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The evening was soon to settle down onto of the village, as the low light was visited by the sun illustrating that the snow would soon come to an end. The village lights one by one flickered on, the village was most alive when the night came along and the smell of food and sound of people laughing filled the atmosphere. Sitting out on the balcony of her apartment Sakura covered herself in a warm blanket and sipped some hot tea enjoying the last visible snow piles that traveled over the tops of all the buildings in Konoha. A smile traced her lips as she could smell the grilling food and feel the warmth of the charcoal that burned in every oven and grill nearby. Her green oculars followed the path of the people who walked by and she was comfortable for once in this bitter cold. A group of children was laughing upon the graveled path road just underneath the apartment, the beams of light shine down upon them. Kicking the rubber ball back and forth in a playful matter as rice size rocks get caught in the bottom of their sandals. "I got it!" One yelled to the others as they all respond simultaneously with their own answers. Meanwhile, Sasuke settles into a chair while peeking out into the window as he glares at the moon that hides behind some flat aligned clouds. Hearing all the composition going on outside, he gathers himself to the door and proceeds to open it wide.
The children attention now towards the young male.
"Wanna play?!"
The one boy asked abruptly and excitedly. Sasuke wasn't for any games now, but instead shrugged his shoulders and proceeded to exit the apartment while closing the door from behind, as a response of yes. Watching the children play was always her favorite pass time, she remembered when she would play out in the village in the evening making up stories and games that led together with her small group of friends. She paused as she watched Sasuke join the kids, sitting up a bit on her chair so she could see better she decided to stand up and wrap her blanket tighter around her as she leaned on the railing and looked out at the game that was about to start. Adults all around started to head out onto their balconies and outside of their houses to sit beside their doors and chat as they watched the kids play, it was a peaceful night feeling like nothing could go wrong. Laughing and yelling filled the air between the competitive game since Sasuke joined it. It didn't take long for the kids to pick teams. Oddly the teams were kids vs Sasuke.
"Let's go!"
The one kid shouts then taking a step forward to get a closer range to the Uchiha. Sasuke found it funny as of how they decided to pick teams but only a smirk to show. The children raise their arms in an action to throw it. Suddenly chakra flowing kunai were flung from a far distance, paper bombs tightly strung behind Targeted towards the Uchiha, children and Sakura. Sasuke reacts fast and heads towards the defenseless children. "Sakura, watch out!" He says before reaching to the kids, as part of the Susanoo body emerges. Leaving a barrier around them, the kunai utterly explode when making impact ending in a dark foggy look in the air. She smiled as she watched the kids all gang up on Sasuke. 'he doesn't stand a chance' she thinks to herself as she allows her head to rest on the palm of her hand. A sudden shriek and fast wind caught her attention, soon enough she heard the voice of the other telling her to watch out as kunai laced with explosives were thrown in their general direction.
The pink haired girl jumped out of the way almost covering herself, with the blanket to shield any heat from the explosion. Sakura rushed to help any children or adults who were not protected by Sasuke's shield and quickly helped transport them as other shinobi ran in their direction to minimize casualties. The Susanoo vanished and the children ran into nearby houses. Screaming and shaking in fear as they trip on their own two feet. Sasuke settles on a rooftop in the direction of where the kunai came in the direction from.
'What the hell was that?'
He says to himself as the red iris in his eyes glance around certain surroundings with a facial expression of anger. A thundering boom shook the ground then following explosions located near the north gate and south. Villagers scream follow as alerting sirens begin to echo throughout the village. Sasuke quickly heads towards the north gate, other jōnin join him. Reaching the gate, the Uchiha, and jōnin pause, from which looked like a blood path, bodies lay without movement. Their eyes glance up to the enemy's not able to make out a face, noticing not a single drop of blood on their clothing. Sakura flinched with the strong winds pushed through the entire area. Sakura was joined by other medical staff as they lured most of the civilians to the shelters beside the hospitals.
"these people need to get out of here quick."
she thought and before she could think again a rain of kanas had hit their side of the village sealed with explosives.
"Everyone move!"
she says as the others follow her lead to safety. Eventually, the others caught up to the others at the gate for the village. Sakura made her way over to Sasuke.
"What's going on? who are those people,"
she asks standing in a stance ready for any funny business as she herself examined the intruders. The three gather themselves as while kicking deceased bodies that lay beneath their feet.
"I think they're dead."
The one said as he chuckled, only his black liked clothing could be seen clearly that was tied tightly with a red sash that came across his shoulder. A white symbol planted just in the center but couldn't be read from afar clearly, it looked like something that would have been writing years ago on stone based upon the letters used. The other two were a similar type of clothing but each had a different color sash; red, white and black. They turn their head as they see more reinforcements gather, but was intrigued by the two that seem to lead and show no fear.
