Brothers Bond
Chapter 3: Retribution
Thinking/Flashback
Jutsu
"Summons Talking/Snarling"
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When the Hokage and the Council turned back to the now open doorway they saw that the entire hallway that lead to the Council room was completely destroyed with holes, dents and cracks all along the ceiling, the walls and floor. They also saw the bodies of several dozen or more Chunins that had guarded the Council room scattered all along the hallway unconscious. But that sight was not what had many of them shivering in fear slightly.
The sight that had many of them shivering in fear slightly was the figure standing in the doorway in front of them cloaked in Black, like an Avatar of Death, with a dark menacing and murderous aura surrounding him. That figure was Akechi Zhane whose head was lowered slightly and his hair hanging down covering his eyes.
"AAAAHHHHH Shit!...Zhane is pissed…this mean this meeting is going to very, VERY troublesome, especially if this meeting is what I think its about…and if it is then we're going to be in for one hell of a shit storm very soon", thought Nara Shikaku since he knew the word troublesome did not even come close to describing what he knew was going to happen next.
After the Council turned to look at Zhane, Zhane raised his head up so that the Sandaime and the Council could see his cold, merciless and murderous eyes now, they also now saw that his pupils had shrunk and his Iris had grown (10). When the Sandaime, the Shinobi Elders, the ANBU Commander and the Clan heads saw this, they began to get scared since they immediately recognised the way his eyes were, since this was the only physical characteristic of a user of the Bāsākāmoui (Berserker Fury) Limit when they have it activated. When the Civilian members looked into his eyes they along with some of the Clan heads could not help but shudder slightly and feel imitated out of the shear intensity of Zhane's cold merciless, murderous eyes.
"Those eyes….Those are the eyes of a true Shinobi… A true Slayer of men", remarked Danzo in his mind as he looked into Zhane's eyes, since all though he hated Zhane and believed him a danger to both himself and Konoha. He did respect Zhane's skill and power, which said a lot, since there were few people that Danzo ever respected in anyway.
For a minute or so everyone remained quiet in the Council room the Hokage and the Council member just continued to look at Zhane in silence. This remained so, until Zhane suddenly spoke up in a cold, calm yet hate filled tone of voice.
"Sarutobi… we need to talk".
-In The Council Room-
Zhane slowly walked into the room with a neutral expression on his face; with the only thing that allowed them to even guess what he was feeling were his cold, icy, murderous eyes. Which seemed to stare right into everyone's very soul, the Hokage and the Council members all watched him with worried and cautious looks as they did not know what Zhane would do next, the room was so quiet that his steps echoed loudly around the room.
Eventually he came to a stop dead centre in the room right in from of the Council stand (1).
It was when he stopped that a shout was suddenly heard coming from the hallway, "THERE HE IS!", when the Council members looked down the hallway they saw about four dozen Chūnin's, Tokubetsu Jōnin's, Jōnin's and ANBU's were running towards them.
Not even looking back four Kunai's suddenly appeared in Zhane right hand where he threw the four Kunai's at the four corners of the room and hit the corners dead centre in each corner. After which he bit his finger and then knelt down on the floor where within the space of only three seconds drew a complex seal on the floor of the Council room with his own blood and then did a quick few hand seals with just his one hand. Before he then slammed his hand onto the seal and said "Fūinjutsu: Fuuin Bougyo Heki (Sealing Technique: Four Corner Defence Seal Wall)", after which the seals on the floor and the Kunai's in the corners of the room started to glow. Where a glowing white barrier appeared out of the corners of the room where the Kunai's were placed and covered the walls and the doorway.
When the a few Chūnin's tried to get through the barrier at the doorway, they were just sent flying back by the barrier into a few others Shinobi's that were behind them. A few others tried to use the Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique), but that too just sent them flying backwards.
Seeing that they could not get through the barrier all the Konoha Shinobi's could do was watch, listing and wait until the barrier came down.
When the Hokage and the Council members saw the barrier go up they quickly realised that they were trapped inside the barrier and knew that they would not be able to get out until Zhane brought it down.
"AKECHI ZHANE! …WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!" shouted Koharu angrily at Zhane, to which just looked at her with a sharp and deadly look, which made the old Kunoichi shiver slightly.
"You are well aware of what this is about, as I would highly doubt that Sarutobi could pull it off without you and your fellow advisors knowledge of it", spoke Zhane is a calm but cold voice.
This of course caused worried looks to appear of the Shinobi Elders and confused ones on the Civilian members and the Clan heads.
"Akechi Zhane, you will lower this barrier imminently", ordered Homura, trying to use his superior rank as the advisor to the Hokage to try and get Zhane to lower the barrier. #
At this, Zhane just turned and looked at Homaru with an emotionless look and then spoke, "It seems that the arrogance of this Council's members has grown during my absence here, as only an arrogant fool would believe that he can control a situation which he cannot".
At this Homura narrowed his eyes and was about to retort before Zhane spoke again to Sarutobi this time.
"Did you really think that you could keep this from me forever, Sarutobi? Did you honestly believe that I wouldn't eventually find out what you have done to him? Did you really think I would not make you pay for everything that you and this village have done to him?" asked Zhane openly in a cold yet barely detectable angry voice.
"Zhane …please you have to understand what I did was probably the hardest decision I had to ever make. I was faced with an impossible of choice, where I chose the lesser of several evils. I honestly believed that given time the people would let go of there hate and treat him as he deserved, where when you returned you would see that it was for the best", pleaded Sarutobi as he tried to get Zhane to see reason.
"Is that so? From what I have seen, it seems that it was more to what was easier for you instead of the lesser of evils", replied Zhane coldly. "What I did was for the best for the village and everyone in it Zhane you need to unde-" said Sarutobi but was interrupted by Zhane, who was starting to lose patience with Sarutobi's excuses.
"What you did was for your own best interest Sarutobi as you could not afford the chance that I would take brother away from the abuse he suffered here. As well as keeping me from bringing down my wrath on those responsible for his abuse", replied Zhane coldly yet still showing no emotion on his face.
"Brother? What brother? And what abuse, Zhane-sama you are not making any sense, you have no brother", spoke one of the Civilian Council members Mekura Chijin.
"So you have not told them yet of your lies to me and everyone else", spoke Zhane openly. "Zhane you cannot speak of it to anyone, it is forbidden for anyone other than the Hokage and we his advisors to know it", spoke Homura trying to stop Zhane from telling everyone the truth.
"I care little what any of you or Sarutobi say is forbidden, especially when it concerns the wellbeing of my brother", replied Zhane, where he gave the old man a cold look. "Hokage-sama what are all talking about? Who is Zhane-sama brother?" asked the ANBU Commander as none of this was making any sense to him or the others.
Before either the Hokage or the Elders could respond to the ANBU Commander question, Zhane answered for them.
"My brother is Uzumaki Naruto, better know to all of you as the jinchūriki of the Kyūbi no Yōko (Nine-Tailed Demon Fox), or as some of you may call him the Demon Brat", spoke Zhane as he narrowed his eyes ever so slightly.
Upon hearing this dozens of gasps erupted in the in the Council room, from the Council members and from the Konoha Shinobi's outside the Barrier, as they quickly realised that Naruto was also a son of the Yondaime like Zhane.
"THE DEMON BRAT THE SON OF THE YONDAIME… PREPOSTEROUS! I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT HELL SPA-ARGH!" shouted Oroka Akogi, (Civilian Council member) in refusal.
But before he could finish, he was hit in the throat by the back end of a Kunai that was suddenly sent flying at him from Zhane. Everyone else was of course surprised by this as no-one had seen Zhane take out the Kunai, nor did they see the Kunai until it hit Akogi, which caused the man to start coughing and spluttering as he tried to regained his breath.
"Fools should know when to hold their tongues, for if they do not they are liable to choke on the words that they speak", replied Zhane coldly as he gave Akogi a cold yet intense look that told the man that the next one would not be a warning.
"Zhane, I know that young Naruto looks like your father and has the same family name of Kushina and your brother's name. But he is not your real brother, the boy was orphan with no name and the Hokage gave him your brother's name and Kushina's family name after the Yondaime sealed the Kyūbi into him. The only reason he looks like your father is because of the sealing as the Yondaime mixed his Chakra to make the seal on the boy and it altered his appearance to look like him. I thought the same thing when I first saw the boy, until the Sandaime explained it to the others and myself", spoke Tsume.
As when she first saw Naruto when he was young, she and many others immediately saw the resemblance between him and their late Hokage and had believed what Zhane believed, until the Sandaime told them the Yondaime seal.
