Naruto the knuckleheaded ninja that we all know, and love is just starting his career as a ninja, but the stakes are higher now. With his two girls Iris and Chaos growing up at a startling rate he must now handle their growing powers, and the mysterious demons that are after him and uncover the mystery behind Sōkyoku's mysterious past and origin. Watch Naruto progress through his live as an Ancient Evil born before the beginning of time stirs behind the scenes that threaten all of existence. Watch Naruto as he goes from being a Father to a Ninja.

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Disclaimer: I do not own the Naruto Franchise that belongs solely to Masashi Kishimoto; I do not own Heaven's lost Property, High School DxD or any other Anime I borrow themes from. The only thing I claim is my OC's and original Story Plot.


Author's Note (A/N): Hey guys I'm back with the next chapter. An invasion is coming and action awaits. I don't have very much to say about this chapter other than it gets this party started.

Today Justice League is coming out and I'm going to see it!

So without any further delay... sit back, relax, and enjoy.


Chapter 60

Zero Hour: Invasion

So, this is what an invasion is like… what war is like…

The palpable amount of negative emotions raging forth from every fighter… the fear and anxiety from both the combatants and innocent civilians permeating the air… the smell of blood and the sound of metal clashing against metal. Dead and incapacitated bodies falling to the floor… shouts of anger, fear, concern, and death.

If this is what an all-out life or death battle is like… then Naruto could say for certain that if he could help it, he would never want to experience this feeling again. It was as they were slowly beginning to suspect. The Village Hidden in the Sand has betrayed the Hidden Leaf Village. A village that they've been allied with since the Third Shinobi World War. But to make matters worse was the fact that the Hidden Sand wasn't alone… the small upstart Hidden Village from the Land of Rice. The Hidden Sound Village that the three Sound Genin come from. They were the Hidden Sands secret allies and in some regards benefactors in this unwarranted attack.

These foreign ninjas were teaming up with one of the Five Great Shinobi Nations to topple the Hidden Leaf who despite some of their economic problems were still widely considered to be the strongest of the Five Great Nations. This is a serious problem for the Hidden Leaf. On their own the Hidden Sand was statistically weaker than the Hidden Leaf due to the rapid economic and militaristic decline of the Hidden Sand but that did not disqualify them as one of the five major powers. Add on the fact that the Hidden Sound while new… has an unknown number of shinobi and an undetermined amount of militaristic strength… things didn't bode well for the Hidden Leaf, no matter how well prepared they are for such an event.

This would certainly go down in history as a dark day in the Hidden Leaf's long history. It all started with the how Sasuke's match against Gaara ended.


Sasuke Uchiha vs. Gaara of the Desert

Naruto knew that Sasuke got stronger… the only question was… how strong? He and anyone else who might have had this question burning in the back of their mind would find out the answer to it really quick. One of the most prominent things to note with Sasuke's improvements was the simple fact that he got faster… how fast you might ask. He got just as fast as Rock Lee is without his weights on. It was a remarkable improvement to be sure, since Sasuke accomplished this incredible feat of physical augmentation in only a short month when it took Rock Lee over a year and a half to get to where he was today.

He already spied Rock Lee's powerful Strong Fist Taijutsu style back in the First Exams when they sparred briefly with his Sharingan and now in just only a month Kakashi managed to teach Sasuke to bring out the full extent of that one event. Kakashi's skills as a teacher should be commended.

Just like with what Rock Lee did earlier the previous month, Sasuke was out speeding Gaara's sand shield. It couldn't keep up with Sasuke or his enhanced mobility which was the same problem it had with Lee. Knowing this Sasuke continuously got within Gaara's person space and laid into the Sand Genin with his impressive Taijutsu skills. Gaara was the weakest at close range which Rock Lee exposed on his own so it was no different for Sasuke who was battering away at the dense skin layered sand armor on Gaara's body.

Sasuke didn't waist anytime as he used every opportunity given to him to circumvent Gaara's normally impenetrable sand shield. While this was going on Naruto, Shikamaru, and Shino took this time to head back to the stands to find Kakashi and the others.

"Kakashi sensei… it's been awhile." Naruto greeted as he walked down the steps behind the Jōnin. "Oh… Naruto! It certainly has been quite a while. A month in fact and I must say I'm really impressed with your victory over Neji Hyūga. I know it couldn't have been easy." Kakashi commented with his patented eye smile. He had a proud aura around him which brought a small smile of appreciation to Naruto's lips. "Thanks' sensei, it wasn't easy at all. There was even a moment in which I thought it was all over and I was going to lose…" Naruto began in a bashful tone as he honestly admitted that the fight wasn't as easy as he first thought. Since the end of Hinata's match and subsequently the bracket being revealed on who was fighting who, Naruto had always had it in his mind that he was going to beat Neji. He had to. There were no if's; and's; or but's about it. He made a promise on Hinata's blood that he would beat her cousin and he would never go back on his word. But by the middle of the fight Naruto came to realize just how good Neji really was. But this realization wouldn't stop him from actually overcoming the powerful Hyūga.

"… but in the end, I came into that match with a resolve and promise to keep. I had a great motivation to do so…" Naruto finished as his smile grew softer and more tender as he unintentionally panned his gaze over to Hinata who's cheeks were rapidly heating up in extreme embarrassment. What Naruto failed to realize other than the fact all of their friends were around… Hiashi himself had returned some time ago from having a heart to heart conversation with Neji. The first deep and meaningful conversation with his nephew he's ever had.

The powerful father and Clan Head to the Hyūga Clan purposely coughed into his hand in an abrupt manner which brought Naruto out of his unintentional gaze. "I… uh… uhmm." Naruto was caught red handed and his embarrassed stutters in front of the stoic and intimidating patriarch were telling. "That's quite bold of you sweetie… you have something you'd like to tell us?" Shoko said with a cheshire grin on her beautiful face. It wasn't always easy to find such moments when the young Uzumaki would slip up in his feelings so this was prime teasing material for the motherly Kunoichi.

