen because I will not fall by yours or any other's hand."

Danzo said, "And why is that?"

Naruto grinned and said, "Because, you have already fallen into my trap."

Danzo didn't know what Naruto was talking about but when he tried to move his body, it refused to budge. His eyes widen when he saw that his body was entangled in very thin wires that restrained his body movement.

Danzo's eye widen when Naruto appeared to his right side. Naruto then grabbed his right arm and said, "You know that your "Izanagi" ability is very useful and powerful but it costs you one of these Sharingan eyes every time you use it. The only way to combat this type of ability is to keep on killing you till you run out of the eyes but I found another to deal with your ability."

Danzo didn't know what method Naruto was talking about but he didn't like it either. He struggled to free himself but couldn't as he was restricted by the wires. Naruto grabbed Danzo's right arm with both of his hands and.

*Kkeerriiippp*

Naruto completely ripped off Danzo's right arm which made him scream in immense pain. Naruto looked at the arm he held in his hands with interest.

Naruto said, "My method is to simply take away your ability by taking away your source of power. You can't use your "Izanagi" ability now can you?"

Danzo gritted his teeth in both pain and rage. This only proved Naruto's theory.

Naruto nodded and said, "I thought so. Without these eyes and this arm, you can't use "Izanagi". Also, I can only think of one way you got your hands on this kind of arm. It was Orochimaru, wasn't it? You have been making secret deals with him behind your Hokage's back, haven't you?"

Danzo growled and said, "It was for the good of the village."

Naruto snorted at that and said, "Right. Again with that crap about "for the good of the village". Quit lying to yourself. All you care about is power and about ruling this village."

Naruto pulled out a scroll and stored Danzo's severed arm with the Sharingan into it. He said, "Well, your arm is very interesting and I think I will keep it. Now before I kill you, I think I should show you what I did with your ROOT ANBU army."

Naruto pulled out another scroll and with a huge poof of smoke, he unsealed something. When the smoke subsided, Danzo's eyes widen when he saw that all of his ROOT ANBU army was standing in front of him. Danzo grinned and thought about Naruto's foolishness as he presented his personal army to him who were loyal to him.

Danzo said excitingly, "I should thank you for giving me back my army. Now, all of you, attack the boy and bring me his eyes!"

Danzo's excitement stopped when none of the ROOT ANBU made any movement. Why were they not moving when they were loyal to him?

Danzo shouted, "What did you do to them boy!? What happened to my ROOT!?"

Naruto laughed and said, "You are really a foolish creature if you think that I would leave any of your ROOT ANBU alive. All of them are dead because my clones killed them."

Danzo said, "Then who are these!? They are clearly my ROOT ANBU!"

Naruto grinned and said, "Well, the thing is that what these people standing before you are your ROOT ANBU."

Danzo asked, "Then how can they be standing in front of me!?"

Naruto said, "It's very simple. I have my ways. They are all dead and now they serve me."

Danzo asked in shock, "But how!?"

Naruto said, "Didn't you hear me? I have my ways. Now then, I think I will use your very own Root army to beat you up. Would you like that, old man? Of course you wouldn't like that. Getting beat up by your own pawns is something you despise. This is exactly what you are going to get. Now, before we begin, I need to take care of something."

Naruto walked towards Danzo who became afraid of him. He shouted, "Stay away from me!"

Naruto ignored him and plunged his fingers into his right eye. He slowly and painfully ripped out Shisui Uchiha's Sharingan. Danzo screamed as his Sharingan was ripped out of his eye socket.

Naruto looked at the eye in his hand and said, "I am now going to exterminate the Sharingan from the face of this world."

Sasuke shouted, "How dare you!? How dare you say you would exterminate the most powerful and noble clan in the world!? We Uchihas are the strongest and better than everyone else! You should give me everything you have and bow to me!"

Naruto looked at Sasuke and said, "Man. Are you still spouting that nonsense about your clan being the strongest and noble? Well, let me reveal something to you Uchiha. Your clan is nothing but a clan full of warmongers and backstabbers! They are nothing but power hungry bastards!"

Sasuke shouted, "Silence! Don't disrespect your better! The Uchiha are the strongest and you should bow to me!"

Naruto said, "The Uchiha are not the strongest. If they were, then Itachi would not have been able to kill off your clan all by himself which is a good thing he did. Now I won't have to kill off the Uchihas as Itachi already did that for me."

Sasuke screamed, "Bastard! Don't bring that traitorous bastard into this! He will die by my hands and I will avenge my clan's honor!"

Naruto said, "What honor are you talking about? The Uchiha never held any honor. All except a few of them. Do you want to know who they were?"

Sasuke gritted his teeth and asked, "Who are they?"

Naruto said, "The first one is your brother Itachi. He has honor and he never once acted like the arrogant Uchihas they were. Then there was your mother, Mikoto-san. She was the exact opposite of Uchiha's arrogance. Then there is Shisui, Itachi's best friend. These three, along with some others were the only Uchihas who held honor and respect from me."

Sasuke shouted, "Lies! That traitorous bastard Itachi could never have honor after he killed my clan!"

Naruto said, "Did you know that when Hashirama and Tobirama created the leaf village, it was Madara Uchiha that attacked the village with the Kyuubi under his control. Why? Because he wasn't made the Hokage of the leaf village. And did you know that before all of this when there was open war between clans, the Uchiha clan was the one who openly attacked any clan they come across just to show their superiority. It's a good thing that Hashirama killed Madara Uchiha when he fought him. That mad man was hung up on power and would do anything to have power. Then came the evening of the second Kyuubi's attack on the leaf village. Kushina was the one who held the Kyuubi inside her and when he gave birth to me and the two other, a masked Uchiha was the one who came, killed Hiruzen Sarutobi's wife Biwako Sarutobi and pulled out the Kyuubi from Kushina. That masked Uchiha then put the Kyuubi under his control and attacked the village. After that was dealt with, the Uchiha leader and elders planned a coup de tat against the Hokage to over throw Konoha."

Sasuke shouted in denial, "Lies! Lies! Everything you say is a lie! The Uchiha clan would never do that!"

Naruto said, "Say whatever you want Sasuke. It's the truth. Did you know that Shisui Uchiha was tasked with stopping the coup de tat by simply using his unique Sharingan's power to brainwash them? Yes. Your Hokage over here was the one who asked Shisui Uchiha to stop the coup de tat and avoid any killing. But if that didn't work out then as a back up plan, Itachi was tasked with killing off the entire Uchiha clan for the safety of the village. Unfortunately, at that time, this bastard Danzo was present and he didn't want Shisui to be successful at his task. He wanted to kill off the Uchiha as they were becoming a threat to the village. So he intercepted Shisui with his ROOT ANBU and attacked him. Danzo was successful in ripping out one of Shisui's eyes but failed to kill him. Shisui escaped Danzo and his ROOT ANBU and met with Itachi and told him of what happened. Shisui was dying and used the opportunity to force Itachi to kill him in order to awaken Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan which was a success. In his dying breath, Shisui gave his remaining Sharingan to Itachi to keep it from falling into the wrong hand. After that, Itachi killed off the Uchiha clan and you know the rest."

Sasuke was silent for a while as he processed what Naruto told him. He then asked, "If that is true then why didn't he kill me? Why didn't he simply tell me the truth?"

Naruto said, "Itachi couldn't kill you since he loved you Sasuke. As for the truth? Tell me what would you have done if he told you the truth?"

Sasuke said, "I would have gone after the ones responsible for the death of my clan!"

Naruto shook his head and said, "That is exactly why he lied to you Sasuke. If you would have gone against the village elders, they would have killed you as a traitor. You would have easily died."

Sasuke said, "Then why didn't he-"

Naruto cut him off and said, "Itachi only lied to you so that you would hate him and focus your attention on him. That would have made you train yourself hard enough to get stronger and then kill him which would have avenged your clan. But it didn't go very well since you became an arrogant bastard with a superiority complex."

Sasuke shouted, "Shut up! I am an Uchiha! I am an elite! I will get revenge for my clan!"

Naruto said, "Do what you want. As long as it has nothing to do with me and my friends."

*Crunch* *Splork*

Naruto crushed Shisui's Sharingan in his hand. He didn't want to let something this powerful eye fall into the wrong hands again. While he was busy explaining to Sasuke, Danzo managed to pull out a kunai and cut the wires with it. Once he was free, Danzo removed his shirt and revealed some kind of marking on his body. There were a total of 5 different marking on his body. Two were on his upper chest area, two were on his lower abdomen area and the last one was in the center of his chest.

Danzo screamed, "You have destroyed my plans and the future of this village! I will not let you live! If I am to die, then you will be coming with me!"

The center mark on Danzo's chest exploded and sprayed black ink all around him. Naruto clearly saw that this was a sealing jutsu that will take the life of its user.

Danzo scremed with confidence, "I will win against you! If I can't kill you, then I will seal you away within my body for all time and live on in spirit through the history books as the man who defeated death itself! Through my actions, I will live for all eternity!"

Naruto said, "How foolish of you Danzo. Even if you succeeded in sealing me away inside your body, it would only be temporary at best. Because I will simply age your body from within to rot before breaking out of my so called prison. So go ahead and seal me within your body that will be your mangled corpse. I look forward to making your body rot even further from inside!"

Naruto asked, "Well, I can clearly see that this sealing jutsu will take your life but what is it?"

Danzo grinned and said, "This is your death Naruto! This is the Reverse Tetragram Sealing Jutsu. It will take my life but this will also take away yours as well!"

The other four marks on Danzo's body left him and spread around him like a shield. Black ink was sprayed in every direction. Even a puddle of black ink began to form under Danzo.

Naruto saw that this as a very dangerous Jutsu that Danzo was performing. If this jutsu was to go off then a good portion of this area would be destroyed.

As Danzo's jutsu was about to be completed, he said, "Now, you will die with me Naruto! This is your punishment to go against your better! I will no longer be afraid of death as I once was a child into adulthood! I will achieve victory no matter what! I am Shimura Danzo! I will conqueror death!"

The crowd nearby began to scream in terror about being killed with this jutsu but Naruto remained calm. He knew what damage this jutsu could do and he knew that he can easily overcome it.

Naruto said, "No thanks. I won't be dying anytime soon and neither will you. Yet that is."

Naruto slammed his hand onto Danzo's chest and quickly began to absorb his chakra. Within seconds, Naruto was able to absorb about 99% of Danzo's chakra while leaving only 1% for him to live. With insufficient chakra, the sealing jutsu collapsed and deactivated as there was not enough chakra to complete the jutsu.

Danzo was shocked to see that his last resort jutsu was stopped by Naruto just like that. Then he fell onto the ground as he was suffering from chakra exhaustion. He became very weak due to very small amount of chakra that was left inside his body.

Danzo asked, "How? ... How did .. you .. stop ... my jutsu?"

Naruto said, "Did you forget what I said before? The Rinnegan gave me the ability to absorb any kind of chakra. This also means that I can absorb chakra directly from my targets as well. Now, that has been done with it, it's time for your beating. Prepare for the beating of your life, you trash."

Danzo said weakly, "No. It .. can't .. be .. stay away ..."

Naruto didn't listen to his words and with a wave of his hand, the dead ROOT ANBU began to walk towards their former master and began to beat him up. Brutally. As Danzo was being beaten by his dead ROOT ANBU, Naruto pointed towards Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado.

Naruto said, "Hey. Throw them in with Danzo as well. Those two are his teammates and they agree with most of his plans as well. Meaning that they are also responsible for the evil they committed with Danzo."

Koharu and Homura became stiff at that and tried to plead with Naruto but it only fell on deaf ears. Two dead ROOT ANBU came and threw Koharu and Homura towards Danzo where their beating started.

As The three elders of the civilian council were being beaten, Naruto pulled out some papers and said, "Now, here is something I found in Danzo's underground ROOT base. This is a list of all the treasonous acts and inhumane acts he committed all in the so called "For the better of the village" shit. Well, lets see what he did, shall we?"

Naruto cleared his throat and began to read Danzo's list of crimes, "Lets see now. Danzo ordered his ROOT ANBU to infiltrate neighboring villages and kidnap individuals with bloodlines. They were used for the sole purpose of breeding ninjas with bloodline that would increase his ROOT army. Several orphans were taken off from the street and orphanage, and they went through an inhuman treatment in order to erase their emotions. Those who didn't pass the test were killed off. Danzo encouraged Orochimaru into performing sick and twisted experiment on children in order to give them bloodline which made Orochimaru hunger to learn every kind of jutsu. Danzo even kidnapped children with potential from families and kill them off in order to avoid being tracked. He even conspired with Hanzō of the Salamander, the leader of Amegakure to kill off a group of ninjas who fought for peace. What's was so special about this group of ninja was that their leader possess the Rinnegan as well and he wanted these eyes for himself but he failed and because of this, the once group that fought for peace is now turned into a group of S-class ninjas that hunt the Tailed beasts for world domination. This group is called the Akatsuki."

Jiraiya said, "Wait a minute. There is another one with the Rinnegan?"

Naruto said, "Shut your bloody mouth trash and let me read Danzo's crimes! Or I will come there and rip out your tongue!"

That shut Jiraiya up. For the next half an hour, Naruto kept on reading Danzo's crimes which was a heck of a lot too many.

After Naruto finished reading Danzo's disgusting crimes, he looked around and saw the people with various expressions. They all varied from disgust, anger, hate etc for Danzo's crimes.

A civilian said, "Who knew that Danzo could do that?"

Another civilian said, "Yeah. It sickens me that there was a person in this village who didn't regret doing that."

Another civilian said, "It's a good thing that he is getting his own medicine now. I wouldn't want to live here if Danzo was allowed to live."

Several similar talks were going around the crowd. They were very disgusted and disturbed at what Danzo did to others and even children.

After having Danzo, Koharu and Homura beaten for a while, Naruto said, "Alright. That's enough. It's time for their execution. Danzo, before I kill you, answer me this. Did you do all of that just for the sake of the village or for strengthening yourself?"

Danzo said, "I ... did it .. for the ... good .. of the ... village."

Naruto shook his head as he knew that he was lying. He used Naraka Path to summon a huge head which appeared in a burst of purple flames. This was an entity known as the King of Hell.

Naruto said, "Danzo. Meet the King of Hell. He is going to be your Judge and executioner."

Danzo fearfully looked up at the entity know as the King of Hell. How could a mortal summon an entity such as this one?

Naruto said, "Now Danzo. I am going to ask you one more time and if you tell the truth, you get to live but if you don't, then bye bye. Did you really do all of those things for the good of the village or did you do all of those things for the betterment of yourself? Which is it? Answer wisely. You will only get one chance."

Danzo was a lot stubborn than Naruto thought because his answer was the same. He said, "I did it ... for the good ... of the village. I don't .... regret anything ... as it was ... needed for the ... village."

Then something strange happened. Danzo's cheeks puffed out and when he opened his mouth, an enlarged tongue emerged from his mouth. This long tongue like thing was in fact the life force energy of Danzo.

The King of Hell looked at Danzo's enlarged tongue and opened its own mouth. From the mouth of the King of Hell, one huge hand-shaped tongue which grabbed Danzo's tongue. The King of Hell then proceeds to pass its judgement on Danzo. After a few seconds, it made its judgment. Danzo was judged Guilty!

*Keerriip*

The King of Hell ripped off Danzo's tongue, which took away his entire life force energy by its hand-shaped tongue and consumed.

*Crunch* *Crunch* *Crunch* *Gulp*

Without his life force energy, Danzo died and his soul was dragged down to hell by the King of Hell. Danzo, one of this worlds most evil person also known as the shinobi of darkness, is now dead.

Naruto said, "Just like the old saying, "If you lie, Lord Enma will pull out your tongue."

Koharu and Homura looked fearfully at Danzo's lifeless corpse and then back at the King of Hell.

Koharu asked fearfully, "Are you going to use this against us as well?"

Naruto dismissed the King of Hell who vanished in purple flames. He said, "Nope."

This made Koharu and Homura sigh in relief. But it as only for a short while as their fear raised at what he said next.

Naruto said, "I will be using the Reaper Death Seal to eat your souls so that you will forever be tortured in the stomach of the Reaper."

Naruto formed some hand signs and shouted, "Reaper Death Seal!"

Behind Naruto, a very tall figure appeared. This figure's whole body was covered in white cloth. Its ribs were showing. It had long blonde hair and two horns emerged out of its head. In its mouth was a huge dagger. This figure was none other than the Death God.

The Death God looked down at Naruto who pointed towards his targets. Koharu and Homura. The Death God nodded and grabbed the dagger from his mouth with one hand. It then thrust its other hand towards Koharu and Homura and ripped out their souls. They screamed as their souls were being slowly ripped out by the Death God. When the souls were ripped out, the Death God opened his mouth and ate the two souls. After eating the souls, it had a satisfying expression on its face.

Koharu and Homura's bodies fell lifeless when their souls were ripped out. Naruto bent down and simply touched them which made their corpses rot away into nothingness. He did the same with Danzo's corpse.

Jiraiya said, "Why did you use the Reaper Death Seal Naruto? Now your soul will be taken by the Death God as payment for using it."

Naruto smirked and looked up at the Death God. He asked, "Are you going to take my soul?"

The Death God looked down at Naruto and shook its head, saying 'no'. Jiraiya was shocked to see that and asked, "How can that be!? You always take the soul of the ones who summons you! Why are you sparing his!?"

The Death God looked at Jiraiya which made him sweat. Then it spoke, "In normal circumstances .... I would take the user's soul .... but I can't with boy here."

Minato asked, "Why is that Shinigami-sama? You took away Hiruzen Sarutobi's soul in exchange for mine."

The Death God said, "Two reasons .... firstly ... the boy here .... is the reincarnation ... of the Sage of the Six Path .... meaning that he would .... decide the fate of this world ... second ... I wouldn't even dream .... of taking the boy's soul .... not when he is .... being protected by HIM."

'The Death God must be talking about my big brother. Wow. The Death God is afraid of bro. That's so cool!'thought Naruto with a happy smirk.

Jiraiya asked in confusion, "Him? Who is him you are talking about Shinigami-sama?"

The Death God said, "A being of immense power .... who can destroy this world .... a thousand time .... over and over with ease .... a being you don't want to ... piss off."

With that, the Death God disappeared, leaving behind very shocked and confused people. Who could the Shinigami be talking about?

Naruto shouted, "Do you know how Danzo kept on doing this without never getting caught!? You can thank your Hokage for that since he is too stupid to notice these kinds of things. For several years, he had allowed Danzo to do whatever he wanted right under his nose! Is this what a Hokage is suppose to be!? No! He is a failure of a Hokage! And a very shitty father as well."

Naruto whispered the last part. Menma and Narumi didn't like how Naruto was belittling their father.

Menma shouted, "Shut your mouth trash! Don't bad mouth father!"

Narumi shouted, "Yeah. Dad is a lot better person than you could ever be! So just leave since you are no longer part of the family and go die in a ditch somewhere!"

Naruto looked at Menma and Narumi with cold eyes and said, "What did I say about speaking when I don't allow you to? It seems I need to teach you your place."

Naruto then shocked everyone, especially Minato, when several chains came out from his back. The chains flew towards Menma and Narumi and wrapped around them. Then they were pulled towards Naruto.

Minato's eyes widen in fear and pleaded with him, "Please! Naruto! Spare them! For God's sake! They are your siblings!"

Minato's pleads fell on deaf ears. When Menma and Narumi were brought in front of him, he said, "Now what punishment did I say I would do to you if you talk out of line again?"

Menma said, "Screw you trash! You are nothing to us! We are the children of prophecy who are going to save this world!"

Narumi said, "Yeah! That means that we are heroes and the saviors of this world! You can't do anything to us since you are nothing!"

Naruto said, "Oh yeah. I remember what I said. I said that if you ever talk without my permission, then I would rip out your tongue."

Minato shouted in fear, "No! Please Naruto! Forgive them! If you want to punish someone, then punish me! I am the reason you suffered! I am the one you should punish! Not them! Please!"

Naruto said, "Ohhh. You will be punished alright. But the punishment of these two trash is first. After I am done with them, I will come for the rest of your punishment as well. Now, say ahh."

Menma said, "What are you .. No! Stay back! I'm warning you! Stay back or I will-mmmnnnpphhhh!!"

*Kerip*

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

Naruto plunged his hand into Menma's mouth and grabbed his tongue. He then ripped out Menma's tongue which caused him to scream in immense pain. Naruto threw Menma's tongue in front of Minato who had a horrified face. After dealing with Menma, Naruto then turned towards Narumi who was now shaking in fear when she saw what he did to her brother.

Narumi said in fear, "No, Please. Don't do this Naruto. Don't hurt me. I'll be good. I'll keep quiet. Please. No don't-mmmmnnnnpppppphhhhhh!"

*Kerip*

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

Naruto did the same with Narumi. He ripped her tongue out and threw it in front of Minato. Both Menma and Narumi covered their mouth and were screaming with blood falling out of their mouth due to their tongues beings ripped out with force.

Naruto didn't feel any pity for them because these two were the ones who treated him like scum and put the blame of their mistakes on him which got him punished for it. They were also the reason no one was friends with him in the past as they forbade any of the children to be his friend. They also ordered other children to beat him up whenever they wanted to see him suffer. But now, it's their turn to suffer.

Naruto said, "Now that's been done with, it's time I take back what belongs to the Kyuubi."

Naruto put both of his hands on Menma and Narumi's stomach and began to absorb the Kyuubi's chakra. Red aura surrounded Naruto's arms as he was absorbing the malicious chakra. In a matter of a few minutes, he absorbed all of the Kyuubi's chakra from Menma and Narumi who fall limp.

Minato shouted, "Menma! Narumi! How could you kill your own siblings Naruto!?"

Naruto looked at him with bored eyes and said, "I'm pretty sure if I was the one who died in the past, then you would have simply brushed it off as I was not important. Or you would have simply forgot that I was even your son. Besides, these two trash are not dead. I won't kill them. Not yet that is. Anyway, catch!"

Naruto threw Menma and Narumi towards Minato who caught them but due to being thrown with such force, he was launched back along with his two children and into a building.

*Crash*

Naruto cut off his killing intent and stretched his limbs. This made the civilians and the shinobi who were on the ground, to get back up since the pressure that was keeping them down was no more. Tsunade who found herself free from the pressure, immediately charged towards Naruto for what he did to Menma and Narumi.

Tsunade shouted, "You monster! How could you do that to your own siblings!?"

Tsunade charged chakra into her fist and threw a chakra enhanced punch at Naruto. She wanted to smash open his skull for what he did and now that Kyuubi's chakra returned back into him, she had all the more reason to kill him. But she was dead wrong that Naruto would just let her do that. Naruto turned around and shocked Tsunade when he stopped her super punch with just the palm of his hand.

Naruto said, "Ahh. Tsunade of the Sannin. The slug princess. It's so good to finally meet you face to face."

Tsunade growled, "It's not nice for me you monster. It never was. You should have not been allowed to live."

Naruto said, "Aww. Now why would you be that way against me? Huh? What did little old me ever do to you to make you hate me so much. I remember every time I came near you, you would just turn around and walk away without saying anything to me. So what did I do to you Tsunade?"

Tsunade shouted, "You monster! You are the one who took away my loved ones! You were responsible for their deaths!"

Naruto said, "Now now. Don't go and put the blame of others deaths on me because at that time, I was nothing more than a weak child."

Tsunade said, "You may have been weak but you were still a monster and still are. Just die for the deaths you caused!"

Naruto's grip on her fist became tighter that *Crack* it broke her bone which made her scream in pain.

Jiraiya saw this and charged at him while shouted, "Tsunade! Let Tsunade go you monster!"

*Bash*

Jiraiya was launched back when Naruto kicked him away without even looking at him. Naruto said, "I know one of the reasons you avoided me Tsunade."

Tsunade asked, "And what reason is that monster?"

Naruto said, "Nawaki. Dan Katō."

Tsunade's eyes widen at that and she asked, "How do you know those names?"

Naruto said, "I did a bit of research and found info. Nawaki was a genin from the Senju clan. He was your younger brother and the grandson of Hashirama and Mito. He was also the grandnephew of Tobirama. He shared his dream of becoming Hokage with you on his twelfth birthday. You gave him your grandfather's necklace in the hope that it would help him achieve his dream. The day after his birthday, Nawaki died in battle after running into an explosive trap."

Tsunade looked down in sadness at what happened to her brother. Naruto continued, "Dan Katō was a renowned jōnin from this village. After the death of his younger sister, he began advocating for medical ninja to be assigned to every ninja squad. You shared a similar belief, and the two of you soon began dating because of it. During your time together, Dan shared his dream of becoming Hokage with you. He wanted the the title so that he could better protect the villagers of Konoha. You gave Dan your grandfather's necklace as good luck and encouragement to follow that dream. Soon after that, Dan was fighting in the Second Shinobi World War, in which he killed countless shinobi with his "Spirit Transformation Technique". A very interesting ability but the Jutsu has now been lost. Nevertheless, he ultimately was fatally wounded during a battle. You were able to stop the bleeding, but it was too late as his blood loss was already too severe and he succumbed to his injuries. You then later on took on Dan's niece, Shizune as your apprentice."

Tsunade said, "What's that got to do with you, you monster?"

Naruto said, "What relation do I have with your little brother Nawaki and your lover Dan Katō? That is very simple. I look and act like your dead little brother and I share the same dream your dead lover had. Well, my dream has changed now but it was the same dream in the past. These are the reasons you avoided me, right Tsunade? Answer me!"

Tsunade gasped in pain when Naruto increased his grip strength on her hand. She said, "You look very similar to Nawaki and Dan Katō. That's why I avoided you since just looking at you made my heart ache."

Naruto was silent for a while and then he asked, "Is that the only reason you avoided me Tsunade?"

Tsunade didn't say anything. Naruto again applied pressure on her hand *Crack* breaking more of her bones.

Naruto asked, "Answer me Tsunade! Was that the only reason you avoided me? To leeave me at the mercy of the damn civilians and shinobi who beat me up, tortured me, broke my bones and burned me alive! Answer me!"

Tsunade screamed in pain and said, "Yes! Yes! That's why I left you! Stop! Please! You are hurting me."

Naruto shouted, "Stop lying to yourself Tsunade! You secretly hate me! Admit it!"

Tsunade said, "No! I didn't hate you!"

Naruto shouted, "The Kyuubi's soul was sealed inside of me! You hated me due to my association with the Kyuubi and therefore decided to forsake me to this damn village! Also, did it ever occur to you that by forsaking me, you forsake by extension had forsaken your grandmother since she was an Uzimaki too?"

Tsunade asked in confusion, "What? What do you mean by that?"

Naruto snarled, "Didn't you know that the first one Kyuubi was sealed into was Mito Uzumaki. Your own grandmother."

Tsunade said in disbelief, "No. That can't be true."

Naruto said, "Yes it's true. I imagine your anger over the loss of so many people you love has blinded your judgment and decided to ignore that little voice in the back of your mind telling you not to forsake them like you did to me."

Tsunade looked at Hashirama and asked, "Is it true? Is it true that my grandmother was the very first host of the Kyuubi?"

Hashirama nodded and said, "Yes. It's true. My wife Mito Uzumaki was the very first human to become the holder of the Kyuubi."

Tsunade was devastated by this new revelation. She didn't know what to do. She looked back at Naruto and pleaded with him, "Please don't do this Naruto. Your family made a mistake. This village made a mistake. Please give them a chance. They can redeem themselves!"

Naruto scoffed and said, "Mistake? A mistake is one where someone accidentally harmed someone and when asked for forgiveness, they are forgiven. But! When someone continuously harms you knowing that you had no control over the thing he was being harmed for and then asks for forgiveness? NEVER! This damn village is full of arrogant trash who have lost the right to ask me for my forgiveness! They did this to themselves! They helped set things in motion! So don't go blaming me for anything that happens to this damn village in the future you bitch!"

Naruto threw Tsunade harshly towards the ground, *Crash* making a huge crater. He then looked at Jiraiya who was coming back.

Naruto said, "Ahh. Now it's your turn Jiraiya of the Sannin. The great Toad sage."

Jiraiya snorted and said, "Give me what you got kid. I can take whatever you can throw at me."

Naruto grinned and said, "Oh. I'm not going to beat you up Jiraiya. I am simply going to do something that will hurt your pride. But first."

Naruto began to gather the Kyuubi's chakra around his body. Red malicious chakra swirled around his body which made everyone worry about their safety. But what Naruto did next shocked everyone. The red chakra around Naruto began to turn yellow and the malicious feeling coming from the chakra began to disappear. After a few more seconds, Naruto did it. He now fully controlled the Kyuubi's chakra as his own. Naruto was now in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

In this more, Naruto's body looked like it was on fire. The flames didn't harm him as it was pure concentrated chakra that wrapped around his body like clothes. In this form, Naruto's strength, speed, durability and powers have greatly increased.

Jiraiya asked in shock, "What is that?"

Naruto said, "You like it? This is how one is suppose to control a Tailed Beast's chakra. I call this the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. This can only be achieved when the host and the Tailed Beast has become friends with each other and trust one another."

Jiraiya said, "No. That's impossible. The Tailed Beasts are nothing more than mindless beast. They can't be reasoned with."

Naruto said, "That's what everyone thinks and acts like that from the start. If only people were more open minded then humans could be friends with the Tailed Beasts. Heck, they could even live without any fear but that won't happen anymore because of human's greed for power."

Jiraiya said, "What's wrong with seeking out power? It's in every human's nature to seek out power. Power which you possess."

Naruto said, "If you think that this is power, then you are sorely mistaken. I have one more thing to show you which would change your opinion of power."

Jiraiya asked, "Ho. And what's that?"

Naruto smirked and said,"This!"

Naruto's entire body glowed brightly which blinded everyone temporarily. A huge amount of chakra was swirling around him which gave the feeling of dread for the villagers. When they light subsided, everyone looked at Naruto and gasped in utter shock and disbelief. Standing there in Naruto's place was a person that could only be considered a legend.

Naruto wore a white robe which covered his body. On his neck, he wore a neckless that had 6 magatama beads. On his fore head, he had a white piece of bone in the shape of a head band that had two white horns on it. In his right hand was a staff made from Yin–Yang chakra. Behind him were 9 orange balls that floated behind his back. These balls are made up of Yin–Yang chakra. The balls are called Truthseeker Orb. The orbs and his staff are the result of mastery over the Yin–Yang Style. With this, he can use Yin to create any form from nothing, and then use Yang to breath life into what he had created. This technique is called Creation of All Things.

Jiraiya's eyes widen in awe, shock and disbelief. He could not believe at what he was seeing.

Jiraiya said in disbelief, "It can be. .... the Sage of Six Paths. No. Nononono. You can't be the child of the prophecy. It;s impossible."

Minato came beside Jiraiya and was amazed to see Naruto's new form which emitted huge amount of chakra.

Minato asked, "Jiraiya. What's going on? What's got you so scared?"

Jiraiya said, "Don't you see what Naruto has become? He became the Sage of the Six Paths. That means that Naruto was-"

Minato said as he realized what Jiraiya knows, "Naruto was the child of prophecy all along. And we .. we .."

Minato couldn't say anything as all the guilt came crashing down on him, making him feel like the worst scum in the world.

Naruto streatched his limbs and said, "Ahhh. That's more like it. So much power coursing through my veins. Now where were we? Ah yes. I was going to do something that would really hurt your pride. Now lets get started shall we? Summoning Jutsu!"

*Poof* *Poof* *POOF* *POOF*

When the smoke subsided, Jiraiya gasped again at what he saw. Two small individuals and two huge individuals appeared.

Fukasaku

Fukasaku is an elder toad over eight hundred years old that resides on Mount Myōboku. As the heirs of the Great Toad Sage, he and his wife Shima are revered as the "Two Great Sage Toads". Fukasaku is a green toad with white hair styled in somewhat of a mohawk, very thick eyebrows and a small goatee. He is wearing a high-collared cape.

Shima

Shima, admired as the Mother of the Toad Way, is an elder toad from Mount Myōboku. As the heirs of the Great Toad Sage, she and her husband Fukasaku are known collectively as the "Two Great Sage Toads". Shima has a green underside with purple marking around her mouth and the back of her body. The top of her head looks as though she is wearing a hair net with hair-rollers underneath, giving her an 'old woman' look. She is wearing a high-collared cape.

Gamabunta

Gamabunta, sometimes simply referred to as Bunta, is the chief toad of Mount Myōboku. Gamabunta is coloured a dull, rusty red, but around his eyes and on his lips and chest are brighter red markings. Over his left eye, he received a scar at some point in the past. His tongue, has a series of stud-like piercings on both the upper and lower side. He wore a large blue happi vest that has the kanji 蝦 (ebi) on the back, and always carries a massive dosu blade at his hip. He also carries a large kiseru pipe which he often smokes. He is easily the size of a building.

Gamamaru

Gamamaru, more commonly known as the Great Toad Sage is the oldest and most respected toad of all the inhabitants of Mount Myōboku. Because of his age, the other toads affectionately call him Great Honorable Geezer. He is famed for his highly accurate prophecies. He is one of the largest inhabitants of Mount Myōboku, easily equaling Bunta, Ken, and Hiro in size. He is brown in color, with a white belly, is very wrinkled and has taken to squinting. He wears a professor's hat with tassels and an orb on top of it. He also wears a necklace with the toad's village symbol for "oil" (油, abura) on it.

Fukasaku said, "Who summoned us here?"

Shima said, "Oh my oh my. I hope Jiraiya is not in trouble."

Gamabunta said, "Huh? What? Jyraiya. Where are you? And why did you summon me?"

Gamamaru sat in his huge chair and said, "Hmmm. How long it has been since I was summoned into the human world?"

Gamabunta gasped when he saw that Gamamaru has been summoned as well. He said, "I can't believe that you have been summoned here as well Gamamaru-sama."

Fukasaku said, "Hmm. You're right. This means that Jiraiya was not the one to summon us here."

Shima said, "That is true. You would need a very large amount of chakra to even summon Gamamaru-sama to the human world. Who could have done that?"

Gamamaru looked around and his eyes caught the sight of Naruto. He looked closely and said, "Hmmm. What's this? Who are you young child?"

Naruto smiled and said, "Greetings Gamamaru-sama. I am Naruto Vajura. Also-"

Gamamaru gasped in awe and said, "You are the reincarnation of the Rikudō Sennin (Sage of the Six Paths)."

This made Fukasaku, Shima and Gamabunta gasp in shock when they gazed at Naruto. All four Fukasaku, Shima, Gamabunta and even Gamamaru bowed to him with respect.

Naruto smiled softly and said, "Please. Rise. I have simply summoned all of you here to discuss something.

They all rised their heads and Gamamaru asked, "What is it that you want to discuss with us Rikudō-sama?"

Naruto said, "A matter of great importance. This village that has stood tall for so many years has now fallen from grace. Corruption has spread through this village and even the ones living here have been corrupted with power. This village has sinned against so much that without the help of my savior, I would have died at the age of 5."

Fukasaku, Shima, Gamabunta and Gamamaru gasped at that and glared at the villagers. How dare these humans harm the Rikudō Sennin. They would pay dearly for this.

Shima asked, "But wait. Wasn't Jiraiya suppose to look after you?"

Fukasaku nodded and said, "That's right. Gamamaru-sama even gave Jiraiya the prophecy about the child who would save or destroy this world. Didn't he look after you and train you in Sage Art?"

Naruto said, "Ohhh. He knew it alright. He is also one of the people responsible for ruining my family. Now I can never look at them the way a child looks at his parents."

Gamabunta said, "What!? But Jiraiya wouldn't do that. Would he?"

Naruto remained quiet which confirmed his answer. Gamamaru asked, "What happened to you Rikudō-sama? What did jiraiya do that would destroy your family?"

Naruto then proceed to tell them about what Jiraiya did. How he told Minato that his two younger children were the child of prophecy since they possessed the Kyuubi's chakra and that he should focus on training them in order to control the Kyuubi's chakra. This lead to Minato and Kushina ignoring and neglectung Naruto in his younger days. Then Naruto proceeded to tell them about his childhood which severely angered them at how this village would treat a child for holding the Kyuubi's soul.

The toad summons felt sorrow and pity for the child but they became happy that someone at least treated him like a human child. They then became shocked and depressed when Naruto told them how he tried to take his own life. But then they became even more happy when he was saved by someone who not only looked after him but trained him as well. Naruto didn't want to reveal who saved him and the toads respected his wishes. After telling his past, the toads glared at village with hate and disgust. Especially Jiraiya.

Gamamaru glared at Jiraiya and said, "Jiraiya. Do you know what you have done?"

Jiraiya shakily shook his head and said, "No Gamamaru-sama."

Gamabunta said, "I'll tell you what you did Jiraiya! You not only used the prophesy to destroy Naruto's family but because of you, Naruto almost died."

Fukasaku said, "Do you understand now Jiraiya. Because of your foolish action, you almost killed the chosen child of prophecy and the reincarnation of the Rikudō Sennin."

Jiraiya said, "I didn't know that Naruto of all would be the child of prophecy. I just-"

Shima said, "Because of you, Naruto was neglected by his own family and has suffered greatly at the hands of this village's people."

Jiraiya said, "But I.. I didn't ... I not-"

Gamamaru said, "Jiraiya. For the sins of destroying a child's family, for all of the child's suffering, for almost the death of the child Naruto, I here by remove you as our Summoner. You will no longer be allowed to summon us anymore."

Jiraiya shouted in disbelief, "What!? You can't do that!"

Gamamaru said, "I can and I just did. Also, you are also forbidden from using the Sage Mode. Without our approval, you can never use Sage Mode again. Also, the sins this village has committed against the Rikudō Sennin, I will be telling all of your summoners to cut their connection with this village. Konoha will no longer be allowed any summon contracts."

In a burst, all contracts the leaf village posses were caught on fire and burned to ashes. Jiraya's toad contract, Tsunade's slug contract, the Uchiha's raven contract and Kakashi's dog contract etc.

Orochimaru's Underground Sound Village

Even Orochimaru wasn't spared. He was disturbed from his work when his snake contract burst into fire and reduced to ashes. He didn't know why but he could swear this is the fault of some blonde headed kid.

Back At The Leaf Village

A leaf ninja shouted, "You can't do that to us! We earned our summons contracts!"

Gamabunta said, "And you all are guilty for all the shit you put Rikudō Sennin through. You are lucky we are not trampling on your village and destroying it!"

Gamamaru said, "Well, it seems that is all Rikudō-sama. Is there anything else that is needed to be discussed?

Naruto shook his head and said, "No. That's all and thank you for what you did."

Gamamaru bowed his head and said, "Thank you Rikudō-sama. Then I'll be off. Goodbye. May we meet again."

*Poof*

Gamamaru disappeared with an explosion of white smoke. Gamabunta said, "Well Rikudō-sama. If you ever want my help to crush some of your enemies, then don't hesitate to call me. I will gladly fight for you. Goodbye."

*Poof*

Fukasaku said, "Rikudō-sama. If you like then we can help teach you about nature chakra and Sage mode."

Shima said, "That's right. They will be very helpful to you Naruto-kun."

Naruto smiled and nodded. He said, "Thank you for the offer. I would very much like to learn about new things. I will meet you in the future."

Fukasaku and Shima nodded and *Poof* disappeared in white smoke.

"Die! You demon! Chidori!"

Naruto sighed and turned to face the one person who despised the Kyuubi. Kakashi Hatake. He charged towards Naruto with his right hand covered in lightning. However, Naruto made no move to dodge the attack.

*Keerip*

Kakashi stabbed him through his chest. He smiled happily that he was able to kill the demon but his smile soon turned to horror when Naruto grabbed his right arm and *Crack* broke it. Kakashi fell down screaming in pain as he held his broken arm. He looked up at Naruto and his eyes widen when he saw that the hole he made in his chest began to heal at rapid speed. In just 3 seconds, the hole in Naruto's chest was closed and fully healed.

Naruto was calm the whole time with a bored look. He looked down at Kakashi and said, "Is that all you can do Kakashi Hatake? What a pathetic attempt to kill me when you once did the same to me in the past."

Kakashi asked, "What was that? How could you still be alive?"

Naruto said, "It's one of my bloodline that allows me to heal from any injury instantaneously."

Kakashi said in denial, "No. That can't be. It's impossible to have that kind of bloodline."

Naruto shrugged his shoulders and said, 'Well, I have it. Deal with it. Now I have to deal with you."

Kakashi immediately stood up in order to attack but Naruto quickly kicked and *Crack* broke both of his knees. Kakashi fell down, screaming in pain again when Naruto broke both of his knees. Naruto grabbed Kakashi by the neck and lifted him up.

Naruto said, "Do you see what your blind hatred has done Kakashi? If only you could have seen through the lie, you would not be in this position."

Kakashi said, "Shut up demon. You should have been killed the moment you were born."

Naruto shook his head in disappointment and said, "You are a fool then. Ah. I almost forgot. You also possess the Sharingan. It must be destroyed."

Kakashi's eyes widen in fear and he began to plead with him, "No! Please! Anything but that! This is a gift from my dead friend! Don't take it away from me! Please!"

Naruto said, "I know everything about your friend Kakashi. The one who gave you that Sharingan was your teammate, Obito Uchiha. He died while saving you from being crushed by a boulder, only to get crushed instead of you. Then there is your other teammate, Rin Nohara. She was taken by Kirigakure and she was forcibly made into the Jinchūriki of the Three Tailed Beast. It was an elaborate scheme by Kirigakure to destroy the leaf village but Rin didn't want that and chose to sacrifice herself to ensure the safety of the people she loved. You Kakashi foolishly killed her with you Chidori, thinking that there was no way to save her when you could have taken her back to the village and had Minato and Kushina look at her seal and save her."

Kakashi's mouth fell open and his eyes widen at that revelation. He could have saved Rin but he instead killed her for the safety of the village. How foolish he was indeed.

Naruto said, "I would have preferred to have that Obito Uchiha live in your place. Maybe then, he could have done the right thing and save Rin. His gift is wasted on such as yourself. It's time to say goodbye to the Sharingan."

Kakashi pleaded with him but it fell on deaf ears. Naruto plunged his fingers into his left eye and ripped out the Sharingan.

*Kerip*

Naruto then *Splat* crushed the eye in his hand, destroying the Sharingan. Now only Itachi and Sasuke have the Sharingan. He threw Kakashi away and looked at Sasuke who flinched under his gaze.

Naruto said, "I am not going to take away your eyes Sasuke."

Sasuke asked, "Then what are you going to do?"

Naruto said, "I will meet with you later and offer you something else. If you make the right decision, you get to live but if you choose the wrong decision, then you die."

Naruto then looked at the civilians and leaf ninjas. He shouted, "Do you see what happened today!? Do you know why this happened!? I'll tell you why! It's because of narrow minded fools like you are the reason this happened! You are all fools to believe that a mere child could be the Kyuubi in disguise of human skin! Tell me if that was true then why didn't this demon ever lashed out towards his tormentor!? Why didn't he fight back or even defended himself!? It's because he realized that no matter what he did, this damn village will never accept him! You Minato! You talk about the good of the village this and the good of the village that but here is my word! For the good of this village-No! For the good of this world, Konoha must be destroyed! Every civilian, every shinobi that has been corrupted must die. Not even your children will be spared since their parents have filled their heads with nothing but lies! No one will be spared from this damn village! Except for the ones who are coming with me!"

Minato asked, "Why are they going with you? Why are you not punishing them like the rest of us?"

Naruto said, "Oh. That's simple you bastard. It's because they didn't treat me like a demon. They treated me like a human being. These people with me are the ones who saw through the bullshit you and that damn civilian council spewed about! That is why I am saving them. And the reason they are coming with me is because they too suffered like me."

Minato asked in confusion, "How? They never had anything to do with a Jinchuriki."

Naruto said, "It's because they are treated like freaks rather than humans. The Aburame Clan are hated since they use insects to attack their enemy. The Akimichi Clan is ridiculed for being fat and eating too much food. The Inuzuka Clan are treated like animals since they use ninja dogs. The Kurama Clan is no more since only the clan head is alive who I saved from being killed by her own clan members. As for the Nara Clan, Yamanaka Clan and Sarutobi Clan? They refuse to stay in this hell hole for any longer. And lastly, the Hyuga Clan have been treating the branch members like slaves and tools but no more. The main house is dead."

Minato said in shock, "What? But but that means that-"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. Hiashi Hyuga, the head of the main house is dead along with every other main house members and elders. All except for Hinata and Hanabi who rescind the main house name."

Minato looked at Anko and asked, "Why are you going with him Anko?"

Anko showed him her neck. Minato saw that there was no curse mark on her neck anymore. She said, "Naruto got my loyalty when he removed the damn curse seal which you by they way had years to do but didn't do anything. You didn't even promote me to Jonin and kept me at Chunin, thinking that I would betray this village. Well, I am leaving this village for Naruto as he was able to free me from my curse seal within 5 minutes. This just proves to me that you could have removed the curse seal from me but didn't as you might have had some use for it."

Minato looked down in shock and disbelief. His friend was dead. More than half of the shinobi population are leaving Konoha. Danzo and the elders of the civilian council are dead and so are the ROOT ANBU. Every summon contract this village ever had has been destroyed. All there is left are those who are still loyal to this village.

Minato thought of something and said, "Naruto. You can't take away my shinobi. The Fire daimyo will not allow this to happen."

Naruto grinned and said, "The Fire daimyo? Are you serious? Well, if you are then you are dead wrong if you think that he would support you or this village any longer."

Minato asked in fear, "What do you mean he would allow you to do as you please? Konoha works for the fire daimyo."

Naruto said, "It's because he knows everything about this damn village that he is disgusted that such a village is working for him."

Naruto snapped his fingers and a Garganta opened. From the black void, five people came out who turned out to be the Daimyos of the elemental nations.

The Fire Daimyo said, "I have heard everything Naruto has said and I am very much disgusted by this village. To think that such a fine and strong village would fall this low. I will not be associating myself with this village anymore. I will be cutting of 80% of the funds that I am providing this village. Also, this village will only get D and C rank missions for the rest of its life."

Minato fell to his knees at that. The fire Daimyo has basically put Konoha on its path to destruction.

Minato pleaded with the fire Daimyo, "Please Daimyo-sama. Don't abandon this village for the mistake of a few. This village can redeem itself. I know it can."

The fire Daimyo said, "Abandon? You mean like how you abandon your eldest son for two spoiled brats? No. Konoha has long since fallen from grace and it's too late to save this village."

The fire Daimyo turned towards Naruto and said, "Well, Naruto-san. Thank you for the lovely gifts and food you provided us. It was very satisfying."

Naruto smiled and said, "And thank you daimyo-sama for supporting me."

Naruto snapped his fingers and five Garganta opened up. He said, "There you go. Each of you can return back to your home in your countries within seconds. My clones have already sent the goods and gifts to your houses."

The five Daimyos thanked him and walked through the black void which closed behind them. After they left, Naruto snapped his fingers again and a large Garganta opened up.

Naruto said, "Well everyone, it's time to go to our new home."

Everyone who wasere with Naruto nodded and began to walk through the black void.

Minato asked, "Where are you going with them?"

Naruto said, "We are going to Uzushiogakure (Village Hidden by Whirling Tides). You would know it better as the country who you betrayed."

Minato's eyes widen at that. He quickly said, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Hashirama heard this and asked, "What did you say about Uzushiogakure being betrayed Naruto-san?"

Naruto said, "You see that back in the past when Konoha was being attacked by Cloud, Mist and Stone village, the leaf village was losing. They sent for help to Uzushiogakure who answered to their call. They sent 500 of their strongest shinobi to help aid against Konoha's enemies. They were able to make the enemies retreat but then the enemies targeted Uzushiogakure. The 500 shonibi who helped Konoha was exhausted but still they returned back to their village and fought the enemies. They were losing from exhaustion but still they fought on. They sent a messenger to Konoha for help but no help ever came. That day, Uzushiogakure was destroyed. I investigated the ruins and found out why no help came from Konoha."

Hashirama asked, "What was the reason for not sending any help to their savior?"

Naruto said, "The messenger who was sent to Konoha never reached it. He was killed."

Hashirama said, "So he was killed by an enemy?"

Naruto shook his head and said, "No. The messenger was killed off by Konoha. Or more specifically, this bastard right here. Minato."

Hashirama glared at Minato and said, "How dare you betray the Uzushiogakure. They were the ones who helped me in creating this village and later, they also saved this village. And how did you reward them? With Betrayal! I am so glad that this village is now getting destroyed. It must not be allowed to survive. This village has become a lair for traitors and power hungry people."

Naruto said, "He is not the only one responsible for Uzushiogakure's destruction."

Hashirama said, "What? Who else had a hand in Uzushiogakure's destruction?"

Naruto said, "That would be the toad Sannin, Jiraiya."

Hashirama said, "That pathetic pervert? How could he be one of the causes for Uzushiogakure's destruction?"

Naruto said, "Uzushiogakure had many defenses against their enemies. So how did the enemies get past their defense? The answer is that Jiraiya visited their country with an excuse of learning more about their seals when in fact he was there to weaken and remove their defenses. With their defenses taken down without their knowledge, the enemies were able to attack them directly. Konoha betrayed and sold their ally to their enemies."

Hashirama glared hatefully at Jiraiya who was sweating bullets. He said, "Why did you do it Jiraiya? Why did you betray your ally? Answer me worm!"

Jiraiya said, "It was all for the sake of keeping Konoha the strongest. It was my home and I will do anything to make it strong."

Naruto said, "Except that Konoha has now been severely weakened by your stupidity. And I am going to eventually destroy this village in the future. For now, I have a village to build. I will bring back Uzushiogakure and I will make it the most strongest village ever!"

Hashirama nodded and walked through the black void. When Naruto was about to walk though the gateway, he stops when he heard someone running towards him. He turned around to see who is was and only angered him when he found who the person actually was coming towards him. It was his mother.

Kushina came running for her son with tears running down her face. She stopped a few distances away from Naruto who looked at her with cold blue eyes. Kushina breathed and made herself firm. She needs to say this to her son. It needs to be done.

Kushina said, "Naruto. My son. Please don't leave us. We can be a happy family again."

Naruto said, "You had your chance. In fact, you had several chances but you chose to follow that bastard of a father around like a fan girl and hurt me very harshly because of it. You are not my mother anymore."

Kushina pleaded again, "Please Naruto. Forgive me for my mistakes. I don't want to be away from you. Please."

Naruto replied coldly, "I don't need you, that damn Hokage or those two filthy trash in my life anymore! I have long since surpassed your skills and the Hokage's skills. You have broken the iron rule of the Uzumaki. We always stand by our family and friends. What did you do? Yes. You abandon me and hurt me. You have lost the right to be my mother. You are simply obsolete to me!"

Naruto turned around and walked through the Garganta which closed behind him. Naruto's words left behind Kushina with a devastated look. She watch her eldest son walked into the black void and closing behind him. She teared up more before using Body Flicker to appear in her home and ran into her room. She locked it and began to cry out her eyes.

Kushina cried out, "He hates me! Naruto hates me! He hates me! I'm sorry Naruto! I'm so so sorry my son. Forgive me for my sins. *Sob* *Sob* *Sob*"

Chapter 40 The Power Of Uzushiogakure

Uzushiogakure

When Naruto returned back to his soon to be new village, he privately met with Ash.

Naruto said, "Hey bro. How have you been?"

Ash said, "I'm fine little bro. How have you been?

Naruto said, "I feel amazing. After doing all of that to that damn village, I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of me."

Ash said, "That's great little bro. That's what you call getting payback for everything they did."

Naruto said, "That's good bro."

After a while, Ash asked, "So little bro."

Naruto said, "Yes bro?"

Ash said, "Are you really going to kill everyone from that village? Even the children?"

Naruto sighed and said, "As much as i want to kill everyone in that village, I can't. Well, not everyone at least."

Ash asked, "Then when are you going to forgive them?"

Naruto said, "For me to forgive them, first they need to suffer like I did. They will feel everything I went through and when the time comes, I will see who I can forgive."

Ash asked, "What about the children?"

Naruto said, "I will spare them since they are just children. If their parents can't be forgiven, then they will die but I will let the children live. And with the help of Ino's clan, I will wipe out their minds and give them new lifes in my new village."

Ash smiled and said, "That is a great idea little bro. Just try to forgive as much as you can before killing the rest of them."

Naruto nodded and said, "I will bro. Now I need to go. I have a village to build."

One Month Later

One month later, Naruto and the people he brought with him have settled down in Uzushiogakure. Before they arrived, Uzushiogakure was nothing more than a destroyed land but with Naruto's Wood Style, he was able to clean the land and build wooden houses for the people. With that out of the way, they simply began to build a village and its essentials.

Naruto made several farming areas where he sowed seeds that Ash gave him which was from his Gourmet World. After planting them, very rich and flavory fruits and vegetables grew out which the village instantly loved. Everyone loved the food that was grown which they could also use in trade with other villages. It would greatly help them in the village's economical status.

With food out of the way, he needs to think about the shinobi's weapons and armors. For that, he will need to first find an ore deposit and then build a blacksmith for weapons and armor production. Ash told him that he used his "Echolocation" on the entire island and found no ore deposit which disappointed Naruto. However, Ash helped Naruto in this matter. He gave Naruto a huge chunk of Crush Turtle Armor Ore and cast a magic spell on it. He told Naruto that in order to make more Crush Turtle Armor Ore, he just needs to pour chakra into it and it will produce more. It will depend on the amount of chakra poured into it.

Naruto happily took the Crush Turtle Armor Ore and thanked him. With the ore matter complete, next came the weapons and armor production. Naruto asked some people in the village who were talented in making weapons and armor. He found some people who were very good in making weapons and one of them were Tenten's adoptive father Higurashi. Naruto gave them a blacksmith shop where he asked them to be the ones to make and supply Shinobi with the ninja tools and armor. They all happily accepted. They were also very shock and interested in the Crush Turtle Armor Ore. Now they will be able to create ninja tools and armor that only belongs to this village alone.

After that was done, Naruto then used Earth Style to raise 70 foot tall walls that surrounded the entire village. This would mostly protect them from getting attacked by hoards of enemies. The walls were special as it was made by very hard minerals that are found deep in the earth crust. However, making the wall wasn't enough.

Naruto flew around Uzushiogakure and discovered that it was on one huge island that was connected by another part of the island. He wanted to make his village a good defensive position. So, he asked Ash for help.

Naruto said, "Bro. I want some help with my new village."

Ash said, "Sure. What can I help you with little bro?"

Naruto said, "I flew into the sky and saw that my village is connected with another island. With the connected roads, enemies will be able to reach my village with ease. I want to do something about this. I want my village to have a position where they stand high and have the most advantage position against my enemies. Can you help me with that bro?"

Ash looked at the terrain of Naruto's village and the connected island. After thinking for a while, he got an idea.

Ash said, "I think I got an idea of giving you an advantage position."

Naruto asked, "Really? What's that?"

Ash smiled and said, "You'll see what it is."

Ash flew down and landed in between the island. He formed some hand signs and slammed his hands on the ground. He shouted, "Earth Style Earth Split!"

*Crack* *Crackle* *Rummble*

A huge crack began to form in between the two islands. The area which connected the two islands was destroyed. The crack was very deep that now separated the two island.

*Crash*

Ash then dived deep into the huge fissure and dug deep into the ground. After diggin deep into the ground, Ash then began to push the part of the island that had Naruto's new village. Ash bulged his muscles and push with his immense strength. Slowly and slowly, the part of the island with Naruto's village on it was beginning to move. In the beginning, the island was slowly being separated from the other island but when Ash applied more strength, the island began to move at 10 feet per second. Within an hour, Ash pushed the island in the middle of the ocean.

After that was done, Ash flew up towards Naruto and said, "There you go little bro. With the island in the middle of the ocean, your enemies will have several disadvantages while your village is now in a position of supreme defense and offense."

Naruto looked at his island in wonder. Now that the island was surrounded by the ocean, Naruto's village had a huge advantage because the only way enemies would be able to reach this island is by boat or running on water but that last part was still not possible because the ocean spread several miles across. This would make the enemies unable to run across the ocean as it would greatly drain their chakra reserve just to reach the island. So the only way any enemy would be able to reach the island is by boats.

Naruto said, "Wow bro. Thanks. Now I don't have to worry much about the enemies. Now I can focus on my village's improvement."

With that, Naruto flew down to his village but then a thought came into his mind. What about spies? Also, if some intruders do reach the island and enter the village, then how would they be found? Naruto thought about it and an idea popped into his mind. This idea was about increasing the defense of his new village and make an intruder proof defense.

Naruto flew down back to his new village and made several Shadow Clones. After making about 400 clones, he gave each of them huge barrels of chakra ink and told them to spread across the island. After the clones spread across the island, Naruto made another Shadow clone and told him about his plan. The clone nodded and dispeled himself which then sent Naruto's plan across each of his clones. As soon as the clones received Naruto's plan, they all began to paint very large symbols on the ground.

As the clones were painting symbols on the entire island, Naruto made several more clones and tasked them to collect one drop of blood from every villager and shinobi. The clones nodded and began to collect a single drop of blood from every villagers and shinobis with their permission of course.

It took them several days but they were able to complete it. When the clones were done, all of the clones who were tasked with drawing the huge symbols dispelled themselves. Naruto was flying above the island and looking down at the huge symbol on the island ground. From high above the sky, Naruto saw a huge seal on the island and in the middle of the symbol was his new village that will act as the point of activation.

Naruto then told his other clones to put all of the collected blood samples in the middle of the Symbol which just happens to be the Hokage Building. What was this seal and whats with the blood? Naruto came up with a brilliant plan and made a seal on the entire island that would detect any intruder the moment they step on foot on the island. This is an excellent defense against spies and such.

When the clones deposited all of the blood samples inside the Hokage's building, the clones dispelled themselves and Naruto activated the Seal.

Naruto clapped his hands together and shouted, "Sealing Art Perfect Detection"

The symbols on the entire island glowed red for a few seconds before subsiding. There. The seal was activated and it worked perfectly. Now, anything that is not part of the village can be detected with ease. Even spies and enemies. Also, strangers will be detected the moment they set one foot on this island. There will be no place for them to run to. There will be no place for them to hide in. They will be caught and be dealt with.

After all of this was done, Naruto returned back to his new village and went to the Hokage's building.

Hokage's Building

Inside the building, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju (These two were still in their undead state) were waiting for him.

Naruto said, "Hello old man. How are you doing?"

Tobirama said in annoyance, "Brat. We are not that old."

Hashirama laughed and said, "Maybe we are old. Since we've been dead for a very long time."

Tobirama sighed and said, "Perhaps you are right. Now then, we have been waiting for you Naruto."

Naruto asked, "What for?"

Tobirama said, "We want to know what your plan is about Uzushiogakure and us? Will you be using us for your battles?"

Naruto said, "My plans for Uzushiogakure is to make it the strongest and safest village in the entire world. And about using you two for my battles? Never! You two are the first and second Hokage of the leaf village and Orochimaru brought you two back from the dead but I saved both of you. So since you two were the past Hokage, you must have more experience in ruling a village. So I was wondering that I could completely bring you back to life and maybe you two should see over Uzushiogakure? How does that sound for you two?"

Hashirama and Tobirama look at each other with shocked faces and then back at Naruto. Hashirama said, "You can really bring us back to life?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes I can."

Tobirama asked, "How?"

Naruto pointed towards his Rinnegan and said, "With the help of the Rinnegan, I can bring both of you back to life but it would cost a lost of chakra which I have plenty of. So what is your decision?"

Hashirama and Tobirama were silent for a while. Hashirama said with a smile, "I thank you for the offer Naruto but I'm afraid I have to decline."

Naruto said in shock, "What!? But but don't you want to come back to life and experience it again?"

Tobirama shook his head and said, "My brother is right Naruto. We died in the past and should stay dead. Our time is over."

Naruto looked sad and said, "Uh okay."

Hashirama said, "But we decided to stay for a while."

Naruto said in confusion, "Huh?"

Tobirama said, "You said that you have no experience in being a Hokage. So me and my brother have decided that until you are ready to be a ruler, me and my brother would be temporary Hokage for Uzushiogakure. While we are ruling this village, we will also teach you what there is about being a Hokage."

Hashirama said, "That's right Naruto. When you are ready to take the Hokage's hat from us, then you can be the ruler of Uzushiogakure. You will be the Uzukage."

Naruto listened to them and smiled. He said, "Thank you so much Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju."

Tobirama said, "Hm. But after that, we want you to send us back to the afterlife. Okay?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Sure."

Tobirama nodded and said, "Good. Now lets your training for the Uzukage begin."

A Few Days Later

As Naruto was resting in his house, he suddenly remembered about two Mist ninjas. He pulled out a seal and poured chakra into it.

*Zaaaap*

In a spark of black lightning, two people appeared in the room. They were first confused as to where they were and took a defensive stance.

Naruto said, "Hey you two. Long time no see. Zabuza. Haku-chan."

Zabuza and Haku looked at Naruto and lowered their weapons. Zabuza said, "Hey brat. Did you bring us here?"

Naruto said, "Sure I did. Remember those seals I gave you two?"

Zabuza nodded and said, "Yeah? What about them?"

Naruto said, "Those seals were transportation seals. With them, Either I can transport myself to you or I can just transport you two here."

Haku said, "Um where exactly is here Naruto-kun?"

Zabuza said, "This ain't no Leaf village, right?"

Naruto smiled and said, "Nope! Zabuza. Haku-chan. I welcome you to my village. Uzushiogakure!"

Zabuza and Haku's eyes widen at that. Zabuza asked, "Uzushiogakure? Wasn't that the village that got destroyed in the past war?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Of course it was. I am the one who rebuilt this village back. And I am also this village's Uzukage."

Again their eyes widen at that. Haku asked, "You are the ruler of this village?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes I am."

Haku asked, "But aren't you a shinobi of the leaf village?"

Naruto snorted at that and said, "To hell with that dam village. I have cut my ties with that pathetic village."

Haku asked, "But why? What has the village done to deserve its destruction?"

Naruto said, "That village has brought too much pain to me and others and now it needs to be destroyed, which I am going top do in the future. That damn village cannot be forgiven for its sin."

Haku nodded. Zabuza asked, "So brat. Why have you brought us here? You need my service or something?"

Naruto shook his head and said, "No Zabuza. I didn't bring you here for your services. Instead, I have brought you here so that you two can live here in my village, peacefully."

Zabuza asked in shock, "What?"

Naruto asked, "Zabuza. You are a missing-nin from Mist village and you are chased by Hunter-nins for the price on your head. How long can you keep on running from them?"

Zabuza said, "Not until I kill that bastard Yagura!"

Naruto said in confusion, "Yagura? As in the Fourth Mizukage Yagura? That Yagura?"

Zabuza nodded and said, "Yeah! Him! Do you know something about him?"

Naruto said, "Um I don't know if this is good news or bad news to you but Yagura is already dead. Mei Terumi is now the new Mizukage who has ended the bloodline purge and brought peace to her village."

Zabuza stood there with a stunned face and said, "Yagura is dead? Did this Mei Terumi kill him?"

Naruto shook his head and said, "No she did not. She wasn't that strong to stand up to Yagura since he was the Jinchuriki of the Three Tailed Beast."

Zabuza shouted, "Then who was it that killed him?!"

Naruto looked around his room and then said in a hush sound, "Okay. I will tell you but you must promise that you won't reveal this information to anyone. Not yet that is. Okay?"

Zabuza and Haku nodded. Zabuza said, "Yes. I promise. Now tell me who was able to kill Yagura when even I couldn't kill him?"

Naruto took a breath and said, "It was me who killed Yagura."

Zabuza put his finger into his ear and tried to clean it. He said in confusion, "What? I didn't hear you correctly. Can you repeat that?"

Naruto said in a loud tone, "I said that I was the one who killed Yagura!"

Zabuza stood there silently as he processed what he heard. He then asked, "I don't believe you brat. Give me some proof and then I will believe you."

Naruto sighed and said, "I don't have any proof Zabuza but if you do return back to Mist village, you will clearly see that there is peace instead of bloodshed and that Mei Terumi is the new Mizukage instead of Yagura."

Zabuza looked directly into Naruto's eyes and looked deep into them. After silently staring, he said, "You speak the truth. Fine! I'll believe you brat. Tell me how you killed him and how old you were at that time?"

Naruto said, "Hmm. I killed Yagura with only using Taijutsu. His head exploded when I hit him with a power elbow. Oh! And I think I was 10 years old at that time."

Zabuza's jaw hang open and his eyes wide in disbelief. Haku's eyes widen as well.

Zabuza came out of his shock and shouted, "Taijutsu?! You defeated Yagura with only Taijutsu!? And you were only 10 when you killed him!? A Jinchuriki?!"

Naruto nodded sagely and said, "Yes, yes and yes. Yes I did."

Zabuza was just to shocked to learn that a mere 10 year old boy was able to kill a Jinchuriki while he, a grown man could not. He felt his manly points dropping down severely.

After while, Zabuza calmed down and said, "You know that's hard to believe but with you, somehow I believe it. So you brought us here for us to live here?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Of course. Even you can't run away from hunter-nins forever you know. One day you will be caught off guard and you will die. Here, you are safe."

Haku asked, "Why are you doing this for us Naruto-kun?"

Naruto said, "Do you remember what I said back at Wave village?"

Haku nodded and Naruto said, "I said that I would rather have you two as allies rather than enemies. And I won't go back on my words. Also, I want to give you two a new life here in my village. No more running. No more fighting your enemies while hiding. From here on now, you two are Uzu shinobis and I won't take no for an answer!"

Zabuza and Haku stood there in shock and silence for a while. Then they both smile and nodded.

Zabuza said, "Fine brat. I'll live here and be a Uzu shinobi."

Haku said, "Thank you Naruto-kun. For giving us a home."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thank you both for accepting my request."

Haku then saw the 9 orange orbs floating behind Naruto and asked, "Um Naruto-kun. What are those orange orbs floating behind you?"

Zabuza noticed Naruto had different eyes and asked, "Yeah and what about your eyes? Aren't they suppose to be ocean blue?"

Naruto grinned mischievously and said, "Greetings you two. Allow me to reintroduce myself properly. I am Naruto Vajura. And I am the reincarnation of the Sage of the Six Paths. I am the Rikudō Sennin."

*Crash*

Now Zabuza's jaw crashed through the floor in utter disbelief while Haku's brain stopped working when she realize who Naruto actually was. Naruto saw their expression and began to laugh at them.

Naruto said, "Hahahahahaha! Oh! Look at your faces!? Priceless! Just priceless. Hahahaha! Okay. That was a good laugh for me. Now lets get you two a house to settle in."

Naruto pulled both shocked Zabuza and Haku by their arms and exited the house. Within a few days, Zabuza and Haku settled in Uzushiogakure. Later Zabuza became a Kenjutsu (Weapon specialist) teacher and taught the children how to use weapons. Zabuza was given the rank of Jonin while Haku was given the rank of chunin.

Everyone in Uzushiogakure accepted them with open arms. This was a huge change in the people living in Uzushiogakure. Naruto made an iron rule that there will be no discrimination against anyone in the village. Everyone who lives here will treat others like family and help each other whenever they can. Naruto made a promise that his village will never be arrogant or corrupted like the leaf village. So he made sure of that by making this a law.

Also, Naruto denied the formation of a civilian council. Why? Because of what happened in the leaf village. The civilians got power hungry and treated ninjas like they own them. That is the reason, Naruto refused to make a civilian council. Uzushiogakure will be a military base village where the strongest ninjas will be born and trained. No one would dare to attack them openly.

Little did they know that a certain arrogant village will attack this village soon.

Two Weeks Later

On the surface of the ocean, a single individual was running on the water. This person was none other than Jiraiya. Behind him were a group of leaf ninjas who were following him. Their target was to infiltrate Uzushiogakure. Jiraiya's task was the same he did with the original Uzushiogakure. To lower its defenses and make the whole village prone to attack.

Jiraiya was doing this because Naruto has taken away his fame and humiliated him in front of everyone. Because of Naruto, he cannot use his Sage Mode and the Toads refused to be summoned by someone like him. Also, his work, the Icha Icha Paradise was destroyed when word spread around about his deeds against the Sage of the Six Paths, Naruto. His lifes work ruined. His respect shattered. His lover Tsunade hurt by Naruto. His powers taken away. All because of Naruto. He blames Naruto for everything.

Also, after news spread around the elemental nation of what the Leaf village did in the past, they cut all of their ties with them. The other villages refuse to ally themselves with a village who would not hesitate to stab another village in the back just so it can remain a strong village. With no village to have any connection to, the Leaf village suffered greatly. With most of their shinobi and clans leaving the Leaf village, their power and status has severely dropped down to several levels. Their proud village has fallen and is now scorned by everyone else. Even their shinobi is not welcomed anywhere even near a minor village.

Since Naruto took away his things, Jiraiya will do the same. He would infiltrate the village and lower its defenses from the inside out. He thought that this was an easy task since he has done it before but this time it will be different since Naruto is the one who is running the village.

After some time Jiraiya was able to reach the land. As soon as he stepped on the land, Naruto immediately felt Jiraiya's presence and waited for his arrival. Naruto will once and for all deal with the person who has directly destroyed his life and family. Today, Jiraiya of the Sannin will die most painfully and brutally.

Jiraiya turned around to face the ninja group and said, "Okay everyone. You know what the plan is right?"

The ninjas nodded and Jiraiya said, "Good. I will go in first and lower their defenses. After I am finished, I will give a signal for all of you to attack the village, okay?"

The ninjas again nodded. Jiraiya said, "Good. You can kill anyone since they all have turned their back on our village. Just leave the brat to me. I want to personally choke the life out of him as he sees his precious village burning in front of his eyes and there is nothing he can do about it!"

Jiraiya then slowly and stealthy approached the village which was a wasted effort as Naruto already knows about his presence, as well the group of ninjas. Naruto prepared himself to surprise the Toad Sannin. Jiraiya on the other hand was completely oblivious to the impeding doom he was heading towards. He was feeling a bit unwell but his pathetic pride didn't let him waver and continued to walk towards his death.

Jiraiya used a Transformation Jutsu to make himself look like an old wanderer. He used this disguise to walk towards the village's entrance which was guarded by two Uzu guards. When he looked at them closely, he recognized them as former leaf shinobi. Kotetsu. Izumo.

When Jiraiya was close to the entrance, Kotetsu shouted, "Halt! State your name and reason for coming here!"

Jiraiya answered, "Hello young man. My name is Kenta and I am a wanderer. I just go around and visit places and I have come to this village to see its wonder and beauty."

Kotetsu and Izumo weren't fooled by the disguised. They would have attacked the disguised enemy but they didn't as they were following Naruto's plan. The plan was to get the enemy inside the village where he will be trapped in a cage.

Izumo said, "Okay. Go ahead."

Jiraiya nodded and walked through the gate. When he was inside, he grinned at how easily he was able to fool the guards and enter the village. Fool. If he had looked back, then he would have seen Kotetsu and Izumo grinning like mad men.

Once Jiraiya walked inside the village, his eyes widen at the architecture's beauty. He was mesmerized by the village's beauty. Too bad he was here to destroy it all. Naruto took away his Sage Mode and pride, Jiraiya would now take away this village from him. He remembered what the civilian council have decided their next plan.

Konohagakure's Civilian Council

In a large room, several members of the civilian council sat on their chairs. After the elders of the civilian council, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado and Danzō died by the hands of Naruto, Sakura's mother Mebuki Haruno took control of the civilian council. She never did like Naruto. No. She hated Naruto because she sees him for the demon that he holds. With the council under her control, she convinced the civilian members to have revenge against Naruto who has brought down their strongest village. They wanted to show him that they are the superior ones and he is the one who should bow to them. Because of their pathetic pride, it made them think like idiots.

The civilian council of the Leaf village has prepared a squad of their remaining powerful shinobi. In fact, this squad contained the remaining powerful shinobis who were loyal to the village. The civilian council still held hatred for Naruto and since he is the reason for the downfall of their precious village, they made this squad without the knowledge of their Hokage Minato.

The civilian council has made a risky move and planned to attack Naruto's new village Uzushiogakure. Jiraiya was also there to support the council's decision. Why? Because he lost everything because of Naruto. Now he wanted revenge against him. He agreed with them that he would infiltrate the village and lower its defenses. When that happens, the squad of shinobis will attack them and kill everyone there. Including Naruto.

Mebuki Haruno said, "So are we clear on the plan? Do everyone agrees to it?"

The civilian members shouted "Yes!"

Mebuki looked at the Toad Sannin and asked, "And you Jiraiya-sama? Are you willing to lead the ninjas to the enemy's village?"

Jiraiya nodded and said in a serious tone, "Yes I am. That brat has taken everything from me. Now it's time I take everything he likes away from him."

A civilian member asked, "Are you sure that you can infiltrate into that village and lower their defenses?"

Jiraiya said with pride, "Of course I can! I was the main factor who brought down Uzushiogakure in the past by lowering their defenses. This time it will be no different. All I have to do is change my form and enter the village. Then lower their defenses without anyone's knowledge. When the defenses are down, then I will signal the ninja squad to begin the attack. I too will join the attack and I will personally kill that brat and bring his eyes back to this village. I will bring this village back to its glory! Konohagakure will always remain the strongest!"

The civilians cheered for him. However, one civilian asked, "But what about the dead Hokages? The first and second Hokage?"

Another civilian member said, "You mean Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju?"

A civilian member said, "Yeah! Them! They were brought back to life by the snake Sannin. And now they are with Naruto. Won't that make it difficult for Jiraiya-sama to get inside the village when they are present there?"

Jiraiya said with confidence, "They won't matter to me. I am a powerful and stealthy shinobi. I can get inside the village even if they are there."

A civilian member asked, "What would happen if they encounter you?"

Jiraiya said, "Don't worry about me. If they do encounter me, then I can easily deal with them."

Another civilian member asked, "How?"

Jiraiya said, "Have you all forgotten? I am a Seal Master myself. If I do face them then I would use Sealing Art to seal them away and may get them to work for us."

A civilian member said, "That's brilliant Jiraiya-sama."

The civilians began to cheer for him. Jiraiya basked in their cheers and said, "It's nothing for me. Now I need to get going. I have a village to infiltrate and destroy and to kill a certain brat."

Uzushiogakure

As Jiraiya was walking through the street, he failed to notice a single red head individual calmly walking towards him while the rest of the nearby civilians and shinobi began to leave the area. When Jiraiya noticed it, it was too late. He looked around and saw that he was alone in the street with one individual standing a few distances away from him. This one was none other than Naruto Vajura himself who have come to deal with the former Toad Sannin.

Naruto said, "Well well well. Look who decided to show his ugly mug here in my village."

Jiraiya still in disguise flinched at that but remained calm. He said with a smile, "Hello young man. You know it's not nice to call other people bad names you know. Your mother should have taught you manners."

Naruto snarled and shouted, "Cut the bullshit you perverted piece of shit! You really think that lowly transformation will keep you hidden!? You really are a pathetic piece of human trash! And you very well known what that women did! She left me at the mercy of the villagers who beat me and tortured me! Now that damn village will go through the same suffering I went through!"

Jiraiya released his transformation and showed his real self. He was shocked how he could easily sen through his Transformation Jutsu.

Jiraiya said, "Naruto. Please come back home. Your mother is very worried-"

Naruto shouted, "That women is not my mother anymore! And really? Did you really come all the way from the damn leaf village to my new village Uzushiogakure?"

Jiraiya said, "Yes. I really did come all the way from my village to yours. This is to show you how much I care about you Naruto."

Naruto just stared at Jiraiya with a straight face. Then he began to laugh like a mad man. After laughing for a while, Naruto calmed down.

Naruto said, "Do you take me for a fool trash? Did you really think that you can just come here in my village and lower its defense so that your ninja group can attack us in our weakest state?"

Jiraiya panicked and said, "No! You got it all wrong Naruto! They are not here to-"

Naruto said, "I know perfectly well what they are here for trash. You came here to lower my village's defenses and then you will signal for the ninja group to attack my village and kill everyone. Is that right?"

Jiraiya gasped at that and said, "How did you know about-!?"

Naruto said, "How did I know that a group of Ninjas are waiting on the shore? It's simple. It's the same way I know you are here. The moment you step one foot on this island, I knew about your presence."

Jiraiya gasped at that and asked, "But .. but ... how?"

Naruto said, "I wanted to find a way to detect spies and intruders and such. An idea popped into my brain. Why not make this whole island an intruder detector."

Jiraiya said in confusion, "What?"

Naruto said, "It's simple really. With the use of Sealing Art, I simply turned the entire island into one big detector. Anyone or anything enters this island, I would know about it instantly. Even the group of ninjas you left on the shores. They are probably waiting for your signal to attack my village and kill everyone right?"

Jiraiya said, "No! They are not here to attack anyone! They are simply my bodyguards!"

Naruto said, "Hooo. A Sannin having bodyguards? Now that is clearly a lie and you know it. But I don't think you need to worry about them anymore."

Jiraiya asked, "Huh? Why?"

Naruto pointed behind him and said, "Because they have already been dealt with."

Jiraiya turned around and gasped in shock. Behind him, were several Uzu shinobi but they were not what made him gasp. The thing that shocked him was that in the hands of the Uzu guards were the severed heads of people. The severed heads all belonged to the ninja squad that came with Jiraiya and now they were dead.

Jiraiya said in shock, "H-how could y-you Naruto? T-they-"

Naruto said, "They were here to kill everyone in my village. So clearly they were my enemies and I dealt with them the way every village does. Killing them that is."

Play this music for the beatdown.

Jiraiya shouted in anger, "You demon brat! How dare you-"

*Bash* *Crash*

Naruto punched him in the face and send him flying into a building's wall, forming a creator. Jiraiya pulled himself out from the crater and lunged at Naruto. Jiraiya began to use Taijutsu against Naruto but he lazily dodged the incoming attacks. Jiraiya was very shocked and confused. How was he dodging his attacks? His attack speed was very good which very few people are able to avoid but here is Naruto who is not only easily dodging his attacks but he is doing it in a lazy manner. It's almost as if he was mocking him.

Jiraiya gritted his teeth and said, "How!? Why aren't my attacks hitting you!? How are you able to dodge them!?"

Naruto smirked and said, "Don't you feel a little bit slow old man?"

Jiraiya said, "What? I am not slow! I am a Sannin! I could easily fight a group of jonins!"

Naruto said, "Hmhmhm. Let me ask you. Don't you feel like you become slower whenever you come close to me?"

Jiraiya continued his attack and thought about what Naruto said. He did feel like time got slower whenever he gets close to Naruto. Why is that?

Naruto said, "As to why you can't hit me? The reason is simple. You become slower whenever you come closer to me."

Jiraiya shouted, "There is no way I can be slower whenever I come close to you!"

Naruto said, "Oh yes it is. I have another bloodline called Time Dilation Field."

Jiraiya asked, "What's it do?"

Naruto said, "Just like the name implies. This bloodline gives me the ability to project a field around myself that slows time. Do you know what this means?"

Jiraiya's eyes widen and said, "No ... that can't be .."

Naruto chuckled and said, "It seems that you know what it does. The field around me will reduce the speed of anything that comes near me. Therefore, any attack against me is practically useless as they slowdown."

Jiraiya shouted in denial, "No! That can't be! There is nothing like that in existence!"

Naruto said, "Oh there is and I am the proof is standing right in front of you. Now lets get back to our fighting shall we?"

Naruto raised his hand and threw several black kunais and shuriken at Jiraiya like bullets.

Jiraiya saw this and quickly formed some hand signs and said, "Ninja Style Needle Jizo!"

Jiraiya's hair quickly began to expand and encases himself in it. Then the hair became hard like countless number of sharp needles that protected him from the incoming projectiles.

*Cling* *Clang* *Clunk*

All the kunais and shurikens that Naruto shot towards Jiraiya bounced off his harden spike hairs.

Jiraiya laughed and said, "Did you really think that I could be killed with mere kunai and shuriken? You need to stop underestimating me brat! I am Jiraiya! One of the Sannin! and the Toad-"

Naruto said, "Former Toad summoner. And no. I never underestimate you old man. Because there is no need to against someone weak like you."

Jiraiya gritted his teeth and said, "Damn you brat!"

Naruto pointed his palm at Jiraiya and said, "Shinra Tensei."

*Boom*

"AAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHH!"

*Crash*

Jiraiya screamed in pain as he was sent flying into a building. He felt some of his ribs breaking under the immense pressure of an invisible force. He puked out some blood from his mouth. The attack has damaged him internally and caused some internal bleeding. He gritted his teeth as he forced himself to stand back on his feet. He will not let himself be humiliated by a mere brat!

With a roar, Jiraiya jumped out from the building to engage with Naruto but.

*Bash* *Crash*

Jiraiya only found the bottom of Naruto's shoe meeting his face that sent him flying back into the building. Naruto landed on the ground and created four flaming orbs that floated around him. Then all four of the flaming orb came together and formed into one big ball of fire.

Naruto pointed towards the building in which Jiraiya crashed and said, "Scorch Style Incinerating Flare."

The big ball of flame shot straight towards the building and then.

*Boom*

The flaming ball violently explodes with enough force and power that incinerated the whole building and even the area around it. After the explosion subsided, steam can be seen emitting from the area. It's a good thing that everyone evacuated the area when Naruto began to fight Jiraiya.

Naruto didn't think that this would have killed Jiraiya because he was a slippery bastard and true to his word, Jiraiya dug himself out from the ground. So, in order to save himself from the explosion, he dug into the ground but not without getting some burns and cuts.

Naruto said, "Ohh, you're still alive? Good. Cause I still have not had my fill of beating you around trash."

Jiraiya gritted his teeth as he was almost killed in that explosion. He could have died from that explosion but thanks to his quick thinking, he avoided death. Jiraiya came out of his thought when Naruto threw more of those black kunais and shurikens. He jumped back and forth and avoided the projectiles but some of them managed to cut and stab him.

Jiraiya grunted in pain as he was cut by the projectiles. He noticed that whenever the black projectiles managed to cut him, he would feel a bit weak. He didn't know why but he wanted to find it out. So Jiraiya bent down and picked one of the fallen black shuriken with intent to throw it back at Naruto. However, as soon as he touched one shuriken, he fell to the ground as all of his strength left his body.

Jiraiya shouted, "What the hell!? What's happened? What did you do to me, brat!?"

Naruto said, "I did nothing. It was you who did this to yourself."

Jiraiya said, "What?"

Naruto said, "The black kunai and shuriken I threw at you were made from Black Metal which I can easily generate with my body. You can call it another bloodline. If another touches the black metal then all of their strength will leave their body. I suggest you release the shuriken you are holding. I don't want to kill you like this."

Jiraiya gritted his teeth in anger. He is being humiliated by this brat and to his shock, Naruto just keeps on showing more unique bloodlines that he never even heard about. He slowly released the black shuriken in his hand and immediately his strength returned. Jiraiya jumped back on his feet and took a defensive stance.

"Hey hey. What's going on here?"

Jiraiya looked around and gasped at what he saw. There standing beside Naruto was Zabuza, the missing-nin of the Mist Village.

Jiraiya pointed at him and shouted, "What is he doing here!?"

Zabuza said, "Who me? I live here since Naruto has brought us here a few weeks ago and asked us to live here. I have to say that it was a good choice to accept his request. Now I don't have to be on the run anymore from hunter-nins."

Jiraiya glared at Naruto and said, "How dare you house a missing-nin brat!? He should have been killed on the spot!"

Naruto said, "Shut your bloody mouth trash. I do whatever I want. I will give a home to whoever I want. I will ally myself to whoever I want. And that is none of your damn business! Got it trash!?"

Zabuza chuckled and said, "I like your style Naruto."

Jiraiya gritted his teeth and formed some hand signs. He shouted, "Ninja Style Needle Hell!"

Jiraiya bend forward and shot several needle hair towards Zabuza and Naruto. The needle hairs flew at them like arrows which could pierce their flesh with ease.

Zabuza grabbed his huge sword and brought it in front of him like a shield. The sword was big enough to shield him whole body. The needle hairs were useless against him as they couldn't penetrate his sword and simply bounced off of it.

*Clang* *Clink* *Clunk*

Naruto didn't bother to protect Zabuza as he knew that he would be fine. As for him? He didn't move from his spot and let the needle hairs hit him. Jiraiya saw this and grinned that he got him but his grin soon fell when he heard sound of metal clashing against metal.

*Cling* *Clang* *Clunk*

Jiraiya said in disbelief, "Huh?"

Jiraiya could not believe what he was seeing. His needle hairs that could have killed or severely injured anyone didn't even put a scratch on Naruto. Instead of piercing his flesh, the needles simple bounced off of his body. How did that happen?

Jiraiya asked, "How? Why couldn't my needle hair hurt you!? What did you do!?"

Naruto said, "I simply turned my skin into metal. That's all I did."

Jiraiya asked, "How can you do that? Is this another one of your bloodlines?"

Naruto said, "No. It's one of the ability my Rinnegan gives me. I can turn any part of my body into metal. So long range attacks on me are useless. Swords are useless against me. Blunt weapons are useless against me. What are you going to do now old man?"

Jiraiya stood there in disbelief. So many bloodlines and abilities Naruto have. This could all have been avoided if he had not told Minato about the prophecy. Then Naruto would be on their side and not against them. But now it's too late to change anything. He needs to stop Naruto or there will be no Leaf village anymore.

Jiraiya charged at Naruto and engaged him in close quarter Taijutsu but his attacks were being deflected by Naruto. As Naruto deflected Jiraiya's attacks, he also sent out his own attacks that connected with his enemy. Each attack that hit Jiraiya broke one bone or formed a large bruise. This happened because of the strength Naruto put in his attacks.

*Bash* *Crack*

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Jiraiya screamed in pain as his left knee was broken by Naruto's kick. His leg was bending in an odd angle. Jiraiya fell on his knee as he tried to ignore the pain but his thoughts were cut short as Naruto continued his brutal onslaught. Jiraiya tried to fight back but with one of his leg being broken, he was losing.

*Bash* *Crack*

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! DAMN IT!!!"

Jiraiya screamed as his right arm was broken by the elbow from one of Naruto's attacks. Now he lost one leg and one arm. He could not win against Naruto and his back up attack squad was dead. He only had one choice.

Jiraiya raised his left arm and formed a blue sphere. Naruto saw this and said, "Ohhh. The Rasengan. Are you going to use it against me?"

Jiraiya said, "That's right brat. I will stop you here with one of your father's jutsu."

Naruto snarled, "That trash is not my father anymore. He has failed to be one and thus is not a father but a piece of shit stain that will soon be wiped out from this world."

Jiraiya shouted, "Don't you dare insult Minato! He is a great person and I won't let anything happen to him! Take this! Rasengan!"

Naruto said, "You blind fool."

When Jiraiya lunged at him, Naruto simply grabbed the blue sphere in his hand and *Crunch* crushed it. Naruto didn't absorb it. He simply crushed it with his hand. Nothing more and nothing less.

Jiraiya on the other hand looked in disbelief at what just happened. The Rasengan that drills through anything was crushed by Naruto. Not stopped or avoided. He simply crushed the Rasengan. With his bare hand!

Naruto said, "You wasted your chance trash. Now, I will begin you beatdown. Sonido."

Naruto instantly disappeared from Jiraiya's vision. He quickly looked around to find his target but couldn't.

*Bash*

Jiraiya was sent flying into the air when a knee connected with his chin, *Crack* breaking it with one hit. Naruto disappeared again and appeared in the sky in front of Jiraiya.

*Bash*

Naruto punched Jiraiya in the chest which sent him flying into a different direction while still being in air. *Crack* A few of his ribs were broken from the punch.

*Bash*

Naruto again appeared behind Jiraiya and kicked his back which sent him flying high into the sky. *Crack* The kick broke his spine.

*Bash* *Crack* *Bash* *Crack* *Bash* *Crack* *Bash*

Naruto brutally punched, kicked, kneeed and elbowed Jiraiya and broke almost all of his bones. Jiraiya was launched back and forth from Naruto's hit while being in the air. He couldn't do nothing to defend himself or avoid the attack as most of his bones were broken as well as his limbs. He was nothing more than a punching bag.

As Jiraiya was launched high into the sky, Naruto appeared above him and brought down his elbow upon Jiraiya and smashed his face.

*Bash*

Jiraiya was then launched down towards the village like a meteor. *Crash* He crashed into the ground with such force that a huge 20 foot wide crater was formed. Naruto landed beside the down Jiraiya and grabbed him by his hair. He lifted him up by the hair and showed him around to the people of the village. Especially the Uzumakis.

Naruto shouted, "My fellow Uzumaki! In the past, one of the main factor in the destruction of Uzushiogakure was this piece of trash! He under the false impression of learning Fuinjutsu entered the village and lowered the village's defenses! The leaf village betrayed Uzushiogakure and sold us out to the enemy just so that they can remain the strongest! They didn't like that another village was stronger than theirs, so they made a deal with Cloud, Mist and Stone and let them destroy Uzushiogakure! The Leaf Village is nothing more than a village full of arrogant back stabbers!"

The Uzumakis in the village sneered at Jiraiya and shouted several disgusting things about him. They even wanted his execution, which was going to happen to him. Jiraiya couldn't look the Uzumakis in the eyes and looked down. Naruto brought Jiraiya's face in front of him and glared at the dying man's eyes.

Naruto said, "How does it feels trash? How does it feels to have everything taken away from you? All the things you accomplished and any future plans you made are now nothing but a reminder for your greatest failure. Huh? Answer me!?"

Jiraiya shocked out, " ... I ... gah ... ah ... I ... ack ... so ... aa ... hah ... s-sorry ... please ... d-don't do ... t-this .."

Naruto sneered, "Sorry? Sorry!? If a simply sorry could have solved everything, then we wouldn't have needed the ninjas! You think a measly sorry can take away years of my torment and suffering!? Just die you piece of trash!"

Naruto thrust his palm into Jiraiya's chest and said, "Wood Style Piercing Branch!"

*Shik* *Kerip* *Shik* *Kerip*

Several branches emerged out from Jiraiya's back. This happened as one single branch grew out from Naruto's palm and skewered Jiraiya. Then from the inside, they separated into several branches and growled out of his body.

Jiraiya screamed in immense as he felt the branches moving inside of him and coming out from his back. He was now dying but it seems that he will not receive a pleasant death.

Naruto said, "I'm not done yet! Expand!"

*Keerriip*

From Jiraiya's body, several more branches came out and on each of them, one of his organs was skewered. More branches came out and took root into the ground. Soon, Jiraiya's body began to be lifted above the ground from the growing roots.

More and more branches came out from his body with more of his organs skewered on each of the branches. Soon a tree was formed out of his body with him in the center of it. Then it happened.

*Kkeerriipp*

Jiraiya's body was not torn to pieces by the branches. Each branch skewered a part of Jiraiya's corpse. As soon as he was dead, the roots stop growing. The last thing he saw were the angry satisfying faces of the Uzumakis.

Naruto looked at the tree and saw that its branches had several organs skewered and torn pieces of Jiraiya's corpse. On one branch, there was his skull skewered by the tree branch with his eyes popped out and skewered on other branches. His mouth was open wide as if he wanted to scream more but couldn't as he was dead. Jiraiya, one of the Sannin and former Toad summoner has died by the hands of the Rikudō Sennin.

Naruto nodded and said, "Finally. You are dead. Now to send the Leaf village a bit of a present."

Konohagakure

It was a fine day in Konoha as people walked around without any care at all. Though it was a different matter for the civilian council. With their plan of revenge against the demon brat, they were waiting for the good news about the destruction of his village. However, their glory was cut short when a black void opened in the middle of the street and from it, the very person came out who they were thinking about. It was Naruto.

The civilians screamed as they fled the area. Immediately, Naruto was surrounded by ANBU but they didn't matter to him. Minato and Tsunade also came when they heard the commotion in the village.

An ANBU said, "You are surrounded demon. Surrender and come in peacefully or we will use force."

Naruto spread his arm and said, "Shinra Tensei."

*Boom* *Crash*

The ANBU surrounding Naruto were thrown by an invisible force which sent them flying in all directions. Some crashed into buildings while some crashed into stalls and streets. They were severely wounded as they had many broken bones and internal bleeding.

Naruto said, "No thanks. I came here to deliver something that belong to this village."

Minato asked, "What thing?"

Naruto said, "This!"

Naruto snapped his fingers and another black void opened and from it, a huge thing dropped out.

*Thud*

Everyone looked at the huge thing and saw it was a tree but not just any tree. As they look closely, everyone gasped when they soon saw that the tree branches had several organs, four limbs and body parts skewered. Tsunade was shocked and her body became stiff when she saw who those body parts belonged to. Her eyes look at the severed head of her dead teammate. The head of Jiraiya was skewered on a branch.

Tsunade fell to her knees and said, "No. ... how could you ... why did you kill him!?"

Naruto said, "That's simple. He came to my village with a squad of ninjas to kill my people. He was going to lower my village's defenses and kill everyone. Obviously I didn't want that to happen. So I simply kill all of them. And here is the rest of them."

Naruto snapped his finger and another black void opened in front of Minato. From the void, a bunch of messed up body parts fell out and landed in front of Minato with a sickening splat.

*Splat*

It was a gory site. Several severed limbs, body parts, organs, heads, intestines and blood were mixed together in a ball of flesh. Minato immediately recognized them from their horror faces. They were his leaf shinobi.

Minato said, "Why did you kill them Naruto? You could have just sent them back to me by giving them a little beating."

Naruto said, "Hmm. Why would I do that? I told you that I am going to destroy this damn village and I am going to kill each and every last one of you bastards! This is just the start of your suffering. There is still a heck of a lot more where this came from. I will enjoy ripping you apart in the future, Minato. Say your prayers because you won't be getting a peaceful death. And keep a leash on your council from now on or there will be more incidents like this. Goodbye. For now that is."

Naruto snapped his fingers and opened a black void. He walked into it and it closed behind him. Minato looked at the dead shinobis with pity and sorrow. Then his sorrow turned to anger.

Minato said, "Who was the one who sent a squad of My ninjas!? ANBU! I want them found out within the next hour! Got it!?"

The ANBU nodded and body flickered away in order to find the ones responsible for this whole mess. Later, the people who were responsible for this mess were found out and Minato was not happy. He severely punished the civilian council by disbanding them and charging them to hand over 50% of their wealth as punishment. Failure to do so will end up executed. Little to say that the civilian council chose to pay for it rather than being executed.

Two Days Later

Sasuke was in his clan compound where he was training. He has heard what happened to Jiraiya and the ninja squad that was sent to Naruto's village but failed in their mission as they were brutally killed by the Uzu shinobis. Not only that but Naruto returned their corpses back and gave a warning to the Hokage about their eventual demise by his hands. Minato was mad at this and punished the civilian council by disbanding it.

The people who backed Sasuke were now useless to him. So now he is here training himself to gain more power so that he can have his revenge against his brother. He also heard what Naruto told him about this village's council betraying him. So he got another target which was this village.

As he was training, a black void opened which stopped his training. He recognized it as one of Naruto's ability. From the void, two people came out. One was Naruto himself and the other one was covered in a black cloak to hide their identity.

Sasuke said, "What are you doing here Naruto?"

Naruto said, "Did you forgot Sasuke? I told you that I was going to pay you a visit and offer a choice."

Sasuke said, "Oh yeah. What's this choice you are giving me? And who is that behind you?"

Naruto looked back at the hidden figure and said, "You can show him who you are now."

The figure nodded and removed the black cloak. When the cloak was removed, Sasuke's eyes widen when he saw a person who he thought was dead. His mother Mikoto.

Mikoto looked at Sasuke with teary eyes and said, "Sasuke. My son. Look at how much you have grown."

Sasuke gulped and tried to hold his tears back. He said, "Is that really you mother? This is not a Genjutsu, right?"

Naruto said, "No Sasuke. This is no Genjutsu. This is all real. Your mother is very much alive."

Sasuke ran towards his mother and hugged her tightly. Mikoto also hugged her son with motherly love.

Mikoto said, "My son. I am so happy to see that you are okay."

Sasuke said, "Mom. What happened? I saw you getting killed by Itachi. How are you still alive?"

Mikoto said, "You can thank Naruto for that son. He saved me at the very last second."

Sasuke asked, "If you have been alive all this time, then where have you been?"

Mikoto said, "I have been hiding myself with Naruto, son."

Sasuke asked, "Why? Why did you need to hide yourself when I needed you the most?"

Naruto said, "Sasuke. She has been hiding for protection."

Sasuke asked in confusion, "Protection? Protection against what?"

Naruto said, "Protection against this village's law."

Sasuke said, "I don't understand what that means?"

Naruto said, "There is one law this village has that is very disgusting. According to this law, if there is only one female member of the clan left, then she will be used as a breeding tool in order to make more members of the clan. That is why your mother was hiding. If she would have been discovered then she would have been taken away against her will."

Mikoto said, "That's right son. I wanted nothing more than to return to you but with how corrupted this village has become, I couldn't risk it."

Sasuke said in anger, "But I could have protected you! I am an Uchiha after all!"

Naruto said in irritation, "Sasuke. At that time, you didn't even have the Sharingan. Even if you did, do you really think you would be a match for a group of ANBU?"

Sasuke said, "Of course I can. I am an elite Uchiha and the strongest there is!"

Naruto sighed in annoyance and said, "Whatever. Now I have come here to give you a choice."

Sasuke asked, "What is it?"

Naruto said, "I want you to lose your Sharingan for something else."

Sasuke shouted in disbelief, "What!? Why would I do that!? The Sharingan is the strongest Dojutsu there is!"

Naruto said, "There is a reason for it."

Sasuke said, "What possible reason could there be for me to lose my Sharingan?"

Naruto said, "The Curse of Hatred."

Sasuke said in confusion, "What?"

Naruto sighed and said, "Let me ask you this Sasuke. Where do you think the Sharingan comes from?"

Sasuke said, "I don't know? Must have come from the strongest Sharingan user."

Narut shook his head and said, "The Sharingan, the Byakugan and the Rinnegan came from two people who were the children of the Rikudō Sennin. The Byakugan and the Rinnegan came from the younger son while the Sharingan came from his older son. As such, there was rivalry between his sons as to who he will be chosen as his successor. The older one was an arrogant person who thought power was everything and should rule others but the younger one thought that power should be used to bring peace and help people. With both of their ideals, the Rikudō Sennin chose his younger son to be his successor. The older one was jealous and hated his younger brother for this. So he wages a war against him but in the end, he lost and died but before he died, he did something. He created "The Curse Of Hatred" that passed down his descendants. With this, the Uchihas were born who became arrogant and power hungry people that would show others how they were better than everyone."

Sasuke listened to this and said, "So? Whats this got to do with me?"

Naruto said, "Don't you see where I am going with this? I mean that "The Curse Of Hatred" is affecting you. You are becoming just like how arrogant and power hungry people are. Soon, you will kill anyone in your path if they even disagree with your decision. That is why your mother has lost her eyes in order to avoid this curse."

Sasuke shouted, "What!? Mother. Is this true? Did you really lose your eyes?"

Mikoto nodded and said, "That is correct son. I didn't want the curse to affect me so I lost them. But I did get something in return."

Mikoto opened her eyes and showed her new eyes. They were the eyes of the Rikudō Sennin. The Rinnegan.

Naruto said, "See Sasuke. I am here to save you from this curse. This curse is the reason the Uchiha have become so arrogant that they planned to overthrow the Hokage and become the next rule. They didn't care if this will make the village lower its defenses or how many lives were lost. They were too arrogant to see this. Do you understand now Sasuke? This is the very reason I am destroying the Sharingan. They must be exterminated for they will bring suffering to others."

Sasuke was silent for a while and then he said, "So you changed your eyes mother for this? How dare you? How dare you!? How could you lose your Sharingan just like that!? We are the most powerful and strongest ninjas of the world and you changed your eyes just like that!? You are no mother of mine. You have betrayed me and have become tainted. You are no longer an Uchiha. Get out of here!"

Mikoto looked like she was about to cry. Naruto hugged her to comfort her. He then glared at Sasuke and said, "Sasuke. Do not let your pride and arrogance blind you. Think carefully as to what you are saying. Is this the choice you really want to choose? Think very carefully before you answer. Otherwise, there will be dire consequences in the future."

Sasuke snarled and said, "This is my answer! You have tainted my mother! You have taken away what makes her an Uchiha! Get out of here before I kill you!"

Naruto said in a serious tone, "Fine. This is your choice you have choosen. Just remember that you chose this path. Don't bitch about it to me when you face a thorn in your path. Pray that our paths do not cross with each other."

Naruto snapped his fingers and opened a black void. He took Mikoto with him into the void which closed behind them.

Sasuke growled and began to hit the training dummy while saying, "Damn them! Damn them all to hell! I will become stronger and I will show this world not to mess with an Uchiha! They should all bow to me!"

Back at Uzushiogakure, Naruto and Mikoto exited the black void. Naruto immediately began to comfort Mikoto for the loss of her son.

Mikoto said while crying, "I lost my son. My son is now lost to the "Curse Of hatred". He is no longer my son."

Naruto said, "I'm sorry about this but I can't do anything for Sasuke."

Mikoto said, "It's not your fault Naruto. He chose to be this way and now he is lost to me."

Naruto said, "That may be but I don't know what to do with him if I ever meet him in the future. He will become drunk on power, he will hurt others. I may need to put him down if that ever happens."

Mikoto said, "I understand Naruto. If my son ever becomes like that, then you have my permission to ... kill him."

Naruto said, "If that ever happens then I'll make sure that he gets a painless death."

Mikoto said, "Thank you Naruto."

Two Weeks Later

Naruto left some clones in the Leaf village in disguises. Their purpose was to inform him about interesting things. Well, one clone found something and dispelled himself in order to send the info to the original. When Naruto received the new info, he sighed. What was the info about? It was about Sasuke.

According to the info, four Sound ninjas easily infiltrated the village and confronted Sasuke. They then offered him something that he desired. Power. Naruto knew that Orochimaru would come after Sasuke because he was an Uchiha. Sasuke foolishly followed the sound ninjas and left the village in search for power. Sakura found out about this and quickly informed the Hokage and pleaded with him to return her precious Uchiha.

Minato immediately formed a squad of ninjas in which his children were included as well. Tsunade used her medical jutsu to reattach their torn tongues and are now able to talk normally. Even after Naruto tore out their tongues and took away their Kyuubi's chakra, they are still the same spoiled and arrogant brats.

The retrieval squad quickly left the village and chased after Sasuke and the sound ninjas. Naruto sighed and opened a black void and entered it.

Near One Sound Four Member

Tayuya laid down on the ground bleeding to death with a few trees on top of her, crushing her slowly to death. She was tasked with slowing down the leaf ninjas in order for Sasuke to reach Orochimaru. She failed as she was assaulted by the enemy and after a long fight, she was defeated and was dying. She knew that she failed Orochimaru and he left her to die as she was a failure to him. That's why she lost all hope as he just waited for death to claim her life.

However before that could happen, a black void opened near her. From the void, a person came out. This person had red hair like her and he had these strange orange orbs floating behind him. He walked closer to her and looked down at her. This was Naruto.

Tayuya thought, 'Is this person a leaf ninja? Whatever. Maybe he would kill me now and get rid of me.'

Naruto looked down on her and asked, "Are you just going to give up your life like this?"

Tayuya choked out, "What's .. it .. to you ... brat?"

Naruto asked, "Don't you want to live? Don't you want to be free from Orochimaru?"

Tayuya said, "I belong ... to him ... he saved me ... found me ... useful ..."

Naruto said, "He does not care about you. You are nothing more than a pawn to him who he has discarded already. He lied to you when he told you about being useful to him."

Tayuya said, "What do ... you mean ... that I am ... nothing to him?"

Naruto said, "You were nothing more than a lab rat to him. An experimental project. Once he gets the result, you were nothing to him but garbage."

Tayuya said, "No ... that ... can't be .. he saved me ..."

Naruto said, "You need to forget about him. He has already discarded you. If you want to live then grab my hand. Do not live for that snake bastard but live for yourself."

Tayuya thought about what he said and realized that it was true. Orochimaru didn't care about her. He simply used her and left her to die. She does not want to die like this. She refused to die. She looked at Naruto's hand and slowly raised her hand and grabbed it.

Naruto smiled and asked, "What is you name?"

She said, "Tayuya."

Naruto nodded and said, "Welcome to your new life Tayuya."

Naruto pointed his other hand at the tree that was on top of her and said, "Shinra Tensei."

*Boom* *Crash*

The tree was blasted away by an invisible force and crashed into other trees. Naruto lifted Tayuya up and opened a Garganta. He then walked her into it and it closed behind them.

Tayuya

Tayuya is a kunoichi of Otogakure and the only female member of the Sound Four. Tayuya is a fair-skinned girl with a slender build and is the shortest member of the Sound Four. She has brown eyes that were accentuated by her eyelashes extending into the corners of her eyes. Tayuya's most distinctive feature is her long, untamed, dark pink hair that falls past her shoulders with long parted bangs framing either side of her face and one between her eyes.

Tayuya wore a black shirt under a tan tunic with elbow-length sleeves and bore the symbol of the Sound Four on the hem, and black skin-tight shorts. She wore black arm-warmers, traditional black shinobi sandals with calf-length leg warmers covered by bandages, and a purple, rope-like belt tied in an inverted bow around her waist. To keep her wild hair out of the way, Tayuya also wore a black hat with pipe-like stripes and bandaged sides, keeping her bangs in place while the rest is pushed back behind her ears to trail down her back.

Near Another Member Of The Sound Four

A man was laying on the ground and blood flowed from his mouth. Around him hundreds of hundreds of bone spikes protruded from the ground. This person was another member of the Sound Four. He was Kimimaro.

Kimimaro was bleeding because of his sickness that is killing him and now he is at death's door. However before he could have the eternal sleep, a black void opened up and from it, a person came out. He recognized who this person was. He was the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi, Naruto. What is he doing here? Has he come to kill him? If so, then he will gladly accept his death as there was no saving him.

Naruto looked down at Kimimaro and said, "Do you want to live?"

Kimimaro's eyes opened at that and said, "What?"

Naruto repeated, "Do you want to live?"

Kimimaro said, "Why are you asking me this? Aren't you here to kill me?"

Naruto said, "No. I'm not. I am actually here to save you."

Kimimaro said, "Why? Why do you want to save me?"

Naruto said, "Because your master Orochimaru could not see your value and discarded you. I on the other hand know how precious you are. Come with me if you want to live."

Kimimaro said, "No. Orochimaru-sama would never do that to me. He saved me from my cage."

Naruto said, "Wake up, will you. Look around you. If Orochimaru did want to save you, he would've been here ages ago. Face it. You are nothing to him more than a pawn."

Kimimaro said, "No. He-"

Naruto said, "He is nothing but a manipulative bastard! He has abandonded you for someone else! Whatever he has promised you, you can forget about it!"

Kimimaro thought about it and his eyes widen, "... the Uchiha ..."

Naruto said, "Yes. You realize that he only used you. Now that he has what he wants, you are nothing to him."

Kimimaro remained silent as he thought about his master's betrayal. Naruto said, "Come with me. I promise you that I will never betray you. You will live in my village and become one of my shinobi."

Naruto lowered his hand towards Kimimaro and said, "Will you take my offer and live or will you lay down here and wait for your death?"

Kimimaro remained silent for a while and then he said, "Even if I wanted to go with you, I can't"

Naruto asked, "Why?"

Kimimaro said, "I am dying."

Naruto said, "Dying? I don't see any sever wounds on you."

Kimimaro said, "It's not a wound. It's a disease that I was born with. The disease will slowly kill me and now I am minutes away from dying. I thank you for the offer but I can't join you."

Naruto was silent for a while and then he said, "What if I can cure your disease?"

Kimimaro said, "What?"

Naruto said, "What if I can cure your disease? If I can cure your disease, will you take my offer afterwards?"

Kimimaro said, "I don't think you can help me.?"

Naruto said, "Hooo. And why is that?"

Kimimaro said, "Kabuto has been trying to cure my disease for years. He is an expert medical ninja and even he can't fully cure my disease."

Naruto scoffed and said, "Don't compare me to that trash. I am me. He is he. I am very much different from him. So, will you take my offer if I can cure your disease? You got nothing to lose in this if I fail and you will just die from your disease but If I am successful, then you get to live and join my village."

Kimimaro thought about it and saw the benefits. He nodded and said, "Okay. I accept your offer."

Naruto nodded and bent down. He formed some hand signs and his hands were covered in green aura. He then began to use Medical Jutsu to heal his body for now. He will find out what his disease is and how to cure it back in his village.

When Kimimaro was healed enough to walk, Naruto opened a Garganta and said, "Come with me. I will need to see what kind of disease you are suffering with. With the medical tools back in my village, I will be able to find a cure for it."

Kimimaro nodded and said, "Thank you Naruto-sama."

Naruto said, "No sama with my name. I don't like all that thing. Just Naruto. By the way, what is your name?"

Kimimaro said, "My name is Kimimaro."

Naruto nodded and said with a smile, "Okay Kimimaro. I welcome you to my village. Uzushiogakure."

