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CHAPTER 3: ATTACK ON KONOHA
Namikaze Minato stared in horror as the stranger was now threatening the very life of his son. The happiest moment of his and Kushina's life were now about to be crushed by this unknown assailant. The chamber was now silent with only the sound of the flickering of the flames burning on the candles.
The cries of Naruto resonated throughout the small chamber, ignored by his parents as they could not do anything to help their newborn son. As for the stranger he was patiently testing Minato, wondering what the Yellow Flash of Konoha's next course of action would be. The chamber was silent with only the sounds of their breathing heard.
'How did he slip through the barrier…? Who is he?' Minato thought when suddenly the screams of agony from his wife caught his attention.
"Kushina!" Minato called out followed by more screams from the red haired woman.
'Damn it the seal is weakening…!' Minato added which merely added more pressure in the situation.
The mysterious man sensing Minato's breaking composure merely added his panic. "Step away from the host, Yondaime Hokage… Or do you wish for your son to die…?"
At this point the stranger drew the dagger closer to Naruto's neck, the cold metal touches the delicate skin of the young Naruto. Upon watching such a scene, the Yondaime Hokage began sweating frantically.
"C-calm down…!" Minato suggested in hopes trying to buy time.
"Calm…? You are the one that needs to calm down, Minato." The masked man by then threw Naruto into the air with the kunai in the other, about to stab Naruto once the boy falls back down.
"NARUTO!" Kushina screamed in horror.
The Yellow Flash finally made his move, his main priority to save his son from certain death. With speed unmatchable by the eyes, the fourth Hokage instantly had grabbed Naruto in his arms before the stranger could end Naruto's life. Minato landed on the wall of the chamber, applying chakra to his feet to stay on the walls.
"I have expected nothing less from the Yellow Flash…" The stranger commended. "but how about the next one?"
To Minato's horror, on Naruto's towel there were several exploding tags strapped onto it. Thinking quickly, the Yondaime Hokage pulled the towel off of his son and quickly activated the 'Flying Thunder God' technique to escape from the explosions. In just the link of a second, Minato and Naruto had disappeared from the secret chamber and appeared in a shed.
Minato released a sigh of relief. "At least Naruto's still safe… But the price is paid by abandoning Kushina. I've got to hurry!"
Once more Minato activated the 'Flying Thunder God' technique and this time appeared back at his home. For now he placed Naruto in a small cradle and prepared to rescue his wife before the stranger released the Nine-tailed demon from her. He prayed that he was not too late.
***Konoha***
By now the moon had replaced the sun in the sky and darkness was laid across the land. The villagers suspected nothing and resumed their activities. There were still merchants selling their goods, waiters or waitresses trying to convince passer-by to dine in their restaurants and other civilians simply enjoying the night breeze.
Ninjas still patrolled the streets but they were much more relaxed, chatting up with other civilians or with their respective partners in their patrols. Even the ANBU, whom were the elite Ninjas that answered directly to the Hokage were relaxed in their duties. At most of the ANBU at least were relaxed.
The other ANBUs were tailing a very suspicious man and the man had not only attracted their attention but also the attention of the villagers and some of the regular ninjas as well. Some of the villagers whispered with one another, wondering why the man carried such a large weapon and worse, the blade was not even sheathed.
"Man… where can I find the Hokage tower?" Ryo muttered, looking left and right for any signboards. "Seriously for such an established village, can't they at least put up signs…? Geez…"
Ryo hurried around Konoha aimlessly and was obviously lost. The ANBU contemplated whether if Ryo was a threat they needed to be worried or not. It was obvious that Ryo was lost but his large weapon and not to mention that some of the sensor ninjas that sensed powerful chakra reserves from him forced the ANBU to not leave their sights.
Ryo approached a man nearby, catching his attention. "Hei mister, do you know where I can find the Hokage?"
"Erm… Well… You see that red, big building over there?" The man pointed out. "He should be there although I doubt it at this hour. It's already past office hours so…"
"Thanks!" Ryo interrupted and headed for the Hokage tower.
