Kirito meets the Raikage and reunites with Hikari

It seemed like Kirito barely had any time to himself lately after becoming Hokage. Today was one of those rare occasions. He managed to take off into the forest where he felt most at peace. 'You've been busy lately Kirito. You've become strong enough to lead your village without any opposition.' Did Isobu just praise him? He must be doing something right after all. It was good to have his company. Kirito appreciated it more than he was willing to admit. It made him feel like he always had someone walking the path beside him. 'Yea being Hokage is tough but worth it. I like being able to protect my village after all.' They were having a civil conversation for once. Another rare thing it seemed. Although lately Isobu was becoming more open and friendlier with Kirito. It made him think that his goal of becoming the giant three tailed turtle would soon be a reality. He was sitting in a tree branch high above the ground in the forest, savoring the moment of peace he had and enjoying his conversation with Isobu.
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High above the forests of fire country a lone figure floated high above the clouds surrounded in an ominous storm cloud looking upon the planet known as earth was a lone figure. A body cloaked in purple with 6 wings protruding from her waist and three horns adorning her head made her stand out heavily from the norm. Currently it was one of her many elemental training sessions, many layers of elements surrounding her. Perhaps....it was time to put her elemental prowess to the test. Layers upon layers of dirt and crystal would begin to encase her body, growing on her until she was encapsulated in a miniature meteor which she made more realistic by making a lava shell which caused it to glow, carefully walling it with crystals to stop it escaping. Finally she let the construct go into a nearby lake, after escaping her ball of doom of course, making a rather satisfying boom as a large pillar of smoke appeared in the air. These brazen acts of power display.....this was a luxury that couldn't be taken on the moon where every resource was incredibly precious. Was this why the inhabitants of the earth had gone so irreversibly corrupt? She began to fly away into the deeper parts of the forest, sensing a familiar presence....Kirito? It was nice to see him well, perhaps a chat was in order?

"Oh Hikari......I think you forgot something."

"Chomei?"

Suddenly she was in the walls of her mind, except her storm clouds were noticeably absent. Instead was a meadow of flowers, perfect in every shape in form. They swayed slightly in the breeze but no petals scattered to ruin the perfect scene. Sadly that had to end as a gigantic beast of nature appeared in the sky with bijuudama blazing, reducing the meadow to naught but ashes. Of course this couldn't catch Hikari, she had easily teleported away from the blast and was now holding Shibuki in one hand, Li sunk into her body to keep her hands free.

"If it's a fight you want.....it's a fight you'll get! Come at me!"

Swinging her sword at the great beast sent a large amount of explosive tags detach to form a wave of deadly to attack her opponent, but we currently cut back to the real world. Hikari would appear before Kirito floating before him, her wings currently sheathed managing to recline lazily in the air.

"Fancy meeting you here, huh?"

413 words towards 7th tail, meh lazy

Arcanis was Walking through the forest He didn't know this area well as in the past 10 years he hadn't left his home as he had been rebuilding it.  Though the time for the world was still the same year as he had left.  Time was always a little weird around Arc.  But he endured none the less. Ten years meant nothing to an immortal so those who same him now other than the change of clothes and different hair style would think it Arc hadn't changed at all.

Arc was wearing his black pants and black sleeveless shirt as he walked through the warm climate of this distant forest.  He said distant but it was only because he had never traveled this far away from his new home.  He hid his pressance from the world by suppressing his chakra  “You checking out your new kingdom?”  A voice in his head queried.  He had finally gotten used to the many voices in his head.  He had learned all their names too and could tell who was talking be the sound of their voice.  This one was his Greed.  

“Well I do not know the boundaries of my domain but if this is someone elses land I will not just take it from them.  I have no use for land.  What I have need for is people.  People to stand at my side.”  Arcanis said to his head in general.

“People to do your bidding and to worship you you mean.”  Greed was an obnoxious voice the problem with having his sinful desires voiced was the fact that they used his mental capacities.  They never made outrageous claims or said something that didn't make total sense.  Unfotunately that made them incredibly hard to ignore.  It was also why on occasion they were able to command control of his body in moments of weakness.

Arcanis ignored Greed's comment knowing that Greed knew his stance on the topic.  “Doesn't mean I agree with it.”

“Greed stop your yammering your giving me a head ache.”  That was Wrath he had been vocal the longest and Arc had sorta come to terms with him when they duked it out in their mind.  It was no doubt that Wrath hated his guts but then again Wrath hated everyone and wanted to kill them regardless.  

“I can help you with that”  Lust said.  God Damn it.  Arcanis would not be able to get some peace and quiet.  His voices always bickering or Lust messing with his mind.  Arc focused his mind and drew in a breath and found his center.  He continued walking through the lush forest, silently making his way skillfully among the underbrush.  He glanced up and noticed some storm clouds.  He was about to find shelter when he noticed the irregularity in which they moved.  A familiar chakra emanated from the cloud.  He recognized the chakra of an old aquaintance.  He was about to fly up to say hello but she headed in the opposite direction.

Arc followed and soon felt out another chakra as well.  Arc silently approached just in case.  He saw the two of them chatting in the trees.  The girl.....Arc thought her name might be Hiarko or Hirican.  Something like that.  She seemed at ease so Arc began to approach though he kept his chakra completely supressed.  He had a couple daggers on him but otherwise he had left the rest of his weapons at home with ftg seals on them.  It was a better idea than lugging a bunch of weapons around.  His Eye patch was a bit moist in the warmer climate that he was used too and his shoulder plate seemed to stand out while he wore his sleeveless shirt.  

“Good Day” he said at an appropriate volume to reach the two.  He would have easily come up with a lie about who he was but the girl may remember him.  He didn't know how long ago she would have seen him could have been days or months.

Kirito's peaceful musings had been disrupted by a large chakra signature rapidly approaching his location. He stood up on his branch and prepared to attack whoever was invading his home. Then he realized who it was, Hikari Ootsutsuki. As soon as he had come to this realization she showed up in front of him apparently flying and covered in a purplish chakra cloak. She obviously enjoyed flaunting her power for now reason which annoyed Kirito a bit as he would rather keep his power hidden but he paid it no mind. It had been quite some time since he had last seen the girl and it was obvious she had gotten much more powerful since then, not that he hadn't. "Hello Hikari. What are you doing in my forest? It's nice to see you doing well."

'Kirito I sense Kurama's presence as well. Be on your guard.'

Of course there would be another intruder in his forest. Kirito was glad to have Isobu as an ally now instead of constantly trying to fight him. Especially now since he had not sensed any other presence besides Hikari's. Who could this newcomer be other than the 9 tails' Jinchuuriki? That was when a strange man appeared who was obviously not a Tanzaku Native as Kirito made it his business to know everyone in his domain. "Good day." was all the man said in neither a friendly or unfriendly tone. His demeanor didn't give anything away either, yet Kirito could sense a certain power from him after he focused his chakra sensing ability. 'Thanks for the heads up Isobu. Let me know if you sense anyone else approaching.' he said to the Sanbi in his mind before turning his full attention to the newcomer. "Hello. What may I ask is your name and what has brought you to the Land of Fire?"

