Worlds Strongest.[Private.]

Darkness, a black void encompassing everything within him, obsidian..stained by flecks of pulsating red, pulsating reaching invading and desecrating....all while he stood idly by and let it.
Where he stands now, a small patch of white tinged with blue rings...surrounded at all sides by creeping red and black staining prodding and trying to overtake the white from all sides.

Echo Uchiha, Jinchuuriki of the Nine-tails narrows his eyes with a grimace appearing across his face, the state of his mind-scape...he's been possessed for months now...close to a year, he won't win the confrontation in this state...he needs to really cleanse himself..
Before he found joy in murdering those who hurt him, hurting them back..decimating the compound that felt like a palace meant only for his pain..
Echo takes a deep calming breath..and drops to his knee's before his palms impact the white ground beneath him and his face seems to go blank, the red writhing stops, a roar of defiance coming from somewhere in the distance hidden by the all encompassing black.

Somewhere in the back of Echo's mind, a stern faced man fades away like he did when the Uchiha's number were curbed, several others simply walk off, three Brothers play in a park...A wooden boken is held high in triumph.
A vision of a boy grinning happily as he's chased through the streets holding a bag of food is held high, a kindly old woman extends her hand to a boy left all alone...
A pair of goggles rest atop a grinning boys head.

...Two grown men, stand atop the Hokage tower, one wearing the robes of the Fire Shadow...while the other, positioned behind him smiles knowingly goggles obscuring his eyes as he looks on in approval.

A high-five is exchanged between a blonde boy and a shorter black haired child with a pair of goggles resting on his forehead as they stand over a large beast triumphantly the beast looking annoyed at being hog tied as such but it senses no malice, merely challenge from the boys..so there is no fear in it's eyes.

A young boy, pouts up at a teen the teenage boy looking amused but still standing at attention, the childs eye twitches, the similar uniforms the two wear only offset by the childs patch..signifying him as the teens commander.

And finally, a man stands at the side of a young boy, bare of a shirt wearing a simple cape, an arrogant smirk on his face as the mans palm presses against his back twice in an encouraging fashion and the boy spares the man a confident grin..before taking off in a sprint...ready to take on the world...The man looks like he's proud.


Reality returns, the Jinchuuriki gasping as tear drops fall from his face onto the white ground beneath them...the black has faded, the white is all that remains..save for a dark shadow looming, the figure takes the shape of a spiky haired man wearing a cloak the image of nine-tails splayed behind the image red pools representing the eyes glaring backwards...focused on the past.

Echo raises his head, and sighs as he stands a small smile forming across his face before his right forearm raises and he wipes his eyes, his smile morphing into a wide confident grin, his right hand grips the top of his head as goggles form before he yanks them down over his eyes and starts marching forward, a mask forms over his face after a moment depicting the image of a fox the ride lines depicting it's mouth curved upwards into a smile, the smile looks rather arrogant...but that's a good thing.

The blue cloak with the white fur trimming the hem and cuffs along with the collar billows slightly as he steps forward, the fingerless gloves he wears move smoothly as he closes his hands into fists and his march turns into a sprint forward his sandal clad feet impacting the white, somewhere in the black ahead, a chain shatters and a roar erupts from behind the veil, the white shoots forward with the charge of the Jinchuuriki striking out at the blackness with strange white images forming into; A pillar of flames, a mountain falling followed by a fist smashing it forward to beat the black backwards, a white streak tearing through the black with the image of a runner wielding a blade streaking past almost invisible to the naked eye.
A nine-tailed kit blasting the black away with a roar of power, and finally...a woman..lancing out with thousands of blades of all shapes and sizes banishing the black completely...revealing the image of the Nine-tails standing at the ready it's fangs bared in rage prepared to take up the challenge of it's Jinchuuriki.

Wind swirls around Echo's frame, and one can feel the smirk in his aura as blue chakra rises up from his frame, the cloak billowing around his frame in response to his power, the emotionless mask is all that greets the Kyuubi no Youko. "I'm taking my dream back." He states calmly the Kyuubi pausing briefly before it smirks and responds it's eyes narrowing in determination "I'm taking my freedom." it responds, giving Echo pause.

Was that what he was doing? His mind clear, he realizes he's been drawing on the chakra of the Kyuubi almost constantly, his own reserves have been bolstered as a result the Kyuubi, upon closer inspection looks rather thin like it hasn't eaten in awhile..

The cage setting suddenly looks a lot worse to the Jinchuuriki...However, his death would mean a lot of problems...
Navi, while strong is not a wide area combat specialist, he's good at taking out one target efficiently and quickly.

He cannot stop an army if it were to charge Konoha..Viper has power, but he's vulnerable without a back up.
Koroshi is currently in Suna and wouldn't be able to respond fast enough if an all out assault were to take place...
Echo is the bomb of the bunch, the army buster, one who can take punishment along with wide area's of enemies.

