Angel screams out in pain as the red light that fills the cave for a few seconds now encircle the young raven head. Shadow Beast is curl up with her hands clutching her head. The light surrounds the female and slowly grows darker into a dangerous red glow. Flame-like energy swallow Shadow Beast whole. Circling winds starts to pick up in the man made cave.
"What in the world is happening to Shadow Beast!" Flash screams, as the wind circles around Shadow Beast.
"I don't know," Superman states. "but it does not look good."
-Somewhere-
Running towards the now exploding Mount. Justice, fourteen men and women dash hurriedly towards it. Most of the ninjas wear a green flak jacket, signifying that they are from a certain hidden village, and a pair of dark blue pants. Rushing in front of the group is a man, who look to be in his early fifties . Flying behind the man is his white coat with red fire covering the end. Also sewn to the back of the man's coat are 4 Japanese characters that translate out to the "Seventh Hokage". The man wears an orange collar coat and black pants. The man's right hand is wrap tight in white bandage while on his head is a red hat with white veil surrounding the hat except the front. Bounding from roof to roof at an amazing speed, the male holds his sight at his destination, Mount. Justice.
I hope we are not too late, the said man prays internally.
-Back to the Cave-
Going on a rampage, Shadow Beast thrashes through the cave. A crater is embedded in where she stands as the transform girl roars to the sky, her voice unrecognizable. The Justice League, no free from the hold, surround the raging female as they block the wind from slamming into their face. Debris and gravel fly straight into some of the heroes' faces. Unluckily for some like Kid Flash, large gravels smack right into their face. The young speedster grumbles some curses to himself while he and the rest of the Young Justice gaze at Shadow Beast in concern.
Around the cave are dead bodies of the rogue ninjas, who foolishly plunge themselves at Shadow Beast, believing they can kill her. Unfortunately, the ronins die an instant death due to the overwhelming chakra that explodes into the atmosphere.
"Shadow Beast!" yells Superman. "You have to calm down!" Out of nowhere, a hand forcefully drags Superman towards the beach. Superman turns around to face the said person to find it is the the man in red cloud cloaks that first spoke when he and his team appears in the middle of the attack.
"There is nothing you can do," the man states, staring at the raging beast in concern.
Flash argues, "Then are we going to just stand here and do nothing?"
"Shut your trap speedster," a feminine voice snaps over the roaring wind. "We are doing something. Waiting."
"Waiting for what?" the younger speedster questions incredulously.
Another red cloud member yells, "Back up!"
"Back up," Wonder Woman repeats, "Shadow Beast is rampaging like this and you say we should wait for back up? Don't you care for the girl?"
"He is right," Batman interrupts, "We can't do anything to stop her. She is too powerful and is out of control."
"You agree with them," growls Hawk Woman. "I thought you are reasonable man."
"I am," Bruce replies nonchalantly, "I know that our powers combine won't be able to take Shadow Beast down. We will have to wait."
Suddenly, one of the male ninjas calls out to his leader, "Itachi-san, they are here!"
Turning to the rising shadows in the moonlight, the Justice League stare in awe as the the fourteen figures flicker for a moment and then suddenly surrounding Shadow Beast. The pale color of green fills the area in front of the Justice League and the Young Justice as the they gaze at the figures in front of them. Almost all of the figures wear a green jacket of sort. However, two of the figures is different in clothing wise. The blonde hair man wears a white coat that reaches his knee with red flames and some kanji written on the coat, an orange coat of sort and black pants. From the league's point of view, the man's right hand is bandage up. The other man, however, is different. The man has a pitch black eye and dark blue hair that hides his left eye. The man is as pale as the moonlight and don an emotionless expression that no one, who have not known for long, can understand. He is cover up by a long dark blue cloak, and peeking out of it is a katana's and the man's left hand, which is also bandage up. The blonde man turns a little to take a glimpse at the outsiders and then focuses his attention back to the girl he long to see for over six years.
"Itachi!" the man in the long white coat yells, "Get those people out of here! We will deal with Shadow Beast!"
"Yes Lord Hokage!" Itachi bows.
Although the league members protest, the group of ninjas still drag them to the sides. Kaldur is gently move to the side as well as the male unconsciously groan out Shadow Beast's name. Hearing the young Atlantean, Lord Hokage place a hand on a pink haired woman's shoulder and jerks his head towards the injured hero. The woman has pale pink hair cut to her neck. Her pale skin matches with her beautiful bright green eyes. At the center of the woman forehead is a small tattoo of a turquoise diamond. She wears a green a green flak jacket with dark pants and a red sleeveless shirt. Strap to her, like many of the ninjas who stand before the Justice League, are weapons and pouches. The woman then glance back and then return her gaze to the man in front of her. The woman then gives the blonde hair man a small nod and then runs towards the injured hero. Surrounding Kaldur are his teammates and his king.
"Hold on Kaldur," Aquaman demands, his concern lacing into his order.
The pink hair woman then stands before the pair of Atlanteans and states in a thick Japanese accent, kneeling down to Kaldur . "Do not worry, I am a healer.I can help him."
