Chapter I
After the War
Find yourself in the world of ninjas! After the 4th Great Shinobi World War, the United Forces were able to defeat the god-like power of Uchiha Madara. His grab for hatred and power were put down when all trusted on themselves to protect the world from the Eternal Tsukuyomi. Their combined strength was unevenly matched against Madara. The defeat of Madara gave the world a new chance of peace and prosperity.
When all was in great catastrophe, the Allied forces rebuilt their lost and damaged properties. No grudges were felt by all shinobi from the different villages of the Leaf, Rock, Cloud, Sand and Mist. The world was free from hatred. But it was too soon!
The Raikage, who ruled out supreme among all other Kage, took the chance to control the Allied Forces to make illegal orders. This was seen by the other four Kage, the Hokage, Tsunade, the Kazekage, Gaara, the Tsuchikage, Ohnoki, and Mizukage, Mei. The other four saw this as an obstacle of their own power. They also seized the chance to rebel from each other. Just as when peace was committed, the reign of unfaithfulness came to their hearts as each didn't trust each other again. The Allied Forces was in a great time of disposition. The grab for power, opportunity, and greed corrupted the solid foundation they once had!
The Hokage and Kazekage teamed up and left the Allied forces in silence. It was soon followed by the Tsuchikage and Mizukage, who later started another war. The Hidden Cloud was the last one, and so, seeing this, the Land of Iron, the one who is neutral and peaceful concluded the dissolve of the Allied forces. They all left in shame. The once powerful and united Alliance came to an end all of a sudden. The remnants were forgotten and were never told to anyone!
In the Hidden Leaf, Tsunade renounced her position as Hokage and left it to a younger and powerful man, Uzumaki Naruto! His youthful passion and sense of catalysis changed the Hidden Leaf to a more directed village that saw peace as its vision. Naruto ensured that the village would be in a state of peace and prosperity and it was so. Everything was in good condition. After years of ruling, he met hard and difficult challenges that in time, he soon resolved it. The great compassion of Naruto gave him the title, the "Child of Prophecy"!
40 years later, the village was stabilizing in great power. Everything went smoothly until on one dark and stormy day. In the Hidden Cloud, the flash of lightning was seen over the Raikage's Palace. Thunders roared and shook the ground evenly. A storm came into their midst unexpectedly. The next chosen Raikage, M, was in his office planning something. His assistant and trusted adviser, Mabui was also there helping him out in some of his paper works. They were having a great atmosphere until a bad news came into their ears. A messenger came hastily insisting to talk with the Raikage. He came in a dash carrying a letter from the Hidden Rock Village. M read it carefully with his eyes and word by word, he understood the letter.
"What is this!?" exclaimed M and asked the messenger. "The Hidden Rock Village is declaring war over us for not after the treaty we sent them! They are all ruffians!"
Another messenger came and with him was letter for the Raikage. "Not the Hidden Mist too!" they were all in shock as the Raikage expressed certain disbelief over the situation. "What must I do, I cannot counter all of their power at once! And the Hidden Cloud has no allies since the last war!" Mabui then advised, "Raikage-sama, the best thing for now, is to not answer their letter, it may be a plot for them to weaken our system. It's best for now, to try and solve our military problems and make it strong and have our surprise attack on them!" M was greatly impressed by Mabui's smart and planned response. It was a crucial decision for the unruly M. And then he said, "Now, we'll have to strengthen our military by stealing the Sharingan!"
"What did you just say Raikage-sama? We can't just barge in the Hidden Leaf; they are more powerful than us!"
M looked at her with very skeptic eyes and said, "Hmm, another war would start if we would invade them. Now, let's plan for this Mabui, call for the intelligence team immediately!"
M was planning a very evil plot for the Hidden Leaf. It would soon witness a great destruction over them. The Hidden Leaf was in a great state of danger!
Meanwhile, Naruto called his two trusted advisers, Shikamaru, and Sakura, in his office overlooking the village, Naruto who was planning a Chunin Exam to be held in the Konoha training grounds, in their village. "What Naruto, do you want to have a Chunin Exam?" asked Sakura. Shikamaru nodded and said, "Hmm, I think he is right, it would mean to strengthen our diplomatic relations with the Hidden Cloud and Sand. But the Rock and Mist, I don't think so."
Naruto just nodded, as if he was waiting for someone. But, with his pursue of another United Front, the Chunin exams were held! "Okay, I'll let you handle over this Shikamaru; see to it that it will went smooth." Naruto left him with his orders and went on for something. Naruto went to stroll in the bridge overlooking a river in the Village. He kept of thinking about something to happen and began to felt indifferent.
The village began to be busy and secure, while the Chunin Exams is going under way. After the next day, the sky began to darken and poured the village an endless drizzle of light rain. In his office, Naruto prepared for the Chunin Exams as a host. The visitors arrived early from the Hidden Cloud, Sand, Grass, Sound, Waterfall, Whirlpool, Wood and Flowers. The Chunin exams began with more than a hundred delegates including from the Leaf. And among them were the young Sarutobi Asashi and Uchiha Hayumi. Their sensei Suzuna Luna was in the balcony of the stadium looking at them and cheering for them on.
