Chapter 6: Removal and Declaration

The Summit Venue

"It's been a while Naruto, it seems many things have changed since we last saw each other" Sasuke said with a smug grin on his face.

"Sasuke, as Hokage of Konoha I ask for you to stand down. I am giving you one last ultimatum to return to Konoha, you can repent for your crimes there. But I warn you this is a one-time offer only, if you reject this then I will have no choice but to handle you myself" said Naruto with a serious face and voice.

Sasuke laughed mirthlessly at Naruto and said "Do you expect me to return to that shithole you call a village? Konoha will burn to the ground and I will be the harbinger for its destruction. For too long my clan has been used and betrayed by that worthless village, but I will avenge them all" he yelled angrily.

"You're being a fool Sasuke, don't risk your life for pointless vengeance, you are better than that" replied Naruto.

"What do you know Naruto? Nothing, you know nothing of my strife, you know nothing of my suffering. You never experienced the loss I suffered, you always pretend to be sympathize with me but in truth you don't understand my pain" snarled Sasuke.

Naruto shook his head, "That's where your wrong Sasuke, I too experienced pain in my lifetime. Both of us have different forms of pain, but the difference between you was that you were actually loved by a family. I never had that luxury growing up, you were also seen as the prince of Konoha because of your status as the last loyal Uchiha; I never had those luxuries because I was the demon child. I was hated and tormented as a kid but I continued and I never gave up. But even then I've experienced loss much like yours, I may not have been raised by a family but I've felt as if I've lost family the day the Sandaime Hokage and my sensei Jiraiya died" he said in a somber tone.

Naruto noticed that Sasuke remained unaffected by his claims, his emotions at the moment were genuine and from the heart and continued "We've both felt similar levels of pain and loss but we've experienced them through different ways. Trust me Sasuke I understand how you feel, you can come back home to Team Seven, to Konoha and to all the people who care for you" he continued to say.

"Get it in your thick skull dobe, I am never returning there as a ninja of Konoha, but I will return as its destroyer. Just give this up Naruto, nothing will change my mind" shouted Sasuke.

Naruto was quickly losing patience; he had to stress this point further to Sasuke for him to truly realize the implications of his decisions. Naruto promised himself and the elders of Konoha that he was going to try to bring back Sasuke one last time, and this was Sasuke's ultimatum. But before Naruto could truly make a decision he had to make a break through with Sasuke, his rival could be even more stubborn as him when he wanted to be, and that was saying something. He sealed his Summoning Contracts in his shoulder plates and got ready to fight.

"Dammit Sasuke just think about this for a second, you're a fucking missing-nin and all five nations are out to get you because of your affiliation with Akatsuki. You left Konoha for Orochimaru to gain power, but know you've achieved that power and accomplished your goal to kill Itachi. Why are you really doing this?" Naruto yelled sternly with an authoritative voice.

Sasuke clenched his fists and his eyes widened with rage and yelled "Don't ever say that name again, you and all of Konoha don't deserve to say his name after all you've done to him" he then sent a large fireball towards Naruto and said "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu" (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique).

Naruto's eyes widened by Sasuke's reaction and he thought to himself 'Dammit, it seems he knows the truth about Itachi.'

Naruto quickly clasped his hands together and said "Suiton: Suijinheki" (Water Release: Water Formation Wall) and spewed out Water from his mouth which took the shape of a wall and protected Naruto from Sasuke's attack.

Sasuke's eyes widened for a second once he noticed Naruto's new ability and said "Looks like you have done something and you did this without handsigns, you have grown from last time" he said.

Then Naruto and Sasuke ran towards each other engaging in a Taijutsu battle. Between the two of them, it was clear that both differed in their fighting styles. Naruto relied on his limitless stamina, both limbs and unpredictability while Sasuke used his agility and quick reflex time for his advantage.

Naruto for the most part was the attacker; he threw punches and kicks continually at high speeds while Sasuke was more strategic and defensive in his approach. He dodged and blocked as much of Naruto's attacks as he could but some of them were always at the last second, what infuriated Sasuke even further was that Naruto did not leave any opening for him to counter at.

Slowly, Naruto started to overpower Sasuke in the battle and watching this Sasuke jumped away.

Both men were left staggered and bruised from the Taijutsu battle alone. The two opponents hastily weaved through hand signs; it was time to take this fight seriously.

"Chidori Senbon"

"Futon: Atsugai" (Wind Release: Pressure Damage)

With the Konoha Team

They arrived near the front of the summit venue; they were shocked to hear explosions around the summit. They approached and scouted the front gates, from what he saw there were still quite a large number of samurai guarding the summit venue. Above the gates there were also vantage points with samurai archers patrolling the area to protect the summit from any intruders or reinforcements attacking the area.

They realized that the only way for them to enter was to sneak in, seeing no other alternative solution they hastily began to infiltrate the summit venue. Thankfully for Sai being a member of ROOT finally seemed to pay off for him, all of them were taught assassination and espionage skills and one of which was infiltration. Scaling the building's walls to secretly enter the summit venue was easy; the difficult part was finding Naruto amidst all this rabble and chaos.

With Naruto and Sasuke

The attack from Sasuke was rendered useless as Naruto surrounded himself with a wind dome. Naruto smirked as he saw the result of the jutsu and the surprised look on Sasuke's face. Sasuke should have known that wind would beat lightning.

Sasuke unsheathed his katana and ran towards Naruto with the intent to kill, upon seeing this Naruto brought out his own Uzumaki Katana.

Sasuke arrived in front of Naruto within a matter of seconds and swung his katana downwards, aiming for Naruto's skull. Luckily Naruto reacted perfectly and blocked it with his Futon chakra enhanced blade.

Naruto used his Uzumaki Kenjutsu style and consciously with the help of the blade, drew water from the Nature, which with the help of the Futon chakra was sharpened and was leaving bruises and cut marks on Sasuke.

The tides had now turned, Sasuke was forced to take a defensive approach and he was currently seething watching how Naruto was besting him at Kenjutsu. Sasuke began to realize that Naruto's enhanced sword served another purpose, because of the increased sharpness from the wind surrounding the Katana and sharpened water, it was heavily damaging his katana and if this continued his katana may break.

'Dammit, this is bad' thought Sasuke to himself, he needed to do something and he needed it quick. An idea suddenly popped into Sasuke's mind, Sasuke focused on his chakra and he began to emit lighting around the area and used his Chidori Nagashi, Naruto realized what Sasuke was doing and before the lightning could reach him he jumped back safe from being electrocuted by the lightning.

But as Naruto jumped back he saw Sasuke using Sen'eijashu, snakes were sent his way and Naruto used Katanato slice and dice the snakes thrown his way. The blood of the snakes splattered on the floor once Naruto's Katana collided with them.

"Sasuke stop, Itachi wouldn't want you to do this. He was a hero of Konoha and he sacrificed himself all for you, and here you are dishonouring his sacrifice. He lived to serve Konoha and protect the people of Konoha while you are doing the exact opposite" said Naruto.

