Jiraiya's Last Student
Don't own Naruto enough said
A/N I apologize for the extremely late chapter, so I hope the length makes up for it in some way. Again very sorry for the extremely long wait, but I found it very hard to write this chapter.
Naruto just stood there as Gaara grew into a giant demon raccoon out of sand. Naruto began to think of what he should do to stop Gaara. He could summon a toad, but he really wasn't that great at summoning specific large scale toads. He would most likely end up with Gamabunta, and as it stands, they don't really get along all that well. Naruto stopped thinking and jumped away from where he was standing when a massive arm made of sand came down on him.
"WE WILL END THIS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, UZUMAKI NARUTO!" "Ninja art: Forced sleep!" Gaara yelled. The jutsu was just like it sounded it forced Gaara to fall asleep.
Seconds later a new entity began to speak. "I'M FREE AT LAST! I'M FINALLY FREE TO KILL AGAIN!" Shukaku yelled in delight. Then Shukaku began to laugh for no apparent reason at all.
"A little freaky isn't he," Naruto said.
"You have no idea..." Takeshi replied.
A good distance away from the battle, the two Suna and Leaf Gennin stood and watched in horror at what was happening. They all wondered if Naruto could still win, at least that's what Shino and Shikamaru were thinking. Temari and Kankuro were just wondering if their little brother would be alright after this, even if he acted like he was a homicidal maniac.
"My first victim! Oh how I love blood! It's an excellent shade of red!" Shukaku shrieked as he tried to squash Naruto with his giant limbs.
Naruto quickly jumped to the side as Shukaku's giant arm came down on him. He barely made out of the way in time. "Damn! He's fast for a big guy, isn't he?"
"You're going to have to wake up that Gaara kid if you don't want to die."
"Well, that's easier said than done at this point." Naruto thought about his options and the only thing he could think of at the moment was shadow clones. He was sure the sand would most likely hinder his ability to scale the creature. Naruto made the hand signs and created hundreds of shadow clones. The clones quickly ran up to Shukaku and attempted to climb up him.
"What the hell? Get off of me!" Shukaku roared as he tried to swat the clones off the front of him. Sand spikes shot out all over his body, popping clones left and right.
None of the clones made it even half way up Shukaku's body. "Well that didn't work all that well."
"Why don't you let me lend a hand?"
"How?" Naruto asked. "You're just a little fox." He was now talking to Takeshi who appeared on his shoulder.
"I told you this was all I could do on my own. Now if you allow me to take more of my chakra I could go grow to my full size. Of course, I can only take so much from you at one time." Takeshi noticed Shukaku was inhaling a massive amount of air. "Better choose quickly, boy. If you don't, we're going to die when that hits us." Takeshi jumped off Naruto's shoulder and landed on the ground.
Naruto wasn't sure how he was supposed to do that, but he had nothing to lose at this point. Takeshi, who was on the ground in front of him, suddenly burst into a blinding light and a massive amount of smoke. Shukaku let out the massive burst of air just as all this was happening. A massive tail shot out from the smoke cloud and swatted the air projectile, sending it directly into the ground. Shukaku froze. He knew that energy and that tail, as it was one of nine tails this creature had. He was unsure if it was really him until he began to speak from within the massive smoke cloud.
"It's been sometime, hasn't it, you insane rodent?" Takeshi asked as the smoke cloud began to dissipate. Takeshi stood there, Naruto on top of his head all nine of his tails present and waving with the wind. Takeshi became irritated by the smoke cloud around him and let out a massive roar that sent a shock wave out, dispersing the smoke and even the clouds above them. The shock wave ripped through the trees, uprooting half-dead trees and young saplings from the ground.
...
The young Gennin, some distance away, all grabbed onto the trees and rode out the shock wave. Once the shock wave had passed, they stood up in the trees and looked. Everyone went wide-eyed at what was before them.
"It can't be... I had a feeling they were always lying about the Kyuubi dying, but I never thought that's what happened to it. It makes sense now why everyone treated Naruto the way they did," Shikamaru said as he stared at what was before him. He looked over at Shino, who, like the rest of them, was surprised, but not by the fact Naruto was the container to the Kyuubi. "You knew..."
"Yes, I knew about it, he told me himself during the mission to Wave Country. Hinata knows about it as well," Shino replied, never turning from the battle that was taking place in front of them. He had never seen anything like this before. He had only heard and read of battles like this. He never imagined he would ever see something like this.
"So Naruto is like..." Temari began to say before she was cut off.
"Like Gaara?" Shino asked cutting Temari off. "Yes, that is indeed the case, but when Naruto was attacked, made fun of, or flat out ignored, he moved on, unlike Gaara, who seems to have stood in place, unable to get over the fact that those things happened to him. While Naruto moved on, Gaara dwelt on why people hated him, and grew to hate them in return to such a point, he would probably kill them for the slightest of things," Shino said.
"How is he able to allow the demon out like that?" Shikamaru wondered out loud.
Shino knew Shikamaru was just talking to himself, but decided to reply to Shikamaru's question. "Why don't you ask him after the battle?" Shino replied. "As it stands, however, we can do nothing more in this battle, other than sit and watch."
...
Shukaku just stared at Takeshi. "So, you got yourself sealed, fox face?" Shukaku taunted.
"Looks that way, doesn't it, Captain Obvious? Now, why don't we get on with this fight, so you can go back into your vessel?"
"I won't go back! I'll never go back into that stupid seal!" Shukaku roared. He inhaled and started firing off blasts of chakra-infused air at Takeshi and Naruto.
Takeshi jumped from side to side, avoiding the massive blasts of air. The massive blasts impacted the ground, creating massive gusts of winds that ripped through the trees. The consecutive gusts blew the sand and leaf Gennin watching from the trees off of their perches where they watched. The distance they had traveled to get farther away obviously wasn't enough. They landed in separate places in the forest from one another.
"Your aim is terrible as always."
"I HATE YOU! YOU WERE ALWAYS SO ARROGANT AND ACTED ALL SUPERIOR TO THE REST OF US!" Shukaku yelled out in hatred towards the massive fox.
"That's because I am superior to the rest of you," Takeshi replied. Takeshi inhaled a massive amount of air and blew white hot flames at Shukaku.
Shukaku barely had time to get his arms up to block the flames that had been shot in his direction. As the flames hit Shukaku, his arms began to harden and turn to glass. When the flames died down, Shukaku's arms began to crack, and they soon fell off and shattered on the ground. Shukaku yelled in anger once more. "This isn't over yet, you damned fox!" Shukaku let out a massive amount of demonic energy, trying to reform his arms. Sand shot up from the ground and began to connect to the stumps that used to be his arms.
