A/N: Extremely important, please read!
Ok a group of ten people are sent to Iwa, here is the list.
Gai
Anko
Mina(OC)
Sinbu(OC)
Lee
Naruto's ANBU Team
For the sake of my sanity, I'm going to put a name to their masks so yeah...
Kyori - Shishi
Hana - Tora
Ishi - Usagi
Miko - Kurohyou
Xian - Saru
The wind swayed in his blonde hair. His eyes watched his team creep closer and closer to their goal. Iwa. The village itself was massive, his job was not simple. He was making a declaration of absolute war with what he was about to do.
The flying thunder god technique was feared because it was rumored that the Fourth Hokage had single handedly defeated entire battalions with it by himself. Naruto was here to prove that it was capable of much, much more. His team halted their movement as they waited for their Commander to signal them in.
He slipped a few tri-pronged kunai into his hand and flung them over the walls of Iwa. And in an instant chaos had ensued. He blurred through hand signs, unleashing a hellish dragon of fire upon multiple buildings. He stopped feeding it chakra the second he felt the fire take its own form, just as he had been training for. The dragon roared and continued on its path, free of control.
The screaming began soon after the dragon had let out its call of death. Shinobi came from the walls to the single man trying to burn down their beloved village. They all died the moment as he disappeared in a flash of yellow. Their single thought before death consumed them... 'It's that man!' Horror never left their dead faces as their already lifeless bodies hit the ground.
Not a single hand sign was required as Naruto took a single tri-pronged kunai into his hand and launched it into the air. The people just coming out of their homes were privy to the sight of a single spec in the air becoming a mass of falling Kunai. They screamed as they were caught in a devastating onslaught brought about from a single man.
Naruto shoved a Rasengan through a man's back, his hand appearing on the outside of his abdomen for a mere millisecond as he tore his katana into another man's shoulder blade. Gone again and again! Downing man after man. The kunai he had hand were coated with wind chakra as he tore into enemy after enemy. This... was what he was made for.
A Rasenshuriken appeared suddenly in his palm, and he was gone from the surrounding shinobi in a split second, reappearing at their beloved Kage tower. The magnificent building was ensnared in a dome of pure light. The whirlwinds that swept through the village pushing many people to the ground as the building was simply gone. Nothing was left of it. Nothing.
Naruto wiped his brow as he took a breather. Pushing chakra into his palm again, he smirked as the Rasenshuriken appeared once again. He stared from his perch at the group trying to get to him... 'The fools.' He struck as fast as ever. Throwing one of his most devastating techniques head first into the charging mayhem. He disappeared in another flash of yellow, escaping the blood bath by the skin of his teeth. He knew that the thirty or so men who were caught in that blast were gone.
That was the true strength of the Rasenshuriken. It did not hurt you. It did not cause trauma. It did not even kill you. This technique did so much more. You were nothing once that dome consumed you. It destroyed on the molecular level, and it was the single thing that absolutely terrified Naruto. There was nothing left of anything once that thing hit home.
But he had improved it even further, and he would show this village what it meant to act in aggression towards his home as he formed yet another Rasenshuriken. It enlarged in his palm, getting so close to slashing at his cheek, and he held it firm in his hand as it was engrossed by a sickish fire. The most perfect blue enveloping the already deadly ball. He stood on the tallest building that remained and threw his most impressive technique. As soon as it left his hand, he ran faster than he thought possible. The reason was clear as day when the bomb hit the ground.
A massive light erupted as if trying to devour it's surrounding, and consume it did. The light was siphoned as a dome half the size of coliseum burned bright against the horizon. Then there was the explosion...
That was his teams cue to attack with all they had! He moved back into the village flashing before his prey, his eyes as if he was the devil himself. They tried to scream, but more often than not, they were dead before they registered his presence. Naruto feared for his team. They were skilled, they were beyond what most Jounin could ever achieve, ninja on par with Kakashi and Gai, but they were not him. He continued to attack the helpless soldiers that fought so valiantly to save their precious home, but they had no hope left in their eyes as they spotted him coming closer and closer to them. They feared him just as they feared the Shinigami. In essence, he was the Shinigami.
