Tsunade clenched her fists and gazed into the eyes of the demonic Kabuto. Kabuto was covered in black and silver scales, and his legs had seemingly been traded in for a long serpentine tail. His face and appearance barely even resembled that of a human being anymore. His eyes were an eerily glowing gold color, and his tongue was forked. His hands had been replaced by lizard-like claws, his head was surrounded by a hood of skin. He had completely taken the persona of a snake, his tail was a snake itself. Just looking at him gave Tsunade the chills, but she shook it off and mentally readied herself for what had to be done.
Kabuto made the first move. He darted forward and held out his right palm. The claws on his fingers extended further outward. Tsunade didn't even flinch. She jumped into the air to avoid the frontal attack and bit her thumb. "Summoning Jutsu!" She called out. An enormous yellow slug appeared and seemingly slammed on top of Kabuto.
"Princess Tsunade! It has been many years since I last saw you. The fact that I have been summoned to this place must mean that you are in some sort of trouble. Am I correct?" The large yellow slug asked in a calm tone.
"Ne'neki, my enemy is a threat to all mankind. You see all of this destruction? It was caused by him. He has threatened and damaged that which means the most to me; my village. Please lend me your strength so that I may eradicate this evil from the world." Tsunade spoke nobly.
The enormous goldenrod slug, whom was larger than Katsuyu, nodded his head as tears streamed down his face. "I will gvie all my strength to protect that which is precious to you, Princess!" Ne'neki proclaimed.
As if to answer this proclamation, the ground began to shake and rumble. Then a large cobra-like creature emerged from the ground and faced Ne'neki and Tsunade. Tsunade looked over and saw Kabuto resting on the head of this beast. "This has gone on for far too long. I'm ending this now!" Kabuto hissed angrily.
"That's funny. We were thinking the exact same thing! Ne'neki now!" Tsunade said. Ne'neki coughed up a large amount of a watery substance onto the cobra-like beast and launched Tsunade into the air. As Tsunade began to come down she aimed herself at Kabuto.
"Lightning Style: Defribulation Jutsu!" Tsunade yelled. She completed the hand signs and put her fists together. When she came close to Kabuto, she seperated her fists and a current of electricity was flowing in-between them. Kabuto swiftly moved out of harm's way and his summoning received the brunt of the attack instead. The snake was electrocuted for a few seconds, but then it disappeared in a puff of smoke. "Launch me again, Ne'neki!" Tsunade commanded.
"As you wish, Princess!" Ne'neki replied. Tsunade climbed back onto Ne'neki and he launched her into the air again. However this time, Ne'neki split himself into hundreds of smaller versions of himself and formed a circle around Kabuto. "Mucus Adhesive!" Ne'neki yelled together. All of the smaler versions of Ne'neki coughed up a thicker, stickier fluid onto Kabuto.
When Kabuto tried to get the slime off of him, he noticed that he was stuck to his place. At that moment, he looked up and realized what was going on. Tsunade was falling from the sky at a very high speed coming right for Kabuto. She had poured a large amount of chakra in her fist. "I'm going to actually die, if I don't get out of this mess." Kabuto thought to himself. As Tsunade approached him, Kabuto opened his mouth grotesquely wide, and climbed out of his old skin. He quickly got to what he thought was a safe distance before Tsunade made impact.
When she did make impact with the ground, the backlash of all her strength was incredible. She completely shattered the ground in the remote area where they were fighting, and all the versions of Ne'neki were destroyed. A shockwave went through the entire village, waking those that weren't already awake and shattering the glass in windows. The shockwave could even be felt several miles away from the village where Team Ebisu was.
"Did you guys feel that?" Moegi asked with a hint of fear.
"Yeah, and I can see billows of smoke rising from the village. Something is definitely going down over there." Konohamaru replied.
"We need to hurry and get back as fast as possible. It could be the difference between life and death for many." Ebisu insisted.
Udon stopped right in his place as Ebisu said this. "Summoning Jutsu!" Udon called after biting his thumb and making the hand signs. He summoned a large owl, considerably larger than Suterusu, and looked at the rest of his squad. "We will get there sooner, if we fly." He stated matter-of-factly.
Back in the village, Tsunade stood up and looked at the damage she had caused. "There is no way he was able to escape from that unscathed." Tsunade muttered to herself.
When she said this, she saw a hand shoot out of the rubble a few meters from her. A human hand. The hand continued into an arm, a shoulder, and finally Kabuto's head. When it got to his head he reached his other arm out and pulled himself out of the shattered earth. He wore a pair of tattered and ripped pants. He was hanging his head and looked dejected. But, Tsunade could tell that something wasn't right with him. Blood was beginning to stream down his face, and when it did he licked it off his lips and giggled. He made an awful slurping noise and then looked up at Tsunade.
