1: Invasion of Konohagakure no Sato!
Minata Namikaze: The disclaimer: I do not own Naruto cause if I did then Sakura wouldn't be a useless fan girl in pre-shippuden and Naruto would have his Father's smarts while keeping his Mother's personality and knows about seals and how to use to them. I do, however, own do, however, own Senju Itama the 2, Senju Hamako formerly of the Uzumaki and Namikaze Clans, and Senju Torirama the 2 and Kaito, the sons of Itama and Hamako. Remember to Read and Review to let me know what you think. Also if you don't like any twist that I might make then stop reading and find something else to read plus don't leave a review that's a flame or I will block you. Ja ne!
...My Line...
17 almost 18-years-old, Senju Hamako formerly of two different Clans, who hails from the Namikaze Clan on her Father's side and the Uzumaki Clan on her Mother's side, and 20 to 21-year-old, Senju Itama, who hails from the Senju Clan on his Father's side and the Uzumaki Clan on his Mother's side, are both Jonin level Ninjas of Konohagakure no Sato. Senju Itama is also the husband of Senju Hamako and father two Sons. The two of them find themselves fighting to protect their home village in an invasion and then Hamako helping Jiraiya and to her surprise Senju Tobirama with training her younger Brother, Uzumaki Naruto all while raising their two sons and Heirs. Well they stay sane or not?
Original Senju Male Character(s)/Original Uzumaki Female Character(s)
...My Line...
(12 to 13 Years After the Kyuubi Attack!)
A figure quietly sped through the forest that made up of Hi no Kuni (Land of Fire) heading home for the first in a month. This figure was clad in the standard Uniform made up of a sleeveless firm fitting turtle neck black shirt under a thick strapped firm fitting gray vest, matching firm fitting black pants that were wrapped in white tape that kept them tucked in the standard black ninja sandals. The figure also wore elbow length fingerless black gloves with metal plates on the back of the figure's hands under a pair of elbow length metallic gray guards that the figure had strapped on the figure's arms and strapped to the figure's calves was a pair of matching knee length metallic gray guards.
And on the figure's back was a kanata with a stormy blue cloth wrapped around the handle leaving a diamond like pattern along the hilt while the tsuba was in the design of a whirlpool. Also, on the side of the figure's left shoulder where everyone could see it in red ink was the Symbol of some kind that was displayed with pride. Hiding the figure's face from view was a mask in the shape of a wolf with black lines running down from the bottom of the eyes to the chin. The figure had neck length windswept shaggy silver hair.
The figure sped up when a sat of gates came into view before in a blur of silver, black, and gray, the masked figure was gone from view.
…My Line…
Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato, sat behind his desk looking at the young masked figure, who was kneeling in front of him. He took a puff of his pipe before letting out the smoke into the air.
"Take off your mask Wolf," he ordered.
"As you wish, Lord Hokage," the figure spoke in a soft emotionless voice before reaching up and removed the mask
Once the mask had been removed a masculine angler face with high cheekbones and a strong jaw that many find on nobles. And speaking of the eyes, they resemble a pair of almond shape pale wine red orbs plus you can tell from the figure's muscle body that this person was male.
"How did the mission go, Itama?" the Third asked.
The figure's eyes locked with his own before the male answered.
"The Mission was a success, Lord Hokage," he informed him. "The targets have been dealt with and eliminated."
The Third stared at him for a bit while taking another drag of his pipe.
"Good," he finally said. "You may have until the end of the Chunin Exams to rest up, but I want your written Mission report turned in at the end of the week, Itama-kun."
"Of course, Saru," Itama agreed cheekily.
Sarutobi let out a sigh before shaking his head in amusement.
'You've changed so much,' thought the Third as he looked at the silver haired male sadly. "You may go."
"Hai (Yes)," was the response.
He watched as Itama vanished in a water whirlwind body flicker instead of the standard one.
...My Line...
(The Chunin Exam's Third Test!)
The month leading up to the Chunin Exams was nothing, but slightly boring as the young ANBU did spend much of that time training Uzumaki Naruto in the Uzumaki Clan Fighting Style alongside his wife. Right now, Itama let out a sigh as he stood slightly behind, but to the left of the Third Hokage as they waited the Kazekage's arrival in the Kage Box.