He halted when he was almost skewered by a Katana. He turned to face his adversary. Of course. "Hello Toraske."
The Iwa Kage looked at him with fire in his eyes. Tears were leaking from his deep black eyes, "You dare? You dare come to my village, slaughter my people? You Dare!" He screamed in rage as fury consumed him. Killer intent radiated off the man as he stared at the blonde. "You have killed so many innocents on this day Namikaze, just as your father did. I will end your pitiful fucking line for destroying what was left of mine!"
He attacked the Jinchuuriki with impressive speed, his sword slashing at Naruto's billowing cloak, but the blonde was already on the move, cutting at the back of the raging man. He missed and was surprised when the man had nearly hit him in the face. Toraske continued the onslaught, throwing punch after punch, only for Naruto to block or dodge without batting an eye. It infuriated him when the boy put a kunai into his hand, drawing blood. He yanked the small weapon out in an instant and sent it right back at the pitiful Konoha nin.
He reared a fist back and punched the ground, a great fissure erupted, nearly consuming Naruto as he disappeared in a yellow flash. He was sweating profusely now. He was almost out of chakra. All those techniques had drawn too much energy from him. He blocked the next punch that tried to take off his head, and nearly gasped at the pain that consumed him. He felt his hand break under the immense pressure the Tsuchikage hand put it under.
He roared in rage as his eyes flashed a brilliant hue and made a move to attack the Kage, but stopped when another roar consumed the sky. His dragon was nearly upon the Tsuchikage as it screamed in anger.
Toraske nearly gawked at the size of the monstrosity trying to obliterate him. He went through a few hand seals so fast, that he was sure he had messed up, but a two foot thick rock wall rose to protect him from the dragon. At first he thought he had failed and the dragon was going to consume him, but soon the scorching heat began to lessen.
He dropped his massive shield and smirked as Naruto held his side in pain. Said man was groaning in pain as his reserves plummeted. The damn dragon had siphoned a great deal of energy from him. He noticed the Tsuchikage again. 'This damn weakling' Naruto was angry that this man thought he was better than him. He was far above this pathetic Iwa nin.
He felt his tenant stir, and he nearly laughed at the irony of it all. The Kyuubi hated being shown up. Hated being regarded as nothing but a small advantage. It considered itself the Deus Ex Machina of Naruto's skills. Naruto would not lie to himself, the Kyuubi was one hell of a power boost, but he'd never tell the beast that to its face.
The blonde chuckled when the Tsuchikage's charge faltered. The Kyuubi's killer intent flooded the small warzone, the death palpable in the air as Naruto's eyes burned with fury. There was no fury like the fox's, this was a well-known fact. He could be the angriest man in the world, and still the Kyuubi's hate was far greater than his. It showed as the Kage buckled for a second. "Do not fuck with me you weakling! You are nothing but an ant compared to Konoha nin!" He roared as the blackest of fires danced its way across the grounds to the Kage.
The man moved fast, escaping death by inches as he sprinted towards the Jinchuuriki he was now sure he could not defeat. He roared in frustration as he passed the blonde and continued on, he had to flee. He had to get to where his allies were.
His actions were halted before they could really be put into action as a fist collided with his face. The Tsuchikage flew to the ground in agony, clutching his now broken nose. "Curse you Namikaze! Your blood is retched and vile!" He pushed himself off the ground, the sense of vertigo nearly sending him back to stone earth. "You will pay for what you have done on this day. You will pay with your life and everything you love."
The blonde Jinchuuriki paid no heed to the Kage's words as he made his way to the man. The kunai in his hand flashed brilliantly in the moonlight, the blood on it dripping down ever so slowly. It was forever stained and tainted by the flesh of man. The Kage's eyes widened as he realized that he would be killed by such a meager tool. It was demeaning of his status to be ended by a kunai.
Naruto's path was intercepted by a rain of shuriken. Dodging as best as he could without being punctured by the small projectiles. He came face to face with numerous opponents, all of whom were jounin. A man with a tuft of black hair snarled at him, charging recklessly as his teammates screamed at him to stop. Their words fell on deaf ears.
