People talking, "Interesting."
People thinking, "I think I'll kill you."
Nonhuman talking, "You don't deserve that power."
Nonhuman thinking, "Stopping him is paramount."
Jutsus / unknown names, "Mokuton Hijutsu Jukai Koutan!"
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or its characters, Masashi Kishimoto does.
Chapter 35
Naruto's Apartment
Anko, Haku, Kin, and Karin had arrived at their destination.
"Here we are," the Mitarashi spoke as she slipped the key in the door. "Hurry and pack up everything you can. Naruto-kun told me that a person with a unique power would come to take you to Nami no Kuni."
"Hai," the three of them replied.
Haku stopped, "Will you not come, Anko-sensei?"
The Mitarashi shook her head. "No, I can't go with you. It would be suspicious. Besides, I should stay here in case that someone tries to break in. The invasion has already begun, and I doubt that the invaders won't attack this area."
"Okay, Anko-sensei. I'll pack up, and we'll wait for that person. By the way, what's his name?" She asked one last time
Anko took her fingers to her chin. "Kitsune, Naruto told me that was his name. He said I would recognize him."
The Yuki nodded and went to her room while Anko headed to the living room to watch TV while the other girls packed up.
Stadium of Konoha
In the place where once the renovated Stadium of Konoha had stood, now there were only the ruins of what once had been the place where the shinobis from all over the world could prove themselves.
Besides the devastation, the sound of the Kunai getting hit one another, and the shouts of the Shinobis were easily heard.
The Kage Box was still intact, and there was a tense silence after Orochimaru had exclaimed the name of his last summoning.
Those who knew the wife of the current Hokage gasped as they watched the coffin opening up very slowly, increasing the tension in the air.
A particular person wasn't gasping; his reaction was entirely different. He was breathing hard as he felt his blood boiling, so much that his veins had popped out all over his body; he clenched both fists so tightly that significant amounts of blood were coming out of them.
This person was Naruto, and the fact that her name had come out of Orochimaru's nasty lips naturally made that his anger come to the surface again, but this time, to unexpected levels.
Tayuya looked at him concerned, seeing that his skin was turning red; his fangs had lengthened, and he was gritting his teeth tightly, whereas his eyes and hair had recovered the characteristic red that she remembered.
She asked herself why he was acting like this. However, she wouldn't ask because she didn't want to bother him.
The Sandaime thought with sadness. "It's too late. At this rate, Orochimaru and the invaders will be the least of our worries." He looked at Orochimaru's amused expression, which made him grit his teeth and growl.
Meanwhile, the Sannin stepped forward while opening his arms. "Come on, Kushina. Don't be shy and get out of there."
Within Naruto, Kurama was in his cage again. He shouted for him to calm down, but as expected, his words wouldn't reach him. It was as if something was interfering with their connection; he thought it was the Cursed Mark, but he wasn't sure.
He could only watch, hoping that Naruto didn't lose control, or that someone stopped that from happening.
Naruto had enough of Orochimaru, so he stood up and focused a lot of his Chakra in his right fist, ready to destroy the barrier and prevent Orochimaru from using his mother. However, he stopped his fist when the coffin's lid fell completely.
Hiruzen carefully looked and made a shocked expression just like the others who were watching Kushina's coffin.
Orochimaru couldn't help smiling. "Surprised, Sensei? You must indeed be shocked that I've summoned your ancestors and the wife of the man who snatched the Hokage's position from my hands," he said the latter with some remorse. However, he didn't lose focus and continued smiling at the agony of his former sensei.
However, the Sandaime pointed at the coffin. "What does this mean?"
The Sannin raised an eyebrow, not understanding the reason for his question. However, he dismissed it with a smile. "She's been revived, dear Sensei. Dead Shinobis brought back to live to fulfill my orders." After that, he pulled out his tongue and licked his lips due to the excitement.
This time, Naruto spoke, now calmer. "Don't think that we're stupid, you fucking idiot! We know very well what you did," he exclaimed to get his attention.
Orochimaru turned his head, and the Uzumaki continued, "But that doesn't explain what just happened. Where's my Kaa-chan?"
The pale man raised an eyebrow again but decided to take a few steps forward to see what he meant.
He walked with a smile, but when he was in front of it, he changed his expression to one of disgust before sighing. "Disappointing."
Before him, the body of a woman, obviously dead, surrounded by ashes.
Orochimaru stepped back and clasped his hands, ready to cancel Kushina's summoning because it had failed.
Before he could do it, Naruto exclaimed, "Hey, wait!"
"Yeah? What is it, Naruto-kun?" Orochimaru asked.
"Why did the summoning fail?" he interestedly asked. After all, he also intended to resurrect his mother. He wanted to know why the summoning failed to avoid making the same mistake when he did it.
The Sannin smiled slightly. "I have my theories. However, I think the main reason was that I couldn't get much genetic material of your mother, although it could also be because I haven't practiced enough with the Edo Tensei. I'm a beginner, after all."
The Nidaime Hokage, Senju Tobirama, couldn't help squinting. "I can see that. You didn't revive us with our full power." He clenched his fists before looking at Hiruzen, finally noticing his presence. "Oh? It's you. You've aged, Sarutobi."
The Shodaime, Hashirama Senju, added, "It's been a long time, Saru."
Hiruzen sighed and said, "I didn't expect to see you two in a form like this… I am mortified."
He was relieved because Kushina's summoning failed. Even though she was a powerful woman, that fact didn't worry him, but the fact that Naruto could have gotten out of control if the summoning had been successful.
Naruto was still digesting that information, and when he finished, he took his right hand on the right side of his head. "Send the troops; the invasion has begun. I can feel many powerful presences fighting right now."
After transmitting his order to his Wood Clone, he looked at Orochimaru, who had already made the coffin of his mother disappear before standing behind the former Hokages.
"Orochimaru," the Uzumaki spoke, drawing his attention.
"Another question, Naruto-kun? I'm flattered. Yes, I will answer all your questions with pleasure."
"I have two petitions before you start the fight," Naruto continued.
"Go ahead," Orochimaru added, motioning with his right palm.
"How did you get the DNA of my mother?"
Orochimaru smiled. "Hehehe. That dates back around twenty years ago; it's a story that involves your parents and some shinobi of Kumogakure. You can ask your father what happened; I'm sure that he will tell you the details after this is over…, which I doubt."
Hiruzen squinted. "Orochimaru, did you have something to do on that day?" He recalled the day when Kumogakure attempted to abduct Kushina.
"Kukuku! I was young, and I was very excited! I had made a discovery that changed my whole perspective regarding the Shinobi world, a discovery that would change our world as we know it," he exclaimed as he opened his arms, unable to contain his happiness.
The Hokages and Naruto had a vague idea of what he meant.
"A discovery that the Shinobi villages kept as a top secret because of the danger that 'it' would entail. A secret that the Shodaime transmitted it to the Nidaime, the Nidaime to you, and you to Yondaime, kukuku."
That confirmed their doubts, and the Sannin finished as he pulled out two kunai with notes. "But let's cut the chatter and let's begin." He raised his hands, ready to introduce the kunai in the heads of the previous Hokages.
However, Naruto interrupted him. "Wait, Orochimaru. You still haven't heard my last request."
The pale man instantly stopped and apologized, "Sorry, Naruto-kun. I got so excited that I forgot. Please, say your last request."
Naruto put on the famous Root expression, which made the Sannin smile.
"Can I go in?" he asked.
"I think that would be difficult, Naruto-kun. If you do come in, then our dear spectators will try to interfere in our fight," he said, referring to the ANBU, who got ready in the case that Orochimaru complied with Naruto's request.
The Uzumaki spoke with a tone that didn't convey a shred of emotion. "I see… Then let me take care of that." Naruto disappeared in a Shunshin and reappeared right behind those four ANBU.
