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Chapter 20 - Rise of the Dragon arc part 5 The race against time

"Koneko you ok"?Naruto I asked as he picked up the phone.

"N-Naruto we got attacked by Freed he took Irina's sword and we are badly injured". Koneko would tell me through the phone.

I looked at Sero and told him the situation and he asked where they were. I told him I could teleport us there with Hiraishin. I told him to let me ask Koneko if she still had the kunai.

"Koneko do you still have the Hiraishin Kunai"? I asked her in worry hoping that she did.

"I think I do let me find it". She said as she searched for it.

"Found it". She says weakly, her voice becoming faint.

"Hey Koneko stay with me i need you to throw your kunia in the air".

She says ok then throws the kunai in the air. I feel a familiar pull and I tell Sero to grab onto my shoulder then we teleport in a yellow flash.

During the teleportation Naruto would think to himself.

(I'm glad that I thought of giving each group a Hiraishin kunai if not Koneko and Irina would have bled to death.) I thought to myself in anger, anger at myself for not being able to sense Freed when I can sense people all over this town.

I looked towards Sero and he nodded. We both had one thing on our minds: Freed and Valper are going to pay.

When they got their white hot rage washed over them but the worry for their friends won over as they picked up Irina and Koneko they both felt the same way.

For Sero(Issei) seeing one of his friends that he grew up with in such pain and he wasn't there to protect her made him even more furious at Freed.

It was the same for Naruto as he held Koneko bridal style. His eye would flicker between blue and crimson ever so often.

But as they were about to leave, Rias along with Akeno,Asia, Raynare,Sona and Tsubaki would also arrive.

Asia moving quickly to heal Irina and Koneko as best she could and the other would follow not too long after.

Just in time to catch Freed celebrating on the phone about his conquest to Valper but as he was about to leave the forest a kunai would stop him.

"Hmm looky looky what we have here a devil hunting party oh boy looks like you guys want to have round two well im down to play if you are". Freed would say in sadistic glee.

"That enough Freed no need to be in such a rush y the entertainment is soon to come". a deep older voice would say.

They group would look up to the sky as that is where they heard the voice and they saw someone flying above them.

Among the group was Raynare as she looked at who it was horror would flash across her face as she saw him for a moment she backed away in fear however the mysterious figure locked eyes right on her.

"Going somewhere Raynare, how is that any way to greet an old friend". The man would say with a small sadistic smirk.

"Raynare you know this guy"? I would ask her but the fear I saw on her face made me worried.

"I-I-It's Kokabiel" she would say in absolute fear.

"Master Kokabiel, what are you doing here"? She would say as she almost hyperventilated.

"Don't ask questions already know the answer to girl you of all people should be familiar with what's been going on" Kokabiel would say

Everyone would turn to Raynare wondering what he meant by that of course Raynare explained everything that she could to them when she first joined.

How she had been working for someone a member of the fallen angels that wasn't actually their leader it was Kokabiel however she didn't want to reveal all of the information she had primarily because it was a part that she would rather forget.

"Hmm a treacherous woman is what you are, i have the right mind to kill you but your death will come soon enough". Kokabiel would say he looked at her in a way that said he meant every word.

"If you want to try to get to Raynare you're going to have to go through us first asshole". Naruto said as he stood ready for battle and the others following suit.

However Kokabiel would only continue to grin.

"Two incomplete Dragons looking to challenge me

I can feel a great deal of power within you fox boy but you should remember to fight in your weight class your still eons away from giving me a real challenge." Kokabiel would say mockingly.

"Kokabiel, what is the meaning of this!?" Rias would ask with authority.

"This town is under our protection. The trouble that you're causing here. It could potentially spark yet another Faction war." Sona would say with authority.

"That's the idea Sisters of the King

and Ice Princess your are spitting images of your brother and sister. It sickens me all this time. All this effort I will not let it go to waste." Kokabiel would say with every ounce of disgust in his body.

"Are you looking for conflict?" Rias would ask her body tensing up ready for a fight.

"But of course I am for so long we've all been towing away in anguish everyone becoming dull their blades no longer having the sharp edge they once had the Great War oh those were such glorious times a time where there was nothing but chaos and rampage all across the world and yet now it has all been taken away i will have fun taking back me glory and i will have fun doing so."

"Im going to start with this town maybe that will catch the attention im looking for"

With that Kokabiel would launch an attack causing everyone to take cover as he and Freed would flee it became very clear where they were going to the school that was going to be the ground zero.

Rias would be horrified at the repercussions of this if Kokabiel get his way then this could be the ground zero for the Next Great War not just engulfing this town but the entire world.

For everyone they knew what was at stake at this moment there was no point in wasting any time everyone would run towards the school immediately.

The Gremory peerage using a version of body flicker the uses demonic power called the Phantom Flash (Fantomufurasshu) while the church duo were pumping their leg with their Holy power to speed to get both Irina and Koneko of the battle field to have their wounds tended to by Tsubaki.

As Sona and Rias would make the proper preparations even if they called Sirzeches it would take him an hour for him to arrive along with Serafall and their forces and that was all the time they were going to have they'd have to hold it down for however long they could before backup could arrive.

