Crisis on the Island of Shadows
Chapter 1: Zero (Pilot Chapter)
Alright, first of all none of this is historically accurate in anyway, shape, or form. This story was written a very long time ago when I first started writing fan-fics. So I don't want any crap about this story being totally different from Canon! But I will say this, if you like this Tell me! I won't continue even if your mildly interested if i don't get any reviews.
Sarutobi was siting in his desk when the drawer on his left began to glow. His eyes widened in shock and horror as he opened it to reveal his Scrying Orb outlined in dark energy. He quickly pulled the Orb out and set it on his desk. His eye's widened in shock at what he saw.
"Sarutobi-sama," Said the figure in the Orb with a frightened voice. "The seal! It's weakened, tendrils of its chakra are pouring out!" There was an explosion in the back ground and debri flew in front of the figure. "I don't know how long we can hold out, Inform the Kage's- Another explosion rocked the figure "-send help Immediately! I'm unlocking the restriction seals as we speak!"
"Rumo, what caused this!?" Shouted the frantic Hokage into his Orb.
The figure ducked as a jet of flame shot out of nowhere. "We don't know, It's as if it was doing it from within the seal!"
Sarutobi snapped his fingers and an ANBU Shinobi appeared "Yes Hoka-"
The ANBU was cut off. "Badger, have all the War Falcon's prepared to fly Immediately!" The ANBU was taken by surprise. "A-all of them!? but Hokage-sama that's-"
The Hokage cut him off. "Don't question my order do it now!" The Anbu still in shock nodded and disappeared in a poof of smoke.
"Restriction Seal:G Has been Released!" Shouted the figure.
Sarutobi returned his eye's back to the orb. "I'm almost finished with Restricter seal: C, as soon as its done J then K. I really think you'll have to come in person along with the other Kage's, the force's here will hold out as long as we ca-" There was a blast of orange light and the Scrying orb went dark for a moment.
The image he was viewing suddenly cracked And it began to fade in and out. The figure suddenly landed hard in the view of the Orb. The figure coughed and Sarutobi saw the debri sticking out of his back. "... I... failed..." Coughed the figure. "Only Restricter G... has been... released...and the seal... will completely break in 6 months time..."
Sarutobi then said in a calming tone. "No... You did your best... that's all anyone could ask of you..."
The figure gave no sign of hearing the of Hokage "..... Sarutobi-sama... it's cold.........so cold..."
There was another explosion and the image in the orb disappeared. Sarutobi stared in shock for just a moment before he suddenly started making hand sign's. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" He shouted an ten copies of him appeared into view. "Hurry write the Messages to their respective Kage's." He shouted as he ran disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
Danzo was smirking to himself about his latest success in his Root Head quarter's when Sarutobi appeared in front of him. "How in the-"
Danzo started to say but Sarutobi then shouted "Silence! I don't have time to explain to you, just follow my order's to the letter!"
Danzo was in shock and couldn't believe what was happening. "I need you to get the Shinobi Council into session don't you dare summon the Civilian Council into this! Once you have done this, Summon all retired Shinobi from the ANBU War Division! This is a Class Zero emergency!" and with that Sarutobi was gone.
Danzo in momentary shock was brought out of it when his trusted lieutenant Sai came into view. "Lord Danzo!!" Shouted Sai his voice laced with fear, something he normally wouldn't do. Danzo shook his head to clear his mind and stood up.
"Sai, prepare Root for War!" And with that he also vanished as Sai ran out of the office to do his master's bidding.
Sarutobi arrived in his office just as the the clones finished there messages. He held out his arm's as several scroll's where set in his awaiting arms. He the shushined to the top of the tower into the aviary. The War Falcons where already prepared and facing there respective village. He slid each scroll into the cylinder's strapped to the back's and once done he shouted. "Fly! Fly and be swift!!! The fate of the world rest on your wings!!"
Naruto smiled as he split his chopsticks "Ha Ha!!! Time to break my Record!!! With the cash I got from the mission to Nami No Kuni (Wave County) I can surpass all my previous attempts!!" Naruto was just about to eat his Ramen when their was a growl. He stopped and looked around to see nothing. "What was-" Naruto was cut off when in another growl sounded.
