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Well i saw the film and i imagined what the Sequel would be like if the OASIS was starting to glitch and the High Five were starting to fall apart trying to keep it all together, what should i change and what should i keep?

.S.P.O.I.L.E.R.S.: "It is the year 4050, exactly five years have passed since the events of the film and now the OASIS, after five long years, is starting to suffer its first malfunctions of which will eventually lead to its overall online shutdown, if that were to occur, people in real life who depend solely on the OASIS like they would on drugs for example would go into mental breakdowns and uncontrollable rages, hurting anyone and everyone that they catch, as so much in the blink of their eyes. Despite the High Five's previous attempts to stop players from solely depending on the OASIS, only the reverse has happened and now the group that manages the OASIS entirely now find themselves starting to drift from one another, especially including both Parzival/Wade and Art3mis/Samantha, in an attempt to right the wrongs of what he personally perceives, as his mistakes and his mistakes alone, Parzival/Wade looks into an old online rumour left behind in the OASIS, saying that back in its very early days when the online system first booted up, Anorak/Halliday, the co creator of the OASIS was said to have left behind a core reboot program that would restart the OASIS entirely and erase it of all of its current present day viruses and glitches, hoping this would bring both him and his friends back together, Parzival/Wade searches for the reboot program dubbed "Halliday's Next Dime", the program would restore all functionality to the OASIS and would reboot the entire system, as the "OASIS Mark Tu.0" according to the rumour Parzival/Wade hears about Halliday's Next Dime. However, there are those that would seek to permanently shut down the OASIS, on accounts of it being unhealthy for the players always signing into it and never logging out, the Curator/Ogden Morrow, Halliday's partner in creating the original OASIS program and once both ally and friend to the High Five creates a group whose sole purpose is to shut down the OASIS both completely and utterly once and for all time, the group's name in the real world is the "Health and Social Benefactors of Reality" whereas on the OASIS they are referred to, as simply the "H.S.B.R" and among their ranks, revealed to have joined them is Art3mis/Samantha, who reveals that she shares Morrow's opinion about the OASIS becoming too out of hand now for the High Five to handle and thus the servers need to all be shut down or it could lead to consequences, the scales of magnitudes that not even Parzival/Wade can foresee, nevertheless, believing in what he believes to be both right and true, Parzival/Wade is trying to give the OASIS a second chance at redemption and will oppose both anyone and everyone that would disagree with him, thus friends both old and new, even enemies from the past find themselves on opposing sides, as what is referred to, as the "World Cyber War" for the OASIS begins... Meanwhile, entirely new players start logging in onto the OASIS after hearing good things about it, unaware of the conflict that was about to begin for everyone on the online servers, one of them being Morrow's young 18 year old nephew named "Kyle Morgan", known simply on the OASIS, as "Kaine", Kaine hears about the rumours of Halliday's Next Dime and decides to go hunting for it, believing it to be one of the OASIS' fabled Easter Eggs, accompanying him is a former player of the OASIS named i-R0k, now using a new avatar named "Re:venge", at first, Kaine naively trusts Re:venge, not knowing that he has a more sinister ambition in mind, to take revenge itself on both Morrow's H.S.B.R and Parzival/Wade's own faction, the rebels that fight against the H.S.B.R for control of the OASIS known simply, as "Anorak's Army", how he currently intends to go about this is unknown, for the moment, he simply travels with Kaine and other companions that remain neutral to the war between both the H.S.B.R and Anorak's Army, as each and every single player searches for the rumoured Halliday's Next Dime, also referred to, as "Halliday's Last Dime" in accordance to the Cyber War going on between both the H.S.B.R and Anorak's Army, for, as far, as both anyone and everyone currently knows...they may just very well see the end of the OASIS...one way, or another... Get ready players, start your engines, for now begins the 2nd lap, of the OASIS! Rules: No Godmodding. No Swearing above age 15. No Romance above age 12. Please stay true to the mythos and elements of the original Ready Player One film and if in extension the book. The RP is entirely pop culture based so you can have characters that can create avatars on nearly everything and/or everyone that has existed throughout the ages. Have fun :]. If you have read the rules, please type at the end of your character sheets the words "We're Ready", as proof. Character Sheets: Real Life Name: Avatar Name: Real Life Appearance: Avatar Appearance: Real Life Background: Real Life Age: Faction: (Are you a member of the H.S.B.R, a rebel of Anorak's Army or plain Neutral?).

Auron from Final Fantasy X.

Maybe but still, i don't want things to be left, as they were between both Tidus and Yuna, that just makes me sad :[.

To be perfectly honest, i felt the story was complete with the Perfect 100% Ending of Final Fantasy X-2 where Tidus and Yuna finally reunited with one another but now since the releases of both Final Fantasy X-2.5 -Eien no Daisho- and Final Fantasy X -Will-, i want to see the Final Fantasy X franchise get the closure it finally deserves and both Tidus and Yuna finally have their ultimate happy ending together with one another, i want to see an ending similar to Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, hopefully we will get a Final Fantasy X-3 and also hopefully when we do, things will finally end happily between both Tidus and Yuna once and for all, i don't want the messes left over in both X-2.5 and X -Will- to not be cleaned up, i just want the Final Fantasy X cast to get all the happy endings that they deserve in a Lighting Returns style, know what i mean?

Maybe Sora will suffer effects from turning slowly but surely into Xehanort, since for all we know, Lea's attack might not have been able to stop Xehanort's Heart transferring into Sora, know what i mean? Heck, for all we know, Xehanort (Madara) will become a vessel for the real main bad guy of the whole Xehanort Saga, a-k-a the Master of Masters or Luxu (Kaguya).

