Chapter 130: Naturalistic Savagery! Pt 4

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Naruto's POV (Southern Irminsul - Terra)

"Human." The father called.

"Uh yeah?" Naruto asked, perplexed at the situation.

"We shall spare you from our hunger should you agree to be our summoner…" The father smiled at the blonde, which looked crooked and alien on such an enormous, inhuman creature.

"Nope, can't do that," Naruto replied simply. "I am already an active summoner of the Okama clan. Also, again, have you-" Naruto stopped talking as he jumped for his tree, barely escaping a powerful stream of water, which quickly cut through the tree he had been using. "What the hell?!" Naruto snapped.

"He is a part of one of those wretched clans!" The crocodiles roared in sync. Before all four shot off their pressurized water beams. Naruto dodged each with relative ease.

'So apparently, keep the news I'm a summoner on the down low with other creatures.' Naruto thought as he jumped from tree to tree to avoid the rapid leaps of teeth and beams of water the crocodiles offered. 'Right, let's just take it to the sky…'

"Wind Style: Personal Atmosphere Level One!" With a wild flail of his arms Naruto sent himself up and the crocodiles away. Naruto shot off high into the sky, well above the trees and reach of the crocodiles. "Suck it, you crocky, whatever-" Naruto stopped as he felt air under his control being separated from above. He whipped around to see a massive-looking bird swooping down to gulp him up. It looked like the largest and most bloodthirsty pelican *6* Naruto had ever seen. With a cry of surprise and defiance, Naruto allowed wind chakra to flood Riptide and unleashed his attack. "Uzumaki Style: Slicing Wave!" Naruto called and unleashed a chakra line, slicing through the bird's left wing. With a call of pain, it fell short of the blonde as the massive creature fell into the swamp below. Naruto's eyes scanned the sky, and several more birds flew around, most of them of considerable stature.

'Guess the sky is a no-go.' Naruto thought to himself. He glanced down to see the bird that had attacked him being pursued by the crocodiles, the four of them quickly and mercilessly ripping into the mostly defenseless creature. 'Yikes, I guess it's better than me.' Naruto thought as he lightly touched down at a tree decently far from the feasting crocodiles. 'Suppose I'll keep moving. Swamp seemed to be in the southern portion of the Wildlands, so if he moved north he should arrive in the center of the land. Apparently the Okama clan kept a hideout there and they could use it to serve as the main camp.

Mind decided and now fully aware of how dangerous this place was. Naruto grimly leaped from tree to tree. 'Stay alive, guys… I'm coming.' Naruto swore to himself.

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Sasuke's POV (Northern Irminsul - Terra)

It was a strange sensation and moment for Sasuke. He could see nothing as they were transported; it was over instantly, yet Sasuke could feel the leftover alien feeling throughout his body afterward. However, the new environment soon grabbed his attention—or rather, the temperature of it.

As Sasuke cautiously took in his environment, he realized he had been brought to some kind of wintery mountain range. Sasuke found himself standing on one of the slanted mountain peaks. A powerful breeze sent a dull chill through Sasuke. As far as his eyes could see, there were more mountains; however, Sasuke could see what seemed to be a massive wall of mist in the distance. Something over there was melting the snow. It was certainly worth investigating…

"Dear Okama, not these godforsaken mountains!" A slightly panicked, more high-pitched complaint. Sasuke blinked as the small summon of Naruto flew out of the snow, shaking and cursing as it did. "I was hoping to avoid these forsaken peaks. Though I suppose better than any of the humans…"

"I'm behind you, raccoon," Sasuke interjected. "Where are we or the others?" The small raccoon jumped, seemingly startled by Sasuke. Before it whipped around and eyed the Uchiha.

"Oh dear, this will complicate matters. Hello there, human; for the record, I prefer the title Tanuki. Or even my name, perhaps." The raccoon replied sarcastically.

Sasuke was surprised by the gall of the creature. However, diplomacy would be vital in recognizing its usefulness in the current situation. "Forgive me, Muri, was it? You said we'd be randomly transported and likely split up. We should be able to track the others with you here, right?"

Muri nodded, seemingly pleased with the more respectful tone. "Excellent! I was worried you'd be as rude as our summoner! Anyway, the mission is the least of our concerns right now. We must get moving!"

"I certainly agree we must move quickly, though. Why else would we move if not for the mission?" Sasuke asked with a raised brow. "I do not have time to waste; my blood is in danger."

"So are we," Muri replied while looking around as if searching for unseen threats. "See, there are not many clans present in these damned mountains. But those who do are particularly powerful and territorial. It's unlikely the others were brought here due to the harsh nature of the clans and our arrival as well. We should leave before we run into said clans."

"Unacceptable," Sasuke replied instantly. "If there is even a minuscule chance the others could be here, we must check. Besides, as you said, with fewer clans, there would be fewer places to check. And if they are there, they would surely need aid." Muri seemed to sigh at that. It took a lot of work to read the creature's body nature.

"We cannot risk it. Perhaps once we gather as a group, but now we would lack the power to survive the wrath of any of them." Muri countered.

"It will not be an issue. Should they choose to earn our ire, I will show them the power of the Uchiha. I will not slow down until I have ensured Yuno's safety." Sasuke bluntly countered.

Muri growled at this, which Sasuke struggled to find threatening before it leaped onto Sasuke's shoulders. "If you insist, I suppose we can try. Naruto did mention you during our training. So, you must be considerably powerful. However, the three clans of these peaks should not be underestimated. Even more importantly, it is cold. So let us seek our enemies; at least their lands will be a sanctuary from this cold."

Sasuke allowed a slight smile on his face. Pleased, the beast had seen reason and fixed one of their immediate problems with a flex of chakra. Heated fire nature chakra seeped into the air, causing moisture to evaporate and even slowly melting snow around them. Sasuke quickly marched through the melting snow with another more controlled chakra flow.

"Ah, impressive. I decided I do not dislike you, human." Muri nodded from Sasuke's left shoulder. "Head southward for now. Once we are closer to a clan, I'll give more specific directions. In the meantime, however, it would be wise to inform you of the clans we are to confront and the others we can expect, well, the notable ones, anyway. There are thousands in all reality. Though luckily we will not have to deal with all of them."...