As Ryo dashed for his destination, the three ANBU ninjas that were following Ryo immediately grew cautious. They had heard the conversation and now felt that Ryo may pose a danger to the Hokage.
"What do we do?" One of the ANBU asked, wearing a boar mask.
The ANBU captain nodded towards where Ryo was going. "We follow him and see if he is really headed towards the Hokage tower. If so, we will intercept him until we can determine whether or not he is a threat."
The third ANBU looked at his captain. "…A threat?"
"Yes, if he is an assassin we will have to kill him." The ANBU captain replied.
"An assassin…?" The ANBU with the boar mask said in disbelief. "But… Isn't it kind of foolish for an assassin to stroll in just like that?"
The ANBU captain chuckled as he and his subordinates trailed Ryo. "Assassins can work in a lot of ways to avoid the guards. We cannot allow him that opportunity."
"Then what are we waiting for?!" The third ANBU, wearing a hawk mask asked. "If he could be an assassin, shouldn't we take action now?"
"We do not know this man's motive and we will follow him until we must act. However if we still do not know what he plans to do by the time he reaches the Hokage tower, then we will act whether we know what he plans to do or not!"
With the plan laid out the three ANBU continued to follow Ryo silently like a cat on the rooftops, watching from the shadows and using the covers of the darkness. It took Ryo only a few more minutes before he finally arrived at the Hokage tower. However there were no lights within the building and Ryo doubted the Hokage was still present. Still he needed to check whatever leads he had regarding the location of the Yondaime Hokage.
Finally Ryo arrived at his destination, the large red Hokage tower before him. Above the Hokage towers Ryo could see the large statues depicting the past and current Hokages, all whom he recognized when he saw them briefly at the other world when he offered Naruto another chance. The statues definitely replicated their images and he all of them had died. Ryo found that fact saddening.
Once Ryo took a step forward towards the entrance of the Hokage tower, the three ANBUs jumped from their hiding place and landed right in front of Ryo, standing in his way.
"I'm sorry but I can't let you pass." The ANBU captain declared with his arms on his chest.
Ryo raised an eyebrow, eyeing the entrance behind the ANBU. "Err… I really need to meet with the Hokage."
"And what is the reason…?"
Ryo hesitated, not wanting to reveal that he had come from a different timeline. Hell Ryo reasoned that even if he told them the truth, he doubt they would believe him. He felt that only the Hokage would believe him once Naruto also sides with him, assuming the boy had his memories. At least then he could link Naruto's mind with his father and explain things from there. However the ANBU here…
"I'm sorry but it is classified information." Ryo answered. "Now if you can just step aside…"
The ANBU all stayed firm, two of the ANBU even drawing their katana out. "If you will not tell us why, we will assume you are hostile. We shall not let you pass." The ANBU captain warned and grabbed the handle of his katana.
Ryo considered what his next move was. It was obvious that the ANBU would not let him pass and if he forced his way through, it might attract too much attention. Then again he had no time to play negotiation and once he found Naruto, perhaps they could explain what was going on.
"Sorry guys but I need to see the Hokage." Ryo said once more, drawing his gigantic blade from his back. "I'm not here to hurt the Hokage so rest assured. So if…"
The ANBU all had enough and charged towards Ryo with their katana drawn. Ryo cursed and infused his sword with lightning, swinging his weapon wildly. The hawk mask ANBU tried to block the blade against Ryo but with lightning infused with the blade, Ryo easily broke the blade and slashed the ANBU's shoulder, wounding him.
"You'll pay for that!" The boar mask ANBU shouted.
Ryo lifted his blade and attacked as if he was swinging a club. With the large sword, the sight was frightening and the ANBU ninja could do nothing but block the attack. Ryo's weapon and the boar mask ANBU clashed against one another but this time Ryo could not break through the weapon.
"What the…?" Ryo sputtered in confusion.
