AN: It's Christmas already in my place so, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! HO HO HO HO HO!
I keep reading the reviews. Thanks guys! You're the bests! Ha ha… Anyway… this is chapter 7, the end of battle with the Sound. Enjoy!
NOTE:
"Chidori!": normal talking
"Rasengan!": in Naruto's case, him in berserker mode. However, I will use this format for other purpose when it's necessary.
'Darn!': thoughts
GWA HA HA HA: Kyuubi demon form speech
Disclaimer: I'm bored of repeating the same thing again and again so… Read the first 5 chapters.
Chapter 7:
Regards from Hell
"Yo, Kira! I thought you've decided to drop in?"
Kira had returned to his place in the skies of Konoha. Now, the mysterious being is watching the war unfold before his eyes.
"Well I am. But I did my part already. Also, Kyuusei's and Shukaku's Jinchuriki are on action now. This is a perfect chance for us to observe their true capabilities, and how far the Bijyu affect them. That's… our job. Right?"
"Indeed…"
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In the village, the Jounins are on hot pursuit of two supposedly dead shinobi. Before they realize it, they've lost track of the enemy.
"Where are they?" Gai browse their surrounding.
"…maybe if I…" Kakashi immediately slit his thumb, make a few hand seals, "Doton: Kuchiyose: Tsuiga no Jutsu!" A group of Ninken appeared. "Find them!"
Awkwardly, the group steady themselves towards Kakashi. A realization hit the said Jounin. "JUMP!"
"Doton, Sanjuu Zanju! (Earth element, inner decapitation)" Two pair of mutant arm burst out from the ground right where Kakashi had been. The Ninkens jump as well, gripping their weapon (Two sided Naginata) in their mouth. The shinobi dogs dash towards the emerging undead shinobi only to be knocked back in an instant.
"Time to send you guys back to wherever you belong." Asuma prepares his knuckle blade.
"Ku ku ku… even with that blond brat appeared, we still have what we wanted… Konoha is engulfed in flames… even if we perished, many of you will die with us!"
"Well… this is where you accursed zombies are going to pay for all Shinobi who died today!" Kakashi grip his kunai tighter.
"ku ku ku… GOOD! Then I can kill you all at once!"
"Confident aren't we… Look around you… no more zombies to help you… It's 4 Vs 2!" Gai cracked his knuckles.
"Wait the minute… there's only one here!" Kurenai look around.
"Wha…?"
"Where's… Nawaki?" Kakashi's eyes widen.
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Meanwhile, in the battlefield…
The sudden additional number changes the wind of battle almost instantly. The armies of Naruto charge upon the undead army. Slowly but sure, the tides turn towards Konoha Shinobis favor. However, the Undead and the snakes had caused too much damage. Some of the shelters' defense had been breached and some civilians had been killed.
Shelter…
"Damn it! They keep coming and coming!" A Chuunin burst a flame from his mouth.
"We're losing here…" A female Jounin is throwing a hurl of Shuriken towards the endless zombies.
"Just hang on! I heard reinforcement is coming in a minute!"
"I doubt we have a minute. We'll retreat in order! Tell the civilians to evacuate from this shelter to the Hokage tower! A.S.A.P!" Hanabi give some instruction.
"Roger! Hanabi-sama, please come this way!"
"Don't you hear me? My orders are: Evacuate the civilian! I'll come last! You guys go first!"
"B… But… Hanabi-sama!"
"My Father had entrusted this place to me! I will DIE fulfilling it if I have to!"
"Really? Then die."
"!" Hanabi turns her face to meet up with Nawaki's punch. The punch sends her flying.
"What in the name of all that is holy…" The shinobi stare wide eyed at the inhuman form before them.
"Heh… now that blond-asshole appeared, it seems our fate is sealed. So be it, than there will be no mercy. We'll take everyone who breaths, even if it's a baby, with us!"
"Why you… don't you DARE!" The entire shinobi charged at the Godaime little brother.
"Shou Geki Ha! (Destruction Palm Wave)" Nawaki slam his fist to ground, generating a huge circular destructive shockwave that rip all Shinobi in vicinity apart. Hanabi stared in horror.
Nawaki smirks as he walks slowly towards the said Hyuuga. Hanabi can only grit her teeth. Suddenly a hurl of Kunai flew out of no where and entrench itself on Nawaki's back.
"Oi! Didn't your mother ever teach you never threat a woman like that?"
Nawaki turn his head to see Konohamaru.
"What the hell you're doing here, little brat? You're supposed to be in the shelter!" Hanabi yelled.
"Look who's talking here?"
"Shou Geki Ha!" Another shockwave hit Konohamaru full, who just finished making a set of hand seals and pop out into a pebble… with an explosive tag on it. The small explosion engulfs the undead shinobi in smoke.
The said Genin appeared right next to Hanabi.
"Come on! I'm getting you out of here!" Konohamaru grab the Hyuuga on his shoulder.
"B… But…!"
"This place is lost! The shelter had been breached from the back. But before those zombie gets in, some gigantic fox suddenly appeared out of no where, and slam those zombies to kingdom come! Right now, the huge fox is waiting to carry all survivors to a safe place… But it doesn't seem really know where to take us…"
"Hokage Tower! We have to bring them to the Hokage Tower!"
