Chapter 12: Same Dungeon (now frozen)

46-58 minutos

Overlord of Gamers

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Overlord or the following tales that are shown in this tale.

A/N: Rest assured this is NOT a rewrite of the Maelstrom Overlord, this crossover has a totally different plot.

Second A/N: Co-written by Chaossonic1

Chapter 11

5th Floor

Gunshots and metallic echoes are heard in the frostbitten corridors of the 5th floor beneath the Shinobi Academy. The undead hoard of wrights gathers up towards the 3 intruders that trespass their frozen domain. Heads blown off, limbs slashed off and/or broken off by the weapons of Naruto, Megami and Hinata, the young Hyūga Gamer provides range support for the Overlord when her duel pistols fire repeatedly at the frostbitten zombies while Naruto hacks them to pieces with his Saw Cleaver and the Demon's Scar, the latter will provide him elemental advantages against ice-based attack and frostbite afflictions.

The Uchiha Gamer also took advantage of this knowledge and uses Fire Elemental Justus she has in her arsenal. Spewing flames out from her masked mouth and tossing incendiary kunai she crafted with kunai and paper bombs, blowing them up to smithereens.

"Looks like we need to warm things up here" said Naruto kicking a Wight back, causing a handful to fall like dominoes and shatter like glass on the hard ground. Heat and blunt force are indeed effective against the wrights, but that alone isn't enough. He raises his gauntlet high and summons the Reds, he mentally commanders then assist Hinata with her range support while summoning the browns to assist him and Megami against the new wave.

A volley of fireballs lob over their master and hit the wrights within range, one wouldn't be enough but dozens of incoming fireballs raining down upon them will do the trick. The growing flames that the fireballs infuse with slowly burn the Wight horde and start to spread across them. The deathly moans from the wrights are heard before they collapse and break down into melting pieces.

Naruto saw a path to cross, he put away his sword and grab Hinata's wrist, so he can run with her, Hinata blushed when Naruto grabbed her but stayed focus on the wrights. She joins him, and they run across the network of corridors connecting and twisting into a labyrinth. Hinata uses her Byakugan to see which way to the exit. Megami uses her Sharingan to sense any incoming danger and be able to react before anything could strike her by surprise.

"Darkborne-san" said Hinata, calling Naruto by his Gamer name would and might help her cope with working with him without hesitation and nervousness. Especially when they are surrounded by the frozen undead. "I located the exit, I can navigate us there."

"Proceed then" said Naruto as he and Megami form up between Hinata to defend her against the wrights slowly approaching then. Hinata scans through the walls to find the path and avoid dead-ends, there are also traps but fortunately frozen up by the cold, rending them useless.

Hinata guides the 2 Gamers through this treacherous labyrinthine floor, the cold air heavily covers the floor and up to their legs, how knows what else might be hiding in the low cold fog underneath. At random times, a handful of wrights emerge from the foggy cold air, catching the 3 gamers by surprise. Megami's Sharingan and Naruto's Mangeykyo help them react quickly before the Wight's can have the change to attack. The Overlord and Megami behead the wrights that jump out to surprise them while Hinata continues to guide them.

"We're almost there" said Hinata as her Byakugan scorers around, looking for the next path through the branching corridors and avoiding dead ends. The closer they are, the number of wrights increase for they are also close to the source of their spawning. "There, almost through"

"About time" said Naruto slicing through the never dropping hoard of wrights while Megami incinerate them with her fire jutsus and the his minions jump and tackle them.

Thanks to Hinata's keen sight the gamer party of three reached the centre of the floor, the room is blanketed with cold mist and the wrights are emerging from the corners. Hinata's still active Byakugan scans the room and gasped.

"I can see something in the corners" said Hinata pointing at a partially covered by the fog, Naruto uses his Mangeykyo Sharingan to get a better look and then Observe to Identify the mysterious item.

Spawning Totem: Wright

Description: Archana totems used by Mages or any other Magic-based creatures to spawn armies of certain creatures to do their bidding. Destroying these totems will halt the spawning of the selected creatures.

Environment Totem: Icy Cave

Description: Archana totems used for altering the area to suit certain creatures from their habitat. Destroying these totems will halt the limited terraforming and revert the area back to normal.

"So that explains the wrights" said Naruto "And why this floor is frozen stiff, someone must've placed these totems here."

Suddenly the exit freezes over when the totems sensed the party's presence, Naruto curses under his now foggy breath due to the cold. Just his luck when the exit is now in front of him and now it wouldn't let him and his party through without a fight.

"*sigh* I could use Yugito's Litten or Flareon right about now." said Naruto

"I hope she's ok on her own up there" said Hinata

Meanwhile in F4

Yugito, the PokéGamer Yellow is still battling on the 4th floor, she managed to defeat the Marowak but that only pissed off the Cubones as they join in to avenge their leader from defeat by a human. They were about attack her when Litten and Vee in its Flareon form kept them back, even though Yugito would've been fine without her Pokémon's assistance since she is also a skilled Kunoichi from Kumo.

The Skull masked Pokémon chatter aggressively at the 2 fire types, shaking their bones angrily and throwing them from their Boomerang attack. A few managed to leap over Litten and Flareon to try on Yugito by using Bone Club on her.

"I don't think so" said Yugito pulling out a pair of kunai and throw them at the incoming Cubone, the kunai hit their skulls, the impact forced them to push away and crash into the ground. "I got to hurry up and finish this battle, they might need me."

Back in F5

Another battle rages on in the fifth dungeon floor, already Naruto wasted no time demanding his minions to attack the spawning Wights and to destroy the magic totem that will halt more wrights spawning and thaw the floor from the harsh cold. Hinata and Izumi charges in, each of them to destroy the totem for the Overlord.