He needed to find out who this man was but he wasn't keen on letting him know that he was the Hokage, not just yet anyway. If Kirito found the man was trustworthy and not a threat to his domain he might formally introduce himself. For now though, he was content to just listen to what the man had to say and asses the threat.
WC: 374

"Hello Hikari. What are you doing in my forest? It's nice to see you doing well." 


And that was one of the reasons that she liked Kirito. He was polite, but not in a totally submissive way. The sort of guy that you would trust to cover your back while you treat your wounds in a fight. A smile would play across her face as she began to speak.

"Well hello to you too Kirito, but why should I not be out enjoying the forests of this land? I didn't know that you Senju guarded those trees of yours so closely...."

"Good day."

Oh me oh my, it seems that everyone had come to play. In the distance A.K.A at the bottom of the tree Arcanis seemed to have appeared out of nowhere as usual, the man acting as though he couldn't even remember Hikari at all seeing as he hadn't addressed her. Well, that was slightly insulting. She would disappear from her reclined spot in the air with a flash of fire as she was neatly deposited on the grass, about 5m from Arc.

"Hey Arcanis, remember me? Hikari? Its only been two weeks?"

Meanwhile deep in her mindscape a battle raged as a lone warrior combated a bijuu mandible to scale, explosions being set off with each swing. The armor cracked and spidery cracks appeared along Chomei's scales but she simply couldn't cut off enough before her bijuu enemies natural healing caused a regeneration in the cells that kept the explosions from reaching her squishy bug organs.

"I could help you know, you just need to call."

A voice, deep from within the mind. But what exactly could such a thing be? Her vision seemed to double, one set seeing the battlefield as she continued to sword fight the beast and the other in front of an altar where a 5ft long katana with an 8 pointed hilt lay upon a marble slab.

"Call my name if you wish to defeat this beast child."

"Then grasp me! Only a wielder would understand who I am!"

Explosions rocked the world around her, to no avail as Chomei kept healing. She had to trust this strange voice. Her hand thrust forward, trapping onto the cold hilt and she felt a sense of intense coldness....then power. Her vision went out of path mode and she found herself back in focus, holding a katana in her left and Shibuki in her right. On instinct she curled up, both blades touching her neck as she spoke the words needed.

"Hold me tight, Sakuko!"

Her cloak extended out from her into a completed state and a aura of power surrounded her as all 7 tails poured out from her body, a strange pink dragon enveloping her body. It felt sharp....like many blades were what it was made up. A bijuudama flew towards her and a experimental swing sent the blades cutting the blast in half creating another explosion. Taking her chance she blitzed through the resulting smokescreen and cut twice through the bijou's tough armor, it being too stunned to react, quickly sheathing her swords to perform a quick chain of hand seals.

"Chidori!"

and just like that, it was over.

1043

+7th V1 tail

+43 words towards shikai (43/3k)

“Those two are trouble Arcanis.”  Kurama said “The girl you remember is the 7 tails jinchuriki and the Man seems to house Isobu the 3 tails.”  

“I'm not worried about them Kurama.”  Arcanis said as the man up in the tree spoke up.

"Hello. What may I ask is your name and what has brought you to the Land of Fire?" 

"Hey Arcanis, remember me? Hikari? Its only been two weeks?"

The girl had answered for him.  Though the second half of the question kinda loomed over him.  He was hoping it would go unanswered being he was a man of truth and he feared that as this was the land of fire and not the land of lightning anymore the man up in the tree might not like his response.  “Hikari, it has been a while.”  He knew that revealing secrets about himself to pretty much strangers wouldn't be a good idea either.

“Just kill them for once in your miserable life.”  Arc held in the look of disgust.  

“Wrath what have I said.  I don't go around killing random people.”

“Actually I agree with wrath,  you have the ability why not show the ninja world that you are their king?”  Came the voice of his Pride.

“Because if I can rule while having powerful Allies then it is more power that I do not need to acuire.  Now if you huys do not be quiet and let me think I will silence you completely.”  

“I didn't know that I had finally passed out of the land of lightning.  And who can I ask are you?”  He directed at the man still in the tree.  He wasn't a stickler for etiquette.  In another land they can ask for your name before giving theirs all they wanted.  Arc just needed to be polite.

Hikari seemed to know this new man by her reaction to his arrival. She actually seemed a little put down by his not mentioning her, if that was even possible as she was always so full of energy. Did she say his name was Arcanis? Kirito had never heard of him before but apparently he was a Lightning Country shinobi by his answer to Kirito's question. Well if he did not have harmful intentions Kirito would welcome the man but he thought it best not to give his full name or rank. 'This man is why I felt Kurama's presence. He seems to be the 9 tailed demon fox's Jinchuuriki. Beware his power Kirito. I will lend my strength if needed.' So this was the 9 tail's host. Apparently he was skilled as well since Kirito had not detected his presence. 

"I have many titles but you may call me Kirito. It is my duty to protect this area from invaders and the like just as any of the Land of Fire Shinobi. I would prefer not to do battle however, if you have harmful intentions I will be forced to respond in kind. If not then I welcome you to my home Arcanis." Kirito would say, finally standing up on his branch. 'Thank you for the heads up and the offer of assistance Isobu. Keep your senses sharp for any other uninvited guests.' He was interested to see how Arcanis would respond to his passive aggressive threat and his withholding of a complete answer to who he was. He had tried to be as polite as he could as he spoke, not intending to insult another nation's ninja and indirectly the nation itself. Kirito would stand on his branch looking down at Hikari and Arcanis awaiting their responses.
WC: 299

...and apparently everyone had either forgotten her because Arc was definitely not acting like he saw a familiar face and apparently Kirito was off giving his weird “I am high and mighty now suck me off” speech which she didn’t really care for. So with Qian going into her body, she made a throne/comfy armchair out of seemingly nothing, which she would lean into as she began to speak.

“Well I suppose it has been….but two weeks aren’t THAT long of a time.” Her head would snap upward at Kirito, who was annoyingly still at the top of the tree. “Oi, Kirito! The conversation is down here, so give us some courtesy and make yourself visible! This shouting match is getting boring rather fast.”

on a second thought, in an act of courtesy she created two more Qian armchairs closeby so that they would be in a circle shape, to give her friends the luxury of sitting if they wished.

Meanwhile, in the mindscape…..

Chomei let out a piercing scream as she crashed down to the ground, paralyzed by the bolt of lightning that had been shoved through her chest for the second time in a month. She spasmed, her wings creating small craters in their frantic thrashing to get up but to no avail. She was stuck.

“You dick! That’s gotta be the second time in a month.”

“Do I look like I care? If you get mad I will stomp you down with absolutely no regrets at all.”

All of a sudden the scenery replaced, the beautiful meadows replaced with a vast white desert and a pale white full moon looking down at her with a rape face. If she had been born in another dimension she would know that it was from the Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask but she didn’t so sadly the joke would only be known by the people who control the characters on this forum, along with it’s guests.

“If you wish to prove yourself Hikari…..you must find me. I wonder if you will be able to?”

