( With Naruto )
Naruto scowled behind his mask as Raiga once again seemed to almost predict his attack as he avoided both of Naruto's chakra chains, both the first strike and the second. Lunging forward again Naruto held his axe tightly in his hands.
Side stepping Naruto avoided two kunai that Raiga threw at him, even as he continued his attack, swinging his axe at Raiga's legs so he could cripple him.
Even as his chakra chains shot towards both of Raiga's shoulders, the plan being for the chains to literally disarm him while Naruto took his legs, that way his head would still be intact so they could claim his bounty.
It was not to be however as Raiga brought both his hands up in a hand seal, before releasing a powerful lightning jutsu at Naruto. "Lightning Style: Lightning Dragon!"
Pulling his chakra chain back Naruto slammed them in front of him in the form of a cross in order to shield him from the lightning dragon. With a loud crash the lightning jutsu struck his defense, the nature of his chakra devouring Raiga's causing the lightning dragon to soon disperse.
Sending his chains forward once again, Naruto blinked as he saw how Raiga was no longer in front of him.
Hearing a slight rustle behind him, Naruto turned and saw that Raiga had gotten his hands on the Kiba blades again, holding the crackling blades defensively in front of him. Lunging forward Naruto didn't allow him a chance to properly use them, as his axe slapped one of the blades aside, leaving an opening in his defense.
One that Naruto soon took advantage of as a barbed grey chakra chain exploded from his chest, impaling Raiga through his sternum, before carrying on through his body and out the other side.
As this happened Naruto heard a grunt of agony from the former member of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist as his insides began to rapidly decay form contact with Naruto's chakra. He also heard a slight whimper from behind Raiga, closing his eyes Naruto channeled his chakra to his own eyes before he opened them.
Opening them again Naruto found his vision changed, all the colours having been replaced by different shades of grey as the only bright colours that could now be seen were the souls of those around him. Looking at the rapidly dying man in front of him, Naruto could see Raiga's blackened souls quite easily, but he could also see behind Raiga nestled in his backpack, another soul, and this one much bright and purer than Raiga's.
"So that must be how you were seeing my attacks." Naruto muttered to himself as he ripped his chakra chain out of both Raiga and the person on Raiga's back, the both of the collapsing to the floor dead as he did so. This was not surprising considering the blowing orbs of light attached to the chain, the physical representation of their souls.
Both of the orbs being absorbed into his chest as the chakra chain returned to him.
Letting out a content sigh as he felt two new souls being absorbed into his body, their chakra soon being redirected into Naruto's own as You, Naruto's inner personality did what he did best.
"I hope you didn't destroy his head!" A familiar voice suddenly spoke out.
Looking up Naruto saw a bloody Clementine approaching him, with a content looking Victor following behind her.
"No the head is fine, and the Kiba's have now been recovered." Naruto replied as he stopped channeling chakra to his axe, before using it to behead Raiga. The axe was soon sealed back into his wrist tattoo after that. "Do you have a spare scroll for the body and the blades?"
"Nah sorry mine are all full up with spare parts." Victor replied nonchalantly as he looked around him, a look of interest on his face as he saw the savaged corpses of the bandits that had helped Raiga.
"Wow you made a real mess of these guys eh Clementine."
"Lady Clementine." The blonde replied absently as she checked her own storage scrolls, scrolls that were kept on a small pouch on her thigh. "Yes, I do have a spare, was hoping to fill it with some spare meat, but I already have two scrolls full so my larder is pretty stocked."
"Good." Naruto replied as he took the proffered scroll, quickly getting to work in sealing up Raiga's head and Kiri's precious Kiba blades.
With that done Naruto then used his foot to kick Raiga's body over, so it was now lying on its front.
"What are you up to now ghost boy? Because I will tell you right now, I am not going to take a bite of that mess, especially not after your nasty chakra rotted him inside and out." Clementine asked as she looked at what Naruto was doing curiously.
Try thinking with anything other than your stomach cannibal." Naruto replied absentmindedly as he reached down and ripped the backpack of Raiga's back, the material tearing away to reveal a frail looking boy on his back.
The boy was dead, his eyes glazed in horror as the stared straight ahead. Turning his body Naruto looked closely at his dead eyes, taking note as he did of the chakra that was slowly flowing out of them, his body no longer constantly providing it now he was dead.
"This kid had a doujutsu." Naruto said with a frown as he looked up at his team. "Maybe some kind of variant of a Sharingan or a Byakugan I am not sure. Either way it allowed him to see through this bag in all directions and help Raiga in tracking my movements and predicting my attacks."
"Hmm sounds interesting." Victor said approaching Naruto, taking his mask off as he did. "Might be worth harvesting them."
"My thoughts exactly, my implanting them in another Kiri Shinobi once we have found out what they do and how they work." Naruto nodded along as he laid out the sealing scroll in his hand and proceeded to seal Ranmaru's remains up.
"How much room is there left in that scroll?" Clementine asked with a frown. "We'll need it to store Zabuza's head and sword."
"Should be plenty of room left, though I might just seal the Kiba blades and Zabuza's sword in these bad boys." Naruto replied as he gestured at the tattooed Fuinjutsu kanji on his wrists. Permanent seal kanji that allow him to seal his weapons etc. at will.
"Sounds good!" Victor said with excitement, his eyes fixed on where Ranmaru's body had been, his eyes gleaming with barely suppressed curiosity about what secrets his body might hold.
"Can we get a move on? It's starting to stink around here." Clementine interrupted, her heightened senses making it so the stench of Raiga's decaying body almost overwhelmed her.
"Don't be so soft." Naruto replied as he raised his hands before releasing three more chakra chains, the thick grey blades wrapping around Raiga's body. Within seconds the intensity of the chakra Naruto's unique chains were emitting turned Raiga's body to dust, as it caused it to decay to a cellular level.
Unfortunately for Clementine though at the moment when Naruto dispersed his chains, a wind picked up, blowing up the dust that was Raiga straight into Clementine's face.
"For fucks sake!" Clementine shouted as she started hacking and coughing.
"I really fucking hate you sometime!"
Naruto and Victor both just laughed at that.
"Come on then we better set off. Zabuza is over in the Land of Waves at the moment. Working for some Shipping Magnate called Gatou." Naruto said as he started moving, the others quickly following after him.
Within a matter of minutes the area was empty, leaving behind only silence and the dead and mutilated bodies of those who had gotten in the way of their hunt.
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