A/N: Welcome Readers! Here's the second part of the story that is now revised. This time, I've added to the fight scenes, trying to make it more epic. We'll see how well I've done, so on with the show!
Previously on From One Shinobi to Another:
"Now that we are all here, please tell us how you all got here Naruto-san," stated Hayate
"…Very well then. But I ask that you not ask any questions until I finish. Also, this will take some time, so you might want to get comfortable," responded Naruto. At that, Muramasa, the ancient sword maker, smiled. 'At least one whipper snapper is polite,' he thought. Once everyone was situated, Naruto began.
Flashback no Jutsu!
Tsunade was dead, the victim of an assassination. Those who ordered the hit? None other than the village elders: Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane. Ever since that bastard Danzo died, those two old fossils took over Root, and began to undermine Tsunade's rule, both openly and in a more clandestine way. With the only figure to oppose them gone, Konoha's civilian council unanimously elected the Rokudaime Hokage: Sasuke Uchiha. Once he was sworn in, the bastard wasted no time in declaring Naruto, his friends, and anyone who was even remotely kind to him as traitors to Konoha, to be hunted down and executed on sight. Most of the village was ecstatic that they were able to finally hunt down the 'demon spawn' without fear of retribution from the Hokage. What followed was a massacre that would make the one that Itachi committed look like a single killing. Indeed, it was far bloodier than Ame and Kiri's civil wars combined.
The Hyuuga, Inuzuka, Aburame, Akimichi, Nara, and Yamanaka clans were slaughtered, despite their best efforts. The clan heirs fought valiantly, but were unable to stand the sheer weight of numbers that Konoha threw against them. Many of Naruto's acquaintances did not even have the opportunity to fight back. They were simply murdered while they slept, or ganged up and killed so fast that they couldn't react in time. However, in a last act of desperation, Neji was able to slay Karin, who along with the rest of Taka was welcomed into Konoha with open arms. Since she was not suited for combat and physically weak, a quick jyuuken strike to her heart was all it took to destroy it. 'At least, I have done some damage' thought Neji as ROOT ANBU swarmed around him, proceeding to impale him upon their tanto's. Back to the massacre, Rock Lee, Maito Gai, and even Kakashi Hatake could not survive this attack, though by the time one of them fell, there were piles of corpses surrounding each of them, testament to their status as elite Jonin.
Despite the bloodbath, the main target was not anywhere near Konoha. Ever since his beloved Baa-chan's death, Naruto seemingly vanished of the face of the earth. ANBU and hunter-nin squads that were sent after him either returned with nothing, or they did not at all. After the 'night of cleansing' as the Hokage put it, a search revealed that Hinata Hyuuga, Tenten, Anko Mitarishi, Kurenai Yuhi, Yugao Uzuki, Ayame Ichiraku, Ino Yamanaka, Hana Inuzuka and Shizune were not among the dead (guess where they were?). But no one thought much of it, as the 'demon's' influence was cleansed of their village! In celebration of their success, the villagers strung up the corpses of the 'demon's followers' all around the walls of Konoha, crucified to the very place that they had sworn to defend, only to be betrayed for their efforts.
But this 'cleansing' did not escape the notice of the four other hidden villages. Suna was the first to declare war, Gaara, hell-bent on killing the Uchiha for his crimes against his friends and innocents. Their declaration of war was followed by Iwa, Kumo and Kiri. However, the allied villages were in for a rude shock; the remnants of Akatsuki (Madara, Zetsu, Kabuto, and the 100,000+ white Zetsu clones) had allied with Konoha! Caught off-guard, the Shinobi Alliance was dealt a major blow, losing a quarter of their forces in the first engagement. In contrast, Konoha no Aka (the Red Leaf, as it would become known as) lost 15,000 of the Zetsu clones. These however, were cannon-fodder while Madara, Sasuke, and Kabuto wrecked havoc. The Uchihas personally slaughtered several thousand nin; Sasuke with his cursed Sharingan and Madara's ability to turn incorporeal proved to be the bane of many a shinobi. Kabuto's usage of the Impure World Resurrection did not help matters either, with his undead minions coming over the Alliance forces like an undead horde of death.
Among the dead were the Kazekage, Gaara, and his brother Kankuro. Kankuro was killed relatively quickly in the battle. After all, a kunai lodged in the back of your skull is pretty much a deathblow, isn't it? Gaara was not so lucky. Singled out by the 'Hokage' in the heat of the battle, Gaara became quickly outmatched. However, the Uchiha prick toyed with the Kazekage, playing with the ex-jinchuuriki's sand armor by sending small raiton techniques at the redhead. For hours this lasted, long after everyone else had been slain. Madara and Kabuto were merely content to watch this spectacle, chuckling at the Kazekage's fate. That is until Gaara managed to get in a lucky blow, barely scratching the Uchiha's face. Instantly becoming enraged that someone dare scratch HIS face, Sasuke stabbed Gaara in the solar plexus, lifted him off the ground, the duck-assed haired man called out one of his new techniques: Raiton: Dageki no Denkou Kami (Strike of the Lightning God). Gaara was instantly dead, fried my millions of volts of electricity. Sliding the charred husk off of his blade, the 'Hokage' arrogantly strode to the elder Uchiha, who was standing on a large pile of corpses. Together and without one word exchanged between them, they shunshin'd back to Konoha no Aka. Sighing at their lack of courtesy towards him, Kabuto shunshin'd back to their stronghold as well.