Naruto suddenly realized this growl could only come one creature. "Kyuubi..." Naruto suddenly blacked out and when he opened his eyes found himself in a sewer. As he approached Naruto could here more growls emanating from within the Kyuubi's chamber. When he got there he saw the Kyuubi thrashing in his cage growling in random directions. As he stepped closer Naruto's eye's widened when he noticed the look in the Kyuubi's eyes. It was fear.
The Fox finally noticing Naruto shouted. "You! Good, you've come." Naruto was in shock that the Fox wanted to see him. "Listen Kit, something of great importance has happened, and I fear that unless you and many others unite, the world... will be lost."
Naruto's eye's widened in shock. "What!?"
The Fox then said "It falls upon the shoulder's of you, and the other Human's within this world, I have no body... no free will... I can't march off to battle this evil on my own. Your race is alone in this fight, since I feel the other Bijuu are also trapped within human host. All will be lost if you do not hurry, prepare for battle, I sense your Hokage will call upon you soon... hurry kit, before time runs out."
With that Naruto was ejected from the Kyuubi's cell. Naruto looked down at his ramen and sighed. "So much for Ramen..." His face suddenly turned serious. If the Kyuubi is scared... then this has to be serious... And with that thought Naruto paid for his bowl and turning to his favorite Ramen chef said " Sorry old man but I have something serious to do. I'll break my record another day."
Smiling, Ichiraku said "No problem Naruto. Just remember to come by once in a while, business was rather poor while you where on your mission."
Naruto smiled "Sure thing old man." he turned around his face changing back to serious. He pulled his wallet out of his pocket and counted the money. He nodded to himself before walking off towards the Shinobi supply district.
(Meanwhile)
Sarutobi walked into the council room. Seeing everyone there he started speaking as he walked to his chair. "Listen, everyone! I'm not going to give any pleasantries or greetings." He sat down in his chair. "I'll get strait to the point... The world is in great danger..." Sarutobi let this sink into the minds of those present. "I can not tell you what this danger is... as it is unknown to me personally."
Many looked at each other with a confused look. Seeing this Sarutobi spoke "I know not what the danger truly is... Only Shodaime and Nidaime Hokage along with the other Shodaime's knew what it was... since it was them along with others that sealed it away..." This caused many to look at Sarutobi with a shocked look.
"I never heard anything about all the Shodaime Kage's having sealed anything before."
Sarutobi then said to the shock of all those present. "That's because... They where only Gennin when they did it."
"What!?" Everyone shouted in shock and disbelief.
Sarutobi was quiet for a moment and everyone quieted down. "... about 80 years ago... a mysterious person came to the nomadic Shinobi clan's who had left Cloud, the oldest of the Hidden Village's, asking for help. Most of the clans, not believing it to be really important, either turned the person down... or decided to send useless Gennin to help in the matter. Shodaime and Nidaime where among the useless Gennin sent."
Many gasped at this.
"Before you protest... Shodaime and Nidaime were the weakest of the Senju clan at that time... them and a large number of other left with this person and all where gone for almost 3 years. When they returned most of the Gennin sent where among them... Shodaime and Nidaime returned and many where shocked to see what had became of them. Nidaime was capable of using water jutsu in the most driest of places... and Shodaime... was able to control plants and make them grow and bend to his will. When asked what they had done. They refused to ever tell, along with those who survived, and when they asked about the payment, they revealed objects of great power... Shodaime held out a large crystal ball... that could see great distance's... As many of you know... I have that ball within my possession. And Nidaime revealed a sword of great power..."
There was a pause until some one spoke. "The Raijin..." Sarutobi nodded.
"The other survivors where as strong as Nidaime and Shodaime had become... and they too received gifts of power as well. The Hyuga nomad who had left would return with an altered Kekkei Genkai... one that was red...and had 3 Tommas..." Many heads raised at this. "The Hyuga who had went was none other than Uchiha Madara, and he was given a Battle Fan that no other could touch."
