Chapter 20: Konoha's Strongest – Defeat the Edo Tensei!
Kakashi and Gai face off against the three zombies. Sasori steps forth.
Sasori: It is reprehensible that Orochimaru of all people summoned me. But it seems I have no choice but to fight.
Sasori pulls out a scroll and brings out the Third Kazekage puppet. The 4th Kazekage (Named Goldkage for typing conventions) looks in shock.
Goldkage: The third! Then you must be Sasori of the Red Sands.
Sasori: That is correct.
Goldkage: You bastard. I can't believe I'm forced to fight alongside my predecessor's killer.
Sasori: That's enough talk for now. I don't like to keep people waiting and that includes for their deaths.
Kakashi: He's building up Chakra. Gai, get ready!
Gai: Yeah.
(Youtube link - watch?v=E8oFiJgsyEc ) Sasori unleashes the Iron Sand drizzle in small bullets. Gai and Kakashi have a difficult time dodging all the small bullets. Kakashi puts up a large enough Earth Wall to cover the both of them. The Iron Sand starts to crack the wall and then eventually breaks through. They both drop to the floor and go prone in order to avoid the bullets. Gai springs forth from the ground and tries to rush for Sasori, but Kimimaro comes between them and punches. Gai avoids it and then performs Leaf Hurricane. Kimimaro's bone Kekkei Genkai activates and Gai kicks his bones, which do no damage.
Gai: What the hell?
Kimimaro creates his bone sword and begins to go on the offensive with Gai. He is able to avoid each strike. Kakashi rushes to his aid, but is intercepted by gold dust.
Kakashi: Gold dust?!
Yes, that is what I just said. Anyway, the gold dust surrounds him and swirls around him. Kakashi quickly makes hand seals and creates a water barrier that surrounds him and hits the sand. The sand starts moving slower, but some iron sand swirls over top of Kakashi in the form of long needles. They drop down and pierce him to see that it was a Water Clone. Just then, the Kazekage is ripped underground abruptly and the real Kakashi pops out of the ground. *Theme stops*
Meanwhile, Kimimaro is still on the offensive. Gai quickly sweep kicks Kimimaro in the ankles where no bones were popping out and then while Kimimaro falls, he roundhouse kicks Kimimaro away. After that, he notices that more Iron Sand surrounds him completely.
Gai: I guess I have no choice. Third Gate OPEN!
As the Iron Sand closes in on him, Gai opens the third gate and disappears from sight for a brief second to escape through a small opening in the surrounding area. He then blitzes the Kazekage puppet and punches it wide open. He then uses Leaf Hurricane on Sasori to blow him away.
Gai: You wasted your youth!
Back to Kakashi, he is trying to attack Goldkage, but he keeps defending with his gold dust. Suddenly, Kimimaro Shunshins over to Kakashi and attacks with his bone sword. Kakashi gets cut a little on the chest. At that moment, he gets blown away by the gold dust. It now encapsulates him and starts crushing him. Golkage receives a kick from Gai, which releases the grip on Kakashi. Kakashi is able to break out. He then uses Chidori Shotgun on Kimimaro. Many of the bullets pierce his body and his head and he starts to fade away, but regenerates. Gold dust immediately flies towards Kakashi, but he creates a Water Wall to block it and then makes a lot of hand seals immediately after. ( Youtube link - watch?v=I3PyHDKWU5k )
Kakashi: Water Style: Giant Vortex Jutsu!
Kakashi shoots forth the Water Vortex from out of the Water Wall and it hits all the gold dust, wetting the sand. Kakashi goes on the offensive. Goldkage blocks in front of him with the sand, but Kakashi uses Shunshin and appears behind him. He then pierces him with Raikiri.
Kakashi: You're just like Gaara then, only with a Magnet Style Kekkei Genkai. With your sand heavier, you can't keep up.
The Kazekage fades away temporarily. Gai is meanwhile dodging Kimimaro's bone sword attacks.
Kakashi: We have to act fast while we have the upper hand!
Gai: Right!
Gai immediately puts up the sixth gate in a short burst in order to punch Kimimaro hard in the face and send him back.
Gai: But how do we seal them?!
Kakashi: I have one idea on how to put them away permanently, but it's going to cost a lot of Chakra.