Zeus-"...Athena...Goddess, of Love...Ares...God, of Hate...in the ever turbulent world of Hephaestus, these two quarreling younger sister and elder brother fight for the right, to sit next to the throne of which their father, the almighty God of Balance, Zeus sits upon, governing over all of the entire multiverse itself, to settle the battles between the two rival siblings once and for all, Zeus has created a tournament, a tournament in which survival of the fittest for the winning side shall be determined and thus, begins the epic war...of the deities and their chosen selections of champion warriors themselves!" Theme Song: https://youtu.be/fwoLfDcddUE. Prologue: The 12th Cycle-The Beginning of Battle: Zeus-"...War had torn the world asunder, its grip was slowly but very surely falling into the hands of the Null Void, the anti existence of the multiverse itself, spewing forth from the Null Void were creations born of negativity, beings that fed on the energies of the chosen that were summoned to fight for the deities in their tournament, the Interval In-between, as the chosen fought for the respective sides on which they were summoned, a few of the warriors started to question the nature of the tournament, of why they were summoned to fight and what would they gain from such fighting to begin with? the road was steep and the road was long, however, the heroes of Athena pressed forward, for despite the many unanswered questions that they had, they nevertheless still persisted and had decided to fight for the Goddess of whom had summoned them, at least, for the time being..." Opening Song: https://youtu.be/QJ5fg0LKozE. Kenichi Shirahama was seen looking up towards the crystal clear sky of the world of Hephaestus, wondering what was in store for both him and his travelling group. Kenichi-"..." Maka-"Hi there." Kenichi-"...Huh? oh, hi Maka." Maka-"What are you up to?" Kenichi-"...Not much, just sky gazing." Maka-"Hmm...i see." Kenichi-"W-What?" Maka-"I know what your thinking about!" Kenichi-"H-HUH!? n-no! you got it all wrong! i was just-" Maka-"Don't worry." Kenichi-"Huh?" Maka-"You'll find your way back home, as soon, as this tournament is over, i know you will." Soul-"Maka!" Maka-"Uh oh, Soul's calling me, i better go and see what he wants, come and join us when your ready okay Kenichi? okay then, see you later!" Kenichi-"...Heh, she read me like a book, yeah, there is "Someone" that i definitely want to meet when this is all over, until then, i'll just play it safe for now, i don't want to drag the others down...right then! let's go!" Maka went on ahead of Kenichi, as she joined up with her own group, as Kenichi traveled across barren plains, he then met with his traveling group, consisting of Haru Glory, Inuyasha, Ushio Aotsuki and lastly his partner Tora, Kenichi proceeds to speak with his group of fellows. Inuyasha-"...Your late." Kenichi-"Sorry! sorry! sorry i got everyone waiting on me, again, sorry guys..." Inuyasha-"Ugh! enough with the sorry already!" Kenichi-"Gulp, that's-that's one big sword..." Haru-"Come on Inuyasha, lighten up! you can't expect all of us here to be on time can you?" Ushio-"Haru's got a point, you need to learn to calm down Inu." Inuyasha-"Oh shut up Cow! like i need to be told that by you!" Ushio-"...Sigh, oy vey, its like dealing with two Toras at once." Inuyasha and Tora-"WHAT WAS THAT!?!?" Everyone-"!?" Haru-"Hey, you see that!?" Kenichi-"...A glowing...light." Ushio-"It must be Athena summoning us, i wonder what it could be." Inuyasha-"Who cares? let's just get this over with! the sooner the better." Tora-"...GAH! as much, as i hate to admit it, i agree with the Dog, come on you sacks of meat, let's get going! i want to eat something and real soon..." Ushio-"...Sigh, like i said." Haru-"Ha ha!" Kenichi-"Awkward laugh...Athena...what does the Goddess of Love want from us exactly?" Kenichi and his group continued traveling, as they eventually met up with the others and were standing in the presence of Goddess Athena herself, of whom appeared weakened... Seiya-"Goddess! are you alright?" Athena-"...I'll be fine, Seiya, thank you...thank you for asking..." Sasuke-"...At any rate, what did you call us all here for?" Aizen-"..." Athena-"...I bring troubling news...this world...it will soon once again be purified by God, my father..." Everyone-"!?!?" Maka-"You mean, we've failed to win the tournament again!?" Jinbe-"Let us not immediately assume that Maka, for now, it seems to me that there is another reason why Zeus is Cleansing the world once more, am i wrong? Goddess?" Athena-"...No, Jinbe, first son and knight of the sea, you are not wrong, the reason...the reason i am sensing that my father is Cleansing the world once more is because the Null Void has grown closer to Hephaestus then it has ever done so in the past beforehand, because of that, monstrous beings that can copy your likeness and abilities have mutated from the Null Void and are now spreading throughout the world, for now, we shall just call them doppelgangers or copies, at any rate, these manikins...they, are leeching off my powers...meaning, if any of you were to die during this cycle, i...i will not be able to bring you all back with my powers and if that were to happen-" Yusuke-"I wouldn't know what to do, is that what you were about to say? no sweat, we'll just make sure not to die is all, simple-as-that, right? who here agrees with me?" Natsu-"Yeah! no sweat! in fact, this is getting me all fired up! i love a hot spicy challenge!" Kenshiro-"..." Eren-"...Hmph, idiots." Trunks-"...Well then, what do we do now, Goddess?" Athena-"..." Athena decides to use the last of her remaining usable energy to gift all of her chosen champions with special powers, enough that hopefully, her chosen warriors will be able to withstand the effects of the Null Void ever encroaching upon Hephaestus, immediately upon receiving her powers, the heroes were uploaded with a mission inside their minds on what to do, taking heed of Athena's desires for the sake and the future of not just her world but all worlds in total, the heroes set out, journeying across different parts of the world in an attempt to seek out the enemy and issue a counterattack against them, Ares' forces having gained the upper hand in the tournament so far. meanwhile... Zamasu-"...It appears that the Mortals are now on the move, shall i go and dispose of them?" Shishio-"Leave them be for now! the fun has only just begun, soon enough, the whole world will be set aflame and then there will be nothing no one will be able to do about it." Zamasu-"Hmph, such crude thinking." Gitsune-"Be that, as it may, what Shishio says speaks the truth, Zamasu, soon, the Null Void will completely engulf this world and who knows what will become of it, for now, let the heroes play their little games, it will be fun watching them to sink into deep and utter fear, right? Sesshomaru?" Sesshomaru-"..." Raoh-"...The battle of the deities has entered its 12th cycle and i am thinking, for all our sakes, both ours and theirs that this cycle will be one to remember." said Raoh, as some of the chosen champions of Ares had assembled together with one another, plotting what do they intend to do next concerning their next move on the checkerboard that was now the 12th cycle of the war of the tournament of the Interval In-between... Chapter 1: Maka Albarn and Soul Eater Evans-Resonance: Opening Theme Song: https://youtu.be/WeCEjloQ-qE. Maka-"...Hmm..." Soul-"What's up?" Maka-"Its just, i don't know what Athena expects of us to do, you know? where are we suppose to go? what are we suppose to do? do we fight? or do something else? its really bugging me Soul." Soul-"Don't let it get to ya, that's one of your bad habits Maka, every-time you get fixated upon something, all you can do is think of ways of how to try and solve it, just like a puzzle or a really hard riddle on and of quiz questions, know what i mean?" Maka-"I resent that remark Soul! i'm...not...picky..." Soul-"Yeah, yeah, say it to my face without your eyes turning away." Maka-"!?!? Soul, you jerk!" Soul-"OW! what was that for!?" Maka-"Forget it! i'm going on ahead!" Soul-"Ah Maka wait! don't go on ahead by yourself! ...tch, damn it..." Zamasu is seen watching the two hiding from within the shadows. Zamasu-"Hmm...this could prove rather interesting..." Maka continued on ahead, as she was trying to shake off what was embarrassment for her upon taking Soul's words the wrong way, although she knew he meant them in a different context, she still couldn't help herself blushing and thus, before Soul would have noticed Maka's red face, she slapped him and proceeded to run away until she cooled down. Maka-"...Sorry, Soul...i didn't mean to do that..."sigh"...i'll apologize to him when he catches up." Zamasu-"I'm afraid you won't be seeing your friend ever again, mortal." Maka-"!? HUH!?!? who-who are you!?!?" Zamasu-"You don't need to know, just know that i will be the one that shall take your life." Zamasu prepared his signature Ki hand blade technique, just when he was about to strike Maka- Soul-"MAKA!!!!" Soul appeared, transforming his arm into a scythe blade, causing Zamasu to dodge, saving Maka just in the nick of time. Maka-"Soul!" Zamasu-"Hmph, another mortal." Soul-"Oi, bastard, try and hurt Maka again and you'll be answering to me." Maka-"Wrong Soul, he'll be answering...to the both of us!" Soul transforms completely into a scythe, of whom Maka proceeds to wield in battle, preparing to fight against Zamasu. Zamasu-"Mortals, thinking that they have the right to oppose god, much less even dare to exist altogether, the Zero Mortals Plan...no matter what world or universe i am in, there are always these accursed Mortals! i will wipe out every last single Mortal that there is, regardless of Ares! i will only tolerate my "allies" for now but when the time comes, i shall eliminate them, as well, including the deities, so then, how shall we go about this? ...Zamasu?" Goku Black-"I think that we should destroy everything and everyone together, just like we still originally had planned." Goku Black, a-k-a, the alter ego of Zamasu appears. Maka-"G-Goku!? what-what are you doing here!?" Soul-"Maka wait!" Maka-"Soul?" Soul-"Use your soul! now!" Maka-"R-right!" Using her soul perception powers, Maka looked into Goku Black's soul to see that it was an exact copy of Zamasu's. Maka-"!?!? That-that can't be! they're...the same!?!? but! he looks just like Goku! he IS Goku!" Trunks-"Maka! Soul! don't be fooled!" Maka and Soul-"Trunks!" Trunks-"...Zamasu!" Goku Black-"Tch, Trunks is it?" Zamasu-"Pitiful Mortal." Maka-"Trunks, you know these guys?" Trunks-"...Yeah...all too well, as a matter of fact, their names are Zamasu, they come from both mine and Goku's world, the one that looks like Goku is called "Black" and he is Zamasu after he took over Goku's body in an alternate reality..." Soul-"...That's...complex to say the least." Trunks-"Yeah, tell me about it! anyways, it seems because when Ares summoned Zamasu, he also brought Black here, as a side effect of that, thus, the worst combination possible is now standing right in front of us!" Maka-"...Yeah, his soul...its giving off...a disgusting aura." Zamasu-"Hmph! as if the likes of you know how to judge a god's soul, why, you can't even begin to comprehend a god's power, come, Trunks, let me show the both of you..." Goku Black-"What a god..." Zamasu and Goku Black-"TRULY IS!!!!" Trunks-"Maka, let's separate! i'll take Zamasu, you take Black!" Maka-"But-!" Trunks-"Trust me, its better this way! take care of things here!" Maka-"Ah Trunks wait!" Soul-"Maka focus!" Maka-"Ah!" Goku Black-"Now then, shall we begin? mortal?" Black summons his pink colored energy scythe, preparing to fight both Maka and Soul, he charges against them, of which Maka blocks his attack, however, Black proceeds to unleash an onslaught of continuous attacks, of which Maka has troubling keeping up with, Black also unleashes multiple Ki blasts straight at Maka, intending to catch her off-guard and destroy her outright, however, thanks to Soul Eater's protection of Maka's soul, the power of their unified souls was enough to force back Black's Ki attacks, as the two partners charge up their energies, intending to unleash a final attack to engulf Black in one fell swoop, Maka and Soul use their Soul Resonance to unleash their Witch Hunter technique against Black, however, just before they could ultimately use Witch Hunter against Black, Black starts talking in a more British sounding tone and transforms into his Super Saiyan Rose transformation, overwhelming both Maka and Soul, forcing the former back and causing the latter to revert back to Human form. Goku Black-"My, my, my and here i thought that you two Mortals would put up a decent fight, oh well, time to eliminate i guess, i wonder if the other Zamasu has finished off Trunks already." Soul-"Bastard!" Maka-"...You'll pay for this." Goku Black-"Unfortunately it won't be by your hands, goodbye, Mortals!" just when Black was prepared to finish off both Maka and Soul, suddenly- Goku-"Ka-me-ha-me-ha!!!!" Goku Black-"What!?!?" Goku, the real Goku had arrived to save both Maka and Soul Eater from Goku Black. Goku-"...Maka, Soul, you guys okay?" Soul-"Goku! how did you get here!?" Goku-"I sensed both you two and Trunks fighting someone and...much to my horror, it turns out to be Black of all people, isn't that right? Black!?" Goku Black-"Hmph, so, Goku has arrived has he? ...very well, i shall leave for now but be forewarned Mortals, this...is not the end." Goku Black disappears, leaving both Maka and Soul with bittersweet tastes in their mouths, after recuperating a short while, they speed Goku on things up, namely of how Trunks came to their rescue beforehand and how he went to fight Zamasu on his own. Maka-"...We've got to go save Trunks!" Goku-"Hold on you two." Soul-"What? what is it?" Goku-"...There's something you two need to know about Zamasu, not only has he a doppelganger that looks like me, Black, the original Zamasu himself is immortal, he can't be killed, i think that's why Ares summoned him, Trunks knew that you two wouldn't be able to defeat, much less kill Zamasu so he made sure that you two stayed safe and went off to lure Zamasu, allowing you both to fight Black and see for yourselves the kinds of power that both he and the original Zamasu possess together." Maka and Soul-"!?!?" Maka-"IF-IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN-!!!!" Soul-"The guy's basically gone on ahead to get himself killed for our sakes!" Goku-"...Yeah, that appears to be Trunks' plan..." Maka-"Goku! we can't just stand by and watch Trunks get himself killed! we've got to go find him and now!" Goku-"Alright, then let's split up, i can sense both Zamasu's and Black's separate yet similar Ki signatures on the opposite corners of this world, i'll go look for Black and you two go look for Zamasu but if you see him and Trunks fighting, just immediately get yourselves and Trunks out of there, do not engage, understood?" Maka-"Yes sir!" Soul-"..." Maka and Soul split up with Goku, heading in the direction Goku was pointing at that leads to Zamasu, as Maka and Soul traveled and fought multiple lookalikes along the way, Soul asks Maka a question. Soul-"...Maka." Maka-"?" Soul-"You intend to fight Zamasu, don't you?" Maka-"...That's right, i can't forgive him, not after how he's treating everyone! Soul, don't try and stop me!" Soul-"...On the contrary, we're partners, right?" Maka-"!? ...heh, yep!" Thus Maka with Soul by her side continued onward, eventually they reached a destroyed city filled with rubble everywhere and dark clouds eternally covering the sky, as they then see Trunks having been defeated and at Zamasu's mercy. Maka-"Trunks!" Zamasu-"Farewell, Trunks, it was fun using you, as a punching bag but now, your time...has come!" Just then, Zamasu shockingly stabs Trunks within the chest using his Ki hand blade, causing Trunks to cough up blood, as Maka and Soul look on powerless to do anything to help their friend. Maka-"Trunks!!!!" Zamasu-"...Oh? it seems your pesky fellow Mortal friends have arrived, hmm...it seems that my other self wasn't able to dispose of the two of them, i wonder why? ...no matter, this just means i get another chance at wiping out more Mortals...how utterly delightful." Zamasu drops Trunks towards the ground, turning his attention towards both Maka and Soul, enraged by their fallen friend's defeat at the hands of the evil Zamasu, Maka and Soul immediately decide to switch up their fighting style and straight off going in to use their Genie Hunter technique. Maka-"...Zamasu...you'll pay! for everything!" Zamasu-"Please, spare me the lecture pitiful Mortal, come! your hour of death is now at hand! i shall now do what the other Zamasu failed to do and eliminate you both!" Maka and Soul, joined, as one in battle, proceed to battle the immortal Zamasu, every-time they land what appears to be a fatal strike upon Zamasu's body, he instantly regenerates it and tries himself to kill both Maka and Soul by slicing off Maka's head with his Ki hand blade technique, Maka dodges swiftly and nimbly against Zamasu's attacks, trying to figure out how to counterattack him until finally, she finds an opening and uses it to her advantage, she swings down her scythe right on-top of Zamasu's shoulder, causing him immense pain, Maka had realized a fatal flaw in Zamasu's regeneration abilities, although he can heal himself constantly, what if he were to suffer a continuous wound? in other-words, what if her scythe was embedded into Zamasu's body and he was unable to move it? deciding to end the battle once and for all, Maka and Soul use Soul Resonance to give their powers full maximum strength and upon doing so, Maka slices Zamasu in half, although he still lives, his body is having trouble attaching itself back together due to the effects of Maka and Soul's Genie Hunter, Zamasu curses the pair, vowing vengeance upon them. Zamasu-"...GAAAAHHHHH!!!! you-you-you MORTALS! I WILL GET YOU FOR THIS! MARK MY WORDS!!!!" Zamasu retreats, leaving Maka and Soul to tend to Trunks, just, as Goku arrives on the scene of the fight's end, Maka tends to Trunks, holding him within her arms, as she tries to stop his bleeding but, as Soul points out using his head to no avail. Maka-"Come on Trunks! stay with us! we can't, we won't let you die! i refuse!" Trunks-"...Maka...Soul...Goku..." Soul-"Easy, you're-" Trunks-"No, its fine, Soul, i'm...fine..." Soul and Goku-"..." Maka-"What-what do you mean?" Trunks-"...I knew, i knew taking on Zamasu would lead to my death but, i'm glad, i'm glad that you guys survived in my place, now...you'll be able...to grow, stronger, from, this..." Maka-"Don't say that Trunks! we're...we're all going home, back to all our worlds together! so then please...please don't die!" Trunks-"...Maka, your very kind...you...remind me, of Mai..." Maka-"Mai?" Trunks-"Yeah, she's someone...very...special...to me..." Goku-"Trunks..." Trunks-"Goku...please...please keep on fighting, in my place, stop Zamasu and win...this war, it won't, end otherwise, if you guys...don't fight..." Goku-"...Trunks, your father would be proud." Trunks-"Thanks, Goku...that...really, means a lot, coming, from, you...Maka...Soul..." Maka and Soul-"!?" Trunks-"Keep on fighting...the good...fight..." Trunks had then closed his eyes and had died from his wounds, upon this happening, Maka lets out a huge scream into the air, as both Soul and Goku look away in shame, feeling, as though, they failed to protect their comrade when they could of have... meanwhile... Athena-"...! ...Goodbye, thank you, Trunks, son to the prince of all Saiyans, i will never forget, your pride..." Zeus-"...Athena had lost the 1st of her chosen champions during the 12th cycle of the war, upon sensing this, the forces of Darkness had started to amass and converge upon where the other chosen heroes were located at, intending to wipe them out, as well, the war...had only just begun." Ending Theme Song: https://youtu.be/tc3qlNBOMxs. Chapter 2: Haru Glory-The Spring known, as Life: Opening Theme Song: https://youtu.be/dMpLMH9VXJk. Haru-"...Sigh...i tell you what Plue, travelling by ourselves just isn't, as much fun without Elie around, know what i'm saying?" Plue-"Plue! Plue Plue!" Haru-"Yeah, i hear ya pal! well, we better get moving, we've got to figure out what we've got to do in order to win this tournament for the Goddess' side." Plue-"Plue!" Haru-"...Huh? what's that? Plue, can you see that up ahead?" Plue-"...! PLUE! PLUE PLUE PLUE!" Haru-"Huh? what's wrong?" Plue-"PLUE PLUE!" Haru-Ah Plue wait a second, hang on! something must be really bugging him, better go check it out." Haru chased after his longtime friend and travelling companion Plue, of whom went on ahead after sensing that something was wrong, as Haru battled his way through the lookalikes that stood in his way using his giant sword, the Ten Commandments, Haru finally catches up to Plue. Plue was seen trying to protect a wounded Jinbe from any further attacks by the mysterious Kaguya Otsutsuki, working for the opposing side of the god Ares for some reason, Haru stood in front of Plue who in turn was standing in front of Jinbe in order to protect them both from Kaguya. Haru-"Plue, ah! boss Jinbe! you alright!?" Jinbe-"H-Haru..." Kaguya-"..." Haru-"Hey, lady! are you the one that did this to boss Jinbe!?" Zetsu-"...What of it?" Haru-"H-HUH!? What-what the!? what is that thing!?" Zetsu-"...Hmph, stupid boy, standing in-between both mother and her prey...mother...let's finish them all off at once, that way, you can finally-" Haru-"Finally what!? huh!? what is it you're talking about!? i won't forgive you...for hurting the boss!" Haru drew his blade with both hands towards both Kaguya and Zetsu who was hiding under her sleeve, preparing to fight them. Kaguya-"..." Zetsu-"Tch, mother's not feeling up to it at this moment, come, mother...let us retreat for now, we'll kill the whelps when the time is right." Haru-"Ah hey! get back here!" Jinbe-"Let them...go...Haru..." Haru-"Boss Jinbe..." Kaguya had vanished without a trace using her signature teleportation technique, not long after that, Haru and Plue both helped Jinbe try to rest and recover, as he told them of his encounter with the Rabbit Goddess. Haru-"So, what exactly happened back there boss? who was that long white haired lady to begin with?" Jinbe-"...Her name is Kaguya, Kaguya Otsutsuki...she, comes from the same world, as both Naruto and Sasuke." Haru-"!? Seriously!? then, we should go find them! they might have a clue on how we can beat someone, as strong, as her, i could sense it...my sword was vibrating upon sensing her strong energy, almost like...a Dark Bring stone..." Jinbe-"Hmm? what was that?" Haru-"Huh? oh, nothing, at any rate, i doubt we have seen the last of her, who knows? she could be prowling this area, as we speak, if that's the case...i say we go hunt her down! i won't let any of my other comrades get hurt from the likes of both her and the other forces of Ares..." Jinbe-"! ...B-Bwahaha!" Haru-"H-huh!? what's so funny boss!?" Jinbe-"Youth and naivety...very well Haru, we shall go in search of Kaguya, however! we do not confront her unless we have to, understood? same goes for any foe belonging to Ares' side we might encounter..." Haru-"Right, got it boss Jinbe...though...i'm a little worried..." Jinbe-"Huh?" Haru-"If i were Natsu you were talking to...he probably wouldn't listen and just go smack the enemies in front of him...sigh..." Plue-"Plue!" Jinbe-"Sigh...true enough, guess that means we should find Kaguya and quick, who knows what sort of confrontation the others might get into if they confront her...trust me, she is not one to be underestimated, i was told this personally by Sasuke..." After healing up, Haru, Plue and Jinbe set forth together in search of Kaguya who they believed could be found in the nearby surrounding areas, as they journeyed and fought lookalikes along the way, they met up with some of the other heroes belonging to Athena's side. Haru-"Ah! Yusuke! Kenshin!" Yusuke-"Haru!" Kenshin-"Greetings." Jinbe-"Its good to see you two safe and unharmed, tell me, have you seen any enemies lurking about in the area?" Yusuke-"Not really, me and Kenshin have been travelling for a while and all we could find along the way were those lookalikes, if you ask me, they look creepy..." Kenshin-"Indeed, their auras are slightly disturbing to say the least..." Yusuke-"...Not really what i was talking about Ken..." Shishio-"HA! if you don't fancy taking on lookalikes, why not face the flames of hell instead!?" Everyone-"!?!?" Kenshin-"Shishio Makoto!" Shishio-"Yo, long time no see, Himura Kenshin..." Kenshin-"Tch! this is bad, i sense that he has brought with him an army of