A/N: Here's the third chapter revised. Sorry for the lag time, but I've been busting my ass trying to make the slaughter even gorier for my bloodthirsty readers :) That and friggin school is killing me, but I digress. Let me know how I did.
Previously: At 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 married and 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."
All hell broke loose. Citizens of Konoha no Aka were trying to flee, but there was nowhere to run. Naruto and his wives leapt into action. Virtually every one of them had some sort of weapon, save for Kyuubi who opted to fight hand-to-hand, literally. Yugito, Anko, Konan, and Ino all sported dual Kodachis, while Mikoto, Tsunami, Mei, and Yugao were currently using katanas. Kurenai, Samui, Ayame, Haku, Tsunami, Kin, and Temari were all wielding an assortment of melee weapons, but were currently not using them. Instead, all but Haku and Kin were providing long-range support with yumi bows, the other two with volleys of senbon needles to cover the blind spots of the others. Hana was using teko-kagi (think wolverine's claws), to slice through her targets with a disturbing similarity to the way a canine attacks. Hinata was currently using one of her kodachis and using her jian in a devastating tandem. Tayuya was utilizing a kusarigama to disembowel, dismember, decapitate, and pretty much wreak havoc on her victims. Shion and Shizune, however, had the most disturbing weapon of the bunch; a kanabo. Apparently, their respective training as a medic and vows as a priestess did not prevent them from grinding their targets into paste
Needless to say, the citizens of the last hidden shinobi village were slaughtered. Every time one of the blade-wielding women disappeared and reappeared, another person died in a gruesome fashion. One civilian council member wound up with both of his arms, a leg, and his head severed from his body, courtesy of a whirlwind of slashes from Anko. Another was decapitated, and before his body fell, had his stomach slit open and his head shoved into his own bowels. Those who where shot with arrows and senbons did not fare any better. Several villagers were felled with a single arrow right between the eyes, while others had a hail of flying death turn them into human pincushions. Yugito, in a particular display of brutality shot an arrow into Sakari Haruno's left eye, followed by another one to her right. The elder pink-haired bitch screamed in agony, but did not die because Yugito had purposefully missed the brain to let her live, as she had more torture to endure. Once the arrows ran out, the archers drew their weapons and joined the carnage.
Kurenai had a bo staff, and was wielding it quite expertly to crack skulls and shatter bones. Samui had opted for a naginata, and was currently hacking away at the last vestiges of ROOT with the result being limbs flying everywhere and blood showering the area. Ayame was using a pair of tonfa, which the ramen chef had quickly become fond of when she trained with them. Temari was wielding her trademark giant fan, except this particular fan had its edges honed to a razor edge. This served to both act as a blade and also enhance her Fuuton jutsus. Kin was sporting a jian, and was weaving in and out of the crowds as gracefully as a ballet dancer, except that her dance was that of death.
Tayuya was currently destroying the fleeing civilians with her devilish kusarigama, using the chain to drag them back to her before performing a bit of impromptu surgery on them. The senbon-wielders were also showing no mercy, as both Kin and Haku flung the needles of death with unerring accuracy. They could have killed with a single senbon, but opted not to, instead preferring to hit meridian spots that immobilized, and caused great pain, leaving the riddled people easy targets for obliteration by the others.
The few shinobi who escaped the first wave of death and destruction went on the offensive. Or rather, they tried to. One ninja came at Shion with his kunai, thinking that the cumbersome club would not be raised in time to prevent his thrust. As the blade descended though, a blade spouted from his chest. Glancing down in a mixture a shock and horror, the dead man could make out his heart resting on the tip of the sword, before the world went dark. Pulling her blade out of the body, Tsunami grinned at Shizune. "Careful, Shion-chan. He almost got you," she playfully chided.
"As if, don't forget, I have this as well," Shion scoffed, releasing her hidden blade and plunging it into the gut of an assailant who vainly tried to sneak up on them. "See, I can take care of myself." she proclaimed.
