People talking. "Interesting."
People thinking. "I think I'll kill you."
Nonhuman talking. "You don't deserve that power."
Nonhuman thinking. "Stopping him is paramount."
Jutsus / unknown names. "Mokuton Hijutsu Jukai Koutan!"
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or its characters, Masashi Kishimoto does.
Chapter 36
With Kyofu-sama's troops
Minutes before the Wood Clone had appeared in Konoha, large numbers of people were in the North and South of the village.
The people on both sides had to deal with the enemy troops in those positions while the enemy's front lines faced Konoha's defenses. Those in the South had found less resistance since the Yamato had eliminated almost all the enemies. Besides, they had sent some sailors to finish off the survivors of the previous attack, and they ended up meeting with the troops that were heading south.
Bonnie and Sophie were waiting for the trumpets that would start the bout.
In the North, Genji had arrived after the fifteen minutes that the clone had requested.
Bonnie walked toward her sister and asked, "Are you ready?"
Her sister nodded. "Of course! Sophie wants to show Kyofu-sama how much Sophie has grown!" She raised her right fist upward.
Bonnie nodded and said she would be right back; the blonde woman he walked among the people, gently pushing them aside to get to the front.
Once there, she stood in front of everyone and waved her hands. "All right, pay attention!" she exclaimed.
People stood firmly and saluted her; she was the person with the highest rank in this place, after all.
She commanded them to rest and quickly asked the squads if they were ready, especially to a group that was away from the other ones.
They weren't very tall; they wore suits that were metallic around the neck—their Chakra armors; black hoods and masks that resembled the face of a person in a state of decomposition while their arms and legs had the same characteristic. They had sharp and pointed weapons on their backs, and they carried double edged and curved blades in their hands.
These people were part of the DIS (Division of Infiltration and Stealth) and had unique armors that suited their duties. These people weren't too strong but were very agile as to belong to this important branch of the military hierarchy.
Bonnie looked at the one who seemed to be their leader, who quickly put his gaze on her like the rest of his squad.
Bonnie felt uncomfortable because these people looked sinister, and the way they spoke couldn't make her think of anything but that. She shook her head and asked, "Ready? Do you remember the objectives that Kyofu-sama has assigned you?"
They all viciously smiled. "Of course," the leader replied, dragging his words a lot, especially the pronunciation of the letter "s."
"Very well, get on it right now," she ordered, and the 'assassins' turned 'invisible' thanks to the armor that allowed them to blend in with the surroundings.
They walked to the wall, and without anyone being able to see them, they climbed with the aid of the knives that they carried on their backs.
No one was surprised by their sudden disappearance because all of them knew of this branch. Still, many asked themselves what mission Kyofu-sama had assigned them.
Afterward, Bonnie looked at some people and ordered them to create an entrance in the wall.
This time, two men, who wore brown suits; knee pads, caps and flak jackets of black color—besides having white painted faces—walked to the wall and opened their backpacks to take out some explosive charges and their respective detonators.
They quickly placed the square explosives packages and hastily left the place while shouting "C-4".
They instantly got Bonnie's order to detonate them; they pressed the triggers, unleashing chain explosions that brought a considerable amount of Konoha's walls down.
After that, Bonnie looked at her sister, seeing that her delicate and innocent expression had changed to something distinctively sadistic and aggressive. That change happened when battles or moments where a lot of adrenaline ran through her veins.
Bonnie knew how lethal her sister could be, even if she weren't a Shinobi as some of those who were part of the army.
Seconds later, Bonnie waited for the trumpets on the other side before commanding the band on her side to play theirs, giving free rein to the troops to entering Konoha.
Root Base
In a small room, Karin Uzumaki was in a chair waving her legs with a bored expression on her face; Sai was standing before her, watching her intently.
After the artist had spoken to her in Naruto's apartment, he had taken her where the other Root members were waiting to perform the kidnapping.
The sudden appearance of the 'fearless artist' with their objective surprised them—because he had gone alone to the apartment of the person who in his days had been the most bloodthirsty psychopath Root member. They returned to their base with a hostage who had agreed to be taken, which they ignored.
Once they arrived, Sai took Karin to this room; the other Root operatives waited outside, and the pale boy motioned the Uzumaki to sit down while he leaned up against a wall to make a drawing as Danzō arrived.
The red-haired girl got tired of the silence and looked at the pale boy. "So, when will the decrepit old man come?" she asked with an idea of Danzō's appearance due to Naruto's descriptions.
Sai looked at her before continuing drawing, completely ignoring her question.
A vein popped out in Karin's forehead; she clenched her fists and stood up from her seat. "Don't ignore me, damn it!"
Sai stopped and replied, "Sorry, Karin-san. But I'm not sure. He could come at any moment."
"Was that so hard to say?" she added with a sigh as she sat down.
Sai gave a fake smile and nodded; he said nothing more since they both heard the room's door opening.
Danzō walked in with the help of his cane, with Torune Aburame and Fu Yamanaka following him closely.
The acolytes glanced at Sai and nodded as if they were congratulating him for successfully completing the mission, whereas Danzō just continued walking with his head up and without looking at Karin, who was examining him with extreme detail.
Danzō stood in front of her, looked down and before he could say anything, Karin smiled and said, "Hehehe. You are so screwed, you old fool man. When Naruto-kun finds out about this," she stated with excitement at the thought of Naruto coming to her rescue.
The mere thought of it made hearts appear in her eyes as she hugged herself and imagined Naruto 'doing it' to her after he had finished with them.
The Root operatives noticed that Karin was fantasizing about future events, they ignored her while their leader approached Sai.
"Anything to report?" he asked with an expressionless stare.
Sai shook his head and answered in the same way. "Nothing of relevance, Danzō-sama."
Danzō turned around and saw that Karin was still inside her own world. The leader hit his cane into the ground to get her attention.
The Uzumaki instantly stopped, looked up, put her glasses correctly and doubtfully looked at Danzō. "And what do you want?" she asked as if she had forgotten about him.
However, she recognized his existence the moment Danzō articulated his words. "I guess you're Oni-kun's girlfriend. You obviously are, or else, our little artist misunderstood the parameters of his mission."
Karin instantly changed her expression to a hassled one. "You old piece of shit, I don't have the slightest idea why you're doing this. Naruto-kun has already suffered enough for you to try another of your tricks on him."
Dando raised an eyebrow, and Karin continued before he could say something about it. "And yes, Naruto-kun told me everything about you," she finished, crossing her arms.
The Root leader couldn't help smiling, so he motioned Karin to return to her seat as he took one, still smiling. "There's no doubt that you are an Uzumaki. This explosive attitude of yours and the characteristic hair color of your clan makes you highlight even in the darkest abyss, and guess what?"
Karin, just to play along, asked with a smile, "What?"
Danzō smiled and answered, "Now you are in one…, and I can see you very clearly."
The next thing Karin saw was a smile that made her have a bad feeling, but it only lasted a few seconds as the senior man returned to his blank expression.
The Root leader stood up and walked to his desk, and Karin followed him with her gaze.
Once there, he sat in his chair as he looked at Karin. "Now, we'll wait for Oni-kun," he ended with a smile that sent her shivers.