With that, Naruto and Kimimaro walked inside the black void which closed behind them.

Kimimaro

Kimimaro was the sole survivor of the Kaguya clan. Upon dedicating his life to Orochimaru, he became the leader of the Sound Four. He is a rare possessor of Dead Bone Pulse which gives him the ability to manipulate his own skeletal structure. By infusing his calcium with chakra, he can manipulate the growth and properties of his bones to his liking.

The main capabilities of Dead Bone Pulse is allowing the user to manipulate the speed of their bones' growth as well as the location of calcium deposits allowing for great versatility. This allows them to create weapons of bones that can either protrude from any part of the body, or pull out and use like handheld weapons. The user is also able to create armor of dense bone underneath their skin. They can even fire pieces of their bones as long-ranged projectiles.

Any bone that they remove from the body immediately regenerates, as does the skin that is damaged when the bones are removed. Users can increase the density of the created bones, making them stronger than steel. This not only makes the created weapons very powerful, but also makes their bodies virtually indestructible; the bones can withstand even a chakra-infused blade, which is usually enough to cut through anything.

Kimimaro has pale skin, vivid green eyes, masculine facial features, two scarlet dots on his forehead which all the members of his clan possessed, and shoulder-length white hair, which he wore divided down the middle on his head with two separate partings on either side of his face.

Kimimaro wore a specialized version of the traditional Sound ninja ensemble, consisting of a light lavender, loose-fitting, long-sleeved, zip-up shirt, black pants cut off around mid-calf, bandages wrapped around his ankles, traditional shinobi sandals, and a purple, rope-like belt tied in an inverted bow around his waist. He also wore two red, tube-like hair ornaments; one on either side of his head, securing two locks of his silvery-white hair.

Uzushiogakure

A few days later after Naruto brought Kimimaro with him. He has been busy finding what disease Kimimaro was suffering from. After working for a few days, he finally found it and a cure as well.

Naruto said, "Kimimaro. I finally found what you are suffering from."

Kimimaro said, "What is my disease?"

Naruto said, "Well, whatever you are suffering from is related to your bloodline."

Kimimaro said in confusion, "What? You mean that my bloodline is the reason of my suffering?"

Naruto said, "Sort of. You see that your bloodline gives you the ability to manipulate and grow your bones. For your bones to grow rapidly, your bloodline uses the calcium deposit inside your body. But as you keep on using it, your calcium deposit depletes at a rapid pace. After your calcium deposit is used up, your bloodline then uses your body's flesh and turns them into calcium in order to make or grow more bones."

Kimimaro said, "So as long as I don't use my bloodline, I will be fine? But then I would be useless to you."

Naruto said, "Don't worry about that Kimimaro. I found out a very easy cure for your condition."

Kimimaro said, "Really? What is it?"

Naruto said, "Since your bloodline requires large amounts of calcium, all you have to do is consume food that has high amount of calcium."

Kimimaro said, "But what kind of food are there which would contain that amount of calcium?"

Naruto said, "Oh, you leave that to me. I am a very good cook and I know several ingredients that have large amount of calcium. As long as you eat healthy food, you stay healthy as well as perform your duties. I am kind of surprised that Kabuto was not able to find out what exactly you were suffering with. Just goes to show that they are nothing more than incompetent fools."

Kimimaro said, "Thank you very much for this Naruto. You have not only saved me but gave me a home as well. I can never thank you enough."

Naruto said, "It's no problem. Now lets get you some healthy food to eat."

Naruto then made several dishes that contained high amount of calcium. This was very good for Kimimaro as he already felt being in top shape. Naruto also took a vile of his blood and stored it in a scroll. He also added their blood sample in the detection seal, since they are living in his village.

One of Naruto's clones gave him new info that Sasuke was able to reach Orochimaru and is now being trained by him. The leaf village failed to bring back their precious Uchiha.

During 3 Years

In the next 3 years, Naruto focused on making his village the strongest village in existence. With the ninja weapons and tools being taken care of by Tenten's adoptive father Higurashi, Naruto focus on spreading knowledge about several powerful jutsu to his Uzu ninjas. This greatly increased their arsenal of offensive and defensive jutsu.

Next, he appointed Might Gai to help and train everyone in Taijutsu to increase their strength and close quarter combat. He also appointed Zabuza, Tenten and other ninjas who excel in Kenjutsu to help train others in how to effectively wield weapons. This increased their mastery of weapon style. Naruto then asked Hinata, Hanabi and Neji to teach their Hyuga clan everything the main branch knew about the Gentle Fist. This greatly increased the Hyuga's fighting capabilities.

Naruto also took Konohamaru Sarutobi, Udon and Moegi as his students. He began to train them in Tree Climbing and Water Walking exercise to increase their chakra reserve. Then he taught them about several Jutsu and Taijutsu. In the 3 years of training, these four along with he rest of the ninjas became very strong. All of them were above ANBU level or a Low Kage level.

During the 3 years, Naruto has made several trade routes with other villages such as Suna, Mist, Wave, Cloud, Stone etc. There were no weapon trade but the one thing Uzushiogakure became famous for was its food products. Thanks to Ash providing the seed for the vegetables and fruits, several villages were now trading with Uzushiogakure for their food resources. With the village's food being so flavorable and delicious, even the Daimyos began to trade with them.

Uzushiogakure stood as a neutral village. It would neither attack or help another village, unless they are given a mission from that village's leader. However, those villages that have made an alliance with Uzushiogakure, then they would be protected against any enemy. Seeing that Uzushiogakure became a very powerful village in just 3 years, other villages refrain from attack it since they don't want to be squashed by the Uzu ninjas.

The Diamyos of the elemental nation were very impressed with Uzushiogakure that they even started giving out some of their own missions to the village.

Naruto also discovered that not all of the Uzumakis were killed off. Some left the village in small groups in order to keep the clan's blood alive. So he sent several of his best Uzu ninjas in search of them and bring them back to their home village where they will be protected. It was a success. A few hundreds of Uzumakis were found and were brought back to their home land. At first the Uzumakis didn't trust the words of the shinobi but when they heard that an Uzumaki is the Uzukage of the village, they wanted to confirm this.

When a small group of Uzumakis entered Uzushiogakure, they could not believe what they were seeing. Their once destroyed village was brought back to life and several people were living here. After touring the village for a while, they then met with the Uzukage. They were both surprised and shocked to see that the Uzukage was indeed an Uzumaki. They had a very food conversation with Naruto and after they confirmed everything about this village, they returned back to their small families spread the news about Uzushiogakure.

After a few days, a more than 500 Uzumakis returned back to Uzushiogakure. Naruto welcomed them with open arms and gave them houses to live in. He also allowed them to become a shinobi if they wanted to, which was yes. With the Uzumaki returned, they helped the village in FuinJutsu. This greatly helped the village in such with storage problems and such. Also, they revealed that Fuinjutsu can also be used for defense purposes such as it can stop and absorb an enemy jutsu and then release it right back at them. This kind of thing was really useful for the ninjas.

During the 3 years, several girls fell in love with Naruto. They was Hinata and her sister Hanabi. Neji told Naruto to make Hinata and Hanabi very happy. If he did anything to harm them then he would use his Gentle Fist to hit Naruto's balls and make them explode. Needless to say that Naruto became white as a ghost and promised that he would take good care of them and make them the happiest girls there are.

Then there was Ino who liked Naruto from the start. Her father Inoichi Yamanaka gave his blessing to his daughter to be with Naruto. Then as a father he warned Naruto that if anything happened to his little girl then he would use his clan's jutsu to enter his mind and make him see very very bad things which sent a chill down Naruto's spine.

Then there was Haku who fell in love with him and Zabuza being her guardian gave his blessing to her. Zabuza also warned Naruto that if he ever did something to make Haku cry, Rikudō Sennin or not, he would cut his balls off and hang him by his intestines. Even though Naruto was stronger than Zabuza, he still got scared of him since this was the wrath of a father.

Then there was Kin Tsuchi who also fell in love with Naruto because he was the one who saved her life from Orochimaru and gave her a new life.

Then there was Yakumo Kurama who fell in love with Naruto because he was the one who not only saved her from her clan but removed the Demon Ido from her mind as well.

Then there was Ayame from the Ramen Ichiraku. She always saw Naruto like a little brother but after his growth spurt, he became a handsome man which made her fall in love with him. Her father Teuchi gave her his blessing. He knew that Naruto would take good care of his daughter. If not, then as a cook, he would throw Naruto into a pot of boiling oil and roast him alive. This again scared Naruto for this was the wrath of a father.

There were other relations as well such as Iruka Umino fell in love with Anko Mitarashi. Kurenai Yūhi fell in love with Asuma Sarutobi. Moegi fell in love with Konohamaru Sarutobi. Udon fell in love with some other girl. Neji fell in love with Tenten. Shikamaru Nara fell in love with Temari. Tayuya fell for Kimimaro. Several lovely relationships were formed in his village.

Well, there was one one love relationship that was made in the form of a fiery red head women. Mei Terumi. One day, she came to his village with some of of her guards and Ao.

After she entered the village, Mei look at Ao and said with a sweet smile, "Ao. I want you to find Naruto-kun. He owes me a date."

Her smile was not sweet. In fact, it was very dangerous. She was giving off this deadly aura that just scream "FIND HIM FAST OR YOU ARE DEAD!"

Ao gulped shakily and said, "Y-yes M-mei-sama."

Ao immediately activated his his Byakugan and began to search for Naruto as fast as possible. He even ordered the other guards to help him find Naruto fast or he will lose something precious to him. Probably his balls.

After a while of frantically searching for Naruto, they found him in the Uzukage building. They immediately brought Mei to him. In the building, Naruto was have a conversation with Haku, Ino, Hinata, Hanabi, Kin Tsuchi and Ayame. Their conversation was broken when the door opened and Mei Terumi walked in.

Naruto greeted her, "Hello Mei Terumi. Welcome to my village. How are you doing?"

Mei smiled sweetly and said, "Hello Naruto-kun. I am doing fine. How have you been doing?"

Naruto said, "I'm doing fine too. So how can I help you today?"

Mei said, "Oh, yes. There is definitely one way you can help me Naruto-kun."

For some reason, Naruto was sweating as he didn't like the way she said that. He gulped and asked, "A-and that would be?"

Mei smiled sweetly and said, "Why, a date of course."

Naruto's eyes widen at that and he stutter, "A a a a d-date!? W-why?"

The other girls in the room glared at Mei but she ignored them. Mei said, "Did you really think that you can just come to my village, kill Yagura and leave empty handed? I think not."

Naruto averted his eyes away from her and tried to lie, "I I d-don't know w-what you are t-talking about."

Mei smiled and walked towards him. She then gave him a hug with his face smashed between her wonderful soft pillows. The other girl's faces became red with anger. How dare she seduce him like that!

Mei said, "You liar."

Naruto's face became red as he feels the soft breasts against his face. He never felt like this before but before he could think what to do, he was brought out of his thoughts when someone shouted.

"GET AWAY FROM MY NARUTO-KUN, YOU HAG!"

Naruto was immediately released when Mei jumped back as the other girls came in between him and her. And oh boy, do they look pissed off. Even Naruto began to sweat from the girls angry expressions.

Mei said in anger, "What did you say little girl?"

Hinata said, "We have known Naruto-kun for a long time. He belongs to us!"

The other girls shouted, "Yeah!"

Mei chuckled and said, "Oh really? Then by your theory, Naruto-kun belongs to me."

Ino said, "Huh? No he isn't. In case you haven't noticed, he lived in our village while you were in yours."

Mei said, "Exactly. 5 years ago, Naruto came to my village and helped us in killing the Mizukage. Since then, I have known Naruto-kun and I give myself to him as a reward."

Kin said, "He would never be with someone like you!"

Mei laughed and said, "Oh, you mean this?"

Mei began to grab and rub her soft melons and curvy body which made the girls look at her with envy. They couldn't deny that Mei was gorgeous. Naruto on the other hand was trying not to have a nose bleed which was failing tremendously.

Mei looked at Hanabi and saw that her chest was flat. She said with a smirk, "Oh little girl. You shouldn't be close to Naruto-kun since you don't have any breasts."

Hanabi's face became red with embarrassment and anger. She held her flat chest in envy but when she looked at her big sister, she said, "I won't be flat chested for long. Just wait till I grow up. Then I will have even bigger breasts than my sister!"

Hinata's face became red and said, "H-Hanabi!? Don't say things like that!"

Hanabi said, "What? You know it's true. When I have bigger breasts, I will smother Naruto with them."

Mei said, "I am pretty sure that Naruto-kun won't mind me having in his family."

Haku said, "No. He is not that kind of a man. He does not go for the girl's beauty. Aren't you Naruto-kun?

Everyone looked towards Naruto who became stiff as he saw their fake smiles. He was feeling a dreaded feeling in his gut and a lot of sweat began to fall from his forehead. This could only mean one thing. GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE WHILE SCREAMING LIKE A LITTLE GIRL!!!

Naruto looked left to right and slowly began to walk backwards towards the exit. He said, "Um aaaaaah ... welll ... um Oh! Would you look at the time. I have some duties as a ruler to do and I am a very busy man. So sorry girls. I will have to get to you all later. Bye bye."

Naruto quickly turned around and ran through the door. The girls growled and began to chase him. They all shouted, "COME BACK HERE AND DEAL IT LIKE A MAN!"

Naruto screamed as he ran for his life, "I AM NOT A MAN! I AM THE RIKUDO SENNIN!"

"THAT'S THE SAME THING! COME BACK HERE RIGHT NOW YOUNG MAN!!!"

That day, the villagers never thought that they would get to see their powerful ruler running away from a bunch of girls with a fearful expression as he screamed like a little girl. One Jonin who was with his lover, looked at the site of his ruler running away from girls and sighed.

The man said, "I knew it. Women are troublesome."

*Smack*

The women beside him smacked his head with her iron fan. She said, "What was that Shikamaru? I didn't quite hear it. There was something in my ear. Care to repeat it."

Shikamaru shook his head quickly and said, "I didn't mean it like that Temari. I was just joking."

Temari smiled and nodded. She said, "Good."

Shikamaru sighed and thought, 'Women. They are so troublesome.'

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"Did you just think of women as troublesome, Shikamaru?" Temari asked very sweetly as she held her iron fan above her head.

Shikamaru could only say one thing as he saw the iron fan come down on him, "Troublesome!"

*Smack*

Later, Naruto's girls accepted Mei into his Clan after having some .. serious talks with him. Poor Naruto couldn't go against his girls for he would face the wrath of a girl. Yoko was happy that more people came into his life who began to heal his broken heart.

A Month Later

Land of Tea

Naruto got hold of some information about a treasure in the Land of Tea. He didn't know what it is, so he sent one of his clones to get it. The clone used Garganta to open a black void and use it to reach the Land of Tea. He then entered the village and began to search around. As the clone was searching around in order to gather more info, he heard something interesting.

According to the info, there was some kind of race being held in this village. Whoever wins this race, gets to control this village. Also, two high class houses, the Wasabi family and Wagarashi family are participating in this race by sending out their fastest runners. This kind of race will make some people use dirty tricks.

The clone was not interested in this race and continued his search but stopped when he heard a name that was closely related to one of his friends. Idate Morino. The clone remembered who this was. Idate was a genin from Konohagakure who later fled his village. So he came here and became a citizen of the Land of Tea. Then he got adopted into the Wasabi family who is now running for them.

Idate Morino is the younger brother of Ibiki Morino. Something happened that made Idate run away from the village. Well, he didn't know what it was but he decided to tell Ibiki his younger brother's location. The clone continued to search the village but found no clue about the treasure. After searching for a few hours, he gave up. As he was about to dispel himself, he stopped when he learned that the race was about to start.

This gave the clone an idea. He decided to follow Idate in the race and see what happens. As the race began, Idate ran with speed that was low chunin. The clone followed him from a distance in order to keep his presence hidden. Idate then took a different turn that was going away from the race direction and towards the ocean. The clone followed him and found that it was some kind of shortcut.

Idate took a boat and rowed it across the ocean. His target was to reach the shore on the other side that would give him a shortcut to the race. The clone ran on the surface of the ocean and followed his target from a distance. As he was running, he saw another boat and on it, he spotted some Rain Ninjas. What are Rain ninjas doing here? So the rival family Wagarashi has hired these Rain ninjas to stop Idate from reaching the goal. That will not happen.

The clone quickly used "Sonido" to appeared in between them and silently killed them. He then stored the corpses into a scroll and continued to follow Idate. After reaching the shore, Idate quickly began to run. However, another Rain ninja appeared in his path that stopped him in his spot. Though this ninja looked a bit different.

The Rain ninja said, "Hey Idate. Never thought that I would meet you here of all places."

Idate became scared and choked out, "Y-you!? What a-are you doing h-here Aoi!?"

Aoi said with a grin, "Oh, me? Just that I was paid to stop you from reaching the goal."

Idate shouted, "Why are you doing this!? Haven't you done enough back at the village!?"

Aoi said, "Kid. This is just business. Though, I have to thank you for getting me the Sword of the Thunder God."

Aoi then pulled out a hilt and from it, a yellow light came out in the form of a sword which crackled with lightning. The clone then recognized this ninja who was in the bingo book. This person was Aoi Rokushō who was a former instructor from Konohagakure. He is now is a missing-nin and from the looks of things, he became a jonin of Rain village. Well, the clone found what the treasure is. This guy possessed the Sword of the Thunder God.

This sword was owned by Tobirama Senju. It was stolen from Konohagakure by Idate Morino because Aoi Rokushō told him that he could become a chūnin if he managed to get the sword. As soon as he got the sword, he fled the village while putting the blame on Idate who had no choice but to flee the village as well.

Aoi said, "As a thank you, I will kill you with the Sword of the Thunder God. Die!"

Aoi lunged at Idate with the sword, aiming for his heart. Idate was frozen in fear and closed his eyes as he waited for his death.

*Bash* *Crash*

Idate heard something hit and crashing. He opened his eyes and saw that a few distances away from him, Aoi was buried under a pile of trees. He also saw another person standing in front of him. This must be the person who saved him.

Idate said, "Um a thank you um .."

Naruto said, "My name is Naruto and you better go ahead and finish the race."

Idate nodded and said, "Thank you Naruto. Give him hell."

Naruto nodded and said, "I intend to."

With that, Idate ran ahead and continue with the race. Aoi pulled himself out from the pile of trees and glared at Naruto.

He said, "Who the hell are you, bastard!?"

Naruto said, "The dead have no need for that info, Aoi Rokushō."

Aoi's eyes widen and then he smirked, "So, you know my name. Good to know how well known I am."

Naruto said, "Yes. You are well known. ... for making a child steal for you and then run away like a coward."

Aoi growled at that insult and said, "Hmnnp. It does not matter. With the Sword of the Thunder God, I am invincible."

Aoi enaged Naruto and swung the sword at him but the clone simply dodged with ease. After a while of dodging, Aoi became mad at him.

Aoi said, "How!? Why can't I hit you!?"

Naruto said, "The Sword of the Thunder God is not only made for offense but for defense as well but in the hands of a novice, its useless."

Aoi growled, "How dare you belittle me!?"

Aoi swung his sword again but this time, the clone grabbed his hand and *Bash* punched his face, launching him back a couple of feet away. Aoi grunted in pain as he felt pain from his broken nose. However, he didn't have time to wallow in pain as the clone appeared in front of him and did a back flip kick which *Bash* hit him under the jaw. This launched Aoi up in the air and he became a bit dazed. The clone then appeared above him and did an axe kick *Bash* right in his gut which launched him down on to the ground, making a huge crater.

*Crash*

The clone landed at the edge of the crater and looked down at the wounded Aoi who had some broken bones. Aoi struggled to get back up on his feet which he did after a short time.

Naruto said, "Aoi. I am willing to let you live if you give me the Sword of the Thunder God. Hand it over, get lost from my sight and you get to live."

Aoi said with a smirk, "Hey. You don't honestly thik that I am going ot hand over the sword to you brat?"

Naruto's eyes became serious and he said, "Fine. So be it."

"Sonido"

Aoi's eyes widen in shock when he saw the clone disappearing from his sight. He said, "What!? Where-"

*Kerrip*

That's all Aoi was able to say when he felt immense pain in his chest. He looked down at his chest and his eyes widen when he saw that an arm was sticking out through his chest and in the hand was his heart that was still beating. Aoi slowly turned his head back and saw that the clone was standing behind him with a poker face.

*Crunch* *Splork*

The clone then crushed his heart and Aoi finally died. He then took the Sword of the Thunder God and stored it in a scroll along with the corpse. Then the clone snapped his fingers and opened a Garganta. He entered it and it closed behind him.

When the clone returned back to Naruto, he gave him the scroll that contained the treasure and some corpses. The clone then dispelled itself and Naruto received all of the info it had gathered. He found out about Ibiki's younger brother and informed him about his well being and location. Ibiki was shocked to hear that his younger brother was alive and was very happy about it. Ibiki asked if he could meet his bother and Naruto agreed and opened a Garganta that lead him to the Land of Tea.

Later, Ibiki met with his younger bother and have a brotherly talk. Idate kept on apologizing to him about what he did in the village but Ibiki also apalogizing to him that he wasn't there for him when he needed him the most. After their talk they both made peace with each other. Ibiki asked his brother if he want's to come to his new village but Idate refused that he had his own family here in the Land of Tea. Ibiki understood and said goodbye to his brother before returning back to his village through a Garganta.

2 Years Later

Land of Demons

Naruto received a request for help from the Land of Demons. A priest from the land has heard about him and his Rikudō Sennin status. They desperately wanted his personal help with a threat that concerns the village and the whole world. Naruto didn't know what kind of threat the village was facing but still he accepted it. He took his students Konohamaru , Udon and Moegi with him to the Land of Demons through a Garganta.

When they reached the village, they quickly ran towards their client's location. With all the training Naruto gave his students, they were able to run alongside him. Within minutes, they reached their client's location, which was a huge temple. The guards there asked them who they were and he told them his name and reason for coming here. The guards accepted and let him pass.

Naruto and his students entered the temple and met with Taruho. He is Shion's assistant and bodyguard. He welcomed Naruto and his students.

Naruto asked, "So, what's this threat you have been facing now, which was enough to call me personally?"

Taruho said, "Do you know about Mōryō?"

Naruto said, "Who?"

Taruho said, "Mōryō is a large, dark demon from another world. We don't know how it came to our world but we can only guess that someone summoned it. In the past, Mōryō tried to destroy the world and created a one thousand year kingdom. In the past, a clan of shinobi has borrowed its Ghost Army to help it achieve this goal. However, it was stopped and sealed away before it could do so by Miroku, the high priestess of the Land of Demons. The demon's soul was sealed in the Land of Demons, and its body in the Land of Swamps."

Naruto said, "Okay. So a demon's soul is sealed in this village while its body is sealed in another village. If the demon is sealed, then what's my reason for here?"

Taruho said, "We need your help because we have received reports that Mōryō's soul has been freed."

Naruto said, "Free? How can it be freed from its prison?"

Taruho said, "According to the reports, the prison where Mōryō's soul was sealed has been attacked by a group of ninjas. We believe that this group of people are followers of the dark demon."

Naruto nodded and said, "Okay. A group of ninjas have freed the demon's soul. You want me to go after them and kill them?"

Taruho said, "No! Not now."

Naruto asked, "Why not? The quicker we kill them, the quicker the threat is stopped.

Taruho said, "No. I need you here to protect our priestess."

Naruto asked, "Why does she need protection?"

Taruho said, "Our priestess needs protection because she is a threat to the demon's freedom. She is the only one who is capable of sealing the demon away."

Naruto nodded and said, "Oh. So you want me to protect her from the enemy ninjas while she seals away the demon? That's fine with me. Where is he by the way?"

Taruho said, "Come with me and I'll show you to her."

Taruho then lead them to a room where they met a girl. He said, "Everyone. Meet the priestess of our land, Shion-sama."

Shion is a priestess from the Land of Demons. She was born to the priestess of the Land of Demons, Miroku, and inherited the gift of predicting the future. This gift was proven to be very accurate, which led many people to shun her in fear, leaving her isolated and lonely, with only her mother to comfort and accompany her. Under her mother's orders, Shion was not taught any Ninjutsu by the guards, in the hopes she can live a normal life and not become a terrible threat should she be corrupted. Shion ultimately saw her mother die when she sealed Mōryō away. Shion herself was then tasked to train in the method to seal away Mōryō again should the situation arise.

Shion has pale lavender eyes and light blond hair that falls past her waist, which she keeps tied at the end with a bow. As a formal priestess, she wore a lavender kimono with her hair kept tied back with a golden crown.

Naruto along with his students Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi greeted her but in return, she only stared at Naruto.

Shion looked at Naruto and was beginning to see his future. She saw a vision which showed Naruto fighting against the dark demon but it used the shadow to attack him from behind. When it was about to skewer Naruto, the vision suddenly stopped and began to get blurry. Shion didn't know what was going on. Every vision she saw was about another person's death but this time, Naruto's future vision was not going like she thought.

Shion's eyes widen when a ghostly hand shot out, grabbed the vision literally and crushed it into pieces.

*Crunch*

The vision cracked and shattered into millions of pieces. She was now staring directly at Naruto's eyes with eyes full of disbelief. For the first time in her life, her prediction was not only stopped but was utterly destroyed as well. She didn't know what to do now except that whoever this person in front of her was, was the one who can change his destiny.

Shion calmed herself and said, "Welcome. I am the current priestess of this village. You are all here to protect me as you all escort my towards the Land of Swamps."

Konohamaru asked, "Why go there where the demon's body is sealed? Shouldn't we be going towards the ninjas who freed the demon's soul?"

Taruho said, "No. We should be going towards the Land of Swamps because the ninjas next target will be to release the demon's body where its soul will enter its body and then it will try to conquer this world."

Shion nodded and said, "He is correct. I must go there and seal his body away. If anything happens to me then the demon Mōryō will rule the world."

Konohamaru said, "We won't let some demon rule the world because we are going to be the ones stopping its plan! Right guys?"

Udon and Moegi nodded and said, "You got that right."

Naruto thought about what Taruho said about the demon Mōryō and asked, "Taruho. When you were telling us about the demon Mōryō, you said something about an army or something. What is that?"

Taruho said, " It's the Ghost Army. This army was a brigade of moving stone soldiers that served the demon Mōryō. Being made of stone and seemingly to move on a ghostly will, they are invulnerable to conventional weapons and are difficult to stop. In the past, a clan of shinobi made a pact with the demon and tried to use his army to destroy the world and to create a Thousand Year Kingdom. However, when the priestess, Miroku, sealed Mōryō away, the army was encased in stone within the shrine that their leader's soul was sealed, in the Land of Demons."

This intrigued Naruto. An army of soldiers made of stone. He wonders if he could get this Ghost Army for himself.

*Boom* *Crash* *Boom* *Boom*

However, his thoughts were cut short when explosions and screams came from the outside. Naruto immediately said, "Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi. Stay with Shion and protect her. I will see what's going on outside."

Konohamaru said, "Got it boss. If its the enemy, then do leave some for us."

Naruto nodded and walked towards the window. He looked outside and saw that there were four people attacking a group of guards.

(Shizuku is the blond hair girl. Kusuna is the pink hair man. Setsuna is the blue hair man. Gitai is the white hair man.)

Naruto saw how they were dishing out high level jutsu but he noticed that each one was only using one elemental jutsu. He also noticed that only three ninjas were attacking while one with the pink hair stayed behind. He must be the leader of this group and ordering them around.

Naruto then noticed that the three fighters were dishing out high level jutsu like it was nothing to them. They were using powerful jutsu for even the most minor matters. This confused him. No other ninjas would use this much powerful jutsu and have their chakra drain quickly. Unless there was a way to replenish their chakra reserve.

Naruto noticed that after persorming some powerful jutsu, the three ninjas stopped. He looked closer and saw that they looked exhausted. Of course they would after the dish out powerful jutsu like cakes. However, his attention was then focused on the pink hair man when he heard what one of the ninjas said.

The blue hair ninja said, "Hey, Kusuna! Give us some more chakra!"

The white hair man said, "Yeah! I ran out of my supply!"

The yellow hair women said, "Give it to us now damn it!"

The pink hair man, Kusuna said, "Man you guys quickly used it. Fine. Here are your chakra."

Naruto didn't know what Kusuna was talking about. You just can't supply others with chakra like that. His eyes widen when he saw 3 snakes coming out from Kusuna's arms and each snake connected with the other three ninjas. Immediately chakra swirled around them and they looked rejuvenated. The 3 ninjas again began to dish out powerful jutsu but this time, Naruto noticed that their elemental affinity changed. One ninjas was using fire elemental jutsu but after having his chakra replenished, he was now using water elemental jutsu. It was the same with the other 2 ninjas. This also intrigued his interest and he wanted to find out what it was.

Naruto looked back at his students and said, "Looks like you three get what you wanted."

Konohamaru said, "Really? We get to fight? Awesome!"

Udon said, "Lets show them what we can do."

Moegi said, "Yeah!"

Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi jumped out from the window and engaged the 3 ninjas. Naruto made several clones who guard Shion. He then jumped out as well and landed in front of the enemies. The 3 ninjas stopped and looked at Naruto with interest.

The blue hair ninja said, "Hey! What's with this guy? And what are those floating things behind him?"

The yellow hair women said, "Yeah, and why is his hair yellow?"

The white hair man said, "Um Shizuku. If you haven't noticed, your hair is yellow too."

Shizuku shouted, "Oh shut up Gitai! Or I will shove my foot up your ass!"

The blue hair ninja said, "Now now, calm down you guys. We don't have to fight ourselves when our enemies are right in front of us."

Shizuku said, "Hmfp. Fine Setsuna. Lets deal with them as soon as possible."

As the 3 ninjas were talking amongst themselves, the pink haired man at the back was looking at Naruto with fear. Why? Because he recognized the features that Naruto possessed.

When Shizuku was about to engage them, the pink hair man shouted, "Everyone stop! Do not engage them!"

Shizuku said, "Huh? Kusuna? What are you talking about? We need to get rid of them and then the priestess."

Gitai said, "Yeah. We can't let her live or our plan will be ruined."

Kusuna shouted, "I don't care! Just don't fight them or we are dead!"

Setsuna asked, "Hey Kusuna. What's wrong with you? I have never seen you like this before. What's going on?"

Kusuna pointed at Naruto and said, "Look at him. Who do you think he resembles?"

The 3 ninjas looked at Naruto and Setsuna said, "I don't see what's so special about him, except for the floating orbs. What are they?"

Gitai said, "He's nothing special. We can get rid of them with ease."

Kusuna said, "Can't you see what that blonde guy looks like?"

Shizuku said, "So what if he looks a bit different? He is nothing against us."

Kusuna shouted, "You fools! That guy looks like the Rikudō Sennin!"

The 3 ninja's eyes widen as they look closely at Naruto. Soon they realize what he said was true and they should fear him like he said.

Naruto said, "It's good that you all recognize who I look like. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Naruto Vajura, the reincarnation of the Rikudō Sennin. And I am the one tasked with protecting the priestess from any harm which includes you all."

Shizuku said, "Shit! What are we going to do now!?"

Gitai said, "I don't know but I am not backing down. Not since we are so close to our goal."

Setsuna said, "Gitai is right. We can't back now even if we have to fight the Rikudō Sennin for our goal. Sorry Kusuna but we are going to fight him, even if it means our death."

Kusuna gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! Go ahead and fight him but before that, let me replinish your chakra reserve."

Naruto again saw 3 snakes coming out from Kusuna's arm which connected with the 3 ninjas. After that, the 3 ninjas looked rejuvenated and ready to fight. Now, Naruto was really interested in those snakes.

Naruto said, "Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi. Each of you take one of them and kill them however you want. I will be dealing with the one in the back. Have fun."

Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi nodded and each of them lunged at one of the 3 ninjas. Konohamaru took Gitai, Udon took Setsuna and Moegi took Shizuku while Naruto appeared in front of Kusuna which startled and terrified him.

Naruto said with a smile, "So, can you tell me why are you attacking these people that didn't do anything to you?"

Kusuna gulped in fear and said, "We-we have a m-mission that n-needs to be done, no matter what."

Naruto nodded and said, "That's right. For ninjas like us, a mission is to be completed no matter what. However, there is a matter of fact that needs to be seen first. Do you know what that is?"

Kusuna said, "Um ah ... no?"

Naruto said, "The thing that we need to see first in a mission is that is it the right thing to do? Does this mission do any harm to innocent? Clearly, you all are harming the innocent. That's why me and my students will kill you here and now. So, since you can't escape me, you can just come at me with everything you got. Now come."

Kusuna gulped in fear but made his resolve and lunged at Naruto with intent to kill. However, no matter what he did, he couldn't hit Naruto at all. Naruto wanted to know what their plans were, so after toying with him for a while, he goes in for the kill. Naruto first *Bash* kneed Kusuna in the gut which made him bend over in pain. While he was in immense pain, Naruto put his hand on Kusuna's head and then he used "Human Path Soul Absorption" to rip out his soul and absorb it.

After absorbing Kusuna's soul, he learned that he was not the leader of this group but was actually a loyal follower of a man named Yomi. Yomi is an evil medical-nin and the leader of the assassin group. He came from a long line of followers of Mōryō who had spent generations perfecting a dark form of medical Ninjutsu. A very long time ago, there was a member of his clan that tried utilizing Mōryō to take over the world, but was stopped by Miroku after she sealed Mōryō away.

Yomi excell in dark madical Jutsu. One of his jutsu is Strengthening Prescription Chakra Injection.

Strengthening Prescription Chakra Injection

This technique creates dark snakes that forcibly connect with a person and inject them with medically altered chakra. This extra chakra will allow the user to utilize high level element Ninjutsu. It also allows the user to use elemental techniques that they wouldn't be able to master normally. The chakra is not infinite, and must be replenished over time. Furthermore, only one type of elemental chakra can be injected into the person at a time. The dark chakra snakes can also be used against the opponents. By injecting them with the same chakra, it can either paralyze or kill without leaving a mark.

Kusuna, the medical-nin, was the only one capable of utilizing the chakra snakes of Yomi's technique, and was designated as the group leader, responsible for giving the other three their special chakra. Naruto looked down at Kusuna's corpse and saw that something was crawling under his flesh. Naruto bent down and *Shik* plunged his hand inside Kusuna's corpse. After moving his hand inside the corpse, he then *Kerip* pulled his hand out and from the dead body, out came a weird looking snake.

Naruto pulled out the rest of the snakes from the corpse and put them inside a bottle. He then stored the bottle and the corpse inside a scroll. After that, he then observed the fight of his students. Udon used tactics against Setsuna while Moegi used super strength against Shizuku. Both of them easily decimated their opponents within a short time. However, Konohamaru was having a hard time against Gitai. Why? At first, Gitai used Earth element to fight Konohamaru but he easily evaded and smashed through his stone defense. When Gitai was losing, he pulled out the snake from his body and ripped its head off. Then he drank liquid chakra from the snake's body which greatly increased his chakra reserve.

Because of the larger amount of chakra, his body began to change into a monster's body. Soon, his body transformed which result in three faces and three pair of arms.

Gitai became very dangerous as whatever he touches explodes. Konohamaru avoided touching him and used speed against him. However, because Gitai drank the chakra directly, this was killing his body and it will eventually lead the unstable power to a self-detonation. Before that could happen, Konohamaru used this chance of distraction to make a Rasengan and killed him by blowing his head off. After which the corpse exploded into smithereens because of the unstable power.

Naruto congratulated them and stored the corpses into a scroll. After that, they and Shion went towards the Land of Swamps.

Land of Swamps

After reaching the location of the temple where the demon's body was sealed, an obstacle was standing in their way. An army of stone soldier was standing in front of the temple. This was the Ghost Army that stood guarding the temple from any intruder.

Naruto said, "Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi. I want you three to fight them and cause a distraction for me, so that I and Shion could enter the temple."

Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi nodded and engaged the army. When they fought the stone soldiers, Naruto saw how they were very powerful. From their toughness and strength, they are able to trample many shinobi. They had very high defense being able to take the full force of spears, arrows, and swords. They could take some powerful jutsu along with various other techniques and only be pushed back. However, they were very slow. They also had some skill in wielding swords along with other weapons, though not very proficient with them.

Naruto pointed his palm front of him and said, "Shinra Tensei."

*Boom* *Crash*

The stone soldiers in front of him were blasted away and crashed into one another. Some of them broke upon impact. This made a clear way from him. Naruto grabbed Shion and dashed towards the temple and entered it. Inside, the large stone building, its interior opens up into a seemingly natural cavern. Numerous ropes with what appear to be paper seals hang around across the cavern. At its center is a shrine like structure surrounded by five pillars, a large emblem made of light illuminating it from above. And there in the center was Yomi himself.

Yomi said, "Welcome stranger. I should applaud you for taking care of my followers. I didn't think that they would die that easily."

Naruto said, "Well they won't have died so easily if they weren't so fucking weaklings."

Yomi chuckled and said, "So my followers weren't up to your standard. Hmm, Rikudō Sennin."

Naruto said, "Whatever. So are you going to fight me and release the demon to take over the world?"

Yomi nodded and said, "Yes. For that very reason, I now hold the soul of Mōryō. With it inside my body, my power knows no limit. Not even the legendary Rikudō Sennin will be a match for me."

Yomi lunged at Naruto with speed that equals a jonin. However, in Naruto's eyes, Yomi was moving slowly. Naruto smirked and raised his hand in front of him and said, "Shinra Tensei."

*Boom* *Crash*

An invisible force hit Yomi and launched him into the wall. Shion was very impressed with Naruto's abilities.

Shion said, "You have some very interesting abilities, Naruto-san."

Naruto chuckled and said, "They come with being the Rikudō Sennin. Now you can begin your sealing ritual while I deal with Yomi."

Shion nodded and began her sealing ritual. Naruto then saw that Yomi came out from the rubble with few scratches.

Naruto said, "That's impressive. To come out from that with just a few scratches. The demon's soul has indeed given you some powers."

Yomi chuckled and said, "That is very true. With Mōryō's soul inside of me, I can conquer and rule this world!"

Naruto said, "Blind fool. You won't be the one ruling this world."

Yomi and Naruto then engaged each other. Yomi unleashed a barrage of Taijutsu but every time he tried to hit Naruto, he would become slow and Naruto would easily evade his attacks and hit him. If Taijutsu wasn't working, then jutsu will.

Yomi jumped back and formed some hand signs. He shouted, "Fire Style Fire Ball!"

Yomi shot a fire ball at Naruto but to his surprise and shock, the flames didn't burn him . Instead, Naruto raised his hand and absorbed the fire ball.

Yomi said in shock, "What!? What the hell was that!?'

Naruto said, "That is what makes jutsu ineffective against me."

Yomi said, "No! That can't be true! Not even Mōryō's soul grants me that kind of power! Die! Lightning Style Lightning Bullet!"

Yomi shot a lightning bullet at Naruto but the same thing happened. Naruto absorbed the incoming lightning bullet.

Yomi growled and formed several hand signs and shouted, "Water Style Liquid Bullet! Wind Style Drilling Air Bullet! Earth Style Stone Bullet!"

Yomi shot a water bullet, wind bullet and and earth bullet at Naruto with hope that some would damage him but in the end, it was fruitless. The water and wind bullet was absorbed by Naruto and he smashed the earth bullet into pieces with his fist. He easily rendered all five elemental attacks.

Yomi shouted, "How!? Why none of the elemental jutsu are working against you!?"

Naruto said, "That's simple. I can just absorb any kind of chakra, no matter the element."

Yomi was shocked to hear that Naruto could just absorb chakra from jutsu like that. His eyes widen when Naruto disappeared from his sight.

"You shouldn't be so distracted."

Yomi heard a voice from his right side and he turned his head to see but he only saw an elbow coming towards him.

*Bash* *Crack*

The elbow hit Yomi's head with such force that his neck broke and he was launched towards a wall that broke and fell upon him, burying him in rubble. Shion was shocked to see how easily Naruto killed Yomi who was super powered by Mōryō's soul.

Naruto looked at her and said, "Soooo ... what now?"

Shion said, "I .. um I don't know? I was suppose to seal Mōryō's soul but since you killed the host that the soul was in, I guess that it died? I don't know. This has never happen before."

Before Naruto could say anything, he heard sound of rocks moving. He turned around and saw that Yomi was digging himself out. Well, he was not alive since his neck was bent at an odd angle but how was his body moving?

Yomi's chest then bulged out and it split into two. From the split, a black aura shot out and went straight toward the place where the demon's body was sealed.

Shion shouted, "No! The soul has entered the seal! The demon is going to wake up soon! We need to do something!"

*Rruummbbllee*

The ground they were standing on began to tremble. Naruto instantly came beside Shion and made several Shadow Clones to protect her.

*Crack* *Crackle* *Throom*

The center of the room exploded and from it a gigantic serpentine creature with a very long and dark purple body, and multiple dragon-based heads emerged. Its eyes glowed red, and the tongues are blue. There is a light purple aura surrounding its body.

Naruto asked, "Is this thing the demon Mōryō?"

Shion nodded weakly and said, "Yes it is. The demon Mōryō is now free. I .. I don't know how to see it anymore. I only know how to seal its soul."

Tears began to fall from her eyes as she fell on her knees. She said, "It's over. I can't do anything against it now. Nothing can stop the demon now. This world is doomed."

Shion cried but a hand on her shoulder made her look back and saw that Naruto was looking at her with a smile.

Naruto said, "Do not be so depressed Shion. You forgot that I am here."

Shion said, "Naruto?"

Naruto smiled and said, "Just stay beside me and everything will be fine."

Shion smiled and nodded as she wiped away her tears. She then stood beside Naruto who looked at the demon with a serious face.

Naruto said, "So, your suppose to be the demon who will conquer this world? Hmfp. You are nothing. I've seen a man that can conquer more than just this world with ease. Compared to him, you are nothing but an insignificant insect."

Mōryō growled and lashed his multiple tails against Naruto but he simply raised his hand and said two words.

"Shinra Tensei"

*Boom*

"SSCCCCRRREEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

The demon screamed in pain as it's tails were crushed and thrown back. Naruto grabbed Shion in a bridal style and jumped into the air as the demon was about to swipe him with its tail. Naruto raised one of his hands above his head and a lot of chakra begin to swirl in his palm. A blue sphere was beginning to form in his hand. However, something happened that shocked Naruto.

From Shion, purple aura began to float around which was then sucked into his swirling blue ball. With the addition of another chakra, the blue ball increased in size by several fold. Also, the blue ball became a white ball with purple aura swirling around it.

Naruto shouted, "Take this! Odama Rasengan!"

Naruto then slammed the Rasengan into the demon which caused a huge explosion.

*BOOOM*

*RRRRRAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!"

The demon screamed when the Rasengan hit it. With the chakra of a priestess that was mixed into the Rasengan, it really hurt the demon. Mōryō growled and launched his heads at Naruto who quickly grabbed Shion and used "Sonido" to appear away from the demon.

Naruto said, "Tch. This demon is tough if it can take that and still continue to attack me."

Shion said, "Naruto?"

Naruto said, "Yes Shion?"

Shion saw pieces of vision of Naruto's future and said, "Please be careful Naruto. The demon is very strong and will use anything to kill you if you stand in its way."

Naruto smiled and said, "Don't worry about me Shion. I will take care of this over grown lizard."

That made Shion chuckle. Naruto said, "Stay here and wait for me. I will be done with the demon in no time."

Shion nodded and Naruto walked towards the demon who glared at him with eyes full of malice and hatred. Naruto cracked his knuckles and turned his neck from left to right, *Crack* emitting loud cracks.

Naruto said, "So lets get this fight started, shall we Mōryō?"

Mōryō roared and launched at him with its several heads. Naruto smiled and commanded his Truth Seeking Orbs which floated in front of him. The orbs then flatten and transformed into a wall. The demon didn't think that wall was special and so it decided to ram into it in order to get to Naruto. However, this proved to be its downfall. When the demon's head *Crash* crashed into the wall, it waited to see the result but what it found shocked it. One of its heads that rammed into the wall not only failed to even crack the wall but the head immediately disintegrated.

*Bssssss*

Mōryō roared in pain as one of its heads was disintegrated. How? What was that wall? It didn't think straight and looked at what happened. It began to analyze its opponent and the strange floating orbs. Do the orbs give him special powers? Mōryō then targeted the orbs by blasting them with a fire breath but to its shock, the fire not only seemed to be ineffective against them but it looked like the orbs negated the fire, which was true as there was chakra in the flame.

Mōryō growled in anger at his fail attempt to do any damage to its opponent. Naruto smiled and lunged at Mōryō with his fist and legs covered in dust. The demon didn't know what the dust was for and it realized that Naruto was going to hit him physically. It laughed inside its head, thinking that mere mortal could harm it physically. Because of its arrogance, it allowed Naruto to hit him.

*Bash* *Bssss*

Mōryō screamed as it feels immense pain coursing through its body. How could it feel pain from a mortal? It looked down at its body and its eyes widen when it saw that part of its body was turned to dust. Naruto didn't stop and continued his onslaught of punches and kicks which made the demon scream in pain.

*Bash* *Smash*

With each hit, *Bssss* part of the demon's body was being disintegrated into dust. After a good old beating, Naruto stopped and jumped back to see the demon's condition. Mōryō laid down with sever wounds and gaping bloody holes on his body. Probably turned to dust with Naruto's Dust Style Dust Martial Art. Also, several of the demon's heads were destroyed and now, only a few remain. As Naruto was enjoying seeing the demon laying beaten like that, he failed to notice a single tail of the demon crawling behind him. The tail used the shadow to remain hidden and when it reached behind Naruto, it lunged at him.

Shion saw this and shouted, "Naruto! Behind you!"

But it was too late for Naruto as the tail *Keeriip* pierced his back and came out from his chest.

Shion fell to her knees as she begins to cry. How can this happen? Her vision did show her about Naruto's future but it was broken. What does that mean now that Naruto is dead. He was suppose to live and be victorious against the demon. Now no one can stop the demon from ruling this world.

Shion cried, "N-Naruto. Y-You p-promised me t-that you w-would come b-back. P-Please be a-alive. Please ..."

"I never go back on my promise Shion."

Shion's eyes opened wide as she looked at Naruto's supposed dead body. Her eyes widen more when she saw one of Naruto's hands going behind him and grabbed the tail on that skewered him. With a grunt, Naruto ripped out the tail from his chest and landed on the ground with the tail still in his grip. As soon as the tail came out, the gaping hole in his chest closed within seconds. Shion gasped at that feat of healing.

Shion said, "W-what w-was that N-Naruto?"

Naruto smiled and said, "That was one of my bloodlines. Instant Regeneration. Whatever injury I receive, no mater how lethal it is, I will always heal."

Naruto then looked at the demon with hate filled eyes as his grips tightened on the tail. He said, "And as for you trash. You dare go against me? I am not a mere mortal! I am the Rikudō Sennin, you lower life form!"

Naruto then did something which blew away Shion's mind. Naruto yanked the tail which made the rest of the demon's body to be pulled towards him. He then used the momentum and started spinning the demon around like a pin wheel with its tail.

"RRRRRAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

With a roar, Naruto threw Mōryō with such strength that *Crash* it crashed into the wall and through it. The demon flew out from the temple and *Crash* crashed into a mountain, *Rruummbbllee* causing a land slide which fall on top of it, burying it completely.

Naruto flew out of the temple and towards the demon's location. After he reached it, he floated in the air and did some hand signs.

Naruto shouted, "Dust Style Detachment of the Primitive World!"

The entire mountain, along with the buried demon was encased in a white transparent box. Then, the inside of the box was lit white as a powerful explosion took place inside.

*BOOM*

After the explosion subsided, the mountain and the demon was no where to be found. Everything inside the box was turned to dust from the powerful explosion. However, before Naruto could relax, he saw that the stone soldiers were still fighting with his students. Why aren't the stone soldiers stopping? This could mean only one thing. Mōryō is still alive.

Naruto looked back at the destroyed area and his eyes caughht something very small. With his Rinnegan, he saw that a small black aura flee away from the destructive site and back towards the temple. Naruto immediately used "Sonido" to dash towards the temple and appeared beside Shion which startled her.

Shion said, "Naruto! You're okay. Is everything alright?"

Naruto said, "I'm fine Shion but no. Everything is not fine."

Shion asked, "What's is it Naruto?"

Naruto said, "I destroyed the demon's body but it seems that Mōryō still lives."

Shion gasped and said, "How can that be? Without a body, the demon's soul can do nothing."

Naruto said, "I'm not sure about that. I saw Mōryō's soul coming back here and I came here to see what it's going to do."

After Naruto said that, a small black aura entered the room and instead of approaching them, it floated towards some rubble and sank into it. After a while, the rubble started moving and something came out of it. It was Yomi's corpse. So the soul possessed the dead and now it is moving the corpse.

Shion saw that the corpse was beginning to run away but Naruto appeared in front of it and grabbed it by its throat. With the soul inside a dead body, it was just powerless against Naruto.

Shion said, "What are we going to do with the demon's soul Naruto? I don't want it to be sealed in case some other frees it and causes damage to the village."

Naruto said, "I know the perfect way to dealing with the demon's soul forever."

Naruto put his hand on the corpse's head and said, "Human Path Soul Extraction."

Naruto then pulled out the demon's soul from the corpse and absorbed it. This way, the demon was forever killed. Never to be returned. After absorbing the demon's soul, he then burned Yomi's corpse to ash with a fire ball.

Shion asked, "What did you do Naruto?"

Naruto said, "I simply absorbed its soul and erased its existence from this world. The demon won't be bothering this world ever again."

Shion smiled and hugged Naruto. She said, "Thank you very much Naruto for getting rid of the demon and saving this world."

Naruto hugged her and said, "It's no problem at all Shion. And I think I got something in return."

Shion asked, "What did you get?"

Naruto smiled and mentally commanded to someone. From the walls of the room, several stone soldiers came out and surrounded them.

Shion gasped in fear and said, "They are still moving which means that the demon is still alive! Naruto!"

Naruto chuckled and said, "No. The demon is dead Shion. I erased him from existence."

Shion pointed at the stone soldiers and shouted, "Then how do you explain this!?"

Naruto said with a smile, "Simple. I now control them."

Shion gasped in disbelief and asked, "H-how can you?"

Naruto said, "It's quite simple. After I absorbed Mōryō's soul, I took a part of his power which controls the stone soldiers. That's why all of them now obey me."

Shion stood there with a stupefied face for a while and then she said, "Naruto. You are just too unpredictable for me."

Naruto just laughed at that. Soon, they met with his students who were confused as to why the stone soldiers stopped attacking them. When they heard his answer, they too looked at him in shock. Naruto then made a Garganta to his village and commanded all of the stone soldiers to enter it. Naruto said his goodbye to Shion who in return gave him a kiss.

Shion said, "I wouldn't mind being with you Naruto-kun. Will you allow me to be with you?"

Naruto blushed and his students laughed at him. He said, "Um okay. You can come with me if you want."

Shion smiled happily and hugged him as they walked through the black void which closed behind them. Shion also became one of his wives.

After 3 Years

A lot of things happened in the last 3 years. His village Uzushiogakure has quickly grown in power and status. Uzushiogakure is now considered to be the strongest Shinobi village. The village has gotten a lot of trade routes with Cloud, Stone, Suna, Mist and several small villages. This village grew very prosperous with its delicious food trade. Naruto sat in his office and stamping documents along with several of his clones. He has found out the way to conquer the dreaded enemy of every ruler. Paper work.

If Naruto didn't think of this solution, he would have burned the pile of paper works and rammed his head through a mountain. Even the first and second Hokage were impressed with Naruto's solution against paper work and congratulated him. However, a year ago, they have left for the other side as they have taught everything to Naruto about being a ruler. Naruto was grateful of them for their help but he felt sad that they would go back into the stomach of the Death God.

Naruto then got an idea and summoned the Death God. He asked the reaper if he could free the souls of Hashirama and Tobirama as well as Hiruzen so they could rest in peace. He also said that in return, he would give him a lot of souls for him to feed on. The Death God accepted and freed the three hokage's souls that went up to Heaven. Hashirama, Tobirama and Hiruzen appreciated this and thanked Naruto as they disappeared.

Everything was going smoothly until one Uzu ninja came into his office and said, "Uzukage-sama. We have detected two shady people coming towards the village."

Naruto did detected their presence and asked, "What do they look like?"

The Uzu ninja said, "They wore black robes with red cloud symbols on it. They also wore straw hats which hid their facial features. One of them had something big on his back but it was covered in bandages."

Naruto's eyes widen at that and then he grinned. Time for the next phase of his plan as he said one word, "Akatsuki."

Chapter 41 Akatsuki Season, Orochimaru's Demise

Two people were making their way towards the newly rebuilt Uzushiogakure. Their target was to capture the Uzukage, Naruto Vajura.

The blue skinned man said, "So Itachi. Tell me about this one we are going after."

Itachi said, "Our target is a former ninja of the Leaf village. His name is Naruto Vajura and is the Jinchuriki of the Nine Tailed Beast, the Kyuubi."

The blue skinned man asked, "Why is he a former ninja of the Leaf village?"

Itachi said, "Naruto's family threw him aside for the original Jinchuriki. He despised his family and trained extremely hard to get where he is now. He then took the Kyuubi from the original Jinchuriki into himself, making him stronger than before."

The blue skinned man said, "Wait. Original Jinchuriki?"

Itachi said, "The other children of Minato were Menma and Narumi. These two were the original holders of the Kyuubi but now the Kyuubi resides inside Naruto."

The blue skinned man said, "So, this Naruto is stronger than the original Jinchuriki?"

Itachi said, "Yes Kisame. He is strong. Strong enough to brutally kill Danzo and Jiraiya, stop Tsunade's super power punch with just his hand and release enough chakra to bring the whole village down on its knees."

Kisame said, "Wow. He's that strong?"

Itachi nodded and said, "Yes he is."

Kisame grinned and said, "Finally. Someone who will give me and Samehada some action."

Itachi Uchiha

Itachi Uchiha is a prodigy of Konohagakure's Uchiha clan. He became an international criminal after murdering his entire clan, sparing only his younger brother, Sasuke. He afterwards joined the international criminal organization known as Akatsuki, whose activities brought him into frequent conflict with Konoha and its ninjas, including Sasuke who sought to avenge his clan.

Itachi has onyx eyes under which were long, pronounced tear-troughs. He has jet-black hair that was pulled back in a low ponytail and his face was framed with center-parted bangs that extended to his chin. As a member of Akatsuki, he wore the standard Akatsuki cloak and a slashed Konoha forehead protector to symbolize his broken ties with the village. The cloak's high collar would obscure his ponytail. He would sometimes unbutton his cloak to mid-chest and rest his left arm there, rather than in the sleeve.

Under his cloak he wore clothes similar to the rest of Akatsuki: mesh armor with navy accents under an identical T-shirt with a simple white belt around the waist and dark blue pants. On his right ring finger was his Akatsuki ring. He wore purple nail polish on his fingers and toes and a necklace that had three silver rings with red gems inside them.

Kisame Hoshigaki

Kisame Hoshigaki is feared as the Monster of the Hidden Mist. He was an S-rank missing-nin from Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and is now partnered with Itachi Uchiha when the latter joined Akatsuki.

Kisame was a very tall, muscular shinobi, and was the tallest member in Akatsuki. He has a distinctive shark-like appearance, complete with pale, green skin in the manga. He has small, round, white eyes, 3 sets of curved facial markings under his eyes, gills on his shoulders, and sharp triangular teeth. He also styled his blue hair in the form of a shark fin.

As a member of Akatsuki, he also wore dark-purple nail polish. After defecting from the Mist village, he donned the typical cloak members of Akatsuki wore, and underneath it he was bare-chested. He also wore a brown sash across the front and back of his cloak to hold Samehada in place. He wore his Akatsuki ring on his left ring finger.

Samehada (Shark Skin) is a large sentient sword, comparable in size to the Kubikiribōchō. It is described as the most terrifying of all the Seven Swordsman's blades and even earned the title of "great sword" which further added to its fearsome reputation.

Though mostly wrapped in bandages, Samehada's construction is atypical in that its actual blade is comprised from a series of downward-facing scales running along the entirety of its length until its hilt, at the base of which is a small skull. Samehada grows larger in proportion to the amount of chakra it absorbs, causing its scales to become so long that they ultimately resemble shark fins and its mouth, located at the tip of the blade, to become even more pronounced. Keeping Samehada wrapped in bandages apparently helps to inhibit this growth to a certain extent.

Samehada is unique for being a sentient weapon that gains nourishment from the chakra of others and as such, the blade is at its happiest when engorged with chakra that possesses both a distinctive and pleasant flavor.

As the two Akatsuki members were about to reach the village, a black void opened up in front of them, stopping them in their tracks.

Kisame grabbed his sword and asked, "What is this thing?"

Itachi said, "Don't know but whatever it is, it's not good. Keep on your guard."

Kisame nodded and said, "Got it."

They both tensed their muscles when someone came out from the black void which closed behind him. Both of their eyes widen when they saw the strange features of this person. 9 floating orange orbs behind and a staff in his hand. They didn't know who this person was but their eyes further widen when they saw his eyes. It was the Rinnegan and its owner was their target Naruto Vajura.

Naruto looked at them and recognized Itachi. He said with a smile, "Well well. Look who we have here. If it isn't Itachi Uchiha and ................ a blue fish man?"

A tick mark appeared on Kisame's forehead and he said, "Oi! I am not a fish man!"

Naruto said, "Then why do you have blue skin and .... are those gills I see on your neck?"

Kisame said, "Hmph. They are just mutations. I am very much human."

Naruto shrugged his shoulders and said, "Whatever. You are not needed here blue man. I only need Itachi for someone to talk to him. Go back to your organization and leave us alone."

Itachi said, "I'm afraid he can't do that Naruto. We are here to capture you. You have to come with us."

Kisame said, "Yeah. So what do you say? Will you take the easy way or the hard way?"

*Keerip*

"GGRRAAAHHHH!"

Itachi's eyes widen when he heard Kisame scream in pain. He looked at his partner and his eyes widen in disbelief at what he saw. Naruto was standing in front of Kisame with his arm skewering him through his chest. Itachi was very shocked at this because he wasn't able to follow Naruto's movement. This could only mean that Naruto moved at such speed that his Sharingan failed to follow him.

Kisame spit out blood from his mouth and glared at the boy. He said, "Y-y-you b-b-br-rat ..."

Naruto looked at him like he was insignificant insect and said, "I told you that you should leave us but you didn't and this is the consequence of your action."

Naruto then threw the corpse away like yesterday's garbage. He then turned and looked at Itachi who was looking at him with his Sharingan.

Naruto said, "You can stop trying to cast Genjutsu on me as I am immune to all kinds of Genjutsu."

Itachi asked in shock, "How? How can you be immune to the Sharingan? And why can't I see you with my Sharingan?"

Naruto showed him his Rinnegan which greatly shocked him and said, "That's simple. With the Rinnegan, I am immune to Genjutsu. As for your Sharingan not being able to see me? I simply created a seal that makes the Sharingan useless against me. That's why your Sharingan can't see me."

Itachi took a step back when he heard how someone made something that rendered his Sharingan useless.

Naruto said, "Now I won't kill you. Not yet at least. There is someone who wants to meet you. Your life will depend on this person."

Itachi asked, "Who is this person?"

Naruto said, "I can't tell you that. You will have to meet with this person and see it for yourself. Now come with me."

"Gah! I'm n-not d-done-e y-yet b-brat-t!"

Naruto looked behind him and saw that the blue man he skewered was somehow still alive. He saw that the blue man held his strange sword and blue chakra flowed from it to him. The chakra was healing the hole in his chest and soon it was closed. Kisame stood back up and grinned.

Kisame said, "Don't count me out like that brat. I am not only a member of Akatsuki but a member of the Seven Swordsmen as well."

Naruto said in a serious tone, "You should have stayed down and pretended you were dead. But now, I will make sure that you are dead. Permanently!"

*Poof *Poof* *Poof*

Naruto created 5 Shadow clones without any hand signs who immediately lunged themselves at Kisame. The clones fight against Kisame was a performance of speed, strength and brutality. Kisame tried to fight the clones by swinging his sword and blocking but due to their speed and numbers, he was punched, kicked, slashed and even broke his bones.

*Shik* *Kerip* *Slash* *Crack*

Whenever the clones broke Kisame's bone, somehow his broken bones healed. The same with his wounds and bruises. As Naruto observed the fight, he noticed that whenever Kisame blocked with his sword, some chakra of the clones were taken by it which was then transferred into Kisame that healed his wounds and broken bones.

Naruto said, "So that's why you didn't die. Lets see what you can do without your precious sword."

Naruto pointed his hand towards the sword Kisame was swinging around and said, "Banshō Ten'in."

As Kisame was getting frustrated with fighting against mere clones, his sword was then snatched away from his hand. He saw that his sword was flying towards Naruto who then grabbed it out of the air.

Kisame said, "Hey brat. Return me my sword or else."

Naruto said, "Or else what fish man?"

Kisame grinned which confused Naruto. Then it happened.

*Shik*

Naruto felt a small amount of pain when something pierced his hand. He looked down and saw that a few spikes protruded from his hand that came out of from the handle of the sword.

Kisame chuckled and said, "You see brat. The sword does not like being held by anyone else except me. Anyone else who holds Samehada will be hurt by it."

Naruto looked at the sword and then at Kisame with a bored look. He said, "That's it? Just these small spikes? I have suffered through things that can make a grown man cry. I have experienced pain that can cripple others. And here you are who thinks that just these small spikes that are piercing my hand would make me cry in pain."

Kisame snarled and formed some hand signs. He said, "I'll make you cry in pain brat! Water Style Water Colliding Wave!"

Kisame summoned huge amount of water that spread out in all directions like a tsunami. His intent was to crush Naruto with it or at least distract him so he could get his sword back. However, his plan failed when the five clones surrounded Kisame and his tsunami. They put their hands in front of them and when the water hit them, they immediately began to absorb the chakra from it, reducing the tsunami into a mere lake and then into nothingness in seconds.

Kisame's and Itachi's eyes widen at that. What happened to his Water Jutsu? Kisame asked, "What the hell was that, brat!? What did you do to my Jutsu!?"

Naruto said, "Why should I reveal my secrets to my enemy? Are you an idiot? You must be an idiot if you think your opponent would just tell you all of his secrets."

Kisame became enraged and quickly formed some hand signs and shouted, "Shut up, brat! Take this! Water Style Water Shark Bomb!"

Kisame gathered a huge amount of water in front of him into the form of a large shark and then he thrust his hand forward, sending it hurtling towards Naruto at high-speeds.

The water shark flew towards Naruto at high speed. Kisame grinned when he saw that Naruto didn't move. However, his grin fell when Naruto lunged towards the shark, raised his right leg up vertically and then dropped it down on the shark like a hammer.

*Crash* *Splash*

As Naruto stomped on the shark with such strength that it exploded into water. Also, from the stomp, a crater formed as well. Kisame looked at what just happened with wide eyes.

Naruto shook his head in disappointment and said, "You are truly a pathetic ninja."

Kisame gritted his teeth and said, "What did you say, brat?"

Naruto said, "I have heard stories about you Kisame Hoshigaki. The Monster of the Hidden Mist. Feared for his masterful manipulation of water, monstrous strength, bloodthirsty disposition and the legendary blade Samehada. But against me? Where is all of that!? Face it you trash. You are nothing more than a washed out swordsman who will fade into obscurity being remembered as a beast, a traitor, and mostly a backstabbing piece of trash!"

Kisame roared at charged at Naruto in blind rage. Naruto grinned because this will be his downfall. As Kisame charged, he forgot about the clones that he was fighting. A clone jumped on his back and *Bash* kicked his spine which made him launch forward but another clone appeared in front of him and *Bash* uppercutted him below the chin. This launched Kisame up into the sky.

Two clones appeared above him and spun in the air. Then they gave Kisame a double axe heel kick *Bash* to the face *Crack* breaking his face bone and launched him towards the ground like a meteor. The final clone appeared on the ground below Kisame with some small knifes and a Kitchen table.

Naruto said, "It's time I make something from you fish man. Don't underestimate a cook or you'll get burned!"

When Kisame got closer to the ground, in the blink of an eye, the clone swung the knives in a flurry of slashes at Kisame.

*Slash* *Shing* *Slash*

In one second, the clone stopped swinging his knives and in the next second, *Splork* Kisame's body exploded in smaller pieces which landed on the table. What happened next made Itachi's eyes widen in shock and horror. The clone then took the smaller pieces of the body and made .... something. Then the clone gave the thing to Naruto. What was it? It was Sushi!

Itachi's eyes further widen when Naruto took one and ate it. How could he just eat someone like that!? This was cannibalism! His shock only increased at what he heard next.

When Naruto ate one piece of Sushi, his eyes widen and said, "Wow! This is delicious! I didn't know that the fish guy would actually taste like a fish! How is that possible!? Maybe he was originally a fish but some form of a Jutsu made him into a fish human? Yeah. I'll go with that."

After being silent for a while, Itachi said, "How could you do that?"

Naruto looked at Itachi and said while munching on the sushi, "What? He tastes like fish and he was a walking sushi bar. Someone would have done it eventually. No matter. Now that he has been dealt with, it's time I deal with you."

Itachi said, "I won't go down that easily."

Naruto said, "You are coming with me one way or another. It's your choice if you choose the easy way or the hard way."

Itachi pulled out a kunai and took an offensive stance. Naruto sighed and said, "So be it."

Naruto lunged at itachi with Samehada. He swung the sword at Itachi who jumped back to avoid being hit by it. Naruto appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye and *Bash* smashed Samehada into Itachi's gut, making him grunt in pain.

Itachi regained from the pain quickly and formed some hand signs and shouted, "Fire Style Great Fire Ball!"

Naruto smirked and *Bash* hit the incoming fire balls with Samehada who absorbed the chakra from it. The fire ball was extinguished in an instant which made Naruto look at the living sword with interest.

Naruto said, "So this sword really does eat chakra and it can eat chakra from Jutsu as well. Just like me. Not bad for a legendary sword."

Itachi gritted his teeth and flared his Sharingan. He looked directly into Naruto's eyes and cast a Genjutsu, making Naruto stand still. He thought that Naruto was caught in his Genjutsu but Naruto was simply playing him. When Itachi launched at Naruto in order to incapacitate him, Naruto grinned, spun around and *Bash* smashed his knee into Itachi's chest, making him gasp in intense pain and launching him back.

Itachi asked in pain, "How? How did you get out of my Genjutsu?"

Naruto said, "That's because I didn't get caught in your Genjutsu."

Itachi asked in confusion, "What? How can that be? You looked directly into my eyes. You should have been caught in my Genjutsu."

Naruto said, "Did you already forget? With my special eyes, I am completely immune to Genjutsu. Including your Sharingan."

Naruto looked at Samehada who was quiet now. He said, "That's interesting. The sword is quiet now and not stabbing me with its spikes. Must have taken a liking to me or is it that it likes my chakra? Whatever. I got another legendary weapon."

Naruto then stored Samehada into a scroll and put it in his pocket. He said, "Now, what will it be Itachi? Come with me by your own free will or I will drag your beaten and broken body with me. Know that with my Rinnegan, I am completely immune to any Genjutsu you can cast with your Sharingan. I am faster than you, stronger than you. I can easily cripple you with Taijutsu. Not to mention powerful and deadly Ninjutsu which you can copy with your Sharingan. Choose now Itachi."

Itachi thought about his choices. He could fight him but after seeing his Rinnegan, he would surely lose. And he can't run away since Naruto was much faster and stronger than him. Also, his Sharingan is useless against him. So he only had one choice.

Itachi said with a sigh, "Fine. I will come with you."

Naruto said with a smile, "Good."

Naruto snapped his fingers and created a Garganta. Naruto stored Kisame's chopped up corpse into a scroll. Itachi and Naruto walked into it. And the black void closed behind them.

Uzushiogakure

A black void opened in Naruto's house and from it, he and Itachi came out. The black void then closed behind them.

Itachi asked, "Where are we? And what was that?"

Naruto said, "We are in my house in Uzushiogakure. My village. And that black void thing was a kind of space time travel thing I can do. It's one of my bloodlines."

Itachi asked in awe, "One of your bloodlines? How many do you have?"

Naruto said with a grin, "Now that would be telling. Wait here while I go and bring the person who wants to meet you. Don't try to escape from here. This village is full of Kage level shinobi that could easily take you down."

Itachi's eyes widen at that. A village full of Kage level ninjas was something he could never have believe but with Naruto saying that, he somehow believed him. Naruto left the room and a while later, he came back with someone that made his eyes widen. Who was this person? It was his dead mother. Mikoto Uchiha.

Itachi said in a dangerous tone, "Naruto. How is she alive? I killed her. Did you use Edo Tensei to bring her back to life like a puppet?"

Naruto scoffed and said, "Edo Tensei? That disgusting jutsu? No. I don't play around with the dead. Mikoto Uchiha. And she is also my adoptive mother."

Itachi asked, "Adoptive mother?"

Naruto said, "After what happened to me with my ... former family, Mikoto-san adopted me as her son. Now Itachi, you are going to have a long talk with your mother and after that, I want you to choose whether you join my village or continue being a member of the Akatsuki. Choose wisely and you get to live with your mother."

With that, Naruto left the room for Itachi to have a talk with his mother Mikoto. After Itachi had a talk with his mother, he understood what the leaf village had done to him and Naruto. Their corruption and arrogance has caused them both to suffer. He realized that he does not need to be a member of the Akatsuki anymore in order to protect himself.

Itachi decided to join Uzushiogakure and Naruto accepted him but there was one thing that needed to be done. The removal of the cursed eyes Sharingan. Itachi was hesitant to lose his eyes but when his mother told him that she received much better eyes, the Rinnegan, he accepted it and had his Sharingan eyes removed and destroyed. He was given his new Rinnegan eyes which made Itachi feel very powerful. He also no longer felt the need to be an ass or arrogant or stuck up bitch like the Uchiha. He was now free from the Curse of Hatred.

Itachi was very happy but when he heard about his little brother Sasuke being under the curse, he felt sad that he was one of the causes of his descent. But Naruto said that even if he didn't did that at the Uchiha massacre, Sasuke would still have fallen under the curse. The only thing that could save him is to kill him, to which Itachi sadly accepted.

After that, Itachi became a member of Uzushiogakure and became a powerful shinobi. When the Akatsuki found out about Itachi leaving their organization, they were very pissed off about it but they focused their attention in capturing Jinchuriki and extracting their Tailed Beasts.

After A Month

Two famous Akatsuki members were walking down a street while carrying a corpse. They were walking towards one of their locations where they exchange the corpse for its bounty. These two are famous because of their rate of dying is very low compared to others. Well, at least one of them has the inability to die from virtually all causes.

Hidan

Hidan is an S-rank missing-nin who defected from Yugakure and later joined the Akatsuki. There, he was partnered with Kakuzu, despite the two's somewhat mutual dislike of each other.

Hidan has medium-length grey hair that was slicked back and distinctive purple eyes. After joining the Akatsuki, he bears the organization's cloak, which he kept slightly opened, revealing his Yugakure forehead protector around his neck and Jashin amulet. He wore matching shinobi sandals. He also wore dark green nail polish and his orange Akatsuki ring on his left index finger. When not fighting, he was always seen with his Triple-Bladed Scythe on his back.

(Curse state on the left. Normal state on the right.)

Kakuzu

Kakuzu is an S-rank missing-nin from Takigakure and a member of Akatsuki who was partnered with Hidan. Hidan and Kakuzu are often referred to as the Zombie Combo due to the fact that, in a sense, they could not die.

Kakuzu is a very tall tan-skinned man with long dark-brown hair. His eyes has an unusual coloring: green irides, no pupils and red sclerae. Noticeably, despite his advanced age, he still appears as a man well within his prime, retaining a very muscular build. After joining the Akatsuki, he wore a black mask over his lower face. He donned a white hood which covered his hair. His clothing included the traditional Akatsuki cloak, the Takigakure forehead protector with a scratch in the middle which symbolized that he was no longer loyal to it, and grey pants with matching shinobi sandals. He also wore brown nail polish and a dark green Akatsuki ring on his left middle finger.

The various stitches on his body was the result of the unique technique that he possessed the Earth Grudge Fear.

Hidan and Kakuzu reached a building which was their target. Kakuzu went in to exchange the corpse for the bounty while Hidan just waited outside.

Hidan sat on the stairs and waited for Kakuzu to come back. He smelled the stench coming from the building and said, "This place smells. Staying in there for 5 minutes and the reek totally sinks into your clothes."

As Hidan was alone, he didn't notice a black void opening behind him. From the void, 4 people came out and by the time Hidan noticed them, it was too late.

Hidan said as he look back, "Hey! What took you so long Kakuzu? Huh??"

Hidan saw someone else who threw shuriken at him. He immediately pulled out a weapon from his sleeve and swung around himself.

*Cling* *Clang* *Clung*

The shurikens were knocked back by his weapon which happened to be a three blade scythe. As Hidan focused his attention to the stranger, he saw that it was a ninja who had a headband with the symbol of a whirlpool. An Uzu ninja.

Hidan didn't recognize him and said, "Hey. Who the hell are you, bastard?"

The stranger didn't say anything , except he just smirked which irritated Hidan. He said, "Hey! What are you smirking about old man!? Want me to cut that smirk from your face!?"

However, due to his rant, he failed to see a shadow making its way towards his shadow and when it connected with his shadow, Hidan became still. His body was now frozen.

"Shadow possession complete."

Hidan looked up and saw another ninja on the top of the building. This person was none other than Shikamaru Nara.

The first Uzu ninja said, "Great going Shikamaru."

Shikamaru said, "Thanks Asuma sensei."

Asuma said, "Ino! Choji! You're up!"

Two more ninja came out from the bushes and landed in front of Hidan. One was a beautiful blonde girl while the other one was a fat but a bit muscular man.

Ino said, "So who is this Akatsuki member?"

Asuma said, "According to the information Naruto collected, this person is the immortal killer, Hidan."

Choji said in shock, "Wait! Immortal!? How can that be!?"

Shikamaru said, "I don't know Choji but stay on your guard."

Choji nodded and said, "Hai Shikamaru!"

Ino said, "Just to be on the safe side, Shikamaru-"

She was cut off when Hidan said, "Hey you blonde ass! What are you going to do to me! Huh!? You weak ninjas should just become sacrifices to my lord Jashin!"

Ino gained a tick mark on her forehead and said in a dangerous tone, "Shikamaru."

Shikamaru shivered from that tone and nodded. He knew that she was mad and was going to sate her anger. He poured his chakra into his shadow and said, "Shadow Style Shadow Sewing!"

The shadow connecting to Hidan's shadow, split into several smaller shadow tentacles which then stabbed through Hidan's body.

*Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik*

Hidan's body was skewered by several shadow tentacles, which further restrained him and killed him. Shikamaru thought that it was over and that their target was now dead but he was shocked at what he heard next.

Hidan said in a bored tone, "Ouch man. That really hurt. Who the hell are all of you anyway?"

Asuma, Shikamaru, Ino and Choji were shocked to see that Hidan was still alive. They could not believe that Hidan was still alive which was impossible as most of his major organs were skewered by the shadow tentacles.

Ino asked in shock, "What's happening? He should be dead!"

Shikamaru didn't understand what was happening, so he made more shadow tentacles and skewered more of Hidan's body.

Hidan grunted in pain and said, "Hey hey! Stop this already! It hurts dammit!"

Choji asked, "What is he? Is he immortal?"

Hidan said, "Isn't it obvious? So who the hell are you guys anyway? And what's with those headbands anyway? I have never seen that kind of symbol before?"

Asuma said, "We are the ninjas of the Uzushiogakure."

Hidan said, "Uzushiogakure? Is that the village that was destroyed in the 3rd ninja war?"

Asuma nodded and said, "That's right."

Hidan said, "Bullshit! If the village was destroyed then how come you are ninjas from a destroyed village!? You all should be fucking extinct!"

Asuma said, "That's simple. Our Uzukage has rebuilt Uzushiogakure to is former glory and is now the strongest village in the elemental nation."

Hidan said, "Hooo. The strongest eh? Let's see what you can do against someone like me!"

Asuma said, "That's exactly why we are here. We are here to hunt down and eliminate the Akatsuki members. But it looks like your abilities are going to present us problems after all."

Hidan chuckled and said, "Well, it looks like you chose the wrong man to take out first."

Shikamaru thought, 'So this is how an Akatsuki member is. How do you take them out with freaky powers like immortality? Looks like my Shadow Sewing didn't do anything to him after all.'

Asuma asked, "Where is your partner by the way? Aren't Akatsuki members suppose to be in a group of two people?"

Hidan huffed and said, "You can forget about my partner. He is more interested in money than anything and if I'm right, then it will take him some time in counting his money."

Asuma said, "Then that is good. After we kill you, we will get to your partner later."

Ino said, "Asuma Sensei. If he is immortal, then how are we going to kill him?"

Choji said, "I don't know Ino. Hey Shikamaru! You know anyway of killing an immortal!?"

Shikamaru said, "Troublesome. I don't know Choji. This is our first time facing someone like him."

Ino said, "Come on guys! He can't be that hard to beat! He is just one person after all!"

"Think again."

Kakuza came behind Shikamaru and punched him *Bash* but he exploded in white smoke and was replaced by a log. Shikamaru appeared beside Asuma. Kakuzu then jumped beside Hidan who was freed from the shadow tendrils as Shikamaru was forced to break his hold on him.

Hidan said, "Hey dick head! Where were you, you bastard!? Huh!?"

Kakuzu said, "I was busy counting my money."

Hidan shouted, "You and your money can go to hell!"

Kakuzu said, "Shut your trap. You can't die from their measly attacks but seeing who they are, it looks like you hit the jackpot for once Hidan."

Hidan said, "Kakuzu. Don't you dare touch them. They are all part of my ritual. I'll let you have the money though, after I'm done with them!"

Kakuzu said, "Fine. Do whatever you want. Don't let your guard down or you'll die."

Hidan said, "Every damn time. That's not something you to me. If they can kill me, I couldn't be happier. Although, I don't think they can kill me! Ha!"

Kakuzu said, "We shall see."

Long grey threads began to come out of his sleeves which shocked the Uzu ninjas. Choji said, "My god. Those are ..."

Kakuzu smirked behind his mask when he saw their shocked faces. Thinking that with his special jutsu, he would terrify them. Too bad his world shattered at what he heard next.

"THOSE ARE SOME REALLY LONG ARMPIT HAIRS!!!" Ino shouted with a horrified face.

"PPPFFFFFFFFF-BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"

Hidan fell on the ground laughing like a maniac at that. A huge tick mark appeared on Kakuza's forehead and he used the famous "Big Head Jutsu" and glared at Ino with hate and rage.

"THESE ARE NOT ARMPIT HAIRS!!!"

Kakuzu shouted at the Uzu ninjas. He then glared at Hidan who was still laughing like a mad man.

Hidan said between laughs, "Hahaha Armpit hair bwhahahahaha! That's a good one! Hahahahaha! Hey Kakuzu! I should have pfffff used this one when I first met you! Hahahahaha armpit hair hahahahahah!"

Kakuzu shouted, "Shut your trap Hidan! Before I sew your mouth shut!"

Asuma said, "Shikamaru. I'll go in first. You look for an opening to hold Hidan down with your Shadow Sewing. I'll only need a second to cut his head off. Maybe that way, I can stop him."

Shikamaru said, "That be way too risky Asuma. They are the Akatsuki we are dealing with. This isn't like you."

Ino and Choji nodded. Asuma said, "I know this is Shikamaru. These are S-rank shinobi we are dealing with. Knowing their strength, we need to take them on and kill them right now or they will cause problems later on."

Ino said, "But Asuma Sensei. With our level of training, me, Choji and Shikakmaru can easily taken them on. They are nothing to us.

Choji nodded and said, "She is right Sensei."

Shikamaru said, "Troublesome. Ino is correct in saying that we can easily take them on. Even if one of them cannot die."

Hidan heard this and shouted, "Hey! You blonde bitch! What do you mean by that! Huh!? Just because I am one, does not mean I am weak! I will sacrifice you after I have some fun with your body! Women like you should just bend down and have men have their way with your body!"

Asuma, Shikamaru and Choji became pale as white sheets when Hidan said that. They saw Ino became stiff after being insulted like that. Then an ominous aura began to cover her whole body. Ino slowly turned her face toward Hidan with a sick sweetly smile on her face. Asuma, Shikamaru and Choji cringed at that as they knew that Ino was mad, very mad from being insulted like that. Asuma and Choji slowly stepped away from Ino as they were very concerned for their lives at what was about to happen next.

Ino asked sweetly, "What ... was that? Care to repeat that?"

Hidan said, "What!? You can't even understand what I have said!? You must really be a dumb bitch!"

Several tick marks appeared on Ino's forehead. Her eye began to twitch. She slowly raised her hand towards Hidan and pointed her index finger at him. Then she began to gather a lot of chakra at her finger tip, forming a small red orb. Asuma, Choji and Shikamaru knew what was about to happen next and became pale as a white sheets. Kakuzu and Hidan looked at the red orb with interest.

Hidan said, "Hey! Bitch! What's that you got there!"

Kakuzu felt huge amount of chakra gathering in the tip of Ino's finger and took a defensive stance. He said, "Hidan. That's a lot of chakra she is gathering. It seems to be an offensive jutsu she is about to unleash."

Hidan said, "Bullshit! If that was a jutsu then where are the hand signs for it!? The bitch is bullshitting us!"

For every insult, Ino's anger rose and looked at Hidan with murderous eyes. She remembers what her husband Naruto told her about using this ability. An ability that Naruto bestowed to his wives.

Flashback

Naruto was standing in a room with all of his wives. He said, "Girls. Since you all are going to be with me, I should tell you about the gift I am about to give you."

The girls looked at each other first and then at Naruto. Hinata asked, "What is this gift you are talking about Naruto-kun?"

Naruto said, "Since you are going to be with me, there are many enemies out there who would target you all in order to get to me. I won't be there every time to protect you. So I will give you my gifts that will protect you."

The girls understood that several enemies will target them in order to hurt or kill Naruto. Haku asked, "We understand Naruto-kun. What are these gifts you speak of?"

Naruto said, "My gift is giving you all special bloodlines."

"BLOODLINES!?"

The girls shouted in shock. Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. Bloodlines. Or in my case, abilities."

Mei asked, "How can you just give someone a bloodline or an ability?"

Naruto said, "I can. I have the ability to give someone a copy of my ability. They can then use the ability I gift them with."

The girls were stunned in disbelief at what Naruto said to them. Normally, a bloodline is passed down to their children but here is Naruto who can simply give others a bloodline.

Hanabi asked, "Can you really give your special bloodlines just like that?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes I can. I know that some of my special abilities are very powerful and dangerous. Thus, I want to give each and everyone of you, my wives, my abilities. In case I am not here and you are attacked, then you can easily overpower them with my abilities."

Ayame said, "Even someone like me Naruto-kun?"

Naruto smiled and said, "Of course Ayame-chan. You are one of my wives."

Ayame said, "But I am not a ninja Naruto-kun."

Naruto said, "It's no problem Ayame-chan. I will help you train in being a ninja. Then you will be able to use my abilities with ease."

Ayame smiled and said, "Thank you Naruto-kun."

Naruto nodded and said, "Now everyone. When you have my abilities, I don't want you to use it recklessly. I don't want all of you to depend on the abilities alone. Only use them when you need them or facing a powerful enemy. Or in case they insult you badly. OK?"

The girls nodded in understanding.

Flashback End

Ino remembered what Naruto said and this was the time to use one of Naruto's ability. When she as about to unleash her attack, Shikamaru shouted, "EVERYONE! GET AWAY!"

Asuma, Shikamaru and Choji jumped behind objects. Even Kakuza jumped away from Hidan when he heard Shikamaru's warning. However, Hidan being the immortal one just stood there and opened his arms wide. He welcomed Ino to attack him and proved to her that whatever she was going to do was useless against him. Fool.

Ino glared Hidan in the eyes and simply said one word before his death, "Cero."

*ZABOOOM*

The small red orb on the tip of Ino's finger exploded and a huge wide red beam shot out towards Hidan.

Hidan who thought that he couldn't be killed was a fool and took the red beam head on. His eyes widen as his body was drowned in the red beam. He didn't even get to scream as his entire body was disintegrated within seconds. When the beam dissipated, there were no signs for any body part of Hidan. Hidan the cultist and a worshiper of a deity known as Jashin, died as his whole body was turned to dust.

Kakuzu's eyes widen in disbelief as he saw his immortal partner died. He was greatly shocked to see that Hidan, who he had tried to kill multiple times was finally dead but not by his hand, but by the enemy. He immediately knew that if the Uzu ninjas were able to kill the immortal one Hidan, an S Rank Ninja with ease, then they are on a whole different level than him.

Ino blew on her smoking finger and said, "That will teach you not to bad mouth women."

Choji came out from behind his hiding spot and said, "Sheesh. Ino Was that really necessary?"

Ino huffed and said, "Of course it was. That bastard bad mouthed us women like we were suppose to be his slave. I simply put him in his place."

Shikamaru sighed and said, "Troublesome. Well, at least you got rid of one of hem. Now only this one is left."

Kakuzu saw that the Uzu ninjas were looking at him which sent chills down his back. He knew that he was fucked and tried to run away but Shikamaru, Choji and Ino appeared to surround him with such speed that made the Body Flicker look slow.

Asuma jumped beside them and said, "I don't suppose that you'd just surrender and come with us, will you?"

After Asuma saw his student's power level, he realized that the S Rank ninja was nothing to them. So he was a bit confident with them.

Kakuzu said, "Never. I would rather die fighting all of you!"

Immediately, several long threads came out from Kakuzu's body, making him look terrifying but it failed to intimidate them.

Kakuzu was about to attack but found that his body was not moving. He said, 'What? Why is my body not moving?"

Kakuzu looked down and saw that a shadow was connected to his. Shikamaru used his Shadow Jutsu to catch Kakuzu and immobilize him.

Shikamaru said, "Shadow Possession complete. You are not going anywhere Kakuzu. You will die here. Choji. Go for it."

Choji nodded and used his "Expansion Jutsu" to enlarge both of his hands into gigantic ones. He then rained down huge powerful punches on Kakuzu that crushed and broke his body.

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Crunch* *Bash* *Bash* *Crunch* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Crunch* *Bash*

By the time Choji was done, Kakuzu was nothing more than a red paste in the center of a crater that was formed from his powerful punches. The only thing that remained intact was one of Kakuzu's hands. Shikamaru took the hand and stored it into a scroll. He will then later give this scroll to Naruto. Asuma used a Fire Jutsu to burn the remains of Kakuzu into ash. Now that two more Akatsuki members were killed, their work was done. Ino opened up a Garganta and everyone walked into it which closed behind them.

A Month Later

Naruto's spies informed that Suna was attack by two Akatsuki members and his friend Gaara who became the Kazekage of village was captured. Naruto immediately opened a Garganta and entered it. He was going to save his friend and there was nothing that would stand in his path. As well as hunt the two Akatsuki members while he rescue his friend.

Suna

A black void opened in front of Suna's gateway and Naruto walked out from it. The two guards of the gateway saw this and took a defensive stance. Naruto saw that smoke was coming out from the village.

Naruto walked up to them and the guards said, "Halt! Who are you and what is your purpose here?"

Naruto said, "Hello. I am Naruto Vajura. The Rikudō Sennin and the Uzukage of Uzushiogakure. I am here to meet with my friend Gaara."

The guards stiffen when they heard that he was the Rikudō Sennin and the Uzukage of Uzushiogakure. They are allies of Suna, so they relax their stance.

The guard said, "Sorry about that. Our village has just been attacked recently by people in black robes and red cloud symbols on them."

Naruto said, "Akatsuki. So they have been here. Where is Gaara? Is he okay?"

The guard shook his head and said, "No. Gaara fought them and protected the village from being blown up and because of that, he was defeated and captured."

Naruto asked, "Where did they take Gaara?"

The guard pointed to a direction away from Suna and said, "Last we saw, they took Gaara in that direction on some sort of a flying thing. Kankurō tried to save him but he was defeated and poisoned."

Naruto asked, "Is Kankurō going to be okay?"

The guard said, "I don't know. From what I have heard, Kankurō is poisoned by a special poison to which we have no cure of."

Naruto said, "Then leave it to me."

Naruto made a Shadow clone and said, "Take my clone to Kankurō and he will cure him. Go with them."

The clone nodded and said, "Right boss."

A guard took the clone with him towards the hospital. The other guard asked, "And what are you going to do?"

Naruto said, "Me? I am going to save my friend."

With that, Naruto dashed towards the direction in which Gaara was taken. Naruto used his Rinnegan to scan his surrounding and saw that very small pieces of sand had chakra in them. There was a trail of them. He realized that this sand may be part of Gaara's sand armor. Gaara left a trail that would lead to him. Naruto smiled and followed the trail.

As he dashed away from Suna, a group of ninjas with the symbol of the Leaf approached the village.

Suna's Hospital

The guard lead the clone towards a room. When he entered it, he saw Kankurō on a bed with an expression of pain. Beside the bed was his sister Temari with a worried face.

The clone said, "Hello Temari. Kankurō."

Temari saw him and said, "Naruto? Is that you? You look very different."

The clone chuckled and said, "Well, that's because I am the Rikudō Sennin."

Temari gasped at that and said, "Y-you you are th-the Rikudō Sennin!?"

The clone nodded and said, "Yup. That's me."

Temari asked, "What are you doing here?"

The clone said, "I am here to cure Kankurō of the poison."

Temari said with hope, "Really? Can you save my brother?"

The clone said, "Yes I can Temari-chan. Let me take a look at him."

The clone then moved towards Kankurō and began to use medical jutsu to neutralize the poison. It took him some time but he removed all of the poison and collected it into a bottle. After the poison was removed, Kankurō relaxed and fell asleep.

The clone said, "Phew. That was tough but I did it."

Temari asked, "Is he okay?"

The clone said, "Yeah. He's fine now."

Temari asked, "What's in that bottle?"

The clone said, "Oh that? That's the poison that was inside of Kankurō."

Temari asked, "Why have you collected that poison?"

The clone said, "Since this is a new type of poison, I want to give it to Kankurō since he is a puppet user. He could really use something like this."

Temari smiled and hugged him. She said, "Thank you for saving my brother."

The clone hugged her and said, "I am not done yet Temari-chan. I still have to save Gaara from the Akatsuki."

Temari said, "Thank you very much Naruto."

A sand ninja came into the room and said, "Temari-san. There is a group of Leaf ninja in front of the village's gate. What should we do about them?"

Temari said, "Those Leaf Ninjas. What did they come here for?"

The sand ninja said, "They say that they came here to save our Kazekage-sama."

Temari gritted her teeth and said, "They are probably trying to make an alliance with us by saving Gaara's life. What do you say we do about the leaf ninjas Naruto?"

The clone said, "You deal with them as you please. I am going to save Gaara before they could. Boss will be close to him by now. I'll be sure to tell Shikamaru you said hi. Bye."

*Poof*

Temari's eyes widen when she realized that she was talking to a clone. So the real one should be near Gaara by now. She smiled and thanked him mentally. Now, she has to deal with some uninvited Leaf ninjas.

With The Real Naruto

Naruto stood in front of a huge boulder that was blocking the way into a cave. He can feel three people from inside of the cave but one of them was losing their life force quickly. Naruto realized that they must be extracting the Tailed Beast from Gaara. He gritted his teeth in rage and bulged his muscles in his right arm. He pulled his right arm back and shot it forward towards the boulder.

Naruto shouted, "Strong Fist!"

*Boom* *Crackle* *Crumble* *Throom*

The huger boulder crumbled away from Naruto's strong punch. After the boulder was broken into smaller pieces, he jumped into the cave and ran inside. He stopped when he saw two Akatsuki members.

Deidara

Deidara is an S-rank missing-nin from Iwagakure. During his time in the village, he was a member of the Explosion Corps. After defecting from the village, he was forced into Akatsuki and was its youngest member.

Deidara had slanted blue eyes and very long blond hair which he wore drawn into a half ponytail with the rest hanging down freely. The bang hanging over his left eye is what concealed his eye scope signifying that he was a long-range fighter. He wore Akatsuki's signature cloak, navy blue pants with matching shinobi sandals, and an Akatsuki ring on his right index finger. He also wore black nail polish on his fingers and toes. Under his cloak, he wore a V-neck, sleeveless, midriff shirt with mesh armor underneath it along with pants, stirrups, and sandals. He also wore a utility belt with two bags on either side, which he used to carry his clay.

Sasori

Sasori is renowned as Sasori of the Red Sand. He is an S-rank missing-nin from Sunagakure's Puppet Brigade and a member of Akatsuki.

After joining the Akasuki and converting himself into a puppet in the likeness of his original body, Sasori's hair became slightly more messy, and wore his Akatsuki robe along with a purple Akatsuki ring on his left thumb. He also wore teal nail polish on his fingernails. Even though Sasori still possessed his Sunagakure forehead protector that was slashed out in the middle, he kept it on his person instead of wearing it.

Behind them was Gaara who laid motionlessly on the ground. He wasn't even breathing. Naruto gritted his teeth in rage and snarled at them.

Deidara said, "Well then, is this the Jinchuriki of the Nine Tails Kyuubi, I wonder? Hmm."

Naruto said, "You bastards. What did you do to Gaara? I'll crush you into pieces!"

Deidara said, "He really is one who shout loudly. Hmm."

Naruto said, "Hey! Gaara! You here me!? Stand up!"

Sasori said, "Hey brat. You should understand that he is dead."

Deidara said, "Yeah, yeah. Don't you get it? He's well dead. Hmm."

Naruto snarled, "... give him back ..."

Sasori said, "He can't even understand the situation he is in."

Deidara chuckled and said, "Yeah. Besides, we are enough to take him down and capture him."

Naruto shouted, "Give Gaara back to me right now!"

Sasori said, "Then come and get him yourself."

Naruto grinned like a maniac and said, "Gladly."

Naruto disappeared from their sight which shocked them. They looked around to find him but couldn't.

Deidara shouted, "Where is he!?"

"Right here."

Naruto appeared right beside Sasori and give him a bear hug. He then began to increase his strength and started to crush Sasori slowly.

*Creak* *Creak*

Sasori felt his fake body being crushed and shouted, "Hey brat! Let go of me!"

Sasori used his scorpion tail to attack Naruto's back *Clang* but to his shock, the blade bounced off of his back. Naruto turned his back into metal which protected him.

Sasori shouted, "Let me go! AHHHHHH!"

Naruto continued to increase his strength and finally *Crunch* crushed his body. But to Naruto's confusion, the body broke into splinters. He realized that the body he crushed was made of wood. However, from the inside, something was definitely alive. Because when he crushed Sasori, *Splork* blood and organs sprayed out like a fountain.

Naruto looked inside the crushed wooden body and found another crushed body which looked like a young boy but this one was also made up of wood. So where did the blood and organ came from? He saw that there was a container which held the organs and blood. Must be some kind of living puppet. Naruto then stored the mangled puppet body into a scroll and plans to give it to the puppet user Kankurō. He could really use something like this.

Deidara was shocked and horrified at how easily and brutally his partner was killed by Naruto. He immediately took some clay and made some bombs which he threw at him.

Deidara did a single hand sign and said, "Katsu!"

The bombs exploded which made a huge dust cloud. He used this distraction to make a small clay bird. With a hand sign, the small clay bird poof into a much bigger bird. Deidara jumped on top of it and the bird flew out from the cave and into the sky. He knew that he wouldn't be able to take down Naruto as he was several levels above him. He would go back to Akatsuki and tell them of what he knows and saw about Naruto. However, he would not as he will die this day.

Naruto appeared at the entrance of the cave. He looked up and saw Deidara flying away on a big white bird. Naruto narrowed his eyes and slowly raised his right hand. He then pointed his index finger at the fleeing enemy and began to gather a huge amount of chakra at the tip of his finger. A small red orb began to form which made the nearby area tremble at the amount of chakra that was being used to make this.

When it was ready, Naruto said, "Cero."

*ZABOOM*

A huge red beam shot from his finger which traveled towards the fleeing Akatsuki member. Deidara sighed in relief that he was able to get away from that monster. But his relaxation was cut short when he felt huge amount of chakra coming towards him at immense speed. He quickly turned around and was only able to see a red beam coming towards him that engulfed him and the bird whole. He didn't even get to scream as he was disintegrated in seconds.

A Few miles Away From The Cave

A group of leaf ninja were dashing towards the cave but they were stopped right in their tracks when they felt a huge amount of chakra.

A pink haired kunoichi said, "What is this?"

A grey haired shinobi said, "I don't know what it is. Whoever is releasing this amount of chakra is very dangerous. Keep your guard up."

The pink haired kunoichi said, "Hai Sensei."

One of the ninja saw something in the sky and said, "Hey! Look at that!"

They all look in the sky and saw a person flying away on a white bird. Another ninja asked, "Who is that on the white bird?"

The grey hair shinobi looked closer and said, "That person is wearing black cloak with some red marks on them. He must be an Akatsuki member."

The other ninja said, "Do you think that he must be one of them who captured the Suna Jinchuriki?"

The pink haired kunoichi said, "Then why don't we let them have the demon? Good riddance."

The grey haired shinobi shook his head and said, "Even if that is true, we need to save him if we need an alliance with our village."

The pink haired kunoichi said, "I still say that the demon should be killed."

As the grey haired shinobi was about to say something, their eyes widen and jaws hit the ground when they saw a huge red beam hitting the flying Akatsuki member and was turned into ash. They look in shock and disbelief at what just happened.

The pink haired kunoichi said, "Wh-what just happened?"

The grey haired shinobi said, "I don't know but we need to see if the Kazekage is fine or not. Lets go!"

With that, they dashed towards the cave.

Back To Naruto

After killing the Akatsuki member, he ran back to Gaara and checked his pulse. There was none. Gaara was dead since his Tailed Beast was extracted. There was only one way to save Gara's life. He formed some hand signs and slammed them on the ground. He used Naraka Path to summon the King of Hell which appeared in a burst of purple flames.

Naruto lifted Gaara's body and put him in the mouth of the King of Hell who began to *Crunch* *Crunch* *Crunch* chew him. After chewing for a while, the King of Hell spit out Gaara and disappeared in a burst of purple flames. Naruto looked at Gaara an saw that he was fully healed and was breathing. He smiled and woke him up.

Gaara opened his eyes and looked at his savior. He said, "Naruto? Is that you?"

Naruto smiled and said, "Yep. It's me. I saved you from the Akatsuki but I was too late."

Gaara asked in confusion, "Late? Why? I feel fine."

Naruto said, "Well, before I came here, the Akatsuki have already extracted your Tail Beast."

Gaara's eyes widen and shouted, "What!? But I am alive! How can I be alive after having my Tailed Beast extracted!?"

Naruto said, "Oh. I kinda used one of my special abilities to ... bring-you-back-from-the-dead." He quickly said that last part.

Gaara blinked and began to process what he heard. After he did that, he said, "Are you saying that you brought me back from the dead? Is that what you said?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Uh yeah. I did that but only because you are my friend!"

Gaara smiled and this and said, "Thank you for saving me Naruto."

Naruto said, "Heh. No problem Gaara. That's what friends are for. Now lets get you back to your village."

As Naruto and Gaara exited the cave, they stopped when a group of leaf Ninja appeared in front of them. Naruto recognized two of them and looked at them like they were mere bugs to him.

Naruto said, "What's your kind doing here worms?"

The grey haired shinobi was Kakashi who said, "I could ask you the same thing demon."

Naruto said, "If you must know, I was here to save my friend. While I was here, I decided to kill those two Akatsuki members as well."

The pink haired kunoichi was Sakura who said, "What? How can someone like you kill them? You are nothing but a loser and a demon!"

Naruto said, "If that is what you see me as then I will act as a demon for your execution as well."

Sakura said in shock, "What!? Why would you do that!?"

Naruto said, "Did you really think that I would forget what that damn village did to me? Never. But thanks for reminding me. I will be making a visit to your village within a week."

Kakashi said, "Why would you return to our village if you hate it so much?"

Naruto said, "What else for? The destruction of the village and the execution of every damn civilian and ninja in it. None shall be spared."

The leaf ninjas were shocked that his hatred runs this deep. A new member of the team lunged at Naruto with a kunai and shouted, "I won't let you! Die demon!"

Naruto mentally controlled one of his orange orbs and send it flying towards the incoming enemy. When the orb made contact with the leaf ninja.

*Bssssss*

The leaf ninja was disintegrated to dust. Nothing was left behind of the ninja. The remaining leaf ninjas were terrified while Gaara was impressed with Naruto's abilities.

Naruto said, "Go back to that hell hole you call a village. Make peace with your God because he won't save you from my wrath. And don't bother running away from the village because I will know who are present in the village and who aren't. In one week I will come and I will judge you all. Have a lovely day. What's remains of it."

Naruto created a Garganta and he and Gaara walked into it which closed behind them, leaving a group of terrified leaf ninjas who immediately left for their village with dreaded news.

Two Days Later

Everything was going great for Uzushiogakure. Naruto spies informed him that the leaf village was in a panic as they tried to increase the defense of their village. They also began to teach strong jutsu to their ninjas in order to fight with Naruto but they will fall. Nothing will save them.

As he was stamping away at papers in his office with his clones, he detected a single person stepping on the island. Whoever this person was, was heading straight for his village. He sent his Uzu ninjas to bring that person to his office. A while later, the Uzu ninjas returned to his office with the intruder. Naruto looked at the person and saw that it was the former Slug princess and a Sennin, Tsunade.

Naruto dismissed his Uzu ninjas and said, "So, care to tell me why you, a leaf ninja of all dare to step one foot on this island? My village and home?"

Tsunade said, "I came to see you Naruto."

Naruto's eyes widen with amusement and said, "Really now? Why now of all time? What reason could you possibly have to see me? You never did come to see me in my younger days back in the shit hole of a village. So why now?"

Tsunade said, "To see if you are doing well."

Naruto said in shock, "To ... see ... me? Why would you even do that? Wasn't your hatred for me enough and now you want to check on me to see if I was doing alright? Huh ... Godmother?"

Tsunade's eyes widen and said, "You you know?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes Godmother. While I was going through several documents in Minato's office, I came across one file which stated of you and that trash Jiraiya of being my godparents. So tell me why do you suddenly care about me? Is it because you feel sorry for what you have done? Never being there for your godchild while he was growing up in a village that wanted nothing more than to beat and torture me for something I had no control over? Never caring for his well being but you and that scum Jiraiya were there for Menma and Narumi? Or is it that within 5 days, I will be coming to the leaf village and kill everyone there, not to mention yourself? Is that it?"

Tsunade lowered her head and said, "That's not true."

Naruto said, "Why should I believe you? With one word, I can have you dead right here, right now. 10 of my strongest Uzu ninjas are hidden in this office and just one of them can easily cut your head off. But I have something special planned for you. When I kill everyone in the leaf village and burn it to the ground, you will be tied to a post on top of the Hokage mountain and you will watch as the village that your grandfather built be burn to ash, along with the corpses of the village."

Tsunade looked down at the ground and said, "I'm sorry for not being there for you."

Naruto snarled, "Every time you came, you avoided me and went straight for my other siblings. You never cared about me till now that I have power to slaughter and destroy you and that damn village that you came to see me."

Tsunade asked, "What can I do to make it up to you?"

Naruto said, "I see that you have finally come to your senses about me but that idiot, happy go lucky fool that I use to act like died the day I plunged a kunai into my own heart."

Tsunade gasped in shock at that. He was hurt and despised so much that he committed suicide at such a young age.

Naruto continued, "Now the one who is sitting in front of you is a boy that has been brought back from the dead and groomed into a powerful man. What you see is what I am. A young child who had to grow up before I was even 5 years old. I never had a childhood in that village. I was never even held when I was a child as no one wanted to hold a demon. Not even my own parents! I was never loved or cared for growing up in that village. I was nothing more than a scapegoat for that village so that any fools of the village who lost a loved one could take their anger out on a defenseless child who was no more than 2 years old!!"

Tsunade cringed at the horrified truth and looked down in shame. Naruto calmed himself and said, "When I look at you, I only see a person who is on my kill list. Did you really think that coming here and ask me to spare that village and I would have simply done that because you asked me sincerely? I can only be what I was raised to be. Aren't you happy to see how I rose to be as? Since you and Jiraiya were my godparents after all."

Tsunade said, "I know that there is nothing I can do to make it up to you."

Naruto said, "There is a way."

This made Tsunade look up with a faint hope in her eyes. However, what he said next completely extinguished it.

Naruto said, "I want you to go back to the leaf village and kill every last child under the age of 10 in the village."

Tsunade gasped in shock and disbelief. She couldn't believe what he was asking her to do.

Tsunade said in shock, "You you can't mean that. They are only children. Innocent children."

Naruto said, "So what? I was an innocent child too. You didn't care about your own godchild when I was beaten and starved growing up. Killing off an entire generation of leaf village would be a simple thing for you. I know that sometime when I was beaten, you would see me suffer from afar and smile at it. If you can smile at a 3 year old child suffering, then you can easily kill children as well. That's the only way that I can ever forgive you."

Tsunade didn't say anything and looked down. Naruto continued, "However, I know that you are not going to do that. Instead you will just drink sake and try to forget all of your troubles. Always looking for a bottle of wine in hopes to find an answer to your problems."

Tsunade pleaded with him, "Naruto please. I know that your life was hell but isn't there a way for us to make it up to you? Do you want me to go down on my hands and knees and beg to be forgiven?"

Naruto said, "Why? Did you really think that going down on your knees and hands and begging me for forgiveness will make me forgive you? If I did that then tell me. When I went down on my knees and hands and begged the village to treat me like a human being? To be treated like a living being just like them? Why didn't they grant me that and started beating me. Why should I when I wasn't granted that?"

Tsunade pleaded, "Please Naruto. They know their mistake and they are asking for your forgiveness. Please forgive us."

Naruto said with icy cold blue eyes, "No. I will not forgive you or that damn village. I only want you to die along with the village."

Naruto created a Garganta and threw Tsunade into it which closed a few seconds later.

Konohagakure

In Minato's office, he was making plans to combat against his former son Naruto. All of his plans were destroyed by his mistake and now he, his family and the village was suffering. He sent Tsunade to Uzushiogakure in order to plead with Naruto. He can only hope that his former son would forgive him and the village for what they did to him.

Minato came out of his thought when a black void opened in his office and from it, a person fell out. He recognized who the person was. It was Tsunade and she was crying.

Minato quickly moved towards her and held her. He asked, "Tsunade! What happened? What did Naruto do?"

Tsunade said through her tears, "It's over Minato. It's over. We were wrong. This village has hurt Naruto too much. He can't forgive us for what we did. His hatred runs too deep for this village. He will come here in 5 days and he will kill everyone here. He will not stop until everyone who hurt him dies. He will destroy and burn this village down. There is nothing we can do to earn his forgiveness."

Minato was shocked by that and looked down in sorrow. He thought that with the passage of time, the hatred Naruto has for this village would evaporate and would forgive us but it looks like that will not happen. Not only that but he is coming here within 5 days to kill everyone and destroy the village. Minato shook his head and thought about plans to protect this village. If he is going down then he will go down while fighting his former son.

Two Days Later

As Naruto was enjoying his time with his friends and wives, he shivered when he felt the presence of a group of people landing on the island. The cause of his shiver was because he felt vile chakra coming from one person and he recognized it. Only one person has this kind of vile chakra and he didn't like him. No. Naruto despised this person for what he did to children.

Naruto told everyone to be on guard and guard the village's entrance. He created a Garganta and entered it which closed behind him.

Far Away From The Village

A grey hair ninja with glasses said, "Are you sure that is the famous Uzushiogakure, Orochimaru-sama?"

Orochimaru said, "Yes, Kabuto. That village right there is Uzushiogakure. I heard that a powerful man has rebuilt the village and is now ruling it. I can use him for my plans to destroy the leaf village."

Kabuto said, "Hmm. Great plan Orochimaru-sama. Is that why you have brought some of the Sound ninjas?"

Orochimaru nodded and said, "Yes, I did. If I am to appease the ruler with something, then they can be useful for my plan."

Kabuto said, "Lets go then. I am interested to meet who this ruler is."

Orochimaru said, "So am I Kabuto. So am I. If he is really a powerful man, then I can use him for my next vessel."

As they were walking towards the village, they stopped in their tracks when they felt something.

Orochimaru said, "Stay on your guard. I sense someone close and he is stronger than me."

His suspicion was proven when a black void opened in front of them. From it, a person walked out and the void closed behind him. Orochimaru looked at this person and was interested in his unique features.

The person said, "You do know that this is a private island that does not allow intruders like your group?"

Orochimaru said, "My apologies. I only came here to meet with the ruler of this village."

The person asked, "And why do you want to meet with him?"

Kabuto said, "We came here to make an alliance with your ruler."

