Chapter 2: Sudden Attack
Eight Years Later…
In the shinobi world, there have been many deadly incidents. After they sensed that strange feeling, things were normal the next day. Until months later, there had been massive murder and kidnapping in many counties. Furthermore, some ninjas had gone missing; then days later, they were found either dead or wounded. The deceases were taken into the medical inspection, and the wounded were treated and taken into the interrogation. Ibiki asked questions about their time in MIA, but he received nothing from them. Then, Inoichi read their minds and found their memory blank. They both suspected that a rogue ninja must have used a mind-erase jutsu after kidnapping them. It went on the same for the next eight years.
Sakura inspected all the dead bodies of Leaf shinobi and found some of their organs had been removed. She found them impossible because she remembered one person how he killed his prey—Kakuzu. Karin also remembered but found it impossible. Kakuzu was dead, or was there somebody else copying his killing? Naruto took cautious from the deadly attacks and warned the village for their safety. Parents took precautious for their children, and groups of anbu stayed out on night patrol. Another, children were prohibited from going into the forest without a parent or guardian.
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Shina and Haru teamed up together, along with Kai. Kai was the boy Shina met from the festival became her crush. He had close resemblance of Sasuke, and he shared a rivalry with Haru. He showed competitiveness whenever Haru challenged him during training. Haru was jealous of him because Shina was always around and talking with him. Kai was secretly in love with Shina, and he stood close to protect her. Their sensei as Kakashi, and he saw the memoirs of his former students in them.
Hioska Kai: chuunin; black hair, shoulder-length bangs and back short-spiky; dark grey eyes; white long-sleeved shirt, under short black sweater; black pants, under green apron; calf-high boots with yellow shin guards; and forehead protector tied on right leg
Uzumaki Haru: chuunin; black t-shirt; sleeveless orange vest with light blue on collar and zipper; orange-light blue pants; orange wrist bands; shuriken holster on right leg; forehead protector, two small horns on metal; and sandals
In contrast, Shina began training in the medical field when she turned 12 and became Tsunade-sama's apprentice. Sometimes she struggle performing medical ninjutsu, she receives help from Shizune. She was learning so much and improving in medicine from her mother. Whenever her teammates argue, she would either smack their heads or shout telling them stop fighting which they freaked from her scary angry voice.
Uchiha Shina: chuunin; long pink hair, back spiky; red sleeveless qipao dress; black shorts; arm fingerless gloves; shuriken holster on right leg; forehead protector; and calf-high boots
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On the other hand, Karin and Ino taught their children the Mystical Palm Technique, so they can heal their teammates in case they are wounded from mission. Shin learned some mind control technique from his grandfather, and he advanced art jutsu from his father. Aimi became talented in her taijutsu and learned some mist jutsu.
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Daisuke was placed in Yamato team, along with Hana and Mori. Hana was the girl Daisuke met from the festival, and they both are very shy around each other. Mori was Daisuke's close friend, and he had the resemblance of Minato which reminds Naruto.
Uchiha Daisuke: chuunin; short black hair with bangs; black, one-pieced outfit, purple cloth tied on waist carrying medical pouch; arm fingerless gloves with wraps on left arm; shuriken holster on right leg; forehead protector; and calf-high boots
Hanabi Hana: chuunin; short half-ponytail red hair; green eyes; ankle-length sleeveless black dress with red wrap; leg wraps; grey socks; and black flip-flops
Natsuki Mori: chuunin; dark blond spiky hair; hazel eyes; blue-dark blue shirt; navy blue pants; shuriken holster on right knee; and sandals
Somewhere inside Konoha:
The dark figure was hiding in the dark alleys, along with Kakuzu. No ninja knew they were inside the village or hiding. Their dark brown cloak was what helped darken their hiding, and no one could see them.
"Perfect, we're inside" the dark figure smirked. "Kakuzu, you know who you must get."
"Hai!" Kakuzu sank into the ground, leaving to get his target.
"Hmph, after we get our two hostages," he said. "We'll give a surprise attack in the heart of the Hidden Leaf." He walked into the shadows.
To Sasuke:
Sasuke (wearing his black coat) was in the training grounds with his 13-year-old twins, watching them sparring, inspecting their taijutsu. They have gained their sharingan last year and learned fire jutsu. Last year, they passed the chuunin exam; then Daisuke has been training lightning jutsu for months. Also, Shina had been practicing clone technique from her uncle, so her clone will dissolve like Itachi's Crow Clone Technique. Their training really impressed him and saw his older twins will be ready soon; he hoped the same for his young son.
