DISCLAIMER- no Naruto for me… yet….! j/k j/k j/k!

"Nao!" Kimiko called out to her brother. What was he, insane? Why would he aim a chidori at Izumi? He knew what it could do. He knew. Tears welled up in her eyes. She wasn't an idiot. Rasengan was powerful... one of them... one of them could die. She might lose one of the two most important people to her... her twin... and her best friend.

She couldn't watch this anymore. She had to stop them!

AT THE SAME TIME, WITH SASUKE

"Nao! Stop!" Sasuke called. They were going to hit. They were going to kill each other. "No!" he grinded his teeth. "I'm not losing him! I'm not losing my son!"

With that, Sasuke leapt to Nao's aid.

IN THE ARENA

"CHIDORI!"

"RASENGAN!"

Just at the balls of chakra were about to hit, Nao and Izumi were pulled back. Naruto and Gaara stood, along with everyone else in amazement.

But… why? Why were they so amazed?

Because, my dear reader, there, in the arena, stood five- not two- but five people.

"Kimiko." Nao whispered.

"Kaka-sensei?" Sasuke sad under his breath.

"Sasuke-sensei?" Izumi looked at the man in confusion.

"Nao." Kimiko grabbed her brother by the shoulders.

"Izumi!" Kakashi walked to the blond-haired girl.

Sasuke joined his children as Kakashi went to speak with Izumi. The crowd gazed on.

SASUKE, NAO, AND KIMIKO'S CONVERSATION

"Nao! What the hell were you thinking, using that on her!" Kimiko chastised her brother. "You could've killed her. She could've killed you! Are you insane! Are you-"

Sasuke clapped a hand to Kimiko's thin shoulder. "That's enough, Kimiko." He turned to the raven-haired boy. 'But she's right Nao. Kakashi told me that jutsu is not for training with friends. Especially when you've got… well… you know. This." He tapped the nape of his neck.

Nao nodded. "Yeah… yeah, okay, Dad."

The words solemnly flowed from the boy's mouth. It was obvious that Nao was ANYTHING but okay. Kimiko looked up at her father. "Dad… umm… m-… may I?" she asked him, as in "LET ME TALK TO THE POOR BOY ALONE!"

"Yeah. Sure." Sasuke said. As he got up, his mouth brushed by Kimiko's ear. She shivered as she pieced together the words he stung out so loosely for her.

"Watch him, Kimiko. If you're not careful, you will die."

Kimiko's eyes shot wide, and her brother's eyes went curious. "Dad…" she whispered.

Tears came to her eyes. Dad… you… you don't mean that! Please… don't mean that. Make it a joke. Make it unreal. You are my father. Can't you make it… go away?

"Make it stop." She said, out loud.

Nao turned to her. "What?"

Kimiko shook herself. "Nothing. I want to know what's wrong."

The teenager looked at his sister. "No… I don't want to tell you."

"You have to." Kimiko said. "I want to help."

Nao turned away. "Well, I don't want your help! I don't need it!"

"Nao. Tell me. You owe me this." Kimiko said, calmly.

"I owe you nothing! NOTHING!" he screamed, attracting attention. Kimiko stood, a calm look cascaded over her face. But, it wasn't true. She wasn't calm. Her hands and knees shook with fear. Only one word fell from her mouth at she walked away. "Fine."

As Nao watched the retreating figure of his sister, he got angry… really angry. He didn't understand why nor how he came to feel that way. All he knew is that he wanted someone to die. He wanted to kill someone.

I'm mad, Kimiko. He thought to himself, as if he were actually speaking with his sister. That's what's wrong. I'm mad and I don't know why. I'm scared, Kimiko.

Help me.

Nao fell to his knees, pounding his fist against the ground, harder and harder. Izumi ran from Kakashi to him.

"Nao-kun?" she put her hands on his shoulders. "Nao-kun!"

He flung her off. "Don't touch me."

He stood up, shaking with pure fury ad Izumi looked on with fear. The air swirled around the arena; around Nao. Kimiko was back up in the competitor's box. She watched with intensity, and curiosity, but she had no intention of going down to him and stopping him.

"Kimiko!" Shin shook her, hard. "What are you waiting for? Stop him."

Kimiko didn't even look at him. All she could do was shake her head and say, "No. Not this time. This time… it's all him."

Shin stepped back. This hardly seemed like the girl who had embraced him in congratulations only minutes ago. In fact, he knew it wasn't her. Something had to be wrong. But… what…?

Cursed, black marks swallowed everything that was Nao. His body was no longer his, but now it belonged to the man who had caused it all. He didn't look like himself at all. His skin was gray and his hair grew to an amazing length.

Help me.

"What the…!" Sasuke watched his son. "Why is he… how is he…. at… stage two!"

Naruto rushed to his best friend's side. "Sasuke! What is going on with Nao? Why is he doing this!"

Sasuke looked solemnly at his friend. "I… I don't know."

I wonder… if… he even knows…?

The wind stopped. Nao stood as people watched in shock and fear. He looked at his hands, almost falling over in shock. Why were they gray? What was wrong with him? What was this… power? He looked up at his sister with eyes that said, "Please. I'm begging you."

"Help me." He said.

Kimiko immediately knew what her brother was saying. She couldn't take it any longer. All the pink-haired girl thought was that she had to save her brother. Kimiko jumped from the box down to him and looked him in the eyes. She activated her sharingan and the pair of blood red orbs met with such intensity that Nao could tell his sister knew what to do.

Kimiko linked her hands with his and held them at shoulder height. Their thoughts were voiced, without them moving their lips. They echoed through the stadium.

"Kimiko… I'm dying."