The person said with amusement, "Hooo. Really? You want to make alliance with our rule? Even if that person was the one who foiled your plan with the leaf destruction?"

Orochimaru said in shock, "What!? How did you know about that?"

The person chuckled and said, "Because I am that person responsible for ruining your plan."

Orochimaru recognized him and shouted, "You!? So you are the new Kyuubi Jinchuriki. I heard so much about you from my sources. To think that the Yondaime's former eldest son, Naruto is here and ruling Uzushiogakure with his powers. You will make a great research subject indeed."

Naruto said, "I know something about you as well. Orochimaru, one of the Sennin who experimented on children in search of eternal youth or immortality."

Orochimaru asked, "And how do you about me and my invasion plan for the leaf village?"

Naruto said, "I simply came up on a group of sound ninjas and interrogated them. They told me everything before I killed them. I also knew that Kabuto was a spy for you given his track record in the chunin exam was his track record of failures to complete it seven times."

Orochimaru said, "Clever boy. You have a sharp mind. I know about your hatred for the leaf village. I know what the village did to you. I know what your former family did to you. If you were to team up with me, we could destroy the leaf village. Isn't that what you want deep within your heart? To wipe the leaf village off the face of the map?"

Naruto said, "While I should be tempted by your offer Orochimaru, I'm not the least bit impressed by it. What do I gain by joining you? Nothing. What do you gain from this? Everything and anything that I and IF I let you study me. Something I won't let happen. So you might as well slither back to your snake pit while I am feeling merciful."

Orochimaru shouted, "Insolent brat! I will take great pleasure in hurting not only you but that village of yours and friends of your as well."

Naruto glared at him and said, "Then you are an even bigger fool then I thought you were from the start of the conversation. I chose to let you go but you spat on it. Now you will feel my wrath."

Orochimaru shouted, "What makes you think that I should be afraid of you!?"

As Orochimaru moved to perform a jutsu, he found Naruto in front of him in an instant after hearing the loud static sound.

*Bash*

Orochimaru then felt his chest cave in after being hit by a palm thrust. He flew back and *Crash* crashed into a tree.

Naruto said, "Because you will fear me."

Kabuto saw this and shouted, "Orochimaru-sama!"

Orochimaru turned into dirt and was revealed to be a Mud Clone. He appeared behind Naruto and said, "Fast. You are much faster than your father. You are indeed his child. You will make a great vessel for me."

Orochimaru punched him but to his dismay, Naruto caught his hand and *Crack* broke the limb like it was a twig before pulling him forward and *Bash* delivered an elbow to the chest. However, Orochimaru's whole body turned to dirt again.

Naruto said, "This is getting old and boring real fast Orochimaru. Why not fight me for real instead of hiding behind your Mud Clones?"

Orochimaru appeared above Naruto and said, "Be careful what you wish for boy. You just might get it! Summoning Jutsu!"

*Poof*

Orochimaru summoned a huge snake. He stood on the snake head and said, "Attack him! Eat him!"

The massive snake then lunged at Naruto who just stood there with a bored expression.

Naruto said, "Fool."

Naruto then raised his right hand and stretched out his palm extended. Orochimaru saw this and thought, 'He is going to use that huge red beam thing that one of my spies in the leaf village told me about?' He then leaped off the snake's head in fear of the attack but to his shock, that didn't happen. Instead something else happened.

Naruto pointed his palm towards the snake's face and said one word, "Bala."

From his palm, a concentrated yellow bullet shot out towards the snake head at immense speed.

*Splork*

The yellow bullet easily shot through the snake's head and killed it instantly. Blood sprayed out from the hole in its head.

*Poof*

The snake disappeared in a puff of white smoke. Orochimaru and his underlings were shocked as they saw how easily Naruto was handling him and the huge snake.

Naruto looked at the snake Sennin and said, "Are you done yet Orochimaru? I have my own plan to destroy the leaf village and you are boring me right now. Get off of my island."

Orochimaru became red with rage and shouted, "Insolent brat! Lets see how you handle an entire army of snakes. Ten Thousand Snakes Wave!"

Orochimaru opened his mouth and a countless number of summoned snakes crawl out from his mouth.

The number of snakes were so overwhelming that they formed a wall of snakes that crawled towards Naruto.

Naruto said, "I'm not impressed."

This further angered Orochimaru and he shouted, "You will be right before you die!"

The snakes that were coming towards Naruto, opened their mouths and a long sword came out from each of their mouths. Naruto looked at the swords and saw that it was laced with poison.

Naruto said, "While it is slightly more interesting than your previous attacks, it is ultimately pointless in the face of death. Explosion Style Exploding Palm!"

Naruto pulled back his right fist and punched that wall of snakes right in the center.

*BOOM*

A huge explosion was released from Naruto's fist that destroyed all of the snakes who screamed out in pain as their bodies were torn apart from the powerful explosion. Orochimaru looked in disbelief at how one of his powerful jutsu was completely useless against Naruto and that he was able to use another rare element.

Naruto said, "Still think you are in my league Orochimaru?"

Orochimaru glared at Naruto but his hunger to tame such incredible power did not leave him. If anything, this display of power only further drove his hunger and desire in claiming the Rikudō Sennin for his research.

Orochimaru thought, 'I already have the Uchiha brat at my place. However, this boy in front of me is far more interesting. If I could claim his body for my own, then I won't even need to ally myself with anyone. I can simple become a God among men and rule over this world without opposition and all I need to do is claim his body for myself.'

Naruto said, "If you have nothing else in your pathetic arsenal, I'll be taking my leave and you should get off of this island. This is your last chance I am giving you."

Naruto began to walk away and he had clearly senses the snake Sennin was enraged by being dismissed yet again.

In Orochimaru's mind, the cautious side of him was clearly shouting at him that he should retreat and get out of here right NOW! However, his lust for power and the knowledge to make himself truly immortal was preventing it from being heard. Orochimaru's wounded pride also helped as the Sannin's upbringing in being considered the best shinobi of his generation based on his younger years being the Sandaime's favored student had howled in fury and demanded something to be done!

However, what Orochimaru failed to realize that his pride is his own power that had always been his greatest strength and at the same time .... it was his greatest weakness.

Orochimaru thought in rage, 'I'll show him who is pathetic.'

While Naruto's back was facing him, Orochimaru extend his neck to impossible lengths towards him with the intent to bite the boy and give him a Curse Mark.

He saw that Naruto didn't react to the incoming attack which assured him of his victory. However, because of this, Orochimaru ignored every single warning signal his instinct was saying "STOP!", which were basically screaming at him. But Orochimaru ignored them and *Chomp* bit down on Naruto's neck.

*Clang* *Crack*

Or rather he tried to bite down on Naruto's neck but it felt like his teeth had tried to pierce metal. He was so shocked that his teeth not only failed to pierce Naruto's flesh but also felt his snake like fangs break. Because of this shock, he failed to see Naruto grabbing him by his extended neck with his left hand. His fear increased when he saw Naruto glaring at him with his blue eyes. It was clear to him that Naruto was angry by this act.

Naruto said, "I warned you many times to leave this island but no. Your pride has proven not only to be your greatest weakness but your very downfall in this fight. And as we all know when it comes after over reaching from too much pride Orochimaru, the fall being in the form of death in this case ... is upon you."

Naruto squeezed the snake Sannin's neck and found that he was not a clone of any element. This was the real Orochimaru in his grasp.

In an attempt to stop Naruto from killing him, Orochimaru said, "We can ... work something .. out!"

Naruto said, "You have nothing I want. You have nothing I need. You are simply obsolete."

Orochimaru tried to retract his neck but failed against Naruto's strength. Instead his body came towards his head.

Orochimaru rasped out, "I can ... help you ... get your ... revenge."

Naruto said, "You? Help me? That's like a god asking a mere insect for help in something as small as moving a rock in its path. No. I can destroy that leaf village all by myself. They are no more challenge to me. Not anymore.

Naruto glared at the snake bastard's eyes who desperately tried to free himself but couldn't even budge him.

Naruto said, "I had originally planned to let you go but now ... now I have decided to kill you. I gave you many chances to leave but you didn't take it and kept on pushing your luck. I also can't let you live for all the things you have done to the young children in your underground lab. Goodbye Orochimaru."

Naruto then used his aging power and to Orochimaru's horror, he felt his body beginning to age at an accelerate rate.

Orochimaru shouted, "Kabuto! Help me!"

Kabuto charged at Naruto as he shouted, "Let Orochimaru-sama go brat!"

*Bash*

Only to be kicked aside by Naruto without even looking at him as he glared at the dying Sannin in his grasp.

'No! This can't be happening! It can't end like this! I must become a God! I must become a true immortal!' thought Orochimaru as he tried to free himself from Naruto's grasp but found the boy's grip was too strong and his own strength was leaving him.

Within the span of a few seconds, which to the man felt like hours, the infamous shinobi known as Orochimaru of the legendary three Sannin aged, decayed and ultimately died as his whole body was turned to dust.

The sound ninjas looked at Naruto in horror and fear. Their master Orochimaru was a very powerful shinobi but against Naruto, he was nothing more than a genin. His fight with Naruto was like a rabbit going against a lion. Kabuto on the other hand was seething mad since he lost his master.

Kabuto shouted with rage, "How dare you kill Orochimaru-sama!"

Kabuto charged at Naruto with Chakra Scalpel with intent to cut his muscles and veins. However, Naruto didn't fight him. He instead opened a Garganta when Kabuto lunged and dived into the void instead of his target. The void closed and in some other part of the element nation, Kabuto was spat out from it.

Naruto looked at the remaining sound ninjas and said, "So, what are you going to do now that your master is dead?"

The sound ninjas looked at each other and one of them said, "We should be saying thank you for killing Orochimaru."

Naruto asked in confusion, "Why are you thanking me for killing your master?"

A sound ninja said, "We didn't willingly join him. Orochimaru found us and forced us to join his village and be his experimental subjects. But now, we are free."

Naruto said, "So, what are you all going to do now?"

A sound ninja said, "We will simply go back to our village and tell the rest of them the good news."

Naruto nodded and said, "Okay. I see that you all are not evil like Orochimaru. So, in that case, I would like your village to in an alliance with my village. How's that sound?"

The sound ninjas were stunned and said, "Are you really wanting us to be in an alliance with your village?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. That's right. With the death of Orochimaru, your village is free from his influence. This may also signal other small villages to attack your village because of this. SO, to protect your village, an alliance with my village will protect yours."

The sound ninjas were shocked to hear that the very person who killed Orochimaru and freed them from his rule was now giving them an alliance with his village for their protection.

The sound ninja smiled and accepted the alliance. Naruto opened a Garganta for the sound ninjas to return them back to their village.

One Day Later

As Naruto was busy with his ruling duty, a bird flew into the office from the open window and landed on his desk. He looked at the bird and saw a small scroll attached to its leg. He took the scroll, opened it and began to read it. As he read, his face became from shock to anger. After he was finished reading, he opened a Garganta and walk into it which closed behind him.

Konohagakure Kushina's Room

In a room in the Namikaze compound, Kushina sat on her bed. Her state was one of madness. Her hair were untidy and her eyes were red from constant crying over the fact that she has lost her eldest son who now hates her. When she saw her son tell her that he didn't need her anymore in his life with hate filled eyes. That look he gave tore her heart apart. Never has she seen him with those kinds of eyes. She wanted to do anything for his forgiveness but it didn't look like he would. Not after what she heard a few days ago about Naruto declaring coming back to this village just to kill everyone who hurt him.

Kushina knew that she is one is her son's main targets and she accepted this. She accepted to be killed by her son's hand. But then her mind told her about not dirtying Naruto's hand when she could just end her life with her own hands. Yes. This may be the only way to have her son forgive her in her death. So she took a kunai and slowly brought its sharp end toward her neck. She closed her eyes and slowly began to cut her neck. She could feel the blade cutting her flesh but she didn't flinch. She kept on saying sorry to her son but her blade was knocked out from her hand. As she opened her eyes to see who it was, she felt someone hitting her in the back of her neck. As darkness was taking over her sight, she managed to see a glimpse of the person. All she could see were whisker marks which she recognized.

As Kushina's vision blacked out, she manage to choke out, "Naruto ... please ... forgive me ..."

After saying this, Kushina fell on the ground unconscious. Naruto heard her plea and ignored it for now. He needed to confirm something. Naruto bent down and turned Kushina over her stomach with her back facing upwards. He then pushed aside her hair and looked behind her neck. At first he didn't see anything. So he used his Rinnegan which from his point of view revealed a seal on the back of Kushina's neck. Naruto gritted his teeth and pulled out a black seal. He brought the blank seal near the one on Kushina's neck.

Naruto did a single hand sign and said, "Seal Transfer."

The seal on Kushina's neck melted away and slowly flowed towards the blank seal where it formed the exact seal that was on her neck. Naruto put the seal in his pocket and opened a Garganta. He grabbed Kushina and walked into the void with her which closed behind them.

Uzushiogakure

Naruto brought Kushina back to his village and into his house. He put her in one of the empty rooms.

Mikoto saw this and asked, "Naruto-kun. Why is she here?"

Naruto said, "Hi mom. I just found out that there was this strange seal behind her neck that may have been controlling her."

Mikoto's eyes widen and said, "What? A seal? Who would have put such a seal on her?"

Naruto said, "I don't know but I can guess. Can you please look after her while I study the seal that was placed on her?"

Mikoto smiled and nodded. She said, "Of course Naruto-kun."

Naruto said with a smile, "Thanks mom. I will be in my room, studying the seal."

Naruto went away to study the seal while Mikoto began to look after Kushina. She said, "Kushina. Lets just hope that whatever that seal did to you, he may forgive you."

One Day Later

After studying the seal for a day, he found out what it was and he didn't like the result. It was an obedience seal that was controlling Kushina. There is only one person that would place such a seal on her. Minato.

Naruto gritted his teeth in anger. How dare that bastard Minato treat his wife like a pet! Naruto tensed his muscles in rage that several pops and cracks emitted from his body. Because of his rage, he unconsciously released his killing intent and everyone throughout the village felt this. After calming himself down, he stoped his killing intent and began to think about killing Minato for this.

Naruto just can't wait to destroy Minato and that damn village. Only one more day and goodbye leaf village.

One More Day Later
Konohagakure

It is time. Naruto appeared a few distances away from Konohagakure. Finally, it's time for this damn village to be destroyed from the face of the earth. Naruto looked at the village from afar and saw that the whole village was barricaded and several ninjas and ANBU patrol the outer part of the village.

Naruto said, "So they are expecting me, huh? Well, why don't I just go and say hello to them?"

With that Naruto dashed towards the village in a straight line. As he approached the village, several ninjas detected him. Some went inside the village to alarm the others while the rest dashed towards Naruto to engage him.

Naruto smirked and used his orbs to spin around him like a defensive sphere. The ninjas who didn't know what the orbs were, attacked them. The result, *BZZZZ* they were erased from existence when they made contact with the orbs. A small number of ninjas were erased which stopped the other ninjas from attack Naruto directly.

Naruto smirked at that and said, "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

*Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof*

A thousand shadow clones appeared out of no where. All of the clones attacked and killed all the ninjas that were outside of the village. After that, the clones jumped over the walls and barricade and entered the leaf village. Inside the village all of the ninjas were waiting for him along with Tsunade, Kakashi, Sakura, Minato, Menma and Narumi.

Minato said, "So you have finally come here have you."

Naruto said, "That's right. I did promise to destroy this village and I never go back on my promise."

Kakashi said, "A demon's promise is nothing but a betrayal."

Naruto said, "On the contrary, demons must keep their promises. When a human makes a promise, they can always break it. However, when a demon promises something, then they never break it because their honor depends on it."

Sakura said, "Whatever. A demon is still a demon and they should be killed!"

Naruto said, "I would have preferred to be born as a demon rather than a pathetic human."

Menma said, "You trash! How dare you show your face here after what you did!?"

Narumi said, "You should have been killed the moment you were born!"

Naruto said, "I see that your tongues have been reattached. Probably Tsunade's work."

Tsunade said, "I saved their tongues and attached them myself cause I am their godparent."

Naruto said, "And you were suppose to be mine as well but you were blind like every fool in this village and only saw me for the Kyuubi's reincarnation and nothing else."

Minato said, "Naruto, please. Don't destroy this village. This is where you were born. This is your home."

Naruto said, "Not anymore. This village never was and will never be my home. Also, I need to talk with you about a certain seal that I found on the back of Kushina's neck."

Naruto pulled out a seal and showed everyone. Minato looked like he was caught with his hand in a cookie jar.

Kakashi said, "What's that seal suppose to be?"

Naruto said, "A few days ago, I visited Kushina and found out that she was about to kill herself. I knocked her out and my eyes caught something behind her neck. This seal was on the back of her neck. Now you must be asking what a seal was doing there and on Kushina's neck no less? Well, why don't you ask your beloved Hokage about this seal?"

Everyone looked at Minato who began to sweat under their gaze. He said, "I don't know what that seal is. I have never seen that kind of seal in my life."

Naruto snorted, "Of course you would lie about this. Well, I'll just tell everyone what the seal is. This seal here that was on Kushina is an obedience seal!"

Everyone's eyes widen at that. Menma shouted, "How dare you put that seal on mother!?"

Naruto said, "Are you a dumbass? I just told you that I found this seal on her back. Beside, what would I get If I place this seal on her? There is only one person who could have placed the obedience seal on Kushina and that is her husband. Isn't that right Minato?"

Minato stutter, "No! I d-didn't d-do t-that! I never w-would do t-that to Kushina!"

Naruto said, "I did find it suspicious why Kushina would never listen to me but I simply passed it on as her negligence to me. This seal explains everything about all the fuck ups in my life. You only wanted Kushina to listen to you and obey every word you said and she followed it. I was planning on killing her but with this, she gets to live but I can't say the same for the rest of you."

Minato said, "Now now Naruto. Why don't we talk about this in a civilized manner?"

Menma shouted, "Enough lies! I will show you who your better is!"

Narumi shouted, "Yeah! You have caused a lot of trouble for this village! Now you will die!"

Naruto said, "I agree with both of you. The time for talk has finished. It's time I end all of you. Get ready all of you. This will be a Massacre!"

Play this awesome music for the slaughter.

With a signal both the leaf ninjas and Naruto's clone charged at each other. With roars and screams both sides attacked with everything they had.

*Bash* *Clang* *Slash* *Crack* *Crash* *Wham* *Boom* *Cling* *Crash* *Crack* *Boom* *Bash*

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"GGYYHHHHAAAAAAAAA!"

"MY ARM!"

"MY LEG!"

"MY SPLINE!"

"MY EYES!"

"My BALLS!"

"MEDIC!"

"WE NEED BACK UP!"

"WE ARE THE BACK UP!"

Well, except for the clones who were much stronger than the leaf ninjas. When a ninja would use Taijutsu, the clones would block and deflect their attacks as they dish out their own deadly blows killing them. When a ninja would use an elemental jutsu, the clones would either backhand the incoming jutsu and send one of their own jutsu at their enemies or they would just turn their skin into metal and take the jutsu head on without taking any damage and then kill them.

It was a completely one sided battle as the clones of Naruto were much superior. 80% of the clones were fighting and slaughtering the leaf ninjas while the rest 20% clones snuck away from the battle and entered every house and took away the children after knocking them unconscious. He was saving the young ones who didn't do anything to him or were corrupted by their parents views. He also did the same with the civilians but there were only a few of them to save while the rest were corrupt arrogant people.

As the 20% clones were busy taking out the children and innocent people from the village, the rest 80% clones were slaughtering the ninjas like animals. The clones who were fighting with Menma and Narumi were observing the backs of their necks for any kind of obedience seal. Their necks were clean. So they used their Rinnegan to spot for any kind of seal on their bodies but couldn't find any. Menma and Narumi were clean which means that they have been corrupted by the village and Minato. So they must die.

The clones beat and captured Tsunade and was taken to the top of the Hokage mountain and was tied to a post. There she was forced to see how Naruto's clones were slaughtering the leaf ninjas. Some clones even destroyed buildings and homes with their fists or jutsu. She helplessly sees the beginning of the end of her grandfather's village.

Naruto was fighting with Minato in one on one. Minato was having a hard time fighting with Naruto who was easily dodging his attacks and overpowering Taijutsu. Every attack that Naruto dish out felt like a sledge hammer. While Minato fought Naruto, he was also aware of his surroundings as he could see his leaf ninjas being slaughtered like insects. He gritted his teeth at the loss of his shinobis. Minato took out one of his special Flying Thunder God Kunai.

Minato said, "I'm sorry Naruto for everything that has happened in your life but I am needed for this village. You must understand that everything I did was for the good of the village."

Naruto snorted at that and said, "How can one child's suffering be good for the village? No sane village would have done that to a mere child let alone harm him. You have become delusional in your act as Hokage. For the good of the world, you and this village must be destroyed."

Minato said, "Then I must kill you to protect this village."

Minato threw one of his tri pronged kunai at Naruto who dodged it by simply tilting his head to the side. However, when the Kunai flew beside his head, Minato disappeared from his sight. Naruto immediately used "Pesquisa" to detect where Minato was and he detected him to be behind him.

Minato used the Flying Thunder God Kunai to get behind Naruto and he aimed his kunai at the back of Naruto's heart. Naruto was not a least bit afraid. In fact, he quickly made a plan that would hurt Minato very much. He looked to his left and saw Narumi who was busy fighting his clones. With a smirk, he made a single hand sign and it was done.

Minato who was behind Naruto, quickly *Shik* shoved his kunai into Naruto's back and into his death. A one hit kill. He grinned that he finally was able to land a killing blow. Now his village was saved. However, his grin fell when he saw that the nearby clones were still fighting. How can that be? He just killed Naruto.

Minato looked back at Naruto who he just killed but to his shock and horror, it was not Naruto. Instead in place of Naruto was someone else and that someone else was very close to Minato. It was his daughter. Narumi Uzumaki Namikaze. He killed his own daughter with his own kunai.

Narumi didn't know what happened. One second, she was fighting a clone and the next second she was somewhere else and found something stabbing her heart from her back. She looked back in horror at the one who stabbed her. It was her own father. Narumi died right there after seeing who killed her.

Minato released his kunai in horror and grabbed her daughter's lifeless corpse in his hand. He was too much horrified when he saw her daughter's betrayed eyes.

Minato shook his head in denial and said, "Nonononono ... this can't be happening ... Narumi .. please open your eyes ... please don't close them ... open your eyes Narumi ... Please open your eyes! Narumi!"

How did this happen? Simple. Naruto simply switched places with Narumi with Body Replacement Jutsu. Since Minato put one of his own sons under suffering and torture, then he can also kill one of his own. And that is exactly what he did. He made Minato kill his own daughter with his own hands.

"How dare you do that to Narumi!?"

Naruto looked to his left side and saw Kakashi charging at him with a kunai. He swung the kunai towards Naruto who simply stopped it by grabbing his arm.

Naruto glared at him and said, "It seems I have to deal with you myself. I have allowed you to live long enough. It's time you die."

Naruto brought his left palm right in front of Kakashi's face and said, "Shinra Tensei."

*Boom*

With a Shinra Tensei released right into Kakashi's face at point black range, his whole head *Splork* exploded from the force.

Bones, flesh and brain matter flew in different direction while his headless corpse was launched back. Kakashi Hatake, the son of Konoha's White Fang Sakumo Hatake, died with his head exploding.

Naruto looked down at Kakashi's corpse like it was an insignificant insect to him. With all of the jutsu Kakashi has copied, Naruto thought that he would've used some powerful jutsu against him but in the end, without the Sharingan, he was nothing.

Minato slowly put Narumi's corpse on the ground and stood on his feet. His eyes were covered by his hair and he was trembling with rage at how Naruto made him kill his daughter. He will not let this go. He will kill him and destroy Uzushiogakure!

Minato shouted, "You bastard! How dare you ruin my plans! I will kill you! I will destroy your village! I will take everything you love and destroy it!"

Minato lunged at him and swung his kunai around like a mad man. Because he was blinded by his rage, his attacks were sloppy which Naruto was easily able to dodge. After a while, Minato became frustrated and threw his Flying Thunder God Kunai at Narutos head while forming a Rasengan in one of his hand. Naruto ducked under the kunai and when it was behind him, Minato appeared where the Kunai was with his Rasengan.

Minato shouted, "Die! You demon! Rasengan!"

Minato then slammed the Rasengan on Naruto's back.

*Boom*

A crater was from on the ground from the Rasengan and Naruto laid in the center of it. Minato grinned like a maniac when he saw blood spraying. He began to laugh when he saw that Naruto wasn't moving from the ground which indicated that he was dead.

Minato said in a smug tone, "This is your punishment for going against me and ruining my plans! Did you really think that you can go against someone like me!? I am the hero of the third shinobi war! I am the Yellow Flash! I am the Yondaime Hokage! Minato Namikaze! And you are dead! Hahahahahaha!"

"No. Your kin is dead, that's what it is."

Minato whipped his head in the direction of that voice and saw Naruto standing there without a single scratch. What's more he discovered that it was silent. Why? This was suppose to be a battle field. He looked around and his eyes widen in shock. All of the leaf ninjas were dead on the ground and he was surrounded by clones. He looked around but couldn't find one person that he was looking for. Where was his son?

Naruto said, "If you are looking for your son then why don't you look down at your feet."

Dread began to fill Minato's stomach as he slowly looked down. With each second, he prayed not to be what he think it was. However, when he looked down, his eyes widen in horror. There lying in the center of the crater was not Naruto but his own son Menma.

Menma laid in the crater with a huge hole in his back that went straight through his chest. The Rasengan drilled its way straight through his chest, killing him with a single blow. Menma Uzumaki Namikaze died by the hands of his own father.

Tears began to fall from Minato's eyes at the lose of not only his daughter but his son as well.

Naruto said, "Oh look at that guys. He can cry."

The clones began to laugh and mocked Minato which only made him angry. Minato charged at Naruto with eyes full of rage.

Minato shouted, "I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

*Bash*

Naruto punched Minato in the face and said, "Not likely. It's the other way around you bastard."

*Bash* *Crash* *Crack* *Bash*

Then began the time for Minato's bashing. Naruto himself beat the crap out of him while the rest of the clones cheered for him. Naruto punched, kicked, elbowed and kneed Minato and heavily bruised him along with breaking most of his bones. By the time he was done, Minato was barely standing on one leg while he bled heavily. His other leg and arms were broken. His ribs were crushed and his face looked like someone hit him with a sledge hammer.

Minato knew that he would not last long, so he did one desperate move. He took one of his special kunai in his mouth and lunged at Naruto with intent to stab his heart. However, as soon as he came close to Naruto, a third arm came out from his back and it split into five long metallic ropes that wrapped around Minato which restricted his movement.

Minato asked in shock, "What is this?"

Naruto said, "This is simply one of the abilities I gained from having the Rinnegan. It's called the Asura Path which allows me to mechanize my body into anything. Like this for example."

Naruto raised his right hand which *Clink* *Clink* split apart and formed into a small cannon. He then pointed the cannon at Minato's face and began *Wirllllll* to charged it with huge amount of chakra.

Naruto said, "I call this a Mini Chakra Cannon. Thought it takes a few seconds to charge but the end result is so much worth it."

'No! it can't end like this! I must escape from here by any means necessary!' thought Minato.

Minato tried to use his Flying Thunder God Kunai to teleport himself away but he found out he couldn't. His eyes widen in disbelief and tried again but it was the same result. Why couldn't he teleport?

Naruto saw this and said, "You must have tried to teleport yourself from here, didn't you? I knew you would do that since you are a coward. So I took the opportunity to order my clones to take possession of any of your Flying Thunder God Kunai that were lying around and stored them into a scroll. They also raided your compound and took everything. My clones were also able to spot your teleportation seals around the village and destroyed them. Now you don't have any means to teleport anywhere."

Minato's eyes widen a that and shouted, "No! I can't die! My village needs me! I must live to protect them and my village!"

Naruto said, "You don't have anything to protect anymore. You are the only one remaining alive. And now you die."

Naruto aimed his chakra cannon at Minato who shouted, "Damn you demon! Damn you to hell! I should have killed you the moment your were born! I should have-"

*ZABOOM*

Naruto fired the chakra cannon which vaporized the upper half of Minato's body. Only his lower body from the waist down was left. Naruto retracted the metallic ropes back and formed it into his hand. The third arm then went back inside his body. His chakra cannon also transformed back into his normal hand. Now that everyone was dead he needs to destroy his village from the face of the earth but there is still one more person left alive.

With a "Sonido" Naruto appeared on the Hokage mountain and walked beside the tied up Tsunade whose eyes were lifeless as she stared down at the dead village.

Naruto said, "How's the view Tsunade? Lovely isn't it."

Tsunade didn't say anything. Naruto said, "Well whatever. Everyone is dead. Your ninjas are dead. Your Hokage is dead. Your godchildren are dead by the hands of their own father. Now only you remain."

Tsunade remained silent and Naruto said, "Oh wait. I got a little surprise for you Tsunade. You better see it because I will only be doing this once."

Naruto pointed both of his palms at the center of the village and gathered a huge amount of chakra into his hands.

Naruto shouted, "Shinra Tensei!"

*BOOOOM*
*RUUMMMAAABBBLLLEEEEE*
*CCRRRUUMMMBBLLLEEEEE*

Naruto released a massive force that was released from the center of the village. The invisible force spread in every direct and pushed anything aside, forming a huge crater.

When the force was finished, the leaf village was nothing more than a huge crater. Tsunade looked with wide eyes at the destruction of her beloved village. Everything in the village was pushed away to the side. Building were crushed, shops were destroyed, the roads crumbled into pieces and the corpses mixed with all of these things.

Naruto said, "I'm not done yet. Do it."

A clone jumped from the mountain and landed in the center of the crater. The clone formed some hand signs and slammed it on the ground and shouted, "Lava Style Magma Eruption!"

The ground began to tremble violently and then it exploded.

*Boom*

The center of the crater exploded and from it lava began to erupt like a volcano.

Huge amounts of lava just kept on flowing out from the hole which then began to fill the crater. Soon the whole leaf village was drowned in lava which burned and melted everything it touched. The walls of the village were melted and lava flowed outside of the village.

After completely destroying the leaf village, Naruto said, "Now I am done. Phew. What a hard work that was.

Naruto pulled out a blade and brought it near Tsunade's neck. He said, "Now any last thing you need to say before you join them in the after life?"

Tsunade chocked out her last words, "... I'm so sorry Naruto. For everything ..."

Naruto said, "A little to late for that, don't you think so too? Whatever. I just hope that you will make the correct decisions in your second life. Goodbye Tsunade."

*Slash*

Naruto cut off Tsunade's head and threw her body into the lava. After that was done and the village destroyed. His revenge was done.

Naruto said, "Finally. They are dead. The village is no more. Nothing more than a memory. Now I can go back to my family."

As Naruto was about to open a Garganta, he stops and looked down at the Hokage mountain.

Naruto said, "Oh yeah. There is still one more thing for me to do in order to completely erase the leaf village."

Naruto flew into the air and pointed his hand towards the Hokage mountain.

Naruto said, "Banshō Ten'in."

*RRUUUMMMBBBLLLEEEEEEE*

The whole mountain began to tremble and slowly it detached itself from the ground and flew up towards Naruto. As the mountain was coming closer to him, he quickly pushed his hand down and pointed at the center of the now destroyed leaf village. The mountain that was coming towards Naruto quickly changed its direction and flew down towards the destroyed village and crashed into the lava.

*Crash* *Throom*

The whole mountain shattered into smaller pieces and fell into the lava. With that last thing which defined the leaf village destroyed, his revenge was done. Naruto opened a Garganta and entered it which closed behind him. The rest of the children and few people who were evacuated from the village were brought back to Uzushiogakure where their minds were wiped clean by the Yamanaka Clan and were given a new life in the village.

A Few Days Later
Amegakure (Village Hidden by Rain)

In a dark room, there were the remaining Akatsuki members who were Pain, Konan, Zetsu, Tobi, Sasuke Uchiha, Karin, Suigetsu Hozuki and Jūgo.

Konan

Konan is a kunoichi from Amegakure and a founding member of the original Akatsuki. After Yahiko's death, she was partnered with Nagato, who had since taken control of Akatsuki, and was the only member to call him by his name.

Konan is a relatively tall woman who had short, straight blue hair, amber eyes with lavender eye shadow, and a labret piercing. She wears a large light blue paper flower in her hair since she was a child. Her facial expression was usually neutral. She wears the Akatsuki cloak and her Akatsuki ring on her right middle finger. She also wore orange nail polish. Underneat her Akatsuki mantle, she wore a revealing navy blue robe, with a large hemline on the front, and exposed her arms, her back, the lateral part of her breast and her belly, with her navel being surrounded by four more piercings. She wears her headband is on her right hip. She also wore a pair of blue pants that also functioned as her shoes, with white high heels.

Zetsu

At present nothing is known about this being, only that they are two half joined together to form one being who has a Venus flytrap-like extensions that emerged from their sides, enveloping their head and upper body as a shell, which they were able to open and close. Also, its signature technique was "Mayfly", which allowed him to merge with the ground to quickly travel to a new location.

Pain roared in anger, "This is unacceptable!"

Pain was very angry. He was beyond angry at anything he had ever felt before in his life and his rage was felt by all the remaining Akatsuki members.

Zetsu said, "The Kyuubi's Jinchuriki is more powerful than we anticipated. He went after Sasori first and didn't even give him a chance to fight. After killing him, he was able to withstand Deidara's explosive clay before incinerating him out of the sky with some long range attack. This boy is really something who has killed most of us like they were nothing more than insects to him."

Pain shouted, "I don't care! First Kisame and then Itachi. Then Hidan and Kakuzu. Now Sasori and Deidara are gone too. This whole situation has gone on far enough! All of the Jinchurikis have been caught and their beast extracted. Except for the eight tails and nine tails Jinchuriki."

Konan said, "So you are going after the Kyuubi Jinchuriki?"

Pain said, "Yes. Not just him but the eight tails as well. We need to execute the plan which has been put off long enough. First we will need to capture the eight tails. Sasuke Uchiha and his group will go after him and capture him."

Konan said, "This is a risky move Pain. The eight tails Jinchuriki is being heavily guarded which will be a very difficult challenge in itself. Not to mention that he is the brother of the Raikage."

Pain grabbed her by the neck said with narrow eyes, "Are you questioning your god Konan?"

Konan was taken back when she saw in his eyes and how much he has changed into something else.

Konan said, "N-No Pain-sama."

Pain let her go and said, "Good. Now follow me. We have a mission to complete."

He ignored the sorrowful look on Konan. She thought, 'Have we fallen so far from our goals? Our convictions we long since lived by?'

Konan thought that the man she knew as her friend would never have chocked her with his hand and called himself a God while questioning the women of her loyalties. She now realized that the man behind the form of Pain was gone and that things needed to change soon before it was too late.

But the question is how .... Or some red head Sage would be the key to her problem.

A Few Days Later
Uzushiogakure

Pain arrived at Uzushiogakure while hiding his original self away from the village. Pain glared at the village with an intense hatred burning in his eyes as the failure of his organization awoke with the day. He knew that this village was responsible for getting in his way and killing his organization's members. However the specific person in all of this was none other than Naruto himself as he had a hand in all of his member's death.

'THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!'

Pain thought 'Okay boy! Lets see how you handle a true God amongst men of this world?'

Pain then summoned his Six Paths. In a poof of white smoke, five more people appeared that looked just like him.

Pain and his Six Paths began to walk towards Uzushiogakure. However, before he and his other selves could reach the village, they were stopped in their tracks when one of his own members stood in his path. One member who was with him the whole time in his life. Konan.

Konan pleaded with him, "Pain, please wait! You must stop this. This is wrong. This is not you."

Pain and his Six Paths narrowed their eyes at her. He said, "You are against this? Why? Why are you against this? Don't you remember our goal is to end the suffering of this world? Remove the fangs of these Shinobi village and make us the pointed tip of the sword at the world's throat so people wouldn't constantly destroy each other?"

Konan said, "I do remember, but while our motives are pure, our means to accomplish are not. The man that I knew would never have gone this far. You didn't even use your power to bring others back to life on the Jinchuriki we captured after their demons were extracted. The man I knew before would have used it to bring the poor people back to life after the process was over. Now you wish to fight the Uzushiogakure, kill all that lives in it and just for one of the last Jinchuriki in this village. You are not acting like the man I knew."

Pain said, "We have to change with the time Konan. If we don't, then we will be swept away by the sands of time and all we have been trying to accomplish along with it. I am no longer the man you knew and cannot be again."

Pain began to walk forward again but Konan stood in his path. Konan said, "If you do this then you'll have to get through me and make no mistake! I won't hold back on you!"

Konan spread her paper wings and was about to attack but her throat was caught by the Human Path user with intent of crushing her.

Pain said, "Neither will I Konan. I will not let someone such as you stand in my way of the peace I have envisioned."

The Human Path user began to crush her throat. Konan tried to escape by turning into paper but her concentration was breaking as her life was being crushed out of her. Her vision was turning dark and she was about to die by the hand of her former friend.

Play this awesome music for the beat down.

*ZABOOOM*

That is until a bright red beam hits the Human Path user and completely incinerating him. Only a hand remained that was still clutching at Konan's neck.

"You have some balls coming to my home to take what doesn't belong to you."

Konan looked around and saw who said that. It was the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi and the Rikodou Sennin. And he didn't look happy at all.

Pain said, "So the Kyuubi Jinchuriki graces us with his presence. How did you know our location so soon?"

Pain cast a suspicious eye at Konan. Naruto saw this and said, "If you think that the blue haired girl told me anything about your location, then no. It was not her, so stop giving her that look in your eyes of accusation. I can just simply detect any intruder on this island. And I mean any intruder."

Pain and his 4 remaining Paths look around and saw that he was alone. He also sensed no one around their location except for themselves.

Pain said, "You came here alone. Without your shinobi to help you, you are nothing and will be captured."

Naruto smirked and said, "Don't worry about my shinobi. They know that I am here. I just told them that I will handle all of you alone and only intervene should I fail, which by the way I won't. In fact, all of the villagers are looking at us while they enjoy me beating your asses as they eat popcorn and drink."

Pain and his five Paths looked at the village and saw that a whole group of people were sitting on chairs and on walls while they were eating popcorn and drinking as they were watching them. This angered Pain to see how they weren't taking him seriously.

Pain said, "You are either extremely brave, strong or most likely ... extremely arrogant."

Naruto said with a grin, "I say I'm the first two you mentioned and not necessarily in that order."

Pain looked at Naruto's Sage features and said, "So this is your form. Impressive. I have heard rumors about this but never truly believed it and now ... now I stand corrected."

Naruto said, "Same here. Using these puppets to fight me. Ha! I bet Sasori of the Red Sands would be displeased to know you made such puppets for yourself."

Pain shouted in anger, "They are more than mere puppets boy!"

Konan came beside Naruto and said, "They are bodies reanimated by Pain to use with the Rinnegan eyes and he sees different things everywhere using their field vision."

Naruto nodded and said, "I already knew that but thanks for telling me."

Pain asked in shock, "How do you know about my abilities?"

Naruto smirked and showed him his Rinnegan and said, "Because I too have the very same thing you have and I have practiced this reanimation with many corpses. So I already know what your abilities are."

Pain and Konan gasped in shock when they saw Naruto's Rinnegan. How can there be another person with the legendary eyes?

Pain shouted, "How can a mere mortal such as you possess the legendary Rinnegan!? Only I am worthy of such thing, cause I am God!"

Naruto said, "You? A God? Paallleeeaassseeeeeeee. I know what a real God looks like and you are not him. You are simply deluding yourself in lies and convinced yourself to be a higher being when in fact you are the same as the rest of the humans."

Pain shouted, "Don't lump me with the rest of these mortals! I am Pain! I am God! And you will submit to me!"

When the Preta Path user engaged Naruto, he dodged his attacks and said, "Hmmm. You must be the Preta Path. Well, lets see just how much this Path can take my chakra and how much I can dish out."

Naruto grabbed the Preta Path user with his hand and *Crash* slammed him onto the ground, creating a small crater. Naruto then began to do something that made the Preta Path's eyes widen in confusion.

The Preta Path user said, "What are you doing?"

The Preta Path user felt that his ability was, for the lack of a better word, being force-fed by Naruto's chakra, and it was becoming more then the Path could handle.

Naruto grinned and said, "Simple. I am killing you with your own special ability."

To Naruto's surprise, the Preta Path user showed emotion in terms of actual pain which was ironic given the name of the man behind the body and within seconds had exploded all over the area.

*Boom* *Splork*

Blood, organs and body parts of the Preta Path user flew in every direction and sprayed the area red in blood. Naruto chalked it up to the real pain getting feedback from the attack as he grinned with extreme satisfaction at the sight of Pain looking ready to blow his top.

The small girl quickly formed some hand signs and slammed it on the ground. She said, "Summoning Jutsu."

*Poof*

A huge smoke bomb later, a massive rhino appeared out of no where.

The rhino roared and charged at Naruto as it aims his nose horn at him. As the rhino came closer, Naruto just spun around and buried his elbow into the rhino's nose.

*Bash* *Snap* *Crunch*

Not only Naruto's elbow stopped the rhino but it broke the horn and crushed its nose bone. Also, the rhino was launched back because of the immense force Naruto put into his elbow. The rhino was dispelled and it disappeared in a huge puff of smoke.

Naruto looked at the girl and said, "So you must be the Animal Path which allows you to summon any animal summon."

The Animal Path user again formed some hand signs and said, "Summoning Jutsu."

This time, two huge smoke bombs exploded and from it, two huge creatures appeared. One was a massive dog with multiple heads while the other was a huge weird bird that had a sword like beak.

The dog charged at Naruto while the bird flew into the air and dived down at him with its sword like beak. Naruto didn't move and just watched them coming towards him. When they were close enough, both of the summon animals crashed into Naruto and into each other.

Pain said, "Such is the result of a mere mortal going against a God."

"You wish."

*Kerriipp*

Pain looked around and saw that Naruto was in front of the Animal Path user with his arm through her chest. He looked in shock at how he was able to easily escape the huge animals.

Naruto said, "What? You really think that I would just stand there and take the attack head on while this Animal Path user just keeps on summoning creatures to attack? You must be dumb ass to think like that."

Naruto pulled out his arm and threw the corpse away. The two summoned animals poofed away as their summoner died.

Another path came forward who was bald and had long ears. He threw away his cloak and revealed himself to have two extra faces on the side of his head and two extra pairs of arms. He also had one huge metal sword like tail.

Naruto said, "Ah. You are definitely an Asura Path user. Come. I want to see what you can do."

The Asura Path user charged at him and attacked with his extra arms. He also swung his sword tail at him but Naruto just bashed it aside with his fist.

*Bash* *Crack* *Clang* *Crackle*

Naruto was able to easily break most of his arms and one of its legs because it was slow in his eyes. The Asura Path user then swung his sword tail which Naruto just grabbed it and *Keeripp* ripped it off of him. The Asura Path user qucikly jumped back and the top of his head opened which revealed to be a sort of a cannon.

As the Asura Path user was charging his cannon, Naruto appeared in front of him and raised his elbow above his head. Then Naruto brought his elbow down upon the Asura Path and smashed it on his head.

*BASH* *CRACKLE*

The Asura Path user was simply crushed and destroyed from head to toe from the devastating blow. Konan and Pain look in disbelief at how easily Naruto destroyed his Six Paths. Now, only one enemy was left. Naruto turned to face the last Path found an intense pressure on his body that made him fall on his face.

*Crash*

Pain said, "You are a fool. I am going to make you regret ever opposing me."

Pain manipulated gravity on Naruto that made him fall on the ground and try to break his bones. However, to his shock, Naruto instead of crying in pain, he was chuckling.

Pain said, "Why are you laughing?"

Naruto said, "So you are the Deva Path user and this is your power of controlling gravity? Impressive ... for a pathetic insignificant insect."

Pain scowled at him and said, "What did you say?"

Naruto grinned and he easily stood back on his feet, shocking Pain at how easily he was moving under his gravity control.

Naruto said, "You think that you are the first to do this to me? Ha! My brother, who can be said to be the true God, did this to me when I was just 6! He gave me seals that increased my gravity by several folds! This, what you are doing is nothing to me is nothing compared to that!"

Pain said, "Your brother doesn't compare to me Jinchuriki. I am a God!"

Pain increased the pressure of his power over gravity when he saw Naruto taking a step forward and then another and another without any strain or difficulty.

Naruto said, "And I am the Uzukage of the Uzushiogakure. I am the Sage of the Six Paths. I am the one who will decide the fate of this world. I am Naruto Vajura! The Rikoudu Sennin!"

Naruto easily walked towards the last Path under the enemy's gravity control. Pain was straining his control over gravity as he thought, 'This shouldn't be possible. How can he fight me? A God?'

Naruto pointed his hand towards Pain and said, "Shinra Tensei."

*Boom* *Crash* *Crash* *Crash*

Pain was knocked back by Naruto's gravity control and went flying through several trees before skidding into the ground hard.

Naruto saw Pain getting up slowly and he said, "Had enough?"

Konan shot several paper projectiles at Pain and *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* nailed him to a tree.

Konan said, "That is not the real Pain. He is just another Path that Pain uses since his real body is physically incapable of fighting."

Pain shouted, "Traitor!"

Before Pain could say anymore, his face was grabbed by Naruto. Konan said, "No. You are the traitor ... Nagato. You have betrayed everything we stood for during the formation of the Akatsuki. You have killed many innocent lives. For that, you must be stopped. Yahiko would have never allowed it to go this far and I am ashamed to say that I should have stopped this sooner."

Naruto said, "So your real name is Nagato. The one behind this walking corpse you have been using. You have cause so much death and suffering to others. All in the name of your so-called world peace. You are just like the Hokage of the Leaf village. As long as its for the good of the village, he would not even hesitate to kill his own flesh and blood. You make me sick. Begone from my sight!"

The last Path of Pain slowly turned to dust as Naruto used his "Age Acceleration" power on it. Pain tried to free himself but failed and soon, his whole body was turned to dust in the sands of time.

After killing off the rest of the Six Paths, he looked at Konan and asked, "Do you know where the real Pain is? Or should I say Nagato?"

Konan nodded and said, "Yes. I know where he is. Come with me."

Konan then led Naruto towards a huge tree. Naruto looked closely at the tree and saw that it was made up of papers. Konan opened a hole in the tree for them to enter. Inside Naruto met with a person who was attatched to some sort of machine. Some rods were coming out from his back and he looked very thin that his bones were showing.

Naruto said, "So you must be the real Pain. Or your true name Nagato Uzumaki."

Nagato said, "So we finally meet face to face Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi. Naruto Vajura."

Naruto said, "Yes yes. I must say that you are very calm seeing that I came here to kill you. Why is that? Do you have some sort of last attack against me or something?"

Nagato said, "Yes. As a matter of fact, I DO!"

Nagato launched a rod towards Naruto's head with the intent of killing him. However, Naruto simply grabbed the rob with his hand. He then calmly walked towards Nagato and when he came close, he *Shik* stabbed him in the stomach, making him scream in pain.

Naruto said, "For one who named himself Pain can't surely take pain."

Nagato said, "You bastard. How dare you do this against a God!?"

*Bash*

Naruto backhanded him on the face and said, "You are no God. Nor you will ever be. You are simply a dying man clinging on to a thread of hope of becoming the ruler of this world under false peace."

Nagato said, "It is not false peace! Once I have all the Tailed Beasts, I can end the war and bring true peace to this world!"

Naruto said, "A peace where the innocent is under the rule of a tyrant? I don't think so."

Nagato said, "Think of what you must. I have my dream of peace where as you are standing in my way of world peace."

Konan said, "No Nagato. It is you who are in the way of world peace. You have become a tyrant ever since you have received those eyes. Yahiko would be very sad seeing you like this."

Nagato said, "He is dead! He died in his way of bring peace which was ineffective!"

Konan said, "And yours is? How many more innocent lives do you need to kill before you bring peace? No. you have failed to comprehend the true reason of making the Akatsuki organization. It's time someone else with a different belief the lead us to true peace."

Nagato said, "And just who is this someone you are talking about?"

Konan said, "Naruto of course. For he has done so much in just 3 years than what we have tried to do for years. I will be following him and will see with my own eyes when he brings true peace to this war torn world."

Nagato gritted his teeth and shouted,"Never! I am a God! I am the one who is meant to bring peace to this world! I am-"

*Slash*

"Dead." said Naruto after he cut off Nagato's head. He saw his head falling to the ground and rolling away into a corner.

Naruto sighed and said, "So, Konan. What are going to do now?"

Konan said, "I think I am going to go back to Amigakure and see what I can do there."

Naruto said, "Are there anymore Akatsuki members left besides you?"

Konan said, "There are Zetsu, Tobi and the newly addition Sasuke Uchiha and his team."

Naruto said, "Hmmm. Was Nagato really the one controlling the Akatsuki organization?"

Konan said, "No. Nagato was just a puppet. The one who forced us to change our ways was Madara Uchiha."

Naruto said, "Hoo. So he is still alive. If thats the case, why don't you live in my village."

Konan asked, "Why?"

Naruto said, "With someone like Madara Uchiha, he would kill you since you have helped me kill Nagato and his Paths. I can provide you with protection from someone like him."

Konan thought about it and said, "I need to think about-"

*Keerip*

Both of them looked towards that sound and saw a plant like human coming out from the ground and ripping out the Rinnegan from Nagato's head. Naruto immediately lunged at the plant human who was sinking into the ground.

*Bash* *Crash*

Naruto punched the ground where the plant human was but it got away with the Rinnegan. He cursed at why he didn't destroy the eyes when he had the chance.

Naruto asked, "What was that thing?"

Konan said, "That is one of the members of Akatsuki and Madara's trusted ... thing."

Naruto said, "Damn it. With the Rinnegan in his hands, he will make things difficult now. Well, whatever. We'll cross that bridge when the times come."

Konan said, "I'm sorry. If I knew then I would have destroyed the eyes myself."

Naruto dismissed it with a wave of his hand and said, "It's fine Konan. However, this confirms that Madara will not let you live so you can live in my village, okay? I'll protect you from him and whatever that plant thing was."

Konan blushed and nodded. Naruto disposed of the corpse and opened a Garganta. Both of them walked into it which closed behind them.

A Week Later

Kushina woke up from her slumber. She noticed that she was feeling a lot better than before. Why was that? She looked around and saw that she was in a bedroom which she didn't recognize. Then the door to the room opened and in came one of her former friends. Mikoto Uchiha.

Mikoto saw that she was awake and said, "Hello Kushina. How are you feeling?"

Kushina said in shock, "Mikoto-san? How are you alive? You were suppose to be dead in the Uchiha massacre."

Mikoto said, "I was saved by someone who I can't reveal. So tell me, can you now think clearly?"

Kushina nodded in confusion and said, "Yes I can. Why are you asking me such a thing?"

Mikoto said, "Well, that's because Minato placed an obedience seal on the back of your neck."

Kushina shouted in shock, "What!? How could he!?"

Kushina began to check the back of her neck. Mikoto said, "You don't need to worry about the seal anymore. Naruto removed it."

At the name of her son, she felt very guilty and sad. Kushina said, "Is .. is Naruto alright? Is he .."

Mikoto sighed and said, "Naruto is fine Kushina. He has friends who look out for him."

Kushina sighed in relief at the safety of her son. She asked, "Is Naruto okay with me being here? Where is here anyway?"

Mikoto said, "You are in Uzushiogakure and I don't know how Naruto is feeling right now."

Kushina said, "Why is that?"

Mikoto said, "Naruto hated his family so much that he was going to kill them all but in the last few days, he found out that you were being somewhat controlled by the seal that Minato put on you. He doesn't know what to do with you. On one hand, he wanted to kill you but on the other hand, he can't because of the seal."

Kushina looked down in sorrow and said, "I .. understand. What happened to ..."

Mikoto said, "If you are asking about your family then they are dead."

Kushina said in shock, "Wh-what?"

Mikoto said, "A week ago, Naruto attacked the leaf village by himself and killed everyone. Even his former family. He killed Minato after he revealed that he planned all of this to make weapons out of his children but Naruto foiled his plans. Naruto has gone so far to utterly destroy the leaf village from the face of the earth. The leaf village is gone. Dead."

Kushina was surprised that she wasn't feeling rage or sadness for the death of her former family. Maybe because of the seal that she is free from.

Kushina asked, "Did ... did he kill everyone?"

Mikoto said, "Not everyone. Naruto used his shadow clones to evacuate children and a few people who didn't harm him. As for everyone else? They are dead."

Kushina nodded and looked down. She said, "That's ... fine."

Mikoto sighed and said, "Well, I am going to tell Naruto that you are awake. This is a talk that needs to be done. I just hope that he does the right thing."

Mikoto left the room. Kushina said, "I hope so too."

After a while, Naruto entered the room with a poker face. He didn't look at Kushina and walked towards a window and stared through it. He was silent for a while which felt like hours to Kushina.

After a while of silence, Naruto said, "Let me set a few things straight. Given everything that has happened, I can't think of you as my mother anymore. So please don't expect me to call you Mom or anything like that. It's never going to happen. The truth is that we have never had a bond like that. Anyway, at least I can't remember the last time I felt anything like that with you and I'm pretty sure you know why. I also think we both knew that it's far too late for us to form that kind of bond or attachment. Kushina, in many ways, you have hurt me far more than anyone else ever has. Not because your actions were necessarily so much worse but because you are the one person that I wanted to love me more than any other. What son wouldn't want his mother to love him? And that makes you the person who has disappointed me and let me down the most."

Kushina's heart hurt so much after hearing that. She knew that she has hurt her son but never did she thought that she hurt him to this extent.

Kushina said, "I'm sorry ... I'm so sorry ..."

Naruto continued, "That said, I'm not unwilling to build some kind of constrictive relationship with you. Please bear in mind, as well that the only reason I'm willing to do this is because my brother discovered the hidden seal on the back of your neck. It's only purpose was to make you agree with that bastard Minato. Whatever else you did was all you."

Tears began to fall from her eyes as she realized her mistakes. Even with the obedience seal, everything else she did was all her.

Kushina cried, "... I'm so sorry Naruto ..."

Naruto said, "Then there is this. I honestly never expected anyone from our ... former family to ever swallow their pride enough to apologize to me of all people. This shows that you indeed want to have redemption for what you did to me. I believe I can trust that your intention towards me are good and I'll give you the benefit of the doubt."

Kushina looked up in hope at her son. Naruto said, "So, what do you say about that? Shall we start over?"

Kushina gave a teary smile and said, "I would like that very much. Thank you ... Naruto Vajura."

Naruto said, "And you to Kushina Uzumaki."

In Another World

A lot of readers have been asking about when is Ash going back to Equestria? Well, lets see where he is right now. At he moment, Ash is in another world that is inhabited by humans and demons. As usual, the humans and demons fought against each other but this world seemed a little bit different. Why? Because Ash was observing one strange girl that would change the fate of this world. But before that, here is a little bit info about this world's human and demon.

Long ago, there was a demon lord named Satan that ruled the demons. He waged a war against the human and nearly won. However, his victory was taken away from him when a legendary hero fought him and sealed him away for for hundreds of years. With the passage of time, the hero died but legends said that before the demon lord returns, a child will be born who will have the power of the legendary hero.

One day, in a house, a child was born who had a bright symbol on his hand. The priest looked in awe at the symbol.

The priest said, "That's definitely the symbol of the light! This child is the legendary hero! This can only mean that Satan has returned as well!"

Far away from the human continent was a mountain covered in spikes. On the top of the mountain was a creepy castle which belonged to the demon lord. Inside the castle, in a room, the demon lord, Satan of darkness was ..... chained to a bed and was sleeping blissfully. And he was drooling.

*Rrriiiiinnnnggggg*

All of a sudden his alarm clock went off, waking him up. The demon lord grumbled and *Wham* hit the clock, silencing it.

Satan grumbled, "Let me sleep for another 10 years."

While Satan was sealed (sleeping) away, the hero was growing big and strong. When the time is right, the fight between light and dark will begin.

15 Years Later

"Yawn. Ahhh. I over slept 15 years .... ow. My head hurts," groaned Satan as he woke up from his sleep.

Finally, it's time for the demon lord to gather his army and wage war against the humans.

"Even my voice is hoarse."

Satan has finally been revived (woken up) and so the demons have gathered at his castle. Satan stood on the balcony in his scary clothes that made him look terrifying. He gazed down on his subjects and grinned.

Satan shouted with authority, "My fellow comrades! I have finally awaken from my 300 year seal! It is time for us to conquer the world with our demon army!"

*Cheer*

The demons cheered loudly for their king. Satan continued, "First, we have to capture humans to be our slaves and plan our strategy for us! "Know thyself and know thy enemy" is how to conquer the world!"

*Cheer*

The demons again cheered loudly. Satan said, "However, capturing humans randomly won't realize our ambition! So, I command you to capture those smarter ones!"

"YES SIR!"

Shouted the demons. Satan thought a bit and said, "But males are stubborn! So bring back females instead!"

"YES SIR!"

Satan added, "And for females, obviously appearances are important!"

"YES SIR!"

Satan added another thing, "Yes! The beautiful ones are the best!"

"YES SIR!"

Then he added another, "A little younger would be good too!"

"Y-YES S-SIR!"

Then he added another and another and another.

"They must have big boobs!"

"And also be gentle!"

"And shy!"

"Don't forget hardworking and diligent!"

"Also sensible and won't argue!"

"Submissive ones are good too!"

"They must have fair skin!"

After hearing so much criteria of human females, the demons' sweat dropped as they suddenly felt like they were listening to Satan's matchmaking request.

One day, a demon brought one female that catches the demon lord's eye. A beautiful girl who wore glasses and wearing office clothes.

The demon who caught the female human said, "My lord! I have found someone who fits the criteria. Also, she is even the secretary to the king of an advance country."

Satan grinned and said, "Good. Very good."

Satan observed the girl and said, "Hmm. She is not noisy as compared to the other captured humans. Good job! You're my good servant indeed. I'll be sure to reward you later! Now leave us alone."

The demon bowed and said, "Yes! My lord!"

The demon then left the room. Now Satan was alone with the girl and he wanted to intimidate her. So he lifted her chin with one finger and looked down at her eyes.

Satan said, "Human! You have been brought into the demon realm. If you want to live then you should know what to do."

The girl stayed silent for a while and then said, "I will whole heartedly serve you Satan-sama. I will use my knowledge to assist you."

Satan grinned and said, "Good. Good. You are pretty cooperative for a human. Hehehe."

The girls said, "If you want to curse or poison people to death, then leave it to me."

....

.......

..........

"Huh?"

The girl continued, "Human's healing magic is limited and I know all the places lacking in priests. And I'm aware of each country's military situation. Let us kill off the human race together! Aside from me of course."

"Aren't you a bit too cooperative!?" shouted Satan in disbelief.

Satan said, "Are you just pretending so you can betray me later!?"

The girl wasn't intimidated by his shouting and said with a straight face, "I'm weak and have no way to contact the outside world. I don't want to die yet. I'm just preparing for the worst."

'This girl is so blunt straight to my face' thought Satan as he sweated a bit.

Satan shook his head and said, "Doesn't matter. Struggling is futile anyway. I prefer obedient girls like you-"

"That is sexual harassment."

Satan repeated dumbly, "Sexual ... harassment ....?"

The girl said, "After you conquer the world, you will get rid of everyone except for demons, right?"

Satan nodded dumbly and the girl continued, "But even for demons to maintain a peaceful environment, rules are still needed. So superiors should watch how they treat their subordinates. Because, instead of being your slave, I can bring you more value as your secretary. So you should treat me with the courtesy required of a supervisor. I also expect to be provided with a reasonable salary. Say about 10,000 gold coins per month."

'Somehow, I feel ... this girl is not simple from the other humans ...' thought Satan who sweated even more.

Oh he didn't know how right he was and he will regret it later.

At The Secretary's Original Workplace

A man barged into the king's office and was crying. However, these tears were not one of sorrow but one of pure happiness and joy.

The man said tot he king, "MY king! Your secretary left a resignation letter!"

As soon as those words hit the king's ears, he jumped on his his feet and raised his arms into the sky and shouted with all of his might.

"YESSSSSS!!! I'M FREE!!! I'M FINALLY FREE!!! BRING OUT THE DRINKS AND MEAT!!! THIS IS A TIME FOR A CELEBRATION!!! I DECLARE THIS DAY TO BE A HOLIDAY FOR MY FREEDOM FROM THAT TYRANT!!! WHOOHOOOOOO!!!"

Back to the Girl In the Demon World

The secretary said, "First, I want to inspect the city. Then I want to take a look at your military superiority. Then I want to ...."

Satan could do nothing but simply nod his head to his new secretary.

A Few Days later

One of Satan's general asked him, "Satan-sama. Please pardon me but I don't think that we should use that girl. If word travels that we have a human who is not a slave, then our city will lose face."

Satan listened to his general and chuckled evilly, "Hehehehe. Isn't that interesting? If she dares to betray us, then we will simply kill her. I positioned her by my side so I can personally execute her. Pass down my order that no one is to harm her."

'Satan-sama's evil smile .... this means that he must have some kind of plan for the human' thought the general.

After general left, the secretary came into the room. She stood in front of the demon lord and said, "I am not a slave."

Satan said, "Hoo. You're pretty gutsy for a girl. You don't even cower before me."

The secretary said, "Satan-sama. Think about it. If the hero attacks demon city and finds out humans are enslaved, then he will hate the demon army even more."

Satan scoffed and said, "The hero? Who cares about him. Hmph!"

The secretary said, "But I think, rather than provoking him, why not let him taste despair."

"Hmmm?" said Satan as he became a bit intrigued by this.

The secretary said, "If I, a human, appears as your secretary, then the hero will be troubled by the betrayal of humans."

"Betrayal ..." said Satan as he thought about it.

When the hero entered Satan's room, he gasped at what he saw. There, right beside the demon lord ... was a human girl. AND she was working for him! It was too much for the hero who collapsed down due to the human girl's betrayal as he felt despair.

'I can't wait to see that scene!' thought a very excited Satan.

Satan said, "Sounds good! I will let you serve me!"

The secretary said, "Thank you Satan-sama."

Satan then said to a demon, "You! I want you to go to the dungeon and give the human females food, drinks and clothes. Then I want them to work for the demons. Got it?"

The demon bowed and said, "Understood, my lord."

'I can't wait to see the hero's expression' thought Satan happily.

Strategy Room

The secretary entered a huge room where the demons make plans for their army. The room was filled with a huge number of demons. There were a variety of different kinds of demons of all shapes and sizes. Yet, the secretary didn't show any fear of the demon's presence.

The secretary faced all of the demons and said, "I'm honored that all of you have gathered here today. I am Satan-sama's new secretary and I offer my greetings to all of you. I would like to discuss my plan to conquer the human world. Currently, the demon army is going around antagonizing humans-"

"Cut your crap!"

Some demons began to shout against her. The strongest demons said their own piece.

"The elite warriors will guard the city area and protect Satan-sama!"

"Yeah!"

"The others will deal with the humans!"

"Yeah!"

The demons were saying their own things but they became silent at what the girl said next.

The secretary said, "The elite warriors will face off with the hero and crush him to death on first sight."

Silence.

The secretary continued, "After that, destroy the saints so he cannot be reborn."

More Silence.

The secretary began to draw plans for the demons and said, "The hero's hometown is friendly with its neighboring countries. They will definitely send their armies to retaliate. So, I want the poison users and the chaos makers to disrupt the enemies first."

'This is bad ... really bad ...' thought some of the demons in shock.

The secretary said, "The others don't need to fight. Instead scavenge for any healing items and armor and bring them back. Upon losing the hero, the people will despair and lose their fighting spirit. I hope everyone will do their best for Satan-sama's conquest."

The secretary looked at the shocked demons and said with determination, "According to my plans, finish this in 75 hours. In other words, conquer the human world in 3 days."

'With Satan-sama's secretary's method ... the world is at risk' thought some of the intelligent demons in fear.

A demon said in shock, "3 days!? Isn't that a bit too much!? Since we are conquering the human world, I think we should show some mercy to the humans!"

The secretary said, "Mercy? You are right."

The secretary then said with an angelic smile, "So, to prevent humans from suffering for too long, lets end it in two days."

"It's even shorter now!?"

The secretary said, "As long as Satan-sama doesn't sleep and does his best."

"Is she really Satan-sama's secretary!?"

The demon said, "I-I mean .. if we conquer the world so easily, it's not fun."

The secretary said, "Fun? Don't you want to quickly conquer the world for Satan-sama?"

The demon said, "That's true but we uhhhh ..."

Another demon said, "I-I got it! En-entertainment! That's right! We have to properly enjoy the human's suffering!"

The secretary said, "As for entertainment, we will organize a victory celebration after the conquest."

The demon's sweat dropped and said, "No. That's now what we meant."

"What's wrong with the victory celebration!?" shouted Satan as he barged into the room.

The demons greeted him and asked why did he come here. Satan said, "I heard my secretary gathered all of you here, so I came here to watch. But your plan is not realistic secretary. The human world can't be conquered that easily."

The secretary said, "This is my estimate based on calculating the power of your demon army. Well, there is another way that's less risky but it will take more time."

Satan said, "Really? then lets hear it."

The secretary said in a serious tone, "Inject slow acting poison to agricultural sites."

The demons and Satan became silent in shock. The secretary continued, "When they ship the crops to various countries, the poison will spread. For hot and humid places, we can simply use insects to spread diseases. After that, germs will spread through cargo ships around the world. In countries where population is dense, it will become a plague."

The demons and Satan looked at her with wide eyes and jaw's agape. The secretary continued, "In order to deal with the plague, doctors and priests will gather in that area to find the cure. When they gather in one place, we can then wipe them out in one fell swoop."

The demons and Satan began to sweat from her logic. The secretary said, "After that, we can continue injecting poison in fertile soil. This will result in famine and starvation to spread."

The demons and Satan felt despair from this. The secretary continued, "And once humans are weak, they will be susceptible to other illnesses. There will be riots in various places which will result in the government to lose their power."

The demons and Satan felt even more despair from this. The secretary said, "But .... the hero might be immune to disease and poison. Or maybe have some special power to heal the sick."

The demons and Satan became excited like they received a Christmas present. Their eyes began to fill with hope as they thought that they could at least have a good battle with the hero.

The secretary said, "However, the government never publicly announced the hero's identity. So even if he appears in the chaos, the people probably won't know that he is their savior."

Only for their hope to shatter into thousands of pieces as the demons and Satan look at the secretary in terror.

The secretary continued, "And even when the hero wants to save them, when he will confront a world covered in dead bodies, he will lose moral and fall into despair. When the demon army attacks him, it will be a piece of cake to kill him."

"How can you be so cold hearted!?" screamed a despairing Satan.

The demons and Satan can't help but feel so sorry for the humans. Some demons even began to cry.

The secretary said, "We will work hard to live in a world without humans. Aside from me of course."

Satan said, "Hold on, secretary! Completely eradicating the humans might bring us problems! They are useful as our food and slaves! You are being way too serious!"

The secretary said with a straight face, "As you said Satan-sama. Creatures that are made alive for edible or causative purposes are called livestock. What I said isn't wrong, is it Satan-sama?"

Satan could not go against her and was only able to agree with her, "Um ah .. yeah ..."

The secretary easily ended the discussion. The rest of the demons could only say one thing about her.

"She is more demonic than us!"

Ash face palm at the demons and the girl. He has to say that the girl has guts to say things like that right in the demon lord's face without any fear. He thought that the girl would either bring destruction to the humans or the demons. Or both of them. She is a merciless tyrant underneath all of that. Ash left that world since he can't do anything at the moment. He would later come and see what has happened and acted accordingly.

For now, Ash will return back to Naruto's world and see how he is doing.

Or he could visit another world and see what kind of funny things are going on. Just for a laugh. Yep. He will do just that.

Chapter 42 The Fourth Ninja War

Five Kage Summit

In the Land Of Iron where Samurai are trained instead of ninjas, a Kage summit was being held. This meeting was made by Naruto. All of the other 4 Kage came to this meeting in a neutral place. The Raikage A. The Tsuchikage Ōnoki. The Mizukage Mei Terumī. The Kazekage Gaara. And finally Uzukage Naruto Vajura himself.

Each of them brought their own two guards. The Raikage brought Darui and C. The Tsuchikage brought Kurotsuchi and Akazuchi. The Mizukage brought Ao and Chojuro. The Kazekage brought Temari and Kankuro. The Uzukage brought Hinata and Itachi.

A neutral party among them would be Mifune who is a samurai warrior, and the General of the Land of Iron. He will be the one to decide of who will lead the rest of the ninjas.

Mifune said, "Place your hats on the table. You all are here today because the Uzukage has called this meeting."

The 5 Kage put their hats on the table and sat in their seats.

Mifune continued, "My name is Mifune. I will be the moderator for this Kage summit. The meeting will now begin."

Naruto said, "Hello everyone. It's nice to meet with you all again. How's your village doing now a days?"

Mei said, "My village is prospering very well thanks to you and our alliance. Especially our marriage Naruto-kun."

Naruto blushed and nodded. Gaara said, "My village is becoming great too thanks to your village and the trade. The villagers are very happy about the goods that comes from your village."

Naruto nodded and said, "That's nice to hear. How is your back doing Tsuchikage-san?"

Ōnoki said, "My back has been doing great. That elixir you gave me made me feel like I was 30 year younger."

Naruto smiled and said, "And Raikage-san. How's your village doing?"

Raikage said, "My village is strong and doing brilliant. Though I have to ask where is the leaf hokage Minato? Isn't he suppose to be here?"

Naruto said, "Minato won't be here or anyone of the leaf village. Not anymore."

Raikage asked, "Why is that?"

Naruto said, "Because I destroyed the leaf village and killed everyone."

Raikaeg, Ōnoki and his guards shouted, "What!?"

Raikage said, "Why would you destroy your own home?"

Naruto said, "Because that village was never my home. A home is a place where you are wanted and protected but the leaf village was the opposite of home. There instead of being loved and protected, I was tortured and unwanted by my own family. Also, the whole village would beat me when I was just a 2 year old child."

Gaara asked, "Why would they hurt you when you were a child? Why didn't your parents protected you?"

Naruto laughed, "Ha! Family!? Wrong! They were not my family! My mother Kushina was only my birth mother who gave birth to me and threw me aside like garbage! My father Minato ruined my life by sealing Kyuubi's soul into me while the Kyuubi's chakra was sealed into my siblings! I was thrown aside and seen as a demon because I held the Kyuubi's soul while my siblings were loved and were seen as heroes! My family didn't care about me. They only cared about their two little perfect Jinchuriki. I was nothing more than an extra baggage that was later made into a scapegoat for the village's pain of loosing their loved ones from the Kyuubi's attack."

Naruto chuckled bitterly and said, "And you know what? Minato was the one who planned all of this."

Ōnoki asked, "What did Minato plan?"

Naruto said, "He planned to use me as a target of hate for the villagers. He used my siblings, his own flesh and blood, into making them weapons for the village. He used an obedience seal on Kushina which made her follow his every command. He did everything to make sure that his village remain strong. Even if he has to sacrifice his own family."

Raikage said, "But that didn't go as he planned, right?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. He forgot about one thing. Me. He didn't expect me to get stronger from all of this and I became the down fall of his master scheme. When the time was right, I alone went to the leaf village and killed everyone. After that, I destroyed the leaf village from the face of this earth."

Ōnoki said, "I don't believe you? You faced Minato, the Yellow Flash who killed 2000 of my ninjas single handedly."

Naruto pulled out a scroll and gave it to him. Ōnoki asked, "What is this?"

Naruto said, "Proof that I killed Minato along with the village."

Ōnoki opened the scroll and poured some chakra into it. *Poof* When the smoke subsided, Ōnoki gasped in surprise when he saw the severed head of Minato. The Yellow Flash who slaughtered his Stone ninjas, the one target he wanted dead was .... well dead.

Naruto said, "Is that proof enough for you?"

Ōnoki took the scroll and put it into his pocket. He said, "Very."

Naruto said, “Also, you will never see someone like him again.”

Onoki said, “What do you mean? He is already dead.”

Naruto said, “Oh. I not only killed Minato but I made sure that he would never be reincarnated ever again.”

Raikage said, “What does that mean?”

Naruto said, “As you all know that when someone dies, they will be reincarnated in the future. However, I stopped this.”

Onoki asked, “How?”

Naruto said with a grin, “When I was killing the leaf ninjas, I activated the Reaper Death Seal and summoned the Shinigami who just ate all of the souls of the ninjas I killed. Including Minato. Now he and the leaf ninjas' souls are in the stomach of the Shinigami and they will forever be in torment. Never will they be reincarnated into the land of the living.”

Onoki nodded and said, ”That’s very impressive. I wanted to kill Minato for what he did to my ninjas but this way is more satisfying to me.”

Gaara said, "Naruto. Can you tell us why you called all of us to this meeting?"

Raikage said, "Before that, can you tell me why there is a member of the Akatsuki is here?"

Onoki said, "Yes. I have been wondering the same. Why is he here?"

Naruto said, "Everyone. Meet the former member of the Akatsuki. Itachi Vajura. He joined me after I revealed what the leaf village did."

Itachi said, "Greetings everyone."

Onoki said, "Are you sure that he is on your side Naruto? After all, he was a member of the Akatsuki."

Itachi said, "Yes. I have left the Akatsuki for Naruto after he told me what the leaf village did. I no longer have to work for that village. Besides, if I ever go against Naruto, he can beat me easily since he is much stronger than me."

Onoki nodded in understanding. Naruto said, "Okay. Now for my reason for this meeting. You all know that my ninjas and I have killed off most of the Akatsuki members. Recently, I killed the suppose leader of the organization and found out that the leader who calls himself Pain was actually working for someone else."

Raikage said, "A powerful person like him working for someone else? He must be very strong then."

Onoki nodded and said, "Yes but who could be strong enough for Pain to follow him?"

Naruto said, "A very old enemy that was thought to be dead. Madara Uchiha."

Onoki shouted, "What!? Madara! But he is suppose to have died years ago!"

Naruto said, "That's right but he found someway to extend his lifespan. For all of there years, he has been working behind the shadow and making his own army."

Mei said, "You don't mean ...."

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. Madara is preparing an army that could take on the entire elemental nation. He will bring the Fourth Ninja War to us!"

*Bash*

Raikage smashed the table with his fist and shouted, "If that is so, then we must prepare ourselves and fight him with everything we have!"

Onoki nodded and said, "That's right. Madara is not one to be underestimated. I know what his true strength is."

Naruto said, "Exactly. Even though I have strong ninjas, I think that Madara will be making an army that would dwarf our own in sheer number. That is why I have called everyone here. We must unite as one and battle Madara on the battlefield and kill him once and for all."

Gaara said, "I agree with Naruto. Madara is the one who has been making tension between our villages. I will follow Naruto to this war."

Mei said, "Madara is also the one responsible for mind controlling our Mizukage Yagura into killing people with bloodlines. I will gladly follow Naruto-kun into this war and have Madara's head on a spike!"

Onoki nodded and said, "When Madara was alive, he wanted nothing more than to have war with others just to show how powerful he was and that no one should go against him. I too will join Naruto for Madara's head. That fool has lived for long enough and it's time he dies."

Raikage said in shock, "I never knew you would follow someone else just like that Onoki. What made you do this?"

Onoki said, "If it was someone else then I would not have followed him but Naruto has proved to be the better one. You already know how strong his ninjas are but he didn't flaunt or boast about his powers to other. He is the exact opposite of Madara. If Naruto has the means to kill Madara then that's all the reason I need."

Raikage chuckled and said, "Hmmm. If you are willing to follow Naruto into battle then so will I. I got a bone to pick with the rest of the Akatsuki members who captured my brother B! I just hope that he is okay."

Naruto said, "I think that your brother B is alright."

Raikage said, "Huh? What do you mean? Do you know where he is?"

Naruto said, "I don't know where he is but I can feel that he is okay. Being a Jinchuriki allows me to feel how the other Jinchurikis are. Right now, I feel that your brother is having the time of his life. Like he is very happy."

Raikage growled and shouted, "That damn B! How dare he enjoy his time while escaping the Akatsuki! When I find him, I will give him a good Lariat!"

"Heeellllooooooo!"

Everyone looked at the center of the table and saw a white person coming out of it. All of the Kage's body guard, except for Naruto, jumped in front of their kages to defend them.

Raikage said, "Who is this?"

Gaara said, "Akatsuki?"

Onoki said, "So it would appear."

White Zetsu said, "Sasuke Uchiha is here somewhere. The question is where? Lets all search for Sasuke! Come on!"

Raikage snarled, "Huh!?"

Gaara said, "Sasuke?"

Kankuro said, "What is he doing here?"

Mei said, "The one with the Sharingan?"

Ao said, "The one who defected to Orochimaru?"

'Sasuke. What is he doing here?' thought Naruto while he looks at the white Zetsu with interest. This one was different from the one he encountered.

Akazuchi asked, "Who is he?"

Onoki said, "I'm pretty sure that he is a member of the Akatsuki."

Raikage appeared in front of white Zetsu and grabbed his neck. He said, "Where is Sasuke Uchiha!? Answer me!"

'He ... he's really fast!' thought white Zetsu.

Raikage said, "If you don't answer me, I won't go easy on you!"

White Zetsu smirked and said, "Oh fine. I'll give you a hint ..."

*Crack*

Raikage broke Zetsu's neck and threw him away. He said, "C! Lets get started! I want that Uchiha's head!"

C said, "Yes sir!"

Mei said, "There was no reason to kill him. If you had captured him, you might had been able to get some intel on the Akatsuki out of him."

Gaara said, "There is no one in the Akatsuki who would betray the organization. They are all hardcore."

Mifune said to his guard, "Give the order for everyone to search for Sasuke and prepare for battle."

"Yes Sir!"

Raikage said, "Lets go C! Darui!"

*Crash*

Raikage punched his way through a wall and ran to find Sasuke.

Darui scratched the back of his head and said, "Sorry about the table ... and the wall."

C said, "Hey Darui! Forget about that. Lets go!"

Onoki chuckled and said, "That Raikage will be as hot headed as ever."

While everyone was talking about Sasuke, Naruto walked towards the corpse of the White Zetsu and examined it. It looked humanoid but its flesh was different. He will need to further study this thing. So he stored the corpse into a scroll and put it into his pocket.

Naruto saw that Itachi was a fidgeting a little. He knew why.

Naruto said, "Itachi. I know that you still care about your brother."

Itachi said, "Naruto. I-"

Naruto said, "I know. Go and deal with Sasuke. Try to make him see the truth and save him if you can. If not, then you know what needs to be done."

Itachi bowed and said, "Thank you Naruto."

Itachi then left the room for Sasuke.

After Some Time

*Boom* *Crash* *Bash* *Crackle*

Naruto was sitting on his chair and waited for the return of Itachi and Raikage. As he waited, everyone in the room heard the sound of battle and stuff destroying. No doubt they were fighting with Sasuke. Naruto sighed and stood up from his chair.

Hinata asked, "Naruto-kun. Where are you going?"

Naruto said, "I am going to see what's taking Itachi so long."

Hinata said, "But what if you encounter Sasuke?"

Naruto said, "I hope to encounter Sasuke so that I can throw him out from this place as he wasn't invited."

Hinata said, "Then I am coming with you. I want to see you beat him up."

Gaara said, "As will I. Sasuke has become a thorn to the ninja world and needs to be taken care of."

Naruto said, "That's okay with me."

Naruto, Hinata, Gaara, Kankuro and Temari left the room and went towards where the battle was taken place.

Sasuke's Location

When Naruto and his group arrived at the battle, they saw Sasuke fighting a bunch of Samurai, Raikage and Itachi. Raikage's left hand was lit with black fire. The black fire was Amaterasu but even with a burning hand, he was still beating Sasuke around. When Raikage jumped up to do a drop kick to the Uchiha, Sasuke transformed the flames of Amaterasu into spikes to protect himself. However, Raikage didn't stop his attack and continued towards the Uchiha.

As soon as Raikage's leg was about to touch the black spikes, *Bash* a layer of sand came in between them and stopped his leg from being burned. The sand came from Gaara.

Gaara said, "Stand back Samurai. This is between ninjas. There is no need for you Samurai to lose your lives over this."

Raikage landed away and shouted, "Why have you interfered Kazakage!? If I don't like your answer, I won't let you off easily!"

Gaara said, "If you had continued to attack, the black flames would have harmed you even more."

Raikage huffed and put his right hand on his left burning arm.

*Slash*

Raikage cut off his left burning arm at the elbow.

Darui shouted, "Raikage-sama!"

Raikage said, "C! Hurry up and stop the bleeding! I'll attack Sasuke as soon as you're done!"

Naruto said, "Hey hey. You didn't really have to cut off your arm like that. I could have helped you with that."

Raikage said, "What? Can you do something about the black flames?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Sure I can. As long as it is made up of chakra."

Sasuke said, "No one can do anything about Amaterasu. They are the undying flames granted to me by my superior eyes. Know your place trash."

Naruto said, "You say that your eyes are superior but every time you use your eyes, your eyes will lose their light. Pretty soon, you will become blind."

Sasuke said, "Shut up! You don't know anything about the Sharingan!"

Naruto said, "Oh? On the contrary, I do. I know everything there is to about the cursed Sharingan and what needs to be done in order to evolve the eyes. Which is a very disgusting thing. I would rather have normal eyes than have the cursed Sharingan."

Naruto bent down and grabbed the flaming arm of the Raikage. Sasuke smirked that the flames would now spread onto Naruto's arm but to his shock and disbelief, the flames were snuffed out within seconds. Naruto then healed the hand and brought it to Raikage.

Sasuke said, "How? How can the flames of Amaterasu be snuffed out like that?"

Naruto was healing in attaching the hand back to Raikage's arm. He said, "Did you forget what I said? I told you, if it's made up of chakra, then it can't do anything against me."

Sasuke gritted his teeth and lunged at him with his sword sparking with lighting. However, his path was stopped by Hinata who struck him in the chest with "Mountain Crusher!"

*Bash* *Crash*

Sasuke crashed into a wall and puked out blood. That strike damaged a lot of his insides. Naruto was done reattaching the hand of Raikage who thanked him for this.

Naruto asked Itachi, "Is Sasuke being a broody ass?"

Itachi sighed and said, "Yes. Sasuke refused to listen to me or anyone at that. He would not stop until he has this world under his feet."

Naruto said, "Then you know what needs to be done?"

Itachi nodded and said, "Yes Naruto. Sasuke has gone too far. He must be put down."

Naruto said, "That is what I will exactly do."

Hinata said, "Know your place Uchiha scum. It's beneath the feet of everyone else."

Sasuke growled and said, "You dare strike me? An Uchiha? I will have your head for this!"

When Sasuke looked at her beauty, he smirked and said, "Why don't you leave that trash and come with me? I will show you how superior Uchihas are. Even in bed."

Everything became silent. Naruto heard what Sasuke said and was about to crush him when the air grew thick in the whole area. Hinata's eyes went red with anger and she unleashed a huge amount of chakra that forced Sasuke to fall on his knees and hands.

Itachi slowly backed away and said, "You shouldn't have said that. Should've kept your mouth shut."

Sasuke gritted, "What?"

Hinata's whole body glowed brightly and when the light subsided, Hinata was changed. Her whole body was covered in purple chakra and she floating above the ground. Her eyes glowed purple and she had lion shaped aura on her hands. Also, 9 purple orbs floated behind her. Hinata became the Sage of the Six Paths.

Hinata glared down at the Uchiha and said, "You little insect. How dare you say such things. Die! Uchiha scum!"

Hinata punched and the lion's head flew towards Sasuke who quickly jumped away. The ground where he was seconds ago *Boom* exploded when the lion's head crashed into it. Sasuke was shocked to see that level of destruction.

'I knew that my blood can evolve her and my wives' thought a grinning Naruto.

Sasuke said, "What is she?"

Naruto said, "She is my wife Uchiha. And I would very much like it if you keep your filthy hands off of her or I will be forced to cut them off."

Sasuke snarled, "I dare you to lay a hand on me, dobe."

Naruto sighed and said, "Very well. Sonido."

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

Naruto disappeared and Sasuke felt three powerful blows to his chest, stomach and face. The blows sent him *Crash* crashing into a wall.

Naruto said, "There you go. I touched you. What do I get?"

Sasuke coughed up some blood and growled at Naruto. He said, "You bastard! I will make you pay for this!"

Sasuke's eyes began to bleed and his whole body was surrounded by purple flames. Soon a giant purple skeleton formed around Sasuke which was blazing with purple fire.

Sasuke smirked and said, "My defense is even more absolute than yours Gaara. Only those who control the double Mangekyo can use this power. Behold the power of the Uchiha! The Susanoo!"

Naruto just looked at him with bored eyes. He then looked at Hinata and said, "Hinata-chan. Do you want to go at him and show just who he is messing with?"

Hinata said with a smile, "I would be happy to Naruto-kun."

Sasuke said, "What's this? Are you sending your whore to fight me? Are you that afraid to fight me?"

Naruto said in a serious tone, "Go and shut his mouth Hinata-chan."

Hinata nodded and said, "Will do Naruto-kun."

Hinata charged at Sasuke and unleashed her Yin Yang Orbs at his Susanoo. Sasuke smirked at this and said, "Heh! What are you trying to do? My defense is absolute!"

Hinata ignored him and continued with her attack. When the Yin Yang orbs collided with Susanoo.

*Chssssss*

Sasuke's eyes widen in disbelief as the area where the orbs hit his Susanoo just disappeared. The parts where the orbs hit were erased from existence. After the attack was complete, the orbs returned back to Hinata.

Sasuke shouted in rage, "What the hell was that!? My Susanoo is the strongest thing in existence!"

Hinata smirked, "Your Susanoo may be the strongest but against my Yin Yang orb, your giant guardian is nothing to me and Naruto-kun. You should give up now and surrender while you still can or there will be consequences for your actions."

Sasuke gritted his teeth in rage and shouted, "Never! Uchiha never surrender!"

Susanoo then swung its sword and *Slash* cut the pillars that supported the area. Soon the entire room collapsed and Sasuke made his escape.

*Crumble* *Rumble*

While the room was collapsing, Naruto, Itachi and Hinata captured Sasuke's comrades. Naruto captured a person named Jugo who is able to use Sage energy but does not have full control over it. itachi captured a person named Suigetsu Hozuki who is able to turn his own body into water. He used a Lightning Prison to capture him and prevent him from escaping by turning his body into water. Hinata captured a girl named Karin who is a sensor.

Back At The Meeting Room

Everyone was on guard from all the fighting noises they heard. Ao was using his Byakugan to look out for any intruder. His eyes widen when someone entered the room.

Ao looked up and shouted, "There he is!"

Everyone looked up and saw Sasuke Uchiha standing upside down from the ceiling and he was glaring down at the people.

Mifune immediately jumped up and swung his chakra imbued sword at him who *Clang* defended with his own sword.

Mifune said with a smirk, "Not bad for an Uchiha."

Sasuke glared at him and pushed his sword but Mifune was stronger and swung him away with his sword. Sasuke landed on the ground but quickly jumped aside because the place where he was a second ago was now drenched in lava. He looked and saw that it was the Mizukage who attacked him with lava.

Mei said, "The Akatsuki violated my village and made our former Mizukage their plaything. You Akatsuki will die right here."

Sasuke said, "A powerful bloodline user like yourself should be with someone like me. An elite Uchiha."

Mei said, "Hmmm. You are good looking man but compared to my husband, you are nothing Uchiha."

Sasuke snarled, "Your husband is a loser then. He could never compete with me an Uchiha!"

Mei growled, "If you are going to bad mouth someone else husband, then maybe you should face him face to face then! Lava Style Lava Stream!"

Mei spit out a stream of lava at Sasuke who summoned his Susanoo's rib cage which protected him from the lava. Chōjūrō grabbed his sword and swung it at Sasuke who couldn't move as he was defending himself from the lava.

*Bash* *Crash*

He took a direct hit from it and crashed through a wall. Mei jumped through the wall and sealed it with lava. She looked at Sasuke who was struggling to stand up.

Mei said, "Now we are all alone. You are now trapped here with me as I sealed all of the exits in this area. There is no way out. Vapor Style Corrosive Mist!"

Mei release a cloud of mist from her mouth which filled the area. When the mist surrounded Sasuke, Susanoo's ribs began to melt which shocked him. This mist is not an ordinary mist as it is highly acidic in nature which is capable of melting bodies and even chakra-based defenses such as Susanoo.

After Susanoo's ribs were melted, Sasuke screamed in pain as his flesh began to melt from the corrosive mist.

Mei said, "Looks like your fight with Raikage and Naruto really wore you out. Unfortunately for you, I have no intention of helping you. Die Uchiha scum."

Sasuke continued to scream as his flesh melted. During all this, Mei felt something odd. She looked down at her arms and saw some white blobs growing which quickly began to cover her body. She was not the only one in this situation as the others in the meeting room were being covered in white blobs as well. However, these white blobs shape shift into a humanoid appearance which turned out to be the White Zetsu.

Mei said, "This guy .. it's the Akatsuki member that Raikage killed!"

When Raikage killed the White Zetsu in the meeting room, it released spores which attached themselves to the people in the room. They then absorbed the chakra from their host and grew.

The white Zetsu that was growing from Mei's chakra, quickly detached itself from her and went towards Sasuke. It then attatched itself to him which made Sasuke feel rejuvenated.

'What is this? My chakra is being replenished' thought Sasuke.

With his chakra restored, Sasuke then summoned Susanoo's right arm and *Crash* made his way through a wall and entered the meeting room where all of the people dealt with the White Zetsu.

Onoki floated in front of Sasuke and said, "I have nothing against you but the ninja world wants you Uchiha dead. See you. Dust Style Detachment of the Primitive World!"

Sasuke was encased in a transparent white cube and *Boom* an explosion occurred inside it. After the explosion subsided, there was no trace of the Uchiha. After that, Raikage and his guards, Naruto, Itachi and Hinata entered the room with the captured people who assisted Sasuke.

Naruto looked at the destruction of the room and asked, "What'd I miss?"

Mei said, "Not much darling. Just taking care of an Uchiha."

Raikage looked around and asked, "Where is the Uchiha trash!?"

Onoki smirked and said, "I smashed him to bits."

Raikage shouted, "What!? That was my job! How dare you!?"

"You still have a chance. So quit your whining Raikage."

Everyone looked at the center of the room and found a person appearing out of the air in a swirl. This person had an orange mask with a swirl design and one eye hole. This person was carrying a person which turned out to be Sasuke.

The mask man said, "My name is Madara Uchiha. I'm here to explain something to you. I just want to make that clear."

Raikage said, "What!? Madara!?"

Madara said, "I want to tell you about my goal, the Moon's eye plan."

Raikage quickly lunged at him but was surprised when his attack phased through him and *Crash* hit the wall behind him. Madara then sucked Sasuke into his eye.

Kankoru said, "So that's Madara's power?"

Temari said, "He can manipulate the time-space continuum."

Raikage shouted, "No plan of the Akatsuki can be anything good! Don't bother explaining! Bring that Uchiha trash back!"

Madara said, "Then listen to me. And depending on your answer, I might."

Onoki said, "Calm down Raikage. It won't hurt to listen to him."

Madara jumped on a wall and said, "Now you are willing to listen to me. It's rare for anyone to awaken Susanoo. I like to stock pile good eyes. I wanted him to prove his skills in a battle with the five Kages. That's why I sent him here."

Kankoru said, "Well your plan sure failed as Naruto and Hinata kicked your pet Uchiha's ass!"

Madara said, "That may be true. I didn't think Naruto would be this strong and now another one was also able to beat Sasuke."

Naruto said, "What did you expect? I train to get this strong. Hinata trained to get this strong. The Uchiha Sharingan is nothing more than to steal other's hard earn Jutsu and stuff. The Uchiha's are weak as they rely on other's stolen Jutsu. that is the reason Sasuke will always be a weakling."

Madara said, "Do not insult the Sharingan boy or I-"

Naruto cut him off, "Or you'll what Uchiha? You come at me with your Sharingan and steal my jutsu? Sorry to say but I already have seals that prevent any jutsu to be stolen from the Sharingan. I made the Sharingan obsolete Uchiha."

Madara gritted his teeth behind his mask. Onoki said, "I can't believe that Madara is really alive. Why is someone of your caliber going about this in such a roundabout manner? As powerful as you are, you should be able to execute any plan without a hitch."

When Madara was about to speak, Naruto said, "That's because the Uchiha standing in front of us is not Madara himself. Isn't that right ... Obito Uchiha?"

Madara or Obito became stiff for a second before relaxing. He said, "How do you know my name?"

Naruto said, "That's simple. If Madara was indeed strong then his chakra reserve should be high as well but you, I don't see that much. You are only a Kage level ninja which indicates you to be an imposter. As for your name, you just proved it to me."

Onoki said, "What? This is not Madara!? Just some snot nose brat imitating Madara!?"

Obito said, "Fine! You got me. I am not Madara Uchiha. I am Obito Uchiha. But I will say that Madara was the one who saved me from my death and everything I am doing this to complete his plans. The Moon Eye plan."

Naruto said, "I know what it is you are doing Obito."

Obito said, "Hoh. Do tell what my plan is Naruto."

Naruto said, "You plan to unleash the ten Tails Beast."

"What!?" shouted everyone in the room except for Obito who was shocked to hear this.

Naruto nodded, "Yes and it's the strongest Tailed Beast there is."

Onoki said, "There are more than the Nine Tailed Beasts?"

Naruto said, "Actually the ten Tailed beast is a fusion of all the Nine Tailed Beasts. That's why the Akatsuki were hunting Junchuriki and extracting their Tailed Beasts."

Obito demanded, "How do you know of this?"

Naruto said, "That's easy. There is an ancient stone tablet under the Uchiha compound. With my Rinnegan, I was able to read the hidden message on the stone tablet. You plan to use the Ten Tailed Beast in order to perform a certain jutsu."

Mei asked, "What kind of jutsu Naruto-kun?"

Naruto said, "Obito plans to perform the most powerful Genjutsu ever. The ability to project his eyes onto the moon. The Infinite Tsukuyomi. With this, he will be able to cast a Genjutsu over everyone on earth. Isn't that right Obito?"

Obito nodded and said, "Yes. that is correct. With the Infinite Tsukuyomi, I will control everyone with my illusion and the world will become one! A world without ill will or strife. Everything will be one in me. Everything will be united. That is my Moon's eye plan."

Raikage shouted, "You must be kidding me! I won't just hand over the world to you!"

Gaara said, "Peace under an illusion is not true peace. It's only meaningful if the real world manages to accomplish it."

Mei said, "What does that hold for us!? There's no hope or dreams! It's just an escape!"

Onoki said, "Make the world one? I heard that somewhere before. In your case, it sounds more like you just want to make the world yours."

Obito chuckled and said, "Hahaha. And what have you five Kages been able to accomplish? You must understand ... THAT THERE IS NO HOPE!"

Obito calmed himself and said, "Hope is nothing more than resignation. that is what is not real."

Naruto said, "You're wrong."

Obito said, "What?"

naruto said, "You are wrong about that Obito."

Obito said, "Hoh. Then please tell me why you think so?"

Naruto said, "I know that you are wrong because I use to be just like you. In my village, I was treated like garbage from the age of 2. The villages, the adults and even my own family looked at me like I was below their feet. Everyday was hell for me. Everyday the villagers would beat me, torture me and say that I was a demon. My own father turned me into a scapegoat for the Kyuubi's attack so that the people who lost their loved ones in that attack would turn their anger towards me. For 4 years, I endured it but I still hoped that someone would save me."

Obito said, "So you were saved or did something happen?"

Naruto said, "After a sever beating I got from a bunch of angry villagers, I was tired form all of the suffering. So I took a Kunai and stabbed myself in the heart. When I was dying, someone did save me in the end. He ... saved me and gave me everything I wanted as a child. So much that he even adopted me as his little brother. After that, he trained me in everything and made me stronger. He is my hope that I wished for everyday."

Obito said, "And what's all this suppose to mean?"

Naruto said, "It means that you should not give up on hope because it may just surprise you."

Obito scoffed at that and said, "Whatever. Give me the Eight Tails and the Kyuubi. You will cooperate with my plan or there will be a war."

'Eight Tail? So Naruto was right. B managed to escape them and is now hiding somewhere. THAT FOOL! He used this as an excuse to leave the village and gallivant about! I won't let him get away with this! He will get one of my Iron Claw!' thought Raikage.

Gaara said, "I won't let you take Naruto!"

Mei said, "Me either!"

Onoki said, "I will not allow you to harm Naruto!"

Raikage said, "You won't have my brother!"

Obito said, "I may not have any power myself but I have the power of the Tailed Beasts I gathered. You don't stand a chance against me."

Gaara said, "We won't give up hope."

Obito said, "All right. Consider this a declaration of war. The 4th Ninja War begins now. But before I go."

Obito appeared in front of Karin and said, "I will be taking her with me."

He was was about to grab her when Naruto appeared beside him and tried to punch him. Obito used his Sharingan to make his body intangible to the incoming attack but something unexpected happen.

*Bash*

Obito was punched in the face by Naruto who completely negated his intangible state. How? He crashed into a wall as his mind stooped from this surprise action. The others also looked at Naruto in surprise that he was able to touch Obito who stood up and looked at Naruto with surprised eyes.

Obito said, "How? How can you touch me when I can phase through anything?"

Naruto said, "Just what I said to Sasuke. As long as any jutsu uses chakra, I can negate it."

Obito growled, "Grrrr. Fine! You can have that women. Next time we meet, it will be on the battlefield."

Obito disappeared when he sucked himself into a vortex.

Onoki said, "Dear me. What now?"

Naruto said, "What must be done. We must form a shinobi alliance. With the power of the five strongest villages combined, we can take him and his army on. We must become one in order to win."

Gaara said, "He is right. Who knows what the enemy will be doing in order to catch us off guard."

Mei said, "I am with Naruto-kun. I already wanted the Akatsuki for what they did to my village."

Raikage said, "It seems that you were telling me the truth. My brother is safe for the moment but I refuse to allow the Akatsuki to have their way with us any longer! We form a shinobi alliance just like Naruto said and settle this as quickly as possible!"

C said, "Raikage-sama. We must make arrangements right away to track down Killer Bee. If Akatsuki are targeting him, then they must be still pursing Killer Bee with all their might!"

Raikage nodded and said, "Right. C, select a search party at once and contact the village so that they can begin the search at once!"

C said, "Yes sir!"

Darui said, "We should let team Samui know about this right away too. Omoi and Karui were seriously down about all this."

Onoki said, "In order to put a stop to Madara's Moon eye plan, we must on no account permit him to obtain the Eight Tails and Kyuubi."

Naruto said, "That would be foolish to do so Onoki-san."

Onoki said, "Hoh. Why is that?"

Naruto said, "While I am the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi, I am in full control of its chakra, making me a great powerhouse. Also, from what I have heard, Killer Bee is also able to fully control his Tailed Beast, making him a powerhouse as well. In this upcoming war, Killer Bee and myself are very valuable to join our comrades in battle. This way, we can easily mow down the numbers of enemies by the hundreds."

Raikage said, "That may be true but what about getting caught by that Obito or any other?"

Naruto said, "You have just seen me touching him. I can prevent him from capturing me and Killer Bee. Also, when we are fighting with our comrades, they can also help defend us if we are in a pitch."

Raikage nodded and said, "That's good but first I need to find B and punish him. Then he will join the war."

Mifune chuckled and said, "What's this I see? Never in my life would have thought that I would see the formation of the first ever true shinobi alliance. It's power too is a huge unknown quantity. Madara himself is taking a great risk of using the power of the Tailed Beasts in this way. It would seem that the situation is not entirely in his favor. Also, we Samurai will be taking part in this battle!"

Naruto smiled and said, "Thank you for helping us Mifune-san."

Onoki said, "Now that the Uchiha is gone, who will lead the alliance? Are any of us Kages suitable?"

Mifune said, "I think Naruto would be the best choice."

Onoki said, "Naruto? That's fine with me."

Mifune said, "We have just seen that Naruto was the only one who was able to fight against Obito Uchiha when none of us could touch him. Also, he is the Sage of the Six Paths. So I think that he would be the best choice to lead the alliance."

Naruto said, "Well, I thank you for picking me but I don't think I am the best choice for leading this alliance."

Mifune said, "Why? You are the one who easily combat the Uchiha."

Naruto said, "While I do have the ability to negate chakra, I am not that good of making a plan. I will be fighting in the front lines with my comrades as I am best suited for that task."

Mifune said, "Then who do you think should lead this alliance?"

Naruto said, "I think Raikage would be the better choice than me."

Onoki said, "Why him?"

Naruto said, "Now that we know the his brother is alive, I think Raikage will be able to keep himself under control. Besides, he already taken the lead here and he was quick to come up with a plan."

Onoki said, "Mizukage. Kazekage. What do you think?"

Mei said, "This isn't the time for in-fighting. I trust Naruto for trusting Raikage."

Gaara said, "As do I."

Raikage said, "It's up to you. You are the only one who fought Madara Uchiha. I would need every Intel about him. Join me."

Onoki said, "You always think that you can order us around."

Raikage said, "I don't care if you trust me or not. But at this rate, the entire ninja world will be destroyed. Now is the time to set personal grudges aside and join forces."

Onoki said, "I guess it's better than losing the war. If the ninja world is destroyed, my opinion of you won't matter. .... I'll join you."

Mifune said, "The ninja alliance is formed! Now lets prepare ourselves for the upcoming war!"

In An Under Ground Location

"So you're Obito Uchiha. Never thought that you would be alive after that incident." said a guy with glasses.

Obito said, "Of course you didn't. No one ever thought that I could have survived that incident but here I am alive and powerful."

The glass guy said, "That may be so but what you have did. This ... this is amazing. When did you do this?"

Obito said, "There was a lot of risk involved. I had to use a lot of the Tailed Beast's chakra within the statue to make this many. The longer it takes to revive the Ten Tails, the longer it will take for my plan to come to fruition."

The glass guy asked, "How many did you make? How many are there?"

Obito said, "I think there are about .... one hundred thousand white Zetsu."

Obito said, "So, what do you say about joining me in this war .... Kabuto?"

Kabuto looked up and his face became visible in the light, revealing snake like scales on his face with snake like eyes as well. He grin and said, "I'll be delighted."

Uzushiogakure's Laboratory

On a table was the corpse of White Zetsu and several scientist were examining its flesh and blood.

Naruto said, "I want to know what this thing is made of and what makes it tick. I want to know everything about it before the war. Understand?"

"Yes sir!" came the reply of the scientist.

Naruto walked to his office and looked out from the window. He looked at his village and its citizens and ninjas. He thought about the upcoming war and about the white Zetsu he brought back. He already predicted that there would be tons of these white things to fight against. He and his ninjas are going to fight these things in the war.

As for the ones who he captured who were Sasuke's comrades. Jugo was an easy one who became loyal to him when Naruto fixed his uncontrollable nature chakra. Suigetsu Hozuki wanted Zabuza's sword but couldn't win against him. So he decided to become his disciple. Karin didn't want to leave Sasuke but after Naruto explained that he was an Uzumaki and that Uzushiogakure has been rebuilt, she joined the village to be among the Uzumakis.

Now he has gained three more allies. Now he needed to think about the enemies he and his ninjas were going to fight in the upcoming war. Then then had a brilliant idea.

Naruto grinned and said, “So if Obito made his own soldiers, then its time I should Evolve my ninjas as well. Heh heh heh.”

A Few Days Later

Mifune the Samurai, Gaara the Sand Kazekage, Darui the Cloud ninja, Kitsuchi the Stone ninja and Naruto the Rikudō Sennin were standing on a high platform in front of a huge army made up of Mist, Cloud, Stone, Sand and Uzu ninjas.

All 5 of the strongest ninja villages have come together and stand as one. There is only one purpose for this. The 4th ninja war against the Uchiha Madara.

Naruto said, “It's time for war.”

Hidden Underground Location

In a huge dark room, there were several coffins that were opened. Several dead people were standing there on their feet. The one who collected all of these corpses was none other than Kabuto.

Kabuto said, "First up the former members of the Akatsuki."

On one side, all the dead members of the Akatsuki were standing which included Kisame Hoshigaki, Deidara, Sasori, Hidan, Kakuzu and Nagato.

Kabuto said, "Next, the dead members of the Sound Four."

In another side of the room, there were the dead members of the Sound Four which included Kidōmaru, Jirōbō, Sakon and Ukon.

Kabuto continued, "Next, the former Jinchuriki."

On another side of the room where the dead Jinchuriki which included Fuu (Seven Tails), Utakata (Six Tails), Han (Five Tails), Roushi (Four Tails), Yagura (Three Tails) and Yugito Nii (Two Tails).

Kabuto continued, "And finally the previous Kages."

In the center of the room were the previous dead Kages of the five villages which included Rasa the Fourth Kazekage, A the Third Raikage, Mū the Second Tsuchikage and Gengetsu Hōzuki the Second Mizukage.

Kabuto said, "Also, a group of skilled ninjas who once were famous in their own right."

Both Obito and Kabuto march out from their hidden base.

Obito said, "Now, we march. The war begins now!"

Back To The Alliance

Everyone was ready to face of against the Obito Uchiha and his unknown army. All five of the strongest were now acting as one. Everyone was tense as they waited for the enemy to come to them. Well almost all of them.

Naruto was simply standing there with some of the ninjas. His orange orbs were floating behind him which made the others to keep their distance away from him due to what was said about the orbs. Naruto looks over the horizon and waited for the enemy to come to him. Beside him were Itachi and Hinata.

Naruto’s other wives were also the same as Hinata since Naruto has given his blood to them, transforming them into Sages. All of his wives were now spread onto the battlefield and each were accompanied by 10 Uzu ninjas. Naruto was a bit protective of them but with the power of the Sage with them, he didn’t need to worry about them.

Every ninjas was murmuring about the incoming fight. All of a sudden Naruto’s eyes open and the talking was stopped.

Naruto said, “They are coming.”

Every ninja immediately readied themselves for the incoming enemies. Some brought out their tools while other tensed their muscles. As they waited, they look forward on the land but couldn’t find any enemies for miles.

After waiting for a while, a ninja asked, “Where is the enemy?”

Naruto used his Rinnegan to look over the field and scanned his surroundings. His eyes widen and shouted, “Below!”

*Bash* *Crackle* *Throom*

Naruto punched the ground and split it apart. From the destroyed, thousands upon thousands of White Zetsu poured out.

Naruto shouted, “Attack! Kill them all!”

The ninjas roared and began to engaged the enemies. The ninjas of the other villages fought with all of their might. They used their tools, swords and any other sharp blade to cut them apart while others used powerful jutsu to kill them.

However Naruto, Itachi and Hinata were taking the enemy apart very easily. Hinata used her purple orbs to disintegrate them and used her Gentle Fist on the White Zetsu. Itachi was quickly cutting them apart with his sword and also use his Fire Jutsu to burn them to ashes. Naruto simply pointed his finger at them and fired Cero upon Cero on the white Zetsu.

*Zaboom* *Zaboom* *Zaboom*

Each Cero would disintegrate the Zetsu in a long line taking almost a 100-200 with each blast. Naruto wasn’t the only one doing this. His wives also had the same though as they were abusing this move to their liking and quickly killed more Zetsu on the battlefield.

After fighting for hours, something else happened. One of his Uzu ninja informed him that several of the Medical bases of ninjas were being attacked from the inside out. According to the ninja, a Stone ninja attacked the medical ninjas base from the inside. The ninja quickly killed him but when the ninja died, his corpse transformed into a White Zetsu.

From this Naruto learned that the White Zetsu could transform themselves into others and infiltrate their bases without getting caught. The White Zetsu are getting smart.

Naruto made several clones and said, “It’s time for plan White Out.”

The clones nodded and dashed towards every group of Uzu ninja on the battlefield and then began to proceed with their plan. The clones informed the Uzu ninjas of the plan who nodded and took out a pill and swallowed it. After swallowing the pill, they then breathed out steam from their mouths. However, this steam was no ordinary steam. As every Uzu ninja breath steam, it began to spread in the surrounding.

When a ninja came in contact with the steam, he screamed in pain when he began to melt. The other ninjas jumped away from the steam in fear of being melted. They thought that the Uzu ninjas have betrayed them.

A stone ninja shouted, “How dare you betray us!?”

As the other ninjas were about to attack the Uzu ninjas, they stopped when the Uzu ninja pointed towards the melted ninja. When they looked at the dying ninja, their fear turned to surprise when they saw that the melted ninja was actually a White Zetsu in disguise.

The Uzu ninja said, “Do not be afraid of the steam we are expelling. This steam is poisonous and corrosive to the white Zetsu. This way, we can tell who are the imposters and who aren’t.”