Takeshi just sat there and watched as Shukaku's arms reformed.
"Hey, Takeshi, why are you waiting?" Naruto asked.
"It's been a long time since I had a decent fight. I intend to get at least a few more minutes out of him," he replied.
"Well, that's nice and all, but I need to go help the old man and everyone else after this, so if you don't mind speeding things up a little bit?"
"Fine..." Takeshi grumbled.
Back in the village
Hinata sat inside her room in the hospital, looking out of the window. She watched parts of the village that were on fire, and saw the many fights taking place within the village. She saw the many types of jutsu being used with her Byakugan. She so badly wanted to help, but all she could do was sit in the room and watch. Since her run in with the sound ninja, a medic had come in to see if there was anything wrong with her. The doctor that had examined her had told her that she was mostly healed, but if she was given too much excitement, she would begin to cough and even cough up blood, but it was far better than her condition was a month ago. Hinata was glad that her time in this place was almost over. Maybe once this battle was over, she could leave the hospital and see Naruto more. He never visited often, like her other friends her age.
Hinata was brought out of her thoughts when she saw with her Byakugan something fighting outside of the village. She focused her Byakugan more and let out a quiet gasp at what she saw. Takeshi was out and fighting what looked like a giant raccoon. However, she wasn't concerned about that. She was more concerned where Naruto was currently. She let out a sigh of relief when she saw Naruto after she adjusted her Byakugan to see a bit farther. She watched as the two battled. Hinata saw Takeshi dodge the blasts of air and retaliate with a massive burst of flame. She wondered why the rather large raccoon's arms shattered and then began to form again with what looked like sand. Hinata jumped a little when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked behind her and saw it was just Tsunami.
"I'm sure Naruto's fine." Tsunami had felt what happened a short time ago, but really wasn't phased by it. Tsunami, of course, did not know of what was taking place outside of the village like Hinata did.
Hinata looked down. She couldn't help but worry, seeing as she wasn't there with him. "I know... It's just... I can't stand sitting around here," Hinata replied.
Tsunami smiled. "I know what you're saying Hinata, at least soon enough you will be able to do just that. Me, on the other hand, I'll always be sitting around waiting for when Zabuza-kun comes back when he goes off on a mission. Now how about we go walk around for a bit instead of worrying about it?" Hinata nodded and the two women left the room.
The two walked around the hospital watching all the wounded being brought in. Hinata saw Sakura, Ino, and Tenten assisting the nurses in bandaging the injured, or setting broken bones. The three of them looked a little worn down.
...
Iruka and Anko had met up with Haku, Chouji, and Sasuke inside of the village. The five of them were currently clearing out the western part of the village with other groups of ninja. They stopped for a brief moment to catch their breath as they had been running and fighting nonstop for some time.
"So, where to next?" Sasuke asked. Sasuke had a few cuts and bruises from the battles so far, but nothing major.
Iruka pulled out a map of the village. The man seemed to be prepared for just about everything. "Well, we've been to these places so far," he said as he took out a pencil and circled the area. "And these places here currently have teams defending them," He continued placing X's where there were squads positioned. "Just about every place is covered at the current time and more leaf shinobi are making their way to them as we speak. I think we should head back to the hospital to reinforce it for now and take out anyone along the way," Iruka finished.
"Well, works for me," Anko replied.
"I'm with Anko-sensei. Let's head back for now," Chouji replied. Chouji wasn't too beaten up at the present time. He, like Sasuke, had a few cuts and bruises, but nothing serious. He hadn't actually killed anyone yet, but he had certainly injured them. Sasuke and Haku, on the other hand, had dealt the finishing blows.
"I concur. We should head back to the hospital. I bet most of the leaf shinobi guarding it have left to fight around the village," Haku said after thinking about it. Haku had no cuts or bruises or anything like that on him. Hell, his clothes weren't even dirty yet. He, unlike the rest of them, didn't even look like he had been in a battle today.
"Works for me," Sasuke said, throwing his two ryo into the conversation.
The five shinobi were in agreement then to head back to the hospital. Shortly after leaving in the direction of the hospital, they found an unconscious civilian.
"How is he, Iruka-kun?"
Iruka knelt down beside the man, checking his injuries. "Not too sure, Anko-chan. He's breathing, but he's got this nasty cut along the right side of his head."
"Most likely got hit with something and stumbled this way, then finally passed out," Haku said.
"Probably." Iruka checked the man over to make sure he didn't have any booby-traps. "Well, no traps, thankfully." Iruka picked up the man, and they were off to the hospital once more.
...
The two former Hokage rushed forward.
"Kakashi! Copy me!" Jiraiya yelled.
Kakashi had already moved his head band to use his Sharingan. Kakashi looked over and copied Jiraiya hand seal for hand seal.
"Katon: Karyuu Endan" (Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet) they both exclaimed then exhaled two massive blasts of fire at the two former Kage.
"Wood Release: Great Wooden Wall!" the former Shodai Hokage yelled as he slammed his hands into the ground. A massive wooden wall shot up from the ground just in time to counter the fire jutsu that Jiraiya and Kakashi had performed. When the fire had died down, the wall retracted, and the Mokuton user had already readied another jutsu. "Wood Release: Wood Projectiles!" Sharp, wooden projectiles came shooting out of Hashirama's hands.
Everyone dispersed as the wooden projectiles blanketed the area they once stood on. Kakashi, Kurenai, and Zabuza had jumped to the right, Jiraiya and Gai to the left, and Hiruzen had jumped straight back.
"You go after Kakashi and the others on the right," Orochimaru said to Tobirama. "And you go play with my former teammate Jiraiya," Orochimaru said, addressing the former's brother. "Hiruzen is my prey," Orochimaru sounded rather excited, but he was just a person who loved killing, so it wasn't that surprising. The two former Hokage nodded and took off to their respective destinations. "It looks like it's just you and me now, Sarutobi-sensei, seeing as my two toys are taking care of the others. Let us begin what will most likely be our last battle." Orochimaru sounded completely delighted. Of course, he was a psycho, so that was understandable.
"Of course, this day, one of our stories may end, or maybe even both," Hiruzen said. He knew that they may both survive this day, or perhaps they'd both meet their ends.
The two readied their weapons and lunged at one another. Hiruzen and Orochimaru fought with reckless abandon. Sword slashes and thrusts from Hiruzen's staff flew at a lightning quick pace.
"It's only a matter of time before I kill you," Orochimaru said when they clashed weapons and stood for a moment, their weapons locked with one another.
