Chapter 34

Inside the big martial arts hall that was Dragon's own house, Naruto stood in a sloppy fighting stance in front of Dragon himself.

"Old man, why do i have to train at all?" Naruto had already started complaining and they had not even started.

"Naruto. What did you say your dream was?" He said with a teasing look?

"I KNOW OKAY!" Naruto yelled because he knew what Dragon would say next.

"How could you ever become someone like the hokage without strength. Are you expecting to get there with chocolate and flowers?" He said and his smile disappeared and was replaced with the stern look of a master teaching his disciple.

"I said i know. Let's just get on with it already." Naruto didn't wait any longer and rushed at Dragon with the intent of kicking his ass.

Naruto jumped and tried to punch his new trainer in the stomach but Dragon side stepped perfectly and hit Naruto on the side of his body making him crash into the ground.

"AAAOOHHH, NOT SO HARD OLD MAN!" Naruto yelled angerly while rubbing his side that took the hit.

"Don't stop. Stand up and try again." Dragon said and taunted Naruto using two fingers.

"I will beat you up!!" Naruto yelled and jumped at him again. This time Dragon didn't hit him back but just kept dodging Naruto flawlessly and at the same time pointing out what he did wrong at all times.

"Focus on your balance. Otherwise it will be too easy to knock you off balance." Dragon said and pushed Naruto slightly to demonstrate how poor his balance was.

"Center of balance. Focus on finding that, since that will be key when moving at high speeds and fighting opponents where you have to move and change directions rapidly."

Dragon and Naruto continued training for a long time. When Naruto grew exhausted Dragon would explain ninjutsu, genjutsu or anything he deemed important for Naruto to know.

A few hours later while Naruto stood and did simple training exercises Dragon was having an important discussion.

'System, can i teach Naruto haki even though it belongs to a different universe?' Dragon knew that certain things had restrictions when he it came to being two different universes.

[With systems assistance then yes, it is very possible. Put your hands on Naruto's head and let the system do the rest.]

Dragon walked forwards to Naruto that stood and did a simple physical strength-based exercise. He felt Dragon's massive hand on his head and opened his eyes that were previously closed to better find concentration.

"Stay still Naruto." He did as he was told and didn't even allow his body to sway slightly because he was afraid what would happen if he would move.

[It is done. The universal law of restriction no longer apply to Naruto Uzumaki.] The notification came and Dragon removed his hand.

"What was that for d.. Old man?" Naruto had a hard time calling him dad still. But Dragon didn't mind so he just rolled with what made Naruto comfortable.

"I am going to start teaching you a new technique. It will make you a true powerhouse in the future, and it will certainly help you get that Hokage Hat." Dragon said and walked back and picked up a training sword by the wall.

"Now put on this blindfold." Dragon said and threw a piece of cloth at the boy.

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Outside a very depressing and awfully rainy village. A tall scary looking man appeared from literally nowhere. One second there was nothing and then as the next second passed, there stood now a man in a black leather clothing. (Alucard's black leather bodysuit)

"So this is the place Master told me about. Hidden village in the rain or whatnot. Guess i have to find the Akatsuki now." Alucard said and started walking towards the city and a few seconds later he was no longer anywhere to be found, he had disappeared again.

Zetsu, have you found Orochimaru yet? The urgency is evident now." A man with orange-coloured hair and eyes with a spiral pattern to them said. Beside him stood a beautiful woman with blue or purple hair that showed little to no emotions at all times.

"Yes. We know of his location, but he is always moving about, we are starting to suspect he knows he's being watched." A weird plant-like human was standing behind them, while having half it's body planted into the floor itself.

"Then it's soon time to approach him. Don't let him out of your sight, Zetsu." The orange-haired man said with absolutely no emotions.

"Understood!" The plant man said and disappeared back into the ground.

"Nagato, should we really go after Orochimaru?" The blue-haired woman beside him asked with concern in her voice now that the plant man had disappeared.

"My name is Pain. Do not forget it!" Pain said while looking over the map on the table in front of him.

"A very depressing place you got here, Akatsuki. But i like it." A voice neither of the two recognized sounded out inside the room, even though no one was visible. The darkness of the walls seemed to morph multiple time in many locations, and a chill spread throughout the room.

"Who are you?" Pain said with very little emotion in his voice even after this unknown individual appeared. His eyes picked up on the weird shadowy forms moving about, but he didn't see the one that was talking to them.

"Me? I am called Alucard. Someone very eager to join your little group." Alucard said, still not visible to either Pain nor Konan.

"Show yourself, Alucard!" Konan said and readied some self-made shuriken using her very special ninjutsu.

"Paper? That's new.. Interesting.." Alucard's voice trailed off and disappeared into the void.

"What say you?" His voice appeared again right next to Pain's ear and disappeared before Pain even picked up on his movements.

"Show yourself." Pain said with a little annoyance in his voice. He was very interested in how this person was staying hidden from him.

"Aren't you gonna give me your ring? Or am I gonna have to take this one?" The sense of a finger running across her back appeared and Konan jumped away quickly and stood on the other side of the room. This action seemed to have slightly angered Pain, but he hid the emotions perfectly. Of course, that would only be true if his opponent was human.

"Ohh, I found your weak spot did I?" Suddenly Konan stopped being able to breath from out of nowhere. She fell down on her knees grabbing at her throat but nothing came off it.

"Release her!" Pain screamed to the man he still could not see. He dashed towards Konan and brought forth a black rod that he struck in front of Konan but that made no difference at all. Konan was still on the ground dying and Pain could do nothing to change it.

"Give him the ring. He is useful for the cause." A second voice appeared and then out of a weird spiral teleportation, a man with a orange face mask appeared. The mask had one hole in it and he was wearing the same outfit as pain and Nagato.

"Fine." Pain took out the ring that was meant for the snake man and put it on the table, together with a set of Akatsuki clothes.

"It looks like someone finally understood the situation at hand," Alucard said and Konan got back her ability to breath without any difficulty. Rage could be seen in her eyes, but the fear was equally high so she didn't act out and just stayed there quietly messaging her throat.

"Now show yourself, Alucard." The new addition to the group said in a demanding voice towards the darkness around them. No answer came from Alucard for a long time.

"What is your name?" After a long silence, Alucard gave a question that was obviously directed towards the orange spiral masked man.

"I am Madara Uchiha. Now tell me yours, don't force me to take action." The man identified as Madara said and his eye seemed to shine bright red for just a second.

"ha, ha, ha, ha.... Now we both know that's not true, don't we?" A whisper from Alucard sounded outright by Madara's ear. He looked at Pain and they didn't seem to have heard anything, which he could credit Alucard for as well.

"Pain, Konan. Orochimaru is off the list, Alucard has taken his place. Continue as planned, i have to go, i got things to take care off." He said and he quickly disappeared into a spiral of panic and confusion.

"See you around, u.ch.i.ha.." The whisper like voice of Alucard sounded of inside of the spiral masked man's ear as he disappeared from the room. This angered the Uchiha immensely since that was obviously a taunt and hint that Alucard knew his identity.

"I will be going as well. See you around, little lady." A finger stroked Konan's back again and sent a chill down her spine.

Alucard's presence finally left the room entirely. Pain and Konan also noticed that both the ring and the clothing were gone from the table.

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