"Don't think you can escape that easily! Shou Geki Ha!" Nawaki sends another shockwave. Hanabi's eyes widen. She dashed out front.
"Hakkesho, Kaiten!" The two techniques collide, and an explosion occurs. "KYAH!" Hanabi falls down, exhausted.
"Oi!" Konohamaru run towards the falling Hanabi. He checked on the Hyuuga's well being before turning his head and glares at the smirking Nawaki.
"Damn YOUUU!" Konohamaru charge at the undead shinobi, who simply disappear and reappear right behind the said Genin. Nawaki slaps Konohamaru back to where Hanabi lay.
The said undead shinobi smirks. "I'm going to enjoy eating you… piece by piece…"
Konohamaru, despite his trembling tried to stands up. Meanwhile Hanabi regained her consciousness. She looks in horror at the undead before her, than to the trembling Konohamaru. He had this horrible bruise on his cheek.
"…B… Brat…" Hanabi look at Konohamaru.
"…Run."
"W… What?"
"…I'll… I'll try to hold him off… there is a huge fox waiting, carrying the survivors, inside the ruins of the shelter… get on it… tell it where to go… it understands human language… hurry!"
"No way! You can't stay here! The level between you and him is terribly different! He'll kill you in an instant!"
"Who knows? I don't know about you… but I'm bad at giving up."
"…Don't joke around!" Hanabi inwardly thought that she have heard that sentence before.
"Finished your last chatter?" Nawaki cracked his knuckles
"Grr…" Konohamaru gritted his teeth.
Hanabi stares at the undead Nin.
"Die! Shou…" Nawaki raise his arm once again when suddenly, an iron-hard-grip stops his arm mid-air.
"Why don't you bullies pick somebody on YOUR size?" Naruto suddenly appears and give Nawaki's face a REAL good punch.
Konohamaru squeals like a little child. "NARUTO-NII-SAN!"
"Hiya, Konohamaru! Long time no see."
'!... Father speaks quite often these days about this Naruto guy… so… He's the guy that has defeated even Neji?'
"Why you…"
"Just shut the fuck up. Jigoku Katon, Kitsune Endan!" Naruto shot another burning fox head that crash the undead shinobi with blinding speed.
'Wow… so cool! As I expected from my arch-nemesis!'
"Grrr… come forth!" Nawaki yells, and a dozen zombies crash down to view.
"Oh no… now we're out-numbered." Hanabi mutters.
Naruto smirks while he whistles.
The zombies were charging at him when suddenly a gigantic six tailed fox claw landed on them, crushing the zombies underneath.
Both Hanabi and Konohamaru gawked.
"You! Take'em!" Naruto motion the fox to take Hanabi and Konohamaru away from there. The fox obeyed as it kneels down, using his tails to grab the two shinobi and put them on his back. Naruto could see there are some living humans on the fox's back. All of them are horrified. Several of them even point and yell at Naruto angrily. Naruto sighs. 'I guess explaining to them later will be rather pointless…'
The humans that were on top of the fox's back are terrified to no-end. Not just because they were almost killed by cannibalistic zombies, but also because right now, they are on top of a giant DEMON fox that once had nearly destroyed Konoha. Some of them who see Naruto, misunderstood as they start yelling at the said blond angrily.
"Oi! Demon Child! I knew it! This is your doing right! Put us down damn you!"
"Come here! I'll kill you… you DEMON!"
"You've destroyed Konoha before and now you do it AGAIN! I'LL KILL YOU DEVIL BASTARD!"
Naruto's enhanced hearing caught those words. The corner of his eyes twitched but he decided to ignore it.
Some of the men tried to find something to be thrown at the blond. This infuriates the fox that carries them. "SHUT UP YOU UNGRATEFUL ROTTEN FODDERS!" The fox emanates a killing intent as its tails swirls wildly that it scared them all out of their wits.
Naruto sense the rising killing intent and immediately yells. "Rokubi! (Six Tails!) You have your orders!"
"…YES… …NARUTO-SAMA… AS YOU CAN SEE… THERE IS SOME…LIVING HUMANS AT MY BACK. I'VE TRIED TO TAKE THEM AWAY FROM HARMS WAY…PER YOUR INSTRUCTIONS. BUT…WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THEM NOW?" The survivor on the fox's back jaw-dropped when they hear the statement.
"…ask the girl that you've just lift up."
"WELL, LITTLE HUMAN, WHERE TO?"
"A… E… H… Hokage… Hokage tower! To the Hokage Tower!" Hanabi point at a massive tower in the middle of the village.
"TO THAT STRUCTURE IT IS." The Rokubi dashes towards the tower, leaving Naruto.
Naruto turn his head towards the fuming Nawaki. "Now, let's finish this." Naruto wave his arm, and tens of Naruto drop to scene soon after.
"That's my line! Shou Geki Ha!" Nawaki sends another shockwave at the Narutos. A huge smoke arise as several dozens of Naruto pop out of existence.
Abruptly one Naruto dash forward and punch the zombie right on the gut. It sends him flying for a while before suddenly 2 clones drop in and kicks his chest that shot him backwards. Before he could even land, another clone grabs his ankle and start swinging the said undead on top if the blonde's head as he smashes the zombie's head several times to the ruins around them before send him crashing to a broken wall. The zombie didn't even had a chance to take a breather, 5 Naruto shot a barrage of "Jigoku Katon, Kitsune Endan!"
