61 Consequences
[Beforehand i want to say that i wrote this chapter listening to this OST, and if those interested in listening it while reading, the name is Naruto Shippuden OST (Cover) - Uchiha Madara | 4th Great Ninja War]
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As the massive wave of heat took over the docks, every single person in the area couldn't help but to look up and not only get shocked but also completely scared.
"…w-what is that?..."
"…I-impossible…"
Someone muttered while others trembled, their weapons falling to the ground, and there were loud gulping sounds coming from them. Most abandoned their combat stances and just stared at what was approaching.
A fireball of titanic proportions, capable of swallowing everyone and everything with ease, approached from the skies above. Actually, calling it a 'fireball' would be an understatement, it was like the Sun decided to descend from the skies and swallow the earth.
From the distance everyone could see as the enemies' ships started burning, sails and wood turning into dust as the 'Mini Sun' devoured every single vessel like a hungry beast.
There was no time to even scream in agony, once the fireball reached the sea surface it turned into a massive pillar of fire and swallowed every single ship around while also creating small tsunamis.
The earth trembled as the people in the resort lands could only stare as the massive wave approached them.
The quick ones managed to run and procure some shelter, the slow ones were left at the mercy of nature, being devoured by the sea never to be seen again.
As everyone was recovering and the invaders were reduced by 50%, and without a way of retreat since their ships were gone, a loud crash sound was heard behind them.
Looking back, they could see an azure flame surrounding a man with a long wild black mane, glowing red eyes, and a very angry expression.
'…Shit…'
The man only stared at them, crossing his arms with his eyes narrowing. His hair flew up as if defying the laws of gravity.
"You are all aware… that no one will ever hear from you again… aren't you?"
Even though they had over a hundred people still ready for combat, no one felt that they could win. No, it was as if they were being stared down by the apex predator of this world.
"This won't even be a dance…"
….
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"MY LORD!" Shouted a middle-aged man in deep red and black clothes, running towards a luxurious red room with ornated golden dragon pillars and a massive golden wall statue of a dragon facing their subjects.
The elevated altar had only a single seat, and it was separated from the lower area by a trail of flames.
The middle-aged man was sweating, not from heat, but because of the content of the latest report that they received from their falcon carriers.
A tall man with long hair and a golden ornament on top of his ponytail depicting a flame stared at the middle-aged man carrying what looked like a message, his eyes narrowed, he didn't appreciate the abrupt entrance of a servant in his council room.
The lower portion of the room was filled with old men wearing ornate armors, carrying proud dragon badges signifying their rank and nobility, and all those men stared at the newcomer with narrowed gazes.
The middle-aged man instantly bowed "…My Lord! We received…" he gulped hard "The outcome of the invasion against the Ghost Lands."
No one said anything, not even the lord shrouded behind the wall of fire, he simply made a simple gesture, allowing the newcomer to continue.
Taking a deep breath the man said only two words "..C-…Complete A-Annihilation… the Mercenaries … are no more… "
Everyone gulped hard.
For the Fire Nation or even the Earth Kingdom, the threat of five hundred mercenaries was not a big deal, it could annoy them and cost a little, but it was not a threat.
But for a simple resort to be able to completely destroy an army that could pretty much conquer many of the Earth Kingdom's lands with ease… that was 'a bit'…
"N-not only that…. according to this message… the G-ghost alone … demolished them all…" Said the middle-aged man.
"Ridiculous!" One general shouted.
"Impossible!" Shouted another general.
"Silence!" The Fire Lord said with a tone of finality, before staring at the middle-aged man again
"If everyone was killed, how did we receive such reports?"
This made the middle-aged man sweat even more and he started to tremble.
"Speak!" Shouted the Fire Lord.
Nodding his head, the man held the message with his trembling hands "T-the m-message wasn't w-written by our scouts…. It was signed b-by… M-Madara Uchiha…"
Silence again for several seconds until the middle-aged man said.
"A-and after signing, he-he…. He w-wrote… 'See you soon'…"
"PROPOSTEROUS!"
"RIDICULOUS! THAT'S REBELLION!"
The Fire Lord said nothing but everyone could see his eyes narrowing and his eyebrows lowering into a frown shape.
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At the same time, in an opulent palace with a mix of gold and green, a tall man, partially bald but with a long-braided ponytail, wearing black and green changshan robes demonstrating his affiliation with the Earth Kingdom, was reading the exact same message with a frown.