"So that is the story you feed them, a rather flimsily explanation, but consider how few know the workings of the Shiki Fūjin (Dead Demon Consuming Seal) and the Shishō Fūin (Four Symbols Seal) and considering as well how everyone in the village trust you. I can see why they believed you", spoke Zhane in a monotone like voice as he looked coldly at the Sandaime who was starting to get worried.
"Zhane please …This could do more harm than good it you tell them the truth" pleaded Sarutobi. "You speak as if I care what happens this village, after everything that it has done to my family" replied Zhane coldly.
"Hokage-sama what is Zhane speaking about? …. Is the boy really Kushina son!" accused Tsume angrily as she had been a long time friend to both Kushina and Zhane's mother Gracia. Where she had tried to adopt Naruto more than once when she believed Naruto was Kushina son, and even when she believed he wasn't she had tried to place Naruto under her Clan protection and have him live in her Clan's Compound.
But each time the Hokage refused her proposal stating that if Naruto stayed in her Clan Compound it would be seen to other Clans as favouritism. As well as that she was trying to get Naruto to be loyal to her Clan and use the Kyūbi power inside Naruto to increase her Clan's power in the village. Not to mention jinchūriki's served to show off the Kage's might hence he could not be loyal to any one Clan that was not related to the current Kage as he must be loyal to the Hokage and the village first.
"It is indeed" spoke Zhane in a monotone voice, before the Sandaime could, "As the story that the Sarutobi told you was false, as the Shishō Fūin (Four Symbols Seal) that the Yondaime used would not affect the appearance of the of the host. Even if he used their own Chakra and imprint it on the seal" spoke Zhane, exposing Sarutobi lies to the rest of the Council.
"Hokage-sama, why on earth was this charade played on us? Why would you lie to us all" spoke Hiashi angrily as he was outraged that something like this was kept from both him and the rest of the Council. Before Sarutobi could explain Zhane once again interrupted him, "The ruse was not to fool you or the other members of the Council, it was to fool me Hiashi-sensei" answered Zhane.
Upon seeing the confused looks on most people faces, Zhane turned to the Hokage, "Perhaps you should explain yourself to them Hokage-san!" he spoke saying the last part coldly.
At this the old Hokage sighed heavily and lowered his shoulders, as he knew he had no choice, as the rest of the Council would not let this go and Zhane would not lower the barrier until he confused. "The reason I hid Naruto true heritage from everyone was because if people knew that he was the son of the Yondaime Hokage and of Kushina, Konoha no Shouten Gosai (Konoha's Red Death) (2) and Zhane. Then eventually the other villages as well as Minato's, Kushina's and Zhane's enemies would learn of it along with the fact that he holds the Kyūbi and attack the village to kill him. That's is why I kept his heritage hidden and tricked Zhane into leaving as if he had stayed people would soon realise that Naruto was his brother", spoke Sarutobi hoping that his story would convince the Zhane and the rest of the Council.
Unfortunately for Sarutobi, Zhane knew that Sarutobi was still holding things back as he had been trained in detecting lies by Inoichi, who also could tell that the Sandaime Hokage was holding something back by the movements in his body language and his face.
"That may be partly the reason why you lied to me and what you tell yourself so that you can sleep with what you have allowed to happen. But you and I know that it is not the whole story so I suggest that you tell us", spoke Zhane.
"Zhane I assure you that is the reason why I…" spoke the Sandaime before Zhane interrupted him again.
"I have had enough of your lies Sarutobi, you will tell us the whole truth…now!" spoke Zhane coldly with some force, and showing some angry on his face. As his emotionless mask was starting to crack as he was losing patience with the old frats lies.
"I agree Hokage-sama as I can tell your not being entirely truthful with us" spoke Inoichi.
Seeing that the most of the Council did not fully believe his story, the Sandaime knew he could not hide the whole truth and sighed again before speaking. "Sigh …The other reason why I hid the truth was because if I allowed Zhane to stay here in the village and protect Naruto. It would divide the village as Zhane would retaliate against the ones that attacked Naruto and saw him as the Kyūbi, where many of you here along with others in the village would side with Zhane. Dividing the village further, where the other villages would eventually see this and attack us starting another Shinobi World War. There was also the chance that Zhane would leave the village with Naruto, which was something that we could not have. This left me with no other choice but to trick Zhane", said the old Hokage with a tried and sorrowful look, where he then looked over at Zhane, who emotionless mask was starting to break and was showing a look of utter hate and fury on his face.
"The Hokage was right in his decision Zhane, do not let your emotions and feelings cloud your judgement", spoke Koharu, hoping to get Zhane to see what Sarutobi did was right for everyone.
"My judgement is not in the least bit clouded, for your reasoning still does not give you the right to lie, to me and trick me into abandoning my brother to suffer twelve years of abuse and suffering at the hands of this village's people", spoke Zhane in a calm voice which held barely contained rage in it.
"Zhane you have to understand I did was best for the village and its people, for the needs of the many out way the needs of the few", spoke Sarutobi.
"It's rather amusing that you say that Sarutobi, for usually those few who's needs are swept away by the many, are usually the ones who can decided the fate of the many and what would one expect to happen. When a people go out of their way to make the life of a person, with the power of the strongest Bijū in them, miserable", stated Zhane. "I shall tell you, the person would act out like any other person and grow to hate said people and what to make the pay for their transgressions against him. But it seems that thanks to sheer willpower that my brother has, he has not turned into a hate filled person. That kills anyone he meets, which is something that most people including myself would most likely turn into if they had gone through what he went through".
"Zhane, I know that my reasons do not excuse for what I did, but still you of all must know that some evils must be done for the greater good of all", pleaded the old Hokage, unfortunately though the Hokage words just further infuriated Zhane.
"The feeble excuse of all leaders, to justify themselves when they have done immoral acts" commented Zhane. "Is that the excuse you told yourself when you went to sleep in your warm bed? Knowing that my brother was most likely sleeping alone, crying himself to sleep, cold and hungry most nights in a small, vermin infested, freezing apartment. Is that also what you told yourself? When you allowed the villagers and the few Shinobi's to attack and beat an innocent boy without persecution or punishing them", spoke Zhane shocking everyone in the room.
Especially Sarutobi and the Elders, because of how Zhane knew this and the others being that the Sandaime would actually do such a thing.
"Surprised I know this?" asked Zhane openly, as he saw the shocked look on everyone's face.
"H-H-How d-do you know?" stuttered the shock Hokage, confirming to everyone what he did.
At this a cold smirk appeared on Zhane, "I know…thanks to a special Jutsu I created to allow me to see the memoires of people, meaning I know everything that has happened to my brother for the past twelve years".
This of course shocked many as they did not expect Zhane to have created a technique so similar to what the Yamanaka Clan could to with mind techniques, but as surprised as the others were none were more surprised than Zhane's old teacher Inoichi.
Upon realising this Sarutobi knew that there was nothing about Naruto's life that he could keep hidden from Zhane, since if he saw what he did to Naruto when he was younger despite the memory blocking seal he placed on Naruto. Then he no doubt knew everything else that happened to Naruto, which did not spell well for Sarutobi or Konoha.
"Zhane please there is much more to this that you do not understand, I had to do it for the good of Konoha" said Sarutobi.
"Tell me Sarutobi would you have been so willing to allow all these things to happen your son's or Grandson if it had been one of them to be turned into thejinchūriki for the Kyūbi?" asked Zhane coldly.
At this Sarutobi had no answer and just lowered his head in shame.
"I thought as much" remarked Zhane coldly.
"But I do care for Naruto greatly, as I considered him like a Grandson to me", spoke the Sandaime weakly as he was starting to lose the well to argue on.
"Really, then you have a rather humorous way of showing it, but if this is the way that you treat you Grandchildren, then I pity your Grandson", spoke Zhane coldly.
"But still tell me Sarutobi, where was this determination for the greater good of Konoha when you had the chance to kill Orochimaru? How was it in the greater good of Konoha when you let him go? Even after you caught him in the act of experimenting on Konoha's Shinobi's and Civilians, and using them as human guinea pigs, in his twisted attempt to be immortal and to learn all of the world's Jutsu's. Tell me also how is it that you allowed the man responsible for the murder of sixty innocent infants, be the good for Konoha?" asked Zhane shocking everyone and stunning Sarutobi.
"That's absurd, the Hokage would never do such a think?" spoke another Civilian member named Katsuyori Genshin, who was politician that had gotten into his position through friends on the Council where there would be little he wouldn't do to keep his position.
"Then I shall prove it to you" spoke Zhane as he took out a scroll from his pouch and opened it up, and spread his blood over the seal, where it started to glow and an afterimage of younger Sarutobi and Orochimaru appeared.
