-"Person Talking"-
-(Person Thinking)-
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[Jutsu and Spell]
(JC: Author's Notes)
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(JC: Sorry if the chapter is shorter than usual)
While all the spectators settled into their seats, in the VIP Box they were waiting for the last two people to arrive.
-"We're back!"-
Naruto shouted, arriving at the place with a smile, drawing the attention of the others.
When the Maou looked at him, they had to suppress with all their strength not to laugh at seeing how Sirzechs was, who came with Naruto.
Sirzechs was the same as before; only his long hair was no longer the crimson red that characterized him.
Instead it was a bright bright pink...
Sirzechs just sat in his seat; trying to ignore the amused looks of the others, as well as the almost visible smile of his wife.
-"Anything to say, Sirzechs?"-
Naruto asked him with a smile from his seat.
-"No comments..."-
-"Now that I think about it, we should call you Satan Pink"- Naruto looked at Serafall with a smile. -"Don't you think, Sera-chan?"-
-"Pff-!"-
Ajuka and Falbium repressed themselves with all their might not to laugh.
-"You're right, Naru-kun"- Serafall smiled. -"Ah Sirzechs-chan, that nickname suits her more than me"-
Sirzechs repressed his anger and embarrassment. -"Just... Let's get back to the tournament"-
Naruto just laughed quietly, then gave a signal to Eufema.
-"Alright! Now that we're all in our seats, it's time to find out who the next fighters will be!"-
Eufema commented as the spectators shouted excitedly. Then she pointed at the screen, which began to show the names of the fighters of each Faction, then randomly stopped on two names.
Tetsu Uzumaki vs Seekvaira Agares
The two new competitors entered the stadium arena, as the spectators cheered for the new fighters.
Seekvaira Agares is a beautiful young woman in her late teens, with long, pale greenish blonde hair, long, slanted pink eyes, and glasses that give the impression of being cold rather than cool. She wears clothes that are very suitable for noblewomen that have a flashy design, with accessories that have the Agares seal that give off an elegant vibe.
Seekvaira entered with a serious, yet elegant attitude; worthy of a noblewoman.
Tetsu Uzumaki is a teenager with reddish hair and ash brown eyes. He wore a long black and white vest, black pants with a brown belt, and black finger-cut gloves.
Unlike Seekvaira, Tetsu entered with a gesture that showed he was impatient, and wanted the fight to start immediately.
The two fighters stared at each other with different expressions; waiting for the fight to start.
-"Begin!"-
Declared Temis, and then Seekvaira and Tetsu disappeared in an explosion of smoke.
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The new competitors appeared in a pocket dimension with the appearance of a lush forest; where the only flat place there was, was where the fighters appeared.
-"It's about time"- Tetsu said as he pulled out a medium-sized storage scroll. -"I was already getting impatient"-
Seekvaira just looked at Tetsu, analyzing his movements; waiting for anything, even more so if he didn't know his way of fighting.
-"I've waited months to try my greatest creation..."-
Tetsu said, unrolling the scroll and causing an explosion of smoke in front of him.
Seekvaira remained alert to any situation; but opened his eyes in surprise when he saw what had appeared.
He was tall, so much so that he was over three meters tall. He had a humanoid shape, which shone due to his completely metallic body. From a more specific point of view, he looked like a metallic Ninja, who had his entire mouth and upper part covered by a black scarf, only showing his robotic red eyes.
-"This is my greatest masterpiece"- Tetsu explained. -"I named him Takeshi, and he's my-"-
-"A Mecha!"-
Seekvaira interrupted him with a cry of fascination, as she looked at the "Mecha" with stars in her eyes.
-"... Huh?"-
Tetsu muttered foolishly upon hearing that.
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-"Oh, oh!"- Lord Agares cried out in fascination; looking at the "Mecha" the same way as his daughter. -"That's an amazing Mecha!"-
Lady Agares could only shake her head at her husband's obsession.
-"A robot?"- Falbium asked curiously. -"Is that his way of fighting?"-
-"Technically that's not a robot"-
Naruto said with a smile, catching everyone's attention.
Ajuka looked at him with a raised eyebrow. -"Then what is it?"-
Naruto smiled, then began to speak.
-"It's a-"-
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-"-Puppet"-
Tetsu finished his explanation calmly, bringing Seekvaira out of her astonishment.
-"A Puppet?"-
Seekvaira asked confused, causing Tetsu to roll his eyes.