The gigantic explosion shook the entire village.
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"Well, what do you know… Naruto can do a Jounin level jutsu at such a young age and he's doing pretty well with his Shadow Clone jutsu." Kira smiled lightly behind his attire.
"True… but his performance up until now… is all due to the Youki Kyuusei had given to him. I can say the same with Shukaku's host." The voice from the unknown echoed at the back of his mind.
"Yes… I can see that… I guess we have to test him again afterwards… but I think we don't really need to worry about him for now… yes?"
"You're worried about the village?"
"Short of… One of such I kind of worried… is Kakashi-kun."
"Kakashi…?"
"HATAKE Kakashi. Ring any bells?"
"You're not talking about the son of Hatake Sakumo-kun?"
"The very one."
"Hmm… well… that's… pretty…alarming… You DO know how the Hatake's…Bloodline limit… especially his… works… right?"
"Yes…" Kira shifts his gaze to the masked Jounin. "…I do."
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On the village…
In front of the 'new' gate created by Naruto…
"Heh… those Kyuubi Kage Bunshins should be more than enough…" Naruto rise from the ground. After he creates the army of his clones, he quickly hid himself underground. Not because he's afraid to get hurt, but he have 'other' errands to deal with.
Naruto walks slowly, cracking his knuckles towards the gate.
"Now where are you going Uzumaki Naruto?" A voice suddenly spoke behind him.
Naruto turn his head and meet up with Gaara.
"Nee Gaara. Why are you here? Aren't you…supposed to help your siblings?"
"They are more than capable of handling themselves, thanks to your clones. Why are you here?"
"Well… I don't see why you can't join… I want to greet our 'friends' out there…" More Youki sent by Kyuusei. He too is utterly pleased. This is going to be a REAL bloodbath.
Gaara gives a wicked smile. The sand covered him further, transforming both of his hands and the upper part of his body. "Count me in…"
Somewhere inside the village…
Right now, a certain silver haired Jounin is panting heavily. By the gods, even if it's 4 to 1, they're still being pushed back! Kakashi glared angrily at the Undead Jounin as Dan grabs Asuma's head and give the chain smoker a punch that sends him colliding with Gai, who just stood up.
"Ku ku ku ku… I'm going to enjoy finishing you guys… nice… and slow…"
"Not before we lop your head off!" Kurenai charge at the undead. Kunai in hand.
"Ku ku ku…" Dan dodges the stab, grabs Kurenai's hand, and twists it so that the female Jounin dropped the Kunai in a clatter. Kurenai grunted. She tries to punch the undead when he sends a knee to her gut. "Just be quiet!" Dan grabs Kurenai's face; raise it to the air, before slamming it back to earth, crushing her head to pieces… of Sakura petals.
'Genjutsu…'
The Sakura petals enveloped the undead Jounin and, before the Jounin realize it, he's suddenly 'hugged' by a Sakura tree.
"Don't think such low level Genjutsu will work on me! Katon, Karyuu Yaiba! (Fire Dragon Blade)" Dan's fingers shots out several red hot, razor sharp, crescent blades of fire. The Genjutsu vanishes, revealing the nearly burned Kurenai. "Heh, you can't kill me with that kind of Genjutsu bitch."
"Well maybe so but…" Kurenai smirks.
"…at least it gives me enough time to do this!" Kakashi dash towards the Undead, his last Chidori in hand.
Dan, caught by surprise, gets impaled squarely on his stomach. Black blood splattered on Kakashi's vest, and some splattered on his mask. Kakashi's smirk faded instantly as the target glare at him back while smiles sadistically.
"You caught me off guard…" Dan clutch Kakashi's sunken arm and then crush it with his grip. Kakashi let out a muffled howl. "…still, you're going to pay for that." Dan grins evilly. He tightened his grip, practically crushing Kakashi's bone. Then, without mercy, Dan gives the Jounin a powerful punch right on his chest. A sickening crack sounded from Kakashi's ribs. Then, throwing the Jounin upwards, Dan followed with extreme speed before mercilessly kicks the said Jounin's crushed torso several times, disappears and reappears on his back, giving an elbow on his nervous system. At this point, the Jounin felt all his body gone numb with pain. Suddenly, a knee falls on his head and sends him crashing; face first, on the ground.
"That's for those accursed jutsu you used on me." Dan smirks as he shot another "Katon, Karyuu Yaiba!" towards the half conscious Jounin. The attack hit Kakashi back full, slicing off his Jounin vest, while tearing some of his skin. Dan grins evilly as he dive back and came crashing, knee first, on Kakashi's burned back.
"GWWAAAAAHHH!" Kakashi screams a bloody murder.
"Oi! Stop it, damn you!" Gai tried to stand up again. Alas, the knee that Dan had broken during the fight prevents him to do so quickly.
"Grrhh… you… Sonnova…" Asuma growled. His chest was burned by some of Dan's fire blade.