Naruto's face was glowing bright red as his mind processed just how much of a hole he placed himself in. It felt deeper than the one Jiraiya threw Iris and Chaos down. "Yeah Naru! Is there something you'd like to say to us?" Eva pouted with a glare in place as she flew out of Hinata's hair and smacked right into Naruto's face. The Uzumaki stumbled back a bit as he had to peel the tiny fairy off his face with some effort. "It's nice to see everyone again…?" Naruto replied sheepishly as he placed Eva up into his hair to hide her away again and to also avoid having to look at her glare.

Of course, it didn't stop the other looks he was getting. He spotted the childish yet equally potent jealous glare from Iris; the hysterical laughter from Chaos; the amused look in Aria's turquoise colored eyes; the jealous look in Henrietta's eyes as well as those of Rico's and Angelica's; the amused and surprised looks in Ino's and Sakura's eyes respectively; the curious look from Kurenai; the heavily amused look in Shoko's eyes; the intimidating stare from Hiashi; and last but certainly not least the embarrassed look on Hinata's face. It was too much for the shy Hyūga to take and in all honesty, it was too much for Naruto to take at the moment as well.

Naruto who was trying to avoid all of these stares coughed into his hand while directing his attention over to his Jōnin sensei. "Uh… Kakashi sensei I need to speak with you." The teasing shine in Kakashi's eyes faded once he saw the serious look overcoming Naruto's façade. He would have this embarrassing moment stuck in the back of his head for years to come but for now he had to ask the grey haired Jōnin about a certain encounter he just had.

"Is it about your inspiration?" Kakashi quipped with a teasing eye smile in place. A deadpan blank stare blinked onto Naruto's face at Kakashi's great joke which made the grey haired Jōnin just beam in self-induced pride. "No, it's a little more serious than that." Naruto retorted as he accepted the fact Kakashi got him pretty good. Ordinarily he'd be able to take the joke and laugh along with it, but now he had something much more important to discuss with his sensei.

Seeing the serious look in his student's eyes Kakashi adopted a more mature demeanor. "What is it?" Guy who was standing right next to Kakashi panned over to take in this interesting conversation taking place and the others were tuning in as well. "I hear from Sasuke that you guys met someone on your way back. What was he like?" Naruto asked discreetly with a raised eyebrow which the older man caught on to immediately. "Oh, that person. If I remember correctly he's an old acquaintance of yours. I believe you and Shoko know who he is." Kakashi elaborated which caught the elder kunoichi's attention immediately.

The match between Sasuke and Gaara was still going on and was currently heating up quite nicely but that was in the back of Shoko's mind now as far as she was concerned. Kakashi's statement caught her entire attention. "Oh… and who would this person be Kakashi?" Shoko asked in curiosity while eyeing the grey haired Jōnin closely. "I believe he said he's stopped by your establishment a few years back. You and he had business regarding some of your records. He even stopped by on graduation day. He was wrapped up in his clothes heading from the direction of the Hidden Sand." Kakashi nonchalantly stated which had the effect of turning Shoko's eyes cold like icebergs. 'The mummy… that means those Demons are becoming active again. They nearly got Naruto when he was in the Land of Waves. I need to be vigilant. I won't let them try again.' Shoko thought to herself as she subtly looked around the stadium as a precaution.

"Did he say he was with anyone? Did he have some friends?" Shoko asked in code. "None that I could see. But I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't want to let me know if that was true or not. He seemed pretty reclusive. I wouldn't be surprised if he was traveling with a big group. I saw tracks of a large caravan." Kakashi replied back in the same previous manner. This coded conversation flew over the heads of most of the Genin present but to the Jōnin listening in and to Naruto, Shikamaru, and Shino the message was loud and clear.

A lot of Sand Ninja were coming this way. That could only mean one thing. An invasion.

"It's a real shame. I'd love to catch up with him. Let me know if you run into him again Kakashi. In the mean time I should let Lord Dino know of this. Triela can you come here please." Shoko finished off which got both Kakashi and Guy to give her subtle nods. They understood what was going on.

At the sound of her voice Triela approached Shoko with a look of curiosity on her face. Her twin long pigtails swayed behind her as Shoko whispered a message in her ears. The teenage girl's eyes widened a bit in surprise then narrowed down in anger. "Yes, ma'am. I'll go tell him." Triela said as she briskly walked up the steps. She slowed down to give Naruto a little friendly nudge in the shoulder and a pointed look before taking off up the stairs towards Dino and his associates.

"Is everything ok Ms. Shoko?" Hinata asked in slight suspicion and concern. Something was going on and the look she could see Naruto subtly giving her was sending warning bells off in her mind. "Yeah, Is everything ok Shoko." Aria added on as she looked at her co-worker and sometimes partner. "Everything is fine girls. We're just talking about some visitors we'll be getting today. It would seem that this year's Chūnin Exams are a lot more popular than any of us could have predicted." Shoko replied with a small smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. Her shoulders were more tense than usual and a more guarded look was in her eyes. She was waiting for something.

"Kakashi do you see this…" Guy muttered as he pointed out the fact several new chakra signatures were popping up in the stadium. "It's the ANBU Black Ops. More of them are coming in. That means they're already aware of what's to come. That's good." Kakashi responded back as he loosened up his body. He would be ready.

Before anything else could be talked about the attention of everyone in the stadium was brought back to the fight happening in the arena below. A change was happening to Gaara… a change that people didn't quite understand. A large sphere made out of dense sand was sitting in the middle of the battlefield. Harden spikes of sand were jutting out in defense for him which Sasuke himself couldn't get through. Sasuke's hand was bleeding from the failed hard hit he tried to lay into the sand. He was inches away from being skewered by the spikes and now he had to find a new way to break through Gaara's new tactics.

'It's fine if you want to stay in that little shell of yours… it only gives me more time to set up my brand-new attack.' Sasuke plotted as he jumped back away from Gaara's still form. The Uchiha had a plan. Sasuke didn't just stop there as he kept backtracking until he reached the wall of the stadium. The black clad Genin jumped up the wall until he reached a few feet away from the very top. From this vantage point Sasuke could see the entire stadium and everyone in it. He was at the perfect height and distance for his plan to work.