-"Yes. What else could it be?"-
Tetsu then created chakra threads from the fingers of his hands and joined them in various parts of the Takeshi Puppet. When the last thread joined, Takeshi raised his head and looked at Seekvaira with his robotic eyes.
-"Let's finish this..."-
Tetsu said, then moved his fingers.
In an instant, Takeshi's right arm raised and pointed at Seekvaira. In his palm, it opened showing a cannon that began to glow.
Seekvaira quickly stepped aside, miraculously dodging the powerful blue beam, which destroyed and disintegrated several trees during its journey.
Seekvaira looked at the sudden attack in shock. She didn't expect that kind of attack.
"Maybe you dodged the first one"- Tetsu said, then moved his fingers. "But you won't do it with the next ones"-
Takeshi raised his other arm, to show another cannon aimed at Seekvaira.
She quickly ran dodging the blasts of lightning that the puppet began to throw. For a moment, one was about to hit her, but she quickly created a Defensive Magic Circle that protected her. But what she didn't expect was that the impact would cause an explosion that pushed her and threw her to the ground.
Seekvaira let out a small grunt of pain; but then she opened her eyes and quickly rolled on the ground to dodge a blow from the Puppet.
She looked in shock at the blow she was almost about to receive. Then she shivered when the Puppet looked at her with those robotic red eyes.
-"Could you please stop moving?"-
Tetsu asked her impatiently, then moved his fingers again.
Seekvaira this time got up from the ground to dodge the other blow from the Puppet.
-"I won't let you defeat me!"-
Seekvaira shouted at him, then summoned a Magic Circle of the Agares Clan on the ground. The Magic Circle caused a great glow that illuminated everything in the surroundings. Then two shadows of the Magic Circle appeared.
-"[It seems that Seekvaira is going to summon something!]"-
Eufema commented, while Tetsu watched the scene with interest.
When the glow disappeared, two gigantic robotic beings could be seen.
-"[And Seekvaira summoned...! Mechas?]"-
Eufema was confused when she recognized the well-known robots from science fiction movies.
-"[Huh?]"- Shikaku was a little surprised by the sudden summoning of the Mechas. -"[Well, I didn't expect that]"-
-"Is this a joke?"-
Tetsu asked confused when he saw the two Mechas; being only a little bigger than his Puppet.
-"No, this is my strategy"- Seekvaira then pointed at Takeshi. -"Surround him!"-
The Mechas quickly flew with their thrusters, getting on each side of the Puppet, surrounding him along with Seekvaira.
-(What are you trying to do?)-
Tetsu thought with curiosity and confusion when he saw that Seekvaira ordered him to surround him instead of attacking.
Seekvaira, seeing that Tetsu did nothing, concluded that it was time to start with his plan. He summoned another Magic Circle, but this time under the Puppet; and it covered a large part of the ground and stopped before reaching the Mechas.
Tetsu then raised an eyebrow when he saw a transparent barrier surrounding his Puppet.
-"A barrier? That's the best you could do?"- Tetsu said with disappointment. -"Pathetic"-
Then he moved his fingers, wanting to move his Puppet from the Barrier, but was surprised to see how his Puppet produced its movements very slowly, as if it were in slow motion.
-"But what...?"-
-"I told you that this was my strategy"-
Sekvaira told him with a smile, while the Mechas seemed to hold and maintain the Barrier.
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-"I see"- Shikaku said after having discovered Seekvaira's strategy. -"Those of the Agares Clan are known for their exclusive ability: [Time], which allows them to control time to a certain extent; such as creating time barriers. And so he was able to catch the Puppet and leave Tetsu defenseless"-
-"Which means that Tetsu is cornered!"- Eufema shouted, causing the Demons to celebrate and the Ninjas to look worried. -"Is this the end of the fight and the first victory of the Demonic Faction!?"-
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-"I see"- Tetsu understood why his Puppet was moving so slowly. -"A time barrier"-
-"Yes. Inside the Barrier time is slower than outside"- Seekvaira gave him a triumphant smile. -"So no matter what you do to get it out; it will take at least two hours to get out of the Barrier"-
-"I see"- Tetsu said. -"A very foolproof strategy for a Puppet Master and his Puppet"-
What he said caused Seekvaira's smile to widen.