The ninjas said sorry about their accusation and thank them for finding a way to weed out he imposters. This is what Naruto discovered about the White Zetsu. He found a way to kill them with a corrosive poison. By eating the poison pill, one can breaths out poison steam which only affects the White Zetsu. This way, the ninjas were able to stop and kill white Zetsu who tried to infiltrate their important locations. This was a major blow to the white Zetsu and to Obito who was fuming steam from his ears at how easily his army of white Zetsu were being mowed down.

As Naruto pulled out one of his trump cards, so it seem that the enemy did as well. As he was killing the White Zetsu, he stopped when he saw a group of enemies that were not white Zetsu. They were in fact humans. He looked at the group of humans who were charging at him with intent to harm him. He looked closer at them and saw that they were in fact resurrected undead. The Edo Tensei.

As the undead humans came closer, Naruto used “Sonido” to appear in the middle of their group and quickly thrust his hand into each heads of the undead and destroyed the kunai that was controlling them. After that, the group of undead disintegrated into sand and the human sacrifices fell on the ground.

Itachi said, “So Obito is using the Edo Tensei to bring back the dead to fight for him.”

Naruto said, “So it seems but I don’t think Obito is the one controlling these undead.”

Itachi said, “What should be done with them Naruto?”

Naruto said, “Fighting these undead with be a pain in the ass for the other ninjas. Itachi. I want you to go and kill whoever is controlling them. With the controller gone, the dead will return being dead and it will make this fight much more easier.”

Itachi said, “It will be done Naruto.”

Itachi disappeared and went to find the one controlling the undead. Naruto saw that the other ninjas were having a hard time fighting against the undead. So he thought that it was about time to bring out his other trump card.

Naruto said, “You aren’t the only one who can control dead people for their fight.”

Play this music for the whole war.

*Poof*

Naruto unsealed a huge scroll and opened it. From the huge scroll *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* came out several more smaller scrolls. Naruto made several shadow clones who picked up one scroll each. The clones then spread out on the battlefield and opened the scrolls.

*Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof*

Parts of the battlefield were now covered in white smoke. When the smoke subsided, there was a huge group of ninjas standing there unmoving. These were no ordinary ninjas. These were the Rinnegan reanimated version as each of the ninjas had black rods running through out their bodies. They were actually moving corpses.

Naruto then poured his chakra into the corpses through the black receivers and the corpses began to move. Thus the fight between the Edo Tensei and the Rinnegan reanimated version fought. With Naruto’s skill, the corpses were moving or more like dancing around the undead ninjas and destroying the controller in their heads. However, the Rinnegan reanimated version were also suffering as they were being ripped apart but due to their number which was about 10000, they were doing well.

Also, Naruto’s clones spread the info about dealing with the undead by simply destroying the controller inside of their heads. However, this was easier said than done for the other ninjas. Some ninjas managed to destroy the controller while others sealed the undead with Fuinjutsu.

Naruto can imagine the face of the one who is controlling the undead and was fuming about how Naruto made a copy of the Edo Tensei.

Hidden Location

Kabuto snarled when he saw that his enemy was using something similar to Edo Tensei.

Kabuto said, “So if you want to play like that, then I think it's time to bring out some stronger undead.”

Back To The War

Kankuro was using his new puppet Sasori which was gifted by Naruto. He thanked him for giving him such a wonderful gift. With him controlling Sasori, he was able to battle against the undead with ease.

Kurotsuchi and another stone ninja Kitsuchi raised their hands and slammed them on the ground as they shouted, "Earth Style Earth Eruption!"

*RRUUMMMBBBLLLLEEEEEEE*

A huge part of the land in front of them raised up and formed into a volcano. From it, *Boom* thousands upon thousands of white Zetsu were launched out from the volcano and into the air. As the white Zetsu were defenseless while being in the air, the ninjas used this opportunity to attack them with powerful jutsu and mow down a huge number of them. Several of Naruto's friends were also joining in attack them.

Kiba and Akamaru attack the white Zetsu with their own attacks. Kiba used "Fang Over Fang" as he drilled through them while Akamaru used "Sawing Fang" who spun like a buzz saw and cut through them. Neji and the Hyugas were using "Eight Trigram Air Wall Palm" to send out a huge compressed air wall that slammed against the white Zetsu. Shino and his clan were using their insects to kill the white Zetsu. Other Uzu ninjas were killing the white Zetsu with ease while they were having some difficulty with the undead.

In An Area Near A Forest

As the battle continued, the alliance fought several undead ninjas and also some legendary ninjas as well. A group of six coffins emerged from a part of the battlefield. All of the ninja were wary of the coffins and prepared themselves. When the coffin opened, the undead that walked out shocked and terrified everyone.

A mist ninja said, "It's not possible. They are the previous ... the last generation of the seven swordsmen of the hidden Mist!"

Zabuza was there with Haku. He recognized the undead and was looking forward to fight them.

A Stone ninja asked, "How strong are these swordsmen?"

A mist ninja said, "This generation was said to be the strongest of the seven swordsmen in the group's history. They are all powerful!"

Zabuza chuckled and said, "Just the way I want them to be."

Lee said, "Everyone! Hit them all at once! Try to slow them down as much as possible!"

The ninjas nodded and threw a storm of shurikens and kunais at the undead swordsmen. However, against them, they ere ineffective as they easily blocked all of the projectiles.

A ninja said, "We're screwed! None of our attacks did anything!"

Another ninja shouted, "Shit! How do you fight opponents like that? Especially when they are the seven swordsmen! Thee longer this goes, the worse it gets for us!"

A stone ninja said, "Get a hold of yourself! We can stop them by either sealing their souls or binding their movements!"

An Uzu ninja said, "We will be going in with close combat against them! When they leave an opening, I want the Nara Clan to use their shadow possession Jutsu to bind their movements. When that is done, I want them to be sealed with Cloth Binding Jutsu! Understand?"

"Yeah" came the response of several ninjas.

The Uzu ninjas nodded and said, "Good. But before we engage them, we need information about them."

A mist ninja said, "I know everything about them."

The Uzu ninja nodded and said, "That's good. Tell me all about them."

The mist ninja nodded and said, "Each of the swordsmen are strong in their own ways but what makes them deadly are the swords they wield. First one is the sword imbued with lightning. It's sharper than any other ever forged. The Blotsword "Fang" and its wielder Ringo Ameyuri! Next is the sword that crushes any and all defenses.The Bluntsword "Helmsplitter" and its wielder Akebino Jinin! Next is the sword that can pierce all and stitch them together, the Longsword "Threading Needle" and its wielder Kuriarare Kushimaru! Next is the combination of swordmanship and explosions, the Blastsword "Splash" and its weilder Munashi Jinpachi! Then there is the original of Hosihigaki Kisame's greatsword "Samehada", Suikazan Fuguki! And finally, the last man who has mastered all seven swords, the second becoming of the demon himself, Hohzuki Mengetsu!"

Zabuza said, “Thanks for the info. I will be taking on the demon himself, Hohzuki Mengetsu! The rest of you, pick your own!”

Haku said, “Then I will be taking on the Blotsword "Fang", Ringo Ameyuri.”

Lee said, “Yosh! I will be taking on the Blastsword "Splash", Munashi Jinpachi!”

Gai said, “That’s great lee! I will be taking on Suikazan Fuguki then!”

Tenten said, “I will be taking on the Longsword "Threading Needle", Kuriarare Kushimaru.”

Neji said, “I will be taking on the Bluntsword "Helmsplitter", Akebino Jinin.”

Each of them engaged with their selected targets and fought them one on one. In 2 hours, they were able to beat and seal away the swordsmen and took away their weapons. After that, the group rested in order to regain their stamina and chakra. The other ninjas cheered for them as they were able to take down the powerful swordsmen.

Hidden Location

Kabuto growled at how his undead swordsmen were taken down in just two hours. He thought that the swordsmen would be able to kill a lot of them but they were only able to kill a few and then they were taken down by the uzu ninjas.

Kabuto said, “Hmm. It seems like the seven swordsmen were not that great. Looks like I need to bring out something that is more powerful than the seven swordsmen. Yes. They will do nicely.”

Near Darui’s Division

From the sea, several white Zetsu came out alone with some undeads. However, among them were two very powerful and famous undead, the Gold and Silver Brothers, also known as the "Two Lights". They were two infamous shinobi from the Hidden Cloud village. The Gold and Silver Brothers are famous for their attempt to capture the Nine-Tailed Fox for their village. They were instead swallowed whole by the beast. The brothers survived inside the Kyuubi for two weeks by eating the beast's flesh. This would eventually lead to the fox regurgitating them. This left them with unusually large chakra reserves and abilities similar to those of a Jinchūriki.

(They were beaten the same way in the Manga.)

After beating the undead brothers, their tools were taken away.

Near Suna

An invisible undead, Mū the Second Tsuchikage was coming near Suna. When he came closer, he became visible, slammed his hands on the sand and summoned three coffins. From these coffins, three powerful ninjas came out. They were the previous Hokages of their village. Rasa the Fourth Kazekage, A the Third Raikage, Mū the Second Tsuchikage and Gengetsu Hōzuki the Second Mizukage.

Hidden Location

In a dark room, Obito was sitting in front of a giant statue. A while later, a White Zetsu came and gave him some information. Obito nodded and stood up.

Obito said, "The time has come for me to join the fight. But first, I need to steal a substitute."

Obito disappeared into a swirling vortex.

Near Darui’s Division

After the defeat of the silver and gold bothers who were sealed into one of the Sage of the Six Paths treasure, the Amber Purifying Pot which is a large pot that had the ability to seal anyone within it. All of the ninjas in that area cheered and rested for a while. Some ninjas were gathering the dead Zetsu into a huge pile while others healed the injured ninjas. Choji, Shikamaru, Ino and Asuma were there as well as they took down the resurrected Hidan and Kakuzu while also helping in sealing the gold and silver brothers.

The ninjas were so relaxed, that they weren’t able to detect an Uchiha appearing in the middle of their group. However, by the time they noticed, it was too late.

Obito said, “Summoning Jutsu.”

*POOF*

“GGRREEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”

In a large puff of smoke, a huge demonic statue appeared that roared at the ninjas. This statue was none other than the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Obito unleashed the demonic statue on the ninjas and wrecked havoc on them. However, Choji and his father both used "Multi Expansion Jutsu" to became giants and fought the demonic statue.

During this fight, everyone was distracted which Obito used to steal the Amber Purifying Pot in which one of the gold and silver brothers were sealed. Why? Because they possess the Kyuubi's chakra which he needed. As soon as he got what he came for, he disappeared along with the demonic statue.

Suna

Gaara was fighting and throwing around his undead father Rasa the Fourth Kazekage around like a rage doll. After beating him up pretty well, his body was sealed away. Then there was Onoki who was fighting Mū the Second Tsuchikage. When Mu was about to lose, he split himself into two, one immediately hid in the sand while the other was sealed away. Onoki and Gaara then fought Gengetsu Hōzuki the Second Mizukage and sealed him away. When it finally came to A the Third Raikage, a black void opened and out came Naruto.

Naruto looked at the third Raikage and said, "So this is A the thrid Raikage. I heard that you are the one who was able to fight the Yellow Flash and lived."

A said, "That's right. I fought him and the only reason he lived was because he was able to teleport himself away from me."

Naruto said, "Really? Well good for you. Now if you don't mind, I need to test just how strong you are."

A said, "And how would you do that?"

Naruto snapped his fingers and a Garganta opened in front of A. From the black void, several stone soldiers came out. This not only happened here. In fact, it was happening all over the battlefield. Several black voids were opening up all over the land and from it, several hundreds stone soldiers came out. These stone soldiers then began to fight off both the White Zetsu and the undead.

Naruto said, "These stone soldiers will be your opponents for now."

A snorted and said, "What are some stone soldiers going to do to me?"

A lunged at a stone soldier and punched it, thinking that they would break under his strength but to his shock, the stone soldier was only pushed back a foot from his punch. In retaliation, the stone soldier swung its sword at A who jumped back. The rest of the stone soldiers walked to him and began to attack. The third Raikage was having a bit of a hard time fighting them off and became enraged how mere stone soldiers were making his fight harder.

The third Raikage engulfed his whole body in lightning which immensely increased his speed with which he was able to break the stone soldiers. After destroying the last stone soldier, he boasted to everyone.

A said, "Ha! Did you really think that mere stone soldiers could do anything against me? What a laugh! Ha!"

Naruto said, "No but thanks for giving me info about your fighting style. Now you fight me. Sonido."

Naruto disappeared which shocked A who began to look around but couldn't find him. Then to his shock, *Bash* he felt something hit his gut *Bash* and another hit to his face. He was launched back a few meters from those hits.

Naruto said, "Just like this."

A stood up and glared at him. He said, "How can you touch me so easily. Not even the Yellow Flash was able to do that?"

Naruto said, "That's easy. You are strong and faster. But I am much much stronger and faster than you could ever be."

The third Raikage snarled and engaged with Naruto but it only ended up with him being beaten into a bloody pulp and was sealed away.

Naruto said, "Well, that's that. Now who is there left to fight?"

A Few Distances Away

One half of Mu who managed to get away from the fight, stood on top of a small platform. He made some hand signs and said, "Summoning Jutsu!"

A single coffin emerged from the ground. *Crack* Mu became alarmed when the coffin's lid cracked and quickly jumped away. *Throom* He was right to do so as the door blasted open. From it, a person came out that shocked Mu.

Back To Naruto

As the ninjas were celebrating at their victory, a sensor ninja became alarmed and shouted, "Everyone! Look over there!"

Everyone looked at the direction the ninja was pointing and saw Mu who was standing a top of a small stone platform.

Gaara said, "What!? I sealed him! How did he get out!?"

Onoki said, "It seems that he managed to split off a double of himself when he was hit with a powerful attack."

However, the ninjas became even more alarmed when someone walked behind Mu and stood beside him.

"What's going on!?"

"There is someone else up there!"

"Who is that!?"

Out of all the ninjas, Onoki was shocked the most. He said, "It can't be. That .."

Naruto looked at the new person and said, "Who is he?"

Onoki said in a serious tone, "So you've finally shown yourself. Madara Uchiha!"

Madara looked down at the ninjas and noticed that they wore headbands with different symbols.

Madara said, "Seeing that there are ninjas wearing headbands with different symbols, is this a new allied army?"

Mu said, "They most likely formed it for this war."

Madara said, "Who is the controller of the Edo Tensei?"

Mu said, "Who knows."

Suddenly Mu became stiff and his eyes became glazed. He said in a different tone, "I am Kabuto. The one who has resurrected you."

Madara said, "Talking to me through the Edo Tensei? How bleak."

Mu(Kabuto) said, "You are a special resurrected version. You have been beyond what you were in your prime."

Madara's eyes became serious and he said, "My prime? You. You know about my prime?"

Mu(Kabuto) said, "No. So please show it to me now. The legendary power of the Uchiha."

Immediately Madara and Mu jumped off the platform when a wave of sand hit their location. Mu disappeared and Madara landed in front of the ninja army. He quickly went through a series of hand signs for a Jutsu.

Onoki recognized the hand signs and said, "Everyone! He is going for a powerful fire Jutsu! Bring out the water users!"

Madara shouted, "Fire Style Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

Madara expelled a massive fireball from his mouth which spread wide. Like a wall that was headed towards the ninjas.

A ninja shouted, "That jutsu has a huge range!"

A group of ninjas jumped forward and shouted, "Water Style Water Fortification!"

The group of ninjas spit out loads of water from their mouth, that transformed into a huge wall of water that collided with the fire wall and stopped it.

*Crash* *SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS*

A lot of steam was made from their collision which obscured their vision. Madara came out from the steam and attacked the ninjas, cutting them down with ease.

*Zaboom*

However Madara had to jump away when Naruto crashed into his location with a Cero.

Madara looked at the one who shot that and saw Naruto. He looked at his unique features and became interested by it.

Madara said, “Your features looks very familiar. Are you the Sage of the Six Paths?”

Naruto said, “I am.”

Madara said, “Hoh? You already achieved such a transformation. How did you manage to become a Sage?"

Naruto said, “That would be telling now wouldn't it?"

Madara said, "Who are you? What's your name?"

Naruto said, "I am Naruto Vajura. The true Rikudō Sennin.”

Madara said, “It seems that me returning to the land of the living is an interesting as I get to meet someone such as you."

Naruto said, “And it's interesting to meet the one who battled the first Hokage Hashirama Senju. However, I need to eliminate you. Vapor Style Corrosive Mist!”

Madara quickly jumped away from the corrosive steam as he didn’t want to be melted, even if he was an undead. Naruto and Gaara then began to fight Madara who then manifested his Susanoo. During the fight, Madara managed to transform his eyes into the Rinnegan. After fighting a bit more, Madara jumped back and brought out Susanoo with two faces and two pair of arms.

Madara said, "I think it's time I trim the number of my enemies."

Susanoo formed two hand signs and everything became silent. A while later, a huge shadow was cast upon the battlefield. When everyone looked up, their eyes widen and were shocked so much that some of them even drop their weapons on the ground or they fell to their knees.

The ninja said in disbelief at what they were seeing with their eyes.

"What is this?"

"No way."

"This can't be possible."

"This is on an entirely different level."

"Is this .... the power .... of a god?"

From the sky, a humongous meteor was falling towards them that covered a huge area of the battlefield. It was so big that it took away the will to fight from the ninjas.

"A meteor!? How can this be!?"

"This can't be Ninjutsu!"

"We can't get out of its range in time!"

Onoki shouted, "Don't spout your loser talk kids! Don't give up before we have done anything! We have got to do whatever we can!"

Gaara shouted, "All of you! Get as far away as you can!"

The ninjas came back to their senses and began to run away like hell. Onoki didn't run. He instead, flew up towards the incoming meteor. Naruto stayed there to see what the old man would do. If the old man needed help, then he will lend a hand to him.

Mu(Kabuto) said, "You are going to crush us along with it?"

Madara said, "Of course. The Edo Tensei was originally intended to be used to wipe the map clean along with the caster. We will be regenerated soon enough."

Madara noticed a flying ninja going towards the meteor. He recognized him and said, "So that's Onoki? He became so old."

Onoki reached the meteor and slammed his hands into the bottom of the meteor.

Onoki shouted, "Earth Style Lightweight Boulder!"

This jutsu made the meteor's weight light and the descent of it was slowed down. Gaara then used his hand to make huge sand hands that grabbed the bottom of the meteor in order to stop it. Onoki pushed with all his might in order to stop the meteor.

'Just a little more. I can stop it with just a little more!' thought Onoki.

After some agonizing moments, the meteor was stopped. Everyone cheered. However, Madara just looked at them with bored eyes.

Madara said, "Hoh. So you managed to stop the meteor. Impressive. Now .... how will you deal with the second one Onoki?"

The sky cleared instantly and another meteor fell from the sky and it was heading straight towards the first meteor.

All of the ninjas looked in shock and disbelief when the second meteor was coming down. Naruto quickly made a shadow clone who used "Sonido" to grab Onoki and flee from the meteor. Naruto then made several shadow clones and spread them out under the meteor.

*Crash* *Throom*

When the meteor collided with one another, they broke apart and exploded into several hundreds huge rocks that rained upon the terrified ninjas. They saw the incoming huge rocks and were waiting for their deaths.

However, it never came.

"Shinra Tensei!"

All of Naruto's clones raised their hands up and shot out huge amount of shockwaves at the incoming boulders. *Crash* All of the boulders that were raining down were hit with a powerful shockwave that not only stopped them but pushed them back and broke them into smaller pieces. This made enough time for the ninjas to get away before the area was showed with smaller pieces of rocks.

Naruto used Sonido to get away from that area without even a scratch. However he avoided hitting the boulders that were raining down on Madara who was crushed by his own jutsu.

After things settled down, Madara came out as his body was regenerated. Mu was also standing beside him.

Madara said, "Such power. Who is this Naruto? He is able to stop not one but two of my Meteors."

Mu(Kabuto) said, "Naruto is the Jinchuriki of the Nine Tails Kyuubi and he is a Sage as well."

Madara said, "Hmm. It seems that he will be a thorn in my plans. I need to get rid of him."

Madara said, "He is the Kyuubi's Jinchuriki? Well, then he belongs to me as he possesses the Kyuubi."

Madara went through some hand signs and said, "Wood Style Nativity Of A World Of Trees".

The area around Madara exploded and huge tree roots came out. With a wave of his hand, the tree roots surged forward towards Naruto and the ninjas.

"Look out everyone!"

Gaara said, "He can use Wood Style as well!?"

Kankoru said, "We're doomed."

Naruto said, "No. I won't allow it. Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Several hundred clones came into existence and charged at the incoming tree roots. Every clone created a huge Rasengan and shouted "Odama Rasengan Barrage!"

*Crash* *Boom* *Crackle* Boom* *Boom* *Crackle* *Crash* *Boom* *Crash* *Boom*

The clones rammed the tree roots with their Rasengan, effectively destroying the hoard of roots and breaking them into smithereens.

Madara said, "Hoh. He did it again. He is really something."

Onoki said, "Thanks for saving me brat."

Naruto said, "No problem old man."

Madara landed a few distances away from Naruto and said, "You put up quite a display of power Naruto. Why don't you join me in taking over this world?"

Naruto said, "No thanks. Taking over the world is a fool's errand."

Madara said, "You dare deny my offer boy?"

Naruto said, "Of course. I don't need to hear the words of a dead man."

Madara said, "Watch what you say boy. I am Madara Uchiha who-"

Naruto cut him off and said, "And I don't care. You should be thinking about what you should be doing after all of this is over because here comes reinforcement."

Two Garganta opened up and two people jumped out from it. One was the Raikage and the other one was Mei. They both stood beside Naruto. Onoki and Gaara joined them and stood beside Naruto.

Mei said, "They all are alive. We are right on time."

Raikage said, "I can finally cut loose. I have been waiting for this for days!"

Gaara said, "You will pay for harming my friends."

Onoki said, "Being old has its perks. To think I lived to see the day when the 5 Kages would stand and fight together!"

All five Kages lunged at Madara and fought him. The other ninjas look at the fight in awe and shock.

"Oh man. We are not even near half of their strength."

"You said it. I feel like I shouldn't even be here."

"Yeah. I know what you mean."

"We can't even do anything to help them with this fight."

A mist ninja said, "No we can. Look."

The other ninjas saw where the mist ninja was pointing and saw that Mu was coming out from the rubble.

"Is that.."

The mist ninja said, "Yes. If we can't help the kages with their fight, the least we can do is take out the other enemies Are you all with me!?"

"Yes Sir!"

The mist ninja said, "Good. Then lets go and get that son of a bitch."

While the Kages were fighting Madara, the rest of the ninjas hunted Mu and sealed him away.

Onoki said, "Naruto. I want you to go and find the other Uchiha."

Naruto said, "Which one"

Onoki said, "Obito. He hasn't show up so he must be planning something. We can fight here with Madara while you can go and fight Obito."

Naruto said, "But.."

Raikage said, "It's fine brat. We are more than enough to take down Madara."

Mei said, "It's fine Naruto-kun. We are strong enough to fight him. Go and take care of Obito before he does something that would make us suffer."

Naruto thought about it and they were right. He said, "Okay fine. I'll go and find Obito. Stay safe Mei."

Mei smiled and kissed him. She said, "I will Naruto-kun."

Naruto snapped his fingers and opened a Garganta. he walk into it which closed behind him.

After Naruto left, Madara said, "Hoh. Is it wise to make him leave? He was the only one who can go against me."

Raikage said, "That may be true but we are not so far behind him. We are strong as well."

Onoki said, "He is right. Even if I am old, I can still fight you."

Gaara said, "We will show you our strength."

Mei said, "Make no mistake. We are not weaklings."

Madara said, "If that is true, then come at me with everything you got."

With Naruto

Naruto appeared where he felt some huge amounts of chakra. He saw that Killer Bee was fighting a group of undead but he was having a hard time with them. He also noticed that each undead was fighting in a different way. One had long claws, one was covered in lava, one used bubble, one used wings etc. One of them he recognized as Yagura. From this, he realized that each one of these undead were the previous Jinchuriki. Naruto immediately joined the fight and helped Killer Bee.

The undead with long claws was about to impale Bee when Naruto came in and *Bash* kicked her away.

Killer Bee said, "Yo! Thanks for the assist. Who are you and where you come from?"

Naruto said, "I am Naruto Vajura. Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi. I am here to help you."

Bee said, "Thanks for that. Now lets show these Mutherfuckers not to mess with us!"

Naruto and Bee both charged at the previous Jinchuriki but fighting them was a bit difficult as all of them possess the Rinnegan. Meaning that they share their eye sight. However, Naruto easily rectified this by creating shadow clones and using "Water Style Hidden Mist" to create a fog which obscure their visions.

After fighting for a while, Bee became pissed off as the Rinnegan helped the undead Jinchuriki to evade most of his attacks.

Bee shouted, "That's it! You mess with the bull! You get the horns! Lets go Gyuki!"

Bee began to transform into something and his body grew to humongous proportion. Bee transformed into his Tailed Beast Form. The front half was of a monstrous bull, and the lower body was of an octopus.

Bee shouted, "I am going to slam this whole forest here! I'm gonna drop Killer Bee's hook, the Eight Tails on their ears! WOOAAAAAARRRRRGHH!"

The Eight Tails has been unleashed.

Naruto was standing on top of Bee's head. He looked at the size of Bee's Tailed Beast Form which was huge.

Naruto said, "Wow. You're very huge."

Bee said, "Thanks. Now hold on tight! I'm just about to get into the flow!"

Bee wrapped himself with his own tentacles and then he spun around with such force that a huge tornado was formed.

"Eight Tail Whirlwind!"

The huge tornado was so powerful that it ripped out the trees from the ground. The undead Jinchuriki was thrown away like rag dolls. By the time the tornado stopped, the area around Bee was clean by a 100 miles. Bee looked down and saw that the undead Jinchuriki was laying down on the ground.

Bee grinned and said, "Ha! That's what you get when you mess with the bull!"

Obito who was watching the fight from afar, did a hand sign which sent a signal to he undead Jinchurikis. All of the Jinchurikis exploded into red chakra and began to transform into their Tailed Beast Forms.

The Four Tails Jinchuriki transformed into its Tailed Beast From. Son Goku.

The Five Tails Jinchuriki transformed into its Tailed Beast Form. Kokuou.

Bee said, "You really think these two can go against me!? ha! Bring it on!"

Suddenly Obito came into existence. Kokuou saw him and charged at him. A purple chain came out of Obito's hand and wrapped around Kokuou's neck. Kokuou screamed in pain and fell down.

Naruto saw this and said, "They attacked Obito? So they still have their consciousness. And what's with the chains? How are they being controlled by this chain?"

Naruto didn't know what was going on but he did know this. The Tailed Beasts needed to be rescued from Obito's hand. Naruto and Bee both fought against the two Tailed Beasts and they were losing as they were outnumbered. However, during the fight, Naruto was eaten by the four tails Son Goku. While inside the tail beast, his mind connected with the Jinchuriki and met with the real Son Goku who was chained up against a wall.

Naruto talked with him and found out that he and the rest of the Jinchuriki were being controlled by Obito. Naruto thanked him for this information and promised him that he would save all of them. Naruto then attacked Son Goku from the inside, forcing him to spit him out. Naruto then quickly scanned Son Goku's body and found a black rod that was stuck in his neck. Naruto jumped to his neck and looked closer at the rod. He recognized it to be a Black Receiver, the same thing which he done with his undead troops.

Naruto grabbed the rod and pulled it out and *Crunch* crushed it. Son Goku was now free from Obito's control. However, he would not let it roam free. Obito summoned the Demonic statue and from its mouth, a chain came out which wrapped around Son Goku. The demonic statue pulled the four tails towards it and swallowed it whole.

Bee said, "It sucked up the four tails like a meat ball! He was still being controlled after all!"

Naruto landed on the ground and looked at the corpse of the previous Jinchuriki of the four tails.

Naruto said, "So removing the black receiver from the host would remove the anchor of the tailed beast."

Obito said, "So you managed to stop one beast. That's impressive but I don't intend to be stingy here. You have some very valuable things that belong to me now. And I am going to take them all."

The Two Tails Jinchuriki transformed into its Tailed Beast Form. Matatabi.

The Three Tails Jinchuriki transformed into its Tailed Beast Form. Isobu.

The Six Tails Jinchuriki transformed into its Tailed Beast Form. Saiken.

The Seven Tails Jinchuriki transformed into its Tail Beast Form. Choumei.

The rest of the remaining Tailed Beasts have been unleashed.

Bee gulped at the sight and said, "Um hey Naruto. You don't have something that could fight them in this state do you?"

Naruto said, "Yes I do. I want you to distract them while I remove the black rods from their bodies. This way, I can remove the Tailed Beasts from the undead host."

Bee said, "Fine. I'll do it. Come on you bitches! It's time I show how Killer Bee fights!"

Naruto then went into Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and covered his body with flaming chakra.

Naruto said, "Now, I am ready. Lets go and save them!"

Bee said, "Wow! I can't believe you got something like that! That is so-Huh!? Oh shit!"

The rest of the Tailed Beasts were forming their Tailed Beast Bombs and aimed them at Naruto and Bee.

Bee shouted, "Naruto! We got a huge problem over there! Five Tailed Beast Bombs at point blank range!"

The Tailed Beasts shot their Bijudama(Tail Beast Bomb) at them. Naruto looked at the incoming bombs with a smirk.

Naruto said, "I got this! HAAAAAAA!"

Five huge chakra hands formed behind him and shot towards the incoming bombs. Each chakra hand catches one bomb and began to absorb all of its chakra which was sent to Naruto who absorbed it into his body.

Bee's mouth dropped in shock and disbelief. He said, "You .. what .. where .. that .. huh!? How did you do that against the Bijudama!?"

'So he used the Rinnegan'sPreta Path to absorb the Bijudama. Clever. I didn't think it could be used against a Tailed Beast Bomb. Well if the bombs are insufficient, then' thought Obito who controlled the Tailed Beast to attack Naruto.

The Tailed Beasts attacked Naruto and Bee. Naruto was not done yet. He used something else to counter the incoming Tailed Beasts. Huge amounts of chakra expelled from his body and transformed into a gigantic Nine Tails fox demon. He used his version of Kyuubi Mode.

Bee was shocked to see Naruto's new form and thought how he did that. It was sure different from his transformation.

"RRAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Naruto's new form roared at the incoming Tailed Beasts and *Crash* slammed into them, launching them back.

Naruto said, "Come on! We got a bunch of them to deal with compared to when we took care of Son. This is going to be a lot tougher but we can handle it!"

Naruto jumped at the Seven Tails Choumei and grabbed her. He scanned her body and located a black rod. Then Naruto pile dived Choumei on the Three Tails Isobu but he managed to roll out of the way. So he pile dived Choumei into the ground.

*Crash*

After slamming Choumei into the ground, Naruto stood back up. When he did, the Six Tails Saiken attacked him and bit his hand. Isobi took this chance to attack him but was stopped by Bee. The Five Tails Kokuou then tried to attack Bee but he defended himself by giving him *Bash* a mean punch to his chin, launching Kokuou away.

Bee shouted, "Try all you want! There is no way I am letting you hit me!"

The Two Tails Matatabi attacked Naruto from behind but he detected her and swung Saiken at her who *Bash* crashed into her and both of them were launched away. Naruto has scanned each of the Tailed Beasts and located all of the black rods on their bodies.

Obito saw this and thought 'At this rate I will lose the Tailed Beasts. If I was planning on killing him, then this would be the perfect opportunity.'

With a signal of his hand, Isobi got himself free from Bee and landed with the rest of the Tail Beasts. They all gathered around and pooled a huge amount of their chakra into one huge Bijudama.

Bee saw this and panic, "Hey hey hey! Just one Bijudama is enough to level a mountain but they are all pooling their chakra into one huge Bijudama! If that hits us, we are seriously gonna die!"

Naruto said, "Not if I have anything to say about this!"

Naruto began to gather his own chakra inside the Fox's mouth. He was making his own Bijudama from the Kyuubi's chakra. When his bomb was ready, he shot it at the same time the five other Tail Beasts shot their Bijudama. Both of their Bijudamas were of the same size but Naruto's Bujudama hit a bit below the other Bijudama. This made Naruto's bomb hit the ground once and then it bounced off of it and flew into the sky along with the other bomb and then it exploded.

*BOOOOM*

A huge explosion was set in the sky that sent out a huge shockwave to its surroundings, destroying things and the landscape.

While the Tailed Beasts were distracted by the explosion, Naruto attacked them with five of his tail arms. Each tail arm grabbed the neck of the Tailed Beasts.

Naruto said, "I got the rods. Now I only need to send my clones to get them out."

Naruto made five shadow clones who ran through the tail arms. When they reached the neck of the five Tail Beasts, the clones then grabbed the black rods and began to pull them out.

Naruto said, "Okay. Lets hope this works."

Naruto concentrated and tried to make a link with his mind and that of the Tailed Beasts. He succeeded. He found himself in a huge room where the five Tailed Beasts were waiting for them along with the five Jinchuriki. Naruto met them and talked with them. He gained their trust, their true names and each of the the Tailed Beasts gave him part of their chakra. After that, he returned to the real world. Naruto then shouted with rage as his clones pulled out the black rods from the Tailed Beasts.

Obito said, "I can't believe that he is able to completely control the Nine Tails as well. Although it looks like he won't last long. This changes nothing."

As soon as the rods were pulled out, the Demonic Statue pulled the Tailed Beasts towards it by the chains and ate them all. Naruto's fox form disappeared and he landed on the ground.

Naruto grabbed his stomach glared up at Obito. He said, "Hoh? Things have changed alright. Because I just learned a whole bunch of difficult names all at once!"

Obito said, "Difficult names? What are you talking about?"

Naruto grinned and said, "Heh! You don't know them do you?! If not, then I'm not gonna tell you!"

Obito scowled behind his mask. When he moved his arm to grab a weapon from his back, he looked at his arm and saw some water on it.

'Sweat?' he thought.

At that moment, water began to rain down on the land.

'No. It's rain. Why would I even begin to sweat against an opponent like that!? I know the limit of his power. This strange feeling isn't coming from his strength. Naruto is merely a pawn to be used to stimulate Sasuke. He is just a kid with no further purpose than to amuse me! Then what is it!? What happened!?' Obito thought.

Obito calmed himself and thought, 'No. It does not matter. It matters not one bit what Naruto really is.'

Obito said, "This war will make all past, all future and all existence completely irrelevant."

Naruto just stood with a smirk which only angered Obito. During his battle, all of his friends and ninja army were coming towards his locations in order to aid him. They all trusted Naruto and they will be there for his Victory!

With Itachi

Itachi was jumping from trees to trees. He was moving towards a location where he felt some sort of chakra. However, he was unable to find it. He searched around for any clue but there were none. He thought about why he couldn't find it and then his eyes widen in realization.

Itachi manifested Susanoo's right arm and punched the air in front of him. However, instead of simply passing through the air, Susanoo's fist collided with something and broke it.

*Crash*

A huge hole was made in the air where Susanoo punched. Itachi entered the hole and found it to be a cave. It looks like the whole thing was camouflaged by Genjutsu. Itachi looked inside the cave and finally found the one who has been controlling the Edo Tensei.

Kabuto said, "So I see that you managed to pass through my Genjutsu. Seems you know quite well about it. How did you find me?"

Itachi said, "Whenever a Genjutsu is used, no matter how high level or low level it may be, it always leaves behind a small amount of chakra. I was able to sense this chakra in this area but couldn't find anything. Then I realized that whatever I was looking for must be hidden away with either a Genjutsu or by something else."

Kabuto said, "What a lesson. Never thought that my smallest negligence would reveal my location. By the way, I hope you can keep something in your mind. The Jutsu of Edo Tensei wouldn't stop even if I got killed. However, there is a way to stop it. So that is to say you can't kill me. The jutsu can never be stopped even if I am killed."

Kabuto began to laugh and said, "See! I won! Whether I am killed or not, the jutsu won't stop! You can't do anything against me! Hahahahahahaha!"

Itachi slowly pulled out his sword and said, "Never say never. There is always someway. Naruto taught me that. Guard yourself Kabuto."

Kabuto said, "So, you decided to fight me? Lets see what you got."

Kabuto threw away his cloak and revealed his body. His whole body was white and covered in in scales. A snake came out from his back. Kabuto has become the White Snake Sage.

Itachi and Kabuto fought each other. With Kabuto being a Snake Sage, he demonstrated quite a bit of new jutsu and unique powers. However, against Itachi, it was useless as he was able to overcome his enemy's attacks. After fighting for quite sometime, Itachi beat Kabuto and cast a Genjutsu on him, forcing him to make hand signs and said "Edo Tensei Jutsu Release."

With this, every undead that Kabuto brought back was now being sent back to the realm of the dead. After Itachi's work was done, he cut of Kabuto's head and burned the body to dust. He then sealed Kabuto's head inside a scroll and left the cave.

Back To Naruto

A few rays of light fell from the sky and hit the undead bodies of the previous Jinchuriki. Naruto saw that the corpses were turning to sand and realized that Itachi must have killed the one controlling them.

Obito growled at this and thought, 'Damn Kabuto! It seems that he failed. Did someone find him?'

Naruto said, "Don't try to run away now Uchiha! Now it's time for us to beat you and that statue to bits!"

Bee said, "You got that right bub! That overgrown pile of rock is going down! Yeah!"

Obito said, "Well, it seems that I have no choice."

Obito clapped his hands together and the Amber Purifying Pot appeared.

Naruto said, "What's that?"

Bee said, "That is one of the treasure of the Sage of the Six Path! How did he get his hand on it!?"

Obito said, "I wanted to revive it in a perfect form but ... even just a piece possessing the same power, like the Gold and Silver brothers inside this thing! They will do nicely!"

*Chomp* *Gulp*

"GGGUUUUUUUOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The demonic statue ate the Amber Purifying Pot. It then roared as all of its eyes opened.

Obito shouted, "It's a bit late but the promise time is here!"

With Madara

Madara was hit with a light that fell from the sky. His Susanoo disappeared as he felt weak from the light.

Mei said, "What is that light? Just what is going on here?"

Onoki said, "Susanoo disappeared and the Edo Tensei dust is fluttering more violently. This must mean .."

Madara said, "That the Edo Tensei has been undone."

Raikage shouted, "What!?"

Gaara said, "It seems that one of Naruto's friends was able to find whoever was controlling the Edo Tensei."

Onoki said, "Well, this must be some friend of Naruto to be able to take down whoever it was."

Madara didn't seem to be bothered by the light. He just said, "I have no choice."

Immediately Madara lunged at the Kages and shouted "Fire Style Dragon Flame!"

Madara unleashed a barrage of of dragon head-shaped fireballs. Mei shouted "Water Style Water Wall!"

Mei spit out huge amount of water and formed a water wall that stopped the incoming fire balls.

*Crash* *SSSSSSSSS*

As Madara was coming closer to them, his soul began to leave his body which indicated that he was going back to the realm of the dead. The Kages looked pleased with this and relaxed that Madara was going to die now but unfortunately that didn't happen.

Madara, with his will power forced his soul back into his body which shocked everyone.

Onoki said, "What is this? The Edo Tensi has been undone, so Madara should have disappeared. Yet he is still here."

Mei said, "Madara's chakra was going away but now it's stuck tight to him. Is he back to normal?"

Raikage shouted, "Why!? Why didn't he disappear!?"

Madara said, "There is one risk that exists for this jutsu. That is if one of the dead called to this side from Edo knows the seal, they can break the Edo Tensei covenant themselves. There isn't any worse outcome than that. An immortal body ... limitless chakra ... and a body that can move around uncontrolled."

Everyone was shocked to hear this. Madara slammed his hand on the ground and shouted, "Tell the summoner that forbidden jutsu should be used with caution!"

Madara's body flashed brightly and when it subsided, they saw his body was good as new. Madara with his new uncontrollable body was now looking down on the kages.

Mei said, "How is that possible?"

Madara said, "You have fought me. You of all people should know that a jutsu of that sort is no match against me. Now shall we continue with our fight?"

Without a word, the kages charged at Madara who simply smirked.

Back To Naruto

"GGGGGGGRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The demonic statue was roaring at the sky as its body slowly began to change.

Bee said, "Hey! The demonic statue has been acting weird ever since it ate those strange things!"

Naruto said, "Don't tell me .."

Obito said, "Yes I did. The Ten Tails Has been revived! The beginning and end of this world!"

Naruto said, "But how? I know about the Gold and Silver brothers who attacked Kyuubi in the past and were able to gain part of the fox's chakra but what about the Eight Tails!?"

Bee said, "Naruto. I think I know where they got a piece of me!"

Naruto said, "What!?"

Bee said, "When I was about to be captured, I used one of my octopus legs and transformed it into myself. That's how he must have got a piece of me! Now that statue has a piece of me! I'm getting a little worried here!"

Naruto said, "So it seems that the statue only needed part of us. However, according to my info, the statue needs to absorb our Tailed Beasts completely in order to be revived fully."

Obito said, "You're misunderstanding. The Ten Tails' revival doesn't need to be perfect for my purpose."

This got the attention of Naruto and Bee. Obito continued, "My goal is simply the great Genjutsu. The Tsukuyomi! To cast a Genjutsu on every human on this planet. To make this world one and free of anyone. No war, no peace, nothing. A perfect world. There lies truth in a singular consciousness that has abandoned all individuality!"

Obito shouted, "This world no longer needs heroes like hope or the future! If the Ten Tails is revived, even if it's incomplete! I'll be able to use infinite Tsukuyomi and then reality will end! All that will exist is a single never ending dream!"

After a while of silence, Naruto said, "From the beginning when I was born, I had nothing. No mother, no father, not even any relatives. I wanted to look up to someone but even that I didn't happen. I literally had nothing when I was born into this world. However, at the end of my suffering came someone. A person who doesn't care about what other people think. He saved me from my lonely world. He gave me sanctuary. He gave me friends. He gave me a brotherly bond. He became my idol. My savior. My hero. That is the reason I am able to move forward without getting lost! I am going to end war in this world and I will bring hope to the ones who needs it the most! I will turn this world into a paradise for everyone! That is my dream! Don't underestimate me! You lowly Uchiha!"

Bee was amazed at his speech. It made him respect Naruto. Obito wasn't moved by that speech and said, "Individuality makes people blind to the truth. My words, the words of no one are the true words that will lead this world to truth."

Naruto lunged at him and said, "Shut your trap already! Strong Fist!"

Naruto punched Obito but he defended himself with his Gunbai *Bash*. Both of them were pushed back from each other.

Naruto said, "You can't stop me Uchiha. Get out of my way."

Obito said, "That is something I cannot do. I will never let you touch the Demonic Statue!"

"Let me in on this fight too Naruto-san!"

Naruto looked at the one who said that and smiled. He said, "Gai! What are you doing here!?"

Gai smiled and said, "I managed to get here! All of us were originally coming here to aid you!"

Naruto said, "That's great! .. wait? Originally? What do you mean by that? And where is everyone? Don't tell me ..."

Gai said, "Do not worry Naruto-san. They are okay. As I said that we were originally on our way here but it seems that one of the Uchiha's allies stood in our way. He was very strong and blocked our path. So we decided that I would be the best one to aid you while the rest of them take him down. So here I am."

Naruto sighed in relief and said, "That's great. Okay. We are going to fight Obito. Fight to kill okay Gai?"

Gai nodded and said, "You got it Naruto-san!"

Gai spun and pulled out something. He then grabbed the things and took an offensive stance.

After taking his stance, Gai said, "Sōshūga!"

Sōshūga (Twin Attacking Fangs) is the name of a pair of nunchuks. Each handle of these weapons is intricately carved into the shape of a Chinese dragon-like creature, with scales engraved along their length and a head near the handle's base, while appearing to be linked together by a length of twisted cord. These are Might Gai's weapon.

Naruto smiled at the weapons and made a Rasengan. He said, "Those are some cool looking nunchuks you got. Why don't you show what you can do with them against this Uchiha?"

Gai said, "I would love to."

Naruto nodded and said, "Lets go!"

Naruto and Gai lunged at Obito who lunged at them with his Gunbai. While Naruto was able to touch Obito, Gai could not. However, even with that disadvantage, it didn't affect him as he was quick to avoid and defend himself against Obito's phasing. All three of them battled to the death against their opponent.

With Naruto's Friends

"Beat that thing to pieces!"

*Bash*

"Dodge the incoming hands!"

*Crash*

"Someone shoot that thing already!"

*Boom*

"Damn! This thing is fast!"

*Crackle*

"Don't falter! It's just one enemy!"

*Throom*

"And a strong one at that!"

"Get out of our way!"

A hoard of ninjas along with Uzu ninjas were facing a strong enemy that blocked their path. This one was a gigantic wooden golem in the form of a human with several hundreds of hands. This was one of Hashirama Senju's powerful Jutsu. The Wood Style True Several Thousand Hands.

And on top of this wooden golem was a white Zetsu wearing Obito's Akatsuki clothes.

Zetsu giggled and said, "You can't stop this jutsu. It's one of your first Hokage's powerful jutsu! Just surrender and die!"

Kiba shouted, "Never! Not to a piece of shit like you!"

Choji shouted, "Yeah! We can't stop here! My friend needs my support!"

Lee shouted, "I will give my full youthful support to Naruto!"

Ino, Hinata, Tenten, Shikamaru, Neji, Shino, Konohamaru , Udon, Moegi and many other Uzu ninjas, Sand ninjas, Cloud ninjas, Stone ninjas and Mist ninjas. All of them were fight against this gigantic golem who stood in their path.

Zetsu said, "You are fools to even think that you can get past me."

Lee said, "Gai Sensei passed you!"

Zetsu said, "Yes he did but he is only one person. What could he do against Obito. Nothing. That's what."

Lee shouted, "Don't belittle Gai Sensei! He is the most youthful sensei there is!"

Tenten said, "Lee! Don't let him get to you! We all know how strong Gai is!"

Zetsu said, "And what's this? You little girl really think that you could do anything against me? Hahaha!"

Ino said, "Don't look down on women!"

Zetsu said, "Ohhh. Little girly thinks she can harm me? Why don't you go home and play with little dollies like you should."

A tick mark appeared on Ino's forehead which made other males ninjas step away from her.

Zetsu didn't notice this and continued, "I mean what use are women when they only complain and whine all the time."

Another tick mark appeared on Ino's fore head. Zetsu continued, "You girls are all about looks and use tons of makeup to make yourself pretty when underneath all of that is your ugliness."

Several tick marks appeared on all of the girls foreheads. Then Zetsu said, "Scram from this battlefield girl. This is the place where men fight. There is no place for girls here. You are in the way of my master's plan to extracting the Kyuubi from that human. After that, there will be peace and all it takes is the life of one measly human."

This made the girls snap who loved Naruto. Ino's face turned from anger to a sweet smile. A very sickly sweet smile that promised nothing but pain. Ino slowly looked at Shikamaru which made him flinch at her smiling face.

Ino said, "Shikamaru. Lets go with plan Annihilation."

Shikamaru said, "But uhhh Ino. We can't use that-"

"Now!" said Ino that sent shivers down his spine.

Shikamaru gulped down his fear and sighed. He said, "Man. This is so troublesome. All Uzu ninjas! Front and center!"

All Uzu ninjas, including Naruto's friends jumped in front of the other ninjas. The rest of the ninjas looked in confusion and waited to see what they would do.

Shikamaru said, "Raise your Hands!"

The Uzu ninjas raised their hands. Zetsu said, "What's this? Are they surrendering?"

Shikamaru continued, "Point out your index finger!"

The Uzu ninjas pointed out their index fingers. Shikamaru said, "Gather your chakra into your fingers!"

The Uzu ninjas did that and gathered a lot of chakra into their fingers. Zetsu saw the amount of chakra and he began to worry.

Zetsu said, "This is starting to look bad. I am getting a bad feeling from this."

After gathering their chakra, Shikamaru continued, "Aim your fingers!"

The Uzu ninjas pointed their fingers at Zetsu who began to sweat bullets. He said, "Hey hey hey! No need to get angry! I was just messing around! I kinda admire you ninjas! That's why I used this jutsu to show how much I like you guys!"

Shijkamaru said, "And ... Fire!"

"Cero!" "Cero!" "Cero!" "Cero!" "Cero!" "Cero!" "Cero!" "Cero!" "Cero!" "Cero!" "Cero!"

A barrage of red beams were shot at the wooden golem. Zetsu shouted, "Nonononono! I can't fail here! Why can't we be friends! We can-GGGHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAA!"

*Zaboom* *Zaboom* *Zaboom* *Zaboom* *Zaboom* *Zaboom* *Zaboom* *Zaboom* *Zaboom* *Zaboom* *Zaboom*

In just a mater of seconds, the gigantic wooden golem, along with the Zetsu was turned to ashes. The rest of the ninjas looked in shock and awe at the power of the Uzu ninjas. The ninjas of other villages looked at the spot where the enemy stood and now nothing more than ashes remains of it. They shivered at this and took an oath of never looking down on women again. This just proved a point of not to mess with Uzushiogakure.

Ino said, "That's what you get for looking down on women."

Shikamaru sighed and said, "Troublesome. Our path is now unblocked. Let's go and aid Naruto with his fight!"

The rest of the ninjas roared in agreement and dashed towards Naruto's location.

Back To Naruto

As Bee fought against the demonic statue, he shouted, "Naruto! I'll take care of this statue while you deal with the Uchiha!"

Naruto nodded and said, "You got it."

Obito said, "Hoh. Do you really think you can face against me?"

Naruto appeared in front of him and grabbed his face. He said, "Yes I can."

Naruto and Obito disappeared with a burst of speed by using Sonido. After Naruto and Obito disappeared, Gai said, "Let me assist you in fighting that huge statue!"

Bee said, "Thanks for the assist! Let's dance shall we, you overgrown pile of rocks!"

Both Bee and Gai engaged the Demonic statue who was transforming into something else.

With Naruto And Obito

Naruto appeared in some place far way and threw Obito away. He landed on his feet and looked around.

Obito said, "Where are we?"

Naruto said, "Just some place away from that thing."

Obito said, "Why have you brought me here? You had the advantage against me when you had someone aiding you. Now you are alone."

Naruto chuckled, "You Uchihas and your arrogance. You still think that you can win against me. You just delude yourself into thinking that you can do anything but that is where you are wrong."

Obito said, "So you think you can stop me? I liked to see you try."

Naruto said with a grin, "I intend to do just that. However, I have something to do first."

Obito said, "And what's more important than our fight?"

Naruto said, "There is someone special who wants to meet with you. Summoning Jutsu Edo Tensei!"

A coffin emerged from the ground and it slowly opened. Obito said, "Who did you summon?"

Naruto didn't say anything and just grinned. From the coffin, someone came out which shocked Obito so much that he dropped his Gunbai and fell to his knees. Obito recognized the person that walked out from the coffin.

Obito said, "Rin?"

Rin was the one person who he loved and the death of this person which forced Obito to walk the destructive path.

Rin said, "Obito? Is that you?"

Obito removed his mask and revealed his face to her. He said, "Yes. It's me Rin."

Rin said, "What am I doing here? I thought that I died."

Naruto said, "I brought you back to the world of the living."

Rin said, "Who are you and why did you bring me back? Wait. Minato-sensei?"

Naruto said, "Do not compare me to that bastard! I am not that piece of trash. He is my biological father but thanks to this fuck up Uchiha over there, he never saw me as his son. My name is Naruto Vajura. I am the Uzukage of Uzushiogakure and the reason I brought you back is to tell you something .... very important about your friend Obito."

Naruto saw Obito clenching his fist and glared at Naruto who just smiled and said, "What? Aren't you happy I brought her back? The trouble I went through to find her DNA. I'll tell you what. Shit. I had to go through old mission files until I found out that Kakashi killed her. Luckily they sealed her forehead protector seeing her body disappeared on the battlefield after Kakashi blacked out like a bitch. But I wonder. Was it you Obito that killed those Mist ninjas?"

Rin said, "What is it? Did he do something?"

Obito said, "Naruto. Don't you dare."

Naruto ignored him and said, "Oh yes. He did something alright. Something that has plunged this whole world into war and suffering."

Rin asked with worry, "What? War? Suffering?"

Obito shouted, "Shut your damn mouth Uzumaki!"

Naruto said, "Your friend Obito is the one responsible for this Fourth Ninja War! He planned everything and now we are fighting his army to the death! So many people suffer just for his stupid ambition!"

Obito shouted, "My ambition is not stupid! They will bring peace to this world!"

Rin said, "You you a-are lying. Obito wouldn't do that. He can't stand to see others suffer."

Obito smiled at Rin having faith in him. He thought that this would be some sort of advantage for him but it didn't last long.

Naruto said, "If you don't believe my words, then you will believe when you see my memories! Ninja Art Memory Transfer!"

Naruto put his hand on her head and transfered his memories about his childhood. Rin saw how he lived in the village where everyone hurt him. She also saw what Obito did to Kushina and how he released the Kyuubi on the village. She saw how Obito made the Akatsuki who hunted down Jinchuriki for their Tailed Beasts. She then saw how Obito made an army of White Zetsu who are now fighting the other ninja villages. All of these things about Obito shocked her. She never thought that Obito would do this. Rin was shaken to her core after viewing Naruto's memories. What she saw made Obito look evil.

Obito shouted, "What did you do to her!?"

Naruto said with a smile, "Nothing. Just showed her your true colors. That's all. Now Rin. Don't you have something to say to Obito?"

Naruto pushed Rin towards Obito and he stealthy put a seal on her back that increased her emotion about what she saw.

Rin said, "Obito. How could you?"

Obito said, "Rin. Don't believe what he showed you. Whatever it was, it was a lie."

Rin said, "How could you? You made others suffer all for what?"

Obito pleaded, "Rin. Please try to understand that it was all for the sake of peace."

*Slap*

Obito slowly touched his face where Rin slapped him. Feeling the scared face he sees Rin's hateful and dark look.

Rin shouted, "Peace? Peace!? You brought suffering to others just for your sick and delusional plan all for Peace!?"

Obito tried to reason with her, "Rin. Please. I know that I-"

Rin shouted, "How dare you! How dare you do this! Haven't you caused enough suffering!"

Obito was shocked to hear that from his love. He tried to speak, "R-rin?"

Rin said, "You piece of shit. You ruined Kakashi's life but also destroyed Sensei's son's life and family all because I died. You fucking piece of shit. I was a Kunoichi. As a medic ninja, I knew my duties and knew my life was on the line. Shit. Why did I let Minato Sensei talk me into watching you making sure you don't ruin anything. For God sake! My parents even warned me about your clan!"

Obito said in confusion, "Wh-what?"

Naruto was now controlling Rin a bit. She continued, "I should have listened to my dad's story about one of your crazy clan members went berserk on the battlefield costing Konoha some ninjas because he watched his sister get killed from behind. Stupid idiot went on a blind rage killing almost everyone on the battlefield, including our own forces. Luckily he got killed while the Leaf ninjas burned his body before they retreated."

Obito was shaken by this but could do nothing and kept on listening to her.

Rin Said, "Did I listen to my dad? No. I didn't. Instead I listened to Sensei wanting to do my role to help Konoha but no. Do you know what it gets me? You a cry baby teammate who is late and doesn't even care and got in the way of me and Kakashi. Shit. You couldn't even arrive on time for a mission if my life depended on it. Instead you got in the way of me and Kakashi."

Rin continued, "The only reason why we became a team was because of Kakashi's idea. I wanted to be placed in a different team but couldn't because of some stupid tradition of Konoha has but also its time of war. I mean for fuck's sake! I even asked to be put in the hospital's barracks or on the hospital field away from you. Instead I got dragged into a team that would have gotten one of us killed mainly. I wanted YOU to be KILLED!"

Rin said, "The day you died. I cried because I was happy you were gone, so me and Kakashi can finally get together but no! That didn't happen! Instead Kakashi tells me about your feelings to me like I care. So instead of comforting me and getting more close to each other, instead he protects me like a big brother, ruining any chance for us to have a relationship. All because you are a piece of shit worthless trash of a pathetic loser dreaming to become something that he can't BE!"

Obito stood in the same place, not moving, instead he listened while Rin screamed at him. Listened to her yell and tell him the truth. As more tears continued to drop from his face, he listens to the truth to why Rin did all this. Seeing that everything she did wasn't real and she was only looking out for her own goals. She heard stories to what happened about members of his clan.

Slowly, Obito gripped his left side of chest, he doesn't feel anything there because there is nothing there to begin with. But yet, Obito feels a hard pain through his left side of the body. Not understanding why the last time he had this pain was when Rin died.

Obito looked at Rin who slowly walks towards him with her hands glowing. As the tears continue to fall down, he looks down at Rin and remembers her smile at him but instead of a smile, he sees a scowl but also a hateful look. Flinching a bit, he stares at Rin's hands at his chest. Slowly feeling the blood coming to his mouth. He coughs and soom drops on his knees with Rin's hands still in his chest.

Rin hissed, "See? You don't even have a heart in there. How can something like you even know love? You got in the way of my love."

With Rin's hands inside of Obito's chest, she begins to grab any organ left inside of him. *Kerip* With one mighty pull, she pulls out what looks to be some sort of artificial heart slowly beating a few times before stopping.

Rin looked at the dead heart and said, "I knew it. A monster like you never had a heart to begin with. But look at this. An artificial heart. You didn't have a real heart, so you put a fake one inside your chest. Pathetic."

*Splat*

Rin then crushed the artificial heat in her grip. Obito coughs more blood and stares at Rin. Feeling more cold from before, he jerks feeling Rin's hand reach inside of him once more. Looking at the hateful face of the girl he betrayed everyone and everything he stood for. Only to return with hate, vengeance and pain onto him.

Rin hissed, "I always said to myself. One day, I'm going to tear you apart with my bare hands."

*Kerip*

With a mighty pull, Rin rips out Obito's spine. With no spine to support him, Obito fell on his back with his arms on his sides. However, even having his spine ripped out, Obito was still alive thanks to Hashirama's cells inside his body. Rin smiles at her handiwork and *Crunch* crushed the spine with her hands.

Naruto whistled and said, "Damn. That was brutal and good work Rin. Thank you for your time. It's time for you to go back to the other side. Edo Tensei Release!"

With a snap of his fingers, Rin's body turned to dust and her soul went to the after life. Naruto looked at Obito's dying body and said, "This is what you get, you bastard. You took away my family after the Kyuubi's incident, so I took away your love. How does it feel to die by the very hands of your lover? Painful isn't it. I know it is because I felt the same thing ever since I was 3 years old. Now kindly die and go to hell already!"

With that Naruto turned around and began to walk towards Madara's location. However, Before Obito could die, Black Zetsu emerged from the ground and latched onto his body. It then controlled his dying body and began to go through a series of hand signs.

Black Zetsu said, "It's time for your payment, Obito."

Obito chocked out, "B-black Z-zetsu? Guuh!"

Black Zetsu said, "No hard feelings Obito. This has always been my one and only purpose.

Black Zetsu (Obito) said, "Outer Path Samsara of Heavenly Life!"

Back To Madara

Madara sat on the ground surrounded by ninjas. He didn't seem to be affected by their numbers because he considered them to be weaklings against him. He then felt Black Zetsu and smiled.

Madara said "It's time for the transfer."

Madara's body began to sizzle and then it exploded into white light. After the light subsided, Madara's body was fully resurrected. He was a living human again.

Madara said, "At last. I can fight at full strength. Amazing! This sensation of having an actual body! Feeling my blood boil! Feeling my skin crawl ... as I crush skulls with my hands!"

Madara was happily admiring his body senses but it came with a price. Because his Rinnegan was developed while being an undead, his eyes crumbled to dust, leaving him blind. Everyone was shocked to see Madara's Rinnegan crumbling away to dust.

Madara said, "Well, this is a bit disappointment but it's nothing against me."

Madara as not affected by not having eyes as he had a back up plan.

Back To Obito

After Black Zetsu forced Obito to perform that jutsu, he died as his life force was used to fully resurrect Madara. Black Zetsu then took Obito's eyes and said, "Well, you won't be needing this as you are dead now. I'm sure Madara will put them to good use."

Black Zetsu quickly sucked back into the ground as he felt killing intent. It ran away from that area when Naruto *Crash* punched the spot where it was.

Naruto looked down at Obito's dead body and said, "Even in death, you are a thorn. However, your suffering won't end here."

Naruto grabbed Obito's face and pulled out his soul. The astral figure of the Shinigami appeared behind him.

Naruto said, "I will not allow your soul to join the after life. You will stay inside of Shinigami's stomach and suffer for eternity!"

The Shinigami devoured Obito's soul and left. Naruto then touched the corpse and turned it to dust. With Obito's body turning to dust, Naruto opened a Garganta and entered it. There is still Madara left.

Back To Madara

Even without his eyes, Madara was effectively fighting off the ninjas blindly. He was using his senses to detect his enemies and beat them up.

"How can he still fight like this without his eyes!?"

"I don't know and I don't care! He is alive now so that means he can be killed now!"

"Yeah! Lets do this and rid this world of the Uchihas!"

Madara said, "Hoh. So you plan to get rid of the Uchihas? That will never happen. The Uchihas are the strongest and we refuse to die."

After fighting for a while, Black Zetsu emerged from the ground near Madara and said, "Here are your new eyes Madara."

Madara said, "About time you got here."

Madara took the eyes and implanted them into his own. When he opened his eyes, everyone saw that he had a Sharingan and a Rinnegan.

Madara said, "Much better. Now I think I should proceed with the revival of the Ten Tails."

Madara looked at the Demonic Statue and with a hand sign, it began to transform into its true form. The Ten Tails.

Madara jumped on its head and said, "It's time for the end of the world. The Ten Tails has been revived!"

A black void opened and Naruto walked out. He looked at the Ten Tails and whistled at its humongous size.

Naruto said, "I like to see you try. If you think that we are just going to sit around and let you run free, then think again!"

Madara said, "Naruto. You are becoming a thorn in my side. I will have to eliminate you."

Naruto said, "Good luck with that. I just eliminated one thorn in my life. Now you are next."

Madara snarled, "Impudent whelp. I will show you who you are messing with!"

Naruto transform into his Nine Tail Chakra Cloak and said, "And I will show you who you are messing with! Don't underestimate me! You lowly Uchiha!"

Madara and Ten Tail charged at Naruto who also charged at them as they roared.

Play this music for the next fight.

Naruto immediately shot a barrage of Cero at the Ten Tail. The Cero hit the beast but it didn't damage it much because of its size.

Naruto said, "Tch. My Cero is not enough to damage it. I need to try something else."

Naruto used Sonido to avoid getting hit by the beast's claw. Naruto appeared on top of the beast and dived down towards its head. He pulled back his fist and bulged his muscles.

Naruto said, "Take this! Strong Fist!"

*BASH*

Naruto hit the Ten Tail's head with all of his strength but he only made the beast stumble a bit. Naruto growled at how his strength wasn't enough to damage it.

*Bash*

Naruto was then launched away by Madara who was standing on the Ten Tail's head. Naruto stopped in mid air and stood on nothing but air.

Madara said, "Don't look away from your opponent."

Naruto said, "Oh I know who my opponent is and at the moment, you are not it."

Madara said, "So you want to fight the Ten Tail? Fine. Show me what you can do against the might of the Ten Tails!"

Naruto said, "I'll show you something else."

Naruto used Sonido to appeared in front of the Ten Tails' right hand. Naruto simply reached out with his right hand and touched one of its finger just once. After that, he disappeared and reappeared in the air again.

Madara said, "What's that suppose to be?"

Naruto said, "You might want to look at the Ten Tail's right hand."

Madara was confused at what a simple touch could do to the Ten Tails but he was broken out of his thoughts when the Ten Tail screeched in pain. Madara looked down and his eyes widen when he saw that one of the fingers of the right hand of the Ten Tails that Naruto touched was disintegrating dust. First the finger disintegrated and then its hand began to turn to dust.

Madara immediately commanded the Ten Tails who then proceeded to bite his right arm and *Kerip* ripped it off of its arm. It then threw away its right hand and saw it disintegrating into nothingness. The Ten Tails' right arm regenerated within seconds.

Madara said, "What was that? How can one touch do that to the Ten Tails?"

Naruto said, "Just one of my special bloodlines."

Madara said, "Hmm. That's interesting. Well, whatever it was, you see how it was useless against the Ten Tails. There is nothing you can do to the mighty Ten Tails. Just give up and surrender to me."

Naruto said, "Hehehehehe. Never say never. Madara. You feel really full of yourself when your pet is the one doing your work. What does that say about you? I'll tell you what. I see a weakling hiding behind his pet!"

Madara snarled, "You will pay for that brat! Kill him!"

The Ten Tail charged at Naruto who quickly went into Sage mode. He then made several hundreds of Shadow Clones.

Naruto said, "If I can't hurt it, then I must bring out more destructive power."

The clones then began to form Rasengan that increased in humongous size. All of the clones jumped and dived at the incoming Ten Tails.

Naruto shouted, "Sage Art Chou Oodama Rasengan Barrage!"

The clones simultaneously striked the target with their humongous Rasengan, resulting in an enormous amount of damage.

*Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom*

The Ten Tail screeched in pain from the Rasengan as part of its body was destroyed but due to its huge size, the beast still stood. Madara was surprised that Naruto was able to hurt the Ten Tails.

Madara said, "I am impressed. You have managed to hurt the Ten Tails. But it looks like that's all you can do for the moment as the Ten Tails still stands. What are you going to do now? You will need something even more powerful than that."

Naruto stood in the air with a grin. He said, "Something more powerful than that? Okay. I think I got just the thing."

Naruto raised his hand into the air and all 9 of his Truth-Seeking Balls floated near his hand. Naruto then began to convert his Truth-Seeking Balls into a Bijudama, and adds shuriken-like blades around it. Now he had 9 big Yin-Yang Bijudama RasenShuriken.

Naruto said, "I think these will do nicely. Take this you over grown lizard! Bijūdama Rasenshuriken!"

Naruto then hurled his destructive balls at the Ten Tail which traveled at immense speed as the wind blades screeched in the air. Once the Balls made contact with the Ten Tails.

*BOOOOOOOOOOM*

It resulted into an enormous explosion that dwarfs that of a regular Bijudama. The explosion covered almost whole of the Ten Tail's body. Madara quickly jumped away from the Ten Tails as he didn't want to get caught up in the explosion. After the explosion subsided, Madara saw how severely damaged the Ten Tails was. How can this happen to it? It's the Ten Tails. The strongest Tailed Beast of them all! It should have been resistant to such kind of attacks but how can it be severely damaged by Naruto's attack?

The Ten Tails then fell on the ground and screeched in pain. Madara saw this as a disappointment to him. He jumped up on its head and touched it with his hand.

Madara said, "You are a disappointment to me Ten Tails. You are suppose to be powerful but to fall like this is an insult."

Madara looked at Naruto and said, "You impressed me again Naruto. It's no mere feat to damage the Ten Tail to this level. And I have to thank you for weakening it for me to absorb it. Now it's time for us to become one!"

Madara then began to absorb the Ten Tails into his own body. After he absorbed it fully, his body shined brightly, blinding others for a moment. When the light subsided, everyone was shocked to see what he became. Madara had a black staff and 9 black orbs floating behind him. He became a Sage of the Six Paths.

Madara looked at his new body and grinned. He began to laugh as he felt power coursing through his veins. He has finally achieved godly power.

Madara said, "So this is what the power of the Six Path feels like."

Gaara, Raikage, Onoki and Mei also joined the rest. When they saw Madara's new form, they were shocked.

Onoki said, "Who is that? I can feel so much power coming from him."

Gaara said, "Just as I suspected. The Tailed Beasts are inside of him. I can feel it."

Mei said, "Is that Madara? He looks like him."

Raikage said, "What!? That's Madara!? How did he get the power of the Six Paths!?"

Madara said, "It matters not how I got this power. What's matter is that I will now proceed to save this world with the Infinite Tsukuyomi. With the power I have now, there is nothing more you or anyone can do to me. I will sever this world's bonds with fate. Everyone ... their suffering ... their pain ... their futility ... I will disconnect it with all of them."

Naruto said, "Blah blah blah. You just keep on spouting nonsense. You are just deluding yourself into enslaving everyone else. The Infinite Tsukuyomi is nothing but a one big gigantic lie!"

Madara said, "Naruto. Who are you to interfere with the happiness of everyone? This show ends here and now. I will transform this hell into heaven. Surely you have realized by now. With the power of the Sage of the Six Paths, I have become a God."

Naruto looked at him with bored eyes and said, "So you think that just because you became the Sage of the Six Paths, you became God? That's a load of bullshit!"

Madara said, "So you still can't see that I have become a God? If so, then you are a fool. I am now a God and I will save this world!"

Naruto said, "The only one I know who is capable of becoming a God is one man and he can easily crush you like an insect!"

Madara said, "Hoh? There is someone that strong out there? If so, then why is he not here to stop me?"

Naruto said, "That's simple. He does not want to deal with weaklings like you."

This made Madara growl in anger. Naruto continued, "And besides, do you really think that you are the only Sage around here?"

Madara said, "I can see that you are a Sage as well. Even with that, you are nothing against me. For I am Madara Uchiha and I am a God!"

Naruto said, "Ah ah ah. Wrong. There are not two Sage here. There are more. Want to meet them? Sure you would like that. Hey girls! Come on out!"

From the ninjas, 9 figures jumped out and landed near Naruto. They were Ino, Haku, Kin Tsuchi, Yakumo Kurama, Ayame, Mei Terumi, Hinata, Hanabi and Shion.

Madara saw the girls and said, "Who are these? Don't tell me you are going to let these girls fight me?"

Naruto said, "Not like that, no. I just said that there are more Sages like me. So allow me to introduce the girls. They are Ino, Haku, Kin Tsuchi, Yakumo Kurama, Ayame, Mei Terumi, Hinata, Hanabi and Shion. Not only are they my wives but they are also something else."

Madara said, "What are they other than weak females?"

Naruto said, "Go ahead and show him what you are girls."

The girls smiled and then their bodies shined brightly, blinding everyone one else momentarily. After the light subsided, everyone, including Madara gasped at what they saw. All nine girls were transformed. Each one had 9 pair of Yin-Yang orbs floating behind them. The girls became Sages of the Six Paths.

Madara chocked out, "H-how? How can that be!? What did you do!? This is impossible!"

Naruto said, "Since they are all my wives, I made them into Sages. Now lets see how you, one Sage VS us, 10 Sages? Shall we dance?"

Before Naruto and his girls lunged at Madara, he only had one thing to say, "Shit."

*Bash* *Boom* *Crack* *Rip* *Zap* *Zaboom* *Crash* *Throom* *Slash* *Crackle*

After half an hour of agonizing beatdown, Madara laid down in a huge crater with multiple bruises, concussion, broken bones, broken limbs, cracked spine, bleeding internally etc. Madara was a fool to think that he could go against not one, not two but 10 FUCKING SAGES AT THE SAME TIME!!!

Madara chocked out in pain, "H-how dare y-you. How dare you do this to me!?"

Madara painfully struggled to stand back on his feet. He continued, "I was going to save this world! I was going to end everyone's suffering! I will be the one to save this world!"

*Kerip*

Everyone stood shock when a hand rip out from Madara's chest. Someone was behind him and impaled him with his arm. It was Black Zetsu.

Black Zetsu said, "Wrong Madara. You are not the savior ... nor is this the end."

Madara tried to turn his head around but found he couldn't move.

'I can't move my body? How can this be?' thought Madara.

Black Zetsu said, "How can you declare so surely that you are so different than Obito .... that you understand everything? Is it so absurd to think that you could be the one who is so mistaken? Eh Madara?"

Madara said, "Black Zetsu ... What are you talking about. I was the one who made you! You were created from my will! How dare you betray me!?"

Black Zetsu said, "Wrong again Madara. The will that is in me, is the will of Kaguya."

Mei said, "What's happening here!?"

Hanabi said, "Who is that black guy? Is he an ally?"

Hinata said, "No, he is not. That thing is an enemy but why is it attacking Madara?"

Haku said, "Are they having a falling out?"

Kin said, "Don't know. Don't care. That thing just did the work for us."

However, with all of this, Naruto was on his guard. He can feel that something bad is going to happen. With Black Zetsu betraying Madara, what will happen next? His answer came in the most terrifying way.

Black Zetsu begun to spread on Madara's body who screamed in pain.

*Boom* *Crash* *Rumble*

Then surface of the ground exploded and from it, huge blue chakra stream flowed out and was being absorbed into Madara's body. Soon his body began to bloat and Zetsu became one with it. The bloated body was then being transformed into something else. Soon, the body became white covered in white cloth. Long silver hair flowed and two horns emerged from the head. A third eye appeared on the forehead. When the being opened its eyes, they were white like the Hyuga's Byakugan.

This was no mere being. It was a godly being, one known as the Rabbit Goddess, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!

Chapter 43 Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Uchiha's Demise

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Everyone looked at the women in shock and disbelief. They didn't know what happened to Madara but what they did realize that whoever this women was, is very much powerful than Madara.

Mei asked, "Who is she?"

Naruto said, "I know who this person is."

The girls saw how he was on guard and stepped away from the women. Kin asked, "Who is she Naruto?"

Naruto said, "According to Yoko, this is the one who ate the chakra fruit."

The girls' eyes widen at that and Haku said, "You don't mean ..."

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. This person in front of us is none other than Kaguya Ōtsutsuki."

The ninjas were shocked to hear that a Godly being was now standing in front of them. They began to step back as they knew that they couldn't beat her or even scratch her.

Naruto said, "Don't worry everyone. With me and my girls here, we can win against Kaguya."

Raikage said, "You are not the only one who want's to fight her. I will be joining in too."

Gaara said, "The same for me."

Onoki said, "I may be very old but even I have some back bone."

Itachi said, "I want to test myself against her if you don't mind Naruto?"

Mikoto said, "I think he won't mind. I too want to see how strong Kaguya is."

Kushina said, "I want to be there for my son. I will not lose my son a second time. I will protect him from her."

Mei said, "Well, we all welcome you to fight alongside us against her."

Naruto said, "Thanks for the help everyone. I know with all of us, we can win against her."

Naruto asked Kaguya, "What is your objective? Why are you here?"

Kaguya said, "This place ... this earth is my precious nursery. I have no intention of causing any more damage to it. Let us end this battle. Right here and now."

Immediately the surrounding changed and Naruto, his wives, the Kages, Itachi, Mikoto and Kushina found themselves falling towards a sea of molten lava.

Kaguya said, "I shall erase you all from existence right here and now."

Raikage shouted, "What's this!? There is lava under us! Is this a Genjutsu!?"

Onoki said, "No! This feeling! This is definitely not a Genjutsu!"

Mei shouted, "So this is real lava that we are falling towards!?"

Kin said, "What do we do now!?"

Haku said, "Leave this to me! Ice Style Freezing Bullet!"

Haku shot several ice bullets below at the lava which froze a large area around it. With this, everyone was able to safely land on the frozen lava.

Naruto said, "Good thinking Haku-chan."

Haku said with a smile, "Thank you Naruto-kun."

Raikage said, "Hey hey! Will this ice last long!? I can see the edges melting!"

Itachi said, "And we need to deal with Kaguya too."

Naruto said, "Haku-chan. I want you to keep on freezing the lava around us."

Haku said, "Hai. Naruto-kun."

Itachi said, "What about the rest of us Naruto?"

Naruto said, "According to Kyuubi's info, with the Yin and Yang chakra I possess, only I am capable of sealing her away. So I will be fighting her. While I do that, I want the rest of you to help me by either supporting me or attacking her from the side. This way, she will need to divide her focus on the rest of us and not only me."

Onoki said, "Fine by me boy. I can still fight."

Raikage said, "Me too. I want to punch her in the face once!"

Mei said, "We all are behind you Naruto-kun."

Naruto said, "Thanks everyone. Okay, lets do this!"

Naruto charged forward and used his gravity power to make himself float. Haku used her Ice Jutsu to freeze a large area of lava around them so that they would be able to fight. The rest soon follow behind Naruto as he engaged Kaguya.

Kaguya used "Rabbit Hair Needle" which launched her hairs like needles at Naruto but Itachi intercepted it with one of his Fire Jutsu. However, one of the needles hit Naruto's arm. He grunted in pain which surprised him. He looked at his arm where he was hit and his eyes widen when he realized something.

Naruto said, "Shit. Kaguya has the Byakugan! She was able to hit one of my chakra points!"

Hanabi said, "So that's where the origin of Byakugan came from."

Hinata said, "Naruto. Let me heal your chakra point."

Naruto said, "Thanks Hinata-chan."

While Hinata was healing Naruto's chakra point, Kaguya was watching them and saw them using chakra. She didn't like that. It belonged to her. Naruto then made several shadow clones who all charged at her.

Kaguya said, "All chakra belongs to me. Once again, all chakra shall become one!"

Kaguya lunged towards Naruto and unleashed a godly attack called "Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack".

Kaguya loads chakra into her palm and then she unleashed a barrage of huge chakra fists at Naruto's clones.

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

*Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof*

Naruto's clones were utterly slaughtered like they were insects. Kaguya then unleashed her attack on Naruto. The Uzukage saw this and used his Truth-Seeking Orbs to form a huge wall in order to stop the attack. However, Kaguya's technique was so strong that it caused massive shockwaves upon impact. Coupled with her Byakugan, she was able to even crack and destroy Naruto's defensive wall.

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Crack* *Throom*

Naruto was again shocked to see his defense being destroyed like that. He realized that this Kaguya is a really powerful enemy and whatever that technique was, it has the potential to become the strongest offensive ability. And he liked it.

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

Due to his fascination, his focus was not on the battle and was hit by her huge chakra fists. Naruto was launched away from the attack but was caught by Kushina.

Kushina said in worry, "Naruto! Are you okay!?"

Naruto just shook his head to get the dizziness out of his head. After that, he stood back up and ... smiled. He was really fascinated by this Kaguya person. A strong and powerful person. Naruto stood back up as his wounds and bruised were healed in seconds.

Naruto said, "That was a very powerful technique you did Kaguya. I am very impressed by it. But I have to thank you for it."

Kaguya spoke, "Thank me? For what?"

Naruto said, "For giving me the chance to learn something new and powerful! "Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"

The attack he took on, he didn't just let it hit him, but as he was being hit, he was analyzing the technique at the same time. With the help of his Rinnegan, he was able to see how the Jutsu worked and used it against Kaguya.

Kaguya saw this which angered her further. To use one of her own techniques against her was insulting. She also used "Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack" against Naruto's "Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack". Both of their huge chakra fists collided with each other which caused massive shockwaves.

*Bash* *Boom* *Bash* *Boom* *Bash* *Boom* *Bash* *Boom* *Bash* *Boom* *Bash* *Boom*

As Naruto was keeping Kaguya busy, the rest of Naruto's friends use this to attack her. First came Itachi who appeared behind her and swung his sword at her. Kaguya turned around and blocked the sword with one hand while continuing her attack with the other hand. However, when she blocked the sword, it discharged an electric current which took her off guard and shocked her.

*Zap*

With this momentarily shock made her stop her attack for just one second but that was all Naruto needed to pummel her up with the "Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack".

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

After being beaten around like a rag doll, she was launched into the air. She became a bit dizzy after the beating. Raikage appeared above her as he was in his Lightning Armor which increased his speed and power.

Raikage raised his hand and said, "Lightning Chop!"

Raikage brought down his lightning infused hand like a simple but powerful chop upon Kaguya *Bash* who was hit and shocked at the same time. She was then launched down from the powerful blow.

As Kaguya was falling down, Kushina used her chains to wrap around her and swung her into her surrounding objects. Such as boulders, ice floor, lava etc. During her swinging, the rest of Naruto's friend and allies attacker Kaguya while she was bounded by chakra chains. Kaguya was severely damaged by their onslaught as she couldn't defend herself as she was bound. Also, she realized that some of the girls were really strong. Strong like a Sage.

Kaguya came out of her thought when Kushina threw her into the air. Onoki took this chance and used "Dust Style Detachment of the Primitive World" to shoot a Cylindrical variant of the Jutsu at her. Kaguya saw the incoming attack and quickly opened a black portal and escaped into it.

Raikage said, "Where did she go!?"

Onoki said, "Tch. She managed to get away from my Jutsu. If only she had stayed, this war would've been over."

Naruto said, "Don't let your guard down! She will be back in the next few seconds."

After a while, Kaguya did appear and her body was healed. Kaguya used Yomotsu Hirasakato to go to the mountainous core dimension where she absorbed chakra and quickly recovered from her injuries. She then returned back to the lava world where the others were and she was pissed. From her hands, two long bones protruded.

Hinata said, "What are those?"

Hanabi said, "That looks like Kimimaro's Dead Bone Pulse."

Kaguya said as she aimed the bones at her target, "Do not compare that weak Dead Bone Pulse with this. This is on an entirely different level. It's called the "All Killing Ash Bone".

Raikage said, "Why is it called that?"

Kaguya didn't answer and simply shot the two bone spears at them which traveled at insane speed. They didn't know what those bones could do, so they jumped away and dodged it. Naruto and his wives were able to dodge the bone projectiles as they could see it with their eyes. The rest barely managed to dodged it by the skin of their teeth. When none of the projectiles flew past them and hit a wall. Their eyes widen when they saw the bone that hit the wall began to disintegrate.

Onoki shouted in shock, "What the!? The wall is disintegrating!"

Naruto looked at Raikage and said, "Does that answer your question?"

Raikage nodded and said, "Yes."

Gaara said, "So the All Killing Ash Bone literally kills all things. Even the living and non living."

Naruto said, "Yup. Now we need to avoid getting hit by those bones. One hit and it's over."

The others nodded and everyone engaged with Kaguya. As they fought her, Kaguya was taking hits from them but mostly from Naruto as he used Sonido to dash around her and attacked her with immense speed. Gritting her teeth in anger, she opened a rift and went inside it. She then appeared behind Naruto who didn't notice her at the time and launched an All Killing Ash Bone at his back. Hinata detected Kaguya with her Byakugan and saw the bone flying towards Naruto's back.

Hinata quickly appeared beside Naruto and pushed him away. Naruto looked in slow motion at how the bone coming towards Hinata whose eyes had nothing but love for Naruto. He saw how the bone *Shik* pierced her stomach and blood sprayed out.

Naruto shouted, "NO! HINATA!"

Kaguya was upset that her attack didn't hit her intended target but at least it hit someone. Also, she was getting tired of this lava dimension, so she returned everyone, including herself back to the elemental nation where the war was fought.

Naruto quickly grabbed Hinata and laid her down. He saw how her lower body was being disintegrated. He became fearful and in panic, he tried to stop it with medical Jutsu but it only slowed down the process.

Naruto pleaded to no one, "Please be okay Hinata-chan. Please be okay. Don't leave me like this Hinata-chan. Please. I don't know what I would do without you. Please don't die."

The other girls surrounded Naruto and tried to help him but to no avail. Hanabi started crying when she saw her sister's legs disintegrating. Gaara, Onoki, Raikage and Itachi looked away from the scene because they knew that there was no saving Hinata.

Hinata looked at Naruto with a soft smile and said, "Naruto. My love. Please don't cry."

Naruto said as tears fall from his eyes, "Hinata. Please don't talk. Everything is going to be alright. I promise you. You are going to be okay."

Hinata lifted her hand and cupped his cheek. She said, "It's okay Naruto-kun. I know what's going to happen."

Naruto shook his head and said, "No Hinata-chan. Please don't say that. I don't want to lose you."

Hinata smiled lovingly and said, "It's fine Naruto. I very much enjoyed my time with you. The only thing I regret is not spending the rest of my life with you."

Naruto continued to weeped for her life as he continued to pour more medical chakra into her body to stop her body from being disintegrated but to no avail.

Naruto choked out, "Hinata ..."

Hinata eyes closed slowly and she whispered out, "Naruto ...-kun .... I ... love you."

Hinata's eyes closed as she accepted her incoming death. Naruto's breath stopped as he looked at the still form of Hinata's body as her legs were completely disintegrated and now her abdomen was disintegrating. This can't be happening. He was going to spend his life with her and have a family with her. But now she was about to die and there is nothing that he could do about it.

Naruto closed his eyes and shouted with all of his might, "HINATA!!!!!!!"

Naruto screamed her name with everything he got, hoping that something would happen. Anything. Even a miracle that she would live. Then it happened.

*BOOOM* *THROOM*

Someone ran past the other ninjas at such speed that they were blown away. The ninjas screamed as they were flung away by the air pressure which were generated from its running. Whoever the person was, it ran with immense speed that no one was able to see who it was and that huge trench was formed on the ground where ever it ran. Where was it running to? Straight towards the screaming Naruto.

Then it stopped right behind Hinata. Naruto saw through his teary eyes and recognized who it was.

"B-bro?" chocked out Naruto.

Ash was now here revealing himself to the world. He didn't care about that. What he did care about was what was happening to one of his little sisters. Hinata.

Ash quickly look at Hinata's condition and saw her lower body being disintegrated and a bone impaling her stomach. He acted quickly and grabbed Hinata from the back of her neck. He quickly sent his virus inside Hinata's neck and cut off all of her pain receptors. After that, he turned his right arm into Blade Arm and *Slash* cut off her lower body which began to disintegrate faster and soon nothing remained.

Hinata didn't feel any pain from having her lower body cut off. Naruto screamed when he saw his big brother cutting off Hinata's lower body. He was going to stop him but stopped when he saw him turning his right arm into red liquid which he poured it on Hinata's stomach area. The red liquid then began to form her lower body and within seconds, Hinata's lower body was reformed. She was healthy again and was safe.

With that Ash released Hinata who continued to sleep. Not knowing what just happened to her. Naruto was shocked, surprised and happy at the same time. He thought that he was going to lose Hinata but that didn't happen when his brother came in and saved her.

Naruto said, "B-bro. You a-are here?"

Ash said, "Yes I am here little bro. Sorry it took me sometime. I was exploring some other dimensions and lost track of time. However when one of my clones dispelled and gave me the info about your current situation, I quickly came over."

Naruto wiped away his tears and said, "It's okay bro. I am just happy that you saved Hinata-chan."

Ash nodded and looked around. He saw the other ninjas were staring at him in shock. He chuckled and said, "What? Never seen someone big like me before?"

Naruto said, "Nah. They are just stupefied at what you just did. I mean that you just cut off half of Hinata's body and then reformed her missing body from scratch. There is no medical Ninjutsu for that."

Ash said, "Well that's because it's not medical Ninjutsu but entirely something else."

Naruto asked, "So bro. Why are you revealing yourself in front of others? I thought that you said you would keep yourself hidden."

Ash shrugged his shoulders and said, "That was in the past when there were more sinister people but since you have dealt with them, it's okay for me to reveal myself. Now, tell me how this happened? Why was Hinata's lower body disintegrating? It looks like a lot similar to my Age Acceleration."

Naruto pointed at the floating women and said, "It was her. She shot out a bone that can disintegrate anything it touches. She-"

Ash said, "Ah. The rabbit goddess, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. I heard legends about you but seeing you here in the flesh is something else. No wonder you were having a hard time against her. She is practically a God in this world."

Naruto said, "Yeah. I kinda figured that out. But how can I fight against someone like her? She can take me on and my wives with ease but whenever she is severely damaged, she goes to another dimension and heals herself."

Ash said, "Ohhh. So she has the same ability of dimensional traveling as me but it seems hers is limited while mine has no limit. Okay Naruto. I will give you my support in this fight."

Naruto asked, "How?"

Ash said, "I will simply block her ability to travel to other dimensions. This way, she can't escape and you can finally put her down."

Naruto said with a smile, "Thanks bro. I will do that-"

Naruto stopped talking as his eyes glazed and fell on the ground. Ash was quickly beside him with the girls and checked his condition. While Ash was checking him to see if he was fine, something was happening inside Naruto's mindscape.

Naruto's Mindscape

Naruto appeared inside his mind and looked around. He was in a huge room and in front of him was some old man floating on 9 black orbs.

The old man introduced himself, "Greetings young one. I am the Sage of the Six Paths. Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki.

Naruto said, "You are the original Sage?"

Hagoromo nodded and said, "Yes. That I am."

Naruto said, "Cool! So what are you here for?"

Hagoromo said, "I have come here to ask what are you going to do with Kaguya, my children the Tailed Beats and the sole remaining Uchiha?"

Naruto said, "For the Tailed Beasts? I will save them and make sure that they have freedom. I will make sure that no one would seal them into another being. For the Uchiha? That must be Sasuke. I will kill him if he decides to get in the way of this world's peace. If he stays away, then he gets to live his life."

Hagoromo hid his disappointment and said, "What about the two Uchiha with you? What about my mother Kaguya? And what will you do after defeating my mother?"

Naruto said, "Itachi and Mikoto have chosen to be rid of the Uchiha filth from their blood. They have chosen to live a better life than being a slave to the curse of hatred. I will deal with Kaguya in my own way. After that, I will save the people from their suffering. I will stop needless wars and I will end people's suffering."

Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki said, "Do you think what you are doing is right? Do you think the price is high enough for the cost of everyone?"

Naruto became angry at that and said, "At the cost? Yeah sure. The cost of many lives lost because of your own flesh and blood of your oldest son, Indra Ōtsutsuki. The lives he ruined through out the ages of generation to generation and you come now complaining about the Tailed Beasts? Yeah, we know what the humans did but at the cost of them being free and now controlled by the Uchiha's cursed eyes."

Naruto continued, "I will exterminate the Uchiha from the face of this world and I will keep the Tailed Beasts safe from everyone else who wants to control them. I will eliminate any problems for the villages in the future that have any ideas of capturing the Tailed Beasts or make any more Jinchuriki in the future. To me, you seem to be more worried about your legacy than your Tailed Beasts children or your human children."

Hagoromo said, "What could I have done to prevent my oldest son from going down the path he went to?"

Naruto snorted and looks at Hagoromo. He said, "Really? Are you really asking me that? You could have trained him better instead of going around treating people like dirt and that they are below him. You could have trained him better and tell him, make him understand why people are like that instead of letting him see only one side of the world. Unlike your younger son, Asura Ōtsutsuki who saw both sides who wanted to help and grow."

Hagoromo didn't reply and he just listened to Naruto. Seeing that his oldest soon did cause many problems not just for his family but also for his brothers family and also other families as well. Wondering where he went wrong with his oldest son, Hagoromo stayed silent.

Naruto said, "That's what you could have done. You have all this power but chose to appear in front of me instead of your oldest son trying to kill your youngest son. In the end, he lost, became bitter and the curse sprouted like a weed. You ask me, you didn't want to get involve and if you did, you would have lost your legacy."

Hagoromo knew that what he said was right and tried to speak, "Naruto-"

Naruto cut him off, "What? You have caused so much problems to the shinobi world. Your own flesh and blood caused ruins through out the shinobi world. Countless families died! Children became orphans! Others lost! But yet, you came here, in front of me, all because you are upset about the Tailed Beasts. I think you are more upset about your Tailed Beasts legacy being gone the most."

Hagoromo said, "I came here to you because it's time for the clans to get together and revolt against my mother Kaguya. But I think that in the end, it would destroy almost everyone."

Naruto said, "Exactly. The shinobi system got corrupted because of your oldest son going around. Your younger son tried it your way but at what cost? His family while his older brother continues to on. No. The shinobi system must change and the Tailed Beasts will not allowed to be used anymore. The Uchiha clan and their curse eyes must be exterminated once and for all!"

Hagoromo sighs and shakes his head. He said, "Everything that has happened, happened for a reason."

Naruto snarled, "So the suffering of the Tailed Beasts, children of yours that you claim should have suffered? To be controlled to be used like weapons? To lose their freedom, their will to do what they want and they deserve it? I suffered from the Uchiha clan that made made me look like a monster. A demon! Countless others beat me, tortured me and blamed me and Yoko who was not at fault! Instead, it was an Uchiha's fault. How many others must suffer because of the Uchiha? Should I have suffered because of the shinobi system, because I was a Jinchuriki?"

Hagoromo still remained silent. Naruto saw this and said, "Enough. You have wasted my time. If you are done, then get out of my site. I have much work to be done for this world and I don't need to explain my actions to YOU of all people!"

Hagoromo said, "But you do. I won't allow my legacy to be erased. Even if I have to kill you to make sure my children are used and my name will be remembered. I cannot allow you to kill of the Uchiha. The transit chakra of both of my sons must continue on to the end of time. For this planet not to forget the exploits I did."

*Bash* *Crash*

In the next second, Hagoromo found his face buried into a wall when he was punched in the face. Naruto attacked him after he said that and it pissed him off.

Naruto said, "So, you are just like the Leaf scum. Making others suffer. All in the name for the good of the world. You could have stayed out of our lives. You could have stayed away from this but no. You just had to come to me and change my mind and when that didn't happen, you try to kill me. Just so that your legacy remains. You don't even care about your children. It's a pity but since you have declared your true intention, I can't let you leave just like that. Today, will be the day you cease to exist!"

Naruto ran at Hagoromo who quickly sent his Truth-Seeking Orbs at him but Naruto also sent his own and negated the attack as they exploded.

*Boom* Boom* *Boom*

With both of their Truth-Seeking Orbs out of the way, Naruto lunged at Hagoromo and punched him but he blocked it with his staff. Hagoromo then tried to sweep Naruto's leg but he jumped up and *Bash* kicked his face, sending him stumbling back. Hagoromo thrust his staff at Naruto like a spear but he stepped aside, letting it pass by him, leaving Hagoromo unguarded. Naruto grabbed the spear with his hand and *Bash* kicked Hagoromo in the gut, launching him away while snatching the staff out of his hand at the same time.

*Snap*

Naruto then snapped the staff into two pieces and since the staff was made up of Yin-Yang chakra, he absorbed it. After that, Naruto fired a Cero at Hagoromo who tried to block it with an earth wall but the beam incinerated it and hit him.

*Zaboom*

Hagoromo came out with burn marks which shocked him. He said, "How did that Jutsu hurt me? I have never seen anything like that."

Naruto said, "Just one of my bloodlines my brother gifted me with."

Hagoromo said, "What? That was a bloodline? Impossible. It can't be true."

Naruto said, "Oh it is. You can bet on it. My brother is not a normal person."

Hagoromo said, "Who is your brother who could give such powerful bloodlines like that?"

Naruto said, "Not telling you. But I will at least say that even the Shinigami is very afraid of my brother."

Hagoromo was shocked to hear that. The death god was afraid of someone. Who could it be to scare the God of death?

*Bash*

Hagoromo was kicked in the face by Naruto as while he was lost in his thoughts. While Hagoromo was launched in the air, Naruto jumped and did an Hell Axe that *Bash* hit Hagoromo's gut. He was hit with such force that he was sent towards the ground like a missile and *Crash* made a huge crater in it.

Hagoromo spit out some blood as he stood back. He felt the pain coming from his gut as some of his organs were damaged from it.

Naruto said, "Seems without your Truth-Seeking Orbs, you are nothing. You couldn't even dodge my attacks, much less block them."

Hagoromo growled, "Don't underestimate me just because you were able to land some lucky hits."

Naruto chuckled, "Hey! That's my line you old shit! And my hits weren't lucky. They were precise."

Hagoromo snarled, "You will pay for that mortal! My legacy will remain! My name will be remembered! You will not get in the way of my plan!"

Hagoromo charged at Naruto and punched him but Naruto deflected the blow by hitting the arm with his elbow, emitting a *Crack* that signified the bone breaking. Hagoromo screamed in pain from having his arm broken but Naruto was not done with that. He spun around and *Bash* embedded his knee into Hagoromo's gut, making him bend over and puking out more blood.

As Hagoromo was bending forward while clutching his gut in pain, Naruto raised both of his arms above his head and then brought both of his elbows down *Bash* on Hagoromo's back, emitting more *Crack* of more bones breaking. Hagoromo fell on his knees and hands from that attack. He tried to ignore the pain but it was taking him some time. Time that Naruto didn't give him.

Naruto raised both of his arms again but this time, he clashed both of his hands together and brought down on Hagoromo's head like a hammer.

*Bash* *Crash*

The attack made Hagoromo's head dive towards the ground and his face hit the solid surface with a sicking *Crack* from his face bone breaking from the impact. Naruto then *Thud* stomped the ground with such force that Hagoromo's body bounce off the ground. When he was in the air, Naruto grabbed Hagoromo's legs, spun him around like a mini tornado and then threw him towards a wall.

*Crash*

Hagoromo crashed into the wall, making a crater in the wall. This goes on and on as Naruto and Hagoromo both engaged each other for quite sometime but with the latter being used like a punching bag. The fight ended when Hagoromo tried to kick Naruto but he simply grabbed his leg, lifted him above the ground and proceed to slam him on the ground like someone was trying to kill a cockroach with a newspaper but repeatedly kept missing.

*Slam* *Crash* *Bam* *Wham* *Crack* *Bam* *Crackle* *Slam* *Wham*

As Naruto kept on slamming Hagoromo on the ground, he said, "You fucking piece of shit! Did you really think someone like you would be able to win against me!? I was trained by my brother who is literally an equivalent to a god! He trained me in everything! Taijutsu! Ninjutsu! Genjutsu! Kenjutsu! And most of all, how to be utter ruthless and brutal to my enemies! Don't underestimate me! You lowly relic of the past!"

After being slammed for quite a while, Naruto stops and looked at Hagoromo's state which was not pretty. All of Hagoromo's bones were broken. His legs, ribs and even his spine was broken. His body was covered with bruises and torn flesh. His clothes shredded and ruined from the beat down Naruto laid on him. Hagoromo couldn't even move as his body was screaming with immense pain.

Naruto stomped his right foot on Hagoromo's chest and said, "What now old man? What will you do now that you are beaten within an inch of your life? You came here in my mind and think that you would change my mind into flowing your plan? When that didn't happen, you then used force against me and now where'd it lead you to? Your demise."

Hagoromo shocked out, "T-this w-was ... not s-suppose to ... happen ... I s-should have ... b-been v-victorious ... I should have ..."

Naruto said, "No you won't. Wanna know why? Because in the end, people like you, the ones who acts behind the shadow and manipulate others to do their work, will always die a dog's death."

Hagoromo said, "You should h-have ... lost n-now you ... c-can't stop ... m-my mother."

Naruto grinned and said, "I can't stop your mother? Who do you think I am? I am the adopted brother of the most powerful person in this or any other world. I am Naruto Vajura and I will stop Kaguya. For that, I will take everything you have."

Hagoromo's eyes widen and he began to struggle but of no avail. He pleaded, "No. Please d-don't ... I must live .. this ... worlds n-needs m-me .... You can't do this!"

Naruto said, You forfeit your life the second you made your plan of letting your children being used by the humans. Now die!"

*Kerriip*

Hagoromo coughed up blood when Naruto plunged both of his hands into his chest. He began to feel weak as his chakra was being drained from him. Soon his eyes closed to the darkness when Naruto absorbed all of the Sage's chakra. After that, the Sage's body disintegrated into nothing. The original Sage of the Six Paths, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki died by the hands of Naruto Vajura.

After that, Naruto left his mindscape and returned to the real world.

Real World

Naruto's eyes opened and looked around. He saw that his wives surrounded him with worried faces as Ash was scanning his body.

Ash looked that Naruto was awake and asked, "Naruto. What happened? You just fell into unconsciousness for a while."

Naruto said, "Oh that. Well I was in my mind where I met with the original Sage of the Six Paths, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki."

Ash said, "The original Sage? What did he want with you?"

Naruto said, "He was there to stop me from freeing the Tailed Beasts and giving them true freedom. He didn't like that since it would erase his legacy. He wanted to change my mind but I refused. So he decided that I should die because he didn't want his legacy to be erased."

Ash said, "And what did you do?"

Naruto said with a grin, "I killed him and took all of his Sage chakra for myself. He is dead. Permanently."

Ash nodded and said, "That's great. Now you have a power up, you can take on Kaguya. Are you up for it?"

Naruto smirked, "Do you have to ask me that?"

Ash smiled and said, "Good. Go for her and I will lend you my support."

Naruto nodded and stood on his legs. He then went into Nine-Tails Chakra Mode which covered his body in golden flames. He could feel the extra power he gained from Hagoromo. He felt ... stronger. With this enough power, Naruto will not lose to Kaguya.

Naruto looked at Hinata's sleeping body and smiled softly. He then glared at Kaguya and said, "How dare you hurt my precious friends? Of all the people to hurt, you almost killed the one person who kept me away from my darkness. For that, you will pay. You will pay ... with your LIFE!!"

Naruto launched himself towards her like a missile, leaving behind a crater on the ground where he stood moments ago. He flew at such speeds that Kaguya was not able to dodge and *Bash* hit her in the gut. Kaguya grunted in pain and grabbed Naruto and threw him away but he stopped himself in midair. Naruto then manipulated his chakra and formed several Chakra Arms.

Naruto sent his Chakra Arms at Kaguya who began to dodge and fly around them but no matter what she did, the Chakra arms didn't stop chasing her. She became angered by this and opened a rift in the air.

As Kaguya was about to escape into it, Ash shouted, "I deny you your use of dimensional traveling!"

*Snap*

With a snap of his fingers, the rift that Kaguya opened, closed up. Kaguya's eyes widen in disbelief when she saw the rift close. With this momentarily distraction, Naruto's Chakra Arms reached her and began to beat her up like a rag doll.

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

As Naruto beat her with his Chakra Arms, he began to absorb small amounts of chakra from her which turned out to be the chakra of the Tailed Beasts. Kaguya felt her chakra being drained and got angry. In an attempt to escape, again opened a rift ... or tried to. She was shocked to find that she couldn't open a rift.

Kaguya said, "What is this? Why can't I open a rift to another dimension?"

A black substance came out of her left sleeve. This was Black Zetsu. He said, "What is it mother?"

Kaguya said, "I can't open a rift. Something is blocking my ability."

Black Zetsu said, "Impossible. You are the only one who can open rifts to other dimensions. Maybe Naruto put a seal on you when he was fighting?"

Kaguya said, "No. I don't feel any seal on me. So it must be something else."

Black Zetsu said, "Look out mother!"

*Bash*

Kaguya was hit by several Chakra Arms joining into one huge fist. She was bashed away like a fly but she then used her flying ability to charge at Naruto. If she can't use her rift, then she would kill whoever it was that negated her ability. She thought that it was Naruto who stopped her ability, so she targeted him. Naruto attacked her with his Chakra arms but this time, she flew around them and avoided the attack.

When Kaguya was close enough to attack, Ash shouted, "I deny you your use of flying!"

*Snap*

With another snap of his fingers, Kaguya's flying ability was blocked and she fell from the sky and plummeted down onto the ground. Again Kaguya was shocked by this. Another of her abilities was taken away from her.

Black Zetsu said, "Mother! Why can't you fly!?"

Kaguya said, "I don't know but someone is responsible for this."

Black Zetsu said, "Then we must kill whoever it is."

Kaguya said, "Agreed."

As Kaguya came near the ground, she attacked the ground to cushion her fall. *Crash* She landed in a crater and used her Byakugan to search for the one responsible for taking her abilities away from her. She quickly found him but was surprised to see his body radiate huge amounts of power. Power that completely dwarfed her own. For someone to have this insane amount of power must be a God. She instinctively took a step back from him.

Black Zetsu said, "Mother. What happened?"

Kaguya said, "I .. I can't go against him. He .. he is too powerful."

Black Zetsu said, "If that is the case, then we can just take his power for ourselves."

Black Zetsu began to influence her mind and she finally agreed with it. She said, "You're right. That power belongs to me. Everything belongs to me!"

Kaguya charged at Ash and began to channel the Tailed Beasts' chakra into her arms. She was about to use a powerful technique but Ash shouted, "I deny you your use of the Tailed Beasts' Chakra!"

*Snap*

With another snap of his fingers, the Tailed Beasts' chakra Kaguya was about to gather disappeared. Once again she was shocked enough to not see Naruto diving towards her and *Crash* crashed on top of her.

Naruto said, "You dare try to harm my brother!? Well, it was foolish to attack him since he could easily crush you like a bug but the never of you for doing that pisses me off!"

Naruto grabbed Kaguya and threw her high into the air. He then created 8 shadow clones and all of them jumped at her while forming nine Rasenshuriken. Each of these Rasenshuriken were infused with the special chakra properties of a specific Tailed Beast that he was able to gather from Kaguya.

Naruto and his clones shouted, "Sage Art Chou Biju Rasenshuriken!"

Naruto and his clones threw all of the Rasensuriken at Kaguya who couldn't dodge them while being in air as her ability to fly was taken away from her. When the Rasenshuriken hit her, she was engulfed in huge devastating elemental explosions that severely damaged her.

*BOOOOOOOM*

Kaguya hit the ground like a meteor and was bleeding badly. She then used her own chakra to heal herself which was slow. She then struggle to stand back on her feat while Naruto landed in front of her.

Naruto said, "So Kaguya. Ready to surrender and forget taking all chakra for yourself?"

Kaguya said, "N-never!"

Black Zetsu said, "Yes. All chakra belongs to my mother. She will not stop until every single ounce of chakra is in her hand."

Naruto saw a black thing speaking from Kaguya's left arm sleeve. He said, "What the hell are you doing here? What are you?"

Black Zetsu said, "Why I am my mother's son. I am the one who has been planning everything from the beginning in order to bring back my mother and rule this world."

Naruto's eyes widen at that and said, "So it was you who was responsible for the war? The Kyuubi incident? Even Madara?"

Black Zetsu chuckled and said, "Yes. Those I am responsible for. Everything was going according to plan. Even Madara was my puppet."

Naruto then growled, "So you are the one who I should direct all of my hate. You little piece of shit. I can see that you are clearly influencing her mind into doing whatever you want. Tell me what you will do after she collects all of the chakra?"

Black Zetsu said, "When that happens, I will use mother to rule this world. I will capture everyone in this world and turn them into White Zetsu. An army of White Zetsu to be used to conquer another dimension. That is my will."

Naruto said, "Hoo. I see. So that means."

Naruto instantly appeared in front of Kaguya and used Medical Scalpel to *Slash* cleanly cut off her left arm in which Black Zetsu was.

"That I have to completely eliminate you from the beginning!" roared Naruto.

Kaguya and Black Zetsu screamed in pain as they were separated. Blood sprayed from her left stump. As she was screaming, went limp like a puppet whose strings has been cut. Now that she has been separated from Black Zetsu, her mind was free. Black Zetsu on the other hand was growling in rage. After a long time of planning, it was finally able to bring back Kaguya and control her but now he has been separated from her.

Black Zetsu was still attached to the severed hand. It needs to find a new host to control. It was about to leave the severed hand when Naruto came and *Bash* kicked it into the air.

Naruto went through some hand signs and said, "For all the suffering you have brought to this world! I sentence you to death by disintegration! Dust Style Detachment of the Primitive World!"

Black Zetsu along with the severed hand were encased in a white cube. It shouted in desperation, "No! NO! I can't die! Not now after all I have done! Humans must be ruled! That is my birth right! I must-gggggaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!"

*Boom*

Black Zetsu was completely disintegrated from the powerful explosion. Nothing remained of it. Not even a single cell. It died. After killing Black Zetsu, Naruto looked at Kaguya who was lying on the ground unconscious.

Naruto asked, "What should I do with her bro?"

Ash came forward and checked on Kaguya. He said, "I'll think of something. But first!"

Ash thrust his palm into her chest, sending some of his virus into her which made her bend forward. Then from her back, the Ten Tails was expelled from her.

Naruto shouted, "Whaa! Why did you do that bro!? Now we have to fight it again!"

Ash said, "No. You don't need to fight it again."

Naruto said, "But but-"

"RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Play this music for some epic beatdown.

Ash whipped his face towards the Ten Tails and glared at it. He took a deep breath and shouted,"SHUT YOUR BLOODY MOUTH!!! LOWLY LIFE FORM!!! VOICE BURST!"

*DOAAAAAAAAAAA*

Ash shot a powerful sound like flamethrower of epic proportion towards the Ten Tails with such force that as it flew across the land, everything that stood in its path was utterly destroyed. Nothing was left of them. It was a good thing that no one was in its path or they would have been erased by this attack.

*ZUDOAAA*

When the sound attack hit the Ten Tails, it hit it with such impact that the beast was forced off of the ground for as long as the attack lasted. After a while, the sound attack dissipated and the Ten Tails fell on the ground with a loud *Crash*.

Everyone stood slack jawed at what they saw. Even Naruto and his friends. A whole chunk of flesh was removed from the beast's chest area. They did know that the Ten Tails was a titanic being of great power and they only ever thought that Naruto would be the only one to at least hurt the beast but now their eyes were filled with disbelief when they saw Ash literally hit it with an impossibly powerful attack that not only lifted the titanic beast but also shaved off a huge chunk of flesh from it.

Ash looked at the Ten Tails and said, "Hooooo. So my Voice Burst wasn't enough to bring you down. Then I need to use something more destructive than that."

Ash took a deep breath and shot a red orb into the sky. Everyone looked up at the red orb and saw it bulging and rapidly expand in size.

"GGGRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!"

Except the Ten Tail was not keen on staying in one spot. So it began to charge at the Saiyan who dare to attack it. It will show the Saiyan its place.

Ash saw this and growled, "Oh no you don't!"