And only now, Karin could think. "I hope I hadn't made a mistake..."
Uchiha compound
One of the three Shadow Clones of 'Kyofu-sama' had arrived at this location without encountering problems. He entered the Uchiha compound and walked through the empty streets of what now looked like a ghost town.
The clone smiled and breathed deeply. "Aaah, this place brings back good memories. Right, Kurama?"
Kurama nodded and replied, "One of the best days of my life."
The clone, chuckling, said no more and continued his journey towards the Naka Shrine.
He saw the hill that led to the shrine and walked up there.
The clone entered the temple and headed for the secret room.
He opened a sliding door and saw a large square stone with inscriptions and the Sharingan symbol on top.
He approached it and looked down as he thought, "Hmm, I wonder how tough this stone is."
He took his glove off and touched it and hit it a few times. "This thing is pretty hard. I believe that I can resist an S-rank attack. I'll take it with me; one never knows when something like this can be useful. Besides, the scientists of Nami could examine it and perhaps replicate it."
Naruto stepped back and did the hand seals to activate the rock, which made a slight noise before floating at an optimum height so that the clone could down the stairs that were now to sight.
He stopped at the edge and looked up, taking out the scroll that the original clone had given him. He raised both hands, opened the scroll in the sealing area and placed it on the stone.
"Fūin (Seal)," he said, and black inscriptions came off the scroll, completely covering the rock that the scroll quickly absorbed.
The clone kept the scroll and walked downstairs. The corridor was dark, but the Uzumaki saw torches at the end.
He did the Tiger seal and threw two fireballs to light those torches that were on the floor. The room lit up, and the Jinchūriki saw a tablet with inscriptions near the wall.
He could read a message dedicated to the Uchiha clan, but Naruto knew something else was hidden there, a secret that people could only see with the right eyes.
How did he know? The day of the Uchiha massacre, the former ANBU had absorbed so many of their souls that they conveyed him the knowledge of the existence of the tablet and its hidden message.
He only knew about the message that the Uchiha could read with their Sharingan, but something made him believe that one could delve more on the tablet to learn its secrets with more advanced eyes.
He didn't care what it said; he was just curious because Kurama told him that the Sage of the Six Paths himself created the tablet.
He approached the tablet and sealed it. He kept the scroll in his suit and turned around to leave.
Before he could, a crow that was inside the room left the place quickly.
The Jinchūriki walked upstairs towards the exit. Once there, he looked at the sky and saw the animal flying away.
"Why did you let it get away? Don't tell me that you didn't notice its presence," Kurama said.
Naruto smiled and answered, "I did, but I just want him to get the message." The crow could only mean Itachi.
"With what purpose?" the Biju asked.
Shrugging, Naruto replied. "I don't know. I just want to know if he plans to recover the tablet, and how far he is willing to go to do so. If he does, that would mean I just stole something very valuable."
"Oh, I see," Kurama added and saw the clone raising his mask a little bit to bite his finger.
He did hand seals and summoned a not very big chameleon. He took out the scroll, and the animal swallowed it. "Take it to Kohta."
The chameleon became invisible and went to Kohta's shelter.
Meanwhile, the clone made a hand seal and disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Within the Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple
The other Shadow Clone reached his destination, but this one was angry.
The building was even smaller than the Uchiha Shrine, but it kept items that Naruto considered more valued. After all, he was aware that they had been a gift from his people to strengthen the alliance with Konoha.
That was why he was angry, because after all these years, after having done what they did, they still retained these masks to pay 'tribute' to his clan.
He knew it was a hoax, as much as the fact that some Jōnin and Chunin carried the Uzumaki clan symbol on their jackets. That was something that had bothered him excessively since the moment he had learned the truth. However, he didn't have time to solve it yet.
He walked over the podium that hung the masks and took them out one by one to put them on a scroll that he had unrolled on a table behind him. "Bastards," the clone thought with a look of anger as he placed the masks.
He performed the same procedure as the previous clone before vanishing in a puff of smoke.
Namikaze mansion
The moment of truth had come, the time to decide to do something that could make Naruto be despised by the most important person in his life with the sole purpose of learning more and thus be closer to his revenge, or not to do it and use the resources that he currently had on hand.
That was an existential doubt for Naruto, and the clone had the misfortune of taking such a difficult decision.
He was about three houses away from the mansion and had arrived without any problems. But when he tried to advance, his whole body felt numb because he recalled the possible consequences that his decision could carry.
The Uzumaki stood still, carefully analyzing whether this will be worth it or not. He tried to contact with the other clones to ask for advice, but these had already dissipated. Then he tried it with the original, but he couldn't do it for some reason.
No longer finding an answer in himself, he asked for help to the beast who had been a great friend and advisor over the years. "Kurama-"
"Do it," the Biju interrupted since he felt the anxiety of his container and the reason he was calling him.
"But what if-?"
"We've discussed this ad nauseam since the day you woke up from your coma. We reviewed this plan several times. Hell, you even had to pretend that you were interested in being part of the family of the bastard Yondaime to obtain a look closer to his home. Now, go there and do what you have to do."
Naruto clenched his fists; he bowed his head and continued, "Kurama, that's not the problem. My doubt is what my mother will think? What will she think when I tell her that I want to two people that I'm sure she loves besides me? From what I've read in some books... Damn Sai…, a person loves their children and their spouses. I don't know, Kurama. This decision is crucial, and if it negatively affects the way my mother could see me, then I don't think I'll be able to bear it. "
Kurama growled and answered, "Stop acting like a whiny little baby! If that's your problem, then don't say anything about that. Revive her, tell her just what she needs to hear and then send her back. That's the solution I propose. So get that spirit up and finish what you've started."
Naruto sighed and nodded, "Okay, but I'll kick the shit out of you if things go wrong." He smiled.
"Ha! In your dreams," Kurama added, smiling too.
The clone used a Shunshin and stopped a few meters from the wall that surrounded the mansion. No one was around since the authorities had quickly evacuated the residents—advantages of being the wealthiest people of the village.
He got into an alley as he pulled a scroll out to unseal the blueprints of the mansion, which had marked several points that represented the alarms and traps.
He observed the circle that represented the building's entrance. "It's a shame I couldn't mark the mansion with my Hiraishin before. But when I told the Hokage that I didn't want to train with them anymore, I didn't learn how to use it yet. So, I just have one option."
Kurama nodded, and Naruto continued, "The mansion is completely fortified to prevent intruders from entering while the Hokage or Menma aren't here… Pressure seals; blood and Chakra detectors; of movement; it even has..."
He jumped to the roof of a building and activated his Rinnegan, instantly having a black and white vision that revealed a barrier with several Kanjis. Besides, he could see the other protective seals that were around the mansion.
He jumped down and landed in front of the blueprint before sealing it again.
Afterward, he did the hand seals to perform a technique he had used to infiltrate in the Hyūga compound several months ago. The difference was that now he didn't need to use a scroll. "Fuinjutsu: Kyanseru," he pronounced and put his hand on the ground.
The Kanjis of his jutsu combined with the seals around the mansion, temporarily canceling them. The clone quickly used the 'master key' and created an opening in the invisible barrier.