Sasuke's glared at Naruto and his chakra began to flare, the level and intimidation of Sasuke's chakra was nowhere close to Naruto's but it had a different feel and vibe to it. Naruto's chakra was warm and if Naruto wanted to intimidate someone the chakra became dense and hot, while Sasuke's was simply cold. The chakra of both Naruto and Sasuke matched their personalities.

"How do you have knowledge of Itachi's sacrifice?" Sasuke was beginning to demand for answers from Naruto.

"I'm the Hokage; I'm given privilege to this knowledge. I found out not too long ago" replied Naruto.

"If you know about this the entire time then why do you still expect me to return? Is it your promise to Sakura?" asked Sasuke.

Naruto sighed dejectedly, "Yes and no, I would like to keep my promise to Sakura. I never want to fail her. But at the same time you were my best friend at one point, we were a team with Kakashi-sensei and Sakura, a small part of me wants that old life back. But if you don't comply and if you remain as a threat to Konoha then it is my job to kill you, and I will have no problem doing so" he said honestly.

Sasuke growled at the insult from his former friend, "You kill me? That's never going to happen, you'll never defeat me. Many things have changed Naruto, but one thing that never changed was my superiority over you. I was and still am stronger than you, and will always be stronger than you" the Uchiha said confidently.

Naruto growled at the insult, "Don't underestimate me Sasuke. Remember Kakashi-sensei's lesson, look underneath the underneath" he replied.

"Enough of this, now I'll show you why I'm stronger than you" Sasuke yelled, the chakra from Sasuke began to thicken and blanket the room while a large purple skeletal armour began to form around Sasuke. The ninjas around were left in disbelief at the legendary Susanoo, it wasn't the complete form yet but it was still powerful nonetheless.

Naruto was also surprised by this form, he hadn't expected for Sasuke to be that advanced with his Sharingan already, and Naruto prided himself for being prepared for anything.

Sasuke said "You must know by now that I am not returning to Konoha no matter what, I would rather kill myself than return to that village after all it did to my brother, my family and my clan. After everything my people have been through because of those elders of yours, I will stop at nothing to avenge them and make the people and elders of Konoha suffer like my people did. I will use the power of my Susanoo and of my Amaterasu and will burn and destroy Konoha"

Naruto scowled; no matter how hard he tried it really seemed as if nothing was getting to him. He promised himself that if Sasuke doesn't change his mind then he would have to kill him, and now it seems that is really the case at the moment.

Sasuke grinned once he noticed the disgruntled look of Naruto and taunted "What's the matter Naruto? Scared are you? And here I thought you grew stronger since we last met, but I guess I'm wrong. Once a dobe always a dobe, I guess it's no wonder Sakura always preferred me."

Naruto clenched his fists in anger; Sasuke may have hit a nerve when he mentioned Sakura. Naruto was now getting angry; he trained days and nights to finally prove himself worthy of being the Hokage. So far Naruto was going easy on the guy, but now he asked for it.

"I'm no longer the dobe you once knew a long time ago Sasuke. I've surpassed you and now I'm going kick your sorry ass" yelled Naruto as he entered his Toad Sage Mode and started weaving hand signs, he stopped on the Snake Seal and said "Mokuton: Mokuryuu no Jutsu." (Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique)

The people around them watched in awe and shock at Naruto's attack as a Wooden Dragon as thick as a tree came out of the ground wrapped around Sasuke's Susanoo. Team Taka was shocked and amazed at Naruto attack, they saw as the Susanoo began fading away slowing.

Now it was Naruto's turn to grin seeing as how Sasuke was breathing heavily, the Uchiha's Susanoo was no longer there and the Dragon went back into the Ground.

"Prepare yourself Sasuke, I will show you my ultimate power" Naruto exclaimed as he dispelled his Toad Sage Mode and clasped his hands together. 3 seconds later, Naruto had markings around his eyes and face along with a Brown Iris with white pupil showing that he was in his Phoenix Sage Mode.

Among the audience Kakashi and Shikamaru smiled as they realized this was Naruto's most powerful form this was even more powerful than what Naruto used to defeat Pein, this was his Phoenix Sage Mode.

Sasuke watched intriguingly, he scoffed once he noticed that all that happened was a change in Naruto's pigmentation and his face "Is that all that does? Does it just change the look of your eyes and apply make-up to your face?" he asked sarcastically.

Naruto could feel the power surge within him, he heard Sasuke's snide and sarcastic remarks but paid them no mind, and it was time for him to end things.

"Sasuke I've warned you and I've tried to convince your mind but it seems you're not willing to listen to reason or see the truth. You're too enamoured with concepts of vengeance and power, and they have corrupted you. Everything you are doing now is dishonouring your brother; it's like your spitting in his grave. I'm going to ask you one final time Sasuke, will you return to Konoha?" asked the Hokage.

Sasuke glared at Naruto for the insults within his speech, "I will never return to that village" he answered venomously.

Naruto nodded in understanding, "Very well if that's your choice then so be it. Now it is my job to eliminate all threats to Konoha and its people, I never wanted it to come to this but it seems you are now a threat which I must eliminate" he declared in a confident and monotone voice.

Sasuke grit his teeth in frustration, "Why do you keep on acting like you can beat me? So far I've been winning this battle and it hasn't even been close. You just got lucky with your Mokuton, but other than that you will not prevail. My eyes will lead the way for me" replied the Uchiha.

Naruto remained calm compared to Sasuke's increasing anger and said "You fail to realize Sasuke that I haven't been completely serious. For too long I've been trying to help you see reason but it was to no avail. Now I take off my restrictions, I'm no longer trying to take you back to Konoha alive, I'm bringing you back on a body bag if need be".

Sasuke's eyes widened fractionally, he could see that Naruto was being serious just by his demeanour and the way he carried himself. He could see that so far Naruto was holding back, but by how much he was unsure, he also knew that that Naruto was better than him in both Taijutsu and Kenjutsu and he had elemental advantage over him. Sasuke noticed that Naruto lips twitched into a small smirk, the Uchiha began to feel annoyed by just how overconfident Naruto seemed to be.

"Sasuke in truth you're no match for me, in this form all I need is five minutes. Now let me show you why I'm the fucking Hokage" yelled Naruto as he flared his vast Chakra.

With the Team

They were running around the summit aimlessly in search of Naruto, fortunately for them they had Neji searching everywhere with his Byakugan and Kiba attempting to find out Naruto's scent.

Kiba pointed in a direction and Neji used his Byakugan to search for Naruto once again, he saw Naruto battling with Sasuke and said "Naruto is currently battling with Sasuke, we must hurry now."

The team went running towards Naruto with only one thought in all of their minds 'Dammit Naruto, why do you always carry the burden yourself.'

With Naruto

"Sasuke in truth you're no match for me, in this form all I need is five minutes. Now let me show you why I'm the fucking Hokage" exclaimed Naruto as Sasuke charged up his Susanoo once again.

Naruto ran toward Sasuke and his Susanoo form, Sasuke saw Naruto approaching and use his armoured form to punch Naruto.