"Ah, but what about your vows to never take human life?"
"Fuck that! These motherfuckers need to drown in their own blood!" interrupted Tayuya as she whirled the weighted end of her kusarigama around her head, and flung it at a fat merchant's head. The chain wrapped around his neck, and when Tayuya pulled, it broke. The former Oto kunoichi did not stop there, as she pulled the corpse towards her and began to spin it around. She suddenly released her grip on it, letting the body take out five people. Bounding over to the downed people, Tayuya released both of her hidden blades, and proceeded to hack away at them, carving bloody marks and gashes upon them. When the last fell, clutching her neck and trying in vain to staunch as the bleeding, Tayuya finally retrieved her kusarigama. "What the fuck are you two waiting for, me to fuckin' tongue you right now?" she growled. At that, Shion just shrugged and responded, "What she said. Now can we get back to revenge?" Nodding grimly, Tsunami and Shizune rejoined the battle, intent on wrecking havoc and devastation upon their targets.
Meanwhile, the Elders, Sasuke, Madara, and Kabuto were content to simply sit back and watch the show. 'Hmm. Looks like the ninetail's jinchuuriki has a little skill after all' thought Madara. Sasuke on the other hand was glaring hatefully at Naruto. 'How did he get this power? I must have it!' were his deluded thoughts as fourteen shinobi tried to kill the 'demon.' Unlike his wives, Naruto killed with one strike every time. As the first Konoha no Aka nin came at him, the whiskered man whirled around and nearly bifurcated the man from shoulder to waist. Sensing the next attacker behind him, he turned just in time to block an overhead chop. Naruto then lashed out and kicked the man in the groin. As the hapless nin lifted off the ground, Naruto brought his own blade down, splitting the man's skull in two. Dragging his blade free, he unsheathed his wakizashi, and then became a true maelstrom of death.
As one suicidal chunin came at him, He shifted his wakizashi into a reverse grip. His opponent came at him with a kunai thrust. Deftly stepping to the side, Naruto brought the shorter blade up, amputating the man's wrist. Before he could even register the pain, his head was removed from his body. Witnessing this brutality, the rest of them rushed at Naruto, thinking he could not block a strike from 11 opponents at the same time. They forgot to take into account his lightning speed. Once again, the Assassin seemed to phase out of existence, only to reappear behind the farthest of his attackers, blades held in outstretched hands parallel to the ground. Blood sprayed the ground, and bodies and bodily parts of the eleven assailants fell to the ground, each falling with a wet 'thunk.' Leveling a momentary glare at the ones not participating in combat, Naruto then returned to the fray.
Meanwhile, Hana and Kyuubi were assisting Samui with her targets. The ROOT drones swarmed around the trio, looking for any opening. There was none, as every time that one of them attacked, their tipless tanto's were either deflected by Samui's naginata, caught and broken by Hana, or simply smashed by Kyuubi's demonic strength. A pair of particularly dumb drones decided to rush at Hana from the flanks, hoping that one of them would run the former Inuzuka through. Glancing left and right, Hana let loose a shrill whistle, not breaking the flow of combat doing so. Just as the drones approached her, three gray forms appeared out of nowhere. Two of them tackled the drones, surprising the doomed operatives.
The forms were revealed to be Hana's companions, the Haimaru Triplets. The two that attacked the ROOT made short work of them, tearing their throats out, while the third bounded towards the last remaining drone that managed to part Samui from her naginata, and knock her to the ground (Kyuubi had moved on, a whirling red vortex of death). Just as he was about to plunge his tanto into the former Kumo Jonin, the third wolf dog rushed and bit down on his calf, shattering the bone from the force of his jaw. Crying out in pain as much as surprise, the ROOT drone collapsed, his balance destroyed when his leg was. Wasting no time, Samui released her hidden blade and drove it into his blank mask, piercing the porcelain surface with ease, and driving into the flesh underneath. Unfazed with her brush with death, Samui simply retracted her blade, and picked up her naginata. "Thanks little guy, now, shall we get going?" she asked her furry savior.
