"Those marks, they're just like the one on Sasuke's neck." Hinata said nervously.
"This is bad, that mark makes him even more dangerous than before." Kakashi said. "Be extremely careful."
"Ninja Art: Temporal Seal." Chronos said as a giant clock made of chakra appeared and enclosed the five shinobi. "Now then, time has ceased for everyone outside of this sphere, and this jutsu can't be undone."
"Except by you, which means we just need to take you down in order to get out." Sasuke said calmly. "No problem."
With those words, Sasuke took out a kunai and slashed his hand.
No way, since when can Sasuke do that, Naruto thought.
"Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu." Sasuke said before a falcon appeared in front of him.
"The summoning jutsu, that won't do you any good." Chronos said. "Ninja art: Temporal Stream."
As he said that, a beam of light hit Chronos causing him to glow gold.
"Now then, time for me to take care of you pests. Fire Style: Dragon Flame Bomb." Chronos said.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu." Kakashi said quickly.
"Not bad, but I have access to any jutsu that ever has been or ever will be created." Chronos said as the markings on his body began to spread even farther.
"Wait, how can he possibly have jutsu that don't exist?" Naruto asked. "It isn't possible."
"No, that last jutsu must have done something, he's telling the truth." Kakashi said. Still, what worries me is if he loses control of the curse mark, if that happens we may never be able to help lord Jiraiya, he thought.
"Maybe it's about time I show you what I mean." Chronos said calmly. "I believe this jutsu is going to be one of your personal favorites Sasuke Uchiha."
"What?" Sasuke asked nervously.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu." Chronos said launching the flames into the sky, causing storm clouds to form.
Wait, if clouds are forming his jutsu must not be in effect right now. Which means this might be our chance to take him down, Kakashi thought.
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"I take it he responded well to the Curse Mark." Orochimaru said calmly.
"Surprisingly so, although it may be that he simply is able to hold on for a brief period of time." Kabuto said. "Ironic that time is running out for the one who claims to have mastered it."
"None of those fools understand that everything comes with a cost." Orochimaru said. "Of course for now there's something I need to do more research on."
"You're still studying his kekkei genkai, I thought you'd decided on the sharingan." Kabuto said. "Is it almost time for the transference?"
"Soon, however with Kimimaro dead and Sasuke out of reach, I'll need to rely on yet another weak prisoner." Orochimaru said. "Prepare the usual selection procedure."
"Of course, I'll set everything up immediately lord Orochimaru." Kabuto said as he left the room.
"Soon I'll have everything I need, and the hidden leaf village will fall." Orochimaru said ominously.
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"Naruto, Sasuke, we're only going to get one shot at this, time is moving, in other words most of his chakra is on whatever jutsu he's preparing." Kakashi said.
"No, this jutsu is hardly using any chakra." Hinata said. "He must have stopped focusing on his time jutsu."
"So he's not focusing on us for the time being, and that means we have a chance to take him out." Sasuke said.
"Exactly, on three." Kakashi said while forming the lightning blade hand signs.
"One." Sasuke said forming the chidori.
"Two." Naruto said creating a shadow clone and forming the rasengan.
"Three." Kakashi said.
The moment he said that, Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi jumped towards Chronos with their jutsus aimed at him.
"You lose, Kirin." Chronos said just before a dragon made out of lightning descended towards the three of them.
Suddenly Chronos collapsed to the ground and his jutsu passed inches over Sasuke's head.
"What, why can't I move?" Chronos asked angrily.
"Nice, you got it to work." Naruto said.
"Wait, what are you talking about?" Sasuke asked.
"On the way back to the village, grandma Tsunade and Hinata were working on a new jutsu." Naruto said.
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"So what are you two working on?" Naruto asked.
"A special jutsu unique to Hinata." Tsunade said calmly. "If she's able to utilize my technique already, the next step is to make it unique."
"I get it, take advantage of the fact she's a member of the Hyuga clan and cut off both the nervous system and chakra network simultaneously." Jiraiya said. "Anyone hit by that won't be getting up for a while."
"Exactly, of course a jutsu like that is going to take some work to complete." Tsunade said. "Looks like we have some work to do."
"Right, I'll do my best lady Tsunade." Hinata said.
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"Well, it isn't completely finished." Hinata said. "It doesn't last for very long either."
"Still, that jutsu managed to stop him." Kakashi said. "Now we should start heading back to the village."
"Wait, something's wrong." Hinata said nervously.
The moment she said that, the curse mark completely covered Chronos and he began to float into the sky.
"What the, what's going on?" Naruto asked nervously.
"This is bad, he's losing control." Kakashi said. "Get away from him."
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"What the, where am I?" Jiraiya asked suddenly.
"Lord Jiraiya, are you alright?" asked a medical ninja.
"I think so, but why am I in a hospital?" Jiraiya asked.
"Perhaps I can explain." Hiashi said before walking into the room. "You recall being stabbed by an unknown ninja on the way back to the village."
"Yeah, but it was a minor thing and I could tell there wasn't any poison on the blade." Jiraiya said calmly.
"No there wasn't but he managed to halt your chakra flow by freezing his inside you. Just like Asuma he sent his chakra through the blade." Hiashi explained.
"I get it, so how long have I been out?" Jiraiya asked.
"A few days, squad seven were sent to find the assailant and bring him back to the village." Hiashi said.
"Alright, just make sure you're careful Kakashi." Jiraiya said quietly.
(Jiraiya has regained consciousness, but now Chronos is losing control of the curse mark. Next chapter the fight with Chronos will end. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)