Naruto cocked back his arm and punched the coming arm which broke when it came in contact with Naruto's fist.

Sasuke's eyes widened, 'How the hell did Naruto do that?' he asked himself. Team Taka were also in shock at how Naruto destroyed his arm in his Susanoo form, and what appeared even more amazing was that the punch had no affect at Naruto whatsoever.

Seeing Sasuke's disbelieving state Naruto applied Chakra and jumped upwards the young Hokage began to gather chakra in his right hand, it was beginning to form a Rasengan but the Rasengan began to grow larger and larger, it was growing at an exponential rate and its size was near that of a small house. Once the jutsu was finally prepared Naruto began to purposefully fall towards the head of Sasuke's Susanoo, and once the distance between them was perfect Naruto thrusted the massive Rasengan towards Sasuke's purple skeletal armour.

"Chō Odama Rasengan" (Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan) yelled Naruto.

The powerful jutsu collided with Sasuke's Susanoo and a large explosion occurred sending Naruto back a few meters, he remained unhurt from the collision though the same thing could not be said about Sasuke and his armour.

The Uchiha's Susanoo armour began flickering until it was completely destroyed, blood was pouring down Sasuke's right arm and he was clutching it in pain. Sasuke was down on one knee nursing his bruised body, he was running out of breathe and ideas, Sasuke was left in utter disbelief because Naruto had done the impossible, he managed destroyed his Susanoo armour with such ease and twice, it was supposed to be unbreakable.

Naruto began dusting himself off before noticing that he had destroyed Sasuke's Susanoo again, a confident smile graced his lips as he saw the depleted and weakened form of Sasuke. It was the time to strike, the time was close at hand to finally end things between him and Sasuke, and he had finally proven that he was the stronger of the two.

The Hokage went through more hand signs and yelled "Suiton: Suiryudan no Jutsu" he yelled. Everyone looked at him as if he had grown a second head except for Kakashi as there was no water source nearby but were even more shocked when they saw a Water Dragon appearing out of nowhere and charged towards Sasuke.

Sasuke quickly stood up and realized the situation he was in, he couldn't die just yet and not by the hands of Naruto. Feelings of desperation began to gnaw at him; he had to survive, he said "Amaterasu" and countered the Water Dragon with the Black Flames, he had to overexert to make the flames larger than usual.

Naruto began to notice that blood was now also running from Sasuke's eyes; he needed to continue this onslaught of attacks since he knew Sasuke couldn't last any longer; the signs were visible that he was reaching his breaking point.

Sasuke understood his current predicament; he had to give all he could if he wished to kill Naruto. The flames from his Amaterasu remained there. Sasuke had to suppress a grin once he noticed the black smoke forming from his fire. At least one thing was going for him.

But Sasuke needed more than just this, he had a plan in mind but he was unsure if it will work against Naruto, he now had to bring out the big guns.

From a distance, Madara was also watching and seething as how Naruto was countering Sasuke and eventually, defeating him, he decided to go back for now as Sasuke was in no longer condition to fight and only the Sharingan-influenced Danzo could do anything now.

With A

The Raikage was sweating profusely while trying to gather his breath, his battle with Kisame so far had been a standstill with both of them matching each other hit by hit and jutsu by jutsu.

"I haven't been challenged like this in a long time, but it's time to end this" A admitted, Kisame grinned sadistically.

"My thoughts exactly, prepare to die Raikage" Kisame yelled as he grabbed the hilt of his sword, the legendary Samehada.

But before Kisame could lift the sword up from the ground he felt the sudden arrival of Madara behind him, A and his two bodyguards watched in intrigue as they saw the arrival of the strange masked man.

Madara began to whisper words in Kisame's ears and it was clear from Kisame's facial expressions that he was not pleased, he actually seemed rather pissed.

Once Madara finished speaking, Kisame stared intensely at his opponent the Raikage, "It seems luck is at your side Raikage, unfortunately we have to leave but do not forget me. I will come back and we will finish off from where we left, you will die" he said before vanishing alongside the masked man.

With Mei

The Mizukage's battle against the Akatsuki member wasn't really even much of a battle at all; it was more of a battle between cat and mouse.

Zetsu was known for being the scout and spy of Akatsuki, he wasn't necessarily known for his combat prowess. Mei on the other hand was the Mizukage; the title alone shows her abilities and talents in the art of ninjutsu.

The only reason Zetsu had managed to survive had been his ability to pass through the floors and walls around the summit venue, he had used these as his hiding spots to evade the various Futton and Yoton attacks from Mei.

Mei observed the empty room around her with her two bodyguards Ao and Chojuro right beside her, she knew that Zetsu was hiding somewhere there but she just didn't know exactly where. She was waiting for a clue or something to give Zetsu's hiding spot away and then she will strike.

"Stop hiding and fight you coward" she yelled hoping to either intimidate or lure her target.

"You're wasting your time" said a deep voice.

Mei's eyes widened and looked back at the source of the random voice, both Ao and Chojuro also had surprised expressions once they noticed the two Akatsuki members in front of them.

One of the Akatsuki members was someone they were not familiar with, but what they didn't know was that he was the true Mizukage of Kirigakure for the past few years, underneath the man's mask was none other than the infamous Madara Uchiha.

Beside the legendary Uchiha was a figure known far and wide within the Land of Water, it was the most powerful member of the Seven Swordsmen, Hoshigaki Kisame.

Mei and Ao both had a look of fear at the sight of the madly grinning Kisame, both had known of his reputation and both have seen him in battle, and he was as ruthless and powerful as people claimed him to be.

Meanwhile Chojuro had a look of both reverence and trepidation, Hoshigaki Kisame was a name engraved in his head since he was one of the current members of the Seven Swordsmen. Even among the swordsmen they all knew that Kisame was the most powerful of the group, and he was possibly even the most powerful member of all time. He and the legendary Samehada were rightfully to be feared, but despite Kisame's role as a missing-nin and as a member of Akatsuki, the Seven Swordsmen still hold him to some regard or the power he holds.

The Seven Swordsmen respected power, and Kisame had more than enough of it.

"Kisame-senpai" Chojuro muttered in awe.

Kisame grinned and eyed the young wielder of Hiramekarei, "You've grown since the last time I saw you Chojuro, maybe now you might be a small challenge for me" he said.

Chojuro was surprised by the backhanded compliment by Kisame. Chojuro held Kisame to a form of some regard but at the same time he knew that he was the Mizukage's bodyguard first and foremost, and if he were to attempt to harm Mei then Chojuro will have no problem in stepping in. Even though there was a major difference in power between the both of them, Chojuro would still risk his life to protect the Mizukage, it's his duty and he wasn't backing down from his duty.

Chojuro unsheathed his sword and stood in front of the Mizukage protectively, Kisame chuckled menacingly at the scene in front of him

"Don't worry kid; you don't have to fight me just yet. Maybe the next time we see each other then we can have our fight" said Kisame.