He charged with a katana blazing in his hands, its steel giving off a faint vibration as it cut through the air. The man must have known that this would not work, must have known that he was running into his own death, but anger and pain brought adrenaline that made any man feel invincible to the outside world.
When a kunai was plunged into his gut he almost laughed, but was prevented from making a sound when that kunai was ripped out and shoved into his throat slicing into his jugular and left deep in his neck for him to bleed out swiftly. He turned to his allies; his wife among the group that he knew was doomed to die. He fell to his back, choking painfully on the blood that was invading his lungs and mouth. He couldn't breathe as the liquid continued to pour, its foul taste overriding every thought he had. His eyes were open in sharp focus as blackness finally consumed them.
Naruto watched in cold resignation as the man died. A woman screamed and his eyes were fixated on a blonde haired woman charging him with something akin to a Chidori.
It was not the Chidori, but the sight of the jutsu in her hands caused a bubbling in the pit of his stomach. Anger flowed like fire through his veins, making his grey eyes turn red, and an evil smirk graced his face. Something in him pulled. Pulled so hard that he lost control for a second, the second cost him as the jutsu was pushed into his belly.
He screamed in agony as the lightning burnt his flesh and electrified his blood. And more anger poured out. He looked at the woman with her hand in his stomach and roared in blind fury.
Just as he was about to land a devastating blow to her unprotected face, another pull stopped him. He slid back onto the floor and writhed in pain.
Something was pulling desperately in his body and he was beginning to panic. The Iwa nins seized this chance to unleash catastrophic jutsu upon the downed man. A myriad of earth, water, and lightning jutsu fell upon the prone body of Naruto, encasing him in hell.
The men and women who saw what had occurred screamed out in joy. One man's face was curved up in happiness, a warm smile enveloping his dirt encrusted face.
The next moment, the man's jaw was removed from his skull as a claw of pure chakra tore through it. Blood seeped out of the fatal wound and the man fell. The cries of joy turned to screams of horror as a vile chakra seeped out of the presumably dead blonde.
"So it seems that I've gained some semblance of control." A smirk appeared on the rejuvenating face of Naruto. Eyes red like that of a demon peered at its prey and a small laugh echoed into the crowd. "Good."
Hands of red chakra burst from the ground, encircling a mass number of people in their clutches. Skin began to burn and then melt under the intense heat of the chakra. People screamed for mercy and forgiveness as their bones began to liquefy.
Kyuubi's smile never faded as he ripped a man's leg off with his bare hands. Running up to the next nin in the area and sinking his teeth into his neck. A scream of terror erupted from his throat until the Kyuubi ripped out his trachea.
He spit out the moist flesh, using a chakra hand to bring him his next toy. He admired the blonde that nearly killed his container for only a second, then his eyes flashed brilliantly and fire consumed the woman's head. Kyuubi watched in sick glee as her eyes burst and a vile yellow liquid erupted onto the floor. He laughed like a mad man when her skull erupted in a display of gore. He watched until the white of her skull was burnt black, and even then still smashed it with a quick fist.
He stalked to the fleeing Tsuchikage. The man was doomed. He could not escape his container, he would not escape him!
"Look at me you disgusting little creature." The Tsuchikage felt a foot smash into his back. He fell to the floor in a heap. He was sure that his spinal column was no longer aligned. He couldn't feel his legs. Terror consumed his features as he caught sight of the demonic Namikaze, "Yes! Fear me! You already know your fate imbecile."
Kyuubi did not end the man's life in a swift fashion. He would make an example out of this whelp. Using more chakra claws, he hoisted the man up, hanging him by his feet. He took a kunai out of Naruto's hip pouch and pushed it into the Tsuchikage's stomach, burying it deep into his flesh. He looked the man in the eyes and smiled softly. It obviously terrified the Kage as he screamed in horror.
"I've always wanted to know that would happen if this technique was used in this sort of way!" He nearly giggled as he disappeared in a flash of yellow and reappeared in a spray of gore. The Tsuchikage's body was literally blown apart from the inside out as Naruto's body was placed inside of him.