All of a sudden, the sword that had been sheathed on her back shattered into a million blades as they floated on the wind towards who knows where, along with a large black masked creature appearing. Looking at it gave her weird feelings, bringing up an old memory of sadness in her mind. The memory wasn’t a scarring one, just a trip and fall on the staircase that lead to a few bruises but nothing else. The slow behemoth was quickly cut down, and just as fast two more beasts took it’s place. A sprained ankle, being lost for a few seconds at a festival. They too were not memories so scarring, and quickly dispelled to the void. Running forward to avoid anymore encounters, she found nothing but white desert in this strange world….until a great eye suddenly loomed out of the sky.


“Are you she who seeks the truth?”

1541

+7th V1 tail

+541 towards Shikai

A man with titles and a woman with thrones. These two held themselves on high regard. Arc was the same but in his mind this world was lesser to him. He didn't know why he considered himself to be above everything but Arc knew that he had the qualities to rule.

“Pride get out of my head....NOW!” Arcanis demanded. Pride did that a lot. He didn't talk much bu he would shove thoughts in his brain. It went mostly un noticed mainly because Arcanis already thought that way. But with Prides prodding it made it quite annoying. Arc regularly had to tell his mind to shut up. However in this case he figured it may be best to continue to deal with what they said cause as they were annoying most of the time. They didn't really cause too much trouble yet.

“Heh don't take us so lightly Arc. We can cause plenty of trouble.” Arc could feel the grin on Pride's face. Suddenly Arcanis felt himself being pulled from his own mind and replaced with a stronger power. “Sit still Brat I'll take care of this.”

“You Two!” Arcanis heard Pride speak using his mouth. “My name is Arcanis. Hikari Here has already gotten a small taste of my power but I have a demand of you. As the strongest, I am awarded certain birthrights. The first of which is the total sovereinty of these and All Lands that this world holds. You need not worry however I am not a conquering force. I could if I felt like it but I'm not here to wipe you out nor do I require your thrones. However what I do require is Loyalty as well as cooperation. In return I shall allow you to rule your countries as you see fit As well as provide your countries with food weapons and protection. I shall Establish the first State Military and universalize law and order. I shall create a utopia of peace and Balance. Pass on my words to your leaders and rulers. Let them know that a new wave of peace and order shall wash over this land. And I shall sit at the Apex as your King.”

Arcs eyes would go wide if he had control over his eyes which he didn't. Pride had just declared an intent to conquer the world to two people that Arc had just met. “Kurama we may need to be ready for a fight. Pride just did a bad thing.”

“I was listening. But why are you so opposed to the idea. Isn't it about time to declare our intentions. He wasn't speaking a lie. He just decided to not wait like you did.” Kurama said however he was not refusing help in a fight should it break out.

“I had plans. Pride ruined them.”

“No he moved the call date up.”

Arcanis prepared himself for anything.

'So this guy seems to want to unite the world just as I do.' Kirito thought to himself. He wasn't opposed to the idea at all considering Arcanis said he would allow him to continue leading the Land of Fire. The only thing was that Kirito wasn't sure he was up to the task. He would jump down from the tree branch while simultaneously performing the clone seal at 100 speed. He made 25 wood clones around them from 25 different trees in the immediate area to act when they were needed. Ten of the clones were covered in a dark red cloak of chakra with a shell on their backs and three tails forming from the base of their tails. Each of the clones using the tailed beast cloak dropped to all fours to more closely resemble the Sanbi sealed inside of Kirito and began creating a dense black sphere of chakra in front of them aiming at Arcanis. Once he was on the ground he walked over to the chair Hikari had apparently made out of thin air and sat down. "So you plan to unite the world under your rule but you offer my leader to continue ruling over the Land of Fire? What makes you think he will agree? In fact I'm sure he would be interested in this proposal of yours but are you truly powerful enough to back up your claim? I happen to work closely with him. Show me your power." Kirito was taking quite a risk with this as he couldn't tell just how powerful this man was and he had to make sure to escape his own assault of bijuu bombs or risk dying by his own hand. 'Are you sure about this Kirito? I will lend my strength in battle if you are but do not make any hasty decisions. Remember he is the 9 tail's Jinchuuriki.'

This had turned out to be an interesting day. To think Kirito had come out here for a relaxing break and meets up with two Jinchuuriki, one of which is claiming to be ruler of the world. He was excited to see how things would turn out. Now that Kirito was sitting down he performed the seals Tiger-Boar-Ox-Dog-Snake at a speed of 100 as a cautionary measure.
[-165 multi wood clones, -5 substitution, -60 from 10 clones. 830CP remaining. 10 clones 90CP remaining 15 clones 250CP remaining]
WC: 384

“My name is Arcanis. Hikari Here has already gotten a small taste of my power but I have a demand of you. As the strongest, I am awarded certain birthrights. The first of which is the total sovereinty of these and All Lands that this world holds. You need not worry however I am not a conquering force. I could if I felt like it but I'm not here to wipe you out nor do I require your thrones. However what I do require is Loyalty as well as cooperation. In return I shall allow you to rule your countries as you see fit As well as provide your countries with food weapons and protection. I shall Establish the first State Military and universalize law and order. I shall create a utopia of peace and Balance. Pass on my words to your leaders and rulers. Let them know that a new wave of peace and order shall wash over this land. And I shall sit at the Apex as your King.”

And in a flash suddenly it seemed that a clash of titans had begun in this forest. The Hokage of the Leaves, the Raikage of the Clouds, the Queen of the Moon…..it would be a clash of titans. Closing her eyes did nothing to quell the headache that she began to gain as she observed her friends head, noticing odd fluctuations like two weeks ago just before he had the odd mood swing in which he had kissed her on the cheek. Perhaps he was having a different version. She would subtly change to Gen as Kirito suddenly started to make his merry way down, it’s observing ability clearly having the ability to become useful on this matter as strangely people began to separate from trees and grow tails as he spoke a speech, one that she would gladly quote for the extra wordcount that she would recieve in her post from it.

"So you plan to unite the world under your rule but you offer my leader to continue ruling over the Land of Fire? What makes you think he will agree? In fact I'm sure he would be interested in this proposal of yours but are you truly powerful enough to back up your claim? I happen to work closely with him. Show me your power."

And it was about at this point that HIkari had finally had enough. The sky’s would begin to rumble ominously and clouds would quickly begin to come over the horizon as she made herself known again, 7 tails flowing into her cloak as her otsutsuki one manifested except for the legs as she had no reason to rise as of yet. Opening her eyes once more would reveal the azure blue Tenseigan shining a brilliant blue as she began to spoke in the faintly dimming light.

“Arcanis, Kirito, enough of this. Both of you need to take a serious chill pill. Arc, you need to get yourself checked out with a doctor soon cause something in your chakra is clearly affecting your mood. Listen man, I like you a lot but you set your sights on my family I will not hesitate to fight. We have evaded the idea of a tyrant like Kaguya (no matter how good looking she was) for a thousand years, we plan to keep it that way. Come to your senses and let us speak peacefully once more.”

Thunder would begin to rumble overhead as the storm clouds began to have lightning fork from cloud to cloud, a small drizzle beginning to fall. It was a rather large overreaction, but in case of emergency Kirin was beginning it’s activation. Hopefully things wouldn’t go to that horrible stage.


Meanwhile in the mind….yeah im still doing this, now shut up:

Great, a big ass eye in her mind. Was this thing supposed to represent the closet pervert within us all.