Dan doesn't take the slightest care; he grabs Kakashi's hair, slamming his face to the ground once and then raise the Jounin's nearly battered face in front of him. "How the mighty have fallen… let's see what your face looks like." Dan grabs Kakashi's mask and torn it off, including the spare mask, showing his… very handsome face. Aside the bruises on the Jounin's upper face and some blood trails on the corner of Kakashi's mouth, everything is incredibly perfect. It looks like… a girl's face that is being turned into a more masculine form flawlessly. Even Dan and Kurenai stared in awe for a moment. If the situation weren't so dangerous, both Gai and Asuma will be burning red with jealousy. "Fuh… what an admirable face… too bad I have to shred it to pieces… no wait, I'll skin it and preserve it before I gave it to Orochimaru-sama… ku ku ku… yes… be glad Hatake Kakashi!"
Meanwhile, Kakashi is already half conscious. In his mind though, thoughts and memories came swirling in his minds.
"Happy Birthday Kakashi-kun!" Rin gave Kakashi a new kunai.
"What? Why should I bring a present for you?" Obito scolded.
"Well, I guess I can treat you some ramen later…" The Yondaime Hokage gave a big smile.
"Well Kakashi, since you're already 10 years old, as a member of the Hatake clan and as your father, I'll give you this… this is my white chakra blade. A signature to all Hatake clansmen to utilize our bloodline limit."
"…and Kakashi, this mask could help you when being chased by fan-girls! Just like what happen to your handsome devil dad here often. Ha! Ha ha-ha…"
"…Kakashi, listen, this is the last thing I'm going to say before I die…"
"…no matter what happens, never release that mask in battle."
"…it's the only thing…"
"…that protects your 'human'…"
"…from 'it'…"
"…Never… put… it… off…"
Kakashi's eyes barely snap open. He saw Dan's clawed hand right in front of his face. His nose twitched at the smell… it stinks of corpse… and blood… 'Blood… b… blood…?'
Suddenly white chakra began to flare around Kakashi.
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Skies of Konoha…
Kira watches Kakashi with his eyes widens. Both he and the voice inside his head mutter the same sentence.
"Oh, great."
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Meanwhile, in the city, three Demon Fox, one Boss Toad and one Boss Slug are killing one Snake after another with the greatest ease. The entire battlefield is covered in yellow and green dots (Naruto and Konoha Shinobi army) and darkish black (zombie army). The army of yellow dots oppressed the black dot army slowly but sure. Tsunade conclude that right now, victory in this zone will be theirs if it continues at this rate. She looks at the last snake, who gulped as all summoned creature set their eyes on the poor creature. The next second, the barely recognizable snake corpse disappears in a puff of smoke.
'I guess Konoha shinobi can fend for themselves for now… well then, on to the next matter…' "Jiraiya!"
"Huh? What is it?"
"Help the villagers! I have some things to do. Katsuyu, help Bunta."
"Hai, Tsunade-sama." The slug boss nod slowly.
"What about you guys?" Bunta addresses the foxes. Everyone look at the seven tails.
The grey fox answers matter-of-factly. "NARUTO-SAMA HAD ORDERED US TO HELP THESE PATHETIC HUMANS…" The grey fox look down, he saw 3 Chuunin rush boldly towards about 20 zombies. '…PATHETIC BUT BRAVE HUMANS…' Smirking, he steps on the zombies, leaving one left, while the Chuunins stared wide eyed at the fox. "…AND HELP THEM WE SHALL."
"…okay. Jiraiya, I'll… leave the rest to you. I… need to take care of something… first."
Jiraiya smiles. "Kick their ass, Flat Chest."
Tsunade quiet for a moment before disappear in a puff. 'Where are they?'
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Gai stare wide eyed at a certain white haired Jounin. He doesn't know what happen, but the moment Kakashi's mask is ripped apart from the said Jounin's face, everything gone the other way around. And now, he stared, mesmerized, by the now disarrayed battlefield, and the bloodlust white aura emanating from Kakashi.
Asuma's was so shocked, his mouth hung open; his cigarette had long dropped on the ground. The entire battlefield is covered in various kinds of cuts. From the ones that is as small as a twig, to gigantic ones that look like being cut by a blade that could give Gamabunta's sword a real competition.
Kurenai is dumbstruck as she saw Kakashi's figure. His broken arm limping helplessly yet, the owner of that broken arm took no notice as he smiled so terribly, a smile that doesn't fit well with his fine-looking face.
Dan panting heavily, black blood oozed from all over his battered body, which is covered by lots of cuts and gashes. His left arm, which he used to grabs the said Jounin earlier is now nowhere in sight. His remaining hand holds his bleeding stump. Dan gazes incredulously at the supposedly half dead shinobi. '…wha… what is that white chakra?'
'More… more…' Kakashi's breathing heavily, oblivious with his own condition, the said Jounin smile insanely. The white chakra keeps surrounding his body like a whirlwind. He makes a few hand seals, and a few seconds later, a Chidori, a white Chidori forms in his able hand. However, the Chidori shift shape into that of a hound. Kakashi grinned before charges forward with inhuman speed. Dan's eyes widen as he dodges the charging Jounin with the greatest effort. A bit of his left leg caught a tip of Kakashi's white chakra, and the next second, the half of the said left leg is a goner.
"Che… what annoying bastard! Katon, Karyuu Yaiba!"
Much to everyone's surprise, the fire blade went through the white chakra and pierce Kakashi's shoulder. Now both of his arms are rendered useless. Kakashi glared at the undead Jounin who start crawling towards him again.
"I see, so you can't withstand elemental attack, can you? If so, then I'll do it again!" Dan shot the fire blade at point blank range. Much to Kakashi's horror, his leg suddenly slumped.