"I'm Chei ..that is Kotetsu and Chomaru."
A strained voice spoke that overheard who/carry the red sash as he points to each of his comrades. "We're here to end this cowardly village and hope for it to burn to the ground!" Chucking together as he finished.
"Cowardly? ... I've heard enough."
Sasuke speaks with his fist clenched tightly then raising his sword up to the sky at eye level. The jōnins begin to charge one after the other towards the three.
Sakura clenched her jaw as she watched with ferocity as they mentioned the village and how they wished to destroy it. Before anything started Sakura quickly made her way to the other medical ninja where they prepared themselves to aid and fight back. Sakura stood on the side-lines as the ninja of the village ran forward towards to attackers in brave fury.
"who could have such hatred…?"
she said aloud.
"I'm not sure who, or even what they are if they're even people…but they don't seem to like us very much."
said another doctor packing a bag full of medical injections. Sakura turned her gaze to him and her eyes narrowed at the gruesome sight of the already fallen victims just behind the man.
"I'm sure we have something they want…maybe we took something"
she says calmly as her green eyes flicker and a grimacing feeling crawls through her skin as her eyes meet with the body of Sasuke as he lashes out with the others.
'he couldn't have something to do with this…could he? I mean…those eyes they've always been a threat surely this has nothing to do with him.'
she thinks as she frowns at herself, her brows furrow and she clenches her jaw tighter gritting her teeth at her own stupid thoughts. The pink haired woman turns quickly and grabs her pack designated for her as she races out with the other medical ninja and quickly scurries to the nearest wounded shinobi. Blood-curdling screams echoed throughout the village and perhaps beyond, as each shinobi comes plummeting to the ground after just one sweep by the one named Chei. Some managed to escape and flee with a comrade to nearby safety while medical ninja assist to the wounded. Though the ones that were poorly unlucky lay in their own blood not as lucky enough to escape. Meanwhile the Uchiha had frozen in time as he watches reinforcements of the Leaf lose their lives.
'What are they ...'
He thought as centering his eyes back to the enemies, that which of whom has gotten closer than their current position.
"I'll take care of this one."
Sasuke spoke to the one that stood behind in a response of a nod. The reinforcements focus was now on the other two as having hope into defeating 'Chei'.
"This won't take long, don't worry your body will come to good use."
Responding to the Uchiha comment as his body becomes demolished in red chakra, causing part of his skin to turn to a shade of brown and his forearms to take shapes of a blade. Sasuke eyes widen as the once human turns into a creature, before he knew it he was being flung behind him from the enemy that couldn't be seen with the naked eye. Breaking through each house that stood behind was now destroyed, dust and debris surround the area while people of the village run for cover. The debris finally comes to a stop as Sasuke body has become pinned aside a house his arms crossed in an X in effort to brace himself while seemingly to be out of breath, purple chakra could be seen following only the Susanoo ribs to envelope himself. The screams were deafening, the curdling cries from her comrades sending her mind in a haze the whole scene happening so quickly. Her vision was soon blocked as she suddenly felt a wave of pain to her head as she was struck harshly sending her falling a few feet away from the person she was helping. Though the hit wasn't hard enough to kill her she was left dizzy and disoriented. Green eyes dilated desperately trying to focus, the focus of her concern suddenly taking a different turn as she watched with anxious cries as the one she is looking for is shot out into the village as if he weighed nothing. Her eyes focused on his attacker the pain in her head throbbing causing her to flinch in agony before shaking herself in hopes of regaining some conscious feeling.
"S-Sasuke…"
she says loud enough only for her to hear. Sakura knew he main concern couldn't only be on him and before she knew it she was being dragged out of the battlefield and under cover, rough hands wrapping her head in gauze. Sakura gasped once she was finally able to stabilize herself. the hands left and she was alone. Standing up she wobbled a bit and braced herself to walk out into the horrible scene, she had seen worse but the way they killed…no other foe had ever been so..so heartless. Sakura pulled herself together and settled her chakra in her hands she closed her eyes and prepared herself as she released her seal and rushed forward aiming herself at the first creature she set her eyes on.
"had he shape shifted?"
she thought as she moved her arm back and pushed her body forward letting out a loud shout as she rushed her fist towards the enemy. Sasuke gets himself situated from something he has never seen before.
'Can they die .. or are they immortal?'
Questioning himself from of what he has already witnessed. The Susanoo vanishes for him to save his chakra for later. He heads back to where he was flung upon in a fast pace. Concerned about the people of the village that could lose their life. The one known as Chei grins with excitement as he witnesses more humans behind flung like trash.
"Hm?!"