"It's time to use this Jutsu." Sasuke whispered as he unclasped the leather straps on his left arm. As it turns out, the straps actually had a layer of rubber lining on the bottom of it which was certainly peculiar in nature. The boy started to go through a sequence of hand signs with concentration etched onto his face. His Sharingan eyes were focused down on Gaara's stilled form like an eagle circling its prey. Sasuke had a solution for Gaara's impenetrable shield.

"Kakashi's sensei, what is Sasuke doing? How is he going to get through Gaara's defense?" Sakura asked in concern as the match was coming to a stall due to the fact Gaara threw up a shield too strong for Sasuke to break through. "Oh… keep watching Sakura… you'll see. Sasuke's already getting himself prepared." Kakashi said with a small chuckle and eye smile. He had a look of anticipation in his lone eye that couldn't be faked. He obviously knew what was going to happen.

Naruto was focusing in on Sasuke's form and he was in for a shock, literally. Sparks of lightning were coming off of Sasuke's hand and soon a high-pitched whine could be heard reverberating off of the walls of the arena. It sounded very much like chirping birds. It would have sounded quite beautiful if not for the fact it sounded like a cacophony of at least a thousand birds. It was quite disorienting to hear and not only that but it was also quite loud.

In seconds a mass of lightning exploded from Sasuke's hands before condensing down into a pure ball of lightning that was nearly blinding to look at. A grin was on the Uchiha's face as he leaned forward in anticipation. His muscles were tense and coiled for battle and with the stabilization of the technique in his hand he was getting ready to strike.

"It's time!" Sasuke called as he took off from his perch like a rocket. His speed was immense as a destructive trench was carved into the stadium wall by the ball of lightning. In seconds Sasuke hit ground level causing a massive discharge of dirt and electricity to shoot up into the air. The black clad Genin charged out of the dirt cloud with the ball of lightning lighting up the world around him. His speed didn't diminish in the slightest as the trench of destruction continued unabated as Sasuke dragged his arm behind him close to the ground.

He was upon Gaara in seconds before anyone could properly react. With a roar of exertion Sasuke roared out the name of his attack while plunged his lightning coated fist into the sand sphere at such speeds that Sasuke's entire arm sunk right in with no difficulty.

"CHIDORI!"

Sand flew everywhere as the stadium grew quiet from shock. Many of the older shinobi knew of this technique. It belonged to Kakashi Hatake. It was his signature technique and the move he invented. "Kakashi… you taught that young man your signature Jutsu?" Shoko asked in surprise before Guy could get off the words he wanted to say. They were along the same line of thought so he allowed the older woman to continue. "Yes… you see Lady Shoko, Sasuke is a lot like me. It was one of the many reasons why I was specifically chosen to lead Team 7." Kakashi spoke while looking at the retired woman.

"Yes, I suppose that is one of many convincing reasons why you of all people were assigned this squad." Shoko said with a small frown while subtly peering up at Naruto out the corner of her eye. Kakashi caught this look as his eyes softened a bit. Surprisingly enough Sakura caught this subtle exchange as she frowned in curiosity. 'What does that mean?'


ANBU Headquarters

"Commander Shikaku. I've just received word from Commander Puma. He says to expect an attack by the Hidden Sand village and to prepare the village for battle." A Jōnin said as he barged into Shikaku's office. The man was actually another member of the Nara clan. His name was Suzaku Nara and he was around the age of 39 years old. He had the customary genetic looks of all Nara men in his clan. Black hair, small grey or black eyes, and a tall lanky appearance. Suzaku had his hair tied up in the customary ponytail of his clan but since he had quite a bit of hair he styled the ponytail to look like a pair of bulls' horns on top of his head giving him a rather distinctive look amongst his clan.

Shikaku's eyes widened for a brief moment in shock before mellowing out into a grizzled hardened look. The eyes staring back at his fellow clansmen was the eyes of a man who has lived a long life and has gone through war. The Jōnin Commander of the Hidden Leaf was going back to war again.

"Suzaku inform all of the clans to prepare themselves and to lock down their compounds. Get me the battalion commanders now." Shikaku ordered as he quickly got up from his chair. He immediately headed for the war room that was situated in the building in the event the one at the Hokage Administration Building was compromised, and as expected because of its location it also served as the room the ANBU Commander operated out of. Suzaku was quick to comply as he rushed out of the room in a flash.

By the time Shikaku reached the war room many high ranking Jōnin and ANBU agents of important positions were already in the room getting situated in their chairs. "Let's skip the formalities. The Hidden Sand is preparing to invade our home. We have one simple task but many jobs to do in order to fulfill this purpose and that's to protect out home." Shikaku began as he lit a fire in everyone's spirits with just his simple speech. His voice was deep and baritone and carried with it an obvious and indisputable sense of authority, wisdom, and clarity. He was a man you could follow without regret or fear. He was a true inheritor of the Will of Fire.

"Battalions 1 and 2 to the Main Gate. Battalions 3 and 4 to the East Gate. Battalions 5 and 6 to the West Gate. Battalions 7 and 8 to the South Gate. Battalions 9 and 10 will spread themselves out between the North and East gate and the East gate to South Gate on the walls and into the interior of the village in the surrounding districts. Battalions 11 and 12 will mirror this and do the same on the opposite side of the village. Lastly, Battalions 13 through 16 will spread themselves out evenly throughout the village providing security with the evacuation of all the civilians." Shikaku ordered as many of the battalion leaders immediately jumped to their orders. They were ready.

"Inochi patch through to all Genin in the village and have them begin evacuating the civilians to the fallout shelters in the monument. They are ordered to stay there and guard the populous until further orders. Battalions 13 through 16 are to provide escort and cover for the Genin to do this job. After that they are to split up their battalions and reinforce all key critical areas and hot zones on any priority request." Shikaku further dictated to his old teammate who nodded in understanding. He was Ino's father and a member of the old generation of the legendary Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

"Sir what about the key infrastructures and critical areas around the village. If any of those are taken over by the enemy then we're done for?" A Jōnin asks as he noticed Shikaku's plans left a hole in the villages defenses when it comes to defending key structures and zones in the village such as the Hokage Tower, Academy, Hospital, Library, and other such buildings.

