Snake Lords
"Takes place around when Naruto comes back with Jiriya. Sasuke is still with Orochimaru. So yeah, they're all around 15 or 16. A Naruto and Harry Potter Crossover. I'm not sticking to the plots of either series."
Thinking
"Yelling"
I understand that some people are unhappy about last chapter where I made Orochimaru high on crack. I completely understand your reasoning. Maybe I shouldn't have done that, but, I also noticed that some people enjoyed it. However, for those of you who think I'm insane for doing something like that, there are some reasons to my seemingly unexplainable madness;
WARNING: The following reasons may contain spoilers about events in my story that some of you might have wanted to figure out on your own. If you don't want further explanation that may contain spoilers, please skip down to where it says 'ms-thang'. Thank you.
First; I needed a way to hand control of the bad guys over to Sasuke and Voldemort for a short while.
Second; When I first saw Orochimaru appear in Naruto, I swear. I really did think he was on crack. I mean, why else would he so messed up and crazy? Okay, so I know he really isn't, but I thought, maybe I could incorporate that thought into my story.
Third; If you all remember correctly form my earlier chapters, Dumbledore explained this whole thing about the two parts of the spirit, and about his theory that if one practiced both sides, that they would be able to attain strength unimaginable. Now, we all know that no matter what way you look at it, Orochimaru and Voldemort are still somewhat stronger than Sasuke. Now, Orochimaru is out of the picture for a short while. How do you think things might turn in his absence?
Fourth; Sasuke ripped off Naruto's extra seal! And remember how Kyuubi had this 'plan'? Just how do you think Sasuke is going to handle that on his own? Any ideas? Keep reading my story and find out eventually.
ms-thang: I'm glad you think I've improved! I, personally, haven't really noticed any change, but if you think so! That's fine with me!
One last thing. From here on out, things will become more serious. For all of you who were waiting for more humor, I'm sorry. But from now on, this story is going to be in more of an action/romance phase. Please, don't be angry with me. I didn't say that there would never be any more humor, just much less of it.
On with the story!
Chpt 24: The Battle Really Begins!
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Sasuke was all but frothing at the mouth. This time, he was going to do things the right way. His way.
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That huge ring of animals. They've got to go. Sasuke, having calmed down, had gathered up men for his new plan. They numbered about 50 men in all. But that wasn't all. There were more men, but they would be in the second wave. Sasuke smiled, his fang-like teeth glowing sickly in the moonlight. He couldn't lose. He wouldn't.
"NARABI DEKIAGARI?" (A.N: Trans: Ranks ready?) He called out. His men moved as one, and became an impenetrable black wall, their black cloaks swirling in the wind. Then, with one voice they all answered a deafening,
"HAI!" Their faces were filled with eagerness and bloodlust.
"MAJIKKU DAGEKI!" (A.N: Trans: Magic strike!) They all knelt down on one knee and drew their wands. The wooden rods glowed with a multitude of different colors, each looking more deadly than the last. Then in unison, the lethal spells were let off in the direction of the castle.
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"Do you hear something?" Harry asked. Everyone had heard something. Almost like a faint rumbling, or a change in air pressure.
"What is that?" Ron pointed towards the woods. Everyone turned to where Ron was pointing. A faint blue light shimmered between several trees. Then there was another one, only it was purple. Soon, the entire forest was vibrating with different lights. However, they all shared one thing in common. They all looked dangerous.
"…majikku dageki…" A faint voice said.
"Ok, now I've gone insane haven't I? I'm hearing voices that don't make sense." Ron said. Shikamaru tensed up suddenly and sprang to his feet, staring out over the grounds in disbelief.
"Shikamaru, what's wr…"
"GET DOWN!" Shikamaru interrupted Hermione. He ducked, and one of the lights wizzed over his head, breaking through the wall of the castle.
"Wha…?" Ron gasped, narrowly jumping aside from one that was homing in on him.
"YOU IDIOT! GET DOWN!" Jiriya moved fast and pushed Ron to the floor. A giant hunk of rock tumbled down the rooftop, shattering right at where Ron was previously standing. The floor upon which they stood began to shake and move under their feet.
"THEY'RE TRYING TO BRING DOWN THE WHOLE CASTLE!" Tsunade yelled, breaking apart falling rocks with her bare hands. "RUN!" Everyone sprinted towards the stairs, moving as quickly as possible to avoid getting hit.
They weren't a moment too soon. The astronomy tower began to collapse behind them, falling to the grounds below.
"WHY AREN'T PROFESSOR DUMBLEDORE'S DEFENSIVE SPELLS WORKING?" Hermione yelled over the noise.
"I DON'T REALLY THINK THE SPELLS HE PUT UP WERE MEANT TO WITHSTAND THOUSENDS OF SPELLS AT ONCE HERMIONE!" They all yelled at her.
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"Is everyone ready?" Sakura asked quietly to the meager fighting force before her. They all heard her though because other than the occasional cough and the thud of spells hitting the castle, everything was deathly silent. Everyone had already taken their dose of the Enhancer, and they waited silently for his command. "Alright then." She deeply inhaled and exhaled. "Lets go."