*Theme stops* Just then, they see Sasori in front of them about 15 meters away. There is a large poof from a scroll and thus the Red Secret of 100 puppets is revealed.
Gai: Him again.
Kakashi: He can control all those puppets?!
Sasori: I guess I can thank Orochimaru for giving my stomach a compartment to control these puppets. Seems he knew how my puppet body worked.
Kimimaro joins Sasori and activates the first level of his Curse Seal.
Kimimaro: For Lord Orochimaru, I will do anything.
Goldkage has also regenerated and is now standing on the opposite side of Sasori.
Goldkage: I'm sorry about this. My body won't respond to my wishes.
Kakashi: Damn it. This could be a long battle.
We now switch over to the Sannin (Going back in time). Tsunade takes the first opportunity and dashes towards Orochimaru. ( Youtube link - watch?v=MR6pUblQgsA )He easily dodges her punch, but then Jiraiya immediately creates Swamp of the Underworld around him.
Jiraiya: Now, Tsunade!
Tsunade goes to punch him from the air, but he coughs up his Kusanagi at her and it pierces her in the stomach. It stops her momentum and she lands face first in the mud. As Orochimaru sinks, he summons a generic big snake that is able to force him out of the mud. While Orochimaru is in the air, he force pulls his Kusanagi back to his hand. He laughs manically. He touches down and Tsunade gets up with her Yin Seal released already.
Orochimaru: Good.
Orochimaru drops to the ground and performs Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes. The 10,000 snakes head right for the other Sannin.
Jiraiya: Tsunade, get behind me!
Tsunade does so and Jiraiya shoots a large amount of oil from his mouth and then does Flame Bullet Jutsu to set many of the snakes on fire. Many of them make it around the Jutsu combination. Jiraiya is then forced to make a Giant Rasengan to protect them from the rest of the snakes. It explodes and kicks up a lot of dust. From the dust, Jiraiya is caught by Many Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.
Orochimaru: Get over here!
Jiraiya: What the-?!
Jiraiya gets pulled straight towards Orochimaru and the gets cut across the chest. Jiraiya quickly barfs oil onto him and then lights Orochimaru on fire. Orochimaru uses body shedding and comes out in slithering snake mode. He coils around Jiraiya's body and starts to constrict him. Tsunade charges at this time and then punches Orochimaru in the face. This forces him to unleash Jiraiya and fall to the ground. Tsunade straddles him in attempts to hold him down, but Orochimaru seeps into the ground and escapes her grasp.
Tsunade: Where is he going to appear? It doesn't matter!
Tsunade strikes the ground, which breaks up a huge portion. This trips up Jiraiya a little too.
Jiraiya: Woah! Watch where you punch!
Orochimaru is still nowhere to be found, until he pops up behind Jiraiya and cuts him across the back as Jiraiya somewhat reacts to it. Tsunade rushes him and punches rapidly. Orochimaru dodges each punch and then stabs Tsunade in the chest. Tsunade punches Orochimaru in the face to see that it was an Earth Clone. The mud sticks to her body as the sword is still stuck in her. The real Orochimaru appears in front of Tsunade and then turns the mud into a mud river.
Tsunade: Sensei's Earth Jutsu!
Tsunade focuses Chakra to her feet to not trip up from the mud. Orochimaru beckons for his sword and pushes it back and forth to continually cause more blood to come out. Tsunade loses her focus and falls to the ground. *Theme stops* Jiraiya is on his knees at the moment.
Orochimaru: Hahaha is that all you two can conjure up?
Jiraiya: Are you all right, Tsunade?
Tsunade: I'm just fine.
Tsunade shoves the sword out of her and throws it aside. Her wounds heal due to Genesis Rebirth.
Jiraiya: I have a plan, but I need your help.
Tsunade: You're going to do that?
Jiraiya: Yes, but I need time.
The battle switches back to Kakashi and Gai. Both are in the midst of dodging many puppets' attacks. Kimimaro is going after Kakashi and Goldkage is going after Gai. Kakashi gets a deep cut across the chest from Kimimaro and then avoids being stabbed by him. Five more puppets go to attack him, but he puts up a Water Wall. As he starts to make more hand seals, Kimimaro busts through the wall and attacks again. Kakashi makes an Earth Wall now and it forces Kimimaro up. At this moment, Kakashi makes a Shadow Clone.