"You don't need to worry about that. The regular forces will provide security for those places simply as an illusion. These structures are guarded by the ANBU Black Ops and will remain defended throughout this whole mess. Nothing will get pass them and once the village is secure and the civilians are completely safe from harm, we'll just sick them on the invading force and have them driven from the village." Shikaku explained as he concluded his orders. His plan was bullet proof and could be modified on the fly. He would be ready to lead the forces of the Leaf to victory.

"I agree Commander. My forces will be ready to act when the time is right." A monotone voice spoke up which drew Shikaku's attention to an ANBU agent in the room. This man was special. He wasn't an ordinary agent. "It's a lucky thing we have you back from your extended mission Lieutenant Commander Sphinx. You should be able to coordinate all of the ANBU with Commander Puma occupied in helping Lord Hokage." Shikaku spoke casually to the now named Sphinx. He was ANBU Commander Puma's second in command and the overall second in command of the ANBU Black Ops. He was an incredibly talented and powerful ninja obviously only second to Puma who has been the ANBU Commander for many years.

"It will be done." Sphinx replied in his monotone voice. 'This guy wasn't always the second in command. It's hard to believe it's been twelve years already. We lost so many good people to the Nine Tails attack. Including the previous Lieutenant Commander.' Shikaku idly thought to himself as he watched the imposing man leave the room. 'If only the other three Titans were still alive… things wouldn't have come to this. We would have absolutely nothing to fear from the Hidden Sand. The only one that's left is Lady Shoko and who knows what her presence here will do for us now.' Shikaku sighed as he lit a cigarette.

"Sir, what about us?" A familiar voice spoke up which caused Shikaku to crack his eye over to the owner of said voice. It was Anko herself and Ibiki who was behind her towering over many of the others in the room with his impressive height. "Anko I need you out in the field helping in any way you can. It would be a waste to not use your combat abilities. If you come across any high value targets you are to incapacitate them and bring them back here for Ibiki and the others to interrogate." Shikaku ordered to which the fishnet clad kunoichi nodded in understanding. She would do her job but Anko mind was a million miles away worried about Naruto and those in the stadium. She was going to try her best to make her way over to the stadium through the upcoming battle to see if it were possible for her to run into Naruto and the others.

Anko's mind was a jumbled mess of anxiety, uncertainty, and anticipation but through the hazy mess clouding her inner thoughts, the special Jōnin knew one thing was for certain. Things were never going to be the same again.


Outside the Village. Half a Mile.

"Is everything ready for the operation?" A Sound Jōnin asked to a Sand Jōnin sitting on the forest floor. He like every other Sound ninja had on a uniform to show off their allegiance. All of them including the one talking had on a light grey shirt with the tiniest hint of purple mixed in with brown bandages tied around their waist. Dark purple straps wrapped underneath their armpits to their backs. They also had snake camo patterned scarfs wrapped around their necks and black pants. They all had black full-face masks on which only had a single opening for their eyes. On their foreheads stitched into the masks were their metal plates that displayed the musical note symbol of the Hidden Sound Village.

"Yes, the summoning array is moments away from being fully charged. All we'll need after that is to wait on the signal." The Hidden Sand Jōnin replied as he along with nearly two dozen of his colleges were sitting in a large circle spread apart with a massive summoning sealing array in the center of their formation. It was extremely complex and looked like it was meant to summon something big, and if not that at the very least a large quantity of the unknown.

They weren't the only ones in a circle. Two other groups were in this formation as well but they were comprised of Sound ninja and the seal they were constructing wasn't Fūinjutsu at all. It was a large-scale magic circle. This didn't bode well for the Hidden Leaf who were unaware of this happening right outside of their walls.

"Good… we had to dodge a few ANBU patrols along the way. For some reason it would seem the Leaf is starting to tighten up their security. It all started only about 15 minutes ago." The Sound Jōnin admitted which caught the Sand Jōnin's attention.

"Do you think we've been compromised? Do they know we're here?" The man in the turban asked in concern as he eyed the camo printed Jōnin for a response. The shinobi of the sound frowned behind his facemask. "I don't think so, it shouldn't be possible. We haven't received any intel that we've been made. Until further notice we'll be sticking with the plan." The Sound Jōnin said as he took off with his squad to get into his assigned position.


Chūnin Exam Arena

Time seemed to come to a stop as Sasuke was slowly but surely finding it harder and harder to free his hand from the sand dome. He knew he connected with Gaara based off of the warm and wet feeling of blood and flesh on the palm of his hand but something was just off about this ominous feeling permeating the air around the stadium.

"What is this… this wet and warm feeling… what is this mother… is this blood? Is this my blood!? It's blood! IT'S MY BLOOD!" Gaara screamed a blood curdling scream of terror that sent a cold chill up Sasuke's spine. Almost everyone in the audience jumped in their seats from the sheer fright and shock rippling through their bodies. They were not expecting to hear the red headed unstable Jinchūriki scream his lungs out in such a terrified manner. It didn't stop there as Sasuke felt something latch onto his arm.

A sinister oppressive chakra could be felt seeping through the tough shell of sand into the air and feeling this Sasuke panicked a little bit and flared his new lightning technique once again which caused Gaara to scream even more. Ripping his arm free from the sand dome Sasuke jumped back in a hurry once a large nearly 15-foot-long clawed arm made of sand jutted out of the hole created by Sasuke's Chidori. The monstrous hand had navy blue stylized markings on it that if one were to look extremely closely at they could see that markings were actually tiny Fūinjutsu symbols condensed down to such a size that it looked like one solid strip of paint.

'What the hell is that?' Genma questioned in the back of his mind as he clenched his fist within his pockets. The senbon that he was chewing on in his mouth become taunt as his jaw tightened up. He didn't like this. He was well aware of Gaara's status as a Jinchūriki, and what he was seeing with his own to eyes and what he was feeling chakra wise was all the indication he needed to know that things were going to quickly spiral out of control if left to continue as they were.