"No sign of Sasuke yet?" asked the Third.
"No," a Jonin, who stood next to him answered. "A team of ANBU Black Ops are searching for him, but so far they've found nothing." The Jonin leaned forward a bit. "He could already be in Orochimaru's hands. In which case of course we may never find him."
"I understand," Sarutobi sighed before the three of them looked over to see the Kazekage walking up with his own bodyguards. "Ah, you made it. Welcome Lord Kazekage." Behind the mask a pair of pale wine red eyes narrowed at the Fourth Wind Shadow. "You must be wire after coming all this way."
"Not at all," the Kazekage informed him. "I'm only glade that for your sake that the arena is here in the Leaf Village. As strong as you are, I'm sure a long journey would have proven difficult for you at your age. Isn't about time that you've decided on who well succeed you as Hokage?"
Both the Jonin and Wolf looked at the Kazekage and his bodyguards with suspicion while the Third Hokage laughed as if he told a joke.
"You act as if I were an old man," the Third stated with a smile. "There is plenty of life left in me. No I plan to stay here for some time to come." The Third stood up and walked forward towards the railing before looking back. "Now it's time for the final rounds to begin." He then turned back. "Welcome all and our deepest thanks for coming here to the Village Hidden in the Leaves for this years Chunin Selection!" Itama and the Jonin looked around the arena as they kept their guards up. "We have come to the final competition between the 10 candidates, who made it through the preliminaries. We ask that no one leaves until all the matches have been completed. Now, everyone enjoy."
"You said 10 candidates," pointed out the Kazekage. "Aren't you missing one?"
As the Third looked down at the candidates, the Wolf masked male moved to stand next to him before he leaned towards the Third's ear after a small snow white wolf had left once he had the report.
"Everything is in place for a possible invasion, Lord Hokage," he informed him quietly. "Also there is still no word on Uchiha Sasuke."
"I see," sighed Sarutobi quietly. "Very well. Thank you, Wolf."
The silver haired male nodded his head once before moving back to him place like nothing has happened at all.
"Oh. There's one more thing before we get started," the man began as he was pulling out a piece of paper from his vest before opening it up for everyone to see. "Look it over." Nara Shikamaru's and Uzumaki Naruto's eyes widen at the new development, however, Shikamaru noticed that the Sound Genin's name wasn't on the paper. "There's been a slight change in the match ups, but now it's sat so I want everyone to take one last look on who you'll be facing."
Tournament Match Ups!
Match 1: Uzumaki Naruto Vs Hyuga Neji
Match 2: Uchiha Sasuke Vs Sabaku no Gaara
Match 3: Aburame Shino Vs Sabuku no Kankuro
Match 4: Nara Shikamaru Vs Sabuku no Temari
Match 5: Sarutobi Takato vs Masato
'I thought I was suppose to fight an extra match,' thought Shikamaru. 'Hey, so that Dosu guy dropped out.'
"Uh, question?" Naruto asked as he raises his hand. "Question."
"What is it?" the man asked.
"I was-uh, just wondering what'll happen to Sasuke, I mean, if he doesn't show up," Naruto wonder.
"If a candidate is not here in the arena at the time his name is called…He forfeit's the match."
'It doesn't make sense,' Naruto thought. 'Sasuke's not the type to miss this even if he has to drag himself here.'
"All right, now listen up!" the senbone chowing man said. "The terrain's different but the rules are the same as before. That is that there are no rules. The match continues until the candidate acknowledges defeat or dies. That being said, if I determine that a match is over I can step in and stop it at any time. And no arguments permitted. Understood?" At this everyone nodded. "These are the opponents for the first match; Uzumaki Naruto and Hyuga Neji. Those two stay. The rest of you can go to the waiting area."
'Good luck, Naruto,' Itama thought. 'Show them what those of Uzumaki blood can do.'
