The Shadow Wars
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the mentioned plots except the central part of this story.
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Chapter 3
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"Have you found him, Hokage-sama?" inquired Kakashi. It had been three days since Naruto had disappeared, and it did not seem like the blond- haired shinobi would ever be found. They had ANBU teams patrolling every nook and cranny of the village.
"Ie, Kakashi-kun. I think we should cancel the patrol and replace him." Replied the Sixth Hokage, slightly tired from all the stress.
"Hokage-sama!" said a voice from behind the door.
"Come in, Karasa (Karasa was a member of the Protection Squad, a team of ANBU tasked to protecting the Hokage.) I've been waiting for your report." the Hokage replied.
The door opened and Karasa walked in. He was fairly tall and built, with short, scraggly black hair. Like all the members of the Protection Squad, he wore a mask with a painted gorilla face on it.
"Hokage-sama, our spies have reported some unusual chakra coming from the Hidden Stone Village." Karasa said.
"Is there any chance it may be the kidnapped shinobi, Naruto?" asked Hokage.
"Yes, Hokage-sama. However, it is very faint, and not just because of the distance. It would appear that his chakra is being extracted." Answered Karasa.
"Hokage-sama, my team is ready. If you agree, we can go into the Hidden Stone Village and rescue Naruto." Said Kakashi.
"We should wait a while for such a move, Kakashi. We have to be very careful about how we pull this off. If you are exposed, it may start a war. That is not something we want." Replied the Sixth Hokage.
"Hai, Hokage-sama. I'll put my team on alert, however." Replied Kakashi.
"Very well, Kakashi." Replied Hokage. *~*
Naruto was in a tiny room, chained to the wall, strange tubes inserted into his various tenketsu. He was unconscious, and his brain patterns were being monitored in another room by three cloaked figures.
"Shall we begin the test, Sanasu?" asked one of the figures
"Yes, Sharata." Replied Sanasu.
The third figure began playing with various dials, injecting chakra into Naruto's tenketsu. Instantly, screams were issued from Naruto's mouth. This was like the Hyuuga's "gentle fist" taijutsu style, except that the injection machine was not elegant at all in the procedure. It sent in huge quantities of chakra, and then used the injected chakra to extract Naruto's. The extracted chakra was then sent to an immobile body in yet another room.
This body belonged to a deceased Hidden Stone Village Jounin named Harata Nikara. He had been killed when his team was ambushed by a band of missing-nins. Sanasu and his team were attempted to repair Nikara's chakra flow in order to revive Nikara. However, two items were needed. These were the Kyuubi's chakra, and a mysterious orb known as the Orb of Darkness. They already had the body and one half of the orb. And, based on what they knew, the Kyuubi chakra would give them the second half of the orb.
The Orb of Darkness was divided into two parts. One was easy enough to get. This was a half of a ball. However, the other was more difficult. It was stored inside the Kyuubi. If the Kyuubi were to be sealed, it could only be claimed by extracting all of the chakra from the Kyuubi's medium. Of course, the medium would die after the procedure was complete. That is why they were relieved when they learned that the Nine-Tails had been sealed in the body of a Leaf Ninja. If it were a Stone Ninja or an allied ninja, they would have had much more trouble.
"I do not think the body will withstand any more of the chakra." Sharata said.
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"Sasuke, Sakura, we may have located Naruto. However, he is being held in a foreign village. If we are to attack, the village will retaliate. Hokage-sama will attempt to negotiate with the target village, and also go to the Council of Villages, in an attempt to force the target village to release Naruto. If they deny, Konoha will launch a full-scale assault upon the target village." Said Kakashi.
"Good. I'll have to make sure to apologize when he is safe, however." Thought Sakura.
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"Ne, scientist-bakas! Release me immediately!" shouted Naruto, who was finally awake and struggling. However, he had lost too much chakra to fight back.
A Stone ninja hit Naruto in the stomach again.
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"Zasookage-sama (the leader of the Hidden Stone Village), Konoha had requested the release of Uzumaki Naruto by means of the Council of Villages. What are your orders?" asked a hooded Jounin-level shinobi.
"Deny their request by saying that their tactic is a direct assault on the Shadow Country." Responded Zasookage.