The Uchiha Gamer Megami cast her fire jutsus against the wrights blocking her path to the Spawning Totem, roasting the frozen corpses into charred up bodies, she breaks through effectively until they are nothing but piles of charcoal. She then tosses a few incendiary kunai so that she can blow the totem up.

BOOM

The kunai explodes with a chain reaction, so that the blast could hit the totem all around, plus obliterate any wrights near the totem. It did damage the totem, but not enough to destroy it, the magic aura shrouding it gives it some defence against physical attacks, explosions included. Cursing under her breath and Noh mask, Megami must try harder to destroy the totem.

And things aren't going well for the Hyūga Gamer Rookie, Hinata tried what she's got in her arsenal against the environment Totem, from her Jūken to her claymore Rebellion. She even tried to shoot it into rubble, but the magic aura negates the physical attacks high, only little damage is caused but pointless as the aura would freeze the bullets and shatter on impact.

"Damn" said Hinata with her Byakugan flaring, she starts right at the Totem's cold magical aura then her sight onto her guns before putting them away. "This is not going to be easy."

"Tell me about it, if it were chakra-based totems then it'd be simple" said Megami

Naruto suddenly shrouds himself in Red Phazon, he tosses a few Chaos Bombs at the Wight Hoard to clear his path to the totems.

"Allow me" said Naruto as he channels his Red Phazon to form Chaos Claws. He then gives the Spawn Totem a massive swipe and it inflicted great damage to it, not yet destroyed but effective. "Just a few more swipes, keep the wrights busy"

"Hai" said Hinata and Izumi now standing between the wright hoard and Naruto. Naruto started clawing the totem to pieces, the red phazon burns off the aura and weaken its defenses slow and steady. And in the meantime, the two female Gamers defend their Overlord from the hoard of Wights and busy him time to destroy both totems.

Hinata activates her Royal Guard and stood her ground while fighting off the frozen undead. Megami makes sure the enemy is kept a distance away from Naruto, and to do that she performs her fire style jutsu as much as her chakra system can perform.

One totem down, the spawning totem crumbles into pieces and its magic fades. No more wrights will spawn in this floor, but the numbers remain high to overwhelm everyone alive. Naruto now focuses on the last Totem, channelling his Red Phazon and slashes with his Chaos Claws. Megami and Hinata continue to defend Naruto against the Wights, but they are becoming wary in battle, fatigue is catching up to them and the threat is getting dangerously close.

Megami spew out flames from her Fireball Jutsu, but she can feel her chakra running low, Hinata's prolong use of her Byakugan is taking its toll, straining those beautiful pearl eyes and the bulging veins around them are slowly fading back behind the skin.

Things were about to get more complicated when suddenly 2 roars of fire spew out from the doorway, engulfing the wrights completely. This surprised Megami and Hinata, but as the flames die out, the can see Yugito with her Litten and Vee still in her Flareon form. Hinata cheered in relief to see the blonde PokéGamer returned to the party.

"Good for you to join us" said Hinata waving at Yugito while firing a headshot at a nearby wight.

Yugito smiled and waved in return, but doing so caused some discomfort, she only suffered a few scrapes, only a few bruises from the bone clubs used by her foes at the fourth floor. Her clothes partially dirtied with sand and dirt from her battle against the Marowak and its Cubone Hoard. When Yugito finished her fight against the ground types, she descended to the fifth floor to regroup with her party, she followed the corpses of the dead wights, leading her to the exit, that is where she saw the undead hoard overwhelm her party and offered her assistance to fight off the threat.

"Litten, Vee" Yugito said to her Pokémon. "Use Flamethrower again, burn those things to a crisp."

Litten and Vee performed Flamethrower again to burn away the rest of the Wights, quickly depleting the numbers, giving the gamers some breathing room while Naruto continues with demolishing the Environmental Totem. The heat from the flames starts to thaw the room, ice melt off the walls and water pours smoothly while the ceiling rains down heated up water. Contact of the water proves irritating for Yugito's fire-types, but they played their party as the number of wrights are no longer a problem for the Gamers.

"Thank you, you can rest now" Yugito calls back her Pokémon as she returns them to their Pokéballs before the water can do environmental damage on them.

Megami and Hinata are now relieved to see only a few stragglers left in the room. They rush off to finish them all while Naruto almost done with the Totem. Piece by piece the totem crumbles but remains standing, but Naruto is close.

"It looks unstable now" said Naruto as he cancels his Chaos Claws and channel his chakra in his palm until a swirling ball is created. "Now to finish it with my Rasengan!"

Naruto plunges the Rasengan into the totem, the impact causes the totem to shake, shatter and the pieces blown away by a swirling horizontal vortex. The pieces would be sent off to the block of ice that covers the exit.

The impact to the ice only cracks the ice but not shatter it, however the cracks are deep and make it possible to be broken. Better yet, with the environmental totem destroyed, the floor slowly heats up back to its original room temperature and the surround ice thaws quickly than ever. Drips rain more than ever, causing the floor to flood by a few inches. But due to the quantity of ice, it will keep melting until the room is about neck high in water, the Gamers do not have much time.

"Come on, let's get out of here" Naruto said, calling to his party as he approaches the blocked-up exit. He channels his chakra in his hand again to form a Rasengan. He plunges it into the ice, the swirling chakra drills into the hard ice, the chakra from the Rasengan flows through the cracks and form swirling vortexes inside, this vibrates the ice inside and form more cracks, which the chakra flow will travel to and form more vortexes. "Come on, break already"

Hinata rushes by to help, she uses her Byakugan once more to see any fragile points in the ice and strike them with her Jūken. She carefully jabs each point on the ice, forming more cracks for Naruto's Rasengan to pump its swirling chakra into. Naruto continues to channel his chakra, even with the help of Jūbi's own to keep the Rasengan going, but as he kept his chakra up he notices a large shadow at the other side of the ice, leering at him with 6 large cyan eyes and it exhales a frosty breath. It watches Naruto for a little while before heading downstairs, Naruto couldn't figure out what was staring at him, but he suddenly got a shock when a large icy blue appendage scrapes the block of ice before retreating downstairs.