"That remains to be seen, my former student, as you're having an extremely hard time killing this old man. As you know, talk is cheap, Orochimaru. Now let us end this!" Hiruzen jumped straight at Orochimaru.
Hiruzen may have been old, but he wasn't too unfit to fight just yet, and he intended to show his former student he hadn't lost what made him known as God of Shinobi, or another title he was given, The Professor. He gripped his weapon and jabbed at Orochimaru several times in rapid succession. The jabs were so fast, Orochimaru could only defend against them. Hiruzen suddenly extended the pole while jabbing at Orochimaru. It came so fast, Orochimaru couldn't react. The staff smashed into his face and sent him flying into a building.
Orochimaru shot snakes out of his sleeves while in midair. The snakes didn't bite Hiruzen, they only smashed into his chest and sent him flying in the opposite direction of Orochimaru. The two opponents crashed into buildings at roughly the same time. Orochimaru came walking out of the hole he had created in the building that he had been sent flying into. To say Orochimaru was angry was an understatement. He was downright furious, and it showed on his face. He couldn't understand how his former sensei was still this strong. Orochimaru ground his teeth in frustration, as nothing was going according to plan. "I will kill you, old man!" Orochimaru suddenly yelled.
Hiruzen rubbed his back, as it was now sore from colliding with the building wall. "Kami, I'm far too old for this shit," he thought. The fact was, Hiruzen was the oldest Kage out of all the ones who were currently in power. The only one who came close to his age was the Tsuchikage, and he was half a decade his junior. "Are you ready for another round, my old friend?"
An eye appeared on the staff. "If your are able, I am willing, Hiruzen," the monkey king said in reply.
Both Hiruzen and Orochimaru gripped their weapons and launched themselves out of their respective buildings directly at one another. Their weapons clashed in mid air. Orochimaru did a stabbing motion with his sword, which Hiruzen countered doing a sweeping motion with his staff. He knocked the sword away from him with one end of the staff, while he swung the other end around to take a swipe at Orochimaru. The Snake Sannin was barely able to duck to avoid the blow to his head. Orochimaru countered with with a kick that was blocked by Hiruzen's staff. Hiruzen then jumped back, as he was truly at a disadvantage when it came to prolonged hand to hand combat. The two stood glaring at one another, each waiting for the other to make the next move.
Orochimaru looked over toward where Naruto and Gaara were fighting. "It seems the beasts are fighting right outside the village, Sarutobi-sensei. I wonder which one will win?" Orochimaru said in a mocking tone.
Hiruzen looked to see what looked like a giant raccoon and fox fighting in the distance. "I've wasted enough time with you, Orochimaru. Now is the time to show you the Jutsu that made me known as God of Shinobi." Hiruzen began to run through a series of hand seals that Orochimaru had never seen before. 'I have a feeling that at this age, this jutsu will probably kill me once the time limit is up,' he thought to himself.
Orochimaru was intrigued and scared at the same time. He had heard of the jutsu that had given Hiruzen that name, but before now had never seen it performed. As he watched him go through hand seal after hand seal, the air around him began to change. Orochimaru noticed Hiruzen's muscles began to become more pronounced through his ninja garb. The skin on his face tightened up. The jutsu, or whatever he was performing, seemed to be making him younger, but Orochimaru knew that just wasn't the case.
Hiruzen's hands ended on the tiger seal. "Kinjutsu: Kami no Tsuyosa" (Forbidden Jutsu: God's Strength) A powerful aura had encircled him. "I've only ever used this jutsu a few times in the past and I had hoped I would never have to again." The old Hokage sighed. "Now it's time to teach you one final lesson, my student."
...
The Nidaime Hokage faced off against Kakashi, Zabuza, and Kurenai. The three Leaf ninja stood on one rooftop while the former Hokage stood on another a short distance from them. The two sides sized each other up, waiting for someone to make the first move.
The Nidaime clapped his hands together. "Suiton: Suishōha" (Water Release: Water Shockwave) Water exploded from around the former Hokage and towards his three opponents.
Kakashi ran through the Tiger, Hare, Boar, and Dog seals. "Doton: Doryūheki" (Earth Release: Earth Style Wall) A perfectly laid stone wall shot up from the ground below them, it also had the heads of four dogs made of stone on it.
The massive wave of water crashed into the wall, but the wall was completely unaffected by the large volume of water that had crashed into it. The water passed harmlessly by the three Leaf ninja.
"Really, Kakashi... dog heads?" Zabuza deadpanned.
Kakashi looked at him like there was nothing wrong at all with adding dog heads to one's jutsu. "I think they look nice, personally." Of course Kakashi would think that. He made them after all. "He'll be coming. Ready yourselves." Kakashi was correct, as the Nidaime came leaping over the stone wall Kakashi had created seconds after he spoke.
The Nidaime had two whips made of water. He struck out at the Leaf ninja with the water whips. Zabuza took out his sword and batted the one aimed at him away. Kakashi jumped back away from the whips.
Kurenai was running through hands signs. "Magen: Jubaku Satsu" (Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death) A moment went by and nothing. 'How is it possible? How didn't it work?' Kurenai thought. She was motionless for only a second, but that was a grave mistake.
The Nidaime turned in Kurenai's direction and lashed out at her with one of his water whips. The water whip wrapped around Kurenai's midsection. The former Hokage moved his arm, causing the water whip to throw Kurenai violently into a building. Kurenai went soaring through the air, through the window of a building and out the wall on the other side.
"Kurenai!" Kakashi shouted. "Zabuza! Cover me!" Kakashi yelled and sped off in Kurenai's direction.
"You got thirty seconds!" Zabuza replied, running through hand signs. "Kirigakure no Jutsu." (Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu) Mist surrounded a twenty yard radius around the two ninja.
"This will not work for very long," The Nidaime said standing inside the mist. He wasn't worried in the slightest, even if he couldn't see his hand in front of his own face.
"It only has to work for the thirty seconds I allotted Kakashi." Zabuza's voice seemed to come from every direction at once.
...
Kakashi ran as fast as he could to where Kurenai had landed. Kakashi froze when he found Kurenai as she lay there, motionless. Kakashi ran over to her and picked her up. "Kurenai wake up." Kakashi's voice seemed distant as if he was remembering a similar event from the past. As Kakashi was lost in thought, Kurenai started to awaken.
"I've never seen you with such a pathetic look on your face Kakashi," Kurenai said weakly.
Kakashi looked down and thought he was holding Rin, as she had said the same thing the day she died. Kakashi didn't say anything. He just hugged her.
"Kakashi, I think I have several broken ribs, and as much as I like you holding me, this isn't helping my condition any."
"Sorry… I was just relieved."
