"She is not a weapon... She is Diana, an Amazon, a proud warrior raised on Paradise Island, and most importantly, she is..." A gentle smile formed on her lips as she looked at the princess. Diana and Antiope's eyes met. "...She is my niece... No, she is my sister." Those words, filled with determination, made Diana begin to cry, moved by the Amazon's words.
With a quick movement, the blonde slashed at the demigod's neck, but he didn't even move. To everyone's disbelief, the sword broke upon contact with the giant's skin. Smiling wickedly, the black-haired man brutally kicked the Amazon, sending her flying and crashing hard against the castle's pillars. Finally, she slammed into one of the walls and remained embedded in it, but slowly pulled herself free and fell heavily to the floor.
"Do you think I've spent all these years sitting around doing nothing...?" Heavy footsteps were heard as the demigod slowly walked forward until he stood in front of Antiope, who struggled to remain standing. She couldn't believe his display of strength. He was stronger than before, much stronger. With a dark expression, the giant crossed his arms. "I've trained and grown stronger to take my revenge... Father has decided that this world has ignored our existence for too long, forgetting us and creating false gods. We will change that."
"By killing millions and filling them with fear... Great plan," the Amazon said mockingly as she frowned. This explained why they had decided to free Ares. Apparently, they wanted to create some kind of apocalypse to reshape the world and make themselves the center of attention again, or at least that was what she suspected.
"Necessary sacrifices. You represent a threat, and since you refuse to hand over the brat, you've sealed your own fate." Taking another step forward, he moved closer and cast his shadow over the Amazon, who remained calm.
"We won't let you carry out this madness," the blonde said as she stood up and grabbed her sword.
"And who's going to stop us?" he asked mockingly. "We have an army full of beasts and the best resurrected Spartan soldiers. We have several gods of Olympus ready to launch an attack. What do you have?" he asked with pride and arrogance, but when he saw Antiope's smile, he began to have doubts.
"We have a Naruto."
As soon as she finished those words, Hercules received a devastating right punch to the chin from the Uzumaki. He was sent flying upward, breaking through the ceiling before landing somewhere far away on the island. At this, all the demigod's soldiers attacked, but they stood no chance against the Amazons, who launched a surprise attack on them.
"Everyone, prepare for an imminent attack!" Hippolyta shouted as she tore off her formal robe, revealing her armor. All her sisters quickly followed her example. The Queen ran toward the castle entrance, where Naruto, Persephone, Diana, Artemis, and Antiope, who had been healed by the shinobi, were already standing. They watched as the sky turned red.
Along the shores of the island, thousands of resurrected Spartan soldiers, Cyclopes, Minotaurs, and other flying abominations, which served as minions, began to emerge. All these creatures lined up, and after a few seconds, a furious Hercules stood in front of them. With a battle cry, he made a powerful leap toward the castle. Behind him, the entire cursed army also charged forward.
"I'll take care of the big guy. You protect the island." Saying that, Naruto didn't hesitate to make a powerful leap of his own and tackle the giant. Both went flying and landed in another part of the island. The Amazons who remained in front of the castle followed the shinobi's orders. All the Amazons charged toward the army.
Both sides ran toward each other. On the Amazons' side, they organized themselves into formation. The strongest stood at the front with their shields raised. Behind them was the attacking force, led by Diana and Antiope. At the rear were Artemis and Alexis, who used bows along with dozens of their sisters. However, they remained unmoved when their Queen finally appeared.
Hippolyta appeared before her army in all her glory. She wore golden armor, carried a gray shield with golden details, and finally, a large medieval-style sword. "Today will not be the day the Amazons fall! Everyone, attack!" With those simple words, she charged into battle, followed by her sisters. The inevitable clash between the two sides took place.
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Up in the sky, Hercules and Naruto were struggling against each other. As they fell, the demigod grabbed the blond by the head and forced him underneath himself. The two slammed brutally into the ground in a large meadow somewhere on Paradise Island, creating a huge crater. The giant stood up and looked at the blond lying on the ground, who appeared to be unconscious. Smiling mockingly, the black-haired man was about to leave when he heard a whistle.
"You know, I have a rule that has always worked for me. If your opponent is down, you should finish him off, not let him recover." Hercules turned around and saw the blond sitting calmly on a rock while whistling. Looking back at the crater, he saw that no one was there. Confused, he looked at the blond again, only to find that he had disappeared once more. "Another thing you're ignoring..." Turning around, the demigod tried to punch the shinobi, but he wasn't there.
"Where are you?" the dark-skinned man growled impatiently as he searched everywhere. But when he heard another whistle, he looked up and saw the smiling Uzumaki standing on top of his head. Naruto calmly stepped down and stood in front of him. Furious at being mocked, Hercules threw a powerful right punch, but the blond easily dodged it.
"Hmm, too slow," the Uzumaki said in a bored tone before yawning. Closing his eyes, he crossed his arms. Hercules didn't find this amusing. The veins on his forehead began to bulge. Growling, he threw another punch, which was once again dodged. Furious, he unleashed hundreds of punches, but every single one was dodged.
"YOU SON OF A BI—" A huge shock wave erupted in the middle of the meadow. Hercules stood frozen with his mouth hanging open and his eyes wide with disbelief. As for Naruto, he slowly pulled his fist out of the demigod's stomach. Feeling indescribable pain, the dark-skinned man looked at the shinobi, who slowly opened his eyes. They were now yellow, and his pupils were dark with a strange plus-sign shape. (Ashura Mode without the golden cloak or the Truth-Seeking Orbs.)
"You've always been unstoppable." The Uzumaki dodged another punch from the giant and delivered a hard elbow strike to his face, causing Hercules to grab his broken nose, which wouldn't stop bleeding. Blinded by rage, he tried to grab the shinobi and tear him apart, but Naruto simply made a small jump and delivered a brutal kick to the back of his opponent's neck. "But you don't know despair. Fighting while knowing that you'll still lose..." he said in a dark tone as he walked around the demigod. Stopping, he kicked him in the stomach and grabbed him by the head. Lifting his head, he forced him to look into his eyes. "Fight." Raising his knee, he struck Hercules in the chin, sending the demigod flying before he landed hard on the ground.
"..." Growling, the black-haired man stood up and glared at the blond with hatred. Naruto looked back at him with disappointment and disinterest. That caused something inside the demigod to snap. Why was he looking at him that way? Was he looking down on him? Hercules, the strongest man in the world, the man who killed the Nemean Lion, the son of Zeus! Gritting his teeth, the demigod stomped hard on the ground, shattering it. "DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" With a burst of speed, the man disappeared.
Slightly impressed, Naruto ducked, dodging a powerful right punch from his opponent. However, he couldn't dodge the demigod's upward kick. Launched off the ground, he flew hundreds of meters. He steadied himself in midair, only to see a crazed Hercules to his left, delivering a downward hammer strike. The Uzumaki barely managed to raise his arms to block the blow, but even then, the force of the strike sent him crashing into the ocean.
Crashing into the sea, he created a shock wave that sent water shooting into the sky. Embedded in the seabed, he had to move to the side to dodge Hercules's stomp. Once on his feet, the shinobi wiped away the blood running from his mouth. "Not bad," he said seriously as he watched the water around him return to its place. However, both remained at the bottom of the sea, staring at each other defiantly.