-"But... You're facing a very special Puppet"- Tetsu said with a smile. Then he began to make hand seals, then hit his right palm on the ground. -"[Kuchiyose: Takeshi]!"-
A circle of seals appeared on the ground, where an explosion of smoke occurred; when it dispersed, the Takeshi Puppet could be seen.
-"What!?"- Seekvaira screamed in shock, then looked at the Barrier and saw that Takeshi was no longer inside it. -"But how...? The only way to escape the Barrier is to break it or use a power related to time."-
-"Exactly. The [Kuchiyose no Jutsu] is a Space-Time Jutsu"- Tetsu explained with a smile as he re-attached the chakra threads to the Puppet. -"So it doesn't matter if you trap him in another barrier again; I'll summon him again."-
-"Well, if I can't catch your Puppet... I'll catch you!"- Seekvaira pointed at Tetsu -"Surround him, quickly!"-
The Mechas quickly flew towards Tetsu.
-"Not so fast!"-
Tetsu shouted as he moved his fingers. Suddenly, two large, sharp blades came out of Takeshi's forearms. The Puppet then moved at a blinding speed and ended up cutting the two Mechas in half.
Seekvaira widened her eyes in shock at how quickly she defeated their Mechas.
-"You know, when I saw you put up the Time Barrier, I could see that they were held up by your Mechas"- Tetsu said, causing Seekvaira to frown. -"Which means you can't maintain a barrier by yourself"-
-"So you figured it out... But that doesn't change anything!"- Seekvaira shouted seriously, then summoned two Magic Circles, from which five Mechas emerged in each one. -"I'm not done fighting yet!"-
-"Oh?"- Tetsu smiled, not intimidated by the ten Mechas that stood in front of Seekvaira to protect her. -"Do you still have more of those?"-
-"Yeah"- Seekvaira smiled back. -"Maybe you and your Puppet have a few tricks, but neither of you can take on ten Mechas."-
-"You're wrong."- Tetsu clarified. -"Takeshi can take on those robots by himself, while I took care of you."-
-"How?"- Seekvaira put on a mocking smile, while pointing at Tetsu's hands. -"You have your hands full."-
-"You're wrong..."- Tetsu smiled. -"I still have eight arms left."-
-"Huh?"-
Seekvaira was confused by what he said. She was going to ask what he meant, but was speechless, and opened her eyes in shock and horror at the most terrifying thing she had ever seen.
Eight gigantic appendages came out of Tetsu's back; four on each side. But what scared Seekvaira was that those appendages were gigantic spider legs; hairy, grayish-brown legs. And that wasn't the only change Tetsu had, but also two pairs of spider eyes and long reddish spider fangs appeared on his forehead; one on each side of his mouth.
If she weren't in a fight and being watched by two Factions, Seekvaira would surely have let out a scream of terror.
Tetsu then took out of his clothes some large, dark, square glasses, which he put on his human eyes. Then he pressed a button on the side of the glasses.
-"Synchronization completed..."-
Takeshi suddenly spoke, with a robotic voice devoid of feelings. Seekvaira was surprised to see that the Puppet could speak.
-"It's time to start the show"-
Tetsu said with a smile, then disappeared in a burst of speed.
Suddenly Seekvaira recoiled from his spot in fear, narrowly dodging a powerful blow from one of Tetsu's upper spider legs. The blow was able to pierce and crack the ground, sending several pieces flying from the impact.
Seekvaira watched the scene in surprise, and his surprise increased when he saw steam coming out of the hole produced by Tetsu's blow.
When Tetsu pulled his leg out of the ground, it could be seen that he was covered in a thick, purple liquid.
There was a gleam of fear in Seekvaira's eyes when he saw a drop fall from the leg and produce steam upon contact with the ground.
-"W-What is t-that?"-
Sekvaira asked in fear, obviously referring to the liquid.
-"A poison designed by me"- Tetsu answered with an almost evil smile. -"A poison that first affects the ion channels, altering nerve transmission in different tissues. Then the person will suffer intense pain throughout the body. Then all their motor functions will stop working, leaving them completely paralyzed. And if the cure is not used after ten minutes, the poison will slowly damage the organs, destroying them, causing a slow and painful death"-
Seekvaira turned completely pale upon hearing that.
-"But you can rest easy"- Tetsu clarified. -"I will only incapacitate you and then I will give you the cure"-
Seekvaira was relieved upon hearing that, but she was still afraid.