Kurenai smiled weakly. "The emotionless Kakashi, for once in a blue moon, shows some sort of emotion." Even in her state and the current state of the village, she felt like poking fun at her boyfriend.
"I need to get you to a hospital," Kakashi said, picking her off the ground.
"Wait Kakashi, we can take Kurenai. You just get back to what you were doing before."
Kakashi turned around to see Hayate and an ANBU with long purple hair. Kakashi looked down at Kurenai. He didn't want to just drop her off with someone to go back and fight. Kakashi was about to speak, when Zabuza came flying over head on a jet of water, courtesy of his undead opponent.
"Kakashi, your time's up!" Zabuza yelled from a nearby rooftop.
Kakashi looked at Kurenai before reluctantly handing her to Hayate. "If something happens to her... Just hope I don't find you," Kakashi said in a low threatening tone. He soon disappeared to go assist Zabuza.
Hayate whistled. "I haven't seen Kakashi this upset in a long time. Well, Kurenai, let's get you out of here and treated for your wounds." Hayate and the ANBU member disappeared, headed in the direction of the hospital.
...
Zabuza was trying to recover from being blown through the air by a large jet of water. Although he was not recovering fast enough, as his undead opponent was already on top of him.
"Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu" (Water Release: Water Dragon Jutsu)
A water dragon came up from between the buildings and smashed into the Nidaime. The water dragon engulfed him and crashed into a nearby building.
"You're, late Kakashi," Zabuza said in an annoyed tone as the cyclops Jounin appeared beside him.
"Sorry about that."
The two readied themselves. They knew that would not even phase the undead that was their opponent. Sure enough, the former Hokage stood up and looked at his opponents.
The former Hokage clapped his hands together. "Water Release: Water Hydra Jutsu!" Water seemed to come out of nowhere and surround the Nidaime Hokage. A large body was taking shape around him. Soon four massive what looked like dragon heads took shape. What stood before them was a jutsu that the former Hokage had created himself. This jutsu was one of the most advanced water ninjutsu ever created.
"Kakashi, if we manage to survive, remind me to beat the living hell out of Naruto for convincing me to come here," Zabuza said, never looking away from the beast made of water.
"Sure, whatever," Kakashi replied. He was a bit stunned, he had heard of this jutsu, but he'd never seen it in person.
...
Jiraiya and Gai stood next to one another. They had been separated from the others. The two were currently staring down the Shodai Hokage.
"Do you have a plan, Jiraiya-sama?" Gai asked.
"Well, we have to kill him somehow, but that's rather hard, considering he's not really alive." Jiraiya was trying to think of a way to defeat his current opponent, but wasn't coming up with anything. "I know what I said before, Gai, but it seems I will require your help with this opponent, seeing as I don't know how to kill him just yet. Also, remember Gai, don't go overboard with opening the gates. We may still have to fight if we manage to win."
"YES, THIS WILL BE MY MOST YOUTHFUL PERFORMANCE YET!" Gai shouted.
"I can see why people avoid him..." Jiraiya thought. He was truly unsure of how to defeat the Shodai, as physical damage seemed to accomplish nothing more than hinder the undead's movements for a few seconds. "Alright, Gai. Here he comes! Prepare yourself."
"I am always prepared Jiraiya-sama!" Gai said loudly, before dropping into a Taijutsu stance.
The Shodai Hokage stood in front of them, unmoving. For some reason, he had allowed them to talk between themselves until they were ready to fight. The former Hokage sprinted across the rooftops to his opponents.
Gai mimicked his enemy's movements and shot across the rooftops to meet him in the middle. The two clashed in a flurry of punches and kicks. The former Hokage seemed to be able to keep up with the speed demon that was Might Gai. They each blocked, dodged, or parried each other's blows. After twenty seconds of intense taijutsu, the Shodai managed to kick Gai in the chest, which sent him flying backwards. The former Hokage slammed both his palms into the roof top of the building. "Wood Release: Impaling Roots!" Four roots shot out of the ground and went directly for Gai, who still had yet to recover.
"Katon: Endan" (Fire Release: Flame Bullet) Jiraiya directed the oil enhanced flame at the roots headed for Gai. The roots were incinerated effortlessly by the oil powered flames. Now it was Jiraiya's turn to go on the offensive. Jiraiya disappeared from sight only to reappear directly above the former Hokage with a large Rasengan in hand. "Odama Rasengan" (Great Ball Rasengan)
The former Hokage managed to jump away just in time. The large Rasengan hit the rooftop instead, obliterating it and damaging the second floor to a degree.
Gai appeared behind the Shodai, the first of the inner gates already activated. "Leaf Hurricane!" Gai landed a devastating kick to the former Hokage's back, sending him flying into the building that Jiraiya had just partially destroyed. The building collapsed on top of the undead Hokage.
Gai landed next to Jiraiya, who was on ground level. "You think we got him?" Gai asked.
"Hell no, he'll probably burst out from under the rubble pretty soon," Jiraiya replied.
The two of them only had to stand there for about ten more seconds before a massive tree burst out of the rubble. Hashirama seemed to walk directly out of the tree trunk. He was now wearing armor made of wood. Jiraiya had no doubt this wooden armor was stronger and more durable than steel.
"Gai, can you buy me about a minute?" Jiraiya asked. "I need to prepare something, but it takes a little bit of time to do so," he continued.
Gai gave him a thumbs of and smiled. "Of course Jiraiya-sama, You can count on me to buy you all the time you need!" Gai exclaimed, opening two more gates instantly. Gai disappeared in a blur of motion as he engaged the former Hokage.
Jiraiya wasted no time in what he was planning. He quickly cut his finger and began to change the marks on his face. He was summoning Fukasaku and his wife Shima to aid him in battle. Jiraiya then clapped his hands together and concentrated his chakra. Thankfully he wasn't worried about dodging or talking as that would make the summoning process take longer. After about a two minutes of concentrating his chakra, the two appeared on his shoulders.
"Little Jiraiya, why have you summoned us?" Fukasaku asked. The fact was, if he actually looked around, he would think what he had just asked was a stupid question.
"If you looked around before running your mouth, you would actually know, you old fart," Shima scolded her husband. Shima looked around again to see the destruction around her.
"It's Orochimaru, he's caused all this. I need you two to help me go into sage mode. He's currently resurrected two of the former Hokage, and I need the power to win, regardless of how bad it makes me look." Jiraiya really did hate how bad going into sage mode made him look.
"You should have used us back then. If you had, Orochimaru would have been dead," Fukasaku scolded.
Jiraiya just sighed. "Can you scold me later? I mean, now's not the time to chastise me about how you two would have made the difference in that fight."