There were gasps around the whole arena when they all noticed the style of fighting that Naruto was using well those that knew Uzumaki Hamako and Kushina, and the two other Uzumaki women that had married into the Senju Clans. They noticed that the blonde was using one of the three main Uzumaki Taijutsu Style called Taifu Uzu no Ken also known as Hurricane Whirlpool, but there a few moves that they didn't recognize in the style. Itama couldn't keep the smirk off his face as she watched Naruto prove that just because he was the Dead Last of his class didn't mean that he couldn't be a splendid shinobi and one day become Hokage like his old man, the Fourth. The Third looked back at Wolf with a raised eyebrow before he cackled and looked back at the arena floor just as Naruto was declared the winner of the fight.
'So that's what he was doing for the month before the start of the Exam, huh?' he thought with mirth. 'And I have no doubt that he helped Jiraiya and his wife train Naruto during the one month training period while also training Takato-kun as well.'
Itama bite back a cheer as Naruto went back to the compactors box and started to talk to Shikamaru.
"THAT ATTA BOY NARUTO!" he heard his wife cheered from the stands. "SHOW THEM THAT THEIR WRONG ABOUT YOU AND THAT YOU CAN BE JUST AS GREAT IF NOT GREATER THAN THE HOKAGES, DATTEBANE!"
The young Senju let out a silent cackle along with the Third and Jonin before looked back at the arena waiting for the second match to begin as the crowd started to yell for Uchiha Sasuke's match to start.
"This crowd is certainly energized," the Kazekage stated.
"That's because it was a terrific fight," Sarutobi stated.
"Of course it's that, too," the Kage of the Sand Village agreed. "But..." The Third looked over at him in confusion. "It's also anticipation. It's likely that the Shinobi leaders, Federal Lords, and other spectators are looking forward to this next match more then anything." The Third looked back at the arena in thought. "By the way, the Uchiha wasn't at the opening ceremony. He has arrived already hasn't he?"
"Huh...well..."
Just then both the Jonin and the ANBU leaned down to speak to the Third Hokage quietly.
"There's been no news of Sasuke yet," the Jonin informed him. "And then there is the issue of Orochimaru. Please before everyone starts making trouble, disqualify Sasuke?"
And as if to prove the Jonin right, a few members of the crowd started to yell about starting the next match.
"I agree with Raidou, Lord Hokage," Itama second. "It'll be best to disqualify the Uchiha especially if he's just being rude and not show up at all then he doesn't deserve the Chunin Title. And let's not forget that he's not fit to be Chunin mentally either."
"That's your Grandfather talking, Wolf," Sarutobi sighed.
"It is not," the ANBU growled. "In case you've forgotten, Lord Hokage, I was best friends with Uchiha Itachi and Shisui, so I have no problem with the Uchihas...well, maybe I didn't like some of them, but not all." Wolf looked over at the Kazekage before lowering his voice even more. "No, it's not that I think like my Honorable Grandfather, Lord Second, but I've seen the way he acts and I've heard about his mental health from the other ANBU and the Jonins. Hell, even Umino Iruka thinks that he should have gone to a Yamanaka before returning to the Academy."
The Third looked at his best ANBU especially when he detected a hint of sadness and anger in his tone.
"I have no choice," he sighed. "Sasuke is disqualified."
"Right," his two bodyguards agreed.
"Uchiha Sasuke is disqualified?" the Kazekage asked in surprise.
"Yes," answered the Third. "I'm afraid that this has to be done."
"Shill, I inform Genma?" Raidou asked.
"Lord Hokage, I ask you to consider waiting a little bit longer to disqualified Uchiha Sasuke?" the Wind Kage asked.
"I understand your point," stated Raidou. "But, no matter how excellent a shinobi he maybe, he's late and we can't make special allowances. If there is no clear reason to make all the Shinobi leaders and Federal Lords wait. Then there is no reason to disqualify him immediately."
Wolf looked over at Raidou before he glanced over at the Kazekage out of the corner of his eyes.
"I see," he sighed. "Then it's good that I do have a clear reason."
"Huh?"
"What?" Wolf asked in confusion.
Raidou let out a slight gasp of shock.
"Including myself most of the Shinobi Leaders and Federal Lords here came strictly cause they want to see the next match," the Kazekage said.
"Yes, but still..." Wolf started to say.