-"Now enough of the talk, it's time to end this. Takeshi is already taking care of your Mechas"-
Seekvaira was surprised upon hearing that. She looked behind Tetsu and was surprised to see how the Puppet destroyed one of her Mechas with an energy cannon. She could also see that there were already two other Mechas destroyed on the ground. She then looked at Tetsu's fingers, and could see that he was moving them, as if he knew the movements he had to make to attack the Mechas without the need to see.
-(But how!?)-
Seekvaira thought in surprise; but suddenly she had an idea and looked at the glasses Tetsu was wearing. She suddenly knew how he did it, but she put it aside to dodge another attack from Tetsu.
-"Don't get distracted"- Tetsu told her with a smile, restarting the fight. -"This fight isn't over"-
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-"I... The truth is that it doesn't surprise me anymore"-
Ajuka said that, not surprised by Tetsu's change, after having seen all the strange transformations the Ninjas had.
Those in the VIP Box watched as the two fighters started fighting again. Tetsu attacked with his spider legs and Seekvaira dodged the attacks with difficulty. Meanwhile, Takeshi, still controlled by Tetsu, was destroying the Mechas one by one.
Naruto smiled as he saw that Tetsu was able to use the power of his Akuma No Mi: The [Kumo Kumo No Mi: Phoneutria Nigriventer Model] or also known as the Brazilian Wandering Spider or Banana Spider; the most poisonous spider in the world. An Akuma No Mi that makes its user capable of transforming into a hybrid spider form and a full form; making it a Ningen no Kumo. A perfect Akuma No Mi for Tetsu, for his skill and talent in creating poisons.
-"That boy is really amazing"- Sirzechs said impressed. -"He's literally fighting two different battles at the same time"-
Falbium thought the same; but he also had a doubt about something. So he asked the only person who may have the answer.
-"Hey, Naruto, how many puppets can a puppeteer control?"-
The others paid attention to the answer.
Naruto thought for a few seconds, then spoke.
-"Well... The strongest puppeteer in Yōsogakure No Sato has a jutsu that gives him the ability to control a hundred or more puppets"- Naruto said, remembering what Sasori once told him. -"And according to him, he is capable of destroying an entire nation with that jutsu"-
Many were surprised and others even trembled at the thought of witnessing that jutsu.
Then they continued watching the fight, trying to forget about what they just heard.
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Seekvaira again dodged with difficulty another blow from Tetsu's spider leg.
-"Hey, hey"- Tetsu said impatiently. -"Are you going to fight or just dodge?"-
Then he moved his eight legs, covered in poison, towards Seekvaira at the same time.
Seekvaira quickly created a Defensive Magic Circle between her and the attack, but unfortunately the Circle could not hold and broke; but it gave her time to retreat and create another Magic Circle to attack Tetsu. From the Magic Circle came a dozen bullets of sky-blue Demonic Energy, which traveled dangerously towards her opponent.
When the bullets intercepted it, it caused a large explosion, which covered the area in smoke and dust.
Seekvaira smiled as she finally managed to intercept an attack on Tetsu. When the smoke and dust cleared, her smile disappeared and her eyes widened in shock.
In front of her was not Tetsu, but his Puppet Takeshi, who had his arms extended, from which a pair of segments appeared, which were covered by a protective sheet made of Chakra.
-"[Kikō Junbū]"-
Tetsu said calmly, showing himself behind his Puppet; completely unharmed by Seekvaira's attack.
-"But how?"- Seekvaira asked surprised. -"Your Puppet was-"-
She then fell silent as she saw behind Tetsu all of his Mechas on the ground, completely destroyed.
-"I told you that they were no problem for Takeshi"-
Tetsu declared, as the Puppet's arms returned to their original form.
Seekvaira stepped back in fear as the Puppet began to approach in a threatening manner. She stopped moving back due to a tree that moved behind her, leaving Takeshi only a few meters in front of her.
Being at a considerable distance, Tetsu moved his fingers, causing the Puppet to start raising its right arm, preparing another attack with the energy cannon.
Seeing the possible attack, Seekvaira closed her eyes in fear; waiting for the inevitable.
But after several seconds of not feeling the blow, she opened her eyes again, only to see that Takeshi never fired.
-"How disappointing..."- Tetsu said, bringing Seekvaira's attention. -"This fight was supposed to be the perfect time to use my greatest creation, but I didn't even use Takeshi's full potential"- He shook his head in disappointment. -"Disappointing indeed..."-
Seekvaira for some reason felt embarrassed hearing that.
