Chapter 54

After the event, the team took two days off before going back to training. The team split off to different areas to train on their own. They were all powerful together and it made things easier, so they wished to challenge themselves.

It was also necessary to train solo since they couldn't always be together. Finally, there was the Naruto point. Naruto was too strong that he carried them and his presence was putting them in a relaxed mindset. They needed to fight on their own and struggle to pull out their potential.

Naruto allowed it after talking to them, and knowing that they knew what they were doing. In these two days, the group had been resting and recuperating from the physical and mental pressure.

However, they did talk about the new training procedures since their digimon had evolved to the next level. Meaning, it was time to up their training and fully focus on creating their style of combat using the digital cards.

Rookie level digimon couldn't handle much so they had been using them rarely, but now at the champion rank they could finally use powerful cards. It was this stage that further developed the gap between normal tamers and rich tamers, since clan tamers could now fully utilize the power of their wealth and backing to equip their digimon with the best items.

With that in mind, the team had changed their equipment to a higher quality so that normal champion digimon wouldn't even be able to compete. Takato didn't have to worry since he was part of the team and all his costs were handled by them. Though, he insisted in calling it a loan that he would pay back within the year.

Once a tamer reached the champion rank, they could start making good amount of money so it really wasn't an issue for him.

It also meant that the gap between normal and rich tamers was easily breakable by people that were extremely persistent and determined. Tai was literally the idol for those kinds of people since he came from a normal family. Regardless, people from important backgrounds had a head start and they were expected to perform more for the world. They weren't allowed to just back down and relax.

Everyone did their duties according to the level of their powers and the system pushed them to achieve their potential. Unlike the normal citizens, Tamers would know how volatile their situation truly was and any moment could be the end of humanity.

Moving on from the depressing inner workings of the world, Naruto let the team leave while he stayed inside the city to avoid any other traps targeting him.

Nonetheless, training didn't stop since he targeted the coliseum and had his digimon participate in the battles.

It was much better than the wild battles since tamers digimon were highly skilled and equipped with better equipment while also having support. It made the battles unique and difficult when Asura and Rambo fought without Naruto's support.

However, the continuous battles only made it clear that Asura was superior to Rambo to the point that his presence was unnecessary. For a digimon that needed purpose, Rambo was heavily impacted by the scenery.

Naruto had given him another life and brought out the dragon within, and that dragon was a competitive spirit that despised being on the losing side. Rambo felt these extreme emotions going through his body for the first time in his existence and it was difficult to put them down.

He was once again regulated to being fodder that could be thrown away by his master. He watched as his companion grew enormous beyond his range. No matter how fast he grew, there was no way he could stand beside Asura or his master.

Was there a point to his existence? Asura didn't even need his low level assistance.

It was these feelings of inferiority that pushed Rambo into doing something illogical. It was something that he would have never considered. It was something way out of character for him.

It happened during a battle with an ultimate digimon outside the city in the nearby forest, Bug's Paradise.

Asura was fighting against two ultimate digimon, Climbmon and Okuwamon while Rambo could do nothing but provide distraction since his attacks did nothing.

Naruto wasn't interfering with the battle at all and allowed his digimon to struggle. He provided them mental support but let them fight against the odds without complete reliance on him. He knew what Rambo was going through and he wanted to see the answer.

He was always aware but didn't want to baby them as it would reduce their potential and weaken them mentally.

Getting back to the battle, even though Asura had evolved to the point of becoming an unstoppable being on the champion rank he was having trouble fighting these two digimon. Even just one of them was difficult but two of them were too much for him. He was being thrown around the battlefield as Okuwamon attacked him from afar while Climbmon attacked him with fast attacks like a ninja.

Even with Rambo's support it was impossible to focus on one target since the Ultimate digimon weren't really hurt by the attacks.

Asura didn't call for help since he wanted to show that he was reliable and could overcome all odds. He didn't want a repeat of what happened with Etemon. He didn't see what Etemon did to Naruto, but he knew his master had been tortured and it killed him inside.

With those thoughts burning inside his nuclear heart, Asura continued to try and kill these fast insects. He was having difficulty because of the speed difference since the Ultimate digimon could definitely die to his concentrated attacks and couldn't really kill him in a short time either.

