Chapter 59: Hokages
On the battlefield things grow tense as Obito and Madara begin to attack with fire release: blast wave wild dance and fire release: great fire annihilation respectively but, Naruto uses the cloaks on the allied shinobi to protect them from the attacks as Obito and Naruto engage each other while, confronting each other about their values. Meanwhile, Madara stands down as he senses something a great distance away.
"Hashirama!" Madara says with delight at the prospect of engaging him in battle again.
As the jubi begins to act erratically Kitscuchi uses the earth release: sandwich technique to restrain it in between two large rocks. However, the jubi sensing the tailed beasts inside of Naruto begins to break free so Kakashi tries to warp it away with kamui but is stopped by Obito who interferes.
"Naruto I leave the battle to you, I'll deal with Obito." Kakashi says as he warps away Obito and himself to kamui's dimension.
"Naruto you need to get ready. The jubi is preparing to unleash Tenpenchii!" Kurama says
"I know Kurama I got this!" Naruto says as he begins to focus on the shrouds covering the allied shinobi to protect them from the incoming blast.
The jubi no longer in an emaciated state and having grown a left arm unleashes tenpenchii on the alliance causing multiple natural disasters on the battlefield leveling the area around it as well. As the dust settles the allied shinobi are safe but, have lost their shrouds around them. Naruto is holding his arm with his clothes shredded.
"Damn it! This thing doesn't know how to give it a rest!" Naruto says exhausted
"Naruto that was reckless of you trying to control so many shrouds at once." Kurama says
"I know but, it was the only way to protect them in time." Naruto says as the allied shinobi form a defensive line in front of Naruto as Sakura begins to heal Naruto from behind. As the jubi still rattled by Naruto's presence, begins to change again by distending it's jaw and a flower opens inside its mouth.
"Great, it looks like it's changing again." Bee says
"No it's not this is it going into attack mode, it still hasn't reached its final form." Gyuki says
"You mean it hasn't fully matured?" Fu asks
"That's right but, once it does it will become unstoppable, we have to take it down now!" Chomei says
As the allied shinobi prepare for the jubi's next attack they're stunned as an ultra big ball tailed beast ball forms in front of the flower from its mouth.
"Shit it's huge! How do we block that?!" Kitsuchi says
"I've got a plan. Do you know an easy earth release technique that can form a wall." Shikamaru says via Ino's telepathy
"Sure but, as jutsu that anyone can learn will be useless in stopping that." Kitsuchi says
"Not if we all use it to build a wall while, Bee and Fu try to redirect the tailed beast ball off course." Shikamaru says as Ino directs the conversation to Bee and Fu.
As the allied shinobi use earth release: practice brick technique to generate a huge wall to slow the tailed beast ball down as it's launched, Gyuki and Chomei try to redirect it slightly by firing multiple tailed beast balls at it. When it breaks through the last wall it suddenly disappears and reappears over the sea as it explodes.
"I'm glad I made it in time." The voice of Minato the fourth hokage says
"I see your speed is impressive. Did you already plant your hiraishin markers?" The voice of Tobirama the second hokage says
"Yes it was rushed a bit but, I managed to plant them across the area." Minato says
"You still are as fast as ever Minato." The voice of Hiruzen the third hokage says
"It seems that the allied forces are holding themselves together nicely." The voice of Hashirama the first hokage says
"You guys are right on time, especially you dad." Naruto says to the four hokage
"How did you know they were coming Naruto?" Sakura asks
"I sensed them since, from the beginning when they were reincarnated a while, ago it seems they were busy." Naruto says with a shrug
"So, who is this young lady? Is she your girlfriend Naruto?" Minato asks
"It's not that simple but, yes she is one of my girlfriends." Naruto says while, rubbing his head as Sakura blushes up a storm.
"One of them?! Does that mean more than one! I guess I should haven taken Kushina's warnings about Jiraiya more seriously." Minato says first with shock then, a sigh. On the battlefield Jiraiya can't help but feel a sense of annoyance, like being blamed for something he didn't have anything to do with.
"It was a shocker to me to Dad but, surprisingly it wasn't Jiraiya's fault this time." Naruto says
"Then, who's fault is it?" Minato asks
"The shinobi council wanted to pass on my bloodline, so put me in the CRA." Naruto says with a sigh
"You have a bloodline." Minato says surprised
"Yes he has the wood release for some reason it has reappeared in him and I see the council took advantage of my death to enact it." Hiruzen says sighing
"It would be my doing in the end creating the CRA after my brother passed to make sure such bloodlines didn't disappear from the village again." Tobirama says
"You did such a thing brother no wonder you didn't ever get married, your logical mind kept irritating women with such decisions." Hashirama says cheekily with a scolding tone.