"What was that?" said Naruto to himself when suddenly the ice breaks up into chunks, clearing up the exit.

"Thank Yami, the exit is clear." said Megami

"Hai, I thought I had to swim out of here" said Yugito

Naruto said nothing, he was puzzled at what was on the other side of the ice, and he wasn't alone with this wonder.

"Have you seen that thing before?" said Hinata

Naruto turns to Hinata, his confused look answered her question.

"It looks like it knows you" said Hinata

"I never saw whatever that is before" said Naruto "But I believe it was responsible for the changes in this dungeon floor."

"One way to find out then" said Hinata

"Hai" said Naruto as he and Hinata descend first to the next floor, Megami and Yugito join them, hopefully it doesn't get too complicated.

F7

The next floor was exactly like the fifth floor, covered in ice and infested in wrights. But as they survived another hoard of wrights and demolish another pair of totems to halt their spawning and thaw the floor from the ice that block their path. Once again, Naruto is being watched from the other side, the ice only blurs the sight of this observer, only that its large with 6 cyan eyes, a long tail and its skin the colour of pure ice.

Who or what is that behind the ice? Well the answer to that leads him to the last dungeon floor, where the Censored Justice was first debuted and secretly met before the area was compromised.

And like before, the exit from the sixth floor lead the party to the rafters, below them is where the masked elusive members of the Censored Justice appear around a grand table with their emblem engraved in the centre. Still posing as projections created by the Magic Lantern Jutsu, they meet from afar so not to compromise their position and be vulnerable to potential threats. Very wise and quite unfortunate for Naruto or this would be quite easy to strike them down in one go.

Right now, the Overlord listens to the CJ knights talk when their Grandmaster, his identity still unknown, call out their sacred phrase.

"Censores fideli Iustitae!"

Censores fideli Iustitiae!" shouts the red cowled members of the Censored Justice.

"Brothers, sisters, welcome back to this hallowed ground where our forefathers build during Konoha's settlement." Said the Grandmaster "And we all know why we build it beneath the foundations of Konoha.

"For we are the foundations themselves, enforce the sacred law on humanity!"

"Correct, and I believe that one of our brothers have news for us" said the Grandmaster.

One of the members of this anonymous group stands up and removes his mask and lower his hood to reveal the face of Kizashi Haruno.

"Grandmaster, brothers and sisters of the Censored Justice" said Kizashi "the Grandmaster of Kumo's branch is proposing a unification between them and us."

The members of the Censored Justice murmur at the news, mixed with Pro and Con opinions about it.

"After all these years, why would Kumo's Grandmaster decided to join arms with us" said a member with a middle-aged voice. "Despite the same code and faith, Kumo and Konoha are still enemies despite the end of the Shinobi War which those heathens used to satisfy their bloodlust."

"The Grandmaster thinks it's wise that Kumo and Konoha put their differences aside and an alliance between the village would prevent a future conflict. And most of all, the unification of 2 branches of the Censored Justice will benefit our victory against the new Generation." Said Kizashi

"New Generation?" said one of the members. "But haven't we sent a clear message when Brother Fugaku disposed of Akashi, one of Konoha's elusive and most dangerous Gamers, not to mention the death of Megami, the Hunter-Witch Eva, AND the despicable Akenomyosei."

Hinata gasped silently when the Censored Justice mentioned name of her mother, Naruto noticed this and placed his arm around her for comfort. Hinata couldn't help but blush when Naruto's hand touches her shoulder, but she must focus and listen to the Gamers' hated foe.

"And wasn't it you that dispose that whore, the Cherry Blade"

Kizashi inwardly frowned at this but kept a calm expression whilst he continues.

"The Grandmaster suggested that an alliance is necessary, he believes that a new generation of Gamers is coming to this world, along with the rumours of an Overlord." Said Kizashi

"Impossible, the last Overlord died out a century ago, the Shodai Hokage and Madara Uchiha insured of that." Said one of the members.

"Yes, we all know the legend." said the Grandmaster "That Overlord goes by the name "Goblin King", the Goblin King is infamous for child adoptions and turning them into those foul goblins. He once kidnapped Madara's baby son from the unintended request of his eldest daughter, who resented her own brother wished for to disappear. The daughter then regretted it and begged to the Goblin King to return him to her. And this is where the Overlord reveals his ugly side, he challenges her to go through his Labyrinth and enter his castle for him, but she has 13 hours to solve the maze or Madara's son is force within the Overlord's grasp."

The members of the Censored Jutise murmured at this.

But the daughter won the game and said a phase like the way we use to place Censor Traps on Gamers, words that are lost and forgotten. And after that, Madara and the Hokage took advantage of this and destroyed the Goblin King and made sure he had no relatives." The Grandmaster.

"Regardless of the tale, there might be a chance that one of the Goblin King's relatives managed to escape and that bloodline goes on." Said Kizashi "That is what Kumo's Grandmaster believes. He thinks that there is a war coming and we must band together to face this incoming threat to our great society."

The members of the Censored Justice murmurs at this, debating about the subject.

"Order" shouts the Grandmaster whacking his gavel. "Order!"

The murmurs stop, and all is silent.

"Now Kizashi, is the Kumo Branch Grandmaster sending one of his Knights here to negotiate?" said the Grandmaster

"Hai, Grandmaster" said Kizashi "he will be here by the end of the week, he just sent a messenger Hawk to the Hokage about the peace treaty signing which for this gracious occasion."

