Chapter 7 Void

Naruto Uzumaki (The Future Hero)

Naruto had just recently gotten home an hour ago and had been laying on the couch the whole time. After everything that happened recently he honestly just wished he could turn off everything around him and just be able to relax for as long as possible. Naruto couldn't stop thinking about what happened that afternoon with Iruka-sensei and Mizuki. It bothered him greatly..because...

He couldn't save

A hero...A Leader...they couldn't allow for others to die off their own idiotic choices...and he knew he was the main component behind what happened to Mizuki and the other two traitors, as well as what happened with Iruka-sensei. It was something he couldn't just shrug off, It was something that was just biting at him and not trying to stop.

Naruto took a glance at the chains that remained at the table. Even though he had used them, They looked completely unchanged or unmoved and were in the same position that they had been yesterday morning. Now's as good of a time as any... he thought.

He got up as he sat in front of the chains, preparing for the routine as he breathed in and out with his eye's closed. He proceeded to grab the chain's with both-

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Naruto gasped out for air as he immediately pushed himself back, and dropped himself on the floor, the chain's falling back down on the table as he breathed in heavily from what he had just done. It's still just as overwhelming...no surprise there...but damn...

Naruto slowly got up as he continued breathing in and out while staring at the chains. Even with the formation of a contract the Chain's were still how they usually are, and he didn't know for how long they'd be like that.

Do you Hear me Young one?

"Huh? what the?..." Naruto said sounding confused

Did you think I wouldn't be able to communicate outside of battle?

Quite the contrary, Young one, haha.

"Well...If you are talking to me...what is it you want?..." Naruto asked

Sit on the floor and meditate, make sure you are 100% focused while you're at it.

"Alright then sure, but why exactly do I need to do this?"

It will allow me to communicate with you better and more directly young one.

Naruto proceeded on the floor as he closed his eyes and focused.

...

...

He felt water underneath him, not the same floor from his apartment as he slowly opened his eyes. He noticed he was sitting on water so he got up and took glances around him. There was nothing but pure fog and water that was at his feet, The world itself felt infinite, but also empty at the same time. It was a place of pure relaxation, but also a place of full loneliness. He took notice of a hooded figure that stood in front of him. The hooded figure looked quite a bit like the one in his dream not too long ago, but also not the same. The figure looked almost exactly the same as the one in his dream, but lacked the tattoos across his body, and he also seemed much more serious rather then the somewhat laid back attitude that the one in his dream had.

"Who are you?" Naruto asked

"I thought we went over this when we did our contract...you did call me out after all..." The figure stated while crossing his arms.

"WAIT!...So you're..."

"Yes. I am Sora no Kusari. I am indeed the chains that you have and wield. I myself have a true name. However, I do not desire to give it to you just yet, so for nowyou may call me Sora." He stated calmly.

"Sora huh...Wait...why won't you reveal to me your true name? If it's because you somehow don't know my name well my name's Naru-!"

"Haha,I am well aware of your name young one, you have no need to tell me. I simply prefer to not reveal my true name because It is not necessary at this moment of time. Maybe sometime in the future yes, but as of now I find it be somewhat inappropriate..." He stated.

"Oh man...Alright Fine! So anyways, what is this place?" Naruto asked

"This place...I myself don't truly know but I guess you could say it's my own world created from within you..."

"WAIT! THIS PLACE IS INSIDE ME! WHAT THE HELL?! THAT'S SO WEIRD! THIS PLACE IS SO BIG SO HOW COULD THIS!" Naruto said while freaking out

"Haha, Calm down boy. While this place is indeed in you, It is also not apart of you. It'd be more accurate to say that it's more of a mindscape or dream world that you can access through meditation or sleep in some form."

"Oh...Well...It's still pretty freaky, this place on it's own is pretty scary..."

"I personally don't find it scary...It's more of a home to me...Then again it's no suprise considering that I myself am a mere spirit of the chain...I cannot fathom how you think just like you yourself fathom how I think..."