The female ninja then hovers her hands over Kaldur's chest, she breathes slowly and not long after, a glow of green light surrounds her hand. Slowly, Kaldur's wounds start to heal; the cell visibly stitching the wound together. By that time, the Young Justice's leader gradually regain his conscious and lifts his eyelids.
"Ugh," groans the bleach blonde hair boy. "W-Where is Shad-ow Beast?"
"Shadow Beast is fine," assures the pink hair woman. "You need to rest young one."
After healing the young lad, Aquaman sighs in relief. "Thank you. We are forever in your debt. May I ask for your name?"
The woman smiles. "My name is Sakura Haruno." Sakura's gentle smile then turns to a frown as she turns back to the group of ninjas surrounding Shadow Beast.
Staring intently at the uncontrollable female, the man with the white cloak resist his urge to flash towards the girl and gives her a comforting embrace. Oh how he miss the child.
"You have grown so much Shadow Beast," mumbles the said man. "I never thought you would grow this much in six years dattebayo."
"Six long years," the dark blue hair male repeats to the blonde. "To think she has been out here, alone at the fact, for six long years. Did we made the right choice that day?"
The blonde replies, "I don't know. To be honest, I am doubting myself about that decision as well."
Out of nowhere, Angel, Shadow Beast's identity, lashes out at the blonde and blue hair men. Fortunately for the two, they jump out right before Shadow Beast's claws carve a whole out of them.
"Everyone listen," exclaims Lord Hokage. "Our objective is to subdue the tailed beast. If it gets to its last transformation then there is no way we can save Shadow Beast. Do whatever you can to knock her out and buy me time. I will try and stop Shadow Beast transformation from the inside."
"Hai!" the ninjas nod. (Yes!)
The said people then all spread out in different direction, cornering Shadow Beast into a secluded area. A woman with light blonde hair tied up in a high ponytail performs some hand signs and quickly connects everyone, including the heroes in a mind-link.
"Can you all hear me?" asks the woman.
To the least, the league is shock; especially the Martians.
Megan then stutters out in the mind-link, "Y-You, you are a telepath!?"
"Not quite young one," the woman responds."Even though this power runs through my clan like it is a unique trait of the people of Mars, we don't utilize them in daily life and we can't use them as naturally as Martians."
"Anyhow," intervene the Hokage, "Our first priority is to stop Shadow Beast. If you can grant my wishes Justice League and Young Justice heroes, please stay out of this fight. This fight is very delicate and one move can affect the result dattebayo."
Before any of the heroes can speak up, Batman answers, "Of course. We will not intervene. However just know that we are here to help if you need us."
Looking back at the Dark Knight, Lord Hokage gives a short nod in respect and acknowledgement and then return his gaze back at Shadow Beast. When all are in positions, the Hokage nods his head. Dashing towards the girl hidden under the cloak of red energy, the group of ninjas charge at her. A man with black bowl-cut shape hair swings his leg right into the beast's sides, but to only have it catches his leg and sends him flying to the sea. A woman with her hair tie up in two buns opens her scroll and within seconds, kunais and shurikens start to fly out and head straight for Shadow Beast. Tail like energy strike at the knives and sends it straight back to the woman. A man then stands in front of the bun hair woman and spin swiftly, making a bright turquoise dome that sends the knives across the beach. The male with the bowl-cut hair suddenly reappear in front of Shadow Beast and quickly shoots a punch to her stomach, sending the girl back a few steps. With no warning, small bugs in large groups start to surround Shadow Beast and closing in on her. As the bugs distract the female ninja, a pair of large hands grab Shadow Beast, locking her tight in its grip. The pair of hands belong to a large man with spiky long brown hair. His eyes are close and his face carries red swirl marking on both of his cheeks. Shadow Beast struggles to get out, but stops abruptly when the blonde hair male places his forehead to hers.
-Inside Shadow Beast's mind-
The Hokage appears on the surface of a lake. his feet lightly touches the water and carefully stands on it, using his energy to stand. The lake is large, yet small at the same time. It is at the center and outlining the lake are small patches of tiny white flowers. Also surrounding the small white flowers are three large caves with large and thick metal bars. Even though he had been to another jinchuuriki's mindscape before, this mindscape of Shadow Beast is truly amazing. Catching a glimpse of the said girl, the man turns his head towards Shadow Beast to see her walking dazedly towards the center cave. Quickly flashing over to the female, the said man pulls Angel away from the cave, which was inches away from them. Suddenly, large claws lunge out at the two, but blonde, carrying Shadow Beast in his arms, shoots backwards and quickly spins his gaze away from the cave and leave the mindscape while tightly holding Shadow Beast.
-In the real world-
After a long period of dead and tense silence, the Hokage then slowly opens his eyes. At the same time, Shadow Beast's transformation cease. Glancing around, the leader can see that his allies and friends are dead tired.
The Hokage then gently picks up the unconscious girl bridal style and walks towards the stun heroes. Standing on the sidelines and watching a fight is not something the Justice League of America do these days. However, this case is an exception. Seeing how the ninjas handle the event smoothly and easily make the Justice League respects the ninjas more, and seeing that Shadow Beast is fine puts them at ease.
"Thank you for taking care of Shadow Beast dattebayo," states the leader.
Superman nods with a smile. "Of course." Hesitating, the Man of Steel then asks, "Pardon me, but can I have your name?