"then the message will arrive within the next 3 days, guessing the flight distance from Kumo to Konoha." Said the Grandmaster. "Very well, we'll prepare for the peace conference and head out what they have to say. Meeting adjour.…"

As the Grandmaster was about to end the meeting, a spine chillingly cold breeze whiffed the area, the members can't feel it due to their projected forms of the Magic Lantern Jutsu, but the frost blanketing the table in front of them can he seen. Suddenly floor and rafters on the ceiling starts to form icicles. The members of the Censored Justice were confused at this until suddenly the frozen undead Wights emerge from the ground. The wrights tried to attack the projected CJ members, but cannot as they phase through from their attempt.

"What is this?" said one of the members.

"Reports of wrights spotted at night few days past." said the Grandmaster "I sent one of my ROOT to investigate, but none have returned."

"That is because they now serve my new master!"

A low echoing voice spoke in the darkness, they turn their attention of a large figure slowly approaching the meeting table. It resembles a tall bipedal insectoid cross between a mantis and an ant. Its exoskeleton is icy blue with 4 arms, 6 eyes on the side of its head, massive mandibles and a long tail with icicles on the top to the tip. Holding with its upper right hand is a halberd which the spiked pummel touches the floor and spreads frost all around, like a fast breeding fungus. It exhales a cold misty breath while its 6 eyes leer at the Censored Justice.

Many of the Censored Justice are intimidated by the giant creature that stands before him, especially when the wrights stand next to him as if this monster controls them. The Grandmaster isn't afraid has he is still aware that he isn't technically here in the room.

"Who are you?" said the Grandmaster

The icy blue insectoid exhales again before it responds to the Grandmaster's question.

"I am the frozen warrior under the servitude of the Lich King, you may call me Cocytus."

Kizashi stands up and walk towards the creature known as Cocytus, the wrights tried to attack the pink haired member but phased pass him. Kizashi doesn't flinch at those attacks he knows that he's a projection, so he isn't worried or intimidated by Cocytus's size dwarfing him. Cocytus looks down and couldn't help but be impressed at Kizashi's bravery in confronting him.

"You are trespassing in holy grounds, state your purpose here." said Kizashi

Cocytus exhales more frosty mist through his mandibles held his halberd with his upper right hand and his lower left hand.

"I am not here for you, for these is another trespasser infiltrating these dungeons" said Cocytus "And I have come to challenge him. Leave now, your little gathering has ended."

"Insolent beast!" exclaimed one of the members as he stood up and slam his palms on the cold frostbitten table. "I will not have you insult the sanctity of our order!"

"Koga, enough." said Kizashi, revealing one of the members as Koga Inuzuka. "What can we do, we're not actually here."

"Kizashi is correct, we might as well leave" said the Grandmaster. "Besides, I already sorted out this outburst the moment it happened."

Cocytus snorts with amusement as he knew what the Grandmaster was referring about, suddenly the summoned wrights exploded when incendiary kunai hit them and set off around Cocytus. While the explosion engulfs the insectoid, the members of the Censored Justice fade away when they assumed that Cocytus is dealt with.

"How foolish!"

As the smoke and flames fade away, Cocytus remains standing and unscathed from the blast. He exhaled again, spewing out a cold mist through his mandibles and kneels to sit down. He waits, but for what...or rather whom?

Naruto and Party saw everything, the Overlord chuckled at the arrogance performed by the Censored Justice, they didn't even bother to notice that this Cocytus creature could not be harmed by hand crafted explosives. Well, at least they manage to help the Overlord learn something about Cocytus before he could rappel down to face the creature.

But before Naruto could met Cocytus, a ROOT ANBU rappel down from the rafters first to face the insectoid, next comes a group of sentinels and eradicators that suddenly surround the icy blue insectoid. Cocytus remained kneeling and still, apparently these aren't the ones he is waiting.

"Leave if you value your lives"

The ROOT ANBU, which Naruto knows as Inque, stands forward and confronts Cocytus. Inque draws out his tanto and points it at Cocytus's neck, staring apathetically behind his Rorschach style Anbu mask.

"You are in no position to make threats" said Inque "You are a trespasser and should be dealt with immediately."

Cocytus exhales more cold mist though his mandibles and sighed at Inque.

"Don't say I didn't warn you. FROST AURA!"

Suddenly a thick fog bursts out from Cocytus's body, it spreads across the area around him and engulfs everyone within range. The Sentinels and Eradicators were instantly frozen solid, Inque tried to evade the surprise attack, only to get one of his legs frozen and get his ankle encased in ice. The ROOT ANBU is pinned to the sport, and Cocytus stands up to smash the smash the Eradicators and Sentinels to pieces before approaching the trapped ROOT ANBU.

"YOU ONLY HAD TO DO IS WALK AWAY, NOW YOU WILL PAY FOR YOUR ARROGANCE."

Cocytus was about to finish Inque off, only to get blinded by him when Inque pulled out an incendiary kunai and stabs it at his trapped ankle.

BOOM

Inque exploded into a puddle of black ink, the ink then slithers away and escape into one of the cracks in the wall. Only for Cocytus to seal it in ice afterwards, and good riddance too. Cocytus exhales again and then looks up at the dark rafters above.

"Forgive me, I didn't mean for you to wait." said Cocytus "You may come down."

Naruto and party rappel down from the rafters and land on the frozen floor to confront Cocytus.

"Greetings Darkborne" said Cocytus "No need for the introductions considered that you heard everything."

"Indeed, but mind me for asking though, what are you?" said Naruto

"I am the servant of the Lich King, Lord of the Frozen Hell located within the buried under-city of Konoha said Cocytus, "According to my current master, your arrival from your future has caused an unexpected change, such as the arrival and awakening of my master, the arrival of Isakaijins, the migration of pokemon…all because you decided to return to the past for one goal in mind.