"He's the only remaining member of the Uchiha Clan," pointed out the Kazekage. "And I know that Kaze no Kuni especially is hoping bout between Sasuke and our Gaara."
Both Raidou and Wolf leaned down and forward slightly.
"Lord Hokage?" Raidou asked.
'There's no guarantee that Sasuke will come, but…' thought Sarutobi. "Very well then. We'll make an exception and postpone this match. And wait."
"But, Lord Hokage," both of his guards said in surprise.
"Both ANBU Wolf and myself must protest," Raidou went on.
"Inform the proctor right away," the Third stated.
"Huh?"
"Yes, sir," sighed Raidou before vanish in a body flicker.
"However, it's must unusual for to insist Lord Kazekage," Sarutobi pointed out.
"To display our full village's strength of ninjas no opponent, but an Uchiha well do," the Kazekage stated. "A chance for Sasuke, yes. But, a big chance for us as well."
Itama let out a sigh as she leaned back to stand up straight in her place on the Third's left side. He looked down at the field as Raidou was explaining to Genma about the Third's decision as the crowd started to get a bit more noisy. Genma nodded his head once before Raidou left to return to the Third's side allowing his fellow Jonin to turn back to the crowd.
"Listen everyone!" the proctor called out. "One of the competitors for the next battle has not arrived yet." He allowed it sink in. "So we're going to postpone this match briefly and simply jump ahead to the battle that would have followed this one." Crowd was still a little bit noisy, but not as much as they once were. "Then onto the next battle. So Shino and Kankuro, come down
"Proctor!" Kankuro called out. "I withdraw! I withdraw, so please advance to the next match!"
'Huh?'
Itama raised an eyebrow though no one saw it as he became every confused.
"Due to Kankuro's withdrawal, Aburame Shino wins by default!" the proctor announced once again before a gust of wind picked up making him to look at Temari as she sailed down on her fan. "You are?"
"It's my turn right?" Temari asked.
"Well, your sure an eager one aren't cha?" the proctor asked. "Fine. Let's start the next match then. Hey, you up there! Come down! Shikamaru Nara, come on!"
The silver haired ANBU bite his bottom lip to suppress a cackle as Naruto knocked Shikamaru over the railing. The ANBU let out a sigh as he watched Shikamaru's match continue, but it wasn't long before the match was over with the young Nara forfeiting though technically he won.
'That's a Nara for ya,' he thought with mental cackle. 'Though that was the shortest time extension I have ever seen.'
"Can Sarutobi Takato and Masato come on down to the field please?" Genma called out in question.
A younger Third look alike appeared on the field in a lighting body flicker while his opponent jumped from the box.
'I wonder how you have trained Takato-kun, Itama,' the Third thought as he watched the match being.
It didn't take long to see, who the winner was going to be, as the younger Sarutobi proved to be just like his Grandfather 'cause after a small battle of ninjutsu, he summoned a monkey that he then had transform into a staff that he wield amazingly for one his age though it wasn't at the Third's level just yet and won't be for years to come. While the other boy was proving to be on his way to being a master swordsman, he just wasn't ready to be a chunin as he showed that he had the skills, he just didn't have the mind or temperament. Young Takato, however, had the skills, the mindset, and temperament to make Chunin. Upon winning the match, the staff that the Sarutobi was holding turned back into a monkey that then vanished before brown-gray eyes looked up at where the Kages and their bodyguards where. ANBU Wolf along with the Third gave a nod of their heads to him with small smiles though thanks to the mask that the silver haired ANBU was wearing one could see it.
'Well, done Saru,' Itama thought with a nod. 'You are on your to being being an amazing shinobi. I can just tell that my Granduncle's Will of Fire lives on strongly in you and Naruto. And that you just might take my place as the Commander of the ANBU Black Ops one day.
A small smile of Takato's appeared on his face before he went back to the compactor box where Naruto greeted him with a smile as they high fived each other having been friends since the academy before turning back to the field. It didn't take long for crowd to get noisy again as they got impatient for Uchiha Sasuke to show up.
