"...Looks like even now, you've still got that fire in your eyes." Tatsu let out a chuckle "Alright then guys, looks like we've got ourselves an honorary fifth member of Team Dragon standing before us. Naruto, Sasuke, Lee, Ino, let's get moving. I think it's safe to say that we've got a hell of a lot of work to do. I say it's time to show them what we're made of."
"Hold on a second." Hashirama suddenly stopped him and the others from advancing.
"Oh come on, I worked hard on that version of Talk no Jutsu, what gives?" Tatsu was answered by the sight of the Ten Tails preparing a massive Tailed Beast Bomb "Oh. That."
"It'rs trying to break through the Four Crimson Ray Formation, so now myself and the others have to refocus and prepare ourselves." and then the beast fired the Tailed Beast Bomb, which slammed right into the barrier, but instead of breaking through it ended up exploding out of the top of the barrier instead, and the smoke to clear to reveal the Ten Tails highly disfigured as a result of the blast.
"Shit… Well then I guess we had nothing to worry about. Forming a barrier to keep that thing in and then binding it in place, and being able to hold against a full power blast from that thing and make it hit itself, they're former Hokage for a reason.'
"This is far from being your ordinary barrier."
"I can see that."
"I shouldn't be surprised." Sasuke looked down at his Raijin sword "Considering one of them had this kind of power at his disposal, it only makes sense that they can back up their talk. Of course that's not the only reason."
"If that was the case then we would've had some serious issues on our hands."
"Now then… Wood Style: Wood Clone Jutsu!" Hashirama formed a quick hand seal and unleashed a number of wood clones that promptly scattered across the battlefield "I'll use my wood clones to make entry points on all four sides of the barrier, so that way shinobi will be able to go in and out. Now then, go and end this!"
"Trust me First, that's the plan! Now let's go and wreck some shit!" and on that note, Tatsu and the others, with Naruto, Sasuke, Lee and Ino by his side, rushed forward at full speed.
"It's not over yet either! Sage Art: Gracious Deity Gates: Head Seal!" Hashirama formed some more hand seals and summoned one final gate to subdue the Ten Tails, this one going down over the head.
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Around this time, one of Hashirama's Wood Clones went to confront Madara, only for him to blow it off and actually sit down, claiming that he wanted to wait for the real one.
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Now that the Ten Tails was immobilized, Hashirama and his Wood Clones quickly made openings in the barrier to allow the alliance to enter "Now go!"
"Trust me First, we plan on it! Let's go!" Tatsu and the rest of Team Dragon rushed inside the barrier with the others towards the Ten Tails, only to see the beast unleash several smaller creatures from its body "Well that just got more disturbing."
"What the hell is that?" asked Naruto.
"Must be some sort of Fission beings, it's using some kind of defense mechanism to try and keep us away from its main body."
"Well whatever happens guys, don't waver!"
"I don't plan on it! Fire Style: Foxfire!" Naruto formed some hand seals and breathed out a large fox made of flames, incinerating two fission clones on the spot.
"Fire Style: Crimson Dragon!" Tatsu breathed out a large red fire dragon and incinerated a few more.
"Lightning Style: Purple Thunder!" Sasuke unleashed a purple-color blast of lightning that killed a few clones.
"Sage Art: Leaf Hurricane!" using the dragon-based Sage Mode to enhance his physical attacks to a new level, Lee unleashed a series of kicks that ripped clear through one clone after another.
'Yes, that's right…' Ino watched the four of them attack every clone in their path as she dodged the various ones that were coming after her 'The four of them, Tatsu especially, have been fighting and training for years on end, all for the sake of achieving their goals. Tatsu, it wasn't until after I first met you that I really understood your drive to be something truly great, the kind of drive that pushed you to meet every challenge that came your way, whether it be a rogue ninja like Zabuza, or someone like Gaara back in the Chunin Exams, but then it even went on to someone like Orochimaru or the Akatsuki. As time went on, before I realized it, I had fallen in love with you. I thought of myself as a full-fledged kunoichi almost immediately after I got the headband, but I found that despite my own efforts, the further you progressed, the more I found myself falling behind you. You risk everything to protect all of us, to rise through the ranks and become the best, but I was always lagging behind, and I hated that.' she pulled the Bashosen off of her back and unleashed a simple wave, which proved to be more than enough to rip through at least five clones 'I promised myself that I wouldn't hold you back, and that when the time came I would stand by your side, but you and the likes of Naruto and Sasuke, you kept progressing further and faster than I could ever dream of, so part of me just gave up because I thought it was impossible to catch up. I didn't even think about it, and I never realized just how heavy of a burden he was carrying. It wasn't until after the mission with Sasuke, where I saw you risk life and limb to save him, that I saw my teammates and two of my closest friends nearly die, that I knew I couldn't just settle for where I was, so I went to Lady Tsunade and asked her to take me on as a student. I spent three years training until my bones cracked, honing every skill and lesson that she taught me.' a blue diamond mark appeared on her forehead 'And thanks in large part to those lessons that I got to where I am now. I'm not just a member of Team 10, I'm not just a chunin of the Hidden Leaf, I'm not just a member of the Yamanaka clan, I'm also a student of the Fifth Hokage! Now I've finally reached my full capacity, and I can finally show the world what I can really do! Hidden Waterfall Style: Water Slicing Blade!" she formed a sword made of solidified water in her hand, and then with a sudden massive burst in her speed, strength and agility, she suddenly blitzed through ten clones in an instant, causing all of them to fall apart in bloody heaps "Water Style: Sea Dragon's Roar!" in her follow up attack, she slammed her hands together and then summoned a massive dragon made of water that ripped through at least two dozen clones and ripped the ground beneath them asunder.