The Uzumaki used a total of five fingers before using a Shunshin to arrive at the mausoleum.
When he was standing at the door, he bent down at the height of the lock and took out a pick and a torque wrench. He put them in the lock and turned them slowly until hearing 'click.' "Who would have said that this would be useful to me someday?"
He set foot inside, and sweat instantly fell from his forehead while his heart beat faster with every step he took.
With the doubt invading him inside, Naruto approached the wall where the coffin of his mother was.
When standing in front of the wall, he read the inscription on the crypt before opening it.
For this, he grabbed one of the knives at his waist and moved it to the edge of the protruding entrance. He embedded it and dragged the blade across the square perimeter.
When he finished loosening the entrance, he removed the knife and put it back in his belt. He swallowed, sighed, and put his fingers into the opening to give it a tug and remove the lid, grabbing it before it hit the ground.
He leaned it against the wall and finally put his hand into the hole, grabbing the coffin's handle and pulling it out.
Naruto's nervousness increased; he was breathing hard, his hands and legs were trembling, and the fear and insecurity had increased.
He placed the coffin on the floor, feeling that the sweat had increased. With faltering steps, he approached the right side before bending down to try to grab the coffin's handle.
However, he could no longer ignore the sweat because it was bothering him, especially in his eyes.
He took his mask off, put it down on the coffin and took his wrist to his forehead. Nevertheless, he realized that he wasn't sweating, but, "Am I crying?" Naruto thought while carrying his fingers near his eyes.
He was indeed shedding tears, so he took his arm there and wiped both eyes. The tears continued flowing out, which led him to start rubbing his eyes furiously.
With frustration, he fell to his knees and hit the floor with both hands. "Damn it!" He exclaimed, starting to get carried away by the feelings that came afloat. "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" he continued hitting the floor.
He suddenly stopped as he watched his tears falling on the floor. "I'm a coward."
"No, you're not. If there's something I know is that you're not a coward," Kurama replied
"No! Y-You can't feel it, b-but I'm terrified. Terrified! I of all people!" Naruto yelled, annoyed because he had trained so that feelings like these didn't disturb him, and he thought that everything he endured was in vain.
Kurama decided to calm down his container. "Look, Naruto. You're upset because you think your training in Root was in vain. But you're wrong, just remember the reckless things you've done this week. Fear has never crossed your mind. Hell, you're now infiltrating in what might be the safest place in this village. You must understand that your reaction is natural. You've said it; you love your mother, and you're afraid of the idea that she could hate you. But listen, boy; that would never happen. Your mom isn't like the Yondaime; she will never hate you," he stated with conviction. Even though he had told him to stop behaving like a crybaby, Kurama didn't like being rude to Naruto when he was in difficult moments as now.
"How can you be so sure? I don't want to make any more mistakes." He bowed his head.
"That's a stupid question. Come on, boy. She was my Jinchūriki longer than you have been. Even though she and I never got along, I could still observe her. I'm quite sure that your mother isn't the kind of person who would hate their children due to nonsense. Maybe she will get angry and will give you a tap, but it wouldn't be anything more serious than that; it's part of her character. So calm down, I promise that nothing bad will happen. At least not what you think that might happen."
The Uzumaki decided to listen to his advice. After all, the Biju had never lied to him, and this wasn't the time to start doing it.
He dried his eyes again, and this time, the tears stopped. He stood up, grabbed his mask and put it on again.
He walked sideways to open the coffin, and now he gripped it and raised his hand. But instead of opening the coffin, a red light had suddenly illuminated the whole place while shiny blue bars surrounded the walls.
"Damn it!" Naruto cursed, realizing that he had activated a security mechanism, and he was sure that his father would appear at any moment if he didn't hurry.
He examined the coffin and saw a combination lock at the corner. He pulled out the scroll that the original clone had given him and placed it on the coffin as he focused on the combination.
Keeping in mind his mother and father's record, he put their birth dates. As none of them worked, he put the date when they got married, but he had failed again.
This time, he actually began to sweat, but the Uzumaki paid no attention to it and put the last date that crossed his mind, the day of her death and his birth.
Hearing the click that made him know that it was the right combination, he raised the lid and saw that a cold fog covered the resting place of his mother.
The Jinchūriki ignored that and grabbed the scroll to unseal the essential materials: four spiky and tiny Chakra rods.
He grabbed them and scattered some fog with his hands, obtaining for the first time in his life the vision in flesh and blood of his mother's face. Surprised, and with much happiness, he couldn't help smiling.
Nonetheless, he could only see her face momentarily as the mist, which seemed to preserve his mother's body in perfect conditions, covered her again.
That was an attention call for Naruto, who shook his head as he proceeded to stick the Chakra rods in her mother.
"Not now, Naruto. You'll have more time to see her once you revive her," he thought as he stuck the first bar in her right shoulder.
Naruto couldn't help gritting teeth; he closed his eyes and looked away. "Sorry, Kaa-chan, but this is necessary," he thought afflicted for profaning his mother's body.
He opened them again and stuck the next ones in her left shoulder and both respective palms. He closed the lid, and with the help of a clone, they lifted the coffin and placed it in the hole in the wall while the second clone grabbed the cover that the first one had previously removed.
After that, the first clone went back to the scroll and unrolled it a bit before saying "Kai," instantly releasing quicklime that Kurotsuchi had provided him a few days ago.
He placed it on the cover that the second clone had in his hands, and that same clone put the cover back in its position. Meanwhile, the first one did some hand seals and spat some Suiton over the top to harden the quicklime; Kurotsuchi had told him to do it to accelerate the hardening process.
Once they verified that the cover was unopened, both clones looked at each other and disappeared in puffs of smoke, but not before looking around the room for possible leads that might reveal the fact that they had been here.
And just when both had vanished, a yellow flash had appeared. It was a Shadow Clone of Minato; the original couldn't come in person due to the events in his area.
The clone appeared in combat stance as he looked at every corner of the room.
Seeing nothing suspicious, he left his stance and frowned as he approached the wall. "What happened here? A false alarm?" he thought as he placed a hand on the cover.
He closed his eyes and thought, "Hello, Kushi. I had planned to talk to you when the invasion was over, but I'll have to do it now."
He paused as he sighed. "Please forgive me, honey. I've been absolute garbage, and because of that, our son is now a criminal. You already know it's not his fault, it's mine alone. And if you were here, you would despise me with your whole being. It wouldn't be weird; I deserve that and more."
He made another pause as he opened his eyes. "And now, to amend this, I have in mind to do something completely selfish, something that would make you hate me even more."
He sighed again and continued, "I don't want to bore you with details, but you just have to know that our son won't be the same once I do what I have in mind."
After that, he took his hand away and said one last thing before disappearing. "I wish it had been you the one who had lived and I the one who had died. I'm sure you would have done an outstanding job, and Naruto wouldn't have been the way he is because of me. Now I'm leaving, goodbye, Kushina."
The clone vanished in a puff of smoke.
Near Konoha's Commercial District - Minutes Earlier.