Ash raised his right arm and was about to attack but something happened. His right arm bulged and became red. His finger nails grew pointed black. Veins became visible on his right arm. He didn't know what was going on but then he realized that one of his Gourmet Demons were giving him a new power. He didn't know what the power was suppose to do, so he just swung his arm vertically in front of him. What happened next, left everyone and even himself in shock and awe.

*ZAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNN*

A huge powerful vertical blade made up of super compressed air was produced from Ash's swing. The air blade flew straight forward towards the Ten Tails as it cuts the very land beneath it.

The Ten Tails saw the incoming blade and dodged it ... or so it thought. Even for being as large as itself, the Ten Tails can move swiftly but what it didn't count what that the attack that was coming towards it was flying at the speed of sound. So it didn't even register that its right arm was *Shing* cleanly cut off from the air blade. The attack didn't stop as it continued on its way and kept on cutting the land beneath it. It soon dissipated when it traveled about 15% of the world.

Everything was silent, even the Ten Tails who didn't even register its severed arm. They all watch in utter disbelief at what happened in front of them. And the result of that attack? Well, the air blade did manage to cut off one arm from the Ten Tails but the attack also cut something else. This planet.

In front of them was a huge Earth fissure that spread miles long. Heck. It even went through several mountains and were split apart. Also, the depth of the fissure was so deep that only darkness could be seen at the bottom.

Ash was amazed to see that he was able to do this. He then looked at his red arm and recognized which Gourmet Demon gave him this strength. It was the Red Orge.

Ash saw how his attack cut through the earth and named this attack Planet Cutter.

Planet Cutter
By gathering gourmet energy into his arm, and transforming it into the arm of the Gourmet Demon, The Red Orge, he can create a power air compressed blade which is capable of cutting deep into planets.

"GGGGRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!"

The Ten Tails screamed in pain as it finally registered that its right arm was cut off. *Crash* It then fell to the ground because the loss of its limb. The Ten Tails glared at Ash and opened its mouth. It began to gather huge amount of chakra and started to form a Bijudama.

Bee shouted, "This is bad! That motherfucker is going to shoot a Bijudama!"

Ash chuckled at that curse and said, "Leave it to me."

Ash leaped up high into the air. The Ten Tails aimed up at him and shot its Bijudama at him.

Ash looked at the incoming Bijudama and said with a grin, "So you like to spit out explosive missiles out of your moth, huh!? Then why don't I show you what a real missile is!?"

Ash took a deep breath and shouted, "Voice Missile!"

Ash shot out a missile made up of sound at the incoming Bijudama. When the two projectiles were about to hit each other, everyone's eyes widen in disbelief when they saw that Ash's missile not only completely obliterate the Bijudama but it continued flying towards the Ten Tails and hit it in its face, resulting in an enormous explosion.

*BOOOOM*

Pieces of flesh from the Ten Tail's face flew in different directions. It clutched its wounded face and roared in pain. As it was wallowing in pain, it didn't notice a huge shadow spreading over the Ten Tails and its surrounding.

Ash said, "So it's finally ready? That was fast."

Ash looked up which made everyone, including the Ten Tail to look up and saw an enormous red orb floating in the sky right above the Ten Tails.

Ash said, "Good. Now fall upon my enemy and decimate them! Voice Meteor Shower!"

From the enormous red orb, countless meteors made up of sound rained down upon the Ten Tails. All of the meteors varied in sized, ranging from a mansion to the size of meteors that Madara summoned.

*DADADADADADADADA* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*

Each meteor that rained down upon the Ten Tails exploded on contact, producing a huge explosion. Then with the countless number of sound meteors raining down upon the Ten Tails, its whole body was soon covered with explosions. After the explosions subsided, everyone was again shocked to see the Ten Tail's condition. Several pieces of its flesh were missing, some were blackened from the explosions and its whole body was bleeding heavily.

The Ten Tails began to heal itself but it was very slow and Ash didn't give it time to heal itself. He lunged at its face and shouted, "Sound Knuckle!"

*BASH* *Crraacckkk* *Boom*

Ash gave a powerful punch to the Ten Tail's face. The shockwave traveled straight through its skull, breaking its bone and damaging its brain, if it has one.

The Ten Tail's head violently jerked back from the powerful blow. It grabbed its face and screamed in pain. Ash then appeared below the Ten Tails and began to gather strength into his right arm, bulging his muscles as well.

When his attack was ready, Ash shouted, "Explosion Punch Time X 50!"

*Bash*

Ash then punched the Ten Tails in its gut and then he jumped back. The Ten Tails looked down at its gut to see that it wasn't hit that hard. Then to its and everyone's shock, *Boom* a big shockwave exploded from his gut. A huge gust of wind was produced from the shockwave. However, it didn't stop there *Boom* as another shockwave went off after a few seconds. *Boom* Then another went off and *Boom* another *Boom* and another *Boom* and so on.

After 10 shockwaves went off, the Ten Tails then lifted off from the ground and into the air due to the continuous explosions of shockwaves.

*Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom*

Everyone watched the Ten Tails raise higher and higher into the sky as the shockwaves exploded from its body. When all 50 shockwaves exploded, the Ten Tails then *Crash* crashed back into the ground. Everyone could clearly see a huge dent in the Ten Tail's gut. With a grunt of pain, the Ten Tails slowly struggled to stand back up.

Ash said, "Hoooo. Well would you look at that. You managed to take on my powerful attacks and you are still standing ... or at least able to stand barely. I'm actually impressed. For that, I will use one of my deadliest attacks! If my voice ain't enough to take you down! Then I guess in order to break your body, You need a FIST!"

The Ten Tails then began to charge towards Ash with hate filled eye. It wanted nothing more than to kill this puny Saiyan who beat it up and humiliated it.

Ash pulled back his left fist and said, "I'll stick sound vibrations into the destructive power of my punch."

Ash then glared menacingly at the Ten Tail and said, "What would you think would happen if this hit you?"

*Biki* *Biki* *Biki* *Biki*

The muscles in Ash's left arm bulged out. Then *DADADADADADADADA* his fist began to vibrate rapidly. The land began to tremble and cracks began to spread on the ground that he stood on due to the powerful vibrations coming from his left fist.

Everyone stayed silent as they wanted to know what would happen. What they heard next terrified them all.

"Your organs will be destroyed from the inside out!" said Ash.

The Ten Tails lunged at Ash with its mouth open to bite him. However, it didn't even get close to bite him when Asg swung his left fist at it's right cheek as he shouted, "Beat Punch!"

*BAASSHHH* *BOOOM*

The Ten Tail's head violently turned to its left side from the powerful punch it received. Then a huge explosive shockwave erupted from its body, destroying its nearby surroundings.

*DADADADADADADADADA*

Then its body began to shake from left to right, front and back as countless shockwaves went off inside its body at a rapid pace. This began to utterly destroy its body from the inside out.

Ash looked at the dying Ten Tail and said, "Did you learned your lesson, Ten Tails? Lower life forms such as yourself should never underestimate me."

Ino asked Naruto, "Naruto. Did you know that he was that strong?"

Naruto said, "No Ino-chan. I didn't. I only saw a glimpse of his strength and knew that bro was really strong but I would have never thought that he would be this much stronger. It's like I can't even measure his power level."

The Ten Tails grabbed its stomach in pain and its cheeks soon bulged out. Then it spit out the rest of the 7 Tailed Beasts that he ate.

Bee looked at the scene in disgust and said, "Ack! I'm so glad that I was not eaten! Brraahhh!"

Ash turned around to face Naruto and said, "Well, there you go. I dealt with it."

After the Tailed Beasts were freed, the Ten Tails reverted back to its empty husk form, the Demonic Statue. It then shakily stood back up and glared at Ash whose back was facing it. This thing took his power away from it. It will kill this puny human who stands in his way!

The Demonic Statue then lunged at Ash making Naruto and the others panic.

Naruto shouted, "Bro! Look out!"

However, Ash just turned his head and looked at the incoming Demonic statue with bored eyes. When the demonic statue thrust its mouth at him in order to eat him.

*BASH*

The demonic Statue only received a punch to the face. It was a strong punch *Crash* that made it flip on its back. This further shocked everyone else. Then several chakra chains came out from Ash's back and flew at the Demonic Statue.

Everyone watched as the chains latched onto the demonic statue's limbs and wrapped around it. It tried to struggle against the chains but couldn't break them as they were restraining its movements. Soon the demonic statue was captured. Then Ash pulled the demonic statue towards him.

"GGGGAAAAAAHHHHHOOOOO!!!"

The demonic statue roared and struggled but against Ash's superior strength, it was useless. Everyone gasped when *Keriip* Ash's lower jaw split in two. Some sharp fangs came out from the side of his open mouth. *Keriip* Then his neck split from the middle and opened in two with some more fangs coming out from it. *Keriip* Then his chest ripped open in two from the middle. The ribs spread outwards like fangs. *Keriip* Then his abdomen ripped open into two as well. Several long sharp fangs came out from his open body.

Everyone was shocked and terrified at what they were seeing. It was something inhuman. Ash went into Devour Mode.

The huge eye in his stomach began to act like a black hole and stated to pull the demonic statue towards him. With chains wrapped around it, the Demonic statue could do nothing but roar in defiance. But in the end, it did nothing.

Everyone saw the Demonic Statue being sucked into Ash's gut and then *Chomp* *Crunch* *Crunch* *Crunch* sound of crunching could be heard all around. Ash, in front of everyone, the titanic form of the demonic statue was devoured by the monster hunter.

After devouring the demonic statue, Ash said, "Well, that went well. Now no one will be able to summon that thing."

Naruto said, "Thanks for getting rid of that thing bro."

Ash said, "No problem. I'll see what I can do with Kaguya. In the mean time, I think you should deal with one final problem."

Naruto asked, "And that is?"

Ash pointed in a direction. Naruto looked in the direction and saw someone coming towards them. Someone he recognized and didn't want to see him. It was Sasuke Uchiha.

Sasuke came towards Naruto and looked around like he owned the place. Naruto said, "What are you doing here Sasuke?"

Sasuke said in a smug tone, "What I do is non of your business dobe."

Naruto said, "Are you going to get in my way of world peace?"

Sasuke said, "Again. Whatever I do-"

Naruto shouted, "Answer my god damn question trash! Are you here to fight or not!? Which is it!? I have little time to spare to an Uchiha trash!"

Sasuke growled at being ordered like that. He pulled out his sword and said, "You don't have the right to order me around dobe! I am an elite Uchiha! You all should bow to me cause I am your god!"

Golden chakra flared wildly around Naruto who had an aggressive stance. He said, "You are no god. All I see is a pathetic spoiled brat giving a tantrum of not having things go his way."

Sasuke snarled, "You dare stand in my way dobe!? I will kill you and everything you love and cherish!"

Naruto growled, "And I will exterminate you Uchiha filth from the face of this world!"

Play this music for the fight.

Both Naruto and Sasuke began to radiate huge amounts of chakra. Sasuke was covered in blue flames and surrounded by Susanoo's rib cage as he channeled lightning chakra into his sword. Naruto manifested the Kyuubi behind him just like Ash can manifest his demons.

The ground began to tremble as the two combatants radiated such powerful chakra. The other ninjas jumped away a good distance away from the two in order to give them space to fight. Naruto's friends and allies back off too as this was his fight alone. Ash took Kaguya and got to a safe distance away from Naruto's fight. Ash healed Kaguya and her mind as he observed Naruto's battle to see how much he has grown.

As both of them stood there, in the blink of an eye, they disappeared and *Clang* crashed against each other's weapons. Sasuke swung his lightning sword while Naruto used a Wind Kunai to block it.

Both of them began to push against each other with their might. Sasuke gritted his teeth and kicked Naruto away who in return threw a shuriken at him and said, "Ninja Art Shuriken Shadow Clone!"

A single shuriken turned into thousand of shadow shuriken. Sasuke threw a Fire Ball Jutsu at the incoming hail of shurikens and blew them away.

*Boom*

Sasuke then unleashed a rain of Chidori Senbon but Naruto pushed them away with Shinra Tensei.

*Boom*

Sasuke gritted his teeth and began to charge a Chidori in his right hand while Naruto began to charge a Rasengan in his right hand. After both of their attacks were ready, Sasuke and Naruto both charged at each other with intent to kill. When they reached each other, they thrust their hands at each other and shouted.

"Chidori!"

"Rasengan!"

*BOOOM*

Both of their attacks clashed into each other and a huge explosion occurred which blinded everyone. From the smoke, Naruto and Sasuke jumped out with some scratches and continued to fight against each other. Sasuke used Taijutsu, quick fire Jutsu and Amaterasu against Naruto but he dodged and blocked his attacks while the black flames were ineffective against him as he absorbed them.

Sasuke gritted his teeth in rage as his powerful Amaterasu did nothing to his target. So he used his black flame as a cover to get close to Naruto and *Shik* stab him through his stomach. Naruto grunted in pain but he didn't back down. He grabbed Sasuke's arm to make sure that he didn't escape while two huge chakra arms formed behind him. The chakra arms were then *Bash* brought down upon Sasuke with such force that a crater was formed in which Sasuke laid in.

Sasuke grunted in pain but he quickly jumped out from the crater and away from Naruto. He then quickly went through a series of hand signs and shouted, "Fire Style Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

Sasuke breathed out a huge torrent of flames towards Naruto who pulled his right arm back, bulged his muscles and *Crash* hit the ground in front of him. The ground in front of him cracked and huge stone spire raised in front of him which blocked the incoming torrent of flame.

Sasuke got angry that Naruto was able to block one of his Jutsu with not another Jutsu but with brute strength. Strength that should belong to him. It was his birth right to have that kind of power!

Sasuke leaped up into the air in order to avoid one of Naruto's chakra arms. He smirked and said, "What's the matter dobe? Can't get a hit on me with those things. You can't even get close to me."

However, this is exactly what the Uzukage wanted. Naruto the began to create a new version of his Rasengan. He first creates a regular Rasengan and then he creates four smaller ones that revolves around the first one. This creates a total of five Rasengan that can dish out five times the damage of a normal Rasengan.

Naruto said, "No Sasuke. On the contrary, you have been dancing in the palm of my hand since the beginning. Everything you did is exactly what I wanted you to do. Now that you are in the air, you can't dodge this!"

Naruto leaped up towards Sasuke and used his chakra arms to thrust his new Rasengan at him as he shouted, "Planetary Rasengan!"

Naruto *Bash* slammed his Planetary Rasengan into Sasuke's gut. The 5 Rasengan drilled into his flesh and caused him immense pain. If that wasn't enough, Naruto then launched Sasuke into the ground with such force that he not only *Crash* crashed into the ground but kept on going until he *Crash* crashed deep inside a mountain.

Naruto landed on the ground with a smile. He said, "And that's what you get when you mess with an Uzumaki!"

The other ninjas began to cheer for his victory but a sudden rumble stopped their celebration. The ground shook and the mountain in which Sasuke began to crack. Then the mountain exploded and from it a huge blue flaming humanoid figure emerged. It was Sasuke in his Perfect Susanoo.

Naruto looked at his Susanoo and said with s smirk, "Hoh. So you are bringing out the big guns huh? Very well. I too shall bring out my big guns as well!"

Naruto went into Kyuubi Mode and formed a gigantic Kyuubi form that was equivalent to Sasuke's Susanoo.

Sasuke snarled at Naruto's power and said, "You bastard! How dare you imitate my Godly form! For that I will take your head and mount it on my wall!"

Both titans charged at each other and the land trembled with each footstep they take. As they got closer, they both pulled back their right arm, curled up their fingers into a fist and punched each other. *Boom* However, their fist only met with another fist that produced a huge shockwave, blowing away any nearby people.

Both of them struggled against each other as they try to hit their target but with each attack it was blocked by another attack. This went on for awhile until Sasuke opened his wings and flew up into the air away from Naruto.

Naruto said, "Hey! Where are you going Sasuke!? Don't tell me you are retreating from me!?"

Sasuke snarled, "In your dreams dobe! I will finish you up with my strongest Jutsu!"

Sasuke then creates a longbow and arrow which are infused with lightning chakra. The lightning arrow emitted crackling noises like a lightning.

Sasuke takes aim at Naruto and said, "Take this dobe! Indra's Arrow!"

The arrow flew at Naruto that it was impossible for him to dodge. So he did the next best thing. Naruto maneuvered his Kyuubi form in such a way that the arrow hit his abdomen that was made of pure chakra.

*Boom* *Crackle* *Crackle*

When the arrow hit him, it exploded into a lightning storm that further damaged his Kyuubi form. When the lightning subsided, Sasuke saw that Naruto's Kyuubi form was severely damaged. The Kyuubi form was missing its legs, lower body, left side of the chest and left arm.

Sasuke smirked and said, "See that dobe? This is the might of an Uchiha! You are no match for me because I am a God!"

Naruto laughed and said, "Hahaha! Are you really an idiot Sasuke!?"

Sasuek growled, "What are you spouting out dobe?"

Naruto said, "I mean that you are celebrating just because you damaged my Kyuubi form? A form that is made up of entirely of chakra?"

Sasuke said, "What's your point dobe?"

Naruto said, "My point is that since my Kyuubi form is made up of chakra and chakra is something we Uzumaki are famous for having tons of chakra."

Sasuke's eyes widen at that. Naruto said this and said with a grin, "That's right Sasuke. For me, repairing my Kyuubi form is nothing but child's play!"

Naruto then poured more chakra into his Kyuubi form and right in front of Sasuke, he repaired it fully. He reformed his missing left arm, left chest, lower body and legs. Naruto stood back on his feet and smirked right back at the Uchiha who was red in rage.

Sasuke screamed in rage and lunged at Naruto with a Chodri. Naruto formed a Bijudama Rasenganin his mouth and lunged at Sasuke with it. Both titans charged and and their powerful attacks collided with each other.

*BOOOOM*

A powerful explosion resulted from this which sent both of the titans backwards. Naruto crashed into the ground while Sasuke was propelled back into the air. He stops himself in midair and glared down at Naruto. Another one of his powerful Jutsu has been blocked by Naruto again.

As Sasuke was glaring at Naruto, he saw the rest of the ninjas and got a sick idea. He flew towards a mountain, grabbed it and tore it out of the ground! He then threw the mountain high up into the sky. Sasuke then flew towards the mountain and pulled out his swords.

*Slash* *Slash* *Slash* *Slash* *Slash*

Sasuke then cut the huge mountain into 9 huge pieces. He look down at Naruto and said, "You are indeed strong for a dobe but lets see if you can protect your friends!?"

Naruto's eyes widen at that and saw that the mountain pieces were falling towards his friends and allies. He growled as he exploded in rage. How dare that Uchiha go for his friends when he could not win against him!

Naruto gathered his Sage chakra and poured it into his Kyuubi form. Black lines and symblos formed on the Kyuubi's body, evolving it into a new form. The Six Paths Battle Avatar!

Naruto then formed 9 shadow clones who each formed 9 Rasenshuriken. Each of these Rasenshuriken were infused with the special chakra properties of a specific tailed beast that he was able to gather from Kaguya. While his clones were forming Biju Rasenshuriken, Naruto was making a very powerful Bijudama.

Naruto's clones shouted as they threw their Rasenshuriken at the falling mountain, "Sage Art Chou Biju Rasenshuriken!"

While Naruto shouted as he shot his attack at the falling mountain, "Chou Bijudama!"

The 9 Biju Rasenshuriken and a Bijudama flew towards the falling mountain and hit it.

*KABOOOOOM*

An explosion bigger than anything else was produced from this attack, completely destroying the mountain into nothing but rubble and pebbles.

All of the ninjas looked at this with wide eyes full of disbelief. They were seeing a battle that was equivalent to that of a God.

Sasuke was again pissed off that once against Naruto beat him. However, this time, Naruto was the one who was pissed off the most when Sasuke tried to hurt his friends. Naruto in his Six Paths Battle Avatar formed two more pair of chakra arms and began to form two special Rasenshuriken. Three right hands were making one Rasenshuriken while three left hands were making another Rasenshuriken.

Naruto poured all of his Yin-Yang chakra into his right Rasenshuriken while he put all of the Tailed Beasts chakra into his left Rasenshuriken.

Immeasurable power was being radiated from the two special Rasenshuriken. Everyone on the battlefield could feel the power coming from the two spinning orbs of destruction.

Naruto looked up and glared into Sasuke's eyes. He said, "You have crossed the line Sasuke. You are nothing but an arrogant, egotist and egotism bastard. But most of all, you are a coward. You dare to harm my friends when you couldn't harm me. That is a pathetic coward in my book. For that, I will break that Susanoo of yours."

Naruto spun and threw his two destructive orbs at Susanoo as he shouted, "Yin-Yang Rasenshuriken! Chou Bijudama Rasenshuriken!"

As soon as Naruto threw his two special Rasenshuriken, his Paths Battle Avatar faded away as he was almost out of chakra. He used up most of his chakra for those two attacks. Naruto landed on the ground and sat down as he watch his two spinning orbs flying towards Sasuke.

The two destructive orbs flew straight towards Sasuke who quickly flew up in order to dodge them which he did but he was shocked to see the two orbs making a U turn and flying back at him. These were not normal Rasenshuriken as they were homing in towards Sasuke. He flew around to avoid them but every time he did, they would just return back at him.

Sasuke fire Indra's Arrow at them but it didn't stop them as they negated or destroyed the lightning arrows can continue their path towards him. Sasuke dodged one Rasenshuriken and hit the other with his sword, stopping it from hitting him but the orb just kept on pushing against his sword. He gritted his teeth as he tried to push the orb away but with his mind focused on one orb, he forgot about the other orb.

The other Rasenshuriken turned around and hit Susanoo's back. When this happened, Sasuke's strength left him for a bit which was enough for the first Rasenshuriken to break his sword and hit the front of his Susanoo.

*Baaaaakkkkkyyyyuuuuuuuuu*

Susanoo was engulfed in a powerful destructive explosion that completely annihilated his Susanoo. With his defense broken, his body was severely burned and damaged from the explosion. After the explosion subsided, Sasuke crashed on the ground and a loud *Crash*.

Now Sasuke laid in a crater as he grunted in pain. However, he ignored them as his hate for Naruto kept on growing. This wasn't right. He was suppose to be the strongest in the world. He was suppose to rule it but Naruto just keeps on getting in his way.

Sasuke glared at Naruto and hissed, "You. DIE!"

Sasuke charged a Chidori and ran towards Naruto but Hinata intercepted him with a "Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm".

Hinata shot a vacuum of compressed air towards the Uchiha, *Bash* sending him rolling back on the ground. Sasuke spit out some blood and glared at her with hate.

Sasuek snarled, "Get out of my way wench."

Hinata glared and said, "I will not let you come near him Uchiha."

Sasuke narrows his eyes. As he took a step forward, he was hit by several senbon from Kin Tsuchi.

"Ggghhhhaaaa!" screamed Sasuke.

Kin held some senbon in her hand and said, "Don't think you will be only facing her Uchiha."

Haku said as she formed ice Senbons, "You already lost to Naruto-kun."

Mei said, "If you want to face Naruto-kun, then you have to go through us."

The rest of Naruto's wives stood in front Naruto like a wall. Ino, Haku, Kin Tsuchi, Yakumo Kurama, Ayame, Mei Terumi, Hinata, Hanabi and Shion. Each of them took an aggressive stance as they prepared their attacks.

Sasuke growled, "You really think some lowly girls are going to stop me!?"

"We'll also be joining Uchiha."

Then Naruto's friends came along and and stood beside him. Itachi, Mikoto, Kushimna, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Asuma, Lee, Neji, Gai, Choji, Gaara, Temari, Kankoru, Kurenai, etc. All of them stand there to protect their Uzukage.

Sasuke was seething mad as he saw how loyal they were to Naruto. They should be loyal to Him! An Uchiha!

Sasuke shouted, "Why are you following him!? He is a dobe! You all should be following me! An Uchiha! I am your God! You all are my slaves!"

Itachi said, "You are no God Sasuke. And you'll never be. No one will follow you with that kind of attitude."

Mikoto said, "To see my youngest son turning out to be a monster. It really hurts my heart to see you like this Sasuke."

Sasuke shouted, "Silence! You are not my brother anymore! You are not my mother anymore! You are just a disgrace of the Uchiha! One I will make amends to by killing you two and everyone one else!"

Mikoto said in sadness, "He has gone too far into the Curse of Hatred. He can't be saved now."

Itachi said, "I love my brother and the only way to save him now is to kill him."

Mikoto said, "If that is the only way then so be it."

Sasuke heard enough and charged in a blind rage. However, due to anger clouding his mind, he became sloppy and was attacked by everyone else. He took on Naruto's wives beatings and then his friends beatings. By the time they were done, Sasuke barely was able to stand on his legs and his whole body was severely damaged.

"Naruto" hissed Sasuke as he glared hatefully at Naruto who has embarrassed him in front of everyone else. He was also angry that Naruto of all people had beaten him.

Naruto said in a mock tone, "Wow. No insult after what I did? No dobe? No I'm going to kill you? Or Itachi was suppose to be killed by your hands? Or how could you corrupt my family like that?"

Sasuke shouted, "FIGHT ME!"

Naruto stretched his limbs and said, "Nah. I'm tired from all this fighting. I fought with an army of White Zetsu, undead ninjas and then I fought the Ten Tails. Then I fought a legendary Uchiha and then the Rabbit princess Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and then you. I'm resting but I have some other people in mind."

Saskue snarled, "Who would that be?"

Naruto said, "Summoning Edo Tensei!"

From the ground several coffins emerged. The rest of Naruto's friends stepped back from the coffin. Sasuke wondered who he summoned to fight against him. Whoever they were, he can take them on as he is an elite Uchiha.

Sasuke took a battle stance and said, "Whoever you have summoned to fight me will be no match for me. I am an elite Uchiha and I will be victorious!"

However, once the coffins fully opened, Sasuke stood there with a shocked expression."

Naruto said, "Look who I have brought back. Aren't you happy that I have brought back your clan?"

Indeed it was. Walking out of the coffins were members of the Uchiha clan. Even his own father Fugaku Uchiha was included amongst them.

Fugaku said, "Sasuke? Is that you?"

Sasuke said, "F-father? ... Dobe. Why have you brought them back? .... Answer me!"

Naruto tilted his head and said, "Why do you ask? Oh come on! I mean are you seriously asking me that with what your clan does!? I mean how you Uchihas would kill your own friends, your own family, siblings and offspring just to gain power! So I thought why don't I deal with you just like the Uchiha does? So I brought back your clan and now you will fight them for your survival."

Sasuke shouted, "I WILL KILL YOU FOR THIS INSULT DOBE! I WILL KILL YOU AND YOUR WHOLE FAMILY!"

Naruto made a wooden chair and sat on it. He said, "But before you could do that, you have a family meeting. Fugaku. Fight him. Beat him to an inch of his life."

Naruto then pointed towards a bunch of undead Uchiha and said, "You. Rip out his arms. You. Rip out his legs. You. Cut open his belly. You. After everyone is done, rip out his eyes and make him eat them."

The undead Uchihas were visibly shaking at such commands. They had no control over their bodies and they started to walk towards the last living Uchiha.

Sasuke quickly charges at Fugaku and tries to slash him with his sword that was crackling with lightning. However, the former clan head of the Uchiha clan was able to catch Sasuke's wrist which shocked him.

Fugaku tightens his son's wrist, making him drop the sword in his hand. He then twisted his arm which made Sasuke drop to one knee but he recovers by spinning around his body. Using the spin, he tries to kick his father away from him but Fugaku jumps back easily dodging the attack.

As Fugaku jumped back, he went through a series of hand signs and said, "Fire Style Great Fireball!"

Sasuke jumped away from the fireball and glared at Naruto who was comfortably sitting on his chair, watching the fight.

Sasuke shouted, "Damn you! FIGHT ME!"

*Bash*

However, he was punched by his father when he was screaming at Naruto.

Fugaku said, "You shouldn't take your eyes off your fight. You should be worried about yourself."

Fugaku punched *Bash* Sasuke in the face and then brought his knee up *Bash* into his chest, making the last living Uchiha drop onto his knees. Fugaku quickly slams both palms on the side of Sasuke's head, making him dizzy.

Naruto looked over the fight and said, "Keep going. Don't stop."

Fugaku nodded sadly and soon begin to punch Sasuke in the face over and over. As Sasuke falls to the ground, Fugaku lands on top of his son and continues to punch his face.

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

Naruto kept on looking a Fugaku beat Sasuke's face. His face soon swelled up with blood seeping from his mouth, his eyes swollen and some teeth missing. As he was being beaten by his father, three other undead Uchiha came and began to carry out Naruto's commands.

One undead Uchiha grabbed Sasuke's arms and *Kerip* tore them out from their sockets.

"AHHHHHHHHHH!!" Sasuke screams as his arms were torn out and blood sprayed out but was still being continued to be beaten by Fugaku.

Another undead Uchiha grabbed Sasuke's legs and *Kerip* tore them off, making him scream again. The third undead Uchiha took out a kunai and began to slowly cut open Sasuke's belly. Sasuke again screamed as he felt the blade cutting through his belly.

*Snap*

After Sasuke's torture was done, Naruto snapped his fingers which stopped the undead Uchiha. He then pointed towards the last one and said, "Now go. Rip out his eyes and make him eat them."

The undead Uchiha could do nothing but obey his order. He slowly approached Sasuke and whispered, "Forgive me."

Sasuke's eyes filled with terror and he cried, "Stop. STOP! NO!! AAARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!"

Sasuke screamed as the undead Uchiha's fingers reached into his right eye and pulled it out. Blood sprayed out from the empty right eye socket. The undead Uchiha then reached towards Sasuke's mouth and forcefully opened it before putting the eye into his mouth.

Naruto said, "Make him chew it. Grab his jaw and move it. Make him feel and taste how his cursed eyes are."

The undead Uchiha did that. He grabbed Sasuke's face and began to move his jaw up and down, making him chew his eye.

*Crunch* *Crunch* *Crunch*

Sasuke feels his teeth biting down on his eye. He could even feel the taste of blood coming from the eye and how rubbery the eye was. The undead uchiha then grabbed his neck and began to choke him, making him swallow his crushed eye.

Sasuke shocked out, "This ... wasn't suppose ... to happen. I ... was suppose to ... be this worlds ruler ... ME! ... Not you! .."

Naruto said, "You could have been this world's ruler if you actually changed your prospective about others. But you didn't and just looked down on everyone else in order to make yourself feel superior to others. Now see where that got you. You made the entire world your enemy with your false hate because you were too stubborn to see things clearly. Now here you are, crying in pain, begging it to end."

Naruto said to the undead Uchiha, "Continue with the other eye."

The undead Uchiha plunged his fingers into Sasuke's left eye and *Kerip* ripped it out and then shoving it into his mouth. Then he forced him to chew on his last eye before making him swallow it. With that done, the undead Uchihas hovered over Sasuke's mutilated body.

It was time to end Sasuke's suffering. Naruto said, "Use the Uchiha clan signature Jutsu. Burn him alive."

The undead Uchihas made the hand seals as they aimed at Sasuke's body on the ground before spewing out flames at him. Naruto looked at the burning Uchiha as he screams in a low hoarse voice and groans in pain.

Sasuke was still alive. Naruto said, "Again. With more chakra."

The undead Uchihas did that and spewed out much larger fireballs that hit Sasuke, burning him alive. Soon the fire got bigger and all what was left of Sasuke was ash on the ground. Naruto summoned the Shinigami who ate Sasuke Uchiha's soul.

Naruto did it. The last Uchiha is dead. Killed by his own family. The Curse of Hate has finally been broken. Naruto then undid his Edo Tensei, releasing the dead Uchihas soul.

Naruto said, "Well now that is done. It's finally over."

Naruto stood up and took a deep breath. He then shouted, "The War Is finally over!!!"

Everyone cheered loudly and celebrated their victory. Naruto turned to see his bro but saw him nowhere to be found. He figured that he must have something to do. So he, his friends and allies all went to their home for a well earned rest.

A Few Days Later

Everyone in their villages were celebrating about their victory of the Fourth Shinobi War. What's more they were also talking about Naruto's godly battle which became a shining hope for future generations to strive to become strong as him.

Other people like Kurenai, Asuma and Gai were asking their students about the mysterious person who saved Hinata's life. They were shocked to hear that the person was the one who trained them and was also their big brother.

As for the Tailed Beasts? Naruto asked them if they wanted to stay in the human world or if they wanted to return back to their own world. Almost all of them wanted to return to their worlds except for the One Tail and Eight Tails. So Naruto sent the rest of the Tailed Beasts back to their world. He then gave Gaara and Bee a special Seal which acts as a door for the Tailed Beasts to enter and exit their host at their will. Bee was happy that he could interact with his Tailed Beast out in the open. Gaara was happy to have the One Tail back who was also happy to be with. Yoko obviously decided to live with Naruto.

Naruto said that the remaining Tailed Beasts will not be controlled in anyway. They are not objects but living and thinking beings. If anyone tries to control them or tries to steal them, then he himself with personally deal with them. Needless to say that after witnessing Naruto's brother, Ash's true power, they were utterly terrified of him. If Ash is able to take down the Ten Tails with a punch and devoured the Demonic Statue, then they would be mad to go against someone like him. So they decided that they would not want to get on his bad side and agree to his decision regarding the Tailed Beasts.

As for Naruto, he was resting in his house with all of his wives Ino, Haku, Kin Tsuchi, Yakumo Kurama, Ayame, Mei Terumi, Hinata, Hanabi, Shion, Yoko and Konan who were cuddling against him. Yes. Konan too as she fell in love with him too. They slept peacefully with their lover and wanted no one to disturb them.

*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*

However, it seems that someone did decide to disturb their peaceful sleep. Naruto groggily woke up and walked towards the door. He opened it and asked with sleepy eyes, "Who is it?"

"Hey little bro. Sorry for disturbing your sleep but I have something to deal with."

Naruto's eyes opened wide as he looked at his brother right in front of him.

Naruto said, "Oh! It's okay bro. I was about to wake up anyway. So what do you need to deal with?"

If Naruto looked at his surroundings, he would have noticed someone hiding behind Ash. Also, his wives woke up and came out to see who it was. They all greeted him when they saw it was Naruto's brother.

Ash said, "I have someone who wants to meet you Naruto."

Naruto said, "Really? Who is it?"

Ash said with a grin, "Oh you will know who this person is."

When Ash stepped aside, Naruto's eyes widen as well as his wives when they saw who was hiding behind him.

"Kaguya Ōtsutsuki!!!???"

Naruto said, "What is she doing here?"

Kaguya then lunged at Naruto who tried to defend himself but soon found his face to be buried in two soft melons. He didn't know what happened but then realized that he was being hugged by Kaguya.

Kaguya said, "Ohhh. I finally get to meet my little hero."

Naruto only said one thing, "Huh?"

Ash said, "Well, after I mended her mind, she was able to think clearly. When she asked what happened, I told her how she was being mind controlled by Black Zetsu. She became very depressed what happened but became quite happy when I told her how you saved her."

Naruto said, "Really?"

Kaguya nodded and said, "Yes. I am very much thankful to you for saving me."

Naruto smiled and said, "Heh. No problem. It's what I do."

Kaguya said, "For not only freeing me but saving my life, I will reward you by becoming your wife."

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Ash mentally counted, '3 ... 2 ... 1.'

"WHAT!!!!????"

Everyone in the room except Ash and Kaguya screamed. Ash chuckled and said, "Oh! Did I forgot to mention that I told her how you fought her with all of your might and didn't kill her when you found out about her mind being controlled by Black Zetsu? Well, there you have it. She has fallen in love with you. Now you got another beautiful wife! Isn't that great!?"

Naruto could only gulp as he could feel glares at the back of his head from his wives.

Kaguya saw how the other girls were looking at Naruto. So she hugged him tightly and said, "Mine."

The rest of the girls' eyes twitched in annoyance and they all glared murderously at Kaguya.

"He's ours!"

Ash saw the situation and realized that a cat fight was about to occur, so he said, "Well, I can see you all will be getting busy. Soooooo ... have fun!"

*Slam*

Ash quickly slipped out from the room and slammed shut the door. As he was walking away, he could hear the girls fighting over Naruto, which made him snicker. Well, at least he will have a happy life. With that, Ash disappeared into thin air.

A Few Day's Later

Ash was standing on a mountain and looked at the land of Uzushiogakure. He saw how peaceful this world has become after the Fourth Ninja War. This was all thanks to Naruto. A while later Naruto came by and stood beside him.

Ash said, "Hello Naruto. How have you been in the last few days?"

Naruto glared at him and said, "What do you think?"

Ash chuckled and said, "What? Having too much fun with the girls?"

Naruto said, "You know what I mean?"

Ash laughed and said, "Well, I have to say that I am very happy at how things turned out. You did great Naruto."

Naruto smiled and said, "Yeah. I did it. And this was all because you took me in."

Ash said, "Nope. I may have taken you in, trained you, made you stronger but whatever happened to this world was all you. You saved it for everyone else."

Naruto said, "What!? But you are the one who should be praised for all of this! I mean that without you, none of this could have happened!"

Ash said, "No Naruto. What I mean is that with the power I gave you, you could have turned to the path of darkness and ruled this world like a tyrant but you didn't. You stayed on the right path and now look at where you are. A world without war, without suffering and such. And you are the one who is keeping this peace."

Naruto said, "Oh. If you put it like that, then yeah."

After a while of silence, Ash said, "Naruto. I have-"

Naruto said, "I know what you are about to say bro and I am okay with it."

Ash blinked and said, "Really? You're not going to stop me?"

Naruto said, "Bro. I already know that you came here from another world and helped me for so long. At sometime, you need to return back to your home world. For that, I am eternally thankful to you. You helped someone who you didn't know and took me under your wing. You looked after me, gave me food, and then you trained me. You didn't have to do that but you still did it. I am not going to stop you. You could have gone back to your world but you didn't. You stayed here for me."

Ash remained silent as he heard Naruto talking his heart out. Naruto said, "I ... when you took me in I was very happy that there was at least someone who could be friendly to me. Then you gave me more than a child needed. I .. I will miss you brother."

Ash smiled softly and hugged him who hugged back and cried a bit. After crying for a while, Ash said, "You don't have to be sad about me Naruto."

Naruto wiped his tears away and said, "But ... but I ..."

Ash said, "You didn't really think that I would just leave you and this world forever, did you?"

Naruto said, "Huh?"

Ash chuckled and said, "Naruto. The day I took you in, was the day you officially became my little brother. My family. I would never leave my family alone."

Naruto said, "So ... does not means ..."

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. I will be visiting your world from time to time."

Naruto said with a smile, Really? That would be great."

Ash said, "Also, here is something for you."

Ash put his hand into his coat pocket and pulled out a strange bracelet.

Naruto asked, "What is this?"

Ash said, "This is a special bracelet I have made from a special metal. It is almost unbreakable. What's special about this bracelet is that it is linked with my mind. So whenever you want to talk to me or need to call me for emergencies, then just talk through this bracelet."

Naruto took the bracelet and put it on his left wrist. He smiled and said, "Thank you bro for this amazing gift. Speaking of gifts."

Naruto pulled out a scroll and said, "I have a gift for you too."

Ash took the scroll and asked, "What does this scroll contain?"

Naruto said, "Since I knew that you would want to leave to your world in the future, I began to collect special things for you. Which were a lot. I think you will really love what I have gathered for you bro."

Ash put the scroll into his pocket and said, "Thank you Naruto. Whatever you give me will be special."

Naruto said, "Well ... I think this is goodbye."

Ash said, "For now. I'll be sure to come and meet you in the future."

Naruto said, "I'm looking forward to that. Bye big bro."

Ash said, "Goodbye little bro. Until we meet next time."

With that, Ash jumped into the air and flew through the sky and towards a distance, leaving the land of Uzushiogakure. He then landed on the top of a mountain and opened the scroll Naruto gave him. Before he returns back to his Equestria, he needs to see what he received. He poured chakra into the scroll.

*POOF*

A large smoke appeared and when it subsided, Ash saw that there were tons of things that were in front of him. His eyes widen when he saw what they were. There were three small bottles of blood while others were some pieces of body parts. Some Jutsu scrolls and several strange weapons.

Ash first took one of the bottles that contained blood. There was a label on the bottle that read Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. With a shrug, he drank the blood. His virus devoured the blood and he gained some new powers from it.

New Powers Gained From Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's DNA
All-Killing Ash Bones
A certain-kill technique, the user hardens their own bones and protrudes them out of their skin, and then fires these weaponized structures from their back or from their palms at the intended target. When these bones pierce a living organism, the bone and target starts to deteriorate at a molecular level, disintegrating the victim and reducing their bodies to nothing more than a pile of ash.

Heavenly Governing
He now has a third eye in the center of his forehead. With this third eye, he is now able to teleport himself and everyone in any part of the world. As it occurs instantly, enemies can be caught completely off guard. He can also teleport his enemies into dangerous places, such as teleporting them into a river of lava.

Byakugan
Byakugan gives the user a near 360º diameter field of vision. This has one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra but Ash removed this with the help of his virus. Thus giving him a full 360º diameter field of vision. The range of this vision varies between users and can be improved with training. Its vision can penetrate through any solid objects and obstructions and likewise remains unaffected by blinding interference.

Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack
With his mastery of chakra, Ash can pour loads of chakra into his palm, which he can either unleash as a barrage of fists or manifest around his arms to attack with it. This technique is strong enough to cause massive shockwaves upon impact and even destroy a mountain with ease. This technique has the potential to become the strongest offensive ability.

Infinite Tsukuyomi
The Infinite Tsukuyomi is a genjutsu that traps the entire world in an illusion, enslaving them in a dream so that their chakra may be drawn upon.

Yomotsu Hirasaka
This ability allows him to open rifts within the fabric of space which allows him to instantaneously transport himself anywhere between limited dimensions. The openings can be used to connect two different spatial locations within the same dimension, or create a pathway that link two dimensions together. Similar to Kamui, Yomotsu Hirasaka allows him to utilize these spacial tears to retreat, disorient enemies, ambush attacks, among many other possible tactics.

Whoa. Nice. What else does he got. He took another bottle of blood and read Kimimaro. He drank it and received a new power.

New Power Gained From Kimimaro's DNA
Dead Bone Pulse
Ash is now able to manipulate the speed of his bones' growth as well as the location of calcium deposits allowing for great versatility. This allows him to create weapons of bones that can either protrude from any part of his body or pulled out and used like handheld weapons. The user is also able to create armor of dense bone underneath his skin. He can even fire pieces of his bones as long-ranged projectiles. Any bone that he removes from his body regenerates immediately. He can also increase the density of the bones he creates, making them stronger than steel. This not only makes the created weapons very powerful, but also makes his body virtually indestructible. These special bones can even withstand a chakra-infused blade, which is usually enough to cut through anything.

Manipulating his own bones. Nice. Next. He took another bottle of blood which was labeled Suigetsu Hōzuki. He drank it and received a new power.

New Power Gained From Suigetsu Hōzuki's DNA
Hydrification
This ability allows him to liquefy his body at will. With this, it's impossible to receive damage from physical attacks. From a single hair, to the skin and muscles, everything can be liquefied and solidified at will. Be it to evade an enemy's attack during a short range battle, to infiltrate a structure, or to launch a surprise attack in a liquefied state. This technique boasts a high strategic value. Applying this technique, the user can also modify their body parts for suitable situations or even use the liquid as projectiles.

Hmmm. The ability to turn his own body into water. That's great. Next. He saw a severed hand which had some grey threads coming out of it. It was labeled Kakuzu. With a shrug, *Chomp* *Crunch* he devoured it and received a new powerful ability.

New Power Gained From Kakuzu's DNA
Earth Grudge Fear
This is a secret kinjutsu of Takigakure which transforms the user's body into something similar to that of a rag-doll, held together by hundreds of thick black threads. It is capable of sewing up any injuries that he or others might suffer, commonly by reattaching body parts. This ability seems to instantly reattach even nerves and muscles, as the patients could instantly move their limbs without any other complex procedures right away. He could also use the threads to tear into a victim's body, steal their still functioning organs and integrate them into his own body. Thus extending his life. User is also able to steal hearts from powerful beings and store them in his body. This meaning that all hearts must stop functioning in order for the user to die. However, for Ash, this is simply a mean to attack and extend others lives.

Hoooo? A weaponized thread that can take other organs for themselves? Awesome! Now what's next? There was an entire white corpse which he recognized it to be a White Zetsu. *Chomp* *Crunch* After devouring the corpse, he received a new ability.

New Power Gained From White Zetsu's DNA
Mayfly
The Mayfly is an infiltration technique that allows him to merge his body with the ground and flora and travel at very high speeds. Then, using the underground network of organic matter, consisting of things like plant roots and water veins, he can travel everywhere with high speed. Using this technique he can conceal himself in such things as trees and even sand. Once merged, his presence is completely concealed, making it almost impossible to detect him. This makes this technique perfect for close-ranged spying.

The ability to merge with the earth and nature. Cool! Next. He saw a head that looked like a snake which was labeled Kabuto Yakushi. *Chomp* *Crunch* He devoured the head and received new abilities and some cool Jutsu.

New Powers Gained From The White Snake Sage Kabuto Yakushi's DNA
Sage Art White Rage
Ash expels a dragon-like entity from his mouth that carries an orb in its left front claw. As the dragon tightly coils itself around the orb, it releases both blinding light and deafening sound. This alone greatly hinders those in the vicinity but, due to the intensity of the resulting vibrations, paralyzing pain is also induced. This Jutsu cause deafness, blindness and paralyze to the enemy.

Sage Art Inorganic Reanimation
This allows Ash to breathe life into inorganic substances by filling the atmosphere with natural energy. This Sage Art can be used to enslave objects with no life functions, such as the earth, giving him the ability to make even drastic alterations to the immediate environment that occur both suddenly and unexpectedly. To put it simple, he can reshape his surroundings according to his will. This makes attacks using this method extremely difficult to avoid.

Medical Art Cellular Regenesis
This is an ultimate medical Ninjutsu which causes the target to quickly divide their cells which then forms new skin, heals bones and repairs muscles. This is done by regressing cells into omnipotent stem cells. These stem cells are capable of dividing indefinitely without decreasing a person's life span.

Wow! Awesome. Next! He grabbed a severed white arm that has some Sharingan implanted into it. It was labeled Danzo. *Chomp* *Crunch* He devoured it and received some cool powers.

New Power Gained From Danzo's Hashirama Arm DNA
Hashirama's Cells
Hashirama's Cells has the passive ability of Regeneration. This ability heals wounds faster. It does not require any hand seals. It grants this healing power to any user who possesses Hashirama's cells. Also, whoever has Hashirama's Cells, does not need to eat or drink for the rest of his life. The cells also keep the user young.

Izanagi
It is an ancient Ninjutsu that the Uchiha use in times of war. It is an incredible powerful Jutsu that allows one to break the boundary of illusion and reality. It allows one to rewrite fate itself. A user of Izanagi can control their state of existence to a degree for a brief moment. Any injury, even fatal or if not on the person in question will fade away as an illusion and return back to reality. In other words, in a fight, one can cheat death.

Izanami
Izanami is a counter to Izanagi. If Izanagi is something that changes fate, then Izanami is something that decides it. It is a technique that targets the user through physical sensations and the Sharingan is used like a camera to record that sensation. The user replicates that same sensation with their sharingan. A user causes an overlap of the sensation felt by the opponent and the sensation recorded by the user. They can do this for multiple sensation for greater effects. It then alters the flow of time between these events and creates an everlasting loop of events that keep on repeating in the opponent's consciousness until they accept their fate.

Yeah! That's amazing! Next! He saw a big glass bottle which contained some rainbow fluid. It was labeled Tailed Beasts. He drank the liquid and immediately felt power coursing through his veins.

New Powers Gained From Tail Beasts's DNA
Tailed Beasts Chakra
Ash now possesses all 9 Tail Beasts Chakra. Each Tailed Beast Chakra gives off different effects. For example:

One Tailed Beast gives him Magnet Style and control of Sand.

Two Tailed Beast gives him the ability to control Blue Flames.

Three Tailed Beast gives him very powerful Water Jutsu.

Four Tailed Beast gives him Lava Style.

Five Tailed Beast gives him Vapor Style.

Six Tailed Beast gives him Acid Style.

Seven Tailed Beast gives him Insect Scale Powder which is bright white. Due to its luminous quality, shines so brightly that it can temporarily blind multiple targets within its area of effect. It is also very combustible.

Eight Tailed Beast gives him Ink Creation. This allows him to create ink clones that can be used to seal targets. He can also bring anything to life with his ink painting with Ninja Art Beast Scroll Mimicry.

Nine Tail Beast gives him the ability to create a Wind Style Rasenshuriken.

Tailed Beast Form
With all 9 of the Tailed Beasts chakra inside of him, Ash can take the gigantic form of any of the Tailed Beasts and rain death and destruction upon his enemies.

AW YEAH! What else he got!? He picked the scrolls and read the contents for new Jutsu.

Learned New Jutsu
Amatsu Juken
A new form of Gentle Fist which allows the user to shoot small chakra beams from their hand that can penetrate through a 5 Inch Steel wall.

Rasengan
A deadly chakra-based attack that requires an extreme control of shape manipulation. In order to create the rasengan, wildly spinning chakra must be contained within a sphere while a high degree of power and chakra must be pumped into the Jutsu to make it deadlier and more violent. The more control, the larger and more powerful the ability can become.

Shikigami Dance
This Jutsu allows Ash to turn his entire body or partial body and clothing into thousands of sheets of paper, which he can control at will and form into any shape or color. To travel long distances, he can fold them into butterflies or planes for powered flight. To attack, he can harden the sheets to the point where they were as hard as steel and fold them into arrows, spears, and shuriken. He can also restrain opponents by blanketing them in sheets, thus restricting their movements and asphyxiating them. He can also hide explosive tags amongst her papers to add a deadly surprise to her attacks. He can create numerous amounts of paper by converting his chakra into paper.

Summoning Edo Tensei
This Jutsu binds the soul of a deceased person to a living vessel, restoring them as they were when they were alive in order to do their summoner's bidding. In order to do this, the user must first acquire some of the DNA of the person they intend to reincarnate.

Wood Style Deep Forest Bloom
Ash is now able to create a dense forest of flowering trees. During the forest's formation, the user can have the branch restrain any targets that tries to attack the user before the formation of the forest is complete. The pollen produced by these flowers is then released into the atmosphere and when inhaled, renders any afflicted target unconscious. The user can also control where the pollen spreads so it does not affect them nor their comrades.

Wood Style Wood Human
Ash is now able to create an enormous statue-like creature out of wood. This humanoid creature with a full body has the face of ONI. It is generally used in battle as an avatar. This creature is stated to be as powerful as the Nine-Tails.

Wood Style Wood dragon
Ash is now able to create a gigantic wooden dragon, which he can use for a multitude of purposes including restraining a target, or for offensive purposes. The appearance of the dragon depends on the user. It also has the ability to absorb chakra or energy from its target, slowly rendering them unable to use techniques by biting into the target and draining them almost in a vampiric fashion.

Nice! Awesome Jutsu! What's next? He picked up a huge scroll which contained new techniques for the Sage of the Six Paths.

Learned New Sage Of The Six Paths Techniques
Yin-Yang Style
When the two Yin and Yang chakra are combined, they make the Yin-Yang Style. In this style, it is possible to create anything. With Yin chakra creating form and Yang chakra breathing life into it, the possibilities are endless. This road of possibilities give way to the ultimate construction Jutsu, Creation Of All Things.

Truth-Seeking Orbs
Truth-Seeking Orbs are hand-sized orbs of black chakra that users can use to alter its shape to serve for a variety of purposes. These orbs are imbued with Yin–Yang chakra which they can be used to neutralize any ninjutsu and by extension become impervious to it. Truth-Seeking Balls are extremely destructive, capable of turning targets to dust in a similar manner to Dust Style. When kept in their default sphere form, they can be used as high speed projectiles, as explosives by making them rapidly expand, or to heal the user's injuries through physical contact.

Heavenly Hand
This ability allows him to switch position with any target. Be they organic or inorganic. He can also change the momentum and direction of the switched targets as well. Due to its speed, this technique has proven to be especially useful for launching surprise attacks against enemies.

Limbo Border Jail
With his evolved Rinnegan, Ash is now able to project shadows of himself into the invisible world known as Limbo which co-exists with the physical world but is generally impossible to detect or visually perceive. The shadows can operate independently of the user, attacking and restraining targets or defending the original body from harm. The user is also capable of switching places with his shadows at any time. To the naked eye, it appeared to be the act of an invisible force.

Planetary Rasengan
He first creates a regular Rasengan and then he creates four smaller ones that revolves around the big one in a similar manner to moons around a planet. When coming into contact with a target, the disordered rotations of the individual Rasengan, created by the central and smaller ones spinning in different directions, interact with each other to form a massive and turbulent wave-like vortex. This technique literally tears the target apart.

Yasaka's Magatama
Through the use of Susanoo, Ash is able to create the Yasaka Magatama from any of his hands. Due to its structure, it acts in a similar manner to that of a shuriken when thrown by Susanoo, rapidly spinning towards the intended target, it results in an explosion that can level an entire mountain. The size of these projectiles depends on the user.

Shattered Heaven
Ash first forms two Susanoos and then he weaves three hand seals simultaneously between himself and his Susanoo, in order to draw massive meteorites from the upper atmosphere down towards a specific location on the ground. As they descend in succession along the same trajectory, if one of these meteorites is stopped, he can summon another one which will then collide with the first, ensuring that they crash into their intended destination. This Jutsu is used to wipe out enemies armies, bases villages or counties.

Chibaku Tensei (Planetary Devastation)
Ash claps both of his hands together and forms a black sphere between them. He then launches the black sphere into the sky. The black sphere will then expand and encase a large area. Upon which, it draws in a large quantity of the earth around, effectively creating a "Moon" that hovers high in the sky with the consumed area inside. Slowly after, the structure will begin compressing itself, crushing everything within.

Demonic Statue Of The Outer Path
Ash can now summon the Demonic Statue and unleash it upon his enemies.

WOHOOOO! YEAH! Such powerful Jutsu! Next! He opened a scroll that had info about Senjutsu.

Learned Senjutsu Or Sage Art
Senjutsu or Sage Art is a specialized field of techniques that allows Ash to sense and then gather natural energy. Senjutsu allows him to draw the energy of nature inside of his body, blending it with his own chakra. This adds a new dimension of power for Ash to learn, resulting in the creation of "Senjutsu chakra" or "Sage Chakra".

New powers Available From Learning Sage Art
Chakra Arms
He can now manipulate his chakra and turn them into several long arms made up of entirely of chakra. He can then use them to attack the enemy, crush them, pull them towards himself or pull himself towards the enemy with them.

Sage Art Massive Rasengan Barrage
After creating multiple shadow clones with each of them holding a Rasengan, the clones then expand their Rasengan into Chou Odama Rasengan and simultaneously strike the target, resulting in an enormous amount of damage.

Sage Art Tailed Beast Bomb Rasenshuriken
Ash can convert his Truth-Seeking Orbs into a Bijudama, and add wind-nature chakra to create the shuriken-like blades around it before hurling it at the target. The resulting explosion dwarfs that of a regular Bijudama and can destroy multiple planetoid-like objects in one blast.

Sage Art Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken
Along with eight shadow clones, Ash creates nine Rasenshuriken, each infused with the special chakra properties of a specific Tailed beast. After throwing all of them, it causes many huge elemental explosions devastating the enemy upon impact.

Sage Art Wood Style True Thousand Hands
Ash is now able to create a wooden statue of titanic proportions which can easily dwarf a full-sized Nine Tails as well as a Perfect Susanoo. Thousands of hands originate from the statue's back in countless concentric rows, while its two main hands are clasped, as if in prayer. The statue can serve a variety of purposes in battle, from fighting on the user's behalf to defending and even using other techniques. The sheer size of this technique makes it almost impossible to attack the user. With its immense strength, it can grab hold of a tailed beast with ease and hold it in place, leaving it unable to move.

Finally! He was able to learn Senjutsu! Now he can gather nature chakra and perform some powerful Jutsu. He then looked over the strange weapons.

Ninja Tools

Flying Thunder God Kunai
This is a signature tool of Minato Namikaze, who uses it in conjunction with his Space–Time Ninjutsu. Ash can place several of these Kunai in different places. They will serve as a "marker" for Ash to teleport at any of the marked location.

Ninja Art Intersecting Exploding Talismans
One talisman releases two exploding tags and then explodes. Two more exploding tags would then be released from each of the two new exploding tags before exploding themselves. Then the four exploding tags would release some twice more exploding tags before exploding. This will keep on happening for quite a while. Each exploding tag's destructive power is similar to the first exploding tag.

Samehada Or Shark Skin
Samehada is a large sentient sword. It is described as the most terrifying of all the Seven Swordsman's blades. Samehada comprises of a series of downward-facing scales running along the entirety of its length until its hilt, at the base of which is a small skull. Samehada grows larger in proportion to the amount of chakra it absorbs, causing its scales to become so long that they ultimately resemble shark fins and its mouth, located at the tip of the blade, to become even more pronounced.

Threading Needle
A sword in the shape of a needle with a long thin wire that resembles thread attached to it, which can be used to pierce enemies and "sew" them together in human bundles. It is also called a "Long sword".

Helm Splitter
A sword consisting of a single-sided axe and a hammer joined by a length of chain. Said to be capable of crushing any and all defenses. It is also called a "Blunt sword".

Splash
A sword that has a scroll full of explosive tags incorporated into it, lined up behind the blade, combining swordsmanship and explosions. It is also called a "Blast sword".

Fang
Twin swords that are imbued with lightning which increases their cutting power. They are said to be the sharpest swords ever forged. They are also called "Thunder swords".

Sword of the Thunder God
This is a sword that is imbued with the power to command lightning and thunder. The blade is made up of solid lightning. It can be retracted into or emanated from the hilt or cross guard like a light saber. This sword is able to shock and cut through anyone or anything.

Chakra Injection
This technique creates dark snakes that forcibly connect with a person and inject them with medically altered chakra. This extra chakra will allow the user to utilize high level element ninjutsu. It also allows the user to use elemental techniques that they wouldn't be able to master normally. The chakra is not infinite, and must be replenished over time. Furthermore, only one type of elemental chakra can be injected into the person at a time.

Golden Rope
This is a thick length of golden rope that can bind anyone who has come in contact with the rope and pulls out their soul.

The Seven Star Sword
This is a light blue broad and flat sword with a brown talisman hanging from the bottom. It can be used to sever the soul of those struck by the Golden Rope, allowing the soul to be sucked into the Crimson Gourd.

The Crimson Gourd
This can record the soul and seal them in.

Banana Palm Fan
A large fan that is able to generate all five of the basic elemental chakra natures. To do so, the user needs only say a mental command, which produces substantial amounts of the desired element when the fan is waved. This tool consumes enormous amounts of chakra when used.

Words cannot described how happy he is feeling right now. Ash did plan on making some unique weapons but these ones will do nicely. Next he saw three tools chained together with a seal. He removed the seal and the three tools turned into chakra and went inside of him. He didn't know what happened, so he read what the labels said. His eyes widen in shock after what he read. This is what he got.

Susanoo's New Weapons

Sword Of Totsuka
It is an ethereal weapon with an enchanted blade capable of sealing the target it pierces. Those who are stabbed by the sword are drawn into the jar and trapped in a Genjutsu-like "world of drunken dreams" for all eternity. It is sheathed in a sake jar Drunken God Sealing Gourd. The blade is actually the liquid inside the gourd that is released and shaped into a blade.

Drunken God Sealing Gourd
An ethereal gourd that Susanoo now has. It is used to seal whoever is stabbed by the Sword of Totsuka.

Yata Mirror
The Yata Mirror is an ethereal shield. It is said to be endowed with all nature transformations and able to change its characteristics to any nature transformation to completely negate any attack, whether it be spiritual, or physical.

If his Susanoo wasn't overpowered in the past, it is definitely now. With the new weapons for his Susanoo, he will become a force that cannot be stopped.

Okay. Now that he went through every gift he received from Naruto (to whom he is very thankful to), he now has the DNA for the Byakugan. With this new DNA, he got a brilliant idea. He then mixed two special DNA with the Byakugan and he created something godly.

Ultimate Eternal Mangekyou Rinne Shari Byakugan Or Omnigan
Now that Ash has all three eyes, he combined them and evolved further with his virus. Thus, called the Omnieyes which has the powers of all three eyes. The Omnigan is the ultimate eye technique that dwarf the capabilities of the Rinnegan, Sharingan and Byakugan.

Ash created a mirror and looked at his new eyes which looked absolutely Awesome!

OOOHHHHH YEEAAAHHHH! Ash began to drool at the sight of his godly eyes. With these new eyes, he can literally do anything regarding the ninja world.

Of course Ash has not been sitting in this world for the past year. He visited some worlds to look for some worthy DNA and he was able to find some.

New World: Basilisk
At the dawn of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period Year 1614. Two ninja clans, Tsubagakure of the Iga and Manjidani of Kouga, battle each other to determine which grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu (the man who seized power to become Shogun) will become the next shogun. The deadly competition between 10 elite ninja from each clan unleashes a centuries-old hatred that threatens to destroy all hope for peace between them.

Each of the 10 elite ninjas from each clan possesses unique abilities. But only 4 of them caught Ash's eyes.

Hyouma Muroga is a member of the Kouga Manjidani clan who possesses very dangerous eyes.

Assassin Stare
An eye skill which allows him to manipulate his enemies, forcing them to kill themselves or each other simply by looking into his eyes. When he activates this, his eyes turn crimson red and his pupils shine a brilliant gold color.

Oboro is the granddaughter of Ogen and therefore the rightful princess of the Iga Tsubagakure clan who possesses very unique eyes.

Mystic Eyes
With the "Mystic Eyes" he is now able to neutralize any techniques and skills of his enemies. All he has to do is make direct eye contact with the enemies and whatever technique or skill they are using at the moment, even passive skills will be stopped.

Koshirou Chikuma is a member of the Iga Tsubagakure clan who has the ability to create miniature whirlwinds with his breath.

Kamaitachi
He now has the ability to create miniature vacuums when he breathes. These miniature vacuums can suck his enemies in and then shreds them to pieces. These vacuums are extremely powerful and are able to completely rip off an opponent's head.

Okoi is a member of the Kouga Manjidani clan who possesses a unique ability.

Blood Absorption
Upon physical contact with an enemy, Ash is able to absorb their blood into himself, leaving his target as dried up husks.

New World: Hellsing Ultimate
A world where vampires exist who prey upon the human. However, there is an organization that hunts and kills the vampires. This organization uses an extremely powerful vampire to kill other vampires and monsters.

Ash was able to get some blood samples from the vampire named Alucard who was busy fighting some priest wielding bayonets name Alexander Anderson. This priest had thorn vines coming out from his body and was fighting equally against the vampire. He also took some blood samples from the priest.

New Powers Gained From Alucard's DNA
Hemokinesis
Alucard has the ability to manipulate blood [8]. This ability seems to be limited to blood outside of the body, as he is never seen influencing the blood of enemies while they are intact.

Familiar Control
Ash is now able summon forth anyone he's taken the soul of at will. WIth the amount of life and souls he has devoured, he has an entire legion dwelling within him. He is also able to summon the hound of Baskerville, also known as the Black Dog. Who ever he absorbs, their powers are at his disposal.

Mist Body
Alucard is capable of turning his body into mist in order to render attacks against him useless.

Bat Transformation
He can now either call a swarm of bats to attack his enemies or he can turn himself into a swarm of bats.

Enhanced Endurance
Alucard takes most damage without flinching or making a sound, quietly allowing the enemy to attack before retaliating tenfold. He can even attack after being torn apart.

New Powers Gained From Alexander Anderson's DNA
Bayonet Mastery
He now has mastery of using scores of blessed bayonets made of silver. The blessed nature of the bayonets can sting creatures of darkness and negate their regeneration. He can now skillfully wield the bayonets with great dexterity in close-combat like swords and can also throw them with extreme accuracy.

Holy Vine Manipulation
He can turn his body into a humanoid composition of thorny plant-like vines, which he can manipulate. These vines are particularly powerful, as they could stop a tank bullet with ease and wrap themselves around his foes, causing injury. He can also spread these vines around him and fire a massive swarm infused with bayonets at his opponent.

Holy Fire Summoning
The vines can ensnare the target and generate flames. This fire is particularly effective against creatures of darkness. He can also infuse his bayonets with the vines to generate the flames causing holy damage.

Scripture Manipulation
He can now summon a horde of blessed scripture pages and use them for a variety of purposes:
Holy Barriers
He can affix scriptures pages onto the walls of a building to erect a barrier to ward off creatures of darkness. He can also use the scriptures to purify a house and prevent the use of dark magic.

Transportation
He can use Bible pages to seemingly teleport anywhere he desires.

Ensnaring
He can use Bible pages in order to trap creatures of darkness.

Yeah. These are some awesome powers he harvested. Oh yeah. While visiting other dimensions, he came across one that was another world like Naruto's but it was really really weird .... in a funny way. This is what he saw in that weird world.

Flashback Weird Naruto World

It was on Sasuke's retrieval mission that stuff happened. After Neji fought the spider ninja and won, a huge gaping hole was left in his upper left chest. He was on the verge of dying. Shizune and the other medical ninjas immediately brought Neji in the ICU where they are trying their best to save his life.

Shizune said, "I know! We'll save him using his hair as a medium to repair his wound!"

A medical ninja said in awe, "OMG! That's brilliant!"

Shizune said, "OK! Someone get some scissors and carefully cut about 2 inches of his hair and-"

"WHAT!!!???"

Shouted Neji as he came out of his unconsciousness when he heard that. He then kicked the dreaded scissors away and shouted at this blaspheme, "Lady! You have got to be freaking kidding me! I'd rather die than cut my beautiful hair! Get me outta here!!"

Yeah. Weird right? Moving on. Somehow Neji survived his wounds and was safely walking around the village with Tenten. She then asked him one question that made him think.

Tenten asked, "Hey Neji. Have you ever seen Lee's mom? I wonder what she looks like?"

"Hmmm ... Lee's mom?" mumbled Neji.

Neji pictured Lee's mom to be just like .... Lee as she wore green spandex, bowl hair cut, huge eyes, bushy eye brows and a huge lips.

Neji shuddered at the thought and said, "Tenten. I can tell you one thing. If Lee's mom looks anything like Lee then she is not gonna be a beauty queen."

Lee was in the area and when he heard him talking about his mother, he became furious.

Lee pointed at him and shouted, "Neji! Did you just call my mother ugly!?"

Neji said, "Well, YOU are. So it must run in the family."

Lee gritted his teeth as his face became red, "GRRRRRR! Why you ...!"

"What's going on boys? I hope you are not fighting?" came the voice of a women.

Lee looked at her and said, "Mom! Neji's been saying mean stuff again!"

Lee's mom asked, "What happened?"

"Well .." Lee was about to say when Neji turned to look at his mom, his eyes popped out of his eye sockets and shouted
"WHOA!"

*Splash*

Neji rocket back as a jet of blood sprayed out from his nose and passed out.

"Oh my!" Lee's mom said in worry.

"Huh? Neji?? Are you okay???" asked Lee in worry and confusion.

Come to think of it, Ash has not ever seen Lee's mother before but if this indicates anything then he can only assume that she is a beauty.

End Flashback

Well that world did give him some laughs. Okay. It's time to go back to Equestria but before that, he needs to check how hisGourmet Cells were coming along. When he did, he found them to be 24.7% completed. 'Man. This is going to take forever.' thought Ash. He put that aside and snapped his fingers and opened a portal. And just like how it did it last time, the portal changed into another portal except something was different. Instead of one portal opening, there were 11 portals open.

Ash was confused as to why these portals opened. He sensed that these portals lead to the same universe but in different times. He could also sense that someone was sad in each of these portal. The only problem is how is he going to go to each different portal. He racked his brain for a while and came up with something. He made some hand signs and said, "Shadow Clone Jutsu"

*POOF*

There was a puff of smoke and when the smoke subsided there were 10 clones standing in front of each portal. Ash said, "I want you to help whoever is sad like I would do in any way you can and when you're done dispel yourselves." The clones nodded and went a different portal which closed when they walk in. Leaving one last portal for Ash. He walked in the portal hoping to helping whoever is in trouble like he did for Naruto. With one final step, Ash left the ninja universe and entered another.

Chapter 44 The Heroes of the Past

Unknown Dimension

The Ash clone fell out of the dimension gate and closed it right behind him. After it closed, he took a look around at his surroundings. He was in some kind of a forest. There were plenty of trees and plants all around him. There seemed to be a dirt road right in front of him so he starts walking in the forest. He took in all of the beauty of the forest. It was like traveling in a forest from a storybook land. While traveling he could sense plenty traces of magic all around him. Including in the air.

*Sob* *Sob*

He heard the sound of crying from somewhere around him. He looked up ahead and saw a little girl crying while slowly walking on the dirt road. This girl looked to be about 4-5 years old. She has short dark blue hair. And is wearing a tan shirt and light blue shorts. Her crying like this made his heart ache and was about to comfort her but forgot one thing. This girl was sad and if he goes up to him like this he might scare her. He thought about what to do and got an idea. He used his reality warping powers to change his body. His hair got a little shorter and so did his muscles. His clothes shrank as well to fit his new body. After he was done he looked like a kid version of himself.

He checked his new body and found it pretty adjustable to his regular form. When he looked at the little girl, he found her to be a couple of feet away from her. He spoke up and said, "Hey. Why are you crying?"

The girl opened her eyes with tears flowing from them. He thought that she would be scared of him and just run away but that didn't happen. She ran to him and clutched onto his clothes. She buried her face into his chest and kept on crying. She said with tears in her eyes, "She left me. Grandine left me all alone."

While she was crying, he heard the a name that sounded familiar to him. Grandine. One of the same dragons that gifted him with dragon slayer magic. And then another thought came to his mind. If that name is here then that means he is in the world of Fairy Tail. And this girl clutching to his clothes is Wendy Marvel.

He pushed all of those thoughts away in his mind for later and focused on the immediate problem. The little girl crying on his clothes. He hugged and rubbed her head to calm her down. He doesn't like to see others cry and wants to help them if he can.

After about a couple of minutes, the girl relaxed and stopped crying. She thought it felt a little nice getting hugged by someone even if he is a stranger to her. Ash said in a soft tone, "Are you feeling better now?" She nodded while still keeping her face pushed into his clothes. "Do you want to know something interesting?" She looked at him with little traces of tears from her face that he wiped away. "I haven't seen my dragons in a long time either."

Her eyes widen at that and said, "You were trained by dragons?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes I was trained by more than one dragon, meaning that I know more than just one dragon slayer art along with some other types of magic. I was given magic by magic by Grandine."

She gasped with wide eyes after hearing the name of her dragon. She said, "You were given dragon slayer magic by Grandine?" He nodded. "Do you know where she is? I miss her so much." He shook his head which disappointed her so much.

It looked like she was about to cry some more so he thought of something that would cheer her up. He said, "I haven't seen her in a long time, but I know if she was here she wouldn't want to see you crying because of her. She would want you to remain strong and keep moving forward, because I know somewhere they are watching us and seeing all that we accomplish because of them. So, can you try and be strong for your dragon and move forward?

This girl didn't know this person but she beginning to trust him. Here she was just crying her eyes out for her dragon leaving her alone. She thought that she might be alone for a long time but a stranger comes along to cheer her up. He is not only a dragon slayer but also comforted her when she needed her. He cared for her and told her he was in the same situation in losing her dragon. When he told her those words of encouragement she felt a lot better. She felt as if she could stand on her own two feet and continue on.

She looked at Ash and said, "Yes. I can be strong. I can be strong for Grandine."

He smiled and rubbed her head. He said, "Good. Now, can you tell what your name is?"

She nodded and stepped back a little. She said, "My name is Wendy. Wendy Marvel."

Ash said, "It's a pleasure to meet you Wendy. My name is Ash." While introducing himself he got an idea that would making greeting a little more interesting. "Hey Wendy, do you want to see something fun?

Wendy was confused and asked, "What is it?"

He didn't say anything and activated one of his skills. His body began to shine bright that covered parts of the area. Wendy covered her from the light while also thinking what her new friend is going to do. When the light subsided and Wendy removed her eyes from her face. What she saw was surprising. In front of her were three colored, anthropomorphic hippos. There was an orange hippo, a light green hippo, and a yellow hippo. They were dressed like they came from a party.

Ash activated his skill of the spell Hippo Carnival inside of him and turned into the dancing hippos. All three of them danced around and said, "Kaba Kaba Kaba Kaba Ka. Kaba Kaba Kaba Kaba Ka. Kaba Kaba Kaba Kaba Ka. Kaba Kaba Kaba Kaba Ka. Kaba Kaba Kaba Kaba Ka. Kaba Kaba Kaba Kaba Ka!" They were dancing around while singing. Wendy was a little confused as to how Ash was able to turn into three different hippos. But when they started to sing and dance she just pushed that aside and started to enjoy the show. After the hippos were done dancing, they struck a pose and took a bow.

Wendy clapped the amazing performance and said, "That was amazing, Ash. How did you do it?"

One of the hippos stepped in front of her said, "It was just a little trick I can do."

Another hippo said, "And here is another one."

The three hippos stood beside each other and their bodies began to glow. This was the same glow that Ash released before turning into the three hippos. Wendy covered her eyes and waited to see what Ash's next transformation will be. When the light subsided she uncovered her to look at Ash. She looked to see another hippo with a magenta coat on with a big bow tie. He has on a hat and a single blue hair on his head. On his face were two stars. One was yellow while the other was light green. He has blue nails on his feet and his tail is curled with a heart at the tip of it. Ash turned into Performapal Hip Hippo.

Ash ran around in this form to get a handle on this new form. After running around for a couple of minutes, he stopped right beside Wendy. He said, "Come on, Wendy. Let's move on." Wendy nodded and tried to get on Ash's back. He bent down a little to help her. After a little while she got on his back and they were off. He ran around while Wendy hanged onto his coat. She was a little scared of falling off but when she opened her eyes she was feeling the wind her hair. She was having fun from riding on Ash. When she was with she felt safe.

They were traveling with each other for the whole day and had fun. When the sun was going down they stopped by an area near a lake and few trees with fruit in them. Ash made a fire and grabbed some fruit from the tree. He used his Superhuman Smell to make sure all of the fruit was good and it was. He gathered up all of the food and brought it back to Wendy. They divided it up between each other and enjoyed the night sky. When they were full from their eating, Ash made a blanket appear with his magic and covered Wendy and himself with it. Wendy cuddled up next to him to keep herself warm. He wanted to make her more warm so he increased the heat on his body. After that they both fell asleep listening to the sounds of the forest.

Next Day

It was morning time and the sun shined brightly in the sky. Both Ash and Wendy woke up from their slumber. After they ate some food they went on their way. It didn't matter where they went because their company was all they cared about. While traveling with each other, Ash found it enjoyable to be around her. It was like being back in Equestria and hanging out with the fillies. Wendy liked being with Ash because he was there for her when she needed someone. In a way, he saved her life. They traveled with each other for a long time going from place to place without knowing where they were going.

Later, they met a strange boy on their journey. This boy looked to be about 10 years old, with not much on them except the clothes on his back, a backpack and a staff attached to the backpack. He said his name was Jellal but Ash knew his real identity and felt that he shouldn't reveal it. He was all alone himself and asked if he could join Ash and Wendy's journey. They could feel that was a person so they let him him journey them. Now they were a traveling group of three and enjoying the company. They looked out for each other and took care of one another.

One day, Jellal says he has to leave somewhere and go on his own journey. He didn't give much of a reason why he is leaving except it is something he had to do alone. So we said our goodbyes and went our separate ways. Now it was just Ash and Wendy traveling together, but he knew that it wouldn't last long. While traveling together, Ash heard of a guild that is close by that could watch out for Wendy. The only problem was convincing Wendy to stay at the guild. And she was not too happy about it.

Wendy said, "Why? I want to stay with you?"

Ash said, "I know you want to, but you can't."

Wendy said, "Did I do something wrong? If I did I'll fix it. Please Ash don't leave me."

Ash said, "Wendy, there is a guild close by us. There you'll be safe."

Wendy said, "Noooooo." She ran up to Ash and held his clothes with tears in her eyes.

Ash sighed and said, " Wendy. I know you want to stay with me, but I have to be at places that are too dangerous for you to be at. But I promise you that I will see you again and we can have way more fun again, okay?"

Wendy was silenced for a few minutes and wiped away her tears. She looked up at him and said, "You promise?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes I promise."

That was enough to convince her. So they took each others hands and headed their way to the Cait Shelter guild.

Cait Shelter Guild

When they got to the guild, Ash talked to the guild's master. He asked him if they could take care of Wendy. He was glad to take care of Wendy and accepted her into his guild. After everything was settled, Ash gave Wendy a big hug and said his goodbyes. He knows that he will see her again one day. When he was at a good distance, Ash disappeared in a puff of smoke, sending information to the others that gave some of them the idea to turn into a kid depending on their location.

Unknown City

A portal opened and a kid Ash came out of it. He closed the portal and took a look around. He was shocked to where he found himself. He was in a city that was engulfed in flames. Most of the buildings were destroyed or just barely standing from the destruction. While looking around he found something on the ground that was a few distances away from him. It was a young girl laying on the ground and was not moving. He ran to her to check on her to see if she was okay.

He saw that she was a little girl with short, pink hair and red ear muffs on. He looked at her body and saw that she had a couple of scratches and burn marks on he body. So he put his hand over her forehead and covered her body with a red membrane. He healed all the wounds on her body that took a few seconds and after that he took back the membrane and looked at her healed body. He looked at her face closely and now knows who this girl is. This is Meredy who was with a dark guild but then left and formed a guild with Jellal. But before any of that she was found by a women named Ultear that found her in a burning town that could be this place. He needs to put this right to he released a few insects that will find Ultear and see if she is heading in this direction. A sound caught his attention that came from right under him. Meredy was waking up with tired eyes that looked like she was about to go to sleep in any moment.

She said, "Who are you?"

Ash smiled and rubbed her head and said, "My name is Ash."

She asked, "Did you save me?"

Ash said, "Yes. I did."

She smiled and said, "Thank you."

Ash said, "You're welcome." While he was sitting with her his insects sent him a message that a women with long black hair is a few distances away from them. Ash liked that and knew what he had to do. He picked up the little girl and walked in the right the direction that the women was coming.

She asked, "Where are we going?"

Ash said, "I'm taking you to someone who will take good care of you."

She asked, "Why can't you take care of me?"

Ash said, "I can't take care of you because I have to go to places where I can't take care of you, but I know this person will." He stopped in the middle of the street and placed on the ground and cast a sleeping spell on her that will make her fall asleep. Her eyes were slowly closing but she still asked one question.

She asked, "Will I ever see you again?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. I'm sure we'll see each other again."

She smiled and fell asleep. Ash heard some footsteps and made himself invisible so no one will see him. He saw a women coming out of the shadows. This women had long black hair and had a long purple robe. She saw the little girl on the ground and checked on her. She saw that the girl was still alive and the women looked at the girl with a smile like she was thinking of something. After that two other figures came out of the shadows, one was a guy with long yellow spiky hair in a robe that shows his right shoulder and a guy with long black hair wearing a cape while eating ice cream. They saw this women looking at a little girl that was still alive and told the women to kill the girl. Ash was about to intervene but the women picked up the sleeping girl and said that she will take care of her and accept any repercussions from her master for her decision. The two guys didn't see anyway to change her mind so they just accepted it and moved on.

Ash was glad to see the little girl being taken care of and hopes she enjoys her life. After the three people left, Ash called all of his insects back into him. When he received all of his insects back, he disappeared in a poof and left the location.

Unknown village

A portal opened and another kid Ash stepped out before the portal closed. He looked and found himself in a village. It was just an ordinary village. Nothing of the it seemed out of place. There were normal houses that were made of stone and wood. He took a walk around the place to get a better look at it. When he looked at it he saw that this village was very similar to Ponyville. He looked around and found that the villagers were in front of a house. They were carrying a lot of weapons like they were an angry mob trying to push out a monster. Ash walked through the crowd and made his way to the front of the group and when he did a window opened and a little girl with short grey hair appeared with an angry face. The crowd stopped and listened to what she was going to say.

She shouted, "My big sister was the only one brave enough to fight the demon at the church. She put her own life at risk to save all of yours. How can you treat her like this? The only reason she got possessed in the first place was because she was trying to help. You should be thanking her. None of this is her fault." She broke down put her head on the window seal and cried. The crowd didn't much moved by this except for Ash.

He was very impressed that someone was able to fight demon and take care of it for her village. He hated that the villagers were doing something like this to a little girl who did nothing but try to help him. Ash walked closely to the window seal that the girl was crying on. The crowd were looking at the young boy and wondered what he was going to do. The girl crying heard some footsteps and looked up to see a boy walking up to her. When Ash was close to her he raised his and she was afraid he was going to hurt her, but that didn't happen. He put his hand on her head rubbed it. This confused her looked at the boy in front of her and saw he had a smile on her face. He said, "You're a good little sister to stand for your big sister. Let me handle this and later we can talk." The little girl was confused by why this boy would her and her siblings like this but felt like she can trust him. The others heard what he said and felt the same way, including the big sister.

Ash turned around and looked at the people with a hate filled glare. They were feeling something from this kid but didn't know what it was. He breathed and his body began to glow. His body was changing to a form that will scare all off the villagers away from here. When the light went away they were surprised to the boy look different. The thing in front of them was a short creature with spiky hair and ears. It has arms and feet with three fingers and toes. And on its face was large red eyes and a large smile on its face.

This form sent sent shivers down the spines of the villagers. They thought they were looking at a demon. Ash flew up in the sky while everyone was still watching him. Ash looked at the villagers still with that smile on his face and shouted,
"Rrrrrraaaaaaaggggghhhhh!" His scream scared the villagers out of theirs socks that they dropped all of their weapons and went back to their homes. Ash laughed that he was able to scare like that with just a scream. He'll have to remember that, in case he ever needs it. He landed on the ground and sunk into the ground. He appeared in the middle of the home of the three children. They were a little shocked at first but when they saw him turn back into himself they calmed down.

When he got in the room he saw that it was an ordinary house with just a couple of things that you would find in any house. Ash looked at the three siblings and saw that they were of two sisters and a brother. The brother had light brown hair and grey, spiky, short hair. He is dressed up in a suit. And the eldest of the siblings was dressed in a cloak dressed in a cloak but he could see she a long hair under her hood. And to the right of her was a hand that looked like it came from a demon. The arm was brown and had purple bumps all over it. Ash was about to say something but he stopped himself when he felt someone hug him. He looked down and saw the girl who was crying, hugging him.

She looked up at him with him and said, "Thanks for scaring those villagers away."

Ash rubbed her head and said, "No problem. I just did what I could."

She asked, "What's your name?"

He said, "My name is Ash."

She said, "Well, my name is Lisanna." She pointed to the boy. "This is my brother Elfman. " Ash held his hand out for a handshake and Elfman took it then Lisanna pointed to the cloaked girl. "And this is my big sister, Mirajane." She waved at him with her left hand while trying to hide her right hand. Ash saw this and decided to help.

He crouched down in front of her and said, "May I see your arm?" She tried to hide it some more so he asked her again. "Please, can I look at your arm? I won't do anything to hurt you."

She didn't want to show him her hand but felt like he could trust him so she showed her demon hand. He looked and felt strong magic coming from it. After he looked at it for a while, Ash now knows what has happened.

Ash said, "I know what happened. It seems like a take-over spell. You aren't really possessed by a demon." She gasped at that and listened as he continued. "I can imagine you'd be frightened to death by that, but it means that you possess the power of a demon."

She brought out her hand asked, "So it's a good thing?" She thought, 'I still don't want it.'

Ash saw how sad she was so he had to say something to cheer her up. He said, "Hey, don't be so sad about it. I'm sure with just a little training that arm will be gone in no time flat. So come on, bring out that smile I know that's in there." He looked and saw that she was showing a little smile on her face. "Now that's what I'm talking about. It's a beautiful smile. Now lets get out of this town and go somewhere else." He got up and walked to the door.

Elfman asked, "But where should we go?"

Ash turned around and said, "I have some ideas. Now all of you gather up your things while I wait outside." He opened the door and stood outside while waiting for siblings to gather all of their things. They came out of their home with all of their stuff packed and left the village. While they were leaving, some of the villagers were still looking at them with disgust but didn't do anything after getting a look from Ash. When they got to the peak of the village, Mira and her siblings looked at it for the last time before leaving.

They traveled with each other for a long time from place to place. They saw different places with many sites that were pretty amazing. When they were traveling they would usually see some people but whenever they saw Mira's arm they would run away. At night, Ash would teach her how to control her magic. After a couple of times of practice, she was able to make the hand disappear without any trouble. She was glad that her demon arm was gone but apart of her was still sad, she didn't say anything and everyone respected that. They all finally arrived at their destination. The name of the place is called Magnolia and it is home of a guild called Fairy Tail. When they arrived in the city, Ash suggested they join the guild to learn more magic and make some friends. Lisanna and Elfman loved the idea but Mira wasn't all for so Ash talked her into and said it may be a lot of fun. She trusted Ash's judgement and decided to join the guild. And went his separate ways with them because he said he needs some time to himself.

One Month Later

During the time Ash was in this town, he hid in the woods and started to train to get a better handle on his body. He has a good handle on it but he still wanted to fill the time. After training for awhile he decides to take a little walk into town to get his get mind flowing. While walking, he saw Mira look pretty sad about something. She was still wearing the cloak he met her in and he could sense something is wrong with her with his Emotion Eater. He walked up to her to get her attention. When he got close to her he asked, "Mira, where are you going?"

She said, "I'm leaving because I don't belong here."

Ash said, "Now you know that is not true."

She shook her head and said, "No it's true. I may have gotten rid of my demon arm. But I still am a demon and I shouldn't be here. Everyone is so nice and I know they will take good care of Lisanna and Elfman." She started to walk off again but Ash didn't let her go. He grabbed her shoulders and spun her around to face her.

Ash said, "Mira that isn't true. You're not a demon and I know my demons." He tried to cheer up but she just looked away so Ash was going to get to the point. "Look Mira if you were a demon, then why would try to protect Lisanna and Elfman when they were in trouble? A demon wouldn't do that. A demon is monster that only cares about destroying and others and you don't like that. I know you don't. I also know that you don't want to upset your siblings, because I know that they want to protect you like you have for them."

Mira was listening to what Ash is saying to her and he is right. She has been protecting her siblings ever since they've been growing up and when she got that demon arm. She also knew they would be sad if she would just up and leave them without saying goodbye but doesn't know what to do. Should she stay? Should she go? She doesn't know what to do.

Ash saw that she was really starting to think about staying and just needed one more thing to convince her. Before he could say anything he heard some footsteps coming from behind looked to see who it is. He smiled and turned back to Mira and said, "If you still don't believe me ask them yourself." She didn't understand that until he moved out of the way and showed her siblings coming towards her.

They ran up to her and Lisanna said, "Hey Mira check this out."

Elfman said, "You're not gonna believe this, but look."

They both exploded in a puff of smoke and when the smoke subsided, Ash and Mira looked at what happened.

Lisanna appeared as a cat with cat ears and tail in a cat outfit and said, "I can turn into a cat see."

Elfman appeared with a bear paw as his right hand and said, "I really do have bear hands or one at least."

Mira was surprised to see her siblings are able to do magic. Elfman said, "They taught us these spells."

Lisanna said, "We wanted to be more like you."

Elfman said, "I can only really make it work on one arm so far."

Mira was starting to tear up from all that is happening . Ash saw this and put a hand on her shoulder to make sure she's okay. She looked at his smiling face that told her he was here for her. She wiped away those tears and smiled at him and her siblings.

Lisanna said, "Cool, huh? I know you were feeling lonely before."

Elfman, "But now the three of us are just alike."

Mira just kept crying more tears at what she was hearing from her siblings. She said, "You're so sweet."

Lisanna said, "We all have the same magic now."

Elfman said, "And it's super awesome too."

Lisanna said, "Ready bro?"

Elfman said, "Oh yeah."

There was another puff of smoke and they did another take over spell. Lisanna looked like a pig while Elfman's arm turned into a giraffe's leg.

Lisanna said, "I think I messed it up. I still need a lot more practice.

Elfman had a shocked face on when he saw his hand and said, "Me too."

Mira said while wiping the tears out of her eyes, "I guess we still have some work to do before we go on any more jobs.

Elfman said, "Thank you, sis. You protected us with your power when we needed you the most. Now we can do the same for you.

Lisanna happily said, "Yeah."

Mira was happy to see her siblings happy now. She was at first scared of this power and wanted nothing to do with it. But now that all changed. Ash gave her kinds about not being a demon and saying that she should stay for her siblings. And her siblings came to her to show that magic is not bad. It can be good in its own way. All of this brought a smile to her face. Ash saw that smile and like it.

Ash said, "Hey, how about you two go practice your spells some more? Mira will join you in a little while."

They nodded ran off to practice their spells, leaving Ash and Mira alone. He looked at her and asked, "So looks like you're not leaving."

Mira giggled and said, "It looks like it"

Ash said, "Good." Mira surprised him by giving him a hug.

She said, "Thank you. If you didn't stop me, I probably would've been gone and Lisanna and Elfman would've been sad."

Ash returned the hug and said, "Don't mention it."

They got out of their hug and Mira asked if Ash wanted to join Fairy Tail. He said he would join when he gets done with a couple of things. She understood his decision and left with a smile on her face. When she was out of view, Ash dissipated with a puff of smoke.

Unknown Island

A kid Ash stepped out of a portal that disappeared with a snap of his fingers. He took a look around and saw it was mid-day and that he was on an island. He saw in front of him was a giant tower that could be seen for miles. He was near the edge of the island near the ocean. He made himself invisible to not be seen and took a look around. He saw a bunch of people chained up and other people in robes beating the chained up people. Ash recalls the place he is in. He is at the tower of Heaven. Which means that this is the place where he could find Erza and she could be the one who he felt those emotions come from. He looked around the area to see if she was around but found no trace of her. That only means that she must be in one of the prisons.

He used Kamui and phased the wall of the tower and looked in the cells of the prison. He released a few insects around the prison to look for the girl. He walked around the spiral walk way while looking into every cell. He listened to the guards that passed him, talking smugly and sounding like they are better than everyone else. Ash's blood boiled at hearing their words and wanted to destroy them for what they are saying, but he held himself back and kept on walking. Ash's insects told him that they find the person he is looking for so he went to their location and came upon another prison cell. He looked inside of the cell and took a look at the prisoners. Some of them were sleeping on the floor or just laying around while not looking at each other. His vision came up a little girl with scarlet hair and a dress that is in tatters. She was in the corner with no one around her, sobbing softly while clutching her legs to her chest with her face buried in them.

Ash saw how sad she was and saw no one was trying to help her, so he is going to help her. He phased through the bars of the cell and went to the girl's side. No one could hear him because he didn't take large footsteps that wouldn't make a sound. He made it to the sobbing girl and sat next to her. He was about to reveal himself to her but he just realized something. He isn't wearing the right outfit that is similar to the prisoners. If he shows up around these people and with his clothes, it may shock them. He silently snapped his fingers and a pair of clothes appeared on his body that were similar to one of the kids on the other side of the cell that are asleep. He turned off his invisibility spell and appeared right beside her, sitting next to her.

Ash asked, "Hey, what's wrong?"

The girl stopped crying and looked up at the one who spoke to her. She said, "I hate it here. We work so hard, it gets exhausting and they treat us like garbage. We have some time to ourselves, but it doesn't fix with us being here." She starts to shed more tears and just was about to cry some more, but Ash stopped her from doing that.

Ash said, "Hey. I know you hate it here. I hate it here too. I'm sure everyone in this place hates it too. But the one thing you should never do is give up. Giving up means that you are giving your tormentors what they want. I know that one day, there will be a time where someone will stand up against them and bring freedom and peace to all of us."

This boy was trying to cheer up this girl up and it is working. She has just met this boy and already feels something when she is around him. She feels safe around him and knows that she can trust him.

She asked, "You really think so?"

Ash said, "I know so."

She wiped away her tears from her eyes and smiled. She said, "Thank you for cheering me up."

Ash said, "No problem."

She asked, "What is your name?"

Ash said, "My name is Ash. What is you name?"

She said, "My name is Erza."

Ash said, "It's nice to meet you Erza." He looked at the window and saw that it was night time. "It seems like it is time to go to bed." He asked if Erza wanted to sleep next to him and she accepted. She scooted next to him and laid her head on his head. Ash's tail moved to Erza's waist so they could get warmer. She was surprised that he had a tail but he told it was there when he was born. She accepted that and went to asleep along with Ash.

Next Day

The next day everyone woke up in their cells and began their day. The jailers gave all of the prisoners some breakfast that wasn't all that good. All they gave them was bread and water. There was still enough food for everyone in the cells but they still shouldn't be treated this way. After having some food, the prisoners started to do their work. Everyone worked hard with all of the jailers watching their every move. Ash was doing plenty of work without any problems so he could keep track of everything that was happening. When there was a shift change, the prisoners switched jobs while others took a break and to hang out with each other or just relax. This gave Ash a chance to meet all of Erza's friends.

There were five kids that he met. One girl and four boys. Wally and Sho liked Ash because of how nice he was to them and how cool he looks. Millianna liked how nice he was as well and liked being close to him, especially while playing with his tail like a cat plays with its toys. Simon didn't like how Erza was close to Ash because he secretly had a crush on her but he still liked him for cheering her up. And the final one of the group was Jelllal. He was like the leader of the group, he became friends with Ash at an instant. Ash knew that he wasn't being controlled yet and found him to be pleasant to hang around.

When all of us went our different ways to enjoy our break, Ash became a shadow that clung to the walls of the tower with his Shadow Dragon Slayer Magic to look for the other people he knew were here. He looked around for awhile and found the people he was looking for. He found five members of the Oracion Seis. When he found Macbeth, he was clutching his ears while shaking on the floor. He didn't like hearing the sound of people being tortured. Ash helped him with that by making him some headphones that could take away all of the sound, so he could relax. He thanked Ash for that and he relaxed in the corner. He then saw a girl looking out the window, wishing that she could fly out and soar in the sky like an angel. He learned that her name was Sorano and told her that she looked like an angel. She liked his compliment and he gave her a white feather he made to make her feel better. She took it and thanked for the amazing present.

Ash found Sawyer after he was thrown into a cell from trying to escape the Tower of Heaven. Ash gave him a senzu bean and all of his wounds at that moment. He then told Sawyer that he should never give up trying to escape because one day he will be free to do what he wants. Sawyer found Ash's words of wisdom inspiring and took his advice. He found Wally hanging out with his brother Richard. When he met them, he heard their stomachs growl signifying that they are hungry. He made a potato that was filled with plenty of nutrients that would fill them up. He finally met with Erik while he was playing with his snake. When Ash met him, Erik's snake slithered down his body and slithered up Ash's body and nuzzled his cheek. Erik was surprised that his snake friend liked someone other than him. Erik liked this and since his friend liked him then Erik became Ash's friend.

The day went by pretty fast and it was already night time. During nighttime, Jellal gathered everyone about an escape attempt to leave the Tower of Heaven. They needed to leave the tower and become free from all of the slavery. They asked Ash if he wanted to join in but he refused because he thought it was a little risky. They saw that they couldn't change his mind and began with their plan. While he was in the cell, Ash met an old man named Rob. He is a wizard from Fairy Tail and they became friends while they sat together. The cell door opened all of the kids came back into the cell room and Ash asked what happened.

When they proceeded with their plan, they were caught by the guards and were punished. They were only going to punish the one who was in charge of this plan. Jellal tried to take the blame for this whole thing and save everyone else. The guards didn't fall for this lie and knew the one who was in charge. It was Erza. So they took her to torture her and brought the others back to the cell room. Jellal didn't stand for this. He didn't want his friend to go through this so he planned on finding a way to her. Ash knew what he was planning and decided to join him on his mission to save Erza.

Jellal and Ash fought through a few monsters with some weapons they found to get to Erza. They found her tied up to a pole with many bruises on her face and body with her head down. Jellal untied her and Ash caught her and got a good look at her face. He gasped at what he saw. The tormentors took Erza's eye. He clutched her head to his shirt and hugged her. How could they do this? What did she do to them? What did any of the prisoners do to them? They didn't have time for this so they took Erza out of their and headed back to the cell. Ash was carrying her while Jellal was watching out for any guards.

Erza asked, "Ash. What are we suppose to do?"

Ash said, "We're gonna have to fight."

Erza asked, "We have to fight?"

While we were walking, four magic circles surrounded us and four creatures came out of the circle. They were magic soldiers. The jailers came later and found us. They took Jellal while bringing Ash and Erza back to their cell. When they got to their cell, they were thrown into the cell with weapons right beside them. Erza was still laying on the ground while still thinking about what Ash told her. The voice of Ash in her mind said, 'We're gonna have to fight.' That activated something in her mind.

*Booom*

Erza grabbed a weapon and hit both of the guards that were behind her. One guard was unconscious while the other one got up and shouted, "Mutiny!"

Simon asked, "What's gotten into you?"

Erza said, "Find a weapon. We can't escape and they're not gonna set us free. So if we want out of here we have to fight. For our lives. For our freedom!"

Everyone was in an uproar at Erza's speech and were inspired to stand up to. Every one of the prisoners each grabbed a weapon and began to attack the guards of the tower. All of the guards were beaten easily by the prisoners because every time they were put to work, it only made them stronger. Ash was taking down every guard he saw with a simple slash to the neck and bash to the head. They freed all of the prisoners and the only one left to save one was Jellal.

*Booom*

There was an explosion that got most of everyone in the crossfire. The explosion came from many of the magic soldiers that were firing magical blasts from their mouths. All of the prisoners were scared of the magic soldiers and saw that there was no way to defeat them. Erza was trying to motivate them back into the fighting spirit, but it was to no avail. One of the knocked her down on the ground while another *Booom* explosion happened and she was under some rocks.

Erza reached out with her hand and said, "Please come back. We need your help. We have to save Jellal." Someone appeared in front of her and took her hand. It was Ash. He helped her out of the rubble that was on top of her.

Ash said, "We will get Jellal back."

She smiled that he was there for her. Right behind them, the magic soldiers were preparing for another attack.

Sho said, "Watch out."

Wally shouted, "Erza! Ash!"

The soldiers fired their blasts at Ash and Erza. Erza closed her eye while Ash got in front of her to protect her. There was a loud *Booom* explosion right where Ash and Erza were. They opened their eyes and saw they were okay. Ash knew he would be okay because of his immunity to magic and he encased Erza in his Sound Armor but he didn't feel anything. They looked in front of them and saw grandpa Rob was in front of them in a protecting position.

Erza said, "Grandpa Rob!"

Rob said, "My magic may not be as strong as it once was, but it's still enough to protect my friends. I will not let you take the lives of the innocent."

He spread his magic around and deflected their attacks back at them. There was a *Booom* that destroyed the area.

Wally said, "Whoa. Did you see that?"

Sho said, "He deflected their magic back."

Grandpa Rob got on his knees after casting that spell. He was exhausted from magic overdoes. Ash and Erza got to his sides and checked on him.

Erza asked, "Are you alright?"

Rob said, "Yes. I may be a decrepit old man, but deep down I still got some fight left in me. As a wizard my magic has always been intertwined with the very essence of my life. But I didn't realize how much so until I lost it. And soon found myself in this sorry. state." He slowly got to his feet. "Don't like me. You two have so much potential. Don't let it go to waste."

Erza said, "Grandpa...."

Rob stood back up on his two feet and took all of the attacks that were aimed at him. He didn't move or budge from that spot because he knew that it was the right thing to do. The soldiers kept on firing and didn't want to stop until to destroy him. They held back and saw the old man is still standing in the same position.

Rob said, "Your beautiful smile was the only thing that kept me going while I've been stuck in this place."

Erza asked, "You're hurt aren't you?"

Rob said, "Remember this, your freedom lies in your heart child. Follow your heart and your dream of becoming a wizard will come true." Rob was stopping all of the attacks that were thrown at him. His body was breaking until *Crackle* it was destroying into pieces.

Erza was thrown back by the explosion but Ash caught her. She screamed, "Grandpa Rob. No!!!!!!"

Wally said, "Erza. Ash. We gotta retreat. Hurry up."

She was still looking at the ground that had Rob's bracelet on it. She slowly aimed her head down at the ground while she quietly sobbed to the death of her friend. Ash put his hand on her shoulder to comfort her. Ash was angry that these soldiers killed a friends of his and was about to get them but something else happened.

Erza screamed, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" A magic circle appeared right under her. There was a bright light that shined over the area. All of the weapons that were on the ground were levitated on the ground. Erza used her magic to levitate all of the weapons of her friends. She sent all of the weapons of the weapons to the soldiers. They didn't have enough time to react to the little girl's attack and were hit by all of the weapons. All of the jailers were skewered by the weapons and now they were laying on the ground. Ash was impressed of Erza's magical capabilities at such a young age. He grabbed her hand and helped her up.

Sho said, "Wow. She used magic."

Erza thought, 'You knew it grandpa. You knew it all along that I had this power. And now I can use it to save my friends.' Erza picked up the sword that was right beside her and said, "We have to fight for our freedom! Follow me!"

The prisoners were inspired again by Erza's resolve and joined her in the fight. The fight between the prisoners and the slavers went on for a long time. While they were fighting, Erza went into the tower to look for Jellal while the others took care of everyone else. Ash used Knocking on any of the slavers who came at him and left them to the others. When the last of the slavers were beat, the prisoners cheered that they were finally freed from their slavery. Wally and the others found a few boats and gathered everyone on them while waiting for Erza, Jellal, and Ash.

When everyone left the area of the battle, Ash looked around the area to find anything that might be useful to him. The slavers didn't have anything on them that could he needed. While he was talking there was a *Boom* a small explosion at the top of a wall. Ash saw something falling out of it and saw it was a person falling. He used Soru to dash to the person and caught them before they hit the ground. He saw who the person it was and it was Erza.

Ash asked, "Erza. Are you alright?"

Erza nodded, "Yes I am. Thanks for catching me."

Ash said, "No problem." He set her down on the ground so she could stand. "Who did this to you?"

Erza was about to say something but she was interrupted by a voice that said, "I did it." Ash looked at the hole where the voice came from. The dust settled and revealed the person who spoke. The person who threw Erza through the wall was Jellal. There was something different about him though. He had a smile on his face like if he was a mad man and his eyes were no different. Ash knew that he was being controlled to act like this.

Jellal said, "You're free to leave Erza. And since you're here as well Ash, you can leave too. I'm not going to stop you two. You'll have to go alone."

Erza asked, "What do you mean?"

Jellal said, "There's no way I can finish the tower's construction to myself. So I'm going to keep the others here. But don't worry, I won't mistreat them. I'll make sure everyone is fed and clothed. And they get plenty of rest between their shifts. I'm sure Zeref would prefer I build more hatred by ruling with an iron fist. But weak and unhappy people don't make good workers."

Erza said, "They're not going to agree to that. Everybody is on the boats ready to go. They're just waiting for us to join them. There's no way you can convince them to stay here and work for you now."

Jellal said, "I don't think I'll have any problem with convincing them. Because I'm going to give them a purpose. Once they learn of Zeref's power, they'll happily work to resurrect him."

Erza said, "But none of them would willingly become a sacrifice."

Jellal said, "It doesn't matter. Zeref told me sacrifices aren't necessary. He's such a benevolent god, isn't he?"

Erza said, "Please Jellal. You have to come to you're senses."

Jellal activated a spell that constricted Erza with red markings on her. He said, "I could say the same thing about you. I don't need you anymore. But since you took care of the fools who were in my way, I'll let you live. Enjoy you're new found freedom, but I have some new found rules for you."

Erza said, "I can't breathe."

Ash didn't like hearing any of this. Jellal is talking like a mad man and following the orders a person who has done some evil things in the past. Jellal is even willing to kill his friends to resurrect his master and he doesn't even care. When he saw Jellal using magic to hurt Erza that crossed a line. Ash used Nullification Magic to nullify Jellal's magic spell. He caught Erza and checked on her and found she was fine. He looked at Jellal who had a shocked expression on his face. It changed after a few seconds to a wicked smile.

Jellal said, "I see that you've been holding out on me, Ash. I can see you have tremendous skills to learn magic. Why don't you join me in my play?

Ash shook his head and said, "No way. I wouldn't join someone who treats their friends that way."

Jellal said, "Fine. Since you helped in the extinction of our jailers, you're free to go too. Here are the rules from the both of you. I demand that you never tell anyone of this place. If the government found out about the Tower of Heaven, I'd be in serious trouble. If word were to get out, then I'd have no choice but to destroy the tower and everyone inside it. You two are forbidden from ever returning here again. Set one foot on this land and I'll kill your friends. I figure Sho would be the first to go."

Erza gasped and said, "No. You wouldn't."

Jellal shouted, "One false move and your friends will die. I'll enjoy true freedom while you two suffer, burdened by your guilt. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!

Erza broke down crying after the threat that her once true friend just made. Ash knew they had to get out of their so he picked Erza up and flew into the sky. He was looking at Jellal and knew one the he will pay for making Erza cry. He summoned his Ki on his body and flew into the direction of civilization. Jellal walked off and started on the beginning of his plan to resurrect Zeref.

Beach

It was night time on a beach. Ash landed on the sand and made his Ki disappear. He slowly sat on the sand and held onto Erza who was asleep in his arms. While Ash was flying in the air, she kept crying about what Jellal said and what he'd do if they came back to the island. Ash talked to her and told her that Jellal has become mad and should be left alone for now. He also told her that their friends will be safe and if they see him they should take care of him. She understood his reasoning and liked that he calmed her down and fell asleep. While Erza was asleep, Ash wanted to work on her so that she can feel better.

Ash put his hand on Erza and encased her in a red membrane. He healed all of her muscles and the bruises on all of her bodies. The next thing he did was work on her eye that was taken away from her. He first cut off her nerves so she wouldn't feel any pain during the operation. He formed an eyeball that connected to the veins in her head so she can see and since he made it she will be resistant to eye magic in the future that will help. After he was done he connected her nerves and took back the red membrane into his hand and took a look at her healed body. He made a blanket appear on her so she can be warm during the night. He fell asleep and knew what he is going to do the next day.

Next Day

Erza woke up feeling really great. Something about her felt different and she didn't know what it was. Erza looked around and found that she was on a beach. She looked around to find Ash to see where he was and found him with a fish. He is cooking it over a fire. She walked to him and now knows what is different about her. She felt her face and didn't feel the eye patch over her eye. She closed her other eye and found that the eye that was taken from her is back. She was confused about this and wondered about how her eye is back. Ash knew what she was thinking and told her that he gave her back her eye. She didn't understand that but he told her it was one of his abilities.

She was grateful that he gave her eye back to her and she hugged him to thank him. After a few seconds of their embrace, they ate the fish that Ash was cooking. They ate their fill of the fish, leaving only bones on the sand. Erza was wondering what they were going to do next. Ash told her that they were going to go to the guild that grandpa Rob was apart of. Erza liked that decision and agreed with his plan. So they got up and left to head to Fairy Tail.

Magnolia

They traveled a long way but eventually found the wizard guild, Fairy Tail. They asked the residents of the town for directions to the guild and found the place. They were standing in front of the guild and Erza was about to walk in but Ash said something that she wasn't going to like.

Ash said, "Erza. I can't join the guild right now."

Erza asked, "What?! Why?!"

Ash said, "I can't join it right now, but you should join."

Erza said, "But I don't want to join without you."

Ash said, "Erza. I know you want me to join, but I have a few things to do and after I'm done I will join you. And when we see each other again, you can give me a big hug."

Erza wanted to Ash to join so they could enjoy their time together but she somehow knew that they were going to see each other again by his words. She asked, "You promise?"

Ash nodded and said, "I promise."

Erza hugged him for one final time and he hugged her back. They let go of each other and Erza walked into the Fairy Tail guild hall. When the doors closed Ash disappeared in cloud of smoke.

Magnolia

A portal opened and Ash popped out of it. He snapped his fingers and closed the portal. He looked and saw he was in an ally of Magnolia. He walked out and took a look around the area. It was in the middle of the day and the sun was setting in the sky. There were a few people around the area while others went into their homes. He enjoyed the quiet of the area and felt it to be serene.

He was walking down the street and saw a boy by the river. This boy had short, spiky, black hair. He wore a white jacket and under it was a dark blue shirt. He also wore a pair of black pants. He was just standing right by the river and staring at the sun. Ash saw a single tear drop from his face, meaning that this boy must've just been crying. Ash walked to the boy to see what's wrong.

Ash said, "Hey. Is something wrong?"

The boy's body became stiff for a second and turned around to see who talked to him. He said, "Nothing's wrong. Leave me alone."

Ash was confused at his hostility and said, "I was just trying to figure out if something is wrong."

He asked, "Why do you care?"

