CHAPTER 251 BREAK AWAY

CHAPTER 251 BREAK AWAY

It was simple enough to break the rock covering me. The noise of the cave-in had passed, and with one blow the rock overtop me shattered into a million pieces. I was liking the Tremor Fruit more and more. Not so much muscle power, but based on the strength of the devil fruit. I felt like I was merely scratching the surface. I wanted to keep this power no matter what.

Sunlight leaked in as I stumbled out of my own little cave. I didn’t hesitate to run to where I felt Gaara and Yugito. The sound of fighting was happening all around me, but I ignored it as I jumped from rock to rock.

A huge boulder covering them I lifted it up with a groan to reveal them underneath. Yugito’s body was utterly crushed. The blonde 2 tailed Jinchuuriki’s life flickered for a moment in my Search Quirk, then died away. I cursed. Having spent so much effort trying to save her, in the end she was a goner.

Gaara was less hurt somehow. Jumping to him I picked his head up to find he had been covered in his thin layer of sand. Protected slightly from the cave in, I slapped his face slightly. It took time but his dark eyes soon opened.

“Weston?” He mumbled.

“It’s me,” I said, princess carrying him. “Shukaku still inside you?”

“I think so,” he whispered but passed out again. I felt Obito, Sasuke, and Kabuto underneath me, but ignored them. Getting the Jinchuriki out of there was paramount. But I didn’t want to carry a dude. Making a shadow clone I threw Gaara to him and grabbed Yugito’s body. We jumped out of there and off to the main fight.

There were more white Zetsus that survived. The main force of the ninjas currently fought them, but it was a losing battle on the Zetsu’s side. Running around the big fight I moved toward the headquarters that the others were set up at. Finding Sakura at a medical tent I dropped Gaara and Yugito off.

Since Yugito had held a tailed beast I wasn’t too sure what would happen with her. I knew the tailed beasts couldn’t die, but would it burst out of her? I left that up to chance. Back to the battle I started running but was stopped by Tsunade.

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“No, trapped. I need Kakashi and Guy, asap,” I said.

“They’re fighting the Zetsus,” she said. I nodded and was soon zeroing in on them. In the thick of things they beat up the clones of Zetsu easily. Dodging this or that fight I stopped next to them.

“It’s time,” I said. “We need to bring an end to this.” The duo nodded and followed me out of the main fray. Running out of the bowl I had helped make with my Tremor fruit we came to another where all 6 Pains were fighting the 8 members of Akatsuki.

“Guy, blue dude with the gills. Kakashi, on Sasuke. I’ve got Obito,” I said. Jumping into the pile of rubble I found Obito as he tore off the metal arm of one of the Pain’s. I leapt toward him. My hand glowing red with heat I aimed it for his head. My Haki could sense him send a small section of his body away, but I hovered my hand over the main bad guy’s face.

His mask and hair caught fire with the thousands of degrees of heat forced into him. My other hand was pulling heat out of his chest, something he had no way to fight against. Physical attacks didn’t work on the guy, but as long as I didn’t touch him, he would stay in this plane of existence.

Obito yelled out as his face continued to catch flame. Jumping back I followed him. My Observation Haki sensed a kunai going for me. I grabbed it and charged it with Nen. Tossing it back the force of it was much more than had been thrown at me. I heard a scream a split second after I threw it.

Ignoring everyone else I focused on Obito. Pulling and pushing heat/cold to him his clothes caught fire as his limbs turned black from frostbite. He tried another jutsu to get away, but I pulled the heat out of him, making his limbs shake. The imperfect hand seal incomplete, I hit him with everything I had.

My hand went through, but then I forced a Tremor out of my arm. I built it up, Obito screaming as he didn’t know what was happening. Yelling I increased the tremors further and his body split in half. Cracked like an egg as blood spurted out of him. It was ugly. His body part that had been in the other dimension came back, only to prove that my Nen and Haki covered arm was stronger. His body burst open further, sending the 2 halves away. He died almost instantly. Never to breathe again.

Obito had been too confident in his power. He paid the price. Pulling my hand away I focused on Kabuto who had been trying to slink away. Slithering like a snake his lower half was now a long tail. I leapt for him.

He turned as I came at him. My punch hitting him in the midsection the body collapsed as Kabuto hissed. “Don’t! I will simply disappear,” he said. “You will never see me again.”

“I’ll never see you again if I kill you,” I said, charging up the other arm.