"An ancestor of the Nara's went as well. When he came back... He was extremely intelligent... and could manipulate shadows with just a thought... the Nara gift has weakened over the years since the Nara's don't inbreed like the Uchiha and Hyuga do.... but they still remain intelligent... a Yamanaka was there as well... and their gift to enter others minds as well as control them has weakened as well... Many of the clans in Konoha have ancestor's who had went along with Shodaime and Nidaime... the Akimichi with their ability to change their body size... the Aburame with their Kikai Bugs...the Hatake's and their white chakra... and the Inuzuka with their dogs... None had ever spoken about what occurred there... not until the second great Shinobi war."
Sarutobi stood up and walked into the center of the room. "Shodaime knew there was a possibility that one day he and Nidaime would die in battle. He decided that if something was to happen to them before the war was over, that if something like before ever happened that someone would be prepared and rally others to battle. So one night, shortly after naming me Sandaime, Shodaime and Nidaime told me about a secret to the Shodaime's crystal ball. That it was one of two, and was linked to the other. Shodaime introduced me to the children of the figure who had come for their aid through the crystal. He told me that they had sealed a power none should ever have and that the children of the figure where there to guard the seal."
"Since the deaths of our founding Kage's we have been in touch and they kept me informed about the seal... Today...I was informed that the seal was damaged... and what ever it is... is breaking free, and from what I can tell it has already killed most of the guardians. "
At this Danzo stood up "Then we must prepare to fight it!"
Sarutobi turned to Danzo and nodded. "Yes... that is why I have sent every War Hawk with a message that every Kage of every Village come to a meeting at the Black Dragon's Temple in the ruins of Uzu no Kuni.
Danzo flinched "Every Kage!?"
Sarutobi nodded "This threat... will require that every village work together... Because from how the Shodaime explained... this thing might be stronger than the Kyuubi no Kitzune... and I fear that a forbidden jutsu will not save us this time."
At this everyone was in shock and fear. "Then how do we plan to defeat it!?" someone asked.
Sarutobi sighed "We can do nothing... except provide one last line of defense for those we will be sending to the Island of Shadows."
Tsume of the Inuzuka clan stood up "We will send all of our Jonnin and Chunnin fighters to aid them."
Chouza of the Akimichi stood up and said "Ours as well"
Danzo stood and said "All of Root is at your service." Similar acts soon filled the Shinobi Council room. Sarutobi then shocked everybody when he shook his head.
"I... am sad to say but that won't be possible. Seals have been placed on the Island so only those of certain rank may enter... before my connection with them was severed, only one seal had been unlocked... The G seal..."
A few understood the meaning of the letter and Shikaku Nara sighed "So history repeats it's self and we can only send Gennin."
Sarutobi nodded "Yes... The fate of the world rest on children once again."
Inochi Yamanaka fearing for his only daughter and child then said "Wait... what if we demote Jonnin's back to Gennin?"
Sarutobi shook his head. "No, the seals work in a way that if the person knows they are truly ranked higher, then it is set in stone. Only Gennin who have never received a promotion can go... its all about the mindset."
Everyone sighed in sorrow "But they are just kids." said the very quiet Shibi Aburame.
"The Shodaime and Nidaime where as well when they left..." said the Hokage as he looked at all the faces gathered "We can only hope... that The Will of Fire will prevail and that we have prepared our children for what is to come."
Naruto walked into the only store that treated him fairly, The WolfClaw Shinobi store. Walking up to the counter Garasu Kanazuchi smiled at Naruto "Hey Naruto, what can I do you for?"
Naruto pulled off his jacket and put it on the counter. "You know how these are designed, right?"
Garasu nodded "Of course I made them after all. A high polymer mesh jacket capable of taking about 1/3 of the force of projectile weapons, dyed orange, with custom pockets inside the jacket and a pair of single kunai holsters in the sleeves. Why do you ask?"
Naruto the said "I want two more, no sleeves, dyed solid black with just a hint of dark orange on the shoulders. I want the swirl on the back, same design, I want to also have multiple Kunai Holsters over the chest like the ANBU style vest, I'd also like two sets of pants the same style I'm wearing now except I want them black, dark orange on the ends of the pant legs, capable of holding two Hip Pouches on both sides."
Garasu nodded "Alright, That will be about 700 Ryo for that. Naruto nodded and pulled out his wallet before setting down the 700 Ryo. "I'm also going to need 2 sets of Kunai, ANBU Regulation. ANBU style Arm Guards and Hand Guards, Shin Guards."