"Lord Hokage, I'm afraid that there is still no sign of Uchiha Sasuke," Raidou whispered. "He has yet to arrive at the arena."
"Right," sighed the Third. "Then we have no choice." The young male looked at his Hokage. "We'll just have to proceeded, We have kept these good people waiting long enough."
"10 more minutes," the Kazekage suggested making all three to look over at him. "Shrilly we can give him another 10 more minutes?"
"My Lord?"
"This is what the crowds been waiting for," pointed out the Kazekage. "It will be a cruel blow to cancel. It might even turn ugly. After waiting this long, shrilly another 10 minutes won't hurt."
Wolf narrowed his eyes as she gazed at the Kazekage. He knew that something was off with the man as his Chakra feels slimy, dark, and snake-like than the last time he had meet him when he was taking his own Chunin Exams in his village.
"Lord Hokage?" Raidou asked.
The Third listened to the sounds of the crowds as he thought.
"There is something in what Lord Kazekage says, I must admit," stated Sarutobi. "Very well then, we'll give Sasuke another 10 more minutes before canceling the match." Itama couldn't help, but glare at the Kazekage. "Go. Tell Genma my decision."
"Right," Raidou agreed before he went to inform the other Jonin.
Once he was down on the arena floor, the ANBU leaned down to whisper into the Third's ear.
"Lord Hokage, there is some thing off with Lord Kazekage's chakra," he stated quietly.
"Oh," the Third whispered back as he glanced at him. 'What could he have sensed?'
"His chakra feels all slimy, dark, and snake-like," he informed. "It feels nothing like how it's suppose to."
Sarutobi's eyes narrowed as he glanced at the Kazekage not at all questioning the ANBU on it. He was after all just as skilled sensor as his Grandfather had been and he had learned to trust that skill that he inherited. Just as Raidou reappeared, the young Senju stood up straight though he still kept an eye on the Kazekage or better yet on, who he believed to be Orochimaru.
"Alright the time limit has expired," Genma called out. "So I am officially calling this match..."
Just as Genma was about to call off the match there was a whirlwind of leaves and when it cleared it showed the two people.
"Sorry we're late," Hatake Kakashi, a Jonin with silver gravity defiling hair said with his famous one eye closed smile. "You wouldn't believe the traffic."
"And you are?" the proctor asked making the Uchiha to look at him.
"I'm Uchiha...Sasuke."
"Ha," Naruto laughed. "So you decided to show up after all? I was betting you wouldn't come cause sooner or later you'll have to face me."
Sasuke looked up at Naruto.
"So what about you and Sarutobi?" Sasuke asked. "Did you two win?"
"You know we did," Naruto answered.
"Well, don't get to full of yourself," Sasuke told him. "Your still a loser."
"Sorry to keep you waiting," Kakashi apologized. "But, uh, how late are we? I mean, it's not like Sasuke is disqualified or anything, right?"
"Like master, like pupil," Genma stated. "Even down to your lousy since of time."
"Well, what about it?" asked Kakashi.
"You know that you were so late that we extended the deadline for you twice in fact," pointed out Genma. "And it's lucky for you that we did cause you just made it. No, he's not disqualified."
"Oh that's a relief," Kakashi sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck. "You had me worried there for a moment. So we're ok."
The three members of Squad 7 looked up at Gaara, who was looking at Sasuke.
"Just make sure that you don't lose to this guy," stated Naruto.
"Got it."
"Gaara of the Desert please come down!"
The ANBU watched as the last match of the Third Exam's first round started though he was really paying the Kazekage more attention then the match as he didn't trust him. However, Itama got a huge surprise when he saw Sasuke preforming the jutsu move called Chidori and thought of if he wasn't to beat Kakashi bad enough that he ends in the ICU for a month or burn all his porn, but all of a sudden a shiver ran down his spine as he got a bad vibe once Sasuke's chakra hand stabbed through the sand dome that Gaara had put up around him.
"AHHHH!" they heard Gaara scream. "BLOOD! IT'S MY BLOOD!"
Itama looked at the arena when he caught sight of some kind of arm appeared when Sasuke pulled his own arm out making them all gasp.
"What's that?" Raidou asked confused as the arm retreated back.