Tatsu let out a low whistle at the sight "Note to self, don't piss her off or else getting drowned and/or buried alive."
"She has a lot more variety going for her than the Hokage does." Sasuke noted "In terms of physical prowess and more, we might even have someone here that surpasses her."
"She has that same diamond mark on her forehead too, which means it's a similar jutsu to what she uses. Amassing chakra at a continuous rate for over three years, that sort of thing requires chakra control to such an extreme and delicate degree it's unthinkable. That's the kind of jutsu that only Tsunade herself could use, not even Shizune had that in her. Plus she doesn't have to lie to the world about her age, so she has extra chakra to use as well."
"That is something I do have going for me, so I don't have to divert chakra elsewhere." Ino then looked up as the smoke cleared to reveal a massive clone standing before her "Of course I have more than just physical strength and water style going for me, and you're about to see exactly what I mean. Lightning Style: Twin Thunder!" she unleashed two simultaneous bursts of purple electricity from her hands, the power of which eradicated the clones in an instant "So what do you think?"
"Your lightning style has improved as well, combine that with your water style, telepathic jutsu and your chakra control, and you're one hell of a force to be reckoned with."
"You didn't think you were the only one getting stronger did you? Don't get complacent though, or else I might end up becoming the greatest shinobi in the world way before you do."
"Hey don't even joke about that, I'm grabbing that title, Naruto's getting Hokage, and you, Lee and Sasuke can divide up among yourselves whatever's left."
"Well however that turns out, this time we're fighting alongside each other. At long last, I finally get to stand alongside you and the others.'
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Meanwhile, in another part of the battlefield…
"Fire Style: Crimson Dragon!" Kazuma breathed out a large red fire dragon.
"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Shuriken Jutsu!" Itachi unleashed a barrage of fireballs and a barrage of shuriken, the former igniting the latter for a more lethal attack.
"Yasaka Magatama!" Shisui was actually using his eyes and unleashed a barrage of Yasaka blades.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!" Ayame formed several hand seals and unleashed a water dragon, and once they had all finished their assault, she glanced over at the others and analyzed them for a moment 'So that's what it looks like when Kazuma has his Tensiegan under control, and he doesn't have to risk being corrupted by the power. Itachi and Shisui both have a brand new Mangekyo Sharingan going for them, and Itachi is back to full health, not to mention he's actually alive. Kazuma lied through his teeth about that Stone of Gelel didn't he?'
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Meanwhile, back with the A team…
Tatsu glanced over across the battlefield at where the B team was residing at the moment "Looks to me like Itachi has the Eternal Mangekyo now too. Also, how in the flying name of fuck did he come back to life exactly?"
"You can thank your brother for that." Sasuke told him flatly "Apparently he's been keeping around some sort of magic stone for more than a decade, and he used it to bring Itachi back to life."
"...Oddly enough, that's one of the more normal things he's done over the years."
"Tell me about it."
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Of course, the rest of their comrades weren't just ignoring as Team Dragon, both A and B versions, charged into the fray, and they watched intently.
Kin couldn't help but smile at the sight, if only slightly "Looks like they're really holding their own out there."
"Dammit…" Kiba let out a low growl "Alright Team 8 listen up, we're getting on that good shit too! We can't let Team Dragon pass us up like that! For the record Naruto, I've worked out a new jutsu of my own too, don't think that you're so special that you're the only one who knows how to use this! Shadow Clone Jutsu!" he formed a certain hand seal and summoned a single Shadow Clone.
Tatsu just shot him an increasingly dry look "Hate to break it to you Kiba, but you're too little too late on that note, and for the record you're only making one clone but even back in our genin days we made dozens."