To Haru and Kai:
Similarly, Haru and Kai were sparring while Kakashi and Yamato, along with China, were watching them. Of course, Kai was winning him and kept a smirk on his face. Every time Haru gets hit, he grew frustrated and doesn't give up. Kai had sharp eyes watching his opponents' movements and strategic where he was aiming from. To stop the fight, Kakashi-sensei stepped between them and blocked their attacks. Next, Yamato-taichou recommended them to take a break. Lastly, Haru told Kai to be ready when they fight next time. Kai took advice and walked home, and China helped her brother relax and gave him bento.
Uzumaki China: chuunin; waist-length dark blonde hair, tied in two high ponytails and bang over eyes; sleevless lavender-lined shirt vest, navy blue shoulder uppers and puffy neckline; navy blue shorts; shuriken holster on right leg; wakizashi holder, tied around waist; and long black thigh high stockings; and sandals
To Itachi:
Itachi (also wearing his coat) was waiting for his eight-year-old nephew, Ryosuke, outside the academy. He and Ryosuke had been close while he was growing up, training him with some taijutsu and teaching him some fire jutsu. "Itachi-ojisan!" he heard Ryosuke called him.
Uchiha Ryosuke: black eyes; long black hair with bangs above his eyes, tied in ponytail and back short and spiky; short-sleeved, collared black shirt, underneath a long-sleeved purple shirt; white shorts; and sandals
"Haha, Ryosuke!" Itachi laughed and lifted him up, hugging him. Afterwards he turned heading home, "How was the academy today?"
"You won't believe this, ojisan!" Ryosuke shared. "I got the highest score on the kunai-shuriken exam."
"Did you? This is great news!" Itachi was impressed with his young nephew's progress. "You know, when your father and I were young, we also got a high score from that exam." Ryosuke widened with surpise, and Itachi nodded.
"You and father are amazing, ojisan!" Ryosuke felt so proud. "When I grow up, I'm going to be a strong ninja just like you two."
Itachi said, "Oh, you will someday. Someday, you will." He was very proud of his nephew's improvement, and he predicted that Ryosuke has inherited a trait from him and Sasuke.
"Hurry, ojisan!" Ryosuke exclaimed. "I want to tell father." Itachi laughed at his nephew's request and fastened his walk toward home.
To Sakura:
Sakura (also wearing her black coat) was sitting outside of the hospital, using her meditation jutsu with earth element. She was searching for some medicinal herbs to make medicine. While she was meditating, her friends were assisting sick patients and her master was healing injuries.
"Hey, Sakura" Ino called out. "You almost done there?" For the record, Sakura has veen meditating for half an hour.
"Not yet," Sakura replied. She suddenly caught familiar scents of some herbal plants. "Found them." She lifted her arms up and used her hands to grab the plants. She quickly brought them all to her while ending the jutsu.
As she opened her eyes and looked at the plants, Karin came "That took you long to find them." Ino agreed.
"It was worth of finding them," Sakura confronted them. "I'll be there with you in a minute." Her friends left while she started writing her notes.
After writing, she was about to put the plants away. Out of nowhere, she got grabbed by the ankles and was pulled down into the ground. She moved too fast, so she didn't make a sound to call out her friends.
"Sakura! Are you coming or not?" Ino grew annoyed with the long wait, and she lost her patience. So, she went back and found the plants on the ground. She believed that Sakura must have dropped them, but she looked around and couldn't find her. Nor she couldn't sense her chakra anywhere. "Sakura?" she called again but received no response. She grew concerned, "Sakura?!" No answer. "Sakura!"
"Ino?" Karin next came. "Nanishiteruno?" she couldn't help wondering the shouts she has been hearing from her.
"Have you seen Sakura anywhere?" Ino asked with worry. Karin shook her head. "I can't find her or sense her chakra."
Karin sensed for a short moment assumed that Ino was right, "I'll go inform Tsunade-sama." She left running inside the hospital.
"I'll go inform Sasuke," Ino said and left the hospital.
To Naruto:
At the same time, Naruto was in his office, finishing paperwork and reading mission reports. After he finished, he stretched his arms up for muscle reflex. He was exhausted from overwork, but he was still concerned about the incidents during eight years. He couldn't understand why they stopped after the ninja counties took cautious alert seriously. In his mind, he believed that something wasn't right, yet he doesn't know what it was. However, the village must he secured from all cause and the villagers within.
Naruto sighed, "I need a break." He needed to read the last scroll, so he decided to read it at home. As he left the office and walked through the hallway, he met a young jounin.
"Off duty, hokage-sama?" The young jounin stopped and bowed.
"On break, I'll be back later," Naruto responded. "If anything happened, send the report in my office." The jounin nodded with understanding and moved aside to let him pass. Naruto continued his way, feeling tired from overwork, and he didn't noticed a ninja was hiding in the shadows. He extended his arm and covered Naruto's mouth, dragging him into the shadows. Naruto tried to make a sound but couldn't, yet the scroll he held dropped to the floor making a loud tap.