"Zetsu come out, were leaving" Madara interrupted as Zetsu appeared from the ground beside Madara.

Mei's saw this as an opportunity and weaved hand signs "Yoton: Yōkai no Jutsu" she yelled.

The three Akatsuki members remained unfazed; Madara simply used Kamui and made a small portal which sucked in the Mei's lava attack.

Mei's eyes widened, her lava attack had never been countered and yet someone had done so easily. She also noticed the colour red glowing from the masked man's eyes, she realized that in front of her was an Uchiha, and not just any other Uchiha, it was Uchiha Madara.

"This is no way to treat your guests Mizukage-sama, we were just leaving" Madara said coyly.

"You are not our guests, you are all criminal scum and we will put an end to you Madara" yelled Mei.

"I'm surprised you know who I am behind the mask" said an amused Madara.

"You're a monster Madara, you're the reason Kirigakure is the way it is now. You used Yagura and started the bloodline civil war and here you are now as the leader of a terrorist group. You will not get away with this; I and the other Kages will not allow you to continue" said Mei with determination.

Madara arrogantly grinned underneath his mask and said "No matter how hard you five try you will never be able to defeat the Akatsuki, I am immortal and my group will last forever as long as I live" and he and his two henchmen vanished using his Kamui abilities.

Once the three were suddenly gone Mei began to clench her fists in anger, they had to do something now if they were to stop the madman Madara. Now she had to find and warn the other Kages, all of them needed to work together if they were to stand up against the Akatsuki.

With Onoki

The fight between the Tsuchikage and the Snake Sage Kabuto was somewhat one-sided; Onoki clearly had the advantage due to his years of wisdom and experience in battle and his Kekkei Tōta: Jinton. However unlike the battle between Mei and Zetsu, Kabuto actually managed to hold his own but even with his Senjutsu it was not enough for the power of the Sandaime Tsuchikage.

Kabuto was quickly losing breath and chakra from the attacks from Onoki, Orochimaru's old apprentice was forced to take on a more defensive fighting style and thankfully for his Senjutsu and prowess in medical ninjutsu he managed to survive this long against the oldest living Kage.

Onoki had his arms crossed with a confident grin adorning his face and thought 'Looks like I still got it, these kids these days don't stand a chance against me.'

'Dammit this is not good, I need help against this guy, I may have underestimated him' thought Kabuto.

Just as Kabuto's worries began to escalate he sensed a familiar chakra signature quickly approaching, and within a matter of seconds a small portal appeared beside him and the leader of the Akatsuki, Uchiha Madara calmly stepped out of said portal.

Onoki's eyes widened upon seeing the man who suddenly appeared, if he hadn't known any better this was the only man he had ever feared, Uchiha Madara.

Once Madara stepped outside of his portal he studied the surroundings, after a few seconds his eyes laid on the old Tsuchikage, the Uchiha patriarch grinned underneath his mask at the sight of the wrinkled and fragile looking Onoki.

"Fence Sitter, it's been a while since I last saw you. I wish I could say that you've grown since then but apparently you haven't" he said in a somewhat teasing and mocking tone.

Onoki gulped and remained silent, he didn't know what to say when it came to Madara; he believed Naruto's words that this Madara was a fake, but at the same time seeing it himself was a whole other experience. To him this proved that Madara truly was a monster.

'Kami it really is him, there's no mistaking it' thought a fearful Onoki.

Madara frowned underneath his mask after Onoki's lack of a response, he noticed that behind the elder Tsuchikage were his two bodyguards and the two also had looks of fear and apprehension. It wasn't every day that the two saw their Kage speechless; this was usually a sign of bad things to come.

"It seems you have no response Onoki, you don't seem like the young fence sitter I knew. If you have nothing to say then me and my group will head out now, I would've liked to take this opportunity to kill you and your compatriots but unfortunately…..something interrupted us from doing so" he explained before vanishing with Kabuto by his side.

Onoki adopted a thinking pose and began to contemplate the current situation he and the other Kages faced, 'Madara is probably alive and he now has a group of S-Rank missing ninjas along with eight of the nine tailed beasts, this is just my luck. That damned Uchiha is now even more powerful than ever and it's going to take everything from the five nations if we are to stand a chance against him' he solemnly thought to himself.

Onoki shook his head to break himself off his reverie, he decided that he had to regroup with the other Kages to face Madara; that was the only way they could possibly manage to defeat him.

The old Tsuchikage sighed in frustration, things were just getting worse and worse as time passes by for him, having been a Kage for decades he thought he had seen everything there was to see but apparently that was not the case.

'I'm getting too old for this shit' thought Onoki and a certain man dubbed 'Jiji' sneezed in the Shinigami's Belly.

With Naruto

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu"

Naruto pumped chakra in his lungs and said "Suiton: Suijinheki" and spewed out water to protect him once again.

He then did some Hand Signs and said "Suiton: Daibakufu no Jutsu" (Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique).

Naruto spewed out large amounts of water, which took the shape of a giant vortex and made its way towards Sasuke.

Sasuke was getting frustrated, Naruto was countering and besting him at everything, he needed an opportunity for him to prepare his strongest attack.

"Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu" (Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique)

The fire Sasuke unleashed managed to counter the water attack from Naruto, and it also began to add more and more black smoke that began to help form Sasuke's thunder clouds for his ultimate attack. But the only problem from this attack was that the black smoke limited Sasuke's sight, he had powered down his Sharingan for now in order to preserve chakra for the rest of the fight. Knowing Naruto he had more than enough stamina and chakra to last him for days, Sasuke wasn't so lucky as to be blessed with the same stamina as Naruto.

Sasuke had his left hand gripping the hilt of his katana, he was waiting for Naruto's next move, and then out of nowhere two clones appeared from the black smoke in front of him.

Sasuke shook his head, 'Typical Naruto' he thought to himself as he slashed and stabbed the two clones, but once the two clones were easily defeated Sasuke's eyes widened as he saw a spark erupting from the clones.

'Bunshin Daibakuha' (Great Clone Explosion) he thought to himself, he had seen this particular jutsu before considering the fact that it was one of his brother's old specialties. Seeing no other way to block or defend this attack Sasuke had no other option but to brace himself.

The clones exploded and it sent Sasuke flying back, the audience gasped at what they saw, the black smoke surrounding Sasuke managed to block everyone's eyesight.

Sasuke had small burns surrounding his body as he crashed into one of the pillars in the area, his body ached in pain but he could still carry on. Sasuke gingerly stood up to prepare for round two.

Sasuke saw the real Naruto running towards him with his Katana at hand; he decided it was time for him to begin to put all his cards on the table.

"Katon: Gōryūka no Jutsu" (Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique)

Naruto stopped in his tracks as dragons made of fire erupted from the ground, it were times like this that he was proud of himself that he managed to learn water manipulation while he was training.

The young Hokage knew that Sasuke used this to buy himself some time, even though it was for just a few seconds. He weaved a total of 16 Hand signs with speed that only Kakashi could keep up with; he then clasped his hands together and said "Suiton: Suishoha." (Water Release: Water Colliding Wave)

Everyone was again stunned as a giant vortex of water materialised and surrounded Naruto, protecting him from the fire dragons.