Ash said, "Because I don't like seeing a person crying when there was something I could do to help. Could you please tell me what's wrong?"

This boy didn't know who this other boy was but for some reason, he felt like he could trust him. The boy said, "It's about my master."

Ash was confused about this. Ash asked, "Master? You mean the one who taught you magic?"

He nodded. He said, "Yes. Her name was Ur. She taught me how to use ice make magic."

Ash knows that name is realizes who he is talking to. He is talking to Gray Fullbuster. And what he is talking about is the defeat of Deliora. He continued to listen and asked, "What happened to her?"

He started shaking from the question that was asked. It was hard for him to answer this question, but he mustered the energy to say something. He said, "This was a demon named Deliora that destroyed in its path and didn't care who go in its way. Deliora killed my parents and I wanted to do everything I could to kill it. One day, I heard about the location of Deliora and ran off to challenge it. I collapsed from battling and found Ur facing against Deliora with a leg she made out of ice. She saw there was no way to beat it so she had to iced shell."

Ash asked, "That's the spell that turns the users body into into an ice prison for the target, right?"

He nodded and said with small tears coming from his eyes, "Yes. It was my fault that she sacrificed herself. If I had just listened to her and stayed, then she wouldn't have to use the ice shell on Deliora. It's all my fault she's gone." He shed many tears for the loss of his master. He blames himself for what for his actions and doesn't know what to do take away this guilt. He felt a hand on his shoulder and looked to see whose hand it was. The hand belonged to Ash.

Ash said, "I know what's it's like to lose someone close to you."

Gray was confused. He asked, "What do you mean?"

Ash sighed and said, "A long time ago, my mother and sister were killed. I couldn't do anything about it and it hurt bad. But I know that they wouldn't want me to cry about it right now. They would want me to carry on the way they would want me to. I'm also sure that's what your master wanted you to do when she used her spell."

Gray was listening to his words and found them to make sense. Ur treated him and Leon like if we were her own children. She watched over us and even taught us magic. She wouldn't want him to blame himself for the choice she made to save her pupils. He wiped away his tears and smiled because of Ash's kind words to him. He said, "Thanks for the help."

Ash said, "No problem. My name's Ash by the way." He brought out his hand and waited for the boy to shake it.

The boy took the hand and shook it. The boy said, "My name's Gray. Gray Fullbuster."

They shook each others hand which signified they became friends. Ash retracted his hand and noticed that sun has set and the moon is shining in the sky. He said, "It looks like it's getting late. I'll see you later, Gray." Ash walked up the small hill and went down the road.

Gray went up the hill and went in the opposite direction. He said, "See yah."

Ash looked behind and saw that Gray was out of sight. He looked and made sure no one was around before he *Poof* poofed out of the area.

Magnolia Park

Ash appeared right out of a portal that closed behind him. He was standing right under a tall tree and around him were benches and stairs that lead into the town of Magnolia. Ash walked around the park and found the place to be pretty relaxing. He took a look around and found it to be empty. Except for one girl that was sitting on a bench with her head down. This girl has a long orange dress on and has light brown hair that's tied up into a ponytail.

He looked at her and felt the emotions coming from her. These emotions were ones of sadness and he knew that he had to help her. He walked over to her and sat next to the girl. He asked, "Hey. Are you okay?"

She looked up at the person who spoke to her. She had a sad expression on her face and said, "I'm okay."

Ash asked, "Are you sure? You look really sad. If you need someone to talk to, I'm all ears."

This girl didn't know this boy but felt that he really was worried about her and was concerned. He may be able to help her with her problem. She took a few breaths and asked, "Can you keep a secret?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. I can keep a secret."

She asked, "Do you promise?"

Ash said, "I promise."

She could feel like she could believe him so she told him her secret. She asked, "Do you know about the wizard guild, Fairy Tail?"

Ash nodded, "Yeah. I know about it."

She asked, "And do you know about Gildarts Clive?"

Ash nodded and said, "Yeah. He's the S-Class wizard of Fairy Tail."

She took a couple of breaths and said, "Well..... Gildarts is my dad."

That piece of information shocked him. She is Gildarts' daughter! Then something else hit that made him remember something. This girl is Cana Alberona. He asked, "You're Girldarts' daughter. Does he know?"

She shook her head and said, "No. I only heard about him after my mother passed away. I went to Fairy Tail because I heard he was a member but when I saw him, I was just too intimidated tell him I was his daughter. I later joined Fairy Tail to work up the nerve to tell him the truth but it just becomes more and more difficult. I just don't know what to do anymore." She was feeling like giving up on telling him the truth and leave so she wouldn't have to see him. She felt something on her shoulder and saw the boy put a hand on her shoulder.

Ash said, "You shouldn't give up after a couple of tries of telling him who you are. You got to keep trying and never give up. If you give up then you may regret it later in life."

She asked, "What am I suppose to do then?"

Ash said, "Just keep trying in your own way. I know one day you will tell him and he will be proud to have you as a daughter. And if you ever feel like you need to be at his level then try to become an S-Class wizard. Work heard and one day you will tell him the truth when you feel ready."

She listened to him and found his advice to be good. She could become an S-Class wizard and be at the same level as Gildarts. Even if she doesn't become on, she should still try to tell him whenever he comes by the guild from one of his jobs. The girl looked at Ash with a happy expression. She said, "Thanks for cheering me up."

Ash said, "No problem."

She asked, "Who are you by the way?"

Ash said, "My name's Ash."

She said, "My name's Cana." She looked up in the sky and saw the sun was setting. She said, "Well I gotta get home."

Ash got up from the bench and said, "Yeah. See you around."

Cana ran up to Ash and gave him a hug. Ash softly hugged her back. She said, "Thanks for saying all of those things to me."

Ash said, "No problem."

They broke their embrace and Cana left the park and headed home. Ash was happy that he could make her feel better when he felt down. When he saw that no one was around, Ash disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Unknown Mansion

A portal opened and Ash came out of it. The portal closed and he took a look around. He saw he was in some kind of garden that was right behind a large mansion. There were plenty of bushes and shrubs that were made into animals and tables that had plenty of chairs. At one of the tables was a little girl with long blonde hair in a pink dress. She had a sad expression on her face while looking at the table. Ash didn't like this so he walked up to the table and sat right across from her.

Ash asked, "Are you okay?

The girl looked up at the strange boy that sat right across from her. She was confused at the appearance of him. She asked, "Who are you?"

Ash said, "My name is Ash. Who are you?"

The girl wiped away some tears that were on her face to look a little better. She said with a weak smile, "My name is Lucy Heartfilia."

Ash was shocked at the name he heard from the girl. This is the girl that becomes a great wizard and a member of the Fairy Tail guild. Since he knows who this is, Ash knows why she must be sad. She must have just lost her mom and she's getting out her emotions. Ash asked, "Is something wrong?"

She looked down and still had that sad expression on her face. He asked again, "Can you tell me what's wrong? Maybe I could help." The girl considered his request on asking about her condition and found it to be very kind. She has been feeling very sad and doesn't have anyone to talk to.

She looked up to his concerned face and said, "I just lost my mother."

Ash said, "I'm so sorry."

She gave a weak smile and said, "Thank you. You're the only one who's asked me how I've been feeling."

Ash was confused about this. What about her dad. He asked, "What about your father? Can't you talk to him about all of this?"

Lucy shook her head and said, "He doesn't care about me. All he cares about is his money and business. I try to talk to him but he just pushes me away." Her eyes began to well up with tears. She was feeling heartbroken at the lose of her mom and the neglection that her father has given her. She was pulled out of her thoughts when she her something else.

Ash said, "Hey, I know everything is going to be okay." She looks up to him and saw that he had a smile on his face. "And do you know why?" She shook her head and waited for his answer. He said, "He you ever heard the saying 'money never buys you happiness'?" She shook her head. He said, "Well, that expression is what helps here. You're father is focused on business and wants to gain more money to increase his power. He cares about and thinks it will make him happy but not everyone sees it that way. You should do things that will make you happy and not let your father be on the way of anything. And when you get old enough to be on your own, you should leave."

Lucy asked, "If I leave, where would I go?"

Ash said, "You could go traveling around the world. You could meet new people and have great adventures. You could even become a wizard and join a guild. The only thing that matters is that you will be in control of your life. And until then, try to enjoy your time here."

The girl listened to the boy and found him to be right. No matter how much money Lucy had, she wasn't happy. She could leave this place when she becomes and become a great wizard. She could even join a guild where she could make new friends, learn new things, and get fun jobs.

She said, "Thanks for the advice, Ash. I'll take it to heart."

Ash said, "No problem. I love helping those in need."

Lucy got off of her chair and went over to Ash. She hugged him as thanks for cheering her up. He hugged her back softly. When they were done, Lucy said goodbye to Ash and went back into her home. When Ash was all alone, he poofed out of existence.

Magnolia Park

A portal opened up and another clone of Ash came out of it. He snapped his fingers and closed the portal behind him. He looked around and found himself in Magnolia Park again. He was standing behind the tall tree and took a look around at his current location. His vision came upon a small boy on a bench in the park. He wore a long sleeved red shirt and yellow shorts. He has short, spikey, pink hair. What caught Ash's attention was the scarf that was around the boy's neck. The scarf was long and its color was white with lines on it that made it looked like the scales of a reptile. He knew that only one person could have that scarf. That boy on the bench is Natsu Dragneel. He had a sad expression on his face which meant that he was feeling down. Ash didn't like this so he walked up to him and sat next to the boy.

Ash asked, "Are you okay?"

The boy looked at Ash with a sad face and said, "No."

Ash asked, "Could you tell me what's wrong?"

The boy seemed to take deep breaths after Ash asked that. He must need a few seconds to compose himself before saying anything, so Ash waited until he was ready. After a couple of seconds, the boy said, "It's about my dad."

Ash asked, "Who's your dad?

The boy said, "My dad is a dragon. His name is Igneel."

Ash said, "Really? That's interesting, but why are you so sad?"

He said, "Well, I've been looking for him ever since he left me, but I don't know where to look. Sometimes I feel like I'll never see him again." This boy was feeling sad about not finding the one being that means everything to him. He was feeling like he may never see him ever again. He came out of thoughts after what he heard next.

Ash said, "I know you'll see him again and do you know why?" The boy looked up at him and shook his head. Ash said, "Because I'm a dragon slayer too." He was surprised that Ash was a dragon slayer like him. He continued, "I am a dragon slayer of many different types of styles, especially fire dragon slayer magic." The boy's eyes widen at that and was about to ask him a question, but Ash beat him to it. He said, "I know what you're going to and no. I haven't seen Igneel. I've only met him once." The boy was saddened by that but listened after what he heard next. Ash continued, "I do that he wouldn't want you to feel sad because of him. He would want you to keep yourself and be the person he raised you to be. And one day you will see him again and you'll know his reasons for leaving."

The boy took his words to heart and found them uplifting. Igneel raised him to be a strong person. If he was hear he wouldn't like seeing him sad. He would want him to push forward and look back on the happier times. He looked back up with a smile and turned his attention towards Ash. He said, "You're right. I shouldn't be sad, but keep moving forward and hope that someday see him some day."

Ash nodded and said, "That's right."

The boy asked, "Who are you by the way?"

Ash said, "My name's Ash."

The boy said, "My name's Natsu Dragneel."

Ash said, "It's nice to meet you."

The sun was starting to set in the distance which signified that night time was coming. Natsu got up from the bench and thanked Ash for his advice. He turned around and headed out of the park, towards his home. When Natsu left he enjoyed the night sky and gazed up at the stars. After a little while, Ash dissipated and was gone.

Magnolia Park

A portal opened up and Ash came out of it, but something was this about this Ash. He was in his adult form. He looked like this because he felt the time in that portal was farther than the last ones. He looked around and saw he was again in Magnolia Park. Unlike the last times though, it was day time instead of in the afternoon. He walked around the park and saw that it looked great in the day like the night. He took a look around and saw a women on a bench that looked very sad. The women had pale white skin and blue hair that ended in curls. She had a blue hat on her head and a long blue dress that shows off her legs. On her leg is an emblem that Ash recognized. It was the emblem for the Fairy Tail guild, which means she's a member. He saw that she had a sad look on her face so he walked over to see what is wrong.

Ash took a seat next to her and asked, "Hey, is everything okay?"

The women looked at the stranger person who was concerned for her. She said, "Yes. I'm fine."

He could tell that she was lying so he tried again. He said, "I can tell that you are very sad. You can tell me. Maybe I could help."

The woman could tell that this person was really concerned about her. He was asking if she was alright and it felt very nice. She thought about it and thought that maybe this person could help her with her problem.

She sighed and asked, "Have you heard of the Phantom Troupe guild?"

Ash heard what she asked and thought about it. The name of that guild rang a few bells. The gears in his head were turning and the thought came to him. He said, "Yeah. Wasn't it the guild that attacked another guild?"

She nodded her head and said, "Yes. And I was a member of that guild."

Ash raised a brow at that. He said, "Really? A beautiful women like yourself in a guild like that, impossible."

The women blushed at his compliment of her. She knew that he was trying to cheer her up with a compliment and it was working. She said, "Thank you, but it is true. I helped in destroying a guild.

Ash asked, "So, what's the problem?"

She said, "Well after the aftermath of the fight, I joined the guild that we were attacking and I finally felt happy to be in the guild. But while in the guild, I feel like I'm not welcome there because...." She continued to speak but Ash interjected.

Ash said, "You're guild attacked their and you feel some of you guildmates might not like you?" She nodded and looked at the ground. She felt as if no one wanted her around at the guild. She thought that they might hate her for everything that their guild may hate her. She was brought out of her thoughts at the next thing she heard.

Ash said, "I don't think that your guild feels the way they think you do."

The woman looked at him in confusion. She asked, "What do you mean?"

Ash said, "Think about it. They let you join their guild because they knew you were not evil. The guild master wouldn't let anyone who would do harm to their guild join. Your guild master let you because they know that you're actually trying to turn a new leaf and become a good person. And I'm pretty sure there are some people in your guild that think you are a good person and will stand by you. The rest of the guild will soon see what your friends see in you and you will become friends with them."

She listening to everything that this man was saying and found it to be true. She has made many friends that trust that she would never do anything bad to them. The guild master wouldn't have let her join the guild if he felt that she would want to cause anyone in the guild harm.

She looked back at him and said, "You're right. Thank you for those kind words Mr...?"

Ash said, "No problem. I'm happy to help and none of that mister stuff. My name is Ash and I'm only eighteen."

She was shocked to hear that. She said, "You're eighteen and that tall?

Ash chuckled and said, "Yes I am."

She composed herself and said, "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you."

Ash waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it. I get it all of the time. I'm used to it."

She nodded and said, "Okay. My name is Juvia and I have to thank you again all of those kind words you said to me."

Ash said, "I'm just glad I could help."

Juvia just had a thought and asked, "Ash, will you be here tomorrow?"

Ash raised a brow at her question. Ash asked, "I could be. Why?"

Juvia said, "Well, tomorrow is when the town of Magnolia has a celebration and Fairy Tail is taking part in the parade. I was wondering if you could come and watch."

Ash thought about it for a minute. He remembered that the Fantasia parade is a spectacle that would be a great sight to see. They will be many different floats that will be very creative depending on who is riding on them. He also remembered that before the celebration starts there is another event that will occur. That event is Laxus trying to take over Fairy Tail by having its members fight each other. Ash thought that it would be a good idea to be there in case anyone may get hurt and he wants to see the parade.

Ash looked back at Juvia and said, "I would love to come to the celebration. Especially to see you in it."

Juvia's cheeks became red at his compliment again. A thought came to her mind and she asked, "How will I find you in that large crowd?"

Ash thought about that and got a great idea. He snapped his fingers and a mask appeared in his hands. This mask was white with three rings that looked like it was an eye.

Ash said, "I'll just wear this mask and when you look for me, you'll to look for this mask."

Juvia thought that this was a wonderful idea and told him that she will look for him while he wears that mask. She got up from the bench and said, "I must be going and thank you again for cheering me up." She leaned down and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He blushed a little and Juvia giggled by his reaction. She walked off while Ash was still sitting there. Ash came out of it and shook his head. He said, "Man. That was a surprise." He got up and put the mask on his head. He walked through the town and waited for tomorrow's events to occur.

Next Day

The day of the battle of Fairy Tail occurred like it was suppose to. All of the male members of Fairy Tail fought each other because many of the female members were turned to stone. When the numbers were dwindled down to the members that couldn't leave the guild they almost gave up hope. Not until Erza was freed from her stone imprisonment thanks to the eye that Ash gave her. When all of the members of Fairy Tail were attacking all of the Lightning lacrimi, some of them didn't notice that there were a few that weren't destroyed but Ash took care of that. He fired a couple of Ki blasts at the lightning lacrimi. When they were destroyed, lightning struck Ash but he didn't feel because of his immunity to magic and he ate the lightning to get a little energy boost.

The rest of the event went on as planned and Laxus was defeated by Natsu. He was later expelled from the guild. The Fantasia parade went on as planned and everyone was enjoying the magic that Fairy Tail presented. Ash was standing within the crowd and was amazed by the magic abilities of all of the Fairy Tail members. He looked at each float and found each one to be very creative. He the next and the person he knew was looking for him. Juvia was coming up on a float with a beautiful dress standing next to Gray Fullbust in a royal costume. While he was waving at the crowd, Juvia was looking for the one who cheered her up. Her vision came up a person in the back of the crowd with a familiar mask. She waves at him and he waves back. He uses Telekinesis to send a rose with a note tied to it her way. She caught and looked back at the one who sent the rose to her but only saw a puff of smoke at the spot he was standing. She looked around but couldn't find him, so she looked at the note to see what it says.

Until we meet again.

She found the note to be really kind and found the rose to be very romantic. Her cheeks turned red and she thought, 'Until we meet again, my love.'

Unknown Island

A portal opened up and another adult Ash appeared out of it. He closed it and took the lay of the land. He looked around and saw that he was in some kind of a forest. There were plenty of trees and rocks around him. He could hear the ocean with his Superhuman Hearing that told him he is on an island. He looked around and saw that there was a tree that towered over the entire island. He recognised this tree as the Tenrou tree which means he is on Tenrou island. He looked around the place and took in all of the beauty of the place before taking a walk around the place.

He was walking through the forest and saw all of the sight along the way. He could feel the magic of this island flow all around him. It was the magic that Fairy Tail members possess that flows through his bodies from their emblems. While he was walking he put on his mask so no one around would recognize him. He looked around and saw little animals coming out from behind the trees and came towards him. Ash crouched down and scratched them behind the ears. They liked that and purred like cats. They found it to be relaxing and it was nice to take a break and relax.

*Booooom*

They was a huge explosion that scared the little animals away. Ash looked ahead of him to see a giant dust cloud a few miles away from his current location. He had an idea what that explosion was and went to that location to confirm his theory. He used shadow's speed ability and got there in only a few seconds. He was a couple of meters away from the and took a look around. He saw in front were members of Fairy Tail. They were the ones that came to this island with a chance of one of them to become an S-Class wizard. They were injured and had bandages that covered their bodies. Ash looked up in the sky and saw the dragon slayers that are apart of Fairy Tail being carried by their exceed partners. Ash looked to where all of them were looking and saw something come out of the massive dust cloud.

It is a beast with an entire upper body covered in black, round, scales, which, in turn, are decorated by spiraling, blue markings. Its lower body, specifically its chin, chest, stomach, inner tail, thighs, and arms, are gray in color, and appear to be rather smooth. Its eyes are white and beady, and its head is round and blunt with four, large, elongated plates extending backward. Its mouth is full of razor-sharp teeth, and, attached to its chin, is a protrusion that resembles an arrowhead. Its large wings are feathery in appearance, akin to a bird's. The scales disappear at the end of its tail, which, in itself, ends in a stinger-esque shape. It is the black dragon, Acnologia.

That is the ancienct dragon Acnologia that killed many dragons and doesn't care who gets in its path. The Fairy Tail members were befuddled that three dragon slayer breath attacks didn't even scratch him. Acnologia was slowly walking to the Fairy Tail members to it can kill them. Ash was confused by this because after it was hit with the three breath attacks, it should've flown into the sky fired its own breath attack. The Fairy Tail members were so scared that they couldn't move. When the black dragon was right above the wizards, it slowly raised its claw like hand, ready to kill them. Ash saw this attack coming and got an idea of what to do.

The Fairy Tail wizards were looking at the dragon coming towards with a killing intent. They were fighting with their most strongest wizards but they couldn't even scratch it. And even with three dragons slayers with them, Acnologia didn't even feel like it felt any pain. The dragon was now over them and saw that it raised its claw like hand above its head. The wizards closed their eyes and waited for their demise. But it never came. Why haven't they been hurt? They look at at Acnologia and were shocked at what they saw. The black dragon was struggling to move its claw like something was stopping its movement. They looked down and saw someone holding onto the dragon's arm keeping it from hitting the wizards. How could someone stop something as strong as Acnologia?

Before the dragon could bring down its claw, Ash dashed right under Acnologia's pit and grabbed its arm to stop it. It wasn't that hard for him to stop the dragon. All Ash had to do was power up his base for to 100% and stopping someone like this thing is very simple. He could feel that dragon resisting but he didn't let go of its arm. Ash looked at Acnologia's scales through his masks and saw they were very tough. To be able to withstand attacks from many powerful wizards including three dragon slayers is impressive. He got a great idea and knew just what to do about it. He planted his feet on Acnologia's body and reached under the arm that connected the arm and the body. He pulled the arm with his strength while keeping the claw from getting to the wizards.

*Keeeeerrrrrriiiiiiiiippppppp*

"Rrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

Acnologia roared in pain when its whole arm was ripped off. The wizards were shocked to see a being was able to rip off the arm of a powerful creature. To Ash, this creature was nothing. Ash threw the arm to the side for and got ready for his next move. He took off his mask and dropped it on the ground right next him. He did some hand signs and said, Shadow Clone Jutsu and there was a puff of smoke. When the dust cleared they saw that there were thirteen of the person who stopped Acnologia's attack. He looked back at the dragon and saw that it was backing up with the pain of losing its arm. Ash powered up and so did the clones. Some of them had different magical energies around him. They flew up in the sky and look at the dragon. The others looked at them to see what they were going to do.

One clone said, "Fire Dragon"

One clone said, "Iron Dragon"

One clone said, "Sky Dragon"

One clone said, "Lightning Dragon"

One clone said, "Poison Dragon"

One clone said, "White Dragon"

One clone said, "Shadow Dragon"

One clone said, "Cavern Dragon"

One clone said, "Sea King Dragon"

One clone said, "Gale Dragon"

One clone said, "Lightning Flame Dragon

One clone said, "Iron Shadow Dragon"

One clone said, "White Shadow Dragon"

All of them shouted, Rrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"

All of them sent breaths attacks that were way stronger than the ones that the other three dragon slayers sent at him. The breath attacks collided into one giant attack. The attack *Boom* hit the dragon in the face then covered its whole body. It tried to withstand the attack but it was too strong. The attack covered its whole body and it was experiencing pain. The attack made many cuts all across its body that were pretty deep. He couldn't hold on anymore and *Throoom* was launched off of the island and into the water. It made a giant *Splash* splash that made a couple of waves. After the dragon was in the water, Ash and the clones floated down on the ground and took a few breaths. Ash's clones disappeared in a puff of smoke, he then used his Telekinesis to bring his mask back. He put it on and went on with his next plan.

Everyone was staring at the stranger with wide eyes and were shocked at what he just did. He first tore off the arm of the black dragon like it was nothing. Then he did multiple breath attacks that would seem that it did incredible damage on Acnologia. And finally he was able to push Acnologia back with so much force that it barely looked like it could stand back up. They saw the one in the mask walk towards the dismembered arm that he tore off of Acnologia. They stood there and waited to see what he was going to do.

Ash was standing right beside the arm that he tore off Acnologia and he was impressed with it. He was very durable and could withstand any attack like a head fire breath from a full grown dragon. He got an idea that he could use for the girls that will help them while he works on their Gourmet Cells. He put his hands on the severed dragon arm and everyone gasped when then saw red tendrils come out of his hands. The tendrils come out of his hands and absorbed the arm. He absorbed the whole arm and any of the blood that was on the sand. When the arm was absorbed, Ash pulled back all of his tendrils and took a look at his new skills.

Upgraded God skin
His skin has been been enhanced that is stronger than steel

Body Durability
The durability of his body has been increased. It means that he take more damage and not even feel it.

Dragon Strength
The blood of the black dragon has greatly expanded his strength.

The Black Dragon
Can create infected creatures with impenetrable scales that can't be breached.

Eternal Flare
The user casts starry lights in the sky which rain down in a massive radius with destructive force.

Space Between Time
A magical dimension deviated from the power of "nothingness". Within the Space Between Time lies another dimension. Ash is able to go into that dimension and stay there as long as he wants.

He was impressed with all of the new abilities he acquired. The new move that he got will definitely be useful when going up against armies. And the time spell will be useful if he wants to train in a new environment. He snapped his fingers and sent a bunch of Acnologia scales to his room in his home that he will use later for his next project. After he learned about all of his new skills, he did some stretches to get some knots out and started to think about what to do now. Ash knows that these wizards have to be sent seven years into the future and Acnologia has to be the cause of it. He needs to check and make sure if Acnologia is really dead. Ash was done with his stretches and was about to check on it when he felt something. He looked and saw all of the wizards looking at him and wondering what he was going to do. Ash saw all of them and saw they have some injuries that should be healed. He got an idea and reached into his coat pocket. He pulled out what looked like a stone with weird writing on it.

He threw the orb into the air and when it was above them, it burst into a giant light that covered all of the wizards. They were worried that the light was going to hurt him, but they were wrong. The light was actually healing all of their wounds. The orb that Ash threw was called an incantation orb. The incantation orb activated a spell that heals all wounds at a fast pace. The spell used on them was called Hyper Recovery Spell.

While the spell was healing all of their wounds, Ash walked to the edge of the beach and looked at the spot that Acnologia landed. He saw pools of blood in the water and saw couple of ripples surrounding them. He thought of a way to get a closer look and came up with an idea. He crossed his arm and said, Doce Fleur and twelve hands bloomed out of the ground. They stacked on each other until they were in the ocean. Ash then activated Ojos Fleur and an eye appeared on the last hand. The hand moved around to get a better look at the area. The eye caught a glimpse of the dragon and saw that it was still breathing. It saw that the dragon was slowly moving to stand back up. It was also inhaling a lot of water which means that it is planning for a breath attack. Ash recalled the hands back and thought about what to do. He racked his brain for a few seconds and got an idea. He looked at the wizards and saw all of their wounds were healed. He decided it was time to introduce himself to them. The wizards saw the stranger walking towards and wonder what he was going to do.

Ash walked in front of the wizards and looked at all of them. He was quite impressed by all of them and how they never gave up on the fight. While looking at them, one of the wizards looked at him and knew they saw him before from the mask he wears. Ash said from behind his mask, "I hope all of you are okay."

They listened to the sound of his voice and it sounded genuine. None of them moved because they didn't know what to do. The first one of them to do anything was Erza. She walked to the strange person in her Heart Kreaz Armor with a smile on her face. She said, "We are all fine. I want to thank you for saving us and healing all of us."

Ash said, "I just did what I could."

Erza asked, "Who are you? You couldn't be with Grimoire Heart. And I have never seen you before."

Ash grinned under his mask and said, "I wouldn't say that."

She was confused by his comment and wondered what he meant by that. She saw him reach up and take off his mask. She went wide eyed when she saw his face. His face looked all too familiar from his spiky hair to his black eyes. She knew this person from when she was a child. Some of the other members of the guild took a look at the person's face and were shocked to see who it was. Ash dropped his mask on the ground and looked at all of them.

Ash said, "I'm pretty sure you know who I am."

Erza's eyes were beginning to well up with tears at this familiar individual. Erza asked, "Ash?"

Ash chuckled and said, "It's good to see you again, Erza."

She couldn't believe that her oldest friend is standing right in front of her. The same person that looked out for her when they were in the tower of Heaven. Ash didn't have enough time to say anything else before Erza rushed over and hugged him. He felt his shirt get wet which told him she was crying. He hugged her back softly and rubbed her head to calm her down. Some of the wizards were shocked to see Erza crying and in front of a stranger. Others thought that it was wonderful seeing their old friend in front of them.

Erza composed herself and wiped away her tears. Ash asked, "You okay now?"

She nodded and said, "Yes. It's good to see you again. What are you doing here?"

Ash said, "I was just around and decided to help out."

A voice said, "Well we are grateful for that."

Ash looked around where that voice came from. He found that the voice came from the old man that is under him. He is short with white hair and mustache. He also has the Fairy tail emblem on his chest. This is Fairy Tail's guild master, Makorav Dreyer.

Makorav walked up to Ash and said, "So, you're the one that my children have talked about."

Ash knew that when Makorav says 'children' he means the Fairy Tail members. Ash asked, "They've spoken of me?"

He nodded his head and said, "Yes. I have heard many stories of when they were down and you picked them right back up when they needed help."

Ash said, "I just did what I could at the time."

He said, "Well, I thank you for it."

Ash nodded at that walked around a little more. He first came upon a girl that was still on the ground. He recognized her as Lucy. He stuck out his hand to her and helped her up. He said, "It's good seeing you again, Lucy."

Lucy smiled at seeing her friend again. When she was back on her feet, Lucy hugged Ash and he hugged her back. She said, "It's great to see you again."

Their hug lasted for a few seconds before she let go and he looked at the rest of them. He came upon a girl with long, dark blue hair. It was Wendy Marvel. She recognized Ash the moment he removed his mask. She had tears in her eyes from what she was feeling. Her partner and friend, Carla was right beside to see what is wrong with her.

Carla asked, "What is wrong, Wendy? Do you know who that man is?"

Wendy nodded and said, "Yes. He was the one I told you about, Carla. The one who took care of me when I was young."

Carla remembered that Wendy would talk about a young boy she met when she was little. He looked after and took care of her. She saw the said person come over and crouch in front of Wendy. He brought his hands to Wendy's face wiped away her tears from her face. He said, "It's great to see you again, Wendy."

Wendy couldn't hold it in anymore and hugged Ash. He rubbed her head to calm her down. She said, "I'm so happy to see you again, Ash."

He smiled and said, "I'm happy to see you again too."

They broke their hug after a few seconds and the cat that was standing right beside Wendy came up to Ash. She said, "Hello, my name is Carla. And I want to thank you for taking care of Wendy when she was a child." She stuck her paw out for him to take.

Ash took her paw and shook it. He said, "I was glad to help when I met her." She seemed like his answer and smiled. They took away each others hands and she turned and walked away. Ash used one of his invisible hairs to get a sample from her.

Exceed DNA
He can now use Aera Magic
Can create infected creatures that are skilled in magic

He got up and walked to a man with the Fairy Tail emblem on his chest. It was Gray Fullbuster. Ash brought out his hand to him and said, "Hey, Gray. It's to see you man."

Gray smiled and took his hand. He shook it and said, "It's good seeing you again too, Ash."

He shook hands with him for awhile before they disconnected. He looked beside him and saw Juvia standing there. He walked up to her and she just hugged him out of nowhere. He hugged her back and rubbed her back softly. He chuckled and said, "I'm happy to see you too, Juvia." He let go of her and walked to the next person.

Ash walked up to a woman with brown hair that it tied up in a ponytail. It was Cana Alberona. He walked and they looked at each other before she hugged him and he hugged her back. He saw that the S-Class wizard was standing right beside her. Which meant that she told him the truth. They separated from the hug and Ash said, "I see that you told him the truth."

Cana knew what Ash meant and nodded. She said, "Yeah, I told him. I thought about what you told me all of those years ago and told him."

Ash congratulated her on her accomplishment turned his attention to her father, Gildarts Clive. He introduced himself to Gildarts and he asked why his daughter knows him. Ash said a long time ago he met Cana when she was feeling down. He told him he gave her advice on telling him the truth about being her daughter. He thanked Ash for cheering up his done with liked that they were friends.

Ash walked over to the three siblings of Fairy Tail. They were Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna. He walked up to them and they gave him one group hug. Ash chuckled at their show of affection for him and said, "I'm glad to see you guys too."

Lisanna said, "I'm so happy to see you again, Ash."

Mira said, "Me too. You saved us from that dragon like it was nothing."

Elfman said, "Yeah. You took care of it like a real man."

Ash laughed and hugged them back. Ash walked up to the final person who recognized him. It was Natsu Dragneel. He was standing beside his friend, Happy. Ash walked up to him and held up a fist hoping for a fist bump. Ash said, "Hey, Natsu. It's been a while."

Natsu smiled at seeing his old friend again and pumped his fist right back at Ash's fist. Natsu said, "That was so cool man. You slayed that dragon like it was nothing."

Ash rubbed the back of his head and said, "Well technically that dragon isn't dead."

This got the attention of everyone around him. Makarov asked, "Are you sure Aconologia isn't dead? It looked like you caused a lot of damage with your attack."

Ash nodded and said, "Yes. I am sure. I took a look in the ocean with an ability of mine and saw that it had a lot of scars over its body from my attacks. There was blood coming out of the scars that told me Acnologia is severely wounded. I can guess that it has one more attack in it before it flies off with the energy it has left." He could sense that they were panicking so he gave them an idea. He said, "I do have an idea though." This got them to calm down.

Makarov asked, "What is this idea?"

Ash walked out in front of them and said, "I want all of you to concentrate your magic together and create a defensive spell around each other. I know that it will save you from the attack that is coming this way."

Wendy walked up to Ash and asked, "But, what are you going to do?"

He looked back at her and said, "Don't worry about me. I gotta go somewhere, but I know we'll see each other again." He rubbed her head before getting back up. He put his fingers on his head and activated Instant Transmission that made him disappear in a blur. The wizards heard his words and could feel that they were true. They joined hands and went along with his plan.

Ash appeared at the top of the cliff. He sensed someones energy at this location and had a feeling of who it was. He looked around and saw someone in front of him. It was a girl. She has very long, wavy, pastel yellow-blonde hair that reaches down to her feet with a small ahoge; large green eyes with no pupils; peachy skin and a slight child-like build. She wears a frilly, pink layered robe with a red ribbon tied in a bow around her neck. Around the chest are three blue diamond patterns with two blue triangles above. Each series of these is outlined in a hot pink. She wears wing-like adornments around her ears and small hoop earrings. She also seems to prefer going barefoot. It is the first master of Fairy Tail, Mavis Vermillion.

Ash knows that she is only a spirit but is able to see her because of his Reiryoku ability. He walked up to her and she walked up to him. When they were a good distance from each other, Mavis hugged him. Ash was confused at this sudden gesture. He asked, "What's this hug for?"

Mavis let go of him and gave him a smile. She said, "That was for all of the nice things that you've done for all of those wizards."

Ash said, "It was nothing."

We heard something come out of the out the water and it Acnologia. It was leaking lots of blood from the its body but it looked like it still had enough strength for one more attack. It pulled its head back and something appeared in its mouth. Acnologia was preparing a breath attack. Ash saw a bright light on the beach, telling him that the members of Fairy Tail are preparing their spell. He also saw that Mavis was preparing one of Fairy Tail's ancient spells and knew that he has done enough here. He poofed away and eveything played out like it did in the anime.

Magnolia Forest

A portal opened and Ash appeared out of it. Ash got all of the knowledge from his clones and were happy that they looked after each of those people. He closed the portal and looked to see he was at the edge of the forest the is right at the entrance of Magnolia. He knew that he was seven years in the future and knew that the people he sensed was the people of the Fairy Tail. They must still feel sad for the loss of their friends and getting laughed at by everyone. He was about to take a step to the guild, but was stopped when he saw a massive shadow right above him. He looked up and saw a flying ship in the sky. He knew the ship belonged to the Blue Pegasus guild and knew they had news for the Fairy Tail guild. Since that is being taken care of, Ash decided to head into the forest and wait awhile before revealing himself.

Few Days Later

Ash has been in the forest for a long time and has enjoyed the place pretty well. He was been practicing his skills and gotten stronger with each practice session. He heard that the Fairy Tail members that were on Tenrou Island came back and everyone was happy to see them. While he was practicing one day, Ash found Mavis was watching him and found out she wanted to hang out. Ash sometimes spent time with her by talking about the past and Ash found it interesting. He told her about himself and told her that he was from another world. She found that a little hard to believe, but when he snapped his fingers and showed her all the things he showed Naruto. She believed him. He also met an old women that lived in the forest. Her name was Porlyusica. She was being bothered by a beast and Ash was in the area at the time. He beat up the beast and threw it at the near by mountain. She thanked him and actually became friends with him.

Ash was taking a walk in the forest while thinking about something. He has been having visions that he doesn't understand. These visions seem to show him people from this dimension appear in some kind of dessert while fighting some monsters. And as the vision kept going, it changed into a pair of eyes that show nothing but pure evil. He didn't know who those eyes belonged to, but knew that they were the eyes of someone filled with darkness.

He was walking when something caught his eye. It was a hive and in the hive contained bees. He thought that since he has plenty of insects, why not bees? And he will always have all natural honey. He walked over to the hive and devoured all of the bees in the hive.

He tore the hive apart and found the queen bee.

He devoured it and got its DNA.

Bee DNA
Can create small infected bees

Queen Bee DNA
Can create an infected queen bee that can lay hundreds of infected eggs that will spawn infected bees

He continued with his walked, but stopped when he heard *Squeak* a sound. He followed the sound on the ground and saw it was one of his spies. This spy looked like a mouse that was drawn on a piece of paper.

When he appeared in this time, Ash made one of this ink mice to keep on eye on things while he was in the forest. He did a hand sign and made the mouse disappear. Ash saw from its memories that something is going on at the Fairy Tail guild hall. Some people are attacking them, so Ash decides to step in and help them. He put is fingers on his head and use Instant Transmission to send him to the guild hall. He body distorts and just after a few seconds, he's gone.

Fairy Tail Guild Hall

Ash appears in the area of the guild and took a look at the place. He was facing towards the sunset and took it all in. He liked seeing the sunset and enjoyed seeing it rise and set. He was pulled out of his thoughts when someone spoke.

A voice said, "Who is this guy suppose to be?"

Ash looked to where the voice came from and saw three people standing in front of the guild hall. There was a woman with shoulder-length purple hair, save for a wide streak of white hair that runs across the left side of her face. She has yellow eyes and thin eyebrows styled into the shape of arrows. She's wearing a dark green full-body suit, which is sleeveless. Under the top of this suit she has a white collared shirt, through which she ties a red ribbon. Around her waist sits a brown utility belt. Her hands are covered with long gloves that end just before her elbow and her feet are covered by large brown boots.

A man with a cleft chin and rounded nose. His blonde hair stands in a great quiff atop his head, and he has quite prominent side-burns. He wears a white, 70's disco-style suit, with the front of the shirt left open to reveal a large amount of chest hair. The forearms of the suit are decorated with golden tassels, and a thin red belt around his pants. He finishes his look with a pair of black dress shoes and dark, round sunglasses.

And finally there was a girl with long brown hair that is braided and tied at the end with a blue bauble. Her cheeks are usually seem flushed and she has a puppy-like nose and smile, giving her the appearance of a cute little animal. She wears a pair of dark green tights, which she wears under a colorful dress. The top and sleeves of the dress are white, with a blue collar and cuffs. From her chest downwards, the dress becomes detailed and colorful, being divided into many sections, with the chest area and skirt being yellow, and the part that covers her stomach red. On her feet, she wears a pair of bright red sandals.

These people are named Mary Hughs, Sugarboy, and Coco. These are three member of the legion platoon.

(Sugarboy is on the left, Mary Hughs is in the center, and Coco is on the right)

Ash saw the individuals and knew what was going on. He was in the Infinity Clock arc. And that means these people are looking for one of its pieces. Ash took a look around the area and saw many familiar faces. Some of the Fairy Tail wizards had smiles on their faces at seeing a familiar friend. Others were confused at the sudden appearance at this large stranger. While searching around, Ash saw a women with long, blonde hair. She looked like she was dressed up like a fancy doll. Ash knew that it was Michelle and knew what she was. He decided on not letting everyone know her identity and will wait till she tells them. He looked and saw Lucy on the ground. She had a smile on her face for seeing Ash again. He was about to walk to her but his foot hit something. He looked down and saw a case opened and within the case was an item. Ash wanted a closer look at it and he brought his Rinkaku. Three tails appeared out of his coat and one picked the case while another picked up the strange item.

Everyone was shocked to see these tentacles appear out of Ash. They have never seen anything like them. They also saw his eyes change from white to black and the center changed to red. Ash looked at the item and felt the energy around. The item looked like one of the hands on a clock. Ash knew that this was one of the clock pieces and these people were here to steal it. He wasn't gonna let that happen. Ash looked back at the three in front of the guild and they flinched after seeing his eyes. They waited to see what he was going to do. Ash reached into the pocket that was attached to his leg and pulled out two keys. These keys were familiar to Lucy because she also has these keys.

Ash brought out his keys and shouted, Open, Gate of the Sea Goat and Gate of the Maiden!" A bright light shined the location and two individuals stepped out of the light. Ash shouted, "Capricorn!" One of them was a a tall humanoid, towering over all, who possesses many goat-like traits: his body is covered in short, brownish white fur, with longer tufts covering his lower face, resembling a goatee, and the back of his legs, which greatly resemble those of a goat, being slightly bent backwards and ending in dark hooves. He has short, thin ears sitting on top of his head, with a distinctive, elongated oval form, and horns which curve downwards and jut forwards from the side of his head. From his lower back sprouts a mildly long tail ending in a dark tuft of fur, and his fingers sport long and dark nails. His elongated face possesses marked cheekbones and a prominent, large nose; his eyes are always hidden away by a pair of black, mirror polished shades, which were initially portrayed as having distinct, separated lenses, with an elongated oval form.

Ash shouted, "Virgo!" The other one was a maid with shackles around her wrists, short, pink hair, and blue eyes. She wears a typical maid outfit, consisting of a black under coat and a white, frilled-trim apron.

Most of the wizards were shocked at what they just saw. The one that was most shocked was Lucy. Lucy knew that Capricorn and Virgo was contracted to her. Yet, she sees Ash summon them out of the blue. She looks in her bag and pulls out Capricorn and Virgo's keys. She saw that she has them and saw that Ash has the exact same keys. So how does he have the same keys as her and is able to summon these spirits?

Ash puts the clock piece inside of the case and locks it. He moves the case in front of Capricorn. He said, "Make sure no one gets this until it's all over."

Capricorn took the case and said, "Of course. As you wish."

Ash nodded and reached inside in coat. He pulled out a bag of senzu beans and gave them to Virgo. He said, "Make sure everyone eats one of these."

Virgo took the bag and said, "As you wish, prince."

Lucy heard this and thought, 'So she calls him royalty too.' She smiled at this.

One of the people in front of the guild was listening to this. It was Coco. She was checking out Ash and was blushing at how he looked. She heard what Virgo said and thought, 'He's a prince? That must be why he seems so nice.' She realized what she just thought and shook her head.

Ash saw that Virgo was feeding a bean to each of the Fairy Tail wizards and saw that each of them was getting better. He liked that and turned his attention towards the three in front of him. He knew that their leader was coming towards this area. Ash sensed his energy and and knew that he was still far off from the port. He thought of a way to get rid of them and back to their leader. He reached into his coat pocket and grabbed something round. He said, "BAKUGAN, BRAWL!" He threw something small and round on the ground. He said, "BAKUGAN, STAND!" The thing popped up and there was a glow surround surround everyone. This glow was orange and some of the people around could see the round object's eyes glow.

Ash shouted, "SUBTERRA Sabator, ATTACK!" The light went away and everyone took a look at what was in the light. Everyone gasped at what they saw. It was a 20 foot tall creature. It looked like a Minotaur but didn't have the same features as one. It had spikes on its and gears all over its body. It was brown skin and orange and black armor.

Everyone was stunned at what they were looking at. They have never seen a creature such as this. They were even more curious and to how this person was able to summon this creature. They were going to be even more shocked at what was going to happen next.

Ash snapped his fingers and a black portal opened up on the ground. Something came out of the portal and floated in the air. It was a green book with images on it. The book opened up to show a castle that looked like it came from a children's story.

Ash summoned Toon World to activate another one of his skills. Pink smoke came out of the book and surrounded Ash. He was pulled into the book and everyone waited to see what would happen. The book fidgeted and opened up. Two things popped out of the book. One of them was a small dragon with light blue scales. It has small arms and feet with three, sharp nails at the end of them. Its eyes are very deep blue with three rings around them and a large smile that showed a row of teeth.

The other that came out of the book was a girl. She has blond hair, green eyes, and wields a wand that matches her outfit. Her outfit is composed of an off-the-shoulders garment that extends to her mid-thighs and ends up as a skirt. It is blue with pink trimmings and a few touches of yellow. Her hat is pointed, it is blue, along with pink rings and a pink spiral on one side. She wears boots reaching halfway up her thighs, and her wand, which is blue, has a spiral which is similar to the one on her hat, except that it is yellow. She wears pink and blue gauntlets. She has faint pink markings on her cheeks.

No one could comprehend what they are seeing. They are seeing things that they have never seen before. First they saw a strange bull-like creature appeared that was a ball a few seconds before. And now a short dragon and a blonde witch appeared out of a book that came out of thin air. All of them were radiating so more power that if even one of them went up against an army they would destroy them.

Sabator looked down and said, "I hope you brought me out for something fun."

The dark magician girl nodded and said, "Don't worry. What's about to happen is going to be fun." She brought up her arm that had a watch on it and pressed the buttons. The watch said, 'READY, CHOMPIXX.' and an orange figure appeared right out of it. She grabbed it and threw it up in the air. She said, "BATTLE GEAR BOOST!" The figure disappeared and something appeared on top of Sabator. It has two large chomping blades that stick out right over it.

Sabator roared and said, "Yeah. Now that's what I'm talking about."

Everyone was paying so much attention to them that they weren't paying attention to the dragon. It punched the air right next to it and its muscles pulsed. Everyone heard this and looked at it and went wide eyed at what they saw. The blue dragon's skin changed from light blue to light red with bright markings all over its body and smoke coming from it. The dragon activated Second Gear and got into a battle stance. The three wizards prepared for his attack but didn't expect what it did next. It said, "Gum Gum Jet..." it disappeared before it finished its sentence. The three looked are the place but couldn't find it. But they heard, "Pistol!" It appeared right next to them and *Bash* hit them before they could react to his attack. All three crashed into each other and launched away from the guild. They *Crash* crashed right into the rock wall.

The girl saw they were injured and knew that this was a chance to make their next move. She pulled a card out of nowhere and said, "Battle Gear Ability Activate: Chamber Land Breaker!" The blades on Sabator's battle gear impaled the ground which caused rocks to fly in the sky, an earthquake, and cracking the ground. The dragon and the spellcaster fired blasts from their mouth and cane toward the rocks. The rocks *Boom* exploded into smaller pieces of rocks. The three people were too shaken by the earthquake to move and were hit by the fallen rocks and were buried under them.

Everyone was shocked to see that the people that took them down so easily be beaten in just a few seconds. They waited to see what was going to happen and saw green goo come out from under the rocks. The goo was hurled toward the three that attacked them, but only the bull was captured while the other two flew away. They came out from under the rocks with a lot of bruises and scrapes. The one responsible was Sugarboy with his dog whistle magic. They smiled that they were at least able to capture one of them. They saw it wasn't moving and saw thought that they had it. How wrong they were.

The girl pulled out another card and said, "Ability Activate: Brute Cam Wilder!" Everyone heard her and looked at the creature in the goo. They saw all of the drills and gears spinning rapidly. They were spinning so fast that it was swirling around all of the goo surrounding it. After a few seconds it sent all of the goo off of it and on the ground. He was shocked that his magic failed to contain the creature.

Sabator said, "You think a puny spell like that could stop me. Ha. Don't underestimate me!" He swung his fist so fast thanks to the ability and *Bash* flung them into the air. The spellcaster summoned Enkidu and wrapped chains around all three of them. She brought them down to the ground and went forward with the next part of the plan. The blue eyed dragon made a cannon appear out of nowhere and grabbed all three of the wizards. He pushed into the cannon with a stick and appeared in front of the hole. He said, "Tell your leader that your mission failed." The dragon got behind the cannon, aimed it at the ocean and lit a match. The cannon's fuse was burned and went down and the dragon covered its ears along with the spellcaster. There was a loud *Boom* explosion that came from the cannon. It fired the wizards towards the ocean to their leader.

Far off the port of Magnolia

On the outskirts of Magnolia there is something coming from the distance. It was a giant red octopus and on top of that octopus was Byro, the leader of the Legion Platoon. He was going to Magnolia to complete the mission that was given to him by the Arch Bishop. He was also sensing a high energy level that he could not possibly explain. He didn't know who this energy belonged to and he didn't care. He looked ahead and saw something coming towards him. It looked quite large and looked like it was moving. Before he could say anything the falling object appeared right behind him and on top of his octopus. He looked and his eyes went wide at what he saw. It was all three members of his team with a lot of bruises on their bodies. He was confused at this sight. Who could've defeated all three of them?

Mary Hughs got up and told him, "Boss, we go to tell you something."

Back at Fairy Tail guild hall

The blue eyed dragon was floating up in the air with a telescope to its eye. It was watching to see everything transpire on the octopus. He saw the octopus turn away from away from the town. He also saw Byro's face with a look a defeat on it. The dragon smiled that the planned worked and it gave the spellcaster a thumbs up. She understood what that meant and liked that. The dragon flew back down to the spellcaster and disappeared in a poof. The spellcaster's body began to glow and it was turned back into Ash. Ash looked at Sabator and saw that its body glowed orange. It appeared right in the palm of his hand.

Ash looked at it and said, "I told you it would be fun."

Sabator said, "You were right. It was fun."

Ash put him back into his pocket dimension and walked back to Capricorn. When he was in front of him, Ash extended his hand to Capricorn and asked, "Can I have the case back?"

Capricorn nodded and said, "Of course." He handed Ash the case which he took.

Ash grabbed the case and said, "Thank you for your help."

Capricorn said, "It is always a pleasure to be of assistance." He bowed and disappeared.

He looked and saw Virgo was standing next to him. She gave him back her bag of senzu beans. Ash looked around and saw everyone is fully healed and back on their feet. He said, "Good job, Virgo."

She nodded and said, "Thank you for the complement, prince." She disappeared like Capricorn.

Ash walked over to Lucy brought his hand to her. She took and gave her back her case. She thanked him for helping all of them and hugged him for coming back. He got hugs from all of his friends that saw him on the island and introduced himself to the ones that he didn't know him. When he was about to introduce himself they told him that they heard stories about Ash from their other members. He was shocked to hear that but liked that he was talked about around the guild.

Lucy was curious about something and asked, "Ash, how were you able to summon Virgo and Capricorn when I'm contracted with them?"

Ash grabbed the two said spirits' keys and said, "The spirits you saw are like counterparts of the originals. They have the same personality like them but are two separate beings. I got these keys from a man in a cloak and accepted them. I was told all about the spirits from them." He gave her the two keys for her to look at. She felt the magic in the keys and it felt similar to the magic of her keys. She gave them back and asked the other question that puzzled her mind.

She asked, "And why do you look the same as when we saw you on Tenrou Island?"

Ash said, "A portal opened up in front of me and I somehow appeared in this time." Everyone who listened was surprised to hear he was sent seven years into the future like him.

After a little conversing all of them headed back into the guild and decided on what they were going to do next. Because after this happened, they knew that this wasn't over.

Chapter 23 We Are Many

Few Moments Earlier Before Ash Launched Through the Castle's Roof

In the castle's garden, Fancy Pants and Fleur were having some quiet lonely time when Blueblood approach them and started to converse with them. Blueblood also had his eyes on Fleur and talked to them about having her join his herd.

Blueblood said, ".... and that is why Fleur should be in my herd where she will not only be safe but be treated like a princess would."

Fancy Pants and Fleur were silent as they knew that he only wanted to have the super model as a trophy. Blueblood was just like the rest of the nobles who only wanted to have possession of her.

Fleur said, "That is very nice of you prince Blueblood but I think I will have to pass on your offer."

Blueblood's eyes went wide and said, "What!? You are refusing me!? A Prince!?"

Fancy Pants said, "It's not that prince. It's just that we have already decided who she will join."

Blueblood said, "Who could be better than me!? I am the prince of Equestria and future ruler!"

Fleur said, "Well, for one, he doesn't brag like you. He doesn't treat females like objects. He is really kind and a sweet heart. And he is a thousand times better than you."

Blueblood gasped with a horrified expression and said, "Who could be better than me!? I am a prince! If there is someone better than me then let me be struck by-"

*CCCCRRRRRAAAAAASSSSSSHHHHH*

"Not by lighting!!!!" Blueblood shrieked in fear and hid under a table and covered his head with his hands. Fancy Pants and Fleur looked around to see what that noise was. Blueblood hid under the table for a while and then peeked out to see if there are any dark clouds in the sky for any chance of lightning. There were none. He let out a sigh and came out of the table. He sat on a chair and acted like nothing happened or the fact that he screamed like a little girl a few moments ago.

Blueblood clear his throat and said, "Well, as I was saying as I was so rudely interrupted. If there is someone indeed better than me, then let be be struck by-" *Crash* A small piece of a building slammed into his head and buried his head into the dirt. Blueblood was knocked out by that.

Fancy Pants and Fleur silently looked at the unconscious prince with a piece of rubble on his head. Fancy Pants said with a smile, "Well, it looks like we were right."

Fleur said with a smile, "We certainly are dear."

Fancy Pants said, "Fleur dear, why don't we go to the edge of the garden. I think something is going on in the city."

Fleur nodded and said, "Certainly dear. Lets go."

They both went over the edge of the garden and then gasped at what they saw in the city. They both forgotten about the prince who was still knocked out on the dirt with a piece of rubble on his head.

Canterlot

Silence reign the air as everyone stood still when Ash appeared in a pissed off mood. Some of the monsters were trembling in fear because of the human who slaughtered not only an army of monsters at Minoros but also killed a demon lord. Even some nobles were shivering in fear of him as they had seen what he is capable of doing when he fought Discord. Even Cadance was there with the princesses and the girls who were all looking at Ash.

Ash look at the monsters and saw that there were some new monsters beside Satyrs, Cyclops and Goliath. The first one was a giant floating head that was 8 feet tall and has a mouth full of sharp teeth. This one had one eye in the middle and several others on tentacles. He named it Beholder.

Next he saw two kinds of undead skeleton creatures. One was a skeleton-no two skeletons who were joined with each other from their back. They stood 8 foot tall and had a pyramid head. Only their teeth were showing from the hole in their helmets. They were equipped with two pair of swords. He named them Pyramid Skeletons.

The other one was also a skeleton but it didn't have any head. There was a 7 foot tall worm inside the skeleton and it seems that it was controlling the skeleton. He named it Bone Worm.

The other monster looked like a biped creature, except it didn't have a head or a neck. This monster stood at 8 foot tall and had a huge mouth that took place from its chest to its lower abdomen. It had eyes near its collar bones. He named it Blemmyes.

Next was a humanoid monster that stood at 10 foot tall. It had a second monster joined on its back just like the Pyramid Skeletons. However, unlike them, the second monster didn't have any legs as it was joined to the first monster by its abdomen. The first monster had 4 arms and the second monster also had 4 arms. Each of them were equipped with 4 pairs of sword. This one seems to be well made for combat and having eyes on his back makes its more efficient to fight. He named it Makhai.

Then there were some flying monsters that looked like they came out of a nightmare that stood 12 feet tall. The bats looked humanoid but had two pair of arms. A transparent brown membrane joined between their arms and legs that helped them in flying. The most terrifying thing about these bats was that their mouth reached down towards their chest. Thus making a long vertical mouth filled with sharp teeth. He named them Nightmare Bats.

At the back of the monsters, there were some huge towering monsters present. One stood at 50 foot tall giant. On its back, a small hill was formed that looked like a miniature volcano and some lava was spilling from it. This one had black skin like they were burned, spikes on its shoulders and wrist. It had one long spike coming from its elbow. It was also drooling lava from its mouth. He named them Lava Giant.

There was a huge monster that stood at 45 feet tall. It looked like a lion but had grey and black skin. Its mane went to its back. The front of its mane looked like they were on fire. There were several veins visible on its body that glowed red like something hot was flowing through them. It also had two long sharp fangs on its lower jaw an the inside of its mouth was also glowing red. He named them Flaming Leo.

Then there were some horrifying looking golems that stood at 35 foot tall. They were the ones that looked like they were made from flesh. Beside that, several swords and blades were coming out of its body. It has two long arms and two small arms. Both pair of arms were filled with swords and blades. He named them Blade Golem.

There was one unique looking monster. It stood at 14 foot tall and had its entire body covered in black spiked armor. It was equipped with two arm blades. It had glowing green eyes and its mouth look like a skeleton. This one looked like it is the general of these monsters or something. He simply named it Unknown for now.

The unknown grinned and said, "Well, look here boys, fresh meat. I have never eaten something like you monkey boy. So why don't you be a good little pet and let me eat you."

Ash said, "Why don't trash like you leave and I'll spare your pathetic insignificant life."

The unknown scowled and said, "Don't you dare talk to me like that! Don't you know who I am!?"

Ash said, "Why would I bother to know what kind of trash there are?"

Now the unknown was angry and said, "Watch your tongue monkey. I am the great and powerful Ziantos! I am the mighty conquer of my master! Everything that exists belongs to him! And so shall this city will soon be his! All of you are now slaves to my master!"

Ash said, "Don't underestimate me trash. I am still here."

The unknown who is Ziantos looks at him with a smirk and said, "What can you do? You're just one creature? What do you got? An army?" He began to laugh and the rest of the monsters laugh with him.

This time, it was Ash's turn to smirk. He said, "Oh, you have no idea." The nobles, princesses, the girls and even the monsters look at him in confusion. His "Monster Hunter" squad members were confused. Where is his army? Did he make one besides them? Who were they?

Ash said, "Before I show you my army, let me show you who I am." He brought his hands together and said, "Right now I'm in my base form." He gathered up energy and changed his hair color. "This is a Super Saiyan." He gathered even more energy and glowed even brighter with electricity flowed around him. "This is a Super Saiyan thats ascended past a Super Saiyan. I call this Super Saiyan 2." The energy that he was releasing entered the bodies of some of the monsters that made their spines shiver in fear. They were shocked at what he did next. He bent forward and said in a loud tone, "And this is to go even further beyond!"

Play this music for his transformation

He flexed his muscles while glowing even more brighter. "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The ground was trembling from the energy he was releasing. While he was yelling it looked like his hair was growing longer. "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Clouds were coming around as more of his energy was coming out. In the middle of his yelling it sounded like a monster was yelling. He bent his he backwards and yelled to the sky. "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The golden light covered the entire city that blinded everyone for a few seconds. After the light subsided, everyone looked at the Saiyan and what they shocked them all.

Ash was surrounded by a golden light of energy. His muscles have increased to substantial rate. And his normal hair turned to gold and grew to a length that draped over his back. He looked at the monsters who shook in fear under his stare and said, "This is what is known as a Super Saiyan 3."

(Here is a video of Goku turning into a Super Saiyan 3)

After Ash's transformation was complete, he did something that shock everyone. He spread his legs a bit, clap his hands together. He then made some hand signs and ended with a loud *Clap*. He then shouted "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu".

Then he *Poof* burst into white smoke. So did the rest of the buildings roofs. In fact, almost all of the buildings and castle's roof were covered in white smoke *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof* *Poof*.

The girls and the princesses became worried as they thought that something must have happened to Ash. However, when the smoke dissipated, everyone gasped in shock and their eyes were full of disbelief at what they saw.

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On almost every roof of the buildings, there was not one, not two but there were about ..... 6000 clones of Ash!

Everyone looked at the huge numbers of Ash with their jaws on the ground and wide eyes. They just could not believe that there were thousands more of the Saiyan. Some even rubbed their eyes and looked at him again as if they thought that they were seeing a hallucination.

All 6000 clones of Ash were standing on the roof of buildings and the castle. Some were standing horizontally on the side of building while some were even hanging upside down from the ledges. Every one of Ash's clones were glaring at the monsters in rage. Ash's rage was fueled by monsters scaring Dinky and Sparkler was transferred to all of his clones. Thus making everyone of them just as much angry as the original was.

Ash's herd mates, Chrysalis, Cadance, fillies and Spike minds were blown away by this amazing feat. They all look at him in shock and awe. Ash just keeps on surprising them over and over again. Rainbow, Gilda, Spitfire and Fleetfoot were looking at the clones who were hanging upside down from the roof's ledges like a bat. Trixie and Twilight were wracking up their brains in order to find an explanation for this impossible feat. The fillies and Spike look at him like he is the greatest thing they ever saw.

Ash looked over the monsters and saw how many there were.

Satyrs 1989
Cyclops 1525
Goliath 757
Beholder 1984
Pyramid Skeletons 2219
Bone Worm 2564
Blemmyes 2117
Makhai 2350
Nightmare Bats 1241
Lava Giant 687
Flaming Leo 694
Blade Golem 561
Ziantos 1

Ash spread his "Hair Sensor" through out the entire city and activated his "Echolocation" to mark all of the monsters. All the monsters were standing on one side while the nobles, princesses and the girls etc were standing on the other side along with the thousands of clones of the human.

Ash looked at the monsters and saw that they were having doubt about winning against him as they see all of his clones and the massive amount of energy he was unleashing. He smirked at that and raised his right fist. He shouted, "All right you guys!"

The clones roared "Hhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

Ash then pointed towards the monsters and said, "These trash think they can just walk into this city and enslave everyone! Are they getting cocky!?"

The clones yelled "Yyyeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!"

Ash said, "Then you all know what we do to trash like them!?"

The clones shouted "We Crush Them!!!"

Ash nodded and said, "Yes! We crush them. Make sure to get every last one of these trash! Don't even let a single one escape! But! Leave that trash Ziantos to me!"

The clones shouted "Hhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

Ash pointed towards the monsters and then brought his right thumb back to his neck. He moved his thumb from left to right, like it was an execution for the monsters. He then spread his arms to his sides and said, "Now! Slaughter them all!"

All the clones roared "Rrrrrraaaaaaaaaagggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!"

These clones didn't just jumped in and start killing the monsters just like that. No. They all divided into five groups and use 5 different fighting methods against these monsters.

The first group were the Crusher.

2300 clones jumped into the air in order to land on the monsters. With their vast numbers in the sky, the sunlight was blocked from them. Below them, there was a wave of black shadow moving towards the monsters. To the monsters, the shadow looked like it was the shadow of the Grim Reaper that was moving towards them and was ready to reap their souls. All the 2300 air born clones decent on the monsters like meteors. As they landed, they either *Crunch* crushed a monster beneath them or *Boom* cause a huge shockwave to spread in all direction when landing on the ground.

Some clones used "Sonic Fist" to punch the monsters and blow them away with their bodies ripped in pieces from the pressure. Other clones used "Sound Knuckle" to punch monsters and crush their insides. Some of them used their bare hands to *Crunch* crush the monsters. Some *Crunch* crushed their heads, some *Crunch* crushed their hearts, others *Crunch* crushed their abdomens, some *Crunch* crushed them with a bear hug while others *Crunch* squashed them beneath their feet like a bug.

Some clones used "Sound Crusher" to *Crunch* crush monsters into nothingness with only their shout. Then some used "Rokuogan" against some huge monsters that not only crushed their insides but also the ones who were standing behind the monsters.

The clones spun around and *Bash* give a swift and powerful kick to the Cyclops face that launched them into buildings or other monsters. When they were down, some clones jumped into the air and brought down powerful fist on their faces and *Crunch* crushed their skulls.

Two clones rammed a Beholder from both sides and crushed it. Several clones charged at the Beholders and began to kill them. However, when the Beholders saw this, they began to shoot freaking laser beams from their eyes. Almost all of the clones managed to dogged this surprise attack. The ones who failed to managed to dodge the incoming lasers where the ones who were closer to the Beholders and didn't expect that kind of attack.

When the clones engaged the Makhais, it proved to be a bit challenging as two beings were joined together and had three pair of arms. These monsters were able to kill some clones as they move and spin unpredictably. So, in order to match it, three clones engaged on Makhai. Each of them attacked at the same time and were able to take it down. The other clones copied this tactic and charged the Makhais and killed several of them. One clone even managed to wrap his arms around a Makhai and crushed it.

The Satyrs were easily killed or crushed while the Cyclops were beaten and crushed by the clones' powerful blows. The Pyramid Skeletons were just like the Makhai but they were a bit slower since they were nothing but skeletons. One strong punch was enough to shatter their bones and put a hole in their helmets. As for the Bone Worms, the skeleton it was controlling was nothing to the clones. However, the worm did put up a fight. When its skeleton host was destroyed, the worm wiggled out of it and lunged at the clones, nearly took ones head off. However, with quick reflex, the clone managed to bend backwards and the worm flew over him. As the worm was in the air, a clone lunged at it and used "Shigan Lotus" to fill its body with several holes, thus killing it. The clones then targeted only the worm and killed them.

The Blemmyes were not that tough. All it had was a big mouth but a mouth that can bite through solid rocks. When one of these monsters were about to bite a clone, he thrusted his hands forwards and grabbed the Blemmyes upper and lower jaw. The clone then began to spread the monster's mouth wide and then ripped it in half. The Blemmyes did have a strong bite but it was not strong enough to stop a clone from ripping it in half.

To put it simply, this group of 2300 clones crushed several monster that stood in their path. This group killed:

Satyrs 697
Cyclops 425
Beholder 487
Pyramid Skeletons 631
Bone Worm 684
Blemmyes 574
Makhai 712

The second group were the Ripper.

1200 clones landed from the buildings and onto the streets. They then charged towards the monsters like a bullet. Each of the clones *Shik* impaled 1-2 monsters with their hands. Some clones *Keerrriiippp* ripped them apart with their bare hands while others used their wires to cleanly cut them into several pieces.

Some clones used "Hair Cutter" or "Voice Cutter" to *Ssshhhiiiinnngggg* shred the monsters into mince meat. Some clones used "Haven Cutter" or "Rankyaku" to launch blades made up of wind pressure and *Shing* cut several monsters into pieces.

Some clones transformed their hands into "Razor Claw" while some turned their arms into "Blade Arm". They then *Shing* cut, *Keerriipp* ripped and shredded the monsters into several pieces. Some clones cut monsters cleanly in half with their "Blade Arm".

When it came to the huge monsters, the clones used "Single Slash Voice Cutter" and launched several sound blades that can move at the speed of sound and *Shing* cut them apart.

The Satyrs were charging at the clones who in return used "Rankyaku" to fire several compressed air blades at them that cut them into several pieces. The Cyclops were cut in half with "Haven Cutter" while the Beholders were shredded by "Voice Cutter".

When the Makhais attacked, the clones simply used "Hair Cutter" to cut off all of their limbs. The Blemmyes were cut by the micro wires before they even came 30 feet closer to the clones.

The Pyramid Skeletons and Bone Worms didn't stand a chance against the cutting skills of the clones as they were shredded by them.

Some clones gathered a huge amount of biomass into their arms and then shoot out several tendrils at several groups of monsters. The tendrils attached themselves to the monster's body and then latched onto nearby buildings. The tendrils then pulled the monsters *Kerriiipp* apart and tore their bodies into pieces. Blood, organs, intestines and body parts were flying in every direction. The streets and some parts of the buildings were stained with their blood.

To put it simply, this group of 1200 clones cut, ripped and shredded every monster that stood in their path. This group killed:

Satyrs 548
Cyclops 457
Beholder 674
Pyramid Skeletons 758
Bone Worm 854
Blemmyes 567
Makhai 657

The third group were the Trapper.

1000 clones shocked everyone as they began to run horizontally on the walls of the building like they would run on the ground. They each shot a tentacle from their hand towards a monster and wrapped it around them. Then the clones would drag them upwards towards a building roof and killed them there. After killing their captured monsters, the clones again ran down the building's wall and grabbed more monsters with their tentacles and killed them after they were dragged on top of the building's roof.

Some clones turned their arms into "Whip fist" and launched it towards the monsters. They impaled several monsters with it and then pulled them towards the building roof where they cut them apart. Some even caught the flying Nightmare bats from the sky and reeled them towards the roof and then they killed them.

The clones targeted the Satyrs as they were fast enough to get past them. The clones grabbed them with their tentacles and pulled them towards them and killed them. The Pyramid Skeletons and Bone Worms were easy to kill as they were slow.

The clones used their tentacles to grab Blemmyes limbs and pulled them apart, thus killing it. When it came to the Makhai, the clones transformed their arms into "Whip Fist" and cut them apart from a distance.

The clones also saw that the some of the Nightmare Bats were diving at the clones. So they targeted them and shot several tentacles at them. The tentacles either impaled them or wrapped around them. They Nightmare Bats were then pulled towards the clones and were then killed.

To put it simply, this group of 1000 clones catch and killed every monster that tried to pass them in order to get to the civilians. This group killed:

Satyrs 309
Pyramid Skeletons 456
Bone Worm 574
Blemmyes 489
Makhai 394
Nightmare Bats 347

The fourth group were the Sniper.

1000 clones stayed above the Castle's roof and pulled out their guns. They then aimed at the flying Nightmare Bats and *Bang* *Bang* *Bang* *Bang* *Bang* shot them down from a great distance. Sometimes, they would shoot the monsters who tried to attack any civilians. No monster were able to even come 10 feet near the civilians and the nobles.

Some of them also used "Voice Machine Gun" and "Poison Machine Gun" to rain down bullets made up of sound and poison upon the monsters that riddled them with several holes and poisoned others. The ones who were poisoned died after 5 seconds after the poison was spread through out of their bodies.

A few clones were using their newly acquired skill. "Flying Shigan". They all curled their index fingers with their thumbs and pointed them towards the monsters who were charging towards the civilians. They then flicked their fingers like a blur and *Bach* *Bach* *Bach* *Bach* *Bach* *Bach* shot several sharp air bullets. The air bullets *Pew* *Pew* *Pew* *Pew* *Pew* *Pew* *Pew* *Pew* hit the monsters and riddled them with several holes.

The clones shot at the Satyrs who were able to pass the Trappers. The clones didn't let them come closer to the civilians. Some clones used "Flying Shigan" at the ones who managed to come 20 feet near the civilians. The monsters were filled with several holes in their bodies.

Some of the Nightmare Bats that were afraid of the clones tried to escape the city, but the clones won't let any of them escape their doom. One of the clones gathered some energy in their hands and shot that energy to the bats. The clone was using "Rapid Fire".

The Nightmare Bats were happy that they were escaping Scott free of the Saiyan. But they sensed something behind them and looked to see what it is. They saw a bunch of flying energy orbs coming towards and tried to fly faster to avoid them. The orbs were just too fast and turned the bats who tried to escape into ash.

When the clones got a break from the Satyrs , they then started targeting the Nightmare Bats in the sky with "Poison Machine Gun" and killed them. After killing a good number of the flying bats, the clones then used "Voice Machine Gun" on the Cyclops and Beholder from a distance. The same happened to Pyramid Skeletons, Bone Worms, Blemmyes and Makhai. The clones targeted them when they got a break from the Satyrs and Nightmare Bats.

To put it simply, this group of 1000 clones killed the monster from a distance with their ranged weapons and skills. This group killed:

Satyrs 435
Cyclops 486
Beholder 578
Pyramid Skeletons 374
Bone Worm 452
Blemmyes 487
Makhai 587
Nightmare Bats 894

The fifth group were the Brute.

The remaining 500 clones jumped from the building and landed in between the monsters and the civilians. Then they shocked everyone as their body muscles began to bulge and increase in size. Their skin turned to red and their eyes became more terrifying than before. In a few seconds, the clones body size increased and were about 30 foot tall beings. They became the Red Goliaths.

The entire Canterlot trembled as the group of Red Goliaths charged towards the monsters and rammed through them like they were nothing to them. The monsters were either thrown aside by them like rag dolls or were squashed under their feet. Even the Cyclops and Beholders were thrown aside or punched out of their paths. Some clones attacked the Beholders with *Bash* a powerful headbutt that made the monster's skulls caved in and died. Some clones lifted the Cyclops above them and jumped into the air. Then they did a back breaker *Crack* or a pile diver *Crash* as they land that killed them.

The Red Goliaths' main targets were the huge monsters at the back of the smaller monsters. When they got closer to the huge monsters, they attacked them with nothing but brute strength.

The 30 foot tall Goliaths were easily killed as the clones punches *Bash* went through their bodies. Some clones jumped into the air and brought both of their fist like a hammers down upon the Goliaths and *Crunch* crushed them into paste.

The 35 foot tall Blade Golem were another easy kill. Their blades did little to stop the clones punches as their fists were harder than their swords. The clones fists simply crushed the swords and blades that were sticking out of the golem's body with ease. Then the clones unleashed a barrage of powerful fists that pulverized the golems and killed them.

The 45 foot Flaming Leo were a bit tough. The lions not only pounced on the clones and tried to bite off their heads but they had a surprise attack. These monsters shot out a breath of fire that flow like a beam. The red hot flaming beam managed to hit some clones and killed them. However, the clones quickly adapted to their attacks and used "Sound Armor" on their bodies. Now, even if the clones got hit by their fire beams, they would not die as their beams were deflected. Some clones grabbed the lion's fiery manes and *Crash* slammed their heads into the ground with it. Then while the lions are dazed, the clones lifted their feet above their heads and *Crunch* crush their skulls by stomping on them. Some clones either punched or used both of their huge fists like a hammer to kill them. Some clones even grabbed the lion's face and *Bash* headbutted them that *Crack* made their skulls cave in.

The 50 foot tall Lava Giants spit lava at the clones from their mouths. However, in the eyes of the clones, everything was moving in slow motion. So they were able to dodge it with ease. The lava giants ignited their arms in blazing fire and tried to punch the clones. The clones punched back at them, with their mighty fists. When the monsters and clones fists collided with each others fists, a shockwave was released from that which pushed the giants back a few meters. However, that is all the clones needed for their assault and were upon the giants like a pack of hungry wolves. The clones punched, stomped and even did a German suplex on some of them.

One clone saw this wrestling move and grinned as he got a brilliant idea to test out the limit of his Red Goliath body. He went behind a Lava Giant and wrapped his arms around it. Then he lifted the 50 foot tall giant above him and did *Crash* a superb suplex and slammed its head down on the ground as he said, "FINAL". That didn't end as the clone, while still having a good grip on the giant, flipped over the upside down monsters and landed on his feet. The clone lifted the daze giant and did another suplex that was twice as stronger than the first one and *Crash* slammed its head back on the ground again and said, "ATOMIC". That was not the end of it as the clone flipped over the down giant and lifted it above him. Then he brought the monster down and did a back breaker that emitted a loud *Crack*. Then the clone threw the giant into the sky. Then the clone jumped towards the flying giant and place it in a pile driver position and then he started to spin along with the monster as he descended towards the ground while saying "BBBBUUUUSSSSSTTTTTAAAAARRRRR!!!" With a loud *Crash* the clone spun and slammed the giant head first at high speed in the ground which shook the city. The wrestling move was done like this.

The clone released the giant who crumpled to the ground and remained motionless. The clone just pulled off one of the greatest wrestler Zangief's move in reality. The other clones saw this and grinned as well. They then copied this and did the same move on the Lava Giants. That day, Canterlot shook several times as the civilians saw the Red Goliaths doing the impossible.

To put it simply, this group of 500 clones killed the monster with their brute strength and wrestling moves. This group killed:

Cyclops 157
Beholder 245
Goliath 757
Lava Giant 687
Flaming Leo 694
Blade Golem 561

At The Castle's Gate

Dinky and Sparkler's eyes were wide like dinner plates and their jaws were on the ground. They watched in awe as their mother's coltfriend ...... or several of the same coltfriends Ash was fighting the monsters. They had sparkles in their eyes and then they were hugged by someone from behind.

"Dinky! Sparkler! I am so glad that you two are safe."

The two sisters look behind and immediately hugged the one who was hugging them. It was none other than their mother, Ditzy.

Dinky said, "Mommy!"

Sparkler said, "Mom! Where were you?"

Ditzy said, "I'm sorry you two. I was in the throne room with the princesses. What were you two doing outside of your rooms?"

Sparkler said, "We got bored and decided to explore a bit."

Dinky said, "Then we had an idea of exploring the city."

Sparkler said, "While we were outside the castle, we heard several screams and sounds of metal clanging. So we decided to see what it was but then we ran here after we saw that it was monsters that were invading the city. We tried to get back inside the castle but the entrance was blocked by the nobles who were trying to get in by beating the other."

Dinky said with a sad face, "I was so scared when the monsters were coming closer to us." Then her face lit up and said with glee, "But then your coltfriend came and multiplied himself into ...... that many and started beating the monsters! He saved us and everyone else! He is so amazing!"

Ditzy hugged them tighter and said, "Yes my little muffin. Ash is an amazing stallion. He will always be there for us and protect us. He will keep on fighting for us and his friends down to his last breath."

The fillies and Ditzy watch the human's clones slaughtering the monsters with different styles and skills. Dinky watched the human's clones with a thought expression. She really likes him because of how he treated her, her sister and her mother like a father would. Her mind stopped when she thought about her father. Tears welled up in her eyes as she remembered what her mother told her about him, about how he simply left her mother because he was tired of her and didn't want anything to do with Dinky. Her father didn't want anything to do with her. She wiped off her tears and look at the clones. Then she turn her head towards the castle and look up to see the real human. With hope she thought with her pure innocent heart 'Could he become my daddy?'

Somewhere In Canterlot

Two ponies were hiding behind a trash can in an alley. They were seeking safety from the invading monsters. One was a green mint unicorn mare while the other was a cream colored Earth pony.

Bon Bon said, "Come on Lyra. We need to get somewhere safe."

Lyra said, "No Bon Bon. We're safe here."

Bon Bon said, "No it isn't. We need to find somewhere more safer than this useless trashcan."

Lyra said, "Bon Bon. We are in a dark alley, hiding behind a trashcan. Who will be stupid enough to come and search this place?"

At that moment, something did come and it snarled. The trashcan the mares were hiding behind was thrown aside. The mares saw that it was a bunch of monsters staring at them while baring their teeth.

Bon Bon look at Lyra with a deadpan expression and said, "What did you say about someone searching this place?"

Lyra could do nothing but smile sheepishly. Then the monsters charged at them causing the mares to scream in fear. A Cyclops was the first one to reach the mares and it raised its club and brought it down to crush them. The mares hugged each other and closed their eyes while waiting for their death. However, their death didn't come when they heard *Crackle*. They opened their eyes and saw that they were still alive. How? They looked at the monster and their eyes went wide at what they saw.

There, in front of them was the Human who was standing perfectly still. The Cyclop's club was shattered as it hit the human who used "Tekkai" to harden his muscles. This stopped the monsters right in their tracks as they saw him. Ash then twisted his body and spun a few times and then give the Cyclop's face *Bash* a powerful kick that launched it away and *Crash* into a building. Nope. Through a building. Nope. Through several buildings.

The mares and monsters looked at the scene in disbelief. Then to their shock, more of the same human came from above and started killing the monsters. The mares were confused, shocked and awed as they see the growing numbers of the human and how easily they were killing the monsters.

After the monsters were killed in that section, one clone came towards the mares and said, "It's okay ladies. We are here to kill all of the monsters and save any civilians who are caught in between the fight."

Lyra snapped out of her shock and smiled widely which looked like her face was going to split in half from it. She lunged and tackled-hugged him and said, "I can't believe it! A human has come to save us! I knew you humans are awesome!"

The clone that was being hugged by her said, "Lyra? Bon Bon? What are you two doing here?"

Bon Bon came out of her shock and said, "We originally planned of coming to Canterlot for some relaxation but ever since Lyra saw you coming here, she has been dragging me around in order to see you. Then when the monsters started invading this city, we ran and hid here from them but that didn't work out so well."

Lyra said, "Then you came out of nowhere and BAM! You stopped them from killing us and killed them! You saved my life!"

Bon Bon said with a deadpan face, "And mine too Lyra."

Lyra said, "Oh yeah. Her too."

Bon Bon grumbled a bit and a clone came towards her and scratched her ear. This made her calm and relaxed as she pushed her head into his hand.

Lyra saw this and looked at the clone she was hugging and said, "Can I have one too?" She did the puppy dog eyes.

The clone smiled and scratched Lyra's ear which made her 'hummm' in relaxation. After scratching for a while, the clone said, "Okay ladies. I will need to take you both to the castle's area where you two will be safe."

With that, two clones picked up the mares in bridal style. Lyra hugged her clone and said "Yay!" while Bon Bon 'epp' cutely and blushed. The two clones carrying the mares began to run towards the castle but some monsters stood in their path. So the clones jumped to the side of the building and began to run on the wall while carrying the mares. The mares eyes went wide as they saw the humans running on the walls. Lyra screamed in glee while Bon Bon screamed in panic and hugged her clone like she was about to fall off. The clones took them towards the castle as they run on the building's walls while dogging any monsters who stood in their path.

Somewhere In Canterlot

Inside a house, a unicorn stallion said, "Come on honey. We need to get out of here. We need to go to the guards for protection."

A unicorn mare said, "And how do we do that dear? The streets are filled with monsters and our house is surrounded by monsters. How can we get past them?"

The unicorn stallion said, "But we can't stay here honey. We are in serious danger and at any moment, the monsters will smash down our door or wall and kill us."

The unicorn mare said, "Then tell me dear, what should we do in order to get past the monsters?"

The unicorn stallion grabbed his head in frustration and said, "I don't know! But we have to do something or we're dead!"

At that moment, their fear came true as the door to their house broke and came in several monsters. They screamed as they moved to the back to the room as several more monsters rushed into their house. The huge monsters stood in front of the two unicorns with their mouths open. It raised its hands in order to attack the unicorns as they screamed when they saw their lives flashing before their eyes as they were about to die. However, before that could take place, the wall to their right smashed in and dust covered half of the room. The unicorns and monsters looked at the destroyed wall. They saw something moving in the dust and from it, came a sudden attack. A figure came out from the dust and quickly did *Bash* a spin kick to the monster that was about to attack the unicorns. The monsters were launched through the *Crash* wall and out of the house and *Crash* into another building.

The unicorn ponies eyes went wide at the impossible feat and look towards the mysterious figure who saved them. When the dust settled, they saw something they have never seen before. A 9 foot tall being wearing blue pants, white boots and a blue shirt with an orange undershirt that hugged his upper body and his 8 pack were showing off. He also wore an black with white fur at the border. But most of all the being had a dangerous scowl. However, that scowl wasn't directed towards them but at the monsters who were backing away a bit. He also had long spike gold hair with electricity surrounding him. Then from the dust, several more of the human's clones emerged and began to kill the monsters.

The unicorn ponies saw the scene in disbelief. They saw how the clones easily killed the monsters. The monster's size, species or fighting style didn't matter to them as the clones mowed them down. After the monsters in the house were killed, the clones moved out and began to kill the ones on the streets. Two clones came towards the ponies who flinched as they thought that they were going to be next. However, that didn't come as the clones spoke to them.

One clone said, "Excuse me you two but we need to get you two to safety."

The ponies looked at each other and the stallion said, "How do we know that you two aren't with the monsters?"

The other clone said, "We just saved your lives from the monsters. And if we really wanted to kill you then we would have let the monsters do it for us."

The first clone said, "Now come with us. We are going to take you towards the castle where everyone is being transported for safety."

The unicorn ponies complied and came with them. A clone asked, "By the way, what are your names? My name is Ash."

The other clone said, "And my name is Ash."

The two ponies look at them for a while in confusion and introduced themselves. The stallion said, "My name is Night Light."

The mare said, "And I am Twilight Velvet. Now how can there be two beings or more who not only look the same but have the same name as well?" Twilight? Could she be?

One clone said, "We are simply clones of the original. The original is the real Ash and he is about to engage the leader of this monster army."

The clones escorted Night Light and Twilight Velvet towards the castle while dealing with any monster that stood in their path.

Castle's Area

Ziantos was a proud conquer and warrior for his master. He had fought countless being and conquered several kingdoms in the glory for his master. When he set his site on the weak city of Canterlot, he thought that it would be easy with his army of monsters. However, that didn't go well as he forgot to count the mysterious human that has been going around and slaughtering the master's monsters and golems.

Ziantos thought that the human was just some kind of figure the ponies came up with and were actually the princesses in disguise in order to sow some seeds of fear among the monsters. He first thought that he would not only target Canterlot and conquer it but also face this mysterious human. He would fight it and win against the human. Then he would reveal the true face of the fake human to the city which will degrade their moral. However, he didn't think that the human would actually be real and powerful.

Ziantos thoughts were broken when the human jumped into the air and spin a few times before landing a few meters away from him.

Ash landed with a *Thud* in between the monsters and the civilians in a kneeling position. He then slowly stood back up to his full height and glared at Ziantos.

A while later, Lyra, Bon Bon, Night Light, Twilight Velvet and other ponies were brought to the castle where they all saw the monster's leader Zianto and the human, Ash glaring at each other. For them, this will be a fight to remember. Especially Lyra who is jumping with giddy.

Ash said, "So, here I am Ziantos. Come and get me."

Ziantos snorted and said, "You don't scare me creature. You may have some fancy magic but I don't need that. I have my strength and with it, I will defeat you and kill you in front of all of these ponies. For I am the great and powerful Ziantos! The mighty conquer of severa-"

Ash cut him off by saying, "Blah blah blah, would you shut up and fight me already you piece of trash?"

Ziantos growled in anger and some of his monsters didn't like that the human cut off their leader's speech. So a whole bunch of monsters rushed at the human with intent to harm him. However, when Ash saw the incoming monsters, he scowled and swung his right arm widely *Bash* that not only hit the monsters but launched them away from the area and into the sky.

Ash said with rage, "Weaklings should get lost!"

Ziantos, civilians, princesses, girls, fillies and Spike saw with wide eyes at the monsters flying away with Ash's powerful swing. Soon the monsters in the air were killed by the other clones. The clones also targeted and began to kill the monsters near Ziantos as they would get in the way of their fight.

Lyra grinned hugely and did an air fist and shouted, "Yeah! Humans rule!" The other nearby ponies looked at Lyra like she grew another head while Bon Bon sighed and face palmed.

Ziantos looked around and saw that the nearby monsters were being killed by the clones along with the rest of the monsters. He saw how his huge army of monsters were being slaughtered by the human's clones. This greatly angered him as he was the mighty conquer of kingdoms and a powerful warrior of his master. He will not stand for this.

Ziantos glared at the human and said, "You! How dare you toy with my army! You dare disrespect me! I will crush you! I will cut off you limbs! I will kill you like the animal you are!"

Ash said, "That's my line you trash!"

Play this music for a bloody fight.

With a roar, both Ziantos and Ash charged at each other. Ash reeled back his left arm while Ziantos reeled back his right arm. Then both of them swung forward and punched each other in the face. However, Ash saw his incoming fist and tilted his head a bit to the right and avoided his attack. Ziantos eyes went wide at not only his punch being dogged but receiving one strong punch *Bash* to his right cheek.

Ziantos was taken back by this but immediately retaliated by giving a bunch of punches but Ash dodged them or blocked them. Ziantos then tried to cut him by slashing his arm blades at the human and managed to cut the human a few times. He grinned at that but his grin soon turned to shock as he saw the wounds closing quickly and healed. Ziantos got angry and punched the human's gut but Ash stopped it by grabbing his arm with both of his hands. As the human's hands were occupied, Ziantos took this chance and gave a good kick *Bash* to Ash's face.

Ziantos smiled as he saw a bit of blood seeping from the cuts on human's face from his kick. Ash on the other hand was only enraged by this. His blood boiled and raised his right arm, then brought it down and *Bash* hit Ziantos's abdomen with his elbow. Thus *Crack* breaking some of his ribs.

Ziantos cried out in pain as he felt some of his ribs cracking from that blow. Not only the blow cracked his ribs but his body was *Crash* slammed into the ground from the pressure. He grunted in pain and looked up at the human with hate but his eyes went wide when Ash gave a good kick to his guts that launched him off of the ground. Ziantos landed on his feet 17 meters away from the human. He staggered a bit from his broken ribs but got used to it. He then straightened his body and glared at the human. Ziantos was about to attack but saw that the human lunged at him.

Ash pulled back his right arm in order to punch Ziantos but saw that he was getting ready to counter him. Ziantos said with a grin, "Nice hits human but it's not enough to beat someone like me! Your mistake is leaving the ground. While you are up in the air, I can hit you with my punches. So here take this!"

Ziantos threw a punch at the human's face but something else happened that shocked everyone. Ash while in mid air, flipped backwards and dogged the incoming fist blade and *Bash* kicked Ziantos in the face.

Ziantos was launched away and landed on a cart full of cabbage and crushed it. A nearby pony who must be the owner of the cart shouted, "My cabbage!"

Ziantos stood back up and glared at the human with hate. He was pissed off that he was being thrown around by someone shorter than him. He said, "You damn human! I will rip you apart!"

Ziantos and Ash charged again and instead of punching each other, they both hit each other with their elbows. When both elbows collided, a shockwave erupted and spread around that area, shattering windows and breakables stuff nearby.

Ziantos and Ash were both pushed back by the shockwave. Ash was impressed by Ziantos. He was a strong monster and his hits were strong too. Ziantos attacks were aimed at his vitals which show that he has experience fighting strong warriors. This monster has trained his skills to an excellent level.

Again both of them charged at each other and this time, both of them unleashed a barrage of punches at each other. Neither of them back away while they punch and receive punches on their bodies. Ash punched Ziantos on all over his body and had to avoid his arm blades. Sometimes he could not dodge the blades and was cut by them but his wounds healed within a few seconds.

They both traded punch for punch, elbow for elbow, kick for kick, knee for knee. Each blow was traded with another blow. Heck, they even headbutted each other a couple of times, but they didn't back down from each others merciless blows.

Ziantos received a punch to his mouth and blood began to fill the inside of his mouth. He then got an idea and spit his blood into the eyes of the human and blinded him temporary. This is all he needed and as grinned a he punched and stabbed the human with his fists and arm blades.

Ash felt pain all over his body as he could not see but then used his ears to hear Ziantos movements. He heard them and began to dodge his attacks. Ziantos saw that his attacks were not hitting the human anymore and growled in rage. The blood that was spit into Ash's eyes were devoured by his virus and his vision came back. He looked at the monster in rage at how dirty it played. Ash kicked the ground and launched himself at Ziantos in the blink of an eye and *Bash* punched his face.

Ziantos was launched back towards *Crash* a building that collapsed on him. He dug himself out from the rubble and scowled at the human. Ziantos charged and kicked the human but he not only blocked his kick but got a hold on it as well with his left arm. Ash then gave a *Bash* swift punch to Ziantos neck and *Bash* an elbow to his chest that *Crack* cracked a few of his ribs. Then he released the monster's leg and jumped. He spun his body around a few times and *Bash* gave a powerful spin kick to Ziantos face.

Ziantos was launched away and rolled on the ground. He crashed into the side of a building which stopped him. Ziantos slowly stood back on his legs as he stabilized himself. He was getting more and more angry from this fight. The human was not going to go down just like that. He needs to get a fatal hit on the human if he wanted to insure victory.

Ziantos leg muscles contracted a bit and he kneeled down. Then he launched forward as his leg muscle expanded, giving him a good jumping speed. In the blink of an eye, Ziantos was upon Ash and brought down both of his arm blades on the human.

Ash quickly brought his left arm up and used "Tekkai" to harden his arm muscles. When Ziantos dual arm blades collided *Clang* with the human's harden arm, a few sparks sprayed from their clash. However, his defense failed as Ziantos put most of his strength in this attack and *Shing* cut through the human's left arm.

Everyone gasped when they saw Ash's left arm flying and *Splat* landed near them. Blood sprayed from the human's left stump and severed arm. Ziantos began to laugh menacingly as he now see a way for victory against the human.

Ziantos pointed towards the human and said with a grin, "Ha! Look at you now! You who has been able to kill monsters, now lost an arm to me! You have never face someone like me human! I am the conquer of kingdoms! I am the mighty warrior of my master! I will do my master's bidding and any of his wishes! I am Ziantos! You are nothing to-"

"Shut your bloody mouth trash."

Ziantos glared at the human again but stopped when he saw that Ash was not in pain even though he cut off his arm. Then he and everyone gasped in shock at what they saw next. Several red tendrils shot out from the human's left stump and began to form a skeletal arm and a hand. Then the muscles. Then the veins. Then the flesh. And finally the skin.

Ash brought his left hand in front of his face and looked at it. He then moved it a bit around. He then looked around and saw that they had a shock faces, eyes wide and jaws on the ground. He then looked at Ziantos and saw a funny look. His eyes were bulging out of their eye sockets, his jaw was on the ground, snot was falling from his nose and sweat was dripping from his head. His face looked like this.

Ash chuckled at the monster's expression but his face soon became serious as he glared at Ziantos. He said, "Play times over. Time to get a bit serious."

This snapped everyone out of their shock and look at the human in even more shock. If all of that fighting was simply play time to him, then what would his serious fight look like?

Ash began to increase his power to an exponential rate. With the extra power, his muscles bulged and increased in size so much that his upper clothes were *Keerriipppeeed* ripped from his body and displayed his muscles to everyone.

Every female blushed hard as they look at his well defined muscles. Even his herd mates were looking at him while blushing. Fluttershy was blushing up a storm but could not take her eyes off from Ash's body. Then with a *Pomf* every wing females had their wings fully extended. Even Cadance who was blushing too as she thought 'Why couldn't Shining Armor have those kind of muscles on him?' She pouted cutely as she really wanted to nuzzle his muscles but can't because she is married to Shining Armor.

Ash pointed at Ziantos and said, "You had your turn. Now it's mine."

Ash then began to walk towards Ziantos with *Crash* powerful steps that form 5 foot wide crater. Ziantos came out of his shock and snarled at him before lunging at the human. He said, "Don't think you can win against me! Just because you have a bit of muscles is not enough to stop me! I am stronger than you could ever be!"

When Ziantos got closer to the human, he didn't see a punch coming towards him as it was too fast for his eyes to follow. Ziantos felt *Bash* a strong punch to his left cheek and not only pushed his head back but was confused and staggered a bit. Ash unleashed a flurry of deadly accurate punches to him that greatly damaged and staggered the monster.

A punch *Bash* to his left cheek, then *Bash* to his right cheek, then *Bash* another left and *Bash* a right, followed by *Bash* a punch to his liver. Then *Bash* one to his face, one *Bash* to his left and one *Bash* to his right. Then Ash gave a powerful punch *Bash* to the monster's gut that critically damaged his insides. Ziantos felt his body writhing in pain and grunted in as he felt something going up his throat. He screamed in pain "Ghhhaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!" as he puked out loads of blood.

Ziantos took a few steps back as he writhed in pain. Ash stepped forward and *Bash* gave him an uppercut that launched him up into the sky. Ziantos then landed on another cart full of vegetables and *Crash* crushed it.

The same pony from before, the owner of the first cart, exclaimed, "My other cabbage!"

Ziantos forced himself to stand back on his feet. He grunted in pain as he felt more of his bones being broken from the blows of the human. He growled like an animal and again charged at Ash. Ziantos jumped into the air and brought down his leg like a hammer upon the human. However, Ash didn't moved from his position, nor did he raise his arms in order to defend against the incoming drop kick. Ash simply let the kick make contact with his head *Bash* and a 10 foot wide crater formed beneath the him.

Ziantos smiled that he was able to hit the human, however his smile fell when he saw that the human was not in pain or grunted at all. The human simply glared at him with rage. Ziantos landed on the ground and began to engage in close combat. He unleashed a barrage of punches that the human simply dodged by shifting his upper body left and right.

After dogging for a while, Ash stopped Ziantos punches by grabbing one of his arms by the wrist. He then lifted Ziantos above him by the wrist and *Crash* slammed him on the ground to his right. Then Ash lifted him above the ground again and *Crash* slammed him to his left. Ash lifted Ziantos again and kept on slamming him left and right like a rag doll.

After slamming Ziantos for a while, he stopped and began to whirl him around and then shot him towards a building at the speed of sound releasing a shockwave. Before crashing through a building, Ziantos *Crash* crashed through another cart filled with vegetables and then *Crash* crashed through a building.

The same pony before said, "My other cabagg- oh that's one is fine. I have insurance on it."

Ziantos *Crash* crashed into a building, he *Crash* crashed through some tables, he *Crash* crashed through some furniture, he *Crash* crashed through a kitchen sink, he even crashed through a bath tub and a toilet. One rubber duck got stuck on one of his head spikes. With the force he was thrown with, Ziantos *Crash* crashed through the building and to the other side. He then *Crash* crashed into another building and the same thing happened as he crashed into a number of things and outside the building. Only for it to repeat again and again and again and again and again and again and again.

Somewhere In Canterlot

A group of clones were searching for ponies who were unfortunate enough to get trapped in their houses because of the monsters. When they find someone, they escort them towards the castle. As they were continuing their search, they heard something. They stopped what they were doing and focus on that sound.

One clone said, "What is that sound?"

They listened to the sound and from it, it seems that something was crashing through several buildings and was heading towards them.

Another said, "Don't know what it is but whatever it is, it seems to be coming towards us."

Another clone said, "Is it a monster?"

A clone said, "Could be."

Another clone said, "I'll check it out." He jumped high into the sky and look over the direction where the sound was coming from. He saw that something indeed was crashing through several buildings and was heading towards them. He looked down and shouted, "Yeah! It's a monsters! Get ready for it!"

The clones took a defensive stance but one clone looked at a building that looked cylindrical in shape. He grinned as he got a brilliant idea. He moved towards the building while saying, "Hey guys. Mind moving away from here?"

A clone asked, "Why?"

They all looked at the clone and saw that he was moving towards a cylindrical building. The clone bent down and plunged a hand into the base of the building. Then with the other hand, he gripped the side of the building. His muscles bulged and began to lift the entire building up and above him. The clone then grabbed the building like a baseball bat and move it around a bit.

The clone said, "Cause I'm feeling lucky."

The other clones understood what he meant and grinned too. They moved aside from his path and looked into the direction of the monsters as the sound began to become louder by the second. After a few seconds, a building burst opened and out came a monsters covered in spiked armor, some destroyed pieces of furniture and ..... a rubber ducky???

It was none other than Ziantos who was heading straight towards the clone who was getting ready to hit him with a building. The clone saw the incoming monster and got in position.

The clones' muscles tensed and said, "One for the money."

His muscles bulged and said, "Two for the road."

He concentrated strength in his arms and said, "Three for the girls."

When Ziantos was close enough, the clone said, "And four for the ..." *Bash* He swung the entire building like a baseball bat and hit Ziantos, thus launching him back towards the way he came from. Meaning, Ziantos was heading back towards Ash. It was surprising to see that the building held itself even after being used as a baseball bat.

The clones finished his sentence "Goal!!" The other clones cheered for him as they saw Ziantos flying back towards the castle. They also could have sworn that they heard the rubber ducky on Ziantos quack. One clone dispelled himself, so he can give the original new info about Ziantos heading back towards the castle.

Canterlot Castle

Back at the castle area, everyone was starring at Ash with wide eyes and jaws agape. Not only were they amazed by his cloning feat but were in awe as he beat the monster's leader like a boss. He beat Ziantos and threw him around like a rag doll. He was owned by Ash. Also, every female had their entire face and head red as they blushed from seeing his uncovered chest muscles and back muscles. Some were even drooling from seeing his well defined muscles.

Ash just stood there as he was unaware of the females ogling at his body hungrily. He was staring in the direction he threw Ziantos. Then he received info from one of his dispelled clone. He looked up and saw Ziantos flying towards him. This got a smirk on his face as he took a stance. When Ziantos fell towards the human, Ash spun anti-clockwise and gave *Bash* a powerful kick to the monster that launched him back towards the group of clones again.

Everyone looked at Ziantos as he was falling towards the human but their eyes went wide when Ash gave a powerful kick that launched the monster back towards the place he came from. From the crowd, Dinky saw the monster for a moment and something caught her eye. She asked her mother, "Mom. Did that monster have a rubber ducky on his head?"

Ditzy was confused by this question and said, "I don't know Dinky. I didn't see it but he won't be coming near you two."

Sparkler said, "And why would he even have a rubber ducky with him? He is a monster."

Dinky pouted cutely and said, "I don't know? Maybe he wanted to have a bath?"

Back At The Batter Clone

The clone still held the building in his hands. He said, "Well, was that alright?"

Another clone nodded and said, "Yeah. You did great by the way."

The clone said, "Thanks."

A clone that was floating in the sky yelled, "Hey! I think that Ziantos bastard is coming back!"

A clone said, "Really? Didn't he have enough buildings in his face for one day?"

The clone in the sky said, "Don't ask me! Get ready! Here he comes!"

The clone with the building said, "Well, it looks like I need to have one more strike for this bastard." He adjusted his building in a striking position and waited for Ziantos to get closer to him.

As Ziantos flew towards the clone, he saw the building he was hit with and became a bit scared. He said, "No please. No more buildings. I am sick of them. I am sick of being punched in the face! I am sick of crashing through buildings! No more!"

Ziantos reached on his back and grabbed the pieces of broken furniture and rocks, and threw them at the clones. The clones deflected every thing that were thrown at them. Ziantos reached above his head and grabbed something soft but he didn't care and threw it at the one holding the building.

Then something soft and squishy hit the clone in the face but bounced off harmlessly and a 'Quack' emitted from that thing. When the thing landed on the ground, every clone in that area look at it and stare at it in disbelief.

One clone said, "Is that ..."

Another clone nodded and said, "A rubber ducky? Yeah, it is."

Another clone said, "Why would he throw a rubber ducky at us?"

A clone shrugged his shoulders and said, "He ran out of things to throw at us?"

Another clone said, "Maybe." He then gasped and said, "You don't think he stole it from a filly?"

The other clones whipped at the clone with wide eyes and thought about it. Then their faces became one of anger.

A clone growled, "So he not only wants to enslave the ponies but steal toys from little fillies as well?"

A clone said in disgust, "Disgusting."

They all looked back at Ziantos in rage who was falling towards them. A clone said to the one holding the building, "Give this trash a good one. Give it all you got and put everything in this swing."

The clone with the building said, "You got it. No mercy." His muscles bulged and concentrated immense amount of strength in his arms.

When Ziantos came closer, he saw that the human clone was fully prepared to strike him with that building. He shouted, "No more building! Or I will have your heads for this! You hear me! I'll-" His threat fell on deaf ears as the clone swung the building with a huge amount of strength and *Bash* struck Ziantos with it. The building finally crumbled as it could not stand the full might of the swing and Ziantos was painfully launched back towards the castle as he screamed in pain and cursed in some unknown language.

The clone looked at the ruined or what's left of the building in his hands and became sad enough to let a tear fall from his eye. He said, "I will never forget you, B.Bat (Building Bat) Version 1.0. I will- oh! What's that?" He saw something shiny in a shop and tossed the ruined building behind him and onto a group of monsters who were trying to sneak up to him but they screamed as they were crushed by the building.

The clone stopped and looked back. He asked, "Did you hear something?"

A clone asked, "Like what?"

The clone said, "Like some monsters screamed as they were crushed to death by some building crashing on them?"

Another clone shrugged his shoulders and said, "Nope."

The first clone said, "Hmmm. Must be my imagination." With that, he went to the shop that held something shiny which could be important.

Canterlot Castle

Ash was standing there and waiting for Ziantos to make a comeback and that is what he did. Flying from the sky, Ziantos was coming towards the human. However, this time, he was ready. He saw the human in rage and snarled. He pulled back his right arm and ready his arm blade.

Ziantos shouted, "You damn human! Don't underestimate me! You will never win against me! I will not allow it!" He screamed in rage as he prepare his attack.

Ash glared at Ziantos and spoke demonically, "The one who you shouldn't underestimate is me." He pulled back his right arm and curled his fingers tightly into a fist. His right arm's muscles bulged and increased in size a bit.

As the monster flew closer towards the human, both of them attacked at the same time. Ziantos saw that the human's fist was making its way towards his arm blade and grinned. He said, "Idiot! These blades and my armor are made from the strongest metal! You will not be able to break it! Instead your fist will be cut! Ha ha ha ha!"

Ash ignored him as his fist soared towards Ziantos arm blade and *Clang* it made contact and sparks flew around from it. Then to Ziantos disbelief and everyone's else, the blade didn't cut his fist. Instead, *Crack* several cracks spread on the blade and *Crackle* it shattered into a hundreds of pieces.

Everyone looked at this in disbelief, however, Ash's fist didn't stop. His fist continued its way towards Ziantos fist and *Clang* collided with his metal gauntlet. Then to everyone's shock, Ash's fist *Crack* broke Ziantos fist and fingers. Then his arm was bent in a U shape, emitting a loud *Crack* making everyone cringe at that. However, the the human's fist didn't stop as it soared towards the monster's body.

Ash gave *Bash* a powerful gut punch to Ziantos who screamed in pain, "Ghhhhhaaaaaaaaaa!" and vomited a stream of blood. Ziantos was then launched towards *Crash* another building that collapsed on him and buried him.

Again everyone looked at him with wide eyes and their jaws on the ground. The princesses were really shocked to see him fighting someone as strong as him and was doing damage control. ..... Okay. Maybe some damage control. The city has not been damaged that much with Discord's fight. Ash was trying to avoid that but it just happened.

Ziantos was in immense pain as his right arm was twisted in a U shape and his right hand was completely broken. He used his left hand to dig himself out from the collapsed building on top of him. A short time later, Ziantos emerged from the destroyed building and was panting in both pain and exhaustion. The fight with the human has been most unexpected to him as he thought that he could win. But sadly it looks like that won't be happening.

Ziantos looked at the human with nothing but hate and anger. How dare this monkey make him look like this in front of everyone! He began to growl like a mad animal and even foam from his mouth. He let out an animalistic roar "Gggrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh" that frightened everyone except Ash.

Ziantos then did a mad dash towards Ash while growling and snarling madly. Ash on the other hand simply put his hands inside his pants pockets and stood there. He simply stared at the insane monster charging at him. The girls and the princesses shouted at him about the charging monster but he didn't move and simply waited for Ziantos.

When Ziantos came closer to Ash, he began to punch, kick and cut him with his left arm blade. He swung like a mad man and cut the human several times. Blood sprayed from the wounds and Ziantos continued his onslaught as he was blinded by his rage.

Everyone was screaming from this site, especially Ash's herd mates as they saw him getting severely hurt. They shouted several times at him to defend himself but he just stared at Ziantos. Fluttershy began to cry as she saw her coltfriend being cut and hit by Ziantos merciless attacks.

Ash on the other hand, simply stood there and took on the full blunt of Ziantos onslaught. He didn't grunt in pain or flinch at it. He just stared at Ziantos and looked down on him.

After attacking Ash for 5 minutes, Ziantos finally stops as he becomes exhausted from it. He looked at the human's body and saw how severely it was injured with many cuts and wounds all over the body. He smirked that he finally won against the human but his smirk fell when he realized that Ash was still standing, with his hands still inside his pants pockets.

Ziantos saw that the human was sill starring at him like he was looking down at him. The human didn't fall or stagger or grunt in pain or step back. He was simply standing there with his body full of wounds.

Everyone was starring at Ash with wide eyes as they stared at his wounds and deep cuts. However, they gasped when all of the wounds closed up and healed within seconds right before their eyes.

Ash looked at Ziantos with a bored look and said, "Is that all you got? Disappointing."

Ziantos now felt fear for the first time in his life. Fear began to spread through out his body which made him step back. Slowly he began to move away from the human who just stared at him with pity.

Ziantos said, "No. This can't be happening. I am Ziantos. A powerful warrior of my master and I am feeling ... fear? No! It can't be! It's just one creature!"

Ash was about to attack Ziantos but stopped when he was informed by his clone. He smirked at Ziantos who was growling and said, "What are you smirking at creature?"

Ash said, "Oh nothing. Just that the entire army of monsters that you brought here have been dealt with." He knew this as all of his clones dismissed themselves after they rescued everyone in the city and killed all of the monsters. Except for one clone who was in a shop.

Ziantos was shocked to hear that. How could his huge army lose to these ponies? No. It was not the ponies that fought his army. It was this creature. A human. He and his clones slaughtered his entire army and now he was alone. ..... He was alone?

Ziantos eyes went wide at that and when he looked at the human, he began to tremble. There were several rumors going around the monsters that one creature was strong enough to kill hoards of them. Then there was the rumor of the same creature killing every monsters at the Minotaur Kingdom. Another rumor stated that the same creature fought the chaos god Discord and won. Ziantos didn't believe it. No. He refused to believed it but today, right in front of him was the proof. There, it stood right in front of him, who he has been fighting with for a while. It was the human.

Ziantos look at the human but he didn't see Ash. He saw something else. It was Death that was standing in the place of the human. Ziantos began to tremble as he saw Death before him. He began to fear for his life and thought about running away from him.