lookalikes!" Everyone-"!?" Shishio-"Why indeed, they may indeed be dolls but they do serve a purpose and the purpose now is to kill you all, that is their one and only mission in life, to kill, nothing more, nothing less." Kenshin-"How cruel..." Haru-"Oi! bandage head!" Everyone-"!?!?" Kenshin-"Haru no!" Shishio-"...Huh?" Haru-"That's a unique sword you've got there right? fight me with it! i'll show you just what it means to be the real thing instead of a lookalike!" Kenshin-"Haru-!" Jinbe-"Haru, allow me to back you up." Kenshin-"Jinbe!" Jinbe-"Kenshin, you and Yusuke should go on ahead and fight the army of lookalikes approaching, we'll handle their leader here, if we take out the head of the army, the lookalikes should stop altogether, correct?" Kenshin-"But-! Yusuke!" Yusuke-"Let them do their thing Ken, right now, we've got opponents right in front of us, the boss is right, if they handle him here, we can handle the enemies in front of us, they'll be fine, we've got a guy with a sword that can transform and a fish-man who can manipulate water against bandage face's fire, what could go wrong?" Kenshin-"I! ...sigh, very well, just promise me one thing you two, don't let Shishio provoke you and especially above all else, don't die! the man is a master of manipulation, he once brought down a great fire upon a huge city..." Haru-"Trust me, we won't let this guy out of our sights!" Jinbe-"Now go, both of you!" Kenshin-"...Right!" Yusuke-"See ya soon boss! Haru! Plue!" Plue-"Plue Plue!" Kenshin and Yusuke went on ahead, as both Haru and Jinbe stay behind and proceed to battle Shishio. Shishio-"Two for the price of one? ...those aren't bad odds at all, heh heh." Haru-"Sheesh! what a creep!" Jinbe-"Haru, stay focused! this man is a skilled swordsman, plus he can manipulate fire, be on your guard!" Haru-"! Right, sorry boss! ...sigh...okay then! ready to do this!?" Haru points his sword the Ten Commandments towards Shishio, of whom merely smiles, excited at the battle that was about to begin. Haru-"Blue Crimson!" Haru transforms the Ten Commandments into one of its 10 sword forms, the twin-blades known, as Blue Crimson, combined with Jinbe's power to manipulate water, the two battle against Shishio of whom has the power to manipulate fire through his own sword and although it seems both Haru and Jinbe have the advantage, it is then shockingly that saving Shishio just before a final blow could be dealt upon him was none other then Kaguya, for some reason saving Shishio when she could have ignored him to his fate. Haru-"!?!? Jinbe! its Kaguya!" Jinbe-"Ahhh...stay on your toes, Haru..." Haru-"Right!" Shishio-"Tch! i didn't need your help, rabbit b****" Zetsu-"Call mother that again and i'll kill you myself, sigh...apparently, mother thought that you needed saving, considering you were up against two opponents at once." Shishio-"Hmph, i can take them by myself without any help." Zetsu-"Is that so? then..." Kaguya using her special portals without anyone noticing grabs Haru from behind and drags him to another location, greatly shocking Jinbe. Jinbe-"Haru!!!!" Shishio-"Oi! what are you playing at!?!?" Zetsu-"Goodbye, heh heh heh..." Kaguya flees, leaving both Jinbe and Shishio behind, having stolen one of the latter's prey. Haru finds himself elsewhere where he is confronted by Kaguya, Haru transforms his twin Blades Blue Crimson back into the Ten Commandments' default form, the Eisenmeteor, Haru points his blade towards Kaguya, demanding to know where they currently are. Haru-"Oi! hey lady! where the heck are we!? where did you take us to!? send us back! i've got to go help boss Jinbe!" Zetsu-"Your in no position to be making demands of any sort, whited haired brat, you will-" Kaguya-"Enough, my child..." Zetsu-"M-Mother!" Haru-"Huh? so now your finally speaking huh." Kaguya-"...Your sword..." Haru-"Huh?" Kaguya-"...Give me...your sword...and i will...take you back...to your friend..." Haru-"WHAT!? why do you want my sword!?" Kaguya-"...Your sword...it is, unique...it is similar in form, to...Chakra...MY Chakra..." Haru-"Chakra? ain't that some kind of religious thing? ...gah! whatever! i'll beat you if i have to and return to boss Jinbe myself!" Kaguya-"...You dare raise that sword against me? the mother...of ALL Chakra?" Haru-"...If it means your standing in my way then, YES!" Zetsu-"How dare you! mother...let's kill him, he has insulted you long enough." Kaguya-"...Yes...let us, kill him..." Kaguya prepares to attack Haru with Haru on-guard, not taking any chances, Haru transforms the Eisenmeteor into the sealing sword Runesave, just in case Kaguya tries to do something drastic with all of the powers at her might. Kaguya's powers are limited due to being summoned by Ares and she cannot pass freely between different dimensions, as she normally could back in Naruto and Sasuke's world, instead, however, she can call upon the powers of those dimensions from where she currently is, using that to her advantage, Kaguya throws a giant meteor full on fire from a lava dimension strike at Haru, taking him greatly by shock, as he uses his Runesave to slice through the meteor, though in the process taking up a great amount of Haru's energy by the start of the battle, Zetsu evilly laughs and mocks Haru, saying that already he has run out of both air and time and that he cannot hope to stand up against Kaguya, the mother of all Chakra, the living spiritual energy in Naruto's world that fuels everyone and gives them the ability to perform their different ninja elemental based powers, as Haru tries to think of a way to beat Kaguya, Kaguya sends acid from another dimension straight at Haru, trying to melt him alive whilst keeping his Ten Commandments sword intact, having for some strange reason taking a keen interest in it, Haru dodges by transforming the Runesave into the Silfarion, the sword that is light and can allow Haru to move at quick and fast paces and speed, Haru dodges all the acid being sent at him before suddenly noticing a small portal opening up in front of him, on the other side of it was seen Zetsu also seen smiling evilly once more, as suddenly, Zetsu shoots at Haru what looks like a giant bone arrow, Haru sensing the danger of what that bone arrow could do to him quickly dodges thanks to Silfarion and sees what the aftereffects of that bone arrow could do upon a small rock nearby, the rock crumbles into ash, almost, as if it had never existed to begin with, this greatly shocks and horrifies Haru, as Zetsu mocks Haru on the fear he is now displaying because of Kaguya's terrifying abilities, just when it seems Haru is about to succumb to fear, Plue reveals himself by biting on Kaguya's arm that contains Zetsu within her sleeve, Kaguya brushes Plue aside and Haru goes to his aid, Zetsu mocks Plue for trying to help "a lost cause", however, Haru, reaffirmed by Plue saving him says to Zetsu that Plue helped save Haru just then from succumbing to fear and now it is up to Haru to save Plue from Kaguya by finishing this battle once and for all, Haru transforms Silfarion into another of the Ten Commandments' forms, Explosion, Haru is aiming to attack Kaguya's head with the rabbit ear like things embedded on-top, as Zetsu senses the danger of what Haru is trying to do, he quickly informs Kaguya telepathically to block the attack by freezing Haru, using an ice dimension to do exactly just that, Kaguya freezes Haru but not before he swings down his sword, causing a massive explosion that destroys the ice encasing him and sending Kaguya flying back a bit, Haru and Kaguya are both drained from the fighting, in the latter's case using too many dimensions at once, Kaguya decides to retreat for the time being... Haru-"Hey! get back here! we're...we're not done yet! cough!" Zetsu-"Shut your mouth, whelp, trust me, mother is far from being done with you, soon, she will annihilate you both completely and utterly and when she does, you'll have nowhere to return." Haru-"I'm not the one whose running!" Kaguya-"...MINE..." Haru-"What?" Kaguya-"That sword...is MINE..." Haru-"!?!?" Haru could sense Kaguya's true utter killing intent, this was enough for him to land on his backside, as Kaguya takes her leave, leaving Haru stranded all by himself with Plue with no way back to Jinbe. Haru-"Damn it...just, just what IS she? ...Plue, you alright?" Plue-"Plue!" Haru-"...Sorry, that you took a bullet for me there pal...i-i didn't mean to-" Plue-"Plue Plue!" Haru-"What? don't do it again you say? ...haha! alright pal, you got yourself a deal...anyways, now that i think about it, where the heck are we? i don't know where this is, looks to me like a barren wasteland full of surrounding mountains...must be where that Kaguya lives, huh..." Plue-"Plue..." Haru-"What's wrong Plue? you don't like this place?" Plue-"Plue Plue..." Haru-"...Okay, let's leave here whilst the leaving's good." Plue-"Plue!" Haru-"We've got to find a way back to boss Jinbe and the others, there's no telling what has happened to them, we've got to find them and make sure that they're safe from those doppelgangers." Plue-"Plue Plue Plue!" Haru-"Yeah, right on pal!" Haru left with Plue the area he fought Kaguya in, as the two traveled north, hoping to find at least some way back to their friends. Interlude 1: The Fallen Savior from the Future: Back to when Trunks had lured Zamasu away from both Maka and Soul, leaving them to fight Goku Black, Trunks had fought Zamasu, as Zamasu talks with Trunks during a brief moment of non fighting in their battle... Zamasu-"Hoping to save your fellow pitiful Mortals again, are we? Trunks?" Trunks-"Zamasu! its not like last time! this time, we're ALL fighting! all fighting to protect ourselves from both you and those that would fight alongside you for your so called "justice"!" Zamasu-"How DARE you, MORTAL! my justice is righteous, it is the one and only absolute! the only one that can see it for its pure and majestic beauty is no one else but myself! even that pretending god Ares will soon cower before my justice once i am done with you lot!" Trunks-"...Then tell me, why are you attacking us first instead of duking it out with Ares?" Zamasu-"Simple, my justice tells me that it requires revenge before it can be sated, that means i must kill you Trunks before i can achieve my absolute justice against all Mortals..." Trunks-"Your insane, Zamasu!" Zamasu-"Hmph, like a mere Mortal such, as yourself could ever hope to understand my brilliance, only the one true god of all worlds and all universes can understand the peril of my quest, that one and only god...is me!" Trunks and Zamasu continue to battle one another, which ultimately leads to Trunks' defeat and death at the hands of Zamasu, being witnessed firsthand by both Maka and Soul. Chapter 2-Continue: Haru-"Hmm...all i see are nothing but huge rocks everywhere, you sure we're going the right way Plue?" Plue-"Plue!" Haru-"Well, if you say so..." Sesshomaru-"..." Sesshomaru appears. Haru-"Huh? ...AH! I-I-INUYASHA!?!?" Sesshomaru-"..." Haru-"...No, wait a second, something's...different." Sesshomaru-"...So your friends with the half breed huh? my so called brother?" Haru-"B-brother!? Inuyasha never said anything about having a brother! ...though, considering the world we all ended up in, i guess why would we all talk about our individual pasts with one another..." Sesshomaru-"...You seem observant to say the least." Haru-"Hey! what's that suppose to mean!?" Sesshomaru-"..." Haru-"Hey wait!" Sesshomaru disappears. Haru-"...What was THAT all about? ...gah! never-mind! let's keep on going Plue, we've got to find boss Jinbe and the others!" Plue-"Plue Plue!" Interlude 2: Goku and Black: Goku went in search of Black, as Maka and Soul went to look for both Trunks and Zamasu, eventually, Goku finds Black and confronts him. Goku-"Zamasu!" Black-"...Hmph, Son Goku huh?" Goku-"Zamasu, what are you trying to pull!?" Black-"Stupid Mortal, are you really that dense or are you just playing the fool for the sake of it? don't you know? i disappeared and had lured you away from your friends so that they would meet their end by my original's hand, same, as Trunks will." Goku-"...!? Oh no!" Black-"That's right, you made it all too easy, you just realized now that they are simply kids and because they are such, they will want to seek revenge rather then obey your order of not confronting Zamasu, in other-words...again, you simply made it all too easy, Son Goku." Goku-"Tch, damn it! then i'll wrap things up here and go find them before its too late!" Black-"As if i would let you." Goku Black transforms into his Super Saiyan Rose form, as he starts speaking with a British tone in his voice again. Black-"Come! Goku! this body yearns to fight with you once more!" Goku-"..." Goku transforms into Super Saiyan Blue, preparing himself to fight Goku Black, a-k-a, Zamasu. Chapter 2-Continue Part 2: Haru-"...Sigh...well bud, it looks like we are officially lost..." Plue-"Plue..." Haru-"...Maybe, maybe the Rave stone might have an idea on where we should go, better try it out, just in case..." Haru pulls out of his pocket the Rave, the source of his sword, the Ten Commandments' powers, as he looks at the Rave, suddenly, a bright light shines from it and from that light, it breaks through an illusion cast upon both Haru and Plue that had them wandering in circles by Kaguya, Haru and Plue are now back in the reality of Hephaestus, here they have ended up on the northern continent of the world, having last departed with Jinbe on the east continent, Haru is ecstatic that both he and Plue now finally see something else besides a barren wasteland but Haru then immediately returns his attention to the matter at hand, determined to find the others... Haru-"Alright Plue, looks like we're going on another journey together! you up for it!?" Plue-"Plue! Plue Plue Plue Plue!" Haru-"Right then! and away we go!!!!" Haru and Plue then run forth, as watching from not too far away was Sesshomaru, approached by both Toguro and Starjun. Sesshomaru-"..." Starjun-"It seems you've taken an interest in that boy, Sesshomaru." Toguro-"What is the reason for that?" Sesshomaru-"...The 12th Cycle is almost coming to an end...that boy...i don't think he will last until the next battle." Starjun-"The next battle...that might go for us too..." Toguro-"Even so, we have our jobs to fulfill, to guide the heroes and help them reach the end of their goals..." Starjun-"...The Relics..." Sesshomaru-"...Hmph, i do not believe in those trinkets, they hold little value at all whatsoever...no...i seek an end to this Cycle, i will not play Ares' game, as he commands it, i know that Raoh seeks the same, as well, however, he and i have separate goals that we both wish to obtain, i for one am not interested in "taking back history from the gods", the only thing that matters to me is power...Starjun, Toguro...i don't know or care what it is you seek to obtain, however, stand in my way and i will cut you both down, that is my promise..." Sesshomaru starts to walk away, leaving both Starjun and Toguro behind. Starjun-"...Strange, Sesshomaru would have never said something like that in the past." Toguro-"...After seeing the conflicts that Athena's champions put up against us, perhaps, he was maybe inspired by them and from that, he regained a little of his true self, the self that was taken by Ares when we were all summoned here during the previous Cycles..." Starjun-"...What about us? have we regained some form of our previous selves, as well?" Toguro-"...I do not know, all i know is that i wish to seek battle with him, once i have achieved that, i will be content knowing that i had the battle that i had been searching for all my life, being summoned to this world was merely giving me a chance to find that battle." Starjun-"...The Spring, is that it?" Toguro-"...Call it what you will, life found in battle, life found in eating food, the Spring known, as Life comes in all shapes and sizes...even in life that has no life, life that has no life is supported by the fact that it actually has life to begin with, enabling its current form and state, complex but also understandable in a way at the same time..." Starjun-"...Toguro..." Toguro-"...Enough of the philosophical banter, come, let's go." Starjun-"...Indeed." Toguro and Starjun disappear, as we last see both Haru and Plue heading out with big huge smiles on their faces. Ending Theme Song: https://youtu.be/E4wYnxPaLWM. Chapter 3: Eren Yeager-Attack on Ares: Opening Theme Song: . Eren-"Hmph! nothing but cannon fodder!" Naruto-"Eren!" Eren-"Huh?" Naruto-"You okay?" Sasuke-"..." Naruto and Sasuke were seen approaching Eren after he taken down two lookalikes that looked both like Goku and Haru, Naruto was seen wearing his red Sage Mode coat from when he fought the enemy back in his world known, as Pain and Sasuke was seen wearing his outfit from when he was the apprentice to a man that he would later betray, his own enemy known, as Orochimaru, Naruto expressed concern for Eren, however, Eren merely scoffed Naruto's concern, not paying him any attention. Naruto-"Hey, come on dude, answer me, are you alright-GAH!?" Eren-"BACK OFF! don't...EVER, touch me! got that!?" Sasuke grabs Eren's arm. Eren-"!?!?" Sasuke-"...Let go, right this instant." Eren-"...TCH!" Sasuke lets go of Eren's arm, as Eren's lets go of Naruto's collar when the latter tried to approach the former. Eren-"...Look, we may be so called "allies" but that doesn't mean we have to be buddy-buddies, you get me? if so, just leave me alone and get on with your own missions, i have other things to tend to." Eren flies away using the equipment on his person, as Naruto talks with Sasuke about Eren's personality. Naruto-"Tch, jerk, who does he think he is? seriously, just what is wrong with that guy? whenever we try to open up to him, all he does is pushes us away, kind of reminds me of you Sasuke." Sasuke-"I'm going to let that one slide, at any rate, i'm sure he has his reasons, just like you said, as much, as i hate to admit it...we are kind of similar, perhaps he too is obsessed with vengeance, just like i once was..." Naruto-"Yeah but Sasuke, your different now! things have changed! i don't know why that guy should be any different." Aizen-"Perhaps i can help you two with that." Naruto-"!?" Sasuke-"Sosuke Aizen!" Aizen appeared from out of nowhere, seen wearing glasses and a Haori, as he was shown smiling whilst approaching both Naruto and Sasuke, meanwhile, Eren was seen travelling by himself, destroying both anything and everything that stood in his way, all he could think about was completely and utterly obliterating the enemy side that was both Ares and his forces, as Eren journeyed onward, he was then confronted by one such being belonging to Ares' side, it was...Ichigo Kurosaki, an acquaintance of Aizen's from their world, as he was seen in what looked like skeletal armor wielding a short sword, this overall appearance of Ichigo's was called his Fullbring, Ichigo confronted Eren, as the latter proceeded to do the same vice versa with the former. Eren-"...And who the hell are you? some dress up wannabe?" Ichigo-"...To you, a problem pal." Ichigo charged up his spiritual energy before firing a Getsuga Tensho right at Eren, who proceeded to immediately dodge using the equipment that was on his body once more, using this equipment, Eren could move around the area freely and attack without so much, as getting scratched, so long, as he kept moving around from one place to another at all times, Eren proceeded to battle Ichigo who in turn returned the favour towards Eren, being of more or less similar gruff personalities, the battle didn't last very long and Eren was seen gaining the upper hand against Ichigo until finally defeating him. Ichigo-"D-Damn!!!!" Eren-"Say goodnight! huh!?!?" just then, an energy blast was swung right at Eren, as appearing to Ichigo's aid was another person from his world, Kugo Ginjo, he used his sword, the Fullbring known, as Cross of Scaffold and its special combat and spiritual abilities to save Ichigo just in the nick of time. Ichigo-"...G-Ginjo!" Ginjo-"Yo Ichigo, you having trouble?" Eren-"Who the hell are you!? get out of my way!" Ginjo-"Yikes, he's a sore little punk huh." Ichigo-"Ginjo, don't-don't take him lightly, he's no ordinary fighter..." Ginjo-"Really? guess that means...this won't be easy!" Eren proceeds to battle Ginjo in place of Ichigo, however, unlike Ichigo, Ginjo puts up more of a defensive fight and is able to use his Fullbring knowledge to its maximum capacity, outwitting and angering Eren at every turn. Ginjo-"Come on kid, what's the matter? i thought Ichigo said that you were a challenge!" Eren-"Don't...ANGER ME!!!!" Eren started giving off a scary vibe to him, something both Ginjo and Ichigo didn't like, deciding to retreat for now, Ginjo takes Ichigo with him before bidding Eren adieu, as they leave, this angers Eren greatly, feeling like that he let them get away. Eren-"Damn! damn! DAMN IT! DAMN IT ALL!!!!" Eren was so angry, he wasn't able to concentrate on the area surroundings that he was destroying in the process, eventually, Naruto and Sasuke appear with the latter giving a paralyzing jab to Eren from behind, knocking him out, as both Sasuke and Naruto ponder on what to do with Eren. A while passes and Eren awakes with both Naruto and Sasuke by his side, upon recalling the latter knocking him out, Eren threatens Sasuke. Eren-"You...you bastard!!!!" Naruto-"Eren! Sasuke!" Sasuke-"...Call me what you want, the fact of the matter is that you lost your temper and because of that, you were clouded by uncontrolled rage..." Eren-"So what? haven't you ever felt rage in your life?" Sasuke-"...Almost every single day for, as long, as i can remember." Naruto-"..." Eren-"...Tch, fool..." Naruto-"Eren, why do you insist on travelling alone? why are you always fighting alone? things never get accomplished that way." Eren-"Shut up blondie! you have your methods, i have mine...no one around here seems to be thinking of ending this goddamn tournament the only way it can be ended and that is-" Sasuke-"By heading directly towards Ares and taking him out?" Eren-"So you do know your stuff, Uchiha." Sasuke-"..." Naruto-"That's just suicide! you'll never accomplish that by acting alone all by yourself, you'll die in the process!" Eren-"I ain't the one whose going to be dying, it will be that so called God of Hate and all his flunkies, i'll take down each and every single one of them, so help me if i have to take down you guys in the process too!" Eren points one of his swords towards Sasuke. Naruto-"Eren don't!" Eren-"Either you guys leave me alone or i'll cut you both to ribbons!" Sasuke-"...You've got very nasty anger issues...fine, i'll be your opponent." Naruto-"Sasuke!" Sasuke-"Naruto, he won't learn otherwise unless we beat some sense into him and i think that combat is the only thing he understands, since your too soft, i'll take him on, just don't get in either of our ways, agreed Naruto?" Naruto-"Sasuke no!" Eren-"Heh! you got spunk but that won't be enough to save you...UCHIHA!!!!" Eren charges towards Sasuke, as Sasuke parries with his sword drawn from behind his back, preparing to fight Eren, as Naruto watches on, trying to hold himself back from getting involved in the fight between the two, Eren, a man consumed by hatred and Sasuke, a man once consumed by hatred, who exactly, would be the victor? Interlude 3: The Lost Agents: Ichigo-"...Ginjo, why did you interfere?" Ginjo-"Huh? what do you mean "why did i interfere", huh?" Ichigo-"You know what i mean..." Ginjo-"Sigh...Ichigo, you really are dense, you know that?" Ichigo-"...Ohhh...said that to my face again one more time...i dare ya-" Ginjo-"You don't get in-between a wild animal and its prey." Ichigo-"Huh?" Ginjo-"That kid...he didn't look or even appeared to be Human, to say the least...i'm just saying Ichigo, i won't always be able to watch your back so be careful next time on who you pick a fight with." Ichigo-"...Hmph, whatever you say." Interlude 4: Pride of the 1st son of the sea: Shishio-"...tch, rabbit b**** made off with one of my prey...no matter, at least i still get to eat the blubber whale." Jinbe-"Tell me! where did Kaguya take Haru!?" Shishio-"I should be more concerned about myself if i were you old man, considering, you're about to meet hell-fire itself." Jinbe-"Hmph! as if a ruffian like you can bring me down, instead of fearing fire, i welcome it, come! show me what you've got! i'll counterattack everything with the power of the seas themselves! i know brother is watching over me...i won't disappoint him! i am Jinbe, knight of the sea and i will not bow down to the likes of a man who believes violence is the ultimate solution!" Shishio-"...Sigh, you'll eat those words, old geezer..." Chapter 3-Continue: (To be continued.).