"I see" said Naruto "So this is all my fault then, my meddling in time has created some chaos in the delicate fabrics of space and time. Ha, so what?"

Cocytus only chuckled causing cold air to exhale from his mandibles with every chuckle.

"Don't get me wrong, chaotic events do not concern me." Said Cocytus "Chaos breeds war, and as a warrior I welcome chaos for it is my purpose. More the reason to arrive here to have such purpose, to face you in battle. Many warriors fought we for many lifetimes, but all fell by my blade and once neither have they pierced my armour, nor have they earned my respect as a warrior."

"So, I'm facing you instead of those 2 idiots then" said Naruto as he was referring to the Legendary Baka Bros. that he once fought as a boss battle in this exact room. "Some changes are good, and it'd be boring anyway."

Naruto unhinges his saw cleaver into its cleaver form and held it with both hands.

"Then I will accept your challenge, Cocytus" said Naruto.

Cocytus tosses his halberd aside and summons a huge nodachi and holds it in his upper arms.

"Good, but first" said Cocytus as he took a deep breath and blows out a blizzard which blew Naruto's party away, the 3 gamers were sent flying towards the large vault door which opened wide by the strong blizzard caused by Cocytus. Strange that Naruto remains unaffected by the blizzard, that is because Cocytus can control who should be blown away and who remains still. The 3 gamers enters through the vault and were locked up inside.

Megami has left the party

Yellow has left the party

Rookie has left the party

"I cannot have any distractions now, can we?" said Cocytus as his frost aura blankets the vault door with ice.

Naruto frowns, but personally it's for the best as he doesn't know how powerful Cocytus is and witnessing how fast and east this beast took down the Censor Knights, his concerns decided for him.

"It will make no differences" said Naruto as his tighten his gauntlet clad fist. "I still have my minions to assist me."

Cocytus merely exhaled cold air through his mandibles and poses in a samurai style stance.

BOSS BATTLE

Frozen Floor Guardian

COCYTUS

Naruto raise his gauntlet to summon his minion hoard, but he plays smart and kept them a bay and near him. His insight is great for to be wise enough not to recklessly attack Cocytus first, considering that he saw the insectoid in action against the CJ. The minions remain on their post, awaiting their master's command, for him to execute his plan of attack.

Cocytus patiently waits, for he too is formulating a strategy himself, only a fool would go on an fight without thinking.

"You have to make a move eventually, Darkborne" said Cocytus "Prolong exposure to the cold could be fatal, and it'd be dishonourable to die from the cold rather than in battle."

"How noble of you" said Naruto calmly at his enemy, luckily the Red Phazon flowing in him is keep his body warm. But he cannot speak for his party members within the vault, the unknown of their fate is distracting but tries to block it, Jūbi assists him with keeping his morale.

"They'll be fine, they're experienced shinobi before they were Gamers, and Hinata-chan will be fine with them also." Said Jūbi

I appreciate the words of comfort, but I'm not sure how to deal with this beast before me. Thought Naruto, He just stands there, calm and collective. Normally the foes that face me would have some fear within them fear which I can exploit and use against them, but he has none. His body and face show no trace of fear, he is indeed cold like the ice.

"What's wrong? Do you hesitate before an opponent or do you rather want me to make the first move?" said Cocytus "If that's the case, then so be it"

Cocytus suddenly plunges his Nodachi into the frostbitten ground and giant icicles emerge to impale Naruto, Naruto dodged them, but a handful of his minions weren't fortunate as the icey spikes impaled them from below. Naruto cursed under his breath for is hesitation, to be suddenly intimidated by this insectoid warrior beast before him. Cocytus then launches forwards to make a move on the startled Overlord, he swiftly swings his nodachi but Naruto was quick enough to block it.

CLANG!

The impact causes the weapons to ring out the loudest metal clang that vibrates the entire room, causing the icicles to rattle like wine glasses on a wobbling table. Cocytus cannot smirk since his mandibles aren't able to perform oral expressions, but his 6 eyes gleam with amazement at Naruto's quick reaction time while out in the open. Naruto then poofs into smoke, with in the end a frozen corpse is replaced in his stead by a mere substitution. Cocytus scoffs which causes his icy breath exhale again and shatters the corpse with one of his free arms.

"Your cheap ninja tricks will not help you here, Darkborne" said Cocytus as his 6 eyes literally sees all around due to his excellent keen eyesight that would put the Hyūga's Byakugan to shame. You're in my domain now, the heat from your body will betray you in this cold room. And nothing can escape me."

"Who said I was escaping?" said Naruto as a giant purple skeleton hand shrouded in purple chakra launches in to punch Cocytus. The insectoid prepares for impact while Naruto's Susanoo hand punches him into the wall. The impact rivals the stampede of angry elephants, enough to cause minor cracks on Cocytus's exoskeleton.

Naruto rears his Susanoo hand away from Cocytus so that he can throw it again, Naruto punches the pinned insectoid many times, forming more cracks everywhere on his exoskeleton and Cocytus takes them all despite the force each punch brings. And as Naruto was about to throw one more punch, it was stopped when Cocytus reaches out to catch the massive chakra formed fist.

Low noise escapes from the large mandibles of Cocytus, they widen to release the sound and cold air, only to find out that he is in fact laughing.

"HA HA HA HA HA!" Hysterically, Cocytus laughs with pure amusement that he threw the Susanoo hand back and jumps out from the hole in the wall. The insectoid resumes laughing while his cracked exoskeleton slowly breaks. "It's been a while, to feel this raw sensation that I yearned for many lifetimes, and to finally break free from this old shell of mine."