In the place where Kyofu-sama would soon appear, it could be seen the battles that were taking place between the Shinobi of the Leaf—with the help of Kyōfu's men who had arrived a few seconds ago—, against the invaders who were surprised by the sudden appearance of the unknown fighters. Despite this, they continued struggling with the same intensity with which they had been doing before they had arrived.
Away from Kyofu-sama's men, a group composed of seven people were easily killing those who approached them, which caused fear among the invading troops.
One of these people was Genji, who currently was 'playing' with two Sand ninjas. "Hehehe, this is fun!" Genji exclaimed as he easily dodged the cuts of the Suna shinobi. But he decided to stop playing around and grabbed both of them with his big hands by their necks, to lift them as high as he could before crashing them with tremendous force into the ground.
Wiping his hands and satisfied with killing the first bastards, he heard someone talking to him.
"Tell me about it!" Aoichi added, stabbing and killing an Otogakure ninja before proceeding with the closest one. "Hey, old man! Don't you want some help?" He added with a chuckle, referring to Razusaku, who was at the top of a building firing his revolver.
"Help is the last thing I need from you, young man! Aiko, cover me!" He claimed and jumped from the top to the ground before grabbing and hanging someone with his whip.
Aiko nodded and quickly positioned herself at his side as she cut several of the Shinobi—who had tried to approach Razusaku—, with her Katana. "You owe me one!" She exclaimed, continuing the fight.
Razusaku just smiled and continued what he was doing before. In that place also was the expressionless Kaori, who was killing the invaders too.
Kazumo was also there, throwing huge fire Jutsu that instantly burned the enemies. Meanwhile, Shi boasted his majestic O-Katana, with which he liquidated the deluded people who dared to challenge him in a duel of swords.
Both squads had encountered, and precisely in this place because they noticed that the final battle was taking place on this site. Therefore, both troops of both sides had approached to support their respective representatives.
In the place where Kyofu-sama would soon appear, great battles were taking place between the Shinobi of the Leaf—with the help of Kyōfu's men, who had arrived a few seconds ago— against the invaders, who were surprised by the sudden appearance of the unknown fighters. Despite this, they continued struggling with the same intensity.
Away from Kyofu-sama's men, Genji was 'playing' with two Sand ninjas. "Hehehe, this is fun!" the tall man exclaimed as he easily dodged the cuts of the Suna shinobi; he decided to stop playing around and grabbed both of them with his big hands by their necks to raise them as high as he could before crashing them with tremendous force into the ground.
Wiping his hands and satisfied with killing the first bastards, he heard the following.
"Who is this guy? He's too strong!" exclaimed a shinobi of the Sand, who could no longer hold the fear back.
"I'm Genji, you piece of shit! Eat this!" the tall man exclaimed while doing hand seals to throw his Jutsu at them.
However, he stopped because he heard a female voice giving a battle cry behind him. "HIAA!"
He quickly turned around, just to see Sophie with a psychopath smile as she approached him with very long metal claws.
"Sophie-chan! Wai-" he said, attempting to talk some sense into her.
Sophie ignored him and continued her attack, but Genji grabbed her by her wrists. He tried to reason with her again, but to no avail, as she continued in her attempt to attack him.
Moving in an almost surreal way, Sophie managed to escape from his grip and directed her crotch to his face, which made him fall backward to the ground.
"I'll kill you all!" Sophie exclaimed, leading her claws towards the neck of Genji, who strangely wasn't doing anything to defend himself.
And just when Sophie was about to stab him, both of them heard Bonnie's voice exclaiming "Sophie, wait!" as she approached, followed by a contingent of well-armed men, who quickly positioned themselves at strategic positions to give covering fire to their companions.
Sophie did so and turned to her sister, who was now standing before her. "Stop it, Sophie. He's our ally. It's the idiot of Genji."
Sophie growled and replied, "But I have to prove my worth to Kyofu-sama! I must kill them all!"
Sighing due to her sister's personality, she spoke, "But you won't do it if you start killing his men. Remember that he's a strict person."
"It doesn't bother me," Genji added, comfortable due to the place where Sophie was sitting.
Bonnie quickly changed her expression. "You sick bastard!" Then she grabbed Sophie's arm and pulled her away.
Genji smiled and stood up, listening to Bonnie continuing, "Now I see why you've never found anyone whom to spend your time with."
"Ha! Look who's talking, you witch. Besides, I didn't force her," Genji replied, smiling at the expression on her face after calling her a witch.
Their conversation had to stop because two massive beasts had suddenly appeared. One of them was a giant toad, and the other one was something that resembled a horse with five tails.
Many people stopped, but the men of Kyofu-sama continued attacking the careless Shinobi, who were forced to keep fighting.
"Wow, that looks intense. It seems the Yondaime is there, and he's having problems. Let's help him out, witch."
He could clearly see the Gobi resisting all of Gamabunta's attacks as if they were nothing.
Bonnie's cold voice replied, "You won't; you will let that bastard deal with his problems; you have your orders; don't you dare to challenge them."
"Again," he thought, puzzled because when he or Kitsune spoke about the Yondaime, her expression radically changed. Even the other personality of Sophie felt puzzled by her attitude.
Genji was about to say that he didn't take orders from her, but the tall man couldn't as he felt an immense amount of chakra suddenly rising.
They turned around and saw with stupefaction the huge ball that the Gobi was creating in the air. "This is getting interesting! What will the Yondaime do?" Genji asked with excitement.
"I hope nothing," Bonnie replied.
He ignored her, and both heard Sophie speaking, "Kyofu-sama?" She looked at the Hokage Rock.
They turned toward her, and she continued as she pointed her finger in that direction. "It's Kyofu-sama!" Then she ran toward the battle site.
"No! Wait, Sophie! It's dangerous!" Bonnie shouted in an attempt to stop her but received no response.
Genji chuckled. "He! What do you say now? Your boyfriend is there. Can we please go?"
Blushing, Bonnie refuted, "H-He's n-n-not my boyfriend."
"But you desired it," he replied and laughed, and Bonnie sighed in defeat.
They were ready to jump over there, but they stopped again. This time, because they saw the Gobi throwing the Bijudama at their leader.
"No!" Bonnie exclaimed while Genji cursed and ran faster.
However, they saw with surprise that their boss absorbed the technique at a rate of knots, which left them shocked and confused. "That bastard can absorb jutsu! How am I supposed to defeat him now?" Genji asked with frustration. He didn't wait for a response and ran toward that place.
Meanwhile, Bonnie said the following. "Alpha, Bravo and Delta squads, follow me."
With a "Yes, ma'am!" the teams regrouped and followed her.
In the place where Kyofu-sama had landed, Minato and Jiraiya were speechless due to the technique they saw him using when he said that he would restrain the Gobi, a technique that they believed gone after the death of the last exponent of a clan that had become extinct decades ago.
They looked at the man with the smiling mask in disbelief, asking themselves who he really was.
"Adamantine chains? Who are you?" Jiraiya spoke, seeing several black chains coming out from the back and chest of the man, which coiled around the Gobi's body.
The Biju tried to move or release some of his techniques, but the grip of the chains was strong, and he couldn't speak because they were coiled around his snout too.
He looked with pure hatred at the responsible person, cursing him in a thousand ways for paralyzing him.
