Ch.36 The Great Toushi War

Welcome back folks to today's chapter. I wanna get these done as fast as I can today seeing as though I know the internet hasn't been paid yet. I don't know when it will get cut off. I also am planning to get ready to move out and stuff so that leaves the question of the access to the internet all the more urgent.

Nothing new to report today folks other than what I just said.

Anyway without anymore interruptions

Let us begin shall we?

Last time

"I'm Karui, And yes I was a spy sent by my organization to infiltrate Nanban's inner workings. My associate's name is Samui. We've come to get you out of here. Shiba'i powers are not something you can take on. We have a way to defeat her and if you come with us our leader will give you safety."

"So you'd rather want us to rely on someone else to do our job of defending our school? I don't think so. How ever strong she is I know I can take her. I was able to take on the nine tails. How can she be any different?"

"Don't be so naive Kansui. You cannot hope to defeat her. She's possesses both the Rin'negan and Sharingan. Her powers easily put the nine tails to shame. You must come with us. We can ensure the safety of your fellow comrades and we can come together. The headmasters have convened to form an alliance between the seven schools. We need all the power we can get and if you throw your life away like this we won't know if we can muster enough power to counter attack. We need you and your fellow students to come with us."

"...Is that so? ..Sorry..I can't fathom this precious school being destroyed. It's a principle of mine to fight for a reason. This school is my home. I can't let someone take that away from me."

"You fool! Listen to reason!" pleaded Samui.

"KANSUI! KANSUI!" A student ran towards. "WE'VE GOT TROU-" he stopped mid sentence with a look of complete and utter fear.

"What it is? What's wrong?"

"...Look behind you..." When he turned he noticed a tall man with black hair up to the nape of his neck. One eye had a series of concentric circles around the pupil. The other was an eye Kansui knew all too well. He also took note of his facial feature to be resemblant of Sasuke. "...Itachi Uchiha. I heard he was dead."

"He is." Spoke another voice. This time it was feminine in nature. He turned around seeing a long black haired woman with the same eyes as Itachi's. "Kaku Bunwa? What in the hell happened to you?"

"The same thing that will happen to you if you don't tell me where Naruto Uzumaki is." Spoke another female voice. When Kansui turned the entire school took a defensive phalanx formation around him. "It'll do you no good to face the bull. You'll only get the horns."

"Well I'd rather take a horn or two to keep you from leaving this place alive." He spoke. His eyes soon dawning the famous sage eyes. "I see you've learned the sage mode from Master Fukusaku."

"This will be the power I will use to destroy you." He shouted before taking a stance against her. Soon two more people came from nowhere with the five other paths encircled around the students. "I will say this only once. Surrender and become my servants. I will guarantee your service with my sparing of your lives."

"Like hell I'd bow down to you freak. We'll fight to our last breath."

"...Is that your final decision?"

"What do you think?"

"I see. Very well then. I'll kill you all and make examples of you. Anyone who defies me will perish with no remorse." She said. Kansui was the first to attack with his sage chi charged left hook. As if he hit nothing but air he stopped only seeing Shiba'i raise her hand as well as the other pains. "What the hell?"

"Last chance before I destroy everything you hold dear."

"What the hell? I know I hit her. I know I did!"

"Too late." She smirked.

"No!" By the time he came to swing at her again. Blood had already splashed the outer wall the school. "NOOOOO!" He shouted. Some invisible force was crushing the bones and bodies of everyone in the circle of the six paths. To his horror she didn't stop there, Each of the paths were taking out his comrades one by one with very few survivors. Everyone had tried their best to fight them off but no one single blow was struck on any of the six paths. Before long it was the path Itachi Uchiha was that dealt the blow on Kansui by using his brute strength to crush the students who tried to escape. A select few toushi which included Neji, Hinata, Rock lee, Karui and Samui. Were able to hide and watch in horror as their fellow toushi die before their very eyes.

"Now for the peace de resistance!" She managed to gather enough power to lift herself in the air causing the other paths to temporarily cease movement and fall.

"I hope you've said your prayers Kansui Bunyaku. You'll be joining your kinsmen soon enough!"

"Shiba'i! NOOOOOO!" He used a great deal of sage energy to jump up and stop her before used her next attack. What he had seen next nothing short of despicable.

"SHINRA TENSEI!"

To action

With those words echoing through the air, trees and rocks were suddenly rooted from their place and shattered in an instant. The very foundations of the earth swallowed the entire school and it's students with it. The massacre scarred Kansui at that very point. The school he vowed to protect to his dying breath was now one with the earth. There was nothing he could've done for it.