Cocytus flexes aggressively, causing his exoskeleton to break apart and fall, to reveal a fresh yet softer layer to replace the former broken skin. But not all, Cocytus is now slightly bigger than before, his original size was trapped in the old cramped exoskeleton and he tries to moult out from it ever since. Cocytus sighs in pure relief, he stretches his arms and crack his neck to get even more comfortable.

"AH, much better" said Cocytus "Now I can more much fluent now"

And with great speed, he caught Naruto be surprise and grabbed his face and slams him onto the frozen ground. The Overlord's tricorne hat blew off by the sheer force of Cocytus's sudden attack, and his goggles break from the forceful grab by the insectoid. Naruto cough out blood and stains his mask and it enters his gasped mouth. He can taste his own blood as the thick crimson drops touch his tongue and stain his teeth.

Naruto clutches his gauntlet to call his minions, they answered and pounces on top of the insectoid's icy back. Cocytus's new shell is still soft so the minions stan pierce through it, but that is just a mere irritation to him, comparing it to a mere itch that desperately needs to be scratched. He uses his long tail to swat the minions off his back and uses his crystalline tip to impale a few. But as Cocytus sees this as an annoyance, in truth it was a distraction for Naruto to escape as he painfully slides away.

Using the ice, Naruto slides away with ease and takes the borrowed time to heal with his Blood Estus Flask. He gulps a takes a few swigs from his ruby canister and his wounds heal, he was lucky that his HP is big enough to survive from Cocytus's insane attack, he looks at his flack and he can only use it a few times before it's empty.

"Excellent, you're ready for round 2" said Cocytus as he clutches his Nodachi tightly in his hands. "No more tricks this time, we fight like warriors. Call off your minions or I'll make this room much colder for your friends to fall into a deep sleep."

And to show he isn't bluffing, Cocytus casts his Frost Aura in the area and Naruto can feel it through the red phazon that's warming him up. It's as if Cocytus as traversed him into the deepest bowls of Hell itself. Naruto growls as he dismisses his minions and draws only his Saw Cleaver.

"Good, but also disappointing for an Overlord to show concern over his servants" said Cocytus

"Just get this over with!" exclaimed Naruto with irritation, causing Cocytus to chuckle.

"So impatient, alright then" said Cocytus as he walks towards Naruto and swings his nodachi at him. "Let's fight then!"

CLANG

Meanwhile in the Vault

The sound of gunshots and roaring flames can be heard inside the vault as Hinata, Izumi and Yugito combine their attacks on the vault door to open then. But sadly, their attempts are in vain as the ice covering it is thick and too cold for flames to melt it. And try as they might, their efforts only waste up their energy of various kinds. Even Yugito's Litten and Vee in its Flareon form is feeling the fatigue build up and their fire is close to being put out.

"Damn, this Ice is strong" said Yugito "It's like if Articuno, Suicune, Regice and FUCKING Kyurem teamed up and started another ice age."

Judging by those names, I assume they're a type of Pokémon?" said Megami

"They're not just Pokémon, they're Legendary Pokémon" said Yugito "Harbingers of Ice the power second to Mighty Acreus itself. Besides that, we are completely trapped and Darkborne-sama is fighting for his life against that monster."

"I'm sure he's fine" said Megami, although she is having about herself that Naruto might survive against that beast known as Cocytus. I hope I'm right.

Hinata is more worried, she never stopped firing her pistols the moment the vault door closed in front of her and her party. She fired until the chamber grew hot and her trigger finger ached, but to no avail had she made a dent on the iced-up doors.

Damn it, it's no use thought Hinata as she drops onto her knees in defeat with her head down in shame. I failed again, I always fail and this time I failed Naruto-kun.

"Don't give up just yet, Hinata-chan"Madame Butterfly whispers in the girl's ear. "For I sense a familiar presence here in this vault, something that those fools of the Censored Justice stole from your clan and locked away."

Something belonging to the Hyūga Clan? Thought Hinata

"No, the Clan I was referring to be a powerful coven and devout worshipper of Yami" said Madame Butterfly "The Umbra Clan, your true clan and heritage. Come"

Hinata's shadow suddenly shifts into a different form and emerges from the ground as it reveals to be Madame Butterfly herself. She gestures the young witch/hunter to the pile of confiscated books and scrolls which the censored Justice took away for the existence of games be forgotten by the norm. As Hinata approaches, she noticed that her heirloom from her mother reacts when she's close.

She rummages through the pile of books and scrolls, using her Byakugan to see through and search for what has drawn her. Deep within the pile lies 3 books, one with a cover of ivory and gold, decorated with evangelic features.

The Book of Angels

The book which contains the information of the Hierarchy of Laguna, the Angels of Paradiso.

The second with a dark cover of obsidian and bones but with a large blood red jewel in the centre.

The Book of Infernal Demons

The book which contains the information of the Infernal Demons of Hell.

And the last book has a maroon leather cover with gold engravings of an Umbra Witch posing one of the techniques which Hinata recognised as the Silletto.

Tome of the Umbran Arts

A book which contains spells and techniques of the Umbra witches, most of the information is worn off due to the confiscation by the Censored Justice so that they will not learn of its secrets but can be restored by a certain demon bartender...for a price.

Hinata was amazed to see these books and picked them up, the books instantly vanish into pixels and they enter the young gamer's inventory. Suddenly Hinata felt a strange sensation rushing in her arms and legs, she clutches her left fist tightly and throws a punch in the air. By doing so, her umbra bodysuit vanishes, and a giant fist of Madame Butterfly suddenly appears to mimic Hinata's punch. Hinata was in awe until she noticed the cold breeze and looked down.

"EEK"

Hinata suddenly cover herself as she saw herself only in her underwear. "Where are my clothes?"

