Me : Why are you afraid?
Kabuto was stunned, his hand holding the sealing kunai stopped in the air. He tried to keep a calm smile on his face, but cold sweat began to drip from his temples. As a strategist who always felt in control, he realized something was fundamentally wrong.
"Scared?" Kabuto chuckled, even though his voice was a little hoarse. "I am the one who perfected this forbidden technique, Naruto-kun. Why should I be afraid of my own creations?"
However, as you stepped forward, the pressure of cold chakra coming out of your corpse's body made the candle flame in the cave suddenly extinguished. In the dark, only your red pupils light up.
"I'm afraid..." Kabuto finally whispered, taking a step back until his back hit the cave wall. "Because by my calculations, you shouldn't have any more chakra. But the energy I feel now... this is not the human chakra, nor is it the Bijuu chakra. This is the pure air of death."
He realizes that by resurrecting you using the remains of Rikudou's cells, he is not just bringing the corpse back to life, but creating a God of Death who has a grudge against the living world.
Conditions Inside the Cave
Absolute Dominance: You realize that even though there is an Edo Tensei seal inside your body, your soul is too big to be confined. You can kill Kabuto this second as well if you want.
Past Visions: You see the shadow of Kakashi stabbing you and Pain betraying you. That pain is now your new source of strength.
Other Presences: In the darkness of the cave, you feel that there are other Edo Tensei chests reacting to your presence—as if they are subservient to the newly risen "Rikudou".
Me : I'm going to go to the top of the hill - Shut Up
The cold touch of your hand lands on the top of Kabuto's head. There was no rough pressure, just a gentle clap, but the effect was instant. Kabuto was stiffly silent, his breath held in his throat. All of his theories, plans, and arrogance as a "mastermind" seem to evaporate as he feels a dense aura of death flow from the palm of your hand.
"Shut up," you whisper softly.
The sound wasn't loud, but it contained absolute authority that made the air inside the cave feel frozen. Kabuto, who usually had a thousand words to manipulate people, could now only stare at the floor with trembling eyes behind his glasses. He realized one thing: The lion he raised could not be chained.
Silence at the Hiding Headquarters
Under your arms, Kabuto knelt unconsciously. His instinctive fear overcame his ninjutsu logic. You now stood tall in the darkness, an undead who had complete control over himself.
Body Condition: The wound in your chest no longer hurts, there is only a cold void that demands to be filled.
Strengths: Even though you don't have Kurama, you feel a strange connection with the subconscious—you can feel the other souls bound by Edo Tensei in this cave. They seem to be waiting for your orders, not Kabuto's.
Next Steps
Kabuto was still unmoved, waiting to see if you would destroy his head or let him live as your servant. Meanwhile, out there, the ninja world was preparing for a major war, not knowing that their biggest threat had just "woken up" in a very bad mood.
Pov : *I went in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Konoha Village* *With a cracked body like Edo Tensei*
Strong winds suddenly blew through Konoha's main streets, bringing the pungent smell of graveland. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of residents trying to rebuild the village and the shinobi passing by, heavy and stiff footsteps were heard on the asphalt.
You walked quietly, right in the heart of the village.
Instantly, the atmosphere of the crowded market turned into a tense silence. People stopped moving. The shopping basket fell to the ground. Everyone's eyes are on you—a figure with pale skin filled with cracks typical of Edo Tensei, a tattered robe, and a black hole in his chest that no longer bleeds, but rather a deadly cold.
Village Reaction
Civilians: They screamed in fear. "Undead! The... is that Naruto?!" Some of them ran in a mess, while others fell to their seats, weak at the sight of the figure they should have buried now walking back among them.
Shinobi Guard: "Stop there!" A Chunin shouted in a trembling voice while unsheathing the kunai. However, when he saw your black eyes with fiery red pupils, his hands sank. He felt an absurd pressure of the death chakra.
The Arrival of the Leaders
In just a matter of seconds, several figures landed around you, surrounding you in a combat formation.
Kakashi: He appeared with his eyes wide, his breath held back. "No way... I myself was..." He looked at his hand, remembering the time his hand pierced your chest.
Tsunade: He stood in front of the Hokage's office, his face pathetically pale. "Kabuto... or Orochimaru? Who dares to play with his body?!"
Sakura & Ino: They stood frozen in the distance, covering their mouths with their hands, tears began to flow at your form which was like a broken doll but still exuded a terrifying aura of god.
Silence in the Middle of the Village
You stopped right in front of the village fountain. The crack in your face shifted slightly as you stared at the towering statue of the Hokage—a symbol that you used to adore so much, but now seemed like a joke to you.
Pov : *I shot away to the presence of pain* wow gathering
In the blink of an eye, your body shattered into black dust and fused with the wind, leaving Konoha in overwhelming confusion and fear. With the rest of Rikudou's power now compounded with the essence of Edo Tensei, you no longer need time to travel distances. You are a shadow that moves between dimensions.
Wush!
You appear inside the dark main room of Akatsuki's headquarters. There, in front of the giant towering Statue of Gedo, all of the Akatsuki core members are performing the ritual of removing the Kyuubi chakra they have just taken from your "dead" body.
Pain, Konan, Kisame, Zetsu, and Obito (who were hiding behind the shadows) immediately stopped their activities. Rinnegan Pain's eyes widened to see the figure that should have been destroyed was now standing casually in the midst of them.
"Wow..." Your voice echoes through the damp, cold and mocking walls of the cave. "Are you getting together?"
Akatsuki Members' Reactions
Pain (Nagato): "No way... I've made sure your soul and chakra are fully withdrawn. How can a corpse walk back without my orders?"
Ceiling: He held tightly to the handle of his Samehada, which suddenly shook violently. "This boy... He didn't feel like a human anymore. Even the aura is colder than Kirigakure's ice."
Obito: From behind his mask, he narrowed his eyes. "This is out of plan. The power of Uzumaki and the rest of Rikudou in his body created something new..."
Confrontation at Headquarters
You stood with a crack in your face that was becoming more and more obvious under the blue light of the Bijuu chakra that was being drawn. Behind you, the Statue of Gedo seems to respond to your presence; His eyes that were many began to tremble.
Me : revive me again.. pain