Just then, Tsunade, Jiriya, Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Shikamaru carrying Ino, rushed into the hall, followed by a billow of dust and the clattering of small bits of stone.
"There goes the astronomy tower…" Jiriya muttered under his breath. The backdoor of the Great Hall opened, and most of the teachers came streaming out along with Dumbledore. Everyone stared.
"What?" Dumbledore said, looking somewhat shocked. "Did you actually think that we would sit here and do nothing while you all went to fight? I think not!"
"Well. The longer we wait, the harder things will get." Sakura said to everyone, putting up a brave front. "Move out." Everyone moved towards the door, looking at everything around them. Every person there knew that they might never see those things ever again.
By the time Ginny reached the door, Kiba had caught up to her. Just before she left, Kiba grabbed her by the wrist. She turned around, looking confused.
"Hey." He said, putting on a small grin. "Be careful out there."
"Yeah. You too." She replied.
"Remember, if you need any help, Akamaru and I will be glad to help."
"Mew! Mew meow rew!" Akamaru 'mewed' at him.
"Oh! That's right! You can't fight in cat form, can you boy?" He picked the cat up from the floor. "Do your best Ginny."
"I'll see you," Ginny gulped. "out there, I guess. Bye then." She turned around and left, her face set and determined. Right there, when Kiba saw her turn away, something tightened in his stomach, making him feel a bit sick. He didn't know what it was, just that he suddenly felt strange. He saw Tsunade whispering with Jiriya, and walked over.
"Uh, Hokage-sama? Could you undo the jutsu on Akamaru? We can't fight like this." She looked down at Akamaru, and pressed her palm against his side.
"Kiba, you just might want to put him down."
"Why?" He asked, putting Akamaru on the ground. When Kiba moved back, a huge cloud appeared, making a poofing sound. Kiba coughed and waved the smoke out of his vision.
"Wha…?" He stared at Akamaru. "What did you do to him?" It was the same Akamaru, only he was about the size of a tiger.
"Me? I didn't do anything. Akamaru has grown a lot over the year. It just didn't show when he was transformed into a cat." Said Tsunade.
"Oh. Okay." Kiba said, approaching the now rather large Akamaru. "You're still Akamaru, right?" Akamaru rolled his eyes and playfully nipped him. "Works for me!" Kiba said, jumping on top of Akamaru's back.
Jiriya and Tsunade watched him gallop off before continuing their conversation.
"One of us has to go and find him. If we don't, who knows what could happen." Jiriya urgently whispered.
"We can't leave now!" Tsunade said back, looking desperate. "If we do, something bad might, and probably will happen."
"Dumbledore's a capable man Tsunade. I think everyone will be fine under his command."
"But what if it isn't?" She said, obviously frustrated. "These kids' lives are at stake. They chose this willingly, but I won't let them die. They aren't ninjas! Damn it! They have the knowledge of Academy Students, and no experience in battle whatsoever! They don't stand a chance!"
"Tsunade, listen to me. They are working with some of the most talented ninjas the both of us know. They have also trained under them for a pretty long period of time. They can always use magic as a last resort. But if we don't get Naruto back, there is a large chance that none of us will survive very long anyways!" By now, he was pleading with her. "What if his seal breaks? What then? Neither of us will stand much of a chance! We'll all be doomed!"
"Then where do you suppose we look then?" At that, Jiriya had no retort. "You know that Naruto is as close to me as if he were my little brother. But how are we supposed to look for him when we don't even know where he is?"
"We just keep looking until we do find him." Tsunade stared at him, and sighed.
"Fine, you go and look for him. I am staying here to help hold them off. Best of luck."
Naruto-kun… Hinata had heard the whole thing from around the corner. Don't worry. I'm going to help you. Just like you would do for me. I promise.
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Ten-ten stood nearby one of the giant katana-wielding frogs, her weapon scrolls unfurled and ready. Alongside her was the weapons division. They were to hold off as many as they could with ranged combat, then move into close range attacks alongside Neji's and Lee's squadron of taijutsu fighters. When they moved into closer quarters, Amanda would be attacking from above with aerial attacks, thinning out the enemy so that it would be easier to move around.
She noticed that the spells shooting out from the forest had stopped, and her hand gripped even harder on her scrolls. This was it. They were coming.
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"Here they come." Amanda floated in the air, watching all the events take place. Gaara floated next to her on a sand cloud. "What are you waiting for?" Gaara's brow furrowed.
"Are you sure you'll be fine up here alone?" He asked.
"Good God! You sound like my Mother!" She playfully punched his shoulder. "I'll be fine ya' big softie. They can't get me up here." He still stared solemnly at her. "If you keep looking at me like that, I swear, I will punch the living daylights out of you."
"I'd like to see you try."
"I don't think they're going to wait for you." Gaara still didn't budge. "Just go!" She insisted. He floated down slowly on his cloud, leaving Amanda all alone in the sky. When her attention was diverted from him, he took one last look at her.