The two toads sitting on Jiraiya's shoulders nodded in agreement.
"Oh, Jiraiya, how is little Naruto doing?" Shima asked.
"Oh, just fine, currently I believe he was sent after the other Jinchuuriki from Suna. Don't worry. He won't lose to that guy."
"Neither of us are worried about that, Jiraiya. We were just wondering if he was doing well," Shima replied. "Now why don't we get started, so we can take care of your problem," she continued.
"Right!" Jiraiya exclaimed. Soon enough, they began to gather natural energy. Jiraiya began to change a little. His nose, for one, became bigger, but that was because he could truly not control this technique very well.
...
Gai was currently fighting the Shodai. He was delivering tremendously powerful blows to the former Hokage, but the wooden armor seemed to absorb a great deal of the impact of each attack. The only problem was that Gai was tiring, he had been keeping up this relentless assault for over a few minutes now. The only reason he was tiring was because he had four of the gates currently open..
Gai jumped back, then in an instant, jumped back at the opponent "Konoha Kaigansho" (Leaf Rock Destroying Rise) The move was nothing more the Gai smashing the former Hokage with his elbow while using his other arm for support to strengthen the blow. The speed combined with the technique on a normal opponent would be quite devastating, but all it did was crack the Shodai's chest armor and sent him flying into a building.
Gai was breathing heavily, he wasn't sure how much longer he could keep this up. He readied himself as he heard the rubble begin to move. A hand touched his shoulder and Gai spun around ready for a fight. He was relieved to see Jiraiya was the one behind him.
"Take a breather, Gai. I can take things from here."
"You sure Jiraiya-sama? I'm still ready and able to assist."
"Yeah I'm sure," he replied. "Well, Fukasaku, Shima, it seems our opponent is ready for another round," Jiraiya said, watching the rubble that covered the resurrected mokuton began to move.
...
Iruka's group had finally arrived at the hospital. They had run in to a little trouble along the way, but it was nothing they couldn't handle. It seemed that most of the Suna ninja had already begun to pull back, but the Sound were not retreating. They were fighting to the last man. The five of them had just walked through the front door, when Hayate and an ANBU with long purple hair rushed in with a very badly hurt Kurenai Yuuhi.
Anko rushed over to her friend. "Kurenai, what happened?" Anko asked worriedly.
Kurenai smiled weakly."I'm fine Anko, just some broken bones. That's what I get for getting distracted in combat."
"Sorry Anko, but I have to get Kurenai to one of the doctors, so they can heal the damage," Hayate stated. "Of course, you're welcome to come, Anko, if you're worried," Hayate continued as he walked off into the hospital. Anko followed right after them.
Iruka, Sasuke, Haku, and Chouji decided to follow as well. They traveled to the top floor, where they met up with Hinata and the others.
Ino shot up when she saw people coming through the lobby door on the top floor where they were taking a break. Ino ran over to Haku and hugged him. "You're back!" Ino hadn't noticed Hayate holding Kurenai.
"Yeah, I'm back," Haku replied.
Hinata saw Kurenai being carried into the room. "Kurenai-sensei! Are you alright?" Hinata asked, running over to her.
Kurenai coughed a bit before responding. "Yes, I'm fine Hinata. Wounds are nothing new to me," Kurenai replied. "How are Shino and Naruto doing? I'm sure you've been watching them."
Hinata blushed a little. "I have, and they're fine. Naruto's still fighting Gaara, though..."
"Sorry, Kurenai, I have to get you to a doctor. You can speak with your student later," Hayate stated, cutting Hinata off. He walked to the other room where a doctor was treating a patient.
"Sakura, I said stop!"
"And I said sit still while I treat your wounds! Sasuke-kun, I love you dearly, but you can be such a baby sometimes."
Everyone turned around and saw Sakura on top of Sasuke, trying to treat the few wounds he received while roaming the village.
"Umm... Sakura, there's a time and place for all things," Hinata stated, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, but if you can't wait, you could just get a room," Ino stated. The people around her chuckled and snickered.
Both Sakura and Sasuke blushed. They knew exactly what Hinata and Ino meant when she said that. Sakura got off of Sasuke and started to treat his wounds, as he was a lot more compliant now. Sasuke was never one for public shows of affection, as it made him feel uncomfortable.
Ino just giggled at the sight of Sasuke being treated by Sakura. He looked so uncomfortable with everyone staring at him.
...
Kurenai lay in a bed as the doctor set the bones in place with a medical jutsu. Setting and healing bones inside the body were a simple matter, compared to internal organs. Why exactly? Well that's rather obvious. Bones can be mended easily without fear of being imprecise with the healing, while with one of the internal organs, say the heart, one wrong move or one bit of lapse in concentration could kill the patient.
Kurenai had a few things running through her mind, Kakashi being one of them. The other was Hinata. Kurenai could see her through the doorway, standing at a window, looking out over the village.
'It must be hard for her, not being able to do anything except watch everything happen,' Kurenai thought.
...
Hinata stood at the window, looking over the village. Everyone in the room was chatting about something, so she slipped away to look out the window. Hinata wanted so badly to be able to help. Sadly, she had neither the medical skill, nor the ability to fight at the moment. Hinata sighed. All she could do was wait for the fighting to be over with.
"Hey, Hinata, why such a down look?" Ino asked, walking up beside her.
"I just want to be able to do something. I'm just so tired of being stuck in this hospital all the time," Hinata stated, shifting her gaze to where Naruto was fighting. "I just wish for once I could help him."
"Talking about Naruto?"
Hinata blushed a little at hearing his name. "Yeah... He's always there when I need him."
"You know he's... got a..."
"I know all about that, Ino. I have since the mission to Wave Country," Hinata said, cutting Ino off. "It doesn't matter to me. It's not like he had a choice in the matter."
"You like him a lot, don't you?"
Hinata said nothing in reply to Ino's question. She only smiled and looked in the direction of Naruto's fight.
Outside the Village
Shukaku slammed his hands into the earth. He was preparing something, and Takeshi knew exactly what it was.
"Hold on tight. We're going up." The earth beneath them began to shake.
"What..." Naruto wasn't able to finish as Takeshi jumped straight up with such force that Naruto was forced down on top of Takeshi's head.
Several arms made of sand shot up from the ground directly underneath them. However, Takeshi had jumped far out of their reach. The massive demon fox seemed to hover at the apex of his jump in the air for a moment and then began to descend to the ground. Naruto griped Takeshi's fur in order not to go flying off as they descended. As they were descending, Takeshi used his tails to smash away the arms made of sand. The nine-tailed demon fox hit the ground with enough force to cause the earth to quake.