The ANBU had a very good idea what it was was, but didn't have the time to voice it as the dome creaked before it was destroyed showing an injured Gaara.
"Now, shill we begin," the Kazekage stated before his bodyguards' moved setting off a smoke bomb.
"Lord Kazekage what is this?" the Third asked as he looked at his fellow Kage.
"Lord Hokage," both Wolf and Raidou called as they moved closer to him.
Upon hearing the cry of pain from his right, the young Senju glanced over to see that his fellow guard had been hit.
"RAIDOU!"
He moved quickly to get to his side.
"D-Don't worry about me," he coughed. "G-Go pro-protect Lord H-Hokage, Wolf."
"Hai (Yes)," he agreed before turning around again. "Lord Hokage, you must flee now." However, he noticed that the Kazekage took the Hokage captive before he blocked kunai and shuriken from one of the Sand Ninjas. "LORD HOKAGE!" Jumping quickly onto the roof, the ANBU rushed to get to the Third. "Lord Hokage!"
"Stay back, Wolf!" the Third ordered while he kept his eyes on the Kage that was holding him as he was held at kunai point. "Don't interfere unless you have to!"
Itama stopped in surprise at his order and was about to argue when he noticed four ninjas appear at four corners with sound headbands.
'Sound Ninjas,' was the thought of both the Third and the ANBU.
"Do it," order the Kazekage.
"Right," agreed the four ninjas before they clasped their hands together though they didn't notice Itama moving to make sure that he was inside whatever they were planning on using. "Ninja Art: Four Flame Formation!"
Looking back as a purple barrier of some kind went up around the ones inside, the young Senju saw a fellow ANBU hit it and was set aflame.
'A barrier jutsu,' he thought as he studied it. 'I see.'
"Lord Kazekage," growled the Third making Itama to turn his attention back onto them. "I never...Sunagakure has betrayed Konohagakure."
"The treaty between our Villages was simply to get you to let down your guard," the man stated. "This petty little battle game ends now. Form this point on the course of History well change."
"What are you saying?" Sarutobi asked. "That your going to start a war?"
"That's right."
The Senju along with the ANBU outside of the barrier started in surprise at the Fourth Wind Shadow.
"Armed conflict resolves nothing," the Third pointed out. "We should seek resolution through negotiation. There's time, Lord Kazekage, you can reconsider."
"Maybe the fear of death makes one cowardly with age Sarutobi-sensei!"
"You," the Hokage breathed. 'So, Fox was right.'
"Well, well," sighed the fake Kage. "We intended to capture Sasuke while Gaara was causing trouble, but I suppose that not everything goes as planned. Does it?"
"I see," stated the Third. "So that was the plan. Then Konohagakure and Sasuke were you targets. Isn't that correct?"
"Ha," the guy laughed. "Do you really think that Konohagakure is so important. Now if Gaara returns, I'll be able to show something every inserting. Every inserting indeed. But, anyway, your stubbornness and incompetents allowed me to out maneuver you. I defeated you."
"Hmph, nothing is decided until the every end," stated Sarutobi. "I taught you that years ago, didn't I?" Itama's face twisted into one of disgusts when the face of the Fourth Wind Shadow was removed to reveal a different face. "Orochimaru."
'Lord Hokage,' thought the Senju in worry.
"I knew," the Third said. "Or at least, thought this day would eventually arrive. However..." The Third Hokage glanced at Orochimaru with a glare. "Your not going to defeat me that easily."
"I told you didn't I?" Orochimaru asked. "You should have picked the Fifth Hokage before now because Third Hokage, right here and right now, your going to die."
Those watching shuddered in revolution when the snake freak licked the kunai he was holding.
"Lord Hokage," Wolf called out.
Orochimaru looked over at him before smirking.
"Well, it would seem that at least one of your ANBU is cleaver," he stated. "He actually got into the barrier before it went up."
'Itama-kun,' Sarutobi thought before he looked back at Orochimaru to see tears in eyes. "Are you actually crying that your so happy? Or isn't it inside your heart there is sorrow? A feeling of unhappiness that you can't shake as you think about killing you own teacher."