"You better be alright." He whispered to himself.
HA! HAHA! I knew it! You do like her! She's right. You are a softie! Shukaku started laughing hysterically. You crack me up kid… You really do.
You know what? You're right. I guess I do like her, a little bit. Shukaku's mouth dropped.
You just openly admitted it? You're not mad at me for what I just said?
No. Like I said, I guess you're right.
Damn! I like it when you get mad! Shukaku retreated back into the confines of his cage.
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"DEKIAGARI?" (A.N: Ready?) Sasuke shouted to make himself heard.
"HAI!" They responded, twitching in anticipation.
"ICHI!" (A.N: One!) His eyes narrowed down into slits. "NI!" (A.N: Two!) He raised his arm high above his head, almost like he was starting a race. "TOSSHIN!" (A.N: Charge!) He brought his arm back down to his side. The vibration of pounding feet shook several leaves from the tree as the men ran off with inhumane speed.
At that time, Voldemort came up behind Sasuke looking annoyed, he was alone.
"It's no good." Voldemort's eyes were half closed in an attempt to hold back his frustration. "I just tied him up and left him at a tree. When he gets sane enough, he should be able to untie himself."
Sasuke's hand balled into fists. "Fine by me. Just as long as he can't mess up anything else." He stared at Voldemort, meeting his gaze. "When can we begin?"
"Anytime." Voldemort said, looking somewhat happier, an evil grin plastered on his face. "I'll start it now, if you want."
"Nah. Give it about five minutes or so." Sasuke's eyes glinted with hidden amusement. "Let's let them think they've got the upper hand. Then we'll crush them."
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Ten-ten jumped into the air and threw her weapons straight and true, hitting every target that came her way. She landed with a soft thud, and drew seven kunai from her holster. She held them between her fingers, giving her hands the appearance of having claws, and one was clamped between her teeth.
The man several yards from her made several bunshin, a futile attempt to confuse her. She let off a smoke bomb and launched herself at the real one. The smoke parted, and Ten-ten erupted from the smoke, her clawed fists shooting forwards. Then, the man did the one thing that she had never expected. He smiled. "Protegoa!"
A glittering white barrier appeared out of nowhere, enclosing him in a white protective shield. She had far too much momentum to even attempt slowing down. First, the tips of the kunais met the sheild and were stopped instantaneously. Then, huge cracks split down the center of the kunais, and they shattered as easily as one breaks the tip of a pencil. The momentum kept her fists going forward, forcing the shards of metal deep into her hand. A particularly long sliver went through her palm, and straight out the back of her hand.
She fell to her knees, holding back a cry while cradling her injured hands. He started to form hand seals, when he stopped. Blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth as he fell over dead. Neji had snuck up behind him and hit a finishing blow to the heart. He knelt down beside Ten-ten and gently took hold of one of her hands.
"H-he did a jutsu, and t-then a spell Neji!" She choked out. "H-he s-shouldn't be able to do that w-without being s-sealed first. R-right?"
"I know." Neji said, his forehead creased a bit as he frowned. "Some others did that too." Neji started to pull out the biggest shard of metal that had gone all the way though her hand. Ten-ten gasped and pulled her hand away.
"D-Don't touch i-it!" It felt as if she dipped her hands in a bucket of acid and her hands were slowly being disintegrated. Through blurred eyes, she glanced down at her hands and gasped. The metal itself was melting. It was literally melting away into her hand. After several seconds, her hand was back to normal and completely unscathed. "What just happened?" She uttered, holding up her hand.
Lee shot across the clearing and stopped a man with a lotus kick. He turned to look at them, wondering what was going on.
"Are you both alright?" He asked, still fighting the man before him. Ten-ten looked up at him.
"LEE! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?" Ten-ten cried out, her eyes wide with alarm. Lee looked confused. What did she mean? The man before him began moving very slowly, almost like he was stuck in slow motion. A punch traveling about one mile per hour was coming at his face. Lee took one step to the left and stared at the man, who still hadn't shown any signs of confusion. Lee arched an eyebrow. This was very queer indeed.
About five seconds later, his eyes widened in surprise. Lee watched as ever so slowly, the man brought his fist back down to his side. Lee carefully poked the man's shoulder with one finger. Almost immediately, everything went back to normal speed. He saw the man who he had poked, writhing on the ground several feet away, clutching a bleeding shoulder. He turned back to Ten-ten and Neji, whose mouths were open in surprise.
"Was I the only one who noticed that? Or did everything just start going really slow all of a sudden?" Lee asked them, rubbing his eyes to make sure he wasn't imagining things.
"How did you move so fast?" Neji asked, his face showing pure disbelief. Lee frowned.
"Are you kidding me? Everything went like totally in slow… motion……" Lee stared at his hands. They were a reddish color, almost like when he opened his gates, but not quite. And another thing, he hadn't even opened his gates in the first place! What was going on?
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Oohh! Cliffies are fun! It took me several days to write this because of all the stuff going on for the holidays. Happy New Years everyone! Till then!