It was a battle of attrition because of his incredible durability.

Rambo watched the battle with a stone face and stopped his support, and saw that it didn't even matter. His presence amounted to nothing in the battlefield.

The dark desires made him feel pain in his heart and it brought about a strong reaction from his blood.

'I will not give in to this fate. I will prove my worth.' Rambo roared letting his dragon instincts takeover and fully focused on his speed.

Letting out all his energy into the boosters on his back, Rambo crashed into Okuwamon and tried to ground him so that Asura could attack him.

"Attack!" Rambo roared as he tried to slow down his giant foe.

However, Asura didn't attack and looked at Naruto. His attack would harm Rambo, so he didn't think it was right.

Seeing him act like that Rambo felt worse, "Master?"

Falling from the sky as the foe shook him off; Rambo didn't even feel the desire to resist gravity. He continued to stare at Naruto for an answer. His hearts feelings were like an open book and it felt like he was about to be consumed by darkness.

"How far can you go for the power to fight at my side?"

"I will die for you, master. Your commands are what I live for." There was no hesitation with the answer and it was clear that Naruto had become everything for Rambo in the few weeks they had been together.

He saw a future with him. He saw a worthy master that could guide him.

"I understand and I shall answer your call." Naruto saw his friends in Rambo. It was the same position where they could never even imagine closing the gap. Even then there had been possibilities to close the gap but Naruto didn't inform them.

It was one of his regrets. He allowed his friends to lose their luster and fade into the black. He should have never decided for them. He knew they would have put their lives on the line and gone through the operation for the power to support him. It was the ideal choice, but he feared for their lives.

No more, he would not repeat such mistakes again.

"Asura, fuse with Rambo." Naruto commanded and Asura looked at him. He knew it was too dangerous but Asura completely trusted him.

Without a word, Asura covered up Rambo while Naruto covered them up with a barrier to stop the attacks from the enemies.

Asura combining with someone else was not easy. He had done it with some powerful ultimate digimon so they had not suffered much from his flames. However, Rambo was a champion digimon and what Naruto was doing to them was beyond what he had done before.

Rambo felt his existence shudder from the process as pain flooded his system. Flames burned inside of him while the molten metal covered his body, further burning his skin.

The nuclear energy was eating him from inside and it felt like death was near as his form was broken down. His muscular structure was rebuilt and his form changed.

Naruto held onto him and provided him with energy as he carefully controlled the process of the fusion. He had been thinking about these things since the battle and it was his first try, but he had absolute confidence because of his immense control and experience with chakra.

The process took few minutes to finish but felt like an eternity for Rambo and once it finished, he felt alive for the first time. The power at his command was immense and he could feel Asura's presence. They were one and could jointly command the new body.

"Now finish them, Darkdramon."

With his command, Rambo realized that they had turned into Darkdramon. It was beyond impossible. It was a miracle and Rambo was over the moon.

Without missing a beat, Rambo flew at speeds that were impossible before and tore the Ultimate digimon with his lance.

With victory at hand, Rambo roared with joy and flew to Naruto. Bowing to him, Rambo swore his eternal loyalty.

It was not a real DNA digivolution and it was not a real Darkdramon. Naruto had controlled the forms of both digimon and fused them to make the new form.

They could stay in the form indefinitely and didn't need to return to normal. The form allowed them to fuse their qualities and gave them speed, durability and strength.

Asura specialized in power and durability while Rambo was better at speed and long range attacks. With this form, the duo could easily cover up their flaws and become even stronger since Rambo's dragon force was pulled to the extreme.

With Rambo's body transformed into a perfect dragon body and Asura's body as the armor, the Darkdramon used nuclear energy as fuel for its abilities which was further enhanced by the dragon energy.

The new form allowed the duo to compete with Ultimate digimon with ease and pushed them closer to the rank of Mega. It allowed Asura and Rambo to get closer. And, it destroyed the darkness within Rambo's heart.

Any other way would have been difficult for Naruto, since Rambo's body wasn't malleable like Asura. It was the only method he could devise for his beloved digimon.

Regardless of the pain, it was an ideal end for the team and Naruto looked forward to what others would feel like when they battle him.

"Our little friends will cry after they see you like this."

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