All jounins, chuunins, and ANBU squads gather at a hall in the Hokage building.
"Orochimaru is on his way here. Our spy—Hiretsu, was able to get us valuable information regarding the bastard snake's plan. They will be arriving at out gates by noon, but we will attack them before that happens. We will engage them before they reach Konoha. Iruka, you and 3 other chuunins will gather the women and the children and hide them from the dangers; after that join us in battle. Neji, you will take your team, team 8 and 9, and with you and attack from the south side. Kakashi, you and Gai will lead half of the jounins and attack from the east; Asuma and Shizune, your team takes the west. Jiraiya and I will take the ANBU and attack head on. My goal will be to attack Orochimaru and dispose of him as soon as possible." Tsunade gives a serious look at the ninjas present.
"Cut the head of the snake and the body will die. That's your strategy Tsunade-hime?" Jiraiya nods his head.
"No doubt that Orochimaru's army will be genetically engineered—" Kakashi states.
"As a Konoha shinobi, you are the strongest ninjas around. Orochimaru knows that he that he won't be able to beat Konoha without enhancing his ninjas." Tsunade confidently tells them. "There is no doubt that some of us will not survive, but as Konoha ninjas, it is our priority to look out for each other. We fight for Konoha and the people in it. You are the most talented and strongest shinobis, and we will be nothing but victorious."
"In that case, we should head to our positions. That snake will be here in an hour." Jiraiya adds.
Later on...
Taking his team into their proper location, Kakashi can feel unusually strong evil chakra approaching. He and his team are hiding among the trees and he senses Orochimaru's team getting themselves in position. Just as Kakashi's about to attackthe group beneath him, he feels someone punch him in the head. He was able to land on his feet and he and his team engage in the battle.
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Naruto and Sakura are walking along the forest on their way home.
"Naruto, I feel like I owe you an apology." Sakura tells him.
"For what?"
"Because of me you left Konoha. I wouldn't have caused you to promise me to bring Sasuke back. You wouldn't have been hurt—"
"Sakura-chan, that's all in the past. No apologies needed. My leaving of Konoha was actually a good thing."
"How is that?" Sakura questions.
"I found things about myself, about my past. Because of that, I was able to make myself stronger."
Naruto and Sakura stop in their tracks as they see an alarmed Howaito. The white fox takes a sniff in the air and barks in Konoha's direction.
"Something's going on in the village." Naruto worries.
They see an explosion from afar and rush their way to the village with the snow fox charging ahead.
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The Konoha shinobis are having difficulty. Many of the teams are scattered and Tsunade was busy healing some of her ninjas and disposing the strong sound jounins. Jiraiya is battling a giant snake summoned by Orochimaru who is just standing on the sideline watching the scene unfold.
"Well Sasuke-kun, feel free to join in when you want." Orochimaru smiles at his student.
"It's pointless when they're already weakened." Sasuke appears from the shadows.
Kakashi joins Jiraiya in his battle and they both easily dispose of the summoned giant snakes.
"Well Orochimaru, I guess it's your turn." Jiraiya begins to approach Orochimaru.
Orochimaru smirks, forms a few seals, then yells, "Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei!"
The ground shakes as acoffin arises from it. Jiraiya and Kakashi look on in anxiety wondering what creature would appear from behind the casket.
"What evil have you summoned now?" Jiraiya anxiously wonders.
The casket opens and a spiky blonde hair comes out.
"Sensei." Kakashi gasps.
Orochimaru approaches the resurrected Yondaime and places a seal on him. The Yondaime reawakens and glares at Jiraiya and Kakashi.
"Destroy them all." Orochimaru orders with a smile.
Jiraiya and Kakashi don their fighting stance knowing their side is at a great disadvantage. The Yondaime takes out 10 trident shaped kunais and throws them in the direction of the battle behind him. Jiraiya and Kakashi observe their comrades in the middle of the battle field fall as the yellow flash pass by them. Yondaime returns to his position and faces Jiraiya and Kakashi. Suddenly, a bowl haired man appears and attempts to kick him in the head.
"DYNAMIC ENTRY!" Yells Gai.
Yondaime takes a step to the left and Gai misses his target, landing instead on Kakashi, who swiftly catches him.
"Impossible! Jiraiya-sama, Kakashi, what's the plan?" The spandex wearing man anxiously asks.
"Try to avoid the kunais he throws." Kakashi orders.
"Then I won't give him an opportunity to throw them!" Gai runs to the Yondaime and attacks him with taijutsu.
Gai is not landing a punch or a kick. Yondaime is effectively blocking and avoiding Gai's attacks. In addition to Gai's attack, another kick joins in the battle, which grazes the Yondaime's cloak.