"The image you're about to see is of what happened in his laboratory at the night of Orochimaru crimes being discovered, some friends I made over my travels taught me this technique. As this seal gathers the chakra residue of people who have been in an area recently where it creates an afterimage made out of the other people's chakra residue and plays back the last events of what happened in the area it activated in. I sent a clone earlier to break into the seal laboratory as I always found it strange at how Orochimaru escaped when Sarutobi had cornered him. Normally the Chakra residue would dissipate over time, but due to laboratory being seal so soon after the event the chakra residue was preserved, allowing me to gather it and play back the events of that night to you all".
Once Zhane finished his explanation he had the seal fully activate and play the events, where everyone on the council saw the younger Sandaime have Orochimaru, but lower his weapon and allowed him to escape.
No one on the council or the Shinobi's outside the barrier could believe what they had just seen after the after-images faded and Zhane rolled up the scroll and put it away. Many of course refused to believe it but when the saw the guilt and shamed filled look on the old Hokage's face they knew it was true.
"Sarutobi you sentimental old fool", though Danzo in angry and disgust at how much of a fool the Sandaime had been, to allow his sentimentality for his former student to escape.
"So tell me Sartutobi, how can you explain away that you allowed a man who's guilt was unquestionable, to get away?" asked Zhane openly. "The blood of every person he killed from that moment right up until now is on your hands because you lacked the wiliness to kill him. But yet later on you allowed an innocent child to be beat abused and tortured by ignorant cowards, because you yet again you lack the wiliness to do the right thing because it was harder".
"Zhane I know I wrong both you and Naruto in ways I can never make up for and I truly sorry for it, but please you have to understand I had no other choice", pleaded Sartuobi.
"There are always other choices Sarutobi, you just picked the easier one, you were too weak to choose the right ones as they would have been too hard for you. No matter what pretexts you say that makes you believe what you did was right. They do not change the evil that you had a hand in, for the road to hell in paved with good intentions", replied Zhane coldly. Sarutobi of course could not help but wince at that remark, as part of him agreed with What Zhane said, as no excuse no matter how noble or right it may should excuses him of allowing a innocent boy to be persecuted for something he was not reasonable for. But even still Sarutobi pushed that part away as he still believed he did what was right, "If I had not hid Naruto identity the Iwa would hav-", spoke Sarutobi only to be stopped by Zhane.
"Iwa would have done nothing….Ōnoki is no fool, most of his village's Shinobi's were killed in the War with us and he would need all of them if he wanted Iwa to survive and not be destroyed by the other villages. As he would know full well that any that he would send to kill Naruto, would have been sent back in pieces by me" stated Zhane angrily.
"I can't force people to forget their angry and sorrow nor make them accept someone, I truly believed that the people would eventually forget their hate and angry at Naruto over time and I could not protect Naruto all the time", said Sarutobi.
"Then you should have let me take care of my brother instead of tricking me into abandoning him. You once told me when I was young that the people of Konoha were like a family and that the Hokage duty was to care and protect them all like they were his or her own. Yet why did you not protect Naruto, was he not a member of Konoha? Wasn't he deserving of protection?" spoke Zhane angrily as his emotionless mask was on the verge of breaking now. At this Sarutobi lowered his head in shame again as he remembered saying that to Zhane and being reminded of how he failed Naruto in so many ways.
"You're not more than a Hypocrite, Sarutobi you speak of caring for each person in the village like they are family. Yet when it is in your own best interest you're just as likely as stab them in the back like the lowest Missing-nin. The only right decision you ever made about my brother was that you did not give him to Danzo", continued Zhane where he looked at Danzo with a cold and hate filled look in his eyes.
Not to be intimated by Zhane, Danzo locked eyes Zhane, "If the Hokage had heeded by wisdom and given me your brother to train. He would have become the greatest protector of Konoha, greater than his mother or the Shodaime Hokage's wife Mito-sama", stated Danzo.
"More like a emotionless puppet for you" remarked Zhane coldly, "Be grateful that he did not Danzo…for if he had…Konoha would be burning right now to the ground and it streets would be filled with the blood of its people and Shinobi's….and you…would dead", said Zhane in a cold deadly tone.
At this Danzo narrowed his eyes and the snapped his fingers, where four ROOT Shinobi's that had hidden in the rafters of the Council room appeared in the room, where one came up behind Zhane with his Tanto at Zhane neck, while the other three surrounded Zhane. At the same time two official ANBU agents appeared beside the Hokage to protect him, as they had not sensed the ROOT Shinobi's and feared that Danzo was planning to assassinate the Hokage.
"It seems that ROOT has not been entirely disbanded after all", stated Zhane rather calmly, who was not the least bit surprised or worried.
"Danzo what is the meaning of this? ROOT is supposed to be disbanded" spoke the Sandaime angrily as he looked at Danzo.
"And it is, these are former members, who are my personal guards, and since Zhane has not only threatened my life but threatened Konoha. He has committed treason and I'm well in my right to order my men to have him killed" stated Danzo not even look at the Hokage. All the while keeping his eye on Zhane, where he gave his men a nod to kill Zhane before the Hokage or any of the other Council members could stop him.
Right when the ROOT nin behind Zhane was about to silt Zhane throat, Zhane suddenly disappeared in a blink of an eye and reappeared just as quickly behind the ROOT agent and grabbed him in a choke like hold. After which he twisted the ROOT agents neck with such force and speed that he ripped the man's head straight off, causing blood to splatter all over Zhane face.
The ROOT agent right in front of Zhane charged at Zhane with his Tanto, seeing this Zhane threw the ROOT agents head away and pushed aside his body and let the second ROOT agent come at him.
Just as the ROOT agent was about to stab him, Zhane quickly sidestepped the ROOT agent and grabbed him by the neck with his one hand and stopped the ROOT agent dead in his tracks. After which in a feet of impressive strength Zhane then lifted the ROOT agent into the air with his one hand and much to the horror of everyone around, he ripped the man's throat out with his bare hands, splattering more blood over his face and on his clothes.
Zhane then dropped the dead body of the ROOT agent, where as soon as he did a Tanto blade came out of his chest from a ROOT agent that had snuck up behind him and stabbed him in the back. But just as the ROOT agent thought he had killed him, "Zhane" started to fade away, where the ROOT agent muttered in surprise and confusion "Bunshin?"
But a spilt second Zhane reappeared in front of the ROOT agen.
"No Zanzō (afterimage)" after which he then did a quick knife hand strike right into the man neck and pulled out his blood covered hand, killing the man in just a few seconds.
Zhane then quickly spun around to avoid the back stab from a ROOT agent, who had tried to stab Zhane in the back with his Tanto. After which Zhane then grabbed the man's face mask and kick his legs from behind causing him to fall backwards. Zhane then smashed the ROOT agent's head right onto the flood, spattering pieces of the man's head all over the room and onto several council members much to their disgust.
The fight lasted less than ten seconds yet by the end of it all, much of the floor around Zhane along with his face and several parts of his clothes were covered in the blood of the ROOT agents. But what made many on the Council and the Shinobi's in and out of the Council room scared, was when they looked into his cold, merciless and murderous blue eyes.
Which were made all the more intense and frightening with his face still remaining blank, emotionless and covered in blood. When they looked at his face and eyes the Shinobi members on the Council along with the Shinobi's watching from outside the Council room. Could not help but be reminded of Zhane's bloody reputation during the War, while the Civilian members on the Council finally saw why exactly Zhane was called a Manslayer.
The Shinobi outside the Council room were actually kind of glad that they had not got in, as many feared that they would have ended like the ROOT agents, had the confronted Zhane.
Danzo himself could not believe what he had saw and was even slightly nervous, as Zhane had basical slaughtered, four of his best agents in less than ten seconds and did it as if they were not more than mere Genin.
"Brutal, quick, and efficient as always Zhane" thought Hiashi, who was slight unnerved like many at the slight, although did well to hid it.
"Zhane that enough this has gone too far" spoke Sarutobi angrily. "As Hokage I must think better met of everyone in the village and I mu-" he spoke before a suddenly and incredible Killing intent was felt through out the room and out side it.
"I have had enough of your lies and excuses old man", snarled out Zhane as his emotionless mask had finally broke and his eyes were ablaze with untold fury and rage and he. Everyone was frozen from seer terror of the Killing intent for a moment or two, which was all that Zhane needed. As within a blink of an eye he disappeared again and then reappeared just as quickly, holding the Hokage against the wall behind the Council table and lifting him up slightly by the neck with just his left hand. In his right Zhane held his now drawn Black bladed Katana, where its tip was dangerously close to stabbing the old Kage right between the eyes.
At the same time that everyone saw this, they also saw the two ANBU that had been beside the Sandaime fall to the ground unconscious. As somehow in the moment or two that everyone had been too paralysed to move due to the Killing intent, Zhane had speed across the room, knocked out the two ANBU and grab the Hokage and pinned him against the wall.