The introduction and opening of the Exam began in the Hidden Leaf stadium with over a thousand audiences. The whole bay and stadium was fully occupied and reserved for some high-ranking officials. And one of these officials is the Raikage and Lords from the different lands of the Country. It was very odd because much of the delegates were from the Hidden Cloud, and much more just watching there from the stadium. Naruto did not mind this and pressed on to start the Chunin Exam.
When the exam started, the participants waited for their turn or name to be called in a screen. The screen automatically chooses who will fight. It was the first stage of the Exam. When the screen chose, alas! It was Asashi versus Fu! Luna then cheered endlessly watching his dear student come out from the door. Both were strong Genin, but, only one must win and proceed to the next stage. Fu also came out with the support from the Cloud ninjas. The people were in high spirits and cheered on for the two. And then, a Chunin, or referee came in between them and stated the rules clearly and fluently. Then, it starts. The two looked at each other with angry faces each yearning for the win!
Then Fu attacked first! He made with his way towards Asashi yards away from him carrying a kunai. He then smashed a smokescreen bomb and covered the entire field with a thick and opaque smoke! The crowd goes wild! Then you could only hear their kunai smashing and hitting each other. But, the audience couldn't see! They were in high hopes that no one would end dead. But as soon as the smoke disappeared, they saw Asashi lying on the ground!
"Asashi!" shouted Luna. "Come on, you can do better than that!" the crowd was terribly saddened after seeing him lay on the ground unconsciously and in his front was Fu. But, to their amazement, the body disappeared into thin smoke! "What the hell?" exclaimed Fu? "How did he do that?" With Asashi nowhere to be found, he was extremely careful and silent. All of a sudden, the ground shook and smoke came out from cracks! The crowd and especially Luna were amazed! The black smoke began to cover the area slowly. Fu already knew that Asashi was deep underground and he was planning on how to get him!
With the entire court covered, Asashi came out from the ground and jumped into the sky. But before Fu could make any move, Asashi said, "Release!" And suddenly, the black smoke burst into flames and burned Fu on the spot! Everyone was speechless, even the Raikage himself and Naruto. To see such technique is unheard of! As the flames decreased, Fu was lying down on his feet having severe burns all over his body! Everyone was amazed greatly! But, just as when the referee could weave a white flag determining Asashi as winner, Fu got up slowly having burns that burned his inner skin, the dermis!
Asashi was shocked to see him standing. "Hmm, that technique should've killed you my friend. But this will finish it!" Asashi casted his Wind Release: Vacuum Blast that stretched in a great area and range. A great force of wind that can cut through wood and skin hit Fu on his chest several times! He was thrown against the wall of the stadium and was left lying on the ground. After the attack, the referee then said, "Now, with Fu unable to stand, Asashi is the winner!" The crowd was cheering for him. Luna was full of joy and happiness when her own student won the first round!
But just as when the second fight is to be held, a tremor was felt on the village. Lightning flashed and thunder roared over the arena. Then suddenly, paper bombs were dropped from the sky by Cloud Ninjas and blew on the arena itself! Boom! A strong and deadly attacked sent hundreds flying into the air and killed tens on the spot. The sudden attack made everyone racing towards the exit. Then a second bombing was heard in the northern arena exit gates. Many were killed instantly. Damage and great confusion overcame the area as many were shouting and many ninjas were fighting the cloud ninjas.
The time came, and the plan of the Raikage was fulfilled when the bombings were seen. But this is not half of it! The ninjas of the Hidden Cloud then ready for battle and went to the village center to invade the village! Screams of death and pain were heard and many were seen lifeless. "Where is Naruto?!" exclaimed Shikamaru. "The Hidden Cloud is a traitor! Attack directly…." But before could Shikamaru finish he was suddenly stabbed to death by M in the back and went on to attack.
Many Leaf ninjas prioritized the village first and evacuated the citizens to a safe place underground the village. The bombings and invasion continued in the village as many were setting the buildings afire! More infrastructures were damaged as the Raikage sent endless attacks of lightning bolts into the ground.
But, this was not the true intention of M, he was after the Sharingan! Searching for the Uchiha Clan's emblem, M was desperate to capture most of them! In the middle of his search from the rooftops, a ninja came to him and reported, "Raikage-sama, the Uchiha Clan resides in the far west of the village near the northern gates of the village!" Without any hesitation, M wasted no time and went directly to the place. As he followed the ninja, he imbued his own body in chakra and lightning enabling him to go at rapid speed. This was a great advantage of his power!
But before M could reach the Clan, Hayumi who was wandering in the Clan's open grounds was dragged by her mother in a secret bunker of their house. Hayumi was teary eyed while seeing his mother and his clan prepare for something to come. "Come on now Hayumi, get in here!" ordered her mother.