Kyofu-sama, with folded hands, spoke, "What did I say? I'll restrain him, and you both will attack. Restraining a Biju isn't an easy task; I won't be able to do it forever."
Before the Yondaime or the Sannin could nod, several enemy troops and what seemed to be momentary allies had appeared on the scene.
The first ones said, "Protect the Biju! Don't let them get any closer!"
On the other hand, Kyōfu's troops surrounded the beast from the top of several buildings, and some of those who had come in trucks were ready to stop anyone who attempted to attack their companions or the shinobi of the Leaf.
"Minato, let's do it," Jiraiya continued, seeing that his student was looking at his son, but he didn't know that.
The Hokage didn't hear his Sensei because he wanted to know the identity of the mysterious man. It didn't give him a good feeling that a man of his power—and he didn't mean the economic one—was able to use the techniques he had seen him using before.
He had believed that the man behind the great organization of the Yakuza was an ordinary man who had amassed a political power like no other.
Now the blond man had discovered that he wasn't a mere man with a lot of political and economic influence, but a man with great physical power. He felt no fear, suspicion only because he didn't know the true intentions of this man.
He left his line of thought when Jiraiya gave him a gentle slap on his back. "Minato!" he exclaimed.
The Yondaime quickly shook his head and nodded, took out a Kunai and threw it to the Gobi to start the attack; Jiraiya did the same, but with some hand seals.
"Doton: Yomi Numa (Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld)," he yelled, making appear a vast swamp below the Gobi, who could do nothing but sink into it.
Minato, who had appeared on the Gobi's back, marked him with his Hiraishin throughout his body. As he did it, he could feel one of his Hiraishin marks activating.
"What? This sensation comes from my house," Minato thought but couldn't do anything as he was busy marking the Gobi.
Meanwhile, Kyōfu's men grabbed some metallic items that looked like tubes and had something inside.
They raised these 'tubes' and placed it on their shoulders, ready to operate the triggers.
The invading troops decided to attack the person who was causing the biggest problem. So everyone grabbed their Kunai while others did hand seals to attack Kyofu, who just stood in the same place, standing with crossed arms and looking at his troops and the legends of Konoha working together.
He didn't care about the presences that wanted to attack him; he just smiled as he thought. "Well, they've finally come."
He heard a "We'll help you, little boss" followed by a "Kyofu-sama!" which, at the same time, had a hint of concern and admiration; it obviously was Sophie.
They got ready to attack those who were attempting to attack their boss, which forced them to stop and concentrate on the newcomers.
Kurama, seeing how relaxed Naruto was, decided to speak, "Will you stay standing there doing nothing?"
"Hmmm. Jiraiya of the Sannin and the Yondaime are more than enough to deal with the Gobi, as long as I continue restraining him."
At that moment, Minato created a gigantic Rasengan and disappeared in simultaneous yellow flashes, impacting the ball around the Gobi, who began to falter due to internal damage that the jutsu caused to his body.
Meanwhile, the men on the rooftops pressed the triggers and released several simultaneous explosions around the Gobi, who growled.
"Now that you mention it... I hope you never use that against me. I have enough bad memories thanks to your mother's chains," he said it jokingly, but he was telling the truth about the bad memories.
"Heh, don't worry. I'll just do it when I take you for a walk," Naruto replied smiling, causing the same reaction in Kurama.
He didn't hear the answer because he saw from the corner of his eye that Jiraiya moved. He turned his head slightly and saw the Sannin clasping his hands, and his face, hands, and feet had taken the appearance of a toad.
"What the hell is that?" he thought surprised, even more so due to the significant increase in power in the Sannin.
Jiraiya looked at him and spoke, "Hey, hold it tightly." After that, he raised his right hand and instantly created a gigantic Rasengan.
It was even bigger than the one his brother had used in the finals. At least six or eight times larger. So considering what the Odama Rasengan of his brother had done, and when seeing the size of it; he created two other chains and nailed them deep underground.
Jiraiya nodded and jumped in a straight line toward the Gobi's position, putting his palm forward. "Chou Odama Rasengan!" He exclaimed, colliding the Rasengan right in the face of the Gobi, who was pushed a few meters backward; not further back because Kyofu was making a superhuman effort to avoid it.
The Gobi was engulfed in a massive explosion that destroyed the nearby buildings and unleashed a powerful wind gust. Luckily, Minato and Kyōfu's men had left the scene when they saw Jiraiya creating the massive Rasengan.
The fights around stopped as they had to take cover due to the powerful wind gust that raised a lot of sand.
The vortex around the Gobi continued, and Minato and Jiraiya appeared beside Kyofu, who saw that the Sannin returned to normal.
The first one created a Shadow Clone that disappeared in a yellow flash without saying nothing. At that moment, Naruto received the information of his last clone. "It's done," he thought before hearing his father speaking.
"Wow, sensei. You could maintain the Sage Mode without the help of Pa and Ma," the Yondaime praised.
Naruto raised an eyebrow at the name of the technique but pretended not to have paid attention to it.
Jiraiya scratched his head and smiled. "I've been practicing it quite a bit in recent months, although I can't maintain it for a long time and it's not as powerful as yours."
Both smiled, and this time, Kyofu seriously spoke, "I wouldn't relax so much if I were you. This is not over yet. You'll need something else to defeat him. His Chakra has decreased, but it's still considerable."
Both looked at him, and when they would reply something, they heard a voice saying as he landed in front of them. "Bakayaro! Konoyaro! If power is what you need, call the Killer Bee!"
The Yondaime and the Sannin turned around, but Kyofu stood still; he just waited until the smoke around the Gobi settled down.
Minato spoke, "Oh, so you've defeated the Kazekage. I knew you would. Although I thought it would take you longer."
Bee smiled and continued with his rhymes; Jiraiya also joined the conversation and asked him the reason for his help.
But before he obtained a response, Kyofu spoke again. "Can you continue the social gathering at another moment? I've already told you that this isn't an easy task. I don't have unlimited energy."
"Oh, excuse us," Jiraiya sincerely said, starting to respect the man who had come to the aid of Konoha.
Minato didn't trust yet, but that didn't mean he would ignore his advice. Therefore, he moved closer to the others and continued, "Okay, this is what we'll do." He looked at Bee and continued.
"As could I noticed due to our last meeting several years ago, you can control your Bijū. So I want you to throw him a Bijudama."
Surprised, Jiraiya interrupted, "Are you crazy, Minato? An attack like that would destroy the village, and Kyofu-dono won't be able to absorb it again because he's restraining the Biju."
Minato shook his head and continued, "Wait for the end, Sensei. That's why I'll take him and you guys outside the village. Once we are far away, Bee-san will finish this with his Bijudama."
"Oh, I see," Jiraiya said while Killer Bee congratulated him with his rhymes.
So they prepared themselves to carry out the plan but noticed that three chains came out from Kyōfu's back and quickly headed toward them.
As expected, the three dodged them but noticed that it had been a mere warning, and if he had wanted it, the three of them would have been caught.
"WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!" Minato exclaimed, standing into a battle stance as the other two.
Kyōfu's men stopped and pointed their weapons at the surprised Konoha Shinobi, awaiting further orders.