“How dare you call me a closet pervert. I am the truth to all things.”


“Truth to all things? Like even things like what is the meaning of life?”

“Yes, things like that. I can grant you the truth to all things…..but at a price. But first you must give a sacrifice to me. A meaningful one, not a sacrifice of money.”

Well, now this was definitely food for thought. An infinite amount of things to give up. But eventually she came to an idea, an idea that was sort of out there.

“I give up…...I give up my hatred for them.”

Of course she didn’t specify who exactly “them” was, but the eye obviously knew. She was giving up on hating the people who had assasinated her sister, both the dead and those who were never discovered. It was extremely hard to let her go….but it seemed to be time finally. Gradually she felt a presence inside her leave, as though it was no longer needed. Then the eye spoke again.

“Ye who would walk on the path of forgiveness, you are truly worthy to wield such a blade as this.”
All of a sudden a strange vortex appeared in her mind, sucking the eye back to wherever it was deep within her in some strange confine or whatever. Where the eye had taken up space, her eight pointed zanpakuto was hilted into the white sand. Grabbing hold of the strange sword, she felt a strange sense of power before the clearing dissapeared from her vision.

2455

+7th V1 tail

+1455 towards Shikai

Arc was always prepared for a fight....ALWAYS. It also kinda helped that his inner demon just made a threat which put Arcanis's senses into over drive. As the man he was scrutizing began to move his chakra began to fuctuate. In the form of Arcanis sword style he did not hesitate. Iaido was the concept of attacking in a split second. Drawing a Kunai Arc released it. The blade would reach the man at a speed of 100 and, Arc planned it would intercept the man's hand signs as his hands came together. This would cause no damage as if Arc was accurate the man would catch the blade between his fingers but should the man miss catching the blade, The blade would stop dead before piercing the mans throat.

This left the girl. Arc could feel the massive build up of chakra. She was planning something big. Arcanis was suddenly next to the girl and he whispered softly in her ear, “This is not a fight to the death, love. I wouldn't even consider hurting you.” Arcanis wouldn't drop his guard. He had just after all Announced himself the most powerful in the world. Of course there would people to dispute his claim. He wanted to prove to them that he was above all their expectations but at the same time he wanted to Have them trust him that he was powerful but in control. It was a necessity of a leader to know when to flex their power and when to show restraint.

A sword would appear in his hand and the blade would gleam in the noon day sun. It was the blade that had started all of Arcanis's problems. If he didn't need all the resources he could get a hold of he wouldn't even bother trying to grab power. But if he were to return home he had to use everything to his advantage.

Just as Kirito had begun to descend from his tree branch, intending to summon his wood clones, He saw the newcomer, Arcanis, reach for something. When Kirito noticed this he intended not to let whatever Arcanis had in mind come into fruition by simultaneously accessing Isobu's powers. A dark read chakra covered his entire body at a speed of 140, starting from his head and forming over his entire body, creating a miniature version of the giant three tailed turtle sealed within him complete with a shell of chakra and three tails forming from the base of the shell. As the shell was forming, Kirito took a deep breath and when it was fully formed he released a loud shout and formed an arm of chakra extending from his chest to help knock away the now incoming Kunai thrown at him by Arcanis. As he was forming the arm of chakra from his chest, he also made the hand seals Tiger-Boar-Ox-Dog-Snake immediately followed by the Ram hand seal to lock in two jutsu just in case. If all went according to plan, the kunai would be knocked away when it was just 2ft away from him and he would land on the forest floor just as Arcanis appeared next to Hikari and whispered something in her ear.

'Thank you for lending me your strength Isobu. Please help me if there is to be a battle ahead. I fell i may need you.' he said to the Sanbi in his mind as he released the chakra cloak and began to walk forward to address Arcanis. 'Don't worry Kirito, I will help you as best I can. You have not yet released me from my cage so we are not fully in sync and I cannot grant you my full power.' Isobu would say in response. Kirito was grateful to have Isobu by his side although he was right about not being able to access his full power. Kirito and the Sanbi had grown close but not close enough that Kirito trusted Isobu wouldn't try to take over if he released the seal. Back in the forest, as Kirito walked toward Arcanis he would say "So you wish to unite the world under your rule. What makes you think my leader would agree to your terms? He recognizes those with power to rule not those who make blatant claims to power. Show me what you can do and maybe I will talk to my leader in your favor. This shall not be a fight to the death, merely a test of our strength. What happens next could determine your entire claim to power."

He knew he was making a risky move challenging this man as he couldn't quite gauge his power and yet these were the words that came out of his mouth as he came to a stop 6 meters away from Arcanis, pulling Kubikiribocho from his back with his right hand and bringing it down in front of him to be grasped by both hands.
[-10 substitution, -40 wood release: cutting, -100 V2 cloak. 850CP remaining]
WC: 505

And the situation continued to escalate, rather dangerously she might add, seeing neither of the two men were calming down at all. She would begin to shake as Arcanis whispered into her ear not from fear, but from anger as they continued.

“This is not a fight to the death, love. I wouldn't even consider hurting you.”

Oh, you don't plan on harming Hikari? Well that's great, but she wasn't exactly thinking about harm to herself. She was thinking about the mass destruction of forest along with human and animal life, nearby towns being caught in the blast as these two hotheads as they fought. It wasn't something she could allow. Of course Kirito had to open his mouth and make her snap with more talk, moving smoothly from Arcanis so that she was about 5m from both him and Kirito.

"So you wish to unite the world under your rule. What makes you think my leader would agree to your terms? He recognizes those with power to rule not those who make blatant claims to power. Show me what you can do and maybe I will talk to my leader in your favor. This shall not be a fight to the death, merely a test of our strength. What happens next could determine your entire claim to power."

Yep, that was it. Good job Kirito. A flash of lightning would crash loudly around her and she would make presence known again for the umpteenth time as....her cloak solidified? Wait, she didn't mean to do that.

"Consider it a gift from me Hika-chan. Kick their asses and I'll consider it even. Isobu and Kurama allways did fight...everyone allways did fight...."

Oh well, enough was enough. A flash of light would be seen as she yelled, the clouds darkening to the completion of it all.

"ENOUGH! KIRIN! BEGONE WITH THE THUNDERCLAP!"

They would barely have any time to see the mythical beast of lightning before it struck the ground about 100m behind her at 600 speed and 200 power. Yep thats right, she was perhaps the one person in this clearing who didn't want to resort to violence. A large explosion would follow and the world would be bathed in light as a shockwave of energy would follow and a terrible boom of lightning would ring throughout the clearing. The clouds above would quickly clear away but she was definitely not done in the slightest. In her hand a trump card of hers would form, judgment of god forming in an ominous black ball of chakra that simply screamed OH SHIT ITS A GAME ENDER to anybody who wasnt ready to counterattack instantly.

"You will both stop this foolishness right now, this instant. If you want to test yourselves than do it somewhere FAR AWAY from all the life around here."

Sadly, she was too tired to do any mind solo so thats it.

well, thats what would have happened if dumb fucking timeline didn't happen. Now she had to make an alternate ending to this bullcrap. Yep, a little mad right about now.

her chakra cloak would thicken and such changing to V2 as Arcanis spoke into her ear, a gift from Chomei while Kirito appeared through all that shit that she was to pissed off to recount.