Rias however would be confident having her peerage to help her, she believed that they were more than enough to hold down and defeat Kokabiel here and now.

Naruto would stand at the ready as the signs for battle were approaching.

Naruto and the other members of the House of Gremory along with Sero and Xenovia all prepared themselves for the fight that was to come a magic barrier had been made around the school by Sona and her peerage hopefully keeping all of the damage contained to that area and whatever was destroyed could be rebuilt later.

Kokabiel as Valper was working on the final preparations for his plan but wanting to give his opponents some entertainment he summoned The Guardian of the Underworld Ceberus the three-headed dog itself as it would come from the ground and attack the group.

Naruto would stay back as instructed by Rias to boost up the boosted gear to its max and to transfer the power to them to allow them fight past their limit while doing so Naruto would create an army of shadow clones to assist on dealing with the mange mutt as the clones would use the Lucio chains to hold Cerberus down.

Long enough for Koneko who had managed to recover quicker then Irina to deliver a serious strike to the back off one the dogs heads

"Raskukin style Fist form 3: Hammer Fist Drop! Koneko would yell as she slammed her fist down on the back of Cerberu's left head.

"Wait a go Koneko thanks for the opening {Balmung}!" Kiba would yell as he created a sword he developed on the fly to deal with Cerberus as used Phantom Flash: Haste, to speed off toward Cerberus legs.

"Don't forget about me senior!" Xenovia would yell playfully as she copied his Phantom Flash with her magic to speed beside him.

As the two of them got near Cerberus they would ready their sword and would slice Cerberus legs out from under him leaving him on the ground.

In the meantime the Kokabiel plan had been completed, the battle field emanating in a golden glow as the final product had been made fused Excalibur this sword was able to use the powers of 4 Excalibur fragments that had been sealed within it.

Kokabiel, looking to see what it could truly do, gave Freed the command to go wild to test out its abilities.

Kokabiel would explain to Freed that the sword had the abilities of Excalibur Rapidly enhanced speed, Excalibur mimic form change, Excalibur nightmares illusions and Excalibur transparency invisibility.

Freed would become a monster on the battle field disappearing and reappearing all around the battle field confusing the group with multiple freeds appearing out of nowhere only for the group to realize that they were only illusions.

Freed was almost impossible to hit and he was able to keep the group at a distance thanks to Fused Excalibur.

"Hirashin lvl2 Lotus: Rasengan!" I would yell as I got close enough to slam a Rasengan to Freed's back but he blocked it with the back of Excalibur the two colliding, sending us in opposite directions

"Nice try fox boy but you'll have to do better than that." Freed would say mockingly as he blocked Kiba's attack from behind.

As he would knock him down over and over and over again.

"Hahaha all that struggle and for what you can't beat him" Valper would mock Kiba.

"You and your friends were such good guinea pigs you made it possible to create that sword." Valper would say arrogantly as pulled out a blue gem stone he called it a Light container.

You see in order to world a Holy sword which was something that was rare for most humans as only a few had the capability.

The ones that were capable were only able to do so because of what was known as the Holy Gene the problem is that a lot of the humans don't create enough of the holy element as such they are incapable of wielding the blade except for the rare few that have enough on their own to wield it without the need.

However Valper found another way if you extract the Holy Gene(light attribute) from the individual you steal enough you could create a Light container (or a Holy Gene Crystal) and you could bestow that power to wield a holy blade onto anyone.

Of course this also resulted in the death of those that had the gene extracted but that was the price that was paid.

To the group Valper was truly disgusting.

"How could you,Valper." Sero would say.

"You had the full trust of those who worked behind you and yet you would stoop to such acts." Xenovia would say irritated even though she wielded a Holy Sword even she didn't like the means they were able to do so.

"Hmph you damn children you condone my acts but yet you are all the product of my research they expelled me they called me a heretic they said that what I did was Blasphemous but yet they were willing to use my research for their project creating artificial holy sword used but tell me what is fair in the end they still used my knowledge for their own benefits in the end you're all nothing more but hypocrites.

Kiba however would be filled with a strong sense of anguish; he and his friends always believed that everything they did was for the greater good for the betterment of mankind and yet now they were nothing more than guinea pigs test subjects a means to an end.

Valper callously threw the stone at Kiba feet, that stone in particular was made the last of the rest subjects Kiba's friends.

"We no longer needed human sacrifices anymore. In the end what we managed to create was much more optimal; those stones are obsolete at best now." Valper would say dismissively.

Kiba however would clutch the crystal a strong wave of emotions would wash over him.

("Can I say something truthfully I don't know why I survived that night. I didn't have any dreams, desires or goals, not like the people I've come to call me friends and comrades, however those kids in that project had dreams they had ambitions true dreams and desires so why was I the only one allowed to Live through that HELL!) Kiba would ask himself in tears.

However in the midst of his grief a strong aura would shine around him the souls of his friends coming through the crystal comforting their friend Kiba freeing him from the guilt and from the burden that bound him down his whole life.

They would infuse themselves within him allowing their will to become one with his to increase his power to a level never seen before.

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