The Jounin's eyes widen. Abruptly a huge rock came crashing right before him, canceling the blade.
Everyone, except Kakashi and Dan, cheered at sight. Tsunade appears on top of the rock.
"…well, you guys sure had made a lot of mess here…" Tsunade observes the surrounding, from the half crushed Dan to Kakashi… who's enveloped by that white chakra. '…the bloodline limit of the Hatake eh? The last person I saw using it is Sakumo…' She performs a few hand seal "Suiton, Mizu Dango (Water Ball)." A few basket ball sized water ball shot out from Tsunade's mouth and splash hard on Kakashi's face.
Caught off guard, the attack hit Kakashi so hard that it renders him unconscious soon after. The white chakra vanishes instantly.
"Gai, Asuma, Kurenai. Grab Kakashi out of here, and take him to the Hokage Tower."
"Hai."
"What about the Undead here?"
"I'll take care of him. Go."
"Who gives you permission to leave?"
"I am." Tsunade dashes forward and kicks Dan full on his face, breaking one of his horns, and sends him flying a few meters away.
"Ouch… your kick doesn't change one bit Tsunade."
"All the more you're going to feel it." Tsunade cracked her knuckles.
"Tsunade…can you do it? I'm you're boyfri…"
Before Dan could finish his sentence, his face meets up with Tsunade's knee, crushing some of his teeth. The angry Hokage raise her leg before dropping it right on Dan's chest, crushing the ground underneath to oblivion. "That face… that voice… I had enough of this bull shit."
Tsunade grabs the undead's face, give him a good uppercut on his chin that sends him sky-high. Suddenly Tsunade appears on top of Dan, grabbing the zombie's neck before spinning at top, slamming the undead Jounin down to the ground with an unearthly force.
"…You really make me sick. That face and that voice… I've had it. I have the true memory of how my boyfriend smiles and talks… thanks to you, those memories are now tainted with your disgusting copy of a speech. I'll crush you and end this!"
Just then another huge explosion occurs VERY close to them. The next second, Nawaki, whose mutated body is charred ash black drops to view, followed soon after, 7 Berserk Naruto landed right between the three shinobi.
"Nawaki!" Dan looks incredulously at Nawaki and then glare at Naruto. "How dare you to hurt Tsunade's little brother?"
Naruto smirks. "I'm the guy who punched the grandson of the 3rd Hokage, vandalized the monument of the Kages, corrupted Konohamaru's innocent young mind with pervert jutsu like Harem no Jutsu, made the late Sandaime Hokage and many other Konoha Male shinobi suffered major blood loss via nosebleed with my Sexy no Jutsu… I don't see any reason why I can't do something even worse than that."
Tsunade chuckles at that. "Anyway… Naruto… you're in the way."
"Huh?" Naruto looks at Tsunade then to Dan and Nawaki, who just stands up. "Oh… well… have fun." All Naruto dashes out of the scene.
"Now, let's finish this."
Dan looks at Tsunade, than analyze his own body. His condition is far from perfect. Although zombies don't suffer from pain and able to regenerate quickly, the attacks done by the Copy Nin had somewhat slowed down the regeneration process. He had lost his left arm and leg; and there is a huge hole on his stomach that showed some of his battered digestion organs. Aside from that, all his minor injuries had disappeared. He looks at Nawaki, whose condition is probably even worse.
Most of his body is burned down. There are deep slashes and horrible gashes here and there that look like he's being torn apart by a ferocious beast. Some of his limb even lingering around, showing a bit of his skeleton frame and some of his torn muscles. Heck, he could even see one of Nawaki's broken rib cages impaled on his shredded lungs. His mutated right arm is twisted in an almost inhuman way. And his face… people could hardly recognize his child face anymore! It looked like it had been stomped by a group of stampeding gorillas! What the hell that Blond brat did to Nawaki?
"…Nawaki, I don't know about you, but I think we should do that."
Nawaki, whose face was so crushed he could hardly speak clearly, nods.
Then, quickly enough, both zombies melded into one. It form a horrible two headed… creature (Remember Sakon and Ukon in level 2 state). All the wounds seemingly disappeared as the two mutated even further. Nawaki's battered face regenerate, the tiny horns on his forehead grew longer to the point it become bone horns. Dan's horn grew bigger. Both shoulders and arms are now covered in huge bony spikes. Their skin color turns into darkish red. Meanwhile their wounds began to regenerate at fast rate.
Tsunade silent seeing the transformation, but inside, she was fuming with fury and hatred. 'Orochimaru… you've toyed with the bodies of my loved ones. I swore to the gods in the seventh heights of Heaven and the demons in the seventh depths of Hell… I'm going to make your death a real living hell… I swear!' Tsunade was so furious she didn't realize her fist is bleeding. The seal in her head began to unravel.
Meanwhile, the monster's transformation is complete.
"I SO GOING TO KILL THAT BLOND ASSHOLE!" Dan exclaimed full rage.
"Yes, yes, but calm down for now. Our regeneration is almost done." Dan looks at Tsunade. "We're almost done restoring ourselves… aren't you going to stop us?"
"No. I'm going to give you zombies' one last chance to entertain me. After that…die." Tsunade made a tiger seal. 'Seal release…'
"GRRHH… HOW MUCH LONGER, DAN?" Nawaki's voice resembles nothing like a child.