This is not a fight to the death, love. I wouldn't even consider hurting you.”

And before she could speak Kirito would. Great.

"So you wish to unite the world under your rule. What makes you think my leader would agree to your terms? He recognizes those with power to rule not those who make blatant claims to power. Show me what you can do and maybe I will talk to my leader in your favor. This shall not be a fight to the death, merely a test of our strength. What happens next could determine your entire claim to power."

And she would snap, yep she had to resnap cause of timelining. Pissed off, yes I am. Overreacting? Yep. Thunder roared from across the sky and a light drizzle would begin to fall from the skies and a black sphere of doom would appear in her hand, anger apparent on her face as she spoke out loud.

"I don't give a SHIT about wether your going to attack me, I care about the fact that you having a cockfight in the middle of this forest is going to destroy a lot of habitats and likely affect the people in nearby towns. So I calmly suggest that you move this fight to somewhere else....before I move you."

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Arcanis watched as the man formed a chakra cloak around his body.  It was natural for jinchuriki to use their most powerful skill, that being the bijuu chakra stored in them.  However relying on it like a crutch is something Arc would have to teach them is not as beneficial as they think it is.  The main draw back is having that much power makes them think they are invincible.  When you believe nothing can touch you, you tend to miss the little things that can.  One of those things was an invisible thread attached to a kunai.  When the kunai was knocked aside the chakra thread would easily reattach to Kirito's chakra arm.

As Kirito landed and Hikari moved away from him, which made Arc feel that maybe she didn't like him very much,  Kirito stated 

"So you wish to unite the world under your rule. What makes you think my leader would agree to your terms? He recognizes those with power to rule not those who make blatant claims to power. Show me what you can do and maybe I will talk to my leader in your favor. This shall not be a fight to the death, merely a test of our strength. What happens next could determine your entire claim to power."

The man seemed to want Arc to demonstrate his power.  Arcanis was sure that the man would not be able to fully comprehend his full power so instead Arc decided to show the man a sliver of his potential.  Arcanis now had a way to end the whole standoff.  All he needed was a distraction.  If Hikari continued along the path she was taking she was sure to make a scene.  Arcanis still didn't know what was wrong with her.  Suddenly she yelled out

"ENOUGH! KIRIN! BEGONE WITH THE THUNDERCLAP!"

Arc smirked.  She had so much potential but no guidance.  The clouds burst forth and even though Arc couldn't follow the lightning strike he could sense it's power.  The flash of light and roar of the explosion was plenty of distraction.  The flash of light was replaced by the very little light of the surrounding atmosphere.  

"You will both stop this foolishness right now, this instant. If you want to test yourselves than do it somewhere FAR AWAY from all the life around here."

the irony ammused Arc.  The desert of white sand stretched to the horizon in every direction.  Then the two of them regained their eyesight and looked around at the surrounding area.  Arcanis would speak up.  “Hikari put that away.  There is no more use for that here.  Here my power is absolute in every way.”  To demonstrate a gust of wind would shuffle down a nearby dune and in a swirl behind Arc the sand would be whipped up into a very strange wind swept looking chair.  He would sit down there for a second and then continue.  “The fact that I have power is not the matter we are dealing with here.  It's what I intend to use my power for.  I am not looking to cause war or horde wealth.  The opposite in fact.  I wish to create peace and generate commerce bringing wealth to everyone not just the rich.  Hikari you wish to see the planet and it's inhabitant safe, how better to do that that to have a regulation of the destructive powers of this world?

And as for you,”  Arc turned his attention to the man still in his chakra get up.  “Don't you believe that a man as powerful as me aiding your leader and his country in such a way that he no longer has to worry about war or famine would be beneficial to the world?”

Arc simply needed to wait.  He knew how to convince people that his will was righteous, but regardless his will was absolute.

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Kirito had just finished saying how he wanted Arcanis to show him his power, no longer in his chakra cloak as he had released it before he had began speaking, Hikari seemed to have been irritated.

"BEGONE WITH THE THUNDERCLAP!"

A sudden flash of lighting struck. Kirito was unable to follow the lightning but could sense Hikari's chakra from it. She had indeed grown strong to be capable of such an attack. The light from her attack blinded Kirito for an instant but when his vision cleared he was surrounded by a vast desert, obviously no where near the forest he had been in just seconds before.

"You will both stop this foolishness right now, this instant. If you want to test yourselves than do it somewhere FAR AWAY from all the life around here."

Had she not noticed that they were no longer in the forest? If this wasn't her doing that meant it must have been this Arcanis guy. Was it an illusion? Was it some sort of space-time technique? The worst part was he couldn't tell what it was. That was when Arcanis had spoken up. He said something to Hikari about his power being absolute here and made some sort of wind chair which he sat in momentarily before continuing.


 “The fact that I have power is not the matter we are dealing with here.  It's what I intend to use my power for.  I am not looking to cause war or horde wealth.  The opposite in fact.  I wish to create peace and generate commerce bringing wealth to everyone not just the rich.  Hikari you wish to see the planet and it's inhabitant safe, how better to do that that to have a regulation of the destructive powers of this world? And as for you, don't you believe that a man as powerful as me aiding your leader and his country in such a way that he no longer has to worry about war or famine would be beneficial to the world?"

Arcanis said this first to Hikari and then turning his attention onto Kirito. He claimed to want to spread wealth and peace to everyone in the lands, something Kirito wanted as well. He had still needed to know how they had been brought here or if they had even left the forest. "Your ideals are those which my leader would agree to. Before I decide whether or not I will pass on your words to him, I must ask you how you have brought me here and what would my leader gain from deciding to join you." he said to Arcanis, now acknowledging he had at least some power. If he could avoid any further fighting and instead convince Arcanis to simply demonstrate his power that would be enough. Before Arcanis had time to answer, Kirito turned to Hikari. "Hikari there was no need for your demonstration of power. It is my belief that you caused more destruction than we would have if we fought. Let us talk in peace now," he would say before turning to Arcanis. "Although I would still have you demonstrate some more of your power if that's ok." He addressed Arcanis with more respect now than he would have at first.
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".....or perhaps the lack the lack of it?"

It was about now that it hit her that she was in a weird dimension that was awkwardly just like the sand world that she was just in within her mind, Sakuko humming on her back in a similar state of confusion to the odd turn of events. While the whole place seemed to hum with arcanis' chakra it seemed so similar that she was almost pulling out a sword to fight a Menos Grande- I mean bad memory when the dimension creator spoke.

“Hikari put that away.  There is no more use for that here.  Here my power is absolute in every way.”

Hmph. Another high and mighty trick. Everyone seemed to be one their high horse today didn't they? Well sadly she too knew of the power of space time jutsu, the lessons of 5th head Miko Ootsutsuki and her Luna dimension still spoken of in their textbooks about how they could be used to utterly crush enemies and bring prosperity to the lands. Noticing him summon up a chair (copycat) confirmed his mastery of the dimension and she had to give him kudos for being able to create such a place.