"Just shut up and watch, I may only have one but he's three times my strength! Come on and get over here Akamaru!" he and his Shadow Clone leapt on top of Akamaru's back "Now we're going to attack the enemy! Inuzuka Style: Man Beast Transformation Combination!" he formed a quick hand seal, and the three of them turned into a massive three headed wolf "Three Headed Wolf! Sasuke screwing with us might have pissed me off really bad, but now I've got a fire in my belly that's raging to get out!"
"Wrong anime dude, that's Fairy Tail."
"Whatever! Tail Chasing Rotating Fang!" Kiba's three headed wolf form started spinning at rapid speeds "Hey Shino, Hinata, don't let me be the one who does all the work!"
"Parasitic Gigantic Beetle Infestation." Shino pressed his fist against one gigantic Ten Tails clone, allowing one of his beetles to enter its body and devour its flesh and chakra, causing it to grow to the point where it ate away at its entire body 'Parasitic gigantic beetles. If you mistake the amount of chakra you have to give them, then they'll devour your flesh and undergo a rapid growth. They are a type of beetle that is difficult to nurture.'
"8 Trigrams: 2 palm! 4 palm! 8 palm! 16 palm! 32 palm! 8 Trigrams 64 palms!" with her Byakugan activated, Hinata swiftly tore through a Ten Tails clone with her complete 8 Trigrams 64 Palms 'If I continue to set limits for myself, then I'll never be able to catch up to Naruto. I have to overcome my limits, take one massive leap forward without any sort of fear! Naruto is always striving to continue forward, and I want to continue standing by his side forever, and that's why I have to keep moving forward along with him. This time, I'm going to end things like this! Gentle Step: Twin Lion Fist!" she unleashed two fists coated in chakra that took on the silhouettes of lion heads and thrusted them forward, eliminating the clone on the spot.
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Watching Team 8 go all out and showcase their new abilities, Zaku turned to Kin and Dosu and gave them a confident smirk "Come on you two, I say there's no way in hell we'd let them leave us in the dust like that!" to that end, he pulled out a scroll from his pouch and summoned a staff in his hand.
"You might be the idiot among us, but I'm inclined to agree." Dosu noted "Even if we weren't always part of their village."
"Yeah yeah, you're the smart one, I'm the idiot and the porn addict, and Kin is the cute little sister to us. Speaking of which, you in?"
"I'm not going to be useless anymore." was all Kin said.
"Good enough for me. Earth Style: Terra Slicer!" Zaku formed a hand seal and coated in staff in rock, and then he hurled it forward, leaving it to slice through one Ten Tails clone after another in its path.
"Water Style: Liquid Manipulation: Chimera!" Dosu formed a hand seal and summoned forth a large creature made of water that started ripping through several clones.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!" despite not being particularly flashy in comparison to the attacks unleashed by her teammates, Kin formed a hand seal and breathed out a medium sized water dragon that devoured at least three clones.
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Of course, Team 10 wasn't out of it either.
"Come on you two." one of Ino's Shadow Clones didn't waste any time as she made her way towards Shikamaru and Choji "Even if I'm just a clone, I say we attack with an Ino-Shika-Cho combination. I think in this case, we should use Formation E."
At this, Shikamaru let out a sigh "For crying out loud Ino, this isn't like we're back in the Chunin Exams. We're not competing against any other teams. This is a literal war."
"But we still want to show them what we're made of right? Expansion Jutsu!" Choji formed a hand seal and grew to massive size.
"Shadow Grab Jutsu!" Shikamaru promptly used his shadow to grab onto Choji's gigantic form.
'25 signatures picked up and locked on in the surrounding area. Sensory Relay!" Ino placed a hand on Shikamaru's head, transmitting the information to both of them.
"Human Boulder Yo Yo!" with this new information, Shikamaru used his shadow to start rolling Choji around them like a literal yo yo, crushing several enemies in the process.
After a moment, Choji stopped "I'm gonna expand myself even further, you think you can handle more weight?"
"Go for it, you're still light as far as I'm concerned. And besides, I don't think this is quite flashy enough to impress them."
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Meanwhile, with the rest of another team…
"8 Trigrams 2 palm! 4 palm! 8 palm! 16 palm! 32 palms! 64 palms! 128 palms! And now for the finisher. 8 TRIGRAMS 264 PALMS!" with his Byakugan pulsating, Neji blitzed through at least 10 Ten Tails clones 'You did well to push yourself past your limitations Lady Hinata, but you should be aware that I am more than capable of doing the same.'