Once Sarutobi had overcome the Killing intent and realised the situation he was in he tired to get out of it by replacing himself with something, but when he tired he found that his body could not move. It was then that he noticed seal markings spreading all over his body coming from Zhane hand that held him by the neck.
"I wouldn't bother trying to move Sarutobi, as you have no doubt guessed the seals that are now spreading across your body are preventing your body from move. It is a special sealing technique that I have developed that prevents the person I'm holding in my hand from moving any part of their body. So as long as I have you in my hand, you cannot move or summon you Chakra to overpower it", spoke Zhane.
"Zhane stop this!" cried Tsume as she and the other Shinobi members of the Council could not move for fear of Zhane killing the Hokage if they tried anything to stop him.
"Tsume is right Zhane, this won't help matters nor will it change what has happened to your brother" spoke Hiashi as he tried to stop his former student from killing the Hokage.
"It may not, but I care little as he deserves to pay for what he has done not only to Naruto but for what has done my mother" spoke Zhane angrily. As he glared angrily at the old Hokage who was struggling to breathe as Zhane tightened is grip on his throat.
"What do you mean your mother Zhane-san?" asked Aburame Shibi, as he too was concerned with what was happening right now and was looking for anyway to calm the situation.
"Zhane that is enough, you were forbidden to speak of it to anyone!" cried Homura, as he tried to stop Zhane from revealing the truth to the Council.
"I told you before I no longer care what you or Sarutobi say is forbidden" said Zhane angrily as he gave Homaru and dangerous side glace that told him that Zhane was a hairs breath away from killing him along with the Hokage.
"Why don't you tell them Sarutobi? Tell them how when that bastard the Youndaime abandoned my mother, who was wounded on their mission together. Tell them how he left her alone to go after the Yondaime Tsuchikage, who we never confirmed was there. Tell them how he left her alone too weak to defend herself when those Iwa bastards found her and raped and murdered her. Tell them how when he was gone off to make a bigger name for himself, my mother's body was mutilated by those bastards and he wasn't there to defend her when she needed him. Tell them how to make sure that he remained the Golden boy of Konoha, you and the elders covered up the fact that he left his post and abandoned my mother, his wounded team-mate, in enemy territory. Tell them how you forced me to keep from telling anyone from happening or risk being disgraced to the whole village and labelled a traitor. Tell them the truth….Sarutobi!" spoke Zhane angrily as he growled out Sarutobi and tightened his grip of Sarutobi throat further, nearly choking him.
"I-I-It's t-true…w-we n-n-needed M-Minato on the front lines…he was our best Shinobi and a hero to the village…if word got out of what happened. Minato would have been disgraced…we could not afford the same thing to happen to Minato as it did to Sakumo. We had no other choice…especially since I had already made plans to make Minato the Yondaime Hokage….if we had charged Minato for what happened. Then moral among the Shinobi's would have plummeted and Iwa would have taken advantage of it. I had to do it for the good of the village…GAGH!" spoke Sarutobi before gagging, as Zhane tightened his grip even further in anger as he was now a single squeeze away from choking the Hokage to death.
This revelation of course shocked nearly everyone in the Council room along with the Shinobi's outside the barrier. As they could not believe what they were now hearing, at how the Yondaime had left his wounded team-mate unprotected, which resulted in her death, and how the Sandaime and the Elders covered it up.
"Do you use that pathetic for everything, the Yondaime abandoned my mother and he wasn't punished for it, because it was for the good of the village. You sent me away and kept me from being there for my brother, because it was for the good of the village. You allowed my brother an innocent boy to be beaten and abused because it was for the good of this village…is that all you can every say to justify what you have done to my family", spoke Zhane angrily. At this Sarutobi could say nothing as he was being slowly choked by Zhane, but it did not matter to Zhane as he was about to make Sarutobi pay for his sins against him and his family.
"This may not for the good of the village, but it does not matter for it is time for your to pay for your crimes against Naruto, my mother and me", spoke Zhane as he was about to stab Sarutobi in the head with his Katana.
But just before he could Tsume shouted out "ZHANE DON'T DO IT!"
"Tsume right Zhane don't do this" spoke Hiashi, as he tried to stop his former student from doing something that would make him a criminal.
"Stay out of this Sensei this has nothing to do with either you or Tsume", spoke Zhane, while not even taking his eyes of Sarutobi, as he glared coldly at the old man, while his blade was only a hairs breath from touching Sarutobi's head.
"It may not, but you were still once my student and that mean anything that happens to you concerns me and as your friend I telling you not to do this. This won't change what happened to your brother, all this will do will make you a wanted criminal and you will be forced to leave the village and you won't be there to protect him", spoke Hiashi, hoping to reason with Zhane.
"I will take him with me, he will better off with me than he ever would be here, as I'm his only family as he is mine" said Zhane.
"Is that the kind of life you want for him, a life on the run going from one place to the next, always looking over his shoulder and being hunted by countless Oinin's. As that is what will happened if you do this and the village will not allow Naruto to leave it and go rogue, you will both be hunted down like animals", said Hiashi.
"Then let the come and I will kill every single one that comes after us and I have friends that will take us in" snarled out Zhane.
"But what about Naruto, he still has some people that he cares about as there were those that did care for Naruto, my own son is his friend. Can you really just take him away from all of them? How can justify taking him away from what he knows, and then explain all this to him, do you think he believe you, when he doesn't even know you or trust you. He also doesn't know the truth and if you kill Sarutobi now then all he will know of you will be the person who killed the Hokage, who he still considers like a Grandfather", said Tsume. Hoping to reason with Zhane as even with the hard life he had in Konoha, Naruto still had some people he cared for here and who cared about him in return.
"Tsume right Zhane, Naruto will not leave with you or even give you a chance if you do this", spoke Hiashi as he saw Zhane starting to hesitate a little.
"You also owe Sarutobi". At this Zhane snapped his head to Hiashi, with a look of unbridle fury,
"Owe him!" spoke Zhane angrily "I owe him nothing after everything that he has done to Naruto and me".
"Yes you do, if it wasn't for Sarutobi, Naruto would have been killed for having the Kyūbi in him long ago" replied Hiashi.
"He only did that so that Konoha would still have a jinchūriki and use him" snarled out Zhane as he glared angrily at old Kage.
"Maybe so, but he also made sure that Naruto was not turned into a emotionless weapon like Danzo wanted and he still allowed Naruto to live, giving him a chance to grow up and be is own person despite that the villagers did to him. You owe Sarutobi that much so don't kill him as it will solve nothing and all you will do is have your brother and the rest of the village hate you for it", said Hiashi.
Upon hearing this Zhane said or did nothing but look directly into Sarutobi's eyes and glared coldly at the old man.
This continued few minutes as no-one said or did anything as they did not know what Zhane would do next, that was until suddenly Zhane let go of Sarutobi and let him fall to the ground, where he started gasp for air and Zhane sheathed his Katana.
"You should be grateful old man, Tsume and Hiashi-sensei just saved your miserable life, but that does not mean that you will go unpunished for what you did", spoke Zhane where he quickly punched Sarutobi in the gut and the quickly pit his finger.
He then quickly drew another complex seal on Sarutobi's forehead in his own blood in just under three seconds, before he then placed his two front fingers on the seal. After which he then did a few one handed hand seals before crying out "Kinenisou no Jutsu" (Memory Transfer Technique).
When he did this Sarutobi suddenly start to cry out in pain, as memories of being tortured beaten by people started to flood his mind and he could actually feel the pain of each beating. He also could feel the sorrow and the despair that made him almost wish he was dead. After what felt like an entirety, the memories finally ended and Sarutobi was on his knees sweating and panting heavily. "What did you do to him?" cried Koharu in angry "I placed a special seal that I cretaed, it's called the Kugyō Fūin (The Penance Seal), the seal contains the memories I gained from watching my brother's life and it will make Sarutobi see and feel a different one of those memories. Every morning, noon and night, three times every day for the rest of his life, it is the closest thing I can do to him to make known what he put Naruto through. There also has a fail safe to it, so that if anyone ever tries to tamper with it or remove it, it will destroy Sarutobi mind, leaving him nothing more than a human vegetable. The only one that can remove it safely is me, as the seal is written in blood my blood", said Zhane with a small cold and cruel smirk on his face as he walked away from Sarutobi and was in front of the Council again.
"AKECHI ZHANE! ….you will remove that seal immediately or you will be charged with attack the Hokage and with treasons", cried Koharu angrily.