And while he is justifying his actions...well...sometimes the Hero has to, placing his hand against the bottom of the mask he lifts it up before frowning towards the Kyuubi...he speaks his tone filled with regret "Sorry about this." He states before he slides down the mask and the cage that holds the Kyuubi back is suddenly forced open, the Jinchuuriki's declaration gave the beast pause but only for a moment and with the cage open he lunges towards the Shinobi who leaps backwards flipping once in the air to avoid the follow up slash from the beasts massive paws.

Echo blasts upwards into the air wind surrounding him with white crescent blades from the wind blasting downwards aimed to impact the Kyuubi's hide repeatedly, the beast raises his head opens it's massive maw..and roars the force stopping the wind blades and causing Echo to widen his eyes behind the mask and fumble in the air slightly before righting himself and floating out of the way with a quick spiral for added speed out of the path of a large tail sent to smack him out of the air.

Echo's fists ignite in flames and his right fist draws back as he shoots towards the center of the Kyuubi's back weaving around the tails that try to stop him before slamming his fist inwards, the wind from his aura funneling forward creating a flame thrower effect which blasts the beast downwards it's back arching in slight pain "LITTLE RAT!!" Kyuubi roars before rolling away from a follow-up and lunging towards the flying Shinobi maw opened wide to attempt to swallow the Jinchuuriki whole.

Floating backwards just out of reach his body facing his opponent with his elbows cocked at his sides, he allows his hands to shoot forward suddenly and he roars right back as Wind and Fire meets the Kyuubi's charge the wall of flames merely delaying the beast as it muscles through and with a backhand swipe from it's right paw, it knocks Echo away, the Jinchuuriki was lucky enough to lessen the impact with a strong field of wind.

Fumbling across the ground he rights himself his right hand clawing against the ground with his feet sliding against it his knee's bent, the mask falls away being smashed by the blow and Echo's forehead seems to sport a large bruise, Echo grins his teeth slightly bloodied before he pushes forward charging the beast head on in a wordless challenge.

The Kyuubi no Youki is given pause by the act, he's charging...He's charging!? A mere human is charging a Bijjuu, and not just any Bijuu! But him, the King! The Almighty Kyuubi! Preposterous..
The Kyuubi grits his teeth before charging towards it's jailor on all fours letting loose a roar...which unsurprisingly Echo returns with a cry of challenge...the two forces charge at each other looking to strike out head on, the Kyuubi feels adrenaline run through it's system and a grin form on it's vulpine features, it's eyes widening in slight excitement....Then Echo turns and runs the other way.

Kyuubi's eyes widen in disbelief before the Jinchuuriki turns and blows the fox a raspberry while increasing his pace..the Kyuubi pauses, before growling and giving chase "MISERABLE WHELP!!" it shouts as the Jinchuuriki cackles with glee structures raising which the Kyuubi's jailor leaps in between while keeping ahead of the fox, the Kyuubi bashes through these obstacles and leaps over others while attempting to keep up with it's tricky host, traps are sprung every so often but the Kyuubi is nimble enough to dodge, it's tails block some of the others..except the blue paint....WHERE DID ECHO EVEN GET THAT MUCH BLUE PAINT!?

The beast is becoming exasperated by the chase, the boy pauses when he begins lagging behind, casting him a challenging grin which the Bijuu can't help but rise to meet.
It will catch that little fool if it's the last thing it does!
Echo swirls around a large corner into a white path...the Kyuubi pauses in it's chase and it's eyes become blood shot with white hot rage...A maze stands before it, a giant white walled maze..With an image of it's jailor grinning with the caption. 'Catch me if you can!' lining underneath the chibified image.

Kyuubi represses a sigh before charging off into the maze, it's tail decimating walls as it dashes through turning it's head frantically in search while his ear rotates in search of a sound, a hint anything that might allow it to know the location of it's host.

This is much worse then it's earlier battles with other hosts, never has a host...ran away, they always stood and fought!
How did the human know he needed to win the fight as well in order to gain his freedom? A growl of frustration erupts from the Kyuubi as it stomps on a another decoy dummy of the wind user, the Bijuu begins to wonder if he should just blow up the entire thing when a whistle catches it's attention.

There, the Jinchuuriki stands his arms crossed over his chest atop a wall with a mural of....The Kyuubi's eyes narrow in rage and it shakes sputtering in indignation at what it see's.
There, is a mural depicting a chibified Kyuubi playing with a ball of yarn while wearing what is obviously a full diaper.

The Kyuubi see's nothing but red now as it charges off in a blind rage towards it's host who smirks and flies upwards spiraling as he flies higher and higher into the sky like a rocket his palms glowing ominously, the Kyuubi ignores the danger, he will EAT THAT LITTLE FOOL!!

Sweat falls from Echo's frame as the Kyuubi comes closer and closer, a lot of power being generated as the wind that flows around Echo cuts off and he begins falling, his body angled towards the Kyuubi as his hands are drawn back to his left hip. his fingers curled inward like claws as crimson energy floats into his palm.