Trust me when i say, your in for a thrill playing IX :].

Personally for me, its X. (Note: If you say XVI, please explain why, in other-words, what you expect of the future Video Game?).

Chapter X: Yusuke Urameshi-The Power of Conviction: Opening Theme Song-https://youtu.be/Hlk7AzBMmOA. Byakuran-"...Phew! travelling between parallel worlds and different times sure can be tiring! hmm, i wonder if they have any snacks in the next world that i visit? anyways, time's a wasting!" Going back in time to just before Yusuke met with both Izuku and Allen, he thought to himself. Yusuke-"...Hmm...so no matter how much whether i like or hate it, simply getting out of here through force isn't an option, if i want to get back home to the others, unfortunately...i'm going to have to play by that chick's rules...anyhow, going by myself would be a suicide mission, i'll travel in a pack like the rest of these guys are doing...uh, hey, those two look interesting and strong, who knows? maybe i'll obtain this relic faster if i team up with them, worth a shot, sup! i'm Yusuke! Yusuke Urameshi!" Thus did Yusuke began travelling with both Izuku and Allen, as they traveled together, Yusuke took a moment to pause on their journey whilst everyone was resting up and, as he was seen looking out towards a veil of dark clouds, he said to himself- Yusuke-"...Sheesh, ominous much? seriously, the more i look at those clouds, the more i start to think that this place is like hell more or less and i'm not talking about a certain baby's kind of hell, i mean hell, as in, well, hell!" Toguro-"You could say that, Yusuke Urameshi." Yusuke-"H-HUH!?!? THAT-THAT VOICE! IT...CAN'T BE!" Toguro-"Hello again, Yusuke." Yusuke-"...TCH! B******!!!!" Toguro-"Going on the offensive already are we?" Yusuke-"Toguro...hmph, should have figured that YOU were going to be my personal enemy, that still doesn't answer the question: why-are-you-here?" Toguro-"...Hmph, i figured i'd take a look at the company you are travelling with, they seem like interesting individuals worthy to fight." Yusuke-"Leave them out of this! this is between you and me Toguro!" Toguro-"Relax, i'm not going to hurt your new friends, rather, i came to warn you." Yusuke-"Warn me? about what!?" Toguro-"I've seen my so called allies, they aren't pushovers so don't go getting the idea that you think you can best them so easily, if i were you, i would know when to look the other way, unfortunately..." Yusuke-"Unfortunately, i'm not you so that means, i get to choose who i fight, where i fight, when i fight and how i fight, just because this is a tournament doesn't mean i'm simply going to follow its rules, i'll beat you here and now Toguro and then claim that relic of mine!" Toguro-"I don't think so." Toguro uses his hand to produce a shock-wave that paralyses Yusuke, as Toguro then decides to make an exit and disappear. Yusuke-"GAH!" Toguro-"I'll be waiting to see you grow stronger in this world, Yusuke Urameshi, once that is done, we will fight, i promise you this much." Yusuke-"Gah! come-come back you coward! ...tch!" Allen-"...Yusuke? is something wrong?" Yusuke-"...Huh? Allen...no, nothing's wrong, come on, let's get moving, we don't want to stand around all day do we?" Allen-"Hmm...i suppose not." After his short encounter with Toguro, a lot of things happened whilst Yusuke journeyed with both Allen and Izuku until eventually he parted ways with them in order to help Ichigo and upon the latter obtaining his relic... Yusuke-"Whoa, that's one intimidating relic you got there, what is it?" Ichigo-"Well actually...! wait, Yusuke! you sense that!?" Yusuke-"Huh?" Ichigo-"Someone is approaching!" Yusuke-"Is it the enemy?" Ichigo-"Don't know but it might be worth checking it out, up for the challenge?" Yusuke-"HEH! you kidding me? your talking to a guy who lives for a good fight, come on! let's go!" Yusuke and Ichigo went on ahead to see who it was that was in the near vicinity and upon finding out who it was, it was actually Kenshiro having finished a fight with Dio. Kenshiro-"Huff...huff..." Dio-"TCH! muscle bound freak! you will rue this day! i, Dio, promise you that!" Kenshiro-"...Coward, he ran away." Yusuke-"Hey! big guy!" Kenshiro-"?" Ichigo-"You alright!?" Kenshiro-"...I'm fine...you two...who are you again?" said Kenshiro, only vaguely recognizing both Yusuke and Ichigo, much to their comic dismay. after talking with Kenshiro, they learned that he was separated from his travelling companion Asta and that Kenshiro was battling Dio, of whom claimed to knew where Asta was, Dio, fleeing the battle like the coward he is did not reveal anything to Kenshiro during their fight, instead only giving vague hints about the world in which Yusuke and everyone else are currently trapped in more or less... Yusuke-"...So let me get this straight, we're in a world called Hephaestus right? and this world is on the verge of being sucked up by this huge black hole thing called the null void correct? if so...why are we standing around, wasting our time here for!? shouldn't we be looking for those damn relics everyone goes on and on about!?" Kenshiro-"I'm not so sure..." Yusuke-"Huh?" Kenshiro-"At any rate, i'm going to find the kid, you two can join me if you want but i can't promise that this will be a safe journey, you better prepare yourselves or you'll die in the heat of battle." Ichigo-"Don't worry, we're stronger then that." Yusuke-"Hell yeah! like we're going to be busted up by a bunch of empty puppets and some lame brain losers who are working for a even lamer supposed deity that doesn't do any of the fighting himself, though, if you ask me, even that chick Athena isn't good in that regard." Ichigo-"Even so, there are questions i want to ask her when we return to her respite, i'm not just going to stand around twiddling my thumbs." Yusuke-"Heh, i don't even peg you, as the type who would twiddle his thumbs Ichigo, anyways, onward!" Kenshiro-"..." Kenshiro was now accompanying both Yusuke and Ichigo on their journey and, as they traveled... Zagine-"Good, target practice." Yusuke-"Look pal, i don't know who, nor for that matter really give a damn, as to who you are but your in our way so, beat it." Zagine-"I suppose i'll start with you then." Yusuke-"Huh!?" Ichigo-"Yusuke, let's get him-" Yusuke-"Hold on Ichigo." Ichigo-"W-What?" Yusuke-"This guy just issued me a direct challenge, can't call myself a man if i don't live up to the challenge, know what i mean?" Ichigo-"...Okay, you got this." Yusuke-"Course i do! i mean, its not like this guy will be able to kill me or anything, not when your strong, as someone like me, so, come on you red headed b******, i accept your challenge!" Kenshiro-"...Arrogance..." Zagine-"Not only do you have a big mouth, you also have such a swollen head, that overconfidence will be the end of you, boy." Yusuke-"Yeah, yeah, whatever, come on! show me what you got you old geezer!" Yusuke and Zagine proceed to fight one another, they are evenly matched throughout the fight until at its very end, Yusuke shoots a Spirit Gun right at Zagine, only for his Spirit Gun to be completely swept away by Zagine shooting a charged shot right at Yusuke from his white Hades gun, this knocks Yusuke back, as Ichigo helps him up. Yusuke-"OW!" Ichigo-"Yusuke! you alright!?" Zagine-"Stupid fool, i told you what the end result would be and i was right, overconfidence, arrogance...those that lack in either too less of conviction or even too much of it will find themselves losing that conviction at the end of their journeys, that is the future in which i see for you, boy." Yusuke-"SHUT UP! tch! get back here! don't you turn your back on me! i'm ready for another round!" Kenshiro-"...No." Yusuke-"H-Huh!?!?" Kenshiro-"He's right, your only embarrassing yourself at this point, just...let it go for now." Yusuke-"...TCH! DAMN IT!" Zagine-"..." Zagine disappears, leaving Yusuke to deal with his defeat in utter disgrace. meanwhile... Hades-"Byakuran, how fares your trips?" Byakuran-"Whatever do you mean? lord Hades?" Hades-"I am no fool to power when i see it, i see that you possess a special unique power, one fitting for someone who wasn't summoned by either Athena nor Ares, tell me, what brought you to this world Byakuran?" Byakuran-"Ha, ha, figured me out did you? very well, i suppose i can tell you how i ended up here in this failing world of Hephaestus, in exchange though, i want you to help me with a certain something..." Hades-"A certain...something?" Back to where Yusuke, Ichigo and Kenshiro were, Yusuke was healing himself whilst trying to deal with the fact that he lost, as Kenshiro speaks with Ichigo in private Kenshiro-"...Your friend, he's too cocky for his own good." Ichigo-"No, he may seem like that but he's well aware of the risks and everything else all around him, if anything, i'd say he has got more insight then any of us." Kenshiro-"Even if that may very well be, he still let his guard down and because of that, he lost, its okay to be confident in your strength but too much confidence can lead one to an early grave, don't you agree?" Ichigo-"! ..." Yusuke-"..." Yusuke overheard what both Kenshiro and Ichigo were talking about before he sat down and had punched his fist into the ground, saying to himself the words: Yusuke-"...Damn! ...what, just what do they know huh!? i know when i am being too cocky or not! that guy, that guy just got lucky was all, he won't beat my Spirit Gun again, i'll make sure of it! ...i can't confront Toguro unless i take down all the enemies that stand in my way, that...is the one and only simple truth of it all." After finally resting and healing up, the trio head out onward, determined to seek out their relics and regroup with their friends, as they journey, they come across yet another surprising individual to make an appearance, it was Allen Walker's personal enemy, the Millennium Earl, who had rarely taken part in the conflict between the two deities' forces during the tournament of the Interval Inbetween. Earl-"Well, well, WEEELL! lookie at who we all have here assembled together! if it isn't the friends of Walker..." Yusuke-"Walker? ...! wait, you mean, Allen! you...your Allen's enemy!?" Earl-"OH HOH! so i was right! you are a friend of Walker's, then, this should make it all the more easy..." Yusuke-"What? you trying to pick a fight with us?" Earl-"Correct-o! i mean, why else coming all the way out to the boonies if only just to see that poor Walker kid lose hope and face all kinds of despair when i take away the lives of his dears friends..." Yusuke-"Nuh uh! ain't happening! clown! i'll take you-huh!?!?" Kenshiro-"Stay back." Yusuke-"What-wha!? hey! old dude! stay out of my way, I'M the one whose going to battle that fat freakshow, not you, so out-of-my-way! ...huh!?" Just then, Ichigo stood in Yusuke's path. Ichigo-"Sorry Yusuke but i'm afraid i'm going to have to back Kenshiro up on this one, right now, your not thinking straight..." Yusuke-"Ichigo...out of my way." Ichigo-"No Yusuke! can't you see!? your letting anger cloud your emotions! if you let that happen you'll-!?!?" Yusuke-"Ichigo, that wasn't a request, OUT, OF, MY, WAY!!!!" suddenly, dark energy started gushing from Yusuke from a sinister aura manifesting itself around him. Kenshiro-"Ichigo! take the kid and fight elsewhere!" Ichigo-"But Kenshiro you!" Kenshiro-"I'll be fine, this is just another pebble in the road for me...but Yusuke, he needs a friend's help, YOUR help, Ichigo, i don't know how but somehow, this guy is feeding on Yusuke's negative energy and is trying to transform him into a monster, Ichigo, you know what that is like, don't you? if so, you have to help your friend, he needs you, you take care of him whilst i try and help him from another angle, do you understand what i mean? ..." said Kenshiro taking on a martial arts posture, as Ichigo thinks on Kenshiro's words before understanding what he means behind them, he decides to lure Yusuke elsewhere whilst Kenshiro battles the Earl. Earl-"Oh that's a shame, a pity i won't get to see either of Walker's friends kill one another or both at the very same time, such a pity indeed...OH TOH!" The Earl nimbly dodges an attack by Kenshiro who speaks to the Earl, saying to him. Kenshiro-"Instead of focusing on the kids, focus on what is in front of you, a true warrior never loses sight of both who and/or what he is fighting, i sense, that you don't follow this principle..." Earl-"My, my good fellow...you presume to think that you know anything about me at all, why don't we just skip all of the speech and get right down to it...shall we?" said the Earl, Kenshiro took up a defensive stance, as both he and the Earl had prepared to battle each other... Ichigo lurks Yusuke not too far away from where Kenshiro is fighting the Earl, as Ichigo speaks out to Yusuke. Ichigo-"Come on Yusuke! open your eyes up! don't let that evil take you over!" Yusuke-"...Shut up...just...SHUT UP ALREADY!" Ichigo-"Yusuke!?" Yusuke-"Like your one to talk! your badgering to me when you couldn't even handle yourself earlier!? don't make me laugh! you...your just a hindrance and i'll take down everyone that stands in my way!" Ichigo-"...Yusuke...all right then, you leave me no choice...i'll have to beat you into submission in order to knock some sense into you, even if it means...using all of my power to do so!" Ichigo proceeds to summon his Vizard Mask and with it, enhance his strength to proceed battling Yusuke whose own energy was being enhanced by the dark energy that was slowly corrupting him. Ichigo's own dark energy collided with Yusuke's corrupted dark energy. causing a massive collision to occur, Ichigo had used his Getsuga Tensho against Yusuke, however, Yusuke, having been empowered by the corruption the Millennium Earl placed upon him, his strength increased and was able to shoot a black colored Spirit Gun directly through Ichigo's Getsuga, almost hitting him directly head on, however, thanks to the enhanced sensing capabilities of his Vizard Mask, Ichigo was able to foresee Yusuke's counterattack and quickly dodge it just, as it was about to make impact with its intended target, Ichigo realized despite already knowing that Yusuke was indeed a tough opponent to beat and so in order to knock some sense into him, Ichigo called out to the Hollow within him, wanting his strength, although the Hollow being its usual cocky self didn't agree at first, upon realizing the possibility that Ichigo could be killed by Yusuke and this would in turn lead to the Hollow's own death, the Hollow despite not liking it whatsoever begrudgingly lends its power combined with Ichigo's, the two powers combined, as one creating a strong enough force that Ichigo uses another Getsuga Tensho against Yusuke, this time embedded with the powers of his inner Hollow, using this Getsuga Tensho, Ichigo forces back Yusuke, enough that the corrupt influence and dark energy that was possessing Yusuke was expelled from his body in the process and Yusuke reverted back to normal, as both he and Ichigo tired out from their fight fall on their backsides whilst watching not too far away at the fight's outcome were both Toguro and Starjun, the two remaining silent, especially Toguro on having seen the whole fight and pondering to himself about Yusuke... Keiko-"...Yusuke...Yusuke! wake up Yusuke you jerk!" Yusuke-"OW! OW OW, OWW! geez! why the hell did you go and hit me for Keiko!? seriously! ...huh? Keiko? why are you...crying?" Keiko-"...Yusuke...you jerk." Yusuke-"KEIKO! A-AH." suddenly, Yusuke awoke from having a dream about both him and a person he holds very dear to him, as Ichigo greets the awakened warrior. Ichigo-"Yo, glad to see your finally awake." Yusuke-"...I-Ichigo...! !?!? Ichigo! you're!!!!" Ichigo-"Its okay, i'll manage, the wound will heal on its own eventually..." Yusuke-"...Was i the one...who, did that...to you?" Ichigo-"..." Yusuke-"...Damn...damn! DAMN IT!!!!" Yusuke shouted out in frustration upon having realized the grave error in judgement he had made previously, upon now knowing the fact that he had hurt Ichigo and even worse, had tried to kill him... Meanwhile... Starjun-"...The boy's inner hatred and rage is what led to him being so easily possessed by the Earl, granted he was able to resist most of the Earl's curse of temptation transformation due to possessing a strong willed spirit, in other-words, what ultimately made him gave way to being the Earl's puppet also resulted in him from becoming a puppet both completely and utterly, don't you think? ...Toguro?" Toguro-"..." Starjun-"...I'm sure you must be pondering on what it is next that what you want to do and what must the boy do, i am wrong?" Toguro-"...Starjun, why are you helping me? you have nothing to gain from being an ally to me, in the end, all i will do is use you, nothing more." Starjun-"Even so, i feel, as though we are kindred spirits more or less Toguro, we both want to find that worthy opponent worth fighting, do we not?" Toguro-"..." Yusuke and Ichigo remained silent, as Yusuke thought about what he had done, although Ichigo wanted to reassure Yusuke otherwise, he knew it wouldn't work so he decided to let Yusuke ponder to himself on what would he do next... Yusuke thought to himself inside his head the words: Yusuke-"...Damn...stupid idiot...i...i'm so stupid! ...sigh, what-what should i do now?" Yusuke was having trouble trying to adjust, as he gripped a fist within his left hand, still pondering, it is then that someone appears before Yusuke, invisible to Ichigo, for time had suddenly stopped, catching Yusuke off-guard and appearing before him was Goddess Athena. Athena says to Yusuke: Athena-"...You are troubled by having hurt a friend correct?" Yusuke-"...Wow, you read RIGHT through me lady...duh! of course i'm troubled but not only that, i...i said that Ichigo was an a annoyance and a hindrance, worst off...i actually, meant that...sigh...what a loser i turned out to be, i supported Ichigo when he needed it but when Ichigo was trying to support me, all i could was chide him for being a "failure" when in truth, i'm the real failure for letting that clown b****** take control of me...at this rate, i'm just going to prove to everyone that i might, as well be on the enemy's side..." Athena-"...No, young Yusuke Urameshi..." Yusuke-"Huh?" Athena-"...Failure...it is indeed a painful wound...but, without failure...you would not have conviction, would you?" Yusuke-"...What are you...talking about?" Athena-"...What led to your previous downfall was your overconfidence in your abilities and because of that, that overconfidence blinded you and your rage was manipulated by the Millennium Earl to hurt others..." Yusuke-"YEAH, you don't need to remind me-" Athena-"HOWEVER-" Yusuke-"!?!?" Athena-"Because of your overconfidence, you also have the ability to prove to yourself that you can do great things, not just terrible things alone, can you not?" Yusuke-"!?" Athena-"Overconfidence and failure, combined together with the ability to learn from one's mistakes, do you not think they make for a great lesson in growth of one's self of being?" Yusuke-"! ...I..." Athena-"Find it Yusuke, find it within your heart, to remember...your conviction..." Athena disappears. Yusuke-"Hey, Athena wait! gah, ..." time resumes. Ichigo-"...Huh? Yusuke? what's wrong?" Yusuke-"...Ichigo." Ichigo-"Yeah?" Yusuke-"...I...sigh, look, i'm not really good at these things so i'll just say it once." Ichigo-"?" Yusuke bows his head towards Ichigo. Yusuke-"...I'm sorry, i'm sorry for hurting you and calling you a hindrance before Ichigo, i won't say i didn't mean it, the worst side of me was brought out to the front..." Ichigo-"..." Yusuke-"...But! even so, i want, i want to make amends! i want to make up for that stupid side of me! is that...okay?" Ichigo-"...Yusuke, we're friends, right?" Yusuke-"!" Ichigo-"Look, we've all got a part of us within ourselves that likes to think that we're better then others, i'm no exception to that, trust me, even so...i like to focus more on the positives of people rather then their negatives, i'm still working on doing that and i can only hope that in the end, things turn out okay and for the better in the process..." Yusuke-"Ichigo..." Ichigo-"So what do you say? let's put all that behind us and move forwards, okay?" Yusuke-"...Ichigo, thanks man but, i can't." Ichigo-"Huh?" Yusuke-"I can't move on, not until i set things right and i believe the only way that i can do that is to find my relic, that's the ultimate way of redeeming myself, don't you think?" Ichigo-"..." Yusuke-"First, we've got to find Kenshiro, afterwards, we'll continue looking for the other relics together, sound good?" Ichigo-"Yeah, okay then, if that's what you want Yusuke." Yusuke-"Yeah...in order to get my conviction back, i have to do this, no matter what..." Yusuke said that last bit to himself, as both he and Ichigo continued resting up for a little while before proceeding to move onward, determined to find the rest of their relics, as Yusuke believes this to be the only way he can make up for his previous mistakes and hopefully in the process will he regain his conviction, the conviction to continue fighting against the odds no matter what. As they fight lookalikes in search of Kenshiro, eventually, Yusuke and Ichigo reach a certain site that only Yusuke would find familiar, it was the damaged stage grounds for the Dark Tournament that Yusuke and his friends, Kuwabara, Hiei and Kurama fought in against Toguro and his team, awaiting Yusuke in the exact center of the stage was none other then Toguro himself, accompanied by Starjun. Toguro-"...Your late, Yusuke Urameshi." Ichigo-"!" Yusuke-"..." Starjun-"...Toguro, want me to handle the other one?" Toguro-"...If you would." Starjun-"Very well then, i'll take him elsewhere and you can settle your business with the boy." Ichigo-"...And what makes you think i'm just going to go along quietly?" Ichigo prepares to draw Zangetsu until suddenly, Yusuke stops him, saying to Ichigo the words: Yusuke-"Hold on, Ichigo, i'm...going to do this." Ichigo-"Yusuke!" Yusuke-"This is it, this is where i gotta redeem myself, here, on this stage! there's no better place other then this, right!? TOGURO!?" Toguro-"...Heh heh." Yusuke-"Ichigo, this is my fight, please..." Ichigo-"...Just don't die on me, right? Spirit Detective?" Yusuke-"...Heh, like i would! Substitute Soul Reaper." Ichigo-"Okay, you got my attention guy in the mask, come on! let's settle things elsewhere!" Ichigo uses his Shunpo, Soul Reaper Flash Step to lure Starjun elsewhere, as Starjun lastly says to Toguro before following. Starjun-"Toguro...remember..." Toguro-"...Yeah, i know, Starjun." Starjun follows after Ichigo, as both Yusuke and Toguro are left behind to face one another with Yusuke slowly walking up towards Toguro still standing on the Dark Tournament stage crossing his arms. Toguro-"While you've been travelling, i fought with your friend, the monkey and although he certainly had the fighter's talent and latent potential to defeat me, i knew, that there could only be one that could actually defeat me...that someone...was YOU, Yusuke." Yusuke-"Yeah, don't remind me, believe me Toguro, the last time i fought you, i nearly died, this time, things are going to be different." Toguro-"Oh? and how is that?" Yusuke-"Because unlike last time when i was just a hatch-ling, now...i'm a full grown demon and demons don't go down easily when they are cornered into a fight or willingly enter a fight themselves, mostly the latter at all times." Toguro-"Your basically saying that you're going to beat me to a bloody pulp, is that it?" Yusuke-"No, not just that..." Yusuke stood right in front of Toguro below him, as Toguro looked down at Yusuke, the two giving each other evils... Yusuke then gave a evil grin and smacked his fists together, saying to Toguro- Yusuke-"...I'm going to sent you straight flying downwards to whatever this world has for a hellhole!!!!" Toguro-"Heh, just-try-it." Yusuke-"Be more, then welcomed to!!!!" Yusuke and Toguro launch back both their arms before hitting their fists against one another, the sound impact vibrating throughout the stands surrounding the stage, of which in the darkness of the stands lurked someone, holding a knife and licking it, as though he was preparing to do something... Yusuke and Toguro launched a barrage of fist attacks against one another, one of Yusuke's fists hitting the shades off Toguro's face of whom slams his foot down upon the shades, breaking them, deciding to back away, Yusuke prepares to charge a Spirit Gun right at Toguro, only for Toguro to suddenly appear from the side and smash Yusuke into the right side stands, Yusuke tries to shrug the rubble off him, however, it was too late, as Toguro appeared from above, elbowing him straight in the chest, causing Yusuke to cough up blood, as Toguro backs away to give Yusuke a fighting chance, Yusuke tries to piece himself together after getting directly slammed right in his torso, after quickly healing due to his strong spiritual powers, Yusuke reveals that all the while he had been taking hits from Toguro, he was actually charging up a small but very powerful Spirit Gun that he made look like it was dispersed by Toguro's last attack, finally, he unleashes the full force of the Spirit Gun from his finger, hitting Toguro with his spirit energy, Toguro blocked the attack but had sustained heavy damage due to the amount of charge that went into the Spirit Gun, Yusuke taunts Toguro. Yusuke-"Come on, Toguro! is that all you got!? i don't remember you being THIS weak!" Toguro-"...Watch your mouth, punk...you may just end up...DEAD!" Toguro unleashes his spirit energy, preparing to transform of which Yusuke kept his guard up against, knowing what was about to happen, what he didn't know however was what would occur next...just then, shockingly, stabbing Toguro right in the heart and stopping his transformation was Dio! before Yusuke could angrily react to Dio's deceitfulness, interrupting their fight, Dio also stabs Yusuke with multiple of his throwing knives, pinning Yusuke down, as Dio walks up to Toguro who had fallen to the ground knees first. Dio-"My, my, my...what do we have here? a walking sack of the dead..." Toguro-"Dio!!!! ..." Dio-"What? you didn't think that i, Dio, had forgotten earlier did you Toguro? well...here is a, FRESH REMINDER!!!!" Dio kicks the throwing knife he lunged into Toguro's heart, further deepening the wound. Yusuke-"B******! WHY YOU! YOU'LL PAY FOR-GARGH!?!?" Dio-"Shut up, peasant, the adults are talking." Dio throws another throwing knife into Yusuke, causing him to cough up blood but not, as much, as Toguro of whom can feel the knife embedded in the area where his heart is located, Dio continues to mock Toguro. Dio-"You told me before Toguro that i lost to Jotaro Kujo due to my blind arrogance, that it was my overconfidence that got the better of me...well, it looks to me, that, YOUR IN THE SAME STINKING POSITION! THE WORLD!!!!" Dio activates The World, freezing time, he slowly pushes the knife deeper and deeper into Toguro's heart but because time had been frozen, the pain of Toguro's wound hurts more then one could possibly imagine, however, he refused to let out even one single scream, clinging onto his pride, of which annoys Dio, as he prepares to use another throwing knife to slit Toguro's throat. Dio-"You let your obsession with that peasant get the better of you, all this time, you've been going around, giving the Goddess' champions certain advice on how to defeat us with Starjun and because of that, we may very well lose this war! i, Dio, will not stand such a humiliation just because a few of my "comrades" suddenly decided to go rogue! i, Dio, will now take it upon myself to be judge, jury and executioner and will carry out your sentence of death personally, both you, and that boy, don't worry, the pain won't be agonizing, as much, until, you reach the hell of this world that is, any last words? Toguro?" Toguro-"..." Dio-"No, i didn't think so, now then...DIE!!!!" Just, as Dio prepares to kill Toguro, he had failed to realize in his supreme arrogance that during the time he spent ranting on like the crazed lunatic that he is, The World's time freezing a few seconds ability had warn off and using this to his advantage, Toguro suddenly caught Dio by surprise and had grabbed him by the neck, causing him to drop his throwing knife, Dio struggles to break free of Toguro's grip but is unable to, Toguro says to Dio whilst spitting up a little blood on his face the words. Toguro-"...Go, get out of here and never, EVER, come back, Dio Brando, this, is your only warning." Dio-"...Gah! huff...huff...huff...what-what makes you think that i, Dio, will listen to the likes of you!? you-you-you dead zombie!?!?" Toguro-"...I wasn't talking about me, Dio!" Dio-"W-WHA!?!?" Yusuke-"SPIRIT GUN!!!!" suddenly, Yusuke shot a fully powered Spirit Gun right at Dio of whom Toguro was holding, sending the golden clad vampire tyrant flying away, cursing both Toguro and Yusuke: Dio-"D-D-DAMN YOU!!!!" Dio was sent flying not too far away, leaving Toguro to pull out the knives pinning Yusuke to the ground, as Toguro then prepares to pull out the knife stuck in his heart, of which he survived thanks to the demonic blood within him. Toguro-"...Heave...ho-GAAHHH!!!!" Yusuke-"Here, let me." Toguro-"Huh?" Yusuke-"Shut up and just follow my lead, ready?" Toguro-"..." Yusuke-"Heave..." Yusuke and Toguro-"HO!!!!" Toguro-"GUWAH!!!!" Yusuke and Toguro working together managed to pull out the knife embedded in Toguro's heart, allowing him to quickly regenerate, as just then appearing on the scene was Ichigo, alongside him was Asta, also watching from within the shadows where Dio once stood was Yuno, seeing all that was unfolding and what was about to unfold... Toguro-"..." Yusuke-"Yeah, of course you wouldn't thank me, you big idiot, honestly..." Toguro-"Yusuke..." Yusuke-"Stop, i'm going to stop you right there! we...still have a job to do, don't we?" Toguro-"...Yeah, your right." Yusuke-"Think you still got enough left within the can for one last bout?" Toguro-"If you mean i can transform-" Yusuke-"That's what i wanted to hear, okay then, let's do this, ain't going to back out now, you ready?" Toguro-"...Hmph, that depends if you are, like me, your also bleeding like hell." Yusuke-"Yeah though not, as bad, as yourself, right?" Toguro-"Hmph." Yusuke-"Okay, let's settle this Toguro, once and for all!" Toguro-"Took the words right out of my mouth, punk!" Toguro stood back up off his knees from the ground, preparing to have one final clash with Yusuke but before doing so. Toguro-"Behold, Yusuke, you remember this, don't you, my full maximum...power! GUUURRRAAAGGGHHHH!!!!" Toguro's skin darkens and his body becomes more bulkier, Yusuke smirks at this, as he says towards Toguro. Yusuke-"Heh, well look at that, the giant oak tree came back, still, this is the end, i don't think we both have it in ourselves to continue an all-out slaughter fest so what do you say i just charge up my Spirit Gun to its maximum power too and see which one of our powers cancels the other out, kay Toguro?" Toguro-"..." Yusuke-"Tch, stingy b******...okay fine, you DIDN'T ask for it!" Yusuke charged up one final Spirit Gun within his finger, preparing to unleash the full potency of it directly at Toguro, of whom charges his own spirit energy within his fist, preparing to crush Yusuke right in his face with a single punch, Ichigo and Asta try to intervene but are stopped by Yuno. Yuno-"Stop you two, this is their fight, let them finish it..." Asta-"Yuno!" Ichigo-"Tch!" Yuno-"...Heh, all yours...Toguro." Yuno smirks upon having seemingly convinced both Asta and Ichigo to stop, as Toguro upon sensing this whilst looking forwards directly at Yusuke also smirks himself, in his own way thanking Yuno for stopping both Ichigo and Asta from acting on their feelings to try and help their friend when Yuno, Toguro and even Yusuke himself knows, that's not what both Yusuke and Toguro want, finally, the head on clash was about to begin, behind Yusuke's body appeared the shadow of what looked like an ancient demon. Yusuke-"Get ready Toguro! i'm going all out this time!!!!" Toguro-"Heh, i wouldn't have it any other way...YUSUKE, URAMESHI!!!!" Toguro charges at Yusuke like a giant behemoth that cannot be stopped dead in its tracks, as Yusuke unleashes his fully charged, fully powered Spirit Gun right at Toguro, shouting out to him: Yusuke-"SPIRIT GUN!!!!" Yusuke fires with all his might his Spirit Gun right at Toguro, his most powerful yet, as Toguro is finally stopped but still slowly pushes forward against the oncoming Spirit Gun attack with his hands, determined to make his way forward to Yusuke, as Yusuke sees this, he puts in all of his maximum 100%+ power, both spiritual and physical against Toguro, trying to stand his ground, as Yusuke fires with everything he's got, determined to beat Toguro no matter what, Toguro was now moving even more slowly but was still approaching Yusuke, finally, at the very end, Yusuke uses up all of his energy and the Spirit Gun ends, showing a very severely burned Toguro of whom makes his way at last towards Yusuke, grabbing his head after the young man kneels on both legs towards the ground just like Toguro prior when he was attacked by Dio, as Toguro planned on crushing Yusuke's head like an egg, Yusuke hears Ichigo and Asta call out his name, until suddenly- Keiko-"YUSUKE!!!!" Yusuke-!?!? ...GAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! KEI-KO!!!!" Yusuke going beyond his limits resumes firing his super charged Spirit Gun right at Toguro, causing him to let go of Yusuke's head, as Toguro is enveloped entirely by the unleashed Spirit Gun, finally, in the battle's end, nothing is left of the Dark Tournament stage, all of it having been completely obliterated, greatly shocking Ichigo, Asta and Yuno of whom all had different expressions towards what Yusuke just did, in the end, Yusuke is seen completely tired with his classic hairdo having become all messy before he falls towards the ground with a proud smile of victory upon his face, after coming back to reality, both Ichigo and Asta go to help up Yusuke, as Yuno leaves the premises but not before picking up and cleaning Toguro's smashed up shades, he says that Yusuke had earned his victory and that he should be proud of it, Yuno disappears before Asta noticing this tries to stop him but unfortunately to no avail, Asta helps Ichigo carry Yusuke up and out of the tournament grounds so that they can await Yusuke to awake. After a good long while, Yusuke finally awakes with both Ichigo and Asta by his side. Ichigo-"Yusuke!" Asta-"Yo dude! you alright!?" Yusuke-"...OWWWW...huh? Ichigo? ...huh? the midget?" Asta-"HEY! don't call me a midget!" Yusuke-"...Whatever...ow! geez! what-what the hell happened?" Ichigo-"...This-this is what happened." suddenly, Ichigo handed Yusuke his relic that had appeared during the time Yusuke was unconscious. Yusuke-"...!? This is-!?" Ichigo-"Yeah...your conviction." Yusuke grabs the relic after Ichigo hands it to Yusuke, as Yusuke looks directly into the relic, he sees an image of all his friends from his world, Izuku, Allen, Ichigo and finally, the one who Yusuke holds most dear to his heart, Keiko... Yusuke-"...Keiko...heh, telling me to get out of bed were you? ...fine, i got, your memo." Ichigo-"Yusuke?" Yusuke proceeds to stand up and fix his hair back to its original classic hairstyle. Yusuke-"...Sorry to keep you waiting, you two, i...i finally got my conviction back, so...anyone up for some relic hunting? !? YEOW!!!!" Asta pokes Yusuke in the side, causing him to fall back on his butt onto the ground. Ichigo-"...Sigh...if you've got your conviction back, that means you've also got your overconfidence back, as well, don't rush things man, we'll get our jobs done soon, for now, just rest up, we'll wait until you're fully healed." Asta-"Yeah! what Ichigo said!" Yusuke-"...Tch, you guys..." Yusuke relents and agrees to Ichigo and Asta's terms before looking up towards the sky, to see that the ominous clouds he spoke about earlier had finally disappeared, showing a clear blue sky and within that sky, silhouettes of his friends, Kuwabara, Hiei, Kurama, Botan and Keiko, Yusuke smiles before raising a fist into the air, signifying that his victory against Toguro was not just for him and the friends he has made here in Hephaestus but also for his friends back home on his world. meanwhile... Dio was seen being choked by Ares... Ares-"I assume you know the consequences for going behind my back and interfering where you need not, do you? ..." Dio-"Cough! cough!" Dio was gasping for air until Ares lets him go before banishing him from Ares' sight. Ares-"Go, get out of my sight, you worthless pawn..." Dio-"Cough...cough...someday...someday...SOMEDAY! it will be ME sitting upon that throne of yours! ARES!!!!" Ares-"Highly doubtful, unless you can prove yourself that you can beat your sworn enemy, that Kujo boy, there is no such throne worthy for a peasant like you to sit upon." Dio-"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?!?" Frieza-"Enough, Dio Brando." Dio-"HUH!? ...! !?!? YOU!?!? BUT YOU'RE!?!?" Frieza-"Fuu fuu fuu fuu...being in the service of a deity has its advantages, i must say, OH HOH HOH HOH HOH!!!!" said Frieza, shockingly revealed to have been revived by Ares after previously being killed by Goku, as Ares smirks at Dio's reaction to Frieza's return before saying to both them and himself the words: Ares-"The time is almost upon us...soon...the Cleansing shall appear but we, we shall carve out our own histories, once and for all time!!!! ..." Ending Theme Song-https://youtu.be/JiQIo_Mx4AQ.