Instead of pursuing Sasuke further the hideous sand arm retracted back into the hole the Uchiha punctured in the defensive dome. It was slow and methodical as it disappeared back into the darkness of the hole and a low baritone growl could be heard coming from the sphere of sand in a show of warning. It sounded like a monster instead of a human like Gaara should be and a glowing gold colored diamond patterned eye could be seeing peeking out from the darkness of the enclosed dome. The presence the eye gave off as well as the potent killing intent exuding from it terrified Sasuke to his core. It was unlike anything he's ever felt before.

"What are you?" Sasuke whispered in shock as he took a few steps back in trepidation. Genma took a quick peek up to the Hokage and Raidō who were gazing down at him with the utmost serious look on their faces. Genma grew tense as he watched what was going to happening closely. He would be ready to act at a moment's notice.

The shell in the very next moment began to crack and break apart which got people on their seats in anticipation. "He's hurt." Temari grieved in shock as she gripped the metal railings in the observation area to the point where her skin turned bone white. Kankurō had a terrified look on his face as he took a few steps back in fright. His heart was racing a mile a minute and the thoughts of the Invasion Plan were pounding in the back of his skull as he turned to his sister in fear. Gaara had a stab would that was leaking blood on his shoulder and he was breathing heavily while holding his injury. An unstable and wild look was in Gaara's eyes as he seethed in Sasuke's direction. He looked like he would snap at any given second.

"Is it time. Are we doing this…?" Kankurō whispered out while eyeing the other three kunoichi in the observation room. Sweat was building up on his face as Temari shook her head quickly in indecisiveness. "I don't know. This wasn't supposed to happen like this." The girl was uncomfortable with how things were unfolding and even she was uncertain with how things would go from here. Luckily that decision would be made for them in the next few seconds as a certain individual took this time to act.

'It's time.' Kabuto schemed as he perched himself in a tree overlooking the stadium. He would have snuck into the stands disguised as a ANBU guard but the grey-haired spy noticed that more agents were starting to move in. He couldn't waste time trying to navigate through their scrutiny when it would inevitable come out that he was out of place amongst their ranks so he instead chose to forgo that idea entirely. He would cut out the hassle and unnecessary extra work and just simply sit outside of the stadium while still being well within range of the audience.

"Genjutsu: Temple of Nirvana – Feather Illusion Jutsu." Kabuto intoned as he unleashed his deceptively potent and sinister chakra into the air around the stadium. The air became heavy as imaginary white feathers started to drop out of the sky into the stadium. It was a powerful wide area of effect Genjutsu that could blanket large complex's like the coliseum under its affects. It's not an easy technique to use or master as Kurenai would attest to. Being the Hidden Leaf's Genjutsu master she has experience with this particular technique and because of its difficulty even she doesn't use it often.

'Feathers?' Iris noticed as white feathers started to fall from the sky in her vision. She felt the overwhelming sensation to fall asleep until one of the actual feathers touched her shoulder. The princess's eyes flared a powerful emerald green that blasted the imaginary feathers away. "Look at the pretty feathers Iris." Chaos giggled as she remained completely unaffected by this powerful Genjutsu. For starters most known Genjutsu don't work on Chaos because of her biology and the fact that she has defenses against illusionary based attacks. It also helps that she has powerful illusion abilities of her own.

Shoko's eyes turned ice cold as she dispersed a powerful shockwave of chakra across the area around her waking up the ninja around her. It was time. Many high ranking and skilled shinobi of the leaf each started to release themselves from the Genjutsu in an instant once they realized what was happening to them.

'That's the signal, the invasion has begun.' Baki noted as his heart started to pound within his chest. He would rather not have to fight the Hidden Leaf but the orders from his Kazekage are absolute and he recognizes the fact that his village is in economic trouble and the Leaf is partially to blame. In the end he was a shinobi and he had a job to do, regardless of his personal feelings.

"That's the signal… it's time." Temari said as she and her brother hopped the railings of the observation room down to the arena floor below.

"Lord Hiruzen… this year's Chūnin Exam has been the most fun and entertaining I've ever witnessed… but like all good things, eventually they have to come to an end. But our fun is just beginning." Rasa said as his two body guards came to life and threw down smoke bombs.

A loud and large explosion of dense black smoke filled the Kage VIP box and its occupants which garnered the attention of every single person in the entire stadium. "LORD HOKAGE!" Guy shouts in concern as sand and sound shinobi started to pop up in the arena from every conceivable hiding spot. Many of the visible sand shinobi in the audience jumped up from their seats and began attacking the closest leaf ninja in the area. Sound ninja were coming out in droves ready to pounce upon the unsuspecting leaf shinobi but the ANBU Black Ops were quick to respond as they intercepted many of the invading shinobi.

One such sound ninja was close enough to Shoko to select her as his target and taking a daring leap at her from behind he suddenly found his vision becoming disoriented from the rest of his body. A severed head flew past Shoko's still form as a murderous and bone chilling look appeared in her eyes. The gentle and kind motherly figure to Naruto was gone now and in her place, was a full-blown killer, a Shinobi.

"Henrietta! Take Hinata and her sister and get out of here! Section 2 get the rest of the asleep Genin and go with them. Find the rest of the agents and leave!" Shoko shouted out her orders as her beautiful sword was out in a moment's notice and another Sound Jōnin who had already committed to his charge alongside his fellow fallen shinobi found himself dead in an instant by an invisible lightning fast slash from the Kage level kunoichi. The purple haired woman wasn't joking around as yet another ninja fell to her blade who tried to aim for Henrietta and Hinata.

"Sister let's go!" Iris said as she jumped out of her chair alongside Chaos. The tiny terror had a psychotic look on her face that was warping her usual beautiful visage into a state of psychosis. Iris was active immediately as she foresaw the first threat to her and her family. The child reacted in an instant with a suitable defense for the situation. A massive gust of wind wiped up into the stands that blocked an incoming rain of kunai from three sand Chūnin. Kakashi was in the game in an instant as he grabbed the group of kunai out of the air in the blink of an eye and threw them back at the three-enemy ninja who weren't prepared for such a rebound.

