The Hokage is captured!

When the "Kaze Kage" grabs the leader of the Leaf village, the only thing the Hokage could was "What is the meaning of this?" He suspects nothing of the true identity of the Kaze Kage. That is, until the Kaze Kage calls him Sarutobi-sensei. It is at this time that he realizes the truth. This wasn't the Kaze Kage.

Orochimaru reveals his real face up on the roof. Four of his Dosu henchmen create a barrier surrounding the two combatants. The ANBU are unable to help the Hokage.

Things didn't look so good outside the barrier either. Few people escaped Kabuto's Genjutsu and were unconscious. It gets even worse when they find out that several of the enemy shinobi had been masquerading as the Anbu! They would have attacked Sakura if Kakashi hadn't intervened. After about 5 minutes, Kakashi tells Sakura to wake Naruto and Shikimaru. Their mission is to find Sasuke and hide someplace safe.

Sakura wakes Naruto first, and then goes to wake Shikimaru. She was in for an unpleasant surprise! Shikimaru hadn't been affected by the Genjutsu at all! He only pretended to be unconscious. Enter Pakkun, the ninja hound! He bites Shikimaru on the leg and he quits pretending that he was knocked out! Gai-sensei makes a hole in the wall which the group uses to escape the stadium. Now their mission to retrieve Sasuke begins.

Things weren't going so great for the Kitsune clan either. Kityuubi had his hands (er, paws) full helping his injured kin. Kyuubi was getting more and more enraged from the deaths of the younger kitsune. The Konoha shinobi joined forces with their former enemies and saved the lives of several kitsune. This day would haunt them for years to come.

Meanwhile in the force-field surrounding the Hokage and Orochimaru, the Serpent's Child had unleashed a FORBIDDEN JUTSU. This particular Jutsu brought the dead back to life. However, not all was as it seemed. The third and final coffin which held the body of the 'Fourth' Hokage was momentarily stopped. Then it rose out of the summoning area. When the coffins opened, something unexpected happened! Instead of the 'Fourth' Hokage, there was…SASUKE?!

This startled the Hokage greatly. How did the Uchiha end up in there? Orochimaru summoned the previous Hokage, and Sasuke wasn't even dead! He looked very amused at their reactions to his sudden appearance. There was only one thought on his mind. Revenge for the Curse Mark on his neck. The Serpent's Child was about to deal with two opponents instead of one.

Sasuke slowly turned around to face the Serpent. He had an evil grin on his face. The look in his eyes actually made Orochimaru shudder in fear! Especially when Sasuke suddenly appeared behind him!

"You know how that old saying goes don't you? Payback's a Bitch!" he snarled.

The Serpent's Child is sent flying. He gets up and looks really furious. This brat dares to attack him?! He shall pay for the insolence he has shown.

Orochimaru comes up behind Sasuke and puts two Kunai with strange tags on them inside the heads of the Hokage's predecessors. They begin to attack the Hokage. Then Orochimaru faced Sasuke and attacks. He has only one option; he must use up all of his remaining chakra from this human form so he can transform!

Sasuke attacks using his fireball Jutsu. Orochimaru dodges with ease. After a series of ferocious attacks that use up a lot of chakra, Sasuke is nearly out of chakra. He has one move that can disperse his chakra completely, but it took time to get the amount he needed. He dodges the shurinkens thrown by the Serpent's Child and lands near the Hokage.

"Can you hold them off for a little bit? I have techniques that can even the odds, but it takes time to perform," Sasuke asked.

"I will try to hold them off as long as I can."

Sasuke sticks nearby the Hokage and begins to accumulate what was left of his mortal chakra. When the Hokage realizes what technique that he's about to use, he attempts to get Sasuke to stop. He shakes off the Hokage and says clearly, "I know what I'm doing. This will even the odds considerably. Orochimaru will die."