Ash saw how terrified Ziantos was who was about to flee but he didn't let him. Ash immediately grabbed Ziantos right broken arm that was still in a U shape and *Crack* straightened it causing the monster to scream in pain, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!".

Ash didn't release Ziantos arm as he gripped him by his right wrist. He wanted to cause him more pain. Ziantos was screaming in pain when the human straightened his broken right arm but then he stops as he felt immense pain in his left knee that was followed by a sickening *Crack*. He looked down and saw that the human has stomped his knee and broke it, causing his left leg to bend in the wrong direction. As the immense pain reached his brain, he screamed at the top of his lungs, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!".

Everyone cringed at that cracking sound. Some nobles faces became green and ran towards some bushes where they vomited whatever they eaten as they became sick from seeing the gruesome site of blood and bone breaking.

Ziantos was screaming in unbridled pain as his left knee was broken but he was still standing on his right leg. Even after breaking his knee, Ash didn't release his grip on Ziantos right wrist. Ash then lifted his right arm up with his fingers facing Ziantos. Then his arm muscles bulged and increased in size.

Ash said, "You are the warrior of your master? Pathetic. I was hoping to face someone strong but you are a disappointment. You are nothing more than trash!"

With his fingers stretched out like a spear, Ash thrusted his right arm towards the monster. Ziantos saw this and tried to defend himself by lunging his left arm blade at the human's incoming hand. When Ash's fingers and Ziantos arm blade *Clang* clashed with each other, a shockwave was released from it and both tried to push against each other. Ziantos was putting all of his might in pushing the human's hand away but in the end, Ash came on top when his fingers *Shing* cut straight through Ziantos arm blade and then *Keerriippp* cut through his hand.

Ziantos eyes went wide in shock as he saw his blade being cut in half from the human's fingers and then his hand split in half. Blood began to spray from his torn hand which made everyone gasped in shock and horror.

However, Ash didn't stop there as his hand traveled from Ziantos hand towards his arm while cutting through it like a blade. Ziantos left arm was now ripped in two as they flailed around in futile while blood sprayed from them.

Ziantos screamed in unbridled pain, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!". His right arm was broken and now his left arm has been ripped in two. Half was fluttering one one side while the other half of his left arm was fluttering on the other side.

Ziantos screams were like music to Ash's ears. He was taking pleasure in seeing this monster in pain. Why? Because Ziantos came here in Canterlot with intent of enslaving the inhabitants of the city and he had the balls of not only calling him a monkey but made him a pet and eat him. However, what pissed him off was when he was informed that Ziantos stole a rubber ducky from a filly. This trash not only wanted to enslave the ponies but he also took away things from little fillies. This was it. Ziantos crossed the line.

Ziantos screamed in pain, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-mmmph!!?" but his screams were cut off when Ash grabbed him by the face. He got bored after hearing his screams for a while. He could still hear Ziantos screams but they were muffled by his hand.

Ash then stomped on Ziantos right knee and *Crack* broke it causing him to scream again. Ash then lifted Ziantos by his face and above. He saw that all of Ziantos limbs were broken except for the left arm which he split in two.

Ash glared at Ziantos and said, "Now, who did you say you were? I forgot?"

Ziantos tried to spoke, "I am .... ah .. the great ... ah .. and-gghhaaa!"

Ash cut him off when he *Bash* punched Ziantos in the gut. He asked again, "Sorry. What were you saying?"

Ziantos again tried to speak, "I said ... gha .. that I am .. ah ... the great-ghaaaa!"

Ash cut him off by *Bash* punching Ziantos in the gut again. He said, "Wrong answer. Try again."

This went on for a while as everyone watched Ash punching Ziantos in his gut when he tried to say his name. A while later, the armor around Ziantos abdomen was completely destroyed and his gut was bruised red. Blood fell from Ziantos mouth as his organs were crushed from the human's punches. When he couldn't take it anymore, Ziantos asked for mercy, "Please ... spare ... me.."

Ash looked down at Ziantos and said, "Why should I? I am fairly certain that when your slaves ask you for mercy, you laugh in their faces and beat them and torture them. So?"

Ash *Bash* punch Ziantos in the gut again and asked, "Why should you get any?"

Ziantos vomited blood and grunted in immense pain. His limbs were useless and he was exhausted from fighting the human. He even lost the energy to scream. He wished that this was all over and he get to go but that is not likely to happen.

Soon, Ziantos painful face turned into a smirk when he remembered something. He slowly began to laugh which then turned into a full laughter like he already won. Others were looking at him in confusion. Here Ziantos is beaten and broken and he was laughing?

Ash tighten his grip on Ziantos face which shut hm up and asked, "What's so funny?"

Ziantos grunted in pain then he grinned. He said, "I just .... hah ... remembered something."

Ash asked, "Hoooo. And that is?"

Ziantos said with a smirked, "And .. ha ... why should I ... hah ... tell you?"

Ash looked at him in a bored expression before punching him in the gut again. He then asked, "Cause I'm not asking nicely. What it is?"

Ziantos grunted in pain and coughed up some blood. After that he took some breaths and said, "I remembered that I have a backup plan."

Ash stopped as he heard something far away from Canterlot. This sound was coming from quite a distance and within a forest area.

Ziantos said, "This backup plan is to have something prepare for in the event something happened to me."

Ash listen closely to this sound and he somewhat recognize it. It was nothing good at all.

Ziantos said with a grin, "I prepared a Delraich."

Immediately, Ash's head whipped in the direction of that sound when he heard that word. Delraich. He used his "Superhuman Vision" to look towards a far away forest from Canterlot. He could not spot the creature because of the forest but could hear it at least. His eyes went wide when he saw red light coming from that forest. This could mean only one thing. A demon is about to be summoned in this world from hell.

Ash could do nothing at the moment because he was too far away from that location. Then a few seconds later, a bright red light shined that blinded everyone for a short time. After a while, the light stopped and everyone gasped at what they saw. There, far away from Canterlot was a giant. No. A freaking giant! A titan or whatever! It was freaking huge! It was a titanic demon that was taller than Canterlot mountain!

This demon had two very long and huge horns that bent backwards. There were also several smaller horns growing on its head. It had two red fiery eyes and held a huge flaming sword. Its mouth was filled with long sharp teeth and its seems to breath fire.

Also, the giant roared and slashed some mountains with its humongous sword like it was nothing. Mountains! Canterlot mountain is about 1000 feet tall and the demon is trice that size. So that is 3000 feet tall demon. Yeah. No worries. Hahahaha. It's just a demon. Ash has beaten and killed one before. So no worries. ..... Instead this one is so huge that its about trice the size of the freaking mountain that holds Canterlot!!!!!!!

Breath Ash. Just breath and calm down. You can find some way of beating that titan which just so happens to be taller than the mountain on which Canterlot is build!

Ziantos began to laugh menacingly and said, "Meet the watcher of hell and owner of Cerberus, Asmodeus! And if I can't have Canterlot and enslave its inhabitants, then I rather have the city destroyed and everyone in it slaughtere-ghhhaaaa!?"

Ash had enough of his voice and thrust his left hand *Keerriipp* straight through Ziantos chest and grabbed his spine. With his right hand, he *Crunch* crushed Ziantos skull and ripped out his head. Then he thrusted his right hand in Ziantos chest and grabbed his spine. Then Ash lifted Ziantos body above him and *Keerriipp* ripped it in two. Ziantos upper body fell to Ash's right while the lower body fell to his left. Ziantos body was ripped in two like this.

After killing Ziantos brutally, Ash looked back at the giant demon and saw it advancing towards Canterlot. With Asmodeus sheer size, it only took the titan a couple of steps to reach Canterlot. When Asmodeus reached Canterlot, it looked down on the city and its inhabitants. The nobles and civilians were terrified by such a titanic being. Ash's herd mates were also trembling at the site of the titan. Poor Fluttershy fell on her knees as fear spread through her body.

However, Fluttershy then felt something. Something that pushed away her fear. She was surprised that she was not feeling anymore fear even though the titanic demon stood beside the mountain. She thought 'Why am I not scared? I should be trembling in fear but I not? Why?' She then saw that her friends were also experiencing this. They too were trembling a while ago but now, they looked like they could take on this demon by themselves. Fluttershy gasped as she realized what was going on. She turned her eyes towards the one responsible for taking away her and her friends fear. Ash.

Ash felt his herd mates fear from the titan and he didn't like it one bit. He released his intimidating aura and spread it to his surroundings. When the aura washed over his herd mates, friends and nearby nobles, all the fear they were feeling died instantly. The aura not only took away their fear but also made them brave. Even his "Monster Hunter" squad members were feeling like they could fight against this demon.

Ash said, "Don't panic. This is exactly what the demon wants."

The others look at him but heed what he said. They all look back at the giant with brave faces. Sliver Streak walked towards Ash and asked, "Sir. What do we do? How can we fight against something like that?"

Ash said, "For now, I want you and your fellow comrades to protect everyone here as best as you can. Especially the princesses and the girls."

Silver Streak said, "Okay but what will you do?"

Ash looked at the demon and said, "I'll think of something. I won't let it do what it wants just like that."

Silver Streak nodded and spoke to his fellow comrades. The "Monster Hunter" squad began to secure everyone. While they were doing their thing, Ash looked at the demon and saw that it was scowling. Probably because the ponies stopped panicking.

Asmodeus then lifted its humongous sword and prepared its attack. Seeing this, Ash immediately bulged his muscles to gain more strength. He also activated his "Rinnegan" in order to follow its attack. However, when Asmodeus swung its sword, Ash's eyes widen when he realized where the sword was going. He looked back in shock and fear at what Asmodeus was targeting. The princesses and the girls.

Celestia, Luna, Chrysalis and Cadance eyes widen when they saw the huge sword coming towards them. They immediately worked together and cast a powerful shield spell that appeared to surround the entire city. They smiled as they were able to quickly cast a shield spell that will protect them and stop the incoming sword. However, that didn't happened. To their horror, the sword easily *Crackle* break through the large shield like it wasn't even there.

Celestia, Luna, Chrysalis and Cadance eyes went widen in horror. They put almost all of their magic in casting that powerful shield but it was not enough to stop the demon's sword. Time slowed down as the princesses and the girls saw the huge sword coming towards them. They don't have enough magic and have been weakened. They were not even sure if they could do anything to the demon. They all closed their eyes and they screamed as the sword came towards them.

"Rrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

*CRASH*

Chapter 24 It Takes A Giant To Fight A Titan

The princesses and the girls saw the huge sword coming towards them and closed their eyes as they thought that they were going to die. The princesses have faced the demons in the past but was a one sided battle as the ponies were losing to the demons. In a desperate attempt to win, the princesses used the Elements of Harmony to banished all of the demons to Tartarus. After that, they fought against the spirit of disharmony and chaos, Discord and barely won against him in the past.

Now a powerful demon was standing over Canterlot and it attack them with its humongous sword. They used up all of their magic in creating a powerful shield with hope of stopping the demon's attack. However, their hopes faded away instantly as the shield did nothing to halt the demon's attack. Time slowed down as they watch the sword slowly making its way towards them. They could do nothing against this monstrous creature. They all closed their eyes and waited for their death. However.

"Rrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

*CRASH*

Something else happened. The princesses and the girls heard a terrifying roar but the thing about it was that they were familiar with it. They have heard it before. What was it? It then dawned on them as they recognized where this roar came from. They all opened their eyes and gasped in shock at what they saw.

Ash was standing in between them and the huge sword but what shocked them was that he was using his whole body to stop the sword. Ash gripped the sword and pushed with all of his strength in trying to stop it. However, the giant's strength surpassed the human and Ash was pushed back. Ash's feet was dragging on the ground which left a trail of destroyed street.

"Gggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!" Ash growled as he increased his strength with "Muscle Mass" but was still being pushed back. He looked back and saw that he was 40 meters away from the princesses and the girls.

Ash looked back at the huge sword and roared "Rrrrrraaaaaaaggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!" He screamed, "Kaioken ..... X4". A red aura was surrounding him making even more stronger. With the increase in power, he was able to slow himself down from being pushed by the sword but not completely. He was still being pushed towards the princesses and the girls. He was 27 meters away from them.

Ash gritted his teeth and growled, "Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!" He dug his feet into the ground. Then from his feet, huge amounts of viral flesh was released which shot deep into the mountain. After reaching deep enough, the viral flesh solidified and latched onto his feet. Thus providing him a good hold on the ground. With the added support of the mountain grip, Ash was able to slow down the sword and eventually stopped it. He stopped 15 meters away from the princesses and the girls.

Ash growled, "Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" as he was finally able to stop the demon's humongous sword. He was panting as it took much to just stop the sword. However, his blood only boiled as he reminded himself where the sword was actually going. Ash look up at Asmodeus and saw the demon's stunned face before turning into a scowl.

Ash glared at Asmodeus and said, "You Bastard! Who do you think your swinging that sword at!!"

Play this music for an awesome appearance.

Everyone gasped when Ash's whole body burst into blue flames. From that flame, several *Crackle* sounds emitted. Something was making that sound and what they saw shocked them all.

Huge blue transparent bones began to form inside the blue flame. Crackling sounds were made as the bones were created. Bones by bones were formed and joined with each other in a specific. The first thing they recognized was that a skeletal arm was being formed. Then another skeletal arm formed. Then a spine formed, a rib cage, collar bones and finally a skull with two horns. A demonic looking skull that terrified everyone. The entire skeletal body was covered in blue flames. Then the eye sockets of the skull glowed yellow. Susanoo has finally appeared.

Susanoo stood over Ash like a guardian. Only its upper body was created at the moment. However, this Susanoo was clearly different than the ones in Naruto show. In the show, Sasuke Uchiha's incomplete Susanoo stood around 20-25 feet high. However, Ash's Susanoo was completely different. Its size dwarfed Sasuke Uchiha's Susanoo. Ash's Susanoo stood at ..... 100 feet high! This Susanoo was an equivalent of 4-5 Susanoo from Naruto and that's just the upper skeletal body! This may be due to his extra power and Gourmet Cell. Also, Susanoo was about the size of Canterlot Castle.

Ash growled and said, "You dare try to strike my friends! Don't underestimate me! You lower life form!!!!"

Susanoo's massive left skeletal hand was thrust forward and grabbed the sword while its right skeletal arm moved back. Then its massive right skeletal hand curled into a fist. Ash roared "Rrrrrraaaaaaaggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!" as Susanoo swung its massive right skeletal fist at the sword.

When others saw this, they thought that it was futile. Why? Because a skeleton does not posses any form of muscles on its skeleton. Therefore, any physical attack from their bony arms would be extremely weak. Even with Susanoo's massive size, it won't do that much damage. Even the undead skeletons used weapons in order to inflict injuries on others. They were dead wrong.

When Susanoo's massive skeletal fist struck the sword, *Clang* it made everyone's eyes went wide in disbelief. The skeletal fist was not only strong enough to punch the sword but it was way stronger than anyone could ever hope to. Asmodeus was shocked when its sword was flung back with such force that it made the demon step back a few times.

Everyone's jaws dropped on the ground as they watch in disbelief of the giant blue skeleton punching the humongous sword away. The nobles were already aware that the human was strong as they have seen what he can do when he fought against Discord. However, they didn't think the human would had this .... huge blue flaming skeleton aiding him against the demon. However, their shock only escalated when something began to happen to the skeleton giant.

Ash saw Asmodeus preparing to attack again but this time, he would not let it. He sent chakra to his Susanoo which began to form several blue tendrils around its skeleton body. The tendrils then wrapped themselves around the bones and formed muscles on its skeletal body. Everyone's eyes widen when they saw the blue flaming skeleton was now being covered in muscles.

After the muscles were formed, a blue flaming layer covered Susanoo and formed something else. It was Sasuke Uchiha's Susanoo. Ash now had a Susanoo covered in flaming blue flesh and it held a huge flaming blue arm bow on its left wrist and a huge flaming blue arrow in its right hand. Blue flames danced around Susanoo as if they were protecting it. Susanoo also had an extra right arm that held a blue flaming magatama.

Ash look at Asmodeus and with his Susanoo, he aimed at its head. Susanoo put the huge flaming blue arrow in the huge flaming blue arm bow and pulled the string back. Susanoo then aimed at Asmodeus head like Ash wanted it too and launched the flaming blue arrow at it.

Everyone saw the huge arrow flying towards the demon like a huge flaming fire ball. With in seconds, the arrow hit Asmodeus in the face and *Boom* it exploded into blue fire that covered about 10% of its face. The demon flinched from the explosion as it burned part of its face. However, Asmodeus just ignored it and continue with its attack.

Ash saw this and commanded Susanoo to fire more arrows at it. More specifically at the demons eyes. Susanoo obeyed and put the blue flaming magatama on the bow. The magatama transformed into another huge arrow that Susanoo shot it at the demon. Susanoo created another flaming magatama in its free hand and repeated the process. Susanoo launched several flaming blue arrows at the demon like a machine gun. Asmodeus's face was bombarded with several blue flaming arrows that exploded on contact. Asmodeus ignored the incoming barrage of flaming arrows and continued with its attack.

Asmodeus raised its sword above it and then brought it down upon Canterlot. However, the demon stopped when it felt something ..... something that it never felt before. It was Pain. How could it felt that?

Asmodeus was a titanic demon of Hell. Due to its sheer size, he was given the position of watching over Hell and was given Cerberus as a pet. Asmodeus watched over Hell for few millennium and has never felt pain when engaged with smaller creatures. However, today is what surprised it. Asmodeus was summoned from Hell in order to destroy a city that was built on a mountain. The demon looked at the mountain and scoffed at it because the mountain was half the size of the demon.

Asmodeus cut a few mountain on his way as it made its way towards the city. When the demon reached the city, it look down on it and saw several smaller creatures running around in fear. It smiled at the site. Asmodeus like it when other flee from it. The demon was proud of its height and thought that nothing could ever hurt it. Except for now that is.

Asmodeus screamed in pain when it felt immense pain from his left eye. Some arrows managed to hit the demon's left eyes and completely destroyed it. Blood flowed like a flood that fell from the demons destroyed eyes. The sword that was coming towards the city was pulled back as the demon staggered back a few steps. Asmodeus used its left hand to cover its destroyed eye. The demon felt its left eye and realized that it could not see from it.

Asmodeus then became angry and roared at the city. The demon felt pain and it was hurt. No one has ever managed to hurt it but this flaming blue skeleton did. No one hurts it and gets to live. The demon then began to run towards the mountain while making the land tremble with its powerful foot steps.

Ash saw this and made his Susanoo shoot more arrows at the demon but it simply ignored them and continued running towards Canterlot. Ash stopped Susanoo from shooting out more arrows as it wasn't stopping the demon. He then started giving Susanoo more chakra which began to transform it into something else.

Ash began to float above the ground as he went inside of Susanoo's chest. Susanoo also began to float a bit as blue flames erupted from its abdomen pushed it above the ground. Susanoo bent forward and put both of its hands on the ground. Then inside the flames, skeletal bones began to form and join together to create two skeletal legs. Then several tendrils covered the skeletal legs and formed muscles and then skin. Susanoo was in a kneeling position. It then raised up and stood on its legs.

Everyone was shocked again as they see the blue flaming giant getting its legs. As the blue giant stood on its legs, everyone slowly looked up to its sheer size. It stood at 200 feet! Susanoo was so huge that Canterlot Castle came up to its abdomen. Everyone's mouths were mimicking like fishes. If they thought the size was something, then the next thing they saw shocked them. Susanoo had a pair of secondary fore arms. These extra fore arms were joined from each of the arms elbows. Ash created a Humanoid Susanoo. One of Susanoo's left hands created a 70 foot huge flaming sword made from pure chakra.

Everyone saw the blue giant holding a huge sword. They were also able to see Ash who was floating inside Susanoo's chest. Ash controlled his Susanoo with his mind. Susanoo then held out his three free hands and created three more huge chakra swords. Susanoo got ready as the demon reached the city.

When Asmodeus reached the city, it swung its sword at the blue giant. The huge sword *Clang* clashed with Susanoo's four swords and a shockwave was released. Susanoo was able to hold off the demon's attack but just barely. Through Susanoo, Ash felt the immense force behind the demon's attack. Even with all of this strength, Ash was still weaker than the demon. With his current incomplete Susanoo, he cannot fully fight against the demon but he can do something else.

As Asmodeus pushed its sword down on the blue giant, it smirked as it saw Susanoo struggling to stop its sword. However, the demon's smirk soon turned to shock as it saw the blue giant deflect its sword away from Canterlot. The demon's sword *Crash* struck the land below the mountain and torn it apart.

Everyone was scared as they saw this destruction. If the sword had hit Canterlot just once, the city along with the mountain would be cut apart and destroyed. They were really grateful that the blue giant was able to deflect the sword away.

Asmodeus growled and lifted its sword again. The demon again attacked the city but the blue giant intercepted its sword and *Clang* deflected it away from the city and mountain. Each time the demon attacked the city, Ash would use his Susanoo to intercept it and *Clang* deflect the sword away from Canterlot. Everyone watched the scene in awe and shock. Every time the demon attacked, they would panic but then sighed in relief when the blue giant blocked and deflected the sword away. This happened for about 5 minutes.

Asmodeus grew annoyed and frustrated from this. The blue giant has been getting in its way like a pest. Asmodeus snarled and took a few steps back. Everyone was shocked at this and then they began to cheer about the demon going away. Ash was confused about why the demon stepped back. He thought 'Is it giving up?' He thought wrong.

Asmodeus bent down and then jumped into the sky. Everyone looked at the titan jumping higher and higher into the air. Ash was getting a bad vibe from this as his instinct was screaming at him. Asmodeus looked down at the city and grinned. The demon lifted its sword above and then descended towards the city like a huge meteor. Everyone's eyes went wide as they realized what the demon was trying to do. Ash too was shocked and surprised at the demon's tactic.

Ash began to look left and right at his surroundings and saw the nobles panicking and running away from the castle's area. Idiots. He too was beginning to panic but then thought about his herd mates safety. Ash looked at them and saw the princesses and the girls standing there. They were not running away or were panicking in fear. They simply stood there and stared at Ash with soft smiles. He looked into their eyes and saw hope. Ash saw their hope and smiled. He nodded and look back at the descending demon.

Ash state of panic was thrown aside by the princesses and the girls hope. Hope that Ash is here and he would protect them. And he will. Ash took a breath and relaxed himself. He cleared his mind and focused at the current task about how to stop a titanic demon from destroying Canterlot. He doesn't know what to do next but his instinct just kept on telling him to go in a direction. He followed that direction and clapped his hands together which made Susanoo do the same by *Clap* clapping two of its four hands together. When Susanoo clapped its hands, the ponies who were running around in panic stopped and looked at it. Then their eyes widen as they saw the blue giant being surrounded by loads of blue flames.

Ash closed his eyes and poured a huge amount of chakra into his Susanoo. When he arrived in Equestria, he didn't get past his Humanoid Susanoo because he didn't want to create a giant that will gain the attention of others. Heck, as soon as he created a Humanoid Susanoo, he immediately dispelled it because of its sheer size. However, now it was a good time to see what his Susanoo will become.

Ash talked to his Susanoo in his mind 'Susanoo. I don't know if you can hear me but if you can, then please, I want you to become stronger. I want you to become strong enough to protect those around me. I want you to protect those who are precious to me. I don't know what you will become with all this chakra I'm putting into you but please become something that will protect the girls and this city. Become a protector to them!'

Ash then poured a huge amount of chakra into his Susanoo. If he was paying attention, then he would have notice Susanoo nodding at his request as it was surrounded by whirl wind of blue flames. Susanoo began to grow as chakra was poured into it. After gaining more height, Susanoo stopped growing and it was still surrounded by a whirl wind of blue flames which made it harder to get a clear look at Susanoo. At the moment, Susanoo looked like a huge flaming ball of blue fire that was twice the size of Canterlot castle.

Asmodeus was grinning as it fell towards the blue fire ball and then brought its sword on it. The demon grinned as it thought that the creature would not be able to stop this kind of powerful attack. However, the demon's grin fell off from its face as its sword didn't go through the blue fire ball. Asmodeus sword was stopped with a loud *Clang* when it struck the blue fire ball. The demon was then launched back by the fire ball like the demon was thrown away by it.

Everyone watched in disbelief when they saw Asmodeus titanic body being thrown away from the mountain. The demon crashed far away from the mountain and when Asmodeus landed on the ground, the land shook. Several earthquakes were sent out in Equestria because of this. Canterlot mountain also shook due to it. After a while the quake stopped and everything became silent. Everyone looked at the blue fire ball and saw it being dissipated. When the blue fire subsided, everyone gasped at what they saw.

There, where the fire ball was, stood a giant that was even bigger than the Humanoid Susanoo. This one stood at ..... 300 feet high!!!! It was also a bit broader. It didn't carry any weapons and its body was covered by a blue flame that acted like a cloth. Its mouth was hidden by the flame's cloth and its hands were brought together while the index fingers were stretched almost as if the giant did a jutsu. Several blue flaming tentacles were fluttering around it. Its eyes glowed bright blue as it stared at the fallen demon. This Susanoo stood over the city like a guardian who protected them from the demon.

Ash opened his eyes and saw that the city was safe. He then looked at his Susanoo which made his eyes went wide and he smiled. A Susanoo he has never seen before. A new form. He thought about what to call this new form and an name popped into his mind. Ash named this new form Armored Susanoo.

The princesses and the girls looked at the new form of Susanoo in awe and shock. This giant that stood above Canterlot has protected the entire city from the demon. Not only that but Susanoo was also able to throw the titanic demon away from the city. Everyone thought that Canterlot would suffer destruction but that didn't happened. Then everyone thought that the city will suffer a shockwave from the huge sword being blocked by the blue giant but fortunately that didn't happened.

Armored Susanoo's blue flaming cover acted like Ash's "Repulsion" skill. This is why Asmodeus was launched back along with its sword as its attack was pushed back. Any shockwave produced from this was transferred to the demon that made it launched away from the city.

Ash smiled that his Susanoo took a defensive form that is able to block powerful attacks from the titanic demon. He looked back at the demon and saw it getting up. Ash knew that he would need more than Armored Susanoo. He needs something that can dish out strong attacks. But what? Ash looked at his Susanoo again and smirked. If putting a lot of chakra into it has turned his Susanoo into the Armored Susanoo, then what will happen if he put an immense amount of chakra into it? Well, why don't we find out.

Ash also looked at the city and saw that it was becoming small for his Armored Susanoo. So whatever Susanoo's next transformation will be, Susanoo will grow more. So he needs more free space. Ash saw Asmodeus standing back up and was snarling with rage. This demon would probably go into a rage frenzy that will cause more destruction than before. Ash needs to engage it before letting the demon come any closer to Canterlot.

Ash controlled his Susanoo began to run through the city and towards the edge. When Susanoo reached the edge of the city, it jumped above the city's wall and fell from the mountain. The princesses and the girls gasped and ran towards the city's edge. Beyond the wall, they saw the blue giant falling down towards the mountain's base. Then their eyes widen when something strange began to happen to Susanoo.

Play this music for the transformation

As Ash was falling, he poured every bit of his chakra into his Susanoo who slowly began to grow in size. With the continuation of chakra flowing into Susanoo, several blue hard scales began to form on its body. Ash kept on pumping more and more chakra into his Susanoo but then he reached a point where he ran out of chakra. He then began to convert his Gourmet energy into chakra and pumped that into Susanoo.

Susanoo was gaining more and more height as immense amount of chakra flowed into it. Its whole body began to be covered in blue hard scales. Ash then reached a point where a small amount of his Gourmet energy was left. He then poured his Ki energy into the mix of his chakra and Gourmet energy. Ash got 10% more power and poured all of it into his Susanoo.

Why was Susanoo taking more chakra than it was needed in the show? Because Ash's Susanoo is special. His Susanoo is becoming more powerful than Madara Uchiha could ever hope for. Due to Ash's Gourmet Cells (Toriko, Coco, Sunny, Zebra, Yosaku and Jiro) combined with Madara Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki chakra, along with the combined powers of Goku and Vegeta, Ash's power level was immensely increased by several folds. This in turn made the rest of his skill more powerful than what was shown in the show. This is why Susanoo is taking more chakra in order to become a powerful being.

Susanoo's size began to reach half of the mountain's height. The scales on its chest and abdomen turned into clothes. The scales on its shoulder transformed into shoulder guards. It's not enough. More. It needs more power. Ash poured even more Ki energy into this transformation. This gave him 10% more power that began to flow into Susanoo.

Susanoo's size began to reach 75% of the height of Canterlot mountain. Several scales flew behind Susanoo and joined with each other. They soon formed into two huge flaming blue wings that joined with Susanoo's shoulder blades. Each of the wings end ended with a hand. Two huge flames burst from these hands and formed into two large cylindrical shapes which later formed into two humongous Katanas. Susanoo's size began to grow more and more. Susanoo's size grew more and as Ash pumped more and more chakra into it. Soon Susanoo's head reached the mountain's full height.

Susanoo's face burst into blue flames and blue scales covered it whole. The scales on its head transformed into a scary mask. A Tengu mask. The mask covered Susanoo's whole face and became more terrifying. Bright white flames burst from the mask's mouth and eye sockets as soon as the mask covered Susanoo's face.

A huge 6 sided diamond was created on the fore head of the Tengu mask. Inside the diamond was Ash. From there he fully controlled this new form of Susanoo and he has quite a view of his surroundings. Ash looked at his Susanoo's new form and was quite impressed with it. Not only this from held two huge Katanas made purely from chakra but with its sheer size, it would be quite an advantage for him against his enemies. Ash smiled and names this new form Perfect Susanoo.

Perfect Susanoo was so huge that it stood at 1000 feet high! Perfect Susanoo's height was a bit taller than the Canterlot mountain but still shorter than the 3000 foot demon Asmodeus. Several blue small specks of blue flames sparked around Susanoo making it look like it was covered in stars.

Everyone's eyes went wide like dinner plates and their jaws hit the ground. They have seen Ash doing some amazing feats but this? This takes the cake. He not only created a flaming blue giant but with it, he was able to push away the demon. They all looked up at Perfect Susanoo and saw Ash inside a six sided diamond on the forehead of the giant. They all looked with suspense at what would happen next. Lyra and Bon Bon were with them.

Lyra looked at Bon Bon and said, "10 bits say Ash is going to cut the demon apart."

Bon Bon looked at her like she grew another head and said, "Lyra. Now is not the time."

Lyra said, "Come on Bon Bon. This is the perfect time for such thing like this. Or are you chicken?"

Bon Bon went stiff for a few seconds and then she glared at Lyra and said, "No one calls me chicken."

Lyra smirked and said, "Then put your bits where it belongs."

Bon Bon said, "Fine. I'll join your stupid bet. I bet that Ash is going to pummel the demon."

Ash felt everything Susanoo felt. He could feel the land beneath Susanoo's feet. He could smell from Susanoo's nose. He could even see from Susanoo's eyes. He tried to move his hand and Susanoo responded just like him as its hands also moved. Ash confirmed that this Perfect Susanoo was more than a giant battle being. He was in full control of Susanoo. No. He became Susanoo and he liked it.

Ash closed his eyes and through Susanoo, he was able to see. He looked at his surroundings and every detail of it. He then looked back at the towering demon who was scowling at him. Ash smirked at its face and then looked at his chakra Katanas. He brought the right Katana in front of his face and looked at it.

Ash said, "Hmm. Not bad. Not bad at all. Lets see what you look like?"

Ash then grabbed the Katana's handle with his left hand and then pulled the blade out of its sheathe. He slowly pulled out the Katana and as the blade came out, it shined brightly that blinded everyone.

Everyone covered their eyes when the bright light of the blade hit their eyes. When the light dimmed, everyone opened their eyes and looked at the Katana. When they did, their eyes widen in awe. It was a beautiful Katana that shined blue. There were blue flames on the edges of the blade, making it a fire based weapon.

Ash grinned at his Katana and said, "Yeah. You'll do nicely. Now, shall I test how sharp you are?"

Ash put the Katana back into its sheath. He grabbed the sheath with his left hand and grabbed the Katana's handle with his right hand. Then in a swift movement. Ash pulled out the Katana and swung it with lightning reflexes. The result was not what he expected at all. It was total devastation.

The land in front of Ash was *Booom* torn apart as a huge compressed wind blade flew from the Katana, towards the demon. Just from the wind blade passing above the land, the pressure from it destroyed the ground and everything in its path. It was a wave of destruction. A couple of mountains stood in the wind blade's path. Asmodeus was shocked as it saw the mountains *Shing* were cut by the wind blade in two. In the Naruto show, Madara's Susanoo was able to cut two mountains with one swing but Ash's Susanoo surpassed him by cutting a whopping 37 mountains with a single swing of its Katana.

That's not all. The wind blade didn't stop as it continued to fly towards the demon who was still in shock from seeing the mountains being cut in two. The wind blade *Shing* swiftly cut through the demon's right leg but it didn't stop there as the blade flew further away from the demon before dissipating into nothingness.

Asmodeus came out of its shock when it lost feeling in its right leg. Confused, the demon looked down and to its shock, saw its right leg severing from its body and falling to the ground. A sea of blood flowed from the severed limb that drowned the forest and land in red blood. Asmodeus didn't scream as it was confused by all of this. The demon would accept at least being hurt but having one of its leg cut off was something it refused to believe. However, when the demon's brain finally registered pain, Asmodeus screamed and fell to its left knee while putting one of its hands on the land for support.

The princesses and the girls eyes were bulging out of their eye sockets and their jaws hit the ground as they saw the massive destruction in disbelief. Then to their shock, they saw how easily the wind blade cut through the mountains and then through one of the demon's leg. No amount of magic or spell are capable of doing that much destruction.

To say that Ash was impressed was nothing at what just happened. He was beyond impressed with the demonstration of his Perfect Susanoo. Ash only wanted to see what happens if he swung the Katana but his mind was blown away from the destruction his weapon caused. Well, that is what to be expected from Susanoo as it took an immense amount of chakra to make Perfect Susanoo.

Ashs's thought were cut off when Asmodeus snarled at him. The demon looked at its surrounding and saw huge pieces of the mountain that were cut by Susanoo's wind blade. Asmodeus then grabbed pieces of mountains with its hands and then threw them at Ash.

Ash's eyes widened when he saw several pieces of mountains flying towards him. He opened his huge wings and gave a powerful flap that sent a strong gust of winds towards the incoming mountains.

The gust of wind managed to push back the smaller pieces of mountains but did nothing to the big ones. Parts of the land also flew due to the strong gust. Trees, rocks, boulders etc flew away from Susanoo when he flapped his wings.

Ash again opened his wings but this time, when he flapped them, Susanoo was launched into the air. Everyone looked up in the sky as they followed the blue giant who was flying towards the incoming mountains. The princesses and the girls jaws hit the ground. They were first shocked to see Ash creating a blue flaming giant that was the size of Canterlot mountain. Now they were baffled to see the same giant flying in the sky.

Ash flew towards the incoming mountains as he used his "Rinnegan" to see the directions of the big ones. He saw that several of the mountains were heading towards Canterlot while some were not. Ash formulated a plan inside his mind and then he began to proceed with it.

Ash flew towards the nearest mountain and *Bash* gave a strong kick. The mountain derailed from its path and *Crash* collided with another mountain, destroying both of them in the process. Ash flew towards another mountain and *Bash* stomped on it, making it *Crash* hit the land that caused a tremor. That stomp helped him to launch at a big mountain and readied both of his Katanas. When Ash reached it, he swung both of his Katanas in a X shape and *Shing* cut the mountain into four pieces.

Ash then spun around and *Bash* kicked each of them in four different directions, which *Crash* collided with other mountains and destroyed them. He let some mountains get past because they were not going to hit Canterlot mountain. Ash focused on the ones who were flying towards Canterlot. He jumped from mountain to mountain to which he either cut them apart or kicked them into other mountains. He also flew towards a cluster of mountains and spun around while extending both of his Katana. The surrounding mountains were cut into several pieces.

Asmodeus was getting angrier as his mountains failed to hit Canterlot mountain. The demon kept on throwing more and more pieces of mountains at the city but each time, the blue giant got in its way and cut them and kicked them away. Ash kept on doing this till the demon got tired of it.

Everyone in Canterlot marveled at the site. They all were looking in the sky at the blue giant flying around, cutting incoming mountains or kicking them away. They have already seen how the human fought against the spirit of disharmony and madness, Discord. Then the human shocked them when he destroyed the moon. Now, the human created a flaming blue giant and he is using it to fight the titanic demon. The nobles saw this and some thought with ill intent of exploiting the human for their own gain. Bunch of idiots. The only thing they will get is a swift punch to their faces.

As Ash was swiftly cutting through the mountain, Asmodeus growled as it became tired of throwing smaller mountains. The demon looked beside it and saw a big mountain that was bigger than Canterlot mountain. Asmodeus grinned and used both of its hands to grab the mountain. The demon lifted the entire mountain up and threw it towards the city. Asmodeus smirked with glee as it wants to see what the blue giant would do against something like this.

When Ash cut the last of the mountains, he took a breather to relax himself. His grunted in pain as his muscles began to tire and hurt as they were overused in today's battle. He is still not used to having his muscles overworked like this. Thought he can get used to it the more he uses his Susanoo in the future. Lets just hope that whatever is thrown at Ash, he can handle it.

Ash's relaxations were cut off at when something huge passed by him. He turned to look at what it was and his eyes went wide. The demon has tossed an entire mountain that was bigger than Canterlot's mountain and it was heading towards the city. Immediately, Ash flapped his wings hard and flew straight towards the mountain.

As Ash got closer to the mountain, he saw that it was at least a 1870 feet tall mountain. He swung his Katana at it and cut few pieces from the mountain but it was still rapidly heading towards the city. He continued to cut it several times but the mountain was so huge that it was taking him time. Time that he does not have. Ash needs to do something fast or the mountain will destroy the city. Everyone in the city will die.

His friends.

The princesses.

The girls.

His lovers.

*SNAP*

"GGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

Ash roared as his blood boiled at the thought of losing his friends and lovers. His anger erupted inside his body like a volcano and with it, his powers were increased. With the immense amount of anger erupting inside Ash, pure raw energy flowed through his veins. His Gourmet Cell began going haywire from the amount of anger that was being generated inside of him. Thus evolving him further than before.

This ability is called "Rage Fuel Recovery". This ability is exclusive to only the Heavenly King Zebra.

Rage Fuel Recovery
Can replenish owns energy by generating a lot of anger.

With Ash's energy replenished, he poured that energy into Susanoo. However, that energy didn't go into Susanoo's entire body. The energy went straight towards Susanoo's wings that grew twice their size. The wings also became golden colored and were covered in golden flames.

Ash then flapped his huge wings and he soared high above into the sky at the speed of sound. A sonic rainboom was created from this and his was the color of red. Rage.

Everyone saw the blue giant soar into the sky and did a sonic rainboom. Rainbow's jaw hit the ground when she saw that.

Rainbow said in disbelief, "He did the sonic rainboom?"

Gilda said, "Yeah he did."

Spitfire whistled and said, "Wow. I didn't think anyone besides Rainbow could do that."

Fleetfoot said, "Look at his sonic rainboom. It's so pretty."

Ditzy said, "Girls. Why is Ash going above the mountain that is flying towards this city?"

Pinkie said, "Oh! Oh! I know! Ash will soar into space and then come down like a flaming meteor and Swish! Slash! He cuts the mountain in four pieces like a cake! Or cup cakes! Or a chocolate cake! Mmmmmm! chocolate cake."

"Pinkie!!!" The other girls exclaimed.

Pinkie came out of her thought and continued, "Oh right. But that's not all! Ash is going to swing around those huge cake knives like a hurricane and cut the huge mountain into several tiny itty bitty pieces like hes cutting cakes for everyone! Or cup cakes! Or muffins!"

Ditzy exclaimed, "Muffins! Where!?"

Fluttershy said, "Um Ditzy. I don't think there are any muffins around here."

Ditzy smiled sheepishly and said, "Oh sorry. I just love muffins so much."

Twilight pointed towards the sky and said, "Girls! Look! Ash is coming down!"

Everyone looked at the sky and saw Ash diving like a meteor towards the mountain. They saw him speeding down towards the mountain and when he reached it, *Crash* he slammed head first into it. Then they saw him *Crash* coming out from below the mountain. Ash rammed through the mountain and then *Crash* slammed into the land below it, causing another quake.

Ash used this to launch himself up towards the mountain. When he was about to reach the mountain, he flipped himself upside down and gave the mountain a *Bash* strong kick with both of his legs. The girls eyes widen as they saw the mountain going up high into the sky from Ash kicking it. Then they saw Ash flying up towards the mountain and prepare his swords.

Ash brought out both of his Katanas and poured more energy into them which made them even bigger. With his Katanas now huge, he first swung his right Katana vertically that *Shing* cut the entire mountain in half. Then he swung his left Katana horizontally that *Shing* cut the two pieces of the mountains into four.

The princesses and the girls eyes widen as they see Ash slicing the mountain into four huge pieces. Pinkie was right when she said that he was going to cut the mountain.

Pinkie pouted cutely and said, "Oh come on Ash! Your suppose to follow the script!"

Everyone looked at her in confusion and then shook their heads that Pinkie is just being Pinkie. They turn their attention back towards Ash and saw him getting ready for another attack.

Ash's muscles were screaming in pain so much from overusing them. With the burden of a giant being like Susanoo on Ash, his body was not used to it and that's why it hurts so much. However, his anger simply pushed his pain away while he focused on the damn mountain that was going to collide with Canterlot.

Ash gritted his teeth and bulged his arms muscles. Then in a flurry of movement, he unleashed a barrage of slashes that were to fast for the eyes to follow. Within 5 seconds, Ash slashed the mountain more than a thousand time. The mountain was reduced to numerous boulders that were about the size of a house. New skill created "Thousands Sword Strike".

Thousands Sword Strike
Swing the sword several times so fast that in the blink of an eye, the enemy is reduce to mince meat.

Everyone in Canterlot saw the amazing feat in awe. Their eyes went wide and jaws hit the ground as they could not believe something that huge moving at a speed that was impossible for it to.

Ash grunted in sever pain as several muscles in his body were torn apart from to moving something as big as Susanoo with such speed. His muscles couldn't take the burden as they were not used to it. Several veins on his arms burst open and blood gushed out like a geyser. His virus began to heal his wounds but it was slower due to overworking his muscles. Blood dripped from Ash's body as he panted in exhaustion but he can't stop now. Not when the demon is still alive.

Ash looked at the demon in rage as his eyes became red with blood. He growled at the demon with malice. He moved his arms and felt immense pain from his torn muscles but he ignored it. He forced his muscles to move. It was his body. It was his muscles. So they should obey him and only him. So. MOVE!!!!!

Ash growled as he forcefully moved his muscles in immense pain but pain that can be ignored. However, the demon could not be ignored. So he decided that he would writhe in pain and agony later rather than letting the demon go free or it would cause trouble later. With a roar, Ash flapped his wings and launched towards the demon like a bullet.

Asmodeus was stunned to see that the blue giant stopped his attack again. The blue creature has cut the mountain it threw at the city and reduced it into house size boulders. The demon was in such shock that it failed to see the blue giant soaring towards him like a bullet. Then he felt pain on his left cheek. The demon was punched by the blue giant.

Ash *Bash* punched Asmodeus so hard that the demon fell on its back with a stun expression. Probably because it thought that no creature would be able to hit it hard enough to fall on its back. Some of the demon's teeth flew out of its mouth too.

Asmodeus just couldn't believe what just happened. A creature smaller than itself was able to make it fall on its back. Then it felt something warm in its mouth. The demon tasted blood. Its own blood. The blood came out from the teeth that was punched out of its mouth. Asmodeus never bled in its entire life due to other creatures running away from the demon due to its sheer size but now, its has been wounded and has tasted its own blood.

Asmodeus anger flared. It will not just lay around and take this kind of insult to its pride. Asmodeus was a demon of hell. A watcher. The demon roared and pushed itself up but due to the loss of one of its legs, Asmodeus was in a kneeling position with one hand supporting its. The demon swung its massive sword at the blue giant with its other hand.

Ash flew around the massive sword and soared towards the demons face. When he reached there while avoiding the sword, Ash gave a *Bash* double kick to the demon's face. Asmodeus head was pushed back with tremendous force. However, this time he gripped the land in order to stop him from falling on its back.

Asmodeus glared at the blue giant and again swung its massive sword at him. However, the demon's sword swing was slow due to its sheer size. This gave Ash the advantage over the demon as his Susanoo moved just like his body does but due to the burden of something huge on his body, his muscles were being damaged.

However, Ash simply ignored the pain and focused his attention at the demon. He flew around in order to avoid the massive sword and then attacked the demon. However, after avoiding the demon's sword several time, he got pissed off. The sword was a pain in the ass. He needs to get rid of it and he knows how to.

Asmodeus swung at the blue giant again but this time, he didn't dodge it. Instead the creature flew straight towards the incoming massive sword. The demon was confused as to why the blue giant would be going towards its sword as the creature was less than half the size of its massive sword. Asmodeus didn't cared and simply swung its sword at him and grinned. The demon thought that it was a good thing that the creature was doing that and when it dies, Asmodeus would then do what it was summoned to do in the first place. Destroy Canterlot.

As Ash reached the massive incoming sword, he whipped out both of his Katanas from their sheaths and *Clang* struck the sword with both of them.

Asmodeus was shocked that the blue giant was able to stop its sword. This creature just kept on getting in its way again and again. However, during the interference with the blue giant, the demon felt something from the creature. Something ominous but it just ignored it.

After stopping the demon's sword, Ash in a flurry of movements, began to *Clang* *Clang* *Clang* *Clang* *Clang* *Clang* *Clang* rapidly struck a single point on the massive sword.

The demon looked in confusion at what the creature was doing. Everyone in the city also shared the same confusion of the demon as they all looked at Ash slashing at the massive sword. However, their ears moved when they heard *Crack* coming from the demon's sword. They all looked at the sword and their eyes widen at what they saw. A small crack was formed on the massive sword.

As Ash continued to strike the demon's sword, several cracks began to spread across it. Then with only mighty swig, Ash *Crackle* broke the massive sword in two.

Everyone saw in disbelief at the broken piece of the sword as it spun a few times in the sky before plummeting down towards the land and *Crash* pierce it. Even the demon was shocked to see its own sword break right before its eyes.

New skill has been created "Weapon Breaker"

Weapon Breaker
Strike a specific part of an opponent's weapon multiple times. This will disturb the weapon's structure and break apart.

After Ash broke the demon's sword, he put the katanas back in their sheaths. His body was damaged even more than before. Moving Susanoo with such speed has damaged his muscles while some were even torn apart but his virus healed them. However, the pain remained which was immense but he ignored it. Ash has managed to destroy the demon's weapon. Now it's time to beat the crap out of it.

However, Ash's muscles were in sever pain that they refused to move. He spoke in his mind 'Come on muscles. You can do it. We just need to beat the demon and kill it. Then you can rest. So come on. Do it. Don't let some pain stop you from fighting against demons who would hurt my friends. So. MOVE!!!!'

It's as if Ash's muscles heard him that he was able to move. Ash flew straight towards the demon's face and gave *Bash* a strong right punch to its left cheek. The demon's whole head was forcefully moved to the right from the blow. Then Ash flew towards the demon's face again and *Bash* punched its right cheek. The demon's head was forcefully moved to the left. Blood began to fill its mouth from the powerful blows.

Ash punched Asmodeus for a while and then the demon became angry and fought back. The demon swatted Ash away like an insect but he stopped in mid air and flew back towards it. The demon saw this this time gave its own right punch to the blue giant.

Ash saw the incoming massive fist and gritted his teeth. He reeled back his right arm and swung forward with such strength that when their fists collided, *BASH* a huge shockwave was released that even the ponies in Canterlot could feel it. Both the demon and the human pushed with all of their might against each others fist but in the end, Ash prevailed as his *Splat* pierced through the demon's fist and destroyed its whole hand.

Asmodeus screamed in pain from its right hand being destroyed. Ash was also grunting in pain as more of his veins exploded and blood gushed out from it. He was in so much pain that he stopped for a few seconds but then moved again as it was not the time to wallow in pain. That comes after killing this bastard.

Ash flew towards the demon's left hand and stomped on it *Crack* breaking it. Again Asmodeus screamed in pain. Now both of its hands have become useless. The demon tried to hit Ash with its broken left hand but Ash pulled out one of his Katana and *Shing* cut off the demon's hand. The demon's severed left hand fell on a smaller mountain and crushed it with a loud *Crash*.

Now both of Asmodeus hands have been dealt with but just to be sure, Ash flew towards the demon and *Shing* cut off its remaining arms off that fell on some forest, completely destroying it. Asmodeus wailed around in pain as now it has its arms cut off. Now there is nothing stopping the human from pummeling the demon to death.

Ash put his katana back in its sheath, took a breath and closed his eyes. He was almost out of energy. He thought about pouring out more of his energy but refused to do it. He needs to become stronger and win his fights with as little power he can manage to. He needs to replenish his spent energy. He needs "Rage Fuel Recovery".

So he began to think about all of the things that make him angry or pissed him off. Enslavement. Absuing females. The monsters attacking the city. The monsters scaring Dinky and Sparkler. The demon scaring his friends. The prick Blueblood. ....... That bastard Shining Armor.

*SNAP*

Ash's eyes opened with such furry that his eyes glowed red. Anger erupted like a volcano inside of him and he turned it into pure raw energy. As the energy passed through his body, his muscles bulged and his veins became visible on his body. Ash roared with rage coursing through his body.

"Rrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!"

Ash then flew towards the demon's face like a bullet and *BASH* gave a strong punch to its jaw. Asmodeus head was flung backwards with such force that the demon was forcefully lifted from the land about 78 feet above the ground. Ash flew to the demon's face and *BASH* punch its right cheek which forced its head to face left.

Ash then flew in front of the demon and punched *BASH* with both of his fists at its chest. The demon floated above the ground for a while and then began to fall but the human didn't let it. Ash then flew to the demon's back and swung his right foot *BASH* at its back. Asmodeus was pushed back into the air from that blow and Ash flew back towards the demon and continued his merciless onslaught.

Everyone was watching the site in disbelief. The princesses could never have thought that they would live the day to see a powerful demon of hell get beaten around like a rag doll. The girls were also in the same state as the princesses. Pinkie pulled out a beach chair from somewhere ... and a bucket of popcorn from somewhere. She sat on the beach hair and wore sunglasses glassed that she pulled out of .... somewhere. She then watched Ash beating the shit of of the demon while she ate popcorn.

After beating Asmodeus around for a while, Ash went in for some serious strong blows. He bulged both of his arms muscles used "Muscle Mass" to increase his strength. Ash then gave a powerful punch *BASH* to the demon's left cheek that *Crack* destroyed the bones.

"Don't!"

Ash then gave a powerful punch to *BASH* Asmodeus right cheek that destroyed its flesh and *Crack* bone.

"Under"

Ash then *BASH* punched Asmodeus chest and destroyed its flesh and *Crack* rib cage. The broken ribs punctured the demon's lungs, thus filling it with blood.

"Esti!"

Ash then *BASH* punched Asmodeus in its abdomen that crushed its organs and ripped its flesh. The demon vomited a river of blood as it felt its insides being crushed by that blow.

"Mate!"

Ash then flew towards Asmodeus neck and *BASH* hit it strongly with his elbow. The demon's neck was destroyed and its wind pipe was crushed which stopped Asmodeus from breathing in air.

"Me!"

Ash lifted both of his fists and brought them down like a hammer *BASH* upon Asmodeus head that *Crack* cracked the demon's skull. Asmodeus was then launched down towards the land like a meteor.

"You!"

Asmodeus was about to crash into the land with its head first but that didn't happened. Ash flew down towards the land and stood where the demon was about to crash. As the demon's head came closer, Ash launched his right foot up like a cannon and *BASH* struck Asmodeus jaw, thus *Crack* breaking it whole.

Ash's kick was so strong that Asmodeus head was launched upwards. While the rest of the demon's body was falling downward, its spine *Crack* snapped in two due to the human kicking its head in an upward direction. After the demon's spine broke, its entire body was then flung into the sky.

"Lower!"

Ash then flew up towards Asmodeus face and *BASH* gave a powerful punch that completely destroyed the demon's face. Its flesh were ripped and bones were *Crack* broken severely.

"Life Form!"

Blood sprayed in every direction as Asmodeus fell down *Crash* on the land on its back. The demon laid down on the land with several broken bones, ripped flesh, torn muscles, punctured lungs, crushed wind pipe, broken jaw, broken skull, sever blood loss etc. The demon was near death.

Ash saw the pitiful state of the demon and saw how it wallow in immense pain. However, he didn't feel pity for the demon. Only rage and hate. It was time to end it. Ash's Gourmet Cells activated that transformed his arms into demon's arms but the question is which Gourmet Demon? It was none other than the "Evil Voice Demon".

Ash's arms became black as the depth of darkness. Red veins spread on the black arms like viral flesh eaters. Ash curled his left hand into a fist and reeled back his left arm. Raw power began to fill his left arm which bulged twice in size. For an arm to have this much power means only one thing. A powerful deathly move is about to be made.

Ash aimed his left fist at Asmodeus face and said, "Fist of the Grim Reaper Death Knuckle".

Ash's left fist flew towards the demon's face who saw it coming but could not dodge it or block it as he was in no condition to move. Asmodeus then finally realized what he was feeling from this blue creature. It was danger for its own life. The demon's instinct told it to avoid the blue giant but Asmodeus ignored it and now he is paying the price. Its life.

As Asmodeus life was about to be extinguished, the demon was not seeing the blue giant anymore. It saw the Grim Reaper himself who has come to claim its soul. Asmodeus' life was extinguished the moment Ash's fist made contact with its face.

When Ash's fist *BASH* hit Asmodeus face, three things happened. One, the demon's entire head was destroyed as it exploded *Splat*. Several pieces of its brain, flesh and bones were sent flying to its surroundings. Two, the land beneath the demon's head was destroyed as well. A huge crater-no. A gigantic hole was formed that went down for miles. Third, a huge earthquake was created from his devastating blow that shook the entire Equestria.

After killing Asmodeus, Ash was still floating above the demon's corpse. Everyone in Canterlot was shocked as their jaws were on the ground and eyes were wide as dinner plates. They saw Ash give the demon an epic beating and at the end, how he killed it. It was just too awesome. Everyone began to cheer for him. The princesses and the girls too cheered for him.

Rainbow was flying around with excitement and said, "That was so awesome! Isn't our coltfriend just so cool?"

Gilda said, "You got that right Dash."

Spitfire whistled and said, "Wow. Ash sure can dish out some pretty amazing feats."

Fleetfoot said, "Well having creating that blue flaming giant was pretty amazing, if I say so my self."

Twilight said, "Oh I can't wait to find out how he does that. What else can he do?"

Zecora said, "He is indeed a strong one who can fight beings with immense power but also has the heart of gold for treating females with respect."

Celestia said, "That he is. He is a rare one amongst the males and he does not posses any greed at all."

Luna said, "And he refused to become the ruler of Equestria when we told him. Though he will become a ruler in the end and a great one at that." She whispered that last part.

Everyone compliment Ash but Fluttershy saw that he was still flying above the demon's corpse. Why is he not coming back?

Fluttershy asked, "Um girls. Why is Ash not coming back here?"

The princesses and the girls stopped and looked at Ash. They saw that he was indeed flying above the demon's corpse. They became confused and began to worry that something is happening to him. Yes. Something is indeed is happening to him.

As Ash looked down at the demon's corpse, his Gourmet Cells were going haywire from his immense rage. His demon arms didn't revert back into normal arms. No. The Gourmet Demon "Evil Voice Demon" black skin and red veins began to spread across his body. This was because his Gourmet Demon's energy was generating so much and needed to be spend quickly. Soon, Ash's whole body became black as darkness and red viral veins spread across his body. His eyes turned into red glowing eyes. Ash became the "Evil Voice Demon".

Everything became silent as the princesses and the girls were able to see his strange transformation. From a far, they could actually hear him breathing heavily. Then their eyes widen in shock when Ash roared, "Gggrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaooooooooooollllllll!!!!!"

They all saw Ash who began raining down multiple punches on the demon's corpse. He didn't care if it was still alive or dead. The land trembled under the human's powerful punches. Punch after punch, Ash just kept on punching the demon's corpse *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH* *BASH*.

Soon the demon's corpse was nothing more than paste and crushed flesh and organs. After completely destroying the demon's corpse, his Gourmet energy was spent and his body reverted back to normal. Through this act, he created another skill "Wrath Of The Grim Reaper".

Wrath Of The Grim Reaper
After turning into the "Evil Voice Demon", he can use his Gourmet energy to unleash a barrage of punches that can literally turn his enemies into bloody paste.

Ash then landed on the land and his Susanoo was dispelled. As soon as he relaxed, immense pain shot out all across his body. Ash grunted in pain and fell on his back. After killing the demon, he now felt the full blunt of his wounds and torn muscles. It was torture but this was all for the protection of the girls. So he can take it. Ash just laid there on the grass as his virus slowly began to heal his wounds and torn muscles. As his virus was doing that, he closed his eyes and began to rest.

The princesses and the girls were shocked to see their coltfriend acting like this. They then saw him landing on the ground and the blue giant disappeared. Then they gasped when they saw him falling on his back and laid on the ground motionless. They immediately began to worry about him.

Celestia said to a nearby guard who was Silver Streak, "I want a group of Pegasus guards with me this instant!"

Luna said, "And bring a stretcher just in case!"

Silver Streak nodded and went away quickly. The girls were beginning to panic as they worry about their coltfriend being hurt.

Rainbow bit her finger nails as she said, "Omagosh omagosh omagosh!"

Applejack said, "Rainbow! Stop panicking!"

Rainbow said, "I can't Applejack! Ash is hurt out there!"

Gilda said, "This is Ash we're talking about Rainbow. The one who killed an army of monsters all by himself. I'm pretty sure he's fine." However, she too was nervous about his safety.

Spitfire said, "I don't think so. If you looked closely, you would have seen how far he was pushing himself against that demon."

Twilight said, "If I have to calculate, the strength Ash shown against this demon was far more than what he has shown us when he fought Discord."

Rarity asked with a worried tone, "You mean that he..?"

Twilight nodded and said, "Yes Rarity. Ash has pushed himself to the point where he has severely hurt himself."

Fluttershy gasped and said, "We need to hurry girls. Ash is hurt and he needs our help!"

Cadance said, "Where are the Pegasus guards!?"

Just then Silver Streak arrived with a group of 20 Pegasus guards who were all members of the "Monster Hunter" squad. He said, "We're ready princesses."

Celestia nodded and said, "Good. I will be teleporting us all at Ash's location."

The princesses used their magic to teleport themselves, the girls and the guards near Ash's location. When they teleported, they were some meters away from him. They all rushed towards Ash and when they reached him, they all gasped at the site. Ash was laying in a pool of blood. His blood. Several blood flowed on Ash's body. Blood also seeped from his mouth. There were a lot of wounds that looked like they were torn apart. His hair shrunk back down to normal and his hair reverted back but there was still from surrounding his head. To say that he looked like he was mauled by ravenous flesh eaters.

Ash was resting with his eyes closed as his virus was busy in repairing his torn muscles and wounds. Then he felt something wet hit his face. Then another and another. It felt like it was raining but only on his face and not on his body. Why? Ash opened his eyes and saw the princesses and the girls sitting around him. All of them had tears in their eyes. He thought 'So the rain was their tears falling on my face. But why are they crying?'

Ash smiled and said, "Hey girls. Why are you crying?"

Ash had to suppress a grunt in pain as the girls and princesses hugged him. He lifted his hands and patted their backs. After a while of crying, the girls and princesses released him. Fluttershy and Rarity were closest to him, so he brought his hands closer to their faces and wipe off their tears.

Ash said with a smile, "Come on girls. Stop crying. Give me your beautiful smiles like you always do. A smile that always brightens my day."

Fluttershy said, "Ash ... are ... y-you o-kay? You are hurt in so many places."

Ash said, "I'm fine Fluttershy. It's just a scratch."

Gilda said, "Just a scratch my flank. You look like you've been in a fight against hundreds of Timber Wolfs."

Ash chuckled a bit and said, "Okay. It's more than just a scratch but I can take it. No worries."

Rarity said, "Darling. I think you need to see a doctor. You are bleeding to much."

Ash said, "No need Rarity. My body is being healed as we speak. I just need to have a good rest and I'll be up on my feet in no time."

Twilight asked, "Ash. Can you tell me how you got injured so much? Was the demon really a strong one?"

Ash said, "The demon was sure a strong one but I didn't get any injuries from it. This was caused by overexerting myself in order to protect Canterlot. To simply say, my muscles haves been torn apart from fighting something that big."

Fluttershy gasped and said, "Then we need to get you to a hospital! We need to get you to surgery! or ..."

Ash smiled at her and scratched her ears to calm her. He said, "No need Fluttershy. I told you before, my body is mending itself. I just need to rest. That's all."

Fluttershy hugged him and cried a bit. She said,"I thought I *sob*was going to lose *sob* you."

Ash petted her head and said, "Fluttershy. One thing you should all know is that I am not going to die this easily. It will take a thousands time more than what that demon could do if it wants me dead. And besides, I refuse to die and leave you girls."

The girls calmed down and accepted his answer. Celestia said, "Ash. I can't thank you enough for protecting Canterlot and my little ponies."

Ash said, "No need Celestia. It's okay."

Luna said, "Though I would have wanted some of the nobles to be fodder for the monsters. Especially that Gold Rush."

Celestia was shocked and said, "Luna! How can you say such a thing!?"

Luna said, "Oh please, Tia. You and I both know that insufferable noble just wants us to be in his herd so that he can get to be king. It would be a blessing to have some monsters take him away."

Celestia opened her mouth to speak but closed it. She could not deny that Gold Rush was a nuisance. She sighed and said, "Fine. You got me, Lulu. Gold Rush is annoying and I would be really glad to have rid of him but not like this."

Luna said, "Fine but I still stand by my idea."

Celestia looked around and saw the remains or paste of the demon's corpse. Far and wide, the land was covered in blood and flesh of the titanic demon. She said, "Now, if only there is a way to clean all of this and the monster's corpses from Canterlot."

Ash said, "I can help you with that."

Everyone looked at him and saw him raising his right fist that was covered in red tendrils. Then the tendrils receded and Ash opened his hand. Everyone's eyes went wide when they saw a white fluff ball in Ash's hand but it wasn't a ball at all. The white ball moved a bit and six white wings opened, four tiny legs sprouted from below and then two ocean blue eyes opened. It was a parasprite.

The white fluff ball cried "Pry" "Pry"

Fluttershy quickly grabbed the white fluff ball and hugged it. She cooed at it and said, "Oh you are just the most cutest thing I have ever seen. Whose a good boy? You are. Yes you are. Yes you are."

The white fluff ball nuzzled into her hug. It liked getting hugs. Ash chuckled a bit and said, "Girls. Meet my pet, Fluffle Snow."

Everyone stared at Fluffy Snow with wide eyes. Twilight asked, "Ash. How did you make that?"

Ash said, "I just used some of my biomass, parasprite DNA and some of my energy to create this small ball of fluff."

Twilight's hair became frazzled a bit and her left eye twitched a bit. She said, "This is ... but ... that ... can't .. You just created life. Even magic can't do that!"

Celestia said, "Twilight. There are many things magic can't do. You will need to understand this. However, Ash is able to do things that goes everything against magic."

Twilight calmed down after that. Aloe asked, "So why did you make Fluffle Snow?"

Luna said, "Indeed. It is really cute but I fail to see it doing anything against this giant corpse."

Ash said, "In a second. Fluttershy. Can you release him?"

Fluttershy nuzzled Fluffle Snow one more time before releasing it. Fluffle Snow flew above and Ash said, "Now, do what you need to do."

Fluffle Snow cried "Pry" and flew towards the demon's corpse. Everyone was seeing what the parasprite would do. They all saw Fluffle Snow coming near the demon's corpse and then opened its mouth wide. They all gasped when the parasprite *Chomp* took a good bite out of the corpse.

After chewing a bit, the parasprite swallowed the flesh it ate. Then its cheeks swollen and spit out a white ball. That white ball then unfurled into another white parasprite. The two parasprites then began to eat the corpse and both of them spit out two more white balls that turned into two more white parasprite. The four parasprites then continued to eat the demon's corpse and multiply. 4 became 8, 8 became 16, 16 became 32 and so one. They kept on multiplying as they ate the demon's corpse. Soon a huge swarm of the white parasprite were created.

Ash made the Fluffle Snow with Parasprite DNA combined with Torpedo Sausage DNA. It can also fly fast. This is his pet because it will come in handy for devouring corpses when others are present.

Everyone looked at the swarm of Fluffle Snow eating the demon's corpse. Ash said, "Fluffle Snow will take some time cleaning up the land from this corpse. And there is no need to worry about it eating any other creatures. Fluffle Snow will only eat the ones I tell it to."

They visibly relaxed when they heard that. When they saw the white parasprite eating the corpse and multiplying itself, they were worried about it eating other creatures or ponies but that won't happen.

Celestia said, "That is reassuring to hear Ash. Now the Pegasus guards will take you to Canterlot on a stretcher. You can rest in your room at the castle."

Ash smiled and nodded. All of the blood on his body was absorbed by his virus. The Pegasus guards came and put Ash on a stretcher. Then the Pegasus guards then lifted him along with the stretcher and flew towards Canterlot. Rainbow, Gilda, Ditzy, Fleetfoot, Spitfire and Fluttershy flew with the guards and stayed near their coltfriend as they were still worried about him. The princesses then teleported the rest of the girls to the castle where they waited for Ash to arrive.

The swarm of white parasprites devoured the demon's entire corpse. They also devoured the demon's massive sword. Turns out, the sword was made up of 40% iron, 40% steel and 20% Ninth metal. They also ate every single drop of blood that fell on the land. Especially Ash's blood. Don't want it to spread virus. In a couple of minutes, the land was clean of any blood. After that, they all flew towards Canterlot.

When the Pegasus guards reached the city, they all saw the swarm of white parasprites flying into the city. The nobles were fascinated to see a swarm of white fluffy parasprites. However, their joy turned to horror when they saw the parasprite devouring the monster's corpses. In a matter of minutes, Canterlot was free of any monster corpse and blood.

The Pegasus guards brought Ash towards the Castle's entrance and put him down. Ash struggled a bit as his muscles were sore but he managed to stand back on his feet. He saw that the white parasprites have devoured all of the monster's corpses and multiplied into more than 10000. Ash smiled and mentally told them to come towards him.

All of the white parasprites then flew towards the human. Ash raised his right hand and all of the white parasprites flew towards it and slammed right into his hand. Ash absorbed all of the white parasprites with his right hand as everyone of them flew into his hand. In a few seconds, all of the parasprites were absorbed and he received all of the biomass and DNA from them.

Gained New Power From Beholder DNA
Laser Eye
Can now shoot laser beams out of his eyes.

Pyramid Skeletons DNA
Can now create skeletal infected creatures.

Bone Worm DNA
Infected creatures now have the ability to dig into the dirt.

Blemmyes DNA
Can now create several mouths on his body.

Makhai DNA
Can now create infected creatures with multiple limbs.

Nightmare Bats
Can now create infected creature that are able to fly.

Gained New Power From Lava Giant DNA
Lava Blast
Can now spit out lava from his mouth.
Heat Generator
Can now generate heat within his body.

Gained New Power From Flaming Leo DNA
Heat Absorption
Can now absorb heat from any nearby source.
Flame Lord Wrath
Use the accumulative heat that has been gathered and shoot it out like a beam of fire.

Blade Golem DNA
Can now create golem with flesh.

Ziantos DNA
Can now create an effective close combat infected fighter.

Asmodeus DNA
Can now create a titanic infected creature.

After Ash absorbed all of them, he opened his right hand again and ejected out one white parasprite who flew up and landed on his head.

Ash said, "Well that took care of the monster's corpses problem. Now I really need to rest."

Ash then walked into the castle and the girls followed him. The CMC and Spike went back to their rooms. On the outside, Ash was walking normally in front of the girls but on the inside, he was in sever pain. He didn't want the girls to worry about him so he pretended to be fine. This fight has left him with some pain that will stay for a while. No one noticed it except the spa twins. Both of them came beside him and hugged him to give him support.

Lotus said, "You big dummy. It's not right to hide your pain from your herd mates."

Ash was stunned that they found out about it and asked, "How did you find out?"

Aloe said, "We have knowledge about massaging muscles. We can see others in pain even thought they try to hide it. Just like you are."

The other girls heard this and Trixie asked, "Ash. Are you trying to hide your pain from us?"

Ash remained silent for a while and sigh. He said, "Yes. I am in pain. It hurts just to walk."

Fluttershy asked, "Why didn't you tell us about it?"

Ash said, "I just didn't want to make you girls worry about me."

Fluttershy smiled and hugged him. She said, "Ash. You done so much for us. You fought for us and got hurt. If we don't worry about you then who will?" She looked up to him with her beautiful eyes.

Ash gave a soft smile and hugged her. He said, "Sorry and thank you Fluttershy."

They all went towards Ash's room and entered it. Aloe and Lotus took Ash to his bed and laid him down on it.

Ash said, "Thanks girls. I'm going to rest now. What will you all be doing while I rest?"

Pinkie jumped into the air and landed beside Ash on his bed. She then laid besides him and hugged him. She said, "I am going to sleep with you. It's not fair that Gilda, Trixie, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof get to sleep with you. Now it's my turn to sleep and cuddle with you." She then nuzzled her muzzle into his neck, making him a bit ticklish.

The other girls eyes widen and look at Gilda, Trixie, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof who were blushing and looking down at the ground.

Rainbow said, "You four have been sleeping with him the whole time!?"

Gilda said, "Yeah. We kind of couldn't sleep after what Discord did to us."

Mellow Hoof said, "We just couldn't feel safe without him anymore."

Swift Tail said, "Every night I still see that bastard's face. It's sickening."

Trixie said, "Whenever I sleep with him, the nightmares are pushed away and I can sleep peacefully."

Luna said, "Really? No wonder. Whenever I came towards Ash's house to banish the nightmares, I don't find them anywhere. It looks like someone already did that. And that someone is Ash. He may have a power similar to mine and uses it to banish all of your nightmares away."

Celestia said, "That is really interesting. He does have strange magic that we have never seen before. Maybe he even has magic that is similar to mine."

Rainbow said, "Whatever. Since Gilda, Trixie, Swift Tail and Mellow Hoof had the chance of sleeping with Ash." She flew towards him and laid beside him. She hugged him and said, "Now it's my turn to sleep with him." She too nuzzled her muzzle against his neck.

Applejack said, "Rainbow! Why you ... fine. Then I too will sleep with him." She also went towards Ash and laid on the bed.

Spitfire said, "Well, this may be my first time, so .." She flew towards the bed and laid on it.

Fleetfoot said, "Me too." She laid on his bed.

Red Heart said, "Me three." She laid on the bed.

Twilight, Lotus, Aloe, Mayor Mare, Zecora, Gilda, Trixie, Swift Tail, Mellow Hoof joined the others and laid together with their coltfriend. Ditzy also laid on the bed along with her daughters Dinky and Sparkler.

Rarity said, "Well, I am quite tired from the wedding and then the monster's invasion. So I think I'll be joining you girls too." She also laid with them.

Fluttershy flew above Ash and softly laid above him. He hugged her and Fluffle Snow flew into her hug and snuggled in.

Cadance saw this and said, "Aww. What a cute site."

Celestia smiled and said, "Well, you all can rest while we take care of the panicked nobles and other things."

Celestia, Luna, Cadance and Chrysalis left the room and headed their own way. After they left the area, a figure was hiding in the shadow of the hall way. The figure laughed menacingly and said, "So you can be hurt after all. Ha ha ha."

When the figure left the shadow, light showered him and revealed who it was. It was none other than Shining Armor. He left with an evil smile, thinking of a plan for the future.

Chrysalis who was walking with the other princesses stopped when she felt a strange feeling. It was something vile but as it came, it disappeared the next moment. She looked back at the hall way to see what it was but saw no one.

Celestia asked, "Chrysalis. Is everything alright?"

Chrysalis said, "I ... I don't know."

Luna asked, "What do you mean?"

Chrysalis said, "Just moments before, I felt something vile coming from the hallway but it disappeared the moment I looked back. It almost made me sick."

Cadance said, "Oh right. You can feel the emotions of others right?"

Chrysalis nodded and said, "Yes. The emotion I felt from whoever it was, was hate and malice. But this was pure hatred. Someone with this kind of hate is really dangerous."

Luna said, "But doesn't Ash has the same hate emotions?"

Chrysalis shook her head and said, "No. His hate is different. Ash's hatred is only directed towards the ones who enslave others and those who hurt others for no reason or look down on them. This hate I felt was really vile. Like whoever it was, will not rest until it gets rid of the object that directed its hate."

The other princesses remained silent as they take in the information. They too began to look at their surroundings. Celestia said, "If you have indeed felt this kind of hatred, then we may need to be vigilant from now on and look out for anything suspicious."

Cadance said in a worry tone, "I just hope that whatever it was doesn't bring death and destruction to Equestria."

Chrysalis said, "I don't think you need to worry about that Cadance. I'm pretty sure that with Ash here, he would protect everyone and whatever danger comes will be dealt by him."

Cadance said, "Yeah. After seeing him beat the demon, I think we can relax a bit."

The other princesses nodded and continued their walk towards the throne room. Something is brewing within Canterlot and they don't know what it is.

Meanwhile in Ash's room, all the girls were sleeping peacefully as they hug and cuddle with him. However, Ash was not asleep at all. He was very much awake the moment he felt malicious intent coming from the hall way. He used his super hearing to hear what the mysterious person said and recognized his voice. It was that bastard Shining Armor and he was up to no good.

So what if he found out that the human can be hurt? Ash does not care about it. What he does care about is what he will do to Shining Armor the moment he screws up and attacks him or tries to assassinate him. He will take care of him when the time comes. Yes.

Ash also heard the princesses worry. He will take care of their worries in the future. Ash will not let them worry continuously any longer. He will take care of it but for that, there are a lot of fights and challenges in the future. Ash doesn't care how difficult the challenge or how dangerous the fights may be. He only needs to get stronger and that is what he will do.

Ash will get stronger. He will face everything this world throws at him and become stronger than he was ever before. He will make a world that will be safe for his friends, lovers and others. He will make a paradise on this planet.

Ash said, "I heard ... your voices, princesses. Shining Armor. When the time is right, I will personally deal with you. Just wait for it."

Ash will become strong. Stronger than any monsters. Stronger than any demons. Stronger than the so called master. Ash will become the strongest being on the planet Equis. No. That's too small. He will become the strongest in the universe. Ash will become a God.

Chapter 38 Return Of Legends, Securing Allies

Naruto dashed back to the leaf village while several of his clones were slaughtering the Sound ninjas while they simply knocked out the sand ninjas who didn't receive Baki's word about surrendering. Naruto stopped when he saw something on a huge building. It looked like a huge purple barrier in the shape of a large square. Naruto focused his eyes towards the barrier and saw some people inside.

Curious, Naruto jumped up high and landed on the building. In front of him, he saw the barrier and inside it, there were Mei, Raikage, Ōnoki and Minato. These four kage were facing a person who had a snake-like appearance.

This person has very pale skin, golden eyes with slitted pupils, purple markings around his eyes and fang-like teeth. He also has pronounced cheekbones and straight waist-length black hair with some locks covering and framing his face or to his shoulders. This person was one of the Sannin and a traitor of the leaf village, Orochimaru.

Orochimaru wore plain grey garbs with a black polo and pants underneath, a thick purple rope belt tied in a large knot behind his back, blue tomoe-shaped earrings, and shinobi sandals with bandages around his calves. He wore a white kimono.

Naruto looked at the barrier and saw that in the four corner of the barrier were four sound ninjas who were casting this barrier. Naruto looked to his left and saw some ANBU. One ANBU tried to break through the barrier but failed and was caught on fire. The other ANBU immediately used Water Style to douse the flames on their comrade.

One ANBU said, "Damn. We can't break it from the outside."

Another ANBU said, "Hmmm. It seems that the barrier can only be broken from the inside."

An ANBU said, "Look at the four corners of the barrier. There are four ninjas there who are activating this barrier."

Another ANBU said, "Aha! So we only need to take down one of them in order to take down this barrier."

An ANBU said, "But we can't do anything from the outside or we will get burned."

Another ANBU said, "Then what should we do!? We can't just stand here and just watch!"

An ANBU said, "If only Hokage-sama can take out one of them, then we can join them."

Naruto ignored them and looked inside the barrier to see what was happening.

Inside The Barrier

Minato said, "I should have known that you would return Orochimaru."

Orochimaru said, "You should have taken some form of back up plan for me Minato."

Minato asked, "Why have you come back? And why are you attacking the village?"

Orochimaru laughed and said, "Kukukukuku. Why? That's simple Minato. I have came back to destroy this village."

Raikage said, "You really think you can do that while you are stuck in here with me?"

Ōnoki said, "Hey hey. Did this leaf-nin taking us lightly? I would have had the pleasure of knowing you first but with such disrespect, I think I will just kill you."

Mei said, "How dare you disrupt the match? I was having such a good view of Naruto's body. For that, I will melt your flesh away from your bones."

Orochimaru said, "Ah. Riakage. Ōnoki. Mei Terumi. It's good to finally meet you three and it will be your last."

Mei asked, "Ho? Why is that?"

Orochimaru laughed and said, "Isn't it obvious? You are all going to die here, along with this damn village."

Raikage said, "You bastard! You really think a skinny bastard like you can take me on!? I'll break you to pieces!"

Ōnoki said, "Tch. As expected of the muscle head. I would not take such barbaric way. I will instead erase you from this world."

Mei snarled, "How dare you? I won't be dying anytime. Not until I get a handsome husband who can give me a family."

Orochimaru said, "Ahhh. You must mean Naruto, right? Kukukuku. I didn't know that Minato even had another son. To neglect his eldest son just for his two other children who held the Kyuubi's chakra? My, what a despicable father. If I ever had any children, I would not show any favoritism among them."

Minato said, "Shut up. You don't know anything. Me and my wife focused on Menma and Narumi so that they would be able to control the Kyuubi's chakra. They were much important since they could go out of control from the Kyuubi's chakra."

Orochimaru chuckled and said, "Kukukuku. And look at the result. Your special children, who have received training from you, Kushina and some other ninjas, lost to Naruto who didn't receive any training at all. Your special children couldn't even win against Naruto, even when they used the Kyuubi's chakra! You spent a lot of time with them and taught them one of your special jutsu, the Rasengan! But it only took Naruto a single look to not only copy the jutsu but even make the Rasengan better than yours!"

Minato lowered his head in guilt and shame at what Orochimaru said. What he said was true. Naruto had huge potential but he ignored him for his younger children for their Kyuubi chakra. If only he had included Naruto in training his children, then his eldest son would be with his family and not against him.

Orochimaru said, "And you know what the biggest insult Naruto did to you, Minato?"

Minato asked, "W-what?"

Orochimaru grinned and said, "Naruto only used Taijutsu to beat your children. No one in the ninja world has ever fought a Jinchuuriki with Taijutsu and won or even lived afterwards. But Naruto did it. He fought the Jinchuuriki of the strongest Tailed Beast, the Kyuubi and Naruto won against Menma magnificently. I only wonder why he didn't use all of his strength?"

Minato asked in shock, "W-what? What do you mean?"

Orochimaru said, "What? You didn't notice that Naruto was holding back against Menma in the Kyuubi's berserk form? Kukukukuku. You must truly have fallen so low that you couldn't even see how much Naruto was holding back. If I had to guess, Naruto must be holding back his true strength so that he won't kill Menma."

Minato said, "No. No. That's impossible. No one that young can be that strong."

Raikage said, "Of course they can you idiot! All they need is training and they become strong! Just like me!"

Orochimaru said, "He's right you know. And I think I can prove that he was indeed holding back. Isn't that right, Mei Terumi?"

Raikage, Ōnoki and Minato looked at Mei in confusion. Ōnoki asked, "What does he mean by that Mei Terumi?"

Raikage asked, "Mei Terumi. Tell us what that snake bastard meant."

Mei said, "He speaks the truth."

Minato asked, "What? How can that be? It's not possible."

Mei said, "Naruto was indeed holding back Minato. Naruto is much more stronger than he has shown everyone else."

Raikage asked, "How do you know about the brat's strength?"

Mei said, "That's simple. Naruto is the one who killed the Fourth Mizukage Yagura. He was also the Jinchuuriki of the Three Tailed Beast."

Raikage, Ōnoki and Minato was shocked to hear that. Minato asked, "Why would he kill Yagura? Why are you not mad at him for killing your Mizukage?"

Mei said, "That monster, Yagura was not our Mizukage. He was nothing but a monster who wanted to kill everyone that had a bloodline. It was a blessing that Naruto came and not only saved us but killed that bastard as well. He rid our village of a tyrant and we are forever thankful to Naruto."

Minato asked, "Are you sure that Naruto was the one who killed Yagura?"

Mei said, "I didn't see his face as it was covered by a mask but I'm quite sure that it was Naruto Vajura."

Ōnoki asked, "How are you so sure that the one who killed Yagura was Naruto? You just said that he wore a mask."

Mei said, "Simple. Naruto fought Yagura the same way he fought Menma. He only used Taijutsu to beat Yagura around like a rag doll and then killed him. Also, he told me that his name was Naruto."

Raikage said, "That Naruto is a genius at Taijutsu."

Ōnoki nodded and said, "Even his jutsu is beyond what I have seen. I can say that he has all of the five chakra elements."

Minato asked, "When did this happen?"

Mei said, "It was about 2 years ago that Naruto came to Kirigakure and killed Yagura by himself."

Minato gasped in shock and said, "Y-you .. c-can't ... mean but .. that ... that means that Naruto was only 10 years old when he fought and killed Yagura. How is this possible!?"

Orochimaru said, "Anything is possible Minato. All it takes is a little hate, grudge and a lot of hard work. Oh. And don't even think that you can escape from this barrier. It's impossible to escape."

Raikage said, "You really think that you can beat me when you are trapped in here with us? Don't underestimate me brat!"

Orochimaru laughed and said, "Kukukuku. What made you think that I would be fighting all four of you by myself? I will be bringing in some .... old friends of this village."

Orochimaru formed some hand signs and slammed his hands on the floor while shouting, "Kuchiyose Edo Tensei!" (Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation)

From the floor, two coffins emerged which stood vertically in front of Orochimaru.

Minato became shocked and said in disbelief, "No. It can't be. Orochimaru ... you bastard."

Raikage asked, "What's the matter Minato? Scared of some coffins?"

Minato shook his head and said, "It's not the coffins I'm worried about. It's what those coffins hold is what I'm worried about."

Ōnoki asked, "What's so special about these coffins?"

Mei asked, "And what kind of jutsu Orochimaru used?"

Minato said, "What jutsu Orichimaru used is a forbidden jutsu called the Edo Tensei. This jutsu was created by our second Hokage Tobirama Senju. It is a forbidden that can bring the dead back to life."

Raikage asked, "What's forbidden about this? From the sound of it, it's something very useful."

Minato said, "What makes this jutsu forbidden is that it requires a sacrifice in order to bring back one of the dead. One human life in exchange for one dead person."

Ōnoki said, "And whoever is held in these coffins are bad news?"

Minato nodded and said, "Yes. Who knows which dead person Orochimaru brought back. Just stay on your guard and be very wary of the resurrected person."

Orochimaru chuckled and said, "Kukukukuku. Minato is very right. I have a very big surprise for you. I have indeed brought someone very special to this village. It's times to meet them."

*Crack* *Creeeaaaaakkk* *Thud*

The coffins lid opened and fell down. From the coffin, two people slowly walked out which shocked everyone.

Outside Of The Barrier

The ANBU captain said in disbelief, "It can't be! The lords!?"

An ANBU said, "The Lords? Who are they?"

The ANBU captain said, "The lords are the ..."

Inside The Barrier

Minato said in disbelief, "The founder of the leaf village, Hashirama Senju. Tobirama Senju."

Tobirama said, "It's been a long time hmmm."

Hashirama said, "Indeed it has brother. Oh. Who are you young man?"

Minato gulped and said, "H-hello. I am Minato, the fourth Hokage of the leaf village. It's an honor to meet with you first Hokage Hashirama Senju and second Hokage Tobirama Senju."

Hashirama Senju

Hashirama Senju was a member of the famed Senju clan. He himself was hailed as the God of Shinobi for his unmatched ninja prowess. Hashirama sought peace for the shinobi world, and to that end founded Konohagakure with his clan, his childhood friend and rival: Madara Uchiha and the Uchiha clan. He would later become the First Hokage of Konohagakure. Although he was not able to achieve peace during his lifetime, his legacy and vision for the world would continue to shape the village and the entire shinobi world even after his death.

Hashirama was a tall man with tanned skin and dark eyes. He had waist-length black hair typically styled in a center-parted fringe that framed his face. He wore the standard shinobi dress of his era, consisting of dark red armor worn over a simple black suit with sandals. This armor was constructed from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards along his body; each collar of his shoulder guards bore the Senju symbol.

Tobirama Senju

Tobirama Senju was a member of the renowned Senju clan, who, together with his elder brother and the Uchiha clan, founded the first shinobi village: Konohagakure. Throughout his lifetime, Tobirama would work tirelessly to achieve political stability and implement the institutions that made the village system work, thus ensuring Konoha's continuity and prosperity. After his brother's death, he would succeed the title of Second Hokage.

Tobirama was a fair-skinned man with white, shaggy hair and dark-colored eyes. He had three red markings on his face, one under each of his eyes and one on his chin. In combat, he wore blue armor with a distinctive white fur collar over a simple black suit. This armor was constructed from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards along his body. Beneath his shoulder armor he wore two bands on each arm. This clothing was accompanied by sandals and a happuri in place of the more traditional forehead protector. The happuri was initially engraved with the Senju's emblem, which was later replaced with Konoha's.

Tobirama wore an all-white haori with a blue kimono underneath. He also wore a simple, short-sleeved, blue shirt kimono with mesh armor underneath and held closed by a pale yellow sash, blue pants and a bracelet of sorts on his left hand.

Outside The Barrier

An ANBU said in disbelief, "What!? Is that true!?"

The ANBU captain nodded and said, "That's right. The one with the black hair is the first Hokage. The one with the white is second Hokage. They are the Hokage'samas who are both hailed as being the best shinobi and who created the Konoha as it is now."

Naruto was intrigued by what he heard from the ANBU captain. Maybe he can do something with them. Naruto reached inside his pocket and grabbed two papers that just might be the things that will help him with this situation.

Naruto put his right hand on the barrier. The ANBU captain saw this and shouted, "No! Don't touch the barrier or you'll get burned!"

Naruto ignored him and touched the barrier. The ANBU captain was about to interfere when he saw something that shocked him and the other ANBUs. Instead of being burned alive, A part of the barrier was absorbed by Naruto's hand. He used Preta Path to absorb a good portion of the barrier and made a hole big enough to let him enter.

Naruto simply walked in and ignored the ANBU's shocked face behind their mask. As soon as Naruto passed through the barrier, the hole closed and was repaired.

Inside The Barrier

Tobirama said while looking at Orochimaru, "Edo Tensei huh? So this youngster is the one who summoned us with my forbidden jutsu, huh. He is quite something."

Hashirama said, "It seems so brother. No matter how much the world is changed, there will always be fighting."

Orochimaru said, "Now enough chatting. It's time you two get started shall we?"

Orochimaru pulled out two kunai with a tag on it. He was about to put the kunai into the resurrected shinobi's heads when suddenly.

*Bash*

Orochimaru didn't know what just happened. One second, he was about to plunge the enslavement kunai into the resurrected Tobirama and Hashirama's head and the next second, something hit his face that launched him back.

Raikage, Ōnoki, Mei and Minato blinked when they saw Orochimaru being launched back. They only saw a blur and then the snake Sannin was launched back. Tobirama and Hashirama turn their heads back to see who the new comer was. It was a blonde haired kid with blue eyes. He looked strong in their eyes.

Hashirama said, "That was a nice kick young man. Thank you for stopping that man from putting those things in our heads."

Tobirama nodded and said, "Indeed. My thanks to you young boy. Your speed was superb. What is you name?"

The blonde haired kid greeted them, "Hello. It's nice to meet the first and second Hokage. I am Naruto Vajura."

Hashirama said, "Hello Naruto. It's nice to see a young leaf shinobi who can fight as well such as you."

Tobirama said, "You have prevented that man from making us his slaves but what would you do now? We can't move on our own since we have been resurrected through the Edo Tensei."

Naruto said, "I got that covered for you two."

Naruto pulled out two seals and slapped them on Hashirama and Tobirama's chest. From the seal, black writings came out and began to spread across their bodies. The words then sink into their bodies and steam began to be released. After a while, the steam stopped.

Hashirama asked, "What are these Naruto? What have you done?"

Tobirama asked, "They aren't some kind of slave seals are they?"

Naruto said, "Nope. They are the complete opposite of the slave seal. These are my own version of seals that give you 100% freedom."

Tobirama asked in shock, "You mean that .."

Hashirama said, "We can now move with our own free will?"

Naruto nodded and smiled. He said, "That's right. You are now free to do anything."

Hashirama and Tobirama smiled. They said, "Thank you Naruto for giving us our freedom."

Naruto asked, "So yeah, now that you two are free, can you two come with me? I need to discuss something important with you two."

Tobirama asked, "What do you need to discuss about?"

Naruto said, "Something about this village that you need to know."

Hashirama and Tobirama both looked at each other and then back at Naruto. Hashirama asked, "Okay Naruto. We will come with you but what about that man who brought us back? Wouldn't we be returned back when he dismisses the Edo Tensei?"

Naruto shook his head and said, "Not anymore. You both are currently connected with my chakra pool. Which means that even if the snake bastard cut off the Edo Tensei, as long as I am supplying you two with my chakra, you will stay alive."

Tobirama nodded and said, "Hmmm. Clever. I would have never thought about that way."

Hashirama said, "Indeed. What a clever way of thinking outside the box. But shouldn't you be worried about that man attacking you? From the looks of it, it looks like the leaf village is being invaded."

Naruto said, "You have no need to worry about anything. Most of my clones and my friends are subduing the invaders. As for the snake bastard?"

Orochimaru leaped at him with Sword of Kusanagi (Grass-Mowing Sword) and shouted, "How dare you take away my play things!? Die!"

Naruto simply turned around to face him and grabbed him with his fingers, which shocked Orochimaru. Naruto pulled the sword towards him which made Orochimaru to move towards Naruto.

*Bash*

Naruto kicked Orochimaru's face again and launched him back. Naruto looked at the Kusanagi in his hand with interest.

Naruto said, "Hmm. What a really nice sword you got Orochimaru."

However, there was something about the sword that he didn't like. He said, "But I don't want it. Here. You can have it back."

Naruto tossed the sword back at Orochimaru and stabbed him through his gut, making him scream in pain.

Naruto said, "Oops. Sorry about that. No what a minute. I'm not."

Naruto then looked at Tobirama and Hashirama and said, "As for that bastard, the other Kages here can easily take care of him."

Tobirama looked back at the Kages and saw how strong they were. He looked back at Naruto and said, "I see what you mean. Okay. Lets get going. Where to?"

Naruto smiled and snapped his fingers. Then the air beside him began to rip open. First a black line was created in the air. Then it began to open like a huge mouth. Soon a huge black hole through the air was made. Naruto made a Garganta portal. A gift from Ash.

The others look in shock at what Naruto did. It was something that they has not seen before. Even the first and second Hokage were shocked to see something like this. Orochimaru, who recovered from the attack, got back up and was about to attack whoever dare to hit him but stops when he saw the air being ripped in order to create a huge black hole.

Tobirama asked, "What is this Naruto? It looks ominous."

Naruto said, "No it's not. This is simply a portal for fast transportation. Come on in."

Naruto walked into the portal. Hashirama saw this and said, "My my. The ninja world sure has changed, hasn't it brother?"

Tobirama nodded and said, "You are right brother. I look forward to see what has happened to the ninja world after our death."

With that, Tobirama and Hashirama walked into the black portal. After they entered it, the black portal clamped shut and disappeared into thin air. After they left, the four Kages were left with Orochimaru who was now sweating a bit.

Orochimaru said, "Well, that didn't go according to my plan."

Needless to say that Orochimaru got his butt kicked by all four Kages with ease. However, they failed to kill the snake Sannin as he was able to escape from them and flee from the village. He cursed at Naruto's name and swore that he would have his revenge against him. Orochimaru fled away with his remaining surviving sound ninjas.

After that, the four Kages then spread out to see if there were anymore enemies left in the village. When they returned to the village, they saw a very gruesome site that turn their stomachs inside out.

In the middle of the village, there was a pile of something red with clothes and something. If you look closer, then you would clearly see what it was. It was a 40 foot pile of bloody bodies. All of the bodies were of sound ninjas.

On top of the pile of bodies, sat Naruto himself, who was looking at a severed head that he held in his hand. The severed head face was that of a terrified expression. Naruto's clones were bringing in dead sound ninjas bodies and tossed them into the pile of bodies. The civilians nearby were horrified and puking their guts out as the site of this was making even the jonin sick.

Minato said in shock, "Naruto. How could you?"

Naruto looked at him with cold eyes and said, "What? Don't tell me that you won't do something like this for your friends? They were my enemies and I dealt with them my way."

Minato was happy that he fought for the village. So there might still be a chance for him to become family again.

Minato said, "Thank you Naruto for protecting the villagers from them-"

Naruto cut him off and said, "Wait wait wait. Back up. Back up. What did you just say?"

Minato said, "I want to thank you for protecting the villagers from-"

Naruto cut him off again and said, "That is where you are wrong Hokage!"

Minato asked, "What? What do you mean Naruto? Did you not fight and kill them in order to protect this village?"

Naruto laughed and said, "Hahahaha! You really believe that I killed them in order to protect this village? Wrong! Why would I even do that for a trashy place like this village of all!? Huh!!??"

Minato was shocked to hear that and asked, "But Naruto. The civilians-"

Naruto cut him off and said, "The civilians? What about them?"

Minato said, "We ninjas are tasked to protect the civilians as they can't defend themselves."

Naruto said, "You mean the very same civilians that hate and glared at me when I was 3 year old? You mean the very same civilians that threw stones and trash at me when I was 3 year old? You mean the very same civilians that tired to poison me ever since I was 3 year old? You mean the very same civilians that took away my right as a human being ever since I was 3 year old? You mean the very same civilians who blamed their own wrong on me and you believe them over your own flesh and blood? You mean the very same civilians that beat me within an inch of my life ever since I was 3 year old? You mean the very same civilians who did everything in their power to make me suffer and kill me ever since I was year old!? Why would I fight for these monsters!? I would rather have them killed or even raped right in front of my eyes and I would do nothing but enjoy seeing their suffering! These monsters don't deserve my help! These monsters don't deserve my protection! And frankly, these monsters, this damn village does not deserve me!"

Minato was shocked and sadden to hear that. Everything he said was true. He did all of those things Naruto said. The nearby civilians in that area heard what Naruto said and became scared at his words. Even some ninjas. They realized that their past actions has now caused Naruto to lash out at them in the worst possible way. Especially when he has become a very powerful ninja.

The Raikage, Mei and Ōnoki heard this and were shocked and angered at what this village have done to him at such a young age. Naruto jumped down from the pile of corpses and pulled out a scroll. He then stored away all of the corpses in the scroll and put it back into his pocket.

Minato said, "Naruto. Please listen to me. I -"

Naruto said, "Shut your bloody mouth, you human scum bag! You have no right to say anything to me anymore! You have lost that right when you threw me aside at the age of 3 like yesterday's garbage! Consider me dead to your family, trash!"

Naruto then disappeared in a spark of black lightning, leaving behind a sadden Minato and three angered Kages.

Raikage asked, "Is what he said true Minato?"

Minato looked down and nodded. Ōnoki said, "How could you let this happen Minato? I thought that you were not one to abuse his own family."

Minato shook his head and said, "It's not like that at all! The village has suffered and lost so much from the Kyuubi's attack that I was forced to make my son become the scapegoat for the village's hatred."

Mei said, "That still does not give you the right to treat your own flesh and blood like that! You are the most pathetic man I have seen in my entire life!"

Minato shook his head and said weakly, "No .. it .. but ... it was for the good of the village."

Raikage snorted at that and said, "If that was for the good of the village then I would have never even thought about it. I would rather look after my family than the well being of the village."

Ōnoki said, "It seems that you are not the man I once knew you were. Consider the treaty between the Stone Village and the Leaf Village over."

Minato said in shock, "What!? But you can't do that!? We have had a peace treaty for a decade!"

Raikage said, "I too break the treaty between Cloud Village and the Leaf Village. I can't stomach to make peace with a village that would treat one of their own like trash."

Minato gasped and said, "You too!? But but .."

Mei said, "The Mist Village also breaks their treaty with the Leaf Village."

Minato said, "How can you do that!? We were the ones who supplied your village with trades. We saved your village!"

Mei said, "It wasn't you that saved my village. It was Naruto alone who saved my village from the tyrant Yagura."

Minato said, "But why break the treaty with the leaf village, since Naruto is from this village?"

Mei said, "I don't think Naruto will be a part of this village anymore. And I can't stand to have a treaty with such a village that treats someone like they are lower than dirt! I'm leaving."

Raikage said, "Me too. I'm leaving this disgusting village."

Ōnoki said, "Me too. The Leaf and Stone village are now back to enemies. So don't send any of your leaf ninjas or they will be killed on site."

With that, Mei, Raikage and Ōnoki left the leaf village and broke their treaty with the village. Minato couldn't believe what just happened. Three of the strongest villages broke their peace treaties and trades with the Leaf village all because of how he treated his eldest son. Now he was regretting his past action against Naruto. If only he treated him differently and not like that, things would have turn out differently. Minato shuddered when he felt that things would only get worse from now on.

Hyuga Compound

Hiashi Hyūga was returning back to his clan's compound. After the invasion was dealt with and showing the might of the Hyuga, he walked back to his house for some well deserved rest. Though he was feeling something ever since he saw Naruto's performance at the chunin exam. To have such power and strength at such a young age, and that he was the son of Minato, he would need him to further increase his clan's influence.

Lucky for him, his eldest daughter Hinata seems to have a crush on Naruto. Hiashi will definitely use this to make her marry Naruto in order to increase his clan's influence. The previous marriage contract with Minato's second son Menma is now broken. He will not give Hinata to a weak ninja which will tarnish the Hyuga's reputation. Having the eldest son and a strong ninja marry his worthless daughter would give his clan positive benefits. Such as stronger children. He would then use the children to further increase the clan's influence.

Hiashi nodded that his worthless daughter was good for something at least. With that in mind, he reached his clan's compound but there was something strange. He looked around the entrance and found no guards. Usually, two branch members stand guard by the entrance but they were missing. Hiashi grunted that he would punish them later for deserting their position. He entered the compound and walk towards his room.

On his way, Hiashi noticed that there were no sign of any branch member. Only the main house members were in the compound which was very strange. As he was about to reach his room, a main house member came to him.

The main house member said, "Hiashi-sama. You are needed at the main house."

Hiashi asked, "Why am I needed?"

The main house member said, "It has something to do with the lack of branch members. The elders are waiting for you."

Hiashi sighed and nodded. He then walked towards the main house where all of the main house members were present along with the main elders. Also, he didn't see Hinata and Hanabi there. They were missing too. What was going on here?

When Hiashi entered the room where everyone were present, an elder said, "Welcome Hiashi-sama. It's good that you are finally here."

Hiashi asked, "It is. Now tell me why this meeting has been brought forward?"

The elder nodded and said, "As you may have noticed that not a single branch member has been sighted on the compound."

Hiashi asked, "Yes. I noticed that. Even the entrance was not guarded. Where could they be?"

The elder shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know Hiashi-sama. It's just that ever since the invasion started, the branch members have disappeared without a trace."

Hiashi said, "Have they been kidnapped by the invaders?"

The elder said, "I don't know what happened Hiashi-sama. There aren't any clues left about the branch member's whereabouts."

Hiashi said, "They need to be found immediately. The branch members existence is only to be our slaves and nothing else!"

The elder nodded and said, "That's right Hiashi-sama. The branch members are our slaves and will be forever. They are the tools of the main house and we can see how they are used in whatever we desire."

The entire main house nodded in agreement. They see the branch members as nothing but slaves and tools to be used and thrown away like garbage. Little did they now that today, their world will be turned upside down by the very people they once enslaved.

Suddenly, another main house member came barging in which annoyed the elders. An elder said, "What are you doing barging in here like this?"

The main house member said, "Forgive me elders but you all have to come out now and see this for yourselves!"

The elders looked at each other and then they all, along with the entire main house went outside. What they saw shocked and confused them. In front of them was the entire branch members who surrounded the main house building. The branch Hyugas were glaring at the main house members with hate filled eyes.

Hiashi said, "Where were you all?"

The branch Hyugas didn't answer which angered Hiashi. He asked, "Answer me you slaves!"

None of the branch Hyugas said anything. They then parted to make a path and from it, two girls walked towards the main house members. They were shocked to see that the two girls were both members of the main house and they were none other than Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga.

Hiashi asked, "Hinata? Hanabi? What are you doing here? And what are you doing with the branch members?"

Hinata said, "Hiashi. I have come here to make the Hyuga clan better."

Hiashi was surprised that her daughter say his name instead of calling him father. He asked, "What do you mean by that Hinata?"

The elder said, "That's great news Hinata. To have the Hyuga clan better than before. That's great."

Hinata said, "When I mean the betterment of the Hyuga clan, I meant the betterment of the branch family. Not the Main house."

Hiashi asked, "What did you say Hinata? Why make the branch members better when they are nothing but slaves to us"

Hinata said, "That's simple. The branch family will be the ones to rise out of the Hyuga clan. They will become better and more powerful than before."

The elder asked, "And what of the main house?"

Hinata said, "What main house? There will be no main house? Why? Because they will die. All of the main house members who have used the branch members as nothing but tools and slaves will die today. Today, the Hyuga clan will be cleansed of its filth."

The elder shouted, "How dare you go against us girl!? Hiashi! Deal with your daughter!"

Hiashi said, "I will. How dare you go against your family? Against your own father?"

Hinata said, "Father? You dare call yourself my father? Hahahaha! What a load of bullishit!"

Hiashi was shocked that her shy daughter cursed like that. He said, "Watch your mouth Hinata! I am your father and you will obey me!"

Hinata said, "You are not my father. No anymore that is. You lost that right when you saw me as nothing but a failure. Instead of comforting me like a father should have, you instead did the opposite. The beatings. The glare. The belittling me. You did everything to push me away like a piece of garbage. You are no father of mine because he died when my mother died."

Hiashi gritted his teeth and said, "Hanabi! I order you to kill your older sister!"

Hanabi looked at him with a 'Are you serious' face and said, "You must be joking Hiashi. Why would I kill my sister? Much less harm her. What Hinata said is right. You are not my father anymore. Only a stranger who will die today."

Hiashi said, "How dare you? How dare you both go against the main house!?"

Hiashi then saw Neji who was standing beside Hinata. He said, "Neji. I have a deal for you."

Neji asked, "What is it?"

Hiashi said with a malicious smirk, "I want you to kill both of my daughters. Both of them are failures and traitors to our clan."

Neji asked, "And what would I get if I do kill them?"

Hiashi grin evilly, "I know how much you hate Hinata and I will give you the chance to kill her along with Hanabi. Do it and I will adopt you into the main house. I will give you the one thing that you wanted for a long time."

Neji looked at Hiashi with bored eyes which confused him. He said, "Why would I do that to Hinata and Hanabi? I don't hate them anymore since they are the ones who have given me the one thing I wanted. No. The one thing that every branch members wanted. I won't obey you. So you can take that deal and shove it up your ass!"

Hiashi was shocked at that and then he gritted his teeth in rage. He raised a single hand sign and said, "How dare you! A lowly branch slave go against me!? You will be punished for this! Pain!"

Hiashi activated the Hyuga Main Family's Juinjutsu, the Caged Bird Curse Seal. It is a curse mark that is branded on the foreheads of the branch members in order to make sure that no outsiders could steal their precious Byakugan. However, there is another side to this curse seal which gives the main house members to activate them and control them by causing them immense pain to their brain. The pain is so much that it feels like that the wearer's brain cells were being destroyed.

Hiashi expected Neji to scream in pain but that didn't happen. In fact, Neji just stood there with a bored face that slowly became a smirk. Hiashi gritted his teeth in confusion. Why wasn't the curse seal causing him pain?

Hiashi asked, "Why are you not screaming in pain!? Why is the curse seal not working!? Answer me!"

Neji grinned and said, "Okay. I'll tell you but I think I'd rather show you."

Neji raised his hand towards his head protector and removed it slowly. When the head protector was removed, Hiashi and some of the main house members gasped in shock and disbelief. The Caged Bird Curse Seal that was suppose to be on Neji's forehead wasn't there anymore. His forehead was clean, without any mark at all. Neji was free from the Caged Bird Curse Seal.

Hiashi and some of the main house members look at Neji in shock and disbelief. They could not believe what they were looking at. The Caged Bird Curse Seal that could not be removed from the branch member's head was now removed.

Neji grinned happily at their shocked reaction. He knew that it would be like this but he could never thought that it would be this much of a reaction. If just one cursed seal removal gave them this much of a shock, then what would the next surprise do to them?

Hiashi came out of his shock and demanded, "How? How was the curse seal removed from your head Neji!? Only the clan's head and the elders can remove them! No one else in the clan knows about it! Hinata and Hanabi don't know anything about removing the curse seal! So it must have been an outsider! Who is this person!? You will answer me!"

Neji said, "I don't think you or any of the main house members are in a position to order me or any of the branch members around."

Hiashi looked at the rest of the branch members who were all glaring at the main house members. He gritted his teeth and said, "You are all with the traitors? How dare you!? You are nothing but slaves to the main house! The punishment against us is death! Die! Pain!"

However, just like before, no branch member screamed in pain. They all stood there with huge smirks on their faces.

Hiashi asked, "What is this? It can't be. Have the curse seal .."

Neji said, "Everyone! Take off your head protectors and show these trash our freedom!"

Every branch member took off their head protectors and revealed their freedom to their tormentors. This time, Hiashi, the elders along with the rest of the main house members, all of them gasped in shock and horror. Every branch member was now free of any curse seal. They were free. They have attained freedom from their cage.

Hiashi said in disbelief, "How? How can the curse seal be removed? Who? Who did this!? Answer me!"

Neji, Hinata and Hanabi smiled, along with the rest of the branch members. Then the air between the branch members and the main house split open into a black void. It was like a huge mouth was being opened. From the black void, one figure came out who they recognized as Naruto Vajura. Then two more figures came out which shocked every one. These two figures were the founders of the leaf village, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

The three of them exited the black void which closed behind them. They now stand between the branch members and the main house.

"I can't believe who I am seeing."

"It's the fist hokage."

"And the second hokage."

"How are they here? They died years ago."

The branch members and the main house members were talking among themselves about the return of the founder of the leaf village. The main house elders smirked as he found an opportunity for their advantage.

The elder came forward and bowed before Hashirama and Tobirama. he said, "Welcome back first Hokage Hashirama and second Hokage Tobirama."

Hashirama nodded and said, "It's good to be back."

Tobirama said, "The leaf village sure has changed in our death."

The elder said, "You are just in time my lord. We are facing a crisis and we are in dire need of help which you two can give us."

Tobirama said, "What is it?"

The elder pointed towards Naruto and sneered, "This outsider, a demon has meddled in our affairs and broken our most sacred tradition for generations."

Naruto said, "What tradition? You mean how you put a curse seal on their foreheads and make them obey your every order like slaves? And how you punish and kill them if they don't follow your orders or even when they make a small mistake? If that's the tradition you are talking about, then yes. I have broken that tradition and freed them from your slavery."

The elder shouted, "Shut your mouth demon! You don't know anything about our traditions!"

Naruto said, "Oh! I know about your tradition. In fact, I know plenty about your so called traditions. I also know about how it all started and how the Hyuga clan was divided into two branches."

The elders paled at that. He said, "Y-you must b-be lying! There is no w-way someone like you, a demon knows about that!"

Naruto smirked and said, "Really? Are you sure about that?"

Hashirama asked, "What is this tradition you are talking about Naruto? I don't recall the Hyugas having such tradition when we founded the leaf village."

The elder stutter, "Um ... I mean ... um ... I don't know what you are talking about?"

Tobirama looked at Naruto and asked, "What is the tradition's origin you are talking about Naruto?"

Naruto said, "Before you two founded the leaf village, during the war and such, the Hyuga clan was a clan that move from one place to another. At that time, they were but a single clan. There were no main house and no branch family. During that war time, they were very afraid of losing their Byakugan to anyone else. So what do they do? They asked the Uzumaki clan for help. As you all know that the Uzumaki's were masters of Sealing Art. So the Uzumaki gave them a special seal that would prevent others from stealing their Byakugan. But! That seal was a very different one than what is being used right now."