One of them was killed from this counter attack with a kunai to the neck while the second Chūnin took a knife to the chest which his flak jacket protected him from. The third Chūnin jumped away to safety before being engaged by another leaf Ninja. All out anarchy was beginning to break out in the stadium as the spectators found themselves in a slumbering sleep with the Hidden Leaf Shinobi fighting all around them to keep everyone safe. A toxic feeling of dread and negative emotions flooded Naruto' soul due to his close connections with his two daughters and Eva who all have strong affinities for sensing the emotions and energies of others.

"Naruto pull it together! We've got trouble!" Shikamaru shouted as he saw two sound ninjas running up the steps towards them. They never got to make if far before Guy intervened. "Dynamic Entry!" The green clad Elite Jōnin shouted as he performed a double stomp to the back of the two enemy shinobi's skulls slamming them face first into the concrete steps below in a brutal display of domination. Behind him the others could see Kakashi taking on four Sound Chūnin at the same time while Kurenai, Asuma, Izumo and Kotetsu joined the fray once more sand and sound ninja made their presence known.

"Guy Sensei! What do we do?" Lee shouted in concern as he felt extremely vulnerable right now. Balancing on his two crutches with limited mobility was the worst feeling Lee could be experiencing right now as the sound of metallic kunai clashing against each other started to fill the stadium all around them. "Lee go with those girls over there by the Genin. They'll escort you to safety." Guy instructed as he fell in line with Shoko's earlier orders. He recognized that this would be the best solution to keeping the Genin safe. Lee nodded in understanding to this as he began making his way up the steps to the closest exit. The girls were right behind him escorting Hinata and the other asleep Genin out of the stadium. The audience would be fine since they were civilians and would be spared from this attack. Ninja on the other hand no matter the rank would be viable targets. Especially clan heirs.

Speaking of Clan Heirs, Hinata was scared beyond belief due to all the fighting going on around her. Her heart was pounding out of her chest in a painful manner as ninja jumped overhead fighting to the death. It was a stressful situation as the mafia girls formed a defensive perimeter around the Genin. Ino, Tenten, Chōji, and Kiba were all asleep having fallen victim to the Genjutsu's affects. Sakura who was adept at Genjutsu managed to detect this before it was too late so she was fully awake and aware of the battle happening around her. The pink haired Genin was out of her depth here but that didn't stop her from grabbing Ino to wake her up.

It only took a few seconds for Sakura to wake up her friends while on the move as they navigated their way through the stands. "Look a Hyūga! She'll do nicely." A sound Chūnin said as he and his two partners charged at the group of Genin with their intentions perfectly clear. "Hinata!" Hiashi yelled as he jumped the row of chairs in front of him within the blink of an eye. The Hyūga Clan head slammed a gentle fist strike into the attacking Chūnin's chest so hard the man's entire chest cavity ruptured in an instant. The man's body crumpled to the floor within seconds of Hiashi's brutal attack but it didn't stop the second sound ninja from making a b-line straight for the group of supposedly undefended kids.

"Hinata stay back, I got this. Rico switch with me." Henrietta called out as she quickly pushed Hinata into Rico's arms. The chestnut colored haired girl gained a rather dark look in her eyes as a combat knife slid into her hands faster than the eye could see. The Chūnin pulled out a Tantō from behind his back before charging in towards what he assumed would be an easy task. The older man slashed down with his short sword in an aggressive manner putting all of his weight into his swing which was a huge mistake as the smaller girl spun on a dime and judo tossed the man in one smooth and fluid motion.

The man hit the ground with a loud thud and a wheezing cough as he came to realize his fatal mistake. Attempting to rectify this proved futile as Henrietta who was still grasping the man's arm not only broke his wrist with a lightning fast twist of her hand but also his entire shoulder itself by dislocating it out of its socket. The man screamed in immeasurable pain as he wrenched his arm free from Henrietta's grasp. Scrambling to his feet while seething in pain the man switched hands and picked up his weapon to once again try attacking his opponent. The young mafia agent flicked her wrist and twirled her combat knife around in her hand right in time to block a heavy-handed slash from the man's short sword. The skilled girl disengaged at just the right moment to throw the man off balance from their blade lock and with surgical precision drove the knife right into his neck once he fell forward. It was quick, brutal, and efficient but Henrietta didn't just stop there.

She sensed the last Chūnin approaching her from her blind spot. The third assailant that decided to take the long way around Hiashi and his powerful presence. The man leapt at Henrietta's seemingly undefended back which was his first and last mistake. Because of the angle he put himself in while in midair he couldn't see the 12-year-old girl's arms which were being obscured by the corpse of his recently deceased ally. A soft click was heard as Henrietta's wrist plate opened up showing the intricate mechanical parts of her puppet like prosthetic limbs. Spinning around on the heel of her foot Henrietta took aim at the airborne shinobi and discharged a single round from the projectile weapon embedded in her arm. A small round chakra coated black bead shot through the air like lightning and pierced the man's skull instantly killing him before he could hit the ground. His dead body dropped to the ground like a sack of potatoes while never even making it within ten feet of the Section 2 agent.

"Area secure. Let's go." Henrietta said as she turned to see Ino and the other Genin looking at her in shock. Hinata had a sad and remorseful look on her face. The girls from section 2 were killing machines whenever the situation demanded it and now was no different. "Come on we have to go." Henrietta said in an insecure voice as she tried to shrug off the scared looks from the Genin. None of them have had to kill in such a brutal fashion before. The only thing any of them have had to fight to the death with was the ogre demon that was summoned forth from the scroll back in the forest of death. The death of a mindless monster hardly compared to the death of a sentient being, even if they were trying to kill you.

"Hinata! Take your sister with you." Hiashi shouted out as Hanabi could be seen hiding in between the seats of the audience. Small fearful tears were coming from the little girl's eyes and seeing this broke Hinata's heart. Her little sister needed her. "I've got her!" Iris called out as she jumped down into the row of seats above the others. The blond-haired princess had a tender look in her eyes as she grabbed ahold of her best friend and wrapped her arms around her. Chaos in the meantime was covering her sister from 2 sand ninja that managed to slip past Kurenai and Asuma in the confusion.