-"This was just a waste of time"-
Tetsu said in a bad mood. Then he began to transform into his original form while storing his Puppet in his storage scroll. He then turned his back to Seekvaira and raised his right hand.
-"I'm withdrawing from this fight..."-
Tetsu stated calmly, surprising Seekvaira.
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The spectators gasped in surprise as they heard Tetsu withdraw from the fight, giving the victory to Seekvaira.
-"Well..."- Eufema spoke in surprise. -"I didn't expect that"-
Shikaku agreed. -"The same for me"-
-"Tetsu Uzumaki has withdrawn from the fight!"- declared Themis. -"Which means that the winner of the fourth round is Seekvaira Agares!"-
The result caused all the spectators to applaud. The Ninjas with respect and the Demons with joy of winning their first fight; but they could not help but be embarrassed by winning in such a humiliating way.
Now the pride of the Demonic Faction was completely crushed...
The two fighters appeared in the arena of the stadium in a smoke bomb, and then went to the infirmary at the request of the Medical Ninjas.
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-"Congratulations on winning your first fight"-
Naruto congratulated his Demon friends with a smile.
-"Eh... Thanks, Naruto"-
Ajuka said, not knowing what to say about the first victory of his Faction.
The other Demons in the VIP Box were the same; but only one was seething with anger inside.
Zekram was very angry to see how his pride and that of his faction was completely crushed by this humiliating victory.
-"Alright, friends, the second day of the Tournament is over!"- Eufema shouted. -"Now we will take a little break, and continue tomorrow morning!"-
Afterwards all the spectators will begin to disperse to leave the stadium.
-"Well, at least now I can get this dye out of my hair"-
Sirzechs said a little happy, knowing that he could stop having pink hair.
-"Good luck with that, Satan Pink"-
Naruto mocked, causing the others to laugh.
-"Don't-Don't call me that!"-
Sirzechs shouted embarrassed as he left the VIP Box, along with a smiling Grayfia.
Naruto was about to leave, but Serafall stopped him.
-"Naru-kun, could you wait a little longer?"-
She asked him with a dangerously cute and tender face, which Naruto couldn't resist in any way.
-"Of course. But for what?"-
-"You'll see"- She said as she left the VIP Box. -"I'll be right back"-
Naruto just looked at the scene with confusion.
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After several minutes, the Stadium and the VIP Box were completely empty. Naruto was the only one there, waiting for Serafall to arrive.
-"We're here!"-
Serafall shouted with joy, entering the VIP Box.
When Naruto saw her, he could see that she wasn't alone, as she was dragging her sister Sona with her.
-"Onee-sama"- Sona looked at her sister curiously. -"Why did you bring me here?"-
-"For something special"-
Serafall answered with a smile, as she pushed Sona to sit in front of Naruto. Then she stood between the two, and through a Magic Circle, summoned a round table. What caught Naruto and Sona's attention was that on the table there was a chess board with all its pieces, ready to play.
-"I want the two of you to play chess"-
-"Eh..."- Naruto looked at Serafall with confusion. -"Why?"-
Sona just looked at her sister, trying to figure out what she was planning.
-"It's just that So-tan is very good at this game"- Serafall answered with an innocent smile. -"And I want you to see her talent"-
-"Okay"- Naruto accepted with a smile. -"I don't see any problem in a game of chess"-
-"Me neither"-
Sona also agreed; but without letting her sister look at her with suspicion.
-"Alright!"- Serafall said excitedly, hoping her secret plan would work. -"Then begin!"-
And the game started with Naruto moving his first piece; not knowing that this game will change his and Sona's life.
TO BE CONTINUED!!!
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Author's Notes
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Satan Pink (サタンピンク) Literally means: Pink Satan.
[Kuchiyose: Takeshi] (口寄せ・タケシ) Literally means: [Summoning: Takeshi].
[Kuchiyose no Jutsu] (口寄せの術) Literally means: [Summoning Technique].
[Kumo Kumo No Mi: Phoneutria Nigriventer Model] (クモクモの実 モデル・フォニュートリア) Literally means: [Spider Fruit Spider: Phoneutria Nigriventer Model].
Ningen no Kumo (蜘蛛の人間) Literally means: Spider Human.
[Kikō Junbū] (機光盾封) Literally means: [Mechanical Shield of Light].
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