It was then that Ryo noticed that the ANBU also had infused his blade with lightning, neutralizing Ryo's lightning. While still locked against Ryo, the ANBU threw a kick at the Guardian but Ryo avoided it and then opened the palm of his free hand, charging a lightning bolt. The ANBU ninja saw the danger he was in but it was too late, Ryo releasing a lightning bolt and blasting the ANBU away, knocking him out instantly.
"You're good, stranger…" The ANBU captain complimented as he drew his katana. "It is rare for someone to throw powerful Lightning type techniques without forming any seals."
"We can avoid this meaningless fight. Let me speak with the Hokage…" Ryo pleaded but the ANBU captain was firm in his duty.
"Until you tell me what it is for, I cannot allow that. It is my duty as the personal ninjas of the Hokage." The ANBU captain answered.
With that, the ANBU captain sprinted towards Ryo. The Guardian swung his blade vertically but the ANBU captain dodged it by jumping into the air and landing behind Ryo. However Ryo was quick, spinning around with his blade as if he was a hurricane. The ANBU captain was skilled however, hopping back quickly and forming seals at the same time.
"Fire release! Grand Fireball technique!"
The ANBU captain pushed aside his mask for a moment and released a giant fireball towards Ryo. The Guardian grunted and then threw a ball of lightning green in color at the large fireball. The ball of lightning then slowly but surely absorbed the fireball and floated still, not moving. Ryo ran towards the green ball of lightning and smashed it like a ball, sending the ball of lightning towards the ANBU captain.
The ANBU captain was surprised by the move and rolled to his right, the ball of lightning sailing past him and smashing on a nearby building. The moment the lightning ball crashed on the building, the impact also released flames from the ball of lightning and electricity. Then after two seconds, the flames and lightning dissipated and even the building showed no signs of any crash.
"That technique… it absorbed my flames and…?"
Ryo nodded with a grin. "Yes it can absorb techniques and then release them once it dispels."
The ANBU captain was impressed but it merely added fuel to how much of a threat Ryo was. The two engaged one another once more, Ryo swinging his blade while the ANBU captain avoided what he could and trying to find an opening. He knew with Ryo's blade infused with lightning, his katana would merely break so he was at a disadvantage.
Ryo smashed his blade into the ground, once more missing the ANBU captain. With Ryo frustrated, Ryo raised his left arm and pointed at the ANBU with his index finger. Then a thin, beam of lightning was thrown at the ANBU captain. Despite the incredible speed, the ANBU captain ducked on time, the beam of lightning passing by. However Ryo merely cocked his finger and the beam of lightning followed its movement, turning back and moving towards the ANBU captain. With no chance of avoiding it, the beam of lightning zapped the ANBU captain on his back. The ANBU captain shook violently as he was shocked but the beam of lightning Ryo used only targeted the nervous systems within the body and therefore temporarily paralyzing the ANBU captain. A second later the ANBU captain collapsed on his back; unable to move and still shaking uncontrollably.
"You fought well but you're no match for a Guardian…" Ryo said with respect and strapped his blade to his back once more. "Now I need to find the Hokage!"
Before Ryo could even turn to make his way towards the entrance, several more ANBU ninjas had arrived due to the ruckus caused by the fight.
"Stop where you are!" An ANBU ordered while drawing his katana.
Ryo narrowed his eyes in frustration. "Oh come on..!"
Ryo decided to ignore the men and dashed towards the entrance, ignoring the screams of the ANBU ninja and the shurikens being thrown at him.
***House of Minato***
Minato Namikaze opened his wardrobe and took out the Hokage robe, wearing it. Behind the robe was the proud display that says 'Yondaime Hokage.' After he was done with his outfit, Minato picked up a couple of his unique kunai that had the seals he could use for his 'Flying Thunder God technique.' Once he was sure he was ready, Minato visited his sleeping son once more.
Minato stared at his son, so fragile and so peaceful sleeping. It pained him to leave his side at such a precarious time but he had to now save his mother. Naruto shifted in his sleep but other than that, he remained sleeping peacefully. Minato pet his son's head softly and then got on one knee.