They quickly turned around, just to see the Uzumaki with his Kibas in both hands.
Two of them instantly died since as Naruto pierced them in the neck and skull, respectively.
The former Hokages opened their eyes in shock when seeing a 'Konoha Shinobi' killing two of his fellow citizens in cold blood. They had no idea who Naruto was and what he had done a few minutes ago. Therefore, they couldn't help being surprised.
Meanwhile, the Jinchūriki noticed that the other two had jumped in opposite directions while one of them drew his Ninjato and the other one started doing hand seals.
"I won't let you," Naruto murmured.
They saw him doing the Snake seal, and those present opened their eyes widely while Tobirama shouted. "That seal!"
"Incredible!" the Shodaime added as he heard Naruto shouting: "Mokuton!"
Thick roots emerged from the rooftops and went toward both ANBU, who couldn't do anything because the roots had wrapped them quickly.
The ANBU groaned in pain because the roots were squeezing tightly.
Orochimaru smiled with pure emotion when seeing another Kekkei Genkai of his.
Tobirama shouted, "Shinobi of Konoha! I order you to stop!" he angrily exclaimed since he considered his behavior unacceptable.
The Uzumaki turned his head. "Stop? But if this is just the beginning," he dully said; almost as if he were a machine that wouldn't stop until fulfilling its mission.
The Jinchūriki changed his hands to the Tiger seal, and the roots instantly reacted to it. The force applied was so much that everyone could easily hear the bones of both men breaking.
"AAAAAAAAHH!" they screamed in pure agony while the roots crushed them until the screams stopped. The only thing they could hear was the sound of their bones breaking since the roots wouldn't stop squeezing.
They didn't stop even when there were any bones left to break; they continued until reducing their mass considerably.
Naruto turned his head and looked into the Shodaime's eyes. Although he still maintained the cold expression, the Shodaime could tell that he was asking him something like, 'Do you like it?', which made him suspicious of his actions.
Hiruzen finally spoke, "Naruto-kun. Please, stop already."
The Uzumaki instantly stopped, and two large puddles of thick blood fell to the ground.
There was nothing else but blood, which surprised Hashirama for his control over the Mokuton as to make the bones and organs disappear.
The blood descended, and the Shinobi who were fighting in the stands asked themselves was going on up there. However, they decided not to pay much attention and continued fighting.
Meanwhile, Naruto approached the barrier. "Done. Can I come in now?" he asked with his cold expression.
The Sannin smiled before looking at his nervous subordinates, who couldn't believe what they just saw. "Please, let him enter."
The Sound Four shook their heads to pull the nervousness away, so they got up to undo the barrier.
However, the Uzumaki made a stop sign. "It won't be necessary." With that said, he raised his right hand and came closer to the barrier.
He raised three fingers (from the thumb to index), and in these three flames of different colors (red, yellow and blue) appeared, each one with different kanjis (level one, two and three).
They didn't know what those kanji were for, but they understood it once the Uzumaki made contact with the barrier, causing it to have an effect as if a drop of water had fallen upon a liquid surface.
That took place exactly three times, and once the vibrations stopped, three lines of the same color as of the Kanjis came out from the place where Naruto inserted his fingers. These spread from top to bottom, from left to right, while a tiny circle appeared where he stuck his fingers.
Naruto then turned his three fingers, and everyone could hear something that resembled the sound of a door that was unlocked.
Everyone raised an eyebrow; Naruto removed his fingers, and a door appeared.
It instantly opened, and Naruto came in while the door closed itself behind him, although the lines and the circumference didn't disappear.
Nobody said a word since the Jinchūriki continued walking towards Hashirama Senju.
Hiruzen guessed Naruto's intentions, but he didn't say anything.
Tobirama wouldn't just stand still. Therefore, he took his hand into his ninja bag and pulled out a kunai to try to attack Naruto. However, Orochimaru quickly raised his fingers and stopped him on the spot.
"Damn it," Tobirama thought as he felt his body numb, which made him drop the Kunai.
Naruto didn't flinch and continued until he was in front of him; he glanced into his eyes, still with his expressionless stare.
Hashirama smiled and raised his hand to greet him. "Hello, my name is Hashirama Senju. Nice to-"
Before he could finish, he saw that a blue sphere appeared in Naruto's right hand, and he crashed it into his face, pushing it with all his might and making the Shodaime's head burst into a million ashes.
Those present opened their eyes in surprise as they saw Naruto knocking the headless body of Hashirama to the ground and sitting on his stomach, waiting with both fists until his face regenerated to continue his attack.
He didn't wait long, and when the first pieces of ash returned to their place, Naruto hit his face repeatedly.
Although the Shodaime couldn't feel any pain, Naruto was doing it because he despised this person with all his might. He had been unable to contain the anger after seeing the person responsible for the destruction of his village.
"You ... damn... bastard!" Naruto furiously exclaimed without stopping hitting, making Hashirama's face unable to regenerate completely.
The Uzumaki stopped after several seconds and grabbed Hashirama by the collar of his kimono to draw him closer, waiting for his face to finish regenerating.
Once it did it, Naruto looked into his eyes and asked almost in a whisper. "Now do you know who I am?"
Hashirama sighed and nodded. "An Uzumaki."
"You're goddamn right," he added before continuing. "There are so many things I want to do, but it would be in vain because you wouldn't feel any pain. Still, let me tell you something…"
Hashirama remained silent, waiting for the young Uzumaki to say whatever he had in mind. After all, it was the least he could do after the event that ravaged his people.
Naruto brought his head even closer and continued, "You saw what I did with those men, right?"
Hashirama nodded, and Naruto gave a slight but wicked smile. He soon changed it to one of anger and brought him even closer.
He spoke with gritted teeth. "That will happen to each and every one of those that you believed that you would protect by killing my people. There will be no distinctions; men, women and children, I'm going to turn them all into a tide of blood that the walls of your precious village will contain. A vast torrent of blood that will remind everyone the great mistake they made, and I will do it with the Element that you thought it would be a tool to protect your village from people like me. A PERSON WHO LOVES REVENGE, REVENGE THAT WILL BE SO TERRIBLE AND CRUEL THAT THE PEOPLE WILL FEAR HEARING AT NIGHTFALL!"
Everyone could hear him since the Uzumaki had been unable of containing his voice.
Tobirama looked at Hiruzen with an expression that said, "Stop him."
The Sandaime bowed his head regretfully, which the Nidaime could grasp. "Damn it, Hiruzen. Don't be weak. It doesn't matter if this boy is special to you; you must stop him," he thought but to no avail because his words wouldn't reach him.
Orochimaru smiled, and the Sound Four watched with attention. Tayuya with some concern, although she supported him. She could somehow feel Naruto's sadness for those people she didn't know; she felt a kind of connection with Naruto that allowed her to feel the same burden, but with less intensity.
Hashirama asked, "Are you doing this for revenge?"
Naruto brought his head closer and answered, "What other possible reason could it be, bastard?"
"I… I'm not sure. I thought there was another reason behind this."
The Uzumaki smiled and replied, "Hahaha. There is another reason. You destroyed my people because you believed they would be a danger to the world. Hehehe, well then, so be it. I, as the rightful heir of the will of my ancestors, will show to the Shinobi world what the Uzumaki are capable of when we really want to be a danger." A dark smile lit up his eyes.
Hashirama spoke again. "You are wrong; the Uzumaki were a danger at the time. It was a hard decision, but I did it for the sake of the world."
"Oh yeah? Then it will be a shame that you will be unable to see the result of your actions..., once you return to the hole where you came from!" He gave him a sharp punch to his face, which burst into ashes once again.
Before his face could regenerate completely, Naruto stood up, shook his clothes, put his hair well and turned toward Tobirama, not before saying a few words. "That would be all concerning you; I don't have anything else to say. If we meet again, it'll be when the world is witnessing a new change."