Interlude: Interval Inbetween. ???-"...The war between both older brother and younger sister has almost reached its end, with 9 of the relics now obtained, only 10 now remain until finally, at last, the gathering of the 19 has reached completion, however, before that, let us...reflect back, back to a very earlier point in time...to when the tournament of the Interval Inbetween first took place." said a both strange and mysterious voice, as we then proceed into a flashback where we see Goku of all people, however, instead of wearing his regular Gi, he is wearing his Gi from the time when he first fought Golden Frieza, he is seen at Athena's Goddess' respite, standing all by himself, looking up towards the sky, pondering to himself... Goku-"..." ???-"What you up to old timer?" Goku-"Hey! don't you think that's a bit much to be calling me old timer?" Natsu-"...Nah, not really." shockingly revealed approaching Goku was Natsu Dragneel, however, for some reason, he isn't one of Athena's chosen heroic champions during the later part of the tournament, where has he been all this time? suddenly, following behind him was also shockingly Edward Elric, yet another hero not seen currently in the present. Edward-"Come on you guys, focus on the task at hand! aren't we suppose to be meeting up with the others?" Rin-"Yeah!" another approaching was Rin Okumura, followed by two others, Maka Albarn and her partner Soul Eater Evans. Maka-"That's what we were told to do, isn't it? Soul Eater?" Soul-"...How should i know? don't go asking me you fla-" Maka-"MAKA CHOP!" Soul-"Geh-geh..." Maka-"If you had even finished that sentence, you would be dead by now Soul." Soul-"N-noted." Natsu-"Hah hah hah!" Edward-"...It wasn't that funny." Rin-"...Its like the saying goes, badmouth karma and karma strikes back like a bolt of lightning, kind of like Maka's Maka Chop, don't you agree everyone?" Maka-"That-that's not true..." said Maka blushing at Rin's comment, trying to hide her tomboyish side, until suddenly- Eren-"ENOUGH." Everyone-"!?!?" next approaching in line was Eren Yeager, continuing head onward past everyone else. Eren-"...Are you idiots all just going to stand around, cause if so, i'm going on ahead, catch you later." Rin-"...Sigh and there goes Mr personality with attitude." Natsu-"Yeah, tell me about it." Edward-"He has a point though, we can't waste time messing about, let's just go and meet Goddess Athena already..." Natsu-"Seriously?" Rin-"Come on, don't sweat it Natsu, at times like this, you've got to get yourself all fired up! am i right?" Natsu-"Heh, your stealing my line!" Soul-"...Let's go, Maka." Maka-"Wait Soul." Soul-"?" Maka-"Goku, what's wrong?" Goku-"...Huh? oh, nothing, just...the sudden change of breeze within the air." Maka-"Huh?" Goku-"Come on, let's keep moving." Maka-"Right." as everyone else continued on ahead of Goku, he took one last look towards the sky whilst lastly thinking to himself. Goku-"...The breeze...my Ki senses it...it feels...ominous." The flashback ends. ???-"...What had happened to these other brave heroes summoned by Athena that appeared by Goku's side? why are they not by his side now along with the other champion heroes of the Goddess? that is...a story for another time, the Interlude now ends and we now return...to the present." said the unknown narrator, as the story now focuses on the other champions of Athena that have yet to obtain their relics.

Okay then :], for the story, i intend to add more pop culture references like Transformers, Final Fantasy, Samurai Jack, etc lol :].

The RP would be more based on the events of the film adaption but because the writer of the book had creative input into the film, that should be alright shouldn't it?

Has anyone seen the film Ready Player One by Steven Spielberg? if so, anyone fancy doing a RP based on the film maybe? i'll make a poll asking everyone if they want the story of the RP to be set before, during or after the events of the film.

You make a valid argument.

Just rechecking if anyone wants to do a FFVII Role-play, one where we make up the early origins of a young Sephiroth's life spent throughout both Shinra and his career, as the legendary SOLDIER hero leading up towards the events of the Nibelheim Incident.

Yeah, true, positive and negative go hand in hand after all.

Right, so does that mean people with faulty genes always turn out bad? just wondering.

My mum once told me that people are just born bad if they have hateful traits within them but i think its from imprinting and learning about hate while growing up, maybe?