“The fact that I have power is not the matter we are dealing with here.  It's what I intend to use my power for.  I am not looking to cause war or horde wealth.  The opposite in fact.  I wish to create peace and generate commerce bringing wealth to everyone not just the rich.  Hikari you wish to see the planet and it's inhabitant safe, how better to do that that to have a regulation of the destructive powers of this world?

It was true actually what he said. One of Hikari's goals on earth was to see it's inhabitants safe and to return to the way of Ninshu like in Hagoromo and Hamura's days, but sadly those times were long gone and it would take a lot of work to bring them back. Then of course the conversation continued, the conversation now going over to Kirito.

“Don't you believe that a man as powerful as me aiding your leader and his country in such a way that he no longer has to worry about war or famine would be beneficial to the world?”

"Your ideals are those which my leader would agree to. Before I decide whether or not I will pass on your words to him, I must ask you how you have brought me here and what would my leader gain from deciding to join you."

Kirito then turned to her and sort of reminded her of a mistake she had just made. One that ended up with a lot of fried fish and dead animals. Kirin kills, ya know?

"Hikari there was no need for your demonstration of power. It is my belief that you caused more destruction than we would have if we fought. Let us talk in peace now,"

"Eheh.....yeah that was my bad."

A literal storm cloud would form above her head in embaressment, thankfully her head never getting wet through some expert lava and fire chakra manipulation to make an excellent act of sorts. It was then that he said something that perked her interest.

"Although I would still have you demonstrate some more of your power if that's ok."

Indeed, it would be nice to see what else Arcanis could do besides teleport and utilize a dimension. While she wouldn't speak she would give them a look that clearly said that she was interested, looking towards Arcanis to see if he would agree.

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"Your ideals are those which my leader would agree to. Before I decide whether or not I will pass on your words to him, I must ask you how you have brought me here and what would my leader gain from deciding to join you."

Arcanis didn't really know how to answer Kirito.  The matter of how they got here was simple however what wasn't so simple was the question that Arc was certain he had already answered.  The benefits of siding with Arcanis was peace and pretty much anything that a man and a leader could ever want.  However it sounded like the man had something in particular in mind.  “Well as for your first question, you two have traveled to a separate dimension that I myself created and designed.  The way you arrived here was a simple teleportation technique that I designed as well.  However I can offer your leader much as I said but beyond that I would work closely with you village leader passing on research and if he so wishes I can even train him as one of my desciples.  That however is a bigger commitment than simply being business partners.  However I thought if you were passing on information you might give him the offer.

 "Hikari there was no need for your demonstration of power. It is my belief that you caused more destruction than we would have if we fought. Let us talk in peace now," 

The man spoke these words to Hikari who looked like she had calmed down a bit now that she was in an entirely new place.

Turning to Arcanis, he said. "Although I would still have you demonstrate some more of your power if that's ok." 

Arcanis smiled the guy seemed quite curious about Arc's powers.  He didn't mind but a prying eye looks so close that even a small curiosity can distract them.  And Arcanis had just the curiosity.

“Well in that case.... Welcome to my home.”  with that Arc raised his hand.  The storm clouds above Hikari's head was nothing compared to the massive clouds that rolled in to blanket the entire sky.  Lightning rained from the heavens every second striking the sand.  Massive quakes could be felt under their feet and after a moment.the sands began to shift and drain into some unknown location.  The sand beneath their feet dropped only slightly till the three of them were standing on solid stone.  However it seemed like the entire sea of sand was receding and dropping, of possibly the massive castle was rising out of the deep shifting sands.  

Now when I say castle I don't me like a small castle or even a large castle.  I don't even refer to a mansion sized castle.  The compound was the size of 12 city blocks and the towers just as tall.  The winding passage ways didn't even hint to the great chasms and store houses along with the underground training facilities that were all tucked away beneath the sands.  Arcanis's dimension was designed for many uses.  One such use was the total evacuation of every country should the absolute worst happen.  Arcanis had plans for everything.  

The three of them were now standing on the top of one of the average height towers.

“Now to demonstrate my Power.  Follow me.”  Arcanis lead the 2 of them into his fortress.  Even though the castle had just been buried in the sand not a spec of it would be found in the interior of the Castle.  “I call this my Library.  It houses more information and knowledge than it does anything else.  I however have not been able to read it all, yet.”

In answer to Kirito's questions, Arcanis made his castle appear around the three of them. He had also offered to take Kirito's "leader" which was actually him, under his wing and train him as an apprentice. The castle was more impressive than he had originally expected. 'Kirito be careful. I don't think he is one to show his powers so lightly.' Isobu warned him. Kirito had the same suspicion but he was too intrigued to listen. Arcanis had motioned for both him and Hikari to follow him so that he may demonstrate his powers. 'Don't worry Isobu. I don't feel as if he means us harm. He wouldn't get rid of a powerful ally. That reminds me, after he demonstrates his power I'm going to have to tell him my true identity.' he said in response to the Sanbi. Kirito would follow Arcanis, taking in the sheer enormity of the castle around him.
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“Well in that case.... Welcome to my home.”

And Hikari was right! What do you know, as soon as she thought it he of course went ahead and started doing some massive amounts of manipulation on the place, excessive amounts of lightning bolts raining down from the heavens and sands beginning to shift away from the immediate area to form a rather massive castle that seeing to stretch on forever. Yup, this was definitely a power fest, people be tripping and showing off. Well, at least she would learn more about how exactly these people had gotten stronger in her absence from their company. It was still rather creepy how similar this place was to her mind desert, a good view from the tower they were on confirming the insane similarity between the two places. Maybe it was a field that formed in all people? Was this dimension a physical manifestation of Arcanis' bad memories?

“Well in that case.... Welcome to my home.”

.....and the "demonstrations of power" were back again. Seriously that needed a much better title before she went insane it was that bad. Following her friend into the castle she would raise her hand so that she could see it well before splitting her attention, seeing both the world around her as she walked through the annoyingly large castle and every single intricate detail of her chakra system. Today she would be focusing on learning some of the much more obscure elements. The kinds that were only heard of in legends and lore of old. First would be the dark release. This apparently required the usage of all five elements surprisingly, and apparently the least amount of molding needed which was rather strange. So drawing up the elements of fire,water,wind,earth and lightning she forcibly meshed the five together into a malignant ball of energy. They didn't even try to mesh together, all the elements in the cycle were working against each other and trying their very hardest to escape from the bonds that currently held them together in place. Annoying thing was, creating the focal points on which dark release chakra was to be released from had to be drawn with the chakra itself. The potentially painstaking process was made done rather quickly thanks to her high chakra control skills and she soon had herself two balls of dark chakra which she would transfer down into her palms. Now came the tricky part. Refining the chakra barriers so that instead of balls the chakra was now into a tip, she went through the painful process of burning the seals into her palms, smaller black diamond over larger red diamond, now allowing her usage of the rather potent qualities of the chakra in a safe manner. After all, any attempts without the seals...well things go boom, lets leave it at that. Sadly she couldn't exactly practice more in it with no jutsu being fired at her, and quite frankly she doubted that Arcanis would enjoy her blasting water and earth along with every other element she knew all over his castle just to reabsorb it she gave herself a short break just long enough for them to hit the library.

“I call this my Library. It houses more information and knowledge than it does anything else. I however have not been able to read it all, yet.”