Hashirama asked, "What do you mean a different one?"

The Elders shouted, "Don't you dare tell them you demon!"

Tobirama shouted, "Silence!"

This made the elders shut up. Tobirama said, "Go ahead Naruto. Tell us what the seal was."

Naruto said, "When the Hyuga clan received the seal, it was a bloodline line seal which prevented anyone from stealing the Byakugan but the elders of the Hyuga clan changed it. They modified the seal and now use a bastardized version of the seal which does prevent the Byakugan from being stolen but it also inflicts immense pain which destroys the wearer's brain cells whenever the elders want. This way, the Hyuga clan was divided into two branches. The main house members would become the head of the clan while the branch members would become their tools and slaves. Isn't that right elders?"

Hashirama and Tobirama were disgusted by what they heard and looked at the main house members with hate and disgust. The main house members were now sweating as their dark secret was finally out.

Hashirama said, "You all make me sick. If I would have known about this disgusting act of slavery, then I would have never let your clan join my village. In fact, I would have killed your main house members and save the branch members from their tormentors."

Tobirama nodded and said, "Very true. I would have done the same thing. No one should be allowed to enslave their own family like that."

The elder asked, "B-but but ... how do you know of this demon!? Only us elders know about this! Answer me!"

Naruto said, "That's easy. When the Hyuga received the bloodline seal, the Uzumaki made a written contract that the Hyuga's would never use the seal for their own gain and that they would never modify it in any way. But it seems that you all broke that contract the second the Hyuga got their hands on the seal."

The elder said, "But the contract was destroyed when the Uzushiogakure (Village Hidden by Whirling Tides) was destroyed in the past!"

Hashirama and Tobirama's eyes widen in shock when they heard that. Hashirama asked, "Naruto. Is what he said about Uzushiogakure being destroyed is true?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. It's true. Uzushiogakure was destroyed in the third shinobi war when all three villages, the Stone village, the Cloud village and the Mist village attacked it. Back to what I was saying. I went to the destroyed Uzushiogakure and searched around. That is when I found the scroll with the contract of you Hyugas. Turns out that their Sealing Art can even keep important documents in good shape for a long time."

Naruto pulled out a scroll and gave it to Hashirama. He said, "Here you go Hashirama. Tobirama. This is the document of what the Hyuga's signed up for the bloodline seal."

Hashirama opened the scroll and read it along with Tobirama. When they read the contract, their faces turned to one of pure anger and disgust. They glared hatefully at the main house members who were sweating under their gaze.

Hashirama said in rage, "How dare you break a contract that was made on a trust? They gave you what you wanted and this is how you break their trust by making a bastardized version of the bloodline seal!?"

Tobirama said in rage, "I should execute you all for this disgusting act of betrayal! But I think that someone else needs to do this. Isn't that right, branch members?"

The branch members grinned at that. They all had hate in their eyes as they glared at their tormentors and slavers. The main house members were now scared shitless when they realized what was going to happen. The branch members were going to slaughter the main house and there was nothing they could do about it as they were only 68 main house members while they were surround by more than 200 branch members.

The elder gulped in fear and asked, "A-and and ... what are you going to do?"

Hinata smiled and said, "Simple. All of you arrogant piles of shit stain will be killed. The Hyuga clan will be cleansed of its cancer which is the main house by the way if you are too stupid to realize."

A main house member said, "Why would you kill us? You and Hanabi are also part of the main house!"

Hinata said, "Unfortunately for you, I am no longer part of the main house. I, Hinata Hyuga here by renounce the main house as my family."

Hanabi said, "I, Hanabi Hyuga here by renounce the main house as my family."

Hiashi asked, "How were you able to remove the Caged Bird Curse Seal?"

Naruto said, "I am an Uzumaki who are the ones created the Sealing Art. And I am a seal master. It was not that very hard to remove your Caged Bird Curse Seal. I found how to remove it within 5 minutes."

The elder shouted in rage, "You demon! How dare you do that!? How dare you!? We should have killed you the moment you were born!"

Hashirama said in a calm manner, "Why are you calling Naruto a demon?"

Hiashi said, "Don't you know what lies inside of him? He contains the very soul of the Kyuubi who attacked our village 13 years ago! He is Kyuubi's reincarnation! He must be killed!"

Hashirama growled, "What did you say, you bastard?"

Hiashi step back in fear and said, "T-that that ... he is a demon for housing *Gulp* the Kyuubi's soul?"

Hashirama shouted, "How dare you call him a demon you bastards!? Can't you even see with your fucking Byakugan that he is not a demon!?"

Tobirama nodded and said, "Indeed. Naruto is not a demon. If you put a kunai into a scroll, does the scroll become the kunai? If you pour water into a glass, does the glass become the water? No. Naruto is simply the prison for the Kyuubi. That does not make him the Kyuubi himself."

Hiashi said in fear, "N-no. No. You are lying. That is a demon standing there."

Tobirama said, "Also, you shouldn't have said that about the demon part."

Hiashi asked, "And .. why is .. that?"

Tobirama said, "Because by calling Naruto a demon for containing the Kyuubi, you have insulted by brother's wife as well."

Hiashi asked, "What? How could I insult Mito Uzumaki?"

Hashirama said, "Because my wife was the one who originally held the Kyuubi. She was the one who locked the Kyuubi inside of herself in order to stop it from destroying the village."

Now Hiashi became paler after hearing that. He has directly insulted one of the founder's wife. He said, "What? No. No that can't be. You must be lying? There is no way Mito-sama would have kept something like that inside of her."

Hashirama said, "Enough with your words. I think it's time for the branch members to take out the trash."

Tobirama nodded and said, "You are correct. The branch members seem to be getting agitated. Shall we help in this matter?"

Neji said, "Thank you very much Hashirama-sama and Tobirama-sama. We will gladly accept your help with killing these trash."

The main house members were now paler than before as fear courses through their bodies. They couldn't believe that their own founder sof the village are going to join in this and aid them in killing them.

The elder stutter, "N-no n-no. You can't do that. Hashirama-sama. Tobirama-sama. You can't do something like this! This is a clan matter!"

Hashirama shouted, "To hell with clan matter! Now that I am not the Hokage, I can do whatever I want! And the first thing I will do is get rid of trash like you from my beloved village! Get ready to die trash!"

Tobirama said, "Indeed. With cancer like you present within a clan, you must be purged."

Naruto said, "Everyone. This is what you have been waiting for. Today, you will get your wish and kill off your tormentors and slavers. Think about all of the punishment and beatings you have suffered from them. Make them feel every amount of pain you suffered from them. Kill them!"

With a roar, all of the branch members charged towards the main house members with hate filled eyes. They all began to slaughter the main house members as their numbers were much larger than their tormentors. Hashirama and Tobirama also joined the slaughter and aided the branch members in killing off the main house members.

The main house members retaliated but due to their small numbers, they were killed by superior numbers. Also, with the aid of the first and second Hokage, they were easily killed as the two undead lords were much more stronger than them.

The elders saw how their members were killing them off and became fearful. They all ran away but someone appeared in their path and stopped them. This was none other than Hinata whose eyes were filled with hate and disgust as she glared at the elders.

Hinata said, "Where do you think you all are going?"

An elder shouted, "Get out of our way traitor!"

Hinata said, "Why should I left you lot get away? Aren't you all responsible for making my life a living hell?"

Another elder said, "You were a weakling!? That's why you didn't deserve to live! Be thankful that we only wanted to brand you with the Caged Bird Curse Seal!"

*Bash* *Splork*

In the blink of an eye, Hinata appeared in front of the elder and hit his head with a Gentle Fist which destroyed the brain that came out of the elder's nose, ears and eyes which popped out of his eye sockets from the pressure. The dead elder fell to the ground making other elders tremble in fear at how easily the shy and weak girl killed an elder.

Hinata looked at the rest of them and said, "What was that about being weak?"

An elder came over his fear and shouted, "How dare you kill one of us!? We are the ones who rule the Hyuga clan!"

*Bash* *Splork*

Hinata hit the elder's chest with a Gentle Fist that exploded his heart. Blood spewed out from his mouth and he fell dead on the ground. Now the rest of the elders stepped back in fear.

Hinata said, "What was that about sparing me while branding me with the Caged Bird Curse Seal?"

The elders then knew that they couldn't win against her. So they started to plead for their lives.

"Please! Spare us!"

"We were only looking for the betterment of the clan!"

"Have mercy!"

"We swear that we won't do anything like this again!"

"We will even abolish the Caged Bird Curse Seal!"

Hinata listened to their pleases and said, "Hmm. You're right. Abolishing the Caged Bird Curse Seal is a very good idea."

When the elders hear this, they immediately relaxed that she was going to spare them.

*Bash* *Crack*

However, to their shock Hinata kicked an elder's face and broke his neck. The elders saw in fear as another one of them died by her hands.

An elder said, "Why!? Why did you kill him!? Didn't you spare us for abolishing the Caged Bird Curse Seal!?"

Hinata said, "Naruto already knew how to remove the Caged Bird Curse Seal. The abolishment of the Caged Bird Curse Seal could have been done with any of you. So that means, you all are not needed and since you carry some important information, I can't spare any of you. So I have only one option."

An elder gulped in fear and asked, "W-what i-is t-that?"

Hinata smiled cruelly and said, "That's an easy one. All you have to do is just die."

With that, Hinata lunged at them and started to kill them. The elders knew that there was no way out for them, so they decided to attack her and take her down with them. They all surrounded her and charged at her but she shocked them at what she did next.

Hinata began to eject condensed chakra from her palms like a thin line. She then swung her palms around her like in a circular motion in a fast pace. Doing this, she created a barrier around her that acted like both defense and offense.

Hinata shouted, "Protection of the Eight Trigrams!"

The elders were foolish enough to not stop themselves and continue charging at her. When they rammed into the circular cage, they were *Shing* *Splork* shredded into mince meat. They didn't even get to scream as they were cut apart within seconds. Blood, mince flesh, broken bones and pieces of organs were being sprayed all around Hinata, painting the area around her in the blood of the elders.

After all of the elders were killed and turned to mince meat, Hinata stopped and went back to Naruto. There was still the matter of dealing with her so called father.

When Hinata returned back, she saw Hiashi kneeling on the ground on all fours. His body was riddled with bruises and cuts. His face was beaten in and one of his eyes was swollen black. Blood flowed from his mouth and nose from the damage he received. Who beat him to this state? In front of Hiashi was Naruto who looked down on him like he was nothing but a bug.

Naruto said, "Well look at this. The great Hiashi kneeling before me like a groveling dog. This is something that I never thought of seeing but now that I do, it's just too amusing since you and the main house members have a stick shoved so far up their asses that they can't see what's in front of them."

Hiashi gritted his teeth and said, "You demon. Look at what you have done! You have destroyed the Hyuga clan!"

Naruto said, "No I haven't. Instead I have just purged the Hyuga clan of their black cancer. That's all of the main house members if you are too dumb of understanding."

Hiashi said, "Then what about Hinata and Hanabi? Aren't they part of the main house too? If you are going to kill us then you should kill them to-*Bash*!"

Hiashi didn't get to finish his sentence as he was kicked in the face by an enraged Naruto. He said, "You dare spew out nonsense to me? In case you forgot, Hinata and Hanabi have cut off their ties to the main house. They are free of your and the main house's disgusting rules and actions. Besides, she was the one who brought the branch members together and planned the revolt against the main house. And I have to say that I have never seen them with that much happiness when I removed their Caged Bird Curse Seal. They cried tears of joy and praised me like I was their savior which I am. Now what to do with you?"

Hiashi said, "Damn you demon! I wish you were never born!"

Naruto said, "It wouldn't have mattered. If I wasn't born then someone else would have taken the burden of the Kyuubi's soul. Then all of this would still have happened anyway. Ah! Hinata-chan. Hanabi-chan. Neji. You all came at the right time. There are some things you three need to hear."

Hinata, Hanabi and Neji came towards Naruto. Hinata asked, "What did you want to talk about Naruto? Are you going to spare that .. that trash?"

Hinata was referring to Hiashi who glared at her. Naruto said, "Nope. Not in a million years. He is going to die but not now, since the things I am about to talk about is related to Hiashi. Now, Hinata-chan. I want you to tell me how did your mother, Hitomi Hyuga died?"

Hinata and Hanabi became stiff for a second before relaxing their bodies. Hinata asked, "Why are you asking that Naruto-kun?"

Naruto said, "Sorry if I'm being nosy but I am only asking this because it has something to do with Hiashi."

Hinata breathed some and said, "My mother was a very sweet and kind person. She would always smile and make us happy. She one day ... died in her sleep. According to the doctors, she died from a disease that was incurable."

Naruto said, "Who told you this Hinata?"

Hinata said, "My .. father told me how my mother died."

Naruto sighed and said, "Hinata. That was a lie Hiashi told to cover his tracks."

Hinata and Hanabi's eyes widen and said, "What!?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Your mother Hitomi didn't die from a disease but it was in fact that she died of a poison."

Hanabi and Hinata gasped in shocked at the revelation. Hanabi asked in tears, "W-who? W-who d-did it? Who p-poisoned our m-mom?"

Naruto looked at Hinata and Hanabi in sadness. His eyes harden when he turned to see the culprit. Hiashi Hyuga.

Naruto said, "Well trash? Aren't you gonna at least confess to your sins?"

Hiashi grunted and said, "So what? Hitomi was nothing more than dead weight to the main house. Weakness is a sin to the main house. She was weak and it had to be taken care of. So I killed her by poisoning her in her sleep. Served her right for being a weakling."

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

In the next second, Hiashi found himself to be mauled by two very pissed off Hyuga girls who were Hinata and Hanabi. They both began to beat the shit out of the bastard Hiashi. They didn't stop beating him up till all four of his limbs were broken from 20 parts, all of his ribs were broken, collar bone broken in 7 places, fingers bent back and smashed making them useless, cracked skull, broken teeth, broken jaw, broken pelvic bone. All in all, Hiashi was suffering from the worse pain as he laid down with his broken body.

Both Hinata and Hanabi were breathing heavily after they beat the crap out of their mother's murderer. Naruto came towards them and hugged both of them. In return, both the girls hugged him and began to cry.

Naruto comforted them by saying, "Shhh. Shhh. It;s okay now Hinata-chan. Hanabi-chan. That man is not capable of doing anything to you now. He has been beaten and humiliated. A prideful and arrogant man like Hiashi is now nothing more than a broken piece of shit."

After crying for a while, Hinata asked, "Naruto-kun?"

Naruto said, "Yes Hinata-chan?"

Hinata asked, "Did .. did that ... that monster do anything else to mother?"

Naruto remained silent which meant that he knew something. Hinata asked, "Please Naruto-kun. Tell me what else he did to mother?"

Naruto sighed and said, "Hinata-chan. What I am about to tell you may be the most disgusting act that monster did to anyone. Are you sure you want to hear it?"

Hinata and Hanabi nodded and prepared themselves to hear more. However, they were not prepared to hear what Hiashi did to their mother.

Naruto sighed and said, "As you know that your mother was a branch member. Hiashi noticed her for her beauty and lusted for her body. He ordered her to bed with him but she refused. So he used the Caged Bird Curse Seal to make her obey him. You can guess what happened next."

Hinata and Hanabi were shocked to hear that. Hinata asked, "A-are you s-saying that m-me and Hanabi's mother was .. was .."

Naruto nodded sadly and said, "Yes. That monster raped your mother and since she got pregnant, she was forced to marry him for the children. After she gave birth to you and Hanabi, he killed her since her use was done and she became obsolete to him."

Hinata and Hanabi began to bawl their eyes out, saying that they were children that their mother never wanted. When Naruto heard this, he slapped both of them which silenced and shocked them.

Naruto held both of their shoulders and said in a firm voice, "Listen to me and listen good. Both of you were the pride and joy of your mother. Even though she was raped by that monster, she didn't look at you two with distaste or disgust. She loved you both with all of her heart and would have done anything to keep you two safe from harm, which she was doing while in the main house. I think she knew that her death was coming closer as the main house was planning to kill her. Tell me Hinata, on the day before she was killed, did she spend her previous days with the both of you?"

Hinata nodded and said, "Yes. Mother did spend almost all of her time with me and Hanabi. She showered us in her love and told us to always be happy and look forward to the future."

Naruto nodded and said, "Yes. I was right. She knew that she was going to die and decided to spend all of her time loving you both. She wanted to give you as much love as possible before her demise at the hand of that monster."

Hinata and Hanabi were crying again but not tears of sorrow but tears of happiness and joy when they found that their mother didn't resent or hate them for being born because of rape. A mother's love can go to such extent to show how much she loves her children.

Neji was there along with Hashirama and Tobirama. All three of them was disgusted at what the monster Hiashi Hyuga did to Hianta and Hanabi's mother.

Naruto then walked towards Neji and said, "Neji. It's now time for me to tell you the truth of what happened to your father Hizashi Hyuga."

Neji's eyes widen and asked, "What do you mean the truth? Didn't my father die by giving himself to the Cloud village in order to save the head of the clan?"

Naruto shook his head and said, "No. That was a complete lie Neji. The elders and Hiashi told you that to cover their dark secret and to make you loyal to them."

Neji asked, "What really happened to my father Naruto?"

Naruto said, "When Hiashi killed the Cloud ninja who kidnapped Hinata when she was 3 years old, word reached the Cloud's leader Raikage who demanded that he didn't know anything about this and demanded compensation for killing one of his ninjas. That compensation was the head of the clan who killed that Cloud ninja, Hiashi Hyuga."

Neji said, "Yes. We all know that the Raikage demanded the head of Hiashi but in his place, my father volunteered to go. I heard that my father even knocked out Hiashi in order to protect the clan's head."

Naruto said, "Well, that was a complete lie, Neji because that didn't happen as you were told by the main house."

Neji shouted in shock, "What!? What happened on that day Naruto! Please! Tell me!"

Naruto said, "Calm down Neji. I am going to tell you everything about what happened that night. On that night, Hiashi, the elders along with that bastard Minato was discussing about the compensation that Raikage demanded or there would have been another war. As you know that Hiashi and your father Hizashi are twins and they look like one another. So the elders, Hiashi and Minato came up with a devious plan that would not only protect the head of the main clan but would solve this problem as well without any consequences."

Neji was feeling dread in his stomach as he kept on hearing what Naruto was saying. Somehow, he knew where this was going but he wanted to hear it from Naruto's mouth to confirm his suspicions.

Neji asked, "What did they plan Naruto?"

Naruto said, "They called your father to meet them. When Hizashi came into the room, he didn't know why he was called but he didn't feel great being in the same room as his tormentors. When he asked why he was called, the elders told him of their plan in order to avoid a war with the Cloud village. Their plan was to send Hizashi in place of Hiashi since he was a double of him. That way, the Cloud village would not know the difference and will kill him thinking that the one they killed was Hiashi Hyuga when in fact he was his twin brother Hizashi Hyuga."

Neji fell to his knees when he heard what the elders, Hiashi and their Hokage Minato did. But it only got worse as he continued to listen to Naruto.

Naruto continued, "Obviously, Hizashi denied to be their scapegoat. So Hiashi used the Caged Bird Curse Seal to punish him for not obeying his masters. Minato was there and he didn't do anything since he was friend with Hiashi. And yes he knew about Hitomi being raped by him but he didn't do anything, saying that it was a clan matter. However, your father, Hizashi was very stubborn and strong that even under the effect of the Caged Bird Curse Seal, he refused to sacrifice his life for the mistake of the other. Hiashi was seething mad. He always hated his brother since Hizashi was always better than him in the Hyuga techniques. He said that Hizashi, his own brother was nothing but a tool for him. So he threatened him with the one thing that was precious to him."

Neji asked, "What was it?"

Naruto said, "You Neji."

Neji asked in confusion, "What? Me? How's that?"

Naruto said, "Neji. You are Hizashi's son and he loved you with all of his heart. He was greatly saddened when you were branded with the Caged Bird Curse Seal. He wished for you to not be burdened by such a thing. He even pleased with the main house to spare you from the Caged Bird Curse Seal but it only fell on deaf ears. So after Hiashi threatened to kill you if he didn't obey him, he finally accepted in order to keep you safe."

Neji was breathing very hard when he heard about his father's demise. How could his father's own brother torment and threaten him like that? Did he really not see us as family? No. He didn't. Hiashi is nothing but a cold blooded monster that needs to be dealt with. With a roar, Neji lunged at the beaten Hiashi and was about to beat him some more but was stopped by Naruto.

Neji said, "Naruto!? Why are you stopping me!? Let me go! This monster needs to die for all the things he did to my father and the branch family! Trash like him deserves to die!"

Naruto said, "Ohhh. Who said anything about sparing his worthless life? He is going to die but he will die in the least way he ever expected."

Neji stop struggling and asked, "What do you mean by that Naruto?"

Naruto grinned and released Neji. He then walked towards the beaten Hiashi and pulled out a seal.

Naruto asked, "Do you know what this is Hiashi?"

Hiashi tried to speak but couldn't as his jaw was broken in several places. Naruto saw this and continued, "This is my version of the Caged Bird Curse Seal. Want to know what I am going to with it?"

Hiashi's eyes widen in fear and tried to speak but couldn't. He tried to escape but couldn't as all four of his limbs were broken and his body was battered and wounded. He knew where this was going and wanted to escape but couldn't. Today is the day he will experience the pain he caused to the branch family. By this time, every single branch member was present to see the clan head being punished. They have killed all of the main house members and were very happy that they died. With their sheer numbers, the main house members couldn't win against them.

Naruto said, "My version of the Caged Bird Curse Seal is going to not only cause you immense pain to your brain but all it will attack your organs, intestines and every inside organs. To put it simply, all of your insides will be liquefied and all of this will be a slow and agonizing process. With each passing second, you will feel intense pain coursing through your body but you will not die from the pain. No. The seal is designed to keep you alive as it destroys your body from the inside out. After that is done, you are free to die."

Naruto put the seal on Hiashi's forehead and poured some chakra into it. The seal brightened for a while and when Naruto removed the seal, there was a symbol on his forehead. It was a green cross which was the Caged Bird Curse Seal.

Naruto then walked towards Neji and gave him the seal. He said, "Here you go Neji. You will be the one to give him his punishment."

Neji took the seal and asked, "How do I activate it?"

Naruto said, "Simple. All you have to do is pour your chakra into the seal and it will do the job."

Neji nodded and walked towards the beaten Hiashi who was looking at him in both fear and hope. Fear for all the things he did to his father and hope that he would spare him. NOT HAPPENING!!

Neji looked down at the one responsible for the murder of his father. He sneered at him and said, "How does it feel to be at the bottom of someone's feet who you thought was lower to you, monster? Does it hurts? Does it make you feel disgusted being looked down like this? Huh?"

*Bash* *Bash* *Bash* *Bash*

Neji kicked Hiashi's face. He then began to kick him as he shouted, "How does it feel!? How does it feel to be beaten while knowing that you can do nothing to stop it!? Huh!? Answer me, you bloody monster!? All that time when you torment and beat my father, this is how he felt! Feel his pain! Feel everything you did to him, you trash!"

After beating Hiashi for a while, Neji stepped back and raised the seal in front of him. Hiashi looked at him with pleading eyes, hoping that he would forgive him for everything he did to him and his family but that would not happen. Like they say, you reap what you sowed. And he will get what's coming to him.

Neji said, "Now, you will feel what your Caged Bird Curse Seal does to us. YOU WILL FEEL OUR SUFFERING YOU MONSTER! BURN IN THE FLAMES OF HELL! PAIN!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

The Caged Bird Curse Seal on Hiashi's forehead glowed and he began to scream his lungs out as he felt immense amount of pain coursing throughout his body. He could literally feel his organs and brain being liquefied.

All of the branch members, Hinata, Hanabi, Neji, Hashirama, Tobirama and Naruto looked at Hiashi's suffering with satisfied expressions. Hiashi, one of the cancer in this village was being punished for all of his crimes and tyranny. After screaming for 10 minutes, brain matter came out from Hiashi's ears and nose. His eyes melted into white goo. Blood and liquidized organs spewed out from his mouth. After all of his insides were liquidized, Hiashi finally died when all of his insides were liquidized.

After Hiashi died, Neji closed his eyes and sighed in satisfaction. He said, "Finally. It's over. Our torment, our suffering, our pain is now over. We are finally free."

Hinata smiled and hugged Naruto. she said, "Thank you Naruto-kun for saving my clan."

Hanabi smiled and hugged Naruto. She said, "Thank you Naruto. For everything you did. Having that monster killed was satisfying."

Naruto hugged them both and said, "It's fine you two. I would do anything for my precious people. Now everyone! I want you to collect all of the corpses and bring them to me. After that, stay in the compound until I give the signal for my next plan!"

The branch members nodded and started to collect the corpses of the main house members. After collecting all of the corpses, they piled them up. Naruto pulled out a scroll and stored all of the corpses into it. He then put the scroll back into his pocket.

Hashirama asked, "What are you going to do now Naruto?"

Naruto said, "There are some other matters I need to focus on. In the mean time, I want you, Hashirama and Tobirama to provide protection to the Hyuga clan. I bet that with all of the fighting, someone would have definitely heard their screams. So they would send in some ANBU to check this area. Will you protect them in my absence?"

Hashirama smiled and said, "Of course I will protect them Naruto. Did you really need to ask us about that?"

Tobirama said, "I would be honored to protect the Hyuga clan that you have just freed them from their slavery."

Naruto smiled and bowed to them and said, "Thank you very much. I need to be going now. Goodbye!"

Naruto snapped his fingers and a Garganta opened. He walked through it and it closed behind him.

Kurama Clan

Yakumo Kurama was present in her room where she sat on her wheelchair as her leg muscles were very weak. She has been waiting for Naruto to come to her for the next time he does come, will be the time for him to take her away from this place. She needs to get out of this place sooner because she felt like someone else was coming for her life.

However, she didn't need to feel any fear as Ash was present in the room while keeping himself invisible and erasing his presence, so that Yakumo doesn't sense him. He was waiting for Naruto to come here and take her away but then he heard sounds of footsteps. A group of ninjas were running towards this house. From the sound and smell of these ninjas, these people were of the Kurama clan who were probably being led here by Yakumo's uncle, Unkai Kurama who blamed her for the death of her parents and wanted to kill her so that he could become the next clan head.

Soon, the door of the room exploded and came in 40 ninjas with Unkai Kurama leading them. Unkai smirked when he saw Yakumo alone in the room.

Unkai said, "Well, look at the lonely girl in this huge mansion."

Yakumo asked, "What are you doing here uncle Unkai?"

Unkai said, "You know what I am here for."

Yakumo said, "And what's that?"

Unkai said, "That you are no longer fit to be the head of the clan."

Yakumo said, 'And what are you going to do about it?"

Unkai said with a smirk, "That's easy. I am going to kill you and I will become the head of the Kurama clan. After you are gone, I will bring back the might of the Kurama clan that everyone else will fear."

Yakumo said, "Why are you doing this uncle Unkai? Is it because of the .. thing inside of me?"

Unkai snorted and said, "That ... thing inside of you? Yes. A demon inhabits your body and possesses you. It's your weak body's fault that you allowed the demon to take over your body and let it kill your mother and father. If it wasn't for the third Hokage, I would have killed you long ago. But now that he is gone, there is no one standing in my way."

Yakumo looked at the other ninjas and asked, "Are they with you as well? Do they follow your ideas as well?"

Unkai nodded and said with a grin, "Of course! They are with me as they also agree with me that you are no longer fit to be the head of this clan. As such, they too want you gone."

Yakumo sighed and said, "I'm sorry that you all think like that."

Unkai snorted and said, "No amount of apologies will get your life spared from me. You and that demon will die today."

As they all were about to advance against the girl, Ash was about to step in but stopped when he felt it. The air between them cracked opened into a black mouth. A Garganta was created and from it Naruto came out and the black hole closed behind him. He looked at the intruders with hate filled glare.

Naruto said, "So you all have the guts to gang up on a single girl who couldn't even run much less fight back. Huh? Disgusting."

Unkai asked, "Who are you brat? And how did you get here?"

Naruto said with a smile, "Hooooo. You don't remember me of all people? Look closely at me. Maybe then you will recognize me as someone important."

Unkai looked closely at Naruto but couldn't find out as to who he was. However, a fellow ninja pointed at the blonde kid and stuttered, "It can't be. You you you ..."

Unkai looked at his fellow ninjas and asked, "What? You know something about that brat?"

The ninjas nodded and said, "That kid is the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi's soul!"

Unkai's eyes widen but then he smirked as he looked back at the blonde kid. He said, "Well well well. Looks like it's my lucky day. I get to not only kill the former clan head but the demon brat as well. I should thank god for giving me this opportunity. After I kill you both, I will not only become the new head of the clan but we will become famous for killing this village's demon problem. We will become famous!"

Naruto sighed and said, "More like unlucky bastards."

Unkai said, "What did you say brat?"

Naruto said, "I said that it's your unlucky day bastard. Are you deaf or something?"

Unkai snarled, "Brat. Demons like you should bow to us humans. We are your better."

Naruto's eye twitched and then he released huge amount of Killing Intent that spread throughout the mansion. Unkai and his fellow ninjas fell to the ground as the killing intent Naruto was releasing was too much. Some of them even fainted from it.

Unkai asked in fear, "H-how? How c-can a b-brat released t-this much-grah!?"

*Thud*

Naruto appeared in front of him and stomped on his head, creating a small crater on the floor. He then grind his foot on top of Unkai's head, causing him to scream in pain as his skull was being crushed.

Naruto said, "You are my better? Did you really just say that? HA! What a laugh! With the way I am now, no human can become my better anymore!"

Unkai asked, "H-how c-can that b-be? You w-were nothing m-more than a w-weak brat in the p-past. H-how?"

Naruto said with a smile, "That's simple. One simple helping hand can do such wonders for anyone."

Unkai asked, "What do you-*Crunch*

Unkai didn't get to finish his sentence as Naruto crushed his head beneath his feet. He then looked at the rest of the ninjas who came here to kill Yakumo, he saw that most of them fainted from his killing intent while those who managed to stay conscious were now trembling in fear as they saw their leader being killed easily.

Naruto said, "You all are guilty of going against your clan head. Instead of supporting and helping her, you all chose to side with this traitor. And now look where that has lead you all. To your death. Die along with your supposed leader!"

Naruto pulled out several shurikens and kunai and threw them at the ninjas with such speed that they couldn't dodge them.

*Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik* *Shik*

The shuriken and kunai hit them on their vital areas. Thus killing them immediately. After killing all of them, Naruto pulled out a scroll and stored their corpses into it. He then put it back into his pocket.

Naruto then turned around and walked towards Yakumo. He asked, "Hey Yakumo. Are you okay?"

Yakumo smiled and nodded. She said, "I'm fine Naruto. Thank you for coming to my aid."

Naruto smiled and said, "No problem Yakumo. I would do anything to protect my special people. Now are you ready for the removal of the seal behind your neck?"

Yakumo nodded and asked, "I am but what about the thing that is inside of me?"

Naruto said, "Don't worry about it. I will expel it from your body. Then you will be free from its hold."

Yakumo nodded and said, "I trust you Naruto-kun. Go ahead."

Naruto looked to where he felt Ash was and nodded to him. He said, "For this procedure, I would need to first knock you out."

Yakumo said, "Go ahead Naruto-kun. Take that thing out of me."

Naruto put his hand behind her neck and pressed a pressure point that instantaneously knocked her out. After knocking her out, he said, "Okay. Everything is clear. You can come out now bro."

Ash made himself visible and walked towards the girl. He said, "Hey little bro. So it's about time to free her of the demon inside of her?"

Naruto nodded and said, "Yeah it is. But I don't get one thing bro?"

Ash asked, "What is it Naruto?"

Naruto said, "I don't get how a demon possessed her. I mean that the Kyuubi exists but this demon has no relation with them. So how did this demon come into existence?"

Ash nodded and began to explain to Naruto how this demon came into existence. He told him how the Kurama clan member's powers in that field are so absolute that their Genjutsu is simply overwhelming. Furthermore, the Genjutsu is so powerful that it causes the brain to believe anything that happens to the victim to the point where the genjutsu physically harms the victim's body. This fearsome ability allows the clan member to potentially kill their opponents with genjutsu. Such frightening power however, is not without its drawbacks, as the user is rarely able to control the full extent of their abilities, resulting in their subconscious regulating that power, leading to the creation of a second personality in control of that power. This personality proceeds to overtake the original, turning the individual into a monster that's a danger to everyone around them.

After Naruto listened to him, he asked, "I get it but how can I get rid of this new entity?"

Ash said, "I will be doing that Naruto since I know how to go inside her mind and erase that entity within her mind."

Naruto said, "Sure. Go ahead bro. Save her from that thing."

Ash said, "I will."

Ash then put his hand on the girls head and he sent his mind inside her mind.

Inside Yakumo's Mind

When Ash entered Yakumo's mind, he saw that the tunnels were made of flesh. He didn't mind them as he is a devourer of flesh himself. Ash walked down the tunnel in search for the entity that is causing harm to Yakumo. He plans on devouring it as he did with the black phoenix. After walking for some time, he finally found it. Ash saw this thing that had its back turned to him. He looked around and found that there were several huge holes in the flesh tunnels. Why was that?

*Crunch*

Ash found his answer when the thing turned around. He saw that the entity was eating the flesh tunnel. He saw what this thing looked like. It was a humanoid demon that had two huge horns and sharp teeth. It wore some clothes that looked like a Yukata.

SSSSSCCCCCCCCCCCCCRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

When this thing saw Ash, it screeched and lunged at him. It's intent was to use its scary face to put fear into him. However, it made one big mistake. Ash was no normal human. He was a Monster Hunter.

This means that he has seen plenty of horrible and terrifying monsters. This thing that was in front of him was not even a monster category. To him, this thing was just one human in disguise with a mask on. It didn't even scare him one bit.

As the thing came closer, Ash simply pulled his right fist back and *Bash* punched its face hard. The thing was launched back and crashed through the flesh wall. Ash followed it and jumped through the hole. He landed in an open area where the thing landed.

Ash saw the the thing stand back up. Its face was a bit bruised from his punch which surprised him that his strike didn't damage it more. Ash came out of his shock when the thing charged at him again. He swung his fist towards it but the thing seemed to disappear in a swirl of smoke. Immediately, Ash swung his left leg backwards and hit something.

*Bash*

Ash looked back and saw that he hit the thing that somehow came behind him without alarming his senses. The only reason he reacted this way was because every time someone disappeared in front of the opponent, they came up from behind.

The thing stood back up again. Before Ash engaged it, he asked, "What is your name?"

The thing just tilted its head and looked at him. A while later, it spoke, "Ido."

Ash said, "Ido huh? What are you trying to do to this girl?"

Ido said, "Girl ... host ... possess ... power ... takeover ... mine ..."

Ash put the words together and concluded that this thing wanted to take over the girl's body as its own by killing her mind. This made him angry. This thing Ido was only created due to the girl's power and now, it wants to take away the girl's body for itself.

Ido was about to charge at the Saiyan but was brought down to its knees when the area was suddenly filled with killing intent. It was so much that it began to suffocate from the foul pressure pressing upon him.

Ash glared at this thing with hate and disgust. If it wants to go against its masters and creator's will, then it does not deserve to exist. Ash glared down at the thing and walked slowly towards it.

Ash said, "How dare you go against this girl's will. How dare you take away this girl's parents. Her happiness. Her smile. She created you and in return, you took away all that she loved. Your creation was a mistake and I am going to be the one to correct this girl's mistake."

Ash then proceed to beat the shit out of the thing. Brutally.

*Bash* *Stomp* *Thud* *Crash* *Bash* *Crack* *Bash*

After beating and throwing it around like a rag doll for a while, Ido became afraid of its life. Never before has he had a beating like this in its entire life. In order to escape from its beating, it turned itself into a cloud and immediately ran away from the Saiyan.

Ash saw this and shouted, "You're not getting away you piece of shit!"

Ash then chased the thing through the flesh tunnels. While running, Ido looked back and saw the Saiyan charging towards him a murderous scowl that sent shivers down its spine. It became afraid and used its powers to conjure up a wall between it and the Saiyan. It thought that a brick wall will hold him back but.

*Crash*

Ido's eyes widen when he saw the Saiyan crash through the wall with ease and he still continued to chase it. Ido then used its power to conjure up several walls between it and the Saiyan.

*Crash* *Crash* *Crash* *Crash*

But it proved useless against the monster hunter. Ido thought that if normal walls won't stop him then something else can. It then used its power to conjure up a wall of flame, a wall of liquid nitrogen, a wall of lightning, a wall of poison, a wall of acid, and a wall of lava. It thought that this will finally stop him but his hope was shattered when it saw the monster hunter easily ramming through the elemental walls.

Ash's different traits prevented him from being harmed from the elemental walls as they made him immune against all of them. His body was not only immune to the elemental walls but his body absorbed the fire, ice, lightning, poison, acid and lava. Ash took an interest in Ido's power of turning illusions into reality. So he made up his mind. He will devour it and get its power for himself.

Ido saw the look in the Saiyan's eyes and became afraid of him. It used its power to make itself invisible and ran away into the dark tunnels. This made Ash lose sight of it. He looked around the several dark tunnels for the thing but he could not find it. He growled as he let it get away but then he got an idea after looking at the damaged flesh walls.

Ash grinned and said, "You may have run away from me but lets see if you can get away from my flesh!"

Ash slammed his right hand down on the flesh floor. From his hand, viral fed flesh came out and began to spread around as it began to become one with the flesh floor and walls. Soon, the viral flesh was spreading in every direction through the flesh wall and floor. As it was spreading, the virus also repaired the damaged flesh walls that Ido has eaten.

Why was Ash repairing the flesh walls? Because this whole area of flesh tunnels were like the inside of Yakumo's mind. He was, in a way repairing all of the damage done to her mind while hunting for the thing at the same time.

The virus was spreading through Yakumo's mind like wild fire. It won't be long when Ido would be located. After the virus spreads around, Ido's location was discovered. Ash immediately dashed towards his target like a blur.

Ido was running for its life from the insane Saiyan. After running for quite a while, it looked back and saw that it has lost site of the Saiyan. It stopped and relaxed for a while. After relaxing, it began to run again but stopped when it saw something. The tunnel in front of him was closing. It looked like liquid flesh was coming out from the flesh walls and clogging up the tunnel.

Ido turned around to run but stopped when it saw that the path it took was being closed too by the very same liquid flesh. It began to frantically look in every direction to run but all of its escape paths have been blocked by the liquid flesh. It became even more frightened when the liquid flesh started to move towards it from all direction. Ido then realized what was going to happen. It was trapped and it was going to be killed.

Ido used its powers to conjure up several walls and elemental walls to stop the liquid flesh but to its horror, the flesh devoured the obstacles and continued to move towards it. Ido didn't know what to do. It tried to use its powers to send the liquid flesh away but it didn't affect it.

*Thud*

Ido heard something landing behind him. It slowly turned around and saw that the Saiyan was standing behind him who was looking at it with a dangerous scowl.

Ash said, "Where can you run now, you lower life form?"

Ido stepped back in fear of the Saiyan. There was no way for him to escape now. He was trapped. All tunnels were blocked by the liquid flesh.

Ash said, "This girl gave you life. This girl gave you freedom and what did you do with it? You took control of her body and killed her parents. You took away her happiness. You made her an outcast. You made others see her as nothing but a monster."

*Crack* *Kerip*

Ido's body became stiff as a statue of fear coursed through its body because of what it was seeing with its own eyes. Ash's lower jaw split in two. Some sharp fangs came out from the side of his open mouth.

*Kkeerriipp*

Then his neck split from the middle and opened in two with some more fangs coming out from it.

*Kkeeerrriiippp*

Then his chest ripped open in two from the middle. The ribs spread outwards like fangs. Then his abdomen ripped open in two as well. Several long sharp fangs came out from his open body.

Ido was now trembling at what he was seeing. In front of him was a human-NO! Not a human. This was definitely not a human. It was a monster. A true monster to which even it failed in comparison to. The teeth, the split jaw, the ribs' fangs, even seeing the human's body rip in two from the middle but none of it scared it the most at what was inside the human's body. There, in the middle of the open body was am eye. It was a huge eye and it was directly staring at Ido's eyes who was now paralyzed by it.

Ash glared down at Ido and spoke in a demonic voice, "Ido. For the sins you have committed against this girl, I sentence you to death by being devoured by the same way a monster devours its prey. Die."

"RRRRRAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

The fangs on Ash's body opened up more and the eye in his abdomen glowed red. Then the space in front of him began to be sucked towards the eye. The eye was special that he made with the help of some magic and some monster DNA. The eye's special trait was that it acted just like a black hole. Meaning, that the eye can pull and suck in anything that Ash desires and right now, his target was none other than Ido.

Ido immediately felt himself being pulled towards the abomination. It quickly turned around and tried to run away but was only successful at taking a couple of steps before being pulled back. Ido fell on the floor and dug its claws into it in order to stop itself from being pulled towards the abomination. However, the pull was strong enough that Ido was slowly being dragged towards the eye.

Ido desperately tried to stop itself from being pulled towards the abomination. Soon the floor and pieces of the wall were also caught in the gravitational pull and flew towards the eye where they were devoured. Ido saw this and became terrified. It conjured up several sharp projectiles with different elements and shot them towards the Saiyan, thinking that it would slow him down but it didn't. Instead, all of the projectiles were sucked by the abomination's eye. Ido's struggled while it was being forcefully dragged towards the abomination at a very slow pace. Ido was getting closer to its doom. Inch by inch.

As Ido was dragged closer, it spoke, "Spare ... me ... human ... and ... I ... serve ... you."

Ash growled, "You serve me? That's a laugh. If you wanted to serve someone, you would have served and protected this girl. Your creator. But you didn't. So why should I spare you? I'm pretty sure that if you had a chance, you will stab me in the back. So just shut your mouth and die already!"

Ido's hope was evaporated and it continued to struggle. When it came closer, first its legs were being swallowed up by the eye. Then its abdomen and then its chest.

When only its head and arms were left, Ido screamed, "I ... can't ... die ... It ... can't ... end ... this ... way ... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

As Ido screamed its last breath, the eye swallowed its head with its arms slowly following it.

*Chomp* *Crunch* *Crunch* *Crunch*

The huge fangs around the eye shut closed and began to chew Ido, crushing, breaking its bones and making mincemeat of it. After that, Ido was fully devoured and Ash gained its trait.

Gained New Power From Ido
Solid Illusions
He can now turn illusions into solid illusions.

Devour Mode
Turning his body into a black hole, he can pull and suck in anything to devour as long as the eye in his stomach sees the desire target.

Now that Ido was taken care of, Ash absorbed all of the viral flesh back into him and left the girl's mind.

Outside Yakumo's Mind

Ash opened his eyes and looked at the sleeping girl. He smiled and petted her head.

Naruto asked, "Is it done?"

Ash smiled and said, "Yup. It's done little bro. I got rid of the thing inside of her. Now she can use her bloodline without any problems."

Naruto smiled and said, "Thanks bro. Now we should be going onward with your plan."

Ash nodded and Naruto snapped his fingers to create a Garganta. He picked up Yakumo brydal style and walked into the black void which closed behind him. Ash opened his own portal and walked into it.

Mean While In The Other Clans

Aburame Clan

Shibi Aburame, the clan head was confused about today. Not only was there an invasion by the sound and sand ninjas which they were able to repel, but on the same day, his son Shino Aburame asked him to gather everyone in the clan for an important meeting. Shibi nooded and called everyone to attend the meeting. After a while, everyone of the Aburame clan was gathered for the meeting.

A clan member asked, "What's this meeting about Shibi Aburame?"

Shibi Aburame said, "I don't know. My son was the one who called this meeting."

Another member asked, "Did he tell you what this meeting is about?"

Shibi shook his head and said, "He didn't say anything except to gather everyone for this meeting."

A member asked, "Where is your son anyway?"

Shibi said, "He will be arriving in a few minutes. Just wait and we will see what this meeting is about."

After waiting for a while, the door opened and Shino came in. He walked in and stood beside his father.

Shino looked around and said, "I see that everyone is here. That is good."

Shibi said, "Son. Can you tell us now why you wanted this meeting with everyone?"

Shino nodded and said, "Of course father but before that, I have to take care of some .. vermins."

Immediately screams filled the compound. Everyone looked around at the screaming and saw 10-20 members of the clan were covered in insects. They were Shino's insects who were not only eating the target's chakra but also killing their insects.

Shibi asked, "Son! What are you doing!? Why are you attacking members of our clan!?"

Shino said, "Because they are not members of our clan any more father. They are our enemy and I am taking care of them."

Shibi was shocked to hear that some members of the clan were not loyal to the clan. After a while, the targets died and the insects returned back to Shino.

Shino said, "Now that has been dealt with, we can now go on with the meeting."

A member of the clan asked, "Before that, can you tell us why you kill these 20 people?"

Shino said, "They are not part of the clan anymore. They have sold their loyalty to someone else."

A memebr asked, "To whom did they give their loyalty to?"

Shino said, "Danzo Shimura."

The members of the clan visibly stiffen at that name. They know who this man is and they didn't like him. They were very wary of him and now that they found out that 20 of their own clan members have sold their loyalty to him, it made them sick about Danzo.

Shibi said, "I thank you son for getting rid of the traitors of our clan."

Shino nodded and said, "Thank you father."

Shibi said, "Now, can you tell everyone about this meeting?"

Shino nodded and looked at everyone. He said, "This meeting I have called is about the dark secret of this village and what we are going to do about it."

Akimichi Clan

Chōza Akimichi was gathering members of his clan for a meeting that his son asked for. He has never seen his son being serious about anything but food which greatly surprised him. After gathering everyone, Chōji Akimichi entered the meeting. As he entered, he did a quick look around and saw his targets. 17 people were his targets. 10 of them were in a group while the rest 7 were spread around the other members of the clan.

Before Chōza Akimichi could ask his son what this meeting was about, Choji dashed towards the group of 10 people first. He used "Multi Size Jutsu" to increase the size of both his arms and hands by several fold. With his giant hands, he spread his hands apart and then brought them together around his targets. He trapped all 10 of his targets in his hands and began to crush them.

A captured target said, "Gah! What are you doing!?"

Choji said, "Getting rid of traitors from my clan."

*Crunch* *Splork*

Choji crushed the 10 people in his hands into paste. Blood and organs came out of their mouths and their bones crushed to dust from the pressure. After dealing with them, Choji turned around to see the remaining 7 targets running towards the door. He didn't let them as he became a blur and appeared in front of them. He swung his giant hand forward and smacked them back. Choji turned his arms back to normal and expanded his body by several fold. Then he rolled up like a ball and rolled forwards towards the downed targets and crushed them.

One of the targets rolled away and was about to stand up but couldn't when Choji appeared above him and increased the size of his leg by several fold. He then used his huge foot to crush the final target into paste.

*Crunch*

Chōza asked, "Son! Why did you kill them!?"

Choji said, "They were not part of the clan anymore dad."

Chōza asked in confusion, "What do you mean son?"

Choji said, "These people I killed were traitors sold their loyalty to Danzo Shimura. That's why I killed them and got rid of all of them from our clan."

Chōza said, "To think that our own would do this kind of act."

Choji said, "That's the kind of person this Danzo is. He is a cancer who destroys others for his own gain. Anyone related to him must be eliminated."

Chōza nodded and said, "You're right. Danzo is a very sick person. He shouldn't even be a part of the council."

Choji said, "That will come later. For now, lets start this meeting about what we are going to do next."

Nara Clan

The same thing happened in the Nara clan. Shikamaru Nara used his "Shadow Style Shadow Tendrils" to skewer the traitors with ease.

Yamanaka Clan

The same thing happened in the Yamanaka Clan. Ino Yamanaka used "Mind Destruction Jutsu" to destroy the mind of the traitors.

Inuzuka Clan

The same thing happened in the Inuzuka Clan. Kiba Inuzuka used his nose to sniff out the traitors and killed them with his "Fang Over Fang".

This was Naruto's plan. His friends were now cleaning up their clans of any cancer. After killing off the traitors, they all talked about what they were going to do next. After they revealed the dark secrets of the leaf village, everyone was sick and disgusted by the village's action. The first and Second Hokage were very disappointed by this village. The once great village that was created by the first and second Hokage has now fallen from grace. They all agreed with Naruto's plan and waited for the right time to proceed with it. Because, the next day that comes will be Judgment day for the leaf village and everyone in it.

Prologue: A Walk in Someone's Boots

I originally had a regular, normal, boring, uneventful life. From waking in the morning, making breakfast, going to work, then returning home to spend what little time I had available to play video games or watch TV before retiring for the night.

That is the routine for almost all humans in a normal world. Well, I for one have had enough of this cruel, unchanging, colorless world. So I decided to leave it all behind one day. My name is Sora Anderson, and this is my story.

Why did I decide to do that? Leave humanity and planet earth? Well when I was born, I was put into an orphanage. When the orphanage found me all they found was me wrapped in a blanket in a basket with a note on me. The note said my father was in the army but later died and there was nothing about my mother. There was also a small not telling the orphanage to take care of me. And thats what they did.

Over seven years I was being raised by the orphanage and making some great friends. When I was growing up I made eight friends that were a little older than me that I saw like family. They had to leave because they were adopted and I missed them very much. I was later adopted by a nice family and I was very happy there. I had everything I could ever want as a child. I had a loving mother, a caring father and a sister who was ten years older than me. But it was too good to last. One day, we were walking in town and enjoying a beautiful rainbow that could be seen for miles that looked like a sonic boom, then tragedy struck, plunged my life into a spiraling mess of despair and hardship. At the age of ten, when my mother was spending time with me, in the capital, a speeding car hit her and sped away.

It was then that I held my mom's broken body in my arms, shaking her over and over again while trying to call her back to reality. All the while trying to stop the bleeding. But it was all for nought. After a few minutes, my mother took her last breath and died in my arms. Even later, when the paramedics arrived, they had to pry her cold body from me. I was in a state of shock, unable to comprehend the gravity of the situation, my body covered in crimson. My mother was dead, but I couldn't believe it, I couldn't understand it. Death is something in the stories, a pinnacle event where the character is no longer in the story. When my family heard the news, they too were unable to comprehend as well.

After the funeral, things didn't get any better, they simply got worse. My world came crashing down when dad lost his job and soon found himself comforted by the warm embrace of alcohol. My sister, Jullie, started to ignore me and began to hang out with undesirable people, thugs, gangsters and drug-fueled individuals. She later began to use drugs, hard drugs, to pass her time and her money.

I still loved her and she I, but most of the time I had to help her with coping with the loss, needless to say, I helped, but I was only eleven, and she a grown adult, we both dealt the situation better. Dad blamed me for the death of mum, sometimes he would beat me up to a bloody pulp in his alcoholic state, the attacks sudden and quick, ending when blood would only just begin to coat his knuckles.

I endured all of this for five years, five long, painful years, and when I couldn't handle it anymore, I left, left everything and everyone behind. My home was now a rundown apartment block at the capital that was far from anything like my family's suburban house but to me, it was a start, a start of something better. I earned money by working at the local shopping mall, where I spend most of my day as an assistant for the management who owned the complex, mountains and mountains of paperwork becoming my purpose.

The three three years after, things were starting to look great, I actually managed to impress enough people and earn enough respect that I became the general manager of the shopping mall, and with that, the opportunity to propel my life even further. I was even considering the option of pursuing a business or commerce degree at college, the higher-ups were willing to sponsor me once I was old enough.

That didn't mean that I did not miss mother, I still haven't forgotten that incident. Some night's I mourned for her death and occasionally had nightmares on the of the chance I would dream. Dream of crimson, and death.

One day while browsing through the channels of my TV, I stumbled upon a show called "My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic". At first, I watched the show just to pass the time when nothing good was on. And later on, began to love every second of it. I even wished to spend the rest of my life in the world where I would never again be alone and will always be surrounded by friends. Where every day was an adventure filled in a colorful and lively world.

Each day I lived with the hope for a better tomorrow, while I would spend each waking moment, in reality, rebuilding my world little by little with hard work and a little elbow grease. However, when I turned eighteen, another tragedy struck me, I found out about the death of my sister, through my father, who informed me a week after the event, and only called because he 'remembered' to tell me.

My sister and I had become even more distant after I moved, and left my father. But I still loved and cared for her, always trying to contact her when I could. I had even saved up a decent sum of money to get my sister the help she needs and to get back on her feet.

According to the information, the information I had to get from the local police station, who gave more shits for my sister's death than my own father, while my sister was with one of her gangs, hanging out and probably doing drugs, a rival gang appeared. Not much is known what initially happened, how it escalated, but words became fists, and fists became guns, knives and bludgeons. They started killing each other, and in the end, my sister was among those who had died.

My heart broke, all of my kindness was replaced with unbridled fury. Anger towards the world that allowed these atrocities to happen to innocent people, who did not deserve such pain. Anger towards the people that had taken away those I loved. And anger towards myself, for being powerless and weak to save those I cared about.

I loathed myself because of this, enough that I wanted to put a bullet in my head. But again, I was too weak to do the deed. Pathetic enough that I second guessed myself. Afraid of the afterlife, that probably didn't even exist.

I remembered the time working in the shopping mall, I had heard some rumors about people disappearing during conventions. Some of these people I had actually met, and even knew. Janitors stressed out managers and crew members that worked at the dozens of stores in the shopping center, and just random people I came to meet as my life progressed. All vanishing one after the other with no trace.

I thought about this for days afterwards. And came to the realization, if someone can vanish, disappear, then I can. It was then that I withdrew thousands of dollars from my savings, almost all I had. To me, if the rumors are correct their disappeared is the result of purchasing cosplay and related material. This item then would make the person vanish from the convention, while the person who would sell the item would as well, leaving nought but a memory on the individuals who witness the phenomenon. To vanish would bring opportunity, I hoped. I could find refuge perhaps or at least peace. There was really nothing to lose, I had nothing but mild memories of happiness and times long gone holding me to this place, and I was too weak to stick the barrel of a gun in my mouth.

I went to the convention dressed up as Vegito form Dragon ball Z/Super/Absalon. Why ? Cause it's the most powerful character in his opinion in the series also it looked cool and badass.

When I got to the convention center, I saw people moving around wearing different cosplay, from anime, movies, games, comics and televisions. Stores selling and promoting all sorts of things that my fat wallet was thirsting for. But I was not interested in that stuff, I had a mission. After searching for hours, combing the convention center for anyone who would be remotely connected to the rumors, my effort paid off.

I found a shady store with a shady individual working at it who resembled "The Merchant" from the game "Resident Evil" patiently waiting, calmly tapping the glass counter he stood behind, his sky blue eyes staring at me as I glanced upon his.

He waved me over to come to his shop, a shop devoid of any life besides the merchant, the few shops that were set up around him empty and bare, as if no one who had bought the space had even shown. I complied with his wish, and when I got close enough, he made a little bow before rising to speak with me.

"Well hello my friend, I am sorry to take time out of your day, but is seems like your searching for something" he stated his eyes unblinking. "Perhaps something to complete your costume and a few other stuff, or maybe something... else."

I stood there, looking at the merchant for a few seconds, my face stoic and the cogs of my mind slowly considering if this was what I sought. While still considering my attention fell on the goods he was selling. There were several different items on display, whether in the glass counter or the glass shelves that surrounded me, but there were only a few that caught my interest.

I replied each word I considered with scrutiny, "Yes my good man, I see that you have a magnificent collection of items and I'm considering purchasing a few of them".

The merchant's eyes lit with glee and his fingers slowly drumming against the glass. He followed my vision to a bunch of his items that rested on the glass counter and the wall right behind him. He let out a long sigh, and my eyes turned up to see him slowly withdraw a piece of paper from his tattered trench coat.

"It will be $60,000 dollars, sir" he announced as he placed it on the counter-top, and heading towards the nearest shelf to my right.

"For all of this stuff?" I asked.

"For all you're getting plus more along the way, the items that you wish to embark your journey on" he replied

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

He ignored me while placing more of the figures in a bag.I picked up the paper and on its surface was a list, and it read:

-Natsu's scarf
-Fairy Tail Necklace
-Pokeball
-Chaotic scanner
-Avatar bending symbols
-Aladdin's staff
-Aladdin's flute
-Asta's grimoire
-Yuno's grimoire
-King's spear
-Meliodas's sword
-Ban's staff
-Merlin's Orb
-Diane's Hammer
-Gowther's bows
-Guila's rapier
-Howzer's lance
-Gilthunder's flamberge
-Duel disk
-Chest of bakugan figures
-Street sharks figures
-Extreme dinosaur figures
-Potoro earrings
-Toriko armband
-Coco's waist cloth
-Sunny's leg band
-Zebra's indigo coat
-Yosaku's wooden cigar
-Jiro's knocking gun
-Captain Marvel’s cape
-Kagetane's mask
-Leonardo's All Seeing Eyes of God
-Luffy's hat
-One Piece necklace
-Vergo's gloves
-Naruto headband
-Madara's eye contacts
-Discord's lion glove
-Smooze's Hat and Bowtie
-James Heller's Prototype virus phial
-Tokyo Ghoul kagune phail
-Shadow’s golden bracelets

My eyes shot up in surprise, those items were everything that I was going to buy. I looked at the merchant with eyes filled with astonishment and he casually remarked as the last items were placed on the counter-top in a line and got behind the cash register.

"Usually people don't seek me out, and usually they only take items related to one world. You, on the other hand, seek the abilities of many and sought me out. What a strange person".

It was then I realized, this was the person, this was the individual I was looking for. If I was unsure before I was sure as hell sure now. Without stopping, I had literally handed my wallet, or more correctly a wad of paper money with my wallet barely wrapped around it. As the money was exchanged, the fruits of my labor exchanged for trinkets, the merchant eyes of happiness fell into despair as he realized he would have to count five hundred $100 notes. But he still accepted it and began to go through the money.

"So where am I going? What happens now?" I ask with uncertainty.

The merchant eyes quickly glanced up to look at me with critical eyes, before going back to count the money. "You know where you're going" he revealed cryptically, "and what happens, even I don't know".

After a few more moments of counting satisfied with the money on hand, he stuffed it into the cash register after the cash register closed he passed Sora the items he had bought also after putting on the earrings he felt intense pain shot across his body, he wanted to scream but the pain was too much and he slowly started to black out, but not before he saw the merchant giving him a smile and waving goodbye to him and saying "Enjoy your new life !" Sora was confused from what he said then he snapped his fingers then intense pain shot through his body as he felt his body changing, he felt something growing from his back. Then Sora passed out.

White Void

I was slowly opening my eyes and what I saw surprised me. The whole around me was white. There was nothing around except me. I could walk for hours and feel like I haven't moved an inch. I was starting to freakout that I maybe stuck here forever. A voice came from behind me that calmed me down. "Calm down little one, you are not in any danger." I looked to behind me to see where that voice came from. A bright light came out of nowhere and covered the entire area. When the light subsided I uncovered my eyes. I saw something that would make anyone jump out of their shoes. In front of me were 8 dragons. One was a large red dragon with red scales that cover its entire body.

A dragon with scales made entirely of metal with black eyes and wings made of metal.

A dragon that looked like it was a female dragon. It had white skin and its wings had feathers like they were on a bird.

A dragon that was just as white as the last dragon. It has white scales and long white hair that went along its face that makes it look hundreds of years old.

A dragon that is dark as the night. It looked like it was a moving shadow with red eyes and moving black hair on its head.

A dragon that had scales entirely made of rocks. The rocky scales went from the top of the dragon's head down his back to the tip of its tail.

A dragon with blue scales that looked like it could be on a fish. It had a bunch of body parts that are the same as a creature of aquatic life.

And the last dragon was a long white scaled dragon with large white wings. It had a long body like a serpent.

"Who are all of you?" I asked in a worried tone.

The red dragon first. "I am Igneel, the fire dragon."

The metal dragon said, "I am Metalicana the iron dragon."

The white dragon with feathers said, "I am Grandine the sky dragon."

The white dragon with the beard said, "I am Weisslogia the white dragon."

The black dragon said, "I am Skiadrum the shadow dragon."

The rock dragon said sounding like a female, "I am Endeem the cavern dragon.

The fish-like dragon said, "I am Palax the Sea King dragon."

The serpent-like dragon said, "I am Golos the gale dragon."

"Okay, so what do you all want?" I asked.

"We want to give you the magic called Dragon Slayer magic." Grandine said which took me by surprise. They want to teach me a type of magic that could slayer a dragon.

"Why do you want to give me that type of magic?" I asked.

"The dimension you will be entering will have many challenges you will face." Weisslogia said.

"And this magic may be useful on your journey." Skiadrum said finishing the sentence.

"But what about the effect that could turn me into a dragon and shouldn't that type of magic go to someone you're familiar with like family?" I asked.

"The issue of turning into a dragon is fine because our spirits will be inside of you to keep that from happening." Palax said.

"And as for family, we already see you as family." Grandine said.

"Really?" I asked finding that unbelievable.

"We wouldn't be giving you this magic if we didn't see you as our son." Metallica said.

I couldn't believe that all of these dragons actually see me as family. When I look at them they remind me of those friends I saw as my family while growing up in an orphanage. It even made me look back on my old family before everything bad happened to them. I shedded a few tears for all of my pasts memories but I wiped those tears out of my face.

"Are you okay?" Grandine asked in a worried tone.

"Yes I'm fine. I was just remembering a couple of things from my past." I said composing myself. "How do you give me this type of magic?"

Igneel said, "Just stand still we transfer or magic inside of you. When we transfer our magic inside you, our spirits will go along side them. We will also be transfer the lacrimas for the Lightning and Poison dragon slayer magic inside you." That last statement confused me but I pushed it aside until I wake up.

The dragons got near me and I started glowing. I was feeling strange as something inside me was changing. It must be the type of lost magic. As the magic was entering my body I was feeling the same sensation I felt when I was with the merchant. When the dragons were done with the magical transfer, I lied down on the ground feeling my eyes starting to close.

"I'm telling you to be careful." Igneel said. "Power attracts power, power attracts enemies, and don't let those enemies underestimate you."

As soon as he had finished, my eyes closed and everything went dark.

Chapter 11 Meeting With Royalty

Twilight Sparkle's House

When morning came, sunlight came through the tree house's window and onto the sleeping face of Twilight who woke up from her slumber. She was irritated because she woke up from her dream where she was enjoying some private time with her coltfriend which made her blush furiously. It's been a few days since Ash liberated the deer kingdom from it's tyrant King. Since Ash is living here in Ponyville, the relationship between Equestria and the deer kingdom has improved greatly as they look up to their savior and future King.

She stretched her limbs and got ready for another morning. When she came down, she saw her adoptive little brother Spike making breakfast. She smiled and said, "Good morning, Spike."

Spike looked back with a sad face and said, "Morning, Twilight. Take a seat. Breakfast will be ready soon." With that, he returned to making breakfast.

Twilight was taken back by his sadness which she might know something about. She took a seat and waited. When breakfast was ready, they began to eat quietly. She looked at Spike and saw that he was not eating his food, but simply stirred it with his fork. She then asked him, "Spike, is everything okay?"

Spike shook his head and said, "Everything is fine, Twilight."

Twilight frowned and asked, "Come on, Spike. I'm your big sister. You can tell me anything you want."

Spike looked at his sister, then at his food. He stayed silent for a while, then sighed. He said, "Okay, Twilight. Everything is not okay."

Twilight asked, "What's not okay, Spike?"

Spike got angry and said, "Its Ash! He took away Rarity from me and you knew that I loved her ever since I first saw her."

Twilight was appalled at what she heard. She said, "Spike! Don't say things like that. Did you forget that he not only saved everyone's life, but yours as well when I didn't have enough magic to save your life."

Spike said, "I am grateful that he has saved all of our lives and even mine. But that does not give him the right to take the one I love away from me. She's mine!"

Twilight gasped and said angrily, "Spike! How dare you say that. Don't treat Rarity like she is some kind of property that belongs to you!"

Spike said angrily, "But she is supposed to be mine. I worked hard for her every day and showed her how much I loved her."

Twilight said, "Spike. Even if you do all those things, it does not mean that she will love you. She is a grown mare and she can love whoever she wants to."

Spike then shouted, "Then why not me!? I was with her for a long time but why can't she love me then!? And Ash who came here less than a week ago and she fell for him just like that!"

Twilight was silent for a few moments. She then spoke quietly, "Do you know what happened when me and my friends went to Canterlot when the princesses summoned us?"

Spike said, "What happened? Just your usual solving some problems or having tea with the princesses?"

Twilight sadly said, "No, spike. That didn't happen this time, but I wish it was. This time the kings from the other kingdoms forced the princess to hand us the bearers of the Elements of Harmony over to them or there would be war. The princess could not do anything and we were taken away as prizes for a tournament where our lives were in the hands of the winner."

Spike was stunned to hear that and said, "Then why didn't you tell someone about this or me? I could have done something."

Twilight quietly said, "What could you have done?"

Spike asked, "What?"

Twilight yelled, "What could you have done if I told you about our situation, Spike! You would have entered the tournament and be killed by the fighters there!"

Spike shouted, "You don't know that! I am a dragon! I could have a chance to win the fight and save all of you!"

Twilight angrily said, "Oh really? You think that just because you're a dragon, you can win the tournament when you could not even win against the monsters?"

Spike was taken back by that, but said in his defense, "They took me by surprise! I would have been prepared in the tournament and expect any surprise from the fighters!"

Twilight shook her head and said, "Don't underestimate the fighters Spike. These fighters were well trained that could have won against the monsters. There was also four 50 foot tall dragons participating in the fight. What would you have done against them?"

Spike was beginning to lose this argument and asked, "Then how did you all get past this? Who won the tournament and saved you all?"

Twilight smiled and said, "It was Ash. He heard our pleas and came directly to the griffin kingdom and participated in the tournament where he killed all of the fighters. He even defeated that dragon with ease. The griffin king was not happy with that and tried to stop Ash by releasing a dangerous Crystal Scorpion but he just squashed it and dealt with the King."

Spike was now astonished at what he heard. There was truth in what she said about him dying in the tournament if he joined it. Even if he won against the other fighters, he could not win against the giant dragons. Then there was the Crystal Scorpion that possessed very lethal poison. He could not have won this tournament at all.

Twilight continues, "Do you understand what I am trying to say Spike? This was our darkest situation with no way out. We would have become property to some fighter that would have had his way with us if it was not for Ash. He not only came to our rescue, but saved Equestria from future wars by threatening the other kings that he would destroy their city if they ever did something like that."

Spike was shocked at what she said about saving Equestria from wars. He could have never done anything like that because the other kingdoms are aggressive against Equestria.

Twilight also said, "This was just one of the things he did. Did you know that there was an entire kingdom ruled by a tyrant who enslaved every female, took their rights away and had the males violate them. He found out about the kingdom's situation from two does who he rescued from a slave camp. He immediately went to the deer kingdom and killed the King and freed the females from their tormentors."

Spike's head kept getting lower as Twilight told him about Ash's amazing feat. He felt like he was hit by a meteor by what Twilight said next.

Twilight said, "Just imagine if Ash didn't arrive in our world. The monsters would have enslaved us. If by some chance we got out of that situation, then we would have become property to the winner of the tournament. And if the winner would have been from the deer kingdom, then we would not only become slaves to the males, we would have been violated as well."

Spike stayed silent as he now begins to understand the gravity of Ash's presence in this world. If he did not arrive here, then every bad thing that Twilight has said would have definitely happened. He could have done nothing to change that situation. He would have seen his friends being forcefully taken away and watch bad things happen to them and he could do nothing to save them. Ash has literally saved them and Equestria from their dark future.

Spike then quietly said, "I understand, Twilight. Ash is an important person to have in this world. Even if it means Rarity falling for him."

Twilight face softens and got up from her seat and walked towards Spike. She hugged him and said, "Spike. Please understand that if Rarity really loved you then she would not leave you for, Ash. Maybe that is a good thing. You can now find some other ponies to love."

Spike hugged her and cried a bit. After a few minutes of hugging, they ate their breakfast and continued with their day. After a while, they left the library to go to the market to buy some supplies.

Market Place

Ash was spending some time with Applejack and Apple Bloom at the market place as they sold their apples to the ponies. He then saw their next customer who was Twilight and Spike. He greeted them, "Hello, Twilight. Hello, Spike. How are you doing this morning?"

Twilight kissed him and said, "We're doing just fine. We came to the market to buy some food and supplies that have been running out. What are you doing here?"

Ash said, "Just spending some time with my lovers and also, I wanted to see this place and how the money system worked." He then looks at Spike and said, "Hey, Spike. How are you feeling?"

Spike sadly said, "I'm fine, Ash." and turned his face away with a frown.

Ash became confused at his sad attitude until Twilight whispered into his ears about what happened this morning. Ash's eyes widened at the revelation and looked at Spike with sympathy. He knows what it feels to have someone who you love to have no interest to you. How will he be able to help Spike with this ..... Oh yeah! There is a solution.

Ash smiled to Twilight and said, "Twilight, would you please spend some time with Applejack while I talk to Spike in private?"

Twilight said, "What kind of talk are you talking about?"

Ash smiled, "Oh. Just guy stuff and all that will lift his mood." With that, he took Spike behind a building where they were out of anyone's sight.

Ash then took a breath and said, "Hey, Spike. What's making you sad?"

Spike averted his eyes from him and said, "Nothing. I am just fine. That's all."

Ash frowned and said, "Is this about Rarity loving me?"

Spike went stiff for a few seconds, then his body relaxed a bit and said, "N-No no. This i-is n-not ... she l-loves ..... you ... me .."

Ash sighed and said, "Spike. You do know that your relationship would have never worked out with her, right?"

Spike looked at him angrily and said, "And what do you know about our relationship!? I have been spending time with her ever since I came here to Ponyville. I have worked for her, cleaned for her and dug up gems for her. Heck, I even made myself a pin cushion for her!"

Ash said, "Spike. It's because of the age difference between you and her. She is 17 and you are 12. Look at it from her point of view."

Spike said, "What's that got to do with love! I love her with all my heart and would do anything for her! Why can't we be together. "

Ash then looked at the sky and said, "There is a saying in my world about the one's you love. If you love somebody, let them go. If they return back to you, then they were always yours. If they don't return, then they were never yours."

Spike listened to his words, but shoved them aside and said, "I don't care! I want to be with Rarity. I don't care how young I am."

Ash then asked, "Okay. Then let me ask you a question. What if you were 18 years old and a 12 year old filly wanted to be your lover. What would you do?"

Spike was taken back with this kind of question. To have a filly as a lover when you are an adult sounds just wrong. He said, "I would .... but .... that .... with .... her ..." but gave up. He then said, "I see your point, Ash. With me being young, I could never be with her. My only love ..... and I can't be with her." He sat down and started to cry.

Ash quickly sat beside him and hugged him with one arm and said, "Hey hey hey. Don't think like that, Spike. So what if you could not be with her. It does not mean that you will be alone for the rest of your life. Heck, I even think this is a good thing for you."

Spike said while crying, "What could be better than not being able to be with my love?"

Ash smile, "Spike. You have been focusing your entire attention on Rarity so much that you have failed to see other ponies around you who may have a crush on you."

Spike asked, "Who could be there to love me, a dragon?"

Ash said, "Oh, let me think. There's this yellow filly that likes to kick apple trees. There's this cute white filly that likes to hang out with her sister. Then there's this orange filly that likes to fly around. Ring any bells?"

Spike was confused at the description of these ponies. He asked, "Who are they? Do I even know them?"

Ash looked at Spike with a deadpan expression and said, "Are you serious? How could you not know them when you spend some time with them? If you don't know then they are Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle."

Spike stopped crying and asked, "How could you know that they want to be with me?"

Ash smiled, "When we were all at the picnic, I saw the fillies looking at you with dreamy expressions. Then at my welcome party, while you were talking with some colts, the fillies were looking at you from a distance with half lid eyes."

Spike said, "Are they really interested in me?"

Ash patted his back and said, "Believe me, Spike. You got not one, not two, but three cute fillies wanting to be with you. So be happy that you're not alone in this world."

Spike became happy when he heard that. He won't have to worry about being alone. He then felt something rising from his stomach. He held his stomach with his hands while his mouth puffed out.

When Ash saw him like this, he became worried and asked, "Hey Spike. You okay? It looks like you're going to puke or something." He started to rub his back to calm him down.

Spike couldn't hold it anymore and burped out a letter from his mouth. Ash looked at the letter with a raised eyebrow and said, "You can spit out papers from your mouth? That's cool. Now you won't have to buy any paper in your entire life."

Spike shook his head and said, "It's not that. The princesses send their letters to Twilight through me."

Ash then said, "So you can communicate with others from a long distance? OK, now that is cool."

Spike blushed and said, "No, that's not cool at all. Your powers are the cool ones." They both laugh at that. Spike then looked at the letter and gasped, "I need to give this letter to Twilight."

With that, they went back to Twilight and gave her the letter. She opened the letter and read.

My dear faithful student,

Firstly, I want to say how happy I am that all of you are safe. Secondly, I am very grateful for this new being that not only saved you all but may have stopped any future war with Equestria. I have been hearing many good things about this new being in Ponyville. I want you and the rest of the girls to bring him to Canterlot so we can finally meet face to face. Also, do not panic Twilight. This is simply a greeting and nothing more. I also want to talk to you about the element that he gave to me.

Yours sincerely

Princess Celestia.

After reading the letter, Twilight starts to panic about making preparation and other plans that her mane started to become frazzled. Ash again hugged her and said, "Twilight. It's just a visit. There is no need to plan for something like this. Why don't you just wait here and calm yourself down? I will go and gather the other girls and bring them here okay?"

Twilight calmed down and nodded. Ash was about to go, but stopped when he got a little idea. He grinned and shouted, "Pinkie Pie! I have a favor to ask of you!" and just like that, Pinkie came out of a bush and in front of him.

Pinkie hugged him and said cheerfully, "Hi, Ash. What can I do for you?"

Ash hugged her and said, "We are going to Canterlot and I need you to bring Rainbow Dash here. Can you do that?"

Pinkie smiled hugely, "Of course! You can count on me. But what about Fluttershy and Rarity?"

Ash smiled, "I am going to bring them here myself." With that, he used "Soru" to dash towards Fluttershy's cottage first.

When he arrived there, he saw that she had finished feeding her animal friends. He called out to her, "Fluttershy."

She turned towards him and gasped. Then she flew towards him and hugged him as he hugged her in return. She said, "Hello Ash. What are you doing here ... if you don't mind me asking?"

Ash smiled, "I wanted to bring you to Twilight because you, your friends and myself have been invited to Canterlot to visit the princesses."

Fluttershy nodded, "That's nice. I will come with you, but how are we going to get there in time?"

Ash smiled, "Don't worry about that. I got it covered." He wrapped his arms around her and then held her up in bridal style which made her let out a cute "eep". Hhhhhggggggnnnnnnnn!!! Yup. He is definitely going to die one day from her overloaded cuteness. And he is okay with that.

Fluttershy became beat red and wrapped her arms around his neck with her face in his chest. Ash then used "Soru" and dashed towards Rarity's house.

While on the way, Fluttershy felt safe while being held in his strong arms. She hears his heart beat and the warmth of his chest, which made her calm. After a minute, they arrived at Rarity's house.

Ash gently put Fluttershy down on her hooves and knocked at the house's door. Rarity asked, "Who is it?"

Ash answered, "It's me, Ash."

Rarity came out the door and hugged him. She then meets with Fluttershy and asked, "So what are you doing here, darling?"

Ash said, "I am here to bring you to Twilight. You and your friends have been invited to Canterlot so that the princesses could meet me."

Rarity gasped with happiness, "We are going to Canterlot? Then I need to get ready and wear some fantastic clothes."

She was about to go back inside when Ash stopped her, "Rarity. You don't need to wear some fantastic clothes or put on make up to make yourself pretty. You are already beautiful in my eyes. And wearing those make up will simply cover your natural beauty."

When Rarity heard him say that, she had tears in her eyes and asked, "Do ... do you really mean that? Am I really beautiful without my makeup?"

Ash smiled and hugged her softly, "Yes you are. Each and every one of you girls have a natural beauty of their own. So If someone ever says something bad about your look, don't listen to them. Always remember that I will be there to support and love you. OK?"

Rarity was taken back by what he said. She had always tried to make herself beautiful by going to the spa and wearing expensive make up in order to woo some stallion. But here is Ash, who has looked past her mask and saw her inner beauty. Other stallions always go for the pretty ones, but Ash doesn't care how pretty she looked or not. He just loves her. Never before has any male say such kind words to her.

Rarity hugged him and nuzzled her muzzle into his chest and cried softly. Fluttershy also hugged her to calm her down. After a few minutes, she calmed down. She then said, "Thank you Ash for saying such kind words to me. You really are such a kind and gentle stallion."

Ash smiled, "For you girls, I'll do anything. Let's get you two to Twilight." He then hugged both of them who hugged him back. He then used "Soru" and dashed towards the market place.

On the way, Rarity face was buried on the side of his chest. She also hears his heart beat and felt his warmth from his chest. She smiled and felt safe with him. His strong arm around her would protect her from anything.

After a minute, they arrived at Applejack's apple stand. He gently put Rarity and Fluttershy down on their hooves. He then looked around and saw Pinkie Pie with Rainbow Dash who was sleeping on the bed made of cloud. He asked Pinkie, "Pinkie. Why is she on a cloud bed?"

Pinkie said cheerfully, "Well, when I went to find Rainbow Dash in her house, I found her sleeping on her bed. You said to bring her here, but I didn't want to wake her up. So I got a great idea and brought her along with her bed without waking her up!"

Everyone looked at her and just shook their heads. Ash chuckled at her idea and patted her head and said, "Never change, Pinkie. Promise me that, will you, that no matter what happens, you will never change that childlike attitude of yours."

Pinkie smiled widely, "I Pinkie promise you. Close your eyes, hope to fly and stick a cup cake in your eye" she said while doing a series of hand movements.

Ash again chuckled at that. Twilight then said, "Okay, everyone is here. We are now going towards the train that will take us to Canterlot within a few hours. And someone please wake Rainbow Dash from her sleep."

Ash said while smiling, "I don't know, Twilight. She looks really cute when she snores like that." This made the others laugh. He started to scratched Rainbow's ears which made her grab his hand and nuzzle her muzzle into his hand in her sleep. Now the others were laughing when they saw her cute display.

Applejack said with a grin, "Will you look at that. The great Rainbow Dash is doing something cute in her sleep. Ha ha ha ha"

Pinkie spoke, "Hey! I know how to wake her up." With that, she jumped high into the air and onto the cloud bed which launched Rainbow into the air who let out an adorable "eep" and fell down where Ash caught her in a bridal style.

When Rainbow Dash looked around and found herself in the strong arms of Ash, she blushed hard, but then used the situation to her advantage. She then hugged him and gave him a morning kissed. She then said with half lid eyes, "Hey big guy. How did you get into my house? Want to have a taste of the great Rainbow Dash?"

Ash smiled, "Actually, it was Pinkie Pie who brought you to the market place with your whole bed without waking you. She then jumped onto your bed which launched you into my arms and here we are. And I got to say that you are so cute when you snore. Heh, you even grabbed my hand when I started to scratch your ear."

Rainbow was now beet red when she heard that. She got even redder when the others laughed. She then flew from his arms and said, "I am not cute! I am awesome!" with a cute pout.

This made everyone laugh. Twilight then said, "Come on everyone. We need to get to Canterlot fast. The princesses are expecting us." the others agreed and started to walk towards the train station only to be stopped by Ash.

He said, "Girls. Taking the train will take a lot of time to reach Canterlot. Why don't I just send us all there. It will be much faster than the train."

Rainbow Dash said, "Oh yeah. Like you did with us after you saved us at the tournament. What exactly was that? We reached your house all the way from the griffin kingdom within a few minutes. Even I could not fly that fast."

Ash smiled, "I simply used my voice to cover all of you girls with sound and sent you to my house at the speed of sound."

The girls and Spike's jaws were on the ground when they heard that, especially Rainbow. She needed to dive from the sky in order to reach the speed of sound, but Ash can simply achieve that speed by covering himself with sound. She then asked, "How can you do that? You can't just use sound like that. I need to fly high into the sky and then dive to reach that level of speed."

Ash said, "It's one of my abilities the Gourmet Demons gave me. I can control all kinds of sound. I can hear a needle dropping from tens of kilometers away. I can send out attacks using sound from afar or even defend myself with it."

Spike said with awe, "Wow. You can manipulate sound to your liking just like that. That is so cool."

Ash smiled, "It may be a very useful ability, but it consumes a ton of energy whenever I use it. So I had to learn other skills if I ever run out of energy. But thankfully I possess a large amount of energy that hopefully never runs out during any fight."

Everyone was amazed at what they heard. His powers were unique and it also cost him a lot of energy to use. They wonder what kind of other powers he may possess.

Ash then said, "Well, shall we get going?" The girls came out of their shock and nodded. He looked at spike and said, "Spike. Why don't you help Apple Bloom with selling apples and spend some time with her?" He also winked at him which made him blushed.

Spike nodded and said, "Sure I'll help her. Have a fun trip to Canterlot." With that, he went behind the apple stall and started talking with Apple Bloom who had a little blush on her cheek.

Ash smiled at this. He then turned to the girls and said "Sound Orb" which covered them all with sound and send them off to Canterlot at the speed of sound. Ash then floated up into the sky and flew towards Canterlot.

Canterlot Entrance

When they all arrived at Canterlot within a few minutes, Ash saw the city from above and was impressed by its unique design. They all landed in front of the city's gate. The girls were coming out of their shock at the speed they all traveled to hear. When they got their bearings, Twilight said, "Well, Ash. I would like to welcome you to Canterlot ."

When they entered the gate, he was admiring the city. He looked around and saw many different buildings and saw the inhabitants, which made him scoff at them. These ponies were wearing some high class clothes with their noses in the air. They gave off an air like they were better than everyone else. His anger already started to raise, but kept his outer demeanor cool. He did not want to get angry when the girls were having a field trip.

They walked through the city and towards the castle while the girls told them about the city. As they were talking, he saw that many of the onlookers looked at him with disgust, like he didn't belong here. He used his "Superhuman Hearing" to hear what they were talking about him which only made him angrier.

"What is that horrible thing doing in our fine city?"

"Who let this thing along with those commoners in our beloved city?"

"The guards should just throw it in the dungeon."

"Those commoners are now trying to bring their pets here?"

"Don't let that thing near me, honey."

"I won't let that thing near you my jewel. I will show it what nobles like us can do to disgusting things like it."

Ash was pissed at that comment, but was more angry at what they were saying about his lovers. He wanted to smash that noble prick into the ground repeatedly, but he didn't want to ruin the girls' time. So how will he get rid of all this anger building inside of him? A grin made its way to his face. He extended the index finger of his right hand and used his "Poison" to first create paralysis poison and then solidified it into a needle that came out of his finger. He also put a lightning spell on the needle for some extra fun.

After finishing his creation, he swiftly swung his finger in the direction of the noble which made the needle fly out of his finger and towards the noble. The needle buried itself into the noble's leg and immediately started to spread. The noble first became paralyzed and then the lightning shocked him, which made him fall onto the ground on his back and started to spasmed violently and foaming from his mouth. This made the noble's mare shriek and tried to help him, but could not find what was happening to him. The lightning didn't harm her as the spell was only meant for that prick.

Ash was satisfied with that and had a huge grin on his face. His lovers turned their attention to the screaming noble mare and saw the stallion on the ground twitching and foaming. They then looked at Ash with a questionable look. He said, "He was talking bad about you girls. So I gave him a little punishment for bad mouthing you all."

The girls smiled and hugged him for protecting them even if someone says bad things about them. They continue to walk towards the castle and Ash punished many of the rich snobs on the way for saying bad things about the girls. After walking for some time, they finally reached the castle's gate.

The girls went through the gate but when Ash walked, he was blocked by two guards. One guard said, "Halt creature! What business do you have here?"

Ash answered, "The princesses have invited me to meet them."

The other guard said, "Likely story. Where is your invitation, then?"

Ash raised his right eyebrow and said, "Are you blind? Didn't you see the girls I came with?"

The first guard said, "They are the Elements of Harmony. They can come and go whenever they want. And why would they be with something like you?"

Ash was now getting angry at what he was implying. He said, "Why don't you ask your princesses yourself about who I am?"

The second guard scoffed at him, "Why would our beloved princesses waste their precious time seeing some freak like you?"

Ash's veins started to bulge on his face. This guard must be from a noble family who feel all high and mighty. If that is the case, then he will treat them the same. Under his boots. He said with a warning, "Watch what you say. Don't under estimate me."

The first guard said with a smirk, "Or what? What are you gonna do? We are the royal guards and we can-gaak?"The guard did not get to finish his sentence as Ash grabbed him from his throat and slammed*Crash*him into the wall and buried him in it.

Ash then slowly looked at the other guard who quickly drew his sword, pointed at him and said, "Halt creature! You are under arrest for assaulting a royal guard!"

Ash let go of the unconscious guard and walked closer to the guard. As he drew closer, the guard started to tremble when he slowly looked up at Ash's face as he walked closer to him. Ash stopped right in front of him and glared down at the guard who was trembling with fear. Ash said demonically,"You dare look down on me for being a different species."

The guard was screaming inside his head. What made him think that he could talk down to this being? Why didn't he just let him through? He was just messing around and now something has come to punish him for his wrong doing. He felt so tiny against this behemoth and just wanted to run away for his life. His sight began to become darker and soon he lost consciousness due to the immense fear coursing through his body.

Ash looked down at the unconscious guard with pity and disgust. He then walked through the gate and joined the girls. Rainbow asked, "What took you so long?"

Ash said, "The guards were being jerks to me and saying things like the princesses won't waste their time to meet a freak like me."

The girls gasped at that and were angry at the guards. Applejack cracked her knuckles and said, "Just wait till I get my hands on those no good varmints."

Rainbow Dash flew beside her and said, "Count me in, Applejack. No one messes with our coltfriend."

Ash smiled that they deeply cared about him. He said, "Don't worry about them, girls. I have already dealt with them. I'm pretty sure that they will change their attitudes from now on."

Applejack asked, "What did you do to them?"

Ash smirked, "Oh, nothing too much. Just buried one guard into the wall and knocking out the other with immense fear."

Rainbow Dash grinned and hugged him, "That was awesome what you did to them. Ain't no one messes with our coltfriend and gets away with it."

Ash smiled at her, but then frowned. Twilight looked at his face and asked, "Is everything okay, Ash?"

He said, "I am just disgusted with those guard's attitudes, Twilight."

Rarity asked, "What do you mean, darling? They are the royal guards that protect the princesses."

Ash sighed, "It's the way they think, Rarity. They believe that just because they have a high position like being the guard of the princesses, they can do whatever they want. Just like the griffin King. If I was a prince from a far away kingdom and came here to extend a friendly hand and then those guards did the same thing they did to me. Then where I come from, there would have been a full scale war with this country."

The girls were shocked to hear that. Indeed, what the guards have done was unacceptable. They could have started a war if he was a prince from another country. Maybe Twilight will have a talk about the guard's attitude with her brother later.

They continued their walk towards the throne room which was taking them some time. It's just that the castle was so big that they got lost. So Ash used "Echolocation" and mapped out the castle's entire interior. He then escorted the girls to the throne room.

When they arrived, there were two guards beside the huge double door. They stopped him and said, "Halt. No weapons are allowed in the throne room. So remove any weapons you have on you before you meet the princesses. Especially that huge metal cross."

The girls looked at Ash as they worried that he would not let the guards touch his possessions. They were surprised when they saw him smiling.

Ash said, "Yes. I have two weapons that are on me, but I don't think you would be able to lift them."

The guards and the girls became confused at what he said. The guards narrowed their gaze and asked, "What do you mean that we won't be able to lift them? Do you think we are weak?"

Ash nodded, "Exactly what I mean. You won't be able to lift them as they are extremely heavy."

The guard scoffed and said, "Stop lying to us. You look like you're fine with them."

Ash smiled, "That's because I am strong enough to hold them. But if you want proof, then here you go." He held "Heaven" in his right hand and dropped it on the floor.

When the pistol met the floor, there was a loud *Crash* echoing throughout the hall. What everyone saw made them gasp with shock. The pistol has made a 10 foot wide crater in the floor. They stared at the creature with wide eyes and jaws on the floor.

Ash bends down and grabbed the pistol in his right hand and put it back to his waist. He then said, "Do you understand now? These little things are called guns that weighs 20 tons each and the big metal cross on my back is called "Punisher" that weighs 100 tons. I have made my weapons, heavy because I don't want them in the wrong hands. Especially in the hands of a tyrant."

The girls understood what he was saying. They saw first hand what the guns did to the monsters that attacked Ponyville. If the guns can kill a monster with a single shot, they didn't want to imagine what the big metal cross would do.

The guards let him through as they found out that they could not take his weapons away from him who has enough strength to wield them with ease. Ash let the girls entered first who thanked him for that. After the girls were through, he followed them inside the throne room.

He was amazed to see such an amazing architecture of the room. Windows and banners that depict the sun and the moon. Guards were stationed at the side of the room and two guards beside the throne. He then saw the princesses sitting on the throne, who smile at him, to which he smiled in return. They still looked beautiful.

The girls walked in front of the princesses and bowed to them. However, Ash didn't do that. He just stood there looking at the princesses with a smile. The guards look at him with anger for not bowing to the princesses. One guard came from behind him and said with authority, "Bow to the princesses."

Ash said while still smiling, "That I cannot do. For they are not my princesses." The princesses looked at him with interest while the girls looked at him with stun expression.

The guard behind him got angry, "You will bow to the princesses freak!" and hit his leg with the butt of the spear .... only to get dented by his muscles.

The guards look at the dented spear with disbelief while the princesses and the girls were shocked to see a guard harming someone in the princesses name.

Ash's smile disappeared and said, "You should really look at who you're messing with." He then swung his left leg backwards and towards the guard, hitting him in the gut that launched him into the wall *Crash* and buried him in it.

Everyone looked at the wall where the guard were buried. The guards were shocked to see one of their guards launched into the wall with a simple kick. They then came out of their shock and surrounded him while pointing their spears at him. Ash quickly spun around in a circle with his right arm extending and using his wires to cut *Shiiiing* the spears. As soon as he stops, the blades of the spears separated from the rest of the spear and fell to the ground *Clink* *Clink* *Clank*.

The guards were shocked to see their spears being dismantled while the princesses looked at him with a calm demeanor but inside they were impressed how he took her guard down with non-lethal method.

The guards were about to attack him with their fist when the princesses said, "Stop attacking him when he simply defended himself."

The guards stopped as they looked at him with anger. One guard spoke, "Why should we when this thing is not bowing to you!?"

The princesses were about to say something, but stopped when they heard laughing. They looked around and saw that Ash was the one who was laughing. One of the guards yelled, "What's so funny freak!"

Ash said while smiling, "I think I know why your kingdom has several enemies who despise your kind. With arrogant pricks like these guards looking down and treating other species with hostility, it's no wonder the other kingdoms target your kingdom."

This shocked everyone at what he said. The princesses were also surprised to learn about their guards' treatment towards other species. It all makes sense now. Whenever some other species came to meet them, they were always in a bad mood because they were harassed by the guards. They were then taken back by what he said next.

Ash said, "You guards represent the princesses who are kind and benevolent. However, by harassing other species, you show them that your princesses are nothing but cruel and a tyrant rulers. You all smear dirt in the princesses' good name." This made the princesses smiled at his words, but also looked at their guards with distaste at what they did behind their backs. Even the girls smiled as he praised the princesses.

Ash then became angry and shouted, "Shame on all of you! How dare you disgrace your own princesses' names, you bastards! I don't know how long this has been going on but I can safely say that because of your attitudes towards other species, you have made many enemies with species who could potentially be your allies if you had just put aside your pathetic pride and treated them like a friend rather than an enemy! Don't look down on others because they look different than you! You spoiled brats!!"

The guards were taken back by what he said. Even the princesses and the girls. Maybe if she had focused her attention on her guards, then she would have noticed their attitudes towards other species. She would indeed have made some allies with their neighboring kingdoms. She really needs to change things about her guards and the one who trained them as well.

How dare these pathetic guards dirty the princesses name. Who the hell they think they are!? Ash then said in a demonic voice, "If I were in your position and had done these despicable things, then I would have taken my own sword and cut open my stomach and die with dignity. That way, all the filth and disgrace you all have brought to the princesses' name would then be cleansed away."

Everyone gasped when they heard about the killing part. The guards were trembling with fear and appalled at what he told them. The princesses would have suspended her guards from their position, but to remove the disgrace they have brought to their names by having them kill themselves was unheard of.

Silence took hold of the air as no one moved from their positions when Ash finished speaking. After a while, the princess looked at her guards and asked, "Is what he's saying true? Have some of you treated different species with hostility? Answer me."

The guards started to fidget uncomfortably and tried to deny what he said, "N-No princess. H-he is l-lying. W-We w-would never something l-like that. We treat e-everyone like an e-equal."

The princesses narrowed their eyes. Clearly the guard was lying. Ash scoffed and said, "Oh yeah. Equal my foot! Just like those two bastards in front of the castle's gate."

The princesses turned their attention to Ash and asked him, "What did they do to you?"

Ash said, "Oh, nothing much. Just said things like I was not welcomed here and that you won't waste your time to see a freak like me."

The princesses gasped when they heard the things he just said. This was beyond harassment. To treat someone who looks different, like dirt was going to far. They then glared at the guards who flinched under their gaze.

The sun princess stood and said, "I want all of the guards to gather at the barracks along with yourselves. I'll deal with you all later. Now leave."

The guards looked at each other. One guard spoke, "But you will be alone here with that freak."

This made the princesses angry that the moon princess shouted, "Do you think we are weak!? Leave this room now!"

The guards ran out of the room with fear that they may have pissed off the princesses. They were also afraid that the princesses now know what they have done behind their backs and what they are going to do about it.

After the guards let, the princesses took a breath to calm themselves. They then sat down on their throne and looked at Ash. The sun princess said, "I am so sorry about my guard's behavior. If only I noticed this sooner, then I would have done something about it. Please forgive us."

Ash just smiled, "You have nothing to apologize for, princess. If I didn't tell you then someone else would have. Better late than never right."

The princesses and the girls smiled at his kind words. He did not hate the princesses for what the guards did. Only the ones who made the guards.

The sun princesses cleared her throat and introduced herself, "I am Celestia, princess of the day and co-ruler of Equestria."

The moon princess said, "And I am Luna, princess of the night and co-ruler of Equestria."

Princess Celestia then asked, "May we know who you are?"

Ash smiled and said, "I am Ash. I am a monster hunter from another world."

The princesses were shocked to hear that he was from another world. They may have theories about other worlds, but they could not prove them until now that is. Also, they could not travel to another dimension as they don't know how to.

The princesses came out of their shock and asked, "Is it true? Did you really come from another world?"

Ash nodded, "Yes, I did. I left my world and came here by chance. I am also a being called a Saiyan from another planet."

Princess Celestia asked, "But why would you leave your own world? What about your home? your family?" This made the girls sad at what he told them about his home world.

Ash's face became sad, "I left my world because my happiness was taken away from me. I had nothing but hate and anger in my life. I left my world to find myself a new home. A new family that I could love with all my heart." He then looked at the girls and gave a gentle smile, "And I am glad that I made the right choice." This made the girls happy when he said that which made them smiled at him.

The princesses looked at him and the girls and understood that they had fallen for him. This made the princesses smile. They were first sad that he lost his happiness, but smiled when he found a home. A family he will love and protect them no matter what. An admirable quality for a benevolent king.

Princess Luna asked, "And what is a Saiyan?"

Ash said, "A Saiyan is a warrior race of human from another planet where I came from. When I was a baby my planet was destroyed and I was sent to another planet where I grew up." The princesses were sad at that his world was destroyed when he was only an infant.

Princess Luna asked, "Ash. Can you tell me why you didn't bow to us? Do you have something against us?" Celestia and the other girls were stunned at her question and were about to say something but Ash beat them to it.

He simply smiled and said, "I have nothing against you, princess. It's just that I am a Saiyan and my warrior race was brought up to not bow to anyone or let others bow to us. Unless they are our enemies. Heck, don't even bow to our own rulers."

This greatly shocked the princesses and the girls. To find a species that does not bow to others or allow others to bow to them was unheard of. Almost every specie would bow to their rulers, but here is Ash who does not bow to others, but also deny others to bow to him as well.

This made them smile to find a species who the princesses can talk to normally. Celestia then said, "I am glad to hear that you have finally found what you were looking for."

All of a sudden, they heard "Grrrrrooooowwwwwwwllll" echoing around the room like a beast was roaring. They looked around a saw that it was Pinkie Pie's stomach that was growling. Rainbow Dash and Applejack laughed at her while Rarity looked a little disgusted, Fluttershy was hiding behind her mane with a blush and Twilight was spluttering at her stomach.

Rainbow Dash said, "Oh Pinkie! Your stomach seems to growl bigger every time I hear it! He he he"

Pinkie patted her stomach and said cheerfully, "I know right. We came here so fast that I didn't even get to eat my second breakfast."

Applejack asked, "What's second breakfast?"

Pinkie said, "You know. The one where you eat cakes and cookies after eating your first breakfast."

Twilight said, "Pinkie. There is suppose to be only one breakfast. The food you eat after breakfast are snacks."

Pinkie then said, "Well to me they are my second breakfast." Her stomach growled again. She said with a cute pout, "I need to get something in my tummy or I will become slower."

The princesses smiled at their behaviors which was refreshing to them. Celestia then said, "Why don't we all go to the dining hall and have something to eat?"

Pinkie immediately raised her hand and said, "I want to eat some sweet juicy food!"

The princesses nodded and took them to the dining hall where a huge table was present at the center of the room with several chairs surrounding it. Everyone took their seats. Fluttershy and Rarity sat beside him and the rest of the girls sat near their friends. The princesses sat on the other side of the table, in front of Ash.

A female pony then came in wearing some waiter's clothes. She came to each of them and wrote their orders on a notepad. Well, as for Pinkie pie, she ordered too much that the waiter had to write everything on five pages. This made the others laugh along with Ash. He ordered what Fluttershy ordered, a flower sandwich with hay on the side. He wants to test out his stomach so he ordered this.

When everyone ordered their food, the waiter went out of the room to get their food. In the mean time the princesses were asking him about his world which Twilight explained. The princesses felt sad about the human's dark time, but were amazed with what they achieved through it. They also asked Ash if they could have the Gourmet Cells but what Twilight told them about that only horrified them.

Ash kind of felt bad for not giving them strength or powers, but there may be some other thing he could have given them. He got a brilliant idea of what he can give them.

Ash said, "Princess. I may no be able to give you the Gourmet Cell, but in its place, I can give you something else."

The princesses and the girls became intrigued. Rainbow asked, "What are you gonna give them?"

He said, "I have seen your guard's armor and weapons that are made from gold, which is a very poor choice of metal."

The princesses agreed with him, "Yes. We have used this metal because it was plentiful. We have not found any other durable material to make armors and weapons out of. Can you help us with that?"

Ash smirked and snapped his fingers. He created a hologram in the middle of the table. The hologram was that of a turtle with fangs. He said, "A large sea predator that can devour fishing ships with a single bite. The Crush Turtle. Capture level 60."

Everyone was taken back by what they saw. A large sea monster that can cause great amount of destruction. Equestria's monsters failed in comparison against this behemoth. They know that he hunted monsters, but to hunt beast of this caliber was mind blowing for them. They were trembling with just the image of the beast.

Ash said, "The huge shell on its back possesses one of the highest durability and strength in my natural world. There are very few things that has the capability of piercing this near-impenetrable shell. I give to you a piece of its shell." He created a part of the shell with his reality warping and gave it to the princesses who look at it with wide eyes and jaws hanging.

He continued, "You can duplicate the shell with your magic and then give them to your blacksmiths and craft powerful armors for your guards. This armor can resist all manner of punishment. Just make sure who you give the armor to. Don't want it to fall into the hand of a traitor or a tyrant."

The princesses nodded and took the shell. Celestia said, "Thank you for this wonder gift, Ash. With this we can defend ourselves to some extent."

The girls smiled at his gift. He cannot give them the Gourmet Cells but he can give something of equal value. Well almost.

Ash said, "I am not done with your gifts yet princess. That was only the armor. Now I will give you a weapon." This surprised everyone that he will give them two unique gifts.

He snapped his fingers and the hologram of the Crush Turtle disappeared. A new hologram took its place which showed two creatures in it.

Ash said, "One of the giant predators of the ocean. This one lives thousands of miles beneath the ocean and search for big prey to fill its belly with. When it spots a suitable prey, it strikes like lightning and never lets it's prey go until it has been completely devoured. The Leo Dragon. Capture level 68."

Everyone gasped at what they saw. The image showed the Crush Turtle was being attacked by an even bigger creature. They saw how it easily tears through the Crush Turtle's strong shell with its teeth. Dear Faust. How big can these monsters get and did he say that it's only one of these gigantic beasts and only in the ocean! What other monstrosities must there be beside these two. Just the sight of this behemoth has been enough to send shivers down their spines.

Ash said, "Its teeth made of highly durable material and the strength to pierce through the Crush Turtle's sturdy shell. I give you a masterpiece sword made from the teeth of the deep ocean hunter, Leo Dragon. I call it the Leo Blade."

Everyone stared at the magnificent piece of art in awe. A sword that looks like it was made for a ruler. It's beauty alone was enough for them to faint but then they remembered that it was actually a weapon made for the royal guards.

Ash gave the blade to the princesses who kept staring at it with wide eyes and their jaws on the ground. Even the girls could not take their eyes away from that piece of art.

Ash said, "You can duplicate this sword and give them to the ones who are worthy to wield it. Do not let it fall into the wrong hands." He also cast a location spell stealthy on the gifts just for security reason.

The princesses smiled and accepted his gifts. Celestia said, "Thank you so much, Ash. With these two gifts, we can finally protect Equestria and push the monsters back." Everyone thanked him while the girls hugged and kissed him for his generosity.

The waiter then entered the room with their food and put their order in front of everyone and left. They started to eat their food. Ash ate his flower sandwich and found that he could eat it with no problem at all.

Ash saw that something was bugging Twilight and asked, "Twilight. Are you okay?"

Twilight said, "Oh, I am fine, Ash. It's just that there is something that I wanted to asked you about the monsters you have shown us."

Ash nodded, "Twilight. You can ask me anything you want and I will tell you about it the best I could. So don't hold back."

Twilight smiled and said, "When you said the name of the monsters, you also said something about capture level. What was that about?" Everyone was interested about that as well and turned their attention to Ash.

Ash nodded, "For me to answer that, I will have to explain this from the beginning. As you know that there are almost infinite types living organisms in my world. These organisms are actually ingredients we eat. Every day some new kind of ingredient sprouts somewhere on my planet. So in order to find these new ingredients, evolve humans go around the world in order to find these new ingredients."

Twilight interrupted, "But didn't you say that the evolved humans were monster hunters?"

Ash nodded, "Yes. But they also go by another name called Gourmet hunters. As the name implies, they explore the lands and find any new type of ingredients. When they do find a new type of ingredient, they bring it back to the International Gourmet Organization or IGO. This is the global organization that is responsible for maintaining order in the Gourmet Age and also defending civilians from dangerous monsters. The origination will then study the new ingredient and see what type it is or is it even edible or not. Also, the one's who brought in new ingredients are paid handsomely by the origination."

Everyone was intrigued by this origination that determines whether or not new ingredients are safe for them to consume or not. And that they also rewarded the one's who worked hard to find new ingredients. Twilight was having a field trip with this new information that she just keeps writing it on the papers.

Ash continues, "The organization is also the one who determines the Capture level of the ingredients. For example, if there is an ingredient that a normal human can get their hands on without any injuries, then those types of ingredients are given the Capture level 0. If a human cannot get an ingredient that causes harm or even death then a Gourmet hunter is sent to capture the ingredient. These types of ingredients that are above the normal humans, are given the Capture level 1 or 2. Level 1 means that the ingredient will require one Gourmet hunter to capture it and Level 2 means that two Gourmet hunters are required to capture the ingredient. Also you must know that the greater the Capture level is, the harder it is to capture them. However, the higher a Capture level is, the more tastier the ingredient is and becomes more expensive if you want to sell it in the market."

Everyone was fascinated by what he told them. His world is indeed blessed with all kinds of food, but at the same time, there are dangerous monsters roaming his world that is capable of destroying Equestria. This thought scared them, but were thankful that Ash was here. If one such monster ever came to this world, then he will be the one to take it down and save Equestria.

Applejack asked, "Wait a minute. You said that the Capture level of the Crush Turtle was about 60. Does that mean it takes 60 Gourmet hunters to take down that behemoth!?"

Ash nodded which shocked everyone. Celestia said, "If that is true, then I can certainly say that even 1000 of my guards won't be able to take down that beast."

Ash said, "Maybe with my gifts and a little bit of training, they might be able to." This made the princesses smile.

Rainbow Dash then asked a question that gained the attention of everyone else. She asked, "Ash. The highest Capture level you have said is 68. Can you tell me how high the Capture level can go?" Everyone was waiting for his answer, but what he said blow away their minds.

Ash said, "The Capture level can go from level 1 to maximum level 9999."

This made everyone's jaws hit the ground with their eyes bulging out of their eye sockets. If the Leo Dragon was a powerful gigantic predator at a level 68 then what can those monsters capable of doing who are at the level 1000 or above. However, what he said next shocked them to their cores.

Ash said, "Also, I forgot to mention that since there are plentiful ingredients in my world, other monsters feed on them and become stronger day by day. There are exactly 8 powerful monsters in my world that we have given the name Eight Kings. These are 8 different 'King' species of animals and they each are regarded as the most powerful beings in my world. They each have their own territory which they rule and other monsters stay away from them."

They could not believe what they were hearing. To have some kind of powerful monsters ruling some part of his world baffled them. They can't even properly fight against the monsters of Equestria. What will they do against monsters such as these?

Fluttershy fearfully asked, "What are they ... if you don't mind?"

Ash nodded and snapped his fingers and made a hologram about the Eight Kings and what they saw scared the daylights out of them.

He said, "I'll start with the weakest to the strongest. Monkey King Bambina. Capture level 6000."

"Bird King Emperor Crow. Capture level 6000."

"Horse King Heracles. Capture level 6200."

"Snake King Mother Snake. Capture level 6310."

"Deer King Sky Deer. Capture level 6450."

"Wolf King Guinness Battle Wolf. Capture level 6550."

"Dragon King Derous. Capture level 6590."

"Whale King Moon. Capture level 6600."

Silence reign in the air. Everyone was so shocked and scared that they even stopped breathing for a while. They continued to hear things that have literally blown away their minds. They cannot think of anything to do. Their bodies were trembling with unbridled fear. They tried to stop their bodies from shivering, but they just couldn't do it. Why were they fearing so much when they just saw images of the Eight Kings. The truth is that even their images carried their intimidation.

Ash looked around the room and saw that the princesses and the girls were trembling with fear. They were trying to calm themselves down, but were failing at it. Maybe he should have avoided that information. He then saw Fluttershy whose fur became white with fear. He immediately stands from his seat and went over to her and hugged her. Her trembling stopped in a few seconds when she realized that she was being hugged by Ash. She hugged him and buried her face in his chest and started to cry a little. This broke Ash's heart. He did not want to see her like this. He then looks at the others and saw they were in no better shape as well.

To ease their fears, he said, "You don't have to worry about the Eight Kings. If I used my full strength, then I can fight them and win." That's true. With his full powers he would have a chance against them. Also, his powers increase during strong battles, so in the future, his powers will grow to such limit, where he be able to fight the Eight Kings at the same time.

This greatly eased their fears by a lot. Him fighting with those Eight Kings was something they would have never thought but him winning as well was something else. They took some breathers to calm themselves. After a while they calmed down while they were processing the information Ash have gave them, which they could never forget as long as they live.

Twilight then asked, "Wait, Ash. What did you mean by your full strength? How strong are you?"

Ash while still hugging Fluttershy said, "At the moment, I have only used 10% of my full strength. I have suppressed the rest of my powers. I used about 20% of my strength during the tournament."

Now everyone was even more shocked. To be this strong, even in his weakened state amazed them. Just what is he capable of if he decided to use the rest of his strength. They were really grateful for having him here.

After their fears were put to rest, everyone finished eating their food and talked for a while. Celestia asked, "So, Ash. How are you feeling being here in Equestria? Do you like it here?"

Ash nodded and smile, "Yes I like it here. I have six beautiful girls who love me and I love them with all my heart. I feel-"

"Aunty Celestia! Aunty Luna! I want you to punish this commoner for spilling my tea on my expensive clothes!" came the voice of a snobbish person.

Ash's smile turned to a scowl and said, "like I want to bury this prick 50 feet bellow the ground!"

Everyone turned their attention to the obnoxious voice and gasped. He turned around to see what made them gasped but what he saw really Pissed. Him. Off.