"Hokage-sama?" the jounin turned around and saw the scroll on the floor. He went to pick it up and called out, "Hokage-sama? Hokage-sama!" He called out repeatedly, but he didn't receive any respond. He ran through the hall and alerted the other jounins about Naruto's disappearance.
To Sasuke and Itachi:
Sometime later, Sasuke and his twins arrived home after training. Then, Ryosuke came out and jumped on Sasuke. "Otosan!" Sasuke caught him in his arms and hugged him. Itachi also came out and hugged his twins. "I have some news to tell you."
"Hontoni? Alright, tell me" Sasuke listened to hear his youngest son's news.
Ryosuke was about to speak, but someone called out. "Sasuke!" they all turned around and saw Ino with a worried expression, implying something happened.
"Ino?" Sasuke wondered why she was here and interrupted his moment with his son.
"Is Sakura here?" she asked. Sasuke and Itachi grew suspicious that something bad happened, and the kids tensed about their mother.
"No, she isn't" Sasuke answered. He led Ryosuke down from his arms. "Why?"
"Doshita?" Itachi asked. He predicted her expression of her face and how she was moving.
"I don't know, she was with us and suddenly disappeared" she explained. The kids gasped after hearing their mother's disappearance. Her face was filled with worry for her best friend. "Not just her, Naruto is also missing."
Sasuke was about to ask, but an explosion was heard in the heart of the village. "Nanishiteruno?!" Daisuke startled from the explosion. Ino gasped and took off, worrying about her family.
"Don't know," Itachi replied. "Let's go!" Sasuke took the lead, and the twins and Itachi (holding Ryosuke) followed.
As every ninja arrived at the scene, there was the Gedo Statue (the statue that Shukaku was sucked from Gaara). It crashed some buildings down, and it smashed a pathway of wall. Villagers screamed running away with their children. Every anbu and jounin surrounded around the statue, and the chuunins were around. Sasuke backed his twins behind him, so did Itachi with Ryosuke. Similarly, Hinata stood in front of her kids; Sai, Neji, and Shikamaru next to their family as their wives stood next to their child.
Neji recognized the statue's facial image years ago, "What is that thing doing here?"
They all heard a chuckling, "It's been a long time…Sasuke?"
Sasuke tensed hearing someone said his name, and his kids became suspicious that the strange voice person knew their father. On top of the monster came out, a dark figure wearing dark. "Who are you?!" he shouted out.
"You don't remember me?" the dark figure asked. Then, he slowly removed his hood and showed his face shocking everyone. His face was covered with white scales like Orochimaru, and his eyes were yellow with purple markings underneath. His hair was in an unkempt bowl cut. Last, a snake came out under his cloak.
"Kabuto?!" Sasuke said his name for seeing the round glasses he was wearing.
"Haha, yes it's me!" Kabuto cheered. "Not just me, meet your old friend." Kakuzu also came out of hiding and stood on the left side of the giant's head. Shina and Hana shrieked at his zombie's face, and his lips had stitches on its sides. It was impossible, he was dead. How did he come back to life?
"Kakuzu?!" Itachi was beyond shocked. "He's dead! What is he?"
"Nice to see you, too, Itachi" Kakuzu greeted him.
"You shocked, Itachi?" Kabuto taunted. The kids were shocked that Kakuzu and Kabuto also knew their uncle. "Yes, he is dead but an edo Kakuzu. I found a secret scroll from Orochimaru's lair with a forbidden jutsu that was found by the Second Hokage. It is called the Reamination Jutsu, which allows using a living body transforms into deceased people back to the land of living, controls their movements."
Reanimation? Sasuke wondered, unfamiliar with that jutsu of the Second Hokage. "Why are you here?!"
"Still arrogant as usual, Sasuke. You were a waste back then and a traitor to your old teacher," Kabuto started. Sasuke glared without caring what he did to Orochimaru, yet the kids were still unsure what Kabuto was talking about.
"Anyway, I'll tell you why I am here?" Everyone stared at him without answering, so he took their silence as a yes. "Bring them up!" Kakuzu lifted his arm up, and long rocks came up holding two people.
Everyone gasped when they saw Sakura and Naruto being held as hostage. They were unconscious, and their wrists were tied above their heads. Those guys were the ones who kidnapped them without anyone notice.
"Kaasan!" the Uchiha kids cried for their mother. Shina and Daisuke activated their sharingan and pulled out a kunai. Kai angrily narrowed his eyes, and Hana clutched fists. Mori glared while gripping a kunai.
"Sakura!" Sasuke and Itachi also activated their sharingan and pulled out their katanas.
"Otosan!" Haru and China next cried. Haru pulled out a kunai, and China activated her byakugan.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata angrily activated their byukagan and prepared herself in battle posture. Neji and Tenten stood next to her, holding her from attacking.