Chapter IX: Son Goku-Ultra Instinct: Opening Theme Song-https://youtu.be/pYnLO7MVKno. Returning to the moment in time where Ichigo and Hao were teleported by Aizen elsewhere, Goku was left behind with the master manipulator. Goku-"Ichigo! oi! you! where did you send him!?" Aizen-"...It does not matter, more importantly, you should think about yourself." Goku-"Is that so? alright then, put your dukes up! i'll settle this in an instant and get the others back!" Aizen-"...I do not fight with my fists, nor am i some battled crazed lunatic so no thank you, i will pass on that offer, instead, i'll shall watch and see what becomes of you four, are you all truly destined...to obtain the relics? or are you not? only time will tell." Aizen teleports away leaving Goku behind. Goku-"Hey! get back here! huh! thinks he can get away from me does he? alright then, time for some instant transmission, i'll find Ichigo and the others no matter what! instant transmission!" Goku places his two fingers on his forehead and tries to use instant transmission, however... Goku-"...Huh? what the? i'm still...here! i mean, i'm still in the exact same spot! maybe i didn't try and think hard enough, let's try that again...instant transmission! ...instant transmission! instant transmission! INSTANT-TRANSMISSION!!!!" No matter how much Goku had tried to lock on to Naruto, Ichigo and Luffy's spiritual energy or Ki, Goku could not use instant transmission to find them, instead, he was left with only one other way- Goku-"...Welp, this is getting me nowhere, for some reason, i can't use my instant transmission, if that's the case...i'll just find the others the old fashioned way! hold on guys! i'm a coming!" Goku decided to travel all by himself in order to find his missing friends, he battled the crystal lookalikes that appeared standing in his way, using the various martial arts styles and techniques taught to him by all of his masters and mentors combined, for example occasionally using his Kamehameha wave attack, as a finisher technique to defeat and destroy all the crystal lookalikes after battling with them for some time, eventually, Goku felt something from battling the lookalikes. Goku-"I am so-BORED! MAAAN! fighting these carbon copies just doesn't get me riling for a fight! i'd rather fight the real people! that way, we can both enjoy a good fight!" Toguro-"Is that so?" Toguro appears. Goku-"WHOA! who are you!? wait, are you with the enemy?" Toguro-"..." Goku-"...Not one to talk huh? well, if you will excuse me, i've got to find some people, so-" Toguro then tries to surprise punch Goku, only for him to sense the attack and then dodge. Goku-"HEY! not cool! are you trying to pick a fight!?" Toguro-"...That depends on your definition of the word "fight"." Goku-"Huh?" Toguro-"Enough chatter, if you want to "fight" then let's "fight"!" Goku-"...Heh, your speaking my lingo, alright, let's do this!" Goku took up his battle posture whilst Toguro merely stood still before suddenly, the two were then seen locking arms against one another in confrontation, the two battled, as Goku emphasized on speed whereas Toguro power, although the two were equal in power, their different fighting styles and abilities proved to make for such a tough fight for Goku to deal with, Toguro's prowess in unrelenting physical strength and slaughter was so strong that when Goku had unleashed a full powered Kamehameha against him right in the torso, Toguro didn't feel a thing from being hit, nothing whatsoever, this shocked Goku whilst Toguro merely just wiped some dirt off his shoulder. Goku-"Wow! your strong, i'll give you that much! alrighty then! time to go for some Super Saiyan! HAAAAAAA!!!!" Goku built up tons of energy within him, causing the air around both him and Toguro to reverberate, bend and twist until finally, Goku after building up enough energy had finally transformed into his signature Super Saiyan form, of which Toguro remained unresponsive towards, even whilst waiting for Goku to power up, Goku says towards Toguro about his unflinching attitide the words: Goku-"What? no pause for drama or effect? well, anyways, this is me, in my Super Saiyan state, i can go up to more levels if you like but-" Toguro-"NO THANKS." Goku-"W-wha!?" Toguro-"I don't need to see anymore, all i see in front of me...is a weakling, a prideful, arrogant and ignorant weakling who boasts on nothing more then just his fighting ability and fights themselves, honestly, if you ask me, its pathetic." Goku-"...Say that again." Toguro-"I don't need to repeat what's the truth, if you want me to take it back, show me that i am wrong, show me if this "Super Saiyan" state of yours is enough to make me bend down to my knees." Goku-"...Okay, fine! you asked for it! no taking it back later!" Toguro-"...I won't need to." Goku-"Tch! cocky-!?!?" suddenly, Toguro appeared from one place to another right below Goku, sending an upwards punch right into Goku's chin that hurts him greatly, Goku tries to ease the pain of his jaw, only for Toguro to grab his head and then smash it straight into the ground, Toguro then stops on Goku's head repeatedly, again and again and again until finally, Goku grabs Toguro's foot and forces him off the Saiyan, Goku started to huff and puff a little whilst bleeding a bit from his mouth, shocking him. Toguro-"What's wrong, i thought you were going to make me kneel, what? don't tell me this is all this "Super Saiyan" has to offer." Goku-"Why you-!!!!" Goku then pulled back both of his arms and began sending a barrage full of Ki blasts straight at Toguro of whom slowly moved towards him, taking the blasts head on whilst just knocking some of them away with his bare hand, the reflected blasts are sent to nearby areas, blowing them up entirely because of the full power behind them, Goku, seeing Toguro's movement towards him then backed up and had decided to pull himself back until suddenly, springing himself exactly like a spring, Goku launches straight fast towards Toguro, intending to unleash a full scale punch right against the giant's cheek, the attack connects and the area vibrates from the attack, however, as usual, Toguro remains unfazed from the blow and instead he decides to end the battle by kicking Goku straight in the chest with the shin of Toguro's leg, this causes Goku to spit up blood and automatically deactivate his Super Saiyan transformation, instead of Toguro being the one kneeling, it is instead Goku. Toguro-"Hmph, look at that, it looks like your the one whose crawling around on the ground, all that prideful boasting and for what? it got you nowhere, not even your "Super Saiyan" mode or whatever its called, a man like you...will never obtain the relic." Goku-"W-Wha-What was that? oughf!!!!" Toguro hits Goku with his leg in the chest once more before deciding to turn around and leave but not before saying to Goku. Toguro-"Your weak and you'll remain weak until you have gained true and proper strength, not just the physical mass and prowess you have built for yourself, in this world, things are taken away from you and in order to regain those things, you must surpass your limits and become stronger, stronger then anyone else! if you heed this advice, who knows where you'll end up, now, i'm going to fight a real fight with a real worthy opponent, unlike someone like you who only thinks of themselves." Toguro disappears. Goku-"W-WAIT DAMN YOU!!!! ...DAMN IT!!!!" Goku slams his fist into the ground and repeatedly does so, disappointed with how the fight's outcome turned out to be... meanwhile... Dio-"Hoooh? found yourself a sparring partner did you? Toguro?" Toguro-"...I was just killing time." Dio-"Really? it looked to me, as though, you had offered the weakling some advice on how this world functions...well, not that it is of any consequence to i, Dio, i'm just pitying the poor puppet, i hope you didn't break him, fuu fuu." Dio disappears. Toguro-"..." Yuno appears. Yuno-"...A jerk, as always." Toguro-"You." Yuno-"Toguro, what were you really aiming for by going after that man? just what are you trying to do?" Toguro-"...That's none of your concern." Yuno-"...Very well, i won't say anymore on the subject." Goku was seen resting up for a bit, trying to heal some broken wounds, both physically...and mentally, he pondered on what Toguro said by things are taken away in this world, if that's true, that would explain why Goku had lost his instant transmission from before, the problem now was for Goku on how to get stronger in this world different to all other worlds, as shown in his fight with Toguro, he would simply not get stronger from just training and/or fighting all the time, even if he is a Saiyan that gets more stronger the more that they fight, Goku thought to himself. Goku-"Man...ow, ow, ow...that guy certainly pulled no punches or kicks for that matter, all he used was his brawn and with that, he managed to defeat me...talk about pathetic, it looks like...i'm going to have to play by the rules of this world for a while and learn how to get stronger, if i want to get stronger and help save my friends, the first thing i've got to do is figure out how i can get stronger in this world, that's the first step, it won't be easy but i'm up for the challenge, no way am i going to let that bulky guy get away with a win like that, nuh uh, no-way! i'm going to get stronger and when i do, i'll confront him again, that's the plan anyways...ow! man...sure wish i had some Senzu Beans on me right about now..." Goku was starting to learn a little from the fight that he had with Toguro and what he had told Goku, Goku was starting to take the positive out of the negative and had promised himself once he was fully healed, he would then begin to proceed on how to get stronger according to this world's rules and laws...as soon, as he has mended himself, as Goku still comically aches from the pain he sustained. After quickly fully healing, Goku got back up on his feet and started to think to himself about how he could get stronger in this world, it was then that an idea had occurred to him, ideas being something that rarely ever occur to him at all. Goku-"Hmm...! wait! i think-yeah! that's it! that's how i'll get stronger in this world! ...Ultra Instinct." said Goku, Ultra Instinct...the power to act on pure instinct and pure instinct alone at all times, during the tournament of power back in Goku's reality, he had used this power to help both master and surpass his limits in order to fight opponents much more stronger then him, in order for Goku to get stronger in this world, he believes that he must once again master Ultra Instinct if he is to take on strong opponents that stand in his way, deciding to continue forth, Goku journeys and fights crystal lookalikes once, as he fought the lookalikes, he tried to fight them without tapping into his Super Saiyan transformations, however, subconsciously, Goku gave in to the thrill of the fight and accidentally transformed into his Super Saiyan Blue form, this causes Goku to reprimand himself, believing that just like apprentices that study under Buddhist monks at Shinto based temples, Goku must scold himself each time when he loses focus, Goku continues to train whilst journeying until eventually, he had reached a checkpoint and there awaiting him was a surprising individual... Goku-"...Hmm?" Dio-"Heh heh, are you the one? are you the weakling that Toguro beat up to a pulp previously?" Goku-"...Toguro? ...! ah! you must be talking about that bulky guy! ...so that's his name huh? ...anyways, who are you?" Dio-"Who am i, you ask? why...i am your both lord and master, kneel before me." Goku-"What?" Dio-"I said kneel, if you don't, you will suffer the consequences for it, for i, Dio, am not, as merciful, as i appear to be." Goku-"...Look dude, i don't know what it is that you want but i am kind of in a rush right now so can we pick this up later perhaps?" Dio-"...Sigh...such an ignorant fool, fine, i guess i shall have to teach you the ways of what it means when those who don't submit to me...pay the price for it." Goku-"Hmm...you know, this might be a good way on how to learn to get stronger, alright then, let's fight! no holding back!" Dio-"As if i, Dio, would ever hold back against such vermin, or, in your case, such stupid baboons." Goku and Dio proceed to fight one another, Goku, sensing the strong power emitting from Dio decides to not hold back and instantly transform into his Super Saiyan 2 form, wanting to test how far Dio will cause Goku to further transform and what power level he must be at in order to get stronger. the fight starts off with Goku rushing towards Dio, trying to punch him in the face, however, Dio's Stand, The World, blocks the attack, causing Goku to back away slightly. Goku-"Hey! no fair! your getting someone else to fight for you, that's not right! come on! fight yourself why don't ya!?" Dio-"Silence! i need not take orders from the likes of monkeys, THE WORLD!" Dio had then activated his time stopping ability of The World's and had proceeded to punch Goku multiple times in the torso and upon Dio deciding to deactivate his ability, this causes Goku to get sent flying back, crashing into nearby debris, Goku starts to wonder on how Dio managed to stop Goku from moving suddenly, as Goku could sense more or less that time became frozen in a few short seconds, taking advantage of Goku questioning what was going on, Dio proceeded to throw his signature throwing knives at Goku, of whom manages to dodge them and once again scold Dio for his particular fighting style. Goku-"HEY! if your just going to use weapons and other tricks and not fight for real then this fight isn't going to be fun at all, ya know!?" Dio-"...Fun? since when is fighting fun at all to begin with? ...carnage, mass mayhem, dominance, supreme control over all living things, these are the only things that fights have to offer, nothing more, nothing less, what? you think that by fighting people can learn to understand one another through their fists and then that way enjoy the fights that they are fighting? hmph! get real, boy! you have yet to understand the reality of your situation nor the peril of your plight, all that you love and all that you care about, all of that will cease to be and yet you care only about fighting? they were right, you truly are...A FOOL." Goku-"!? Okay, that does it, you asked for it now, i wasn't really playing on using this but, here goes! HAAAAAAA!!!!!!!" Goku, angered by Dio's comments decided to transform further into a Super Saiyan 3, his face now shaped differently and his voice more huskier then before, Goku berates Dio for what Goku believes that fighting can accomplish for many individuals that are keen on fighting. Goku-"You...you don't understand what it means to truly fight, do you? instead you hide behind whatever it is you can find and use that so called "power" of yours to get what you want, honestly, its laughable and even worse, it just goes to show how much of what you really are...A FOOL." said Goku, throwing Dio's earlier taunt right back at him, this enrages Dio. Dio-"!?!? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY!?!? FOOLISH APE MAN! I WILL SHOW YOU...THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US!" shouted out Dio, as he proceeded to attack Goku head on, however, this time, Goku was ready for Dio's attack and had blocked his elbow attack aimed straight for Goku's face with his hand, it was then that Goku started to sense it, he started to sense the feeling of suddenly getting stronger whilst adapting to the effects and environment of this world. Dio-"!?!? N-NO WAY!? IMPOSSIBLE!?" Goku-"...!? I...i can feel it, this feeling! ...yeah! its starting, to come back to me!" Dio after failing to attack Goku decided to call the fight off, disappearing like a coward but not before saying to him the words: Dio-"YOU! I'LL MAKE SURE YOU PAY FOR THIS!!!!" Goku-"HEY! WAIT! ...nuts, he got away, oh well, fighting that guy, it was a total bore, plus, he was a coward, using cheap tricks like that." said Goku powering down from Super Saiyan 3 back to his normal state, as he talked about his feelings on his fight with Dio before then saying to himself: Goku-"Still, i've got to at least thank that guy for something, thanks to him, i feel like, i'm regaining my sense of how to fight, soon enough, i'll be able to fight in this world using Ultra Instinct again and that way, no more boundaries will be able to hold me down so...thanks for helping me golden guy, i won't forget this!" said Goku, although he disliked Dio, he nevertheless thanked him for helping Goku begin his first step into learning how to properly fight in the world of Hephaestus, Goku decided to do some shadow boxing for a few seconds before then proceeding onward. meanwhile... Dio-"GUUUAAARRRAAAGGGHHH!!!!" Yuno-"What's wrong? Dio?" Dio-"SHUT UP BRAT! I DON'T NEED YOUR INTERFERENCE!" Yuno-"It looks to me that you got exactly what the doctor had ordered for you-a nice beating." Dio-"WHAT WAS THAT!? I'LL KILL YOU YOU S***** LITTLE-" Toguro-"Enough." Dio-"!?!?" Toguro-"Dio, this is what you get for overestimating yourself, this is exactly why you lost to that Kujo boy from before, letting your blind arrogance take control of you..." Dio-"SHUT UP! I'LL MAKE YOU EAT THOSE WORDS TOGURO! MARK MY WORDS! GAH!" Dio decides to disappear. Yuno-"...That's strange, he just left without throwing at you a death sentence." Toguro-"Deep down he knows that i am right and unless he can open up to failure, will it forever stay that he be a failure himself in the very sense of the word." Yuno-"Its kind of, funny, he made fun of both your and just now his exact same opponent and in the end, karma dealt Dio what it believed he had deserved, honestly, i think that was the right decision, Dio is a man without integrity, unlike you Toguro, no matter how much you may deny it." Toguro-"..." Goku in the meantime was practicing sparing whilst using his Super Saiyan transformations, not wanting to get hinged on a fight with a crystal lookalike and randomly transform into Super Saiyan Blue again, Goku trained and trained until finally, he decided to take a breather. Goku-"...Phew! training by myself isn't all that easy, plus, using Super Saiyans 2, 3 and Blue really take it out of me, hmm...i wonder if i should just stick with regular Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan God? plus, the Kaio Ken comes in handy too...hmm...ah i'll think about it later! right now i need to find the others! right then! where to start? w-whoa!? huh!? what-what was that!? a thunderstorm!? ...i'm sensing it, its coming from, that direction! better go find out what it is!" said Goku, he looked in the direction of where he saw the thunderstorm, afterwards, he proceeded to make his way to its epicenter, upon arrival, he surprisingly finds Naruto! although a little battered and bruised, Naruto appeared to be okay, Goku made his way up to him and reunited with his travelling companion, telling Naruto of what happened to Ichigo previously... Naruto-"...I see, so Ichigo's missing, as well huh." Goku-"Yeah, i've been trying to find you guys while dealing with some really strange guys, one was bulky and one was...well, er...anyways, now that we found each other, we can find Luffy and Ichigo together!" Naruto-"Yeah, count me in! ...hey, Goku?" Goku-"Yeah?" Naruto-"...Have you? ...nah, forget it, never-mind..." Goku-"?" Naruto-"Anyways, i see a checkpoint up ahead! let's rest there for a while, that okay?" Goku-"Sure, i don't mind." Naruto-"Thanks." Upon reaching the checkpoint, Naruto decided to mend himself using special ointment after from his battle with Sasuke and upon reluctantly obtaining his relic, it was then that Naruto started to begin behaving "strangely"... Naruto-"...Right." Goku-"?" Naruto-"I know, i know! i'll ask him later! geez, your being such a pushover you know that!?" Goku-"...Er Naruto?" Naruto-"Huh? yeah?" Goku-"Who are you...talking to?" Naruto-"Huh? oh! that's right! here..." Naruto pulls out a fist towards Goku, wondering what Naruto was trying to do. Goku-"Huh?" Naruto-"Trust me, just fist bump me and then you'll understand." Goku-"...Well, okay..." Goku fist bumped Naruto and then shockingly found himself within Naruto's inner world, living here was Kurama, a Nine Tailed giant talking Fox that is Naruto's partner. Goku-"WHOA!" Kurama-"..." Goku-"THAT'S-THAT'S A FOX!!!! A GIANT FOX!!!!" Kurama-"...Way to state the obvious, numb-skull." GOKU-"H-HUH!? IT TALKS!?!? WHOAAAA! I'm actually talking...to a giant talking Fox!" Kurama-"Hmph." Naruto-"Kurama, play nice, anyways Goku, this is my partner, as you already heard me say his name is Kurama." Goku-"Partner?" Naruto-"...Yeah, to be honest...during our time travelling together, i...i forgot all about Kurama, i was able to tap into his powers but i was never able to sense that he was there all the time, it wasn't until my last fight where i obtained my relic that i finally remembered Kurama's presence and we called out to one another...but...why? why did i forget about him in the first place? why couldn't i hear his voice before? i still...don't understand that part like ya know?" Goku-"...Hmm...i see, you managed to sum that up shortly and nicely, still...i think, you might be on to something here Naruto..." Naruto-"...Huh?" Goku-"Remember i told you about this bulky guy i encountered? well, to be honest, he completely whopped me in a fight, i wasn't...even able to stand a chance against him despite using my Super Saiyan transformation, he told me, that this world takes away things from people...perhaps, in your case, what was stolen from you was your ability to talk to your friend here." Kurama-"Hmm...that makes sense." Naruto-"Kurama?" Kurama-"Upon us being summoned to this world, for just a moment and a single moment only, i felt, that the Chakra that makes up my entire being was slowly but very surely being consumed in its entirety by the miasma of this world and it was then that i sensed where my Chakra was going...it was being used...to create those crystal lookalikes." Goku and Naruto-"!?!?" Naruto-"Kurama! why didn't you say something like that sooner!? that's a lot of vital information we need right now!" Kurama-"Shut up! i needed to come up with a theory first, as to why my Chakra was being sapped and was creating lookalikes of you Naruto but now, after hearing Son Goku's words about how things are lost in this world, i'm almost fairly certain...this world...it feeds on both physical and mainly spiritual energy and from those energies, are the lookalikes able to manifest themselves, thus becoming the carbon copies that you have all fought up to now." Naruto-"...But, why is the world sapping our energy and doing that in the first place? why is it creating those doppelgangers?" Kurama-"How should i know!?" Goku-"Hey! hey! calm down guys, let's think for a moment, so, Kurama was it?" Kurama-"Yeah?" Goku-"Lately, after fighting all those copies of ourselves, i've been trying to get stronger by obtaining new strength, this world's strength, to do that, i need to enter a transformation of mine called Ultra Instinct, its a long story but basically, i feel like the more that i fight, the more i am able to withstand this world's miasma draining my fighting energy, know what i mean?" Kurama-"...Hmm, it seems that another theory has presented itself." Goku-"Huh?" Naruto-What are you talking about Kurama?" Kurama-"Son Goku, you have been fighting lookalikes of mainly yourself up to now, is that correct?" Goku-"...Well, basically yeah." Kurama-"...I see, it would appear that, from the spiritual energy that was stolen from you to form the lookalikes that look exactly like you yourself mainly, upon destroying them time after time, bit by bit, slowly by surely, your spiritual energy that makes up your power total has been returning to you and because of that, your now able to feel true strength behind your fists, correct?" Goku-"...I don't exactly get what you mean but, i think its like that? yeah?" Kurama-"..."Sigh", my point is, the more you fight and destroy your lookalikes, the more energy returns to you and that way, you'll regain your full total fighting strength, as long, as you keep fighting those lookalikes of you yourself mainly." Goku-"Hmm...i think, that i get it now, okay! thanks Kurama!" Kurama-"...Hmph." Goku-"...Did i say something wrong?" Naruto-"Don't mind him, he's just embarrassed from being praised, that's all, look, see how he's hiding his face behind his tails? heh heh." Goku-"!? HA HA! really!? wow! i never would have thought that!" Kurama-"S-SHUT UP! anyways, your all crowding my space so get out of here! a Fox needs to take his beauty sleep some times..." Naruto-"Okay, rest up Kurama, i'll call you in a fight when i need you." Naruto and Goku return back to reality. Goku-"..."Sigh"...so basically, all we got to do is hunt down our lookalikes and then that way, the more we fight and destroy them, our energies will return to us and we'll be able to fight in this world...right?" Naruto-"...Yeah, i think that's right." Goku-"Alright! as soon, as you've healed up Naruto, we're heading off! man, this is so exciting! i can't wait to fight the lookalikes now that i know about all this!" Naruto-"..."Awkward laugh"..." Naruto gave a comic sweat drop behind his head towards Goku's response of wanting to now fight the lookalikes if it meant getting his energy back bit by bit. meanwhile... Hao-"My brother grows stronger every time he fights, soon enough, i'll be able to take and absorb his power completely, tell me, what is it you intend to do now? ...Zagine Axeloake?" Zagine-"..." Hao-"Unlike the rest of us, you were summoned born from a shadow that the god Ares felt he had a use for, when all is over, you will return to simply being darkness itself, unlike Dio or Shishio, you neither crave power, nor the destruction of all worlds so tell me, what is your endgame agenda? what is it, that you are REALLY planning?" Zagine-"...I am not planning anything, the only thing that i intend is to fight that boy and keep fighting him until my time here is done, that is all." Hao-"So basically, you are one without purpose, just like the crystal doppelgangers that Athena's champions confront." Zagine-"...Indeed, what else is there for me?" Hao-"Well, if your interested, perhaps you might be interested in joining me in my plight, fancy doing so?" Zagine-"Being hired for a job is my specialty, i am an assassin after all." Goku and Naruto traversed many areas that were unexplored in the world of Hephaestus and, as they journeyed, they encountered more lookalikes, upon battling the ones that resembled the journeying