SON OF A GUN!
"What. The. F*! #$%^&*()" Kahyo couldn't keep cussing after she witnessed the ravaging temper of the aggressive crowd provoked by her one-eyed friend. "Dammit, what the heck is doing!?"
On the other hand, the surging crowd clamored as they strafed the young Uchiha with their nature style jutsu. Obito countered each one of them with his Fire Release and some taijutsu tricks. "Is that everything you can do?!" he challenged the crowd, "I didn't know Kiri-nins are this impotent! Even a Genin could outmatch you in a single match! You people, are farce and sham in flak jacket! And you dare call yourselves ninja?! MOKUTON: SASHIKI NO JUTSU!" he used Earth Release to counter a direct assault.
Obito continue the fight, all the while, Zabusa remains tied up to a large pole behind him imploring the young guy to free him from the knot. "Hey...you...bullfrog! You gotta take this piece of shit off me! I'll answer them myself! I don't need your mercy!"
"Didn't I tell you to shut your filthy mouth up?! And don't call me bullfrog, you asshole! None of this would happen if you didn't let yourself get caught by that sharkman!"
"Damn you calling me a-hole! Are you blaming me for—"
"This is chaos!" Kahyo interfered and grumble toward Natsu, "Look what you've do— WATCH OUT!" A man threw an explosive tag toward Obito, but Kahyo steps in front of him and use "Hissatsu Hyōsō!" an Ice Release that pierced the man directly to his chest and cut the lit wire of the explosive, repulsing the attack. "Man. That was close! Thanks Kahy—"
"Save that for later! We need to get out of here, real quick! Here..." she threw a pocket knife to Zabusa expecting him to loosen himself, then faces Obito, "we have only one chance! Using my Ice Release, I can freeze everyone in here, as I do that, use every jutsu you've got just to make way for us!"
Given the circumstances, Obito just gave her an assuring nod. And the two, stood back-to-back to each other, ready to face the opponents. Suddenly...
"I BESEECH, EVERYONE, ON YOUR FEET. NOW!" A loud voice pulsates on the Coliseum. But no one else did notice. Until the mysterious voice, finally lose his patience, and gave a solid yet thundering howl that sent off quiver to everybody's spines including Obito and his gang, "BACK OFF!"
Everyone stood idly, and look at the direction of the mysterious voice. The Coliseum's official were baffled upon the presence of this mysterious man, they quickly fell to their knees and everyone else followed. With the exception of the three misfits, everyone else at the Coliseum silently bow their heads down and exclaimed, "All hail King Zahard!"
"King who—?" Obito asked.
"Sshh... Shut up!" Kahyo poked.
Meanwhile,
At the Amegakure...
Kyusuke and Kie had just arrived from a far off mission. He didn't know anything that happened to the Ame-orphans, but the news of their leader's death reached his ears upon returning.
"YAHIKO HAD JUST WHAT?!" the two of them grumbled in disbelief.
"Ssshhh! Guys, please, lower your voice!" said an Akatsuki member. "We didn't know the whole detail. But that's what we saw. Konan returned from their appointment with Hanzo. Nagato didn't seem okay. His feet were badly injured. And Yahiko," the guy paused, then say "he seemed lifeless. We asked Konan what happened. But we got no answer from her."
"But what happened?" Kyusuke asked, "is she alright? Where is she?"
"About that..." said the other member, "We saw her enter the basement early on. With two unexpected guests."
"Unexpected guests?" Kie inquired, "what d'you mean by unexpected guests? Hanzo and his men?"
"No. The Zetsus." answered the member, "those creatures Natsu had told us about."
"THOSE WHAT?!" Kie whined.
"Wh-what are those creatures you mean?" Kyusuke asked.
"You're a new member, so you probably didn't know. Quick, I'll tell you on the way. Let's head to the basement! Come on" Kie urged the long-haired shinobi.
...
"Now all is set!" informed the Black and White Zetsu
"A-are you sure this will work?" a confused Konan asked assuringly
"tHeY'Re gOod as nEeWW!" said the goofy Guruguru. "aNd muUch more powerful toOOoo!"
"There will be no complications, if that's what you meant." said the Black Zetsu. "With the power of Rinnegan, the boy will receive immense amount of Chakra to his body" referring to Nagato. "His ability will transmit a flow toward these chakra receiver which the other will get." referring to Yahiko.
