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The Final Battle
Ichigo was leaning into a nearby tree, along with Naruto, Sasuke and Toshiro waiting for someone. Toshiro always kept his guard up and made sure there was no one around them which could be an enemy. They were about to finish this mess once and for all, and make sure it won't happen again.
"What the hell is taking Byakuya and the others so long? I want to get this over with already!" Ichigo impatiently said, Naruto agreeing.
"He said he wanted to discuss something with Kakashi. So stop whining and try to think how you plan on fighting Muramasa." Toshiro suggested, Ichigo scratching his head.
"I'll just fight him, I guess." He said, Toshiro sighing and putting his hand on his forehead.
"You and Naruto are so alike it's hilarious." Sasuke commented, making both Naruto and Ichigo annoyed. Toshiro looked at him and smirked.
"Well, at least you've gotten to know each other." Kakashi said behind the trees, as he and Byakuya came out. Behind them was Soi-Fon who seemed ready to fight.
"Ready?" Toshiro asked and all three of them nodded. Byakuya reminded them one last time what their roles were and everyone nodded and was ready to get going and finish this. Toshiro went in first, Sasuke and Kakashi quickly following him. Ichigo and the others waited a bit before going after them, since they had to sneak by the two ninjas so they could head straight for Muramasa The faster they got this over with, the better. Jiraya had told them earlier he would help the other Soul Reapers that stayed in the barracks and explain a bit about the two ninjas to the rest of the Captains. Just in case this is all a trap and they focused their strike on the Sereitei. But they really hoped that wasn't the case. Toshiro carefully scanned the area, noticing two who used Chakra.
"I think they've got an idea that we're coming. They're already here and ready for a fight." He whispered to Kakashi and Sasuke, who both seemed ready to fight them as well.
"So, what's the plan? We've beaten them before, but they're stronger now." Sasuke asked, Toshiro looking over at the two.
"Fight them like you did before, and I'll help out where I can. I don't know much about their styles other then the kid uses some kind of Ice Jutsu I can take care of that easily enough." He said, Kakashi nodding and putting his hand on Sasuke's shoulder.
"Oh, and try not to use Chidori while fighting in here. We wouldn't want to bring this entre cave down. Well, at least not yet." He advised him, Sasuke smirking and nodding. He looked up above Toshiro, trying to figure out where exactly
"We should get this over with. Me and Kakashi can go first so that if they go after Naruto and the others, you can get in their way." He suggested, Toshiro nodding and they jumped past him. Ichigo jumped over to him, Toshiro explaining to him and the others what they had planned. While he was, Sasuke and Kakashi landed on each their stone pillar and looked over to where Zabuza and Haku was standing.
"So, finally came out of hiding. I'm going to get you back for what you did before, Kakashi Hatake." Zabuza growled at them, the two reacting by getting ready a Kunai to defend them.
"Then let's get this over with." Kakashi said back, Zabuza grabbing the hilt of his sword and jumped at Kakashi. Haku threw a few needles towards Sasuke to make him lower his guard. Some of them hit him, but most were canceled out by using his Kunai. He jumped towards the boy in response and was able to get a cut on his mask. Ichigo and the others looked at the fight from a distance, but as soon as Byakuya began moving, everyone followed close and fast behind him. Haku noticed them as they jumped past them to the far left, throwing a couple of needles to wound one of them at least. But Toshiro interfered, canceling out all of the needles he threw.
"I don't think so. He said, readying his Zanpaktou.
"You really shouldn't get in the way. You'll regret it." Haku warned him, Toshiro ignoring his warning and jumped at him at the same time Sasuke jumped.
The second group moved as fast as they could, trying to get to Muramasa before they could be attacked by anything else. Ichigo could feel his Spiritual Pressure, knowing he was close by. Naruto didn't seem to sense it, but he knew he was close as well. Soi-Fon looked behind her, narrowing her eyes with annoyance when it looked like Ichigo was just staring into space.
"Keep focused, Kurosaki. I don't want to fix your mistakes if you make them." She said, Ichigo narrowing his eyes as well. Only with anger unlike her.
"Pay attention. He's just up ahead." Byakuya told them both, Naruto widening his eyes and stopped in his tracks. Ichigo turned around to look at him, stopping when he saw he had stopped.
"Naruto, what's wrong?" He asked, Naruto looking all over the place.
"You sure he's ahead of us and not already here? Because I feel someone nearby." He asked, the three Soul Reapers scanning the area.