She had to allow herself a short smirk at that. Arcanis the great and powerful, hasn't even read through his entire library. Still it was quite an impressive, stretching on for quite a ways that even eluded her advanced vision. Either way, the situation was now quickly becoming awkward with everyone going silent so it seems that she would need to pipe up.

"Well Arc you seem to have a great collection you have here, a bit larger than mine actually. Mind showing us around?"

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Arcanis showed them the way through the castle past one of the libraries that the castle held. It was a simple collection.

"Well Arc you seem to have a great collection you have here, a bit larger than mine actually. Mind showing us around?"

Arc smiled inwardly at that comment. He had no reason to correct her. This library was not the collection he had spoken of. These were a collection of his favorite books. Ones that he had intentionally set aside in case he wanted to reread them.

“Of course I would love to show you guys around. This as you noticed is the library. It holds information of many many topics even some from other demensions and realms that you wouldn't even know existed.” Arcanis pressed onward and passed showing them the living quarters, kitchen restrooms, training halls, banquet halls, armouries, rooms that had little purpose at all, storage warehouses, Barracks, labs, engineering facilities and much more. They walked for hours looking into the well furnished rooms. Some of which even Arcanis had never seen before. “You seemed to pull out all the stops here Wrath good job it looks great.” Arc said to wrath in his head.

“Hey don't blame me. Pride and Envy took over when I finished the training rooms.” Wrath didn't seem to care about the finer things in life. His sole focus was on the improvement of his fighting prowess. Arcanis didn't mind. He benefited from each of his sins. Arcanis never thought about that before each and every one of his sins aided him in some way even though they were things that most would agree a person would be better off with out.

Arcanis turned his attention back to his guests. “I do apologize but it seems the day is growing short and we don't have time to see anymore tonight but the rest of the castle is pretty much similar to what you've seen. There are even more training rooms several pools and other things but we simply don't have time to see the other 99% of the castle. However if you will permit me to, I will have a meal prepared by the time we return to the banquet hall. I can also bed you for the night or longer if you so wish. However I would like to talk to you about your thoughts on my proposal. I have many more places to go and more people to recruit. The positions I have are few and in high demand. But think on it over dinner and we shall discuss your thoughts afterward.” Once arriving back to the dinning area they will discover that the room has been lit and foods from all over the world had been laid out. Arc even was at the liberty of allowing the dimension to materialize the thoughts that his guests had had when he mentioned dinner.

They would enjoy dinner in merriment

Arcanis had shown them a large library along with some other things and apparently that was only 1% of this castle. Kirito was gaining more and more respect for Arcanis by the second. If he was being honest with himself he had already decided to accept Arcanis' offer. He knew that their goals were the same and if Kirito submitted himself to Arcanis there may be even less bloodshed to accomplish their goals. That was something Kirito was definitely ok with. 'I have decided to accept Arcanis' offer Isobu. I see no reason not to. He has shown he is powerful and he has the same goals I do. I think working closely with him will help us attain these goals faster than working on it by myself or fighting with him.' he said to the Sanbi in his mind. Even if he didn't agree Kirito knew Isobu would consent to his wishes. They were more partners now than ever before with how close they had become. 'If that is what you wish I see no reason to object. What you say makes sense. If you do this you might be able to learn much from him as well. I think it's time for you to reveal your true identity.' So he didn't have any objections after all. Isobu had advised him to admit his true identity to Arcanis now, something that he agreed with.

They had just sat down for a meal that Arcanis had had prepared just as he said he would along with a place to rest for the night, maybe longer. Kirito had finished his plate and then decided now was as good a time as any to come forward. 'Here goes nothing.' he said to Isobu as he stood up and cleared his throat, attempting to gain Hikari and Arcanis' attention. 'Do it and get it over with Kirito. I am by your side.' Once he had his two companion's attention, he would begin to speak. "Arcanis I have thought over your offer and have made a decision. But first I must admit that I have not been completely honest with you. My name is Kirito Senju. As you may have noticed I am the Jinchuuriki of Isobu the three tails. However, I am also Hokage, the leader of the Land of Fire. Your goals and ambitions are eerily similar to my own and it is my belief we can achieve them quicker by working together. I will pledge my service to you under the conditions that you take me as your apprentice and teach me. Share some of your power with me as well as letting me continue to rule my territory as I see fit in your stead. What do you say to my terms?" It was a very long winded and possibly unnecessary speech but Kirito felt he needed to get it off of his chest. 'What do you think he will say Isobu?' he said in his mind, splitting his attention between the giant three tailed turtle and the scene in front of him. 'I think your terms were fair but I am unsure of what this man will say.' the Sanbi said in response. Kirito anxiously waited for Hikari and Arcanis' responses to his sudden outburst.
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“Of course I would love to show you guys around. This as you noticed is the library. It holds information of many many topics even some from other demensions and realms that you wouldn't even know existed.”

So apparently he was a dimension traveler, great. Another thing to file away in her head for much later. She would zone out to all around her mostly , allowing her body to go through the motions and just for practice flowing dark chakra through her pathways to get used to the feel of it while she had a important conversation with the two people in her head, namely Sakuko and Chomei. Hopefully the bug had calmed down and she could have a real conversation. This time she would be on neutral ground for all of them, the Menos Grande desert never appearing nor the cloud prison ever forming, instead they would all be in a white plain that seemed to stretch on forever. Opening her mental eyes she could see Chomei lying on the ground meanwhile....who was this? A man with waist length spiky hair wearing a simple black kimono? Oh wait, thats Sakuko. Which would make sense seeing as he was currently holding said blade in his hand. A chair would form out of the emptiness which she sat in as she addressed the inhabitants of her mind.

"So I need your opinions."

Her words echoed into the vastness of the space until it eventually faded, leaving the two occupants to think. Of course they knew exactly what she was talking about, having been watching the whole situation with Arcanis through her eyes. The visor of Chomei's head closed as through she was trying to concentrate hard meanwhile Sakuko simply stared off into the distance. Surprisingly enough it was the bijuu who spoke first.

"Well....this Arcanis man is perhaps one of the most frustrating individuals i've ever had to deal with. Sadly it seems that this man is horribly out of your league, seeing as he has already shown his superiority over this dimension. In all honesty if you tried anything here you would be crushed instantly, your "Judgement" won't be saving you in the slightest."

"The bug has a point. Even if you were to somehow escape, you wouldn't get far for long. I can send his chakra on your body....it might be somehow related to his teleporting ability. Better to go out on your own terms Hikari. Like it or not he has too much over us, we need to agree to his terms."

"......alright."

The world came back into focus and she would herself at the dinner table, quickly dispelling the dark chakra seeing as its malignant feel would definitely not go well with food at all when she her Kirito speak. So he had beaten her to the punch.

"Arcanis I have thought over your offer and have made a decision. But first I must admit that I have not been completely honest with you. My name is Kirito Senju. As you may have noticed I am the Jinchuuriki of Isobu the three tails. However, I am also Hokage, the leader of the Land of Fire. Your goals and ambitions are eerily similar to my own and it is my belief we can achieve them quicker by working together. I will pledge my service to you under the conditions that you take me as your apprentice and teach me. Share some of your power with me as well as letting me continue to rule my territory as I see fit in your stead. What do you say to my terms?"

