Uchiha Naruto: The Sage

Chapter 38: The Omnipresent Sage

January 1

Naruto's eyes suddenly snapped opened as he felt someone invading his palace. He was one with the place, whatever happened within his space, he knew. There was also the fact that he had placed a barrier around the structure to ensure that nothing that flies stepped its filthy feet on the holy ground he had set aside for himself.

The barrier was not one that could be broken. It was made by his will to live, as long as his will to survive was intact, no one could break through it. However, that didn't mean that it couldn't be bypassed. Given the right conditions, a few special people could pass through it, without it breaking it.

He wasn't given much time to think as a figure came rushing towards him in blinding speeds. Although his eyes could keep track of the movements, his body refused to follow the speed of his eyes. The attacker was upon him in mere seconds and a hard kick hit him on his forehead. The force was so heavy that it nearly snapped his neck.

Nearly being the case. The result of the brutal kick was Naruto crashing through his throne - a throne crafted with the hardest material on the entire structure. But he didn't break even a bone. Of course the pain of the coursed through his head like he had been hit by a sledge hammer.

Because the throne was crafted with strong materials, the flight of the kick didn't send him crashing through the wall that was behind the throne within the hall. He did hit the wall, but much of the sting had already been taken out by the throne, so he was not able to break through it. He hit it with his back and managed to fell down on the floor on his knees.

Before he could even look up at his attacker, a very familiar blue Susano'o appeared above him. The Susano'o hit the ceiling and tore apart his hall, allowing the sun to finally enter the place. The Susano'o wings were flapped and its blade swinging down towards him in fast movements. More of his palace was torn apart because of the power behind the swing of the blade.

The swing was powerful enough to cut him in half - Naruto knew this. It wouldn't kill him though, but in this current state, he was going to avoid it at all costs.

He quickly held out both his hands in preparation for his defense. The powerful barrier he put above him was able to hold up as the swing struck. However, the collision of the sword with his defense created a strong shockwave that spread around the all. The shockwave was powerful enough to send large cracks around the walls of the hall. The floor around Naruto was turned into a hole.

Seeing this destruction, Naruto knew that he would to rebuild his precious palace.

If that wasn't enough, the attacker didn't let up in his attack. He kept pressing for dominance, pushing Naruto further down. And he was already at an disadvantage. He may have been able to block the swing, but the force behind it had pitched much pain throughout his body. It was only his strong will that he did not drop is cracking defense.

Naruto cursed when another Susano'o rushed towards him using the floor while the blue one was still above him. He couldn't possibly defend himself now given the current situation. The incoming Susano'o swung its blade level to the floor, picking up strong gusts of wind as it matched towards him. Naruto left his left hand holding the defense above him and held out his right to create another defense on his side.

It was futile - he knew it. But he couldn't give up like that.

As soon as the sword of the Susano'o on the floor reached him, the sword above him disappeared, leaving him at the mercy of the incoming blade. The hit felt like a slap from Kami. Powerful, it nearly cut through his body and split his guards out for the hungry sky birds to feed. But his defense did enough to stop that from happening.