"Not too bad, little Shinobi." Someone said from the shadows behind them, all of them knowing who it was. Soi-Fon, Byakuya and Ichigo grabbed the hilts of their Zanpaktou's. Naruto got out a kunai and kept his guard up. "I congratulate you on being able to sneak past the two Shinobi. But bringing the kid and the Substitute right to me was a terrible mistake. He said, both of them narrowing their eyes.
"Like we're just gonna stand around and let you do whatever the hell you want." Ichigo said Soi-Fon and Byakuya drawing their Zanpaktou's.
"And we're gonna make sure you and those two get the punishment you're asking for. Believe it." Naruto added, Muramasa laughing a bit.
"By all means, give it your best. It won't be fun if you just give up." He said, drawing his weapon. He made the first move, focusing mostly on getting rid of the two Captains in the back. Soi-Fon jumped up and dodged it rather easily. Byakuya blocked his attack with Senbonzakura, Soi-Fon staying in the air. Ichigo turned around and quickly attacked him from behind, Muramasa jumping into the air. Naruto came up after Ichigo and used his shoulder to give him a helping hand up. Soi-Fon started dicing from the air, trying to reach the Zanpaktou Spirit at the same time as Naruto
"Sting your enemies to death, Suzumebachi!" She called, her Zanpaktou changing into a black and gold gauntlet around her right arm with a blade which looked like a stinger. She lifted it up and was ready to strike, catching off guard. Naruto saw her and threw his Kunai, trying to keep his focus on him. Muramasa looked towards him, ready to strike at him. But Soi-Fon was faster and hit him on his left shoulder, making him lose his focus and land roughly on the ground. He looked at his left shoulder, seeing a black, butterfly mark.
"Well done, but your only the faith of this Society." He said, smirking.
Sakura stared out the window, very worried about the rest of her team. She helped the wounded along with Retsu, but felt useless now that most of them were back on their feet. She was told that she should rest a bit and check on Karin. She was on her way to the girl's room, but an uneasy feeling which wouldn't go away kept her staring out the window. She sighed a bit, someone walking up behind her.
"Worried, huh?" The person asked, Sakura turning around and saw Karin.
"You should be resting. You're not in good condition just yet." She said, Karin leaning against the window and closed her eyes.
"And you need to stop worrying about those guys. They'll be just fine." Karin said, Sakura looking at her with a confused face.
"How do you know? And what about Ichigo? He's your brother isn't he? So why-"
It's because he's my brother I know he'll be fine." Karin interrupted her. "He might be an idiot, but he's stronger enough to take care of himself. And I'm sure you know that those guys are strong enough to take them out." She added, Sakura smiling at her.
"Yeah, I guess. Especially Naruto." She said, someone else walking up to them. They turned towards their left, seeing Jiraya walking towards them.
"You two seem to be getting along." He smiled, Sakura giving him a skeptical look. Karin looked over at her, tilting her head.
"Sakura, what's up?" She asked, Sakura walking in front of Karin and kept her skeptical look on Jiraya. He instantly understood why she was looking at him like that, shaking his head.
"I've already told you, I don't care for little girls!" He yelled, making her even more confused. Sakura closed her eyes and huffed, taking Karin's arm and pulling her with her to her room. That girl can be worse than Naruto some times. He thought, continuing his walk to wherever he was going. He came to a door with two voices inside, knocking on it.
"Come in." The female voice said, Jiraya opening and saw Retsu with another Captain.
"Sorry to interrupt, I came here to talk a bit to you two." He excused himself, the male huffing.
"Well, you better be quick. I've got experiments to do." He said a chill going through Jiraya's spine.
"Don't mind Captain Kurotsuchi. What is it you have to tell us?" Retsu said, Jiraya looking over at the Mayuri Kurotsuchi. He had black and white face-paint on and some kind of crown. He's teeth were a sickening yellow, almost gold. His blue hair framed his face, almost looking like horns. This sort of made him look like an Egyptian Pharaoh, not to mention his honey gold eyes. Everything about this guy just made Jiraya uncomfortable. He shook away the thoughts he had about what this guy did in his free time and got back on subject.
"What exactly do you know about this Muramasa guy? And about the two Shinobi helping him." He asked first, Mayuri quickly answering with a lot of pride.