Blood poured down the Kyuubi's hair and he was honestly very happy with the results, it showed as he gathered the energy for one of the fools more powerful techniques. The black fire that began to dance in his palm was intensifying in power as it began to flash a brilliant white. The fire began to condense into a ball, in a matter of seconds; said ball was an eerie white sphere of unimaginable heat. The Kyuubi cackled as he threw the ball into the air, watching it fall into a random part of the village. Ah his jailor was quite the interesting man.
Kyuubi smiled as an explosion threw every living being around him to the ground. A fire bloomed to life, consuming a vast amount of land in its radius. This fire would last for days, never dropping in intensity, never dropping in size. It burned hotter than the sun, unique in the sense that it gave off absolutely no heat. It was self-contained. Only the fire itself was hot. It did not require oxygen. No this was something else entirely.
Kyuubi began to think of his jailors bloodline. It was odd. It gave the boy an extreme awareness of the elements, an extreme awareness of the mind, and that terrified the Kyuubi. The Sharingan gave the user an extreme awareness of the mind, and those eyes could control him. These powers that humans possessed could be terrifying in the right hands.
He cackled madly for a second, glancing at a nearby ninja. The ninja saw his eyes lock on to him and screamed.
"Tell Madara..." The blonde disappeared in a yellow flash, appearing before the man and placing his hands onto his shoulders, "That Kyuubi says hello." He ripped the man apart, watching in mild fascination as organs lost their place. The intestines were stretched out unevenly and the liver had fallen onto the floor. It looked odd to the Kyuubi, seeing all this gore up close like this. He was used to human's being specs of dirt.
He decided that he preferred it this way.
Suddenly his control wavered, his eyes darkened to gray for a second before going back to their red. The Kyuubi jerked violently as his host fought for dominance, he found his control wavering, fading as the boy gained more stability. He grinned one last time before he was sent back into the recess of Naruto's mind.
Gray eyes surveyed the field, and a sudden dry heave escaped his mouth. He vomited on the blood stained dirt as he saw the destruction he had brought on this village. There were body parts strewn about in ways that made him sick to the stomach. Then he spotted it. The white tower of fire that he had sworn never to use again.
It roared out in anger as it shed its light. He nearly shed tears as he tried to think of how the people who were caught in the radium must have died... There was a thing about that fire. As hot as it was, it was never an instant death.
He inhaled for a second before releasing a breathe. It was time to leave.
The team watched the explosion in fascination. They knew that Naruto was capable of some very serious ninjutsu, they had witnessed things from their commander that would make most people vomit by a simple explanation of the feats. But this...
A massive radius was decimated before their very eyes.
"Stop lollygagging slackers!" Sinbu rushed forward, intent on entering the city that was in chaos. The rest soon followed with Mina hot on his heels. Dual katana's flashed dangerously in the moonlight, moving silently into the screaming village.
A spray of blood was the only warning that an unsuspecting group had when Sinbu's steel pierced their flesh. A cry of pain was heard when another man fell, a kunai in the chest. All was silent for a second until the group reacted, shouting warning to fellow comrades of the impending attack. Mina danced with her dual katana's, their edges nearly killing three men that were near. They dodged her attacks in an impressive display of flexibility.
Earth jutsu rose from the ground, intent on crushing the red head. She nimbly moved through the incoming projectiles, closing in on her fighting prey. A spike of concrete nearly gutted her, a small gash adorned her cheek, and she became flustered. Her speed increased and her katana was buried to the hilt in her first opponent. His comrades watched in anger, their hands flashing through seals quickly in hope that something they pulled out would crush this girl.
Gai's rising uppercut shattered the jaw of a man caught unaware. Continuing his onslaught, he effortlessly released the straps on his legs and arms. His speed increasing to extraordinary levels. No one saw him coming. His fists were bone crushing. Numerous strikes to his enemy's chest left their chest cavities collapsed. Blood poured from their mouths and their eyes were stuck in confusion. Gai was so fast that no one could keep up with his motions. These men stood no chance. A dynamic kick to a man's sternum left him lying in the dirt, already dead from the bone piercing his heart.
