"Speech"

"Demonic Speech"

"Techniques"

'Thoughts'

Narrative

"Ero-Sennin, what are those freaky white eyes of the Hyuuga for anyways?"

"Those 'freaky white eyes' as you call them kid, are known as the Byakugan, this doujutsu allows them to see vast distances in an almost 360 degree vision, granting them the moniker, 'All-Seeing Eye' In addition, it also allows them to perceive the chakra network of any human within their range. In order to beat Neji, you will need to improve upon your speed as you cannot allow a Hyuuga to touch you, as you saw in the preliminaries"

"What if they couldn't see me though? What if….."

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"Begin"

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"Humph, pathetic not even trying to dodge my attack fate has decl-"

*POOF*

"Impossible, a Shadow Clone, but how? He isn't even in the arena!"

…..

"Uzumaki Naruto, due to not being in the arena is disqu-"

A kunai seemingly of its own accord is being held to the stunned Hyuuga's throat while only one word is uttered.

"Yield."

"I….. I yield"

And with that, Uzumaki Naruto appeared from directly behind the perplexed Hyuuga and folded a shimmering cloth into his pocket.

"But how?"

"I am an inventor, whenever something I need does not exist, I make it exist."

"Winner, Uzumaki Naruto!"

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"The Death God is able to extract even forcibly bonded souls? Hm I wonder….."

"Another invention inspired by the God that put me in here brat? I imagine this requires more tinkering with the seal….. hmmm you're lucky I'm in a good enough mood to allow it…"

"I wish to speak with my mother, I wish to speak with my mother, I wish to speak with my mother… It's not working… damn."

"Perhaps an identity is needed? You cannot pull a soul whose identity you do not know after-all, try that sensei of yours."

"Ero-Sennin, Ero-Sennin, Ero-Sennin….."

"You called brat?"

"I…..it worked!"

"I'm proud of you kid, still you can't call us souls back here for too long, it hurts us see? And although you can't see it, your life force is slowly being drained to power this apparition, now I need to tell you about my old student Nagato…"

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"Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life"

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"Konan, Naruto, I trust you to carry on mine, Yahiko's and Jiraiya-sensei's dream….. My time… is passed"

'Thank you for your help….. Jiraiya-sensei, Father'

"Father, Father, Father… It's….. not working."

"This seal only has a fraction of the God's power and your stone only has a fraction of that power, The God of Death will not give up a soul he has devoured so easily."

"I guess….. I just wanted to know who my mother was."

"You will learn, in time."

"Kurama, you know something? Who was she!?"

"... I cannot say, not yet, still you must experiment. Try calling a soul you know of, but have not had close interactions with, like that Uchiha."

"Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Itachi."

"You called, Naruto-kun?"

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"Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Itachi… it's not working!"

"This Impure World Resurrection, is such a ghastly technique."

"Then I need another item in order to remove the souls from the bodies….. Elder trees are said to have spawned from the other world perhaps something made from one of those trees?"

"The essence of death cannot be imprinted onto a tree as pure as elder, trust me, Matatabi tried.

"No…. but perhaps…. a crystallized essence…?"

"You would need the rest of the power of the seal in order to get a crystal of any significant size, talk to the container of the eight tails, if you can defeat the waterfalls of truth, you will be worthy….. of my power"

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"T…..the nine-tails? No that silouette, its Naruto!"

"Yo sensei! I'm here to test out a new invention, if I may?"

"Go ahead….."

"Thanks sensei, now ….. aim at the construct aaaaaand EXPEL!"

A jet of green light rockets towards Kushimaru Kuriarare and upon contact, the body briefly glows and crumbles into ashes.

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"H….heh, looks like Madara… is gonna take me with him."

"Brat, those three items of yours, they cannot be united again. their power, the power over death itself, cannot be allowed into mortal hands!"

"What can I do Kurama, I am dying, I can't destroy them, they might be needed again….."

"I will die with you brat, the death God itself will not allow that contract to be undone unless…. you seal me within those three items."

"I….. I'll do it. Thank you my friend, and goodbye.

"Heh, I really have gone soft-hearted…. to … allow …...this…."