"Not at all," the snake answered as he moved his hand that was holding the kunai and stabbed himself in his own hand before yawning. "I was feeling so sleepy." If this wasn't a serious sensation then Wolf knew for sure that he would have fallen anime style, but instead he just sweatdropped. "But, now it seems that I'm finally awake."
"Yes, that was exactly what I was thinking," agreed the Third as Orochimaru moved away from him. "And I was also thinking that you weren't a kind of person who would hold a grudge. So it seems that you have neither a goal nor a motive."
"I guess...well, I guess that I do kinda of a goal," admitted Orochimaru. "Let me see if I can explain it. I find things very interesting to watch things in motion. I get no pleasure when the world is still." He then took off the hat that that has the kanji for wind on it. "Like a windmill that isn't turning. I suppose some might find it beautiful when it isn't moving, but to me..." He the through the hat away before continuing. "It's boring. So now I want to put things in motion myself. The first step is crushing the Leaf Village."
"I see you haven't changed at all."
Wolf brought a kunai out and moved a bit to stand next to the Third though he remained out of his way.
"I never thought I would be able to battle with you again Sarutobi-sensei," stated Orochimaru.
Both the Third and the ANBU watched as a barrier went up around the four sound ninjas on the inside as well.
"Doesn't seem like I would be able to get out of this easily," Sarutobi noted. 'Damn. I don't want Itama involve in this fight, but looks there might not be a choice.' The older ninja looked over at his ever faith ANBU and his Sensei's Grandchild. 'Though he can use the Flying Raijin if need be, but I know he hates using it.'
"Of course won't be easy," agreed Orochimaru. "I know you. It would be a big bother if some else came in here and got in the way, wouldn't it?"
Wolf not wanting to disobey the Third moved to the top away from where both Sarutobi and Orochimaru would be fighting just before they moved with the Hokage doing hand signs.
"Ninja Art: Tile Shuriken!"
He watched the tiles on rose in the air before spinning toward the snake, who jumped out of the way.
"This is to easy!" he yelled as he did hand signs as well. "Shrieking Shadow Snake!" The ANBU had to fight back a shudder when Orochimaru's tongue turned into a snake. "With a weak technique like that there's no way you can beat me, Sarutobi-sensei." Itama almost gasped when it bit the Third's neck only for the Hokage to turn out to be a clone by of mud. "Substitution."
Once again the young Senju fought off a shudder when the snake returned to being a tongue just before Orochimaru landed.
"Earth Style: Great Mud River!" the Third called out as a river of mud appeared under the snake and sending him back.
"Is that all you've got?" Orochimaru asked as he did hand signs.
"Far from it," answered the Hokage, who did more hand signs. "Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bomb!" The snake eyed ninja gasped as the a dragon's head appeared before firing off bombs made of mud. "Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bomb!"
Wolf couldn't help the awe gasp that came from his lips as the two attacks combined together and the two attacks hit Orochimaru making him cry in pain.
"To be able combine Earth and Fire Styles without the use of Shadow Clones for aid," he breathed. "Lord Hokage is amazing."
Of course he wasn't the only one in awe as the three ANBU outside of the barrier were just as amazed as he was.
"You can stop your little act Orochimaru," Sarutobi stated as the river of mud vanished.
"Alright then," the snake agreed as he rose from the ground. "But, fair is fair. It's foolish to underestimate me. Did you seriously think you can kill me with such a pitiful jutsu?"
"Falling back on taunts since you can't defeat me?" growled the Third.
"Aw, don't be anger with me?" asked Orochimaru. "Difficult students are all the more awarding to teach, right Sarutobi-sensei?" Wolf eyes moved from one shinobi to the other. "Isn't it about time we stop fooling around here? After all this isn't an academy class."
"Yes, you do have a point," agreed the Third as he pulled off the Hokage robes to reveal his battle armor underneath.
"Did you foresee this?" asked Orochimaru. "Dieing this way?" Orochimaru also pulled of the Kage robes that he was wearing to reveal his ninja outfit underneath. The young Senju gasped for breath as the Killing Intent from the two facing off became unbearable. "Don't think that I'll go easy on you because your old and dying."