"Be silent brother, it's because of you not wanting multiple spouses that we lost the wood release in the first place!" Tobirama shouts
"Ok" Hashirama says depressingly
"Still prone to mood swings as ever I see." Hiruzen says
"Hashirama!" Madara shouts as he jumps nearby with a maniacal smile on his face.
"I will deal with you later! I must help deal with the jubi first." Hashirama says
"I see you haven't changed. Fine." Madara says stunned at the response then, sighs.
As the jubi gets up the four hokage go to a corner around it and perform the four red yang formation barrier to surround it as it performs a tailed beast ball that explodes inside the barrier only for the explosion to be contained and damages the jubi with the blowback. Hashirama enters sage mode and performs sage art: gate of the great god to pin it's tails and head.
Soon after, Sasuke arrives with Jugo as the Konoha 11 plus Sai joins Naruto. Naruto is happy to see Sasuke but is wary of what he is thinking.
"Sasuke!" Sakura and Ino shout
"You bastard what're you doing here!" Kiba shouts
"You've got some nerve to appear here Sasuke." Shikamaru says
"It doesn't matter what any of you think. I've decided instead of destroying the leaf village that I'll bring change to it by becoming hokage." Sasuke says to the shock of everyone there except Naruto who sighs.
"That's really funny, a missing nin becoming hokage as if. I'll become hokage!" Kiba shouts
"Sasuke don't think you can get away with doing what you want, not after all the stuff you pulled." Shikamaru says seriously
"Like I said I don't care what any of you think. I'll become hokage." Sasuke says calmly
"No Sasuke, the one who'll be hokage is me." Naruto says with certainty as he stands up after being treated by Sakura.
"As great as it is to have so many candidates for hokage, we have pressing business to attend to!" Hashirama says
Hashirama generates 5 wood clones, four of them open an entrance into the barrier to confront the jubi while the fifth goes to face Madara who easily defeats it and decides to wait for the original.
"It looks like the gang's back together with team 7 reunited let's go everyone and show them our power." Naruto shouts as he jumps ahead with the others following. As he enters his nine tails chakra mode he notices that Sakura pushes ahead and uses the strength of a hundred technique thanks to the yin seal on her forehead to attack the jubi's fission clones it has unleashed on the alliance from its body. As Sakura clears a path for the others to join as the other allied shinobi join the fray. Sai is forced back when it tries to attack the jubi directly but, is rescued by Naruto.
"Thanks Naruto, but it appears we're outnumbered by these things, so the only realistic way to deal with the problem is to attack it directly." Sai says
"I've got it." Naruto says as he performs the summoning jutsu along with Sasuke and Sakura that summon Aoda and Katsuyu respectively.
"You ready Gamakichi!" Naruto asks
"Yeah Naruto let's head into the thick of it." Gamakichi says as he jumps into jubi's fissions and hacks away with his tanto as he jumps closer toward the main body. While, Sasuke rides Aoda through the jubi's fissions with his susanoo active wiping them out along the way as Sakura stays behind to distribute Katsuyu among the alliance to help heal the injured shinobi. As Gamackichi gets close enough Naruto tosses an ultra big ball rasenshuriken at the jubi as Sasuke fires an arrow of black flames from his susanoo's bow at the attack. The two attacks combine to form scorch release: Halo Hurricane jet black arrow style zero that hits the jubi and begins to burn the body away. However, the jubi discards the burning flesh using its fission technique.
As Naruto and Sasuke head toward the main body to get on it but Obito appears with a hole in his chest.
"It appears it's time you return the favor for me saving your life all those years ago." Madara says as he forms a hand sign to activate the rods in Obito's arm to control him into activating the outer path: samsara of heavenly life technique to revive him. Noticing what is happening Hashirama comments toward Naruto and Sasuke to stop Obito. Hashirama forms several wood clones and so does Tobirama to send them toward Madara to confront him in case Naruto and Sasuke fail. Sasuke rides Aoda on the jubi to its head and Aoda is caught by it so, Aoda dispels as Sasuke launches several black flame arrows at Obito but, they're knocked out of the air by black chakra receivers from Obito's arm. Sasuke reaches the jubi's head as Minato's clone slashes Obito with his tri pronged kunai having hiraishined to the mark he placed on Obito during their last battle all those years ago.
"Obito!" Minato says shocked at realizing that his student is responsible for the kyuubi attack and the current predicament.
"Sensei." Obito says faintly as he falls onto the top of the jubi's head.
"You did it. Now all that is left is to seal Madara and the war will be over." Sasuke says
"You would think so, my fellow traitor." Obito says shocking Sasuke and Minato as he starts to sink into the jubi.
"Guys get away from him!" Naruto shouts as he and Gamakichi arrive at their location and grabs them then jumps off the jubi's head as it is slowly sucked into itself along with its body. They land far away as the jubi is condensed into a huge white sphere that shatters and a transformed Obito appears as the jubi's jinchuriki.