Not missing a beat, Haku and Kin had taken to the ruined buildings to get a better vantage point to snipe their targets from. Haku had switched from volley fire to throwing one needle precisely at a time. Kin kept up the wave of senbons flying around, reflecting their different methods: Haku had an affinity for single, precise strikes, while Kin opted for overwhelming force. This had little effect, as every Konoha shinobi that tried to flank or take to the rooftops was killed by a flurry of thin metallic death.
At ground level, the swordswomen had cornered over 500 civilians and ninjas against the Hokage Monument. They moved in without mercy, hacking limbs, hewing heads, and splitting their victims open. The rapidly dwindling ANBU tried to stop the kenjutsu by engaging them sword-to-sword.
One headed straight for Mikoto, thinking that she would be the easiest one to attack. As he charged, Mikoto made no move to move out of his blade's trajectory. As the blade was about to hit home, the former bent backwards, forming a semicircle with the ground. With the same fluidity, she brought both legs up and kicked the hapless ANBU into the air while simultaneously flipping herself into the air. As both bodies reached their apex, Mikoto revealed why she was feared as Konoha's original blade master. Her blade flashed all around the ANBU, the sun's rays glinting off like a mirror. Both landed, but in vastly different ways. Mikoto landed in a graceful crouch, katana held at the ready for another attack. In contrast, the ANBU landed in bloody heaps, twitched once, and never moved again. "Kenjutsu: Juu Kuminari Sutoraiki(Ten Lightning Strikes) " she whispered before returning into the "fight" that was winding down.
Mei stood in the center of a pile of limbs that was formerly a few shinobi, but mostly the cowering civilians. Upon seeing Mikoto's questioning look, the busty auburn beauty shrugged and said, "I used theGekido no Senpuu (Rage of the Whirlwind) technique." Mikoto instantly understood. That technique was invented during their training, to be used in situations of being outnumbered and surrounded, with the results being shown here. Nodding grimly, Mei looked across the square, eyes focused on Naruto and Kyuubi surrounded just as she was moments ago. The difference was the duos were not toying with their targets, but simply hell-bent on retribution.
At the middle of this blood orgy were Naruto and Kyuubi. They fought back to back, surrounded by hundreds (and the last) of Konoha no Aka shinobi, all of which were eager to finally take the lives of the 'demon' and the 'demon brat.' The horde was having no success however, as anyone who got within distance was killed, either by Naruto's blade or Kyuubi's claw like nails. Eventually, the last bastard stupid enough to attack Kyuubi fell dead, minus her a leg and head. The female nin also had a gaping hole in her chest from where Kyuubi literally ripped her heart out. The redhead in question still clutched the organ in her right hand, before squeezing it. Result? The heart burst, covering Kyuubi in her victim's blood, and giving her the appearance of a red demon.
Seeing how these 'Assassins' were slaughtering them, the few remaining survivors tried to flee (again). Smirking at their stupidity, Temari decided to try out one of her new jutsu variations. Circling her fan around her head, she then batted a huge gust of air. "Fuuton: Daitoppa (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough)," the wind mistress exclaimed. At that, the large bubble of compressed air shot towards the cowering people. But along its flight path, it picked up bodies and body parts, hurling them also at the last remnants of Konoha no Aka. However, this particular variation of the Daitoppa was much, much stronger than the regular version because of the infusion of Youki. As a result, the organic material sped towards its target with speeds equaling those of a bullet leaving the muzzle of a sniper rife. The result: the few remaining survivors of Konoha no Aka were shredded by the body parts of their comrades. Now, the only remaining people living inside Konoha no Aka were Naruto and his group, Sasuke, Madara, Kabuto, and the village elders.