"Muramasa is the Zanpaktou of Koga Kuchiki, and was the start of the Zanpaktou Rebellion not too long ago. He could make Zanpaktou think and do whatever he pleased, making him a very dangerous opponent. Ichigo Kurosaki took care of him I thought, but it seems he holds a different grudge against the Soul Society. As for the Shinobi's, I don't know much other than their abilities. And I'd rather not waste my breath explaining them to you." Jiraya made sure he remembered most of what he said, looking over at Retsu.
"What about the situation of the wounded?"
"All of them are almost back to full strength. Some have already gone back to their Captains to assist any way they can." She told him, Jiraya nodding.
"Good. Because we're still not sure whether them going in and ending it is going to work, or if they plan on attacking the Sereitei directly. So we have to stay on our guard until we know for sure." He explained, Mayuri huffing and walked past him.
"Well, whatever. If you need anything from me, I'll be in my lab. And don't bother me unless you have to, got it?" he warned them, not helping Jiraya's image of him.
"I'm sure we can manage just fine without your pointless experiments and tactics, Captain Kurotsuchi." Retsu said with a warm smile, or it seemed warm anyway. But as soon as Mayuri turned to her, Jiraya could feel the heat of rivalry between them. He knew it would be a very bad idea to get in their way. The Captain left and Jiraya let out a breath of relief. "Do you mind if I ask a question?" She said suddenly, Jiraya looking at her. "Who taught Sakura? She's so young, and yet, she's better than some of the Soul Reaper's in the Squad." Jiraya smirked, making her a bit confused.
"She was trained by the Hokage, Lady Tsunade. She's known as the greatest medical Ninja of all time, and is also known as the strongest Kunoichi, which is a female Shinobi." He explained, Retsu smiling.
"I guess she learned a lot from her." She said, Jiraya. "But," She started, Jiraya looking at her and waiting. "Don't think that makes you better at healing than us." She said, still smiling. But the aura emanating from her told him something else, Jiraya agreeing with her. He also said he had to leave and left in a hurry, making sure he was far enough away before talking to himself.
"Why are all the hot chicks who do healing so damn scary?" He sighed, walking down the hall way towards the exit.
Zabuza and Kakashi clashed in mid air about seven times before they stopped on each their pillar. Kakashi was bleeding from both his arms and a bit on his cheek. Zabuza was also bleeding from both his arms, but blood rolled down from his neck and right knew as well.
"Not bad, Kakashi Hatake. You might actually have a chance even with my new power." Zabuza said, holding his blade ready.
"I'll defeat you, no matter what. That, I promise you." Kakashi taunted, the two matching each other blow for blow. While on the other side of the cave, Toshiro and Sasuke kept trying to out maneuver Haku. But he was a lot faster than he was before, using it to his advantage. Sasuke had also gotten faster, but it was harder for him to use his speed than it was for Haku. He had obviously trained in this place for ages. Toshiro Flash Stepped to catch him off guard in the beginning, but Haku had already figured out how it worked and was able to keep up with him by a second.
"Tch, this is getting us nowhere." Toshiro said, holding Hyorinmaru in a defensive position.
"No kidding. We better think of something else and fast." Sasuke said, whipping a bit of blood from the corner of his mouth. They both had multiple needles in the, so they weren't able to move as fast as they wanted to.
"Try all you want. Sooner or later, you'll be unable to move." Haku said, standing and waiting for them. Toshiro narrowed his eyes and concentrated his Spiritual Pressure.
"Rain over the Frosted Heavens, Hyorinmaru!" He yelled, sending his loyal ice dragon to attack Haku.
"That won't do anything." He told them, Toshiro not letting up. Sasuke used this time to go to the wall and use his Chakra to stay put. He made a couple of hand signs and held his hand in front of his mouth.
"Fire style, Fireball Jutsu!" He yelled, Toshiro looking at him and ordering Hyorinmaru to fly up in the air. Sasuke blew a huge fireball straight for Haku, but he dodged it easily. Toshiro acted quickly and made Hyorinmaru fly through the flame and was able to catch Haku off guard and land a strong hit on him. He fell towards the ground, but was able to land on a pillar further away.
"Not bad. I guess I underestimated you." He said, Sasuke going back beside Toshiro.
"Not too shabby." He said, Toshiro looking over at him for a second.