"I will not and you cannot make me, as other than Sarutobi here there's not a Shinobi in this village that can even hope to force me, as I have grow much stronger than I was when I was last here" replied Zhane. Koharu and Homura were of course furious at Zhane refusal, but before they could even respond to Zhane refusal, he spoke.
"But you will give into the demands that I'm about to make because if you don't I promise you, Konoha will burn to the Ground".
"You may be strong boy, but not even you are strong enough to take on the full might of Konoha by yourself and defeat all our Shinobi's, so do not think you can intimidate us with your ideal threats" spoke Danzo.
"I do not make idle threats Danzo, but you are right as strong as I' am I cannot hope to defeat one of the Five Great Shinobi nations by myself. But tell me how many of your Shinobi's do you think you will lose, before you kill me. Also how much of the village do you think will be destroyed in the battle, because I can promise you I will not be killed easily and I will not die …alone and when you do kill me" said Zhane. That threat of coursed worried many as they had no doubt that in such a fight many if not most of their best Shinobi's would be killed, "I can also assure you my allies will come and will finish what I started".
"And who would these allies of yours be that would be powerful enough to destroy an entire village", spoke Sarutobi as he came back to the Council table and to his seat at it.
"These should tell you" replied Zhane as he took off a red jewelled ring on his finger and a pendant that was underneath his shirt that had a symbol on it, where he them threw it at Sarutobi. When Sarutobi caught the ring and pendant and looked at them, he went pale white with fear and looked back at Zhane, who just had cold triumphant smirk on his face when he saw the look on Sarutobi face.
"Y-Y-You c-c-can't be one of them, i-i-its not p-possible" spoke Sarutobi with clear fear in his voice, which got everyone in and out of the Council room worried.
"I can assure you I 'am, since you know that only a member can wear one of their rings without dying", replied Zhane with the same cold triumphant smirk on his face.
"Sarutobi! What is the ring and the symbol on the pendant…what are you talking about?" asked Homura. Sarutobi did not answer, but showed Homura, Danzo and Koharu the ring and the pendant, where they immediately recognised the ring and the symbol on the pendant,(3) where like Sarutobi all three turned a looked a Zhane with fear.
"Hokage-sama, what's going on? What is that ring and that symbol on the pendant? …What's wrong?" asked Choza
"T-T-This ring and t-this s-symbol represent that Zhane is a member of the Jū Shinobi Shogan (The Ten Shinobi Warlords)", spoke Sarutobi.
At this everyone eyes widen and looked at Zhane with fear as they could not believe what they heard, as they all knew about the Ten Shinobi Warlords. As the name suggested it was made up of ten members, each member who had no true loyalties to any Nation or Shinobi Village. The group had existed long before the founding of the Great Shinobi Nations and was even involved in the First Great Shinobi World War and despite being made up of only ten members. They were able to match strength with any of the Five Great Shinobi Nations, as each member of the Jū Shinobi Shogan was as powerful as a Kage.
During the First Great Shinobi World War they inflicted devastating losses of all the Shinobi villages both major and minor. Even Konoha was crippled badly by them, as the Shodaime Hokage and the Nidaime Hokage both died battling members from the group. Zhane's Great Grandfather Akechi Ryu also known as Konoha no Kuroryu (Black Dragon of Konoha) also died in battle against members from it as well. (4)
Upon Sarutobi could not help remember when he first met a member of the Ten Shinobi Warlords during the First Great Shinobi World.
-Flashback—
Team Tobirama along with its support team, Team Shimura which contained Shimura Danzō, Uchiha Kagami and Akimichi Torifu were currently running through the forest as the fled from Kumo's elite Kinkaku Force.
As they ran they heard several large explosions coming from the distance not too far away behind them.
It was then that a young Sarutobi Hiruzen came to a stop.
"Hiruzen! What are you doing? We can't stop, we have to get away", spoke a young Utatane Koharu.
"You guys go… I going back to help Sensei", replied Hiruzen.
"Do you want to die Sarutobi? We can't beat the Kinkaku Force their Kumo's elite fighting unit" replied a young Shimura Danzō.
"Danzō right Hiruzen, if we go back there we all be killed and Sensei sacrifice will have been for nothing. Besides Sensei named you the Sandaime and Konoha needs a Hokage so you of all people have to return to Konoha", spoke a young Mitokado Homura.
"Then what kind of Hokage would I be if I left my Sensei to fight twenty elite Kumo Shinobi's by himself and die? How can I ask other Shinobi's of Konoha to follow me into battle after I ran away from a fight and left my Sensei to die? I don't know about you guys but I 'am going back so you can either come with me or you can run back to Konoha", spoke Sarutobi with an air of authority around him. Showing to the others why exactly the Nidaime Hokage made Hiruzen his successor.
Quickly deciding the two teams turned around and started to head to where the battle between the Nidaime Hokage and the Kinkaku force.
Soon enough the two teams arrived in the clearing where the battle was going on, when they arrived they saw the Nidaime Hokage battling fiercely against the members of the Kinkaku force. As they watch the could see that even despite being out number twenty to one, the Nidaime Hokage was battling heroically against the impossible odds showing exactly why he was the Hokage of Konoha.
Just when they were about to enter the battle and help the Nidaime Hokage, a sudden massive burst of Wind erupted and blasted everyone away.
Quickly everyone regained themselves where the Kinkaku Force were on one side, the Nidaime Hokage on the other and Hiruzen and the others staying back hidden in the trees and one new person in the middle of the two sides.
The new person was a handsome young man; he wore a long brown robe with a Katana on his left side hip, with brown boots and pants along with a brown shirt. He had Black hair with tied in a loose ponytail and long hair strands that fell down his face. He wore a fang earring on his left ear and arm guards on both his hands and wore a ring with a clear gem on his right hand, he also wore a pendant of six serpent like heads on it.(5)
Upon seeing the stranger both the Nidaime Hokage and the Kinkaku Force got fell into their different fighting stances, after which one of the members of the Kinkaku Force spoke what everyone was wondering.
"Who the hell are you?"
"I'm Tatsumaki Arashi of the Jū Shinobi Shogan" At this everyone eyes widen in surprise, after which the Kinkaku Forces and the Nidaime Hokage prepared themselves for battle. "So you're the famed Kami no Kaze (God of Wind)"spoke Nidaime Hokage
"Indeed…and you are Senju Tobiramathe Nidaime Hokage and these are the famed Kinkaku Force of Kumo, it seems I have stubble upon worthy opponents to fight", spoke Arashi as he drew his sword out and prepared to fight. "We have to go now, Sensei up against not only the Kinkaku Force but a Shinobi Warlord as well, he won't stand chance by himself", said Hiruzen as he took out his Kunai and prepared to enter the fight. "Sarutobi wait! …don't be a fool if we enter now we be slaughtered, we need to wait", spoke Danzo.
"There no time Sensei needs us" said Hiruzen as he was about to up into the clearing but before he could Arashi began to do a series of one handed hand seals, that it was almost impossible to see any of them.
After which he then cried out "Fūton:Shippū no Geiru (Wind Style: Gale of the Whirlwind) where a massive dome of Wind the surrounded him and expanded outward. Where it blasted everyone away and destroyed everything in the surrounding era.
An hour and half later, Hiruzen and the others who had been blasted away from Arashi's Wind Jutsu and knocked unconscious woke up. They all found themselves underneath broken tree trunks and branch's from the Wind Jutsu and scattered not far from one another.
When they woke up and regrouped they went to look for the Nidaime Hokage and help him in the battle, they soon found that their were only two Chakra signatures left, one belong to the Nidaime Hokage and the other belonging to Arashi.
They quickly raced over to where they were fighting, when they got there they saw the Nidaime Hokage fighting Arashi with his Raijin no Ken (Sword of the Thunder God), while Arashi fought with his own sword covered in Wind Chakra.
Both the Nidaime Hokage and Arashi looked worse for wear as they were badly wounded and covered in bruises, cuts and other wounds, their clothes were covered in blood and torn up and both were breathing heavily and covered in sweat.
Both continued to slash their swords at one another until, when the Nidaime Hokage made a slashing move at Arashi, who dodged the slash and the saw a opening that he took, where he then ran the Nidaime Hokage through with his sword.
After the Nidaime Hokage started to spit out blood, before he pulled himself away from the sword and then fell dead on the ground, leaving a tired and wounded Arashi, who was panting heavily from exhaustion from the battle standing over the dead Hokage's battle.
Upon seeing this, the young Hiruzen flew into a rage and jumped out to face the tired and wounded Shinobi Warlord; Hiruzen was soon followed by his team-mates along with Danzo and his team. Upon seeing the young group the Warlord sighed and then spoke, "Go home boy, I have no wish to kill you or your friends, as there as been enough death this day and you're all too young to die just yet", where when he said this. Hiruzen and the others could see the bodies of the dead members of all twenty members the Kinkaku Forces scattered all around the destroyed clearing.
