Chapter 117 - 109: The Skeleton King and Himawari (1/2)
(In The Other Dimension, 2 Days Later)
It's been a few days since they arrived in this dimension, and the moment their feet landed on the soil of this world, they planned to go their separate ways. Their goal is to capture as many Otsutsukis as possible, and that would only work if they split their team. Sasuke and Kimimaro went alone, while Kakashi and Minato travelled together. The clone of Hikaru and Itachi went to the giant floating palace in the middle of elemental nation, where they felt a lot of Otsutsuki.
Kakashi and Minato said that they wanted to see if there are any survivors, and that is understandable, considering that more survivors means more shinobis for Konoha, their Konoha. Who knows, they might just find both Sasuke and Naruto, alive.
Kimimaro and Sasuke decided to capture the most Otsutsukis. While Itachi and Hikaru's clone wanted to fight the leader of these aliens.
(With Sasuke)
With a smirk, Sasuke rained down thousands of Kirin onto the Otsutsuki Clan members in front of him. After the countless rain of Kirin, every Otsutsuki was on the ground, charred to the point of death but Sasuke made sure that they did not die, he only weakened them for easy capture. He activated the storage ring given to him by Hikaru, and all of them were sucked inside it. He did not leave a single one, every Otsutsuki is important for the experiment they were going to do, after all.
Sasuke grunted as he blocked an attack from an Otsutsuki. He knew the Otsutsuki was strong, but he was stronger. With a kick, the Otsutsuki who attacked him fell to the ground while vomiting blood.
”Y-you hairless apes! I am Kamui Otsutsuki, and I will not allow you lower beings to just stomp us around!” The now identified Kamui, cried with the last of his strength. He can no longer move, the rain of Kirin earlier damaged him enough for that. His tattered clothing showed numerous injuries, and most of all, blood. Sasuke thought they were aliens, but aliens didn't have red blood. It sickened him to know that these people decided to conquer every planet they saw, and enslaved every species they met.
These Otsutsukis, they were not gods, they were just as human as them. Their blood confirmed that. With a kick to the head, he knocked out Kamui and stored him inside the storage ring.
He looked around him, and saw this world's Konoha in ruins. Not a single citizen of Konoha can be seen, and he frowned at that. He wanted to save this world's version of him, the older Sasuke Uchiha and his family. He wanted to save them because he didn't want the same thing to happen to his own family. It was a scary thought, at least for him, that someone might slaughter his family and he wouldn't be able to do anything. He can imagine what the other him is feeling right, if he is alive that is.
(With Kimimaro)
”Sage Art: Throne Of The Skeleton King.” Bones appeared before Kimimaro and formed a magnificent throne behind him. He sat on the throne as it floated to the sky. He rested his head on his hand, and looked down at the numerous Otsutsuki members in front of him, like a cold and calculating Monarch looking at his enemies.
He wore a business suit, and it fit him perfectly. His long white hair stretched to his waist, and his cold vivid green eyes arrogantly looked down at them. But the most noticeable thing about him was his horns, they were made from bones, his bones, and his skin was as pale as white. He was using the Sage Mode, and this was the form he took.
He raised his other hand, and the Otsutsukis tensed up. They couldn't move, they were terrified of him. But not all of them, some were stronger than most. They rose up to fight the Skeleton King, but it was futile, for the Skeleton King is a cruel Monarch.
”Sage Art: Wrath Of The Skeleton King.” Kimimaro voiced his technique, and as fast as they can blink, millions upon millions of sharp bones appeared in the sky.
And then, he brought his arm down.
All of them fell towards the hundreds of Otsutsukis in front of him faster than the eye could blink. They tried to form some kind of chakra barrier, but it was simply futile. The Skeleton King showed no mercy as he left them all on the brink of death. His eyes simply gazed, his eyes contained no mercy.
And then, he sighed and shook his head in disappointment, then said, ”Is that really all? I thought more of them. The Otsutsukis are, simply, glorified humans. Hikaru-sama wanted me to bring them back alive, but it seems like I killed a few of them. I can't hold back after all.”
His cold and stoic face did one thing that would've shocked some people. He smirked at his fallen enemies, his smirk contained arrogance, confidence, and most of all, pride.
With a wave of his hand, all of the Otsutsuki members, whether they were dead or alive, were all sucked into the storage ring given to him by Hikaru. Fortunately, the time inside the storage ring is stopped and even with those severe injuries, those Otsutsuki people will still live, but as their lab rats.
He looked around, and found only a wasteland with a lot, lot of bones sticking out. If his theory is correct, the land he is floating upon was once the lightning country of this dimension. He couldn't find any life remaining, but they might be hiding. The people of this dimension, aside from the Otsutsuki Clan, must be planning to fight back. He knows how stubborn humans can be, and they might just be hiding in the shadows as they plan their counter-attack against their oppressors.
”Hmm, is this the hairless monkey they are talking about? He certainly doesn't seem much.” A female voice sounded behind him, but he already knew about her presence before she even got here.
He controlled his throne to turn around and face his opponent. He saw a white haired woman with two horns protruding from her forehead. He noticed that she had three eyes, her regular two eyes were rinnegan while the eye on her forehead was a rinne-sharingan. It looks somewhat different from Sasuke-san, but he can recognize a rinne-sharingan when he sees one.
”Arrogant words, coming from someone so weak,” Yeah, he's been influenced by Hikaru-sama alright, ”I can kill you within a blink of an eye. Why do you think that you're strong enough to face me on your own?”
The Otsutsuki woman looked at him in disdain, and said with disgust, ”You hairless monkeys are truly arrogant. I don't know where you came from, but you cannot escape the wrath of the great Izanami herself. I am Izanami Otsutsuki, remember my name, monkey.”
Kimimaro chuckled, but it didn't sound pleasant, far from it. It was cold, his arctic laughter suddenly filled her ears.
Then, he stopped. He looked at her, and suddenly, she felt pain from her chest. She looked down to see what was happening, and saw something so horrifying. Her bones were sticking out, they were escaping her body. She tried to contain it, but she found no control of her body. Her limbs started to move on their own, as if they had minds of their own.
Cracking sounds came from her bones as they tried to escape from her body. It was painful, the most painful thing she has ever felt. Her bones ripped her skin, her spine moved like a worm, and then, she saw Kimimaro smirking at her with madness behind his oh so green eyes.
Then, everything went to hell for her. With a sudden push, all of her, except for her skull, pierced her body from the inside and went towards Kimimaro. He controlled them like they were a part of him. She tried screaming but found that she couldn't. She could no longer move, her body was a bloody mess. Organs were falling, her intestines simply plopped to the ground, and she could hear her heart beating its last.
Kimimaro's face was filled with anger as he screamed at her.
”You arrogant, utterly worthless mongrel! The only one who can be arrogant in front of me and insult me like that is Hikaru-sama! And he never insulted me, never in the time I have known him has he ever insulted me! No one can insult me, except for my master!” He then calmed himself down, and added, ”I should've captured you alive, but I was too angry. But I will take your eyes, Hikaru-sama will surely love them.”