Cry of the Rain

Trials of Kami IX

Jutsu

Thought

Hanyou / Demon

OOC: Well, here it is. We're closing in on the second part of three for the finale and things are ramping up. With Chapter 9, the war will begin and all things will go to hell and back. I am being a bit OC with a few of the Kages, possibly. I apologize for this, but I have certain views of characters for this story.

Allied Shinobi Forces – Kumogakure

All the villages that were taking part in the fight against Madara had sent their forces to Kumogakure, the supreme base for all allied operations. Thousands upon thousands of shinobi were chatting, sharpening swords and more. High above, in a meeting room, the leaders were meeting, with some special guests. This included the Hanyou leader, Naruto, but the majority was the Kages themselves.

Naruto sighed as he glanced around. He had taken the time to listen to every word of the Kages, and even the leader of the Samurai, Mifune. He respected Mifune's ways and even his strategic mind that Naruto considered the wisest of the group that was here. The current argument was over their first move, and that was one topic Naruto was tired of.

"You all don't seem to understand. This is Uchiha Madara, the man who helped kill my mother when drawing out the Kyuubi from her. He is no fool, and we should not talk lightly about him." Naruto growled after saying this, looking to every leader before him. Both his eyes were blood red, as he had released his one-tail hanyou form. Onoki scowled at the boy, speaking up himself,

"You don't think we know this, you insolent brat?" This received glances that simply told him to shut up, but Onoki, the Tsuchikage, had no liking of Naruto quite yet. "You are the son of my village's worst enemy, that stupid Yellow Flash—"He did not finish his sentence, as Naruto was in his face, a hanyou claw at his throat. Naruto bared his sharp demon teeth, getting in close for Onoki to hear his words.

"Do not speak ill of the Yondaime Hokage, my father, or anyone from the Leaf. I will make you regret it after this war is over. Now get your head out of the past, and concentrate on the present."

The other Kages let out a breath of relief as Naruto moved back to his seat. Mifune nodded at Naruto, as if respecting his words and his actions. He was the next to speak up, to which all put their eyes on him.

"Naruto-san has a point. We are going to war with a man who was once the best friend of Shodaime Hokage, and by far the deadliest Uchiha known to history. We agreed to fight together, now is not the time to bicker between one another." Mifune glanced around, as the other Kages nodded in agreement. Gaara stayed silent, musing over this. Mifune then stood up, motioning the Captain of his Samurai to come forward.

Mifune, pulling from a box that the captain brought over, placed a headband protector before the group. It was a typical one, except that the symbol was for Shinobi. Naruto smirked lightly at that, knowing that some of the shinobi themselves would be hesitant to work with him and the Hanyou. But he knew they would work together despite that. He tuned out Mifune for a moment as he closed his eyes to think.

So, this is how it will all happen. The shinobi world against Uchiha Madara, this will be interesting.

When he opened his eyes, there was a Shinobi headband before him. He nodded at Mifune, putting it on. He then stood up and said, "Let us head out there; I believe that I may have a few inspirational words for the men and women out there." He nodded at the Kages in respect as they also rose from the seats. They all began to file out to where the Allied Shinobi Forces would see them all, where Naruto could be heard from.

Naruto looked to the sky as they walked out, thinking of the coming fight.

You will die, I will make sure of this…Uchiha Madara

Madara's Base

Madara watched Kabuto as they walked up from the chamber which held the army of Zetsu clones. He had a feeling that Kabuto had something up his sleeve to increase the army and also his own power. This made Madara make extra preparations before showing Kabuto the Zetsu clones. Kabuto came to a stop, pulling out a scroll. Madara arched an eyebrow behind his mask, curious on this and wary at the same time.

"Let me show you just what Impure World Resurrection can do, at least with me." Kabuto said with a sly smirk. He went through the hand seals and behind him, forty coffins rose. The coffin doors fell forward, and the people in the coffins were now in clear view. Madara's eyes widened as he looked over the revived, by way of the Impure World Resurrection, and then looked to Kabuto, who simply smiled at his own work.

"So, this is the addition to my army? Orochimaru and you seem to have a endless amount of surprises, Kabuto." Madara said with a tone that carried malice towards Kabuto. He watched as Kabuto implanted a kunai in each head, with that dreaded tag. Now, all these revived shinobi were at Kabuto's command. Yet, Kabuto did not try to send them after him, which made Madara even the more wary of the Snake Sannin's subordinate.

"Very well. You know what to do, Kabuto. We move out in five minutes. I have last minute preparations to make before we begin." Madara spoke as he turned, walking off to tend to something else. Kabuto nodded, before moving elsewhere with his revived army of shinobi.

Tetsuya's Castle

Tetsuya scowled to himself as he situated himself on the throne of his. He was pissed, at the boy and at Madara. Everything he had hoped for in getting revenge had been stopped because of Naruto's power despite not using Hanyou powers. He glanced behind him as footsteps were heard, and he knew very well who it was. He stood up, moving to the balcony, and sighed.

"You are of no use to me anymore, Tetsuya." The guest spoke, as someone came up behind Tetsuya. Tetsuya sighed and shook his head, saying nothing for a moment. He glanced over to the man, the one who had employed him to try to get revenge on Naruto.

"That boy will kill you Madara. His power...is not like any I've seen in any shinobi before since his father." Tetsuya spoke these words as he turned to face his new enemy, Uchiha Madara. Madara did the same, his mask hiding his features.

Tetsuya then went through hand seals, a little too late, but he still tried to attack Madara.

Moments later...

Madara walked away from the castle where Tetsuya had ruled from. Madara had done what he had to, to make sure there were no loose ends on his side. He took off his mask, looking to the sky with his Sharingan, as it began to rain. Madara then looked forward as he continued his walk.

"You are next, Uzumaki Naruto."