Naruto finally got a chance to stand up from that ordeal that had lasted all of twenty seconds. "Next time, would you mind telling me a little sooner?" Naruto asked, slightly annoyed at what had just happened.
"I don't have time to narrate and fight at the same time. It's not like you gave me even half of my power to work with here."
"Heh, I would never give you that much control over your own powers. You may have said a few things that made me trust you, but I'm far from trusting you that much, fox face."
"I suppose it is understandable, all things considered. Anyhow, you still have to get on top of Shukaku and wake that Gaara kid up. Unless you want me to kill him?"
"I told you I'm not going to kill him and neither are you."
"So you keep saying. Now, I believe it's time we ended this, as I'm running out of the little energy you allotted me. Hold on!" Takeshi ran at Shukaku, tails flailing in the air behind him.
...
The four Gennin stood in the trees, still watching as they had since the beginning of the fight. They had no idea there was someone standing behind them, watching them and the fight taking place.
"A most devastating and fearsome fight, wouldn't you all agree?"
Everyone turned around to see a man in an all black cloak, wearing a sakkat on his head, standing on a tree behind them. The sakkat, combined with the cloak he was wearing, covered the majority of his face, making it hard for anyone to tell who he was.
The Gennin, not knowing who it was, took up defensive stances. Shikamaru studied the man for a moment before he caught a glimpse of the man's eyes. He knew who it was now.
"Come to kill us, Itachi Uchiha?" Shikamaru asked.
Both Temari's and Kankuro's eyes widened at hearing that name.
"Well, that is a thought, but if that was my intent I would have done it by now," Itachi replied. Itachi could hear a rather loud buzzing sound all around him. "Ah, an Aburame. You must be part of Naruto's team then."
"Well, I know for a fact there's nothing we could do to win if it came down to a fight," Shikamaru stated. "So why exactly are you here?"
"All things come to those who wait, just as your answer will in the next few days. However, I would pay more attention to the fight over there, as it's about to end."
...
Takeshi weaved in and out of the chakra filled blasts of air as he made his way to Shukaku. In a matter of seconds, Takeshi was on top of Shukaku. All nine of Takeshi's tails had wrapped around the massive sand raccoon. His claws had sunk deep into Shukaku as well, holding him in place.
"Time for you to go back into your container! Naruto, now is your chance!" Takeshi roared.
"I won't go back!" Shukaku screamed in defiance.
Naruto jumped off Takeshi while creating a rather large number of shadow clones. It looked like a massive cloud of Naruto clones was raining down on Shukaku.
Sand shot straight up in large globs, trying to eliminate Naruto and his clones. Half the clones disappeared in seconds, and the other half managed to land on top of Shukaku. Some of the clones were sucked down inside of the massive sand body, while others were pierced by spikes made of sand that shot up as they tried to get to Gaara.
"I've got you!" Naruto yelled as he tried to throw a punch at Gaara's inanimate body.
A sand spike shot out from Gaara's body and pierced Naruto's right shoulder. Naruto screamed in pain, but pushed further on the spike with the momentum he had gained from running. Naruto then gave Gaara a swift but powerful kick to the head.
Shukaku began to scream obscenities as his control over Gaara began to dissipate. "Dammit! I only just got my freedom!" Shukaku's eyes went dark and his form started crack and turn to sand, as Gaara didn't have the chakra to keep it together.
Takeshi dispersed, as he was out of the demonic chakra Naruto had allotted him.
Naruto and Gaara landed on the forest floor, not far from one another. Both Gennin looked worn out from their fight. Naruto was cradling his right shoulder, while Gaara was on his knees, breathing heavily.
"Why do you fight?" Gaara asked. "Why do you fight so hard to save those who hate you?"
"Because not all of them hate me, and that's all the reason I need, Gaara. Not to mention, not everyone in your village hates you either."
Gaara thought about Temari and Kankuro. No matter what stunt he pulled or what he threatened them with, they were always there. Just then, Kankuro and Temari appeared next to Gaara.
"Take your brother and go," Naruto stated.
"You're going to let us go, just like that?" Temari asked.
"As far as I know, none of you killed anyone, so I'm letting you go."
Temari and Kankuro helped their brother to his feet. "Thank you, Naruto Uzumaki," Temari said before she disappeared into the forest with both her brothers.
"Very interesting logic you possess, Naruto Uzumaki."
Naruto looked behind him to see Itachi Uchiha walking up behind him. "Ah, Itachi, it's you. I thought you would be off in the village somewhere."
"I was earlier, but I decided after a time to come see what you were up to. I must say, Jiraiya wasn't just bragging about your abilities last night."
Naruto turned around fully and saw both Shino and Shikamaru jumping down from the trees.
"Judging from your reaction, Naruto, I'd have to guess Itachi isn't our enemy," Shino said.
"No, Shino, he isn't. Now if you will excuse me, I'll be going to sleep."
A few minutes went by and Naruto just stood there completely unmoving. The odd thing was Naruto's eyes were still open. Shikamaru walked over to him and waved his hand right in front of his face. "Well, he's definitely out for the count," Shikamaru stated, somewhat amazed. "Wish I could fall asleep like that," he mumbled.
"If you ever fight as long and as hard in one day as Naruto has today, you will," Itachi said as he checked Naruto's wound. The wound had already stopped bleeding. However, that was due to the fox, as a wound like that would not stop so quickly. Itachi slung Naruto over his shoulder like he was a sack of potatoes.
"You know, three years ago, Naruto was just some hyperactive idiot, but now he's so much different. He really hadn't shown how much he had changed on his trip with Jiraiya till now," Shikamaru stated.
"It just shows the effectiveness of Jiraiya's training," Itachi responded.
The three of them made their way back to the village.
Back in the village
"Mokuton Hijutsu: Jukai Kōtan" (Wood Release Secret Technique: Nativity of a World of Trees) Roots and trees suddenly burst through the rubble. In a matter of seconds, the entire area was transformed in a forest.
Jiraiya didn't even move as the trees and roots that sprung up from the ground seemed to travel around him.
"Well, you don't see an entire forest pop up over the course of a few seconds every day, now do you?" Shima asked, somewhat impressed by the display.
"Now is not the time to be impressed with the enemy's jutsu," Fukasaku stated.
Roots and tree branches suddenly began to lash out at Jiraiya, but Shima took care of them. She shot her tongue out, smashing all the branches and roots. Jiraiya looked around, but could not see the Shodai Hokage.
"Ma'am, mind bringing our opponent out to play?" Jiraiya asked Shima.