.....and speech man struck again with his long list of terms. It probably had to do with being senju head and "Hokage" whatever the hell that was. Listening to his speech she would wash down her last piece of steak before standing up in an attempt to divert the attention to her, because it would be really awkward if she had to repeat herself.

"Well it seems that we share sentiments Kirito. I guess it's time to make a proper introduction. I am Hikari Ootsutsuki, 33rd Clan Head and wielder of the fabled Tenseigan that according to legend only comes about every once in a thousand years. Sounds pretentious, I know. Anyway, I too wish to protect this world and pick up the slack where the Hagoromo Branch failed....but it does seem like you've already began to get that under control. In exchange for my and all my heirs ability to rule the Ootsutsuki clan along with it's claimed lands and perhaps learn a thing or two from you I will will gladly pledge myself towards your cause."

She would wait calmly for a response, showing no emotion on her face as she awaited a response.

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First Kirito spoke responding to Arc's proposal.

"Arcanis I have thought over your offer and have made a decision. But first I must admit that I have not been completely honest with you. My name is Kirito Senju. As you may have noticed I am the Jinchuuriki of Isobu the three tails. However, I am also Hokage, the leader of the Land of Fire. Your goals and ambitions are eerily similar to my own and it is my belief we can achieve them quicker by working together. I will pledge my service to you under the conditions that you take me as your apprentice and teach me. Share some of your power with me as well as letting me continue to rule my territory as I see fit in your stead. What do you say to my terms?"

Arc was already fine with these terms. In fact they were the terms he would have required of them. He was not a man to horde power he was one to collect it and disperse it. Arc was a man who desired only the balance of all things. He Wished to gather as much power as he could that way he was capable of using it to create a utopian system. He didn't tell the two of them this yet but, he didn't plan on residing in their world forever. And when he left it would be the ultimate balancing of the equation. But as it was he needed to bring about lasting change. Therefore his goal was to teach and train and pass on his very will to those he instructed. Then Hikari spoke up. Arc had been a little weary of her answer. He had been afraid that his pride and arrogance had purhaps turned her away. He hadn't had the chance to explain to her that all his plans and goals for the future didn't rest in his power. It rested in his trust and belief that he was guiding the world into a brighter future by teaching and advising the leaders of today.

"Well it seems that we share sentiments Kirito. I guess it's time to make a proper introduction. I am Hikari Ootsutsuki, 33rd Clan Head and wielder of the fabled Tenseigan that according to legend only comes about every once in a thousand years. Sounds pretentious, I know. Anyway, I too wish to protect this world and pick up the slack where the Hagoromo Branch failed....but it does seem like you've already began to get that under control. In exchange for my and all my heirs ability to rule the Ootsutsuki clan along with it's claimed lands and perhaps learn a thing or two from you I will will gladly pledge myself towards your cause."

Arcanis smiled at her honestly. He was glad that him being a bit different hadn't driven her to mistrust him.

“I am glad that both of you have placed you trust in me as I have in you. I know you two along with another young gentleman who I have taken in, will lead this world into one of order and peace. I shall instruct you in many things be it jutsu or commerce it shall grant you the power to not only lead but to progress. Now I request you follow me and we shall have a formal swearing in of the Oath of Loyalty.” Arcanis stood and gestured with his arm toward the door before striding towards it to lead them to the room across the hall.

Should they follow he will ask them to stand in the center of the fairly empty hall it was a smaller room only 100 feet by the same. “Alright I'm going to begin.”

Arcanis began to walk around the two in a rhythmic manner. “My name is Arcanis and you will now listen very carefully. You are now my students and your sole duty is to follow my instruction. For without trust our relationship would fail. My life is as valuable as yours. You will protect me at the cost of your own life for I will protect your as if it were my own. My plans for the world are consistent with peace and order and by swearing to this oath you pledge yourself to this cause and to my service.” Arcanis, as he walked would take on several after images each one speaking in unison with him. 

“Acknowledge your understanding of this oath by repeating after me.” Arcanis would swear Kirito Hokage of the land of fire and Hikari Goddess of the Moon into his service one phrase at a time. “I...pronounce your name in full... do hereby solemnly swear, faithfully to abide by the laws set forth by Arcanis. And swear my life to his service as his apprentice, in peace and war, through success and failure, to offer aid and protection for both him and my fellow apprentices and to uphold the regulations enacted by my master.”

As Arcanis finished the oath and should the two subscribe to the Oath, he would summon his Sword of Evil's bane and tap the flat of the blade against each of Their shoulders like the king used to do back home. The Oath would now be ingrained in Both of their minds. 

Arcanis desummoned the blade back to where he summoned it from and put on the brightest smile. He and his student would now begin to change the world.

Hikari, it seemed, had a secret of her own which she came forth with just as Kirito had. She was a ruler in her own right with the moon as her domain. It surprised Kirito when she had spoken up after him, proclaiming that she too would serve Arcanis. In response to Kirito and Hikari's words, Arcanis would have this to say: “I am glad that both of you have placed you trust in me as I have in you. I know you two along with another young gentleman who I have taken in, will lead this world into one of order and peace. I shall instruct you in many things be it jutsu or commerce it shall grant you the power to not only lead but to progress. Now I request you follow me and we shall have a formal swearing in of the Oath of Loyalty.” followed by him gesturing toward the door. Kirito got up from his seat and followed Arcanis into the room across the hall. Upon entering the room, Arcanis would ask Kirito and Hikari to stand in the center of the room and Kirito would do as he was asked. That was when Arcanis began to walk in a circle around the two, beginning to inform them of what would now come with Kirito's pledge to the man.

“My name is Arcanis and you will now listen very carefully. You are now my students and your sole duty is to follow my instruction. For without trust our relationship would fail. My life is as valuable as yours. You will protect me at the cost of your own life for I will protect your as if it were my own. My plans for the world are consistent with peace and order and by swearing to this oath you pledge yourself to this cause and to my service.”

As Arcanis walked he seemed to produce multiples of himself that spoke in unison in sort of a hypnotic rhythm. That was when he would recite the oath they were to take. Kirito gladly recited the oath as he was instructed. "I Kirito Senju do hereby solemnly swear, faithfully to abide by the laws set forth by Arcanis. And swear my life to his service as his apprentice, in peace and war, through success and failure, to offer aid and protection for both him and my fellow apprentices and to uphold the regulations enacted by my master." Once Kirito and Hikari had finished their oaths, Arcanis summoned a sword and tapped them on the shoulders after which the sword suddenly disappeared and Arcanis smiled. Kirito was excited to begin whatever Arcanis had in mind for them. He was very interested in hearing more of Arcanis' plans. 'I hope you know what you are doing Kirito. This oath is binding and cannot be undone. I will trust in your judgement, just know I'm by your side.' It seems Isobu was still weary of Arcanis even though he had agreed it was wise for Kirito to align himself with him. 'Don't worry Isobu. I know what I'm doing. Besides, I know you've got my back right? Nothing to worry about.' Kirito said with a smile on both his physical and mental faces. Finally, Kirito would address Arcanis again. [b]"Well Master Arcanis, what do you have in mind for our first endeavor?"
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