"Never! …not until you paid for killing my Sensei", replied the furious Hiruzen, where he then summoned Enma and had him change into hisKongōnyoi (Adamantine Staff) form and prepared to fight, as did the rest of his comrades prepared for battle.
"Foolish children do not throw away your lives so foolishly, after your Hokage nobly sacrificed himself to save you all", spoke Arashi, where before Hiruzen and the other could even attack, Arashi eyes suddenly glowed blue.
Hiruzen and the others then suddenly felt an incredible powerful paralyzing force that froze their bodies and kept them from moving at all. It was almost like Killing intent yet it was different, as it was stronger and more powerful than normal Killing intent. As the paralyzing effects of Killing intent only last a few seconds on veteran Shinobi's like them, but this effect would not simply go away or be over powered by them.
"I-I-I c-can't move" spoke Homura,
"M-Me either", spoke Akimichi Torifu
"None o-of us can" said Danzo
"I wouldn't bother moving you are all under the effects of the second level of my Sakki (Thirst for Blood) (6) (A) and none of you have the willpower yet to over come it", spoke Arashi. After which he then did a few hand seals and the cried out "Kage Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Shadow Summoning Jutsu)".
Where instead of seeing a puff of smoke and a animal summons Hiruzen and the others saw up to a hundred medium size Shadows appearing on the ground around them, where Shinobi's began to appear right out of the Shadows. But these weren't ordinary Shinobi's they didn't even look human, they were dressed in Black Ninja clothing, blue skinned and glowing red eyes (7), where they surrounded Hiruzen and the others.
"Allow me into introduce you to the Shadow Ninja's, the personal Shadow spirit warriors summons of the Jū Shinobi Shogan", spoke Arashi.
Upon seeing this Hiruzen and the other new they were all dead, as even if they could move it was doubtful that they could defeat all these Shadow Ninja by themselves, where Arashi could very likely summon more if need be.
"Do not worry I have no intention to kill you, my mission was only to deal crippling blows to both your village and Kumogakure and I have done so. There need not be anymore bloodshed today. Your Sensei fought bravely and honourable to the very end and willing sacrificed himself to save you all and was the most challenging opponent I have ever fought, he fought like a true warrior, worthy of the name Hokage. Out of respect for him, I shall spare your lives and allow you to take his body back for burial in your village with full honours as he deserves", spoke Arashi where he started to walk away from the still paralyzed group.
But before he left he turned around slightly to look at them and spoke again, "But… if any of you should ever come and face me on the battlefield again, I will not show you the same courtesy again. The same can be said should you ever meet any of my fellow Warlords on the battlefield as well", after which a massive burst of Killing intent hit Hiruzen and the others and made them feel as if Arashi had rammed his hand into their chests and pulled out the hearts.
When the Killing intent ended Hiruzen and the other fell to the ground, panting heavily and shaking madly from the fear and the vision that they saw and felt.
"You have been warned", spoke Arashi where he turned around and started to walk away and then disappeared in a whirl of Wind, as soon as he disappeared, the Shadow Ninja's sank back into the shadows from whence the came without a trace. Leaving a shaken Hiruzen and his friends in the ruin clearly where they would soon take their Hokage's body and his sword back to Konoha where he would be buried with full honours.
-End Flashback-
Even to this very day that feeling of the helplessness and terrifying fear, could be clearly felt by Sarutobi and the others Elders, when they remembered that day.
Zhane then quickly called the ring and the pendant back, thanks to one of the seals on them, where they were reversed summoned back to his hand, where he then put them back on him, after which he spoke again.
"Now you know that I have made no idle threat, for even if you do kill me, you all know what will happen to this village if you kill me, for if you do the other Shinobi Warlords, will come down on this village and destroy it, leaving no trace that it every existed. For as strong as Konoha is, it alone cannot hope to survive a battle against all Ten members of the Shinobi Warlords", stated Zhane.
At this no-one in the Council spoke or argue as they all knew that what Zhane spoke was true, as not even their village could hope to stand against the combined efforts of Ten Kage level Shinobi's at once, along with their Shadow spirit warriors summons of the Shinobi Warlords. As it was said that they could summon an entire army of them, that was large enough to easily overwhelm any one of the Five Great Shinobi Nations.
"But even despite everything that you have done to me and my brother, I will not have this village destroyed despite how much pleasure it would give me. For there are still some good people here that do not deserve to pay for your mistakes, and who tried to help my brother, people like Tsume-san and the Inuzuka Clan as well as Aburame Clan and other like them" said Zhane.
"Hence why I will not take my brother from here, as I know he still has friends here, but I will if this village ever tries to harm him again or he wish's to leave so himself", stated Zhane.
This of course caused angry cries come from several Council members, saying that they would not allow it, but Zhane ignored them and continued on with what he was saying. "If my brother wish's to stay I will take on the Clan privileges and rights that had been offered to my family, when my Great Grandfather Akechi Ryu first came to this village, but never took. I will then place him as a honouree member of my Clan, where he will be protected and treated like any member of my Clan, were any attack on him will be treated as a direct attack on me" stated Zhane forcefully.
At this the many on the Council did not know how to feel, as for years they had been trying to get Zhane family to become an official Clan of Konoha, so that they could give them Clan Restoration Act, where the could fully build the Akechi Clan into Konoha. But if Naruto became an honouree member of the Clan, then Zhane could use whatever force he wished to defend Naruto should anyone attack him, due to the right that all Clans have when someone attacks a member of their Clan. This of course Sarutobi could not allow to happen as he new the amount of bloodshed this would cause in the village not to mention the inner turmoil as well. But he still could not refuse Zhane right to take the Clan status if he wished to have it, as the offer was made by the Shodaime Hokage himself and was left indefinitely to them. So if they wished to take it they could as they had a Bloodline and had special Clan techniques to offer the village.
"Although we accept your petition for Clan status, I cannot allow you to have Naruto become a honouree member of you Clan, due to the volatile nature you have for the village, As well as because several years ago I declared that no Clan could adopt Naruto as it would shift the balance of power unfavourably within the village" spoke Satutobi.
The Elder of course smirked at this, believing that they had one up Zhane.
"But Zhane remained expressionless, "So you what to fight with law Sarutobi… that fine by me", he thought as Zhane had been well versed in the laws of Konoha. As his mother had believed that he should be prepared to fight on all types of battlefields, such as the political battlefield. Which involved fighting with words and cunning instead of with fist and weapons you would fight.
"That law you made can be superseded, by the right of blood relation, as stated in the Konoha Charter for Shinobi Clan's, set down by the Shodaime Hokage. That states that any person who of direct blood relation to a member of a Clan but not part of said Clan or any other Clan can be adopted into the Clan, if the Clan head allows it and the person in question wishes to be part of it. Also you cannot deny me the right to have my brother as part of my Clan, unless I have attack or beat my brother, which I have not done or if I have committed treason to the village" stated Zhane.
"You attacked the Hokage and placed a seal on him, that's grounds for treason", countered Homura.
"Perhaps, but since I'm a Clan head now, I have the right to a public trial in the village, where everything that I have learned about my brothers life. The seal Sarutobi placed illegally on my brother and everything else that I have mention such as letting Orochimaru go and your parts in the cover up of the Yondaime would become a matter of public record. Imagine the scandal that would erupt in the village if the learned all this, the Shinobi's and the villagers would never trust or follow any of you again. They would then most likely demand your removal or better yet it could divide the village and very likely start a Civil War", replied Zhane with small cunning smirk.
At this the Elder and Sarutobi grew concerned as what Zhane said was true, where they could not afford to have everything that was just revealed here to be known to the whole village, as it would divide it. The Elders also knew that they could not simply have Zhane killed as they did not know how strong Zhane really was now, and any force they could send would be most likely killed by him. Thereby they would have earn not only his wrath but the wrath of the other Shinobi Warlords for attacking one of their members, as it was a know fact that if you attack one member of the Shinobi Warlords it was seen as an attack on them all.
At this Sarutobi sighed in defeat knowing he could not prevent it and agreed to let Zhane adopt Naruto as a member of his Clan should he wish too. This of course caused the Elders o frown in anger, while Tsume just smirked at seeing Zhane wining up one on Sarutobi and the elders in a battle of wits, "Hah!...serve you bastards right", she thought.