Regrouping with his wives, Naruto wiped the blood off of his blade before resheathing it. The others quickly did the same with their respective weapons. Turning to face their last remaining opponents, Naruto leveled a glacial stare at those remaining.
Koharu stepped forward. "I knew we were right to order your death sentence! You have freed the demon and killed the village!" she shouted. To this, the former jinchuuriki said nothing but motioned to the group. Hinata and Tenten vanished, then reappeared a few seconds later, carrying a bundle between them. The village elders and Sasuke gasped. Between the two Assassins was a bound, gagged and naked Sakura Haruno! They proceeded to dump the pink-haired bitch junior on the ground in front of Naruto. The bitch was wiggling around on the ground, trying to break free. But because of the chakra draining seals placed on her, she was having no success.
"Recognize her teme?" snorted Naruto. He then knelt down next to Sakura, whose eyes were wide with fear. "Yugito-chan, you didn't kill her mom, right?" A nod in confirmation and Naruto continued "then please bring her here." The female assassin vanished then reappeared almost simultaneously, this time carrying the body of a female with arrows protruding where her eyes used to be. Uncharacteristically gentle, Yugito then proceeded to lay Sakari down next to Sakura, who tried to scream to her mom, but it only came out as a muffled gurgle.
"Dobe, what are you doing? And what are you going to do with her?" asked Sasuke. He couldn't care less about Sakari, but Sakura was to be the mother of the new Uchiha clan!
"Shut up, Uchiha. Soon it will be your turn." Replied the lone male Assassin, to which the duck-ass haired man grew furious. Sasuke then proceeded to draw his chokuto, but could not make another move on account of the massive killing intent radiating from the nineteen female Assassins. Ignoring the activity by his arch nemesis, Naruto then proceeded to activate his hidden blade. Once again, Sakura started to thrash about, desperately trying to escape. But the seals prevented that. Then Naruto began to speak.
"Sakura Haruno, I used to love you. I did everything for you. I let you beat me, boss me around, and to mildly put it, make my life a living hell. And how did you repay my kindness? By scorning me and treating me even worse! I should have seen the truth right then, but I was too dumb to realize it. When the bastards over there ordered the executions of those dearest to me, I finally realized what I needed to do, what I should have done long ago." As he said this, he straddled his former pink-haired teammate, who desperately tried to buck him off to no avail. "You shall pay for you crimes," Said the Blond assassin in a cold, dead voice.
At that, he started to carve a design into Sakura's flesh with the hidden blade. Slowly, and carefully, Naruto drew the Uzumaki clan symbol on Sakura's stomach. With great care, his cuts were deep and painful, but did not hit any veins or arteries. Once done, he gripped her left breast, which he difficulty with as there was nothing there. He then proceeded to carve a new design here, this time taking the shape of an elaborate 'A' with a line underneath (the Assassin's Logo), taking great care to cut into her nipples ever so slowly, centimeter by agonizing centimeter. Sasuke and the rest of the living people tried to move, but they could not even open their mouths to talk as Naruto switched to the other 'breast.' The killing intent by Naruto's wives increased making it hard for even Madara to breathe, much less move. The bitch screamed into her gag, but that was all she could do. With that done, the male assassin went lower, and once again carved a new design into her pelvic area. This time, it was a representation of Kyuubi in her kitsune form attacking a miniature Konoha. All of these were elaborate, intricate works. Indeed, many would consider them to be masterpieces, were it not for the fact that the canvas was human flesh. Finally done, Naruto switched positions so that he was now facing Sakura's nether regions. Quickly finding what he was searching for, he grabbed Sakura's erect clitoris. "Seems you enjoy pain, don't you Sakura," he said in that same dead tone as he gave the nub several vicious jerks, seemingly trying to rip it off. Suddenly, he proceeded to slice off her clit in one lightning fast motion.
Hearing her daughter's muffled screams of agony, Sakari Haruno thrashed about desperately to find her, to no avail. She was blind and every little movement caused the arrows lodged into her eye sockets to generate unfathomable pain. Consequently, she could not do anything but lay there and hear her daughter being tortured.