He grinned triumphantly as he saw Sasuke's eyes widening in shock through the vortex. This was what he was doing for the past month and this was a personal jutsu of the Nidaime which he found in the Jutsu Vault just for the Hokage.

He then used the second part of the Jutsu as water exploded from the vortex making its way towards Sasuke.

Sasuke had to jump out of the way of the Water Wave, he had to hand it to Naruto, and he really knew how to use everything to his advantage. As the water began to clear, he prepared his next Jutsu.

"Chidori Eiso"

While up in mid-air Sasuke targeted Naruto with a beam of lightning in the shape of a spear, Naruto had noticed Sasuke's attack just in time for him to make another dome of wind through Futon: Atsugai which again cancelled Sasuke's attack.

Naruto saw Sasuke running at him with his Katana and dodged Sasuke's attempt at stabbing him with the Katana, one more time the two began to fight in hand-to-hand combat. Just as the two began their Kenjutsu battle the Sand Siblings and the two Konoha bodyguards began to sense a few people approaching.

Looking behind them at the entrance of the summit courtyard were the Mizukage, Tsuchikage and Raikage all approaching them with their respective bodyguards by their side. From what they could see the three were glistening in sweat and there were small traces of blood visible through their clothing, obvious signs of battle.

The Raikage was first to notice the scene the Kazekage was watching, upon finally seeing Sasuke Uchiha in the flesh, his anger got the better of him as lightning began to engulf his body showing his world famous lightning armour.

Before the Raikage could charge into the middle of the battle a wall of sand appeared in front of him, it was obvious that the Kazekage was obstructing his path towards the Uchiha.

The Raikage glared at the Red-haired leader of Sunagakure and yelled "What is the meaning of this Kazekage? That bastard captured my brother and he's fighting the Hokage, let me join in and we could kill him" he yelled.

Gaara shook his head and replied calmly "I'm sorry Raikage but this is Naruto's fight, he and Sasuke have a complicated relationship and they have to settle it between themselves. This was Naruto's wish and I for one will uphold it."

"What the hell do you mean by that? Who cares about their relationship, that piece of shit captured my brother and he along with his fucking organization had the gall to attack the summit. He made it personal and I want a piece of him myself. I'm warning you Kazekage, do not get in my way" yelled the Raikage once again.

Gaara was not intimidated by the Raikage as he stood his ground, "If you want to interfere in Naruto and Sasuke's battle then you'll have to get through me. I owe Naruto my life and this is the least I could do to repay him" the Kazekage replied stoically.

The tension between the two were halted for a moment when they heard laughter from the Tsuchikage, the two looked at the elder Kage in confusion before he spoke.

"You really must calm down Raikage, the kid here is clearly not threatened by you. Besides let the Hokage have this one, it seems this battle between those two brats isn't just any other fight" said Onoki.

"I agree with the Tsuchikage, I'm sure the Hokage could handle himself" added Mei.

A scowled in disdain, "Very well, but if things aren't looking good for the Hokage then I'll step in and finish the job" he said.

Gaara nodded in understanding as he brought down the wall of sand, "Very well".

A nodded as he and his bodyguards walked over to the side of the Kazekage to watch the battle brewing, Onoki and Mei did the same along with their bodyguards but the Raikage and Tsuchikage widened their eyes as they saw the Katana in Naruto's hands, they now needed answers, the Tsuchikage even more than the Raikage.

Back in the battle between Naruto and Sasuke; after a solid cut to the abdomen, Naruto left Sasuke staggered. Naruto saw this as an opportune time to regain advantage he summoned four clones while Sasuke clutched his bleeding gut.

The four clones hastily surrounded Sasuke and the four of them simultaneously kicked Sasuke into the air, "U-ZU-MA-KI" they yelled one by one as the original Naruto leaped into the air and delivered a rotating heel drop on the injured gut of Sasuke.

"Naruto Rendan" yelled the original while Sasuke was forcefully and painfully sent back to the ground.

Shikamaru and Kakashi watched in awe at the blast from the past, 'Classic Naruto' they both thought to themselves.

Sasuke quickly recovered as Naruto landed meters away from him, he was forced to ignore the pain welling up in his body. Sasuke knew he had to finish things soon, with the damage inflicted on his body it was clear that he couldn't last much longer.

Looking up at the roof he grinned as he saw the dark clouds perfectly formed at long last, everything was prepared for his most powerful attack.

Naruto saw the crazed look on Sasuke's face, he began to worry once he realized that Sasuke was preparing for something big. He knew he too had to go all out on this attack, and with that thought he was going to fight fire with fire.

Sasuke raised his sword above his head as thunder began to form around the dark clouds, meanwhile Naruto had another of his clone beside him in Sage Mode as they started to form a new attack that Naruto came up with in training. He started to form a Rasengan in his hand.

The Rasengan in Naruto's hand began to change its colour to orange then red with a ring of flame surrounding it, wind soon enveloped the red flaming orb of chakra creating a screeching sound.

Powerful gusts of wind had the audience of Akatsuki members, Kages and bodyguards struggling to keep themselves on their feet, the wind was too strong that it was slowly pushing them back. But despite the strong winds most of the audience looked in awe at the power of held by Naruto and Sasuke.

"What in Kami's name is this?" the Raikage asked in bewilderment.

The old Tsuchikage was the one most affected at the battle, his eyes were widened to epic proportions as he studied Naruto's special jutsu, 'Oh Kami someone has actually mastered that jutsu, this boy has done what the Yondaime could not. This is not good' he thought fearfully.

Everything was now fully prepared, it was time to see which jutsu was stronger.

"Prepare to die Naruto, this is my most powerful attack" Sasuke yelled.

"Kirin"

"Futon: Goen Rasenshuriken" (Wind Release: Great Flame Rasenshuriken)

Lightning shot down from the sky in the form of a dragon, it flew towards Naruto but on its way was a large flaming Rasengan engulfed in sharp blades of wind.

Sasuke's Kirin stood no chance as Naruto's Rasenshuriken overpowered Sasuke's Kirin due to dual elemental advantage, the shuriken-shaped wind and fire attack sliced through Sasuke's lightning dragon and it cut it in half. In the end the elemental hierarchy showed that wind and fire were truly lightning's weakness.

As a result from Naruto's attack the winds blew away the black smoke clouds surrounding the courtyard in order to prevent any more of Sasuke's attacks similar to the Kirin.

A large explosion erupted as a result from the clash of the two jutsus, both Naruto and Sasuke flew back by the sheer power of both techniques, while the bystanders remained safe thankfully because of their safe distance away from the fight.

The powerful winds continued to rage around the courtyard, the small audience of Kages, bodyguards and Akatsuki members had to use their forearms to block the incoming winds, it was to prevent dust from getting to their eyes. The force of the winds blew some of them back a few centimetres and their hair all blew wildly following the wind from Naruto's S-Rank jutsu.