"I'm a member of Team Guy too, and a ninja tool specialist, so there's no way in hell I'm letting myself fall so far behind the rest of you! Let's go Jidanda!" charging towards the Ten Tails at full speed, Tenten pulled out a scroll and summoned a massive spiked iron ball, which she used to effectively crush at least 5 clones, only for about 10 more to close in on her and fire a barrage of spikes at her from numerous directions 'Dammit this is bad, I can't dodge them!'
"Tenten hold on!" with his Sage Mode enhancing his speed, Lee blitzed through the barrage and quickly pulled Tenten out of its range "Are you alright Tenten?"
"Yeah I'm fine, thanks for the save."
"No worries."
"We've got other problems right now." Tatsu pointed out "The more we take out, the more it keeps making, and they keep getting bigger as we do, and not only that but some of them are the size of actual Tailed Beasts."
"Yes I noticed. I don't suppose you and Naruto would be able to share your chakra with everyone else again?"
"I doubt I'll be able to endure myself if I do that again, plus I'm working on some kind of secret weapon that the Light Dragon has in mind for me, so if I'm gonna do it without getting myself killed I'll need all the power I can get. What about you Naruto?"
"I can't right now either." Naruto told him "Kurama hasn't finished amassing enough chakra back yet."
"So much for that then."
"If we're gonna take down the main body then we'll have to get in close enough to land a direct attack by mowing down the big ones and slipping past them. There's no way we'd be able to get over or around them on our own." Ino pointed out "We would also need time to weave hand signs and repel enemy attacks, and without the Nine Tails chakra protecting us chances are we're going to end up suffering a lot more casualties, and the rest of the Medical Division can't come up to the front."
"...Who's up for a Three Way Deadlock?"
"Come again?"
"Tsunade gave you a contract didn't she? Time to make some use of it."
"What do you- Oh I get it, I'm on it. Summoning Jutsu!" Ino bit down on her thumb, formed some hand seals, and then she slammed her hand into the ground, with Naruto and Sasuke both following her lead.
"Mowing down and slipping past is easy enough, and this one I have can go high and repel enemy attacks. Naruto and Sasuke each have one of those traits going for them with their summons, but mine is the only one that has both of them, so I guess you could say I'm what links them together. Summoning Jutsu!" Tatsu bit down on his thumb, formed several hand seals and slammed his hand into the ground. When the smoke cleared, it revealed Tatsu atop of a massive white dragon, Ino atop Katsuyu herself, Sasuke atop a large brown hawk, and Naruto atop a certain orange toad.
"You'd better get ready Chief Toad, we've got work to do- Wait a second." Naruto looked down at the toad whose head he was standing on "Wait a second… Gamikichi?!"
Sure enough, the summon was none other than Gamakichi, who happened to grow to the size of his father Gamabunta, complete with a tanto and cigar "Hey what's up? Pops was tied up with some negotiations, so he sent me to come in his place. You surprised by that?"
"No I get that, he's about as reliable as the expiration dates on milk cartons I never actually bother to look at, but holy crap you got huge out of nowhere! And I thought Akamaru got huge as hell after a few years."
"It's not that complicated, you humans just grow a lot slower than we do. Anyway what's up, why did you call out here?"
"Oh yeah, like I said we've got a lot of work to do. You see that gigantic thing in the back? I need you to leap forward and get me really close to him."
"You mean the giant creature behind that army?"
"That's the one."
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While that little exchange was going on, Tatsu looked down at the white dragon that had come forth in response to his summoning "Looks to me like you haven't changed a bit in all this time, now have you Shiroryu?"
"The same cannot be said for you Sir Tatsu, you've grown so much since the last time we met face to face. You look so much like your father."
"Well I would't know, but if you want to reminisce then we'll have to do it later. Right now I need your help. You see that big ugly thing in the back? I need you to fly me up above and get me as close to the thing as you can, you got me?"
"Understood sir, you can count on me."
"And that's exactly why I summoned you."
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"I come at your summoning Lord Sasuke, so what is your desire?"
Sasuke looked down at the purple snake he summoned "It's not overly complicated Aoda, all I need is for you to keep advancing forward towards that creature in the back. The rest of us will deal with that creature when the time comes." he activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sandagan, infused with the power of Raijin, courtesy of his sword "Though I'm not going to be doing it alone."
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Katsuyu looked up at Ino, and her non-visisble eyes widened slightly at the sight of her "Oh my dear Ino, it seems that you have awakened the same Reverse Seal as Lady Tsunade. She would be so proud of you if she could see you now."
"I appreciate that Lady Katsuyu, but we don't have time right now." Ino told her "I need you to divide yourself and attend to the injured members of the Allied Shinobi Forces. Our role will be to heal everyone in any way we can."