Lee, like his master, was utterly destroying his opponents. Lee, like Gai, had far exceeded what a human was supposed to be capable of. Even a Shinobi could not last under the constant strain that he and Gai constantly put themselves under. They moved so fast that their bones creaked from the strain. It was painful, but they were proud people who would not bow down to limits. The weights on their bodies were so great, that a simple strike from one of the bracers would crush a man's skull fifty times over. When those bracers came off...
Lee's arm was halfway into a man's sternum, blood pouring out of the wound in an unnatural flow. The man screamed as Lee pulled out and left him to die. Quickly moving on, Lee kicked the nearest man, breaking his neck and killing him instantly. In a blur, he appeared behind another enemy, quickly plunging a kunai into the base of the neck. Dodging and incoming kunai, Lee moved to intercept another group of confused Iwa nins.
Naruto's ANBU team, not one to separate, killed together. Using a number of complimenting Jutsu to take out numerous opponents. A spray of water gushed out of Kyori's mouth, a light drizzle falling on incoming nin, Hana, flying through hand seals, released a clap of thunder from her palms, watching as the Iwa nins attempted to scatter.. The bolt hit a small puddle and nature took effect. A wave of lightning emitted through all the exposed water, killing men instantly as their blood boiled and their nervous systems shut down. The water coating their bodies acting as constant chain reaction,
Ishi released a gust of wind just as Xian sent a large fireball at three nin. The gust enveloped the fire, making it larger and faster. An explosion ensued when one of the enemy nin tried to block the jutsu with an earth wall. The wall shattered into pieces as the fiery ball consumed them. Xian pulled out a kunai, throwing it swiftly and lodging it into a man's skull when he was trying to stab Ishi with a katana.
Miko was in the center of the group, releasing small waves of Genjutsu around the area, attempting to confuse the enemy even more with simple illusions layered upon much greater ones. A man was caught in one a few meters ahead. He was stabbing at his own arm, attempting to take the limb off. Miko was beyond the level of most Genjutsu experts. She was capable of confusing the nervous system so that pain was not felt. Then enemies, unknowingly, killed themselves trying to rid themselves of what they were seeing.
The group sent out to destroy Iwa was wearing down at the ten minute marker, their attacks becoming sloppier and less controlled. The plans became less focused and the attacks much weaker. They were slowly wearing themselves out, ready to face death, ready to do their duty for Konoha and kill these pathetic rock nins.
Suddenly a cry was heard within the field. Xian was holding his gut in pain, blood spewing from the wound in a cascade of red. He fell to his knees as Miko came to his side. An enemy's katana had ripped his lower abdomen completely open. He coughed out blood into his hand and looked at Miko with fear in his eyes, "You know... I-I never thought I woul-would die..." He nearly choked on his own blood as he chuckled, "I-It." His breathing became labored as he tried his best to inhale. "It re-really sucks."
"No! Shut up Xian! You're going to be ok!" Tears spilled down her beautiful face, "We'll protect you until Naruto gets back!" She bawled as he coughed out more blood, "No! Xian don't you leave me!"
"Y-you know Miko." He smiled brightly, blood slowly dripping down his face, "I L-Love..." A kunai was imbedded into his head, Xian eyes glazed over, his eyes forever set in confusion.
Miko screamed in pain as her teammate died before her very eyes. Her eyes caught sight of the killer, a jounin calmly assessing the situation, "You! You killed him!" She roared, "I'll fucking kill you."
The man looked at her and smiled, "Sure you will." As the words left his mouth, a large group of Jounin emerged from the soil, ready for battle.
The group of Konoha nin were devastated at the newest turn of events. They were all going to die in this battle.
Then all hell broke loose.
Suppression. It was the only word that could possible describe the inability to move. The forces of Konoha and Iwa were halted as a great force pushed them to their knees. All thoughts of those dead were lost as the thought of everyone dying invaded the mind. Kyuubi's chakra is the feeling of death. It is famine. It is despair. It is the end. The thought of dying brought every man to their knees no matter how powerful. That feeling of utter despair. It was incomparable to anything. It stopped the human body.
