Chapter 32

Within the Naruto-verse, at this moment, one could see Kaiza's body frozen solidly in ice. His body had many weapons stabbed into him—kunai, swords, daggers, arrows—the list went on. He bore all types of injuries, from cuts to burns and more.

Such injuries should have killed him long ago, but the sword allowed him to live as long as his willpower remained strong. However, he was now frozen solid, and the sword had been taken by his... stepson. The little kid had joined four other shinobi, fighting against Gato and his men.

This little kid was Inari, and it had been about six months since that warrior saved them and gave them the power to fight back. Even so, fighting back was easier said than done. It took time to save up enough money to hire Shinobi for help. Even then, Inari's grandfather had to use underhanded means to get the shinobi to assist in their battle.

Inari's eyes were red with tears. He was only eight years old and had to fight the battle his father couldn't complete. He was fueled with rage—rage like nothing he had ever felt before.

"Watch out!" a black-haired kid cried out and suddenly flashed in front of Inari, blocking a rain of needles that would have surely killed him. Inari's eyes widened. This black-haired kid was called Sasuke.

Honestly, Inari didn't like these shinobi, as they were only willing to help them for money, unlike that armored warrior who didn't even bother to ask for payment. Still, seeing Sasuke shield him like this... well, his impression of them began to change.

"Sasuke!" the other shinobi, Naruto, cried out, punching one of Gato's hired men away and running forward to Sasuke's side. Inari couldn't move—he couldn't even react—seeing Sasuke slowly breathing his last.

***

"It's like fate is trying to have things play out the way they should have. At the end of the day, Kaiza dies, and by the looks of things, Naruto's ninja way will be found today," I said calmly, watching everything unfold from the shadows.

Everyone who was dying was entering my domain, and all they had became mine. I just watched, waiting for my time to act. My time to act soon arrived when Inari, who was fighting using the power gifted to him by the sword, reached his limit. His body, unable to handle the power of the sword, faced an incoming blade that would take his head.

I appeared before Inari, picking him up while killing the hired man with one hand. Naruto, who was using the power of the Nine-Tails fox, paused. The sight of a man's body being cut in half was... well, too graphic for the kid.

"This sword was not meant to be held by a kid. Are you alright?" I asked Inari, who burst into tears, hugging me. This caught me off guard slightly, but it looked like I had become this kid's hero.

"I'm not good with emotional things. Go sit back and relax. I will avenge your father," I said calmly, turning to the guy in the mirror. I put Inari down, but before I could walk forward, the sound of thousands of birds crying filled the air.

I looked over and, through the mist, saw a masked man running forward, his palm covered in lightning, turning into the deadliest blade. He stabbed toward the shinobi known as Zabuza, a man hired by Gato to kill them.

The guy in front of me wasted no time, bursting forward at full speed, and he jumped in front of Zabuza, shielding him in the nick of time.

'What the fuck,' I thought, choosing to sit back and watch fate take over. And as expected, Zabuza didn't care about the guy's death, seeing him as nothing more than a tool. That was until Naruto began to speak, his words turning into daggers that pierced through the ice wall Zabuza had built around his heart.

I frowned as things followed the plot. I couldn't help but wonder—did everyone pausing to let Naruto speak happen because of fate? Should I kill fate or try to find ways to circumvent it? But that also brought up the question—why was I able to fuck up the plot in the world of Code Geass?

Zabuza rushed toward Gato's men. Naruto's "talk no jutsu" was truly powerful, leading Zabuza to turn over a new leaf and fight on their behalf.

"You think I didn't plan for this?" Gato asked with a cold smirk, watching the incoming Zabuza. Zabuza's eyes narrowed until they widened as a sea of flames burst forward, shooting toward him. Zabuza quickly jumped aside to dodge.

He didn't dare to run forward. This newcomer should be as strong—or maybe even stronger—than him. Zabuza's eyes narrowed while looking at the newcomer, a man in robes with red clouds. The man wore the forehead protector of the Village Hidden in the Waterfall, but there was a line through the symbol, showing this man was a rogue shinobi, like him.

