Chapter 22- Fight For Time! The Second Brigade!

Nobuki and Kohaku ran down the path darting into the woods. Nobuki looked back and Kohaku kept running trying to get as far away from the Leaf as possible.

"What did you see?" Nobuki asked now running ahead of Kohaku.

"They had an army. I don't know how many troops I saw," Kohaku informed.

"Army? How?" Nobuki asked.

"They seemed like they were rogue ninja, but they couldn't all be rogue ninja. Not enough in the bingo book for all those troops," Kohaku said. Nobuki nodded and wondered how so many people joined the Shadow's cause.

"Don't think just because you run away means that I'll let you go," the Shadow's voice sounded.

"We aren't running just changing the battlefield!" Nobuki yelled.

"I thought we were running away?" Kohaku whispered.

"He doesn't need to know that."

They came in a clearing and they stopped. Kohaku came back to back with Nobuki as they looked around. Suddenly a kunai landed a good couple yards away from them. Nobuki didn't pay attention to that and Kohaku started to look around. They were soon surrounded by ninja. Nobuki looked at their enemies.

"Did I mention they're possessed?" Kohaku asked. Nobuki turned and looked at Kohaku.

"That would've been good information to know!" Nobuki said smacking him upside the head.

"Well, excuse me that I forgot that tad bit of information when I had to get the fight away from the village!" Kohaku said sarcastically. The possessed shinobi jumped on them all at once not giving them a chance for defense. Kohaku clapped his hands together activating Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. He quickly spun using his chakra hands to keep the possessed away. A Sand headband flew off one of them barely granting Nobuki to see it.

"Yo, don't hurt them too bad. They're here against their will," Nobuki said as Kohaku started to try to pummel the ninja. One came up behind Nobuki and punched him in the back of the head.

"And why can't I beat them up?"

"Would you like it if you were possessed and someone beat the living crap outta you?" Nobuki asked flipping the sand ninja that hit him. Nobuki proceeded to stomp on his stomach then hitting a pressure point.

"Go for the pressure points!"

"Okay, fine," Kohaku said punching a nearby sand ninja with his normal arms. Kohaku flashed once more and he was back to normal fighting. Nobuki flipped out of the crowd of nine ninja leaving Kohaku. Nobuki stood back as one ninja followed him and Nobuki made the hand sign Snake.

"Water Style: Flooding Water Explosion Jutsu," Nobuki said spewing out water drowning the sand ninja and Kohaku. They washed up against the tree, Kohaku in the middle of all of them. Nobuki ran up hitting the sand ninja in their necks knocking them out and pulling Kohaku out who was sputtering. Kohaku punched Nobuki in the arm, sopping wet.

"It woulda been a nice heads up before you partially drown me in the middle of a fight," Kohaku complained coughing up water.

"Took out nine of my hundred soldiers, hm. That's really advanced for you guys. Kudos to you, but I'm tired of watching my son and his friend beat people up, Second Brigade, go!" the Shadow's voice sounded. Nobuki looked around for this second brigade and Kohaku closed his eyes trying to sense the second brigade.

"Oh no," Kohaku said in fear. Nobuki looked at him and Kohaku pointed towards the northwest. Nobuki looked not seeing anything, but using his hearing multiple running feet coming towards them. Nobuki had a Release hand sign ready, the sound started approach closer and closer.

"They're the extracted Tailed Beast Jinchuuriki's," Kohaku explained. Right after Kohaku said that Version 2 Tailed Beast Cloaked Jinchuuriki's growled. Five stood staring at them with white shining eyes. From what they saw the Shadow had the One, Two, Five, Six, and Seven Tails in his possession.

"Meet the second brigade of my army: the Jinchuuriki squad," the Shadow announced. The Jinchuuriki's roared sending Kohaku and Nobuki back. Nobuki and Kohaku activated their Tailed Beast Chakra Mode. Nobuki dashed forward going for the Five and Six Tails tackling the Five Tails and using his chakra arms to grab the Six. Kohaku used his speed to kick Moniton and clotheslined Two Tails. Kohaku was then slashed in the back by the Two Tails. Nobuki stood stepping back as the Five Tails Jinchuuriki looked at him horns coming out of its head. The Six Tails Jinchuuriki started to salivate ready to spit its acid. Kohaku backed up into Nobuki and put his fists up.