"Well hot damn." Tatsu let out a low whistle at the sight "It might not be the Three Way Deadlock like the Sannin we're seeing, but I think it's the next best thing."
"It would seem we've appeared in the beginning of a new era sir."
"So it would seem Shiroryu. Alright guys, let's get moving!" and so the charge began.
"Now Aoda, go forward!" Sasuke sent his snake forward towards the Ten Tails and its massive army of clones.
"Alright Lady Katsuyu, feel free to proceed!" Ino formed a hand seal, just as Katsuyu promptly divided herself into her numerous miniature clones.
"Now then Gamakichi, jump!" Naruto and Gamakichi promptly leapt forward, with the latter readying his tanto.
"Alright Shiroryu, let's try and get the drop on him!" Tatsu and his summoning dragon promptly took to the skies, watching as the others went to down on the clones 'New Three Way Deadlock then huh? So what does that make me in this case, some kind of fourth wheel?'
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Meanwhile, with Sasuke and Aoda…
'Come on, keep moving forward, these creatures are nothing but a waste of time and energy that I can't afford.' Sasuke continued advancing forward through the crowd on top of Aoda's back, keeping his eyes on the prize in the form of the Ten Tails.
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Meanwhile, with Naruto and Gamakichi…
"Come on, let's get moving!" Naruto and Gamakichi charged towards the Ten Tails themselves, with the former watching as the latter used his tanto to deflect the projectiles being hurled at him by the Ten Tails clones "Holy crap that's awesome Gamakichi, looks like your sword and your size aren't just for show!"
"Forget about how awesome I am for now, just focus on going through the signs you need to use your jutsu! Hurry up and get to it or I'll throw you right off my head!"
'Well that's just great, his attitude is like the Chief Toad.'
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Meanwhile, with Ino and Katsuyu…
"Alright Lady Katsuyu, I need you to distribute yourself to the wounded." Ino was quick to form a hand seal.
"Understood, I'll do what you wish." Katsuyu's newly divided clones spread out to the nearby wounded members of the alliance "Please do not be afraid, I have no intention of harming any of you. I have come to aid you at the request of the student of the Fifth Hokage, so please stay still." and then she quickly got to work on healing the wounded.
'This is good, she's restoring the strength of the wounded.' Shizune looked up at Ino, and she couldn't help but smile 'To think that her 100 Healings Mark has only just activated, and yet she already has enough strength to perform the long-distance healing with Lady Katsuyu. You truly are something special Ino.'
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Meanwhile, with Sasuke and Aoda…
Sasuke and Aoda continued their advancements through the crowd, only to see them starting to raise a wall in front of them "Is that supposed to do anything?" he drew his Raijin sword as he started activating his Susanoo, the blade being coated in black flames, which he promptly used to cut through the shield with ease "Thunder Clone Jutsu!" he formed a hand seal and then summoned two identical copies of himself, both with their own Susanoos as well "Go forward and strike at the beast! Thunderous Inferno Style: Crescent Moon Dance!" he sent each of his clones forward with their blades coated in blue electricity and black flames 'Now go ahead and get that thing, show the Five Great Nations, and the Hidden Waterfall, that the so-called Curse of Hatred of the Uchiha clan is about to die out, if it hasn't already.'
"Pull them back Sasuke, I've got this! Wind Style: Massive Rasenshuriken!" this was the moment when Naruto leapt down onto the scene with a massive wind-powered Rasenshuriken, only for the Rasenshuriken to combine with the flames from Sasuke's attack, resulting in the justu being covered in black flames, his mind racing as he watched this happen 'Remember the elemental chakra training with Tatsu, Kakashi sensei and Captain Yamato. The only thing wind is good for when fire is involved is magnifying it, making it even more powerful.' the new jutsu then slammed straight into the Ten Tails, coating it in magnified black flames and causing it to scream in pain and agony.
'Looks like someone finally managed to land a direct hit.' Tatsu observed the attack landing 'I don't think there's ever been any sort of flame control of that magnitude before, and they even managed to combine their jutsu while matching their chakra ratios, and none of it was even intentional. A wind-powered Rasenshuriken and a blade coated in the black flames of the Mangekyo Sharingan, sounds like one hell of a lethal combo. Now what to call this jutsu? Well knowing what Kazuma is like, he would probably try to name it the Scorch Style: Nimbus Gale Jet Black Arrow Formation Zero, or something tacky like that. Scorch Style: Nimbus Tempest on the other hand, yeah that has a much better ring to it. Shiroryu take me down, I'm getting in on this too!" he flashed into his Tenseigan chakra cloak and summoned his chakra arms as he started preparing a certain jutsu.
"Understood sir, good luck." Shiroryu dove down towards the Ten Tails at full speed, which quickly attracted the attention of the beast "Are you ready?"