"Don't think it'll work again. We can't use the same trick too many times or he'll always have the upper hand." He said the Shinobi agreeing. This is taking too long. If we don't finish them soon, we won't be able to accomplish our mission. Haku thought, checking to see how Zabuza was doing. Kakashi was starting to get the upper hand, and Toshiro and Sasuke knew they had to think creative in order to fight him. One at the time. He finished his thoughts, focusing his aim at Kakashi's fatal points. Toshiro looked at him, wondering what he was planning. He saw that he got some needles out and followed his gaze, making him widen his eyes. Not good! He instantly thought, jumping like a maniac. Haku threw the needles, and would've gotten a perfect hit on Kakashi. But Toshiro jumped in front of him and didn't have time to block the attack. He was too focused on getting to where he was. Both Kakashi and Zabuza stopped their fighting when they heard blood dripping and Toshiro groaning. Sasuke looked over in horror, The Captain falling to his knees.
"Captain Hitsugaya!" Kakashi yelled, looking over at Haku. Zabuza did the same thing, finally realizing why he tried to kill Kakashi.
"We've been wasting too much time. We have to take care of the lot of you." He said, getting ready to attack either Kakashi or Toshiro.
"To do what exactly? What is it you have such little time to do?" Sasuke asked, jumping to Kakashi and Toshiro.
"In order for this to work, we have to have the Captain as well as the others. Unfortunately, he's the only one that actually came here that we know of. So we're gonna have to settle for his power. But, we can't wait forever to take it from him." Haku said, thinking they would be dead anyway.
"So…you're gonna take the power I have…and use it on Naruto the break the Seal." Toshiro said, Kakashi narrowing his eyes. Sasuke just stood there and was ready to fight.
"We don't have time to explain in detail. But you'll know soon." Zabuza said, swinging his sword at Toshiro as Haku sent more needles. Kakashi quickly blocked his attack and Sasuke throwing Shurikens to counter the needles.
"I didn't want to use this, but we've got no choice in the matter. Sasuke?" He asked the Genin, who nodded. They both did the same hand signs, Kakashi holding his arm up and Sasuke held his down. Chakra appeared in both their hands, holding a huge amount of it as well. Toshiro felt the power of the two combined, making him shudder. Haku went over to Zabuza to protect him from the blow, but he only did what the Shinobi's wanted.
"Lighting Blade!" Kakashi yelled, Sasuke yelling the official name of the Jutsu.
"Chidori!" They both started running towards the enemies, Toshiro getting ready for a huge explosion. Sure enough, almost destroying the entire area. Hyorinmaru appeared in his Spirit form in order to protect his Master from the blast. After a few minutes, Kakashi and Sasuke walked back to where Toshiro and Hyorinmaru were and Sasuke looked as if he was going to fall over.
"Well, that worked." Kakashi said, rubbing his head a bit.
"Where are they?" Toshiro asked, getting on his feet. He quickly lost his balance thought, so Hyorinmaru helped him stand.
"Dead, and hopefully for good this time." Sasuke said, Kakashi looking at the rest of the mountain.
"Sasuke, get Captain Hitsugaya back to the Sereitei and make sure he gets better. I'll go see if I can be of any help to the others." Kakashi ordered, Sasuke nodding and walking over to him and pulled him over his shoulder.
"Be careful. I don't want Sakura crying over that you and Naruto died." He told him, Kakashi smiling as he left. Hyorinmaru stayed behind, looking at the Shinobi.
"You do know how little Chakra you have left. You may not be in too bad condition physical, but when comes to how much you'll be able to fight-"
"I can't just go back and save myself when my comrade is the target of this." Kakashi interrupted him, jumping away before he could say another word.
"That's what I wanted to hear." He said to himself, Flash Stepping to catch up with Sasuke.
Muramasa looked towards where the exit was, hearing a huge explosion. Everyone else heard it as well, making them think that the fight with Zabuza and Haku was over.
"So, they weren't able to take care of it after all. Oh well, guess the boy is useless to me now." He said, but didn't sheath his sword. "So I'll just get rid of all of you right now." He jumped into the air and headed straight for the middle of the group, splitting them up. After that, he jumped after Naruto. He was caught by surprise and got a direct hit on him with the hilt of his sword. Naruto spit out a mouthful of blood, Ichigo acted on instinct and jumped towards Muramasa with the intention of killing him. The Zanpaktou dodged it easily and tried to cut off his head. But Byakuya and Soi-Fon came up behind him together and attacked him, both using their Shikai's.
"Scatter, Senbonzakura." He said calmly, his sword turning into leaves and surrounding the Zanpaktou. Ichigo jumped up and was in his Bankai, wearing his Hollow mask.