"Next I want my apprentices, Saya, Ketsu made into official Genin's of Konoha", spoke Zhane. "You have apprentices", said the Sarutobi in surprise, to which Zhane only nodded. "You can't expect use to accept foreign children into our village, even if they are your apprentices", spoke Koharu. "You can as they have official citizenship as citizens of Hi no Kuni (Fire Country) thanks to the Fire Daimyo granting it to them and have Shinobi training from me. They also both have Bloodlines", said Zhane. As he mentioned that they had bloodline on purpose as he knew how Konoha valued Bloodlines, where they would readily accept people with Bloodlines if they wanted to become members of Konoha. And just as Zhane expected, the Council became very "interested" when they heard that Zhane students had Bloodlines. "And what perchance are there Bloodlines?" asked Danzo with interest.
"My student Saya is an orphan and the soul survivor of the Hirameki Clan, the only Bloodline holding Clan of Hanagakure no sato (The Village Hidden in the Flowers), which as you all know was destroyed by Kirigakure (the Hidden Mist) during the Third Great Shinobi World War. She also holds her Clan's Bloodline the Hikaton (Light Release), my other student is Hisagi Ketsu of the Hisagi Clan, who many of you are aware, wields the Hyōton (Ice Release). His Clan was killed in the Bloodline purge in Kirigakure, making him like Saya the last known wielder of his Clan Bloodline", explained Zhane.
As expected the Council and Sarutobi decided to allow Saya and Ketsu become Genin, in the hope of them settling in to Konoha and restoring their Clan's in Konoha, strengthening it with their Bloodlines, not to mention if Zhane trained the, they would have two very powerful Shinobi in their village.
This was what Zhane wanted them to think as, he knew that for his Plan to work he had to reveal his students Bloodlines and get them become official Genins of Konoha.
"I also want my brother on my team", spoke Zhane.
"That is impossible Zhane there are laws that forbid that to prevent family members from being the Sensei's of their Children or other close family members so to prevent favouritism and unfair special treatment. Also the Genin teams have already been set up", replied Sarutobi, as he hoped he could still have some kind of control over Naruto.
"There are exceptions to those laws, laws that the Nidaime Hokage placed when it came to the training of students. As started in the Training Act in the concerning of Genin teams and Sensei in paragraph twelve, line seven. It states that in the event of biased teaching, whether it is in the Academy or be the Sensei of the team and if it can be proven. Then the family members or Clan members can have the student in question transferred to a team of a Clan or family member, so to ensure that the student has competent training and be trained to his or her full potential", stated Zhane. "I can prove that he Naruto training in the Academy has been tampered with, whether it be interrogating your recent traitor Mizuki or by having Inoichi-sensei look at the memories have recovered from Naruto".
At this the Sarutobi knew he had no choice, the law was on Zhane side and he was correct, as he was aware of the biased training Naruto got from most of the Chunin teacher in the Academy. That was why he had Kakashi assigned as Naruto Sensei, so that Kakashi could give Naruto better training and make him a better Shinobi. He also knew that even if he refused, the Clans heads would turn against him, as Zhane was well in his rights.
"Huuuuuh! …Very well Zhane I will make the arrangements an-"sighed Sarutobi before he was interrupted by Zhane.
"I want it in writing now!" said Zhane forcefully, "…as I will go to the Academy tomorrow and pick him up there myself". Sarutobi only signed again and quickly wrote down a message stating that Zhane would be Naruto new Sensei.
After Zhane took the note from Sarutobi he then spoke again, "I also want all of control of the Namikaze home along with all the belongings of Kushina, be handed over to me".
"Zhane I can't do that! You have no calm to either as you renounced all calm to your fat-…I mean Minato, and all of Kushina things are the family home and are part of if. The only person that can calm them is Naruto and he cannot do so until his twenty-first birthday", spoke Sarutobi.
"I claiming them for Naruto, as he has a right to know who his mother was, and even his father despite the fact that he was the one who cursed him and left him to wolves like you. I was named his guardian in their will, as you are well aware, so that in event that something should happen to them and that self-serving Toad Jiraiya was unable to live up to his duties and care for Naruto, I could. Thereby according to legal laws of Konoha I can take full control of the Namikaze home and everything in it, and give Naruto full access and control over it if he so does wish's too" said Zhane. Once again using Konoah laws against Sarutobi and the Elders as they had no choice but agree to Zhane demand as he was well in his rights.
Hiashi slightly applauded Zhane use of law, as most people in his position would have simple demanded and threatened the Hokage, making the situation worse. But even after losing his composure for a few minutes Zhane regained himself and fought with a calm cool head and used Konoha own laws against the Hokage and the Elders.
"I also want full composition delivered to Naruto for the abusive trauma and suffering that he went through here, considering everything that he went through this village should pay one million ryo for every attack that was made on him. That six hundred and forty million ryo for those of you who don't know", spoke Zhane neutrally.
When the Elder and the Civilian heard they were about to go ballistic and scream and shout how they would not pay a cent and how Zhane was going too far this time.
But before they could, Zhane spoke up again, "Be thankful that is all I demanding and it not the heads of those responsible. As even though I will not have this village destroyed, that does not mean I will not make this village play dearly for what it has done for my brother".
This of course caused much anger and outrage among the Elders and the Civilians Council members.
"After all you have just done, you make all these demands off us boy! …you may be a member of the Jū Shinobi Shogan, but that does not mean that you can make demands off us…as we will not bow down to you and simply give into your demands", stated Danzo.
"I though you would say something like that, which is why I had a back up plan made", spoke Zhane, but before anyone could ask what he meant. A Sudden a puff was heard and a small a ruby red Dragon appeared next to Zhane, and spoke.
"Master Zhane, I have the reply from the Fire Daimyo, which you asked for" spoke the young Ruby Red Dragon.
"Perfect timing Rubī, thank you" spoke Zhane kindly and even gave the small dragon a small smile as he took the scroll from the young Dragon, where the Dragon nodded and puffed away.
The Council members along with the Shinobi members were of course shocked beyond words when they saw the small young Dragon. As the Dragon Summoning Contract, was said to be the strongest Summoning Contract in the world and was also once the special Summoning Creatures of the Akechi Clan. The Contact itself was thought to have been lost roughly over thirties years ago when Zhane's Grandfather Akechi Kenshin. Also known as Konohano Shi Dīrā (Konoha's Death Dealer) was killed by Hanzo The Salamander when he fought him.
They were also equally surprised when they heard that Zhane had sent a message to the Fire Daimyo and he had replied to him, where they all began to wonder what was going on now.
Before any of them could ask what the message about, Zhane opened it up and began to read it to them. The letter stated how furious the Fire Daimyo was with Konoha at how they have treated the son of the Yondaime Hokage and the brother of Zhane. It also told how the Fire Daimyo was now cutting three quarters of their budget from him. It also stated that they were to make full reprimands to Zhane and his brother where a copy of the reprimands would be sent the Fire Daimyo to see if they were satisfactory with him, and if they should not make reprimands then he would cut all funding from Konoha and send all his business elsewhere. He also stated that upon learning of the Hokage purposely neglecting Naruto and allowing the abuse without punishing those responsible. He was giving Zhane full immunity from being charged for punishing those responsible of his brother's abuse. But he did forbid Zhane from killing any of them, he also forbid Zhane from horrendously mutilating those responsible as well.
When the Council heard this many refused to believe that the Fire Daimyo would allow such a thing, but Zhane quickly showed the Fire Daimyo personal seal on the letter proving it was from him. The Elders tried to argue that the Fire Daimyo had no control over things that happen in Konoha and that they were none of his concern. But Zhane countered stating that Naruto was still a citizen of Hi no Kuni therefore he had every right, he also mentioned if a Clan asked for aid from him (Fire Daimyo) over a dispute in the village. The Daimyo can mediate if he wishes to and since Naruto was now an honouree member of Zhane Clan, Zhane could ask for him to settle the matter.
Sarutobi began to feel more worn than he felt years as things just seemed to get worse by the minute, since with the Fire Daimyo's backing Zhane would lash out of the village, where their was no telling what he would do to those responsible for Naruto's abuse. He knew he should have expected it, as a few years after Zhane left Konoha news had reached him that the Fire Daimyo and his family had been attack from an unknown force, but were saved by Zhane. Soon after he heard that Zhane discovered that some lesser lords had been behind the attack and were planning a coup d'état, where he then help the Fire Daimyo end it before it could begin. Sarutobi even heard that Zhane was close friends with the Fire Daimyo young grandson as he had been his personal Kenjutsu trainer for a few years. Hence he had developed a close friendship with the Fire Daimyo and the Fire Daimyo Grandson and heir to the throne.
It got even worse as more Dragon summons arrived letters arrived form several different Lords, Daimyo's and different influential people from several different nations and importing business men, sending word declaring their support for Zhane. As well as stating that if Konoha would not agree to Zhane demands they would cancel all the missions they would take them elsewhere, instead of taking away half of them, which was what they were doing now. Several nations even stated that they would cease trade with Konoha from now on.