'Kakuzu?' My eyebrow raised. I was confused as to why a member of the Akatsuki was here. Sure, this guy loved money, but Gato couldn't have been rich enough to hire him.

'This isn't even his main body. This should be the same technique Itachi used that one time to buy time,' I thought, stepping forward.

"I'm guessing you're here because of me?" I asked calmly, causing Kakuzu's eyes to narrow while looking at me. That confirmed my guess, but it raised the question of how they knew of my existence. Then again, Gato might have spread the news of my swords far and wide to try and get people to kill Kaiza for free.

This could have gotten Akatsuki's attention. They'd definitely want to know of my existence, especially given the gear I had that could strengthen others. Seeing how Kaiza fought without fearing death, they would undoubtedly value information more than anything else at the moment.

"You're here to get information on me, right? Well, let's dance!" I said before bursting forward at extreme speed. No techniques, no chakra—just raw physical power.

Kakuzu wasted no time, jumping backward to dodge me, but he wasn't fast enough. To his shock, he lost an arm. However, the severed limb reattached itself, using hundreds of threads embedded within his body.

This unique physique of his makes most attacks useless against him, I thought, dodging the kunai he threw toward me. Before I could close in, one of the masks on his back shot forward. Lightning crackled from its mouth, aiming to fry me.

With a flash, I threw my sword into the mask just before it could fire, destroying it. This left three remaining masks: a Fire Mask, a Water Mask, and a Wind Mask. They launched a combined beam toward me, each element intertwining into a massive attack.

I moved swiftly, slicing through the combined jutsu and redirecting the beams into the ground, leaving behind deep gouges that shocked Naruto and the others.

"Cute. Too bad this is only a clone," I said, my words shocking Kakuzu. In an instant, I had thrown my sword again, and it pierced through his head, pinning him to the ground.

"Your taijutsu is good, but mine is better," I said with a smile. I had seen someone like Cid train, and that guy was a monster in combat. While this world relied heavily on unique eyes to read an opponent's movements, Cid had trained his own eyes to do the same.

To list a few things I could do—I could predict everything Kakuzu would attempt from his movements, his breathing, his speech patterns, and more. While Kakuzu was trying to figure out what I could do, I was already ten steps ahead. Add Anos' knowledge to the mix, and I could do all of this to the power of 100. That's without even mentioning the countless hours of training I underwent to perfect my foresight abilities.

"Who are you?" Kakuzu asked. His head twitched, trying to heal, but my sword negated his regenerative abilities.

"Momon," I said, pulling my sword from his pinned head and placing it on my back. Retrieving the second sword, which had taken out the Lightning Mask, I swung it toward Gato. The force of the swing cut through Gato and everyone behind him in a single stroke.

I turned and walked back toward Inari, ignoring Kakuzu's body as it twitched and transformed, taking on the appearance of another figure entirely. I glanced at Sasuke, who had fainted.

"The last survivor of the Uchiha clan... it would be a waste for you to die here," I muttered, ignoring the pink-haired girl sobbing over him. Pulling out a potion, I poured it over Sasuke's head despite their unease, watching as his injuries healed and the needles embedded in him fell out.

***

'Well, my plans just got derailed,' I thought calmly. I had planned to play the role of a wandering swordsman who used no chakra but could defeat even the strongest shinobi.

This was for two reasons.

First, I wanted to draw the attention of certain individuals like Sasuke and Rock Lee. I wanted Sasuke to join Nazarick. I liked Sasuke far more than Naruto. In fact, throughout all of Naruto, I supported Sasuke's goals. When he wanted to kill Itachi, I was on his side. When he learned the truth about Itachi, I still supported him.

I even supported Sasuke more when he sought truth instead of outright revenge. I never understood why Sasuke got so much hate when 99% of people would have done the same things in his shoes.

Second, I wanted to take over the Land of Waves. However, with the Akatsuki now aware of my existence, that plan needed a serious revision.

{A/N: Thoughts on this chapter since I used A.I. to help proof read it. it would be helpful since this could mean I could post more chapters since I don't have to personally go through the chapters.}