“The Tenkyugi!” He yelled. “I know the sec-” My hit crushed his face. Blood and bone broke against my fist as his face turned into pulp with the force of Nen, Haki, Chakra, and my Tremor Devil Fruit.

The ground shook where the blow had hit and his body convulsed. No head to control it I stood up as the death throes passed through him. “You think I can’t figure it out on my own?!” I said spitting on his body. “You touched my girls. You die.”

I turned around to face the others only for everything to turn black.

Eventually her strength waned, and she stopped moving as I emptied into her a final time. Looking up at me in anger, she didn’t say anything. I stared awkwardly in the pupil-less eyes.

“I know you are the mother of chakra,” I said slowly. “Unsurpassed in strength. But chakra has changed since you have been around. Turning into shadow element, or mind, or...lust. We have been able to do amazing things with it.” I let out a sigh. Her face still unreadable. “You had your chance in life. And I’m sorry I ruined your plan. But it’s our time here now. New chakra elements will appear. The ninja world will continue on.”

She stared at me for a long time. Simply gauging what I said. Eventually I felt my power begin to grow again and she disappeared.

“Weston!” Someone yelled as I coughed. Sitting up I tore away the black sludge of the Zetsu body from my face. It was slowly slinking away as I poured heat into it. Hissing it’s final breath the sludge sizzled and evaporated. It’s strength finally gone.

I looked up to see Hinata and Yamato over me. “I made it,” I said, amazed.

“What happened?” Hinata asked as she bent down to my level.

“I fuc-saw a goddess,” I said with a wide smile. “Who’s left?”

“Kakashi and Sasuke are still fighting.”

“Where’s Pain?” I asked with a groan as I got up. I turned to see him in front of the now visible statue of the 10 tailed beast. 3 of his 6 bodies were still alive. All 3 stared at the monstrous head of the statue.

Calming myself down I focused on the water around me. Sliding into Kame Mode my power replenished. The euphoric moments of the invincible strength I felt passed and I jumped to him.

“Not planning on doing anything dumb, I hope,” I said. One of the Pain’s turned to face me. An arm missing he had fought well, but even Pain wasn’t immune.

“I was so close,” he said. “I really thought that I was in charge. I had it all planned out.”

“You wanted to use the chakra of the 10 tailed beast to power the war engine of a mercenary group, right? Providing cheap soldiers to people. Allowing them to phase out ninjas.”

“Something like that,” Pain said.

“I understand it, but you still would have killed a lot of people,” I said. “If you provide cheap soldiers. Then the wars wouldn’t have ended until there was 1 nation on top...which you would have taken over.” Pain gave me a smirk. Not agreeing or denying that was his plan.

“I agree that the current system is messed up, Pain,” I admitted. “But your plan was doomed to fail. I mean look around. We have 5 nations working together to end this threat.” We both turned to the groups of people around the bowl we had made. “This right here is the first step toward something great.”

“Like what?” He asked.

“United Villages. All working toward the same goal. A joint army, like this one. Made up of ninjas from all nations. I don’t see this broken system lasting after this. We could make it something great. Where we don’t fight one another. There are more threats out there. Other continents to worry about. There is no reason we should allow fighting to happen on our land. Dragging in little kids, making orphans, forcing ninjas to be the primary occupation of the people.”

“What are you saying?” Pain asked slowly. There was a little bit of hope in his voice.

“Work with me. With us. I think we can make a better nation than you imagined. One where the villages maintain their autonomy, but also are under 1 person. A person that the people vote for. Rather than sticking to the strongest. We get someone in the job that is the most qualified. Move past the day and age where strength means everything. There are minds out there far more likely to maintain the peace you dreamed of.”

America was built on the minds of great men. They had seen the error of past governments and tried to make a nation beyond that. Granted it wasn’t perfect, but it was the solution they came up with. I didn’t see why I couldn’t piggyback off the work they did. Unite the nations to one cause.

“I think I’d like to see that,” Pain said after some thought.

“Weston!” A voice yelled from above. Hinata, Yamato, and I turned to see Naruto at the top of the rocks. “I came as soon as I heard! Is the fighting over?!”

“It is!” I yelled. “Freakin idiot,” I mumbled. As Naruto ran over to us I looked at my rewards from the quest. My eyes widened as a smile split my face.

“Pet Choice?” I mumbled as Naruto walked up. He was only a step away as it all turned black once more.