Meanwhile, the Leaf Shinobi believed that their luck had ended, and now, those who had been allies would become enemies, which encouraged the invaders.
Kyofu put his chains back inside and answered, "I'm sorry, Hokage-dono. But I can't let you do that. You must find another way to defeat him without taking him out the village or use the technique that you mentioned."
"Why do you care? This has nothing to do with you," Minato replied with a grimace of anger.
Kyofu shook his head and answered, "You're wrong; I do care a lot."
The blond man was about to interrupt him, but Kyofu spoke first. "It's politics, Hokage-dono. I'm a businessman, and I can't afford to lose such an excellent customer as Iwagakure. That's why I will hand the Jinchūriki over to the Tsuchikage as a token of apology once this over. It's only business, like my presence in this place. "
Jiraiya decided to stay out of it; this was Hokage's affairs, but he didn't like what Kyofu was saying.
"Do you think I'll allow that?! I'm going to destroy Iwagakure when this is over! So I give a shit about your business!" he shouted.
He clenched his fists when Kyofu chuckled, and before the Yondaime could ask what was so funny, he spoke, "No, you won't do that," he finished with a serious tone.
"Do you think I'll do what you say?" Minato replied smiling, thinking how stupid Kyōfu's words sounded.
The businessman continued looking straight ahead, waiting for the Gobi to get up. "Yes, you will," he answered.
"Don't make me laugh! You have no authority in my village! Yes, I'm grateful because you came to help us. But we would have come out victorious with or without your assistance!" Minato exclaimed, losing patience.
Kyofu cracked his neck and continued, "Are you done?" he paused for a moment, and slowly released his killing intent, enough to let him know that he wasn't kidding.
Several among those present sweated, even those who were Kyōfu's men. The most powerful ones that were behind him had easily picked up over time that he was a man who didn't like being contradicted, but this wouldn't intimidate any of the three ninjas.
"You may be right about some things, Hokage-dono. But..." he made a short pause and slowly turned his head towards him.
Once Kyofu was profiled, he spoke, but now with a different tone of voice, almost as if he were another person. He no longer was a businessman', but rather the dangerous person he might become if he wanted to. "I don't care in the slightest about the authority that you could have on this piece of land. YOU WILL DO WHAT I SAY BECAUSE I SAY SO!"
That thrilled his men as they realized how powerful the 'God made man' was. So much that he didn't mind mincing his words before the Hokage, who was about to say that he didn't care what he said.
Kyofu intuited that and continued, now with a calmer voice, but which still conveyed a threat. "Hokage-dono. This will be the last and only warning that I will give you in my life. Don't try to oppose to me. I don't need my power or my army to make your village disappear. I can do it economically without any problems. I can convince the Fire Daimyō to stop providing money for your missions. After all, we are good friends. And as for me, I would cancel the contracts for supplies with your village. Tell me, Hokage-dono. How do you plan to keep a starving village that has no money to buy even bread and water? "
Jiraiya clenched his fists tightly since he had heard that before; it made his blood boil but simultaneously made him feel helpless. After all, he had obtained confirmation from the Daimyō after he had threatened to dismiss him if he kept asking about the man who now stood before him.
Minato was having a severe internal struggle; he couldn't accept the words of this man because his Shinobi would see him as someone of weak character, but he couldn't refuse and wait for this person to comply with his threats, which he was sure he would do if he wanted to.
He turned his head slightly and looked at his troops, who were looking at him in understanding, almost as if they were saying that they wouldn't mind if he accepted his words. After all, they knew it would be the best decision for their village.
That didn't stop Minato from feeling frustrated because his enemies and even Kyōfu's men were looking at him with mockery.
The masked man completely turned around and took a few steps toward the place of Minato, being careful not to loosen his chains. "Hokage-dono, don't see this as a sign of weakness, rather see it as an excellent business opportunity," he paused, watching Minato clenching his fists.
"As I told you, it's just business. I just want Han alive to apologize to the Tsuchikage for meddling into this. Even more so after giving him the information about the contingency plans that you had planned; he'll think I sold that information in vain. "
"WHAT?!" Minato and Jiraiya simultaneously exclaimed, now furious.
"Anything wrong with what I said?" he asked.
"Are you kidding me?! Then this is all your fault!" Minato replied.
Kyofu shrugged and replied, "It's not my fault. I gave you the opportunity to decide to cut off the source of your future problems. But you decided to wait for this day. And since I realized that you took this decision, my spy gave me the details of your plans. Besides, you should thank me because it was thanks to my warning that your civilians are now safe, and once again, it's just business. I took the opportunity that you gave me when you did nothing. Your indulgence caused this," he finished, waiting for the explosion of his father.
He didn't wait much and smiled at the reason. "Spy? Do you have a spy in my village?!" he exclaimed
Containing the urge to laugh, the clone responded, "I can see that you won't admit your fault..., predictable. In any case, yes, I do have a spy in your village. It's information that I am willing to share if you are prepared to negotiate the price."
"How much?" the Yondaime instantly asked.
The Sannin looked at him in disbelief. "Minato, do you really believe him? Moreover, are you willing to pay him for something like that?"
"He has no reason to deceive us, and I'm willing to pay because I don't want to waste time looking for that spy and alert them due to a possible investigation," he answered, still with an angry expression. He didn't believe it was strange that he would share the identity of his spy because Minato realized that he only cared about money.
Kyofu continued, "A sagacious decision, Hokage-dono. So let's talk business-" the masked man stopped because the Gobi pulled his chains and sent him to his position; he had been patiently waiting until the moment Kyofu lowered his guard to fight back.
As the Gobi pulled Kyofu in that direction, the masked man saw the Gobi standing up, covered with dirt and blood in several parts of his body. The most remarkable thing were the eyes of pure hatred that he had placed in him; it seemed that the idea of returning to Iwa didn't like him at all.
He didn't care about that and did several hand seals. He took his chains off the Gobi to put them back inside and landed on the head of the Biju, who growled in a state of uncontrollable rage. "I'll kill you! I won't return to that place!" he exclaimed, looking at the place where Kyofu landed, ready to attack him with his steam.
He violently shook his body when he felt Kyofu walking from his head to his back.
The businessman finished his hand seals; he jumped up and puffed out his chest as he looked down. "Suiton: Biggu ~ Eibu (Water Style: Great Wave)," he spat a great torrent of water that completely soaked the Gobi and flooded the swamp.
"It seems that he'll finally do something," Jiraiya spoke, looking up at the strange man; the Sannin wanted to know how strong he could be with Ninjutsu.
The Yondaime continued watching in silence, but his head was working a mile a minute due to Kyōfu's last words.
The masked man kept ascending and releasing the technique until he was sure that no corner of the Gobi remained dry.
The Biju, not knowing what to do because Ninjutsu didn't work against this man, looked up and roared to release a wind gust that ascended Kyofu many more meters, which made him smile. "Thank you!" he exclaimed.
Then he clenched his right fist and closed his eyes. "Hokage-dono. I need you to order the Nara to contain the Biju."
Minato glanced sideways after hearing the voice in his mind. He looked up and saw that Kyofu was looking him. He concluded it was a telepathy technique, but he wasn't a Yamanaka, or was he? Minato didn't know what to think anymore.