"I'll be back Naruto…" Minato whispered. "I need to help your mother now. Be a good boy alright and just wait until I return. I love you…"
Minato then gently kissed his son on the forehead and stood back up. With one last look of his son before he departed, Minato hoped he would make it. However, he did not know why but he had a bad feeling about the recent events. With his resolve made, Minato turned away and activated the 'Flying Thunder God technique' that he had on Kushina, teleporting to wherever she was being held at the moment.
***Hokage tower***
"What is going on here?" An old voice spoke out.
In the hallways of the Hokage tower of the top floor, Ryo had been on the run from the ANBU while at the same time dodging and blocking whatever attacks he had thrown at them. The huge commotion finally attracted the attention of a senior ninja. Ryo stopped dead in his tracks, looking at the old man while the other ANBU when they spotted the old man quickly got on their knees in respect.
"We apologize for the disturbance Hokage-sama but we were trying to stop this intruder!" An ANBU spoke out.
The old man was smoking through a pipe and released a puff of smoke from the corner of his lips. The old man was dressed a full-length kimono red in color tied with a sash with a small goatee and short spiked hair. The old man looked at Ryo with interest, taking another deep breath on his pipe.
"Eh…? You're the Hokage?" Ryo asked in confusion.
"Former Hokage actually…" Sarutobi corrected and then eyed Ryo. "For you to question a fact that is of common knowledge in Konoha and the other nations… Who are you?"
"I'm sorry… err… former Hokage but I need to speak with the current Hokage, the Yondaime! It is an urgent matter!" Ryo explained quickly.
"…What is it you need to speak to him about?"
"I… Well… I don't think you'll believe me but well… it concerns about Naruto and…"
"Hold it right there!" The old man interrupted, stopping Ryo from explaining anything further. The former Hokage stayed silent for a moment before he finally looked at the ANBU ninjas behind Ryo. "I will handle with this stranger. You are all excused."
Every one of the ANBU ninjas stayed for a second before they obeyed the command of their former master and departed the hallways and also the Hokage tower. Only Ryo and the Sandaime Hokage remained behind, none speaking another word. The Hokage removed his pipe from his lips and released another puff of smoke.
"Naruto… That is the name that Minato had given his son… Only certain few individuals are aware of that name since it is still classified mission." Sarutobi said. "So who are you? I can remember most of the ninjas in this village but you are definitely an unfamiliar one and yet you know of something that many is not supposed to know yet. Who are you and how do you know this?"
Ryo licked his dry lips before he began. "Well you see… Man, this is really hard… I… I'm from another… world… of sorts and well… Eh… Well I have seen the future of this world and it ended with a disaster that destroyed this world because of my… incompetence. Naruto was the key in saving the world but he needed help and I was too late. So…"
Unfortunately for Ryo before he could explain everything, a loud roar interrupted their conversation. The glass of the Hokage tower shattered, the items on tables dropping to the floor from the force of the scream. Sarutobi and Ryo looked out the window and in their horror spotted the Nine-tailed fox in the center of the village destroying the nearby village.
"The Kyuubi?!" Sarutobi said in shock. "How… Did the seal…?"
As for Ryo he was confused to see the Nine-tails in the open and not sealed within Naruto. 'Wait, what's going on…? Isn't the Kyuubi supposed to be sealed in Naruto…? Is this one of the changes in the alternate world? Damn it, to assign me to this world so late… I don't know what is right or wrong in this world anymore, I need Naruto to tell me what will happen or Kurama at least!'
"Listen, we can continue this later but now I need to help stop the Kyuubi from destroying Konoha!" Sarutobi shouted and then went away, probably to prepare himself for battle.
Ryo watched the old man disappear into a room, leaving the Guardian alone in the dark hallways. Outside in the center of Konoha, he could see the Nine-tails on a rampage, roaring at his surroundings and swiping its gigantic paws on the buildings and ninjas out of its way. Several ninjas tried to stop it but it was obvious that the beast was far too powerful for common ninjas.