"I wouldn't want you to," informed Sarutobi. "Now depending on how good your jutsu is then I might send you back to the academy."
"At least try and make this a more interesting fight," stated the snake.
The two then shot towards each other with the Third pulling out a shuriken, throwing it, and then doing hand signs.
'Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!'
The single shuriken turned into a good hundred shurikens as they flew towards Orochimaru, who came to a stop with his hands clasp together.
"Summoning Jutsu!" he yelled. "Reanimation!"
The ANBU let out a gasp before he moved to stand next to the Hokage.
'That technique!'
"First!" Orochimaru called out as a coffin appeared from a portal.
"A summoning jutsu used as a shield and what he summoned is…!"
"Second!" intoned the snake as a second coffin rosed up.
"Lord Hokage," Itama intoned.
"Wolf, we must stop the third at all cost!" the Third stated as he did hand signs though the ANBU wasn't far behind him.
"Now Third!"
Just before the Third coffin could rise, the shurikens had hit the other two coffins. Both the Hokage and the ANBU clasped their hands together in the prayer sign just as the third one started to rise up, but before it could appear all the way it want back into the portal.
'So the Third one failed?' Orochimaru thought. 'No matter.'
'Looks like we managed to stop the third one,' thought the Third as his eyes narrowed. 'Now this is were it get's difficult.' Itama swallowed as the two coffins opened up to reveal what was inside of them. 'I can't believe he summoned those two.'
"What are you going to do now, Sarutobi-sensei?" asked Orochimaru. "What can you do, Lord Hokage?"
"No," Wolf whispered as inside the coffins were the First and Second Hokages. "YOU FEND! HOW DARE YOU DEFILE THEM LIKE THIS!"
"Calm yourself, Wolf," he ordered.
The Wolf masked ANBU looked at him and even though he could see his face, the Hokage knew that there were tears in his eyes.
"My, my," cackled Orochimaru. "Such an angry response that it's amusing."
They all watched as the two former Hokages stepped out of the coffins and looked at the two in front of them.
"It's been a very long time Saru," intoned the First Hokage.
"Oh, it's you," the Second was next to speak. "You've gotten so old Sarutobi."
"Never in my whole life did I image that I would have to face off against my brethren in this manner," stated the Third. "What a vile trick."
As Sarutobi was speaking the Second Hokage's pale wine red eyes moved over to the ANBU that stood next to the Third Hokage.
'Hmm, from this ANBU's Chakra, I can sense despair, sadness, and anger,' he thought as he locked eyes with his even though the mask hide them from his own. 'But, his Chakra is a combination of Uzumaki and Senju Chakra. Hmm, I wonder.'
"Please proper yourselves, First Lord Hokage, Second Lord Hokage?" asked Sarutobi.
There was a bit of gasp from the other ANBU.
"A summoning jutsu," stated the Second as he looked back at Orochimaru. "It seems you used the forbidden Reanimation technique. How insolent."
"Then Sarutobi tell me?" asked the First as he looked back. "Does this summoning jutsu mean that we're being forced to battle against you?"
"Enough with the romancing," Orochimaru spoke up again as he walked towards the two former Hokages while the younger Senju's hand reached into his hip pouch before glancing quickly at the Third. "It's time that we got started."
"Where ever you live there is always war," Hashirama said sadly.
"Isn't it great?" asked Orochimaru.
"Nothing good can ever come of this," intoned Sarutobi as the Senju started to write out two seals using his blood and a bit of his Chakra. "You've disrespected the died and messed with time."
Orochimaru held up two kunais with a kind of seal hang from the handles as the Second watched ANBU Wolf as he drew up two seals with the ease of a Seal Master and noticed that once he was finished with them that he looked over at Hiruzen, who barely gave a nod of his head to which he returned with one of his own.
'I hope this works,' he thought as he looked back the three in front of them. 'I've never used this seal as I never wanted nor had the nerve to use someone as a sacrifice to test it if they were the enemy.' His eyes narrowed with a determined glint in them. 'But, if it's means keeping my family from being used by this damn snake.' His mind went to his wife and his children. 'I hope I can make it out of this alive.'