Garasu looked at Naruto before saying "Something is up... what's going on?... You look like your preparing for a great battle."
Naruto then sighed. "I don't know... I have a bad feeling and a voice in the back of my head is telling me to prepare for the fight of my life."
Garasu after a moment nodded "... If there is one thing I know... its that you should always trust your gut. That will be 3,373 Ryo."
Naruto nodded and went trough his wallet again before putting it on the counter. Quickly checking his money he found he had enough left for a few more things.
"Kit, your going to need a med kit and lots of Gauss. Plus I think you'll be needing a face mask like your sensei."
Why would I need a face mask?
"The mask serves as a filter for poison from water and gasses of all types, and It provides additional protection if just a little."
Naruto nodded "I'll also take a Med Kit, extra Gauss, and a face mask like Kakashi-Sensei.
Garasu nodded "That mask really can save your life...250 Ryo"
Naruto dished it out and Garasu asked "Anything else?"
Naruto looked at his money then said "What would you recommend?" Garasu then said "If I was you... I'd buy a weapon... Kunai and Shuriken only get you so far..." Naruto nodded "What would you recommend for me?" Garasu looked Naruto over then said "Well you look like a medium-ranged fighting type... Plus your kinda short for your age..." Naruto fumed at that. "... I'd say a scythe really..."
Naruto thought about it then nodded his head. Garasu then said "Alright, you pick the scythe you want from the racks near the back left corner of the shop and I will throw in a training scythe and scroll for free."
Naruto nodded then walked over to the back. When he got there he saw many types. One was the slandered slicing scythe, another had a jagged blade for shredding. He examined all types till he noticed one that caught his eye. It was 6 feet in length and had a blade 3 feet long. The shaft was black, the blade was dark red. Taking it he walked back over to the counter to see Garasu with everything except his clothes. "The clothes will be done by tonight, pick them up tomorrow mourning."
Naruto nodded and said "Here's the scythe I want." Garasu looked it over then smiled "Good choice... That will be 800 Ryo." Naruto nodded and pulled out all his left over cash. Counting, it he set down 800 with only 13 Ryo to spare. Garasu smiled and with amazing speed sealed all of the items in a scroll. "I'll be seeing you kid."
Naruto smiled and grabbed the scroll. "Yeah, thanks." and with that Naruto left the store.
The Kazekage was the first of the Kage's to receive his message. Orrochimaru stood next to him as they talked about their plans to Invade Konoha. It was at this moment the War Hawk baring a Konoha crest appeared through the office window. Both where surprised to see the Hawk.
Orrochimaru walked over to it and nodded noticing it was not a trap. The Kazekage walked over to the Hawk and opened the cylinder on its back. A scroll slid out with a red boarder on the edge. Orrochimaru and the Kazekage exchanged a look before the Kazekage opened it and began to read.
His eyes widened as he read and a look of fear crossed his face. He dropped the scroll and charged out of his office running towards the council meeting he knew was in session. Orrochimaru looking after the Kazekage bent down and picked up the scroll wondering what could cause the Kazekage to react that way. He up righted the scroll and noticed it was hand written by his sensei.
Subaku,
I am calling for an emergency meeting of the Kage's to meet at the Black Dragon's Temple in the ruins of Uzu no Kuni. This is a Class Zero Emergency. Inform your Shinobi Council to mobilize ALL Shinobi, active and retired. Come to the meeting with haste and this is crucial, I never want to put children in harms way, but bring all available Gennin that have never been promoted. I repeat this is a Class Zero Emergency. If actions are not taken soon, The Hidden Villages will fall, along with every Nation and Kingdom. No one will be safe. Hurry Subaku!
Sandaime Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi
Orrochimaru stared in disbelief. A Class Zero... There has only been two other times a Class Zero has ever been issued... Both time's the threat was massive... Orrochimaru set the scroll on the table and sighed. Looks like my revenge will have to be put on hold... I'll have to send in a few of my newest teams... What does the old man have in mind for these Gennin...
Around the elemental nation's of the continent scroll's we're recived and Kage's charged into Council Room's. With Gennin to Mobilize for a trip across the country the Kage's all had similar thoughts on their minds. What has happened... and why Gennin?"
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