"Just a bit more…"
'Ninpou, Souzou-Saisei (Genesis Rebirth)!' The seals in Tsunade's disappear. The Godaime Hokage then crosses her arms in front of her chest. 'Let's see… initial gate… open… heal gate… open…'
"DAN!"
"Done!"
"Ura-Renge: Third Gate: Life Gate opens!" Tsunade gritted her teeth as her skin turn red, and her hair flared so ferociously behind her that it forcibly unties her hair. Veins appear on her now clear forehead.
"!" The undead monsters are surprised to no end. Before they could awake from their surprise, an inhumanly strong punch on their guts sends them sky high, with Tsunade followed hot in pursuit.
Before they could even breathe a word, another kick landed on their back, and then another on their face, and then another on the chest… several dozens of blows later, another kick sends their battered body down to the ground. The undead monster landed on the ground with devastating force, giving a group of Naruto clone, Lee, Shikamaru, Temari and Kankurou, who are nearby, quite a shock.
"What the hell…" Temari gasped at the monster before them.
The burning red Tsunade who land with a crash followed soon after. Seeing his favorite grandma returns, Naruto could only smirk.
"Wow… our favorite slug granny is really having fun."
"Wait! That's my…" Lee exclaimed.
"Spare me… I'm borrowing your Ura-Renge for now." Tsunade disappear and reappear on top of the Undead Monster, cracking her knuckle, she grab Dan's neck, before shoving an unearthly powerful punch on their chest that shot them backwards. Tsunade disappears again, and the next second, the undead monster is being blasted upwards, with barely visible blurs of the Godaime Hokage, swirling around them, mercilessly tearing the said monster off their frame.
The sand siblings watch the Godaime in awe.
"Wow… so that's the power of Tsunade, one of the Densetsu no Sannin?" Kankurou gawks at the scene.
"Well, Tsunade-baa-san can be pretty scary when she's mad… and that Orochimaru had really pissed her off… big time."
"P… Please don't tell me Tsunade-sama used her seal in conjunction with Ura Renge?"Shizune appears with a horde of more Naruto.
"Hm? Seal? What seal you're talking about?"
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"Well, Tsunade-chan is really pissed off, isn't she?" Kira had to move to another spot when Tsunade shot upwards along with the monster. He's not ready to show himself yet, even to an old friend.
"Her freakish strength doesn't change… the only human that is capable of matching her in both temper and strength is your twin sister, Cagalli."
Kira chuckles out loud. "Ha! How true."
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Meanwhile, in the sky, Dan and Nawaki are being whipped out, literally, by Tsunade. Not wanting to become the Hokage's punching bag, both tried to retaliate, but before they could even move, Tsunade's voice echoed. "Fourth Gate: Harm Gate opens!"
Now, they couldn't even see where Tsunade is. Their body is being torn apart with high speed, slowly but sure. With both of their body combined, their regeneration system is faster than ever, but with an unbelievably fast Hokage whose punch could turn a rock to dust in a second, they find that it no longer sufficient. Gradually, the damage inflicted escalates at a fast rate.
"GRRR…. Don't think you've won! Dai Shou Yaiba Ha! (Great Destruction Blade Wave)" The monster's body generates a huge destructive razor sharp, chakra blade storm that covers their body. Tsunade simply punch the tornado, resulting horrible gashes to appear all over her arm, which make Tsunade pauses for a split second. The two undead took the chance, and three hands (2 Dan's, 1 Nawaki's) grab Tsunade's bleeding right arm. "Got you!" The two smirks.
Tsunade smiled as her regeneration jutsu do its job. The gashes in her arm vanish in an instant. Much to the surprise of the duo. "I think I have to borrow a jutsu from my little brother too."
"Huh?" Nawaki blinked.
Tsunade grins evilly. She uses her free arm to grab Dan's arm. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
3 more Tsunade grabs the undead monster. Two grabs both of their legs, another grabs Nawaki's remaining hand. The 4 Tsunade smirked. "Again. Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" 8 more Tsunade appears on top of the duo.
"What the…"
All 8 Tsunade focus all their chakra on their right arm before punching the monster full force on the chest, sending them rocketing towards mother earth real FAST, so fast that their skin is burned down due to the friction with the air because of their current inhuman velocity.
Not wanting to be left behind, the remaining Tsunade clones stretch out their legs as the original one step on it. The Tsunade clones kick her legs and the Hokage catapulted towards the falling undead. 'Fifth gate: Life Gate Opens!' She concentrates every chakra on her body on her right punch. Fire starts to envelop her as she began spinning at top. This is it.
Dan and Nawaki could only stare at the coming red hot, swirling human fire bullet of destruction.
Tsunade's fist connected, and due to the ferocious spin, drill its way right through the monster's body, ripping while burning it altogether to oblivion, destroying the talisman put by Orochimaru in their body.
By the time the talisman is gone, the remaining pieces of what's left from Dan and Nawaki revert back to their former self, and so does their true personality.
"Nee-san…" Nawaki gave a warm smile. His head is barely intact. "We've caused you a lot of trouble… sorry…"
"Thank you… Tsunade… and… good bye…" Dan's head, whose one of his eyes is crushed down, closes his remaining eye as the last bits of both his and Nawaki's form began to crumble to dust.