Regardless, he nodded and ordered, "All the Nara, listen up. Use the Kagemane no Jutsu and stop the Gobi!"
Shikaku was the first one, among the dozen members of the Nara clan, to appear. "At last, Hokage-sama," Shikaku said, kneeling like the others.
They did the hand seal, and their shadows spread until they combined with the Gobi's, instantly paralyzing him.
Kyofu nodded in satisfaction, and as he ascended, he took off his glove from his right hand before pointing it at the Gobi, who couldn't even raise his head.
The masked man activated his Rinnegan and thought with a smile on his face. "I'll give you back all the Chakra that I've absorbed with one of my favorite techniques."
Kyōfu's hand slowly became metallic, more precisely, a cannon that swiftly spun as Naruto loaded Chakra into it.
"What is that?" Minato heard someone asking. He turned around and saw a Hyūga of the Main Branch.
"What's going on?" Jiraiya asked.
The Hyūga replied. "His hand; it has deformed and is now a cannon, and the amount of Chakra he is focusing there is incredible."
After that, everyone heard a sound that resembled a short circuit. They looked up and saw that the cannon was glowing purple while lines that resembled lightning came off of it.
"I see," Minato thought, deducing that he planned to attack him with an electric attack to combine it with the water and give him a powerful electric shock.
He left that aside and looked at the Hyūga. "Tell me, can you see his face?"
The Hyūga momentarily turned his head towards him, only to look again into the air, but this time, towards Kyōfu's face.
Minato expectantly waited, and the Hyūga shook his head. "I'm sorry, Hokage-sama. His mask has some material that interferes with the ability of my Byakugan."
The Yondaime growled but then thought of something else. "And his Chakra? Can you see his Chakra color? I need something... Something that can tell me who he is," he said, now looking towards Kyofu, hoping to have the slightest hint of his true identity so that he could use it against him.
The Hyūga looked back at Kyofu, this time; he concentrated in his interior on trying to see the color of his Chakra.
Almost moments later, Minato noticed that the Hyūga made a surprised expression, and before he could ask, the Hyūga uttered, "What does this mean?"
"What is it?" the blond man instantly asked.
The Hyūga, with his countenance of consternation, replied, "His chakra... It is as if he had several of them. I-I can't identify them all. Besides, they are constantly changing."
"That's impossible," a shocked Jiraiya spoke.
"Who the hell is this guy?" Minato thought one last time.
What they didn't know was that Kyofu knew the risks of being in public. That was why he had committed the scientists of Yuki to create a costume that would hinder the discovery of his identity.
The suit had an integrated device that sent waves that affected the perception of Doujutsu users as the Byakugan, and even the sense of smell of an Inuzuka.
Nobody knew that, except for the creators of the suit and Naruto himself.
And though the Uzumaki didn't know that his father was trying to discover his identity, that wouldn't worry him even if he knew it.
The masked man continued charging more and more Chakra in the cannon, increasing the sound and the brightness that it emitted.
The cannon then started spinning at an impressive rate, and Naruto thought one last time before releasing the attack. "Done, I've concentrated all the Chakra that I've absorbed from his Bijudama."
Smiling with pure emotion, the Jinchūriki made the rotation stop, releasing a concentrated beam of energy that completely covered the Gobi and rumbled the ground around him.
Those present had to cover their eyes due to the wind gust that raised a lot of dust.
The Gobi thought: "Argh! Damn it! At this rate, at this rate…," with frustration just before a smoke explosion surrounded him.
Kyofu smiled and landed next to Minato, seeing that he and a Hyūga were strangely looking at him.
He instantly deduced what was happening. "Oh, it's useless. Don't waste your time, Hokage-dono." Then he looked straight ahead, ignoring Minato's surprised expression.
Jiraiya spotted a figure lying on the ground and asked, "It seems that this is over. Minato, what will you do?" He wanted to be sure if he would comply with what Kyofu had said. He would understand if he accepted, but it was possible that he could have changed his mind.
Sighing, Minato replied, "What he said; we'll let them take him away."
The Uzumaki smiled behind his mask and gave a swing to jump on top of a building. Once there, everyone looked up.
Kyofu opened both arms and exclaimed, "Ninjas of Sunagakure, Otogakure, and Iwagakure."
The latter alerted those who were disguised and entrenched Minato's suspicions.
Kyofu could see many reactions, but he didn't stop. "Please accept my sincere apologies. I know you have lost good comrades, friends, even husbands or wives on this day. Losses that will make you resent or hate me," he paused, seeing that some of them looked at him with narrowed eyes.
He continued, "But please, understand I didn't do this because I see Konoha as an ally; I did it for the simple reason to protect what is mine. That is something I would have done for any of you if my business in your villages were in danger."
With another short pause, Kyofu continued, "That's why I am willing to reward you for my boldness. But for now, please return to your villages. I'm not a violent man, and I don't like to resort to it when it's not necessary. So do it, here is nothing more to do."
He looked at the ninjas of Sunagakure and continued, "Your Kazekage is dead, so you no longer have reasons to be in this place. The only thing you will accomplish is that more innocent people die, and this will cause more pain to those who are important to you."
His kind words surprised many of those present, even Minato and Jiraiya as both had thought he was a cold man without scruples; it seemed that both were wrong.
Kyōfu's men weren't that much because they had already witnessed the mercy of their 'Lord' just before coming to this place. But people like Bonnie and Genji sensed it was a hoax. Sophie couldn't help looking at him with stars in her eyes; it seemed that her other personality had already disappeared.
The masked man noticed that almost all the Suna ninjas were reconsidering their participation in the invasion; he looked at those he could tell that were from Iwa.
"This goes for you too; your Jinchūriki was defeated. There's no reason to continue fighting, and you have nothing to worry about, I will intercede for you so that the Tsuchikage doesn't take retaliation against you. So take your disguises off; this is over."
Almost as if it were an order, those who were ninjas of Iwagakure took their bands and masks off. After all, they now saw a way of leaving and not suffering the wrath of Ōnoki of Both Scales.
"Well, it seems that this is over, Minato. We won," the Sannin spoke with a smile as he patted the shoulder of his student.
Minato, however, realized that this wasn't over, the reason why he continued staring at Kyofu, who turned his head toward the Otogakure ninjas. "As for you," he continued.
These thought that they would also see some of this man's mercy. Kyofu, however, had planned something else. "Ninjas of Otogakure. Since you are part of a village with no relevance, to which I see no economic interest besides being affiliated with a person I've been tracking down, I have no choice but to..."
Minato and Jiraiya sensed that he was talking about Orochimaru, but they didn't know why he was tracking him down.
But they didn't care that much; it probably was due to some business that went wrong.
Kyofu counted the number of Shinobis that still wore their headbands of Otogakure. After having a rough count, he continued, "Kill you all."
In a burst of speed, the masked man took two knives and disappeared in a Shunshin, appearing behind the first Sound ninja, who never saw him moving.
With the first knife, he stabbed him in the back of his neck before turning to his front and use the second one to give an upward cut from his stomach to his chest.
The first one died before he could do anything, like the second one, the third one, and the next ones.
