Hagoromo looked over at the battle between Naruto and Sasuke…
Karin was holding onto 5 tails, 6 tails and 7 tails on her own with her Adamantine Sealing Chain.
Jugo and Suigetsu directly engage with Naruto the puppeteer and 4 tails next to him.
Shukaku used Sand Burial onto Sasuke's Susanoo, trapping him. Matatabi created a giant blue fire ball over her head. Corals grew, making Susanoo heavier.
Karin noticed his situation. "Sasuke…!"
Suddenly the Susanoo exploded with more power, releasing itself from the Sand Coffin binding. Blue chakra blade slapped the 3 tailed beast away.
Perfect Susanoo!
Sasuke Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan flared. A tall purple warrior stood tall like a God.
"NARUTO…! You are coming back to Konoha!"
Karin, Jugo, and Suigetsu quickly retreated! The blade of Susanoo fell, splitting the lands, destroying 1 tail, 4 tails, and 7 tails that didn't manage to dodge.
"Damn it…!"
Naruto clasped his hands. He floated up high in the sky, looking at the majestic figure of perfect Susanoo. 2 months of holding the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, the training he had done to get Naruto!
8 Noble paths…!
The broken white puppets and the rest of the Bijuu returned to the Seals. A big Fuin appeared around Naruto as he levitated like God.
As if all 7 tailed beasts combined into one, with Naruto as its heart. A gigantic white puppet combined through the Asura Path in the form of 9 tails appeared.
Naruto stood in its head, the power of 7 Bijuu channeled into each limb, with him as the very core. One of its giant eyes turned into a Rinnegan as Naruto fully mobilised his chakra with a scream.
A dark red chakra cloak covered the entire puppet, filling in the gaps on its limbs, creating threads of flesh and muscles, and creating layers of skin and armor into a similarly majestic figure just as big as Sasuke's Susanoo!
A purple Warrior God, against a Red Demon Fox of machination.
Suigetsu had his mouth wide open. This isn't a Shinobi fight anymore…
"We need to retreat…!" Karin pulled Jugo and Suigetsu back. They cannot help this time.
"Why won't you stop, Naruto!" Sasuke screamed as he swung his blade.
"I can't… not yet…!" Demon Fox swung its claw.
The terrains changed as the two gods fought.
Amaterasu! Kagutsuchi! Sasuke's eyes bled as one of his blades coated with flames of Amaterasu.
Chidori! The other blade conducted into powerful sharp lightning chakra.
"Damn you NARUTO!" He swung his swords, slashing the tail of the Demon Fox and even its entire arm!
"Dammit Sasuke!" Powerful chakra of all tailed beasts gathered inside of Naruto, the Demon Fox roared!
Shinra Tensei!
Powerful invincible force pushed Sasuke's Sunasoo hundreds of meters back, even causing him to fall.
Sasuke's eyes bled as his chakra was consumed.
"Dammit…!" Sasuke's Susanoo stood up, his sharingan flared towards Naruto.
The Demon Fox tails formed a claw, the fox head opened as Bijuudama gathered. Naruto clasped his hands, the Bijuudama created from 7 tailed beasts spun like a rasengan, increasing more power, creating a dark red chakra light that caused the earth to tremor, the ground to shake.
Sasuke created a bow from his Susanoo, power of Chidori and Amaterasu coated the arrow.
Great Bijuu Rasengan!
Indra's Arrow!
Trees and ground crumbled to dust, wind blew everything apart. Karin, Jugo and Suigetsu, protected by Jugo's flesh, were sent flying into the unknown. The two powers collided, both of them engulfed in white light...
***
What is this space…?
Sasuke looked around. It's Konoha. Huh? Sasuke looked at the figure of Naruto playing in the playground.
He looked lonely… and everyone was avoiding him.
Just then, someone stepped in.
"Nii-san, it's already late."
"Tsu-chan…" Naruto wanted to cry. Because everyone was avoiding him.
"... We can get Ichiraku for dinner…" Tsuyu said, her expression seemed like her usual expression. But perhaps in her mind she already noticed and knew why Naruto was sad, but her concern was always hidden in actions, not her expression.
"Eh? Yatta! Ramen~ Ramen~!"
Naruto giddily hoppity walked, while Tsuyu walked calmly next to him.
Sasuke could feel Naruto was glad that his sister came to fetch him. He watched Naruto grow. He invited Tsuyu to play, but perhaps due to their differences, Naruto felt she was distant and cold at times.
But perhaps it had always been a misunderstanding.
Naruto get into the academy, wanting to become a strong shinobi. But he was put down by Sasuke. Sasuke chuckled seeing the scene.
I really am that arrogant, thankfully Kakashi put some sense into me…
"Dobe, don't waste my time." The kid Sasuke snorted, hands in his pocket.
"Damn you! Tsu-chan can defeat you easily!"
"Huh?" Tsuyu was taken aback. She just wanted to be peaceful and civilised. Why she was dragged.
"Tsu-chan? Hmph! I don't beat weak girls!"
"Tsu-chan! Show him what you got!"
"Sigh…" Tsuyu sighed.