Altogether this would put Konoh on very hard times, in terms of money and it would be worse if they didn't give into Zhane demands for compensation. Eventually though Sarutobi and the Elders caved in and agreed to pay the composition and put it into the Namikaze account, much to the Civilian member's outrage and horror. As with the loss of this amount of money from the Konoha's treasury it would put Konoha in a very tenuous position in finical terms.
"Is that all your demands?" growled Homura as he and the other Elders glared at Zhane
"There is one other demand I will make", spoke Zhane with barely seen cold smirk.
"Which is?" growled Koharu.
"You will make Naruto's heritage know to the people and I want the same travelling privileges I have to be give to Naruto and my students" spoke Zhane.
"But what about Iwa, They could come af-" spoke the Sandime but before they could finish, he was interrupted by Zhane.
"I will deal with Iwa" "Very well then" signed the old Kage tiredly, "I will have it announce next we-", spoke Sarutobi but was interrupted yet again by Zhane
"You do it tomorrow night and you will give to sign permission slips tomorrow, no excuses" said Zhane forcefully, where Sarutobi quickly agreed as he was too tired to argue with Zhane. Although when Zhane would no doubt leave with Naruto and his students he plan to have Zhane watch and followed by his ANBU, (ones he could trust).
After hearing this Zhane was about to turn and walk away from the council, but he quickly turned around again.
"Oh, and if something should ever happen to either myself or my brother or my students, like say an accident happen or we were somehow killed or disappear. Then these files along with many others will be released to the entire Elemental Continent", spoke Zhane as he took out several files from his trench coat and threw them to Sarutobi.
When Sarutobi grabbed the files and open the files, his eyes wide slightly in surprise, "These are file from the ANBU achieves how did you get them?"
"You forget Sarutobi I was once a ANBU and I know my way around the place and like the old saying once an ANBU always an ANBU, and Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clone) and copy Jutus's are very useful when gathering Intel from places like the ANBU achieves", stated Zhane.
"So your Blackmailing us?" cried Koharu angrily "You call it Blackmail I call it insurance, since if you try anything against my brother, my students, me or anyone I care about. I will have my friends release that information along with everything I known about Konoha to every nation on this continent, and there are many things that are in the files I have gathered to utterly ruin Konoah reputation. Where you will be lucky to be hired to do an E rank mission, by the time it is released. Not to mention the other Shinobi nations will attack you, once they learn all the weaknesses in your defensives and the locations of all your hidden bases in Hi no kuni (Fire Country) and covert operatives, after my friends release the information", said Zhane.
"This is treason, Zhane!" cried Homura.
"Treason is a matter of perspective, as I see this as protecting my brother and those that I care about, so I suggest that you remember that if anything should happen to him…I will burn Konoha to the ground", spoke Zhane giving the Hokage and the Council one cold and angry galre. Where as he spoke the last part he then flooded the room with a massive burst of Killing intent that was felt by everyone in and around the room, which terrified most people at how strong it was.
After which Zhane then brought down the barrier with a single hand sign, where as they did the Kunai's he had used to make the barrier seemed to rust and then fall to the ground in pieces. Meaning that there was some kind of fail safe on the Kunai to prevent them from being examined by people.
When Zhane headed toward to Shinobi's that where outside the barrier, they quickly moved out of his way and made a path from him to walk through as none of them wanted to mess with him.
But just as he was about to walking out Zhane turned his head slightly to look back at Hiashi ad Inoichi, "Oh Hiashi-sensei, Inoichi-sensei, I suggest that you tell your Clan members not get in my way when I come visiting certain members of you Clan. As I cannot be held responsible for what happens to them if they get involved in it". After which Zhane then continued to walk out of the room, leaving both Hiashi and Inoichi wondering what members of their Clans did to Naruto to earn Zhane wrath.
As Zhane walked away Homura turned to Sarutobi, "Hokage-sam you can't actually be letting him get away with all he just done especially what he did to you!"
"What would you like me to do Homura? Zhane knows more about our security faculties than anyone else thanks to his time in ANBU, so he knows their strength and weakness and that's if we can capture him. As Zhane is a member of the Jū Shinobi Shogan meaning his strength and power must have grow exponentially from when he left here. Also if we did Capture Zhane then the other Shinobi Warlords will come and free him and destroy the village in the process. Not to mention as well Zhane knows many of the villages secrets from his time in ANBU and from what he know doubt knows from raiding the ANBU achieves, but even then there no way to know exactly how much he really does know. So if we try and stop him he will release the information along with everything he mention here, which will divide the village and could even start a Civil War here and the other villages will attack us when they learn all the information that Zhane allies would release to them. Not to mention as well what the Daimyo will do as he furious enough with us right now", spoke Sarutobi.
After this the Council all knew Zhane had them and there wasn't a thing they could do about it, or at least for now.
As Sarutobi thought the situation over in his mind, he could not help but be reminded of when was young, where he became slightly full of himself over how strong he was. Where he then challenged Zhane Grandfather Akechi Kenshin to a fight, and even angered him by call him a coward when he refused to fight him when he first challenged Kenshin.
Soon after though Sarutobi was beaten nearly half to death by him, after which his Sensei the Nidaime Hokage told him that he had just learned the hard why when he angered Kenshin.
"Hell hath no wrath like a vengeful Akechi"
After remembering this Sarutobi knew that his Sensei was a far wiser man than he ever was, and he could only wonder now what else Zhane had in store for him and the rest of Konoha.
N/A
Well that's, that done hoped you like it and sorry for the long wait, The reason being that after the Kushina being a demon host threw me off a bit so I decided to redo Chapter two where the flashback of Kyubi attack and Naruto being born. So please check it out now before people accuse me or Mary-sue Zhane, let me tell you that I was only building up Zhane Character to that you readers would understand and get a better picture of what he is like.
The next Chapter will have Zhane and Naruto meeting one another along with some other things and the story will be more focused on Naruto. Although there will be a few more bits with just Zhane.
Also in the next Chapter you will find out how Zhane is Naruto half brother and what happened between his mother and Minato. Also just let me state that Zhane is the second main Character in this story as I would but up Naruto and OC but there isn't any OC of the second main Character list.
(1). Imagine a judge's stand but wider, that allowed everyone in the Council to look directly at the people in front of them, with the Hokage in the middle and his Shinobi Elders, Civilian Council members, the ANBU Commander and the Clan heads on either side of him.
(2). This is Kushina's nickname outside the village, but she is also known in the village as her Manga nickname. The reason I have it like this is because I think Kushina nickname in the Manga is stupid and I refuse to have her known as that to other villages in my story.
(3). Go to profile to find link for image of Ring and Symbol.
(4). Better detail on the Ten Shinobi Warlords will be given later on in the story near the end of the Wave arc
(5). Go to profile to find link for image of Arashi
(6). Now before people accuse me of mistranslating that is what Sakki means (thirst for Blood), while Satsui would be the correct translation to Killing intent or murderous intent.
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(A). Sakki works by using the intense emotions and wiliness to survive developed during battle, where when the user's opponent makes eye contact the user can penetrate his opponents mind and enforce their will on the opponent. When that happens depending on how skilled the user is in using Sakki the user can have several different effect on an opponent each categorise in three separate levels. The first level of Sakki is the ability to knock out opponent or a large group of opponent's although this can only affect those who have weak wills. The second level of Sakki is the ability to put an opponent or a group of opponents in a paralyzed state, preventing them from moving although it effect lasts only for a few minutes. Only those with a strong enough will, can overcome the paralyzed state by themselves, although another way would be suffering intense pain like being stab in the leg or arm. The third finally and most deadly level of Sakki is the ability to kill, which can come in two types, the first type allows the user to paralyze every muscle and every nerve in an opponents body, causing the opponent to stop breathing in a few minutes and die. The second type allows the user to kill an opponent instantly, as the user would have to generate massive concentrated blast of pure murderous intent and overwhelming force and send in directly at the opponent. This would then be so strong that it would stop the person heart or causing a heart attack (depend of how strong the murderous intent was) literally scaring the person to death. The final level of the technique requires constant and direct eye contact with an opponent, where it cannot be used on more than one person at a time. As it takes all concentrating force of the user to do the final level of the Technique, hence using it when battling multiple is ill-advised. Also the Technique cannot not be used a multipliable occasions, due to the emotional and mental strain it has on the user. The final level of Sakki can only be overcome when the opponent's willpower is as strong or is stronger than the user's, or if the opponent as an incredible strong will to live.
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Now as I stated in my previous Chapters I know that my grammar and spelling can be a problem for some people I sorry. But I doing the best I can with what I got.
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