"Don't worry" Madame Butterfly spoke out and suddenly Hinata's bodysuit returned while the demoness's fist vanishes. "You just discovered and learned an Umbran technique"

Wicked Weaves Learned

"Wicked Weaves?" said Hinata

"That's right, wicked weaves are techniques to summon and control demons which you formed a pact with. That fist you saw mine in its actual size, summoned through portals of hell. You can only summon my limbs to punch and kick now, you have a lot to learn to summon me fully in my true size."

"I see" said Hinata until an idea flashed in her mind. "Tell me, are you strong enough to break this ice?"

Madame Butterfly merely scoffed at the question, and that is all Hinata must hear. The young Umbra Witch Gamer turns to the frozen door and tighten her fists.

"Everyone stand back!" Hinata calls out to her party members.

Megami and Yugito heard Hinata and moved away as they believe she has a way to break free. Hinata breaths calmly before she starts throwing her punches in the air, her first 3 punches were normal, but they are just warm ups when suddenly her 4th punch summons the giant fist of Madame Butterfly. The demon's punch strikes the door, the impact causes the ice to rattle and crack, one punch isn't enough, but the results shows that it's working. So Hinata tried again a few times, each punch from Madame Butterfly forces the ice to shatter and fall. Again, and again Hinata uses her Wicked Weaves technique to force the vault doors to open.

"Almost there" said Hinata as she continues to punch the air, summoning Madame Butterfly's fist again.

With Naruto

CLANG

Clashing of blades along with hard impact off fists echoes in the icy room as the battle between Cocytus and Naruto rages on. None are either showing fatigue in their fight and they kept on going. Cocytus chuckles under his frozen breath as his battle continues even more, way more than he usually does against any one in his entire lifetime, and not a one has ever made a scratch on his exoskeleton until now. With his old shell moulted off and his new one not yet hardened, Cocytus now don new wounds on his still soft shell which bleeds out icy blue blood. Much to his delight to feel pain again for so long, and to later bear scars which will become badges of honour for Cocytus to remember this battle.

The insectoid pushes the Overlord back, only to leave himself open for Naruto's Susanoo fist to send him flying to one of the walls surrounding them.

CRASH

Cocytus crashes and forms a crater on the wall like last time, icy blue blood coughs out from his mandibles along with laughter. The frozen warrior laughs with pure joy while painfully exit the crater.

"HA ha ha, very impressive. For centuries have I had such a battle" said Cocytus "To know my limit and rekindle my purpose as a warrior again. Ha ha ha, you have earned my respect, Darkborne. But you have yet to earn something else, my loyalty and the title of my former master."

"What do you mean?" said Naruto

"I can sense another power within you, something that was believed lost when the last Multi-Gamer perished or forgotten. And yet you deny it out of hatred and refusal."

Naruto frowned at this, the mention of his father is not pleasant for Naruto, considering that it was his fault why Naruto follows this path to begin with.

"I want nothing to do with him, true he carved the path of the Overlord for me, but it cost me dearly." said Naruto

"Then you are a fool, you would've gained a powerful ally out of me" said Cocytus "And to have the honour of facing the Lich King himself."

"I'll destroy this Lich King regardless, and anyone who stands in my way" said Naruto as he charges into battle. "I am not here to continue my father's legacy as Multi-Gamer or be questioned on how I chose my path. Now shut up and die."

BANG

BANG

Suddenly loud banging echoes in the room, halting Naruto and Cocytus as they turn to face where the banging is heard. The frozen vault doors rattle and shake off the ice that encase it, the banging continues until the doors suddenly open with great force, and a massive fist reached out and heading towards Cocytus. The frozen warrior didn't have time to react and the fist sent him flying into the same wall, and exactly into the same spot where he landed before.

Naruto froze in shock, surprised at this and turned his head to see where that giant fist came from. The giant fist retreats into a portal above Hinata, who had her fist reach out and retreats it before she leaves the vault. She pulls out a purple butterfly shaped lollypop and sucks it and hums calmly while she approaches Naruto. Naruto shook away the shock and smiles in relieve, Hinata blushes to see Naruto smile but fights off the urge of fainting, especially when Cocytus recovers from the surprise attack from her wicked weaves.

"That as unexpected" said Cocytus "To see that the Umbra Witch Clan still exists after all these years."

Hinata ignored Cocytus as she focused on Naruto.

"Here" said Hinata as she offered Naruto a big green leaf shaped lollypop, "This will help fully restore your HP."

"Thank you" said Naruto, although he has some of his Blood Estus left, it'd me rude not to accept it. He pulls down his mask and puts the lollipop in his mouth. As he sucks it, the healing magic from the lollipop replenishes his HP. Naruto sighs with the lollipop in his mouth and smiles at Hinata again to thank him for the small gift and assistance.

Hinata tries not let herself faint after seeing him smile again and pulls out her guns Ebony and Ivory.

"Thought you might need some assistance" said Hinata

"Now that you're here" said Naruto as he and Hinata now face Cocytus. "I reckon Megami and Yugito decided to sit this down?"

"The moment they sense this thing's aura and power, hai" said Hinata

"Yet you decided to help?" said Naruto

"I wanted to help, regardless." said Hinata

"He is strong?" said Naruto

"I know" said Hinata "But I can get stronger"

"Glad to hear it" said Naruto with a smirk before pulling up his ninja mask and charges at Cocytus, Hinata joins in for the next round against the Frozen Warrior.

End of Chapter

Level up: 38

HP: 1258500

Mana: 6554500

Rage: 5239000

Chaos: 3622500

Void: 3622500

Phazon: 10411111

Shuriken: 120

Kunai: 120

Insight: 40

EQUIPMENT

Weapon: Sting

Description: An ancient Elven Short sword made of an alloy that glows blue when evil creatures are close, like an early warning before an attack is made by the enemy. This weapon has been passed down from many generations of Halfling Heroes, down from a Halfling Thief who travelled with a Dwarf Prince, to a Halfling hero who ventured through various dangers to destroy an object of pure evil. Any Halfling who possess this legendary sword is forever branded as a legend and a hero to his/her people.