More of the same followed; the Alliance forces being systematically and utterly annihilated by those led by the Uchiha. Within a month, Iwa was the first to fall, it's mighty earthen walls no match and useless against lightning attacks Sasuke was so fond of. Next was Kiri, followed by Suna. Each time, the hidden villages were shown no mercy, all being razed to their foundations, at a minimal cost to the opposing forces. Kumo was the last to fall, and cost the Uchihas dearly, as all of the remaining white Zetsu's were killed, as were a large amount of their regular forces. Not only that, but Suigetsu, another of Sasuke's team was killed during the month-long siege of Kumo. Seems that his affinity to water worked against him when dealing with lightning users, didn't it? Nonetheless, the village hidden in the clouds did eventually fall. With that, Madara's dream was accomplished: the Uchiha controlled the elemental nations! With the biggest threat to them gone. The Uchihas and their forces began to crush the smaller countries. Though most of them willingly surrendered, a few resisted, such as Yuki/Haru no Kuni . As a consequence, the land was completely razed, and it's great generator destroyed, returning it to a barren tundra. Oni country resisted too, but like Yuki/Haru , were quickly obliterated from the Elemental continent, though the corpse of the Head Miko was never recovered. And with that, the Uchiha's grasp upon the land was total. Or so it would seem.
Several years into the Uchiha Regime, Sasuke awoke to the sound of fighting. Glancing to his side, he noticed that Sakura was still sleeping soundly from last night's activities (there's a nightmare for you!). Quickly dressing and arming himself with his chokutō, the 'Hokage' ran out of the compound, and found to his horror that all of the guards were dead! Bodies lay everywhere, in every possible pose of death. Upon closer inspection, none of the corpses sported the same type of wounds. Some of the bodies were cut, with the blood appearing as crimson stripes along their bodies. Others were pulped so that they were only recognized by the occasional finger or toe that wasn't pulverized. Still others had wounds from all the elements, ranging from earthen spears piercing their bodies to fourth degree burns.
But the one that truly scared the Uchiha was the body of Jugo. For one, his head was no longer attached to his shoulders. In fact, it was nowhere to be found. However, there was no blood spurting from the arteries, implying that the wound had been immediately cauterized after impact, suggesting the use of a Katon jutsu in conjunction with a blade. But the most gruesome fact was that there was a message carved into the flesh of his back. The message was written as though by a master calligrapher, save for the ink and parchment were replaced by blood and skin. The message was addressed to all of Konoha no Aka; 'Everyone must gather in front of the Hokage Monument, or your precious pink-haired bitch will die a slow and VERY painful death.'
Enraged that someone would dare talk like that to the almighty Uchiha, Sasuke flew into a rage. He called everyone to the determined location, intent on making the person responsible pay dearly. Madara appeared next to Sasuke, looking none to pleased if his blazing Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan was any indicator. "This better be good Sasuke. I was enjoying with one of the kunoichi POWs," he growled. The Rokudaime just 'hmphed' and started looking for the person/group that would dare stand against the Uchiha and their followers. The elders sidled up to both Uchihas, wondering what in the world could make their almighty and benevolent leaders so tense.
Just then, a blood-curdling shriek went up form the crowd. One of the council members slowly slid apart into bloody chunks (A/N: think of the NGII fight scene with Muramasa killing all of the ninjas), with the crimson liquid spurting from the severed arteries. Standing over the dismembered body was a man dressed in a black robe with a peaked hood that obscured all of his face, save for his mouth. In his hands was a katana, black as night, though coated in blood from the recent usage. The blade was so sharp that it looked though it could effortlessly cut through a diamond in one stroke. Along the sword were kanji for 'Strength,' 'Honor,' 'Retribution,' 'Justice,' and at the tip of the sword 'Vengeance.'
Screams of terror started like a chain reaction, with the crowd trying to disperse, only to be stopped by nineteen other figures dressed identically to the first. These however, looked to be female judging by their build. The first Nin to come remotely close to the group threw a kunai at the them, yelling "out of my way bitches, or I'll kill you all!" However, the kunai never reached its target. In fact, it never even came close, as some sort of barrier incinerated the flying dagger before it got within ten meters of the group. The barrier itself looked like the one that Orochimaru used to kill the third Hokage, except that this barrier was crimson instead of purple. Also, it was much larger, as it covered the entirety of Konoha, and seemed to be designed to keep things in, seeing as the mysterious figures walked through it without bursting into flames (A/N: thank you pentupfury for the barrier idea).
The Nin who had thrown the kunai was now shitting himself with fear. "W-who are you? What are you?" he stammered.