The young Hayumi couldn't understand what was going on and followed her mother's instructions. "No matter my dear, don't get out of here! I love you with all my heart and I don't want to indulge in this situation." Her mother hugged her as if it was the last. As the door closed, Hayumi saw the last glimpse of his family's face until the door closed bringing a new life to her. She kept on thinking on and on about her mother's words and her clan's expression about the situation. It was a great timing for Hayumi to enter the bunker; M arrived just as when she was hidden.
M arrived and faced her clan without mercy and heart, "The Sharingan, a great thing to see ey? Hmm, but what will happen if I take it all off of you!" M laughed with a demonic expression to them underestimating them. With the village, on chaos and destruction, Naruto was busy and late in getting there. M battled and slayed all of Hayumi's family relatives bearing the Sharingan. He mercilessly laughed at their death as each time he would strike with blood oozing and splashing over his hands! With all of her relatives except her mother was killed, M got into the house of Hayumi where her mother was. Then M said, "So, are you the last one? If you are then, my job here is done; I'll be bringing your eyes with me!"
She did not make any response and M delivered his final blow killing Hayumi's mother on the spot. It was a very cruel and violent scene! Many dead bodies were on the ground with blood all over but just as when M could get their eyes, Naruto then came into the cruel place with an angry expression!
"Now, Raikage, you forced me to do this!" exclaimed Naruto. "You'll pay the full price of what you've done."
"So, you've managed to kill all of my army ey?" he replied. "Hmm, I guess, I'll also kill you!"
"Why are you so heartless?" M looked at Naruto when he heard this statement. M did not reply but in response, instead of words, M attacked directly towards Naruto with his deadly imbued hand!
But just as when he hit Naruto, Naruto casted his final move for peace. And it was the Death Reaper Seal! All of a sudden, M was paralyzed over the pool of blood in the scene. He was curious over Asashi's technique that made him unable to move.
"This will kill you Raikage!" shouted Naruto. "Because of what you've done, I cannot forgive the Hidden Cloud Village. You tried to steal the Sharingan, and devastated the Hidden Leaf, now, experience pain with my Reaper Death Seal!"
Naruto's body began to weaken as he casted his technique. But, it was his last move just to kill and punish his enemy, the Hidden Cloud. A strange figure like demon appeared from Naruto's body binding his soul to its stomach. The Reaper Death Seal consumes both the enemy and caster!
"So, this is the Reaper, I couldn't imagine that I had to use Father's technique!" Naruto said. He then slowly walked towards M in the scene and held his arms. M began to feel very scared that he was forced to shout for help! "Help me fools!" M exclaimed. "Don't leave your master all alone out here!"
With no one arriving to aid him, Naruto continued his technique. Then the pain started. Facing M, as he held him, a large claw that was formed out of chakra came out from Naruto's body and into M's heart. M shouted as his body was being slowly corrupted by the Reaper's hand. Then the Reaper's hand slowly dragged M's soul out from his body and into the Reaper's stomach where, both of them shall be imprisoned there. The technique and process took a while, as the Reaper slowly, inch by inch, dragged M's soul out!
Alas! Suddenly, the technique came to its final stage and the Reaper ripped of M's soul from his body! Both of their souls were placed inside the Reaper's stomach never to be released again! M and Naruto both fell down and died. The Reaper disappeared from the scene and they were left there that marked the end of the destruction of Konoha. It was a heavy loss for the village. Many of Naruto's batches died on the same day when they were killed by M himself. Shikamaru and Sakura, they were the only one's still alive when the Chunin Exams started. But, when the invasion started, Shikamaru as well as Sakura was killed by M himself! The brutality of the Hidden Cloud caused a great hardship for Konoha at that time.
The village was put into a state of calamity. With no Hokage and the village on chaos, they were prone to attacks from their rivals. But, before the reconstruction was underway, a state funeral was held to honor Uzumaki Naruto, the village legendary hero, who saved and sacrificed his on life for the village. With Naruto the last one from his batch to die, there was no one left to pass on the knowledge they once had! The pain of the incident left the villages of the Cloud and Leaf in great anger.
Still on the secret bunker, Hayumi left the secret place and went outside. The young Hayumi was left alone not knowing of the incident that killed her entire clan! The word of the slaying of her clan was forever locked away from the village's history and never revealed it to the people especially to Hayumi. She looked at cabinets, rooms but there was neither sign nor a trace of her clan. Her pain was greatly unparalleled and left Hayumi in great trauma. One day, she was on the balcony of her house sitting there waiting for at least one of her clan member to arrive. The sunset occurred and there was no one who arrived. Still waiting, the cold evening breeze blew unto Hayumi and cooled her off. Because of this, Luna, her sensei went to comfort her. She saw Hayumi in great disappointment and with no one who could share her pain; it was really hard for her. "Hayumi dear?" said Luna to her softly. "Umm, want to go outside?" Hayumi did not replied for a while making Luna even more desperate to comfort.
"Sensei, I want to know what truly happened during the invasion?" she asked curiously. "What happened to my family? Where's mom, uncle?" Luna was speechless and did not reply for she was told not to spill even one word about it! Hayumi was greatly confused not knowing what happened.
With the village coping up from the destruction, everything wasn't in order.