"You'd better believe I am! Lightning Style: Rasenshuriken!" Tatsu quickly used his chakra arms to hurl forward a lightning-powered Rasenshuriken, engulfing the Ten Tails in the explosion that followed, causing it to shriek in agony, but only for a moment as it quickly unleashed a shockwave that blew away the flames "Guys get ready, it might try some sort of massive counterattack!" Tatsu was promptly met with the sight of the Ten Tails using its tails to try and grab them "Shit, move!"
"Right!" Naruto and Gamakichi promptly leapt into the air to avoid the grab, the latter using his tanto to cut through the tail and cut it clean off, earning a shriek as a result, followed by the Ten Tails attempting to blow them away with a massive energy blast from its mouth, so to avoid it, the two of them leapt high into the air.
"Naruto hold on!" Sasuke and Aoda quickly dove onto the scene, the former using his Susanoo to catch them before they could hit the ground too hard "You alright?"
"I've been a hell of a lot worse than this, thank you Sasuke."
"Forget the thanks, let's just move in and close the deal on this thing."
"Leave that to yours truly!" Tatsu suddenly dove in on top of Shiroryu, with the other two grabbing onto him as he flew them closer to the Ten Tails, the three of them easily cutting through one of the tails of the Ten Tails as it attempted to grab them "No time to waste you guys, now GET TO IT!" using his Tenseigan Chakra Cloak, Tatsu then summoned an absolutely massive chakra arm, and with some minor strain, he used it to hurl both Naruto and Sasuke right forward towards the Ten Tails "Give it all you've got guys, we'll hit that thing dead on with a Scorch Style: Nimbus Tempest!"
"...What the hell is he talking about?"
"What do you think stupid, that jutsu we created before!" Sasuke summoned his Susanoo, and with it a massive chakra bow and an arrow coated in black Mangekyo flames "Inferno Style: Susanoo Flame Control!" he fired forward the flaming black arrow.
"Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!" Naruto quickly formed and hurled forward a wind-powered Rasenshuriken.
"Fire Style: Rasenshuriken!" Tatsu took this moment to hurl forward his own fire-powered Rasenshuriken, his attack combining with those of Naruto and Sasuke as they all soared into the skies above, and then combined to form one massive attack coated in black and crimson colored flames "Scorch Style: Nimbus Tempest!" the attack then circled around the Ten Tails and formed a massive crimson and black flaming cyclone, causing it to shriek in agony as it was engulfed in the explosion that followed.
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Meanwhile, with the other half of Sasuke's reinforcements…
While the main battle was still going on, Orochimaru was leading Karin and Suigetsu made their way to the battlefield where the Five Kage had been battling against Madara prior to the revival of the Ten Tails, in which they had gotten thoroughly trounced, but the bisected Tsunade was slowly going through the process of healing the other Kage, and despite her condition she was still thoroughly shocked to see that not only was Orochimaru alive, but helping her.
Once Suigetsu and Karin had used their respective abilities to put Tsunade's body back together, the two of them promptly accompanied Orochimaru towards the battlefield.
Tsunade herself stayed behind to finish healing the Five Kage, and once had finished the process of healing them, Katsuyu finished explaining the situation to them, and they immediately decided to head to the battlefield.
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Meanwhile, back on the battlefield…
The skies above the entire battlefield had been lit up by the powerful jutsu that had been unleashed upon the Ten Tails by Tatsu, Naruto and Sasuke, and all that could be heard all around was the shrieks and cries of agony the Ten Tails was unleashing.
Despite this, Kin slowly turned to where Jugo and Hotaru were standing beside her "So you were one of the ones that came with Sasuke right?"
"Yes I was, he recruited me as part of his new team." Jugo told her "He's the will of my first true friend Kimimaro, and as such it's my duty to protect him and follow his will."
"Uh huh. Just tell me though, what exactly does he intend to do now? Please, be honest with me about this."
"Honestly… I firmly believe that he wants to ensure that what happened to him and his clan never happens again, to anyone." Hotaru told her "I can tell you for a fact that despite his desire for revenge when the team was first formed, Sasuke is a truly kind soul. I knew that from the first time I saw him, when he saved myself and my master Utakata from the Akatsuki. He's a good soul, and one of the things he talked about most, you know when he actually did talk, was how much he cared about you."
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Meanwhile, with the main trio…
"Burn out!" Sasuke summoned more of his Mangekyo flames onto the back of the Ten Tails, causing it to scream in agony 'Come on, keep burning, I'm not stopping until this thing can't move anymore.'
"Sasuke you've gotta take it easy on that thing." Naruto told him "There are seven Tailed Beasts inside that thing, you've gotta turn off your black flames once it's weakened, and then me and the others will pull them out of it!"