Hashirama couldn't help clenching his fists. "If I had revived with greater power, then I would have been able to free myself from the Edo Tensei. But I can't do it with this amount of power. Hiruzen, who is this boy?" he thought while looking at the Sandaime.
Hashirama didn't hate Naruto; he just wanted to stop him to avoid that his threats became reality. He could tell that everything he said was true, which meant that the Uzumaki would eventually attack the village that took him so much to create and protect.
The Jinchūriki then looked at the Nidaime Hokage, who was making his best effort to free himself from Orochimaru's control to attack him.
Naruto smiled and put his hand into his ninja bag as he said, "Oh, the great Nidaime Hokage. You know, I always wanted to meet you; I'm a big fan of yours," he stated as he pulled out a scroll from his bag ninja.
He unsealed a photography from it and continued, "Hey, Nidaime-sama, could you sign this photo for me? I would appreciate it."
He showed him the picture, and Tobirama stared at him with incredulity. "I won't sing anything," he replied, unable to move yet.
"Oh! Come on! Please, look at it," Naruto continued, smiling and showing the picture again.
It was night, and Tobirama could recognize the building of the Military Police. The most remarkable thing was that a large pile of corpses was just outside, and Naruto was on top of it, hooded but with his face uncovered as he widely smiled with both thumbs raised.
The Naruto in the photo was smaller than the current one, and his hair was completely red, but Tobirama could easily recognize him. After all, how many people had whisker marks?
Naruto looked at the picture while smiling. "Hehe, it was five years ago. I took it just after killing all the Uchihas, those of the picture were the last ones." Then he showed it to Tobirama again.
The Nidaime didn't doubt his words since a lot of happiness came out of his mouth. "So you were guilty of genocide, but you still have the nerve to criticize the decision of my brother. What's the difference between what you and my brother did?" Tobirama asked.
Naruto had a strange reaction; they saw him taking a few steps back as he began to shake his head. Tobirama could feel that his summoner was no longer restricting his body, so he stepped forward and repeated his question.
The Uzumaki stepped back again. "N-N-No... It c-can't be."
Everyone raised an eyebrow while asking themselves what was wrong with him. Tobirama could understand it, so he insisted. "How are your actions different than his? If what you say is true, that you annihilated the Uchiha…" He looked at Hiruzen, who nodded to his words, confirming that fact.
That disturbed him a little bit because he found a bit surprising that someone as young as Naruto had exterminated one of the most powerful clans of the Elemental Nations.
However, he continued, "Then you have no right to claim my brother about his decisions when you also did the same."
Naruto brought his hands over his head while shaking it repeatedly.
Hashirama had already gotten up but decided to remain silent to hear his brother. Maybe he could make him change his mind since it seemed that his words were affecting him.
Tobirama took more confidence and got closer. "You're nothing but a hypocrite who doesn't know anything. You have no idea what it means to be a leader and ensure the safety of others."
"You-Y-You're wrong!" Naruto exclaimed, squeezing his head and bending his legs to crouch.
Tobirama reached down, placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder and brought his head closer to whisper. "Uzumaki, you're still in time to reconsider your goals. Leave your selfish motives behind and surrender to the authorities of the village. They will be softer if you surrender, but they won't be it if you run away and continue shedding more blood."
The Jinchūriki looked at him with slightly teary eyes. "O-okay," he stated with a look of defeat, which impressed most of those present. Did Naruto surrender?
"But before that, sign my photo. I still want your autograph," Naruto added as he stood up with the help of Tobirama, who smiled and took the picture to sign it.
Naruto handed a marker over to him, and Tobirama asked, "What do you want me to write?" He put the tip of the marker near the lower right corner of the photograph.
"To Naruto Uzumaki," the Jinchūriki started and smiled when seeing that Tobirama instantly wrote those words. "The best actor of the Elemental Nations, signed by…"
He smiled when Tobirama finished signing the photo, and before he could say anything, Naruto snatched it from his hands.
"Thank you, Messer Tobirama," he politely said as he bowed slightly. "I wonder what Koyuki-chan will say when she sees this," he thought with a smile as he looked at his autographed picture.
Tobirama stood in front of him and continued, "Then go and surrender. Don't waste your time."
The Uzumaki sealed the photo and answered, "Oh, of course. I, Naruto Uzumaki, will surrender to the authorities of Konoha so they can decide for me."
Tobirama nodded, but the Jinchūriki didn't stop. "But not before killing the bastards who try to send me to a stupid court, and if there exist a remote possibility that I could go there, I'll kill them all."
Tayuya and Orochimaru instantly smiled while Hiruzen and Hashirama sighed and shook their heads.
Tobirama showed his annoyance. "How dare you?! Does your word mean anything to you?!"
"Uh, you're wrong. I never promised that I would surrender," Naruto replied,
"But if you-"
"And I fooled you. Which makes you, Tobirama Senju, my bitch."
Tayuya had to bite her lower lip hard to contain the laughter, Orochimaru smiled again, and the First and Third Hokage shook their heads again.
The Nidaime felt quite offended and decided he had had enough of him. Therefore, he took a kunai out of his ninja bag to attack him.
Orochimaru didn't stop him, and Naruto just waited for him to come with his Kunai, which the Uzumaki cut after unsealing one of his Kibas from his left wrist.
Tobirama growled and tried to do hand seals, but Naruto cut both of his hands before continuing with the rest of his body.
Tobirama turned into nothing but ashes, which regenerated quickly as the Uzumaki said, "Hey, you shouldn't act so recklessly. Your summoner hasn't completed the process to revive you yet. So you should control your temper; we don't want them to think that I haven't vaccinated my bitch against rabies, do we? "
"Your damn brat!" Tobirama furiously exclaimed.
Naruto looked at the Sannin and continued, "That would be all."
Orochimaru smiled and raised his fingers to stop Tobirama. The Sannin approached the former Hokages while taking out the Kunai to establish full control over them.
However, he stopped because Naruto turned around and raised his index finger, smiled and shook his head slowly. "Hehe, wait a minute, I almost forgot something."
He approached Tobirama. "You asked me the difference between your bastard brother and me. I'll answer you, but before that, I'll tell you something; I'm sure that you're interested." Tobirama kept silent.
"You surely are asking yourself: why does this insane boy admire me? The answer is simple." He made a short pause before continuing, "Hehehe, well. If you hadn't taken those policies against the Uchihas, then they would have never decided to organize a coup d'état, and I would have never got the chance to exterminate them; that's why I'm your fan. You gave those bastards what they deserved, and you gave me the opportunity to do something about it." He gave a smile, one that was getting on his nerves.
The Second Hokage knew which policies he meant and couldn't believe that Uchihas had been stupid enough to attempt a coup. He subtly glanced at his brother, as if saying, "I told you."
Hashirama sighed with regret, now knowing why the village decided to take such decision.
Naruto grabbed Tobirama's collar and put him down to his face. "And that's! The damn difference. A clan that organized a coup d'état while the other one just wanted to live a quiet and peaceful life, and how did their supposed allies pay them? By spitting and stomping the treaties of camaraderie and confidence that my people entrusted you, just for a mere unfounded fear. But that will change very soon; I'll turn that unfounded fear into something justified; I'll make sure of it." Then he pushed Tobirama, making him fall to the ground.
Naruto turned around to leave the barrier, but Hashirama's voice stopped him. "Young Uzumaki, before you leave, I would like you to answer me this. How do you know all this? Did you…?" He asked the latter with some nervousness.
The Shodaime had an intuition that Naruto had obtained the Uzumaki Apple.
