Book Two: Nozomi's Purpose- Zero Hour: The Showdown begins!
"This fight has just begun so I hope you two are ready." I said to Gaara and his father, Katsu.
"I owe Orochimaru." They both said. I rolled my eyes. The Third was fighting off the First, Second and Fourth Hokages.
"Sumi, Shukaku go help Kitsune. Attack the barrier from the inside."
"Yes." They both took off to aid their brother.
"I need you two to distract them while I get those tagged kunai out of the others' heads."
"No problem." Katsu said, he and his son taking off to assist the Third.
"Now you've left yourself wide open, Nozomi." I heard Orochimaru behind me.
"I can take you." I said smirking.
"We'll see..." Orochimaru said turning his tongue into a snake. It was almost too easy to dodge.
A wooden tendril grabbed him by the ankle and flung him against a tree.
"NOZOMI!" Gaara.
I bolted for a tree trunk and melded into it. I pulled out my compact and Blanked Out by a small hole in the trunk letting in light. I raced through the Fourth mind and yanked out the Tagged Kunai.
I can't keep this up forever!- Gaara
Well I just freed the Fourth Hokage! This isn't as easy as it looks!
Well technically I can't even see you.- Gaara
I dropped the Tagged Kunai and slipped outside the tree. Gaara, Katsu, The Third and Uncle Minato were fighting Orochimaru, Hashirama and Tobirama.
I hit Orochimaru in the back with a Smashing Mallet and did a back flip over the First's head and landed perfectly. "Miss me?" I asked.
"You are just like your mother." Uncle Minato said.
"I'll take that as a complement." I said tucking one of my elbow length strands behind my ear.
"Summoning Jutsu!" The Third said, "Monkey King Enma!" Smoke surrounded us. When it cleared a large, clothed monkey with a Leaf headband stood before us.
"Well isn't this an interesting situation." the large monkey said.
"Know what you mean." I said. "The Fourth Hokage, the former Kazekage, and the current Hokage battling the First and Second Hokage and a Hokage wannabe." I said. "And I thought the day I found out I was a Jinchuriki was weird." I rolled my eyes. "Now let's get this over with." I held my hand off to the side, wood rose from the roof in s thin column. I snapped the column and broke it into a staff.
"I think I like this kid." Monkey King Enma said.
"You adults can take the Second. Gaara and I can take the First."
"And Orochimaru?" Gaara asked, I could hear his desire to kill Orochimaru.
"Whoever's around him at the time." I said.
"Your niece is quite the general." Katsu said.
"Hm." was all Uncle Minato said.
"Go!" I said, at my word all of us took off toward our targets.
"Sand Wave!" Gaara made a wave of sand come from his gourd. I made a long oval of wood come from the ground and I rode the sand wave.
The First tried to make a wall of wood to stop it but the wave of sand was taller than the wall and I rode over it.
I yelled as I shoved the wood spear through his heart. The First's eyes widened, but he was still alive. Wood sprang from the ground shoving me into the wall, but I melded into it. I glared at the First as I sank into the wood. Kill me! I heard the First think.
I gasped as I came to the other side of the wall.
"You get him?" Gaara asked.
"I stabbed the First in the heart but he's still alive." I glanced at the adults, they were having an easier time than we were. "I heard his thoughts and..."
"And?"
"He said 'kill me'." I looked at Gaara.
"We should oblige than."
I nodded and made the wall disappear in a puff of smoke, The First just stood there. He's fighting the Tagged Kunai.
Well he can't hold out forever!- Gaara
We both ran forward, my heart beat was synchronized with the booming that had been going off for who knows how. The source of the booming was no doubt Kitsune, Sumi, Shukaku and Naruto trying to break the barrier.
Gaara had several spears of sand shoot at Hashirama as I had several spears of wood shoot at him from the ground. Hashirama almost dodged but our spears caught him, blood trickled and gushed out of his multiple wounds.
I Blanked Out as we walked toward the First. I yanked out the Tagged Kunai.
I looked at the First's face. There was pure gratitude on it. "Thank you, kids." He said as Gaara and I got rid of our spears.
"Hashirama, I'm sorry it had to come to this." I said as I knelt down next to him, Gaara still stood.
"You really are more talented than I was at your age, Nozomi." he said looking at me. "I know Sumi may get annoying at times but-" He coughed up blood. "She means well in the end. Make sure Naruto doesn't do anything stupid, the Village will need him to lead it someday."
I laughed a bit. "With the exception of the Third, the title of Hokage seems like it's staying in the family."
Hashirama smiled as the life left his body. "The Village will need you too, but in a different way. The bonds you and Naruto have made with the other Shinobi from the other Villages and the ones you two will befriend will prove to be a great help to this Village and many of the others." Hashirama nodded to Gaara. "You are a Senju through and through. I had a feeling your mother and Minato were no accident." His voice was getting weaker.
"No." I said. "I'm a Senchiha."
"I suppose you are." He chuckled weakly. "The Clan still lives and it's larger than you think..." His eyes were glazing over.
"Wait! What does that mean!" I exclaimed.
"Take my soul out of me." Hashirama said. "It's the only way to kill me."
"Tell me what you mean first." I said forcefully.
"You really are Tsunade's granddaughter." Hashirama said. "You'll know everything when the time is right."
"You sound just like Sumi." I said placing my hand over his heart. I let my golden chakra flow into him, I clenched my fist. I felt his soul struggling in my grasp. I jerked it out of him before it could escape my hold.
"He's gone." Gaara said putting a hand on my shoulder.
At Gaara's words Hashirama's body turned to ash and dirt. We both gasped at what we saw. Dosu's body was lying amongst the ashes and dirt.
"He was loyal to us, I saw it in his mind." I said.
"He must have been taken." Gaara said gravely. "We'll ask what happened when this is over."
I nodded standing up. "The adults have Tobirama under control."
"We get Orochimaru?" Gaara asked hopefully.
"Yep."
"Good." Gaara growled.
Orochimaru stood ten feet in front of us. He looked like he was going to wet his pants from what he just saw.
"Orochimaru..." I said every syllable filled with venom. "You've attacked my Village and killed my friend..." I glared at him. "I said I'd kill you if you did... And I hold true to my word." I stepped toward him with Gaara walking beside me. The constant booming was synchronized with our steps. "I'll kill you."