Outside he could hear the screams of people crying in fear, calling for help while running for their lives. Some of the ANBU were protecting them, directing them where they could run for safety and others distracted the Kyuubi at the cost of their lives.
Ryo approached the broken windows and watched the Nine-tailed monster on its rampage. Ryo wondered if Kurama had not yet regained his memories and this was his original form; how Kurama acted before Naruto tamed the beast. Whatever the case Ryo needed to do what he could for now. Ryo grabbed his sword and then raised his right arm, calling forth the Lightning elements. Immediately a flash of lightning blasted through the skies and Ryo grabbed hold of the lightning. The beam of lightning then quickly pulled Ryo to his destination and once Ryo was close enough, Ryo released hold of it.
"Hei Kurama!" Ryo shouted at the top of his lungs. "Get back to your senses!"
The Nine-tails heard the loud voice but under the control of the Sharingan, the voice merely landed on deaf ears. The beast gave a deafening roar and used of its tails to slap Ryo away. Ryo charged his blade with blue lightning this time and swung his blade at the tail, smashing it away. The Nine-tails growled in anger, immediately recognizing Ryo as an immediate threat and focused its attention on the blue haired Guardian. Ryo landed on the ground and stared at the large demon.
"Damn it, don't you remember me?!" Ryo yelled only to be greeted with Kurama snarling its fangs.
'Well first thing's first, it's too dangerous to continue fighting here. There are many lives that will be harmed here.' Ryo thought.
The Nine-tails growled in anger and attacked with its paw but Ryo easily parried it with his blade. Ryo then began channeling his energy into his sword, the blade infused with so much blue lightning that there was no more trace of the sword and the blue lightning sparkled brightly.
Ryo then avoided another swipe of the paw and jumped into the air. Ryo charged for the attack and then swung his weapon as if it was a baseball bat, smashing the blade into the right muzzle of the Nine-tails. The force was so powerful that it threw the Nine-tails off its paws and hinds and sailed backwards. Ryo landed on his feet panting heavily and his blade had lost the blue Lightning it had earlier.
'That took up a lot more power than I thought.' Ryo thought in his mind. 'The blue Lightning really takes up too much but it was the only way to force the Kyuubi out of the walls of Konoha. Man, how the hell did that Rikoudo Sanin actually fight the Ten-tails…?'
The Nine-tails crashed outside the walls of Konoha, injured heavily from the attack but it quickly got up and delivered another roar of anger. It then began charging up a Bijuu bomb, a black sphere slowly appearing on the outside of its mouth. Every high-level ninja recognized the dangers of the Bijuu bomb and wondered what they were going to do. Ryo already had used up quite a bit and although he could if he had energy, Ryo needed more time than usual.
'Great… Now what do I do…?' Ryo thought helplessly.
***Statue of Hokages***
Unknown to everyone, Minato Namikaze had witnessed almost everything since the Kyuubi appeared. Earlier he had just rescued Kushina from being smashed into a pancake by the Kyuubi but he failed to stop the masked man from releasing the Kyuubi. Thankfully his wife was still alive thanks to the power of her bloodline as an Uzumaki.
After he rescued her, he then teleported back home with his wife and laid Kushina next to their son, Naruto, whom was still sleeping peacefully. Although it was a touching moment and Kushina thanked her husband for providing her some time to be with her son, Minato still had a job as the protector of the village of Konoha.
Minato was surprised however by the blue-haired man whom appeared out of nowhere and rode on a beam of lightning. To top it off, he actually challenged the Kyuubi and managed to whack the Kyuubi out of the walls of Konoha. Whoever the stranger was, Minato knew he had to meet with him if he survives the night.
From outside the walls, the Kyuubi fired a Bijuu bomb aimed towards the village.
"Not on my watch!" Minato said and began using his Space-Time technique.