"Yes, Zasookage-sama." The hooded Jounin replied, instantly vanishing.
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"Hokage-sama, news from the Council of Villages." Karasa said, sounding distressed.
"What is it, Karasa-san?" asked Hokage.
"Zasookage-sama had denied our request to turn Naruto over." Said Karasa.
"What do you suggest?" asked Hokage.
"I suggest we launch a protective assault against the Hidden Stone Village. It is obvious that Zasookage-sama is plotting an attack on Konoha. Perhaps he even intends to destroy the Council of Villages!" said Karasa.
"Very well. Assemble all shinobi not needed for security. Make sure to include Kakashi's Team 7 in the assault force, and allow them to spearhead the assault if need be. If Zasookage wants a fight, we'll give him one!"
*~*
On the outskirts of the Hidden Leaf Village, three platoons of Stone ninja stood, waiting for their signal, a red flag from their spy that would mark the beginning of the Shadow Wars.
"There's the signal, men! Let's go!" shouted one of the attackers.
The huge army charged at village, kunai drawn and ready. *~*
"Inform the Sixth Ho- Ah!" shouted one of the ninja on border protection. He had been hit by a shuriken that struck him in the neck, instantly killing him.
"Ah, be quiet, Konoha baka!" shouted the ninja that had thrown the shuriken.
One Jounin-level guard leaped into the fight. He kicked to the left, and knocked one of his opponents to the ground.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" the Jounin shouted, creating eight clones of himself. The clones instantly began hitting the attackers, killing constantly.
*~*
Eight hours later, there was pure chaos at the border. Although the attackers had been slaughtered, many posts were blown wide open. If there were to be a second attack, the village would fall.
"Hokage-sama, we have to launch the attack now." Said Karasa.
"Yes, Karasa-san. Send all our force to bear on Zasookage. The war has begun, whether we want it or not." Replied Hokage.
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What will happen now that the Shadow Wars have begun? And will Naruto be able to survive the revival of Harata Nikara?
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Although it eliminated the mystery of the Orb comment at the end of Chapter One, that subplots is not the most important once the war starts.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the mentioned plots except the central part of this story.
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Chapter 3
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"Have you found him, Hokage-sama?" inquired Kakashi. It had been three days since Naruto had disappeared, and it did not seem like the blond- haired shinobi would ever be found. They had ANBU teams patrolling every nook and cranny of the village.
"Ie, Kakashi-kun. I think we should cancel the patrol and replace him." Replied the Sixth Hokage, slightly tired from all the stress.
"Hokage-sama!" said a voice from behind the door.
"Come in, Karasa (Karasa was a member of the Protection Squad, a team of ANBU tasked to protecting the Hokage.) I've been waiting for your report." the Hokage replied.
The door opened and Karasa walked in. He was fairly tall and built, with short, scraggly black hair. Like all the members of the Protection Squad, he wore a mask with a painted gorilla face on it.
"Hokage-sama, our spies have reported some unusual chakra coming from the Hidden Stone Village." Karasa said.
"Is there any chance it may be the kidnapped shinobi, Naruto?" asked Hokage.
"Yes, Hokage-sama. However, it is very faint, and not just because of the distance. It would appear that his chakra is being extracted." Answered Karasa.
"Hokage-sama, my team is ready. If you agree, we can go into the Hidden Stone Village and rescue Naruto." Said Kakashi.
"We should wait a while for such a move, Kakashi. We have to be very careful about how we pull this off. If you are exposed, it may start a war. That is not something we want." Replied the Sixth Hokage.
"Hai, Hokage-sama. I'll put my team on alert, however." Replied Kakashi.
"Very well, Kakashi." Replied Hokage. *~*
Naruto was in a tiny room, chained to the wall, strange tubes inserted into his various tenketsu. He was unconscious, and his brain patterns were being monitored in another room by three cloaked figures.
"Shall we begin the test, Sanasu?" asked one of the figures
"Yes, Sharata." Replied Sanasu.
The third figure began playing with various dials, injecting chakra into Naruto's tenketsu. Instantly, screams were issued from Naruto's mouth. This was like the Hyuuga's "gentle fist" taijutsu style, except that the injection machine was not elegant at all in the procedure. It sent in huge quantities of chakra, and then used the injected chakra to extract Naruto's. The extracted chakra was then sent to an immobile body in yet another room.