Flicking the amputated piece of flesh away, Naruto leaned in closer to Sakura, whispering in her ear "this is but a fraction of the pain I had to endure." And with that, Naruto plunged his hidden blade into Sakura's neck. "Perfero nam infinitias, bitch," He growled. Hearing the sound of metal cutting through flesh, Sakari Haruno wailed, knowing that sound meant the death of her , she stood up and charged Naruto through the searing pain of the arrows jostling ever deeper into her skull. Before she even got close, Kyuubi appeared in front of her, grabbed each of her arms, and ripped her limb from limb.
Slowly, Naruto stood up, and together with Hinata, walked slowly towards the village elders. Then in the blink of an eye, Naruto drew his sword and amputated all of Homura's limbs from his body. As the blood spurted from the cut arteries and his 'body' fell to the ground. Standing over him was Naruto, who then stabbed him in the back, then jumped into the air to deliver a brutal decapitation to the old bastard. Koharu's fate was not merciful either. Hinata used the Hakke Rokujūyon Shō (Eight Trigrams Sixty Four Palms) on the female elder, sealing off all of her chakra. Still immobilized, Koharu could do nothing but endure the agony. Hinata then proceeded to snap all of Koharu's fingers, then her wrists, then arms.
Try as she might, the elderly kunoichi could not even scream, as the killing intent was still on full force. Then, the bluenette lifted up one of her legs, and brought it down hard on Koharu's right knee, and then her left. With her balance destroyed, the last village elder toppled over, breaking her jaw and several ribs in the process because she could not stop the impact. Hinata then flipped her over, and delivered a devastating curb stomp to Koharu's head. The result was obvious; her head exploded into a shower of blood, skull, and brain matter under Hinata's boot. Wiping her soiled footwear on the body, Hinata jumped back and rejoined the rest of the Assassins.
"Only three left," Mei commented. "And I only got to kill 759!" Unfazed by one of his wives attempts at humor, Naruto remained focused on the three living opponents. These were the worst offenders, and also the most dangerous.
"Remember who you are assigned to, and don't forget, finish quickly for the finale," he ordered. The response was a chorus of "Hai, Naruto-koi!" as they all charged the last of Konoha no Aka, determined to fulfill their vengeance.
A/N: That's Chapter 3 revised. I feel so much better about this installment than it's first incarnation. Maybe it's the bloodshed, or maybe it's because I've lost the first-story jitters. But what really matters is what YOU, my readers think. Reviews and PM's help me figure out what you want to see and what I need to work on. So please, R&R! And now, for the list of new techniques:
Name- Juu Kuminari Sutoraiki (Sword Technique: Ten Lighting Strikes)
Rank-A
Type- Kenjutsu Offensive
Description-When initiated the user moves at lightning fast speeds leaving blurred after images behind while delivering 10 devastating blows to the brain, lungs, kidneys, heart, clavicle vein, and then the removal of the head, and both arms. (Courtesy to my good friend Patriot-112. Thanks Bro!)
Name- Gekido no Senpuu (Rage of the Whirlwind)
Rank-A
Type- Kenjutsu Offensive/Defensive
Description- Used for outnumbered and surrounded situations. User begins to spin around a central point, utilizing centrifugal force akin to the Kaiten of the Hyuga. User holds their sword in one fixed grip, key for the success of this jutsu. If the grip is loosened even slightly, it doesn't work. If it does, any attackers are shredded by the high-speed swords. If your imagination is totally shot, think of a fan on max setting, times that by 100. That's about the speed the blade is going.
Don't know when the revised CH 4 is gonna be out. As much as I enjoy writing (and that's something I thought I'd never say that in this life), school unfortunately has to come first. But fear, not dear readers! I shall do my best to bring you a longer, bloodier, and more demonic chapter as soon as I can! Mwhahahahahahahahahaha!