Mission: Defend the Leaf Village
Chapter 1
The Start of the Invasion
It was silent in the stadium. Tsunade and Gaara sat beside one another, watching below as the fight raged on.
Konohamaru flung yet another kunai, but it was no use. His opponent was too strong for him. He had tried all his weapons, and even an army of shadow clones.
'I never knew the Rain ninja could be so strong!' he thought. The male standing across the field grinned and tossed his umbrella up into the air.
"Time to finish you off!" Iwao hissed. Konohamaru knew what was coming next. A mass of needles came pouring down like rain.
Swish! Three clones stood with needles sticking through them. In a second they popped away, leaving only Konohamaru hiding on the ground.
Naruto watched from his seat, continuously hitting himself on the head. "Konohamaru! Use your brains! Come on! This guy's nothing! Take him out with one good attack!" Konohamaru stared at Naruto. He already had a cut on his chin and was worn out.
Tsunade looked around, and then muttered something to the jonnin to her side. He nodded and walked away. Gaara faced her and whispered, "I have a bad feeling." Tsunade nodded.
Iwao glared at Konohamaru, hissing, "You pathetic coward! All you've done this entire match is hide behind some clones. And considering that this one of the last matches! You sure know how to impress the audience!"
Suddenly, an explosion occurred at the top of the stadium. Both Tsunade and Gaara stood up at once and looked at the other side. Smoke was hiding who or whatever was there.
Kakashi and Guy watched from a corner of the stadium. Both Lee and Shikamaru jumped to their sides. "What's going on?" Shikamaru shouted. "This isn't a part of the exams!"
"I hoped this wouldn't happen again. You remember a similar event, don't you?"
Guy shook with fear. "No. Not him! Why would he be here?"
The smoke was starting to clear. Konohamaru concentrated, trying to make out the figures hidden away… a fatal mistake. He let down his guard, and Iwao punched him hard in the stomach, sending him flying backwards.
The smoke finally cleared. Standing on the platform was a shocking sight! Iwao climbed up the wall, tearing off his disguise at the same time. There stood Kabuto, half of his face been transformed into Orochimaru. "It worked," said Orochimaru. Kabuto's side grinned.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru. This time, we shall have success. Now let's go!"
Six sound shinobi opened summoning scrolls and began firing loads of weapons at the crowd. Tenten leapt into the way and opened her own scroll, countering each weapon sent at the crowd, while Neji deflected them all with his Heavenly Palms Spin.
"People! This is an emergency! Please evacuate the stadium!" Tenten shouted, and the villagers responded immediately. Kabuto dived across to the other side. Gaara immediately fired a stream of sand, yet the two were able to dodge it and get to Tsunade.
Tsunade threw her fist forward, but Kabuto extended his body, coiling it around her arm and eventually reaching her head. Before Orochimaru could sink his half's fangs into her, sand came into the way and separated the two. Kabuto appeared by Gaara and "Seems like our old Jinchuuriki has no ultimate defense anymore. Without Shukaku, you're nothing but a pathetic waste of time!"
Tsunade grabbed Kabuto by the neck, but her fist went through his head when she tried punching. Neji and Tenten looked up and gasped – Orochimaru was coming for Tsunade from behind! "Tenten!" Neji shouted. She began making handsigns and opened her largest scroll.
"Ultimate Weapon Strike! Wrath of the Twin Dragons!" she roared as tons of weapons began soaring up. Kabuto turned to see what was coming and made a handsign.
Tsunade spun around and saw Orochimaru standing limp. Tenten's attack had hit its mark! She put her scroll down and sighed with relief. Suddenly, Tenten became pale. She looked down and saw a bright sword sticking out of her stomach, blood dripping down onto the ground. "Wh… what?" she cried.
Kabuto was standing behind her, grinning like before. "You foolish chuunin, thinking you can take on the most powerful ninja?"
Neji gasped and dashed across the field only to be immediately knocked backwards by Kabuto and Orochimaru's combined attack.
Neji lifted his arm, only to collapse with exhaustion. Kabuto was preparing to kill Tenten only to have a smog appear in front of him. "Don't you dare mess with the Leaf Village!" a voice roared. Kabuto turned around and gasped.
Choji towered him in his Multi-Size form. "Now time to get rid of you! Mega Palm Crush!" he roared again, bringing both his hands down on the sannin. Kabu-maru was able to jump back right before being crushed.
Ino jumped to Neji's side, healing his arms immediately. "Leave him to us. The village as a whole needs help." Neji nodded and dashed away.
Ino lifted her hands and performed the Mind Distortion Jutsu! Kabu-maru took the hit and began to wobble around, his brain unable to control itself. "Choji, now!"
Choji brought his foot down upon Kabu-maru, yelling, "Giant Foot Crater!"
Ino grinned, but Tenten, nearly unconscious, cried, "No. It's not over!"
Kakashi stood watching with the other three. Guy was stunned. "Kakashi, what are you doing? You think we should just be standing around here all day? Let's go, Lee!"
Kakashi lifted his arm and a winged messenger to it. He deattached the note hanging on its leg and set it free. "This is what I have been waiting for."
Guy, Lee, and Shikamaru leaned over to read the message. Kakashi, feeling uneasy, stepped away and put his head to the wall. He was moaning.
Shikamaru looked down at the field and gasped. "Look there!"
Ino jumped to Tenten's side and began healing the wound. Choji, thinking it was over, lifted his leg, only to have it brought back down by a slimy object. A tongue began coiling around the leg, large spikes starting to grow out of it. Choji cried out in pain as his blood oozed out. Orochimaru then appeared in front of him and knocked him down with a flick of his finger.
"Choji!" both Ino and Shikamaru shouted at the same time. He shrunk back down to his regular size and landed hard on the ground.
"Never underestimate a sannin, you fool!"
Choji put his hands together and expanded into his round shaped Partial Multi-Size Form. "If I can't stomp you, then I'll just crush you!"
Ino noticed the kunai hanging around Choji. "Yeah, this'll definetly work!" she cried. Choji fired himself into Human Bullet Tank and was advancing towards Orochimaru.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!" Orochimaru shouted, but Choji proved too much for the gusts. Orochimaru grinned, knowing that death was coming his way…
Both Ino and Shikamaru gasped. Orochimaru had transformed into a massive snake, and his fangs were deep in Choji already. "It seems like killing these chuunin is entertainment for you, Orochimaru," Kabuto chuckled.
Orochimaru returned to his original form and knocked Choji aside. "Enough with this. Let me call out a special squad – the new Sound Four!"
The ground around Orochimaru began to rumble and crack. Four figures began to emerge.
Kakashi crumbled the letter in his hands and faced Guy. "We must take immediate action."
Guy had a terrible look on his face. "We've already got Orochimaru to worry about! And remember, he resurrected the first two Hokages in his fight with the Third…"
"Orochimaru isn't our concern. Remember, we have Tsunade here," Kakashi replied.
Right then, Neji appeared by their side. "I saw the look on your face. What is it?"
"The Akatsuki has made its move," Kakashi said in a dull tone.