It was pandemonium for everyone present as Iris managed to reunite Hanabi with Hinata who immediately embraced her baby sister in a bone crushing hug. "Hinata get out of here with everyone else. I'll take care of this." Naruto said as he jumped down to join the group alongside Shikamaru and Shino.

"Naruto what's going on?! What are we going to do?" Hinata asked as Naruto could see the concern in her eyes. She felt powerless to help anyone do to her condition and now with all of the fighting going on around her she knew she was completely useless. "We're under attack but everything will be fine guys. Just get to safety. Aria will go with you as backup and escort you to the fallout shelters. Me and the girls will stay here and handle things. So, get going." Naruto said with a reassuring smile as the rest of their Jōnin instructors grouped up with them.

"Naruto, I just saw Sasuke leave the stadium in pursuit of Gaara and his teammates. He's going to be alone and outgunned. I need you to go after him and give him some backup. Gaara's the key to this invasion Naruto as I'm sure you've already guessed given how special he is. Stop him at all cost. This is an A – Rank mission. Do not fail." Kakashi ordered in a serious voice as he stood tall before his students. He was completely serious right now as he watched Guy in the background taking on several ninjas at once and winning.

"I understand sensei… Shikamaru, Shino you up for this?" Naruto nodded as he turned to his two friends with a small smirk on his face. Shikamaru took one look at the expression on his friends face and sighed with an exasperated façade marring his face. "Do I really have a choice…?" Shikamaru mused as he gained the tiniest hints of a smile on his face. He would go even if Naruto didn't ask. Naruto smiled as he turned to Shino only to get a simple nod of conformation from the silent and stoic male. Shino was tagging along regardless.

"Wait… Naruto, don't leave without me. Let me come with you." Sakura spoke up suddenly which even surprised her as an uncertain look on her face. "Sakura…" The others had surprised looks on their faces as at the pink haired girl's bold declaration which was causing an embarrassed blush to spread out across her face. Naruto scanned his teammate with a searching look in his eyes as he apparently found what he was looking for. "You're worried about Sasuke aren't you?" Naruto pointed out which deepened the blush on Sakura's face. "Was I really that obvious?" Sakura lamely stated with an embarrassed continence marring her face.

"Pretty much… but he's your teammate so it's only natural." Naruto replied as he overlooked the obvious reason on why Sakura really wanted to come. She had a big crush on Sasuke. That's been common knowledge for so long and that fact hasn't changed even now.

"Ok, it's decided then. You'll need a tracker so I'll give you Pakkun." Kakashi said as he summoned his personal familiar which waved to everyone once the smoke cleared. The grey haired Jōnin brought his personal dog summon up to speed on everything that was happening in this unexpected invasion which surprised the pug quite a bit. "Alright, I understand. I can get the job done, if you kids put a pep in your step then I'll let you touch my paws. They're really soft." Pakkun said with his deep baritone voice which was very distracting considering the fact the little pug was barely even a foot tall.

The people present had weirded out expressions on their faces do to the fact Pakkun had a completely straight face. His voice also didn't help the situation since there were no inflection of sarcasm in the tone in which he spoke. "Uh… maybe another time Pakkun." Naruto declined with a short chuckle. He remembered as a small child the little pug would try and coerce him into touching his paws. He always claimed that they were very soft. "Ooh… I want to touch your paws!" Chaos's squeaky voice shouted out as the tiny terror in question phased into existence in her unusual manner with an excited look in her reflective currently ruby red scanners. Her typical dopey smile was in place and the pungent aura of insanity was in full effect.

"Humph… At least one kid can appreciate a good thing when she sees it." Pakkun huffed as he held his small pink paw up to Chaos's face who poked it with her small fingers. A squeaky giggle escaped the child Angeloid's mouth who grinned just like her father. "It's so soft…" The girl intoned as it would seem the psychotic little girl was getting lost in her own little world. "Chaos is that blood on your wings?" Sakura pointed out as she eyed splotches of fresh blood dripping from her sharp array of bladed wings.

"Yep, those mean ninja were trying to hurt those people in the stands… so I had to punish them." Chaos idly stated without a single care in the world. In her mind her actions were completely justified. Naruto had a slightly disturbed look in his eyes at his daughter's callous words but he also knew and accepted the fact that this was just the way she is. "Come on Chaos… we need to go catch up with Sasuke. You can play with Pakkun later." Naruto insisted as he managed to pull the distracted little girl away from the charming puppy.

With that settled Naruto, Shikamaru, Shino, and Sakura grouped up with Chaos and Iris joining them. Their destination was as clear as their mission was. Sasuke was out there in the chaotic carnage of this unprecedented invasion chasing down the most important asset to their enemies. He was alone without back up and more than likely outgunned. Temari still had a little gas left in the tank and as she's proved throughout the entire Chūnin Exam she's no push over, she's quite powerful. Kankurō on the other hand was completely fresh and could be hiding any number of secrets up his sleeve. As good as Sasuke is this set up didn't favor him, especially since he expended some stamina and chakra in his fight.

The group was seconds away from taking off after Naruto parted one final goodbye to Hinata and the others now that things in the lower levels of the stands were calming down but one person had to object to this. "Master let me come with you." Aria spoke up suddenly which caught Naruto's and everyone else's attention immediately. "Aria…? Why? I need you here with the others escorting them to safety." Naruto questioned as he had already told Aria what he wanted her to do. "I know… but they can take care of themselves, besides… everytime something happens you always send me off to do something else. I want to be useful to you master and I just have a gut feeling that I should come with you this time." Aria insisted as a swirling mass of emotions were swimming within her turquoise colored eyes. Naruto's never seen his faithful companion like this before, but now that he thought about it it's true. Naruto never really lets Aria do anything, she's always off to the side in these matters. Naruto now felt guilty about this revelation but time was pressing on. He had no choice but to decide now.