"LEE! What do you think you're doing?" Gai takes a break from attacking and pulls his prized pupil back.
"I'm here to fight by your side Gai-sensei."
Kakashi was about to join the two taijutsu users but Jiraiya pulls him back.
"Let's see how they fight first. This will give us a chance to look for an opportunity or an opening." Jiraiya reasons.
Lee removes his weights, which gives him an invisible speed. He uses his rapid movements to confuse Yondaime about his location and give Gai the opportunity to look for an opening. Just as Gai and Lee were about to land a kick on both sides of the Yondaime, the blonde spiky haired man disappears in a blur. Gai and Lee immediately stop their attack. They turn around only to be hit with the Yondaime's rasengan on their chests.
"Kakashi, now! While he's turned his back on us."
Jiraiya and Kakashi swiftly charge towards the 4th Hokage. When the Hokage turns around, Jiraiya disappears but Kakashi reveals his Sharingan eye and keeps charging, with a chidori on hand. Kakashi thrusts his chakra filled hand in the direction of Yondaime who quickly catches his wrist and avoids contact with the chidori. He powerfully kicks Kakashi who flies a couple of feet back and winces as he hits a tree. Jiraiya appears from behind the Yondaime and performs Doton: Yomi Numa (Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld). With the Yondaime stuck on the ground, Jiraiya blows a huge fire ball technique. Knowing the 4th wouldn't be defeated that easily, Jiraiya grows his spiked hair and uses it to cover his body. A wave of kunais are easily deflected as they hit his defensive white, spiky hair-cover and he easily avoids Yondaime's kicks and punches. As Jiraiya successfully avoids Yondaime's attacks, a sword pierces his side and he falls. The sword of Kusanagi retreats into Orochimaru's mouth and he smirks.
"Watch Sasuke-kun. I have the power to control the supposed most powerful ninja ever." Orochimaru smiles in delight.
Yondaime approaches Kakashi, who is having trouble getting up. Having no other choice, Kakashi attempts to perform the Mangekyou Sharingan but the 4th kicks his eye. The force was so strong that Kakashi's eye swells up shut. He holds his eye as it throbs with pain and with his other eye sees the 4th approach him. The 4th forms the rasengan in his hand and propels it towards Kakashi's direction. But at the last minute a trident shaped kunai passes by and a yellow blur appears. Kakashi looks up to see the back of another blonde spiky haired guy and the Yondaime landing on the ground.
"What the…" Kakashi thought.
"Kakashi sensei." An unrecognizable deep and playful voice keeps Kakashi on high alert.
Naruto turns and props Kakashi up and holds him against a tree.
"Naruto?" Kakashi looks up in surprise as Naruto is now an inch taller.
Sakura and Howaito appear next to Kakashi who heals his eye and his other wounds.
"Sakura, go help Lee and Gai." Kakashi directs her.
Naruto forms a seal and throws trident shaped kunais at the Yondaime.
"SHUNSHIN NO JUTSU!" The blonde men shout as they attack each other at lightning speed.
Kakashi heads to Gai's location with Sakura, who brings consciousness back to Gai and Lee.
"Sakura-chan?" Lee says in a dazed.
Sakura was about to be attacked by a sound ninja, while she helps Lee, but a ball of electric chakra forces the sound nin back. Howaito growls in anger as he stays by Sakura's side.
"What's with the fox?" Kakashi asks.
"Belongs to Naruto. He'll be a huge help." Sakura replies.
Gai watches the 4th fight with Naruto and stares in amazement.
"Impossible! Lee and I were fighting in our fastest speed and couldn't land a hit." Whined the Konoha's Green Beast.
Kakashi looks to where Jiraiya is lying and finds Shizune healing him. He turns his attention back to Naruto and watches him fight in awe.
Hidden somewhere within the trees, Orochimaru calls his sound 4, and orders them to surround the 4th and Naruto.
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Naruto was able to land some punches on the Yondaime, who has stopped using the body flicker technique. Mirroring his move, Naruto stops throwing kunais and stands firmly on his ground while facing Yondaime. Orochimaru, looking amused steps closer to the two blonde ninjas as the sound 4 surrounds them. The snake-villain nods to his sound nins who put their palms together and create a purple barrier around Naruto and Yondaime. Orochimaru enters the purple barrier in order to get a better view of the fight.
"This should be very interesting." Orochimaru creepily chuckles.
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Kakashi runs to Jiraiya's side who is being patched up by Shizune.
"Kakashi? Where's Yondaime?" Jiraiya looks around.
"Fighting Naruto." The grey haired jounin replies.
"Naruto?"
"In that barrier." Kakashi points to the location and finds a cloud of smoke inside the purple shield.