The bystanders and the audience of Naruto and Sasuke's battle watched in awe at the power of both Naruto and Sasuke's jutsus. All three members of Team Taka were left in a speechless state, none of them could believe how Sasuke's Kirin was countered and defeated by another jutsu, and they couldn't believe that a jutsu could be even more powerful than Sasuke's Kirin.

To the three of them, it was obvious that Naruto was no normal ninja, all the stories Sasuke told them about him were apparently far from the truth, right before their eyes was not the so called 'dead-last' but instead a man worthy of the title of Hokage.

The Tsuchikage, Raikage and Mizukage were left speechless at the sight ahead of them, none of them could utter a word after witnessing such powerful jutsus. Just from seeing that display both Onoki and A realized that Naruto was really a Kage-level ninja, there was no disputing that despite how young Naruto may be.

Mei's expression was that of complete and utter shock, she shuddered in fear at the thought of an attack such as those being directed at her and thought 'Thank Kami the Hokage's my ally, to think anybody as young as them could hold such power.'

Meanwhile Gaara and his two siblings were also left in a state of utter shock along with Shikamaru, he saw Naruto adding one element to the Rasengan but adding two was just outrageous.

Temari had the most bewildered and stupefied expression, being a wind user herself she hadn't expected someone like Naruto to also be a wind user let alone have a jutsu as powerful as the one she had just witnessed.

"What the hell was that?" she yelled in disbelief.

Kakashi smirked as he saw the priceless look on Temari's face, "That Temari-san is Naruto's most powerful technique, it is a technique he made himself. It's called the Goen Rasenshuriken, as for Sasuke's technique I have no idea. But I do know one thing, both Naruto and Sasuke have grown since the last time they saw each other" he answered.

Temari continued to stare in awe at the power and aftereffect of both jutsus, she made a mental note to ask Naruto on advice for Futon manipulation.

Everyone then redirected their attention towards Naruto and Sasuke's battle.

"I have one more jutsu on me Naruto, winner takes it all?" Sasuke asked while panting.

"Very well Sasuke, one more jutsu" replied Naruto who was only a little bit winded.

Both Naruto and Sasuke prepared their final attacks and the audience's eyes all widened, it was both of their signature techniques. A blue ball of chakra was forming in Naruto's hand while lightning began to engulf Sasuke's left hand.

'It seems it wasn't just my age getting to me, it really is the Rasengan. I can't believe this kid really mastered this technique' Onoki thought silently.

Once both techniques had been formed the two former teammates ran towards each other preparing for their jutsus to clash one final time.

"NARUTOOOOOOOO"

"SASUKEEEEEEEEEEE"

"Rasengan"

"Chidori"

Both techniques collided and once again a small explosion occurred blinding the bystanders for a few seconds, but once the dust was all settled it was clear who the winner was.

Sasuke was lying on the ground heavily panting, he was suffering from a loss of chakra and from various injuries caused by Naruto. He has had enough, he had used all he could to stop Naruto but it seems all of that was futile. He still couldn't accept death, but his body could barely move and he could barely stay awake.

Sasuke was in dire need of Karin's blood for him to be able to recover and recuperate, but he wanted nobody to interfere with his battle against Naruto, his pride would not allow it. This battle was supposed to be between just them, and now it seems that Sasuke is paying the price for it.

Naruto on the other hand was slightly bloodied from the collision of attacks and he was also. The young Hokage began to walk over to Sasuke with a heavy heart and a kunai in his right hand. It was time to end things.

Karin gasped as she saw the events transpiring in front of her very own eyes, "SASUKE-KUN" she yelled frantically. Beside her Suigetsu and Jugo were both silent and nervous, but neither of them moved knowing full well that Sasuke's fight with Naruto was his and his alone.

Naruto finally arrived in front of Sasuke, the Hokage sighed in regret as he saw the battered and bruised form of Sasuke, "I never wanted it to come to this Sasuke, but I have no other choice. I've given you many opportunities to return to Konoha, and to your friends but you have rejected each of them, and to make matters worse you became a threat to Konoha. Goodbye Sasuke" he said as he began to aim his kunai towards Sasuke's neck. Once all was set Naruto pushed the kunai towards Sasuke's neck in order to deal the finishing blow.

But just before the kunai managed to fully stab Sasuke's neck, a ninja arrived and ran towards Naruto's back in a sneak attack, luckily for Naruto he entered his Sage Mode and he could sense them approaching, he looked back and prepared his kunai for the incoming attacker. But as he was about to attack Naruto with his Tanto, Sai suddenly appeared in front of Naruto with his two Tantos both blocking their katanas. Naruto's eyes widened at the sudden arrival of Sai.

'What the hell is going on here?' Naruto thought to himself, "Sai what is the meaning of this?" he asked.

"I'm sorry Naruto but I can't explain everything, but let me handle him" he said.

Naruto nodded in confusion but widened his eyes as he saw the attacker who was Danzo and by his eyes, he deduced that he was under the influence of a Sharingan Genjutsu, he was understandably shocked and angered to see Danzo at the summit.

Sasuke shakily stood up and looked at the same direction as Naruto, he was fuelled with rage once he saw one of the main culprits of the Uchiha Massacre just a few meters in front of him. But unfortunately with the injuries he sustained he began to cough out blood once again before falling down back to one knee.

Gaara was confused to see the newcomers, "Who is this man?" he asked.

Beside him Shikamaru gripped his fist in frustration at the sight of another potentially dangerous interruption for the summit, "That man is Danzo, he's one of the elders of Konoha, but by watching his eyes, I can say that he is under the influence of a Sharingan Genjutsu, possibly casted by that man claiming to be Madara" he answered.

Gaara nodded in understanding and said "I see, then this is most unfortunate. We must help Naruto."

Naruto having his Senjutsu abilities managed to hear the conversation between Gaara and Shikamaru, "No, I can handle him myself, leave him to me, you search for the bastard who is controlling him" he said with a sense finality in his voice.

"Naruto are you sure? You might need our help" the Kazekage said worriedly.

Naruto looked back at the Kazekage with a hardened expression, "Don't worry about me Gaara, I can handle myself" he replied confidently.

Sasuke groggily stood up with the help of Suigetsu and Jugo, he paid no attention to his teammates as he focused on Danzo, the man who was responsible for the death of his clan and for the treatment of his brother was just a few meters in front of him. This was an opportunity for him to exact revenge, even though he failed against Naruto he wouldn't fail against Danzo.

Turning to Karin he went to bite her but she was lifted up one of Naruto's Clones who also knocked her out.

Sasuke glared at Naruto but before he could say anything, Naruto answered "She is an Uzumaki, Sasuke, just like me, so she is family and from now, I have her custody."

Before Sasuke could say anything Madara appeared behind him and said "Sasuke, you need to rest and we are retreating, let him have Karin, Danzo will deal with them."