two, Goku and Naruto slightly felt their true powers and strengths were being restored, regaining what was lost to them... Goku-"Oh yeah! in the bag!" Naruto-"Your quite chirpy for someone older then me." Goku-"Can't help it, i feel my strength coming back and now, i'm more excited then ever to fight!" Naruto-"...Actually." Goku-"Huh?" Naruto-"Goku, care to spar with me again?" Goku-"H-huh!? but Naruto, last time you were-" Naruto-"Its okay, its different then last time, i'm different from when i was before, this time, i want, to fight, is that okay?" Goku-"...Sure! i'm always up for a challenge but listen up Naruto." Naruto-"?" Goku-"This time, i won't be holding back, in order to measure our true levels of strength in this world, we've got to fight each other using every bit of power that we have, you with me?" Naruto-"...Yeah, i hear ya, okay then, let's do this, this time, you won't just be fighting me, you'll be fighting both me...and Kurama!" said Naruto, as he then activated his Tailed Beast Chakra Mode with Sage Mode combined, as Goku transformed into his Super Saiyan God transformation, ready to fight. the two begin to commence their spar with Naruto summoning one shadow clone of himself and together, the shadow clone places within Naruto's two hands two Rasengans, Naruto charges with the double Rasengan at Goku whilst the shadow clone goes into hiding, using the immense power behind Super Saiyan God, Goku manages to take on the double Rasengan with both his palms without feeling pain despite the burning spiral patterns the Rasengans leave on his hands, countering Naruto, Goku kicks him in the torso up into the air, of which Goku then uses an afterimage and appears behind Naruto in the air, kicking him again until repeating the process three more times until finally, Goku uses both his hands to smash Naruto down below into the ground, as smoke covered Naruto from being sent smashing below, Naruto rushed back upwards towards Goku with a giant Rasengan now in his hand, aiding him in handling the giant Rasengan was the shadow clone that went into hiding, using the giant Rasengan, Naruto lands a direct hit on Goku, sending him flying even more straight upwards into the sky, just, as Naruto runs out of Sage Mode due to the immense Chakra he is putting into both his techniques and his Tailed Beast Chakra Mode, Goku feels the pain behind the giant Rasengan, Naruto certainly wasn't pulling his punches, as Goku noticed, deciding not to hold back, Goku powers up his Super Saiyan God transformation by combining it with his Kaio Ken technique, thus developing the "Super Saiyan God Kaio Ken", with a crimson aura now on-top of his red aura, Goku uses his increased strength to shoot a Kamehameha wave directly at Naruto, spotting a bright yellow hue color instead of its normal blue, Goku called this version of Kamehameha the "Kaio Ken God's Kamehameha" and by using this new variation, Goku started to get more stronger in battle, as a Saiyan usually does, Naruto, using the tails of his Tailed Beast Chakra Mode had blocked the attack, as much, as he could before then finally being sent flying away by the attack, as the attack pushed Naruto aside and had destroyed everything past him within a single stroke, Goku could start to feel the affects of the world's miasma draining away at his powers and strength once more, deciding to power down from Super Saiyan God Kaio Ken back into just a regular Super Saiyan, Goku was now prepared for a fist fight with Naruto, of whom upon getting back on his feet engaged Naruto in the fight, displaying their respective skills and fighting styles of the martial arts, after a while of training, Goku and Naruto were both seen back in their normal states and had decided to call their spar a draw after it had drawn out for a while and had left them drained, the two praised each other, as worthy sparring partners and combatants, seeing one another's true strengths for themselves and not just in fighting ability alone. After the spar and deciding to rest up, Naruto decided to talk with Goku about his new transformation, the Super Saiyan God Kaio Ken. Naruto-"Hey Goku." Goku-"Yeah?" Naruto-"How were you able to do that? i mean, layer your powers on-top of one another?" Goku-"Well to be honest, it isn't the first time that i've actually done that, you see, i use another transformation of mine called Super Saiyan Blue, the evolved form of Super Saiyan God, its actual real name is Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan but because that's such a long mouthful, it was decided to shorten it to simply Blue, anyways, i've combined the Kaio Ken before with the Blue transformation, so i figured, why not combine it with the God transformation, ya know?" Naruto-"Makes sense, i guess, in a way, its similar to my Chakra Mode and Sage Mode being combined if not exactly the same." Goku-"Yeah, honestly Naruto, you've got more power then letting yourself on to believe, i think its the same case with both Luffy and Ichigo, as well, we all still don't know each other's true strengths and limits, perhaps one day, we can all have a friendly spar with one another and see who comes out on-top, as the winner, sound good?" Naruto-"...Yeah, i suppose but, there's one thing that bugs me Goku, if you don't mind me asking..." Goku-"What is it?" Naruto-"Why? why do you always want to fight all the time? why do you always practice fighting? even by yourself? its like, you have nothing else better to do in the world, besides eating that is." Goku-"...I can understand what your trying to say from your words and well, its difficult to explain really but i guess, well, due to my heritage, fighting just feels like...coming back home to something." Naruto-"Huh?" Goku-"I feel like that when i'm fighting, i have found myself a place to call my own home, a place where i can feel that i can truly express myself, even though my wife scolds me all the time for trying practicing fighting when i should be working, still, i can't help feel but train, wanting to get stronger, battle worthy opponents who also have a knack for fighting, ya know? its difficult to describe in a way but also, it kind of makes sense, you see, i never got to knew my real world other then what i heard about it and despite all of the travesties that my race, the Saiyans had committed, still...i guess, i feel like subconsciously, i just...want to know more a little about my world, about who my people were and why do we fight? what tell us in our blood that we must fight and grow stronger? i guess, that's my reason to keep on fighting no matter what, even when it seems that the whole universe is at stake when it actually has been at times..." Naruto-"Goku..." Goku-"...I never really cared for the Saiyan themselves but i guess, its just my nature to fight like a Saiyan and be like a Saiyan, i realized that, as i grew older and fought more battles against many worthy opponents." Naruto-"...Your way different to me Goku, unlike you, i fight not just to get stronger but in a way to understand other people and their thoughts and feelings, of what they want from life, i want to know more about my true heritage and by learning more, i feel like i can uncover my true identity, in the sense of the history of my past, of how my family came to be and how everything else led to what they became, as of now, like me and Kurama becoming partners, i want to know everything there is to know about Kurama and wonder what he was like before he became known, as a vessel of pure hatred, that's a long story to explain but at any rate, Kurama is no longer filled with hate and now, he's trusted not just by me but by all my other friends and partners, together, we're unbeatable, that much i know, as long, as we fight and never truly forget one another, our hearts will lead us down to where our dreams are located and then, we'll finally be able to achieve those dreams, my dream...is to become the Hokage, the leader of my home, the Hidden Leaf Village, that's all i ever wanted and thought about, it still is, more or less..." Goku-"...Naruto..." Naruto-"Anyways, once we've rested up, we should continue looking for Ichigo and Luffy, do you think they have obtained their relics by now?" Goku-"Maybe, at any rate, sooner or later, like you Naruto, i'm going to have obtain my relic, as well and in order to do that, i'm going to have to confront...my real enemy." Naruto-"Oh yeah, you told me about that earlier, that, you had lots of enemies...is there anyone you can think of in particular?" Goku-"...Maybe, just one..." Naruto-"...?" meanwhile... Starjun-"..." Gitsune-"What ails you? Starjun?" Starjun-"...Nothing." Gitsune-"Hmm...it doesn't sound like nothing, are you quite sure about that?" Starjun-"...What do you want? Hagoromo Gitsune?" Gitsune-"Raoh and Hades are preparing to "take back history" from the gods and in order for that to be accomplished, we must play the acting roles we have been given, Raoh intends for this to happen, no matter what." Starjun-"...And you? what do you want from all this? mistress of fear itself?" Gitsune-"Me? i only want to see the head of the Yokai drown in fear before i ultimately take his life and i suppose you want something similar from your opponent, do you not?" Starjun-"...Toriko." Goku and Naruto after healing up continued journeying, of which they shockingly came across a battle between both Toriko and the man that Goku fought earlier, Toguro! with Toriko shown losing the fight... Toriko-"...Huff...huff...huff." Toriko-"Has your appetite been sated yet? beast?" Toriko-"D-Damn!" Goku-"UH! HIM!!!!" Naruto-"Hold on, we're coming!" Toriko-"H-huh!?" Toguro-"..." Goku-"OI! YOU!" shouted out Goku, as Naruto tended to Toriko with Goku confronting Toguro, the former wanting payback against the latter... Goku-"Hey, Toguro...was it? i've gotten a lot stronger in the short time we last saw each other, fight me now!" Toguro-"...So it seems...you've gotten stronger by heeding my words, i never expected that." Goku-"Whatever! now fight me!" Naruto-"Goku wait! we've got to help Toriko first!" Goku-"But-!" Naruto-"GOKU!!!!" Toguro-"You should heed your ally's words, or...is it true that you don't care about anyone at all?" Goku-"What-what did you just say!?" Toguro-"Just like a child, ignorant and oblivious of the true world, just like everyone else in the universe, one can only think and care about themselves, this is further exampled in the practice of fighting, fighting leads to war, war leads to death and where does death lead? tell me, do you ever regret dragging others into your selfish actions?" Goku-!?!? I-I-" Toguro-"...Hmph, until you are ready to fight for me for a real fight, go find someone else that will agree to humor you, leave me out of it, you, the beast there and...him, until you have all seen the world for what it truly is, you shall all remain idiots forever...that is all that i have to say, goodbye." Toguro takes his leave once more without Goku even trying to stop him, Toguro's words having stung Goku, during this time, Goku and Naruto help Toriko recover whilst Goku ponders on Toguro's words surprisingly, wondering whether or not he speaks the truth... As Toriko recovers, he reveals what happened before Goku and Naruto's arrival to his aid, saying to the duo: Toriko-"...Ahhh! sorry about this you guys, its all my fault, i let the bulky b****** with shades get the better of me." Naruto-"Its okay but, what are you doing all the way out here?" Goku-"..." Toriko-"...Basically after we all went our separate ways, me, Yoh Asakura and Train Heartnet joined and teamed up with Jotaro Kujo of who after defeating his real enemy in battle received the 1st of all of our relics, after that, due to certain circumstances, Train departed our group and left me, Yoh and Jojo to travel together with one another in search of both mine and Yoh's relics, again due to certain circumstances, we all got separated from each other and i was left to fight Toguro, guy was stronger then anyone i had ever encountered, he claimed that he was looking for someone, one of us champions of Athena, he said that he was looking for a Yusuke Urameshi and that Toguro is Yusuke's enemy, as for Yoh, he was tricked into following someone who looked exactly like him named Hao, that's all i know, i don't know what happened to Jojo..." Naruto-"!? Wait! did you say, Hao!? that's the guy that was with Aizen before! the guy who separated us all! if this is what's going on then...oh no! we've got to find everyone and stat! we'll leave after you've recuperated Toriko." Toriko-"Right-huh? h-hey!" Naruto-"Huh? ! Goku!? hey! where are you going!?" Goku-"Sorry, Naruto but it looks like, i'm going to have to travel by myself again..." Naruto-"Huh!? but-but why!? there's no time for that! we need to find the others and-!" Goku-"I know that! its precisely why we've got to find the others that, i'm leaving, i...have to sort things out before i can rejoin you all, until then, please continue on without me, sorry...Naruto..." Goku leaves both Naruto and Toriko behind. Naruto-"Goku wait! h-huh!?" Toriko grabs Naruto by his arm, nodding his head in disagreement of Naruto chasing after Goku. Toriko-"Let him go kid, the guy needs to do this." Naruto-"But!" Toriko-"Trust me, i don't like it any much either, as you do, but...Toguro...he said something to Goku that is bothering him and until Goku feels at peace with himself, he feels like he cannot continue travelling with us unless he has resolved the question that was given to him by Toguro, know what i mean?" Naruto-"! ...Damn it, Goku..." said Naruto, as both he and Toriko were now out of Goku's eyesight and he was now seen travelling by himself once more, journeying on ahead, Goku thought to himself: Goku-"...I...don't think and care about others? ...is that, really, the truth? have i, just been ignoring it, all this time?" thought Goku before then deciding to fly, as he continued journeying by himself. meanwhile... Aizen-"Once again, you lend your enemies a helping hand whilst trying to crucify them, tell me, how fares that balance Toguro?" Toguro-"...Sosuke Aizen." Aizen-"Its strange but despite the malevolence in your heart, there is also a small light shining deep within, tell me, can you tell me where does that light originate from?" Toguro-"...First, you tell me, Raoh...just what is he scheming?" Aizen-"Ah, so you know of Raoh's plan to "take back history"." Toguro-"Take back history? what exactly does that mean?" Aizen-"...God has cleansed this world more then 12 times, this is the 13th cycle in which history is being written, can you understand? what that exactly means? Toguro?" Toguro-"...!" Aizen-"Correct, as you have just guessed, now, Raoh intends to end the cycle by making sure that everything proceeds according to his plan, however, there are those that are causing interference with the plan and thus, they must be stopped, either by our hands or the heroes'..." Toguro-"...Aizen, what else aren't you telling me?" Aizen-"...Do you REALLY want to know? very well then, i shall tell you, the truth of this world of Hephaestus and of our good willed benefactor, Ares..." Goku flew enough that he started getting tired and thus decided to rest his feet before continuing the journey once more on his own on foot, it was then, that he received his destined encounter... Frieza-"OH HO HO HO!!!!" Goku-"?" Frieza-"So we meet again, MONKEY." Goku-"...Frieza!" Frieza-"Hmph, judging from the tone of your voice, i am thinking that you are not all that surprised to see me?" Goku-"...Of course, i had my thoughts but i knew, i just knew that it had to be you Frieza, of all people!" Frieza-"I see, it seems destiny does run thicker then water." Frieza transforms into his Golden Frieza form. Goku-"!?" Frieza-"So then, shall we proceed? my ape like companion? are you ready? to obtain that which you are searching for?" Goku-"...Tch!" Raoh-"STOP." Raoh appears. Goku-"H-Huh!?" Frieza-"...Hmph, so, the god's 2nd in command has been sent to stop me, has he?" Raoh-"No, this is a different matter altogether, Frieza...he is not yet ready to fight you, until he is, i shall occupy him for the time being, any disagreements with that?" Frieza-"...Tch!" Frieza powers down from Golden Frieza. Frieza-"I see, so you want to take a crack at the baboon before i do so myself, is that it? ...fine, however, should you try to kill him, i will kill you myself, i don't care if you answer directly to Ares himself, that monkey is my prey and my prey alone, tell me when you are done playing with him, then i can kill him." Frieza turns around away from both Raoh and Goku. Goku-"HEY! FRIEZA! where do you think your going!?" Frieza-"Silence, miserable fool, i'm going to see if there is anyone stronger then you, to see if i can get more of a challenge out of them instead, should you survive your battle here, come and find me, then we can settle our old score, until then, adieu." Frieza vanishes, as Goku chases after him. Goku-"Wait! FRIEZA!!!!" only to be stopped dead in his tracks by Raoh, causing Goku to back away slightly. Goku-"Tch! damn it! out of the way!" Raoh-"...You, you hold a proud mantle of being a true martial artist, however, it seems the lust for combat has dulled your senses, please, allow me, to enlighten you, you will make good practice before i face him in battle..." Goku-"Why you! fine! if you want a fight, i'll give you a fight, come on!" said Goku, as he activates his Kaio Ken whilst Raoh remains ready on standby, prepared to fight Goku. The two start off their fight with a flurry of fists, Raoh evenly matches himself with Goku of whom is shocked to see Raoh keep up with his speed, deciding to be more cautious rather then take huge risks, Goku powers down from Kaio Ken and fights using his normal strength, believing that if he fights in his normal state, Ultra Instinct will appear more naturally to him, as it did beforehand in the past for him, however, Raoh disapproves of this change of tactics... Raoh-"...You've lowered your guard, what's wrong? have you suddenly realized that you should give up the fight? ...how drool! i thought you'd make for an interesting opponent but i guess you lost your will to fight after facing all of the opponents that you have up to now, haven't you!?" Goku-"!?" Goku is taken aback by this but Raoh uses this chance to suddenly attack Goku head on, punching him straight in the chest and sending Goku flying, Goku continues to be sent flying through the air until he then manages to force himself to pull on the brakes whilst in the air, thereby allowing himself to lessen the velocity damage, however, just then, Raoh appears from above and delivers a straight knock downwards upon Goku's head, sending him crashing into the ground, Goku's head is stuck in the ground, as Raoh awaits Goku to get back up, wanting to fight him fair and square. Raoh-"...You've...lost the will to fight, haven't you? martial artist? isn't that the truth?" Goku-"! ..." Goku heard Raoh's words whilst his head was buried underground, he continued listening to Raoh speaking: Raoh-"..."Sigh"...when one loses their will to fight, they lose everything..." Goku-"!?" Raoh-"I'm sure you already knew this but it seems that you need a reminder, trust me, i'm not doing this for your sake, i want to fight a worthy battle and become stronger so that eventually i can face my equal in battle, you are just a stepping stone towards that goal, however, how can you prove yourself a worthy stone if that stone is just going to be used, as a skipping stone to throw across the layer of a lake, never stopping, never achieving anything in the process either? only continuing on and on until eventually, the stone sinks below the layer of the lake into the depths of the water that fill the lakebed? tell me, what is your answer to that?" Goku-"..." Goku, still hesitant about what Toguro told him, that Goku only fights for himself and no one else, then suddenly has a flashback of him and his endearing rival, the fellow Saiyan Vegeta fighting one another back in their universe, on the planet of the God of Destruction Beerus, Vegeta says to Goku the words: Vegeta-"Kakarot! where is your Saiyan pride!? have you abandoned it!?" Goku-"V-Vegeta! of course not! i thought i'd just fight at this level, you know? ...huh? wait, wait a minute, i don't recall...ever saying that." Goku then realizes that what he is experiencing is not actually a real flashback but rather something sort of a vision and that Vegeta has appeared before Goku, as a mental figure, trying to converse with him and teach him something. Vegeta-"Kakarot, we are the last of our race, the pure blooded Saiyans, without us, the Saiyan race, as a whole would crumble and only remnants of our legacy would be left remaining in our places, Kakarot! to ensure the survival of the royal Saiyan linage, we must teach the new Saiyans of both today and tomorrow the previous of the great Saiyans of old, namely, our pride, our pride that we have forever staked on the line for, as long, as we can remember...Kakarot! this time, i'm going to fight you using my full strength, i won't hold back, i'm going to aim at you, as if i intend to kill you, just like i once tried to before back in the past, get ready...Super Saiyan, BLUE!!!!" Vegeta unleashed a very powerful aura of Ki before Goku, transforming into his Super Saiyan Blue Shinka transformation, the maximum power of Blue unleashed in its entirety, Goku, upon sensing Vegeta's resolve decides to fight back, transforming into Super Saiyan Blue himself. Goku using Blue and Vegeta using Blue Shinka, the two start off their match just like they did during the very 1st time that they fought when Vegeta was still evil, during the fight, the two are equally matched, even despite Vegeta's power being beyond the ordinary Super Saiyan Blue transformation, however, Goku, still hesitant back in reality starts to lose the fight within his vision, Vegeta uses his signature Final Flash attack against Goku, intending to finish him off, as Goku is caught in the impact of the attack, he feels, as though, he is being engulfed completely by utter darkness in the very name and sense of the word, at first, Goku ponders on deciding whether or not to give up to Vegeta and let him finish off Goku...however, just then, Goku hears a voice, a woman's voice, cheering him on, this voice is followed by two more voices until eventually, a whole hurdle of voices call out to Goku, telling him not to give up, never give in, never surrender, always continue to fight like he always has, these voices are revealed to belong to Goku's family and friends, his wife Chi-Chi, his sons Gohan and Goten and his friends, Krillin, Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, Oolong, Puar, Master Roshi and everyone else close to Goku, including even his rivals, Vegeta, Hit and Jiren, all of them call out to Goku, begging him not to give up and to always keep fighting, to doing what he does best, what keeps him happy, what he feels like is the closest thing to call for himself, as a home, just then, Goku emerges from within Vegeta's Final Flash and is shown completely unscathed, he suddenly goes in to attack Vegeta on pure instinct, sending a quick punch to the head that causes Vegeta to suddenly vanished all of a sudden but not before showing a smile full of respect towards Goku, saying to him: Vegeta-"...That's right, Kakarot, your pride, remember...your PRIDE!!!!" back in reality, Raoh decided to not waste time any further and had decided to chop off Goku's neck still stuck in the ground, however, suddenly, Raoh felt an eruption from beneath the ground and, as the tremors kept getting stronger, it wasn't until too long that Goku had emerged from within the ground, flying up in the air, shockingly and surprisingly, revealed to be in his Ultra Instinct transformation that he had been searching for all this time! Raoh, impressed, decides to continue fighting Goku, wanting to test the limits of one who has gone over beyond their limits themselves. Raoh rips open his shirt and sends a flurry of punches and kicks towards Goku's way, of which he manages to block each and every single attack with his bare hands alone, Goku whilst in Ultra Instinct form was unaware of everything around him, only focusing on what was in front of him, he delivers a straight punch to Raoh two times, first in the face and then in the torso, this causes Raoh to lose balance but only for a moment, instead of showing anger upon his face, he shows excitement at the fact that the worthy opponent he was trying to find within Goku had finally emerged at last, he could tell that through Goku's battles with the lookalikes and all the other opponents up to now has increased Goku's senses beyond the point that this has allowed him to regain Ultra Instinct despite previously having lost it before, knowing this, Raoh unleashes his ultimate barrage of punches of which Goku matches him, the two throw blow after blow at one another that neither lets up, although they both hit each other right in the other's faces, neither one feels unfazed by the direct attacks being thrown right at them, instead, they just continue throwing blows until finally, the two land a final blow on each other's cheeks that ends up causing a draw between both Goku and Raoh, the two fall back on the ground on their backs with Goku transforming out of Ultra Instinct back to his ordinary state, only Raoh remains conscious from losing the draw. Raoh-"...Huff...huff...huff...huff...huff...that...that was...EXCELLENT! amazing! absolutely amazing! a truly enjoyable fight to the finish! indeed, you proved to be a worthy opponent after all, congratulations, champion of Athena, for going beyond the limits of your being, you unlocked the true essence of the term martial artist during the fight and by doing so, we were both able to match each other's speeds and tackle each other, as equals, of all the people that i have ever fought, you the one that has come to a closest 2nd, you still have room for improvement and you might ruminate once more upon awaking but, i am sure, i am sure that in time, you will grow stronger from all your experiences and who knows? you might even surpass him of all people, the one guided by the northern star...as a reward for keeping up with me during this fight, i shall let you live, for now, i shall take you back to your comrades, they will take care of you and once you have fully recovered, show me, show me, the ability to surpass one's limits and beat your real enemy, he will be awaiting you, at the chosen place of fate that this world will deem to be a fitting battleground for the both of you, you and Frieza...now