The Jinchūriki turned around and answered, "You would be surprised at the number of secrets you can find in the Hokage Tower. I found your scrolls in which you talked about the fate of the Uzumaki clan and why you attacked them. So, I'll go there, and I'll take that which you fear so much; I'll take my Uzumaki inheritance, and I'll use it against those who allied against my people," he stated with a grimace of anger.
"What I feared," Hashirama thought before doing the Snake position and kneeling down. "Mokuton Hijutsu: Jukai Kōtan!" he exclaimed, releasing small and thin branches that headed toward Naruto, who sighed and cut them with his Ninjato.
He kept his Ninjato and Orochimaru stopped the Shodaime. "I said this to your brother; I'll repeat it to you. Don't hurry; the Edo Tensei's process isn't finished yet. Anyhow, I leave you, bastards. I'll watch the battle over there. We may meet again or maybe we won't, who knows?" he finished with a smile.
He turned around and wished success to the Sandaime, who returned a smile.
He headed to the barrier's door while those flames appeared on his fingers again. When he set out to open the gate, Orochimaru's excited voice interrupted him. "Naruto-kun, since I've allowed you to do all this so far, would you mind answering a question?"
"What?" Naruto asked while opening the barrier with his fingers.
"What is that?" Orochimaru asked referring to his fingers, quite interested in such technique.
"A master key." Then the barrier suffered the same effect as moments earlier.
"Hmm, what does that mean?"
Naruto sighed and turned around. "A barrier is like a cell, and like any cell, there is an entrance. The entrance is at any place; you would only need an appropriate key to be able to enter. The number of the fingers determines the level of the barrier. As I raised three, that means this is a level three one; a basic one for the Uzumakis' barriers."
"Basic?" Tayuya asked, somewhat offended.
Naruto smiled and answered, "Yes, a basic one. Any Uzumaki who has practiced for a few minutes could make it," he stated, which made the redheaded girl growl because she thought that he was saying she was an incompetent person.
The Uzumaki smiled and answered, "But don't worry, Tayuya. It's a very solid one for someone who has never had the privilege of studying this art in depth."
"That's better," Tayuya added with an aggressive look, but with a smile at the end, which the Jinchūriki returned.
Then he looked back at Orochimaru and continued, "As I was saying, the fingers determine the levels; the maximum is ten. To give you an idea, the Ninpou: Shisekiyōjin (Ninja Art: Four Red Yang Formation) is a level six barrier, the highest level I have knowledge thus far."
If that barrier, which needed four people of Kage Level, was only six, it made them wonder how a level ten one would be like.
Naruto continued, "Besides, I wouldn't be able to open one above the level six, because, as I said, my knowledge is up to that level. Anyhow, anything else?"
Orochimaru smiled and shook his head. "That would be all, but I'm surprised that you shared this information with me."
The Jinchūriki shrugged and replied, "I don't care. You can't do anything with this information; only an Uzumaki can use this master key. Besides, I don't think you'll live another day to reveal what I told you. But you wouldn't do it either case because you know how to keep your mouth shut."
Without waiting for a reply, he left the barrier and used a Shunshin to stand next to Tayuya.
The red-haired girl looked into his eyes and asked, "Are you all right, dickhead?"
The Uzumaki looked at her and nodded. "Yes, now I feel better; as if I had taken a weight off me."
"Thankfully; you really scared me. For a moment I thought that you'd go out in Berserker Mode as you did when you were fighting the guy with the thick eyebrows."
Naruto shook his head and replied, "I was furious, but if I had transformed into something, then I wouldn't have been that which you saw at the arena. My 'Berserker Mode' is very different from the one you saw while I was fighting. And I hope you never get to see it…"
Tayuya could only nod when hearing the seriousness in his words, so she just focused on keeping the barrier, although it seemed unnecessary since there wasn't any Shinobi of Konoha around.
Orochimaru looked at the Sandaime and continued, "Okay, Sensei. Shall we begin?"
Hiruzen instantly stood into a battle stance, waiting for the attack of his predecessors, and the Sannin continued. "But as Naruto-kun said, I still need these two to get back to their real forms. Please, get ready, Sarutobi-sensei."
Hashirama looked at Hiruzen and spoke, "So the time has come, but before we fight, answer me this, Sarutobi. Why don't you stop the Uzumaki?"
The Sandaime sighed and answered, "I'm sorry, Shodaime-sama. But we don't have time for me to tell you thoroughly. I'll just say that Naruto-kun is not my responsibility, now I must stop my silly student and his plans to destroy the village."
Orochimaru chuckled and introduced the kunai in the heads of the previous Hokage, making their facial expressions instantly change while their bodies got 'younger.'
A tear ran down Hiruzen's cheek, but he dried it and made a more serious expression. "Orochimaru, you shouldn't play with the dead people. However, you've always been a stubborn person. That's why I have to put you an end once and for all."
Orochimaru chuckled and added, "Oh, Sarutobi-sensei. I would like to see you accomplishing that." He clasped his hands, and both Hokages attacked Hiruzen.
Naruto saw them having a battle of Taijutsu, noticing that the revived were faster and stronger than before.
The Sandaime was someone to be reckoned with; despite his age, he had the agility of a feline; his movements were quick and concise. He didn't leave openings and could smoothly block the blows of his opponents.
Naruto suddenly felt a twitch in his head, one that made him look toward the village. "This chakra... Hmm, interesting," he murmured, sensing a Jinchūriki's Chakra.
It wasn't Bee's, which he had felt moments ago when he was inside the barrier. This time, another Jinchūriki was using the full power of his Bijū; he smiled because he could feel his 'daddy' near to the great source of Chakra.
The Uzumaki shook his head and continued observing the battle, now seeing that the fighters were using Ninjutsu, which Hiruzen quickly countered.
Naruto stopped watching again, but this time, even those inside the barrier had to do it because they could feel someone gathering a massive amount of Chakra in the place where Minato was.
"Bijudama..., and a big one," the Uzumaki said aloud as he mentally smiled.
He took his fingers near his right ear, closed his eyes and thought, "Are you there?"
"Yes, boss. We're in position. Leave it to me; from now on, we'll help these bastards," his Wood Clone replied.
Naruto opened his eyes and thought one last time. "Now the fun begins…"
One Kilometer from Konoha - Moments Before.
On the east of the Fire Country, a large motorcade was approaching to Konoha; the main car was Bonnie's again.
Alfred, Sophie, Bonnie and Naruto's Wood Clone were inside. The driver was Alfred, and his companion was Bonnie. Naruto was sitting next to Sophie, who continued hugging him after he had apologized for having raised his voice. Bonnie and Alfred could only smile at Sophie's behavior.
When they were one kilometer away from Konoha, the clone ordered Alfred to stop the car; the other ones did it as well, whereas the Shinobi, who were jumping from tree to tree, also stopped.
He made some effort to get out, as Sophie wouldn't let his father figure go after not seeing him for several years. But after explaining his motives, she had no choice but to let him go.
Several high-ranking military officers came closer, and Kyofu-sama said, "Well, it's time to carry out the plan," he paused, and they nodded.
"I want that the teams that will go to the south to do it now. Since it is a heavily wooded area, the cars will no longer be able to go there. The north is clear, so the teams that will go there will not have problems. Anyhow, I want them to wait fifteen minutes so that the teams that will go south can have time to reach to their positions. Now go and convey my words," he ordered; they saluted him and walked away.
The clone returned to Bonnie's car and saw Genji and Kitsune standing there. The first one asked, "What do we do, little boss?"
"Genji, you will accompany the troops on the north side."
"Understood, little boss," the tall man replied.
The Uzumaki nodded and continued, "Well, now go and do what you do best."
"You don't need to say it twice," Genji spoke with a smile.
He was about to leave but stopped after seeing Kitsune standing beside their boss. "Hey, what are you doing? Stop relying so much on our little boss. Come on, let's go," he said while beckoning him to come closer, but the masked man remained in his place.