Sasuke never had a chance to protest as he along with Jugo and Suigetsu were gone through Madara's Jutsu. Naruto saw Sakura, Neji, Kiba and Ino coming towards him and said "All of you take care of her and go to Kakashi-sensei and Shikamaru, I will battle Danzo and it looks like I will have to kill him"; he then handed Karin to them and made his way towards outside where Sai was barely standing against Danzo.

He ordered "Sai, get away from him, I will battle him now."

Sai ran back towards Sakura who was nursing him. Naruto then said "I will battle Danzo, sensei, be ready, I may need your help." Kakashi nodded as Naruto went to Danzo to battle him.

Danzo took out a kunai and used the Futon: Shinkujin (Wind Release: Vacuum Blade) to make a sword out of wind.

Naruto looked at Danzo and sensed Madara nearby but the other signatures had just vanished. He weaved some handsigns in his Sage Mode and yelled "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu." He took a deep breath and exhaled a large fireball towards Danzo who just jumped out of the way.

Danzo threw away his Kunai and bit his thumb to draw out blood, did some hand signs and yelled "Kuchiyose no Jutsu" and his personal summon Baku came out.

Naruto realized the situation and yelled "Sensei, activate it, we are going to use it."

Kakashi nodded and activated his Mangekyo Sharingan as Naruto bit his thumb and summoned Gamabunta.

The Five Kages were surprised to see the summons being brought out now. It was a miracle that the floor holding them managed to withstand the weight of the two summons along with the various jutsus used in the courtyard.

But they were absolutely shocked when he saw Naruto and Kakashi atop Gamabunta. Gaara looked on in awe in sight of Gamabunta, the last time he saw that large toad was during the Chunin Exams where he and the Ichibi were defeated by Naruto and Gamabunta.

On the other hand the three older Kages along with Mifune were life in absolute shock, seeing Naruto stand on top of the infamous Gamabunta with his blonde hair and flamed cloak flapping in the wind brought back old memories of one certain man, the Yondaime Hokage. The possibly that Naruto may be related to the Yondaime was appearing more and more likely with his appearance being similar to the deceased Kage and his arsenal of techniques matching the old Hokage.

Out of all of them Onoki was the one left in absolute disbelief, seeing this he knew then and there that there was no way that Naruto was not related to the Yondaime Hokage. At the moment from the sight of this Onoki was becoming conflicted on the matter, on one hand the Yondaime Hokage was the most hated and infamous man in Iwagakure for his role in the wars, but on the other hand the five nations were in a huge dilemma because of the motives of the Akatsuki, and in order to stop them they were going to need as much power as they could to have any hopes of stopping a man such as Madara.

Naruto shouted "Bunta, give me oil" as he weaved hand signs along with his clone and Kakashi. Gamabunta nodded as all 3 of them said "Katon: Shiden Gamayu Endan." (Fire Release: Purple Lightning Toad Oil Flame Bullet)

Gamabunta spewed Oil, Naruto exhaled Fire, his clone exhaled Wind, powering up the Jutsu as Kakashi held out his right hand and released Purple Lightning, everyone on the sidelines watched in awe as a massive sea of flames encased with Purple Lightning ate away Danzo and Baku, they never stood a chance.

The clone dispelled and Gamabunta returned back to Myobokuzan, Kakashi was on the ground on one knee, looking winded but Naruto was on both knees with a small trail of blood coming from his mouth.

He heard clapping coming from the front and saw the masked man standing there.

Both were silent as they stared at one another, slowly Naruto felt people approaching his side; he looked behind him to see the Kages appear with their bodyguards.

Mei and Onoki appeared next to Naruto's left side and on his right were Gaara, Mifune and A respectively, behind them were their bodyguards, much like him the other Kages were clearly sweaty, tired, bruised and worn out except for Gaara and Mei.

"What's your plan Madara?" he asked in a demanding tone.

Madara chuckled, "It's a simple plan really, I call it the Tsuki no Me Operation" he answered.

"Yes but what does it do" yelled A as he began to lose his patience.

Madara lifted a finger as if to shush him "See Raikage-sama I was just getting to that but you have to be patient" replied the elder Uchiha.

"Why you…"

"Raikage just shut up and let him speak, we all want to know what he plans" scolded Onoki.

A glared at the old Tsuchikage but remained silent as they waited for Madara to explain his plans.

Madara grinned underneath his mask and explained "My plan is to have everything become one with me, I mean to achieve a complete form in which all is united" the Kages and Mifune all looked at the masked man with confusion and skepticism riddled on their faces.

"What do you mean by that?" Onoki asked hesitantly, he wanted to learn of Akatsuki's plan but at the same time he was fearful of learning what Madara had in mind, he knew Madara even from a young age and he could see him easily achieving whatever he sought to do. Madara simply had that much power.

"I plan on unleashing a monster, a monster that will help me unite the world, a monster defeated once before by none other than the Rikodu Sennin"

All of them gasped in horror, they couldn't fathom such a thought but in the ninja world nothing was impossible, "A monster? What kind of monster do you speak of?" asked the Kazekage.

"You were once a part of this monster Gaara, the monster in question is the fused form of all the Biju, a being possessed of the ultimate chakra"

The Kages were all fearful of what Madara had to say, anything that had to do with the tailed beasts was usually never good.

"The monster I speak of is the Juubi"

All the ninjas gasped in horror "How can that be? Surely the tailed beasts can only reach up to nine" asked Mei.

Madara shook his head, "All of you are too ignorant to realize that the Juubi is the combined form of all nine tailed beasts, it is their original form as well. The Rikodu Sennin was also actually its Jinchuriki, but the power of the Juubi was too dark and foul that if the Jinchuriki were to die then the Juubi would just unleash itself back on the world. Fearing that this may soon happen, before his death the Rikodu Sennin had no choice but to divide the chakra of the Juubi into nine forms, he did this with the jutsu known as Banbutsu Sōzō (Creation of All Things), he divided the portions of chakra and from that the Biju were born. Once the chakra was removed the original body was actually sealed away and blasted into the sky, the body is what we currently now refer to as the moon" he explained.

The ninjas and Mifune quite frankly did not know how to take all of this, all this information was too difficult to comprehend and yet nothing was off the realm of possibility.

"How do you know of all of this?" asked Shikamaru.

"There is a stone monument passed down amongst the Uchiha Clan for generations, even now it lies beneath the village of Konoha. The stone monument was passed down by the Rikodu Sennin, and only our eyes could decode the writing on the stone tablet. The Sharingan could read a portion of it, the Mangekyo Sharingan could read even more than the just a standard Sharingan, and finally the Rinnegan could read the whole tablet without any problems"

"Why do you need Akatsuki to do your bidding, surely someone of your power could do all of this by yourself with ease?" asked the Tsuchikage.

"The wounds from my battle with the Shodai left me near powerless, at the moment I am a shell of my former self and yet I still have the power of a Kage"

"So this plan of yours is not only to summon the Juubi but to restore you to your former self?" questioned the blonde Hokage.

"I guess you could say that, but that is not all it entails"

"What else do you plan on doing then?" Naruto asked once more.