For the first time, the man spoke. "They are Assassins, and they've come for revenge for their families, friends, and homes, you fuckers." Though spoken very calmly, everyone could hear the hatred, the venom, the absolute disgust with which he addressed those wearing the Konoha no Aka sigil. As soon as the man finished his explanation, one of the black-clad figures lunged at the hapless shinobi who had asked the question and proceeded to unsheathe her jian, attacking him with the fluidity that would make a ballet dancer envious. Result: the shinobi was dead, with long red lines carved into his body.
"What the fuck did we ever do to them, or you? Even if we did do something, it was because Uchiha-sama told us to do it, and he is never wrong! And what have you done with my daughter?" demanded Sakari Haruno (Sakura's mom).
"Oh, so that piece of shit is alive? And your still kissing his gay ass?" Chuckled the man. The chuckling soon turned into full blown laughter, though there was no mirth at all.
"Don't you dare talk about-"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU USELESS PINK-HAIRED BITCH! IF ONE MORE WORD COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, SHE WILL SUFFER A FATE WORES THAN DEATH!" roared the man, as he blasted the entire area with a massive dose of killing intent. "However, I'll tell you why me and my group are doing this. But maybe showing you their faces will help you remember. Ladies?" At his request, all but one of the women lowered their hoods at the same time. First came the gasps of shock, then the insults of 'Traitors!' 'Whores!' and 'Uchiha-sama will take great pleasure in you!'
Suddenly, the mysterious man seemed to faze out of existence, the ones who were hurling insults at the black-clad women exploded into a shower of flesh, blood, and gore. The man suddenly reappeared behind the furthest insulter, kneeling and holding his katana in an after-slash position.
"I thought I told you dumb fucks to BE QUIET!" said the swordsman, while blasting another wave of killing intent at what was left of Konoha no Aka. "Now, as I was saying, you took Hinata's, Ino's, Hana's, Tenten's, Ayame's and Mikoto's friends, family, and clans from them. You killed off everyone dear to Shizune, Yugao, Anko, and Kurenai, and you fucks killed her unborn son too. Under 'orders' you destroyed Temari's, Konan's, Tsunami's, Samui's, Mei's, and Yugito's homes. For those reasons alone, you all deserve to die. But what you did to me and the last woman still hooded goes far beyond that. For years, both of us were hated, abused, scorned, beaten, tortured, and NO ONE helped us, save those that are with us, or have died. I held her inside me, and what happened? I was beaten within a hundredth of an inch of my life, repeatedly! I was the scroll, not the kunai, but NO ONE here could see that!"
As the man said this, those still alive broke out into a cold sweat, having a very bad feeling, of who the remaining hooded figures were. The man continued, this time in a whisper, barely audible, yet clearly heard by all. "She did not even start it. She was forced to do what she did by what you all think is so mighty: THE SHARINGAN! She was controlled by Madara Uchiha, who ordered her to attack Konoha. When the Yondaime sealed her, only then did she regain control of herself. Once she saw the pain and suffering Madara forced her to do, she swore vengeance, not for herself, but for those she killed while being controlled." At that, the last remaining hooded woman finally drew back her hood. Her hair was blood red, as were her eyes. She had a moderate tan, and a curvaceous figure, with what looked like DD-cup breasts that bulged beneath her clothing. Her ass was perfectly shaped, and she had long shapely legs. She would have been a beauty, had she not looked like a blood-crazed predator that had cornered her prey. "This is Kyuubi, formerly the most powerful bijuu, now my wife."
With that, people literally started shitting themselves with fear. Yet they remained in place because of the killing intent projected by all of the women. "Now, at long last, our vengeance will be fulfilled. We are all SSS class shinobi. I am Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, head of the Arashi (storm) clan, and son of Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze. The women you see before you are bonded to me, both in marriage and in blood. We are the last of a long line of ultimate warriors. We are Assassins. We are your doom."
A/N: Chapter 2 is now revised. Better than the first? Worse? Thoughts? Questions? Comments? Leave a review and tell me what you think. Here's also a list of the new jutsu used in the chapter
Name-Raiton: Dageki no Denkou Kami (Strike of the Lightning God)
Type- Nin/Kenjutsu Attack
Class- S rank
Description- Sasuke stabs his opponent in the chest, then lifts the up in the air while they are impaled, he then calls down a bolt of lightning to fry them. It should be noted that this is actually lighting, not chakra converted in to lightning, and is thus much more powerful and dangerous. Similar to the Kirin, but much more powerful, and does not require storm clouds to utilize.
And Now for the polls:
Tina Armstrong- 14
Lei Fang- 16
Hitomi- 16
Kokoro- 18
Christie- 16
Helena Douglas- 17
Rachel- 12
Lisa- 16
Surprisingly, Kokoro is in the lead. I did not expect that, not that I'm complaining. Like I said before, 20 votes for every girl and they're all in!
On a side note, Kishimoto has finally knuckled down and began to write some GOOD storylines. Still, he's got a long way to go to get it to the Naruto that first interested me