"...HEY! ARE YOU CALLING ME STUPID?!" Naruto shouted at

"Hahaha,No, not at all boy...I'd say you are certainly interesting compared to the other's that have used me...I'll enjoy being your partner..."

"Whatever...I hope you're not like this all the time." Naruto mumbled out before resuming again "By the way, why did I feel the sharp pain in my head after I used that weird Void Style technique? Do you know?" Naruto questioned

"Well...The pain is mainly attributed from me attempting to form the contract with you...Usually contracts are formed in a place like this mindscape. Attempting to form it outside of a mindscape usually causes immense amounts of pain, so much so that the possibility of death even lingers as well..."

"SO WHY DID YOU DO IT THEN AND NOT WHEN I WAS HERE!" Naruto shouted at the man

"I originally did not want to form a contract with you for some quite time, I wanted too see how you would develop and If your potential exceeded any possible risks...but the possibility of you dying against those 3 lingered so I decided to form the contract and aid you..."

"Hmmmmm" Naruto simply stared with a cynical look.

"Is there anything else you wish to ask?...I did hear you mention something about Void Style?

"I did, do you know something about it? I used it right before the head pain kicked in"

The hooded man began to start laughing uncontrollably after he regained control of himself he stated.

"Never would I have thought I'd have a Void User as my partner...Such a rare talent..." He said in astonishment and in happiness.

Naruto simply stared at the man with his mouth wide open as if not knowing what to say at the situation.

Looks like were gonna have a little bit of a teaching session...

Naruto...

Naruto Uzumaki (The Future Hero)

"A...Teaching session?" Naruto asked in some shock...

"Huh?...do you clean your ear's young one? If you don't then my apologies I can understand why you didn't hear tha-"

"I KNOW WHAT YOU SAID YOU JUST HAD ME CONFUSED SO YOU DON'T YOU DARE START CALLING ME OUT ON MY EAR'S!" Naruto all but screamed out.

"No need for screaming young one, I heard you loud and clear...but yes...There is quite a bit you must learn, Void Style is a style that to your luck and possible misfortune...Is a style that I myself am very familiar with. Considering my last partner also could do Void Style as well.

"So you understand Void Style?...well for starters, Could you well...explain it?"

"Void Style is a style that I myself cannot fully comprehend or even you yourself can comprehend completely so to put it out as simple as possible, It is a form of Space and gravitational style of chakra nature that focuses on...well...Space and Time...

"Woah! Space and Time? That sounds scary...no...That sounds very scary actually"

I agree, It is quite scary. This chakra nature also has strong relations to that of Dark Release and Light Release...NOT to be confused with Yin and Yang Release, as Light and Dark Release work in slightly different but still unexplainable ways. Void Release especially has a relation to Dark Release and man...let me tell you...some of those Dark Release Jutsu's are quite interesting to say the least.

"Has anyone ever used Dark Release?" Naruto asked

"Well, there was one among a few named Hiruko, but we don't talk about him he's pretty irrelevant...yeah it'd be best if we just forgot about him..."

Somewhere in Naruto's mind he couldn't help but believe that somewhere in the world, a fourth wall had been broken.

"Regardless, To be able to use the true weapons that lie in Void Style which are the Dark Release and Light Release, you have to fully understand and manipulate the powers of the Void and Void Style itself. Easier said then done however...The Void itself is quite similar to those moments you get when you hold me in your hands for a few seconds every day..." He stated somewhat cryptically.

"No way! So I won't even be able to use Void Style to remotely close to it's full potential huh! I can barely handle you for 5 seconds! how could I possibly handle something that could take years-"

"Incorrect. First, Even a small amount of the Void's potential is still quite large. I suspect that for someone like you to hold the Nine-tails, as well as being an Uzumaki while also wielding me...You'd be able to handle roughly 10% of the Void's potential. That in itself might seem quite small, but trust me...It is formidable. Second, The power of the Void is not simple. Far from it, there has been a handful of user's of the Void style who have been able to get through a sizable amount of its potential, enough to access Dark and Light Release. However..."