"We can have a spar, then, Uchiha Sasuke." Tsuyu gave the Seal of Confrontation with politeness.
"Hmph! You can't challenge my Uchiha clan!"
Sasuke was beaten like trash.
The adult Sasuke snorted. That was dumb of me…
"YEAH! That's what you get! Hehe!"
"Tsuyu… I will defeat you next time! Just you wait!" Sasuke huffed and ran away.
…
"Physical energy was the Yang, and thus exercises, body stamina and resilience training would increase the volume of chakra. Spiritual energy is not only increased by meditation, but also mental training. Do these calculations… it trains your mind, thus your spiritual power. It's beneficial to become stronger."
"Mo Tsu-chan, you just want me to do this boring stuff! I am not going to be tricked-ttebayo!"
"I am telling the truth though…" Tsuyu sighed.
Sasuke shook his head. Naruto, your sister was trying her best for your education seeing you fall behind…
As time passed, he saw Naruto's eyes turn differently. It's filled with longing, jealousy, and even distance to his sister.
Because Tsuyu was bright. Brighter than anyone else. As if she was someone he had wanted to be, but couldn't. Sasuke thought, even then he was struggling and felt depressed about Tsuyu, that he couldn't surpass her.
Tsuyu saw Naruto training on his own in the field. She went close, and guided him.
"Nii-san, if you want to become strong, I cannot show you mercy. Are you willing?"
"...Yes Tsu-chan! I want to become strong! Believe it!"
Even then, Tsuyu only grew, leaving Naruto behind. And it made Naruto feel lonely. Even though Tsuyu had always been there… that he couldn't use any jutsu Tsuyu tried to teach him. Tsuyu moved up to higher class… leaving him behind. Graduated earlier than him even.
One day Naruto was down, and the day of the Uchiha Massacre appeared. Naruto was used… Tsuyu saved him from his pain… waited for him to wake up throughout the night.
Since that day, Naruto didn't mind much about her being better. He was glad that she was there with him.
Time let Naruto grow and accept not to compare her. Tsu-chan was amazing, I can only try to catch up!
Their distance grew closer again. Their relationship had their ups and down, the distance and strain, but always they turned to each other again. Because they are family.
Though…
"Tsu-chan…" One day Tsuyu returned, her ANBU outfit seemed clean. But he felt fear of her. That something dark emanated from her.
In Naruto's fear, Tsuyu only tapped his forehead.
"You okay?"
Naruto calmed himself down, realising maybe it was just him…
Time passed, and many things happened. But if it's what broke Naruto…
"Tsu-chan… those are innocent people… you… you shouldn't…" Naruto shed tears as he looked at her.
"Their blood has nothing to do with Konoha. They were used as meat shields, we already notified them, so our hands were already clean." She justified herself, but for Naruto, it was as if she didn't care at all.
"Tsu-chan…"
And Tsuyu never stopped with her cruelty, with her coldness, with her terror. It's as if Tsuyu had turned into a monster that could kill anyone and anything without any heart.
Tens. Hundreds. Thousands. Her terror spread amongst the enemy. But for each living person she turned into a weapon, for each prisoner she used as a chakra cattle, for each news of her terror, Naruto felt his heart breaking for her.
Please… you don't have to be like this…
Jiraiya told him nonsense about stopping her…
"I promise Ero-sennin! I will try to talk to her!"
Naruto tried, really…
But, he had to watch Tsuyu kill a hundred thousand. He had to watch Ero-sennin, the teacher he had loved, the father figure he had died, crushed with Tsuyu's own hand without any mercy in front of his very eyes.
The pain in Naruto's heart felt heavy on Sasuke. And yet when he looked at Tsuyu's expression, she was relieved. As if she had done something good.
She stopped the war, but she killed Naruto's heart. At that point, perhaps Naruto was unable to accept her.
He saw Tsuyu turned into a tyrant, using fear to control everyone. Even Tsunade was scared.
Naruto ran away… He wanted Tsuyu to stop. He would find peace in a good way, so Tsu-chan can become Tsu-chan back, before… before she turned into a monster. Just Tsu-chan. Not what she had become now…
Naruto saw Eyes covering the entire World, everything was controlled by her with deadly precision. His conviction only grew stronger, that he wanted to stop her.
But reality had to show him that Tsuyu was never a monster to him. He had loved him. She was someone who loved him most, even if she could kill the entire world.
Naruto didn't know… what kind of person she was… but he had to face reality that what she did, work. What she did, achieve peace. And he had ruined it. That Tsuyu was the only person who could use all the wrong ways and yet achieve everything right… because she was Tsuyu, not anyone else.
And Naruto… killed her. Sasuke saw the memory that Naruto didn't intend to kill her. However he blamed himself, because Tsuyu was unable to move, her eyes filled with the deepest pain thinking Naruto had led her there.
***
Sasuke opened his eyes filled. His body was battered and bruised. He coughed out blood. He lost the confrontation, his Susanoo destroyed…
Naruto stood, looking down on him with pain in his expression.
"Sasuke… I will come back… I am sorry…"
"Naruto…" Sasuke raised his arm, trying to stop him.
But Naruto already left.
Dammit… Naruto…
***