"Hey, Naruto… I'll look after them. We can handle ourselves." Kiba spoke up as he looked directly into Naruto's eyes with a serious expression on his face. None of Kiba's usual jealous animosity was in his eyes right now, only determination. For Naruto it felt like an eternity as he stared into his rival's eyes. He was trying, he wanted to see if this was a ruse. If Kiba was attempting to deceive him or not but it wasn't the case. Naruto had no doubt Kiba still liked Hinata but at the moment the Inuzuka clan heir was putting all of that aside for the greater good. The blond haired Uzumaki couldn't find any fault with such a declaration so he nodded a nod of respect to Kiba who returned it. "Ok, be careful. Henrietta get everyone out of here." Naruto conceded as watched his colleague give him a small smile.

"Come on Aria. Let's not fall behind." Naruto said with a wave of his hand as his cheerful witch servant beamed a bright smile. "I won't let you down master!" Aria said as she bounded after the backup squad who was finally ready to leave. "You never have Aria. Now let's go!" Naruto responded as he jumped out of the stands with his impromptu team following close behind. They cleared the large field for the exams in a few seconds while staying out of the way of Genma who was going toe to toe with Baki and was surprisingly enough holding his own extremely well. Despite Genma being a Special Jōnin and Baki being an Elite Jōnin the toothpick loving man was no pushover. It would seem he had a lot more power and skill than he would initially have you to believe.

The squad jumped up to the top of the stadium walls before disappearing over the horizon. Pakkun was beginning his job as the little pug led the mismatched group of Genin on their most serious mission yet. The fate of the Hidden Leaf depended on it.

"Kakashi! Where did you just send Naruto?" Shoko's voice could be heard as the older woman jumped down to join the group of Jōnin who were holding off a large group of enemy Chūnin and Jōnin. "I sent him after Sasuke and Gaara to back him up. Gaara is most likely the key to this invasion with him being a Jinchūriki, the sand must plan to have Gaara transform in the middle of the village. The plan probably was for him to do it right here in the middle of the stadium killing everyone instantly." Kakashi explained as Shoko narrowed her eyes in anger.

"Lord Hokage needs to be reinforced and this stadium needs to be cleared. Me and Lord Dino can do that, you need to clear the stadium and then go help out the front lines." Shoko advised as she cut down four Chūnin at once. Her strikes were lightning fast and surgical as she tore into any enemy who was unlucky enough to challenge her.

"I understand, but where is Lord Dino?" Kakashi called out which brought Shoko's attention over to the VIP section and sure enough the old man was missing as well as Balalaika. Realizing this Shoko turned her attention to the Hokage's VIP veranda only to see a large purple barrier shooting up into the sky sealing the entire roof of the building off from everything else. "A barrier…? If Lord Hokage is in there than maybe I can cut it down…" Shoko began but was cut off from a very loud screeching sound that could be heard from all across the village. Jumping up onto the roof of the stadium building Shoko and the others could see a massive three headed snake smashing through the great walls that surround the village's perimeter. It was brown in color and was hissing in warning to the battalions that challenged it.

"… A summoning that size will wreak havoc in the village. Change of plans, Kakashi I'll handle the summoning. You guys clean up here and go back up the Hokage after the stadium is cleared." Shoko instructed in a commanding voice that those around her felt in their very bones. "Understood…" Kakashi said absentmindedly as he watched the powerful woman take a great leap off of the stadium roof and clear as least 1000 feet before touching down on a building at least a few blocks away. The kunoichi was out of sight before long.

"Right… let's not stand around anymore… we got work to do." Kakashi said as he revealed his Sharingan eye. The village wasn't going to protect itself.


Jutsu Library

1.) Lightning Style: Chidori - The Chidori is a high concentration of lightning chakra around the user's hand. To perform, the user first gathers lightning to their hand; the high concentration of electricity produces a sound reminiscent of many birds chirping, hence the name. Once the chakra is gathered, users charge at their target and thrust the Chidori into them, piercing them and typically causing fatal damage. Despite the sound it makes, the rapid speed at which it's used makes it useful for assassinations.

2.) Genjutsu: Temple of Nirvana - Feather Illusion Jutsu - It is a powerful genjutsu that generates a fluttering rain of sleep-inducing, illusory white feathers. Whomever sees them as they fall, piling up and covering the whole target area, will experience Eden-like bliss and fall into a state of tranquil slumber. No matter how much one resists the hypnotic spell, the desire to sleep is instinctive, and there's no fighting it. However, an experienced shinobi will be able to dispel the genjutsu before it takes effect.

3.) Dynamic Entry - The technique is basically the user performing a jump kick into their opponent's face. It is executed in a surprise attack manner in which the target is caught completely off guard by the user's attack. Once executed it is done in a devastating manner that is meant to incapacitate the victim and end the fight before it can even begin.


Author's Note (A/N): So how was that? This chapter took me a lot longer to write than usual since my head hasn't been in the game for the last week or so. A dosage of stress to your daily mix can do that to you. But anyways this chapter is out now and the invasion has officially begun. Chaos is in abundance now and our favorite little Angeloid of death is enjoying herself immensely.

The Hidden Leaf is fully aware now that an invasion is imminent but even with this forewarning it still doesn't mean the village is fully prepared to fight off such an attack. Naruto and Hinata share another moment together but an embarrassing one at that. It's certainly one that they're not going to forget.

Chaos erupts in the stadium as all of the hidden Sand and Sound Shinobi begin to assault the leaf ninja in an all out brawl that catches many off guard except for our main characters. Iris and Chaos spring into action saving lives and protecting the lives of their friends while Shoko begins to indiscriminately cut down any enemy shinobi foolish enough to get in her way. It goes without saying that SHoko is a completely different person in the middle of battles. Henrietta also gets a moment to shine surprisingly and I have to say personally it's about damn time. I've just had to poor girl in the background alongside the members of section 2. The last time they had any action was way back in the first story.

The same could be said for Aria who finally speaks up and insist on joining Naruto on his mission. I added this scene in as my way of acknowledging the fact that Aria has never gone on a mission with Naruto before. She's never fought by his side to be more exact and this is my way of remedying that glaring oversight. Admittedly it's also a way for me to add in some character development for the girl among other things.

Things will be heating up in the following chapters to come so please leave a review and I hope to see you guys next time.


Next Chapter: Chapter 61 (Monster Hunt)


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Published: 11/17/2017