"NONE have been able to even comprehend or understand the Void itself. In itself is so complex you might as well call it another dimension or universe. With that comes even greater reward's and potential...but not without the understanding of Void style and having the power of Dark and Light Release. Even then that is just the bare minimum. The strongest Void-user known in history possessed roughly 50% of the Void Style's potential and had roughly Intermediate knowledge of Dark and Light Release, and yet could not bare to even be within the Void realm for a mere 5 minutes. pressure there is incredibly immense, I myself have no clue what it may require to be within the Void realm, and quite frankly I'd rather now know even as a Chain spirit...It still gives me shudders..."

"I...wow...I don't even know what to say" As Naruto simply gaped in complete awe and somewhat in marvel.

"Is...Is it possible that you could explain the Void Jutsu that I have? Naruto asked

"Oh? what was it called?"

"Uh...Void Style: Unahanabira..."

"That jutsu?...well...It's got a cool name and an interesting origin to say the least but...well...It's probably the weakest Void Style Jutsu, at least in my opinion."

"Why do you say that?...The shield was able to hold off Mizuki and those other two, It only failed after I collapsed because you wanted to form the contract."

"Correct. however, It would have certainly been destroyed with just a few more hits, The shield is only up to the level of a low-level Chunin, and even then, a good amount of genin could probably get through."

"Just my luck...A Void Style jutsu and it isn't even that effective..." Naruto said sadly.

"Not quite. Unahanabira itself has 7 states of power that It evolves through over the course of time as the User grow's stronger. You currently wield the 1st state which is of course the weakest state but as it progresses the shield itself grows stronger to the point that the shield will begin to hold against even Kage level ninja." Sora stated firmly.

"How long does it normally take to get those 7 states of power?" Naruto asked

Sora scratched his head as he answered "Well...I'll be quite frank the first 3 states aren't too much of a problem but anything past the 4 state become's really troublesome to get through, To access those states at that point usually require you to have survived encounters with some really strong ninja or have won in some way, As far as I'm concerned many don't even focus on the power of Unahanabira because It simply requires too much attention compared to some of the other techniques of Void Style that are immensely powerful."

"Do...Do you think I could be the first to access the seven states Sora?" Naruto asked the chain spirit.

"I will always firmly believe in the one who is my partner young one. So yes, I believe that you may...You certainly have the potential for it after all for reason's I have already stated."

"Well then there's another question, Is it possible for you to use Void-Style techniques?"

"It's relatively complicated...you see...In this mindscape I am perfectly in form to use all of my powers that I see fit and with no restrictions at all. However, I can do absolutely nothing outside of this place since this is my domain and I am a mere chain spirit, my powers cannot be accustomed to that of the real world young one."

"Damn...that sucks..." Naruto responded back with a sad tone

"Can you show me one of your Void Style Jutsu's by any chance?" Naruto suddenly asked happily.

Sora smiled sheepishly "Considering how you are...I guess It wouldn't hurt..." Suddenly Sora straightened up. "Stand back" He said in a serious and strict tone devoid of emotion.

"Ah!...Sora?" Naruto asked confused by this attitude.

"I would like to show you my strongest Void Style Jutsu, however, I ask that you step back or else you may get hurt...and that wouldn't be good would it young one." Sora responded back once again in a no-nonsense tone. Naruto proceeded to step back a good few feet as he saw Sora begin to breathe in and out. This went on for a few minutes as Naruto simply stared in confusion.

"Hey?...Sora?...what are you-" Naruto couldn't finish as a sudden wave of chakra and energy came out causing massive ripples within the mindscape. Naruto fell on the floor as he simply stared in awe at the amount of energy being let out.

"Wha-What's going on?" Naruto mumbled out.