Genji looked at him in confusion, and Naruto said, "Kitsune has a special mission; he can't go with you."
Genji shrugged and smiled as he cracked his knuckles. "Great, that means I can crush more bones. Goodbye." Then he walked away.
After that, several men approached the Yakuza's leader. "Sniper squads ready to serve you, sir," they said in unison as they saluted him.
Kyofu returned the salute. "Get ready; we will set off in five minutes." Then he looked at Kitsune and continued, "Go now; I don't want you to waste any more time. Kill anyone who stands in your mission."
"Hai, Kyofu-sama," Kitsune answered and entered underground to go to Naruto's apartment and take the girls to Nami no Kuni.
The clone looked around and saw that they were just waiting for his order. Therefore, he commanded everyone to go to Konoha.
Everyone saluted him, and one group went towards the south while the rest waited the fifteen minutes that the clone had requested.
Alfred stayed behind while Bonnie and Sophie headed for the South; the last one had tried to go with the clone. However, her sister told her it wasn't the time for such things.
Naruto and the sniper team arrived at the back of the Hokage Rock after ten minutes. There the clone saw them taking out pistols that had hooks at the top before shooting up, leaving ropes behind that they used to climb the mountain.
The clone floated up to the top, and just then, he felt a great source of Chakra. "Come on, hurry up!" Kyofu exclaimed before running to get at the end of the mountain.
"Yes, sir!" they shouted and followed him but stayed behind as they couldn't keep up with his speed.
Once he arrived there, something alerted his senses. He looked at the village and saw a giant beast creating a massive ball of Chakra in front of its mouth, while what seemed a mist surrounded it. "That thing is trying to attack the shelters here at the Hokage Rock; he wants to kill everyone," Kyofu thought as he watched the beast pointing towards his position.
The clone felt something else that alerted his senses, just below him, two Chakra sources that he knew very well. "These Chakras... Tenten-chan! Ino-chan!"
He clenched his fists tightly and thought again. "I won't let anything bad happen to you."
After that, he took his fingers beside his head, listening to the original Naruto asking him if he was in position.
After finishing the conversation, the clone activated his Rinnegan and got ready for the attack.
In the village – Central Business District
This point was the most conflictive area in the village. Several buildings looked damaged, although some of them were resisting the elemental attacks of the invaders as well as of the defenders, who were being outnumbered by the enemy troops.
Almost outside of the district, the Fourth Hokage continued fighting Han, who hadn't stopped attacking the elusive Hokage.
"Stand still already, damn human!" Han exclaimed because he had been unable to land a single blow due to his speed.
The Yondaime hadn't been very effective either; he could only land a few hits because the steam he expelled through his armor was quite corrosive, and Minato didn't want to suffer any irreversible damage.
The Yondaime threw a Kunai and appeared behind him with an extra-large Rasengan in his right hand, ready to connect the attack.
Han immediately noticed it and released his steam by the conduits in the back of his armor, successfully making contact with Minato, who groaned in pain. Surprisingly, the Yondaime endured the pain and connected the Odama Rasengan, which instantly surrounded the Jinchūriki with a ball of energy that sent him several dozens of meters forward.
Minato sighed and broke the sleeve of his shirt to bandage his burned arm.
He looked ahead and saw that the ball of energy had hit a building and collapsed it. Many of the Konoha Shinobi gave shouts of victory, but the invaders didn't flinch and continued the battle because didn't care about Han.
"Good job, boy." Minato heard someone's voice. He looked up and saw Jiraiya with crossed arms on the roof of a building and smiling at him.
"I don't believe this is over yet. But it's difficult to fight when you don't intend to kill your opponent," the Hokage replied, revealing the reason why he had so many problems.
Jiraiya looked at him with a raised eyebrow and asked, "That's weird coming from you. The Minato that I know kills his opponents before they know it."
The Hokage scratched his head and replied, "It's hard to explain, Sensei. I just don't want to kill him. But that doesn't mean I won't stop him; I'll knock him out, and then I'll do something about the Bijū inside of him."
"Are you going to extract it?" Jiraiya asked.
"I don't know, maybe I will," he replied, and after that, he heard an explosion where Han was.
They saw him standing up with most of his armor destroyed, glaring at Minato.
Jiraiya added, "Well, I think you should change your mind, Minato. I think something bad is about to happen."
"No, but I'll end this here and now," Minato answered and disappeared in a yellow flash, instantly appearing behind Han and approaching his hand to apply a Chakra Blocking Seal.
Before he could make contact, Minato had to disappear due to an explosion of red Chakra.
Minato reappeared next to Jiraiya, and both could see that Han had changed in shape. Now he looked like the mini Kyūbi, but it was bigger due to Han's size.
They saw him getting on all fours, and Jiraiya asked, "What will you do now?"
Minato grabbed a three-bladed Kunai, put it in front of him and answered, "I'll wait for him, and then I'll take him out of the village. I can't take things lightly in his current state."
Jiraiya nodded and jumped to another building, just to see Han going in straight toward Minato, who could see the Jinchūriki approaching almost in slow motion.
Then, a portal of black color with circular inscriptions on the edges that rapidly increased in size appeared in front of Minato.
However, Han quickly stuck his tails on the ground, instantly stopping him. Thanks to this action, he could flank Minato to his right, and this time, the Yondaime couldn't dodge the mighty blow to his right cheek.
He went flying back, but as expected of the Yondaime, he quickly teleported to another place.
He rubbed his cheek because of the pain, but he could swear that the blow that Naruto gave him a month ago had hurt him more. However, he left that aside and returned his attention to his opponent. "I think I have to be more serious."
He took out eight three-bladed kunai and put them between his fingers, patiently waiting for Han. When he saw him about fifteen meters away, he threw the eight kunai at him, appearing in front of a Han confused, who couldn't dodge his kick, which sent him backward, right where the rest of the Kunai were still flying.
Minato made two Kage Bunshin; one jumped to air, and the other one teleported where the Yondaime had thrown the Kunai, grabbing each one of them by order and attacking Han with them; the Jinchūriki could do nothing to defend himself from the successive attacks.
The clone had marked Han's back, and after finishing the attack, he appeared there to put a hand on him. They both disappeared and reappeared in front of the original Minato, who had prepared a regular Rasengan.
The Yondaime spoke before attacking. "Behold the Hiraishin: Jikū Shippū Senko no Ren Dan: One Shiki (Flying Thunder God: Space–Time Hurricane Flash Sequential Steps: Style One)." He crouched slightly and hit the Rasengan at an acute angle that sent Han skyward, the place where the second clone was waiting for him with an Odama Rasengan.
The clone plummeted toward Han, and the original imitated the jutsu of his clone. To complete the combo, the Yondaime jumped up towards his clone and reached that place almost instantly; both hit their techniques with all their might, creating a giant explosion a powerful wind gust.
Minato reappeared next to his teacher, who smiled and patted his shoulder. "Well done, boy. Do you think this is over?"
"Maybe, but if not, he'll be severely wounded."
Jiraiya nodded, and both heard someone shouting in the street. "Hokage-sama! Jiraiya-sama! We need your help! We can't continue containing the invaders any longer!"
The Sannin and the Hokage nodded, and the blond man spoke. "Okay! We'll go right away!" He exclaimed, willing to help his Shinobi.
"Sensei, let's-" But he stopped there as he could feel Han's chakra increasing significantly.
Everyone looked up and saw Han plummeting toward the ground, now without his chakra cloak.
"This amount of Chakra is he going to...?" Minato asked, with a bad feeling.
He looked at Jiraiya and added with a serious expression, "Sensei…"
His teacher caught his words, so he bit his thumb and did hand seals.
Meanwhile, the Yondaime turned to his Shinobi and shouted, "Get away from here!"