then." said Raoh, as he picked up Goku before then disappearing with him elsewhere, not too far away were Naruto and Toriko, now joined by Yoh of whom are then shocked by the sudden arrival of Raoh carrying Goku on his shoulder, just before they could even say anything, Raoh hands Goku to Toriko and afterwards leaves, disappearing into a white shadow but not before giving parting words to the heroes of Athena, saying to them- Raoh-"...It seems you have all proven yourselves worthy opponents, indeed, the light of the relics are appearing before you, go, become stronger, stronger just like this one and once all of the 19 have been gathered, history will return back into man's hands..." said Raoh, as he then left, leaving Naruto and Yoh to tend to Goku, as Toriko pondered on what just Raoh meant, what was he saying to them all of a sudden? at any rate, Goku was now back safe and sound and everyone was all the more glad for it. meanwhile... Ares-"..." Raoh appears. Ares-"...Did you, have fun?" Raoh-"...Indeed, i did." Ares-"Good, that's what i like to hear, we wouldn't want weakling challengers for Athena's chess pieces now would we?" Raoh-"...While i agree with you on that subject, tell me, my lord, what do you intend to do next?" Ares-"...The null void is soon very slowly but surely approaching this world of Hephaestus and soon enough, not even God's Cleansing will be able to hold it back for a 13th time, Raoh, we must act, with haste, otherwise..." Raoh-"Yes, i understand, my lord..." Ares then disappears from sitting atop his throne, leaving Raoh to be confronted by both Dio and Shishio. Shishio-"What's this? your actually enjoying playing the tool of a god?" Dio-"My oh my, how drool, like watching a servant who is in love with a maiden watch, as his love is snatched away from him and yet he cannot do a thing, for the servant is in service to the lord who stole his one true love, if not exactly the same, still, nevertheless, you play the part of a tool greatly, Raoh." Raoh-"...Dio...Shishio..." Shishio-"I didn't think we were on a first name basis, plus, don't you despise us? as much, as we despise each other?" Raoh-"...If that's the case, why are you two standing here before me together?" Dio-"I think you know very well why it is we are here, Raoh, we want to know more, about both God's Cleansing and the null void, of how they will affect our respective goals we are aiming for, Shishio and i are here on the terms of a truce, wanting to know more about what Ares is keeping hidden from us, tell us, what is that YOU know? Raoh?" Raoh-"...I don't have to answer to the likes of both of you." Shishio-"Really? ...such a pity, very well then, proceed...on your way to the ever glorious hellfire." Dio-Agreed, if you won't see eye to eye with us, then we have no further use of you, leader!" Raoh-"..." Raoh took up a fighting stance against both Dio and Shishio who proceeded to do the same despite the injuries Raoh had sustained from his battle with Goku, the fight goes unseen, leaving everyone wondering just who came out, as the victor...? returning back to where Goku was with everyone else, he had finally awaken to see that Naruto, Toriko and Yoh were all gathered around him. Goku-"Uhhhh...g-guys? where-where...are we?" Naruto-"Goku...you okay?" Goku-"H-huh? y-yeah..." Naruto-"..." Toriko-"...Ahem! anyways, we're somewhere located in the middle of this world, looks like a barren wasteland if you ask me..." Goku-"Toriko...i see...! you! you're-!" Yoh-"Yep! the name's Yoh Asakura, please to finally greet you Goku." Goku-"Yoh...Toriko said that, you were separated from him earlier and that, you fought with your brother." Yoh-"...Yeah, not to worries though, i defeated him and had obtained my relic in the process." Goku-!? That's-that's amazing!" Naruto-"...Goku." Goku-"Ah." Naruto-"...Did you, find the answer you were looking for?" Goku-"! ...I don't know if i can call it a complete answer but yeah, i found one...my pride." Naruto-"...Your pride?" Goku-"Yeah, anyways before saying anything else, Naruto, Toriko." Naruto and Toriko-"?" Goku proceeds to make the standard Japanese forgiveness bowing his head towards both Naruto and Toriko. Goku-"Please! forgive me! before i, i was clouded, i got hesitant about my resolve which i have never, ever doubted before, i thought that if i had stayed with everyone, i would be endangering all your lives in search of my answer to that guy Toguro's question that he gave me...so, i left, i left without looking back, but, i realized something, the strength that helps me get stronger, part of the reason why i always train and why i always fight...is because i want to protect those i hold most dear to me, its true, i get caught up in fighting more then anything and that i drag people into those fights, nevertheless, i will hold onto my pride and continue fighting so that when i make mistakes, i will vow to myself that i will fight to the very end until i have redeemed myself for those mistakes, even if no redemption can be found at the end whatsoever, i know it sounds like i'm being hypocritical, begging for your forgiveness whilst talking about pride but-" Naruto-"Goku." Goku-"!" Naruto-"...Sigh, you've got to stop this right now, it just isn't you." Goku-"W-wha!?" Naruto-"Where's the Goku that i know that's always cheerful, has a laugh with his friends, likes to spar with them and eat food with them, especially not learning to ever give up on both himself and others? where's THAT Goku? the Goku that i know doesn't apologize, he just smiles and assures everyone that everything is going to be alright, where's that Goku?" Goku-"Naruto...i-" Toriko-"Look, i don't claim to know much about everyone currently present here but anyways, we should get a move on, those crystal replicas aren't just going to sit around and be docile." Yoh-"Yeah, your right, come on guys, we can sort this out later, let's go!" Goku-"..." Naruto-"..." Heeding Toriko's advice with him taking the front, as the acting leader, Yoh, Goku and Naruto followed behind him, as both Goku and Naruto remain silent to one another, as Goku doesn't know how to respond to Naruto just yet. The four journeyed, as they eventually reached a checkpoint in the form of crystal waterfalls, the water flowing down from the waterfalls turns into crystals into melts back into water and in turn reforms into crystal, thus repeating the process, just before deciding to continue any further, Goku suddenly stopped... Toriko-"...Huh?" Yoh-"Huh? Goku, what's up?" Naruto-"Goku?" Goku clutched a fist before then walking up to Naruto. Naruto-"W-what is it?" Goku-"...Naruto, thank you." Naruto-"Huh?" Goku-"Your words...they, finally got through to me." Yoh-"What do you mean Goku?" Goku-"When Naruto told me earlier about how i wasn't myself, he was right, i wasn't myself, ever since Toguro gave me that question, about not caring about others and only caring about fighting, i lost myself for a good while, it wasn't until i fought this blonde haired man that almost suddenly, my reasons for fighting came back to me, bit by bit, its true...i don't really take into account others and everyone else often gets involved in mostly all of my messes that relate back to me being the central cause, at one time, i decided not to return to my loved ones in fear that another mess would happen and they would get caught up again, however, the years passed and whilst i trained, i realized whilst on my own, that, well...i missed, my family, my friends, for the very 1st time, i realized that it was because of them, i became a better person when i could have turned out differently altogether from when i was just only a baby, my grandpa found me and he took me in, he taught me martial arts but more then that, he taught how to be kind, caring and also show both appreciation and especially love towards others...all this time, i had actually forgotten that part of my reasoning for fighting more or less but now, thanks to all the opponents i've fought up to now, i finally realized, i finally realized what was missing in my fighting style and that was...consideration, Naruto, you reminded me of consideration and for that, i thank you from the bottom of my heart, i'm sorry for letting you all down up to now, from now on, rest assured! don't worry! i'll help us find the way to the relics, you can count, on me!" said Goku with his words, Yoh and Toriko praised Goku for his words whilst Naruto remained silent, as Naruto looked up to Goku, he then suddenly shocked everyone by punching Goku in the chest. Goku-"OWW! OW, OW, OWW! HEY! WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR!?!?" Naruto-"...Heh, you weren't kidding, sorry, just had to be sure, Goku, glad to see you back on the team, this time, let's work together and find Luffy, Ichigo and the others all together! right guys!?" Yoh-"Totally." Toriko-"You said it." Goku-"...Everyone...heh...thanks, you guys, for...believing in me." said Goku, having now at last finally regained his usual composure and no longer doubting himself by ruminating, as everyone finds strength within this conversation, they bolster themselves onward, determine to achieve victory in this tournament against Ares and his champions and save all of their respective universes and worlds no matter what. Goku, Naruto, Toriko and Yoh stumbled into an area unlike any other within the world of Hephaestus, it was a nexus, a nexus with no other living thing found in it, only the deep black void that surrounds everything and what Goku and the others were standing on was all too reminiscent to the Saiyan warrior, as he has been here before not too long ago, it was none other then the setting for the tournament of power Goku fought in recently back in his universe, where here, the fate of all worlds existing within Goku's universe would be decided. Goku-"...Heh, well what do you know?" Naruto-"Goku, you know this place?" Goku-"Yep! better then the back of my hand, heh heh." Frieza-"Indeed, of course you would remember." Goku-"!" Naruto-"Huh!?" Toriko and Yoh-"!?" Frieza appears, alongside Aizen. Frieza-"This is where i was forced to fight "alongside" you in order to avoid being erased, ugh, such dreadful memories and they were all too recent, as well." Goku-"...Hello, Frieza." Aizen-"...Fuu fuu." Naruto-"Sosuke Aizen!" Toriko-"You!" Aizen-"We meet again, Ninja of the Hidden Leaf and gluttonous beast." Toriko-"This time, i'll pay you back double!" Yoh-"Count me in on that action Toriko!" Naruto-"Yeah, same here, Aizen, you won't get away this time!" Aizen-"I do not intend to run, rather, i am going to move us all away from this battlefield, these two have a score to settle and i hate for them to be interrupted, don't you agree?" Naruto-"Not a chance! i'm not falling for that again-h-huh!? Goku!?" Goku-"Stand back guys, Aizen's right, i don't want anyone interfering, this fight is between both me and Frieza alone." Yoh-"But! Goku!" Toriko-"No way, i'm fighting!" Goku-"Please guys!" Naruto, Toriko and Yoh-"!?" Goku-"I'm asking you this, as a one and only request, please...let me fight him, i have to settle things-no, i WANT to settle things with Frieza, if i don't now, i'll never forgive myself." Naruto-"...Guys, let Goku fight Frieza." Toriko-"But!" Naruto-"Goku has to do this, we have no right barging in on his own personal fight with his real enemy, if i were in Goku's shoes right now, i'd feel exactly the very same way, trust me, i know how Goku feels about this, that's why, he's got to fight on his own, without our help, okay? guys?" Toriko-"...Tch! fine, just slug him one real good for me okay!?" Yoh-"Yeah, same for me too!" Naruto-"You heard them Goku, we'll take on Aizen elsewhere, as soon, as your done with Frieza, we'll meet back up with one another again, got it?" Goku-"...Yeah, hear you loud...and clear!" Goku activates his Super Saiyan transformation. Frieza-"Hmph, pitiful monkey, he has only just sealed his fate forevermore, finally, at last! i will be able to rid myself of that accursed Saiyan once and for all! the time for my revenge has come!" Aizen-"Very well, i shall leave you to it then, i shall take these three elsewhere with me, does that meet with your approval your majesty?" Frieza-"Hmph! i care not for your sarcastic words nor the riffraff! the only one i want my hands on is the Saiyan, do whatever you like Sosuke Aizen, just be gone from my sight so i can enjoy this everlasting moment all to myself!" Aizen-"Fuu fuu, very well, as we proceed..." Naruto-"Here he comes guys, get ready!" Toriko and Yoh-"Right!!!!" Aizen proceeds to transport himself, Naruto and the others elsewhere to parts unknown whilst Goku is left alone again all by himself, facing his archenemy Frieza once more in battle, face to face, tooth to claw, the almighty epic showdown...was about to begin! Frieza-"Oh ho ho hoooo, what sweet and delicious irony! your all alone again once more, even after meeting up with your comrades, oh it just leaves a sweet taste in my mouth-" Goku-"I'm not alone, Frieza." Frieza-"...Beg pardon?" Goku-"You should know by now but i'm never alone, its because of my comrades, my friends and my family that i can fight, they give me my strength to keep on moving forwards in order to beat into submission guys like you who can only think and care about their revenge, honestly, its a joke if you ask me." Frieza-"Geh! SAY-THAT-AGAIN-MONKEY!!!! ...I DARE YOU!!!!" Goku-"There's no need for words Frieza, the only thing left now...is the fight!" Frieza-"...Fine, have it your way! i will crush you down beneath my feet using the only form of communication that you Saiyan monkeys can understand and especially like, through fighting itself! BEHOLD! you are now dealing with the supreme emperor of evil himself, the almighty lord Frieza!" Frieza transforms into Golden Frieza. Goku-"All right, going all out are we? that's good Frieza, now then..."sigh"..." Goku-"..." Frieza-"..." Goku and Frieza-"...LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD!!!!" shouted out both Goku and Frieza, as they finally proceeded to engage one another in battle with Goku making the first move, charging a fully charged Kamehameha against Frieza. Battle Theme Song-https://youtu.be/GWtft3POQPs. Frieza erects a crimson colored barrier to defend himself with against Goku's attack, smirking afterwards, as Frieza then charges throughout all of his fingertips death beams to attack Goku with, shooting them one after another, trying to hit Goku, as though he was a target used in target practice, Goku jumps back and forth and left and right trying to avoid all of the attacks, as he then goes in to strike Frieza right in the chest, however, Frieza had anticipated this attack and shocking Goku upon blocking his attack with Frieza's bare hands, Frieza charges from his mouth another death beam, hitting Goku straight around where his heart is located at, greatly damaging the Saiyan, although that should have certainly killed him, Goku because he was using the power of Super Saiyan God whilst in his ordinary Super Saiyan transformation was able to manage to survive the attack although the hit dealt him a heavy blow, backing away, as quickly, as he could, Goku placed his hand on his heart, trying to think of a quick strategy in order to counteract Frieza, however, Frieza spared no time in wasting around, as he charged a death ball the size of a planet, intending to large upon the entire arena, destroying absolutely everything in one single fell swoop, Goku, not wanting the stage of the tournament of power to be destroyed because of how many precious memories and bonds were formed here, even if it wasn't the real stage itself, nevertheless, Goku felt like he had to protect it, thus he decided to transform even further into Super Saiyan Blue and had unleashed the full potential of both his physical strength and spiritual energy, powering up until suddenly a might golden aura surrounded Goku's Super Saiyan Blue aura, Goku proceeded to add a crimson aura on-top of those two auras already by combining Super Saiyan Blue with the Kaio Ken at its maximum capacity, preparing to defend against Frieza's giant death ball attack full frontal, Goku stood in his ground and had prepared to proceed to receive the onslaught that was about to come, Frieza, assuring himself that Goku would not survive the attack and that trying to defend the stage was nothing more but a worthless reason for Goku to get himself killed, without warning, Frieza threw the giant death ball straight at Goku, of whom tried to block against it using his bare hands and bare hands alone, the attack was so devastatingly strong, that Goku screamed out a little in immense pain from having just to hold the giant death ball whilst trying to push it back, Frieza had believed at this point victory was now assured and had decided to add one final death beam to the giant death ball, giving it the oomph it needed to finally at last whittle away at Goku until he was absorbed into the orb of the giant death ball, engulfing him completely, Frieza laughs with all his might, believing he has at last both obtained victory and his absolute revenge Goku, the very first person ever to have ever defeated Frieza in combat and on-top of that a Saiyan no less, the very race of beings that Frieza absolutely despises above all others... Inside the orb, Goku powers down to his original form, believing that he has failed everyone, floating amidst among the purple energy of pure evil Ki, it was then that a spiritual version of Chi-Chi shockingly suddenly appeared by Goku's side, placing a hand on his face before proceeding to give him a kiss of life, saying to him the words: Chi-Chi-"...Go, Goku, you must not give up! i-" Chi-Chi/Athena-"I won't let you!!!!" in truth, it turns out that "Chi-Chi" was actually Athena in disguise, having blessed Goku with some of her energy, allowing him to suddenly wake up within the center of the orb, of what came afterwards greatly shocked and angered Frieza, Goku had absorbed the power of Frieza's giant death ball by converting it from a pure evil Ki giant death ball into a pure good Ki giant Spirit Bomb, the resulting effect ends with Goku having fully regained his senses of absolute martial arts fighting through pure instinct alone, in other-words...Ultra Instinct, in its perfected state. Frieza-"TCH! WHY YOU! WHY DON'T YOU JUST DIE ALREADY YOU BLASTED MONKEY!?!?" Battle Theme Song 2-https://youtu.be/GH9u4eZQGk8. Because Athena had blessed Goku with a bit of her godly power, Frieza, not noticing due to his absolute thirst for complete and utter revenge against Goku, could not not see that green colored static electricity was starting to surround Goku and very small bits of green patches started to appear on Goku's now pure silver colored hair, this is what could be referred to, as "Ultra Instinct -Empowered-", the power of both perfected and pure Ultra Instinct added with the godly Ki of the Goddess of Love Athena combined with it. Frieza, having absolutely given into his hatred decides to use all of his maximum 100% percent + power in order to end the battle both once and for all time...wanting to Goku no matter what, even if Frieza himself is killed in the process, the absolute hatred he displays shows that he has completely given into his pure evil madness, now, as Golden Frieza with all of his 100% + power all behind him, Frieza dives in to give Goku the most ultimate punch of his life, once that would shock him to his very core, enough that his heart would explode just from being punched, that was the idea that Frieza had anyways, however, Goku, acting on Ultra Instinct had other ideas... Using all of his energy all gathered up at once from the very most inner core of his being, Goku charges a Kamehameha wave that looks platinum in color and thus is referred to, as simply "Platinum Kamehameha" and upon taking up his signature Kamehameha pose, Goku instinctively looks back on all of the battles he has had with Frieza up until to the very last battle where instead of fighting with one another, Goku recalls Frieza helping him out during the tournament of power and that they ultimately worked together with one another in the very end to defeat the final opponent of the tournament, Jiren and achieve absolute victory for all of the universes from Goku's even bigger universe that participated in the tournament, Frieza himself also instinctively recalls him and Goku teaming up and of how Frieza was brought back to life upon the tournament of power's closure, however, Frieza, unlike Goku, tries to delete the memories from his mind, as they are interfering with his ultimate fist based attack: the "Supreme Evil Emperor Absolute Dominance Fist", basically his variation of Goku's Dragon Fist attack. Goku fires the Platinum Kamehameha straight at Frieza of whom punching his way straight through the attack struggles to try and keep up, due to the immense power being imputed behind the force of the attack, however, that doesn't mean to say that Goku isn't struggling either, the backlash given to him by the power of the Platinum Kamehameha causes Goku to spew up blood whilst trying to reflect Frieza's oncoming attack, Frieza declares at this point that he has ultimately won and has surpassed even the power of pure instinct itself alone, however...Goku, still not willing to give up, having gone through everything that he has upon coming to this world and meeting all of his new friends, Kenshiro, Seiya, Jotaro, Yusuke, Kenshin, Luffy, Gon, Yoh, Naruto, Train, Ichigo, Kazuki, Tsuna, Allen, Rikuo, Toriko, Izuku and Asta, even the goddess Athena herself, upon sensing their energies and their respective battles throughout time elsewhere, Goku without himself knowing and especially without the other chosen champion heroes of Athena knowing all mold their spiritual energy into one, of which Goku's Platinum Kamehameha absorbs into its attack and upon doing so, Goku lets out one final roar, shouting out Frieza's name, as he unleashes the full brunt of the Platinum Kamehameha, this one final, singular attack absorbs Frieza in the process, swallowing him whole, as he is then forced to recall through the emotions of Goku's Kamehameha aimed directly at Frieza with the sole intent of defeating him the memories of every single defeat that Frieza has ever suffered, going all the way back to his very first defeat on the planet Namek at Goku's hands when at that time he supposedly died from Goku sending one final Ki blast straight at Frieza, Frieza damns Goku for all eternity soon afterwards, shouting out to him: "D-D-D-D-D-D-DAAMMMNNNN YOOOOOOOU!!!! SON GOKU!!!!" Battle's End Theme Song-https://youtu.be/E6iQC-aZS1o. Shouted out Frieza at the very top of his lungs, as he is ultimately engulfed in the whole entirety of the Kamehameha attack, causing all the other chosen champions of Ares, especially Ares himself to sense the supreme dictator's final demise... Ares-"...Athena!!!!" Ares was NOT pleased, to say the least... Goku-"...Frieza..." said Goku, although he had ultimately won, remembering that he once fought alongside Frieza despite all of the horrible atrocities he had committed to countless others and their loved ones during their lifetimes, still...Goku felt, saddened...saddened at the lost of a worthy rival that could have been. Suddenly, all of the energy from within Goku's Ultra Instinct -Empowered- form had suddenly left him and he reverted back to his original state, appearing in front of him was all that energy melding into a shape until eventually, it had formed the relic that Goku had been looking for all this time, it was Goku's true one and only relic of which he had earned righteously from defeating Frieza in battle, Goku last thought to himself: "...My friends...they need me." thought Goku, as he silently took the relic within his hand and had proceeded to move forwards, once more going on a journey heading west to find his friends. meanwhile... Sasuke Uchiha had approached the goddess Athena... Sasuke-"..." Athena-"...You've come." Sasuke-"...I want answers, tell me, what is it that you know?" Athena-"...I-!?" suddenly, very shockingly appearing where both Sasuke and Athena were was...Byakuran! smirking to himself, saying towards Sasuke the words: Byakuran-"Now now, can't have you rewriting fate's predestined course." Sasuke brandished his sword, preparing to fight Byakuran in front of Athena. Sasuke-"...We will no longer...be bound by the endless cycles of conflict!" Byakuran-"...Even if that were true at this point...this, the end...has already begun, we have invoked...the Cleansing." elsewhere... Ares-"...So...father intends to Cleanse this world once more, does he? ...how long...just how long does he intend to keep me away from him!? ...no more...i refuse, i will no longer play the rules of God's game between quarreling siblings, the time...has come, i must take matters into my own hands, otherwise fate and the null void...shall consume us all." said Ares, as he drew his longsword before pointing it up towards the sky, lastly saying to himself the words: "...The war between both brother and sister is almost at its end, soon enough, the victors and the defeated shall soon be declared, however, to ensure the future remains ever steady once more, before the Cleansing can begin, i shall call upon the powers of the null void itself and bring back my fallen chosen warrior from his death before the Cleansing can begin, then, once at full power...we charge, for the domain of heaven, where only God, my father, Zeus! sits upon his throne and rules over all realities...now...now is the time to set in motion...the "Remake of Heaven" plan!!!!" said Ares, charging dark energy at the very tip of his sword whilst talking about some endgame agenda of his... What...could he possibly be planning? Ending Theme Song-https://youtu.be/h_34LA0bJQI.

In a way, its trying to maintain perfection if anything when really perfection itself doesn't exist.

You Merilly are a very wise person, that deserves honest cheers that does :].

I know we're not being petty but i wondered if in a bigger picture we were, not intentionally though, i am being confusing :[?

Are we petty ourselves when we talk about other people being petty? even if that is the truth, i still like to believe that there are good people in the world who genuinely want to be good because they are good natured.

I don't want to sound snobbish but why troll when you know its wrong and stupid? i hate it that people purposely know that trolling upsets people and eventually, when it all boils down to it, the trollers get trolled themselves in the end because they brought sad miserable actions on themselves, know what i mean?