He said nothing but destroyed the message with an angry expression, but after taking a long breath he looked towards the Throne Room.
"We need to prepare…"
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Meanwhile, cruising above the clouds on a big fluffy flying bison, Team Avatar was finally on their way to the legendary Northern Watertribe.
Aang was still scared of even considering trying to firebend again, as hurting Katara in his excitement left a permanent mark on his mind.
As the siblings were chatting to one another, everyone felt a massive heat wave pushing against them, even Appa the poor fluffy monster lost stability for a few seconds but with Aang holding the reigns, everything ended up fine.
"What was that?!" Shouted Katara in panic, it was the Arctic sea, it was freezing cold, but that heat wave suddenly made them all sweat.
"Look!" Said Sokka pointing south, towards the horizon.
Aang's eyes went wide and he felt something inside him recoil in fear.
"T-the sky… turned… red…" the young Avatar said, not understanding why he was feeling such fear.
"The heat wave also came from there," Said Sokka with a narrowed gaze.
"Was that firebending?!" Asked Katara after removing the huge fur coat she was wearing due to the heat.
"Impossible!" Shouted Aang. "No one can bend like that!"
"I hope you're right…" Said Sokka.
"Look! That's a huge wave!" Katara shouted while pointing at the horizon, after seeing the aftermath of whatever caused the catastrophe.
Aang shrugged. "Well… at least we are flying…"
Sokka immediately hugged Appa "Have I ever told you how much I love you Appa?"
This made both Aang and Katara chuckle.
Unfortunately for the Fire Nation fleet below… the situation wasn't as … carefree… as it was for Team Avatar, not only were they closer to the shore, but they also were not flying.
"PREPARE FOR IMPACT!" Shouted one of the officers as the massive wave swallowed them.
Admiral Zhao being cold-hearted as always, commanded the Firebenders to go towards the deck and use their fire to dispel as much of the water wave as they could, even Iroh that was a guest on the ship was there to help… hell even Zuko who was pretending to be a regular firebending soldier did as well.
Everyone was feeling the power of the impact.
"That direction..." Zuko said behind his helmet.
"Yes… It is the Resort..." Iroh said in a hushed tone beside his nephew, pretending to be helping him get up after they did their best to escape the wave.
"I-is that… T-teacher's firebending?!" Zuko was scared.
"Most likely." Answered the old General with a serious gaze towards the south.
That day, a third of the invading Fire Nation fleet was completely wiped out. Zhao would never call a retreat, he claimed that it was just a natural disaster and that the Honor of the Fire Nation would never bow to nature, that they are the rulers of this world and would never give up, the remaining fleet continued their course.
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Xi saw many things, she grew up with the two biggest dragons ever recorded in history, and she knew one of the oldest firebending stances in existence, the Dancing Dragon, herself!
She knew many secrets about spirits and many other things that people consider fairy tales nowadays due to the passage of time.
But absolutely nothing was enough to prepare her for the sight in front of her.
The sun that turned into a fire tornado in the middle of the sea, the size and intensity was something that she would never forget.
Gulp.
"Madara is pissed," Kaliya said with a narrowed gaze. She never calls him by his name in public, it's always 'Boss'. So hearing her speaking like that sent a shiver down Xi's spine for some reason.
"W-was that…. the L-lord?!" Xi couldn't help but ask to confirm it.
"Aye… he did something similar against me once… and I survived by pure dumb luck…." Even Kaliya gulped hard at the sight "But this time I don't think he held back like he did back then…"
Even Nari's hands trembled as she did her damn best to keep the ship stable after receiving that shockwave of heat that almost ruined everything.
She instantly recalled what Madara said not long ago 'So what? Who do you think I am?' and couldn't help but smile a bit, regardless of fear.
Theres no one that wasn't scared shitless of what Madara Uchiha just did, well… almost no one…
In the streets of the resort, surrounded by piles of corpses a man with long flowing dark brown hair was standing straight, staring at the tower of fire that seemed to link the sea and the sky.
He was holding some random raider by the neck, like a chicken. His robes were all destroyed and he was only wearing black pants, white socks, and black kung fu shoes. His back had a massive tattoo of an angry green dragon surrounded by clouds.
The dude was fucking ripped, and his body was covered in burn marks and cuts with blood still being leaked, but he didn't seem to care, he had a smirk on his face as his eyes seemed to glow at the sight of fire.
"You are back!"