"With that out of the way..." She turned towards Kansui from the air as she slowly descended. Upon reaching that hallowed ground the puppets began to stir one by one until they congregated around him. It was Shiba'i alone who raised her palm and took aim at his heart.

"Any last words?" She grinned.

"..."

"None at all?" She asked. "No sweet and sorrowful partings?"

"..Do your worst. I know one day someone's gonna teach you a lesson."

"That so? Well I can't wait to learn." She smiled before she closed her fist. To the horror of prying eyes the once proud leader of Ryoshuu academy lay slain on the blood of his pride trickling from his mouth. Karui gasped in Horror trying to take in what had happened and how she wasn't able to get him out of there. She never would've known. Samui turned seeing the girl who had stood up for Kansui start to cry for her beloved 'big bro'.

"...Big bro. *sniff*...*sniff* No...NO!" She held her own face weeping for the lose of the one person she looked up to.

"Hey...hey!" Spoke Samui. "What's your name?"

"..Bachou...Bachou Mouki."

"Bachou...We have to get out of here. There's a safe haven for refugees who's schools have suffered the same fate. We will guide you there."

"..Oh!" Bachou replied. "...Alright..." She turned around seeing Shiba'i place her at her side before walking away. She had suddenly felt a dark and seething hatred boil inside her heart. She took a good look at her eyes and remember every detail of her body.

"...I'll get you for this Shiba'i." She whispered.

"Will you now?" Replied a voice. The sight of a girl with light red hair and the same eyes as Shiba'i prompted the three of them stand guard, ready to attack should the enemy make it's move.

"I thought smelled rats." She spoke.

"Who are you?"

"Me...Sweet heart I'm your darkness realized." She spoke. "You already what I'm capable of. That goes without question."

The three stood silently not to provoke her. "So you already you what I can do to you should you run." Only Karui hissed at her. They were scared yet angry at the same time. The anger wanting them to take revenge, And the fear knowing better.

"So I want you two to deliver a message." She walked towards Bachou who flinched when she raised her hand. She placed her hand on her head running her chi through her hand and into Bachou and Karui.

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Screamed Bachou. Ten seconds passed before she finally let go.

"Tell those white lotus fools to stay out of my way. I will get my hands on that power. One way or another the world through him will be mine."

As quick as she left she vanished in a plume of smoke. Bachou had rubbed her head of the intense migraine she felt along with Karui. "Damn...All she did was touch me...it felt like she prying into my mind."

"Are you alright Karui?" Asked Samui.

"I'm fine...But headquarters won't be. We've gotta warn them. She knows where our hideouts are now. She's going to attack them one by one till she fishes out Naruto."

"We must hurry."

"We're going with you." Shouted someone from behind. They turned around seeing Hinata,Neji, And Rock Lee together. "We want to get Shiba'i back for this. We can't Kansui's death be in vain. We want in!"

"If you choose this path war will claim you. We can offer refuge but if you insist on helping us then you must be prepared for what lies ahead." Hinata held her head and thought to herself before she gave her answer which was in unanimous agreement. "Yes." She had remember who this fight was about and only gave her courage to face adversity in the face. "If this fight is to protect Naruto than I will fight."

"Me too!" Shouted Lee.

"As will I. I owe a great debt of gratitude to Naruto who saved my life. A Hyuuga's honor is to uphold all debts in full." Neji spoke.

"Very well. We will take you to our refuge and you will seek out our leader. She will test you." Samui replied. They rushed out of the area leaving the destruction of the school they once called home.

XXX

Along the streets of Tokyo stood a five story building with what appeared to be a play ground next to it. Children are seen playing in the swing sets and running along happily under the watchful eye of a woman with a purple pony tail. She was the shepherd that watched over her flock diligently as any one would.

"Mama Guren! Mam Guren look what I found." Spoke one child. He was a small boy about hip height to her. She kneeled down to talk to him.

"Well what is this Taki?" She replied to the young boy.

"It's a cat! Can we keep it please?"

"You know the rule Taki. No pets!"

"But it's little kitty with no mama! Didn't you say if you don't have a home. This will be your home?"

"Oh dear...I somehow knew you were gonna play that card." She sighed. "But the home of this cat isn't here. Maybe if we can find it's mama we can give it back to her." As if on cue a larger more adult house cat started meow with the kitten meowing back. The boy managed to let it go watching the little kitty run back to it's mother before disappearing to the streets. "Wow! The mommy came back for it. I guess you were right mam Guren."

"Yes...Maybe some day You'll be just as happy."

"But I really don't want to leave you Mama Guren. You're so nice to us."