"I would be more than happy to," Shima replied, clapping her hands together. Shima opened her mouth. Her tongue seemed to have transformed a bit. It now had a mouth and a pair of eyes, as well as nostrils. Her tongue swayed in the air for but a moment, sniffing the air, before shooting out through the dense trees in a seemingly random direction. "Gotcha!" Shima shouted as she pulled the undead Hokage out of hiding. She threw the former Hokage straight up into the air.
Jiraiya jumped in the air and flew through hand seals, "Katon: Dai Endan" (Fire Release: Giant Flame Bullet) the natural-energy-enhanced ball of burning oil consumed the former Hokage. A flaming mass fell from the sky and through the trees below. "I wonder if that was enough to completely destroy the body?" Jiraiya asked himself as he landed on a nearby building. Normally, he could feel the life force of things around him when he was in sage mode, but for some reason, he couldn't feel anything coming from the former Hokage earlier.
The building under Jiraiya began to rumble. "I suppose it wasn't enough," Jiraiya stated before jumping off the building. The wooden armor the Shodai wore obviously protected him more than Jiraiya had predicted.
The building collapsed right after Jiraiya had jumped off. Massive roots waved in the air like tentacles.
"The things one can do with such a kekkei genkai," Fukasaku said, looking at what had destroyed the building.
"Well, I know a sure fire way to completely annihilate him, but it will hurt us a decent bit as well," Jiraiya stated.
"Do what must be done," Fukasaku stated. Shima nodded in reply.
The Shodai came shooting out of the small forest he had created, landing on a building a short distance away from Jiraiya.
'Seems he wants to end this as well,' Jiraiya thought.
The two ninja stood staring at one another before Jiraiya jumped up into the air at an angle.
"Mokuton: Daijurin no Jutsu!" (Wood Release: Great Forest Technique) The Shodai's arm turned into a mass of branches that sped directly at Jiraiya.
Jiraiya held up his hand. "Senpou: Cho Odama Rasengan!" (Sage Art: Super Great Ball Spiraling Sphere) Jiraiya smashed the massive Rasengan into the Shodai's jutsu, shredding it into nothing. Jiraiya's jutsu then crashed down on top of the former Hokage and the building he was on, causing a massive explosion.
...
Gai watched the entire fight from a distance. He went wide-eyed at Jiraiya's last jutsu and the amount of destruction it had caused. He quickly covered the distance to the crater that had been made. He scanned the crater, which seemed to be about forty meters in diameter, but all he could see was a massive amount of dust in the air.
He finally made out a single figure in the middle of the crater. The dust cleared a little, and Gai was able to make out the figure as Jiraiya. He breathed a sigh of relief, knowing Jiraiya had been the one to come out on top in the battle.
Gai appeared next to Jiraiya. "Jiraiya-sama, that was the most youthful display I have ever seen!" Gai yelled.
Jiraiya sighed. He was pretty beat up from performing that jutsu, but it wasn't as bad as he had thought it would be. Although the arm he used to create the Rasengan hurt like hell. But thanks to the Sage Mode he was currently in, he would heal quickly. "Thanks... I guess..." Jiraiya replied. "Well this battle is over lets go see how everyone else is making out."
"Right!" Gai exclaimed.
The two Leaf ninja made their way out of the crater.
...
Zabuza and Kakashi were currently trying to come up with a plan on how to disrupt the former Nidaime Hokage's jutsu. The heads of the hydra shot streams of high pressure water at both Zabuza and Kakashi.
"Got any bright ideas, Kakashi?" Zabuza asked, as he and Kakashi dodged the streams of water.
"Thinking," Kakashi replied. He then pulled out two dozen explosive tags. "Zabuza, take these." Both Kakashi and Zabuza stood on a building about fifty feet from the Nidaime Hokage. The former Hokage had stopped his assault once they got a certain distance. The reason was unknown, but it was probably because the Nidaime couldn't move from that spot while the jutsu was active.
"What the hell am I suppose to use these explosive tags on!" Zabuza roared.
"Listen. If my jutsu is able to disrupt that water jutsu, I want you to place these explosive tags all over him. Other than getting that control object the Hokage was talking about, we don't know how to kill them, or at the very least, disable them."
"So you're thinking complete annihilation will work?"
"Well, think about it. If the body the soul is bound to is completely destroyed, there will be nothing for the soul to return to. If my plan works, the fight will be over in the next thirty seconds or so. What do you think?" Kakashi asked Zabuza, wondering if he liked the plan or not.
"Simple yet completely brutal... I love it!" Zabuza was really liking this plan.
Off in the distance, the two saw Jiraiya's massive Rasengan. They watched as Jiraiya slammed it into his opponent. There was a massive explosion, followed by a fierce shock wave.
"Well, it seems Gai and Jiraiya are done. Now it's our turn to finish." Kakashi began to run through hand seals. He was running through them slower than he normally would. Once he got halfway through the long series of hand seals, he ran forward at the Nidaime Hokage while increasing the speed he was forming the hand seals. Kakashi weaved in and out of the streams of water that came from the hydra's heads. Kakashi finally finished his jutsu, finishing with the dragon seal. "Lighting Release: Great Three-headed Dragon!" In an instant, a massive dragon made of lighting with three heads appeared behind Kakashi. The three-headed dragon coiled up above Kakashi before descending down upon the undead Hokage. One head went directly for him, while the others went to the right and left and struck his sides.
The former Hokage had no time to dispel the jutsu and move. He could only sit there and let it hit him.
When the dragon collided with the Nidaime, there was a blinding flash of light. The light, however, only lasted a few seconds. The lightning jutsu Kakashi had used definitely worked. In the seconds the blinding light filled the area, Zabuza placed almost all of the explosive tags on his opponent.
Zabuza appeared next to Kakashi. "Do it."
Kakashi made the half ram seal. There was a tremendous explosion, and both Kakashi and Zabuza were blown backwards into a wall, cracking it with the force from the shock wave that threw them back. The building the former Hokage had stood on had been incinerated, along with the Nidaime himself.
The two sat there up against the wall they had cracked with their bodies.
"I didn't think the explosion was going to be that big..." Zabuza mumbled.
"How many did you use?" Kakashi asked
"I used all but four," Zabuza replied, holding up the remaining four explosive tags.
"Oh. I didn't think you were actually going to be able to put that many on him."
"Are the two of you just going to sit around all day?"
They both looked up to see Gai and Jiraiya walking up to them.
"Kakashi, my eternal rival! Show us your flames of youth!" Gai shouted.
Jiraiya, Zabuza, and Kakashi just sweat dropped.
...
"And what lesson are you going to teach me, old man?" Orochimaru asked, truly curious.