Within seconds, dozens of the weak ninjas of Otogakure started dropping like flies. He killed them in brutal ways; he even dismembered some of them with his sharp knives, continuing with his siege until all the ninjas of Otogakure were dead.
"He's fast. But not as fast as you are," Jiraiya stated, looking at Kyofu killing the terrified Sound shinobi with extreme ease.
"Yes," Minato added, watching the same.
The masked man continued murdering the terrified Sound shinobi, who in an attempt of surviving, had taken their bands off to look like Shinobi of Iwa.
The businessman, however, had them identified by their smell and Chakra signature. Hence, the killing continued without interruption.
Some of them had tried to attack back or help their companions, but it was useless because almost everyone was Genin and very few ones were Chunin.
With great adroitness and in a relatively short period, Kyofu had killed over a hundred Sound shinobi. A few of the ninja with less courage had trembled because of the scene; hundreds of dismembered bodies everywhere.
The Wood Clone had avoided using his Taijutsu or techniques that could reveal that he was the son of the Yondaime and not a stranger.
Once he had killed all the ninjas of Oto, he gave his back as everyone saw the blood on his knives dripping down, which gave him an imposing and frightening aspect.
Kyofu pulled out a cloth and calmly wiped them, so quietly that it sent shivers to those present, even more so because he started whistling a melody.
The clone stopped when he felt a sensation that came from Konoha's stadium. "This feeling," he thought as he slowly turned around.
The first thing he saw was that all the ninjas were looking skyward, so he did it as well and saw a pillar of dark energy that rose to the clouds, causing them to take that color and rotate around it.
"Damn, it's the boss' Cursed Mark. What the hell happened?!" he thought as he felt the anger of the original.
He closed his eyes and took his right hand near his ear, trying to communicate with the original. There was no reply, and the clone cursed because of it. "Damn it. I don't know why he is so angry, but it mustn't be good. It would be best for me to stay here a bit longer if things get out of control."
Kurama nodded; he didn't want to see the creature that Naruto had become when he used the Cursed Mark for the first time.
The clone jumped to a building and attracted the attention of those present. "Come on; this is over. Get out of here now, or I will reconsider my words." He moved his knives in a threatening manner, and his soldiers shifted their weapons.
The Suna ninjas didn't show any objection and quickly began to leave, sending some retreat signals to the air so that the rest of their companions could know it.
The staunchest ninjas of Iwa didn't like to receive orders from him. But they were a vast minority and ended up accepting what the majority wanted; they didn't wish to put the lives of their companions at risk, after all.
The ninjas of Iwa grabbed Han and imitated the Suna ninjas before heading outside Konoha.
Once Kyofu watched them leaving, he said, "Genji." He instantly appeared kneeling before him.
"Yes, little boss?" he asked.
"I want you to follow them. And once they're far enough, kill them all. But leave the Jinchūriki alive. And contact our allies in Iwa, I want them to be the ones who hand him over," he said the latter in his mind because his father had moved to his position.
Minato didn't hear the latter; he had approached after finishing talking with Bee and Jiraiya.
The conversation was about the sudden feeling, and the Yondaime sensed it was his son. So the blond man said he would investigate but that he would talk to Kyofu before.
The Hokage only saw Genji kneeling before disappearing.
The Yondaime didn't pay attention to it and uttered, "So, it ended." He saw that the masked man turned his head at him.
Minato added, "I appreciate your help. But I still think that we should have killed them all."
"Indeed, but I must precede my business over unnecessary conflicts," Kyofu replied.
Minato nodded, but he was already planning something to turn the situation around and take revenge due to the Tsuchikage's boldness. But for now, he had to be careful.
The clone was looking towards the direction that the original had taken, and there was something that was giving him a bad feeling. "What is this feeling? Something dangerous is about to happen," the Wood Clone thought, and just then, he felt an unpleasant feeling of emptiness.
"This feeling!" he thought altered.
He quickly looked around and exclaimed Bonnie's name, and she approached quickly.
"Yes, Kyofu-sama?" she asked.
Although no one could see it, the clone was sweating. "Bonnie, I want that the troops retire immediately."
Bonnie and Minato could feel the nervousness in his words, which made them raise an eyebrow.
The blonde woman spoke, "Is something wrong, Kyofu-sama?" she asked with considerable concern. She had raised her hand to touch him but reflected upon the boldness of that action.
"DID YOU NOT HEAR ME?! LEAVE, NOW!" he exclaimed and didn't need to say more; Bonnie got down to work, a little frightened after hearing him yelling like that.
"What's wrong with him?" Minato thought, surprised by his attitude.
The masked man looked at him and continued, "Hokage-dono, do the same. Evacuate this place immediately and get ready for a fierce battle. The previous one will be like child's play compared to what is coming."
Minato didn't understand it and asked about it; Kyofu answered. "It's an evil Chakra that now is small, but which is growing quickly. You can't feel it, but I can because I'm a sensor. However, something tells me that soon you won't need to be one to be able to feel it. So do it now or regret it later. "
The Yondaime stared at him but ended up nodding. "Shikaku, tell everyone to leave this area; it seems that something will happen soon."
The Nara nodded and disappeared from there along with the rest of his clan to give the news.
Just when Shikaku left, three people landed near them. They were Kakashi, Itachi, and Gai, who decided to look for Minato after killing the ninjas at the stadium.
Nobody recognized Kyofu except for Itachi, who instantly pointed with his finger and exclaimed, "You!"
The masked man didn't pay attention; he prepared himself for what was about to start, although he could hear Itachi complaining about the stealing of the Uchiha tablet.
That confused everyone since they didn't know what he was talking about, or how he could know that if he was at the stadium.
The Uchiha replied that he knew it, in a calm voice but with a hint of annoyance.
"These fools, they don't understand the danger that lies ahead," Naruto thought with great annoyance.
"Just ignore them; make sure of stopping the original. It's about to start," Kurama spoke.
"Will do," Naruto replied as he felt two familiar presences approaching from his apartment.
The Jinchūriki turned in that direction. "No, no, no, no!" he mentally exclaimed.
"Anko-chan, Yugao-chan... Please, stay away." That was the last thing he thought before falling to his knees and cough loudly, like all those who were near; even fainting in the case of the weak-willed.
That wasn't the case for the six fighters who were there; they had fallen to their knees due to the pressure of the killing intent, feeling nauseous as well.
Making a great effort to get up, the six of them thought while trembling. "What the hell is that?"
They stood in defensive stances as they felt something approaching rapidly.
Notes
We saw what Naruto's clones were doing around the village. I had to write them as they were essential.
I hope you have understood Naruto's reaction; he loves his mother (the way a child loves their mother, obviously), and that triggered the events when he was in his father's house.
Kyofu put Minato on the ropes. But we'll have to wait to see what Minato will do to get out of Kyōfu's clutches.
The invasion is practically over; they would only need to deal with Naruto's Berserk Mode.
Oh, I almost forgot. The next three chapters (Omakes) will be about Naruto's revenge on those guys who tortured him. I will publish the first one on Fanfiction, but I won't publish the other two because they're too graphic and violates Fanfiction ToS. So, if you want to read them, you know where to go (just on Fanfiction).
Until the next time.