Muttering to himself as feeling a presence coming towards him, quickly turning his head to the pink hair girl.
"You'll be on the list too."
Shouting as he gathers chakra to his blade and aims it towards Sakura. The red chakra took in a form of a U hurdling towards the girl head at a rapid speed, looking like it could take off a arm. Sasuke finally arrives to see that Sakura has stepped in, but quickly does he realize he could catch Chei off guard. The Uchiha now hovered over the enemy body with his sword covered in lighting at a fulling full force aiming it down onto. Thus, resulting in the enemy to quickly push aside out of the way only to suffer a minor cut.
"Sakura, watch out!"
Shouting over the screaming as he noticed the chakra hurdling towards her.
"You actually got me .. Uchiha!"
Chei says as he becomes more explosive with chakra then before.
"I thought there was no longer any Uchihas living to this day, I'll change that."
Following a quick burst of chakra that trailed behind him towards Sasuke. Sakura let her jaw slack as she noticed the situation at hand and didn't know where to land her vision as it blurred once more, she glances around wild of where to and when to stop till she heard the sharp chirping of a familiar technique, turning her gaze she noticed her opportunity to escape. In a blink of an eye she's able to move out of the way everything moving so fast it startled her when she went tumbling down on the roof of a building some feet away. Pink strands of hair covered her face as she rose her head taking in shaky breaths as she blinked here and there her vision soon clearing.
"thanks…"
she said quietly knowing he couldn't hear her but her body shook in sudden fear. Pulling herself together she stood up and pushed her bangs out of her face analyzing the situation before she comes a bit closer watching for the others that might be back she stood in the shadows she didn't want to leave Sasuke without any protection she had medicine with her she didn't want him to get badly hurt and not have any back up. he clashing between the two echoed as they countered each other attacks and movements.
"Rinnegan .."
Chei said as getting a closer look at the Uchiha, surprised as of thinking he would never met someone that possess such eyes. The counterattacking lasted in pure minutes all that could be heard was the sound but couldn't be seen with such movements. Meanwhile the other two were spreading hell to the rest of the village as shinobi attempt to occupy, keeping them away from the one known as Chei. If they were to meet up, then Sasuke would have more of a struggle then before. "I'm getting tired of this!" Chei says then quickly countering the Uchiha sword into a position that would cause it go flying behind himself. Within seconds, that was all that was needed Chei had the Uchiha hanging high above him as his arm stretched with his hand grasped around Sasuke's neck. Following chakra being taken from the Uchiha as a blue trail of chakra makes it way to the enemy. Meanwhile Sasuke struggles to get free but it seemed like his strength was draining from him.
"A-materasu.."
A faint voice says as black flames begin to eat away at Chei's arm. Resulting to letting the Uchiha go as he grunts in pain. Sasuke lays bent over on his knees not far from the enemy, trying to catch a breath. Sakura watched as the others struggled to keep the group of rejects out of their way. Growling in a sense she took one final glance at her team mate before running towards the others her seal still active as she rushed to their aid using her leg to kick one of them upwards and lunge herself above them allowing her foot to collide with whatever could get in contact with on them and she pushed down with all her force sending them plummeting down to the earth. Sakura landed neatly a few feet away the grown now shattered and scattered all around.
"this fight is too big; it can't stay in the village."
she said a loud to the others rushing to help the wounded and moved them to safety away from the rubble. The pink haired girl would cast swift glances in the direction of the other to make sure he was still well balanced in technique. The creature arm breakoff from the rest of his body to stop the flames from spreading. It was like he had no bones in his body, thus redrawing a clearly new arm as seconds went by. Meanwhile Sasuke rises to his feet in shock as he watched this 'thing' grow back a limb. He weaves hand signs quickly then following bullets of fire to out of his mouth. It took a odd shape and was hurdling in fast towards the enemy. Chei reacts fast and now stands in front of the Uchiha, a action that required no movement just a glance of the eye. The enemy arms crossed in a shape of an X then projecting chakra towards his forearms following a blast that could be seen from the other side of the village. Sasuke couldn't counter the attack quickly as if he didn't see Chei, the Uchiha now lays not far the enemy, blood trickles down onto the ground that was surrounded by dead comrades. His body trembles to gather on his knees upon seeing a blood puddle beneath. A deep wound that took shape of an X across his chest, along with minor cuts.
"How .."
Muttering to himself as his eyes shut and his body goes limp. Laughing and carrying on Chei was even more excited. Suddenly shinobis come from out a nearby gate, help from the Village Hidden in The Sand has finally arrived. Groups disperse into assigned directions. The Kazekage scans the village from the sky in hopes of spotting someone still alive. Upon arriving near an enemy and seeing Sasuke sword, but unable to spot Sasuke's body within the corpse of many.