Tsunade, though still spinning, heard their last sentence. Tears flooded her face. 'Farewell… Dan… Nawaki…'
The Godaime Hokage landed with a LOUD crash that obliterates the entire roads and shakes the whole village. Tears still streaming in her face as a rain of burning human limbs showered the shattered streets…
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"Nothing good will ever come out of playing with the dead. Dan and Nawaki… both of their soul… could you…?" Kira watches the crying Tsunade with great sympathy.
"I've already done it the moment this battle started. I've send all the souls of the deceased ones straight to the other side… for now." The voice boomed again.
"Good."
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Meanwhile, in the other parts of battleground…
"Alright! We got them! Just one more push! Supaa Baika no Jutsu!" Choza enlarge himself, crushing several zombies altogether. One of the six tailed fox there stared at the unbelievably large human before him. Choza look at the fox before nervously wave his oversized hand while grinning. The fox chuckled lightly, while the army of Naruto below can only laugh.
In another place, Nara Shikaku is stabbing the zombies in its place with his Kagenui no Jutsu (Shadow Needle) while several dozen Jounin and Anbu, helped by dozens of Kyuubi Naruto, shot any fire jutsu they can towards the immobilized zombies, burning them all to crisp.
In another district of Konoha, another Six Tail yellow Fox shot a burst of flame from his mouth, burning a battalion of rushing zombies to ashes. Some zombies escape the inferno only to meet up with a barrage of fire jutsu from Tenten and several Chuunins and Jounins, helped with another dozen of Naruto clone. Some were ripped apart by Neji, Hiashi and Hinata's triple Kaiten, before a burst of flame from a Naruto clone finish it off.
Sakura is practically punching every zombie in her way through a wall. Kiba shred some of the zombies into tiny un-restorable pieces. Ino must resolve to Kunai and explosive tags after a failed attempt by her father (which result in her father vomiting afterwards, swearing that he'll never complaining again about the household trashes being smells so bad) to control the zombies with the Shintenshin no Jutsu (Mind Body Switch). Asuma, Kurenai, and Gai join soon after once they've taken Kakashi to the Hokage tower.
Temari swing her fan towards the mountains of fire created by some Naruto's clones. The gust of wind created pushed the wildfire towards the horde of zombies, who were immobilized by Shikamaru's Kagemane no Jutsu.
In short time, Jiraiya went on rampage, destroying every zombie's he saw Rasengan after Rasengan. The Sannin was so pissed after he was forced to use a Toad Oil Cannon on a large group of the remaining sexy zombie chick. The ultra pervert wept for some moment before all the building sadness and frustration exploded when he saw something that make him completely snapped: the accursed zombies had crushed his favorite bath house to smithereens. After screaming a bloody murder and yelling swear words (that was so impolite that even I can't write it here), that earn him a sweat drop from the seven tail demon fox, Jiraiya went into his most dangerous state: Rasengan Frenzy: Shove a Rasengan on every enemy's throat! And that's what the pervert Sannin is doing right now.
Meanwhile with Tsunade…
"Tsunade-sama!" Shizune ran towards her sensei, which had reverted back to her old self.
"S… Shizune…" Tsunade speaks weakly. She was so tired after the battle with Dan and Nawaki. And the most painful one: her body is aching all over. The side effect of the Ura-Renge.
"Please… here drink this!" Shizune give the Hokage a Hyourogan while she checks on her sensei's well being. "…Tsunade-sama… you've used Ura-Renge didn't you? And you must've used it in conjunction with the seal? There are torn muscles all over your body."
"Yes… I am." The fatigue caused by Chakra depletion began to weaver, thanks to the Hyourogan.
"…Tsunade-sama… what happen… to Uncle Dan and Nawaki?"
Tsunade chuckled sadly. "…they've rest in peace."
Shizune smiled as a single tear fell.
Back to the battlefield, a short while later, as the last zombie is wiped off with a burst of flame from a horde of Naruto clone, everyone cheered happily. They've won today. They've survived. There is still a horde of zombie just beyond the walls, but they've scored their first victory of the day.
"Phew… what a day…" Asuma blow another smoke from his mouth.
"YES! THE FLAMES OF YOUTH IN KONOHA WILL NOT DISSAPEARS THAT EASILY!"
"Gai." Kurenai spoke lazily.
"YES KURENAI?"
"Shut up." Everyone, including Naruto clones and the other tired Jounin and Chuunin answers in unison. Gai slumped down.
"Well… I don't know if we've won the day though… we still got hordes of zombies waiting just beyond the wall…" Jiraiya sits on the ground; his back slumped on a broken wall, trying to capture his breath.
"Funny… for an army comprised of thousands… don't you think it's awfully… quiet out there?" Tsunade appears, with her appearance is still on her late 30, lying on top of a slug. Next to her is Shizune.
Everyone look incredulously at the said Sannin. She looks so… exhausted.
"Yes… Hokage-sama's right… it's too quiet… no, there is not a single sound at all… aside from our own." Neji add.
"Hey… wait the minute… where's… Gaara?" Temari look around.
"…now that you mention it… where's… where's the real Naruto?" Tenten continues.
Jiraiya looks around. There are dozens of Naruto in sight. He could've just knocked them off one by one if he has the strength to do so… which he doesn't. So… "Naruto… where are you? I mean the real you?"