As the Bijuu bomb travelled past above most of the buildings in the village, it was about to crash at the Hokage tower. Suddenly the Bijuu bomb entered a sort-of blackhole, being absorbed slowly and then completely disappears. Minato then aimed it at some mountains far away from Konoha and opened the black-hole once more. From there, the Bijuu bomb reappeared and exploded in the distance. Despite being so far away, Minato and everyone in Konoha could feel the shockwaves and power of the Bijuu bomb, the whole infrastructure of Konoha shaking.
'Alright now that that's dealt with, I need to find the Sandaime Hokage and let him know what is going on…' Minato thought.
Unknown to Minato, the masked man had silently appeared behind Minato by coming through from under the statue. The masked man could dematerialize and thus pass through solid ground. As sneakily as he could, the masked man reached out with an open arm to grab hold of Minato.
Nevertheless Minato was a highly skilled ninja and the current Hokage of Konoha so he immediately sensed the masked man appearing from behind. Minato grabbed his unique kunai and swung his kunai in an arc. Regrettably for Minato, the masked man once more dematerialized himself and Minato's kunai slipped through the man as if he was a ghost. Once Minato had slipped through, the masked man solidified himself and grabbed hold of Minato.
"It's over, Yondaime Hokage!"
Quickly the masked man began to absorb Minato into his eye. Minato recognizing the danger he was in quickly activated the 'Flying Thunder God technique' and disappeared into thin air.
"I need to warp him faster." The masked man remarked to himself, cursing his speed.
The masked man then looked in the distance at his mind-controlled Kyuubi rampaging against the other ninjas outside the walls of Konoha. He had hoped the beast would create more damage inside the city for a better distraction but the arrival of the blue-haired man pushing the Kyuubi away was not what he had expected. Even now he could see the blue-haired man joining the fight, causing trouble for the Kyuubi.
"He seems troublesome…"
***Outside of Konoha walls***
The ninjas of Konoha all did what they could to injure the monster but the regenerative factor of the Kyuubi was too strong. Ninja tools could barely hurt it and the Kyuubi merely healed up the injuries it sustained from other Ninjutsu.
Sarutobi was now dressed in his battlesuit, a black jumpsuit with an armor helmet with a chainmail beneath the jumpsuit. He instructed the ninjas what to do to defend Konoha. Several more ninjas were arriving at the scene, even some of the ANBU black opts, the elite of the ANBU forces, had arrived.
"What are your orders, Hokage-sama?" A nearby ANBU black opt asked.
"Do as much damage as you can against the Nine-tails until the Yondaime arrives! We need to buy him more time so until then, do what you can with your lives!" Sarutobi barked out and every shinobi nodded and obeyed.
Ryo was already engaged against the Kyuubi, landing several cuts on the Kyuubi only for the legendary beast to heal up the damage. The Kyuubi roared and tried to bite Ryo but the blue-haired Guardian released several lightning blasts at the Kyuubi, three of the lightning blasting on the Kyuubi.
This was followed up by several more ninjas throwing their own attacks, hurting the Kyuubi a little. Some were even cheering on Ryo although they knew nothing about him. The Kyuubi roared in anger and charged up for another Bijuu bomb but Ryo easily plunged his blade into the Kyuubi's left hind leg, stopping the channel of the Bijuu bomb.
Growing frustrated from the attacks, the Kyuubi threw a swipe with all its might and the attack was about to land on Ryo. The Guardian brought his blade forward and managed to block the attack but it was so strong Ryo was pushed back. As he was still soaring backwards, something soft touched his shoulder.
"What the…? Ryo muttered in confusion, looking back.
"Time you disappear!" Obito said and then began warping away.
Everyone that witnessed the event were surprised by the masked person and seconds later, the masked man and Ryo had disappeared, leaving everyone wondering where they had gone. However with the threat of the Kyuubi, all thoughts were soon back to focusing on defending Konoha against the Kyuubi.
"Whoever that man is, he's gone… Perhaps he has returned to wherever he was." Sarutobi mumbled and focused his situation back at hand. "Use long-range Ninjutsu to distract it!"