"Yahiko... Nagato..." Konan silently cried for her fallen friends.
"We expect your future cooperation, should you wish to proceed with our support. Otherwise," The Black Zetsu caressed the orange head of Yahiko, as the body of Akatsuki's late leader, lay lifeless on an operating table, a few meters away from where Nagato recuperate, "say goodbye to your friend...forever"
Konan pursed her lips. Tears run down from her cheek as she look at the ground.
...
Moments later,
"KONAN!" Kyusuke entered the basement together with Kie. "I've heard what happened. Are you okay?"
"Where's Yahiko? And Nagato?" Kie sudden question interrupted, Kyusuke's concern over Konan. "What happened to the meeting? I've heard their badly injured?!"
Footsteps can be heard making way behind them. When they turn to face the shadowy figure, both Kie and Kyusuke were astonished. "YAHIKO!" but the two felt there's something strange about their orange-haired leader.
"Yahiko! I'm glad you're good, I thought you—" it was Kie who comes close and blinked when the light finally hit Yahiko's face, and say "Y-Yahiko? Wh-what...what happened to you?" he faced the only female member of the group. "Ko-Konan...wh-what...what's matter? Why is he...why is Yahiko..."
Kyusuke jolt his head and asks, "Good heavens. What happened to you, Yahiko?!" Upon closer inspection, they realized that Yahiko's face turned white, as if no blood flows on his body. Nothing has changed with his physique, aside from the multiple amount of black stud across his face and body.
The two Akatsuki members scan Konan's teary for answer. Atlast, the violet-haired Kunoichi cannot hide the truth from these two members.
...
After an hour or so,
"I CAN"T BELIEVE YOU MADE A DEAL WITH THOSE CREATURES!" Kie accused, "have you forgotten what Natsu told us about them!? They're Madara's folks! WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU THINKING, KONAN?!"
"Hey, don't blame her!" Kyusuke defended the Kunoichi, "it's not her fault! She only did what is necessary for the group and for... her friends."
"I-I'm just afraid I won't see them again..." said Konan, tearfully.
"DAMN! WHY THIS IS HAPPENING!" Kie cursed, "We've got to set this straight! We can't have a deal with them! All our progress, everything we've worked on will only be spoiled! Do you think Nagato and Yahiko would be happy to know it?"
"Honestly, I don't mind..." Nagato suddenly spoke from a distant. And all three of them look out helplessly.
His body is gravely injured from his last encounter with Hanzo and his men. Actually, it was a combined scheme of Hanzo and Danzo, the renowned Leader of Konoha's Anbu.
"I don't mind, keeping Yahiko's corpse regardless of what the others might think. As long as I have him and Konan with me. We will advance our plans and finally orchestrate peace with all available resources we could gather."
"Don't you hear what you're saying?! You're being disrespectful of Yahiko and his memories! You're being disrespectful with the aspect of life, itself!" Kie reasoned out, "THIS IS UNETHICAL! WAKE UP, NAGATO!"
"I AM AWAKE!" Nagato answered back, "atleast now... I finally am. I can now clearly see what kind of world we live in. And so what if its unethical or not?"
"We're both of the same breed, after all… motives for war are of no concern. Religion, ideology, resources, land, grudges, love, or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it's enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… Reasons can be thought up after the fact. Human nature pursues strife."
"Yahiko will always remain as the Akatsuki's leader. He will also wear this mantle with us! Until the time everyone falls into our hands, the world will know pain! That's the only time the world will fully have peace." he started to laugh maniacally.
"BWAHAHAHAHA!"
"You are crazy..." Kie said helplessly.
...
After a few hour,
Kie gathered the other members of the group. Without the knowledge of two remaining Ame orphans. He wanted to rally the troops against Madara's Zetsu. In honor of late Yahiko.
Kyusuke, although a bit skeptical at first, eventually agreed. So he could give justice to their fallen friends and to free Konan from her unwarranted distress. But the Zetsus are always a few steps ahead of everyone... Including them.
Before they knew, their group was ambushed and killed mercilessly. Blood sputtered everywhere as the two Zetsu rampage on a killing spree. Alas, everyone had reached their end, and Kyusuke, before finally succumbing to his death mumbled the words he will never have the chance to say directly to the person he likes most, "I'm sorry, Konan."
...
To be continued