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" Jiraiya exclaimed and instantly two huge puffs of smoke appeared, one where Jiraiya was and the other one in the place where Han had fallen.
"Damn, he already did it," Minato cursed above Gamabunta's head, right beside his Sensei.
"You two, why did you summon me?" the chief toad asked though he left it aside after seeing the giant five-tailed creature.
"Gobi," Gamabunta muttered, inhaling the smoke of his pipe before exhaling it.
"This is a dangerous situation, Gamabunta. Fight with everything you got. Don't hold back just because you are in the village," the Yondaime spoke.
Gamabunta nodded, and Jiraiya exclaimed as he did hand seals. "Bunta, give me oil!"
"Very well!" Gamabunta puffed out his stomach, but before he could spit, the Gobi had appeared before him.
"Tsunoori (Horn Hit)!" The Gobi exclaimed, sticking his horns in Gamabunta skin. A lot of blood came out from the wound, and Bunta shouted in pain as he fell to the ground.
"Bunta!" His two summoners exclaimed at the same time.
The Gobi stepped back, destroying several buildings in the process. "Bastards! You will regret everything you have done so far!"
Gamabunta stood up with difficulty, taking his right front leg over his bleeding left shoulder. "Damn, this guy is stronger than I thought. Fighting face to face against a Bijū won't be as easy as I expected." He took his hand off his shoulder and carried his healthy leg on the handle of his Katana, unsheathing it very slowly.
He put it horizontally in front of his face and looked up as he said. "Hold on!" He put it horizontally in front of his face and looked up as he said. "Hold on!"
He jumped up, and the Gobi looked up there, seeing the toad plummeting toward him with his Katana pointing forward. Therefore, he prepared his five tails and horns to counter the attack.
Gamabunta expected that. So before he touched the ground, he threw his Katana, and the Gobi had to jump back to avoid being impaled by the sword.
Gamabunta landed and with just one look at Jiraiya, the toad's summoner could catch his message.
The Sannin did the hand seals, and Gamabunta spat a large amount of oil while Jiraiya exclaimed, "Katon: Gamayu Endan (Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet)!"
The oil and the fire combined and became a giant fireball that easily covered the Gobi from head to toe, including several buildings that collapsed due to the high temperature.
The Sannin and the Chief Toad continued the attack for about fifteen more seconds, but they had to stop because Bunta ran out of oil and Jiraiya lost his breath.
"Good work. It looks like it's done," Minato said, looking at the black smoke that the attack caused.
"I-I hope so; I've reached my limit," Gamabunta, hurt by the large wound in his shoulder, said.
They failed to notice that the Gobi's chakra didn't decrease even a bit. The smoke slowly settled down, and they could see the Biju standing as if nothing had happened.
The Gobi waved his tails and cleared the remaining smoke with a wind gust. After that, they saw him tapping the ground as he said, "Very weak! Very weak! Did you believe that such a weak technique could do me something?!"
The blond man looked at his the Sannin and spoke, "Sensei, Bunta, give me some time as I enter in Sage Mode. I will end this with my new technique. I don't care if he dies anymore." After that, Minato sat cross-legged on Gamabunta's head; he closed his eyes and clasped his hands as he began to collect the Natural Energy.
"Very well. Bunta, hold on a little more. Let's give the boy the time he needs," Jiraiya replied.
Bunta, however, had already lost too much blood. "I-I'm sorry." He could only say before disappearing in a puff of smoke; both fell, and Minato lost concentration.
They were worried about Gamabunta, but they left that aside and looked at their opponent. "Any ideas?" Jiraiya asked.
"A few ones, but I'll need some time," Minato replied.
"Okay, I'll try to give you some-" He stopped there as he saw the Gobi raising his head and creating a massive ball of black chakra.
"Damn!" They both exclaimed while those who were still around felt terrified when seeing its size.
"Yondaime! I will destroy you and every despicable human of this place, and then I will get my freedom!" They heard the Biju exclaiming, but it was Han, although the Gobi also shared his feelings.
Minato growled and grabbed one of his Kunai that was on the ground. "I'll teleport it elsewhere, Sensei. Due to its size, it'll take me some time; cover me in the meantime."
Jiraiya nodded, but the Gobi exclaimed. "I'm tired of your cheap tricks!" Then he gave a swing and pointed at the shelters at the Hokage Rock.
"Are you crazy?! They're innocent!" exclaimed Minato.
"I will do everything within my power to get my freedom! Neither you nor anybody will stop me!" the Gobi replied, increasing the size of the Bijudama.
Jiraiya approached Minato and put a hand on his shoulder. "You know what to do. Go and save them."
Minato nodded, but the Gobi replied, "If you do that, I will kill all of your Shinobis, and there will be anyone left who can protect the village from me! If you are going to help them, I will destroy your precious village and kill all of its despicable humans!"
Minato nervously sweated; he could notice that the remaining Shinobi were having many problems to defend themselves from the thousands of enemies that were within the village, and he didn't doubt that if he disappeared even for a moment, then they would be lost.
However, he couldn't let his people die; he couldn't let any more people die. The Yondaime thought of making a Shadow Clone, but it wouldn't be able to send the Bijudama outside the village due to the limited power and could neither contain the Gobi if he himself were to stop the attack.
He coldly analyzed the possibilities and concluded that the best decision was to protect his Shinobi, although the fact that civilians could ask for Naruto's head somewhat influenced in his decision.
He sat cross-legged on the ground, and his master questioned, "Minato, what are you doing? There's no time for that. You must go and protect the civilians."
The blond man didn't open his eyes or move from his place, just answered, "I'm sorry, Sensei. But the Shinobis are the priority. Also, not everyone is inside those shelters; remember we have other ones. If we lose their defenders, then the rest would eventually die."
Jiraiya sighed; his student was right, but he still felt it was a cold decision. However, he just nodded, seeing that the size of the Bijudama continued growing.
Han could clearly hear their conversation, but he wouldn't allow Minato to keep interfering. Thus, he released steam throughout his body.
The steam expanded dangerously, and Jiraiya had to grab his student to take him away. "What are you doing, Sensei? I was about to enter in Sage Mode."
The Sannin didn't respond; he let Minato see it with his own eyes.
Therefore, the Yondaime softly tapped his Sensei's back, and he released him immediately.
"Damn, this bastard is undoubtedly powerful," Minato stated as they ran away.
"He's a Jinchūriki, after all," Jiraiya added before stopping, like Minato and all the other fighters who had fled from the area.
After that, the Hokage looked at his troops, seeing the predicament they were in again. He intended to help them, but before he could do it, everyone heard several trumpets.
Jiraiya and Minato looked there, listening some people shouting and the barking of dogs that were approaching from the intersections of the village.
They could see hundreds of men with swords, shields, and axes, while the dogs seemed ferocious.
They believed that they were more enemies, but great was the surprise of the Shinobi of the Leaf when the men attacked and the dogs bit the confused invaders, who didn't know who the newcomers were.
The sound of the trumpets continued while the troops that seemed to be allies kept arriving.
"Who are they?" Minato asked.
Jiraiya didn't know, but he didn't care. It seemed that Konoha still had allies, and they arrived at the time they needed them most.
The Sannin smiled but then remembered the Bijudama and the smile faded from his face.
He looked one last time at the Rock with a farewell expression, but his surprise was great when he saw a person dressed in a black suit floating in front of the Hokage Rock with his right hand stretched out.
"Minato, look over there!" Jiraiya exclaimed.
The Yondaime did so and had the same expression as his master; he didn't know whom he was or what he was trying to do.
He couldn't see the person very well due to the distance, but something about him made the Hokage believe that the person knew what he was doing. Maybe he had something to stop the attack. Therefore, he looked at his sensei and continued, "Let's help them!"
Jiraiya nodded and went to help the mercenaries, who began to drop like flies after the invaders had reacted, whereas the dogs were surprisingly resisting the elemental attacks of the invaders, but they could see that the canines had strange armors on their chests.