"I will restore the Juubi and I will make myself the second Jinchuriki of the Juubi, the power of the Juubi will only maximize the power of my eyes and I will use all of that to help me achieve a certain jutsu"

"A certain jutsu? What is this jutsu you speak of?" asked the Tsuchikage.

"I plan on using a massive Genjutsu which will reflect my own eyes from the moon's surface, and I call it the Mugen Tsukuyomi" (Infinite Tsukuyomi)

"I will cast my Genjutsu upon all humans living in the earth's surface, this will give me the ability to control all of humanity within that Genjutsu, and I will become one with the world" Madara further explained.

"You fucking lunatic" yelled Kurotsuchi.

Madara ignored her outburst as he continued on with his explanation, "I will make a world without conflict or hatred, and the world will unite under me. That is my Tsuki no Me Operation, and at the moment I hold most of the biju, there will be nothing stopping us from achieving our plans" he declared.

The Kages could not refute what Madara had just said, things were not looking bright for them and they knew that. The Kages and their bodyguards were all shaken up by the Madara's plan, and the morale of the ninjas were at an all-time low.

Naruto looked around him and saw the defeated looks of his compatriots, this was not a good sign considering the fact that the battle has yet to begin and they already looked as if they had lost. They were the leaders of their villages and they were supposed to set an example for others, doing nothing but moping and feeling sorry for themselves was not an option and Naruto knew he needed to do something to prevent this.

Naruto walked forward and breathed in and out as he focused his attention towards the elder Uchiha, "To hell with that" he yelled the other ninjas were surprised by Naruto's sudden outburst.

The Hokage smiled once he saw that all eyes were now on him, "We are the Kages and we will not back down from the likes of you. We have a duty to protect our people and we will uphold it at all costs. You may have the power of majority of the tailed beasts but we have the power of five nations. We will end up as the victors Madara and there is nothing you can do to stop us!" he declared with a fire burning brightly in his eyes.

The Mizukage, Kazekage, Tsuchikage and Raikage watched in awe as a sixteen year old Hokage just stood up to one of the most powerful ninjas in the world.

Gaara began to walk forward to take his place beside his best friend, "Naruto is right, a peace born of illusion is nothing but a lie. Peace only holds meaning if it is made through reality" he said.

Naruto looked beside him and smiled at his fellow Kage, the two youngest Kages nodded at each other as a sign of respect and thanks.

A was the next to walk over towards Naruto's side, he stood firmly and proudly as he stared down the three Akatsuki members, "I won't give the world to the likes of you; I will do everything in my power to stop you and your terrorist group".

The Mizukage walked over to stand next to Gaara, "What do you expect us to find in such a world" she asked rhetorically, "It would be devoid of hope; it would be devoid of dreams! It is nothing more but running away from reality" continued the Mizukage.

The last to join Naruto was the Tsuchikage, Onoki slowly made his way towards A's side and declared "It sounds to me that uniting the world is your politically correct way of putting it, but from what I see your 'uniting the world' ploy just means ruling it for yourself and I for one will not allow it".

Behind the Kages their bodyguards and Mifune watched clearly being inspired by their message, Mifune was the most affected as he observed the reactions and actions of each Kage.

'Uzumaki Naruto, you truly are an interesting character. I think I've found the perfect leader for our forces' he silently thought with a small smile developing around his face.

Madara watched the sudden burst of energy from the Kages and he couldn't help but laugh mockingly, "Do you five Kages think you can do any better? Surely all of you have realized by now that there is no hope for any of you" he replied.

Naruto clenched his fist in anger, "Shut up you bastard, there is always hope. We will not back down and we will not roll over, we will do everything we can do to stop you and your plans" he yelled angrily.

"The concept of hope is nothing more but giving up, it is a word that holds no true meaning. Besides with the way things are going I'm already more than halfway towards completing my goal, all I need now is you Naruto and the Hachibi and I'd like to see your hope try and stop us"

Naruto's eyes widen as the Mizukage and Tsuchikage looked at him in confusion, Naruto wanted to reveal his status as a Jinchuriki but not just yet. A was also just as confused once he heard Akatsuki's need for the Hachibi.

"What are you talking? I thought you already caught the Hachibi, why would you need him again?" the Raikage asked while feeling extremely confused.

"Oh him, we unfortunately failed in capturing him since he gave us the slip, but from what I've heard your brother is quite a strong ninja" replied Madara.

A was left dumbfounded by Madara's answer, his mind tried to process everything and within a matter of seconds the Raikage exploded with anger "That idiot, he made us all think he was dead but he was just on a fucking vacation. I swear to Kami I will kick his ass, that stupid little brat will pay for this. Unforgiveable, he will taste my iron claw" he yelled while fuming over the fact that his brother played dead this whole time.

While the Raikage went into his little tirade, Mei walked closer to Madara with a questioning look on her face, "Why did you also mention Naruto in that question. Why would you need him?" she asked curiously.

Madara looked at Naruto before piecing it all together, "Oho so you didn't tell them Naruto, well this is going to be interesting. You see Naruto isn't just the Hokage of Konoha…he's also the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko" he answered.

Everyone but the Sand Siblings and Naruto's bodyguards were surprised by that announcement, "Is that true Hokage-sama?" asked Mei.

Naruto sighed in defeat and nodded reluctantly, "Yes what he said is true, I am the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi" he confessed.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"I wanted to you later during the meeting but not now."

Onoki examined Naruto and pieced everything together, there was no mistaking it anymore; Naruto truly was the son of the infamous Yondaime Hokage. It was practically impossible for them not to be related at this point, all evidence pointed out that Naruto was the Yondaime's Legacy.

Mei sighed in defeat, "Very well Hokage-sama I won't pry but please next time tell us about information as big as this".

Naruto nodded and thanked her for her understanding, he looked at the other reactions from the three other Kages, Gaara was unaffected and it was no surprise considering the fact that he knew all about the fox even while Naruto was still a genin.

As for Onoki he saw the elderly Kage studying him and examining him, while A was simply lost on his own world continuing his rant about his brother.

Gaara stared at the masked man in front of them, "I will not let you have Naruto" he declared adamantly.

"I concur" added the Mizukage.

"I won't allow you to get either the Hokage or the Raikage's brother" Onoki said.

A walked over back to the other four and stared down the masked man, "You won't lay one finger on my brother, I won't let you".

Madara looked down upon them, "I may no longer have as much power as I did in the past but I still gave the power of the first seven Biju, you simply have no hope against me" he replied arrogantly.

"I said it before and I will say it again Madara, there is always hope and we will not abandon hope" declared the blonde Hokage.

Madara examined the five Kages in front of him and it was clear that each of them were determined to try and stop him, there seemed to be no changing their minds. He didn't want to do this, he would have rather have them simply surrender and avoid all this senseless fighting, and they were just prolonging the inevitable in his view.

"So be it, I Uchiha Madara and my group the Akatsuki declare war on the ninja world. Prepare yourselves for the Fourth Great Ninja War"

A/N: Enjoy.