"Getsuga Tensho!" He yelled, sending a huge, black wave of Spiritual Pressure towards him. Muramasa used his weapon to block, but had a bit of trouble. Naruto used Ichigo's shoulder as a spring and headed head first towards him. In his right hand, was an orb which seemed to contain a lot of Chakra.
"Resengan!" He yelled, hitting the wave and forcing it harder on Muramasa. As he did, his attack fused with Ichigo's and made it a lot more powerful. The attack exploded in the end, sending Naruto back. Ichigo jumped towards him and softened his slam. Once the smoke cleared, the entire place was in rubble, Naruto and Ichigo stuck to the wall.
"You OK, kid?" he asked, Naruto smirking at him.
"Yeah, and I'm not a kid." He said, Ichigo returning the smirk. Byakuya looked at them a bit and sighed, looking where Muramasa was. He narrowed his eyes and readied his sword, Ichigo looking strange at him.
"Byakuya?" he asked, not getting an answer right away.
"We're not done yet." He said finally, Naruto and Ichigo quickly getting up and ready. Just as he said, Muramasa came up from rubble of stone, not looking too happy.
"It'll take more than that to get rid of me. I'll destroy you-"He was stopped by Soi-Fon, who still had her Zanpaktou in its Shikai.
"No, but this will." She said, Muramasa looking down at her. She had hit the butterfly mark from before, making him feel as if his life was being sucked out.
"The first hit doesn't do anything, but the second…" She started, jumping back a bit from him. "Kills you without trouble." Just as she finished her sentence, Muramasa disappeared in a huge butterfly symbol which soon disappeared as well. Ichigo sighed, knowing it was all over now. Soon after, Kakashi came from where the path used to be.
"Well, you seemed to be done here. And made quite the mess." He said, scratching his head.
"You shouldn't talk. We heard the explosion that you, that kid and Captain Hitsugaya made." Soi-Fon said, Kakashi laughing nervously.
"Well, it's over now. Let's get back to the Sereitei." Byakuya said, Kakashi nodding.
Naruto and the rest of his team stood by the, ready to go back to the Leaf Village. Once they got back from the fight, Sakura had lent a hand in taking care of Toshiro's wounds and Sasuke explained what happened in their fight. Kakashi came back not too long after that and Byakuya had given a report to the Head Captain about their encounter and the end. It was then decided that the alliance between the Soul Society and Leaf Village was no longer needed. The connection of those two had been made by Muramasa, who was now dead. Because of this, they were gonna close it for good. Just to be sure nothing like this ever happened again. Naruto looked at the Sereitei one more time, feeling a bit sad about just leaving without getting the chance to say good-bye to everyone. Sasuke and Kakashi had told him it wouldn't be a good idea, and Sakura slightly agreed. He sighed and turned his back to them, ready to go back home.
"Hey, Naruto!" Someone yelled behind him, making him and the rest of his team turned and saw Ichigo running towards him.
"What are you doing here? Don't you have work to do?" Sakura asked, Ichigo shaking his head.
"Nah, I'm only a substitute. My work is in my own home town. So I have to go back anyway." He explained, Naruto feeling a little better that he at least got to say bye to him.
"And you've been nagging on me since this was over." A female voice said behind them, seeing Karin walking towards them.
"That sound like Naruto completely." Sasuke added, making the young Shinobi very annoyed.
"Don't start you two. Let's at least get back before you start a fight." Kakashi said, Sakura agreeing. Naruto huffed and Sasuke ignored him.
"Hey Naruto." Ichigo said, making him turn to him on confusion. Karin smiled and walked towards Sasuke and started pushing him away. He kept asking what she was doing, but she never did answer. "Make sure you keep that fox in check. Wouldn't want to destroy your chance of being in charge now would you?" He advised him, Naruto smirking and holding his hand out.
"That's a promise, believe it." He said, Ichigo smiling and taking his hand with his own. The two said their good-byes and Karin walked back to her brother. The Shinobi jumped into the and left the Soul Society, for good. But they would never forget the friends they had met, or the people they met who were similar to them.
OK, that's the end of it. It wasn't as much longer as I thought it would be. Probably because I didn't really do much for the final fight. But it's not easy writing that kind of stuff. Anyway, thank all of you for your reviews and your support and if you want, check out my other stories and see if they're for you. Anyway, leave reviews if you want and I'll see ya later!