Everyone stopped when the Gobi completed the Bijudama; they looked up and saw the Biju throwing the ball at the Hokage Rock, completely ignoring the person who was there waiting with his hand.
The attack arrived there and what happened next left everyone speechless.
Just before that, inside the shelters of the mountain, Konohamaru and his group, along with Ino and Tenten, were walking through the halls towards a room.
Konohamaru, on behalf of his group, asked how the fight of his 'boss' was as he had been at the academy when that was happening.
The children were surprised when hearing the details of the brutal battle that Naruto and Lee had.
"Amazing! Did the boss really do all that?" Konohamaru asked with stars in his eyes after they finished the story.
Both smiled and nodded, and Tenten replied, "Yes, it was a very intense fight. Both of them surprised everyone. Naruto-kun in particular since he demonstrated an incredible endurance…, although we already knew that long ago," she finished with a smile while looking Ino, who couldn't help giggling due to that 'endurance.'
The children didn't understand it, but they didn't pay much attention and continued asking more questions about the fight until they reached the room.
They opened the door and came in before closing the door, joining the people who were already there.
They were there in silence until they heard impacts of people fighting, but big enough to cause such sounds.
Konohamaru approached the wall to look through some holes. "Wow! What are those things?! A horse and a giant toad fighting?" He asked.
Tenten and Ino approached to the other orifices; other curious people did it too as they wanted to see the combat.
Most of those who had been in the Kyūbi's attack could recognize Gamabunta, but they didn't know what the other beast was, or so it was until they could see its five tails. "A Bijū!"
That caused nervousness in those present who couldn't see, and fear in those who could do it since the Hokage's summoning could do nothing against the mighty beast.
"It can't be!" someone exclaimed because Gamabunta disappeared due to his injuries.
"What will Hokage-sama do now?" another nervous person asked while seeing the beast raising his head. The animal created a black ball in front of his mouth, which caused many to worry about the Shinobi that were there.
However, the concern quickly turned to panic when the Gobi turned around and pointed at their shelters. "I-I-It wa-wants to attack us!" someone exclaimed, trembling in fear.
"H-Hokage-sama will protect us!" added another one, but there was no sign of the Yondaime. The younger ones mourned, except for Konohamaru and his friends; they were paralyzed due to the fear.
The seconds passed, the Bijudama continued increasing in size, and there was no sign that the Hokage would appear which made them lose hope.
Evacuating the premises wasn't an option; even though most of them didn't know anything about ninja's skills and their effects, everyone knew that such an attack would destroy the mountain with ease and even part of the village. Therefore, they didn't even bother to try to flee, but a few ones tried it regardless.
Ino and Tenten looked at each other, and the latter asked, "What will happen?" She attempted to hide her nervousness, but it was evident that she was afraid of dying.
"I don't know what to say. We'll have to wait for something unexpected…" At the end of that sentence, the 'unexpected' made his presence known.
A tall man in a black suit appeared before them, giving them his back. Several people said that a 'flying man' had appeared before them, perhaps to protect them.
They didn't have to wait long to get an answer. "People of Konoha! You have nothing to be afraid of because the Yakuza are here to protect you!"
The strength in his words was such that several felt a great relief, almost as if his words were the absolute truth.
Many asked who he was, what he wanted and why he was here.
Kyofu smiled and replied as he raised his right hand. "I'm the man who will lead you to victory, my name is Kyofu-sama, remember it!" Just then, the Gobi released the Bijudama toward their position.
Many tried to cover themselves to have the slightest chance of surviving while the others continued watching the man who hadn't moved from his place.
Those who could see through the holes covered their eyes while the other ones cried out in fear. However, just one second after they had started screaming, they had to keep quiet because they saw something entirely surprising.
The giant energy ball had stopped at the man's hand, and it had begun to absorb the attack rapidly.
Jiraiya stepped forward due to the amazement. "I had already seen that technique before. Nagato?" He thought the latter with emotion; he had thought that Nagato and his group had died, but it seemed that he had been wrong.
Minato raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you know him?"
Jiraiya shook his head. "I don't know, maybe I do," he replied smiling, thinking it was Nagato. After all, he didn't know anyone else with those eyes.
Approximately six seconds later, Kyofu finished absorbing the Bijudama and thought. "Hmmm, the Gakidō will be helpful. Though I'll try not to overuse it." Then he turned around and said in a firm voice. "You are now safe! From now on, leave it in my hands!" Then he stepped back and landed on top of the Hokage Rock, ignoring the shouts of appreciation.
Once there, he saw his men taking positions, lying down and putting their 'sniper rifles' on the ground.
The clone ordered, "Don't attack the beast." He crossed his fingers and created three Shadow Clones.
When they appeared, the Wood Clone put both hands into his pockets. He took out three scrolls and handed them over to each of the clones. "You know what to do, go."
The clones nodded and disappeared to meet their objectives. The main one was to recover his mother's DNA, and the secondary objectives were to steal the Uchiha stone and retrieve the Uzumaki's masks.
The clone floated again and landed on a building near the Gobi, who was watching him very carefully, analyzing the new threat that could 'jeopardize his freedom.'
"Nagato, is that you?" Jiraiya asked with hope, watching the masked man staring at the Gobi, who was tapping the ground with both frontal legs.
Kyofu didn't realize that he spoke to him. However, he could feel that the Sannin was looking at him. "Sorry, Jiraiya-dono. I don't know who that person is."
"So who are you?" Minato asked.
Kyofu smiled behind his mask, jumped off the building and landed before them, bowing slightly. "Hokage-dono, Jiraiya-dono. It's nice to meet you. I'm sure you have heard of me; my name is Kyofu."
Minato, Jiraiya and even some of the invading ninjas opened their eyes in surprise.
"Why does a man like you meddle in this situation? Are you an ally of the Konoha trash?!" asked an angered Iwa ninja, but disguised as a ninja of Otokagure.
Kyofu-sama looked at him before shaking his head. "It's just business, dear Shinobi. I just came to defend what is mine, and you're now attacking the Central Business District of Konoha. I have many establishments in this location, so I can't allow that you destroy the fruit of my labor. So yes, I will kill all of you if you don't leave this area at this very moment."
"Hahaha, You and what army? We've already killed the garbage you sent. Although those damn dogs escaped," another one of the invaders replied.
Kyofu smiled, raised his right hand and brought it down, pointing his fingers at the man who had said that. The next thing that happened was that a lot of blood came out of a hole that had suddenly appeared in his head.
The man fell lifeless to the ground, which made some of those present lose the courage. "H-He j-just k-killed him by moving h-his hands," said one ninjas of Suna in disbelief.
Minato, however, could hear a sound coming from the Hokage Rock. He looked over there and saw that at least eight men were at the top, lying on the ground and pointing something toward their position. "More reinforcements," the Yondaime thought now looking at the masked man, who looked into his eyes.
"Hokage-dono, I hope you accept our help," said the 'smiling' man.
Minato glanced him suspiciously but finally agreed; it wasn't the moment to deny any help. "Okay. But once this is over, I would like to talk to you."
"We will have to see that," Kyofu replied, and the next thing they heard was that the trumpets sounded again.
More people came from the north in 'the automatic carriages' while the other ones came on foot from the south.
Kyofu glanced at Minato and continued, "Very well, we have to take care of the beast. I will hold it, and you two will attack."
The Yondaime and the Sannin nodded, calmer now because they were in equal terms, and once they dealt with Bijū, they had no doubt that the invasion would be over.
Then they waited for him to make his move, and when he did it, they gasped due to the technique he used next.
Naruto's apartment.
Anko continued watching television in the living room, waiting for the girls and the man who would take them to Nami.