"Oh Taki!" She smiled. "But you know I won't be here forever. What will you do if someone finds you."

"I'll be a good boy and always remember all you taught me Mama Guren."

"That's right." She hugged the boy before patting his back. "Alright children. It's story time!" Having heard her say those words all of them ran inside to take their spots in the living room before she heard a knock in the door. "Coming! Hold on!" She shouted. She pulled one of the older kids who was a young girl about 14 in age. "Kiragi I want you to get the book and start reading to the others okay?"

"Right Mama Guren." She replied. The young girl headed into the mayhem inside the reading room and began to her duties as she was told. Upon getting to the door and opening it her face changed to a more serious expression. "Who are you?" She scowled.

"Hello Miss Guren My name is Ino Yamanaka and this is my associate Rikuson Hakugen. We've on behalf Miss Tsunade Senju have come asking for you assistance."

"No.."

"...Wait we didn't even tell you."

"Whatever it is, whatever you want I'm saying no. I have children who don't have homes to read to. If you know what's good for you leave. I don't have time for 's wasting her time."

"Wait miss Guren please listen to us." Before Rikuson took step inside there was already a small Jian already at her throat. Ino took note of Guren's Magatama seeing her as a S class toushi. "She's fast for a S class. Very fast." Ino thought.

"Watch yourself Nanyou toushi. I'm not part of this war nor will I ever be. I know what's going on with the seven schools and I refuse to get my children involved in it. They're much happier thinking it's a movie."

"Please listen to us. We need your help. There's no one better than you."

"And you think I'd betray my own vow to help you? Why should I?"

"If you don't they'll be in danger. If she gets her way these kids won't have anywhere to go. She'll destroy everything you strive to protect. What will you do then when that happens?"

"What do you mean?"

"There's an evil stronger than you can ever imagine on it's way to swallow everything; Everything until she covers the entire world in death and shadow. If you come with us you can help my training a young man who has the power to do so."

"Naruto Uzumaki right? That kid Shiba'i Chuutatsu is after?"

"Right. He's training with someone but he doesn't have long. We're hoping since you were the true master of the Jian sword you can help him master in faster than expected.

"...I see."

"There's also the chance you can see Yagura and Houtou again." She raised her eyebrows in surprise. "Yagura? What's he got to do with it?"

"He's a Jinchuuriki and Shiba'i's enemy. If she gets her hands on Naruto she'll use her power to obliterate the other Jinchuuriki and bring an end to this world. Life as will known will cease to exist...Please..You have to help us. You'll helping those children and Yagura with a brighter future.

"...Yagura...I've always wanted to see him again. I wanted to check up on them and made sure he and his family were doing. I even set up an appointment to come over." The two girls stood silently as she placed her sword back in the desk. Her hands ran through the blade tracing every inch of it before turning to see her kids still engaged on a story called "Where the wild things are". She looked back at the two girls giving a reassuring nod. "Let's go. I'll assign a temp guardian while I'm out."

"You did the right thing." Replied.

"Don't get me wrong I still haven't given my answer. I'd rather deliver my answer to Tsunade personally."

"We are thankful to you Guren! You won't be disappointed."

"I'll tell my kids before we go." She turned around heading towards the reading room to call the attention. Upon hearing her leaving most of the small ones had hugged her unhappy at the fact their "mama" is leaving. The older boys were a bit reluctant at losing a good go fish player. She said her goodbyes promising them to return when she did what she set out to do.

XXX

Deep in the heard of the White lotus hideout Karui and her group lead Hinata, Neji, and lee inside the chambers deep in the heart of the refuge. Karui reported herself to their second in command Kakouen.

"Good to see you Karui."

"Yeah. We're reporting our evacuation of Ryoshuu academy to Lady Tsunade." Kakouen looked behind Karui seeing the four Ryoshuu toushi before she looked back at Karui. "Where are the others?" She asked. Karui and Samui only bowed their heads in anger clenching their fists. "...There were no others...They were killed.."

"What?"

"We were attacked by the enemy. Ryoshuu suffered many casualties. This is all that's left."

"Where is your leader?" Asked Kakouen. This caused Bachou to start crying again. "...Big bro...was killed...by that monster..."

"What?"

"Kansui Bunyaku fell by the hands of Shiba'i Chuutatsu. She made good on her threat.."

"I see...Come inside. Lady Tsunade is expecting your arrival."

Now that Hinata and the others have entered the sanctum of the White lotus. How will Tsunade take the news of the fall of Ryoshuu?

Next time: Ch. 37 Judgement: My answer is no.

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