A genin in the ranks of the Iwa squad pulled out a kunai, screaming in pain, and plunged the weapon into his chest. He felt nothing but the ever present dread as he scraped the kunai against his spine. Ripping muscles and vital organs to shreds in hope of ending the pain. He never stopped screaming. It never left anyone's mind when his body hit the floor.
The pressure kept on building up, rising in intensity and power. Soon it was hard to breathe. Those without the will to face whatever was coming their way killed themselves in hope that it would all just end. Mina watched Sinbo's eyes widen in fear. His breathing came faster and faster. Soon he was screaming for help. Someone to stop the pain. Stop the fear. He screamed and cried. Banged his fist to the floor in agony. Soon it was too much. Mina watched in horror as the man that she had respected for his power and courage, plunge a katana into his heart. A look of horror forever stuck on his face.
Perhaps that was when she broke. Her hand shakily reached for her own Katana. The screams of her comrades never reaching her ears as she prepared to end the hell she was stuck in. Her arms shaking badly, she positioned the blade to her heart. She would do it without remorse. She closed her eyes and fell to her back as a massive explosion blew everyone away. She watched in terror as a raging fire rose into the sky, its sickening light let off an ethereal glow, calling out to her.
Suddenly their team leader appeared, looking as if he was about to end the world. His fists were white, his hair matted with blood, his shirt so tattered that she was sure it would just fall off. Even though the man was covered in so much gore, the very sight of him brought hope to her heart. She stood up, watching as the enemy retreated when they spotted him. This man evoked fear into them so easily. It scared her.
"Mina..." He gritted the words out, "Mission accomplished, gather our force..." He stepped past her, "We're going back to Konoha."
"We lost two..." Her voice shook. "Xian was killed and... and Sinbo committed senpeku."
She watched the man quiver for a second, and with a finality she had never seen before, he stood straight, met her eyes, "I'll take their bodies..." He looked away, "Now go!"
And she ran.
The walls of Konoha were quite the sight to see for the team. They were expecting the gates of hell when they left, but they made it back alive. A full scale attack on Iwa... With ten men. The insanity of such a thing.
The team watched as their leader went on ahead to report to the council. He would go alone as they crawled to their respective homes. Almost dead on their feet. How the man kept on moving was a feat in itself as they could not fathom what had occurred in Iwa.
Naruto burst into the council chambers, a snarl on his face. "You people have cost this village two invaluable shinobi..." He roared in anger. "How fucking dare you sit up there while we kill for the safety of those fucking seats."
Homaru rose, "You say only two died?" She clapped, "I was so sure that there would be many more casualties Namikaze! Congratulations on your success."
"Only two caSualTies!" His voice became a growl, "Those are good fucking men that died out there! On this pointless fucking mission!"
"Stand down Shinobi!" The civilian council was still present. That never happened during a time of war, Konoha was a Shinobi village, solely meant for the continuation of the shinobi way. It was a dictatorship in which the Hokage ruled all, the only one above him was the Daimyo. But this was pathetic, the third had let the council become something it was never meant to be. A determining factor in decisions. In the time that he was away, they had stripped the clans of their power in the council. There was almost a civil war, but Tsunade had pleaded with them to stand their ground.
Now the council was filled with Homaru, Komaru, Danzo, and the rich civilians who paid them quite nicely to keep things as such. It was a disgusting sight to see. Three shinobi with their own agendas, making decisions for a Hokage. Disgusting. Then the civilians who vied for power used money to sway their way into Shinobi matters. Disgusting
Naruto's eyes fell on the man who had stood up in the crowd. "This council has made me realize something..."
"And what would that be?" Komaru's eyebrows rose
"That it needs to be destroyed." He pulled out his famous tri-kunai.
A/N:
Sweet :) So who enjoyed? Who hated it? Anything ya'll noticed that needs improvement. Please make a legit suggestion lol. This chapter was for Bowtech Sniper. Due to his pressuring and reassurances (lol) I was able to get this done :)