Nothing caught her attention, so she turned it off and went to the girl's bedrooms to see if they were ready.
The Yuki and the Tsuchi shared a room, so she went to see them first. She didn't knock on the door and saw that both had almost finished packing. She told them to hurry up before going to Karin's room.
She saw that the Uzumaki had already finished packing and now was reading a Fuinjutsu book in her bed. "Hello, Anko-san. Are we leaving?" Karin asked without looking at her.
"In just a moment. Keep the book and wait in the living room. I'll go and help the other girls to finish packing up."
Karin nodded, closed the book and sealed it in a scroll, just like the rest of her things; she had already implemented some of her new knowledge in daily life.
The Uzumaki got out of her bed and headed for the door but stopped there to add, "By the way, what do you think?"
The Mitarashi didn't understand it, so she asked her to be more precise.
Karin couldn't help smiling and saying, "The fact that you will stay in the village and won't be able to have 'quality time' with Naruto-kun for a long time. Fufufu, I won't waste my time; that I can assure you."
Anko squinted. "You're a damn brat… I like it," she finished smiling, like Karin.
"You better seize the moment, brat, because when the effect of the thing that Naruto-kun put in our heads is over, you can be sure that your days of fun with him will be over," Anko stated, taking her right hand on her hip.
Both laughed before doing what they had suggested; Karin went to wait in the living room and Anko to help the other girls.
The Jounin helped them pack up the rest of the clothes that Naruto had bought them during the month of training.
After five minutes, the girls thanked Anko, who told them to hurry up. Therefore, they went to the living room to wait for the man.
When they arrived, they saw two people there, an unknown one and a familiar one.
One of them was Sai, which made the girls raise an eyebrow as they approached. The other person was Kitsune, who was standing beside the pale boy; there was no sign of Karin, which Anko could tell.
"Pale boy? Where is Karin-chan?" the Mitarashi asked.
The masked man looked at the ANBU, who replied with an emotionless glance. "I kidnapped her."
Anko pulled out a Kunai from her sleeve and went to attack him without hesitation, but she couldn't advance much because the branches of Kitsune stopped her. "What the hell?! Let me go!" she exclaimed.
Kitsune shook his head and replied, "Anko-sama. My name is Kitsune. I am the one who will take the girls somewhere safe," he paused, gently removing the branches of Anko's body, who stared at him.
He continued, "Please, the boy has something important to tell you."
Sai nodded and continued, "Anko-san, we have a problem."
"Really? Don't tell me, you asshole! When Naruto-kun finds out what you've done…" the Mitarashi replied.
"That's not the problem," the artist added, and when he saw that Anko intended to say something like that Naruto would give him the beating of his life, he continued, "But my safety isn't the matter here, but what Naruto-sama will do once finds out about this."
That confused those present, so Kin moved closer and asked, "What do you mean, Sai-san?"
Sai looked at her and continued, "Tell me, did you not notice anything strange in Naruto-sama this past month? Did you not notice anything weird, Anko-san?" Now he looked at her.
"No, I didn't," she replied sharply, not wanting him to continue beating around the bush.
Sai decided to be clear. "His temperament, Anko-san. Naruto-sama has told me that he's been getting angry very easily almost by anything after waking up from his coma, and he said it escalated significantly after an incident that only you and he could see."
"I understand," Anko replied a bit nervous.
Sai continued, "Then, Anko-san. How do you think Naruto-sama's reaction will be once he finds out that Karin-san has been kidnapped?"
The Mitarashi nodded. "Okay. So what's your plan?" She asked, thinking they had in mind a rescue mission.
The artist shook his head and answered, "I'm not proposing anything. I'm just here to tell you not to stand in the way of Naruto-sama. He'll find out about her abduction at any moment since I've already warned him."
"You did what?!" Anko exclaimed, grabbing him by his shirt. "Y-You didn't feel nor see what Naruto can turn into if he loses control. If that were to happen, we're l-lost," she stated while trembling as she remembered those yellow eyes.
Sai didn't flinch and responded with his characteristic expression. "Sorry, Anko-san, but that's the best course of action. Danzō-sama won't hesitate to kill Karin-san if Naruto-sama doesn't appear. It would be better if he gets angry because Karin-san was kidnapped rather than getting furious because she was murdered. Which do you think that would be the worst scenario, Anko-san?"
The Mitarashi grunted and pushed him back. "You're an idiot. Why did you kidnap her in the first place? And how the hell are you here if you have done that?"
"I'm just an Ink Clone, Anko-san. The original is currently carrying Karin-san to Danzō-sama," he answered and continued. "As to why. It was to avoid a confrontation and that some of you get hurt, which would have increased Naruto-sama's rage. So I explained this to Karin-san, and she agreed."
"She agreed to this? Damn careless brat. Why does she take these decisions so lightly?!" Anko angrily shouted, walking across the room with her hands on her head due to the nervousness and fear of seeing her lover losing control because something bad happened to Karin.
Sai decided to reassure her. "There's nothing to worry about, Anko-san. Karin-san isn't trying to sacrifice herself or anything like that. She knows that Naruto-sama will go to rescue her, so she had no trouble in going. She says that it will just be a 'setback.' Besides, I'm there. So nothing bad will happen to her; I'll make sure of that. Even if I have to reveal to Danzō-sama that he no longer has me under his control. "
Anko sighed and replied, "Okay, you better." She looked at Kitsune and continued, "What about you? Will you take the girls or not?"
"Oh, excuse me, Anko-sama. Girls, please, come closer," the masked man requested.
The Tsuchi and the Yuki nodded and approached with their stuff, and once close, Kitsune placed his hands on their shoulders. "Okay, I'll take them with me. Good luck, Anko-sama. See you around." He did a hand seal, ready to use his Escape by Land to reach Nami no Kuni.
However, he couldn't complete it because he suddenly felt an intent that made him lose concentration.
It was an intent of anger and rage, which everyone could feel. "It seems that Naruto-kun has already received the message," Kin spoke.
Kitsune turned his head and added, "It seems. However, I cannot let anything bad happen to you, so we are leaving now."
After saying that, he finished his hand seals and immersed underground along with both girls, arriving almost instantly at the old mansion of Gatō, which the Daimyō of the Land of Waves, Tazuna, now owned.
Anko looked at Said and asked, "And now that?"
"Now I'm leaving," he answered and dissolved into ink, littering the living room's carpet.
The Jounin sighed and shook her head. After that, she heard someone knocking on the door, and she asked herself who it could be. She went to the door and opened it.
The person she saw standing there made her smile. "Hello, Yugao-chan. What are you doing here?"
Yugao, who was with her ANBU uniform but without her mask on, replied. "Hello, Anko. You could also feel it, couldn't you? That was Naruto-kun, wasn't he?"
The Mitarashi nodded and replied, "I'm afraid so. Karin-chan was kidnapped, and he just found out."
The ANBU opened her eyes widely and said, "Then we should go and help him."
The Jounin shook her head and continued, "It won't be necessary. That's something that Naruto-kun must deal by himself; it's a matter of 'roots.'"
Yugao instantly got the message, but then shook her head and continued, "Okay. Well, I came for something else. I've come to ask your help to repel the invasion. Some people have just arrived, and we are pushing the invaders back thanks to them. I was wondering if you would like to help me, like old times."
"Of course, Yugao-chan. Let's go and help these bastards," Anko replied, which made Yugao smile.
The Uzuki then put her mask on and jumped from roof to roof along with the Mitarashi to catch up her companions.
Notes:
Chapter complete.
Well, Kushina didn't revive, which was extremely evident. After all, I had said that the Shinigami took her soul instead of Minato's.
Naruto revealed his plan to the Hokage, among other things.
Kyofu-sama's troops have arrived, and now you know why Naruto exploded. We will see how this happened in the next chapter.
That's it, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Until the next time.