This body belonged to a deceased Hidden Stone Village Jounin named Harata Nikara. He had been killed when his team was ambushed by a band of missing-nins. Sanasu and his team were attempted to repair Nikara's chakra flow in order to revive Nikara. However, two items were needed. These were the Kyuubi's chakra, and a mysterious orb known as the Orb of Darkness. They already had the body and one half of the orb. And, based on what they knew, the Kyuubi chakra would give them the second half of the orb.
The Orb of Darkness was divided into two parts. One was easy enough to get. This was a half of a ball. However, the other was more difficult. It was stored inside the Kyuubi. If the Kyuubi were to be sealed, it could only be claimed by extracting all of the chakra from the Kyuubi's medium. Of course, the medium would die after the procedure was complete. That is why they were relieved when they learned that the Nine-Tails had been sealed in the body of a Leaf Ninja. If it were a Stone Ninja or an allied ninja, they would have had much more trouble.
"I do not think the body will withstand any more of the chakra." Sharata said.
*~*
"Sasuke, Sakura, we may have located Naruto. However, he is being held in a foreign village. If we are to attack, the village will retaliate. Hokage-sama will attempt to negotiate with the target village, and also go to the Council of Villages, in an attempt to force the target village to release Naruto. If they deny, Konoha will launch a full-scale assault upon the target village." Said Kakashi.
"Good. I'll have to make sure to apologize when he is safe, however." Thought Sakura.
*~*
"Ne, scientist-bakas! Release me immediately!" shouted Naruto, who was finally awake and struggling. However, he had lost too much chakra to fight back.
A Stone ninja hit Naruto in the stomach again.
*~*
"Zasookage-sama (the leader of the Hidden Stone Village), Konoha had requested the release of Uzumaki Naruto by means of the Council of Villages. What are your orders?" asked a hooded Jounin-level shinobi.
"Deny their request by saying that their tactic is a direct assault on the Shadow Country." Responded Zasookage.
"Yes, Zasookage-sama." The hooded Jounin replied, instantly vanishing.
*~*
"Hokage-sama, news from the Council of Villages." Karasa said, sounding distressed.
"What is it, Karasa-san?" asked Hokage.
"Zasookage-sama had denied our request to turn Naruto over." Said Karasa.
"What do you suggest?" asked Hokage.
"I suggest we launch a protective assault against the Hidden Stone Village. It is obvious that Zasookage-sama is plotting an attack on Konoha. Perhaps he even intends to destroy the Council of Villages!" said Karasa.
"Very well. Assemble all shinobi not needed for security. Make sure to include Kakashi's Team 7 in the assault force, and allow them to spearhead the assault if need be. If Zasookage wants a fight, we'll give him one!"
*~*
On the outskirts of the Hidden Leaf Village, three platoons of Stone ninja stood, waiting for their signal, a red flag from their spy that would mark the beginning of the Shadow Wars.
"There's the signal, men! Let's go!" shouted one of the attackers.
The huge army charged at village, kunai drawn and ready. *~*
"Inform the Sixth Ho- Ah!" shouted one of the ninja on border protection. He had been hit by a shuriken that struck him in the neck, instantly killing him.
"Ah, be quiet, Konoha baka!" shouted the ninja that had thrown the shuriken.
One Jounin-level guard leaped into the fight. He kicked to the left, and knocked one of his opponents to the ground.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" the Jounin shouted, creating eight clones of himself. The clones instantly began hitting the attackers, killing constantly.
*~*
Eight hours later, there was pure chaos at the border. Although the attackers had been slaughtered, many posts were blown wide open. If there were to be a second attack, the village would fall.
"Hokage-sama, we have to launch the attack now." Said Karasa.
"Yes, Karasa-san. Send all our force to bear on Zasookage. The war has begun, whether we want it or not." Replied Hokage.
*~*
What will happen now that the Shadow Wars have begun? And will Naruto be able to survive the revival of Harata Nikara?
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Although it eliminated the mystery of the Orb comment at the end of Chapter One, that subplots is not the most important once the war starts.