"A lesson that I've tried to teach you time and time again, but it never seemed to get through your sometimes thick head." Hiruzen disappeared in a blur of motion and struck Orochimaru with his staff, sending him flying. "The lesson to never underestimate your opponent!"
Orochimaru went flying through the air. The only thing that stopped him was the four buildings he flew through and then eventually the ground. Orochimaru got up, and rage filled his eyes. It wasn't because Hiruzen was winning, but because he had been holding back all this time. Orochimaru's eyes widened as Hiruzen had enlarged and lengthened his staff to hit him without even moving from where he stood. The snake Sannin jumped out of the way just in time to avoid being crushed.
"Too slow, my former student!" Hiruzen was already on top of him. The old Hokage delivered a devastating kick to his former student's head, sending him flying into the arena. Hiruzen landed in the arena to see that Orochimaru had disappeared. His entire body felt like someone had replaced his blood with fire or acid. But that was the draw back of the jutsu he was using. The longer it was active, the more pain you experienced, and he was only ever able to sustain it for a short time.
Orochimaru came out of the ground, sword drawn. He made a downward slash, only for it to be blocked by Hiruzen. "Very interesting jutsu you have. I've wondered how powerful it was for the longest time," Orochimaru said.
"Yes, I'm sure you have."
The two broke apart and jumped back.
"Sen'ei Tajashu" (Multi Hidden Shadow Snake Hands) Many snakes shot out from Orochimaru's sleeves.
Hiruzen was able to block all but one of the snakes. That one snake bit down on his arm, which Orochimaru then used to throw the old Hokage into the arena wall.
Hiruzen crashed into the wall, but recovered quickly and quickly ran through hand seals. "Doton: Doryuso" (Earth Release: Rising Stone Spears) Massive stone spikes shot out from the ground all around Orochimaru and skewered him alive. For but a second, Hiruzen thought he had finally gotten Orochimaru, although his hopes were dashed when he turned to mud. Hiruzen cursed under his breath. He didn't have all that much time left before the jutsu wore off.
"Come out, Orochimaru! We're not done yet!"
"No, we certainly aren't," he replied, coming out of the ground on the other side of the arena. Two large explosions were heard, one shortly after the other. Orochimaru could feel that his puppets were gone now. The snake Sannin knew his plans were ruined, but he wouldn't let his ambitions end here.
Just as Hiruzen was about to make his move, he gripped his heart and fell to his knees. He spat blood onto the ground, and the aura around him disappeared. Hiruzen breathed heavily as he tried to stand, but couldn't.'Dammit. I thought I had more time. I guess this old body just can't handle the strain of that jutsu like it used to.'
"Seems you lost, old man. Your jutsu must have some rather bad side effects for such a boost in combat ability." Orochimaru was hurting as well. Those few blows he had received from Hiruzen had done a number on him.
Kisame appeared in front of the old Hokage. "Hey old man, you ain't looking so good right now."
"Well, Kisame, what an unpleasant and unwanted surprise. Where is Itachi? You two normally aren't far apart from one another," Orochimaru said, very displeased with this new development. Kabuto appeared behind Orochimaru and quickly whispered something in his ear. "It seems I'll save this kill for another time, as I am currently at an extreme disadvantage."
"You're not leaving until I shred you!" Kisame roared and charged him.
Several Sound ninja appeared in front of Orochimaru and attacked Kisame. The former member of the Seven Swordsmen quickly dispatched them, but by that time Orochimaru and Kabuto had disappeared.
Kisame turned back to see the old Hokage breathing heavily on the ground. As he walked over to him, Jiraiya and the other appeared in front of Hiruzen.
Zabuza drew his sword.
"Enough, Zabuza. Kisame is with us for the time being. Gai, Kakashi, get the Hokage to the hospital, on the double." Both Gai and Kakashi nodded, picking up the old battered Hokage and taking off towards the hospital. "Kisame, Zabuza, make a sweep of the village for any remaining Sound or Sand ninja."
Zabuza nodded and disappeared.
"Fine..." Kisame replied and left as well.
Jiraiya jumped to the top of the stadium and looked out over the village and the devastation his former friend had brought on it.
Somewhere outside the village
Orochimaru was grumbling over his loss. He was a man who hated losing more than anything else. "I'll kill that old fool!" Orochimaru snarled.
"But today wasn't a total loss, Orochimaru-sama," Kabuto commented.
"Do tell me how it wasn't a total loss, Kabuto?" Orochimaru asked, truly curious.
"In my spare time, I checked out the hospital like you asked. What I found was most intriguing."
"Spit it out. I'm in no mood for your word games." That was the truth. If Kabuto beat around the bush much longer, he was just going to kill him and be on his way.
"Your former teammate, Tsunade Senju, has come into contact with Kimimaro's disease once before."
Orochimaru was enjoying where this was going. "And you found something that will help cure him?"
"Oh yes indeed, I will be able to cure him shortly after we return to the hideout he's currently in."
"You were right, Kabuto. It wasn't a total loss." Orochimaru was completely delighted to hear that news. The snake Sannin had always wanted to take over that body of his for the Kekkei Genkai he possessed. This brought a sadistic smile to the snake Sannin's face.
"Now what about Uchiha Sasuke?" Kabuto asked curious about the subject.
"Sadly, little Sasuke-kun may be far out of my reach, now that his brother has come back to the Leaf Village. Now, Kabuto, we must plan and prepare for our next move. It may take a few years or more, but I will burn the Leaf Village to the ground."
End chapter
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What did you think of the fights? Epic enough for you?
"Kinjutsu: Kami no Tsuyosa" (Forbidden Jutsu: God's Strength) empowers the user of the jutsu, increasing strength, speed, and jutsu strength. The jutsu has severe side effects, which can even cause death to the user if he forces the jutsu to last longer than his body is able to sustain.
Alright, I made this jutsu because they always called him God of Shinobi, but they never really showed or explained why, so I made a jutsu just for that.
And, no, the old man isn't dead. I'm so tired of people killing him off.
Now, I want each and everyone of you that sees this to go onto KingKakashi's profile and vote on his poll. Why do I ask this? Well, because he's waiting for 1000 people to vote on the poll. So, please, for the love of all that is holy, go to his profile and vote for the ten hottest girls on it. I'm begging here, please! BTW, all of you better vote for Hinata...
Okay. The fact is, I stopped reading the manga right after the flashbacks with Kushina. But from what friends have told me, Kishi is doing a lot of bs work, bringing back tons of dead people. Also, he brought back the former seven swordsmen, which is kind of cool, but not enough to get me to read all the chapters I missed, or to even read that one. Also, I'm disgusted to hear that Hinata's only received time in two panels.