One of the clones spoke up. "The real me… is outside the gate."
"WHAT?" Everyone choruses.
"We'll disappear for now. The Hell Gate will also disappear. Just go outside, and you'll see." The Naruto clone smirked before disappearing with a puff. Soon every clone in the village puff out of existence. The Demon Fox trio grins before bowing their heads as they disappeared with a burst of swirling hell fire. The massive demonic gate and fortification followed soon after with another burst of flame.
"What the hell is that idiot doing OUTSIDE his own Fortifications?" Jiraiya rose up. Everyone who can move also tried to stand up. Soon the group, comprised by Neji, Tenten, Temari, Kankurou, Shikaku, Choza, Hiashi, Hinata, Gai, Kurenai, Asuma, Tsunade and Shizune, led by Jiraiya, make their way to the main gate. Once they've reached the battered main gate though, their jaw is on the floor.
Before them is sea of corpses. Black blood flowed like river. Several mountains of corpses are on fire. Most of the ground is charred ash black. Some zombies, who are burned down to crisp is hanged in a stick that pierce through their head. Overall… it looked like a small hell.
"In the name of all that is holy…" Hiashi wide eyed at the sight.
"And unholy…" Jiraiya add. His eyes bulging at the sight.
"…Gaara?" Kankurou exclaimed when he sees a familiar form carrying a gourd.
"Kankurou…" Gaara turn his head towards his sibling. Wind blows his short red hair.
"…G… Gaara… Brother… you… did all this?"
"Me? No… I did it together with him… we make a bet… who can kill the most enemy must treat the victor a feast…"
"'Him?'" Jiraiya asked.
"Yes… I thought with my experience I'll win easily… but now, I stand corrected. He out best me quite well… so I lose."
"Gaara… he… Do you mean…" Sakura gulped 'No way… he could've… that baka…'
Gaara smirked. He turns his head and motions them to look behind him. The group turns their head to the said direction. What they saw terrified them to no end.
Naruto, sitting on top a mountain of corpses, enveloped in blood crimson chakra that forms an image of one tailed demon fox. His body is bathed in black blood from head to toe. His bright cold blue eyes pierce through the rising smoke around them. In his right hand, several bloody heads hanging on his nailed fingers. The heads have faces and Otogakure symbol on their headband, signifying that they were all living humans.
Everyone was so terrified they could hardly say anything. Jiraiya immediately snap out of it and break the silence. "Oi… Gaki… is that you?"
"…Yes it's me… What's wrong? You look like you've just saw a ghost."
Everyone gain his or her composure back. Meanwhile, at their back, several surviving Shinobi had gathered behind the group. When they saw the scene they can't stand it and then vomits.
Suddenly, just behind the piles of corpses, a figure rise. A living Otonin. However, he has lost one of his arms. Despite that, though, he still grips his Kunai tightly. Attempting to fight to his vary last breath. Naruto turns around to see the panting Shinobi. He smiles. Gaara raises his arm as sand start to accumulate around the Otonin. Naruto raise his hand.
"Gaara, stop. He can no longer fight. Leave him be. He's not worth killing."
The sand abruptly stops. Gaara cross his arm again.
Naruto smiled towards the Otonin. "Impressive… you've survived our onslaught… well done. You've manage to guard your life well. So take a good care of it. Now leave this place."
"I… I don't take orders from you! I… I only answer to Orochimaru-sama's order alone!"
"Really now? Why is that, may I ask?"
"He… gave me power… he helps me… to become… strong… I will fight for him… to show him my gratitude!"
"Such loyalty… too bad it's misplaced."
"Silence!"
"Please… I don't really want to kill you… so can you deliver a message to your master there?"
"…M… Message?"
"Yep." Naruto grab one of the dead Otonin's head and throw it at the said Sound shinobi. "Tell that snake lover and all your colleagues… This is what is waiting for them if they ever try to invade Konoha again."
The said Shinobi look at the head, then to Naruto, then to the head, and fro. His hand is trembling now. "W… Who are you?"
Naruto smiled as he closed his eyes. When he opens it, a terrible killing intent that formed a huge Demon Fox head enveloped the man, filled his head with images of horrible deaths. "Just tell that Orochimaru bastard… that Uzumaki Naruto sends his regards from Hell." Naruto smiled as he shows his canine and pull his middle finger up. The poor shinobi is finally scared out of his wits and runs for his dear life.
Once the Otonin is nowhere in sight, the killing intent vanished, along with the Kyuubi Chakra. Everyone felt relaxed all the sudden.
When Naruto turn around, his gaze is no longer penetrating. But friendly and warm just likely the usual Naruto they used to know.
Just then the sun rose. All shinobi look at the rising sun. Without realizing it, they've fought for the whole day and night. Everyone sighs… they are so glad they're still live to see the daylight.
Suddenly, Naruto stomach growls VERY LOUD.
"…I want Ramen."
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The aftermath of war, next chapter.
THERE! Finally the war with Sound is over! Thank God!
Sorry for the short chapter folks. But this chapter is solely to end the battle with the sound. Don't worry; I'll try to make sure the next chapter will come faster. Anyway, keep the reviews coming! I keep reading them all! Building critics and advice is VERY WELL WELCOME!
Lastly: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE! Ja ne.