To Tsunade's horror, it was Kabuto's eyes bleeding. But, it wasn't just like a single vessel, or a few. No, the entirety of his eyes were dripping dark crimson blood. "Quite frightening, isn't it? It seems to be a drawback of using my new found power." Kabuto said with a gleeful giggle. When he finished saying this, the snake that was attached to his back as a tail, rose above his head. To Tsunade's dismay, the head on the snake was a monstrous and deformed version of Orochimaru's. It's eyes were also dripping with blood.
Tsunade let out a roar of anger and rocketed forward in an attempt to strike Kabuto. However, she caught a direct gaze from Orochimaru's eyes and froze in her place. "Chakra Scalpel!" Kabuto exclaimed. He struck the statue-like Tsunade in the stomach and she fell to the ground. After she was down for a moment, she began to choke on her own blood. However, she was still petrified and couldn't move. The mouth on Orochimaru's head opened and a large, white serpent slithered out. The serpent slithered up to Tsunade and made a sickly noise as it bit into her neck.
"This really is the end for you, Tsunade. No matter how well you are able to counteract poisons and injuries with your medical prowess, it is of no use. The poison will quickly reach your heart, and you will be dead within two minutes." Kabuto stated, seeming to weep blood tears. Tsunade looked up at the night sky being illuminated by the burning of the prison. She rolled her eyes over to see many villagers and shinobi that were watching from afar. She felt that she had failed them all and she began to shed tears.
"I knew this would eventually happen. But, I acted as if I were strong enough to defend them all. What a fool I have been to lead them on like this!" Tsunade thought to her self as the tears rolled down her cheeks. Then, out of the corner of her eyes she saw a nearly blinding light. She looked over again and saw the sun rising. She stared for a moment and that was all she needed to inspire her.
The seal on her forhead began to glow. She slowly got to her feet and marks began to spread around her face. "Creation Rebirth!" she called out. The wounds to her stomach began to heal and she glared at Kabuto. Without a word she pulled a scroll out of her back pocket. On the scroll was the crest of the Senju clan. She opened the scroll and there was a very intricate seal.
Kabuto sneered at Tsunade. "How cute. One final act from the princess before she dies."
Tsunade ignored this and placed the scroll on the ground. She began a process of many hand seals and then stopped on an unidentified seal. "Forbidden Senju Seal: Garden of Eden!" Tsunade called out. The seal glowed and spread over a wide area. However, as far as Kabuto could see, nothing had happened.
"So that was it? You're big finale? You've done nothing!" Kabuto jeered. Tsunade said nothing and just stared at him. "That's fine to be embarassed, I would be too. However, despite your embarassment, it will all be over soon anyways." Kabuto said with a laugh.
Kabuto tried to walk away, but an enormous tree sprouted up in his way. "No matter what happens to myself, The Will of Fire will be passed on!" Tsunade finally said.
Team Ebisu had finally made it to the village after flying on one of Udon's owls.
"Look at all this chaos and destruction!" Ebisu exclaimed.
"This is unbelievable!" Moegi cried.
"Somebody will pay for this!" Konohamaru yelled in anger.
"Look down there! It's Lady Tsunade!" Udon said.
They landed at a safe distance with other shinobi and watched from afar. "Who is it that has caused all of this?" Ebisu asked. No one could give an answer to the question. Suddenly, there was a low grumble.
Shikamaru was lying on the ground and he struggled to look at Ebisu. "It was Kabuto Yakushi who did this. Orochimaru's former partner." Shikamaru said. When he said this everyone became very quiet and could only watch the fight.
Tsunade looked at Kabuto and her vision was starting to fade. "I don't have much time left." Tsunade thought to her self. She clenched her fist and the enormous tree attacked Kabuto. He tried to duck and dodge the attacks, however, Tsunade forced more trees to sprout up until finally Kabuto was immobilized.
Then Tsunade formed a single seal and her eyes began to glow. "Hidden Sacred Senju Technique: Flaming Cherubim!" Tsunade called out with a booming voice. A beam of light shot from her chest and seven spirits covered with yellow flames surrounded her. Kabuto tried the best he could to get out of his prison formed of tree branches, but to no avail. Tsunade pointed one finger and the seven spirits attacked.
Kabuto screamed in agony as the spirits burned him alive. It was like being tossed into one of the pits of hell and he was forced to relive it seven times. By the time it was done, Kabuto was barely recognizable anymore. All his hair had been singed off, and even his flesh had been burned. Patches of burnt skin were hanging off of his face, back and head. The trees relinquished him and he fell to the ground. Then, the seal wore off and the trees disappeared with the seal.
Tsunade fell to her knees and then on her face. She had just enough life left to look Kabuto in the eyes and smile. But, not in a victorious way. It was a sort of comforting and serene smile. Kabuto didn't speak and only looked at her as a snake's mouth emerged from the ground. He crawled into it and then disappeared again.
All the shinobi watching the battle cheered, but Udon and Konohamaru rushed down to her. They rolled her over and felt for her pulse, but there was none.
Konohamaru turned to the cheering crowd with tears in his eyes. "Stop cheering, you idiots! Lady Tsunade's dead!"