"I already know about the situation, you'd be surprised at how much Orochimaru had been snooping around when he was part of the Akatsuki. I can't let up yet, I have to make sure it's weakened enough."
"But you can't risk overdoing it or they'll all get burnt up, and we'll end up in a lot of trouble later on!"
"It's suppose to be a beast more powerful than the Sage of the Six Paths, I think I know what I'm doing Naruto."
"But-" Naruto cut himself off at the sight of the Ten Tails detaching the part of itself covered in the black flames, sparing itself as a result.
'So it detached itself from the part that was set ablaze, it knew what we were planning, which means that it must be aware on some level.' this was when they suddenly found themselves surrounded by multiple large Ten Tails clones "Dammit."
"Yasaka Magatama!" several large orange projectiles quickly ripped through the various Ten Tails clones that were surrounding them, ripping them to shreds in a matter of seconds, courtesy of an orange colored Susanoo that belonged to none other than Itachi himself as he descended onto the scene next to Sasuke, with Kazuma quickly following his lead "As proud as I am to see how much you've grown since I left the land of the living, even if it did turn out to only be temporary, I think I've let you take the lead by yourself long enough."
"I appreciate you having so much faith in me." he was met with a small smile from Itachi and a chuckle from Kazuma.
"Well to be fair, the overprotective tendencies of a big brother never really die out, even if they see the younger brothers growing up right before their eyes."
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Another battle was still raging on as well, this one takin place in the dimension of Kamui.
Kakashi and Obito had apparently impaled each other with their Lightning Blade and Demon Wind Shuriken respectively.
Deciding to give up on the use of genjutsu, Kakashi and Obito promptly began their real battle, while thinking back to the time when they sparred together as children, with Kakashi reminiscing as to how the younger Obito was similar to Naruto, and decided that the only option he had left was to kill the current Obito, and as such he impaled Obito's heart with a kunai infused with his own lightning chakra.
Despite coughing up a considerable amount of blood, Obito declared to Kakashi that while he would concede the battle they had fought, he refused to concede the war, and he promptly used his Kamui to teleport himself away.
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Meanwhile, back on the battlefield…
Madara didn't even bat an eye, or even open his eyes for that matter, as he activated his Susanoo ribcage and pierced through Hashirama's Wood Clone with ease "I thought I made myself perfectly clear before, I have no intention of fighting against a Wood Clone. You can come at me with them if you like, but they really don't offer any resistance at all. You're concentrating too much of your power in your real body."
"Madara…" despite being impaled by a Susanoo sword and losing his color, the Wood Clone actually kept talking "All the time… you kept holding something back…" and then it finally got cut down.
"Finally, and I thought I talked too much." this was when Madara suddenly sensed something 'So that's… Obito, he came back did he? And in bad shape… Looks like that's not going to be of any use to me anymore… It's too bad, I wanted to fight against Hashirama for real before I turned myself into a jinchuuriki… So be it then, I guess I don't have a choice. The time has come to force him to bring me back with the Rinne Rebirth Jutsu. Face it Obito, the fact is that you're nothing more than a backup that I had cultivated for my rebirth. I told you when I first saved you that I had intended to have you repay your debt to me, and now that time has come.
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Meanwhile, with Obito…
'Dammit…' Obito fell out of the Kamui portal he opened up and spat out a considerable amount of blood 'Damn you… Kakashi…' but as he was lying on his back and writhing in agony, black chakra receiver rods and black markings started sprouting up from his right half, which only increased his pain 'My body…' but despite his screams of agony, he apparently couldn't stop himself and promptly formed a certain hand seal, his screams echoing throughout the entire battlefield.
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Meanwhile, with the First Hokage…
It didn't even take Hashirama more than a few seconds to realize what was going on 'That one is being controlled by Madara's chakra. Don't tell me, is he planning to use the forbidden Six Paths Rinne Rebirth Jutsu? Whatever happens, Madara must not be allowed to return to life. Listen to me everyone, you're all closer so stop the jutsu about to be cast by the one on top of the Ten Tails right now! We don't have even a second to lose!" with a quick surge of chakra, he promptly formed five Wood Clones out of his back 'Is that the maximum amount that I can form inside the barrier? Tobirama!"
"I know! Shadow Clone Jutsu!" with a quick hand seal, Tobirama summoned two Shadow Clones by his side "Only two clones, is this also the best that I can do?"
"So be it, we'll have to make do for the time being!" and so the two of them sent their clones forward.
It only took Madara a second to figure it out "They know they can't get to Obito in time, so instead they're going after me. They should know by now that I can't be stopped with something as trivial as clones.