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
"You two!" Sarutobi barked at two nearby ANBU captains. "Follow me, we're going to fight the Kyuubi head on!"
"At once, Hokage-sama!"
Sarutobi then bit his thumb until a small dribble of blood appeared. He then slammed his hand on the ground, a black seal appearing from the palm of his hand. Instantly a large puff of smoke appeared and slowly, a figure appeared.
"King enma..! I need your assistance!" Sarutobi said with respect.
The summoned creature was a monkey with his arms crossed against his chest. The monkey saw the Kyuubi and immediately realized the severity of the situation. Without even uttering a single word, the monkey king transformed into a large metallic rod and Sarutobi grabbed hold of it.
"Alright! Let's go!"
***In a different dimension***
Ryo Azuma landed hard on solid ground and checked his surroundings. Around him were an innumerable amount of randomly arranged and differently sized rectangular prisms amongst a dark and seemingly endless void. Somehow it reminded of Ryo the room he lived in when watching over a world but somehow, this dimension was much larger than that.
To the far right, a black-hole appeared and the masked man appeared and glared at Ryo. "I cannot allow you to interfere with my plans. I will deal with you later…"
"What makes you think you can even keep me here?" Ryo questioned.
The masked man grinned under his mask. "Only my eye can bring me to this world. Now stay here until I have dealt with Konoha…"
With that the masked man began warping away again. Ryo quickly ran towards the mysterious man, calling out to him but the masked man's technique was too quick and in just a split second, the masked man had disappeared and left Ryo in the empty world. Ryo clenched his fists in anger, unable to believe he had let himself get caught.
"Damn it… I need to get out of here!"
***Outside Konoha gates***
The situation was growing dire for the Konoha ninjas as the Kyuubi was now easily wiping the ninjas out. Many were wounded with heavy injuries, even more were laying on the ground dead. Sarutobi was the only one remaining engaging the Kyuubi with his partner King Enma but it was not enough.
The other Konoha ninjas were helping the wounded back into the gates while the ANBU black opts supported the Sandaime Hokage from afar. The Kyuubi roared victoriously, swiping at the old Hokage. Sarutobi grunted in pain as he blocked the large paw of the Kyuubi using Enma.
"I can only take so much Sarutobi!" King Enma warned, bleeding slightly from blocking the attack. "Be careful how you use me!"
"Noted!"
Just as Sarutobi was about to prepare for his next assault, he spotted a familiar figure standing on the walls of Konoha. The appearance of the man brought great relief to him and the other ninjas that also saw him cheered at the arrival of their savior. Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had finally arrived.
Minato leaped from the walls and soared high into the air. The Kyuubi with its Sharingan-controlled eyes followed Minato, prepared to slap Minato away as if he was a fly. However Minato quickly made a set of seals and then lowered the palm of his left arm, a black seal forming in the air.
"Summoning technique!"
Out of nowhere a large toad orange in color appeared, landing directly on the Kyuubi. Minato then landed safely on the head of the large toad and Minato prepared for his next move. The Kyuubi growled angrily, trying to free itself from the enormous weight of the large toad but the toad itself was holding the Kyuubi down.
"Hoi Minato! What is the meaning of this? What the hell is Kyuubi doing here?" Gamabunta roared in anger.
"I'm sorry Gamabunta-sama…" Minato apologized. "Just buy me some time and hold the Kyuubi down…"
"I'll do what I can!" Gamabunta replied, struggling to hold the legendary monster down.
Minato knew he had very little time as he could see Gamabunta was struggling but he questioned whether his next move was the right one. However considering that the Kyuubi had broken free and Kushina was weak, he needed to act.
Minato closed his eyes and formed a seal. "I'm sorry… Kushina… Naruto…"
A/N : END OF CHAPTER! Bam! Will Obito somehow interfere with what Minato is planning to do? And can Ryo assist in any way now that he is stuck in another dimension?