"Then I will save you." All heard Kimiko's voice.

"What if you can't?" Nao's doubt was clear.

"Then I will die with you."

"I don't want you to die, Kimiko."

"Then help me, Nao. Believe in me."

"I do believe in you."

"Then prove it."

Shin jumped down with Sakura. They met with the people who cared most about the twins: Sasuke, Izumi, Kiba, and Naruto. Izumi and Sakura's tears of fear were mixed with the men's shaking anxiety. No one wanted them to die.

A bright purple light burst from their hands. The twins were lifted high into the air and their eyes closed as Kimiko spoke gentle words, as though to God himself.

"We're in this together. I will never leave him. Save him."

Nao's body went completely back normal. They descended to the ground slowly, with everyone watching. Kimiko repeated the words over and over again until the light went out and her eyes shot open in slight fear and complete shock.

"Come on…" she said loudly.

"Orochimaru!" the two said together, and they gathered chakra in their fist just before punching the ground. One large crack opened, revealing a shocked Orochimaru and his faithful attendant, Kabuto.

His shock faded to pure amusement when he saw the twins and Sasuke, who'd rushed to the when they'd said "Orochimaru". The snake-like cackle split the air.

"Orochimaru." Sasuke growled.

Orochimaru climbed from his hiding place. "Good to see you again, Sasuke-kun. Have you missed me?"

"Not even for a day you heartless bastard." Sasuke said.

Orochimaru laughed again. "What a way to speak to a former sensei." He said, putting emphasis on the last two words for all those who didn't know.

Kimiko and Nao stepped away from their father and looked him over. "What?"

Sasuke looked at them with true anguish. "I'm sorry." He told them quietly, then turning back to Orochimaru. "Like I should take that from the man who killed his sensei, the Third Hokage!"

Orochimaru sighed. "The sharp tongue as always, Sasuke-kun." He turned to the twins. "How have you enjoyed my gifts, Nao-kun, Kimiko-chan?"

Kimiko stepped forward. "You saw what just happened. What the hell do you think!"

The snake-like man just shrugged, and then a woman's voice came from behind him. "Are you going to do what I asked you to or not? If you don't, you'll never get the people you want."

"K-Karin!" Sakura exclaimed.

Sasuke saw the woman with Orochimaru. "What the…! Karin, are you working with him!"

Nao and Kimiko stood in a shocked silence, along with everyone else in the stadium and the arena. Why was Karin working with Orochimaru? She was married to their father, Sasuke. Why would she betray a man she worked so hard to steal from their poor mother?

"It's your fault, Sasuke-kun." She said. "You left me."

What! Kimiko thought. When did he…! Why!

Sakura stepped up to Sasuke. "You… you what?" she asked him.

"That was your fault." Sasuke said, ignoring Sakura for the moment. "You insulted… threatened my children!"

Nao began stepping to the woman, saying, "Why you useless little piece of-" but Kiba pulled him back, shaking his head. Everyone knew the Nao was weakened, and the dog-man wasn't about to let the boy he of thought as his own fight someone who would kill him (Orochimaru, not Karin. Everyone also knew that a drunken four-year-old could murder Karin with a pacifier.)

"You picked them over me! I am your wife. I come first, not that tramp's children!" Karin screamed, and Orochimaru seemed to be amused at the argument, so he let it keep going.

Sasuke was growing angry. "One: you were my wife. Never again will I make a mistake like that! Two: if you ever call Sakura a tramp again, I'll kill you."

"Sasuke-kun…" Sakura whispered.

Karin fell silent and Orochimaru spoke up. "Well, if you two are finished…" he raised his arms and up came his many minions. "Let's see how much better Konoha has gotten!"

Naruto looked up at Gaara who appeared in a whirl of sand. "You don't have the sand with you this time, Orochimaru." Naruto snarled.

Before them, all the genin appeared, along with the rest of the Konoha 12: Hinata, Neji, Tenten, Rock Lee, Ino, Shikamaru, Chouji, and Shino. With them came Sai, Yamato, and Gai.

"All ANBU stay back!" Naruto called. "This one is all us."

Kimiko and Nao thought it was foolish to send ANBU away, but they also knew that this was personal. They couldn't wait for the chance to blow Orochimaru to Hell.

"Shall we begin then?" Orochimaru asked with a sly smirk.

"You have to ask?" Sasuke growled.

Naruto held Sasuke back. "We have to get away from here. Konoha is in danger." And Sasuke nodded. The 6th Hokage turned to the people that he was going to fight with. "Everyone, be careful. I can't afford to lose any of you."

Everyone nodded.

"Then…" Naruto blinked slowly, a sign that there was much more gravity to the situation than the people might assume.

Kimiko, Nao, Sasuke, and Sakura all watched the great man carefully.

"Everyone follow escape route 6!" he yelled, and everyone leaped off, followed closely by Orochimaru, Karin, Kabuto, and his followers.

"It's beginning, Nao." Kimiko told her brother.

"What, Kimiko?" he asked.

She looked at him with serious, but solemn eyes and activated her sharingan.

"A revolution."

A/N:

Well, sorry this took so much longer than usual, but I'm on vacation. Plus I had writer's block! T.T

I hope this wasn't too confusing and fast-paced, guys. I hope you didn't think this was stupid! Please, don't think it's stupid!

SPECIAL THANKS TO DARK ANGEL FALL! If it weren't for her, this probably would've turned out REALLY BAD. I appreciate you're ideas that you gave me!

PLEASE REVIEW! I really need them on this one, because I'm like… EH! You know? Probably not. Anyways, there's fighting next, so reviews would really make me happy.