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"We don't have even a second to lose!"
Minato and the others were quick to here of this as well 'I see, so that's it then.'
"Just hold on Lord First, I can take it from here!" Sasuke and Aoda charged towards the head of the Ten Tails, only for the latter to be suddenly grabbed by one of its tails "Dammit! That's enough then Aoda, you can get out of here now, I can take it from here."
"Understood Lord Sasuke." and so Aoda promptly disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Thunder Style: Crescent Moon Dance!" Sasuke drew his Raijin sword and summoned two Thunder Clones, closing in on Obito for a Crescent Moon Dance, only for Obito to shoot some black receivers out of his arm and dissipate the two clones, but Sasuke wasn't deterred by this and formed a Chidori in his free hand, with everyone else closing in on Obito at the exact same time as well.
'Dammit… I can't…' Obito couldn't stop himself from forming the hand seal as his hair turned from black to white, his mind flashing back to certain simpler times, when…
"Flying Raijin!" this was when Minato flashed onto the scene with his Flying Raijin Jutsu and locked eyes with Obito, and his eyes widened at the sight of him.
"Sensei…"
"Obito… It can't be… That night with the Nine Tails… That was you?"
"NOW!" this was when Sasuke dove onto the scene and cut Obito down his chest with his sword and pierced one of his shoulders with the Chidori "It's over…"
"Yes… I suppose it may be… Well done Sasuke…"
"Are you the real one or just a Shadow Clone?"
"I'm just a clone, the real one teleported me from his place outside the barrier."
"So you had marked him already, I shouldn't expect anything less."
"A Flying Raijin mark never disappears, even after the death of the one who placed it. I never did teach him that, now did I? If he was alive, I would've wanted him to become the Hokage."
"It doesn't help to dwell on what might have happened, right now we need to focus on taking care of Madara over there, and then this war will finally be over. Plus we still have to worry about the Ten Tails."
"Oh come on…" Obito spat out some blood from his place on the ground, still alive, and he shot a smirk at Sasuke "What makes you think… the war is over… my fellow traitor…?"
"Wait what-" Sasuke was cut off by the ground beginning to shake beneath them, and the massive hulking form of the Ten Tails beginning to recede into what looked like a vacuum or sorts, with both Sasuke and Minato trying to escape, but they found themselves being sucked in as well by the vacuum.
"Sasuke, Lord Fourth, hold on!" Kazuma and Tatsu were quick to use their chakra arms to pull them out of the way to safety, relatively speaking, on top of Shiroryu's back "Shiroryu, take us out of range!"
"Yes sir!" Shiroryu flew the four of them above the vacuum, just as the form of the Ten Tails disappeared inside the vacuum completely, forming a small white orb in its place.
"Thank you for the save. What's going on down there, is the Ten Tails changing forms again?"
"No, that's definitely not it." Kazuma told him grimly "Obito was able to shake off Madara's manipulation jutsu, and he was weaving the signs to do this from the beginning!"
"But what exactly is he doing?" asked Tatsu, followed by the white orb shattering and revealing the form of Obito, though he looked vastly different compared to before
"It can only mean one thing… He's turned himself into the jinchuriki of the Ten Tails!"
A/N:
And now we dive further into the climax of the Fourth Great Ninja War, with the alliance finally going on the offensive against the Ten Tails with everything they've got, all while Kakashi is engaging Obito in one on one combat in the dimension of Kamui. However, it all turns out to be in vain after Obito turns on Madara, and as a result he ends up becoming something truly worth fearing: the jinchuuriki of the Ten Tails. I know this chapter might have been a little bit short compared to some of the others, but I believe Obito turning himself into the Ten Tails jinchuuriki was the best place to end it.
So yes, in addition to the scenes with the Rookie 9, although not due to the obvious absence of Sakura, this time we're seeing all of the teams from the Hidden Leaf, as well as the former Sound Trio, showing their stuff against the Ten Tails clones and how much they've grown over the years. I didn't show the likes of the original Team Dragon (Kazuma, Ayame, Itachi, Shisui) though, at least not yet. They're going to get their chance soon enough.
I was originally going to alter the scene with the new Three Way Deadlock by replacing Sasuke's summoning snake Aoda with his hawk, but I decided to scrap that idea since I feel that the new Three Way Deadlock was too good to pass up.
For the record, there are some differences here with Sasuke that were not present in canon. Granted they're small differences, but they're still there. For starters, there's not going to be any sort of "Revolution" going through his mind after the war, so unfortunately, that means that the rematch between Naruto and Sasuke is not going to happen. It only makes sense, seeing how Sasuke isn't a bloodthirsty lunatic driven by revenge in this fic.