The Kyuubi lunges in the air it's maw opened wide it's eyes blinded with rage until it catches sight of Echo's triumphant grin and realizes it's folly...Too late.

Echo's hands shoot forward with a mighty bellow "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He shouts as a beam of red slams into the Kyuubi sending him flying backwards smashing through some of the still standing walls, it's fur being singed and a silent scream of pain erupting from it's throat as it's blasted with a full power Desperado Beam.

The Kyuubi regains it's bearings when the beam ends and flips upwards onto it's feet, it glances backwards to find it's back near the gate, it turns forward again...and it's Jinchuuriki is already on the beast once more.

The Jinchuuriki's eyes are slitted and glowing a deep crimson, fangs protruding from his lips long claws dig into the Kyuubi's muzzle from both the hands and feet and the Kyuubi's eyes widen as the Jinchuuriki inhales deeply before letting loose a powerful roar which slams into the King of the Bijuu with enough force to send it backwards once more, wind keeps the Sage afloat as the Kyuubi flies backwards thoroughly beaten red chakra grasped within the Wolf's claws.

Echo gasps and his eyes widen as he floats to the ground, chakra flowing into the left of his chest, his eyes close shut briefly before he opens them again a bright flash of blue occurring.
Echo's frame is coated in dark blue energy, reducing him to a silhouette with eyes, he gasps as he looks himself over the blue energy running like flames over his frame..his mind is clear for once while imbued with the power of the Bijuu..and he smiles at the feeling.

The Kyuubi, now even thinner then before glares towards the boy cloaked in it's chakra before turning away, and walking back further into it's cage "Watch yourself, Echo Uchiha." It tells Echo ominously before the gates slam shut and reseal themselves.

Echo's smile vanishes and he winces with regret, he wishes he could have done that better...but, he had to get him angry enough to make a mistake.
He sighs before opening his eyes the Wolves watching on in fascination as he stands cloaked in the chakra of the Kyuubi, made his own by the deep blue color that represents Echo's control.

He chuckles once before it fades revealing the purple jagged tattoo's and crimson eyes..before those fade as well.
He crosses his arms over his chest and states with a grin "Sup?" He asks to which the older wolves roll their eyes and the younger ones eyes shine with excitement over having such a powerful summoner, the elder looks on with amusement before Echo turns to him and he nods.
Echo watches the Elder turn away and walk, a silent cue for him to follow which the Jinchuuriki does.
Stepping at the Large Wolf's side Echo stares forward his hands resting against the back of his head as he stares up at the sky through the large hole in the caverns roof...this was a viewing area in the cavern, a place to watch the stars and to meditate, the oil they house is nearby in a lake running from an opening in the cave wall above it.

Echo briefly ponders how they did all this without thumbs before the Elder speaks up, asking Echo for the headband back, Echo blinks and nods, handing the head gear to the Elder, the Elder smiles and explains that Echo will no longer be needing it, his will is his own once more.
Echo frowns briefly and speaks "The Kyuubi, he's not just a monster is he?" Echo asks, Echo saw emotion in those eyes, the need for freedom is what he saw...loneliness is what he saw.
It made him worried for the creature within his gut, it's not right, but if he removes the Kyuubi...Viper will surely imprison it again, might even make it fight for him...he might even destroy it..who knows?

He can't have a Bijuu running free in his lands, it'll cause too much destruction..and theres no doubt the Kyuubi will seek vengeance when freed, he can't let the Kyuubi out...but maybe he can give him some type of freedom...he needs to be able to trust the Kyuubi first though...and right now that's mission impossible.

It'll take time, but he can make this work, the Elder nods in understanding while leading Echo to the edge of the caverns, where he will reverse summon him home, Echo grins and thanks the Elder who informs him that no thanks are needed...just that he comes when they are in need of assistance, and that he spreads the name of the Wolf clan around as their Sage and summoner.
Echo scoffs "You kidding?" He states a smirk coming across his features as his arms cross over his chest "Give it three days, I'll have your names up in lights! You'll be the most well know summons since the Toads!" He states before laughing boisterously and vanishing in a puff of smoke, the Elder rolling his eyes with an amused smile at the antics of their summoner.

Echo finds himself at home, standing in the living room wearing the blue cloak the summons gave him, and the bone tooth necklace that came from his kills in the hunt.
He glances around before closing his eyes and breathing in through his nose...it's good to be home.
Walking towards the kitchen he opens the fridge and pulls out a box of take-out that looks recently purchased before opening it up and beginning to eat the processed foods with actual seasonings on it.

Meat is well and good...but charred open flame cooked meat can only take one so far.
He grins at the flavor before setting it aside with a sigh of satisfaction, a soda being opened next and chugged down before he tosses it into the blue bin with a smirk.

He turns and floats over the couch before lounging on it with his smirk widening, it's definitely good to be home..

[WC's; 3,080 Nine-tails Defeated.]

Approved! Good Job Echo! *claps*