At the same time, Gai is on the defensive, trying to dodge both many puppets and gold dust at the same time. He lands a kick, which destroys one of the puppets, but gets swept away by the sand. He starts to get crushed.
Kakashi: Gai! I guess the time is now!
Kakashi and his clone create Lightning Chain and then both use Shunshin in perfect unison. They cut the Chakra threads, easily visible to the Sharingan, of most of the puppets.
Kakashi: Do it now!
Gai: Right. Seventh Gate OPEN!
The seventh gate opens and he breaks out of the sand.
Gai: Now, take this! Hirudora (or Noon Tiger)!
Gai uses Hirudora and it hits Goldkage and explodes. Kakashi releases his Shadow Clone to preserve Chakra.
Kimimaro: Don't get distracted!
Kimimaro attacks Kakashi, but he looks straight into his Sharingan and gets hit by Genjutsu.
Kimimaro: Genjutsu?!
The Kazekage begins to reform after the explosion, but Kakashi appears in front of him and places his hand on his stomach. Some symbols appear on his stomach.
Kakashi: Contract Seal!
The Kazekage fully reforms, but he stands still.
Goldkage: I'm…free. What did you do?
Kakashi: This is a Jutsu that my master used once. I figured this was a summoning Jutsu, so its contract could also be released.
Gai: Way to go, Kakashi!
Gai releases the 7th Gate and starts to feel a bit fatigued. About this time, Kimimaro is out of the Genjutsu.
Kakashi: Now to deal with you.
Kimimaro charges straight for Kakashi, but he gets intercepted by gold dust.
Kimimaro: You!
Kakashi: Lord Kazekage?
Goldkage: Let me fight alongside you, to make up for the trouble I caused.
Kakashi: Keep him right there. I have a means to put him away for good.
He does as Kakashi instructs and tries to keep him steady. Kimimaro activates the second level of curse seal, however and breaks out.
Kimimaro: Dance of the Seedling Fern!
The ground begins to rumble and Kakashi looks down.
Kakashi: A huge amount of Chakra is coming from underground! We have to get out of here quick.
The spikes rise up high above the ground, but they are saved from a big platform of levitating gold dust. Kakashi, Gai and the Kazekage are on top of it.
Kakashi: Thanks for the save.
Gai: Yeah.
Goldkage: It's not over yet.
Kimimaro pops up next to them from one of the spikes and goes to attack. Kakashi turns towards him as his Sharingan begins to spin. Suddenly, Kimimaro has vanished into thin air. We get a close up of Kakashi's face to see his Mangekyou Sharingan activated. He begins to breath heavy and then collapses.
Gai: That was Kamui, wasn't it? You did it.
Kakashi: Yeah.
As the three of them get away from the spikes area, they are still confronted by Sasori.
Sasori: I still have one puppet left.
Kakashi: Damn.
Goldkage: Don't worry, I will handle this.
Gai: I will help. You rest, Kakashi.
Back with the Sannin fight, Katsuyu is summoned and is spewing acid at Orochimaru. He is avoiding it while avoiding Tsunade as well. Finally, Jiraiya summons Shima and Fukasaku and everyone stops attacking for the moment. Jiraiya is now in Sage Mode with the two toads on his shoulders.
Orochimaru: So, you were able to get Sage Mode to that level then.
Jiraiya: Orochimaru, this is it for you!
Orochimaru: While it's true, I have the disadvantage now, just wait till you see what's next.
Orochimaru claps his hands together (Youtube link - watch?v=2lZp2RIBQZ4 ).
Orochimaru: I seem to have lost contract with one of my summons, but that matters not. Because my next summon is my trump card!
Tsunade: Who could you possibly summon to beat Sage Mode?
Orochimaru: I found a way to get my arms back from the death god. Did you stop to think what else I could bring back from there?! Now come forth!
A coffin rises up from the ground, and when it opens, both Jiraiya and Tsunade's faces turn to complete shock. Orochimaru laughs uncontrollably.
Jiraiya: No, not him. MINATO!
To be continued!