"Switch? You've always been better with more enemies than me," Kohaku asked. Nobuki nodded and they switched places. Nobuki cracked his knuckles and Kohaku gave his opponents a mischievous smile. Nobuki used his chakra arm to grab Moniton who tried to bite his arm, but unlucky for Moniton Nobuki's chakra arms didn't transmit pain. Nobuki slammed Moniton into the ground and as he did so, the Seven Tails flew past him going to the air getting ready for an aerial strike it's wings flapping. The Two Tails was ready to pounce and Nobuki tried to do that spinning move Kohaku did earlier sticking his chakra arms out and spinning. It was successful, but was slower. The Two Tails slammed into a tree, breaking it. The Seven Tails Jinchuuriki fell out the air and Nobuki threw Moniton into the falling Jinchuuriki.

Kohaku sped into the Five Tails Jinchuuriki grabbing it's horns and throwing it into the air. Kohaku made a Rasengan slamming it into the Six Tails Jinchuuriki who slid back a little. The Five Tails came back down to the ground slamming into earth. The Five Tails recovered quickly running after Kohaku. Kohaku flipped avoiding an acid attack from the Six, but the Five Tails Jinchuuriki sent him flying into the Six. Kohaku used his chakra arms to push himself into the air. Kohaku, then using his chakra hands made two Big Ball Rasengans. He flew back down sending both Rasengans into the Five Tails who flew into the woods. Kohaku landed on the ground and ran towards the Six who was spewing acid, but Kohaku dodged and slid under the legs of the Six and stood. He joined his chakra hands and his hands together slamming them into the Six's back which slammed into the ground a crater forming.

"Lightning Style: Giant Rasen-Lightning Slicer!" Nobuki yelled slamming the Lightning Slicer into the ground. The shock broke the ground swallowing his opponents and paralyzing them for a little while giving Nobuki time to group them together in his chakra hands and he threw in the air.

"Kohaku!" Nobuki yelled as he let them into the air. Kohaku jumped into the air hitting all of them. Nobuki looked around and the Five Tails ran for Nobuki. Nobuki had no time to make a jutsu or move and by instinct his chakra arms dug into the ground. A wall of earth rose stopping the Five Tails in his tracks. Nobuki's eyes widened and his chakra arms disappeared. Kohaku landed on the wall and looked at Nobuki.

"Earth Style? You can use Earth Style?" Kohaku asked Nobuki his eyebrows arched.

"I think it's Son's influence of his chakra mode. He can use Lava Style which is comprised of Fire and Earth Style, so maybe when I use Chakra Mode I can use Fire, Earth, and Lava Style," Nobuki assessed.

"Booooring explanation," Kohaku yawned. The Jinchuuriki's stood together in a line and merged their Tailed Beast Bombs together. One fused small Tailed Beast Bomb was pointed at Nobuki and Kohaku.

"C'mon we're going to deflect that Tailed Beast Bomb with a Big Ball Tailed Beast Rasengan. I know you haven't tried a Big Ball Rasengan, but this is a desperate time. If we don't the village is finished, so come on," Kohaku said starting up the technique. Nobuki started to try to hurry as the Mini Tailed Beast Bomb was almost finished. Nobuki soon got the ratio 8:2 and started adding positive and negative each time and watched as his Tailed Beast Rasengan. Nobuki felt it getting heavier and heavier and he had to his use his chakra arms to support his arms. It was finally ready and Kohaku gestured for Nobuki to bring them together.

"What? They'll explode!" Nobuki yelled.

"Not if we keep adding," Kohaku said as he shoved his Big Ball Tailed Beast Rasengan into Nobuki's. The two merged making a regular Mini Tailed Beast Bomb. The Jinchuuriki's sent the Tailed Beast Bomb and Nobuki and Kohaku ran forward their arms out holding the Tailed Beast Bomb and pushed it off.

"Combination Jutsu: Tailed Beast Bomb!" Nobuki and Kohaku yelled. The two bombs flew towards each other as they darted into the air going up and up finally exploding. The shockwave felt pushed them back into the woods.

"Hurry up, guys! We've been stalling long enough. Nobuki's Chakra Mode most be almost up now since he's not friends with Son yet! If you guys take any longer we'll have to go all out already!" Kohaku said in his mind stopping himself.

"Wow, you boys are more skilled than I thought. To take on five Version 2 Jinchuuriki's is amazing, but we're not finished yet," the Shadow's voice broadcasted. Nobuki and Kohaku walked back out the woods back into the clearing. The Jinchuuriki's were holding their heads screaming in pain. Kohaku looked disgusted as they grew bigger and a skeleton formed. Nobuki looked in awe and stepped back.

"They're stronger now be careful. Stay behind me as backup," Kohaku warned. Kohaku started to light up and a cloak was formed and his markings started to get darker and he stood in Tailed Beast Mode.

"New power up?"

"Remember I got it for my birthday," Kohaku smiled wickedly. Nobuki watched as the fight already seemed unfair and decided to petition for help; he was going to Son Goku for a one time deal.