Bonus Perk: Glowing blade (Long-range enemy presence)

Uchiha Katana

A Katana used by the Uchiha clansmen, forged and treated to be stronger than any blade, such like the Uchiha. Ha, such arrogance, but this weapon is indeed strong and will eventually drink in the blood of Uchihas.

Bonus Perk: Sharp (Can cause Bleed)

Demon's Scar

Description: A blade made of entirely out of flames. This chaotic thing, the last flame kindled by a demon prince, is shaped like the claw marks of a demon. It is both a fiery bladed weapon, and pyromancy flame.

Added Skill: Spin Slash – Spin to stoke a fierce chaos flame and use momentum to transition into a spinning strong attack, creating an evanescent lava chamber.

Saw Cleaver

Description: One of the trick weapons of the workshop, commonly used in the hunting business. This saw, effective at drawing the blood of beasts, transforms into a long cleaver that makes use of centrifugal force. The saw, with its set of blood-letting teeth, has become a symbol of the hunt, and only grows in effectiveness the more grotesquely transformed the beast.

Note: Only used in Darkborne Form

Censor Blade

Description: A weapon used by one of the Censored Justice's elite knights. This one was owned by Fugaku Uchiha before his timely defeat against the Gamer named Darkborne.

Bonus Perk: Censorship: Temporally disables skills and abilities.

Arstor's Spear

Description: One of the curses that festered within the belly of the Greatwood, and a terrible weapon favoured by Earl Arstor the Impaler.

Poisoned Blade: The Spear is enwreathed in rotten, heavily poisoned meat. Defeating foes will restore HP

Shield Splitter: Take a large step forward and make a single focused thrust to puncture enemy shields and inflict damage.

Damnation

Description: The sword of Yami in her personal form and can only be wielded by the champion of Yami from Planeptune.

Note: Only used with Susanoo

Abyss Greatsword

Description: A Greatsword formerly used by Artorias the Abysswalker, tainted by the darkness of the Abyss and blood of many fallen foes.

Bonus Perk: Dark Spell Boost

Note: Only used in Abysswalker form.

Gear (Darkborne)

Head: Black Goggles

Standard Ninja Mask

Hunter's Tricorn

Chest: Leather Trench coat

Mithril Chainmail

Pants: Black trousers

Iron greaves

Arm: Overlord Phazon Gauntlet

Ninja Vambrace

Gear (Abysswalker)

Head: Abysswalker Helm

Chest: Abysswalker Armour

Pants: Abysswalker Leggings

Arm: Abysswalker Gauntlet

Knucklehead Prankster Gear

Head: Green Goggles

Chest: Orange Jacket

Pants: Orange pants

Arm: N/A

Perk:

Village Pariah: Passive villagers will show hostility and be easily provoked.

Wanted dead: Ninjas and civilians of Konoha will try to kill you, nothing serious but stay alert.

Tools

Blood Estus Flask

Description: A flask made of blood red crystal that contains a blood red elixir known as Blood Estus that can restore health. It's flavor is whatever the consumer wishes it to be.

Blue Primordial Gem

Description: a jewel made of blue Phazon, contains the power of Void.

Maelstrom Chain Dart

Description: A Chain Dart used by Naruto's Dimensional Counterpart, the Maelstrom Overlord, who was given by one of his teachers, Hanzo Hizashi A.K.A Scorpion.

Red Primordial Gem

Description: a jewel made of red Phazon, contains the power of Chaos.

Spawn Gem

Description: a gauntlet gem given by the Maelstrom Overlord, used for Spawn control.

White Bell

Description: A bell made of pure crystal, its sound resembles the song of Yami and summons challengers.

Key Items

Pudding

Share Crystals

Anticrystal

Slig Queen Egg

Helm of the Fourth

Strange Ring

SKILLS

Stealth

Silver Tongue

Body Flicker

Observe

Minion Control

Browns

Red

Green

Sligs

Spawn Control

Infantry Level 1: Militia

Ranged Level 1: Archer

BLOODLINE

Mangekyō Sharingan:

Tsukiyomi

Susanoo (Incomplete)

Amaterasu

Izanagi

Kotoamatsukami

6 Paths

Gudōdama

Human Path

Petra Path

Origins: Darkness

Veil

Shadow form

Dark Shift

Children of Darkness

JUTSUS

Shadow Clone Jutsu

Rasengan

Rasen-Drill

Dark Haze Jutsu

SPELL

Fireball

Lightning Whip

Illusion

Silence

Curse

Purser

SUMMONS

Legendary Baka Bros

Knight Artorias

SERVANTS

Demon Sisters: Scanty and Kneesocks

NPC

Naomi (Kyūbi)

ALLIES

Megami II (Izumi Uchiha): Uchiha RPG Class Gamer

? (Hinata Hyuuga): Hyuuga Hack n Slash Class Gamer

Yellow (Yugito Nii): Kumo Poke Trainer class Gamer

Head Remnant of Ombré (Iruka Umino): RPG class Gamer/Guild Leader of Remnants of Ombré

TECHNIQUE

Magic Fire Kunai (1 Kunai and 10 Mana)

Blazing Shuriken (5 Shuriken and 10 Mana)

PHAZON TECHNIQUE

Hyper Mode (Requires Phazon)

Void Sword (Requires Void)

Void Projection

Void Rasengan (Infuse Rasengan with Void Phazon)

Chaos Claws (Requires Chaos)

Chaos Bomb

Chaos Rasengan (Infuse Rasengan with Chaos Phazon)

REGION DOMAINS

Land of Fire

Fire Temple